In Date A Live, I Became a Spirit and Refused to Go on Dates

Lingmeng laughed along, then looked at Origami.

Origami no longer seemed inclined to sleep against her. She simply propped her chin on her hand, turned toward the window, and rested with her eyes closed.

Meanwhile, the photographer from earlier stood behind a wall nearby, secretly watching Lingmeng.

"Phew... That was close. She almost spotted me."

With a sigh of relief, she took off her mask and sunglasses.

If Lingmeng had seen her then, she would have recognized the photographer as Ellen, the Strongest Wizard.

"Honestly, Isaac knows Element Maker and I have met before, but he still insisted I come talk to them. This disguise is unbearably hot..."

As she complained about her unscrupulous boss working her too hard, Ellen wiped away the sweat brought on by the heat.

But a moment later, her slightly goofy expression vanished, replaced by an excited smile.

"Now I can be sure... Qian Lingmeng and Tohka Yatogami are the long-missing Spirits Element Maker and Princess. This time, I'll settle the score!"

"A School Trip? They were going to Okinawa, right?"

High above Tengu City, aboard Fraxinus at an altitude of fifteen thousand meters, Kotori wore a crimson military jacket over her shoulders and had tied her long red hair into twin tails with black ribbons. With a Chupa Chups in her mouth, she spoke to Reine beside her.

Reine nodded, the familiar dark circles under her eyes.

"...Yes, but the destination was suddenly changed from Okinawa to Orumi Island."

"They changed it all of a sudden? Why?"

Kotori tilted her head in confusion.

"...Apparently, a travel agency called Cross approached the school not long ago.

They said they'd chosen Little Shido's school at random as part of a tourism promotion and wanted to host the students on the island.

In exchange for photographs