"Miko, are you okay?"
Snapping out of her shock, Yurikawa Hana looked at Yotsuya Miko with concern and placed a hand on her forehead.
She suspected Miko had a fever.
And that it had fried her brain.
Otherwise, why would she have said what she just said?
"I'm fine."
Yotsuya Miko moved the hand from her forehead, her expression serious.
Yurikawa Hana: "…"
Could it be…
A guess surfaced in her mind.
She quickly offered a guarantee:
"Don't worry, Miko. Even though I think Lin is great, I would never have any ideas about him."
She thought Yotsuya Miko was probably testing her.
Although she felt a little hurt that Miko didn't trust her, she still felt she had to explain things clearly.
"That's not what I mean."
Seeing that Yurikawa Hana had misunderstood, Yotsuya Miko stood up and looked at her, her expression earnest as she spoke, word by word:
"Hana, I'm asking you this very seriously."
"If you don't dislike Lin, if you have good feelings for him, would you want to be with him? To be his girlfriend."
"I wouldn't mind."
"Ehh!!!"
Yurikawa Hana stared at the serious-looking Yotsuya Miko, her eyes widening again as her jaw dropped, leaving her frozen in place.
"Miko, are you serious?"
She looked at Yotsuya Miko in disbelief.
"Yes, very serious."
Yotsuya Miko nodded.
Yurikawa Hana: "…"
Once she recovered, she asked in utter shock, "But Lin is your boyfriend, Miko."
"Why would you do this?"
Asking another girl to be with her own boyfriend.
It was simply beyond her comprehension.
Yotsuya Miko smiled faintly. "I can't tell you the reason now. I can only tell you after you've decided to be with Lin."
"All I can tell you right now, Hana, is that Lin is exceptional—more exceptional than anyone."
"So that we can all be together forever in the future, I hope you'll become Lin's girlfriend, too."
"This…"
Yurikawa Hana's expression was complicated.
Yotsuya Miko continued:
"Hana, do you dislike Lin?"
"No…"
Yurikawa Hana shook her head slightly.
Yotsuya Miko: "Then tell me the truth, Hana. Would you mind having a boyfriend like Lin?"
"I…"
Yurikawa Hana started to speak, then stopped.
She recalled something.
Back when she learned that Yotsuya Miko had found a boyfriend and wondered if she should find one for herself.
The figure that had popped into her head was none other than Lin.
Although she had only met Lin once before, he had left a rather unique impression on her.
Because he was tall and handsome.
And his personality during their conversation was just the type she liked.
If it hadn't been for Yotsuya Miko, she might have already taken the initiative to message Lin and develop their relationship.
At that thought, she blushed slightly.
And Yotsuya Miko, noticing her blush, felt even more certain.
She took Yurikawa Hana's hand and said with a smile:
"Since you have feelings for Lin, Hana, then let's become his girlfriends together, so we can be together forever."
"Eh…"
Yurikawa Hana met Yotsuya Miko's gaze, her mouth slightly agape, feeling lost and conflicted.
Although she felt the idea was absurd.
She was actually a little tempted.
Just then, Yotsuya Miko blushed faintly and whispered in her ear:
"Besides, Lin is… too strong. I can't handle him by myself."
"Huh?!"
Yurikawa Hana froze.
Too strong in what way?
Seeing Yotsuya Miko's blush, she suddenly remembered that her friend had already done that with Lin and become a woman.
She instantly understood what she meant.
Her eyes widened slightly, and her fair cheeks flushed bright red.
"Hana?"
Yotsuya Miko looked at her expectantly.
"I…"
Yurikawa Hana bit her lip and hesitated, her face still red.
"Let me think about it."
Her mind felt like a complete mess right now.
"Okay, no problem."
Yotsuya Miko smiled and nodded at her reply.
Since Yurikawa Hana hadn't rejected her outright, and judging by her expression, there was a good chance this could work.
She would just have to add more fuel to the fire later.
Yotsuya Miko smiled again and said, "I'll go get Lin."
"Okay."
Yurikawa Hana nodded softly.
Yotsuya Miko went outside and called Lin, who was standing by the door playing on his phone, back into the karaoke room.
"Hmm?"
The moment he walked in, Lin sensed something was off.
Why was Yurikawa Hana's gaze drifting toward his 'invincible little brother,' and why was her face so red?
'Is he really that amazing?'
When Yurikawa Hana saw Lin enter, she remembered what Yotsuya Miko had said, and her eyes were involuntarily drawn to a certain area.
She could feel her face burning.
Noticing Lin looking at her with a slightly puzzled expression, Yurikawa Hana quickly averted her gaze, her heart pounding.
"What did you two talk about?"
Lin looked at them curiously.
"It's a secret."
Yotsuya Miko smiled faintly.
Yurikawa Hana didn't dare to look at Lin.
"…"
Raising an eyebrow, Lin saw Yotsuya Miko give him a little wink, so he suppressed his curiosity.
"Should we keep singing?"
Lin looked at the two of them.
Yurikawa Hana's gaze flickered, and she shook her head slightly. "I suddenly have something to do, so I want to go home. You guys continue."
She needed to go back and calm down properly.
"Then I'll head back too."
Yotsuya Miko's eyes shifted slightly.
"Eh?!"
Yurikawa Hana was a little surprised.
Just then, Lin said with a smile, "Alright, then. We didn't get to have much fun this time. Let's find another chance to come back again."
He understood what Yotsuya Miko was thinking.
In fact, on their way to the karaoke place, Yurikawa Hana's life energy had once again attracted the attention of an evil spirit.
Yotsuya Miko was worried about her safety.
The three of them left the karaoke bar after being there for less than twenty minutes and walked together toward the station.
"Huh…"
As they approached the station, an abnormal figure that suddenly appeared in his line of sight caught Lin's attention.
"What's wrong?"
Yotsuya Miko and Yurikawa Hana looked at Lin, slightly confused.
Lin pointed to a bakery next to the station. "See that girl in our school uniform?"
"…Where?"
Following the direction Lin pointed, Yotsuya Miko and Yurikawa Hana frowned slightly, their eyes filled with even more confusion.
"Hmm? You can't see her?"
"She's right there, to the right of the bakery."
Lin was slightly taken aback by their response and turned to look at Yotsuya Miko.
Yotsuya Miko frowned.
She stared intently for a moment.
A faint, transparent human-shaped silhouette flickered into her vision, causing her eyes to tremble slightly.
A wave of shock washed over her.
What was that? A spirit?
Even by concentrating, she could only see a faint, flickering human outline, completely different from other spirits.
The evil spirits were far too clear.
Every single one of them was in high-definition and uncensored.
"There's no one there?"
Beside them, Yurikawa Hana looked toward the bakery with a baffled expression.
Where was the girl from Private United High School?
Forget a girl, there wasn't even a boy.
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