This is not the date I wanted.

"Hahaha...thank you so much."

One is wearing women's clothes and the other has changed gender, so even if they are praised for their good looks, they can't laugh at all.

At the moment when the two of them smiled bitterly, they confirmed that a group of students were coming from the school building. It was Miku and the women who had been following her.

"That's Yuiya Miku..."

Meng Yue closed her eyes and stared at the girl in front of her.

With her violet hair, silver eyes, and a tall and plump figure, she stands out among the students wearing the same snowy blue school uniform.

After seeing it with her own eyes, Mengyue could completely confirm that she was indeed the elf that appeared a few days ago - "Diva" (singer).

"Here we are. Let's go over there too. Judging from yesterday's numbers, we shouldn't be treated badly."

After swallowing his saliva, Shidou reached his hand into her skirt to check the feel of the handkerchief, and stood with Mengyue in front of Miku, who was surrounded by beautiful girls and in a harem state, just like a daimyo's travel or a professor's medical rounds.

Then, it seemed that someone noticed them soon, and some girls stopped and turned their eyes to Shidou and Mengyue.

"...? What's going on?"

The girl walking in front asked with a suspicious look.

"Um, um, I was seduced by Aoi Miku-san at the Tiangu Square yesterday..."

"Ahh, are you guys fans of Onee-sama?"

“Sister, sister…?”

Shidou and Mengyue were both stunned by this name that seemed to appear only in girls' comics.

As if she had experienced this many times before, the girl shrugged helplessly.

“No, I can’t say that. Although I understand your feelings, this is Onee-sama’s private time. If you are Onee-sama’s fan, you can understand this, right?”

"Uh, that's not what I meant. I just wanted to use the handkerchief..."

Just when Shidou was about to explain with an embarrassed look on his face, a surprised voice came from behind the female students.

"Oh my? Isn't this Shiori-san?"

When I looked over, I found that Miku's eyes were wide open and she covered her mouth with her hands.

So Shidao pulled Mengyue to bow to her. As a result, the girl standing in front of Shidao was panicked for a moment and began to look around.

"So, it turns out that he's someone onee-sama knows. This, this is really rude..."

"You, you don't have to care too much."

As the girl and Shidou were politely greeting each other, Miku came closer.

"What's going on? There's no joint meeting today?"

"Well, I want to put this..."

As she said that, she took out a neatly folded lace handkerchief from her pocket. Then Miku opened her eyes wide and sighed, looking at Shidou.

"You don't have to care so much."

"No, how can I do that!"

Shidou said this in a very straightforward tone and Miku started to snicker as if she found it very funny.

"Well, I'll take it. Next, who is the person next to Shiori-san?"

As she spoke, Miku cast an interested look towards Mengyue.

"Um, she is..."

"Ryougi Yugetsu, Shiori's friend. I heard that Miku-san helped Shiori yesterday, so I wanted to come and say thank you."

Without waiting for Shidao to introduce herself, Mengyue started to introduce herself. Perhaps because she had previously added the unknown substance "Shiori Element" that she mentioned, Mengyue did not show any abnormality. She looked at Miku with a smile on her face and extended her hand to Miku in a friendly manner.

"Ms. Meng Yue... She's a very beautiful person just like her name! Why are you wearing a male school uniform?"

Holding Mengyue's outstretched right hand, Meijiu gave her a gentle smile in return.

"Well... because the design of the girls' school uniform at Raizen is a little too short for me. It makes me feel cold and insecure!"

"Oh my god~ Meng Yue is unexpectedly a conservative girl~ Very interesting~"

In response to Mengyue's casual answer, Mijiu covered her mouth as if she was amused.

"Thank you for the compliment. Miku-san is also a very beautiful lady. But -"

After politely returning a graceful smile, Mengyue looked at Miku with hostile eyes and said softly, "Shiori, I will not give it to you."

"Yume. Yumezuki! I'm sorry! Miku-san."

Although Mengyue's voice was not loud and did not reach the ears of the female classmates around, Shidou still apologized to Miku in panic.

"Well, it's no big deal... I didn't expect Shiori-san to be so popular in school~"

"Uh... normal..."

Seeing that Miku didn't seem to show any angry reaction to this matter, but just teased Shidou with an amused look on her face, Shidou also breathed a sigh of relief and responded with a fake smile.

"By the way? As a gift in return for lending me your handkerchief, would you two like to invite me to have a cup of tea?"

"Sister, sister?"

It seemed that the girl was originally invited to Miku's house to have tea together, but the moment Miku invited her, she showed an expression like Picasso's "Weeping Woman".

But Miku didn't seem to care and waved her hand gently.

"Well...it's my honor. How's Meng Yue?"

Although Shidou felt a little sorry for the girl, he still agreed with a smile as it was a rare opportunity.

Meng Yue closed her eyes slightly.

Mengyue had been observing Meijiu from the beginning. She found that although Meijiu smiled for casually turning down the original invitation, she actually did not feel any apology towards that girl.

If I have to describe it, it's like a child who, after seeing an interesting new toy, becomes excited and throws away the stuffed doll he's tired of playing with.

Since it's just a toy, there's no need to apologize.

So……

Meng Yue smiled brilliantly in response to this invitation.

"Of course, I will obey your orders."

05 Afternoon tea for girls (?)

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Yuiya Miku's home is less than five minutes' walk from Rindouji Girls' College.

The Western-style building is characterized by pure white walls and snow-blue roofs, and the well-maintained garden is full of colorful flowers, giving people the illusion of being in another world.

It's not hard to imagine what kind of reaction a girl would have if she placed it here for the first time. In fact, even Shidou himself, even though he knew it was a bit contrived, pulled Mengyue to thank Miku for inviting him to visit.

...As a result, Miku smiled gently, and a "...puff" laugh came from the earphones.

"..."

Shidou and Mengyue were taken out of the reception room of a mansion that looked like it only existed in picture books.

"I always feel like... when things go too smoothly, they become scary..."

Shidou said with some uneasiness.

"Isn't this great? It was resolved so quickly. The value is also rising. Shiori-chan's sudden visit has had an unexpected effect. Very good."

"I don't think it's that simple..."

Mengyue stared at Yui Miku, who was preparing tea and humming a little tune and seemed to be in a good mood, and a strange smile appeared on her face.

"I knew that Shidou was a man, so it was fine for me to let him change into women's clothes. But doesn't Miku hate men because she is jealous? Even if the seal is successful with Shiori mode, what will happen when Shidou returns to his original state?"

Indeed, Meng Yue's idea makes a lot of sense. Even if the spirit is sealed, if the spirit is in an extreme state, there is a danger of reverse flow of spiritual power. If Miku knew the true face of Shizhi-chan... I feel chilled just by imagining it.

"..."

After a few seconds of silence on the other end of the headset, Kotori said,

"Give that school uniform and makeup props to Shidao!"

"plus one!"

"Hey!"

"Any questions?"

The moment Shidou shouted, Miku's voice came from behind. Shidou then responded with an ambiguous smile.

"Um, there was a cat outside the window just now..."

Seeing Shidou getting stuck in the middle of making up an excuse, Mengyue could only sigh and continue speaking.

"The cat was chasing butterflies in the garden. It was quite interesting to watch, but it just ran away."

“Oh, oh—”

However, it was clear that Mijiu had no intention of investigating further. She happily placed the tray in her hand on the table and poured black tea into the expensive-looking teacup.

Delicious...

Although she doesn't often have access to English afternoon tea in her personal life, it doesn't stop Mengyue from tasting black tea.

Shidou was trying to chat with Miku, while Mengyue was sipping the delicious black tea and observing Miku silently.

"Very good. Yes, Shidou's favorability is steadily increasing. What? I thought it was very difficult to deal with him at first, but now it may be easy to deal with him. Shidou, don't be too anxious, keep talking at this pleasant pace. Mengyue, you can save the situation when Shidou's topic gets deadlocked."

"……clear."

Kotori's voice on the radio rang in Shidou and Mengyue's ears. The two nodded and responded softly.

But...will it be so smooth?

Mengyue felt slightly uneasy when she saw the charming smile that Miku showed to Shidao.

Shidou tried to start the conversation by talking about some of the few topics he had. In order not to arouse suspicion, Mengyue would also interject at the appropriate time.

In fact, there wasn't much important to say, just some random chats about daily experiences, the kind that would be completely forgotten after a few hours.

However, Shidao often accidentally says some lines that could lead to suspicion of his gender, and it was thanks to Mengyue who was there to smooth things over.

However, the three of them were so engrossed in the conversation that before they knew it, the scenery outside the window had been painted with the bright red sunset.

"——Alas, we are already chatting so late——"

"I'm so sorry, I was too engrossed in the conversation."

"Yeah...we're almost going back. Thanks for the treat."

Just as Mengyue and the others were about to say goodbye and leave, Meijiu shook her head gracefully.

"It's okay. We had a really good chat today—"

Miku revealed a hint of joyful smile, her eyes fixed on Shidou and Mengyue.

Shidou couldn't help but look away because of shyness, while Mengyue smiled politely.

"It's really good! It's a type I've never encountered before."

He nodded as if confirming something.

"Shiori-san, Mengyue-san, I like you very much. Please transfer to Ryudouji Temple starting tomorrow!"

"……Eh?"

Mengyue and Shidao couldn't help but make puzzled sounds about this.

"...To Rindan Temple?"

"That's right, both of you must transfer here!"

Meng Yue looked at Mei Jiu who looked serious, and felt that her tone was not a joke, so she could not help but frown.

She tapped the earphones rhythmically a few times. That was the secret signal agreed upon by Mengyue and Qinli in advance. Mengyue said it would be better if she refused.

"I really don't mean to be joking... Although I don't want to ruin her good mood, the risk of doing so is really too great. Shidao, reject it according to Mengyue's idea. We will find a way to adjust it in other aspects."

Kotori said this and Shidou nodded in affirmation.