Chapter 58

Not to mention world-class Wizard like Angela Finna, there are very few of them.

As a result, Isaac's actions were tantamount to wiping out a military force comparable to that of a nation.

Although there are many Wizards in DEM, it's not to the point that these few hundred people would put them in danger.

However, the sacrifice of these hundreds of people will undoubtedly severely weaken them, forcing them into a semi-dormant state for a period of time.

Things have gotten so bad that if the higher-ups don't give Isaac a good scolding, DEM will be ruined by him sooner or later!

In response, Isaac simply swirled his coffee cup and said contentedly.

"Oh well, let those old geezers curse all they want. They can't possibly come through the internet to hit me anyway."

Ellen expressed his dissatisfaction with Isaac's behavior.

Because whenever Isaac causes something big, his reaction is basically always this. "It's none of my business."

In the end, she was the one who handled all the trouble.

Who is she? Ellen Mira Mathers!

Surprisingly, instead of battling super-dangerous spirits, she, the world's Strongest Wizard, is cleaning up the mess left by her unscrupulous boss at work.

If other people found out, wouldn't the strong, aloof, and cool image she'd cultivated in front of them be completely shattered?

"But it really surprises me. How could they turn the tide against attacks from over seven hundred Wizard, including three of the World's Top Five Wizards?"

I had already arranged for Anlia Finna and the others to threaten her with Bomb, but it didn't work at all.

It seems like someone outside is helping her.

Isaac slightly opened his eyes and smiled. As for who was helping Element Maker, he had a general idea.

"Ah~ You really surprise me time and time again, Element Maker. Your powerful abilities are truly fascinating."

Looking up at the ceiling, Isaac smiled, his eyes half-closed.

"Although I want to take control of this force as soon as possible, if I send troops again now, I'll really be roasted by those old guys."

So let's take a break for a bit, shall we? What do you say, Ellen?

Turning his gaze to Ellen beside him, Isaac asked with a smile.

Ellen simply bowed and replied coldly.

"I'll do whatever you say."

----------------This is a dividing line for shifting perspectives

"Damn it! We lost again. This is our fifth consecutive loss."

Meanwhile, in the Divine Realm, Xier Ya looked at the battle results displayed on her phone and angrily threw the phone away.

Suddenly, she seemed to sense something in her mind, and then she sighed helplessly.

"It seems that Lingmeng was sealed away by the Protagonist of that world? And it was even done willingly?"

He said he wanted great power before he transmigrated, but now he's decided to seal it away. What a shameless bastard!

But that guy named Shido Itsuka is really something else! To prevent Lingmeng from being seduced by him like other Protagonist transmigrated to Date A Live, I specifically deleted Lingmeng's memories of the Date A Live world, hoping to keep her from getting too close to the Protagonist.

Unexpectedly, the two of them still ran into each other, and because of his amnesia, Shido's attempts to win over Lingmeng were surprisingly successful?

Is this the power of the Protagonist's halo? If I had known it would turn out like this, I wouldn't have erased her memories.

Fortunately, Lingmeng's power was sealed, which I could sense, so I forcibly suppressed the enormous Spirit Power within Shido's body.

Otherwise, with Lingmeng's Spirit Power comparable to that of Origin Spirit, Shido sealed her away, she would probably be blown to smithereens, leaving not even ashes behind.

She muttered something to herself, Xier Ya shrugged as if relieved.

"Well... anyway, it was all Lingmeng's own choice. I just hope she won't regret it later."

Postscript

Xier Ya (half annoyed): "Can you explain why you've come to my territory?"

Zhongsheng: "Oh dear, it's just a matter of borrowing your Divine Realm for a bit."

Actually, it's like this: to give readers a better reading experience, I decided to include a 'Q&A' segment in the afterword of each volume. The content will be roughly that I and the characters in the book will answer some questions readers have asked in their comments or complaints.

Xier Ya: "Is that so? As long as you don't disturb this goddess's work (playing video games), you can do whatever you want."

Shido (whispering): "Is Lingmeng the goddess who turned you into a spirit?"

Lingmeng (whispering): "Yeah, doesn't she look like she's unreliable?"

Shido (whispering): "A bit..."

Xier Ya (angrily): "Hey! I heard you!"

Shido (in a panic): "I'm so sorry!"

(The Zhongsheng of people separated them): "Alright, alright, you lot, stop arguing! Let's see what strange and unusual questions our readers have raised!"

Why use the "thousand-fold" method?

"It seems this reader has raised many questions that other readers want to ask. Indeed, in Zhongsheng A Date A Live fanfiction, 'thousand' is quite a common term."

However, as for why it should be used, I think there are two possible reasons.

First, there are no spirits in the original work that use the name Thousand.

Second, the name you chose sounds nice.

After all, in the original work, only the numbers from zero to ten thousand were never used: hundred, thousand, hundred million, and tiao.

Most authors want to give their Protagonist a unique name. Apart from a few big names who use numbers like 2 or 6, 'thousand', a number not used in the original work, is undoubtedly the best choice.

So why did the number "thousand" stand out? Simply put, it's because the name sounds good, and it was quite easy to come up with! (Seriously!) Compared to numbers like "hundred" or "hundred," choosing a name is so much easier. That's why people use the number "thousand" (personal opinion, please don't be offended).

Lingmeng (annoyed): "So you named me 'Chi' because you found it troublesome?"

(Zhongsheng): "Uh... I take back what I just said."

"Is Lingmeng's surname 'Chi' or 'Qian Ling'? Also, was Lingmeng's name Ling in her previous life? Do single-character names really exist in China?"

The Zhongsheng, "We can see from the text that Lingmeng is called 'Lingmeng' in the text, not 'Qian Ling,' so Lingmeng's surname is 'Chiyame' and her given name is 'Lingmeng.' As for why her surname is Chiyame, that's because Lingmeng is China."

Finally, I think it's perfectly fine that Lingmeng's name in her past life was Ayame, because single-character names are not uncommon in China, such as 'Yao, Shun, Yu'. Even more recently, there are 'Du', 'Zhun', and 'You'. So please stop asking about her name."

"Lingmeng's combat strength issue"

"This is one of the most frequently asked questions in the Zhongsheng and complaints, so let me explain it now."

Lingmeng is designed to be a character with Twelve Abilities: metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder, light, darkness, space, time, and spirit.

As for his stats, they are a terrifying two thousand or more, roughly twice that of Origami, a top-tier Pokémon among ordinary Pokémon, and slightly less than half that of Mio's.

If we only consider Spirit Power, Lingmeng could even be on par with Mio. If Lingmeng's Spirit Power hadn't been sealed, Mio might be the only one in the Date A Live world who could defeat her.

Lingmeng uses her full strength, it's about 70% of Mio's full strength. If Mio doesn't use her Angel of Nothingness, then neither of them can defeat the other.

If Lingmeng were to face any other spirit, she wouldn't be afraid to fight them all alone (and even if she couldn't win, she could use space, time, or spirit to escape).

As for her strength after being sealed, normally a spirit only has about one-tenth of its original power after being sealed. However, because Lingmeng has an enormous amount of Spirit Power and incredibly powerful abilities, even when sealed, she can still use Twelve Abilities to fight against ordinary spirits and Ellen.

Shido: "So, Lingmeng, you're that amazing?"

Lingmeng (puffing out her chest): "What can I do? I'm the Protagonist."

"Why doesn't Lingmeng know about Date A Live? Date A Live is such a huge IP, if you haven't seen it, you're definitely not an otaku! Get it!?"

Zhongsheng: "I already explained this in the last chapter. The reason why Lingmeng didn't know was because Xier Ya deliberately deleted Lingmeng's memories of the Date A Live when she transmigrated, so that Lingmeng wouldn't come into contact with Shido."

Also! Date A Live isn't the origin of everything. Although it's an excellent work, there are many other popular works. Does watching Date A Live make you an otaku?

Lingmeng (pinching Xier Ya's cheek): "Holy crap! So you altered my memories! WDNMD, you've gone too far!"

Xier Ya (face contorted): "I'm... sorry..."

Shido: "Lingmeng, calm down..."

"Wasn't Shido called 'Shin' or 'Shin' by Reine? And wasn't Kotori's lollipop called 'Chupa Ju'? How did it become 'Chupa Chups'?"

The Zhongsheng, "The reason is simple: the translations are different, and each version has a different translation."

"Don't marry, want yuri! Shido's a scumbag, he despairs of any spirit. The author's title is clickbait!"

"I feel like the people saying these things didn't see that my tag says 'getting married,' or what? Also, my book title is 'I Refused to Date After Becoming a Spirit in Date A Live Zhongsheng,' not 'I Wasn't Sealed After Becoming a Spirit in Date A Live,' so how am I being clickbait?"

What's most disgusting is that some people, after finding out she's getting married, say things like, "She's getting married, I'm leaving," or "Marriage is forbidden!" before leaving. Others say things like, "Is she getting married? If it were me, I wouldn't watch."

The label clearly states that she's getting married; if you didn't see it, that's fine.

But you've already abandoned the book, yet you're still commenting to make your presence known. Are you trying to stir up trouble? Why don't you just quietly unfavorite it?

I haven't seen them Reward, favorite, offer suggestions, like, or follow; they're all just ashes, yet they spend all day pontificating in the comments section. It annoys me. (I'm not targeting those readers who haven't favorited, just those who are trying to get attention. If I've offended anyone, I apologize in advance.)

I want to make this very clear: this book is about getting married! Getting married! Getting married! I'm saying it three times because it's important!

There's also the issue of Shido being a scumbag. Actually, the main reason so many people dislike Shido is because of one reason: jealousy! Most of those who Shido are just jealous because they feel unbalanced seeing him with so many women in his harem.

In the original story, Shido didn't do anything particularly heinous, did he? He neither forced the spirits to their deaths nor toyed with their feelings before abandoning them.

He did all this simply to stop the elves from suffering, and he even nearly lost his life several times trying to save them. He was also very responsible towards the elves, never abandoning them after taking them in.

Although he sometimes indulges in unrealistic fantasies and talks big without any real ability, that alone shouldn't warrant being universally disliked, right?

And the fact that Shido feels despair just because he's a spirit—isn't that a fact? Aren't most spirits girls who feel despair about the world? Shido is just stating the facts; is there anything wrong with that?"

(These are my personal opinions; please refrain from criticism if you disagree!)

Shido (sweating): "So many people dislike me? I had no idea..."

Lingmeng (shrugs): "It seems so."

"Lingmeng"

The Zhongsheng (speechless): "Do you want an otaku who just transmigrated from a peaceful era to kill people right away? Some people talk a good game, but if you actually had to do it, you'd be more or less disgusted. There needs to be an adjustment period. If there really are people who kill without hesitation and without blinking an eye, then I can only say I'm too inexperienced."

"Tell me, what's the relationship between Xier Ya and Sylvie!? (laughing)"

(Zhongsheng): "Ahem, everyone, please don't get the wrong idea! I came up with the name Xier Ya myself. I've never played the game 'Slave Girl Sylvia' (it's an eroge). It's really just a coincidence!"

Xier Ya: "What!? Someone actually dared to joke about the name of this goddess! Who is it?! I'm going to electrocute him, then turn him into a female elf and throw him into the Date A Live world to be conquered!"

Shido (sweating): "Um... could you please not increase my workload?"

Lingmeng (laughs): "Haha, I remember now, there really is such a little eroge."

Why didn't Lingmeng use her ability to directly defuse the Bomb?

Lingmeng (covering Zhongsheng's mouths): "I know my abilities best, let me explain!"

Some people ask why I don't use Time Stop? Actually, it's like this:

My Time Stop can only last for five seconds. After all, even Kurumi, a spirit specializing in Time Stop, might not be able to do it in the entire world.

I need to scan the entire city within five seconds, locate the Bomb, move it to my side, or come to it and destroy it. While this series of actions isn't impossible, the time is too tight. If five seconds pass and I haven't touched the Bomb will explode immediately, which is too risky.

While I could extend the Time Stop duration, doing so would be incredibly tiring, as it would require a tremendous amount of Spirit Power and be extremely physically demanding.

By then, it will be impossible to fight the Wizard of DEM. Stopping time on specific objects or creatures is fine, but stopping the entire world will be a real problem.

As for why they didn't go back to before DEM planted the Bomb and eliminate them, and why they didn't let the Bomb explode first, and then use their abilities to revert them to their state before the bombs were destroyed?

Let me answer the first question first! Are you familiar with the Grandmother Paradox?

You went back in time and killed your grandmother. That's true, your grandmother is dead, but since your grandmother is dead, you wouldn't have been born. In that case, you wouldn't have gone back in time to kill your grandmother.

So the outcome won't change the timeline; it will only create a parallel world, like Dragon Ball, where your grandmother died and you weren't born. Your world will remain the same. In the end, it's all for nothing.

(Kurumi is an unaffected by time and space because she is a time spirit; her time travel is different from Lingmeng's.)

As for the second point...

You must understand that although I am the Protagonist, I am not a god! Although I can turn people who have been bombed back to their pre-explosion state, the lives that have already died cannot be brought back. So even if I do this, they will only end up as corpses.

You can think of me as a combination of Star Platinum and Crazy Diamond – Crazy Star (lol).

In conclusion, while the methods mentioned above are not impossible, they are either too risky or uncertain. Therefore, I chose the most dangerous yet safest method: waiting for Shido's rescue.

Hey, Zhongsheng, am I right?