Following Kotori's orders, he had carefully washed the handkerchief Miku had given him to bandage his injury, then brought it along.
He planned to meet Miku under the pretext of "returning the borrowed handkerchief."
As for why Lingmeng had come along...
She was there to serve as Shiori's bodyguard again.
More importantly, Miku hadn't just invited him for tea yesterday. She had invited Lingmeng as well.
If Lingmeng didn't show up, Miku would probably be upset, wouldn't she?
"We've already investigated this. Although Miku is an Executive Committee Member, she always sets aside one day every week to invite girls she likes over to her house for afternoon tea."
That was what Kotori had told him.
Just then, a flurry of footsteps came from behind them.
Lingmeng and Shiori turned to look and saw a group of female students in sailor uniforms approaching.
And the large-breasted girl in their midst was unmistakably Miku.
"Miku's back. Shido, hurry up and talk to her."
Kotori issued another order, leaving Shiori no choice but to nod and obediently comply.
"Um..."
Shiori walked up to the girls and tried to start a conversation.
The girls gave the tall, blue-haired girl who had suddenly stepped into their path puzzled looks.
"Can we help you?"
The girl at the front spoke with a wary expression.
"Ah... yesterday at Tengu City Plaza, Miku Izayoi helped—"
"Oh, I see! You're one of our dear big sister's fans, aren't you?"
"No... we're actually..."
"You can't do this. I understand how you fans feel, but this is our dear big sister's private time.
If you're truly her fan, you should understand that, shouldn't you?"
She's not giving me a chance to explain at all... Shiori's lips twitched slightly as he spoke awkwardly.
"No, um... that's not it. I just wanted