"Huh—? Yoshino and the Yamai Sisters were captured!?"
"Mm... everyone's in danger..."
Shido and Tohka spoke with looks of shock on their faces.
Lingmeng, however, merely shrugged, wearing an expression that said, "I knew this would happen."
After all, she had warned Miku before: "Ellen's a villain. You're out of your depth trying to work with her."
It was Miku's own fault for refusing to listen.
Ignore Lingmeng's advice, and you'd pay the price right away.
Now Ellen had turned on her. Was she happy now?
Still, Yoshino, Kaguya, and Yuzuru had all been captured.
It was quite surprising that Miku had managed to escape.
Presumably, the three of them had fought desperately to give Miku a chance to flee?
"Well, this might have been unexpected, but it does make sense."
Lingmeng casually shrugged.
"After all, all three of Ellen's targets escaped. And right beside her were Miku, a Spirit who wasn't good at fighting, and three Spirits who were both mind-controlled and had their spirit power sealed. Who else would she capture?"
"Somehow... you're surprisingly calm about this, Lingmeng."
Seeing that the girl before him didn't look worried in the slightest, Shido felt a little cold sweat trickle down his forehead.
She merely waved dismissively and laughed.
"They've only been captured~ It's not like we can't rescue them."
"Ahaha... that's true."
Shido scratched his cheek awkwardly.
Rescuing the Spirits from DEM might seem difficult to an outsider.
But with Lingmeng around, he couldn't feel any sense of danger at all...
With that thought in mind, Shido asked another question.
"So what exactly is Miku doing now that she's escaped?"
"Hehe~ Miss Miku seems to believe that Ellen attacked her because of you two, Mr. Shido and Miss Lingmeng.
"She's currently ordering her servants to search for you, while continuing