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

"You knew all along, so why did you choose the same time as Kurumi and Tohka for our date?"

"Pfft—"

Lingmeng covered her mouth with a snicker.

"I just wanted to see you squirm. You didn't actually think I wanted to date you, did you? No way. No way."

"...Why does that annoy me so much?"

Shido protested at the way Lingmeng had toyed with his feelings.

Lingmeng, however, showed no remorse.

"Well, as long as your dates with those two are fine. Ha ha, dating two beautiful girls at the same time? Shido, you really are a wicked man."

Lingmeng gave Shido's cheek a light poke.

Shido lowered her hand and sighed.

"Stop teasing me. You might think it sounds wonderful, but for me it's a matter of life and death!"

Lingmeng answered Shido's complaint with nothing but "I know, I know."

Just then, Shido's phone rang.

He took it out and saw that Origami was calling.

He wondered why Origami would call him now, but he answered anyway.

"Hello? Origami, what is it?"

Origami's voice reached Shido through the phone, as cool as ever.

"Tomorrow's Saturday, so there's no school."

"Uh... yeah..."

"I can't leave you on your own."

"Huh?"

Shido echoed her in surprise.

"I'll be waiting by the fountain in front of Tengu Station at eleven tomorrow morning."

"Huh?"

"A date."

"What...?"

"You have to come."

With that, Origami hung up.

And so... the double date that had already spelled certain doom suddenly became—

A double date that was absolutely guaranteed to kill him...!

Grin and Bear It "..."

Shido stared blankly at the phone long after the call had ended.

"What's wrong? You look constipated."

Seeing that Shido seemed frozen, Lingmeng asked curiously.

Shido put his phone back in his pocket and managed a smile