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

Lingmeng gently patted Shido on the back.

"Well, get some rest today and prepare for tomorrow's date, okay? Kannazuki and I will be going now."

"Mm. Good luck on your date tomorrow, Shido. Everyone aboard the Fraxinus is looking forward to seeing the Commander blush.

Oh my, I bet the Commander will look adorable all flustered. I'll have to send out a few extra high-performance stealth drones to record it~"

"Ahaha... I'll do my best. But if you actually do that, I think Kotori will get back at you."

"Eh~ Wouldn't that be even better!?"

"Uh... well..."

With an awkward smile, Shido walked out of the records room with Lingmeng.

"Well, looks like I'll have to look through Kotori's memories to find out exactly what happened."

Lingmeng shrugged as she spoke. She and Shido had left the records room.

Shido scratched his cheek, looking embarrassed.

"Sorry... I couldn't tell you anything useful."

"Oh, don't worry about it."

Seeing his uneasy expression, Lingmeng smiled and patted his shoulder.

"You were completely out cold. It's only natural you don't know what happened afterward.

And even if you don't remember a thing after passing out, I can just find Kotori and look through her memories.

But she's still resting in the Isolation Room, and you two have a date tomorrow. So let's leave that until after the date."

"Mm, I understand."

Shido nodded and let out a relieved sigh.

But the next second, the phone in his pocket rang.

"Hm?"

He pulled it out, puzzled. When he saw the name on the screen, he froze for some reason.

"Is someone calling? Who is it?"

Lingmeng seemed to notice the change in his expression.

Shido gave her a wry smile and turned the screen toward her.

"Ahaha... It looks like Origami. I wonder what