This is not the date I wanted.

Miku's trembling voice came from behind.

"Something must have gone wrong...? How could I lose--"

Ignoring the host's words, Miku walked forward weakly, swaying from side to side.

[Um, um, Yuxiao-san? ]

"I—but I am Yui Miku? I…I…"

"…Miku."

Shidou placed his hand on his chest as if to calm his heart which was beating rapidly due to excitement, and spoke to her in a quiet voice, moving closer.

But Miku's body trembled violently.

"No...ah, I won the competition! It's all because of those kids...it's all because of those kids who didn't work hard!"

"...You can't say that. The students of Rindouji worked really hard for today!"

"I, I don't care! I don't care! Obviously... I didn't lose..."

"what……"

After hearing what Miku said, Shidou scratched his cheek shyly.

"That's what they say... you can only succeed with the help of your companions... is that it?"

"Shidou, don't you feel embarrassed when you say that? I'm covered in goose bumps."

Meng Yue looked at Shidao speechlessly.

“Don’t say it—!”

"……companion……"

Miku gritted her teeth and said this with a bitter expression. Shidou nodded exaggeratedly.

"Yeah. It's true that Miku-san is much better than us in singing... but the students who are in charge of the maid cafe or preparing other exhibits help us make up for the gap."

"What is that? Don't be ridiculous... A companion...? Haha, they are just lowly creatures like humans. They can't be that useful..."

"But even humans, as long as they have a bond and connection with each other, can defeat you!"

Seeing Miku becoming hesitant, Shidou continued.

"Right. Humans...are interesting too. So, Miku, you too—"

"...Tell you"

"Eh?"

Since he couldn't hear what Miku said clearly, he asked her.

"Companions? Bonds...? I'll tell you. Those things are completely meaningless in front of me...!"

Then Miku suddenly raised her face, which had been lowered, and spread out her hands.

"——'Gabriel' (Pojun Songstress)!"

The moment after Miku let out a scream that echoed throughout the venue, radiating ripples began to spread out from under her feet.

As if in response to Miku's voice, a huge metal block emerged from the center of the ripples on the stage.

Several slender silver cylinders are connected to the bulky main body. Such a strange shape can't help but remind people of the huge organ set up in the church.

The audience seemed to notice that this was not part of the performance. There were constant noisy shouts all around.

But Miku didn't care about that at all, and waved her right hand from left to right. Then, as if drawing a trajectory of her hand, a sparkling light band appeared there.

No. Calling it a belt doesn't seem quite right. There are several thin black lines on the curve that surrounds Miku's body, just like the keyboard of a piano or organ.

Although we don't know what her purpose is in calling out the angels, it is easy to imagine that she wants to create a catastrophic situation for the people here.

"Ahh... it's here as expected..."

In the chaotic scene, only Meng Yue seemed to have anticipated it and spoke calmly.

"Meng Yue, you have to stop Miku quickly! But ordinary people... Oh, right! Kotori... Damn it, why is the line broken?"

"Well - calm down Shidou."

Meng Yue patted Shidao's shoulder and said.

"Meng Yue?"

"If you lose your composure at this moment, what will everyone do? Come on, take a deep breath and stay calm."

"……call--"

I don’t know if Mengyue’s method really worked, or if Mengyue’s attitude gave Shidao a sense of security, Shidao’s somewhat panicked heart really gradually calmed down.

"Well...it looks like we don't have much time left. I'll make it short."

She glanced at Meijiu. Because Meijiu's angel was too large, it was still in the deployment stage. Although this was the best time to knock it down, considering the purpose of this action, Mengyue still did not move.

"Next, no matter what happens, please trust me!"

"...Meng Yue?"

"Sing, chant, sing praises - 'Pojun Songstress'!!"

Before Shidou could understand what Mengyue meant, Miku spread her fingers and tapped heavily on the keyboard of light that appeared beside her.

Afterwards, after multiple overlaps in the regularly connected silver cylinders, they continued to spread around, creating a huge sound that was enough to shake the space.

Then, back to the present.

With the help of the angel, Yui Miku's "voice" not only successfully confused all the audience present, but also captured the elves whose spiritual power was sealed.

Because the spirit power of many spirits was sealed in his body, Shidao was not affected too much. However, the incident happened suddenly, and he was restrained by the performers on the scene. As a result, Miku who was close to him touched the mysterious bulge under his skirt, which exposed his male identity.

The furious Miku almost shouted out an infrasound wave that destroyed herself to pieces, but fortunately, Tohka wore headphones while singing and did not take them off, so she was not captured by Miku and was able to save Shidao.

However, at this moment, under the bombardment that Mengyue is about to launch, Shidao and others are about to fall into a desperate situation.

[Shidou, you have already vowed to become my family. So I hope that you can rely on my help just like you rely on Kotori.]

[Next, no matter what happens, please trust me!]

[I told you I'm awake now, don't move around and stand still, otherwise it will be hard to aim.]

Suddenly, the words that Meng Yue had said to me emerged in my mind.

It seemed that some idea appeared in Shidou's mind.

At this moment, the "Sage of Dawn" in Meng Yue's hand has gathered enormous power.

"Shidou! It's dangerous, get out of the way!"

"No, just stand there and don't move!"

“——Railgun!”

Forcibly suppressing the urge to run away due to fear in his heart, Shidou gritted his teeth and faced the oncoming orange-yellow light column directly.

Then, the scorching heat almost brushed past him, scalding his skin. When he slowly opened his eyes, Shidao found that a huge hole had been pierced through the wall of the stage venue less than 20 centimeters away from him, as if it had been burned by a thousand-degree temperature. The steel bars in the concrete had melted into liquid and kept dripping.

If you look closely, you will find that the shelling penetrates most of the walls in a straight line and leads directly outside the stage.

"Chance, Tohka! Let's get out of here!"

"oh oh."

After hearing Shidou's shout, Tohka, who was a little slow to react, seemed to understand something. She hugged Shidou and escaped at a very fast speed through the "shortcut" opened by Mengyue.

"Ah--they escaped--"

Seeing this situation, Meijiu frowned with some dissatisfaction.

"Onee-sama, please stop tickling my back with your hands. You know, this move can easily miss if you don't concentrate."

Meng Yue looked helpless and regretful.

"Eh? Sorry~ Because Mengyue-chan is just too cute!"

"--Well!"

Meng Yue's face turned red at a visible speed to Mei Jiu's seemingly coquettish words. Seeing this, Mei Jiu, who was originally a little unhappy, suddenly felt relieved.

Although it is a pity that I couldn't wipe out that disgusting bug from the world, it is worth it to get so many cute elves led by Mengyue.

After all, there is no doubt that they are all cute girls!

"Well, I'll leave the task of finding that bug to my fans. Let's spend a pleasant dinner time with me—"

"Understood, onee-sama. I'll go get ready then."

The sharp and crisp courtesy was like that of a butler. Mengyue turned around, and Meijiu looked at Mengyue's cute figure, and suddenly a mentality similar to "a child buys a new toy and plans to open the package before going home" emerged in her mind.

Puff——

After a mischievous pounce, Mijiu's plump body hung on Mengyue's and made a strange onomatopoeia.

"Well... before that, do you want to play some fun things with me... Wow! Meng Yue, why are you bleeding from the nose?"

"It's okay, onee-sama! It's just that the food I ate recently made me a little irritated."

Mengyue calmly broke away from Meijiu's embrace, took out a tissue from her pocket with a calm face, and stopped the gushing blood.

...recalling the feeling of not one, but two, plump and elastic legs pressing on my body just now.

"Ah—my nose is bleeding again!"

"Well, are you sick again? Do you need me to cast a spell to restore you?"

"Worried. Do you need to go to the hospital?"

"Meng Yue-san...are you okay?"

Although I feel a little sorry for Shidao, but now... I feel quite happy.

PS: Speaking of which, the stage performance of the Tianyang Festival in the original novel seems to be a competition among school units. However, in order to facilitate the development of the plot, I changed it to an individual competition.

14 A turning point from a nightmare

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As the saying goes, plans can never keep up with changes.

No matter how careful and perfect the plan is, reality always operates without any rules. No one can guarantee that an accident will not happen and everything will deviate from the track.

From this point of view, even the gods are no exception.

Because God is omnipotent, but not almighty.

What's more, Liangyi Mengyue is not a god.

Although she successfully helped Shidao escape from the prison formed by Miku's rampage, she didn't expect that this didn't mean that Shidao and Tohka were safe.

Sharp blades of light were raging on the streets, and giant swords with fluorescent blades collided violently with them. The sound of metal collisions that was enough to pierce the eardrums continued to ring out, and the aftermath of the collision spread in all directions, causing a large number of large cuts to break the nearby walls.

"puff……"

After a fierce hand-to-hand combat, Tohka, holding the stylish angel in her hand - "Aoshakou", was forced back by the huge force. After retreating more than 20 meters, she used "Aoshakou" to insert into the ground and stabilized her body.

"Tohka!?"

"…It's okay, Shidou. This little injury is nothing."

After Shidao shook his head to show that he was fine, Tohka aimed "Aoshakou" at the enemy in front of her again.

"Throat... it's a little better than the last two times I saw it. You've managed to hold out in my hands for so long! That's commendable!"

The smoke from the battle slowly dissipated, and a woman with long light blond hair slowly emerged from the battlefield, wearing a pure white mecha called "Pendragon", which was different from the "wiring suit" equipped by AST.

Alan Mira Mathers——Humanity's most powerful magician.

"Why are you here?"

Shidou asked while staring at the magician in front of him.

She clearly remembered that during the summer vacation, she was pierced through the abdomen by Mengyue's railgun, and then hit head-on by the "Aoshakou" summoned by Shidao. Her injuries were so serious that it felt like a miracle that she was able to survive.

Although medical technology has made considerable progress since the development of display devices, even a broken arm can be reattached the next day. But according to Kotori, Allen's injuries involved many important organs, and even with modern technology, it would take at least two months.

"Well, there's nothing to be surprised about. DEM is one of the companies with the most advanced display devices. As the strongest person in the world, how can I be measured by the standards of ordinary people? What's more, Ike personally treated my injuries for this plan. It's normal for injuries to recover."