Akatsuki Kirika was delighted by her companion's cooperation. She had been worrying about how to wake Kohinata Miku without hurting the crowd around her when Miku spotted her, turned, and squeezed her way out.
"Kirika? And what you're wearing—is that Symphogear? Does that mean..."
"Yeah. Fine made it. Um, basically, she used fragments collected during past Symphogear combat training. They let people transform the way Miss Hibiki did before."
Without hesitation, Kirika gave Miku a quick explanation and handed her the Linker injection prepared for her Divine Beast Mirror.
"Hibiki before... Polymerization. I understand. Whew."
Miku took the injection and, following its instructions, drove it into her heart. Scorching pain immediately tore through her chest.
Hibiki Tachibana was used to the pain and heat of Polymerization, and her body had developed some tolerance. Miku, whose compatibility was low to begin with, suffered far more fiercely.
It hurt. Pain unlike anything she had ever felt surged through her nerves. But she had no regrets. The sensation of her body splitting apart was awful, yet compared to the situation they faced, this brief agony was nothing.
[Rei shen shou jing rei zizzl]
Under the injection's effect, the Relic Fragment formed a bridge to the rest of her body. With Linker's help, Miku felt the weapon at her heart.
An ethereal chant belonging to the Divine Beast Mirror rose from within her. Purple light and energy spread outward, repelling the Noise that tried to approach.
The next moment, the purple energy took the form of black ribbons. They wound around Miku's glowing body as she closed her eyes, becoming a purple underlayer.
More energy gathered. Short white frills extended from the skirt at her waist, while deep-purple knee armor and an alluring headpiece formed around her.
Divine Beast Mirror Miku Kohinata had gained