Disclaimer: I don't own Date a Live.
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Shidou is handing out fliers at the front of their school Maid Café in his disguise, just like before he's acting as a mascot for their café, everything went fine until he feel like being watched and look around.
' must be Kurumi, she's always the mysterious one' he thought.
"shin"
Hearing that soft voice Shidou look to the source and see Reine and Yoshino behind her.
"ah Reine-san, Yoshino you came" he greet them.
"yes Yoshino want to come and I accompany her" she look inside and said, "it seems everything went well"
"yes, and how about you Yoshino, did you enjoy the festival so far?" he said with a smile.
"Shidou-san… you're cute" she said.
Shidou's eyes twitched and clutch his hand over his chest. "calling that by you, make me feel like I am doing a crime".
" that's supposed to be a compliment thought" Yoshinon said.
"don't worry Yoshino, what Shin doing right is a respectable job. Even if the way he apply make up and act is more woman than some woman he still Shin you know" Reine said.
"Reine-san?! What are you trying to make her think?!" he exclaimed.
But Yoshino just ignore him and nodding at Reine's words, Shidou sigh and proceed to take them inside. When he back to hand out more flyers he see Miku and some of her followers behind her.
"Shiori-san, you look so good in maid outfit, I tempted to make you wear it when you serve me" Miku said.
"Miku, you sure are confident you can win" Shidou said.
"of course, I am the best after all. Are you still think you can win against me?" she said confidently.
To be honest Miku's confident is well earned she's a rising idol after all, but she forget you need more than singing competition to win the festival.
"but our rivalry aside, I come here to ask you for a date, we can do that don't we?" Miku said cheerfully.
"um… One-sama.." one of Miku follower call her.
"ah right you all still here. Please go away" with that all of her follower began to disperse to different directions leaving Miku alone with Shidou.
Shidou just look at her sadly then sigh and said "I didn't see any harm from it"
"it decided then!".
They then walk together to various stall and buy may things like ice cream, crepes and a lemonade, everything went without a hitch until Miku tried to win Shidou a doll for shooting game but fail.
" give that doll to me"
The stall attendant eyes become dull and doing what Miku said.
"look Shiori-san I get this for you!" she said cheerfully.
"Miku… this is why I want to seal your power" he said as he shake his head.
"what's wrong with it, all humans is trash, the only thing things they're good for is to become my tool and they should be happy for it" she said.
" 'sigh' I've been away for too long, I need to get back. It's been a nice date Miku, I'll be waiting your performance later" he said bowing slightly and walk away without waiting for her answer.
"you too Shiori-san, I'll be waiting yours too!" she said waving her hand. ' just so you wait Shiori-san, soon you'll become mine and no one can stop me'.
Then the awaited performance time come, Rindouji performance is great as expected, all the audience especially males who see Miku's live performance is especially excited.
"Kotori, we had a problem" Shidou said through his earphone, "Mai and the others didn't come"
"what? How?" she ask.
"I just call them and they said they cant come because Miku tell them not to" he answer her.
"…hm so she play it like that…" she said anger dripping from her voice
"I can't perform alone Kotori, I'll need your help down here"
"don't worry Shidou, I'll take care of it. Just sit tight and wait further update from me" with that she ended the call.
Shidou then continue to watch Miku's performance when all of sudden the light went off, and the audience look around in bewilderment.
"if she want to play dirty, then we just had to play dirtier" Kotori said to him.
" Gabriel!"
Miku activate her angel and the stage began to glow again, with Gabriel power she continue to perform without any instrument, the audience thinking this just specials effect just shrug it off and cheer more.
"to think she would risk using her angel like that" Kotori said voice filled with awe and annoyance.
"she may think because we already know who she is, it doesn't matter if she use it" Shidou said.
"that's doesn't mean she can just use it. But forget it, our sabotage plan is a failure. First place is just a dream now but we can still take the second, give it your best Shidou I've send you the reinforcement" Kotori said.
"okay".
Then the reinforcement come, namely Tohka, Kaguya and Yuzuru. They give their all on the stage and while the audience is not as crazy as they're with Miku, they still satisfied by it.
Until it time for winner announcement.
"and for the winner of musical performance is Rindouji all female school!!"
Followed by the cheers from Rindouji student and fans, Miku then leave her spot to face Shidou.
"it's seems I am the winner Shiori-san, you will follow our bet accordingly didn't you?" Miku said with smug smile.
"of course I am willing to follow, but didn't you celebrate it too fast" shidou said.
"hmm…" Miku humming raising her eyebrows.
"our bet is for winning Cultural festival not musical performance" Shidou said with a smirk.
"and for the winner of Joined cultural festival, with the highest point accumulated is Raizen highschool!!"
Hearing that Miku's expressions turned from smug to surprise, then turning to anger.
"how is that even possible!?" she exclaimed.
"even with their winning in Musical performance, their stan is nothing specials making them losing many point to Raizen!"
"now you see Miku, Raizen win, you'll follow our bet didn't you?" Shidou said.
"how is this possible… my voice can win them all… there's no way I would lose. Gabriel!!" Miku shout.
A large grand organ appear behind Miku and a piano keyboard in front of her, she posh some key and all human within the vicinity suddenly look blank, enthralled by her power.
" get her!"
All people on the stage the rushed at Shidou, but he use Raphael power to float above them.
"what are you doing Miku! This is not what we agree with!" Shidou shout at her.
"Shidou what happen?! Why everyone acting strange?" Tohka shouting from below.
"they got enthralled, we had to go out from here before…"
Before Shidou can finish what he want to say, Kaguya and Yuzuru come at him with their power, making him dodge downward and then getting hit by frost beam coming from Yoshino, freeze his lower body and make him fall to the ground.
"ugh"
"ahh, so this is the spirits you had sealed? They're truly wonderful" Miku said in amazement.
But it didn't last long because at that moment there's explosion on the roof making a large hole in it. And from there Ellen Mathers emerge.
' this is bad DEM is already here' shidou thought.
He then use Camael power to melt the ice and materialise Shandalphon, by sheer instinct blocking attack from Ellen. Because of different in power Shidou get pushed backward until he hit the wall.
"so you can block that, that's good. And this is payback from Arubi island" Ellen said, as she send a crescent flying blade toward Shidou.
Shidou manage to block it with shandalpone but the energy behind it is enough to push him further backward destroying the wall and exploded, throwing him out of the building.
"Shidou!?!?" Tohka yell in concern.
Miku is also startled by this, this mysterious wizard just come and decimated Shiori-san in seconds.
Ellen then scan the room for Tohka, and send a few rockets at her, Tohka manage to active her limited astral dress in time, but the rocket is too powerful making her unconscious, Ellen then grab Tohka and leave the scene, ignoring other spirits in the vicinity.
Miku is especially shocked, she didn't understand what just happening before her eyes, a moment she just about to capture Shiori-san, and that mysterious wizard just appear and blast her off then proceed to kidnap one spirit.
"what in the world…" is all Miku could said.
Back to Shidou, his condition is not good, his clothes are in tatters and he get burnt and varies injuries from Ellen's attack, luckly Camael power can heal him.
' I am lucky I can block that attack, if not that would cleave me into two, damn her power is no joke' Shidou thought.
When he get blasted through wall, he travelled through the air until he hit a tree in makeshift forest beside the city hall. Shidou wait till Camael fire healed him before he use Raphael to escape.
Now he's inside abandoned building wearing stolen clothes he get from some store.
"ara, you seems to be in quiet big trouble Shidou-san" a familiar voice calling from behind.
"ah Kurumi, it's been a while isn't it" he turn around to look at her.
"ah, it is indeed" Kurumi walk closer to Shidou and examine him closely, "you've change Shidou-san, dare I say you're more… manly now. What a surprising growth".
"is that so, well many things had happens in short amount of time I guess" Shidou said with a small smile.
"it seems so, but back to main problem again, you look like need some help here" Kurumi said.
"well I am, would you help me?"
"ara, you actually ask that, you're still too naïve Shidou-san, did you forget last time we fight with the intent to kill." Kurumi said sadistic smile creeping on her beautiful face. "what make you think, I would help you rather than eat you now, when you're all alone?"
"well a few things, one is if you actually want it you would do it already, and two is this, 'Zafkiel'"
Shidou held out his hand and a dark tendril gathering on his right hand forming an ornamic flintlock pistol while his left eye irises turn to a clock.
"…eh…?"
Kurumi's eyes widening and mouth opened slightly at thing in Shidou's hand, Shidou let her stare for a few second and said.
"do you know how the sealing work?" Shidou said.
Kurumi averted her eyes from Shidou's hand and look straight to his eyes, still dumbfounded. Shidou let a small smirk adorned his face, not everyday you can make Kurumi lost her cool.
"it use the Spirits and my emotion as a medium for the connection to form and then their spirits power would be transferred when I kiss them" Shidou paused to let it sink "in a way, you could say I have to make them open their hearth for me for the sealing process to be successful. And this is an example of uncomplete sealing"
Hearing all this a realisation crashing to her.
"… Sixth bullet Vav…. I thought I lose it because of that attack, but it get sealed inside you isn't it" she said wide eyed.
"yes, I didn't know why you did it, but this is a proof that I at least can knock upon your heart even if I fail to open it" Shidou said softly.
He's aware that sealing Kurumi is arguably the hardest thing he has to do aside from looking a way to stop Mio. Even in previous timeline, when Kurumi has acknowledged that she loved him even doing numerous time loop to save him, but she still cant let go of her ambition to take revenge to Mio.
Kurumi closed her eyes and take a deep breathe and exhale it to calm herself.
"it just my impulsive thought at the time get the best of me, there's no particular meaning from what I do, except perhaps gratitude for saving me from Camael attack. With that being said can you give back that power to me?" she said after regaining her composure.
"hmm… I don't know. As far as I know spirits can still use their sealed power to certain extent, and Kotori can use her full power. But I don't know if sealing process can be canceled or not" Shidou explain.
Kurumi's brow frowned, she stare at Shidou intensely looking for any sign of lie. She sighed when she found none.
"thanks for having this chat with me Shidou-san, it's very informative, but I'll take my leave now" Kurumi said as she began to sink to her shadow.
"wait! Kurumi! Don't go just yet!" Shidou quickly call her.
Kurumi stopped sinking and look at Shidou.
"I need your help, the Fraxinus also get controlled and I didn't know anyone else can help" Shidou said.
"is that so, then tell me why I had to help?"
"you approach me for a reason right, I'll help you with that and you help me with mine"
" 'sigh' alright, my self-reflection can wait, I would like your help to infiltrate DEM headquarters, are you willing to do it?" Kurumi ask with resigned expression.
"okay, Tohka is captured by them anyway, so we can strike two bird with one stone"
"rigt Tohka-san is being kidnapped by Ellen Mathers, but that aside what would you do about Miku-san?" Kurumi asked.
"for now nothing" Shidou said.
"…nothing?"
"nothing"
"may I ask why? Since it you, I would presume you want to 'save' her too"
"well Miku can wait, Fraxinus did some digging on her history, it turn out she had tried to become an idol before but get caught in false scandal and everyone reject her, leading to her hatred towards men. I would deal with that later when I am sure Tohka are save" Shidou explain.
"alright. Then Shidou-san, shall we begin?" Kurumi said as a wicked smile creeping on her face.
Mean in one of luxurious hotel in Tengu city.
"I CANT BELIEVE IT?! Shiori-san is a man all along!?"
A scream of disbelieve can be heard throughout the buildings, the reason is because Miku just heard the truth about Shiori from the spirits in her control.
"I know right, it really a surprise for us too, if we didn't know he's Shidou all along we would be deceived too" Said Kaguya.
Kaguya, Yuzuru and Yoshino are wearing maid outfit at Miku's command as they serve he tea and snack, there's also trio Ai Mai Mii on the side line waiting in stand by.
" 'ugh' give me back my tears!? When he being attacked by that wizard I mourn the lost of such interesting girl. But it turn out that girl is a man… 'hmph' I am glad he's dead right now" Miku said while snarling.
"notice, actually we check around the place Shidou-san get blasted away, and we just found the impacted crater with no bodies" Yuzuru said.
"you mean he's still alive?! Search for him!? Get him in front of me so a can kill him my self!?" Miku shouting in rage. "to think he's still alive, how is he not dead after receiving that attack? He's more stubborn than a cockroach"
"ha ha ha, of course he is. After all he's the one who've save us and deemed worthy for us Yamai!?" Kaguya exclaimed.
"saving you said, I bet he did that so he can take advantage of you and use your gratitude so he can do many atrocities with you" Miku said with disgusted expressions.
"notice, so far Shidou-san has been so respectful towards us thought, even when we give him a chance to take advantage of us, he choose to not do it" Yuzuru said.
"you're lying"
"no she's not, I think it's because he's already in love with someone. But to be able to resist our charm, he's truly hard to get" kaguya said.
"that's even worse, if he's already loving someone why he still seduce other woman, he's just scum like any other man" Miku said relentlessly.
"well he did that because that required to seal us. But then again he's just helpless man with hero complex"
This conversation has become more and more infuriating for Miku to continue, but she cant help but wonder if what they said is true or not, what he do is against her understanding towards men, men is just creatures who would approach woman if they want something from them and would leave straight afterwards, hearing there's a man who did that for nothing is quiet unbelievable for Miku.
"… do you know where he's hidings right now?" Miku ask.
"hmm… knowing who he is, I am pretty sure he's trying to save Tohka right now, since she's being captured by DEM she would have the priority , I heard they do something nasty to the spirits they catch" Kaguya said.
"that Tohka is also a spirits? It's decided then, I will save Tohka from DEM and ad her for my spirits harem, if I meet that man when I did it then I will obliterate him along the way" Miku declare.
"that's the spirits Nee-sama, we will support you as always".
Back to Shidou and Kurumi they're flying side by side toward DEM headquarters, they fly in silence until Kurumi broke it.
"Shidou-san can you use all the spirits power you had sealed?" Kurumi ask.
Shidou take a look at Kurumi before looking forwards again, "yes I can, thought not as good as the spirits themselves"
"Zafkiel included?"
"yes, I've use it once before"
"the stop using it" Kurumi said curtly.
"may I ask why?"
"when you use vav, you use your 'time' to send your memory and consciousness to the past, but your 'time' would change to be still the same at the time you get send back" Kurumi explain "but nothing is without a cost, when your brain receive future memories, it would take a tool especially on you mentality making you weaker and weaker until you can't handle it anymore".
"thank you for your warning Kurumi, I will take that in mind, but know that I will use it if I think necessary" Shidou said.
" 'sigh' of course you do, also last warning, I didn't know if the safety limit also get sealed or not so be careful with how much energy you use" Kurumi explain.
"safety limit?"
"limit for how far you can send your memory back. You should know Shidou-san that with time people change, who you're today can be different tomorrow and so on, because you had the experience you past self didn't the merging could fail, if that happens you either go crazy or you would have a split personality inside you head" Kurumi pause to let the information sink in "the safety limit is seven days, but you're not recommended to go further than three days, got it".
"right, thank you again Kurumi" Shidou said.
In his head Shidou's mind is full of thought, is that why he can go this far to the past? And at the time when he dreams about Shinji, is because the merging process is not complete yet? But that thought should wait, because the DEM headquarters are already in their sight.
Shidou and Kurumi land on top of building beside it.
"here we are Shidou-san, I will make chaos so you can enter then you would search for Tohka-san and keep Ellen Mathers attention on you so I can search for my goal. How's that sound?" Kurumi asked.
"that's alright, shall we proceed then"
"we shall. Come ME!"
With her command the chaos begin, because of Miku's power all citizens are gathered in the others side of the city, making this area devoid of all life except from DEM's wizard inside the building.
With no hesitation large number of Kurumi's clone appear and shoots their gun into DEM's head quarters breaking many windows in the process, the sound of alarm echoing loudly before a steel shutter activated and shut down all the doors and window.
From below a hidden door opened up and an army of Bandersnatch appear to fight the threats who attack this base, and soon the Wizard would also be deployed along with them.
"lets go down Shidou-san" Kurumi said before jumping down the buildings.
"lets go" Shdiou said as he materialise Sandhalphone and follow her.
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Author note: hello Saka here, I just want to say sorry for a very late update, damn it's about 8 months since last update, because last semester give me a lot of trouble make me hard to find time and motivation to write. And I hope my explanations about how Shidou can go that far back make sense enough. But enough of that I hope you enjoy the story and I will try to write the following chapter in reasonable time but don't hope too much. See you in the next update.
