I Became a Spirit in Date A Live and Refused to Date

"What!?"

Mana's eyes flew open in shock.

"Don't tell me... you're my big sister!?"

"Like hell I'm your sister!"

Kotori couldn't help shouting at Mana's baffling assumption.

"Huh...?"

At first, Mana looked bewildered.

But after staring at Kotori's chest for a while, Mana compared it with her own.

"Wh-what are you doing? Why do you keep staring at my chest...?"

Realizing where Mana was looking, Kotori blushed bright red and covered her chest.

"Ah..." Mana made a sound as though she had realized something.

Then she put on a solemn expression.

"Sorry, Kotori. As your big sister, I'll make sure to—"

"I'm not your little sister either! Shido was adopted into the Itsuka family, and I'm his younger adoptive sister!

"And you only thought I was younger than you because my chest is a little smaller than yours, didn't you!?"

Kotori shouted. Mana scratched her cheek apologetically.

"That was rude of me... I thought I might have a sister."

"You..."

Kotori's face darkened.

Just then, Shido came out of the kitchen with drinks and cookies.

"What were you two talking about?"

He set the refreshments between them as he asked.

He hadn't heard their conversation, but Kotori, in Commander Mode, seemed to have lost her temper—a rare sight.

"Nothing..."

Kotori turned her face away.

"I see..."

Shido murmured and let the matter drop, setting the remaining drinks and cookies in front of Lingmeng and the others.

"Here, these are for you."

"Thanks. I was just wishing I had something to snack on while watching this Palace Intrigue Drama."

Lingmeng smiled as she took what Shido offered.

A scene this entertaining, with two little sisters vying for attention, just didn't feel right without snacks.

Then Yoshino spoke up.

"Um... is this Miss Mana Shido's little sister too...?"

"Uh... I guess she