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

"Question: can Yuzuru have some?"

"Uh, sure."

Shido scratched his cheek awkwardly as he answered.

He glanced at the watermelon's owner, Lingmeng. Her expression was a little hard to read, but she didn't seem unwilling to share.

Shido took another slice from the table and held it out to Origami.

"Origami, do you want some?"

Origami replied with a calm expression.

"If you feed it to me, Shido."

With that, she parted her lips and leaned toward him.

"Uh... Maybe not."

Shido's mouth twitched, and he tried to pull his hand back.

But Origami grabbed his wrist first, stopping him.

Then she stuck out her tongue and began licking the watermelon with abandon, making a suggestive show of it.

Shido's heart raced. Even when he tried to pull his hand away, Origami dragged it back with greater strength.

"O-Origami...!"

Shido called her name, his face red, but she paid him no mind.

She could have finished the slice in a few bites. Instead, she insisted on licking it. She was doing it on purpose~

Kaguya and Yuzuru both gave them strange looks.

Tohka puffed out her cheeks, looking ready to march over and confront Origami.

Reine settled in to watch the show. Shido had no idea what to do when—

"Hey, that's enough."

Lingmeng walked over to Shido and shoved the watermelon straight into Origami's mouth.

Origami's eyes widened as her mouth was suddenly filled. She hurried back a few steps.

After wiping the watermelon juice from her lips, she shot Lingmeng a resentful look.

"You have no sense of romance."

"Say what you like. If you want watermelon, eat it properly."

Lingmeng shrugged, took the slice Origami had just bitten from Shido's hand, and tossed it to her.

Origami caught it cleanly. She kept her displeased expression for a