I don't want to be an elf!

But she could only think of one that matched all of them.

"From today onwards, you will be my partner in the Phoenix Star Dance Festival."

Looking at the girl in the cell who looked bewildered and didn't know what had happened because the cell door had been kicked open, Izayoi Miku smiled slightly.

“Irene Urses, it’s a pleasure to meet you.”

Chapter Twenty-Three: Enemies Meet

As the cell door was kicked open, the red light from outside shone into the dark cell.

A girl with deep, wine-red hair and eyes was then exposed to the light.

Her school uniform was casually wrapped around her waist, revealing large areas of her fair skin and her outer underwear, making her look carefree and uncouth, without any of the modesty that girls her age should have.

His long, red hair looked like it had never been styled, hanging down in a messy manner, but it couldn't hide his eyes, which were like those of a wild beast.

However, the shocked expression on her face when she looked at Miku Izayoi appearing outside the door was completely inconsistent with her wild temperament.

You can't really blame her for this.

Anyone would react the same way in this situation.

"From today onwards, you will be my partner in the Phoenix Star Dance Festival."

However, the girl outside the door seemed completely unaware of what she had done, continuing to talk to herself.

Listening to these completely illogical words, Irene had no idea what was going on.

Her mind was completely blank.

She pinched the flesh on her arm, still thinking that the absurd scene before her was a dream, or a hallucination caused by being locked in this dark and sunless solitary confinement cell for too long.

But the distinct pain told her that this was neither a dream nor a hallucination.

It is a reality that is even more irrational than dreams and illusions.

It took her a while before her mind started working again.

"Where did you come from, you crazy woman?" Irene rubbed her temples. "You want me to team up with you for the Phoenix Star Dance Festival? Who invites partners like this? Aren't you afraid of getting caught by Diluc and locked in solitary confinement like me?"

“Even if I gave him the guts, he wouldn’t dare arrest me.” Miku Izayoi arrogantly raised her chin. “Besides, I’m not a student of Reeves’s Black School, so what right does he have to control me?”

"Aren't you a student of Reeves?"

Upon hearing this, Irene's eyes widened even more: "But I'm a student of Rewolf Black! How are students from different schools supposed to team up? Are you out of your mind?"

“What a rude fellow. Watch your tone.” Miku Izayoi raised an eyebrow in displeasure. “As for this, I’ve already thought it through. You just need to transfer to my academy.”

"..."

Irene sighed deeply, feeling a headache coming on.

She felt she was already being willful enough.

But compared to the girl in front of her, she suddenly felt that she was actually incredibly reasonable.

When faced with someone even more eccentric than herself, Irene's fiery temper didn't flare up for a moment; instead, she patiently explained things to him.

"Transferring schools isn't something you can just do with words. The paperwork alone takes several months. For someone like me, who ranks third out of the twelve, transferring schools is even more difficult."

She raised her hand, showing the specially designed handcuffs on her wrist, made specifically for the Star Pulse Generation: "Not to mention, I still owe Diluc a lot of money. I have no freedom until I pay it off, so I suggest you go back to where you came from. You can leave unharmed before Diluc arrives."

Irene was telling the truth.

Although her tone was a bit harsh, it wasn't that she was deliberately targeting anyone; it was just her way of speaking.

Furthermore, she instructed Miku Izayoi to get away from this troublesome place before Diluc arrived.

This shows that she is a very good person.

Miku Izayoi knows everything about Irena.

She was born in a war-torn country, and her family was poor, struggling to make ends meet.

However, because she and her sister, Priscilla Urses, were both from the Pulse Generation, their survival skills were far superior to those of ordinary children, and they managed to survive.

One day, Priscilla's talent was discovered. After people learned that she had a superhuman healing speed, the research institute that studied stellar power and the Star Pulse Generation approached her parents, hoping to buy Priscilla.

Their parents agreed and sent Priscilla to hell with their own hands.

But Irene would not agree.

To prevent her younger sister from becoming a guinea pig, she took Priscilla and wandered around.

Just when she was at her wit's end, Diluc found her and offered her a deal.

He could buy Priscilla back from the research institution and allow her to live a normal life, but on the condition that Irene sells her freedom to him and obeys all his orders until the debt is paid off.

Diluc was never a good person.

The Urses sisters were bought simply because they could be good pawns.

The Urses sisters were not saved either; they were merely pulled from one hell only to be thrown into another.

That's it.

However, this time it was Irene who was thrown into the abyss.

But she has no regrets.

As long as my sister is safe, I don't care what it takes for her.

Someone like Irene can become the best pawn by controlling her sister.

Diluc thought so, and so did Izayoi Miku.

"Hiss...wait..."

Looking at Izayoi Miku's face under the red alarm light, Irene suddenly felt a sense of familiarity.

The lighting in the solitary confinement cell was poor, and then the alarm went off, which is why she hadn't recognized the girl in front of her.

But upon closer inspection, she suddenly realized that she seemed to have seen this person somewhere before.

"You, you're Izayoi Miku?" Irene asked in surprise, "That idol who's been all the rage lately with the six-pointed star?!"

"Oh? You know who I am?" Miku Izayoi raised an eyebrow in slight surprise. "I never thought you were the kind of person who would be interested in idol culture. Should I say you can't judge a book by its cover?"

"I have absolutely no interest in any of that bullshit idol culture! I only learned about you from my sister!"

Upon hearing Miku Izayoi admit her identity, Irena angrily pointed at her and said through gritted teeth, "You damn idol! I can't believe you dare show your face in front of me! You're courting death!"

Her younger sister was different from her; she was a very well-behaved, sensible, and worry-free child.

Aside from cooking, she had no other hobbies, and this lack of desire even worried Irene.

However, a few weeks ago, Priscilla became a fan of Miku Izayoi after listening to a few of her songs and attending a concert.

Even her phone's home screen changed from a photo of her and Irene to a woman Irene had never seen.

That's fine.

What she found most unbearable was that her younger sister actually called another woman "Big Sister"!

She's clearly Priscilla's older sister!

This made her angry for a long time.

To relieve her depression, she went to the largest casino in the entertainment district to change her mood.

As a result, he lost too much, which made his already bad temper even worse.

She accidentally caused a scene at the casino, and when Diluc found out, he threw her into solitary confinement to reflect on her actions.

"You damn idol, it's entirely your fault that I've ended up in this place!"

Enemies meeting are bound to be furious, and Irene jumped up with a ferocious expression.

If she weren't being held back by chains, judging by her aura, she probably would have knocked Miku Izayoi to the ground.

"I am Priscilla's older sister! Give me back my lovely little sister!"

Chapter Twenty-Four: Two People on Different Levels

Faced with Irene's sudden change in attitude, Miku Izayoi was momentarily stunned.

Should we return her to her?

What do you mean?

Miku Izayoi did know that she had a younger sister, and that she was not only a siscon, but also a sis-controller.

She did whatever Priscilla told her to do, and if Priscilla got angry, she was quicker to back down than anyone else.

Miku Izayoi could understand this.

In this world, Priscilla is her only family.

It's only natural that she, a woman of deep affection and loyalty, would place her only family member in a position more important than herself.

But thank goodness, Miku Izayoi really didn't know what she was talking about.

"What do you mean by 'returning your sister to you'?"

Although Miku Izayoi appeared calm on the surface, she was actually getting nervous inside.

Could it be that he accidentally hooked up with her sister when he took a fan to a hotel room one of those times?

impossible.

The Urse sisters both have striking burgundy hair, a color rarely seen even in the colorful world of anime. If she saw them, she would definitely be able to tell them apart.

Irene glared at her fiercely.

After calming herself down a bit, she realized that what she had just said was incoherent and difficult for others to understand.

So, in order to let Miku know the reason why she was angry, she gritted her teeth and recounted what had happened.

After listening to Irene's account, Miku Izayoi's eyes twitched a few times.

This guy felt jealous because he felt his place in Priscilla's heart had been taken away, so he went to the casino to relax. After losing money, he caused a scene and was eventually locked in solitary confinement by Diluc.

And then they blamed all of this on her?