Just as she had said. They really needed to investigate this properly.
"Where do you plan to start?"
"At Miku's house, of course. Miss Lingmeng and Mr. Shido, you've been there before, haven't you? Could you show me the way?"
"Sure. Come with me."
Lingmeng nodded, then took Shido's and Kurumi's hands.
She closed her eyes, apparently sensing the location of Miku's house.
The next second, with a whoosh, the three of them vanished from the Itsuka Residence.
"Mm..."
"Ah..."
"Waking..."
With faint groans, Yoshino, Kaguya, and Yuzuru slowly opened their eyes.
At first, they thought they were in bed and tried to get up.
Only then did they realize they couldn't move their bodies properly.
"Huh...?" the three of them murmured.
Confused, they snapped fully awake.
They hurriedly looked around and saw that they were sitting in metal chairs.
Sturdy restraints extending from the chairs held their hands and feet in place.
IV needles had been inserted into their arms, and several things resembling electrodes were attached to their heads, hands, and feet.
"Um... what are these...?"
"Oh, it looks like we've been locked up."
"Who dares imprison us here...?"
"Question. Why is Yuzuru here?"
Yoshino and Yoshino, along with Kaguya and Yuzuru, spoke up one after another.
Their Limited Astral Dresses had reverted to their usual clothes and Maid Outfits.
And they weren't in the Spirit Apartment or at Shido's house.
They were somewhere unfamiliar, in a room about the size of a high school classroom.
Objects resembling a camera and a loudspeaker sat in one corner. Apart from those, there was nothing.
Only lifeless stretches of floor and wall. No matter how they looked around, they couldn't find a window, let alone a door.
It was a strange space. If they had to compare it to