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

Kurumi looked up and found Lingmeng standing in front of her.

"My, my... What a surprise. I never imagined you could control time too, Lingmeng..."

"Well, I'm an all-rounder. That said, if you'd stopped my time instead of slowing it down, this would be a different story."

"Heehee... Perhaps."

Kurumi laughed softly. She really had underestimated Lingmeng.

She had thought Bet would be enough to deal with her.

Kurumi had a bullet that could stop time, but she hadn't used it because she didn't want to waste the time she had worked so hard to collect.

She had never expected that attempt to conserve it to nearly get her killed.

"Anyway, I'm not going to kill you. You can't fight in your condition. Give up."

Lingmeng casually scratched her head.

That was what she said, but she had already used more than half her Spirit Power.

If she hadn't injured Kurumi beforehand, she probably would have been done for.

"Hahaha... You want me to give up? Don't make me laugh...!"

Kurumi pressed Zafkiel to her temple.

"Zafkiel—Dalet!"

She pulled the trigger, and her wounds visibly healed in an instant.

Not only that, her clones emerged from the shadows again and surrounded Lingmeng.

"She restored her body to how it was before she got hurt?"

Lingmeng's mouth twitched as she watched the Kurumis circling her.

Lingmeng had used a similar ability after forcing her way through Yoshino's barrier. Since Kurumi also controlled time, it wasn't surprising that she could do it.

But with her Spirit Power running low, Lingmeng couldn't take Kurumi on the way she had before.

If it came down to it, though, she could still use Spatial Movement one last time to escape with Shido.

"Ahem—"

Lingmeng coughed lightly, pretending to be calm. Then—

"Time to run!"

She