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

"Hm?"

Following the voice, Lingmeng looked around. Before long, she spotted a little blue-haired boy in summer clothes running toward them from a distance.

He also seemed to be holding a black ribbon.

Lingmeng narrowed her eyes, studied the little boy's face, and murmured,

"That little boy is... Shido, right?"

She compared the child in front of her with Shido.

They weren't merely alike. They were identical.

The boy looked as though he and Shido had been made from the same mold.

The resemblance was so strong that no one would question it if someone claimed he was Shido's secret son.

And then there was the thing in his hand. If she wasn't mistaken, it was the source of the dreaded transformation that awakened Kotori's sadistic Commander Mode: a black ribbon.

She had to admit, seeing Shido as a little kid for the first time felt pretty novel.

After all, Shido was a boy and was unquestionably taller than Lingmeng normally was.

Now she could actually look down at him. For some reason, it gave her an inexplicable thrill.

"Ohoho~ Who knew Shido was kind of cute as a kid? He looks like such a loser when he grows up, though.

"Then again, dressing up as a girl really does take talent. Even at this age, you can tell he has potential."

Looking at Little Shido's delicate, adorable face,

Lingmeng couldn't help imagining how cute he would look dressed as a girl at that age.

Before she knew it, she was grinning like a lecherous old man.

But that lovely fantasy was shattered at once.

Because—

"Big brother...! Don't come any closer!"

A little girl's voice rang out, sweet but tinged with fear.

Boom—!

"Ahh—!"

A huge explosion followed, along with Little Shido's scream.

"Hm? What happened?"

Lingmeng turned toward