When Shido appeared, Miku sprang excitedly from her chair.
She threw herself into his arms.
Held so close, Shido felt his cheeks grow warm.
"Ahaha... That was a great performance."
"No, no! It was Dream-chan's song that was amazing! She's a genius! An absolute genius!"
Miku lavished praise on Lingmeng.
Though Lingmeng had simply borrowed the song from her previous life.
Shido scratched his cheek before speaking.
"Don't say that... Your singing was wonderful too! I really do love the way you sing now. A voice filled with nothing but the drive to do your best is the best kind!"
"Ehehe~ Darling, you really know what to say."
Miku smiled sweetly. Then—
She rose onto her toes and pressed her lips to Shido's.
"—!"
Shido's eyes flew wide.
He could clearly feel something warm flowing into his body.
The next instant, Miku's Astral Dress dissolved into particles of light and vanished into the air.
If she hadn't been holding on to Shido, she would have been completely exposed.
"Wah—!"
Seeing that Shido had sealed her Spirit Power and her Astral Dress had vanished with it, Miku looked startled. Then the corners of her mouth lifted.
"Oh, Darling~ You're such a pervert..."
"N-no! That always happens when Spirit Power gets sealed!"
"Hehe~ I'm joking. Kotori already told me about it."
"Oh, she did..."
Shido felt as though he'd been played. Cold sweat ran down his forehead.
"Anyway, we need to get you dressed! You brought spare clothes, right?"
Shido glanced around the room and spotted the clothes Miku had prepared.
But before Miku could put them on, the door opened.
"Miku, have you seen Shido—"
Lingmeng walked slowly through the doorway.
At the sight of a stark-naked Miku in Shido's arms, she froze.
She recovered at once, pulled out her phone,