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

If all else failed, she could even use her spatial powers to "borrow" some money from a bank.

Or use her mental powers to fool the staff and dine without paying.

Basically, as long as she used her brain a little, she had no reason to worry about starving.

But back then, she really had been brainless.

It was as though the will of the world had forcibly lowered her intelligence. She hadn't come up with a single solution.

If that brain of hers with its whopping 250 IQ had pulled its weight at all, how could Shido have tempted her with money and gotten her to fall for him so easily!?

"Damn it, this must all be the world's will at work."

The more Lingmeng thought about it, the more cheated she felt. She couldn't help gritting her teeth and clenching her fists, displeasure written all over her face.

But then Tohka's voice interrupted her—

"Lingmeng, I'm done! Come take a look!"

"Hmm?"

Lingmeng turned her head and saw Tohka running over with a smile. Tohka turned around and pointed at a castle made of sand up ahead.

The castle wasn't particularly elaborate or refined, but Tohka must have put everything she had into making it, right?

Lingmeng got up from the ground and patted Tohka's head with a smile.

"There, there~ You did a great job, Tohka~"

"Ehehe~"

Letting Lingmeng stroke her head, Tohka lowered it and smiled contentedly.

Then she opened her eyes and spotted the sand figurines on the ground.

"Wow~ Lingmeng, did you make all of these!? There's me, Shido, you, Kotori, Yoshino, and everyone!"

Tohka looked up, speaking with a delighted expression.

Faced with that enthusiastic gaze, Lingmeng couldn't bring herself to admit she had cheated by using her powers.

She could only scratch