This is not the date I wanted.

"Liang-Liang Yi Chef!"

Meng Yue frowned slightly, ignored the cries of her classmates in the kitchen who had an increased workload, took off her apron and walked outside the store to check the situation.

"Shiori-chan, what happened?"

Shidou was the only one standing at the door holding a flyer, and it seemed that the others had gone to other places to attract customers.

"Um... I'm not sure either. The crowd suddenly became agitated."

Shidou also looked obviously confused.

At the passage leading to Hall 1, a dense sea of ​​people suddenly formed for some reason. Of course, there were indeed many people in the venue, but the population density was abnormally high only in that location.

After a moment, the dense crowd split into two halves, and from the middle, a girl who looked like Moses in the Bible slowly walked over.

Around her, she could see a group of girls wearing the same snow-blue sailor uniforms. If she looked closely, she could even see a cameraman with a TV camera following behind her.

Judging from the scene, Liang Yi Meng Yue basically knew who the other person was even if he was wearing a dynamic Superman mask.

——Yuuyomiku.

As if noticing the presence of Mengyue and Shidou, Miku's brows twitched slightly, and then she walked slowly to the door of the maid cafe and smiled.

"Good morning, Shiori-san, Mengyue-san. It looks like you guys are very busy here—"

"It's okay, not as welcoming as you guys."

Shidou, who was surrounded by the crowd, suppressed his anxious mood and answered.

"Haha, they fit very well - whether it's Shiori-san's maid outfit or Mengyue-san's butler outfit."

When Miku's admiring voice sounded, Shidou's mood suddenly became complicated. He was obviously a man but had to wear women's clothes that he would never touch in his life, and Mengyue preferred men's clothes more... To be honest, Shidou always felt that there must be a problem with one of the gears called "fate".

"Really nice..." Miku kept examining the two people's outfits. The more she looked, the more satisfied she felt. She smiled and said, "Maybe when Mengyue and Shizhi become my things, it will be interesting to serve me in these clothes all the time."

As Miku's words came to mind, the crowd gathered around started to make noise. The TV cameras also started filming the three of them... How should I put it, it felt very annoying.

Mijiu also turned around with an unhappy look on her face and spoke to the cameraman beside her.

[——You’re in the way. Move aside.]

"...!"

As soon as Mijiu finished speaking, the crowd that had gathered around her suddenly dispersed. Not only the camera crew, but even the girls who had surrounded her left, leaving Mijiu alone.

There is no doubt that Yui Miku has used the confusing power of her "voice" again.

"Hu, now it finally feels a little fresher. I should have done this earlier if I had known."

"...That's true." Meng Yue sighed a little unbearably and said, "Then Miss Meijiu, are you interested in visiting our maid cafe and making a contribution to our sales? By the way, the special offer for you is 100% off on all of them."

"Doesn't that mean ten times the original price? Uh, that! Meng Yue is joking..."

Shidou's cheeks broke out in sweat at the thorny tone in Mengyue's words, and he explained hurriedly.

Miku's smile remained unchanged, and it seemed that she didn't take it to heart.

"Well... although this is indeed a very attractive proposal, I came here to invite you."

"invite……?"

After tilting her head to the side in surprise, Miku replied in a weak voice, "That's right."

"I want to go on a threesome date with Shiori-san and Mengyue-san."

"……what?"

"Please forgive me for refusing!"

Before Shidao could understand what Miku said, Mengyue refused with a cold face.

"Shiori-chan and I are both busy at work and don't have any free time at the moment."

But even after being rejected so bluntly, Miku didn't seem to give up.

"Hey... Then I'll talk to your people. I believe they will be willing to arrange some free time for you—"

It seemed like a well-intentioned help, but if it were the person in front of me, I'm afraid that "request" would directly become "order".

"I'm sorry, this kind of thing..."

Just when Mengyue was about to refuse, Qinli's voice suddenly sounded in her ears.

"Mengyue, don't reject her too directly. If you stimulate Meijiu too much, the consequences may not be very good. Besides, it's rare for the other party to invite you, so it's not wrong to take this opportunity to improve your favorability. After all, if you don't reach a certain level of favorability, you won't be able to seal Meijiu's spiritual power even if you win the game."

"Well--"

Meng Yue was speechless for a moment. Indeed, what Qin Li said was quite reasonable. Even if she got the tickets to the amusement park, it would be meaningless if the amusement park itself was closed. Although she was a little unhappy, this was obviously not the time to let her emotions get the better of her.

"...Shiori should be able to buy some free time, but if I leave, it will probably have a big impact on the business of the store, so I won't leave."

This concession was addressed to both Kotori and Miku.

"Well... although I feel a little bit sorry, but since Mengyue-san said so, I have no choice but to give up--" With a sigh of regret, Miku took Shidou's hand and said with a smile, "If that's the case, then it's just the two of us going on a date--"

“Eh…? Wait!”

Without waiting for Shidou to answer, Miku pulled him towards another stall.

“…Ha~ Huh—”

After taking a deep breath and letting go of the slight unhappiness in her heart, Meng Yue returned to her work with a serious expression on her face.

"…Ryougi-san, what happened? You look so disappointed."

I don’t know how long it took, but after clearing away the cups and plates from a table of guests who had just left, Zaodao Xiazhu came to the backstage. He seemed to notice that Mengyue looked a little disappointed, and asked with some concern.

"nothing……"

Mengyue was cutting vegetables and spoke without raising her head.

Tilting his head in confusion, Xia Zhu seemed to have suddenly thought of something, clapped his hands and asked, "Could it be that you are unhappy that you can't secretly take pictures of Shizhi because he's on break?"

Snapped--!

With a loud bang, the chopping board in Mengyue's hand broke into two halves along with the tomato.

"W-what are you talking about, Bamboo Princess, I, I, I, I have never done anything like secretly taking photos!"

It was rare that Mengyue, who was usually calm and composed, was so flustered that she stuttered.

"I'm the class monitor!" After retorting almost instinctively, Xia Zhu said with some doubt, "But, every time after cooking, didn't you secretly take the camera and point it at Shiori-san... wuwu——"

After unfolding a part of her extremely low-level spiritual equipment and controlling the electromagnetic waves to cut off communication with Qinli, Mengyue almost immediately covered her squad leader's mouth and pulled her to the lounge.

10 Absolute "Idol"

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"Ryougi-san, it's about time to leave! You have to attend the Ten'ou Festival which starts at noon, right?"

After Zaodao Xiazhu cleaned up the dishes left by the customers, he turned around and said to Mengyue.

"Yeah...that's true. We'll be heading to the central venue in a few minutes."

Interacting with the spatula in her hand, Meng Yue wiped the sweat from her head, then turned to look at the clock hanging on the wall.

——Eleven twenty-three, probably still half an hour before the show starts!

"But Ryougi-san... you haven't rested since the morning shop. Is that okay?"

Not only Zaodao Xiazhu, but all the students present looked at Mengyue with some worry. Although the number of customers in the morning far exceeded the original expectation thanks to Mengyue's efficient kitchen operations, Mengyue hardly had a good rest in the morning, and she was very worried about whether she could maintain her energy to perform.

Although some people suggested that Mengyue take a break during the intermission, she declined politely.

After all, this aspect is also a key factor in the duel with Yui Miku, and the possibility of winning over Miku in stage performance is very low. Meng Yue must play an advantage in other aspects.

Suddenly, my sight shifted subconsciously, and I saw three figures who shouldn't be here at this moment, slowly walking towards the store.

"I'm really sorry for running out and not coming to work..."

"As compensation, we are here to help look after the store this afternoon."

"It's really unbearable."

These three people are the Ai, Mai and Mii trio.

"Eh? Aren't you guys going to join Shiori and the others for a concert this afternoon?"

Xia Zhu tilted his head and asked with a look of confusion and puzzlement.

"Oh, we gave up on participating in the competition."

"After all, Sister Miku asked us not to participate."

“I can’t stand it~”

"what……?"

Xia Zhu asked incomprehensible questions, and it was no wonder. After all, the three of them had practiced a lot for this performance. Now they gave up because of such a strange reason as being stopped by a popular idol. Anyone would be puzzled.

"Humph... As expected, you're using this trick, Yui Miku."

After a light sigh, Meng Yue was the only one present who showed an expression of "as expected", with her eyes slightly dazed.

"... Well, you guys should help me out if that's the case! After all, I have to go to the venue next."

"Oh, don't worry, we'll take care of the store, Mengyue-chan!"

"Come on, don't lose!"

“It’s really unbearable.

It seems that Miku's order was just to ask them to give up the performance.

"Um... Ryougi-san? Are you okay?"

"Thank you for your concern, squad leader Zhuzi. But don't worry. I don't think there's any problem at all."

After cleaning up the last dish in her hand, Meng Yue untied her apron and answered with a relaxed look on her face.

"Rather, I am in excellent condition in every sense now!"

"Are you really okay? And I am..."

Zaodao Xiazhu was a little worried at first, but when he saw Mengyue's expression, he instinctively stopped talking.

——Smiling, as if everything is fulfilled, everything is ignited, as if it can vent the fighting spirit, an excited smile.

It was as if the work from this morning till now was just a simple warm-up exercise.

————————————————————————————————I am the dividing line for shifting perspective——————————————————————————————————————

At this moment, Shidao's situation could be said to be the worst.

Origami had disappeared since morning for unknown reasons. Ai, Mai and Mii were also not there. After calling to confirm, they found out that they were all confused by Miku's "voice".

"What a bad decision...Miku actually used her power on them."

Even Yumezuki, who is an elf, and Shidou, who is blessed with multiple elves' powers, would have their consciousness disturbed by Miku's "voice". If Miku spoke directly to them at close range, as ordinary people, they would have no way of resisting.

Shidou gritted his teeth and tightened his grip on the phone.

"Shidou, is everything okay?"

Next to Shidou, Tohka, who was holding a tambourine, asked anxiously.

No problem, although he knew what he should say directly. But when he was about to say it, he was speechless as if his throat was strangled.

Standing in the performers' lounge, beside them were the electronic keyboard and drum set brought from Raizen High School. But at this time, except for Shidao and Tohka, four of the six people - the bassist, keyboardist, drummer, and lead singer - were absent. It was impossible to perform with only the guitarist and tambourine.

"Ku, what should I do?"

"Hum-"

Just as Shidou was scratching his hair hard and making a noise, a happy laugh came from the front.

At some point, Miku, wearing a performance costume, stood in front of him with a bright smile. The costume was designed based on the mermaid princess, and it was a long dress that reminded people of the ocean, and it was also decorated with cute shells.

"What happened? This rare cute expression is ruined?"

"Miku, you...!"

Although I really wanted to disturb you, I still suppressed my anger.

Because there is no point in getting angry, and even if he wants to investigate Miku's behavior, he can't tell others that she has a "voice" with spiritual power.