"Mm..."
Shiori's face instantly flushed at the teasing.
"Pfft—"
Apparently finding Shiori adorable like this, Lingmeng couldn't help laughing.
"All right~ enough joking. Miku's in Exhibition Hall 1, right? Let's go find her!"
With that, she took Shiori's hand and ran toward Exhibition Hall 1.
Before long, the two arrived at Exhibition Hall 1 and easily spotted Miku.
Among a crowd of female students in navy blue sailor uniforms, Miku stood in the center like a queen.
"This is tricky... with so many people around, there's no way to strike up a conversation."
Lingmeng lightly scratched her cheek as she spoke.
Beside her, Shiori nodded with an equally troubled expression.
"She is the Ryudouji Executive Committee Chair, after all. It's no surprise that there are students around her."
Then Kotori's voice came through their earpieces.
Naturally, as the bodyguard Kotori had assigned, Lingmeng was wearing one too.
"Yeah, we anticipated this, but it's still a difficult situation. Even if you approach her now, the people surrounding Miku will just block you, and you won't be able to talk to her directly."
"Then... can we find some way to get Miku alone? Maybe have the Fraxinus send a few crew members over—"
"Wait, Miku's moving!"
Before Shiori could finish, Kotori cut her off.
The two looked ahead again. Just as Kotori had said, Miku had actually stepped out of the crowd and was heading off on her own.
"Is she going to the restroom?"
Shiori tilted her head in confusion.
"Who cares? While Miku's alone, let's hurry and follow her!"
"Right!"
At Lingmeng's urging from beside her, Shiori nodded in response.
After secretly following Miku for a few minutes, they discovered that she hadn't gone into the restroom.
Instead, she left Exhibition Hall 1 and headed straight toward the stage in