Inside a private KTV room.
Lin and the other three weren't in a hurry to order songs.
After ordering food and drinks.
Lin picked up the song selector and, looking at Kaguya Shinomiya, Chika Fujiwara, and Nodoka Manabe, asked with a smile:
"Who wants to go first?"
"You go first." Nodoka Manabe offered the chance to them.
"You all sing."
Kaguya Shinomiya said blandly, not intending to sing.
She was only here to participate in a group activity.
Lin's gaze swept past Kaguya Shinomiya, then he looked at Chika Fujiwara and shook the song selector in his hand:
"Secretary Fujiwara?"
"Huh, me?"
Chika Fujiwara pointed to herself.
Then she chuckled, "While I don't mind going first, since the President is treating us, perhaps the President should go first."
"Me first, then."
Lin subtly raised an eyebrow and smiled, "I could, but I'm afraid you'd feel pressured after I finished."
"I'll go last."
He wasn't boasting.
While his singing ability used to be average, that was in the past.
He now possessed singing mastery.
His skill was on par with professional singers.
Even better than most singers.
"Oh! That amazing?"
Hearing Lin say that, Chika Fujiwara was surprised, then looked at him with some doubt.
Kaguya Shinomiya and Nodoka Manabe also looked at him upon hearing this.
"Just a bit, just a bit."
Lin offered a feigned humble smile.
"Alright, in that case, I'll go."
Seeing this, Chika Fujiwara looked at Kaguya Shinomiya and Nodoka Manabe, then decided to be the 'lead singer'.
She also had a certain confidence in her singing ability.
Standing up, she took the song selector and began choosing a song.
She picked a song called "Everyday Together".
A cheerful and somewhat lively melody began to play.
Chika Fujiwara picked up the microphone and started singing along to the melody:
"Resting my chin in my hand;
Absently gazing into the distance;
The clouds floating in the sky look;
A bit like vanilla ice cream;
…"
Over three minutes later, the song finished.
Clap, clap, clap…
Lin and the other three began to applaud.
Kaguya Shinomiya was slightly delayed.
After the applause died down.
Chika Fujiwara gently exhaled, wiped away non-existent sweat from her forehead, and asked with a grin:
"How was it?"
Lin smiled and nodded, saying, "It was good! Secretary Fujiwara, I think you could try debuting as a singer."
"Fujiwara-san, your singing was very good."
Nodoka Manabe smiled faintly and shared her thoughts.
"Thank you (^▽^)."
After hearing Lin and Nodoka Manabe's feedback, Chika Fujiwara couldn't help but show a happy and cute smile.
Then she looked at Kaguya Shinomiya again:
"Kaguya-san, what do you think?"
Facing Chika Fujiwara's expectant gaze, Kaguya Shinomiya gave her evaluation in a calm tone:
"It was good."
Only four words.
Even with just that, Chika Fujiwara was very happy.
"Manabe-san, here you go."
She handed the song selector and microphone to Nodoka Manabe.
Kaguya Shinomiya wasn't singing.
Lin was going last.
So it was Nodoka Manabe's turn next.
She picked a song called "Prologue".
Coming to karaoke for the first time, she was a little nervous.
Taking a deep breath, she brought the microphone to her lips:
"Hairline brushed by the wind;
Every second turning into a colder breeze;
The sound of damselflies flapping their wings;
The faint scent of osmanthus;
…"
Over four minutes later, the singing stopped.
Clap, clap, clap…
Lin and the other three applauded.
"Thank you."
Nodoka Manabe's breathing was slightly ragged.
Her cheeks were faintly red.
Unsure if it was from exertion or some other reason.
She handed the song selector and microphone to Lin.
After Lin took them, he started selecting a song.
He decided to sing "Koi" first.
"The sky darkens; the usual streets become lively;
The evening breeze pushes, dense crows and bustling crowds;
…"
The moment Lin opened his mouth.
Chika Fujiwara and Nodoka Manabe couldn't help but slightly widen their eyes, a hint of awe appearing within them.
Kaguya Shinomiya's expression subtly shifted.
She felt a trace of surprise in her heart.
This situation was probably what they called 'bowing down after the first note'.
Lin's magnetic and clear voice instantly captivated their ears.
So he hadn't been boasting earlier.
He truly had the skill.
Time quietly flowed by like this.
Half an hour later, in another corner of Shinjuku.
Yotsuya Miko and Yurikawa Hana arrived near a food street.
"Miko, do you want some?"
Yurikawa Hana took out some portable snacks and looked at Yotsuya Miko.
"I won't."
Yotsuya Miko subtly shook her head.
Her gaze casually swept past the side.
At this moment, in her sight.
A terrifying figure was following behind Yurikawa Hana.
It was burly, about two and a half meters tall.
Wreaths of black mist surrounded its body.
It wore a slightly wrinkled grey robe, its fingernails were long and pointed, and its skin was dark greenish-blue.
Its head was shaped like a melon seed.
Where its eyes and eyebrows should have been, there was a gaping maw filled with sharp fangs.
Below the large mouth grew three irregularly shaped blood-red eyes, filled with pure malice.
The eye contact made Yotsuya Miko feel a chill run through her, and her arms felt covered in goosebumps.
This terrifying evil spirit left halfway, and not long after, it returned to their side, clutching two small evil spirits.
The ones it grabbed seemed to be called 'Little Old Men'.
The evil spirit placed the two 'Little Old Men' next to Yurikawa Hana.
Under Yotsuya Miko's gaze, the 'Little Old Men' seemed to be scorched by an invisible flame, struggling.
"Hmm?"
At the same time, Yurikawa Hana couldn't help but frown slightly.
She instinctively sped up her eating.
When the 'Little Old Man' became crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, the evil spirit put it into its mouth, where it instantly dissolved.
As it ate, a dark red tentacle pierced its skin, wriggling like a strand of hair on the evil spirit's face.
"Terrifying, so terrifying!"
Calm as an old dog on the surface, Yotsuya Miko was panicking inwardly.
Earlier, when the evil spirit left, she tried to create distance, but was caught up to shortly after.
Clearly, she was being targeted.
Moreover, this evil spirit was different from typical evil spirits.
Similar to the one Lin had led away previously.
One look, and you knew it wasn't to be trifled with.
The two walked towards the food street, and while the evil spirit left again, Yotsuya Miko silently pulled out her phone.
She opened the chat application LINE.
After drafting the message, she sent it to her friend 'Daydreamer', which was Lin.
On the other side, at the entrance of the KTV.
Lin had just finished paying the bill when he received Yotsuya Miko's message.
He opened LINE to check the message.
After reading Yotsuya Miko's description, he subtly narrowed his eyes.
An evil spirit that barbecues with Yurikawa Hana's life energy.
He had some impression of this evil spirit.
Because this opponent was 'something else'.
While not comparable to the 'Mountain God', its strength was not weak.
If it continued to feed, it might become even stronger than the Mountain God.
But there were no 'ifs'.
Replying to Yotsuya Miko, Lin looked at Chika Fujiwara and the other two:
"Sorry, I have an urgent matter and need to leave first."
"It's alright, President."
Chika Fujiwara said with an unconcerned smile, "We can go back on our own. You go ahead if you have something to do."
Nodoka Manabe also smiled in agreement.
Kaguya Shinomiya didn't speak, merely nodded slightly.
"Alright, be careful on your way back."
Bidding farewell to Chika Fujiwara and the other two, Lin turned and left, heading towards Yotsuya Miko's location.
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