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

Ellen looked intrigued by Shido's declaration.

After all, she had long wanted another fight with Lingmeng.

The opponent before her wasn't Lingmeng, but the boy wielding Lingmeng's Angel would do as a substitute.

"Oh? Those are big words. Then show me just how well you can use that Angel!"

The moment Ellen finished speaking, something sliced through the air.

She vanished from where she stood and appeared before Shido an instant later, raising her Light Sword high.

"I'll cut off your head!"

Ellen shouted and swung the Light Sword at Shido's head with all her strength.

"Shido, watch out!"

Tohka cried out behind him.

"Oh—!" Shido exclaimed, quickly lifting the Elemental Spirit over his head.

Metal clashed against metal. Ellen's Light Sword stopped barely a dozen centimeters from Shido's head.

Shido had caught the blow on the Angel's hilt.

"Ugh... She's so strong..."

Shido had barely blocked Ellen's attack, and sweat had already soaked his back.

He stared at the yellow Light Sword above his head. Feeling the terrifying force behind it, he broke into a cold sweat.

The difference in strength was overwhelming.

He could use Lingmeng's Angel, but his body was still that of an ordinary human.

If the Elemental Spirit's mental abilities hadn't sharpened his reactions,

and if he hadn't stimulated his muscles with lightning to give himself strength he'd never had before,

his head would probably have parted ways with his body by now.

"My, you blocked that? It seems this Angel improved your reflexes too. But—"

Ellen looked briefly surprised. Then her expression turned serious, and she pressed down harder.

"That doesn't change the fact that your body is only human!"

"Argh—"

Shido had barely withstood the first blow. Now Ellen was putting even more force behind it.

Unable to match her strength, Shido's arms