"Oh!"
Miku clapped her hands as realization dawned.
"Speaking of which, I think I booked a swimming pool in advance! What a coincidence—everyone's here."
As she spoke, Miku pulled a bag of swimsuits from under the bench in the lounge.
"Oh my! Why are there so many swimsuits here? And there's exactly one for each of us! Not only that, they're all about the right size! This must be a gift from nature!
"In that case, we'll just have to go swimming together!"
"Seriously... Could you at least try to make it believable? So you're 'nature' now?"
Lingmeng's mouth twitched as she called Miku out.
Miku rubbed the back of her head and stuck out her tongue, trying to look cute.
"Ehehe~ Fine! I admit it! I just want to see everyone in swimsuits!"
"So that was your real goal!?"
So Miku hadn't invited them here to see her concert at all.
She had come prepared.
"Ah—looks like my game's weekly content reset today. I should go home and play."
Lingmeng took out her phone and stared at its dark screen, making her excuse sound deliberately obvious.
Then she turned to leave.
But before she had taken more than a few steps, Miku hugged her from behind.
"Waaah, don't leave so quickly! I really want to see Dream-chan in a swimsuit!"
The other Spirits chimed in too.
"Come swimming with us, Lingmeng! Origami Tobiichi isn't here this time, so we can definitely have fun!"
"I... I'd like to go with you too, Lingmeng..."
"We already brought the swimsuits, Lingmeng. It'd be a waste if you didn't stay and have some fun."
"Hmph! Could it be that my retainer fears seeing Shido spellbound by our bewitching figures and plans to flee before the battle?"
"A reminder: If you go home now,