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

Lingmeng waved her right hand, tossing the flames onto the sand in front of Shido.

There was no wood or anything else to fuel them, but the flames did not go out.

If anything, they seemed to grow larger.

Then again, that was only natural.

After all, Lingmeng had created them with her powers.

Whether they went out or how fiercely they burned depended entirely on her mood.

Feeling the heat from the fire, Shido's still-chilled body finally warmed up a little.

"Ahh, I'm alive again..."

Shido closed his eyes and let out a long, contented breath.

The damp sea breeze, the chorus of insects in the nighttime woods, and the smell of grilled food drifting into his nose all made him feel at ease.

"Wait. Grilled food?"

Realizing something was off, Shido hurriedly opened his eyes to check.

There, Lingmeng had used her powers to make a set of thin iron skewers.

She had threaded the seafood that had come up with him onto them and was grilling it beside the fire.

"You're..."

At the sight, Shido's mouth twitched. He had no idea what to say.

Lingmeng wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth and looked up to answer.

"Isn't it obvious? I'm grilling seafood! We've got all this seafood. It'd be a waste not to eat it!"

"Uh... Right..."

Lingmeng's timing did rather ruin the mood, but it was hardly a big deal, so Shido let it go.

A few minutes later, Shido's body temperature was more or less back to normal.

Lingmeng's seafood was cooked, too.

She popped a fish straight into her mouth, cupped her cheek, and said with a blissful look, "Mmm! Grilled food really does taste best when it's fresh."

"Haha... It does look good."

Shido smiled. Watching Lingmeng eat, he could