I Became a Spirit in Date A Live, but I Refuse to Date

But Lingmeng rarely took the initiative like this, so Shido couldn't bring himself to spoil her fun.

"Of course I'm free! If you want to go on a date with me, I'm happy to go anytime!"

Shido smiled, nodded, and accepted Lingmeng's invitation.

"Woohoo! That's great!"

Lingmeng grinned and clenched her fist in triumph.

"Then there's no time to waste. Let's get started."

With that, Shido took Lingmeng's hand and tried to lead her out the door.

But Lingmeng stayed where she was.

"Um, wait a second. You need to stamp it first~"

Her words made no sense to him.

Shido turned to her in confusion.

"Do we need official proof to go on a date now...?"

"Just a sec~"

Smiling, Lingmeng took a folded sheet of paper from her pocket and handed it to Shido.

"Here you go~"

"What's this?"

Puzzled, Shido unfolded the paper and began to read it carefully.

But the moment he saw the large words at the top, he froze.

"Shiori-chan Date Coupon"

He knew what each word meant on its own. Together, they made no sense at all.

Below the title were rows of empty boxes.

Was he supposed to stamp one of those boxes?

First, though, he needed to clear something up.

Shido pointed at the paper and asked awkwardly,

"Uh... what exactly is this?"

"Oh! You mean the coupon?"

Lingmeng folded her arms and nodded, then explained,

"You promised me several times that you'd dress as a girl and go on a date with me, remember?

"Kotori made this sheet. Each box represents one date you owe me in a dress.

"After each date, we stamp a box to show you've used it up."

Shido's face darkened at her explanation, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

"S-so that means..."

"Mm-hmm~ Today's