Hey everyone… I bring some sad news. No, this story is not discontinued or anything, but Date A Live mobile game Spirit Pledge has been. The game has been delisted and cannot be downloaded anymore. The game itself is only gonna be active for 2 months before it leaves forever.

There was never a warning given. The deves just sent a in-game message basically saying: "games closing soon. But we'll refund you everything." That's nice and all, but so many people were hurt by this shocking news… though I guess since Date A Live is pretty much over canonically, the books are done and what not, PLUS this game gave an in-game message confirming season 5 is confirmed and in production, there's no need for a mobile tie in anymore… such as gaming culture now. Once servers shut down, you can never physically revisit those memories ever again.

The devs kind of have themselves to blame, delisting its first version and remake the whole thing. This new version did have some improvements, but it was ultimately inferior product (could rant about it but I'm gonna obstain). Combined with the franchise's age and them not taking modern gaming culture into consideration, I suppose this was inevitable.

Why am I telling you all this? Well, most of the lore expansion I've given this story such as the battlelogs are from that very game. With it now disappearing thanos-style… i guess I needed to vent. I've said this plenty of times before, but I'm a recent DAL fan, coming fresh in season 4, and this game holds a special place because of that. From what I understand, the game goes as far back as being from season 2, so you can probably imagine all the history behind that.

I suppose I'll spill some of this extra lore here, as now it's pretty much impossible for any of you to access where it originally came from:

Battlelogs: Like in the Spirit Pledge game, these items boost the power of Spirits. The more one Spirit uses, the higher they will Transend. The equivalent of leveling up in RPG style games, but it takes more than one battlelog to further Transcend after the first initial power boost.

Transending: As mentioned above, this is like leveling up a Spirit. A Spirit can Transcend up to 7 times before reaching maximum potential, each Transcend more powerful than the last. Transcending also unlocks bonus abilities or upgrades existing ones. One battlelog can easily Transcend a Spirit once, but after that it varies from Spirit-to-Spirit how many one needs to Transcend again.

Light Wing: Is a DEM battle mech that runs on Spirit Power, on par with an Inverse. This robot guards Spirit Mimics in this story, based on how you must fight this boss monster before fighting any of those Spirit Mimic Bosses in the Spirit Pledge game.

Spirits Mimics: Are man-made Spirits created by DEM Industries. They have the exact same powers as the main canon Spirits, and can also trigger a special Battle Mode which functions very similar to an Inverse but is activated at will as opposed to negative emotions. These Mimics also inhabit a section of the Neighboring World where their surroundings reflect their powers.

•Eye of the Storm - Home to Spirit Mimic, Beelphegor. Her power is control over wind like the Yamai Twins with the bonus power of summoning animal-like mimics such as bears, wolves, etc. She even wields a bow and arrow like the Yamai's do. Her world consists of a dark dimension with cubes that have various animal heads (mostly cats).

Beelphegor is very Catgirl-like in appearance, with green hair and violet armor that also has cat ears on top of her head along with a purple cat tail.

Her battle style is different from most Spirits, preferring to let her animal minions due the heavy fighting for her while she remains protected by a whirlwind. When she DOES battle however, she is quite fast and nimble, able to outrun any attack thrown at her.

•Flaming Grounds - Home to the Spirit Mimic, Asmodaios. Her power is fire like Kotori with the bonus power of calling upon star constellations for various different effects. She wields a sword similar to Sandalphon but red and yellow in color like her Astral Dress, and she can even clone herself like Kurumi (but only one clone at a time). Her world oddly doesn't consist of fire in any capacity, but it does feature a dark lake behind her.

Asmodasios is angel-like like Mayuri, but her wings are more machine-like and split into four each. While she has long hair like most of the Spirits, she keeps her's in a braided ponytail like Yuzuru.

Her battle style is much like Tohka's, focusing on sword slashes and waves of fire to deal damage. The constellations she can summon can cause meteor strikes (Centaur), and poison the opponent (Scorpion).

•Thunder Realm - Home to the Spirit Mimic, Adramelech. She controls electricity like Mayuri and has claws like Tohka's fused form but instead wields a spear as her weapon of choice. She can also summon totems that fire energy beams and even ride a gear-shaped object. Her world is an ancient temple with symbols of an otherworldly language.

Adramelech is based off if an Indian woman, complete with the same skin tone and silver hair like Miku but yellow eyes. Her base form reveals the most skin of any Astral Dress thats not Inversed; her thighs, stomach, and upper body nearly all exposed and leave nothing to the imagination.

Her fighting style alternates between close range and long range with her totems and spear respectively, and even transforming into a werewolf-like jackal form as a last resort.

•Frozen Glaciers - Home to the Spirit Mimic, Asthraroth. Her power is ice like Yoshino, though she rides a horse instead of a rabbit. For weapons, she wields dual white curled-blade swords, and can also clone herself like Kurumi but unlike Kurumi, this includes her main battling weapon. Her world consists of a snowed-over temple.

Asthraoth has the looks of an Egyptian girl, with white hair and snow white skin perfectly reflecting of her powers. Her Astral Dress is white revealing body armor that exposes her breasts and stomach, and she also rides a golden horse.

Her fighting style is mostly charging with her horse and swinging her swords in various ways.

•Dark Abyss - Home of the Spirit Mimic, Satanas. Her power is derived from shadows like Kurumi but thankfully cannot clone herself. She wields dual grey scythes and chains like Yuzuru. Her world consists of nothing but a dark plane of existence.

Satanas is very demon or succubus-like, but has no wings. She has a black and red Astral Dress similar to Kurumi, but not as revealing ironically enough. She had long grey hair and red eyes.

Her battle style is mostly close-range with very few methods of long range. While she can launch an energy beam, it takes some time to charge up which leaves her vulnerable.

•Magic Vortex - Home to the Spirit Mimic, Beelzebub. Her power is also shadows but does have some similarities to Miku's song waves (though instead of singing she waves her hands) and even parts of her Astral Dress function similar to Origami's Metatron. Her world consists of a gloomy lake.

Beelzebub looks nearly identical to Satanas but her Astral Dress is on the elegant side that looks like one a queen would wear. She also has a crown on her head and a small wand as her weapon.

Her method of attacking is like Origami's, being able to teleport and attack with lasers.

•Seal of Light - Home to the Spirit Mimic, Baal. Her power is also electricity like Mayuri and wields a large hammer similar to Kotori's Camael. Her world surprisingly looks like a human world castle.

Baal wears golden armor with wings in the shape of a halo behind her.

Her way of battling is mainly with her hammer, but she can generate 4 devices that protect her from damage. Of course, once they are destroyed, the resulting blowback stuns her for a while.

•Virtual World - Home to the Spirit Mimic, Rophocale. Her power is pure Reinyoku but she can also trigger earthquakes like Tohka, but also spawn small purple balls that have a gravitational force. She wields gauntlets as weapons. Her world consists of an outer space-like plane, though their is oxygen to breathe here.

Rophocale is pretty basic in design, having short hair like Origami with an Astral Dress looking like a AST combat unit.

Her battle style is purely close range, using her gravity spheres to pull opponents close.

That's pretty much most of everything that was going to be expanded upon in my corner of the Date A Live universe. Hopefully I did a decent job of describing everything and if not, I got screenshots. However your gonna have to at me on Discord to see them. With this info in mind, now you can guess what Light Wing and that unnamed Spirit during the Mayuri movie was about.

I can only imagine how long time DAL fans must feel, but at least we got Season 5 which will most likely be our final Date with our Waifus before their gone. It just goes to show, everything goes away sooner later. I had fun with the game in my short time playing it, and like many modern games that are on servers rather than physical disks, it's soon gonna be erased forever.

Ironically, Rinne Dystopia is on sale on steam, literally at the same time this was announced… coincidence, I think not. That game might also be on its way out. In Rinne's case, its been archived on YouTube pretty well for the most part, but if you haven't checked it out, this is my warning to you: you don't have much time. In my experience, watching a gameplay video on YouTube is not nearly as the same as experiencing it for yourself.

Also, here are some of the bonus powers the canon Spirits were going to unlock. Mukuro is not included in this list as she was the last Spirit in the game via an event, and sadly had not received any new abilities during her run:

•Tohka - Moon Breaker

Unlocks at Transcend Level 3. Tohka performs an uppercut that can send her target into the air. Each additional Transcend adds a sword slash to this attack, the final upgrade allowing her to slam her sword on her target where they both hurtle to the ground for a devastating and ground-breaking final blow.

•Kurumi - Shooting Gallery

Unlocked at Transcend Level 3. Kurumi warps toward a target and she shoots that target (or targets if any are in close proximity) 5 times from 5 different angles. Each additional Transcend adds one more strike to this attack (for a total of 8), with the final upgrade summoning a transparent Zafkiel that then shatters to damage enemies further and in a slightly larger radius.

•Yoshino - Ice Thorns

Unlocked at Transcend Level 3. Yoshino summons rising icicles from the ground. Each additional Transcend extends the range and potency of this attack, and the icicles get larger as they travel.

•Kaguya - Destructive Tornado

Unlocks at Transcend Level 3. Kaguya can generate a gust of wind before her and launch it at her foes. At Transcend Level 5, this attack adds a 4 smaller projectile tornados that launch before the main attack that minor damage and also stun targets before they can block or flee.

•Yuzuru - Chain Reaction

Unlocks at Transcend Level 3. Yuzuru learns how to send her El'Nahash into the ground, where the chains will erupt to strike enemies. At Transcend Level 5, more chains will come from above. By the final upgrade, an explosion of wind erupts when the chains are forcefully recalled.

•Miku - Concerto

Unlocks at Transcend Level 3. Miku dances and spins forward, musical notes of Spirit energy damaging what she comes int contact with. At Transcend Level 4, the energy lingers and swirls around her. The final upgrade at Transcend Level 6 summons balls of musical power to fall on opponents caught in the vortex.

•Origami - Halo

Unlocks at Transcend Level 4, allowing Origami's crown on her Astral Dress to shine with light and entrap a small group of enemies and she can optionally damage them. Each additional upgrade strengthens the hold this ability has. As a bonus at Transcend 4, Origami can also heal like Miku can with her Requiem, but not as effective.

•Nia - Information Dump (Actual name in game is called "Poised and Ready")

Unlocks at Transcend Level 2, where Nia can boost herself or an ally based on how much Spirit Power uses to power this move. Further upgrades increase the capacity of energy she can give and receive.

•Natsumi - Celestial Prison

Unlocks at Transcend Level 2, trapping a group of enemies in a star-shaped prison. By Transcend Level 4, the prison can then explode (optional) and a magical gravity pulls more enemies into range. At Transcend Level 6, a magic mirror is conjured up nearby to pull targets into. These mirror will explode afterwards to damage their targets further.

•Kotori - Fire Arbiter

Unlocks at Transcend Level 3. Kotori stomps the ground, then generates a large fire tornado around herself before slamming the ground with her Angel to attack with a wave-like eruption of fire. Each additional Transcend increases the time this attack can be charged up.

NOW. Back to the actual story. While we aren't gonna be covering lemons today, I figured we can cover a bit more of the Spirit Mimics from Spirit Pledge, may it rest in piece.

So today, we're gonna dive one of the more friendly Mimics. Her name is Freya. Your probably asking "who dat? You didn't mention her." Well, not all Spirit Mimics were boss battles. Some were collectables that were made to boost stats like attack and defense. As for what Freya looks like, she's succubus-like with big boobs (if I had to guess, they around Miku's size, Freya was never given any measurements), blue eyes, pink hair, wings and a heart shaped tail. As for her weapon/Angel, its a thin yet long sword.

Again, I have screenshots if your interested. Since Freya's chap isn't much, I'll add some Muku moments after (not gonna be much, only 3000 words).

lixiaofossil:

Well, video games that cannot be played offline, no matter on a computer, a console, a cellphone, are never reliable.

Twilightiger1602:

And crap like this is exactly why I avoid mobile games like the plague. Why bother dumping 100 of hours (And potentially dollar) into a game that eats up your phones battery and is going to be shutdown at literally anytime? At least the devs had the decency to give you a full-refund. Most don't even bother; they just take your money and leave you high and dry.

But I digress. Sorry you have to go through this crap, especially when Season 5 is just around the corner. Well, if this series was going to end, then let it's Final Date end on a high note, instead of a bittersweet one... I'm sure Tohka of all people would appreciate that (For those who are up to date with the novels, you know exactly what I'm talking about).

Though sidenote, I highly doubt they'd get rid of any of the visual novels, because 1. They are made and owned by those beautiful people at Idea Factory and Compile Heart, and 2. it's practically a go-to gateway into this series for so many, so if Steam even so much as thinks of D-listing it, the entire collective Date A Live fanbase will be ON. THEIR. ASS.

Seriously, don't mess with a person's waifu's. I should know; I was once both the giver and receiver of that kind of nonsense. Trust me, it doesn't end well for anyone.

Anyways, I suggest you try to archive and save as much info as you can from this before the game is gone forever. Especially since the lore-bits you've shown are actually very interesting, doubly so for those Mimic Spirits which sound much more of a viable threat than the Nibelcole or Ellen.

But for now... let us take a moment to mourn for such a loss.

[Attack on Titan Original Sound Track: Bauklötze]

Bakuganman: To answer you both at the same time, your both right. But a point to add about the visual novels, i'm pretty sure they follow the same rules, they need a license in order to keep the games active. One explain is an old one called Shuffle, which was available on Steam and well technically it's still there, it's been delisted and can only be re-downloaded by those who had purchased it prior.

Like I said above, I've been archiving as much as I possibly can. And I think you both would've liked this game, as it's the only one in the entire franhise where the player can actually utilize the Spirits powers instead of just dating them. Plus the Mimics seemed to be inspired by Nibelcole, as like her, they are artificial. I had fun with the game in the little time I had, and at least the full story will somehow allow it to live on.

Freya Chapter:

"So… what was it like… ya know… being a test tube baby?" Was the only thing Michael could think of to ask. After he and the girls have been fighting Mimic after Mimic, they didn't seem like the kind to say much, but here he had to opportunity to try and get some answers. To think they found Freya in another abandoned lab, but she was flying around it as if living there for a while. Then she crashed into him, then commented he was kinda of cute while on top of him, which nearly set some of the harem off.

What was the point of making Mimics of Spirits? How were the Battlelogs connected to them?… And why?

Sitting on the bench alone in the park, Freya sat with her legs crossed and thought about how to answer the Inheritors question. She had a flashback to a moment of her life where she opened her eyes, but she was floating in some kind of liquid and like Michael said, in a tube. Her vision was a little weird due to the effect of the liquid and the tube shape itself, it basically skewed her perception of the outside world.

"Also, would it hurt to dispel your Astral Dress?… People have been staring." Mike added, not that he cared, but the last thing he needed were people drawing parallels between her and Kerubiel, which despite happening months ago was still fresh in the public mind. A massive Defense System going haywire is not something the general public tends to forget.

That's not to say her Dress was bad, oh no. She looked great! But again, keep things on the down-low. Sure cosplay was a convenient excuse, but who knows how much longer thats gonna last?

"I… I can't." Said Freya. "I don't know how."

Mike raised an eyebrow. That seemed odd. A Spirit (or Spirit Mimic in this case) not able to manipulate clothing? This was strange as Tohka knew how to do this from day one.

"There's allot I don't know about me… what I am… where I came from… just humans in white coats looking at me like I'm a piece of meat." Said Freya, hugging herself. "They even tapped my tube like I was a fish! You know how annoying that is?!" Freya suddenly got agitated. "Like, poke! Poke, poke! Poke-Poke-Poke-Poke! YES! I CAN HEAR! You know how many times I wanted to scream that?!" She began poking the air wildly to emphasize her point.

Michael gently grabbed her hand. "That's enough…" he said. "I think I get it." He added with a chuckle. He was gonna pull it away when Freya then adjusted her hand so she was holding his own. They're fingers were not interlocked at this time, they were sideways while still held up.

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"… Your hands… their so warm…" Freya said in shock.

'Great, this trope now?' Michael thought but then again, this was probably one of the few times Freya had actual contact with another person. By all accounts, she was a lab experiment, having never been able to experience the outside world.

As stupid as this was in anime in his opinion, he let it slide with that context.

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

CRASH!

Out of nowhere, something dropped in front of Freya and Michael… something female.

"Ow… Yuzuru, what was that for?" Asked Miku, the person who fell from the sky. Yuzuru then descended from above.

"Reminder. You said 'I see Darling. Drop me off'." The Wind Spirit said simply.

"You could've dropped me off, gently." Miku growled at her. Why didn't Miku just fly on her own before or after getting dropped? The shock of falling suddenly for the latter, but Mike would have to ask for her reasoning for the former. Maybe since Yuzuru waa faster?

But when both Spirits looked at Michael and Freya, they're eyes widened in shock. Miku's especially. What was the issue you may ask?… Going on a Date? That was par for the course. Holding hands?… intimate, but tolerable.

Freya pulling Michael's head into a chest as big as Miku's and Natsumi's own?… well…

"ffffrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Miku, while she had no qualms with a Spirit harem, having a fake Spirit in it was NOT gonna fly. Not to mention none of the other Spirits trusted this Mimic and didn't believe its innocence for a second due to how hostile Mimics were.

To be fair, Freya only pulled Michael in out of shock of Miku's rough landing. She even looked a little embarrassed at the clear misunderstanding. Michael also had to admit, Miku's been a little more possessive of him when it came to the Mimics, but this new trait of her's seemed to really spawn when he and her shared… that night.

Miku stomped over quickly and snatched Michael back… if only to hug him and pull his head into her own chest. "First you trick my Daring into going on a date with you, and here you are trying to seduce him?! So much for being different from those other phonies, that's just like a succubus!" Miku said to Freya.

Feeling a little bit offended, Freya snatched Michael back herself, his head ending up in the same location it was a moment ago. "Oh, spare me the sob story! The last thing I need is a lecture from a blossoming flower! And what's with that Darling business? You think your his wife or something?"

"As a matter fact, I am his Waifu!" Miku pulled Michael a second time. "I'm his idol, he's my number one fan, and you're just getting in the way of our adorable harem!"

"Response. Reminder. Michael is still technically registered as Kaguya and Yuzuru's property." Yuzuru jumped, also of course repeating the hug on Michael.

"Stay out of this, chicken wing!" Both Miku and Freya said, referencing the fact that Yuzuru only had a single wing which was also an insult directed towards her.

Mukuro Chapter:

"Zodiac's happiness meter is rising. If this keeps up, Michael can seal her before the end of the day." Kannazuki said.

Kotori just watched the screen keeping track of Mukuro and Michael… this was the complete opposite effect from before, where Mukuro's Happiness or any meter wouldn't even budge by a single point. Once again, this was highly concerning. At least when Nia's nearly shot up to max, it was due to the anime character cosplay (which backfired in the end but that wasn't the point).

And what's with that dumb nickname?… Michael Philly or something (which sounded like a sandwich pun)? Mukuro was acting like she had known the guy all her life. Sure one could be nice and flirt a bit but this seemed a bit… too nice.

"So, Michael…" Mukuro began to ask as she suddenly walked in front of him, and traced a finger gently on him. Now Kurumi and even Miku had done stuff like this to him before, but the golden eyes and golden hair of Mukuro had a slightly stronger affect. "What exactly did you have in mind for our date? Is it something to make your Muku-Bunny happy?"

Now nicknaming was fine, but Michael felt something click in the back of his mind, though he couldn't grasp it. It showed in his face…

Strangely, Mukuro's eyes widened but only for a split second and gave a small gasp, then she recovered. "I-I mean… what kind of fun are there to do on earth?" She changed the subject.

"Oh, she's so adorable! Look at that blush on her face!" Miku said.

Normally this is where Kotori would tell Miku to be quiet, but her and Kurumi couldn't help but focus on Mukuro's mannerisms. This was now the second time she had used that nickname, the first time was when she reappeared in Mike's medical room via a black hole, asking ' don't you remember what you did for your Muku-Bunny?' before immediately retracting her statement.

They assumed it was for unlocking her heart after she herself locked it…

"I mean… there's allot, but to be real, I'm not sure what you'd wanna do first." Michael admitted he was clueless on what to do with Mukuro, for at least the other Spirits had been on earth and was around them long enough to get a general idea of what they would like to do.

"That's fine. You know that I don't m-…" Mukuro was saying some thing, but then cut herself off with a surprised look on her face (again, only for a split second). Don't think this wasn't noted by Kotori and Kurumi. "N-Nevermind. Just show me all of them!" Muku went back to her bright happy self and then began to walk off.

"Hold up, Rapunzel." Michael said, which did get Mukuro's attention. "You wanna fix up your hair or something?" He asked, as he has been noticing it was dragging along the ground. This was not because it was longer than Tohka's, in fact he would argue it was just as long as hers, but because of her short stature, Mukuro's hair was dragging. "Like, maybe just a trim or…"

Michael immediately felt a sense of dread, mainly because Mukuro was glaring at him the very second the word trim left his lips. Her Hapiness did drop a little as well. "Michael!" She yelled his name. "How dare you! You said your Muku-Bunny was…!" Mukuro once again calm down before she went on a rant. "S-Sorry. I don't want my hair cut… even if its for you…"

Third. Third time she had used that nickname, as if Michael was supposed to replicate it, and again retracting it once she realized what she said. Not only that, she was speaking like she knew Mike and he was supposed to already know. Call Kotori and Kurumi crazy, where a simple conclusion could be that Mukuro was a bit naïve… but was there more to this new Spirit? They still didn't know why she fled into space when she was most likely on earth like the rest of them at one point.

That's not even the weirdest part… why wasn't Michael reacting to any of this at all? He was the one who would usually call stuff like this out…

"… Hoooooow about tying? Anything against that?" Michael asked.

"No. Only cutting. Tying should be fine." Mukuro said, her Happiness going back to the level it was before.

XXX

We swap to the Spirit Mansion, where Michael in some room of the house was doing Mukuro's hair, tying it up expertly behind her in a very long ponytail. "Muku's gotta hand it to you, your really good at this." Said Mukuro, honestly impressed at how skillfully Michael was doing her hair, the Spirit able to watch from a mirror in front of her as well as feel it via her hair.

"Well, when you live with a gaggle of girls with absurdly long hair, you tend to get a lot of requests." Said Michael.

"So a bunch of girls live here too? Are they those girls from yesterday?" Mukuro asked.

"Yeah… they can act like Princesses, be a Nightmare, and sometimes drive me Berserk; but they mean well." Michael said while referencing a few of their codenames as a joke. Mukuro's happiness did drop by one point because if this. "That should do it." Michael said, then held a handheld mirror behind her like a hairstylist would to show their work. "What do ya think?"

Mukuro, despite feeling a little sad before, regained a sense of happiness afterward, seeing her hair done up like this… she also had a flashback still-image of a young boy caressing her hair as a young child. "Its beautiful…" she said.

"Anything for the Bunny Girl." Mike said, not realizing that simple term triggered another flashback in Mukuro's memory of that same young boy calling her that as well, though she was wearing a pair of actual bunny ears. "Speaking of which, your Dress might catch unwanted attention." Mike added.

He was gonna ask her to change her own appearance, but Muku instead asked: "Do your house mates have any I can borrow?"

Not wanting to offend the space Spirit, he went along with it. "Hmm… let's see…"

He thought up of the girls of his harem and their clothing styles. First to pop up was Kurumi, but she mostly had red, which didn't really go well with Muku's golden hair, but black could work which was the same for Mayuri. Miku was next, but that would be too much yellow, though pink was a possibility. Yoshino, Natsumi, Kaguya, Origami and Nia were out of the question due to obvious bust size differences.

"Actually; I just did some laundry last night." Michael said. "You can pick out something from there."

XXX

They did just that and went to the large laundry room, with freshly done laundry hanging on hangers (there was no underwear or bras mind you, he refused to do that… although certain harem members encouraged it…).

She took her pick and ended up picking a beige shirt with a matching black skirt and black and white socks. Now it looked good on her, but a certain area was severely too small.

"M-Michael… do you have a bigger size? This is way too small…" Mukuro asked while wearing a pair of Kotori's clothes.

Kotori's response to that was biting hard into her lollipop, which caused a loud high-pitched sound in the earpiece Michael was wearing. "Uh… J-Just re-purpose them with Spirit Power." He said.

"Oh. What an excellent idea!" Mukuro said and flaring her energy, she made the socks slightly longer, the skirt slightly more frilly, and of course increased the shirt size for her chest area. "There! Perfect!"

"Why. Didn't you say that. In the first place?" Kotori asked while keeping herself cool, but talking through her teeth. In her offense, she kind of had a point, and Michael probably should've said that the moment they walked into the laundry room.

"I told you he had a fetish." Kurumi's voice said the next, Michael able to hear the smile on her face. He could also feel the smile on Miku even though she hasn't said a single word.