Chapter 77

"You mean, a blonde little girl and a white-haired maid are coming soon?"

Miku's eyes lit up as she grasped the key point of the words.

Broker:...

"I know you prefer female fans, but this time is different. Monica is a globally renowned luxury jewelry brand, so remember to be careful with your money later."

Miku:... Isn't it usually the case that artists are reminded to be more enthusiastic?

"Don't worry, I'm very good at getting along with girls, don't you know that?"

Miku crossed her legs, her index finger twirling in the strands of hair hanging down her temples, her tone relaxed and composed, showing no sign of nervousness whatsoever.

Her composure is also the reason why her manager is confident that she can stand at the top of the entertainment industry. Her unparalleled singing voice and beauty, coupled with her extraordinary affinity for women, have resulted in a completely non-antagonistic fan base for Miku. At the same time, her fans are extremely loyal, and there are no cases of spreading rumors out of jealousy among women.

For agents, this is the natural body of an artist, the god of idols in ancient Greece.

"Anyway... you must keep it in check, understand?"

Thinking of this, the manager stopped talking, trusting that Miku could handle the situation as well as always.

"Don't worry, I'm very gentle with girls."

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Miku: It's impossible that Yulande is here right now, isn't it?

With the agent's full approval and the highest level of attention, two formally dressed stagehands with obsequious smiles quickly approached and respectfully escorted the two into the stadium.

Although Origami remained expressionless as she experienced this privilege for the first time, the slight fluctuation in her eyes betrayed her turbulent emotions.

Amber was quite used to it, after all... there had always been traces of privilege in her life, whether it was the VIP private room that was different from other patients in her previous life, the lack of royal authority during the Uruk period, or the constant back-and-forth between the upper echelons during the Jujutsu Kaisen, which eventually led her to the top.

She herself hadn't seriously considered these things, but she had indeed long been accustomed to the way she acted with privileges by her side.

Led by the stagehand, the two passed through the staff who were rehearsing and preparing, crossed the basically set-up venue, saw the stage that had been set up, and finally arrived at Miku's dressing room.

Although it's not exactly the right place to conduct negotiations, there are staff everywhere outside, making this the quietest spot. The manager is on her way, but Miku is already waiting here.

"Nice to meet you, are you my fans?"

Miku's demeanor exudes confidence and approachability. Despite her charming appearance, which leans more towards gentleness than glamorousness or assertiveness, her temperament and manner of speaking carry a regal air reminiscent of a 'queen'.

"I guess so."

Amber did not deny it, but in reality, she was not a fan of Miku; she liked Miku's voice actress, Minori Chihara.

Please, Minori Chihara really sings well.

"Does it count?"

Miku blinked, but didn't pay much attention, taking it as just a little girl being too embarrassed to admit it. After all, she was already here, and it wasn't just her bragging; she really didn't think she could lose to any veteran singer in terms of singing. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that people liked her after hearing her sing.

But...

Looking at the two girls, one big and one small, in front of her, Miku couldn't help but let a dark light flash in her eyes.

She never expected the girl she met this time to be so beautiful. Although Miku always liked to be with beautiful girls and knew everyone in the school, she had never seen a girl whose beauty was comparable to her own.

And the two girls in front of them just happened to be them.

Such a beautiful girl of such high quality, and who is also likely to be an investor they are about to work with, makes Miku even more interested in the two of them.

With such a master and servant, a buy-one-get-one-free ultimate giveaway, she had absolutely no reason to miss it.

She wasn't worried about whether she could succeed, because one of her abilities as an elf was to control other people's consciousness through her voice. Once someone was guided by her voice, regardless of their own will, they would become a puppet that obeyed her words.

That being said, she actually didn't use this power much.

It's not that she never used it, but rather that she used it to a very low level. She would usually only use her voice to gain favor with others, to the point that just hearing her speak would give her a good first impression.

It wasn't that she didn't want to use this power; in fact, she really wanted to. Miku believed that no one understood the feeling of watching beautiful girls flitting around in front of her every day without being able to have them. But the problem was... she didn't dare to use it.

At her first comeback concert, she unleashed the power of her voice without reservation, completely captivating everyone on stage. Although the stage wasn't large, it instilled in her a twisted sense of self-deception about manipulating others.

But she had only been brainwashed for a short time, and before she could even finish a song, her stage was attacked by a group of women wearing unidentified armor who could Hiten.

These people were no match for her; they became her puppets simply by hearing her voice.

They didn't hurt her, but they greatly impacted her worldview. She realized that she wasn't the only one in the world with this power, although she knew it was unlikely that she was the only one who possessed it, since her power was also given to her by a Phantom.

Miku never expected that after possessing this power, she would be attacked as soon as she used it.

This situation naturally aroused her vigilance, so she directly began to collect intelligence on these armored people, and the information she obtained made her break out in a cold sweat.

It turns out that she is now a being called an elf, and in the perception of these other worlds, elves are the enemy of all mankind. Whenever they appear, they must be eliminated. In other words, she has unknowingly become an enemy of the world.

More importantly, the reason they can find themselves is because when they use their abilities, they generate detectable 'Spirit Wave', and by following these Spirit Wave, they can pinpoint their location.

If that were all, it wouldn't be enough to frighten her. After all, the strength of these people was simply not enough for Miku, a high school student, to see the danger of 'fighting against the world'.

But that's not all there is to it.

They belong to an anti-elf force called DEM, and possess an ability called the Imaginary Domain. This Imaginary Domain is terrifying; it can even be said to be their nemesis, because all the physical rules within the Imaginary Domain are manipulated by the Magician himself. In other words, they can actually directly control the transmission of sound, making it impossible for their own voice to affect them.

Miku was somewhat relieved that the attack was successful because the other party had no idea about her abilities, which allowed her to kill them on their first meeting.

If this level of difficulty only made her break out in a cold sweat, and she felt that as long as she could make them forget about her abilities after the battle and ensure that her abilities were not exposed, she could kill them on their first encounter every time, then what followed was a bit more nerve-wracking.

According to the DEM Squad members, there is another organization in this world besides DEM called Schicksal.

The tentacles of Schicksal did not reach Japan, but there was a being in Schicksal who had killed three elves: Bianca Yulande Atagina. She was the strongest warrior of mankind and also a hardworking Valkyrie who often traveled all over the world.

He killed three elves just like himself? And he's been traveling all over the world? Does that mean he might come to Japan?

Miku felt suffocated.

What if Yulande happens to come to Japan one day, and happens to run into my Spirit Wave, and then comes looking for me? Would I have any chance of survival?

Feeling fear of the unknown underworld, Miku dared not continue to act arrogantly. She brainwashed the members of the DEM Forces with words, letting them find a suitable reason to cover up the outcome of the operation. Then, Miku carefully broke the brainwashing of everyone.

From then on, she lived a life forced to keep a low profile even before she took off.

However... if it's these two beautiful girls in front of her, she wouldn't mind taking a risk! She absolutely has to get her hands on these two beauties!

It can't be such a coincidence. It's been two years and Yulande hasn't come to Japan yet. It just so happens that Yulande comes knocking on my door the very first time I make a move.

Miku's smile grew bolder and more direct as she asked, "By the way, I still don't know your names."

"Excuse me, I am Bianca Yulande Atagina. You can just call me Yulande. She is..."

"Wait... what's your name?"

Chapter Twenty-Nine: Miku Admits Defeat.

"Bianca Yulande Atagina, is there a problem?"

Amber hadn't expected the other person to ask again, but this reaction wasn't surprising. Asian and European names differed greatly, and most people would be confused by her long name. "It might be difficult for you to remember, so just call me Yulande."

After saying that, she gestured to Origami beside her. "She is Origami Tobiichi, my maid."

"Ah... um... Yulande, and Origami Tobiichi, right?"

Miku's stiff limbs recovered slightly, and she looked at the girl in front of her again. Her heart, which had been in her throat, gradually calmed down.

She didn't know what Yulande looked like, only that she had blonde hair, blue eyes, and was female. Although the girl in front of her perfectly matched these characteristics, there was one decisive difference: Yulande should be a 15-year-old girl, and now, two years later, she should be 17.

The girl in front of me couldn't possibly be older than fourteen; she was probably only twelve or thirteen.

But... is it really possible for people to have the same name so many times? It's easy for foreigners to have the same name, but it's practically impossible for them to have the same surname twice in a row, right?

Unable to ascertain the true nature of the two people in front of her, Miku dared not make any rash moves.

But... are we really going to miss out on these two beautiful girls? Could it be that my ability's first-encounter kill is effective against those DEM combatants, but ineffective against Yulande? On the bright side, if she really is the world's strongest fighter, then once she's under my control, wouldn't I be able to do whatever I want? I wouldn't have to worry about hiding my identity anymore.

If the other party isn't, that's fine too, she's really drooling over the two beautiful girls in front of her.

"I heard you're in charge of Monica's collaborations. How could someone as young as you...?"

Miku is very much in line with the Japan habit of saying only half of what she means.

"Don't let my appearance fool you, I'm actually seventeen years old. It's just that due to some... circumstances, I'm like this now."

Amber explained, "You don't need to worry about the validity of the contract. I wasn't the signatory; I was just in charge of the negotiations."

"I see."

Miku's body became even stiffer.

Seventeen years old, it really is Yulande! Thinking about it carefully, why would they specifically seek out this collaboration, and even send Yulande? Could it be that they already suspect me? Did I expose myself at one of my concerts? But I've already mastered how much Spiritual Power I can use without triggering Spirit Wave detection.

Is Schicksal's ability to detect Spirit Wave stronger than DEM's?

However... Miku knew that she could not give up using Spiritual Power.

Her singing is everything to her. If she loses her singing, she will be left with nothing again. So, she must not fall into that situation under any circumstances.

Why are you targeting me? Why can't you just pretend I don't exist? I've been so careful, constantly suppressing my feelings, why can't you just let me live a peaceful life?

Evil thoughts arise from greed. Since the other party suspects me, they will definitely intensify their investigation. In that case, let alone the future, the afternoon concert will probably expose me. In that case, it's better to let her strike first!

"Become mine."

Miku suddenly spoke up. This time, she no longer suppressed her Spiritual Power and instead used all her strength to brainwash people.

After all, if the first strike fails, he probably won't have a second chance. Even if he is detected this time, with Yulande as his henchman, he doesn't need to worry about anything.

"Good."

A calm and concise response rang out, Miku finally breathed a sigh of relief, but the next instant she realized something was wrong.

There was only one voice that answered my own question.

She looked at the beautiful blonde girl with a furrowed brow in horror.

"I see, so this is your ability."

The other person's voice carried a knowing tone, and Miku felt a cold sweat break out on her back. She could no longer maintain her composure and stood up abruptly from her seat. "You've misunderstood!"

"Restore the Origami to its original state."

Amber said nothing else, nor did she show any sign of taking action; instead, she made her demands first.

However, Miku quickly calmed down and realized the situation.

Noticing that her forehead was even sticking to her hair, and her entire back was a little cold from the dampness, Miku forced a smile, trying to appear calm and aloof. "Don't misunderstand, this is just a warning. My abilities are far more than this."

Seeing that the blonde girl didn't speak but raised her eyebrows slightly, Miku continued to bluff, "I know you, the strongest human, the Valkyrie of Schicksal, Yulande. Since you are a hero who fights for humanity, you shouldn't want to see this place turn into ruins, right?"

"That kind of thing won't happen."

Amber was a little confused by Miku's reaction. Why did she suddenly erupt and self-destruct? And it sounded like she knew herself, which was strange. There was no record of a 'Utahime' appearing yet, so conversely, Miku probably didn't know much about the spirits or the spirit organization, right?

"How confident you are! But what about your maid, no, your subordinates?"

Miku was surprised that the other party said those words without any hesitation, clearly confident that he could take her down before she could make any move.

But through the conversation just now, Miku was convinced that the other party had not yet fully grasped her abilities, which was also the basis for her bluffing.

"Even if you kill me, your subordinates will not be able to return to their original state. In fact, if I die, your subordinates will die with me."

Miku released false information while emphasizing her own strength. "And do you really think it's that easy to deal with me?"

Amber:...

If I hadn't read the original work, I would have been completely fooled by your amateurishness.

"I know very well that you don't have that power."

Amber didn't want to beat around the bush. "Release your control over Origami, then explain to me where you learned about me, when you became an elf, and what you did after becoming an elf."

How could that be?! She saw through my bluff? Why? Apart from getting up at the beginning, I didn't show any weakness, did I? Even if it was that one moment, it's impossible to confirm anything based on that alone, right?

However, it sounds like she doesn't intend to kill me? No, what if she's just bluffing? It's possible she'll attack me immediately after I break free of control? No... if she's bluffing, she shouldn't attack me immediately, because she can't be sure I'm lying, meaning there's still a possibility I could cause serious injury or death.

Miku felt her heart was about to jump out of her chest. She kept analyzing the possibilities, and the panic made it impossible for her to maintain a calm expression. Finally, she revealed a vulnerable demeanor that matched her appearance.

Amber was a little confused as to why things had suddenly turned out this way, but she couldn't accept that her subordinates had been brainwashed all along.

Before Miku could react, the cyan spear tip was already pressed against her throat, the icy chill instantly robbing Miku of the courage to resist.

"I... I understand..."

Chapter Thirty: Lust Blinds One's Mind