My Stubborn Soul Card Follower

She wanted to search for some strategies regarding the Saint Soaring Music Academy.

However, what puzzled her was that, despite the academy being so famous, there was not much useful information among the Life Card Masters of the same world.

Tang Lili, filled with curiosity, browsed through all the related information and only found a strange comment about Saint Soaring Music Academy in a corner:

[Guys, how should a giraffe be eaten?]

A giraffe?

What does this have to do with a giraffe?

Tang Lili blinked her eyes in confusion.

Although she had some doubts, since her Soul Card World was just an ordinary world without Extraordinary Power, there shouldn't be any danger after all.

["By the way, Lily." Sawaragi Kaoru, who was doing stretching exercises, suddenly spoke to you, "What have you thought about the previous matter?"]

["You mean the team-building event with Ying?" you asked.]

Ying was a good friend Tang Lili and Sawaragi Kaoru met when they were still underground idols, a girl filled with idol dreams. One day, Ying happily told them that she received an invitation from a big company to join a famous idol project.

After that, Ying disappeared.

When Ying appeared before them again, she was a member of another idol team.

However, that idol team was very strange, using zombies as their team name, and each member was equally peculiar. Therefore, when Ying suggested doing a team-building with Sawaragi Kaoru and her, their manager Tang Lili did not agree immediately.

Tang Lili thought it over carefully and couldn't figure out what could be wrong with it, so she agreed.

["Sure, but it has to be after the tournament ends."]

[Sawaragi Kaoru was very happy.]

The two girls chatted intermittently across the screen of the Dueling Device.

Soon, the broadcast announcing the plane's imminent landing started.

Tang Lili woke her teammates, fastened her seatbelt, and waited for the plane to land.

The plane landed smoothly at the airport in Jing City.

When Tang Lili and her teammates dragged their suitcases out of the airport passage, they were already surrounded by fans outside.

Fans were holding banners, waving placards, and cheering their names.

Tang Lili was momentarily stunned but soon smiled out of habit.

Since becoming an idol, privacy had become something akin to Schrödinger's cat.

Although she hadn't disclosed her schedule, with so many fans coming to the airport, someone probably leaked their itinerary on purpose.

Tang Lili had encountered this sort of thing more than once.

Fortunately, the organizers of the All-Star Match were very professional. As if anticipating that Tang Lili would encounter this, a group of burly men in neat suits and sunglasses entered the venue, escorting them to their special vehicles.

"Thank you for your hard work," Tang Lili said apologetically.

"It's no problem." The head of security smiled, "This kind of thing is normal. We've encountered it every day lately."

Those who could participate in the All-Star Match all had a certain level of popularity.

Tang Lili was said to be the first in the popularity vote ranking, but if you take away the onlookers who just wanted to join the fun, her real popularity level was actually similar to the other contestants, perhaps even slightly below Tan Song and An Hai.

"This time, someone seems to have deliberately leaked the whereabouts of the All-Star contestants," the security chief sighed, "When the previous contestants arrived, their fans knew in advance, too."

There was nothing anyone could do about it.

One couldn't change the itinerary just to avoid the fans at the airport.

The girls, who had just gotten off the plane, boarded the car again, too tired to shake off their sleepiness, and began dozing off in the car.

Soon, the group arrived at the hotel.

This hotel had been specially reserved by the organizers for the contestants.

When Tang Lili got out of the car, she happened to see a very familiar figure in the distance.

"Shen Sui!"

Tang Lili shouted.

Shen Sui, who was checking the information from the organizer with Vivian to confirm his room, heard someone calling his name and turned around curiously, immediately seeing Tang Lili.

With her catgirl outfit, it was hard not to notice her.

"You're here already?" Shen Sui smiled and welcomed Tang Lili.

Tang Lili saw the female companion beside Shen Sui. Although she wondered why Shen Sui had changed companions again, she politely greeted, "Hello, I'm Tang Lili."

"I know you." Vivian smiled, "You performed during the intermission at one of my matches."

Tang Lili looked at Vivian with curiosity.

But then, she seemed to remember something: "Were you Shen Sui's opponent in the national finals? Huh? When did your hair turn red?"

"This is my natural hair color." Vivian flicked her fiery red hair.

"Lily! Why did you run so fast?"

At this time, Tang Lili's teammates also got off the car with large and small bags.

They were on vacation, accompanying Tang Lili to the competition, but since they might appear in public, naturally, they had to manage their image.

"Oh! It's the God of Age!" One girl among them, who was a fan of Shen Sui, recognized Shen Sui at a glance, and it wasn't the first time the team had seen him. Tang Lili had mentioned her agreement with Shen Sui multiple times, so everyone immediately gathered around.

Vivian glanced at Shen Sui with a smile.

Shen Sui felt he could explain himself, as he indeed had no strange relationship with this group of catgirl idols.

Vivian, of course, saw this clearly.

Tang Lili was very familiar with Shen Sui, but that was mainly because they were both Duel enthusiasts.

As the only man among a group of girls, Shen Sui grumpily took on the task of helping them with their bags — even though the girls didn't intend to trouble him like this, it seemed Vivian wanted to have some fun with Shen Sui.

By the time they arrived in Jing City, it was already evening.

After having dinner together, Shen Sui asked Tang Lili how her Soul Card was doing.

"You went official? Congratulations!" Shen Sui smiled, "With that, you can unlock more forms."

For idols, acquiring various forms was relatively easy. After all, for different important performances, idols would switch to different costumes, thus obtaining different forms.

However, whether it was a simple Alternate Art or a form with entirely new effects would depend on the state of the Soul Card at the time.

Judging by Tang Lili's Soul Card, which was still in its underground idol form, she should have many opportunities to transform until she becomes the most successful idol.

Tang Lili estimated she could gain a lot of Soul Card forms this way.

"While that's true, there aren't many gigs lined up at the moment." Tang Lili shared with Shen Sui what Sawaragi Kaoru had told her.

Saint Soaring Music Academy?

Shen Sui and Vivian both paused, but even until Tang Lili left, they didn't say much more.

"Your friend's Soul Card World is probably not a normal world." Vivian watched Tang Lili's departing figure and spoke.

Shen Sui gave a wry smile: "I think I know which world that is."

"Oh?" Vivian looked at Shen Sui with a smile and said, "That's rare, usually it takes a long time to guess the connection between the Soul Card World and oneself."

Shen Sui replied, "There's a very obvious marker."

Saint Soaring Music Academy.

Girl Theater.

Shen Sui quickly recalled.

The idol mobile game he used to play once had a collaboration event with the Girl Theater.

Of course, this game had many collaborations with anime, including 'Saga Idols are a Legend.'

The only thing that puzzled Shen Sui a bit was that, logically, a thousand years should have passed in the world, and yet Saint Soaring Music Academy still existed?

"Other worlds have indeed passed a thousand years." Vivian looked at Shen Sui with her beautiful eyes, "But not some worlds. That one was caught in an infinite time loop when I visited."

I understand.

Shen Sui's mouth twitched slightly.

I think I know what's going on.