Ban Mikoto First in Team Fights

[Retili was actually more interested in celestial bodies and astrology, wasn't she?]

[I had a feeling this incident was going to get hit hard again.]

[The foreshadowing had mostly been wrapped up. Things were about to happen afterward.]

The viewers had thought there would be more, but the scene had actually already switched to the next day.

Although there had been an explosion, no attack had actually taken place. It had merely been a feint.

"Mm, very good."

The producer nodded.

Mikoto, Elisa, and Accelerator had changed into their Performance Outfits by then, and they were no longer in District 23, but at a shopping mall in District 7.

"Mugino, why are we here to watch a live performance?" Frenda followed Mugino Shizuri beneath the stage.

"Huh? The First One and the Second One were actually making their idol debut. It would be stranger if I didn't come to see something like that, wouldn't it?" That was what Mugino Shizuri cared about.

[???]

[I'm dying laughing.]

[So last night really was just a feint?]

[Funny, 233.]

[It'd be even more fun with some Uncreated Matter.]

Meanwhile, a black-haired girl appeared among the crowd as well.

She wore a black robe.

By chance, Arisa Meigo noticed what she looked like.

But at that moment, the other girl vanished into the crowd.

"Elisa." Mikoto's voice came from nearby.

"Mm." Elisa nodded.

"What's wrong?" Mikoto tilted her head.

"No, it's nothing. I just feel like I'm getting closer and closer to my dream, yet somehow... I have this feeling that's hard to describe... Maybe I'm afraid of losing what I've gained." Arisa Meigo forced out a smile.

Mikoto took Elisa's hand. "If you feel lost, then sing."

"Huh?"

"As long as you sing, your heart will grow warm," Mikoto said.

"As