I Became a Spirit in Date A Live, but I Refuse to Date

Mana then walked up to Shido.

"Brother, where exactly is Sister right now? I want to see her!"

"Uh..."

Shido fell silent again. After all, this "Sister Shiori" didn't exist. She was just Shido in women's clothing.

There was no way Shido could answer that question.

Unless... Should I throw away my dignity and dress up again? No. Shido swore he would never do that again.

"..."

Just as the silence grew unbearable, Lingmeng spoke up.

"Oh, what unfortunate timing~ Shiori-chan went on a trip not long ago~"

The excuse was a little flimsy, but it was the best one they had.

Mana lowered her head when she heard the news.

"I see... I thought Sister and I might have a touching reunion."

"Ahaha... What a shame..."

Shido had no idea what to say. He could only smile awkwardly.

"All right. We've been at this long enough, haven't we?"

Kotori broke the awkward silence and turned to Mana.

"Shouldn't you explain why you're calling yourself Shido's little sister?"

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No Title for This Chapter (Deal with It)

"..."

An awkward silence hung over the Itsuka Residence. Everyone was home, yet no one made a sound.

Shido had told Tohka and Yoshino to sit quietly in the living room and watch TV.

He and Kotori sat at the dining table, facing Mana.

Lingmeng sat beside Mana.

This had nothing to do with Lingmeng, but she had insisted on joining them.

Shido and Kotori couldn't do much about it, so they let her have her way.

Besides, Lingmeng loved family drama!

"Mana, I'll ask you one more time. You said you're Shido's biological little sister, right?"

Kotori clasped her hands on the table and questioned Mana as though she were interrogating