Chapter 59

(Zhongsheng guilty) "Ah... that's about right."

(Zhongsheng: "I originally meant to say that the plot required a forced reduction in intelligence, but I didn't expect you to have even more ideas than I thought, and you even have a coherent explanation.")

Lingmeng (with mixed feelings): "Hey, I can hear what you're thinking! So you just want me to give up my harem for Shido!? Am I not your own anymore?"

Zhongsheng: "No! You're just someone I picked up; I don't care who you marry!"

Lingmeng: "..."

Why are there so many fan-created characters making cameo appearances in this book?

Zhongsheng: "Just think of them as seniors making a cameo appearance. In this book, they are just Ordinary Person with the same name and appearance, not elves."

As for whether there was authorization, I asked them everything I could, such as about the Jingxin situation, and they all agreed.

There are also some characters whose authors are unreliable, so I couldn't contact them. However, as long as there's no contract or trademark registration, their names aren't copyrighted, so I've used them. If anyone feels uncomfortable with this, I'll change the names."

Xier Ya: "By the way, Shido, the girls you sprayed when you were on your date with Lingmeng are all from your parallel world harem!"

By the way, they were all basically boys before, just like Lingmeng ~

Shido (shocked): "What!?"

Lingmeng: "Wow~ Shido, you're really amazing! You've managed to turn so many people gay?"

Shido: "Why am I not happy at all?! What did I go through in this parallel world?!"

What's the deal with the cover?

Zhongsheng: "I also feel that my cover has changed a bit too much; I've changed it four times since the beginning."

The first cover photo is from my phone's photo album; I used it when I submitted it for review.

The second cover was one I wanted to change to a Date A Live cover, so I found one by Shiori and put it on.

The third one is because I initially thought the cover wouldn't pass the review, so I just posted it casually for fun. Unexpectedly, it passed the review, but I was too lazy to change it, so it's been like that ever since.

The fourth one, which is the one in this chapter, was taken down because the third cover was too explicit. So I replaced it with a Honkai.

I originally wanted to switch back to the first cover, but for some reason it suddenly wouldn't pass the review, so I used Honkai instead.

How much does Lingmeng feel about Shido?

Zhongsheng: "Normally, we keep the level of Shido around 75, but when we switch to Shiori, it immediately reaches full!"

Lingmeng (covering her face): "Oh dear, to confess my feelings for Shiori in front of so many people, how embarrassing~"

Zhongsheng / Shido (speechless): "Is Shiori really that good?"

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(Clapping Zhongsheng): "Alright, I've pretty much answered all the questions. If you're interested in this show, I'll have my friend post a question list in the comments and pin it."

If you have any questions while reading, you can post them here. I will check your questions frequently and answer them in the afterword of each volume.

In addition, I will also post a suggestion list at the top. You can post what you want to see there, and I will try my best to write it down. The next volume will be about Yoshino's arc, so please feel free to share your thoughts! Don't be shy!

Finally, let me share my thoughts on the Lingmeng series. In a word, it's 'water' (meaning 'watery' or 'uninteresting').

That's right, it's all bloat. The first dozen or so chapters were okay, but then it started to overflow, and there were even a few chapters that I couldn't stand reading myself.

I only intended to write one chapter, but I ended up writing two or three. I was stunned when I looked at them myself.

Well, hopefully he can get rid of this bad habit in the future?

I am the Upside-Down Zhongsheng. See you in the next volume, everyone! Bye-bye~(￣▽￣~)~~"

Chapter 1 Long-Awaited Daily Life

"Knock knock knock--"

Early in the morning, there was a series of knocks on the door of an apartment building.

"Lingmeng, can you open the door? Lingmeng-- "

That's right, the person knocking on the door is Shido.

The owner of this apartment is none other than the Strongest Spirit she successfully sealed away about a month ago.

Element Maker make, also known as Lingmeng.

"Sigh, let's just use the key?"

After repeatedly calling out to Lingmeng without receiving a response, Shido scratched his head and sighed helplessly.

Shido then took the apartment key out of his pocket, inserted it into the lock, turned it once, and then opened the door.

Kotori gave him the key, and Shido also arranged for Kotori to want to find Lingmeng.

Because Kotori suddenly spoke to him yesterday about Lingmeng.

The gist of it is that "Ever since Lingmeng was sealed away by Shido, she has been hiding in the temporary residence arranged by Ratatoskr and has not come out."

They basically only go out briefly when eating; otherwise, they live in complete isolation.

Because Kotori did not arrange for staff to install cameras in Lingmeng 'Lingmeng room as requested, they had no idea what Lingmeng was doing there.

Fearing that Lingmeng's health might deteriorate if she continued like this, Kotori Shido Lingmeng to visit her today and have a casual chat.

After all, if they don't talk to her for too long, it won't be good for Shido and Lingmeng's relationship.

Pushing open the apartment door, Shido softly said, "Excuse me," before cautiously entering.

As soon as I entered Lingmeng's room, a stuffy feeling immediately hit me.

Moreover, because the windows and curtains were closed, the overall atmosphere in the room was quite dim.

A computer was placed on a table not far from the window.

The computer was in hibernation mode because it had not been used for a long time, but there were live streaming devices such as cameras and Microphone around it.

It was obvious that these all belonged to Lingmeng. Although he didn't understand what Lingmeng intended to use them for, Shido didn't have time to care about such things right now.

"The windows and curtains are all closed, no wonder it's so stuffy!"

He muttered to himself.

Shido skipped over the bed and walked to the closed window, pulling back the curtains and opening the window.

Instantly, brilliant sunshine and fresh air flooded into the room.

Looking at the sun in the sky and taking a breath of fresh air, Shido's mood improved considerably.

Having adjusted his mindset, Shido turned his gaze to the single bed behind him.

At this moment, it is obvious that there is a person lying on the blanket, whose entire body is covered by the blanket, and whose face cannot be seen at all.

But it doesn't matter if Shido can't see it, because she knows who this person is.

Walking to the bedside, Shido gently shook the person and spoke in a gentle tone.

"Lingmeng, wake up! The sun's already high in the sky, why are you still sleeping?"

"Um..."

She made a sound like she was still half asleep, and Lingmeng, still covered by the blanket, turned to her side.

Do you want to stay in bed?

Seeing that Lingmeng showed no sign of waking up, Shido could only smile bitterly.

He could understand why Lingmeng would react this way. After all, he used to often sleep in and had to specifically ask the always energetic Kotori to wake him up.

Well, although he didn't have the heart to wake Lingmeng just like that, Shido didn't hesitate too much because of his mission.

Shido grabbed a corner of the blanket and pulled it over forcefully.

Just as Shido was smugly thinking, "Now you should wake up, right?", his eyes widened as if he had seen something incredible.

Why? Because Lingmeng was lying on the bed curled up in a ball. She was wearing nothing but a white tank top and men's underwear!

"Ah... this..."

Shido took two steps back in shock, staring at the girl's delicate collarbone and the enormous evil hidden beneath her loose vest. A surge of excitement welled up inside him.

"Ugh..."

Perhaps it was because the blanket was suddenly pulled away by someone, and the glaring sunlight shone on her face.

Lingmeng's eyelids began to twitch, and she made a cute sound.

Then, as if sensing that someone was watching her, Lingmeng slowly opened her eyes.

What came into view was a boy whose face was so red it could boil an egg— Shido Itsuka.

Once she confirmed that someone had indeed entered, Lingmeng regained full consciousness.

"Wow~"

After arching her body slightly and stretching with her hands above her head, Lingmeng frowned slightly and looked at Shido with dissatisfaction.

"Shido, how dare you come in without my permission? That's not gentlemanly behavior!"

Lingmeng was annoyed by Shido's sudden intrusion into her room.

Faced with Lingmeng's questioning, Shido, the Protagonist, was tense, his hands clenching and his fists pounding.

"I'm... sorry, because Kotori said you hadn't left the house in a long time, and I was worried something might happen to you, so I came in without permission..."

Shido slightly averted his gaze from Lingmeng and spoke, his Shido flushed.

"Well, is that so? I'll let it go this time, but if you do this again, I might really turn you into Shiori-chan ~"

Lingmeng squinted, a mischievous smile playing on her lips. She even made a scissor gesture towards Shido, as if she were cutting something.

Suddenly, Shido felt a chill in his lower body, and a sense of unease swept over his entire body.

"I... I understand!"

He answered haltingly, then Shido shyly pointed to Lingmeng's clothes and asked timidly.

"Lingmeng, why are you dressed like that in broad daylight?"

Shido voiced the question that concerned him most.

After all, it's incredibly shameful for a beautiful young girl to appear in front of you dressed so provocatively.

"Huh? You're asking about that?"

Lingmeng casually tugged at her vest and smiled.

"No reason, it's just because it's too hot."

"You've kept the windows so tightly closed, no wonder it's hot..."

Hearing Lingmeng's absurd explanation, Shido's lips twitched involuntarily.

"Haha, that seems to be true?"

With a casual wave of her hand, Lingmeng spoke as if she didn't care at all about Shido's feelings.

"Well, I'll change my clothes first. Shido, would you mind leaving for a bit?"

"Um..."

Nodding, Shido quickly left the room.

After all, if I stayed here, I'd probably get a nosebleed!

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Lingmeng had already changed her clothes and called Shido, "You can come in now." Shido then entered the room again.

"Lingmeng, what have you been doing for the past month? You haven't left the house in ages."

Since Lingmeng had already changed her clothes, Shido's shy expression had vanished, and he asked directly.

Lingmeng simply shrugged in response.

"Well, it's nothing much. I mostly just grind games, watch anime, and make videos to earn some extra money."

"Shoot a video? What equipment do you use?"

Shido pointed to the filming equipment on the table, his expression full of confusion.