[…Let's have a contest. On the first day of the Tengu Festival, if Raizen wins the Grand Prize, I'll let you seal my power. If Rindouji wins, then Shiori-san and the six Spirits whose spirit power has been sealed will all beco mine. What do you think of those terms?]
As the result of boiling up, Shiori had no choice but to accept a match that was completely unfavorable to her.
As for why it was unfavorable, the reason was simple.
The main stage events on the first day were mostly music performances.
And Izayoi Miku was—a super idol.
But just as Miku had said, if Shiori wanted to seal her power, she could only accept her demand.
That night…
"In short… we'll handle the miscellaneous work for the executive committee. In order to perform on the Tengu Festival stage, go talk to the perforrs tomorrow."
After giving Shido a scolding, Kotori sighed and said that with a helpless look.
"Y-you're willing to help ?"
"Of course. Otherwise, what was Ratatoskr founded for? Since things have already turned out this way, we'll do everything we can to win!"
Kotori nodded, showing that she would help Shido as much as possible.
As a result, since the performance was going to be a band, a video of Shido in middle school playing guitar with full chuunibyou energy was revealed. Shido beca so embarrassed that he almost cried.
"What about you, Mikoto? Do you have any ideas? Or is there any instrunt you're good at?"
Kotori turned to Mikoto and asked.
"? I won't be joining the band."
Mikoto shook her head.
Thanks to Tsukuyomi's mories, she was skilled with all the instrunts needed for kagura dance. However… those would not be useful for a Tengu Festival performance.
And besides…
"Rather than the band, there are other areas where we need to work harder."
"Other areas?"
Kotori looked confused.
"The goal of the contest is to win the Best Performance of the day, right? Then I think strengthening the other parts would be more effective than only focusing on song and dance. After all, that Miku is an idol."
Mikoto said.
"I see. Avoid the enemy's strengths and attack their weak points, huh? That's a very good suggestion."
Kotori nodded.
"For example, Shido's class is doing a maid café. Since I have so connections with the shopping district, I should be able to borrow training guides for maid cafés from there. Also, for things like yakisoba and takoyaki, we can ask the shop masters to help train the students."
Because the shrine would hold festivals, Mikoto was sowhat familiar with the people in charge of the shopping district. Over there, there were proper maid cafés and proper food stalls. If she talked to the people in charge, they should be willing to teach the students a thing or two. So parts might involve trade secrets, but since they were students, it should probably be fine. (TL:Yakomo-chan is loved by the town~)
"Oh, that's reliable. Then I'll leave it to you, Mikoto. If you run into trouble, Ratatoskr will help too."
Kotori's eyes lit up. Everything the girl ntioned would greatly improve Raizen High's competitive strength.
"Mm, leave it to . But as a small reward, can I get a copy of that video of Shido playing guitar?"
The girl winked mischievously.
"No problem!"
Kotori gave a thumbs-up without the slightest hesitation.
"Nooo!"
As a result, only Shido, the sacrifice, held his head and cried out.
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After that, the already lively preparations for the Tengu Festival rose to the level of war preparations.
"This is the training manual for the maid café. It also includes coffee flavoring and latte art thods. I recomnd the most popular heart-shaped latte art. If there's anything you don't understand, please contact ."
First was Shido's class.
A maid café was a bit delicate, but it had to be said that attracting custors through the charm of girls was extrely effective, especially in Raizen High, where so many Spirits were present.
"As for your class's yakisoba stall, the yakisoba shop in the shopping district is willing to provide technical support. If possible, I hope the students in charge of cooking can go there after school to learn."
"As for takoyaki…"
"The haunted house… uuu… y-yes, please make it as… scary as possible."
Although this added a certain amount of burden to the students in each class, everyone was aiming for victory. And since a cute senpai had co to ask them in person, very few people refused.
"Phew…"
After finishing all of that, Mikoto wiped the sweat from her forehead and walked toward the core of the contest: the band.
Although Mikoto's idea was to make everything outside the band as good as possible, just as Miku had said, the the of the first day was musical performances. If they could not keep up with the popular idol Izayoi Miku, then no matter how good the rest was, it would be useless.
At the very least, even if they could not win, they could not lose too badly.
However…
"The lead singer wants to quit?"
"Yes. She said it's because of her studies, and that she can't properly take care of the band too."
Shido said to Mikoto with a face close to tears.
Originally, the band had five people in total: the three girls from Shido's class, plus two third year girls. But because the third year senpai were preparing for exams, they had a conflict with the girls from Shido's class. The situation was now very dangerous.
"Can Yakumo-senpai join us?"
Shido asked.
Because he had heard the girl sing "Mr. Rabbit", he knew Mikoto had a beautiful singing voice. She was at a level where it would not be strange if a talent scout found her.
But…
"I'm sorry, Shido. There are so things I'm concerned about and need to deal with, so I probably won't be able to spend ti singing. I'll think of a way to deal with the lead singer, so don't worry."
Mikoto smiled bitterly.
"Things you're concerned about?"
"Mm. Because, Shido, look. Even if we win the contest, Miku may not honestly let Shido seal her, right?"
Mikoto said.
"Uu…"
Considering Miku's personality, Shido also understood that Mikoto's words made sense.
"In short, treat it as Plan B. If Miku refuses the seal, we still need room to turn things around."
Mikoto smiled.
After saying goodbye to Shido, Mikoto found the band's lead singer.
"Japanese and physics, is it? Mm, I understand… After all, you're an exam student, so it can't be helped that you need to spend ti on your studies."
The lead singer was a classmate from Mikoto's class. Because the conflict had been caused by her studies, the girl herself was not happy either.
"How about this? Please continue as the band's lead singer, and it's fine if you spend a little more ti on the band. As compensation, I'll teach you Japanese. As for physics, I'll contact Reine-sensei and ask her to tutor you. She'll agree."
This was not boasting.
Thanks to Tsukuyomi's mories, Japanese was Mikoto's strongest subject, especially the classical Japanese part.
As a result, after receiving that promise, the girl agreed to continue as the band's lead singer.
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