"Admiral,

You look... a little haggard these two days? "

"Do, do I?" Kanna Hyuga, who had been studying hard all night, looked up.

There were dark circles under his lifeless eyes.

"... Um, is there any coffee at home?"

Kendo shook his head, feeling sorry for her. "Admiral, you should go to bed.

It's already very late. "

"Wait a little longer, let me finish this paper..." Kanai yawned. "The exam is coming soon, and Red Leaf's dance rehearsal time is tight."

Kanai and Virgin had been practicing with Red Leaf for the past few days because they had to go on stage on the weekend.

Keiko, who was in charge of choreography, was Red Leaf's fangirl, but she didn't hold back during the rehearsal.

She was very particular about the dance moves and the expressions of Kanai and the others.

This dance maniac wanted nothing more than to repeat every move hundreds of times.

She wanted the three people on stage to be able to integrate their unique beauty into the dance. Every moment, every second, every turn, every glance, she wanted to express herself and capture everyone's souls.

Gui Nu Red Leaf and Virgin were fine. They were Spirit-branded Retainers and didn't need to sleep.

Kanai, who was busy studying for the final exam, was a little more miserable. In addition, the little girl didn't learn how to dance systematically, so there were many times when she was almost crushed by Keiko's strict demands.

"Fortunately, your flexibility is quite good."

Keiko slowly helped Kanai's legs and lower her waist from behind. At the same time, she carefully observed Kanai's physical condition.

At the same time, she mercilessly pulled the girl's bones and tendons apart.

— — It, really, hurts!

Even Kanai couldn't help but cry from the pain.

She felt as if her whole body was about to be broken by someone.

However, Keiko muttered unhappily, "... Eh?

You can't go down like this?

It should be fine.

Kanai -chan, you can do it. Let's go down a little, then we won't press down anymore. "

Kanna Hyuga was speechless.

She almost cried out in pain.

But for the sake of saving face, she gritted her teeth and tried her best to press her body down a little more. She was, after all, a shaman of the Shrine.

"Very good, yes, yes, very good!"

Keiko seemed very happy. "Get used to this feeling. Relax, relax. Very good, now we can go down a little bit more."

Kanna Hyuga: …???

Crack! This was the sound of Kanai's trust in Keiko completely shattering.

"… If it's too tiring, then forget it. Otherwise, I'll just find a little monster to help me out." Red Leaf's heart ached for Kanai and felt a little guilty at the same time.

"It's all my fault for being so willful. I forgot that you have to revise for your exams."

"Of course not."

Kanai finally finished a test paper. She took out her red pen and began to seriously correct her answers. "I already promised Red Leaf."

"… You didn't even look at me when you were talking. You must be angry with me, right?" Red Leaf pursed her lips and began to apologize in despair. "I'm sorry … It's all my fault for being so willful."

"…" Kanai raised her head and helplessly rubbed her temples. "Red Leaf, you're overthinking things again. There's no need to apologize for such a small matter."

Red Leaf, who was originally sitting on Kanai's desk with her face in her hands, was stunned when she heard this. She couldn't help but turn her head to look at the little girl who was seriously correcting her answers under the light.

"Kanai."

Gui Nu Red Leaf suddenly called out to her master.

"Hm?

What's wrong? "The girl raised her head. Her tired eyes naturally revealed a sense of doting.

"… Actually, I didn't plan to agree to that idiot director's request at first." Gui Nu Red Leaf lowered her head, her legs kicking back and forth in the air.

"But when I was about to refuse, Saikun suddenly came over and said to me, 'I'm looking forward to Red Leaf's performance.'"

"The director said that Saikun is a judge for the finals … so I agreed."

Kanai thought for a moment. Then she remembered that Red Leaf was obsessed with her idol. Did she like him that much …?

"It's not because I like him."

Red Leaf seemed to have noticed something from Kanai's expression. She quickly denied it. "It's because Saikun really looks like Seimei -sama.

Whether it's the gentle smile when he tilts his head, the tone of his voice, or even the subtle habitual movements when drinking tea and packing, it's exactly the same as Seimei -sama. "

"…?" Kanai couldn't help but look at Gui Nu Red Leaf in confusion.

"Is it possible …" that the male star named Katsutanai is really the reincarnation of Seimei Abe?

"No."

Red Leaf's tone was unsure whether she was disappointed or proud. "I've loved Seimei -sama for more than a thousand years. It's absolutely, absolutely impossible for me to be mistaken about Seimei -sama's soul."

"In the past thousand years, I've always seen Seimei -sama in my dreams. The way he smiled at me under the red maple tree, the way he held the fan to his chin, the way his clothes fluttered mercilessly when he turned around … But this is the only time he told me that he was looking forward to my dance."

Gui Nu Red Leaf jumped down from Kanai's desk and stared at the starry sky outside the window without blinking.

"So, even if I have to be willful just once, even if that person isn't Seimei -sama, even if he deceives me, even if my identity is exposed and I'm annoyed by the Shinto … I want to dress up in my most beautiful appearance and dance for him."

After that, the two of them didn't speak anymore. Kanai still lowered her head to mark the test paper, and Red Leaf still stared at the stars in the night for a long time.

When they went to the dance studio the next day, Kanai didn't wait for Keiko to come over. Instead, she began to press her legs, bend her waist, and practice her dance moves. When the practice officially began, she was the one who practiced the most.

As Kanna practiced to the point where even her steps started to wobble, the bruises on her hands and feet became more and more serious. Finally, the day for her to go on stage arrived.

*

Every mid-term and final exam, the main members of the Ice Emperor Tennis Club would gather at Atobe's house to review the key points for breakthroughs. People From Mukugaku and Akutagawa Tsuro would shamelessly cling to Atobe's thigh and cry, begging him to draw a few key points for them … Of course, it would be even better if they could guess the questions.

Although he scolded them fiercely, the honest Atobe would soften his heart and agree to let these guys review noisily in his study. He would also pretend to inadvertently "point out" a few key points for them to memorize.

Little did he know that it was precisely because Ci Lang and the others had seen through Atobe's softheartedness that they became more and more insatiable.

For example, they would stay at Atobe's house to do their homework and secretly copy some points while they were at it, or they would come over to have afternoon tea cakes and snacks, or they would secretly turn on the TV when they were tired from doing their homework … Of course, the premise was that Atobe himself went to the finance class.

This week's weekend was no exception. People From Mukugaku, who finally finished their weekend homework, stretched and stood up as if relieved of a burden. While moving their muscles and bones, they walked towards the huge LCD TV in Atobe's study.

"I'm done, I'm done!

Just in time, I want to watch one.

and

Only? "

One

and

Only was the most popular talent show released by TV Tokyo in the past six months. Generally, the program team invited amateurs from all over the country. The show used live broadcast and live voting to choose a winner every week, and the winner would perform an exclusive Easter egg for the audience.

Because there were many amateurs with excellent abilities and dancing and singing skills that were not inferior to professionals participating in the show, the ratings were still very good, especially after the hip-hop group blew up the audience in the previous episode, which inexplicably increased the number of teenage fans.

"Okay, okay."

Akutagawa Tsuro, who had long been sleepy from doing his homework, immediately threw away his pen and talked nonsense in a serious manner, "I think watching the show can refresh my mind. Anyway, I can't revise in my current state."

"Is that so? What about Youshi?

Do you want to watch it? "

"…" The corner of his mouth twitched, and he looked up at his partner, "I'm serious. Except for the two of you, everyone here has finished their homework. It doesn't matter if you watch it or not, as long as you can accept it."

People From Mukugaku & Akutagawa Tsuro were speechless.

"No, I don't care!

The show is almost halfway through!

Let's watch it for forty minutes! "

Yue Ren looked at his watch, found the remote control, and turned on the TV, "Anyway, Atobe isn't here now —"

At this time, the scene of the host announcing the show appeared on the TV screen. The main contestants present couldn't help but put down the exercise books in their hands and looked at the TV screen involuntarily.

"Next, let's welcome this interesting girl who calls herself 'Gui Nu Red Leaf' and her team to bring you 'Elysium Land'!"

As soon as the host's voice fell, the stage suddenly darkened. In the long darkness, a beam of pink light slowly moved to the center of the stage and shone on the three girls who suddenly appeared on the stage, kneeling on one knee in front and behind them.

Rhythmic music sounded, and the whole stage slowly lit up. As the stage gradually lit up, the three girls finally revealed their true faces.

The woman standing in the center of the stage was tall and sexy, with slender and soft limbs.

Her long hair cascaded down her back like a waterfall. She wore a uniquely designed and styled white kimono. What was even whiter than the kimono was her skin that was as white as snow without a trace of blood. When the audience shifted their gazes to the woman's face, almost everyone couldn't help but gasp in amazement at the woman's beautiful and almost seductive appearance.

With just a glance, this beautiful woman seized the hearts of everyone present. Many of the audience even had a feeling from the bottom of their hearts that 'even if she doesn't dance, just standing here is already the best show of the week'.

There was no part of her that was not beautiful, no part of her that was not flamboyant and gorgeous, no part of her that did not move people. Before the dance had even begun, everyone present could not help but let out a round of applause that was louder than the last.

When the dance officially began, the woman began to dance to the lively and rhythmic music. She raised her head and made an extremely seductive and inviting gesture to the camera.

Whether it was the audience or the audience in front of the TV, whether it was men or women, when they saw the close-up of the woman's eyes in the camera, they couldn't help but cover their hearts and gasp.

When the woman gave up the center position and let the two slightly shorter girls, who looked like students, walk to the front of the stage, the two girls wearing the same red and white complicated modified kimono made most of the women in front of the TV involuntarily show a motherly kind smile.

The girl standing on the left had a pair of sparkling blue round eyes. Her hair was disobedient and stuck up. She was shy and shy like a newly born chick, delicate and cute. When she danced, her cheeks would blush and reveal a sweet smile, making her look young and playful.

The girl with black hair and black eyes standing on the right had a different flavor. Her black hair was tied into a low double ponytail behind her head, and the long hair twirled around her body with the movements of the girl. The girl's face was clean and delicate, and her temperament was noble and gentle. Compared to the charming woman and the shy and playful blue-eyed girl, she didn't smile much. When she smiled, the corners of her mouth just slightly curved up, but it made her look more innocent and pure.

"Ah en, I'm already being kind enough to allow you to do your homework here, but you're still watching TV?"

Keigo Atobe, who had just finished his finance class, pushed open the door of the study room. When he saw his companions staring at the TV in a daze, watching some song and dance performance, he couldn't help but get angry.

"Still not turning it off?

Ah en? "

When he got closer, he found that his friends were staring at the TV. He, who was still traumatized by the TV, turned his head and didn't look at the TV. He suppressed his anger and shouted, "What are you all doing?

People From Mukugaku are fine, but even you are starting to be distracted? "

"Atobe," at this moment, Shinobu was no longer as calm as before. He blushed and stared at the TV without blinking, "Gui Nu Red Leaf —"

"Gui Nu Red Leaf?"

Atobe, who was obviously familiar with this name, frowned and couldn't help but look up at the TV, "… What the hell are you watching?

Pingan Jing Movie?

Pingan Jing Song and Dance?

What Gui Nu Red Leaf has appeared —???? "

…

"— — Liang Tai!"

Huang Se's family was sitting in front of the TV, watching the song and dance performance with great interest. Huang Se's older sister saw her younger brother's dull face staring at the TV as if he had lost his soul, "Liang Tai?

Can you hear me, Liang Tai?

Hey, hey!

Why are you in a daze — — Liang Tai, why are you having a nosebleed?

Cheer up, cheer up!

Mom, help me get a tissue — — "

"Wait, wait," Huang Se's mother stared at the short black-haired girl on the TV, reluctant to leave, "Let me look at this little girl again, let me look at her again."

Huang Se's older sister, "…"

…

"Baby Kanai is on the stage!!"

Kumura Shigeru took out a SLR camera from somewhere and began to take pictures of the TV with a smile on his face, "Baby Kanai is great!

She danced so well — — Hey, Yu Shou, have you started recording the video? "

"I've already started recording!"

While replying to his grandfather impatiently, Momura Shigeru began to frantically post on the internet, "That black-haired girl with double ponytails dancing Gokuraku Jodo is my sister, hehehehe!!

She's my sister, all of you who don't have a sister, kneel before me, hahahaha — — "

"Kanai's kimono exposed her knees!

Who designed this?!

Who designed this?!

And how did the cameraman take pictures?

Why did he only take pictures of Gui Nu Red Leaf and not my Kanai?! "

Yosho Inkura's behavior of almost clinging to the TV screen made Shiin, who was sitting on the side, very dissatisfied. "Come down quickly, we can't see!"

…

"… Zushi."

Daigetsu Aofeng stared blankly at the TV screen and rubbed his eyes hard, "The person dancing here is …?"

His voice began to tremble as he recalled the fear he felt during the school festival when he was dominated by the demons and Truth or Dare.

"… Yes." Sunspot, who saw through Qingfeng's thoughts, nodded understandingly, "It's indeed Red Leaf and Miss Hyuga. They danced well."

"That's not the point!!

Shouldn't the point be that the shrine's shaman is dancing Gokuraku Jodo for no reason!!

And they danced so, so — — "Qingfeng blushed and muttered a few words.

"Seriously, Ada, if you think it's good, just say it. Wah, I'm going to become Kanna! Don't worry about me!!!" Momoi stared at the television with a longing expression.

…

"…" Looking at the familiar dancing faces on the TV and his wife's starry eyes, Tezuka sighed helplessly. He felt that his wife might be very noisy in the coming days.

The police officer, who was having a headache, saw his son coming out of the bedroom upstairs to get a glass of water. He couldn't help but waved at Tezuka Kunimitsu, "Guoguang, come over here and see who's here."

He subconsciously turned his head and looked at the TV screen. The little girl was leaning forward, pouting her lips and making a cute wink at the camera.

Tezuka Kunimitsu was speechless.

His hand slipped, and the glass in his hand fell to the floor and shattered.

…

"Don't. Know. Shame.

Midori, who also saw Kanai's wink on the TV, was so angry that his face turned slightly green. He gritted his teeth and picked up his phone, looking for Kanna Hyuga's contact information. When he saw the little girl on the TV turn around and smile with her hands on her hips, he couldn't help but pause.

… Then he picked up his phone, turned on the camera, and began to take pictures of the TV screen.

…

"Outrageous!!

How dare you make my master dance in such a vulgar way! "

In the Sunset Shrine, Ibaraki couldn't help but smash the TV into pieces and roar, "How rude!

How shameful!

Gui Nu Red Leaf!

You and I are irreconcilable enemies!!! "

"It's so noisy … Mr. Ibaraki."

Firefly curled her lips and hugged the tablet as if it was her baby. The "Gokuraku Jodo" live broadcast was also playing on the screen.

"But master looks so beautiful like this. Why doesn't she dress up like this every day?"

"Hahaha, it's probably because it's too troublesome to wear a kimono." Pingan Jing, who really didn't know how to wear a kimono, explained with a smile.

"Master doesn't look like Mr. Sanchū. I think this kimono really suits master. Twin ponytails are more suitable for master. Kendo, right?

… Kendo?

Kendo? "