Date a Live:Date Under The Moon

Boom!

A huge explosion rang out from the ceiling, waking Mikoto from the dizzy spell.

[A mental type attack?]

She had been careless.

In order to communicate, Tsukuyomi had not rejected sound. Judging from what she had just felt, Miku's ability seemed to be the kind that controlled enemies through her voice. Mikoto would not be foolish enough to undo the barrier, but it was also true that she had been affected to some degree.

[In that case…]

"My, it seems we have more guests."

Just as Mikoto was about to reject sound as well, Miku looked toward the ceiling with shining eyes.

There, the AST members had blasted open a large hole with missiles.

"Please wait a moment, Mikoto-chan. I'll go welcome our new guests first. The main dish should be saved for last, after all."

Miku winked at Mikoto, then flew toward the AST.

For a while, explosions rang out one after another inside the grand theater.

"Are you okay, Senpai?"

Shido had clearly seen Mikoto's body sway the moment Miku spoke.

"Mm… I'm fine."

Mikoto shook her head and drove away the dizziness still lingering in her mind.

"But… what exactly is going on?"

Mikoto looked into the air and said in confusion.

"What do you mean?"

"You still haven't noticed, Shido? That Spirit seems to hold absolute disgust only toward you."

Mikoto pointed into the air.

"Ah…"

Only then did Shido realize it.

The AST side was showing absolute hostility toward Miku. In contrast, Miku's attitude toward the AST could not be called hatred at all. If anything, she looked delighted.

Especially toward the AST girl with silver-white hair and a doll-like face. Miku seemed to have a favorable impression of her, circling around her constantly.

"Is there something different? Between Shido and us…"

Mikoto looked at the AST, then at herself, and finally turned her gaze to Shido.

If there was one decisive thing different about Shido, then it was…

"Could it be because Shido is a boy?"

She said that with a smile that was almost a grimace.

"No way, right?"

Hearing Mikoto's words, Shido felt a wave of despair.

Didn't that mean conquering Miku had been denied at the biological level?

"Well, I'll go ask her. Kotori, please teleport Shido back…"

The entire AST unit was being thrown into chaos by Miku alone. They did not even have the spare strength to care about Mikoto standing on the stage.

Considering that Miku's affection toward her was not bad, Mikoto wanted to fly over and test things out.

However, at that moment, one AST member suddenly broke away from the group and flew toward the stage.

"Careful!"

Tsukuyomi rejected that member outside the barrier.

At close range, Mikoto realized that the other party was actually a foreigner. Looking more carefully, she found that about ten foreign members had joined the AST unit this time.

[Foreign support? But…]

Although she was not completely sure, Mikoto felt that the focus of the person attacking the barrier was not on herself as a Spirit, but on Shido.

[Mikoto, prepare for teleportation.]

At that moment, Kotori's voice came through the earpiece.

"I understand."

Although she had many questions, the foreign members were gathering toward them one after another. For now, it was better to leave first.

So she waved her hand, and the night inside Tsukuyomi grew even deeper, blocking the AST's vision.

By the time the barrier faded away, there was no one left on the stage.

That night, an emergency meeting was held on Fraxinus.

Izayoi Miku.

At first, it had only been a name Mikoto had asked about to make a future conquest easier. Unexpectedly, it became a major breakthrough.

"An idol? And a yuri girl?"

Hearing Nakatsugawa's explanation, Kotori felt her cheek twitch.

She had debuted half a year ago.

With a beautiful singing voice, she had released several wildly popular songs with overwhelming singing ability.

However, she never appeared on television or in magazines. In that sense, she was an idol full of mystery.

According to Nakatsugawa, who was a diehard fan, Izayoi Miku had a serious fear of men. Her few secret concerts were open only to women.

And… apparently, she would take fans she liked back home to "enjoy" them.

"A Spirit becoming an idol… compared to her, Kurumi is nothing."

Kotori said with a headache.

"Could she be a human who was turned into a Spirit by Phantom, like Kotori?"

Shido asked.

"It's not impossible. So far, as far as we know, Spirits can be divided into three types. Pure Spirits like Tohka, Spirits transformed from humans by Phantom, and… Spirits who crossed over from another world."

When saying the last part, Kotori looked at Mikoto.

"Without a doubt, the latter two types have enough understanding of human society. But if that is the case, the reason for yesterday's spacequake becomes unclear."

Although there were cases like Kurumi, who caused spacequakes herself, Miku had always lived in human society. She clearly had no reason to do that.

"In any case, we can ask Miku herself what kind of Spirit she is after we conquer her. Right now, the biggest problem is the conquest itself."

Mikoto gave a bitter smile.

A yuri Spirit.

For Shido, that was almost an unsolvable conquest target.

"As for that… well, there is a way."

After thinking for a while, Kotori suddenly showed a wicked smile.

"W-what way?"

Shido asked uneasily.

"Isn't it obvious? We simply cater to her taste. Right, Onee-chan?"

"Onee-chan? You mean you want me to cross dress again, don't you!?"

Shido let out a despairing cry.

"Well, what's wrong with that? You already wore women's clothes once when conquering Mikoto, didn't you? Are you saying you're not prepared this time?"

"Uu…"

Facing Kotori's question, Shido had no answer.

"Then…"

Kotori snapped her fingers.

The crew members who received the order grabbed Shido.

Three hours later…

A wild Shiori-chan appeared. (TL:Yatta!!! Ah calm down Yumetsuki!)

Facing Shiori-chan, who was so cute that people wanted to throw a Master Ball and take her home, everyone showered her with praise.

"No matter when we next meet Miku, starting today, Shiizaki and Minowa will teach Shiori how to do makeup, as well as how girls speak and behave. Before that time comes, make sure Shido is trained into a proper girl."

Finally, Kotori said that.

"Uu…"

Just thinking about learning how to act like a girl made Shido's head hurt.

[How did Yakumo-senpai even manage it… wait… Senpai?]

Shido suddenly realized something.

If it was about how to act like a girl, wasn't there a "boy" beside him whose feminine power was unbelievably high?

"Um, if possible, I'd like Yakumo-senpai to teach me."

"Eh? Me?"

Mikoto was a little surprised by Shido's suggestion.

"S-saying that… maybe I would be better."

Then she quickly understood why Shido had chosen her and spoke with a smile that was somewhere between amused and helpless.

"Uu… I don't know the reason, but since both of you say so, starting today, Shido will stay at Mikoto's place."

"Wait…"

"You suggested this yourself, didn't you? Since you need to learn how girls behave, staying together is the best way, right?"

Facing Kotori's question, Shido suddenly realized that he had dug a huge pit for himself.