A muffled laugh escaped from deep in Miku's throat.
"Haha... hahahaha... Is that so? You finally found them~"
As she spoke, she slowly rose from her chair.
"You hid longer than I expected, but it was no use~ You can't escape the grasp of my adorable army—"
Something occurred to her, and she asked cheerfully,
"Oh, right—who found them? If it was a girl, I'll give her some special affection. Have her come to my room later.
"If it was a man... well, give him a piece of fruit candy and send him on his way."
She delivered that blatant double standard with an adorable expression.
But Ai, Mai, and Mii exchanged glances.
Miku noticed their expressions and tilted her head.
"What's wrong...? Ah—don't tell me the person who found them was a cross-dresser!?"
She covered her mouth and took a few steps back, her face darkening.
"N-no, it's not that..."
"How should we put this...? Maybe there were just too many people who found them?"
"No, it's more like they never intended to hide in the first place..."
Their baffling explanation made Miku frown.
"What are you talking about? You found the targets, didn't you?"
"Y-yes."
"Of course we did..."
"There's no doubt about it!"
The three nodded in answer to Miku's question.
"Then there's no problem~ Where are they now?"
"Uh... well... right nearby."
"Right in front of Tengu City Plaza, actually."
"Wh-what should we do...?"
"Huh—?"
Miku's eyes widened, and she let out a startled cry.
... Time to rewind a few minutes.
"Whew~ If these mind-controlled people put on some makeup, they could stage a Real-Life Zombie Siege."
On top of a building near Tengu City Plaza, Lingmeng held her right hand up like a telescope and looked down at the scene.
After leaving Miku's house,