"I... I'll... protect my dear big sister...!"
He looked toward the voice.
What appeared before him was a giant rabbit doll speaking in a shrill, comical voice.
And nestled against its back was Yoshino, clad in her Limited Astral Dress.
"Yoshino! Why are you—"
He had no idea why Yoshino was here, and she apparently had fallen under Miku's control, too.
But halfway through his question, realization struck him.
If he had to guess, Yoshino had probably accepted his invitation.
Then she had found a seat in the venue to watch the competition.
Unfortunately, Miku had summoned her Astral Dress and Angel just then.
And Yoshino, who happened to be watching from the audience, had been caught under her control.
Chapter 54: The Spirits Who Turned Against Him (Part Two)
Just as Shiori regretted ever inviting Yoshino here—
"Aaagh—!"
A violent blast of wind instantly swept through the entire venue, tossing him into the air before slamming him hard onto the floor.
At the same time, arrogant voices rang out overhead.
"Heh... How foolish. Daring to defy our dear big sister proves that you are a human devoid of wisdom."
"Affirmation. That was a rash and reckless action. Yuzuru will not let you lay a finger on our dear big sister."
Shiori looked toward the voices and saw Kaguya and Yuzuru floating lightly through the air, both with their Limited Astral Dresses and Angels manifested.
Finally, they stopped above Miku.
"Even... even you two...!"
Shiori murmured in despair.
But once he realized that even Lingmeng had become Miku's captive, it went without saying that the other spirits would, too.
"Hehe... Ahahahaha...! What is this?"
Miku's laughter rang out ahead of him.
"You're so naughty, Shiori-chan. There were this many spirits in the venue? And they're all exactly my type! Ahh...