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

The instant Lingmeng finished her dramatic, over-the-top shout, her fist slammed into the ice ball.

Crack!

Huge cracks spread across the ice ball, and it shattered into icy fragments that scattered through the air.

"So... so pretty..."

Yoshino's eyes widened at the sight of the fragments glittering like stars.

Shido could only smile wryly.

The original Bumper Ball had shattered too, but the entire Water Park belonged to Ratatoskr now. It should be fine, right?

"Well, anyway, let's get back to shore. Staying in the water feels a little dangerous."

As she spoke, Kotori shot Yoshino a helpless look.

After all, Yoshino's spirit power had gone into reversal several times already for one reason or another.

If they stayed in the water much longer, the entire pool might end up frozen.

"Yeah, I agree."

Lingmeng gave a casual shrug.

... A change of location ...

Taking Kotori's advice, everyone returned to shore.

Just as they were wondering what to do next, Lingmeng seemed to remember something and grinned mischievously.

"Oh, right! Our team won that match, didn't we? So shouldn't you accept your punishment?"

Tohka, Origami, and Yoshino froze.

They had agreed to that, hadn't they...

Seeing the three of them fall silent, Shido spoke softly to Lingmeng.

"Lingmeng... why don't we let it go? Those moves are way too embarrassing..."

But before Lingmeng could answer, Tohka spoke up.

"Mm! We agreed to it, so I'll accept my loss!"

Origami gave a slight nod too.

"Yeah. Those moves are childish, but a promise is a promise."

"M-me too...!"

Even Yoshino seemed to muster her courage after Origami spoke.

Tohka and Origami had agreed, so she couldn't back down!

"Oho! That's more like it!"

Lingmeng giggled and tugged the fabric at her chest open slightly.

"Lingmeng... what are you doing?"

Kotori