Date a Live:Date Under The Moon Chapter 97 97: A Sudden Change

Flying high into the sky, the whole view of Tengu City slowly spread out before her eyes.

Inside a crater-like hollow, like a huge ring-shaped mountain, sat a thriving city.

Although she had already seen it from an airplane before, right now, at this very mont, she was flying through the sky with her own power. The scenery shifted with her height and angle.

"So beautiful…"

Mikoto manifested a partial Astral Dress and gazed at the view under the blue sky.

[Mikoto, they're here.]

However, there was no ti to keep enjoying the scene. Kotori's voice ca through the earpiece.

"I know."

Mikoto nodded and flew toward DEM's unit.

Because she herself was one of their targets, luring them was not difficult at all. She rely showed herself for a mont, and the enemy followed her into the high sky.

At this height, the chance of being seen by ordinary people was much lower.

[Is Ellen Mira Mathers not here?]

Mikoto looked over her opponents and noticed that the most troubleso wizard was not among this group.

"They're really looking down on ."

She smiled bitterly. After the battle during the school trip, the enemy had actually sent only a few ordinary wizards after her.

[Don't be careless. That wizard might be hiding nearby, waiting for the mont you lower your guard.]

Kotori said through the earpiece.

"Mm, I know."

Mikoto nodded.

For soone like her, whose defense beca almost unfair after deploying her Angel, an ambush was indeed a good idea.

Even so…

"Descend, Tsukuyomi!"

The night mist wrapped around the girl like a feather robe.

This was a simplified form of her divine realm. In exchange for lowering its defensive power, it gained a certain amount of mobility.

[Are you sure this is all right?]

Kotori's voice ca through the earpiece.

"It's a little risky, but I'll be careful. Besides… if I don't do this, they won't take the bait, right?"

It was not that she looked down on the enemy.

The main reason was that if she went all out from the start, once the enemy realized that they could not break through her divine realm, they might decide to change targets.

A Spirit who had no attack power and could only run and defend.

A barrier that looked like it could be broken if they just pushed a little harder.

If the bait was prepared to this degree, no one should give up on it.

Sure enough, the enemy clung tightly to her and was gradually led away from Tengu City Square.

Mikoto's plan was a great success.

However, on the other side, bad news ca through her earpiece.

[Not good, Kotori. Miku has controlled everyone except and Tohka. There are only the two of us left in the band now.]

[I see. That Miku… so she really used such a dirty trick.]

Through the earpiece, Mikoto heard all of Shido and Kotori's conversation through the speakers on Fraxinus's bridge.

"In that case…"

She had to think of so advice to give Shido. That was what she thought.

[Don't split your attention worrying about this side, Mikoto. Leave it to . Your side is more dangerous.]

However, Kotori stopped the girl.

"Mm, I understand."

Mikoto nodded.

That confident tone ant Kotori probably had a backup plan. If so, Mikoto decided to trust her judgnt.

[Wait, more dangerous? What exactly is Yakumo-senpai doing?]

[You too, Shido. If you're a single celled organism, then act like a single-celled organism and focus only on doing what's in front of you. Your goal is to conquer Miku, right? Mikoto has Fraxinus supporting her side, so there's no need for idiot Shido to worry.]

Looking at the screen, where the two of them were more worried about each other than themselves, Kotori spoke in an exasperated tone.

In the end, according to Kotori's plan, Kaguya and Yuzuru, who had experience from their instrunt battle, took the roles of drumr and bassist respectively. The vocals would be handled through a lip sync tape.

Kotori also seed to have decided to use a blackout. When Miku's performance reached its climax, they would cut all the sound equipnt at once. If they did that two or three tis, no matter how hard Miku tried, the effect would be greatly reduced.

However…

[She actually… manifested her Astral Dress… in a place like this.]

Hearing Kotori's shocked voice through the earpiece, Mikoto could already imagine what kind of dazzling scene Miku had created by using spirit power as lighting and her Astral Dress as a stage costu.

After that, it was the turn of the band ford by Shido, Tohka, Kaguya, and Yuzuru.

Although Mikoto was looking forward to Shido's performance, right now she had no mind to enjoy the concert. Including the wizards and Bandersnatch units, a thirty person force was launching a fierce attack against her.

Although they were not as strong as Ellen Mathers, the wizards before her were indeed far more powerful than the AST. Ten laser beams gathered at a single point, pierced through the mist-like barrier, and shaved off a few strands of the girl's hair.

[Just a little longer… just a little longer…]

Mikoto kept dodging with all her effort.

After who knew how long, Kotori's excited voice finally ca through the earpiece.

[We won!]

In that instant, the girl's heart began to beat faster.

Shido had won.

In other words, as long as Miku was willing to honor the conditions, the seal was almost certain.

[!!!]

Just then, the clouds were torn apart, and a brilliant beam of light shot toward Mikoto.

"Tsukuyomi!"

The mist turned into a solid divine realm, blocking the light outside.

"Rhongomiant…"

There was no mistake.

That was the attack Mikoto had felt several tis before. It was the strike fired from Ellen's weapon, almost like the blow of an Angel.

The enemy had used the clouds as cover, waiting for the instant Mikoto lowered her guard.

[I have to raise more layers of barriers.]

Fortunately, because she had always been wary of the possibility that Ellen might attack, even though Ellen had seized the very instant Mikoto felt happy about Shido's victory, the attack was still stopped by Tsukuyomi.

Next, she only had to raise multiple barriers to block this strike, then have Kotori teleport her, Shido, and the Spirits to Fraxinus. Everything would be over.

However, just as she thought that, a powerful sound wave burst through her earpiece.

The huge sound felt almost physical as it seeped into her brain through the device.

Mikoto knew it well.

It was Miku's power.

But this ti, it was even stronger than before.

[This is bad!]

Because she was fighting, her earpiece had been kept in real-ti connection with Fraxinus.

She had never imagined that Miku's power could travel through electronic equipnt.

As a result, through the bridge speakers, Miku's voice continued to strike Mikoto's mind.

Boom!

Unable to focus on maintaining her barrier, Mikoto was struck head on by Rhongomiant.

Impact and burning heat swept through her entire body. Within that blinding light, Mikoto slowly closed her eyes.

"Shido…"

Before falling into darkness, the girl was not worried about herself.

What she could not stop worrying about was Shido, who was still at the square.