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

"Mm... You're right."

Shido forced a smile in response to Lingmeng, then suddenly stopped walking.

"Ah... We're here."

Shido and Lingmeng came to a stop in front of a large building.

According to Reine, this was the Tengu City Self-Defense Forces Hospital.

They had come for one reason: to visit Mana, who had been gravely wounded by Kurumi.

Apparently, after Ratatoskr took Mana away, they had anonymously handed her over to the AST.

Mana was an AST member, after all, so it made more sense to let the AST treat her.

Besides, the AST hospital had a Medical Realizer, so it shouldn't be a problem.

Shido had come because Mana was his little sister. As her older brother, he felt he ought to visit her.

As for why Lingmeng had tagged along, perhaps Mana had become something like a "little-girl version of Shiori" in her mind.

The two of them entered the hospital together.

But when they tried to ask which room Mana was in, a staff member turned them away, saying she was undergoing treatment with special equipment and couldn't receive visitors until it was finished.

"If we can't see Mana, shall we go?"

"Mm..."

Shido was still worried, but since they had been told no, he had no choice but to come back another day.

Just as he and Lingmeng were about to leave the hospital—

"Shido."

A flat voice came from beside them.

Lingmeng and Shido turned instinctively and found Origami standing there.

She wore a hospital gown, with bandages wrapped around her head and an IV stand at her right side.

"Origami, why are you here—?"

The moment the words left his mouth, Shido realized the likely reason.

Origami was an AST member too. Of course she would be here.

"Hey, Origami! How are your injuries?"