I Became a Spirit in Date A Live and Refused to Date

"They both wanted the other to win. It would be a miracle if that contest ever produced a winner."

"So what are you going to do now?"

Lingmeng asked. Shido shook his head helplessly.

"I don't know... If neither of them wants to win, there's no way to get them both to kiss me so I can seal their Spirit Power..."

"Then are you going to give up?"

"No—I'm not giving up!"

Shido answered with fierce conviction, only to shrink back a moment later.

"I don't want to give up on either of them. I don't want to see either one disappear.

But as things stand, I can only choose one."

He looked up at the sky, his face full of worry.

"They're so close. If only one survives and the other vanishes from this world completely, the one left behind won't be happy either, will she?

So what's the point of choosing...?"

"Yeah, that's true~"

Lingmeng nodded lightly and smiled as though it didn't bother her at all.

Shido stared at her, taken aback.

"Hey... Do you understand what's going on here?"

"Mm-hmm~ Of course I do~ You're agonizing over which one to choose, right, Shido?"

"Yeah... It's like asking who I'd save if my mom and my wife both fell into the water. It's hopeless."

"Not at all."

Lingmeng gave a little wave of her hand.

"If you don't want to choose, save them both!"

"But can I really do that?"

"Hmph~ Don't underestimate yourself, Shido."

Lingmeng planted her hands on her hips and smiled, her eyes narrowing.

"We just have to solve the problem at its source, right!?"

Zhongsheng: "I talked it over with people in the group yesterday, and we decided the illustration should be Shido and Lingmeng kissing~ I've also found another author, and