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

Reine nodded back, then picked up the microphone in front of her.

"...Everyone, you can start now."

As soon as Reine spoke, several sleazy voices came from behind Shido.

"Well, well~ Looks like we've found some prime prey."

"Whoa—there are five of them. That's more than the three of us can handle, isn't it?"

"Who cares? I only need one. You two can take two each."

"Huh?"

Everyone but Lingmeng turned around in confusion.

Three men stood before them, with dyed hair, dark tans, and swimming trunks.

On closer inspection, they even seemed to be wearing a little makeup.

Clearly, they were the staff members Reine had arranged.

Honestly, they had the anime thug act down to a tee.

If Lingmeng hadn't known they were fakes, she might have mistaken them for real thugs.

The three sauntered over without a care, and one of them grabbed Lingmeng's hand.

"So, where are you girls from? Did you come with anyone else?

"If not, why don't you come have some fun with me? I can take you into an alley to see some goldfish~"

The thug wore a sleazy expression as he spoke, then secretly winked at Lingmeng.

What a pro!

Impressed by the man's acting, Lingmeng decided she couldn't let him outdo her.

She took a quiet breath and slipped straight into character.

"Um... P-please let go of me... I don't want to see any goldfish..."

Her voice was softer and frailer than usual, and she used her ability to make tears gather at the corners of her eyes.

She looked every bit the helpless girl.

Lingmeng could act that well?

Shido watched from the side, thinking back to when Ai, Mai, and Mii had chased him during his attempt to win over Kurumi. Lingmeng had played the helpless girl to