After becoming a Spirit in Date A Live, I refuse to date

Not long after Shido left, Tohka and Yoshino turned to Lingmeng with puzzled looks.

"Hmm... Lingmeng, is something bothering Shido today?"

"Um... when Miss Kotori left, Shido seemed a little relieved..."

"Oh—you're asking about that."

Lingmeng lightly scratched her cheek. After thinking for a few seconds, she began explaining.

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"What!? Lingmeng, are you saying Kotori is a Spirit!?"

"That really is... surprising..."

After Lingmeng gave them a brief explanation of what had happened in simple terms,

Tohka slapped the table in front of her in agitation upon learning the whole story.

Meanwhile, Yoshino and Yoshino stared wide-eyed at each other.

"Hey, hey, Tohka, you're being too loud."

Lingmeng glanced around. Fortunately, the people nearby hadn't paid much attention. Otherwise, things would have gotten troublesome.

"Mm... sorry."

Tohka lowered her head apologetically, then continued.

"If Kotori is a Spirit too, does that mean Shido has to do the same thing to her that he did to us?"

"Well, more or less."

Lingmeng shrugged casually as she spoke.

At first, Lingmeng had wondered whether telling Tohka and Yoshino about this would cause any problems.

But they would find out sooner or later, so she figured it would be better to tell them now.

"Anyway, we should try not to cause Shido and the others any trouble right now."

"Mm... understood..."

Tohka fell silent for a moment, then spoke with determination in her eyes.

"Kotori helped me too. I don't want anything to happen to her!"

"Yes... Miss Kotori is a very kind person..."

Sure enough, Tohka and Yoshino were both very understanding.

Lingmeng had thought they might get angry when they learned that Shido's main purpose on this date was to spend time with Kotori.

But judging by their reactions, building a harmonious harem wouldn't be all that