"...."
The whole box suddenly became quiet.
Tsubasa's straightforward answer caused the nine Muse and even two other members of A-Rise to fall into confusion and they didn't know what to say in response.
Erina Todo and Anju Yuki who were members of A-Rise had heard that Haru was their leader's ex-boyfriend, at first, they were stunned, but they didn't think too much, however, when they heard it right when Haru was in this place, it gave off a different meaning and they weren't sure what to say.
Maki and Eli quickly clenched their hands, quickly standing in front of Haru, trying to protect their fresh meat from this little fox.
Nozomi stood behind Haru and chuckled when she saw this development.
Haru could hear Nozomi's chuckle which made him speechless but didn't say anything.
The rest members of Muse also felt uncomfortable when they heard Tsubasa was Haru's ex-girlfriend which made their feelings quite complex.
"Hehe, I was joking with all of you."
Tsubasa suddenly covered her mouth, and laughed, like a fox that had successfully tricked them, squinting her eyes and said, "Hehe, did you feel surprised?"
"Ugh...."
The nine girls of the Muse became silly all of sudden, especially two hardcore hands, Hanayo Koizumi and Yazawa Nicole, who felt that their idol's image had collapsed in their minds.
Tsubasa glanced over the nine girls with a smile and asked, "But then again, Kasugano was my underclassman in the past."
"Underclassman?" 9x
Everyone was looking at Haru at the same time.
Haru nodded and said, "She's my Senpai in middle school."
"..."
They felt that the relationship between Haru and Tsubasa was more complicated than they had thought, but they didn't ask much and somehow they wanted to return as soon as possible since they felt the more they stayed in this place the more they felt that he would be stolen by A-Rise and of course, they didn't want that!
Tsubasa smiled and said, "Just now, several people showed a nervous expression... Just to give you a reminder that you don't think that I'm totally joking, a guy like Haru, if you don't hurry up, maybe, I'll steal him from all of you."
"Kira-san, it's useless, even if you chase him down now because Haru already has a girlfriend."
Even though Nozomi had her fun before, it didn't mean that she was going to lie down when Tsubasa kept provoking them.
"Is that so? You have a new girlfriend now, Haru?" Tsubasa asked while looking at Haru.
"Well, let's end this joke, let's talk about business."
Haru clapped his hands, trying to avert the topic of conversation since he didn't really want to talk too much about his present relationship with his ex-girlfriend. He didn't know the intention of Tsubasa for lying earlier and why she didn't tell the truth that she was his ex-girlfriend.
Looking at the people from both sides, Haru let out a sigh secretly.
Compared with the long-established idol school group, A-Rise, the current Muse was still too young and their aura was suppressed from the beginning by A-Rise.
For example, the captain of A-Rise, Tsubasa, gave the people a very confident feeling from the beginning to the end, and her every move was straightforward and full of idol temperament.
Therefore, although her appearance wasn't as good as that of the members of Muse, her charm was very high and if someone wasn't careful, they would be seduced by her.
Haru knew that there was still a long way before Muse could build their own self-confidence like Tsubasa in front of him.
"Business? It's over now."
Tsubasa smiled and said, "I have invited you this time, mainly to see Haru and to see what kind of school idol group that you have supported and built. Both of them are done now, but in the end, we still have something to say to all of you..."
Tsubasa and her two teammates looked at each other and said solemnly.
"We will not lose to you!" 3x
"This...."
The nine girls of Muse looked at each other and felt a bit confused.
Umi looked at A-Rise and said, "You're the most popular school idol, and we're the 20th. Even if you want to pick a rival or an opponent, it should be those idol groups who rank close to you, right?"
"In our eyes, those people aren't our opponents, and the only ones who can be our opponents are all of you, Muse!"
Tsubasa stood up and stared at Honoka who was the captain of Muse.
The momentum between the two of them was like Yugi Moto and Seto Kaiba was about to duel using their Yu Gi Oh cards.
However, Honoka didn't have a second personality like Yugi Moto. After a short silence, she stood up and stared at Tsubasa directly then said, "I feel honored to be regarded as an opponent by A-Rise but...."
As if their hearts and minds were connected, the remaining eight girls also stood up one by one and confronted the three of A-Rise.
"However, we will not lose!" 9x
Honoka said loudly.
"...Really? Then I'm looking forward to the start of Love Live." Tsubasa smiled then looked at Haru and said, "You're not going to give them a backdoor right?"
Haru raised his hands and said, "I won't do it, you don't need to worry."
Tsubasa nodded since she knew Haru's personality very well." Then today's meeting is over..." After a pause, she looked at Haru again, titled her head, and said with a playful smile, "Then, Haru, would like me to take you to visit our school? Or should I say... a date?"
As soon as the voice fell, she walked over, making a gesture to hold Haru's arm, however, with a "swish", Haru felt that his left and arms were being hugged, or rather his entire body was being hugged by everyone on Muse.
"...."
Haru twitched his lips and said, "As you can see, I can only refuse your kindness."
"Hehehe...."
Tsubasa covered her mouth and smiled, with a playful glance, looking over Eli, Maki, Nozomi, and some of the members of Muse, thinking that this guy had never changed somehow, but at the same time, it made her sigh since she sometimes missed those times in the past. She waved her hand and said, "Then, every one of Muse, see you later." She then turned her head slightly and glanced at him who gave her a slight nod that somehow brought her a smile.
Watching the three girls leave, Haru, who had been hugged by everyone, asked, "Do you want to keep hugging me until we go back?"
Most of Muse members quickly blushed and let go of him as soon as possible and felt their faces were burning from embarrassment.
"Cough!"
Haru coughed, and in order to avoid embarrassment, he tried to make a serious expression and said, "You did a good job just now. In the face of A-Rise's momentum, you resisted them and fought back, proving that you have made great progress, but...
"Ah! Honoka-chan, what did you just say?!" Koizumi, who suddenly recovered, quickly exclaimed.
Nico: "Yo - You... How can you provoke A-Rise?!"
Umi: "You're too rash by provoking them."
Honoka cried and said, "Wuwuwu... I didn't know what to do and I just said what was inside my head at that time."
Haru: "...."
Haru looked at the distance and thought that there was still a long way to go before they grew up into a great idol which made him smile no matter how long they knew each other, they had never changed and always brought him a great smile.