Shido scratched his cheek awkwardly.
"..."
Lingmeng closed her eyes and thought for a moment, then sighed helplessly.
"Fine, fine. I happen to have a new song to release anyway. Let's sing it together at tomorrow's Tengu Festival closing ceremony!"
"W-wait...!? A new song from Dream-chan!? Yay! I'll do my best!"
Miku leaped into the air, her face lighting up with delight.
She even grabbed Lingmeng's arm and said with a grin,
"Then there's no time to waste! Come to my house now and give me the sheet music and lyrics. We can rehearse before going onstage, too!"
"Ahaha... We don't have to go that far."
A little cold sweat appeared on Lingmeng's forehead.
After all, if she was alone with Miku at her house, one lapse in vigilance and Miku might pin her down. Then she'd be done for.
But Lingmeng had barely finished speaking when Miku grabbed her hand as though she hadn't heard and dashed off.
"Come on! Let's go!"
"Wha—!?"
Lingmeng cried out in surprise. By the time she came to her senses, Miku had already dragged her some distance.
No matter how much she protested, it had no effect. In the end, she was whisked straight to Miku's front door.
I'm the divider that moves time forward----------------
And so the next day arrived: the third day of the Tengu Festival.
There were far fewer people at the venue than on the first day.
After all, students from other schools had been allowed to attend on the first day.
On the third day, only students attending the participating schools, like Lingmeng, could enjoy the festival.
Not to mention, Tengu City had only yesterday endured the massive disturbance Miku had caused.
Many students still hadn't recovered and looked rather dazed.
The official explanation was that a terrorist