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After thinking for a moment, Izayoi Mirai decided to tell him that he had other wives. "Even if you don't like Shiori, there are others, and their personalities are not as easy to bully as Shiori's."

"You have other people?!"

Although she had already noticed something amiss, Miku's outburst still caused her to completely lose her composure.

"Was it during the month you left?"

It's fortunate that Yosuke has foreseen this and set up a soundproof barrier, otherwise Miku's shout would have been clearly audible to people within a dozen meters.

"I disagree! You belong to me! You are mine alone!"

Miku gripped Izayoi Mirai's hand tightly, "I will never give you up!"

Izayoi Mirai found it very difficult; building a harmonious harem was indeed not so easy. Luckily, everyone was in a different world, otherwise they probably would have started fighting long ago.

Before he could come up with a solution, Shiori had already gone on stage, and the lights shone down on her.

Miku said to Izayoi Mirai, "Just watch, she's just the first. I'll drive away all the women who get attached to you!"

On stage, the intro began, Shiori picked up the microphone, gently opened her mouth, and the next moment, her singing swept through the entire venue like a storm, instantly captivating everyone's attention.

Chapter Thirty: The Scapegoat!

"This is--"

Kotori suddenly stood up. The energy emanating from Shiori was clearly that of a spirit, and it also carried such a strong emotional infectiousness.

Isn't this the same as Miku's?

She pressed the earpiece and connected to Fraxinus:

"Kannazuki, have you detected any spirit wave reactions over there?"

"Yes, Commander."

Kannazuki's voice also became unusually serious, "We detected a level A spiritual wave reaction inside the venue, and the source is your sister, Ms. Shiori. But this is not an unknown spiritual wave reaction. This is the spiritual wave that appeared just now, identified as 'Songstress'."

Only one person has this code name—Miku Izayoi.

Since Miku had just used spiritual power, the chances of misidentification were extremely low, not to mention the identical usage.

“Commander, this has never happened before.”

"No, this situation is normal."

Izayoi Mirai reached out and took Kotori's earpiece, saying to Kannazuki, "It's just that Shiori sealed Miku, and Miku's spiritual power flowed into Shiori's body. So it's quite normal that Shiori can use Miku's spiritual power."

Despite being full of flaws, the words spoken by Izayoi Mirai are so convincing that one can't help but believe them.

This also demonstrates Miku's ability to manipulate others' thoughts through sound. She possesses a complete world within her body. As long as Miku's spiritual power is obtained, Izayoi Mirai can analyze and use it.

"I see."

Kannazuki was easily persuaded by Izayoi Mirai, "As expected of the Commander's sister, she has won over another spirit so easily. It's terrifying."

Yosuke disconnected the communication and casually crushed the earpiece, severing Kotori's connection with Fraxinus.

"What do you want to do?!"

Kotori struggled fiercely, trying to snatch the earpiece and loudly relay commands to Kannazuki while Izayoi was communicating with him.

But Kannazuki seemed deaf, as did the surrounding audience. Even though her movements weren't small, and even if Shiori's song was captivating, they should have heard her. But they seemed deaf and mute, completely ignoring them.

Izayoi Mirai, holding a koto in one hand, said, "There's no need to struggle. They won't see it, including Shiori on stage. In their eyes, we're just quietly listening to the song."

Kotori calmed down: "What do you want to do?"

"That's the question I should be asking you. Why did you stop me from hiding Shiori's situation? You should know very well what will happen to her if she is really judged to be an elf, right?"

Kotori said, "The plan to capture the spirits will be frozen, Fraxinus will be disbanded, and other spirits, including Shiori, will be placed under surveillance."

She calmly gazed at Izayoi's future: "These things are all foreseeable, but as the commander of Fraxinus, I must take responsibility for them."

She was telling the truth. In the original timeline, if Mio Takamiya hadn't suddenly intervened, the out-of-control Itsuka Shido would have been blasted to pieces by Kotori.

Izayoi Mirai said, "Kotori, I admire your spirit, but I will not let Shiori be in danger."

“She is in danger now as well. If she becomes an elf, the AST will definitely target her, and she will lose the protection of Fraxinus. But if she is under Fraxinus’s supervision, at least her life will not be in danger.”

"No, she is not an elf. That elven power is only temporary and will soon dissipate."

Izayoi Mirai wasn't lying; in his perception, Shiori's spiritual energy was dissipating at a steady pace.

"Did you do this?"

Kotori looked at him suspiciously. After all, Izayoi Mirai had just used the same spiritual power, which made her suspicious, and her motives made sense.

"Yes, it was me who lent Miku's spiritual power to Shiori."

Yoyo Mirai took the blame for this.

"You should have said so earlier, you made me so nervous."

Kotori breathed a sigh of relief; she didn't want Shiori to be under Fraxinus's supervision either.

A hand climbed up to Yoyo Mirai's waist and pinched her soft flesh hard without any mercy.

He turned his head and saw Miku, who had a blank expression, her face full of displeasure, and the corners of her mouth were turned up so high they could hang an oil bottle.

After Shiori took the stage, she stayed by Izayoi Mirai's side and heard the entire conversation. Izayoi Mirai's behavior made her very angry.

Damn it, I'm so angry.

Izayoi Mirai was unfairly blamed, which made her feel terrible.

Without a doubt, only Mio Takamiya could do something like this. Even Mirai Izayoi couldn't give Shiori Miku's abilities, let alone use them so skillfully.

But if I tell Kotori, who knows what trouble she'll cause. I'll have to keep taking the blame. I'll have to go over Shiori's story with her later. I'll explain when we get back.

He let Miku twist his waist and hugged her tightly, but this time it didn't work well, as Miku struggled fiercely.

Kotori watched this scene, which made her want to light a torch, and thought to herself, "This guy can use the power of other spirits, and can also share the power of spirits with ordinary people, without needing the spirit's consent. His abilities are even more powerful than I imagined. I wonder what else he's hiding."

Izayoi Mirai was also pondering Takamiya Mio's purpose in doing this. Was it merely to help Shiori achieve victory?

He found it hard to believe, but this was the only reason he could think of. It might be an attempt to intimidate, but upon closer inspection, it seemed unnecessary. Judging from his brief contact with Mio Takamiya, she didn't appear to harbor any ill intentions. It was just that Mirai Yushou was temporarily unable to defeat her, hence her one-sided fear.

After all, her image isn't very good; the fact that she didn't have malicious intent doesn't mean she wouldn't kill someone.

After the song ended and a brief silence followed, the audience erupted in applause that rivaled Miku's.

Shiori withdrew from that intoxicating feeling, her spiritual power completely dissipated, and she returned to being an ordinary person. The overwhelming applause made her feel very unreal. She was a little dizzy, and her legs were slightly weak. After bowing in acknowledgment, she hurriedly left the venue.

At that moment, the voice of Izayoi Mirai echoed in her heart:

"Shiori, from now on, no matter who asks you, you must say that your spiritual power was borrowed from Miku and given to you, understand?"

"what?"

Only then did Shiori belatedly realize that the source of this spiritual power was hard to explain. However, since Yoshou Mirai had already made arrangements, she readily agreed, knowing that Yoshou Mirai wouldn't harm her anyway.

"I understand. Where will you be in the future?"

She was somewhat impatient to see Yoyo Mirai.

"Still in the same spot, over here with Kotori."

"I'll be right there."

Shiori quickly changed her clothes backstage and then ran to find Izayoi Mirai. After she left backstage, Origami Tobiichi, who had been hiding, came out. Behind her was an irregularly shaped mosaic.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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(Hedgehog Cat's new author)

This is just a silly post, please don't take it too seriously.

I, Jiang Xiaobai, am on a blind date, and I'm very nervous.

Katsura Kotonoha: "On our first meeting, I'll kill off my boyfriend to liven things up."

Jiang Xiaobai: "Brother Cheng!!!"

Asuna Yuuki: "Nice to meet you, I am..."

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This is a rather unconventional otaku's journey through time to find a blind date.

Jiang Xiaobai: "I'm totally losing it!!!"

The author is a newcomer to Shuke, please be gentle.

Chapter Thirty-One: Are You Coming to Make a Deal?

"What's your decision? Do you want to accept my power?"

The amorphous mosaic whispered in Origami's ear, "Neither your rival nor the person you like are ordinary people. You are as weak as an infant in the middle. Tell me, who would want to be with someone they could crush with a single finger?"

Origami lowered her eyes: "Shiori isn't the type to value these things."