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

"Letting Yuzuru become Yamai would only disgrace the name."

With that, Kaguya lowered her fist from the rock. Like Yuzuru, she had left a deep fistprint in it.

"Hey, be mad at each other all you want, but don't take it out on the rock."

Lingmeng glanced at the two fistprints and scratched her cheek awkwardly.

For some reason, she had a feeling that if the rock could talk, it would unleash a stream of curses at them.

I was just sitting here minding my own business. What did I ever do to you?

Something like that, probably?

But Kaguya and Yuzuru ignored Lingmeng. Instead, they spoke with even greater agitation.

"You're too kindhearted! I finally decided to give you the position of dominant personality, so just accept it!"

"Refusal. Yuzuru never intended to become the dominant personality."

"Argh! Do you have any idea how hard I worked to lose our past contests without making it obvious?"

"Objection. Yuzuru did the same. Yuzuru tried so hard to lose, but Kaguya simply refused to attack. It happened so many times that Yuzuru could hardly bear the frustration!"

"Yamai is the lord of hurricanes, able to cut all things in two. You're the only one worthy of that name!"

"Denial. That's wrong. Kaguya is the one truly worthy of the Yamai Name."

"Tch—you fly faster than I do!"

"Kaguya is stronger!"

"You have a better figure than I do!"

"Kaguya has prettier skin."

"You're cuter than I am!"

"Objection. This is the one point on which Yuzuru will not yield. Kaguya is definitely cuter than Yuzuru."

Several minutes passed like that.

The two of them kept trading remarks that sounded like an argument, yet somehow weren't one.

The bizarre scene left Lingmeng, Shido, and Tohka, their three onlookers, cringing.

They exchanged