Hiya! Gunzou here. This is my 2nd fanfic, featuring the Aqours group from Love Live Sunshine. This fanfic is co-authored by GAT-X105VividPanzer. Comments and suggestions are welcome.

"Y-Yoshiko-chan, are you sure that this will work?"

The red-haired Ruby Kurosawa looks on while Yoshiko Tsushima is preparing for the ritual. The dark blue-haired girl has drawn a magic circle on the floor and was placing the candles around it.

"Don't worry, it will work! I do this every night as a part of my daily routine - and mind you, please call me Yohane! Yo-Ha-Ne!"

Yoshiko continued to work around the circle until a stern voice interrupted her from her activity.

"This is absolutely nonsense! Do not forget our true purpose of staying here at school… and that is to practice for our concert tomorrow!"

Another student with an air of elegance entered the room, looking at the two girls who were dumbfounded at her sudden arrival. Dia Kurosawa continued to walk to the middle and pulled Ruby aside.

"Didn't I tell you not to involve in such silly things, Ruby? Your actions might eventually bring shame into the Kurosawa Family!"

"B-But, Onee-chan… I-I was just watching…" a tearful Ruby replied.

"Kukuku… So you dare challenge my supernatural skills? Just wait until later! I will bring down the hammer of justice on you!" a confident Yoshiko answered.

"Hey! What's happening here? Oh, so this is what Yoshiko-chan was talking about!"

"A magic circle? Cool! So are we really doing this?"

"Guys, we're on break, so we mustn't waste our precious time."

Three new students entered the room. Chika Takami, You Watanabe and Riko Sakurauchi looked at Yoshiko's work intently.

"Oh, isn't it Chika-san, You-san and Riko-san. Indeed we are losing precious time. We only got permission from the school because I, the student council president, was the one who personally asked for this stay."

"Oh, come on, Kurosawa-senpai, what could go wrong? Let's take some slack off and have fun for a while… we promise that we will double our efforts after this! Or maybe Yoshiko-chan's charm might inspire us to do our best!" a cheerful Chika piped up.

"Fufufu… All right. You better hold on to your words, Chika. Make sure that the live tomorrow will be perfect! Failure will not be tolerated!"

The door slid open, making them look at the newcomers – Mari Ohara, Kanan Matsuura and Hanamaru Kunikida.

"Hi~! Our apologies for being late! We made sure that everything is all set for tonight's stay,"

"Oh, welcome! I'm so glad that everyone will witness Yohane's power tonight! I hope this will help us in our live tomorrow, for the things to come for our group!" an excited Yoshiko said. "I perform rituals like these by myself, but this time everyone will witness it! Tonight I perform a ritual on one of the dukes of hell, the demon Barbatos, which is said to predict the future and brings together friends and rulers! With that, we can do anything!

Everyone stared in silence, considering Yoshiko's words. You was the first one to speak up. "Then let's see what this can do! A little thrill won't hurt – and this kind of activity in the midsummer night – it can also be considered as a test of courage!

And so it was decided. Yoshiko, with the look of a little devil, stretched her arms before her companions.

"Okay! Without further ado, I will now start the ritual."