Haunted?

"Mr. Inoue, is this the person who'll be partnering with me for this concert?"

"???"

Hearing that, Duanmu Ai immediately turned to the manager beside her, who hurriedly waved his hands.

"No, Little Rise. This is Miss Duanmu Ai... the Devil Summoner we hired to protect you."

"She's a Devil Summoner?"

Hearing her manager's explanation, Kujikawa Rise was somewhat surprised. She widened her eyes in astonishment as she looked at Duanmu Ai.

"Ah, I'm so sorry. I thought you were... I'm really sorry."

What did you think I was?

Duanmu Ai really wanted to ask, but decided it didn't matter. Mr. Inoue coughed lightly.

"Publicly, we'll say that Duanmu-kun is your personal assistant. She'll be accompanying you until the concert is over. Is that all right?"

"Of course."

Kujikawa Rise shook her head vigorously, then bowed to Duanmu Ai again.

"I'll be counting on you, Miss Duanmu."

"No problem. But if possible, I'd like you to tell me exactly what's going on."

"Well..."

At Duanmu Ai's question, Kujikawa Rise glanced awkwardly at Mr. Inoue. He promptly stood up.

"Well then, you two can take your time talking. I'll go check on the concert preparations."

As he spoke, Inoue got to his feet and left the room. Only then did Kujikawa Rise let out a sigh of relief.

"You really are a Devil Summoner? Can I see your Demon Companion?"

"No problem."

Duanmu Ai took out her phone and gave it a slight twist. The next moment, a blonde, blue-eyed girl appeared in front of her. Seeing the little blonde girl before her, Kujikawa Rise widened her eyes in surprise.

"Wow, what an adorable little girl..."

"You'd better not get too close to her."

Duanmu Ai twisted her phone again and put Alice away. Seeing Alice disappear, Kujikawa Rise looked somewhat