This is not the date I wanted.

Miku obviously understood this, and with a pleasant smile on her face, she looked around with a hint of curiosity.

"Strange? Is Meng Yue still coming?"

"…She's on her way now. She'll be here before the show starts."

Following Meng Yue's example, he took a deep breath, let go of the anger accumulated in his chest, and replied coldly.

"Yala Yala! That's such a shame! I hope she can make it to my concert!"

Miku showed some worry on her face, but it was obvious that the other party did not take Mengyue's performance seriously. After all, it was also a solo performance, and Yuxiao Miku had an overwhelming advantage in both popularity and experience.

"Well, it's my show time, enjoy it-"

After saying that, he left.

Shidou stared at the direction where Miku left, clenched his fists tightly, and then slowly loosened them. He then leaned against the wall, pretending to think, and reported the current situation to the headset.

"I see...Miku is a guy who would actually resort to such means."

Kotori answered with a sigh, and it was not difficult to imagine her shrugging helplessly on the other end.

"Our performance is only two hours away. What should we do?"

"Well... it would be too risky to win over Meijiu if we only rely on Sister Mengyue's performance. I have already talked to Sister Mengyue about it. I will send additional personnel to reinforce the instrument playing. As for the personnel list, I will let our personnel hidden in the operation team solve it."

"But as for the lead singer..."

"Well... there is a solution... I think..."

"What should it be?"

Shidou couldn't help but ask a question in response to Kotori's last uncertain tone.

"You're so long-winded! How can I understand what Sister Mengyue said on the way here?"

"Meng Yue? What did she notice?"

"I don't know. We didn't talk much because we were on the way here. If it doesn't work, I'll have someone secretly play lip-syncing. Don't worry about it anymore, stupid Shidou."

"learn……"

Inwardly, he silently thanked his sister-sama for arranging everything properly. Shidou let out a sigh of relief.

"However, she actually dared to play a trick on me. Since she has this plan, I also have my own ideas."

When Kotori finished her instructions, she said something dangerous, and Shidou couldn't help but sweat on his forehead.

Obviously, after being tricked by the enemy, Kotori had no intention of just swallowing it quietly.

"Don't, don't go too far..."

After a brief explanation, Shidou, at Tohka's urging, went to watch Miku's performance with the intention of understanding her strength.

After climbing up the dimly lit stairs, you will come to a narrow passage set on the wall near the ceiling of the center stage.

There are not only staff members here, but other performers are also mixed in.

"Then just watch from here..."

"Well, this is the special seat!"

Tohka's innocent eyes are sparkling. Our performance cannot lose to the opponent... Does Tohka really realize this?

At this moment, on the stage that was originally unlit, blue spotlights suddenly shone from multiple directions onto the center of the stage.

Then, Miku appeared and used the microphone to transmit her quiet singing voice to the entire venue.

"Great..."

Although he didn't want to admit it, Shidou had to admit that he was mesmerized by what he heard.

Even though Shidou, who had no interest in idols, was taken away from his consciousness for a moment, Miku's performance was so overwhelmingly beautiful.

The lights gradually became brighter as the song became more cheerful. Mijiu gradually increased the amplitude of her dance, and the mood in the entire venue also became higher.

The costumes, the choreography, the dancers, the performances, and the audience waving glow sticks and cheering loudly, all fit together perfectly to create a perfect space.

Now, I can understand those audience members who fainted in the middle of the concert. The audience present was literally going crazy and passionate because of Miku's singing.

but--

"...!?"

At the moment when the atmosphere reached its climax, Shidou couldn't help but frown.

No, it should be said that everyone present had the same expression.

After all, when the song was about to reach its second climax, all the lights went out at once, and the entire stage fell into darkness.

Not only that, the music that was originally playing from the large speakers was interrupted when the lighting was lost.

Seeing the whole place in chaos due to the sudden incident, Shidou seemed to understand something and asked Kotori on the other side of the headset.

"Could it be that……"

"correct answer!"

Before Shidou could finish his question, Kotori answered.

"I tampered with the equipment at the venue a little. Well, I can just restart them when the atmosphere cools down. But, when the climax comes again, I can just turn the equipment off again, right?"

Shidou had to admit that his sister's idea was despicable. No matter how wonderful the performance was, it would lose its freshness after a few consecutive interruptions. By then, even the most obsessed fans would not be able to maintain their high spirits.

however--

"——ShaddaiELChai!"

As if mocking Kotori's attention, a blur of light flashed across the stage, and sweet whispers attracted everyone's attention in the silent darkness.

A dance dress of light appeared on Yui Miku's body.

A top that perfectly shows the curves of the body. Full cuffs. A belt of light that wraps all of that. And then - a gorgeous skirt made of multiple layers of light ruffles.

After all of this was revealed, the moon and star hair accessories in Miku's hair shone brightly.

“You actually… showed your spiritual outfit…!? In a place like this?!”

Kotori's scream stung Shidou's right ear.

That's right, what Miku was wearing at this moment was the strongest defense of the guardian elves - the spiritual suit that Shidou saw in the unmanned theater.

And then? Nothing happened.

Spiritual armor is the weapon that elves wear when encountering an enemy, but the audience present obviously could not know this. They probably regarded the strange scene before them as a surprise segment arranged with advanced technology, and the wave of cheers reached a higher level.

"——Everyone should be more excited——because the real show is coming."

The obstacles set by Kotori were overcome by Miku with her unimaginable ability to cope with them, becoming the icing on the cake.

Even though all the performance equipment was not working, Miku's singing voice could be heard throughout the venue more clearly than before.

At this point, no one present would believe that the sudden situation just now was an accident. Everything was a performance designed to highlight Mijiu's singing voice.

——Playing! ——Singing! ——Dancing!

Miku's presence engulfed the entire venue, as if she wanted to announce to everyone that she was a perfect, overwhelming "idol".

"Well, it's really amazing!"

Tohka watched the performance and expressed her thoughts without hesitation.

"I can't win..."

Unlike the discouraging words that came out of his own mouth, Shidou's voice was trembling to the point where he even doubted himself.

But now that the performance was over, even after Miku left the stage, the crowd was still cheering and cheering, and Shidou couldn't suppress the confidence in his voice.

Originally, in Shidao's opinion, although Mengyue's performance had little chance of winning, it still had the possibility of winning. But at this moment, this trace of confidence disappeared.

"You guys, you're not thinking that I'm going to lose anymore, are you?"

——Snap!

Then, it seemed as if something like a piece of paper hit his head. Although it didn't hurt because of the material of the object, the loud noise caused by the huge force still made Shidao's ears ring.

"Kuku, you look so gloomy. It's as if the ghosts of the dead are entangled under your feet."

"I'm discouraged. I don't feel any domineering power at all. I've already lost before the game even starts."

Looking up, Shidou found that Yakuya and Yui, who were wearing maid outfits, and Mengyue, who was wearing a black butler outfit, were standing behind him without him noticing.

Waving the paper fan in her hand, Meng Yue said in a very angry tone, "I will never forgive anyone who dares to doubt that I will lose, even if it's Shizhi-chan!"

PS: Sorry, I was so disappointed that I wrote a chapter╮(╯▽╰)╭

11 Brave Boy... Wrong, it's Girl

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"Really sorry!"

Seeing Mengyue's murderous expression, which looked like that of a Rakshasa, the Yami sisters swallowed their saliva instinctively. Even a woman with a thick nerve like Tohka instinctively felt a little fear and trembled.

Shidao's skin was sweating profusely under the intense pressure. He had ten thousand reasons to believe that even though he was in Shiori's state now, if he didn't apologize quickly, he would definitely not be able to be solved by a slap from a paper fan.

"Hmph... you're smart."

After letting out a long sigh, Meng Yue's complexion gradually improved after Shidao's decisive apology.

Without letting this phenomenon go, Shidao almost instinctively made the best choice and diverted... back to the main topic.

"Speaking of which, Yakuya and Yui...why did you come here!?"

After Shidou finished speaking, the two of them crossed their arms.

"Kuku, I heard from Kotori. It seems like you guys are having trouble because of a lack of members."

"Support. If possible, can we take care of it?"

"Eh... so the replacement personnel Kotori mentioned are..."

"Yes, it's us. Yui is responsible for the bass, Yakuya is responsible for the drums, and I'm responsible for the electronic keyboard..." Mengyue sighed and glared at Shidao. "By the way, don't think that we will be a drag. It only takes us half an hour to master the music score. Maybe in the end, you will become our weakest link."

"Well……"

Shidao couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed by Mengyue's sarcastic words. But since they were all so confident, Shidao had no choice but to believe them.

"But... Mengyue, you still have a performance before that, right? Is it okay for you to participate in two competitions in a row?"

"If you know, please do better for me, Shidao."

Meng Yue held her forehead helplessly and wailed.

In response to Mengyue's complaints, Shidao could only smile bitterly with apology.

Suddenly, Shidao discovered that Mengyue gave people a strange feeling at this moment.

Although she was wearing women's clothes, Meng Yue was not overwhelmed by her impulsive emotions as usual. How should I put it... It was as if she was facing Shidou who usually wore men's clothes.

As if sensing Shidou's gaze, Mengyue, who was looking at the music score on Shidou's side, turned around and asked in confusion.

"what happened?"

“…Ahem! Nothing.”

With a perfunctory cough, Shidou said, "Then the next question is about the lead singer. I heard from Kotori that you seem to have a solution... Did you find origami?"

To be honest, judging from the current situation, Shidao really can't think of any other solution except lip-syncing.

"No, Origami is busy with Shidou right now." After shaking her head to deny, Mengyue suggested in a calm tone, "Why not let Tohka be the lead singer?"

“I see… eh!?”

"Ooooh! Am I the one to sing?!"

Unlike Shidou's surprised cry, Tohka said this while waving the tambourine in her hand excitedly.

"Wait! Meng Yue!"

"Why? If you want, you can sing along. After all, it's not strange for a guitarist to sing."

"No, no, no, that's not the question. The main thing is." Halfway through his words, Shidou suddenly felt Tohka's somewhat puzzled gaze, and immediately coughed lightly, choosing a more tactful way to express it.

"Tohka... didn't learn the lyrics because of the card issue."

Tohka also has a very beautiful voice, so Shidao has thought about letting Tohka be the lead singer, but unfortunately, Tohka couldn't understand the lines on the lyrics card, so she became a cute character holding a tambourine.