Date a Live:This is not the date I wanted! Chapter 71 71: Miku's Decision

These past few days could be called the most unhappy ti Izayoi Miku had spent in years.

Not only were her feelings tricked by a man wearing won's clothes, but she also lost for the first ti in a singing contest bet. Just when she was enjoying her harem ti after successfully capturing the hearts of many Spirit ladies with her singing, she found out that the Spirit she liked the most was just pretending to be controlled. On top of that, she was threatened using the worst thod possible and forced to co to this creepy, weird place and travel together with the existence she hated the most—the male, Itsuka Shido.

If she wrote her complaints on paper, Miss Miku felt she would have to seriously think about cutting down a whole forest to make paper.

Why? Why do I have to be in a place like this?

Izayoi Miku thought to herself with confusion in her heart.

Shouldn't the normal be enjoying an elegant afternoon tea with cute girls under the bright afternoon sun, or enjoying the cheers of female fans on a hot stage, feeling the superiority brought by my absolute popularity and skill?

Elegant, beautiful, absolute, doing whatever she wanted. It was like everyone revolved around Miku; this was Izayoi Miku's world.

Why did she have to go save Tohka together with Itsuka Shido?

Ryougi Yutsuki's threat. Miku could answer this without even thinking.

However, in Miku's heart, there was another reason pushing her to agree...

"Miku! More coming from the front!"

Shido's voice sounded by her ear, bringing Miku's mind back to reality.

"Fire! Don't let a single one get away."

Not long after passing the hallway, several wizards wearing wired suits appeared in front of them again.

The gear on these wizards was clearly better than the ones Shido beat earlier. They had close-combat weapons and heavy rapid-fire machine guns. Maybe because they confird how dangerous Shido and Miku were, the wizards' faces were full of tension.

"Tch! How many tis do I have to tell you! Don't talk to !"

Whether it was because her thoughts were interrupted or because of the talking itself, the moving voice from her cute face was full of obvious anger.

"Fire! Don't let a single one get away!"

The wizard who seed to be the captain gave the order. Then, multiple guns fired several bullets in Miku's direction.

However, Miku didn't plan on dodging.

"Wah!!"

Just like before, sound with physical mass bounced the flying bullets away. The wizards were easily blown away like feathers and knocked out.

"Hmph, you think an attack like this can hurt ? You guys are really naive."

But, right then, two wizards rushed out from the back of the hallway, right in Miku's blind spot. They aid their guns at her back.

"Miku!"

Along with the shout, Shido raised Sandalphon with both hands and slashed. The path of the sword gathered into a blade of energy, blowing the wizards away along with their Realizer fields.

"You..."

"Miku, I know you hate a lot, but it looks like the other side is really good at using tricks and sneak attacks, so let's work together to fight."

Shido forced a not-so-cool smile onto his face and spoke slowly. That tone, as if saying "I am leaving my back to you", made Miku feel a bit unsure of what to do, mixed with feeling really mad.

"...Hmph, I don't need it! Small fries like this. I am enough by myself."

"Haha... Gah—"

To Miku's words, Shido could only give a helpless, dry laugh. Then, suddenly, Shido kneeled on the ground in front of Miku, his face full of pain.

"Hey! What's wrong with you suddenly!"

"Yikes... I'm fine. Even though Yutsuki helped heal almost perfectly, the pain is still sothing I have to bear myself."

With a hard whisper, small blue flas started burning on Shido's body. In less than a mont, Shido stood up perfectly fine, and kept moving forward without hesitating.

No, being perfectly fine was impossible. Miku could clearly see that Shido's breathing was getting faster, he looked obviously tired, and sweat was constantly forming on his forehead. Even though physical damage could be healed using Spirit power, the ntal drain couldn't be fixed.

Miku didn't understand what kind of power Itsuka Shido was using. But to throw around superhuman power with just a human body definitely caused a huge strain. Even though this strain was healed by another power, the pain he had to go through must feel like going through the eighteenth level of hell.

Could it be just like they said? In his eyes, is Tohka really worth him throwing his life away for?

"...Do you want to stop for a bit? You don't look too good."

Seeming to hear a strange sound, Shido turned his head and looked at Miku with a look of disbelief on his face.

"What?! Is it weird for to say sothing like this? No! It must be very weird! Sothing must have gone wrong in my head just now for to purposely say sothing like this!"

Before Shido could say anything, Miku held her head and groaned in frustration.

"Well... thanks. But compared to the danger Tohka is in, this little bit of pain is nothing. Also, everyone outside is buying ti for . I don't have the ti, or the right, to stop."

"...Hmph! Do whatever you want, pushing yourself like that."

Hearing Shido say no, Miku walked ahead, seeming very unhappy, turning her head away and staying quiet.

Shido gave a dry smile and followed behind.

In the fights after that, many more wizards kept showing up to block Shido and Miku's path. Even though most of their forces were put into the ss Kurumi made outside, the number of wizards inside the building still made Shido feel dizzy.

Swinging the Angel in his hand, the Spirit power overflowed from the edge of the sword to form a slash. After breaking the enemy's Realizer fields, it hit them, making them fall to the ground and lose consciousness.

If it weren't for orders from the higher-ups, the enemy probably wouldn't want to fight head-on against such a scary team of a Spirit and a human with Spirit powers either. Maybe feeling Shido's mood, the Ratziel on his wrist held back the Sandalphon in his hand, stopping it from letting out too much power.

At the sa ti, Miku's help also lowered Shido's pressure a lot. Honestly, without that voice that could trick people's minds, he would definitely have run into a lot more trouble, and might even have just been caught straight up by the wizards.

"I'm telling you, I am not helping you. I am just cleaning up the annoying trash blocking from adding Tohka-san to my collection."

"Yeah, yeah~"

Maybe just like Yutsuki said, right now Miku was just a new type of tsundere.

"Are you thinking bad things about in your head?"

Miku suddenly turned her head, her big silver eyes staring dead at Shido.

"I'm not..."

Even though Shido said this, he still looked away feeling a bit guilty.

"Hmph!"

Miku turned her head away, annoyed.

Little by little, even though it was just a tiny bit, maybe Miku herself didn't notice, but her rejection of Shido had dropped a little.

It seed that during the ti she didn't realize, the ti she spent with Yutsuki, Miku had changed.

"Hey..."

"Hm?"

Miku's talking seed a bit unnatural, giving off the feeling that she hadn't even thought clearly about what she wanted to say before opening her mouth. After hesitating for a long ti, she finally spoke slowly.

"...Why does Yutsuki risk her life to help you? And why do you? How can you risk your life without hesitation to save Tohka?"

Humans are all selfish, ugly, and gross. Things like strong bonds would easily break with a certain amount of stimulation or temptation. Miku's past made her understand this point deeply.

But, Yutsuki and Shido changed Miku's view.

Being able to give everything for soone you cherish; being able to risk your life for soone important.

Miku witnessed it with her own eyes, felt curious, and longed for it.

Just what kind of tie could create such a strong relationship?

"Well... how should I put it?" Shido hesitated for a while before answering with so uncertainty. "According to Yutsuki... it's because we are family, I guess."

"Family?"

"Yeah. Because we are family, when we feel troubled, it's natural to want to rely on the other person. When the other person is in trouble, we also lend a hand. We don't really need a reason... If I had to give one." Shido spoke slowly. "It's because neither Yutsuki nor I want to lose our family."

"Family, huh..." Miku muttered to herself softly, then sighed. "You and Yutsuki really did say the exact sa thing."

"Eh? Yutsuki said that too?"

Right then, as the two went up a set of stairs and reached a new floor, a wizard appeared in front of them. It was a tall, big man. Clearly different from the wizards so far, the giant Gatling gun he held in both hands was clearly not ant for fighting indoors.

"Halt! I've let you run wild all this ti, but this is the end! Right here, ordered by Executive Director Mathers, the one guarding this building, Andrew Cassey Dunstan Francis Barbirolli—"

"Sit down! Don't be so noisy."

The steel pipes of the pipe organ popped out from the ground. Gabriel—the Angel Miku had as a Spirit—let out a loud hum following its master's shout.

Then the next second, this wizard nad Anderson or whatever who cares acted like he was possessed. He sat on the ground like a dog, looking at Miku with a pitiful look in his eyes. Then Miku just ignored him.

Family... can I have a relationship like that?

(You don't have to force yourself to compare with others. Since you feel that human bonds need so kind of rope to maintain them, then use that singing voice of yours to make us accept you.)

"Shido... what do you think of my singing voice?"

For the first ti, Miku called Shido by his na properly. This surprised Shido so much his eyes widened. After feeling the seriousness in Miku's eyes, he still thought for a mont and told her his true thoughts.

"Honestly, even though I don't like your thods. I have to admit, your singing voice is very moving, to the point where people can't forget it once they hear it. But personally, I hope you give up that voice that tricks people's minds, and sing with your true voice."

"..."

"Kurumi and I found your old album as 'Yoimachi Tsukino' in your room... I feel really sorry for breaking into your room! But really, I listened to one song. Even though it was just one song, you put your whole heart and soul into it... I don't know how to explain it, but anyway, it was really cool!"

Saying this, Shido seed to understand sothing. He couldn't help but shout:

"In that mont, I decided to beco your fan. Not the you with that 'voice'! But the you with your true singing voice."

"Ugh...!"

In that mont, an unbelievable look appeared on Miku's face. Her body shook on its own. As if wanting to confirm sothing, she said.

"Then... if I fall into danger, just like Tohka-san, will you risk your life to save ?"

"Of course I will!"

Miku felt tears building up in her eyes, as if they would burst out the very next second. So she had to turn her head away and wipe her tears from an angle Shido couldn't see.

"Idiot, idiot! Answering so quickly, you're definitely just saying that casually. I don't believe it!"

"Eh? Wait, I ant it. I'm not lying!"

"Hmph, even if it's true, that person definitely won't be . Anyway, you will definitely be like Yutsuki next, and add a condition that I have to sing better than Yutsuki, right? After all, in the singing contest with Yutsuki, I... lost!"

Miku said the last few words with a look like she was grinding her teeth.

(Oh my god! Yutsuki, what did you say to her ∑( ° △ °|||)!)

(Yutsuki: "...It's not my fault, it's the world's fault. →_→")

"So... next ti, I will definitely win it back..."

In the end, while her back was to Shido, Miku secretly swore to herself with a super determined tone.