Chapter 78

Shido and Tohka both widened their eyes at the same time. Although Lingmeng said that, she didn't seem flustered at all.

Before the three appeared a short, stout Doll, about three meters long. Its surface was as smooth as metal, and it was covered with white patterns.

Then--

Just then, Yoshino suddenly jumped onto the top of the Doll and inserted her slender hands into the hole in the Doll's back.

"Goo-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh..."

The next second, the Doll's eyes glowed red, and it raised its front half and roared.

"Shido, quickly take Lingmeng and Tohka and run!"

Kotori's voice came from beside him. Shido asked, puzzled.

"Why...?"

"Have you forgotten Tohka's Sandalphon and Lingmeng's Elemental Spirit? What appears before you now is a miracle with a physical form, just like those two— Angel!"

"Hiss--"

Upon hearing Kotori's words, Shido unconsciously gasped. The terrifying power unleashed by Tohka and Lingmeng when they fought with the Angel last month kept flashing through his mind.

If Kotori's words are true, then we should definitely run away now.

But--

Shido turned his gaze to Lingmeng beside him.

At this moment, Lingmeng was standing there leisurely, showing no sign of fear whatsoever.

Seeing Lingmeng's effortless demeanor, Shido felt that he didn't really need to run away with them at all.

Just as Shido was thinking this, the giant Doll shouted again.

"Goo-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh..."

It opened its gaping maw, and a cloud of white smoke billowed out.

"It's so cold--!"

"Wow--why did it suddenly get so cold!?"

The moment the white mist touched Shido and Tohka, a physical chill swept over their bodies.

Not only that, but even the ground and walls were covered in a layer of frost, which began to freeze at an extremely fast speed.

Shivering from the cold, Shido unconsciously hugged his arms.

However, Lingmeng, who was standing at the very front, seemed completely unharmed.

With a slight upturn of the corners of her mouth, Lingmeng smiled.

"Well, this bit of chilliness is still enough for me to function as air conditioning, right?"

After saying that, she gently extended her right hand, and a stick-shaped object slowly appeared in Lingmeng's hand.

It's entirely gold, inlaid with three diamond-shaped gems and intricate patterns. Without a doubt, this is Lingmeng's Angel — the Elemental Spirit.

"What!? Shido, why can Lingmeng use Angel!? Did you do something to upset her and cause her Spirit Power Reversal!?"

"No, that's not true!"

Kotori, along with all the crew members present on the Fraxinus, showed expressions of shock the moment they saw Lingmeng reveal her Angel.

Faced with Kotori's questioning, Shido awkwardly scratched his cheek and explained.

"Um... to put it simply, 'Lingmeng has a lot of Spirit Power, so even though it's sealed, she can still use Angel.' That's what she herself seems to have said."

"Are you kidding me? You can use Angel at will with less than a tenth of your Spirit Power? How could an ordinary elf possibly have that much Spirit Power?!"

The music from the Kotori suddenly stopped.

That might be true for ordinary Pokémon, but is Lingmeng an ordinary Pokémon?

Lingmeng is currently the Strongest Spirit, Element Maker!

The reason she's called the strongest is precisely because of her Pervert powerful abilities combined with her seemingly cheat-like Spirit Power, isn't it?

Once she thought about it, Kotori gave up asking any further questions.

The images on the big screen.

At this moment, Lingmeng gently waved her Elemental Spirit, and flames radiating extremely high temperatures appeared where the Angel had just touched.

The next second, the flames seemed to fly forward as if they had a will of their own.

The intense heat of the flames and the extreme cold of the air collided and then turned into water vapor, which flew into the air.

The room, which had been cold, instantly became much warmer.

Honestly, in a situation like this, the most effective thing to do would be to just give the person who made the first move an elemental Bomb and teach her a lesson.

However, since the other party was an adorable little girl, Lingmeng couldn't bring herself to attack her. So she only managed to alleviate the chill in the surrounding air.

"Oh dear, suddenly summoning Angel is very dangerous!"

Lingmeng smiled, her eyes half-closed.

"..."

Sitting on the Doll Yoshino remained silent, whether out of surprise at Lingmeng, who also manifested as Angel, or for some other reason.

Then, just when Lingmeng thought Yoshino had calmed down...

"Snap--"

The next second, the window next to Shido and Tohka suddenly shattered, and countless raindrops poured into the room.

Then the rain suddenly turned into sharp Ice Spikes, flying towards Shido and Tohka like bullets.

"Huh--!"

"Tohka is in danger!"

Just as Tohka was about to be hit by the Ice Spikes, Shido was standing nearby, pushed her aside.

"Ah--"

Tohka, who had fallen to the ground because of Shido, lost the puppet she was holding and it landed on the ground.

"Wow!"

As the Ice Spikes drew ever closer, he instinctively closed his eyes.

But for some reason, after a few seconds, Shido did not feel any pain.

With a puzzled expression, Shido slowly opened his eyes.

What she saw was Lingmeng, who had somehow appeared in front of her, holding up the hand she hadn't grasped from the Angel, while the Ice Spikes that had been flying towards her all stopped in mid-air.

"Hey, do you love showing off that much? You haven't forgotten how you lost your kidneys when you were trying to seduce Tohka, have you?"

Lingmeng turned her head and said in a half-joking tone.

Then, with a gentle squeeze, the Ice Spikes suspended in mid-air instantly turned into tiny crystals that fell to the ground.

"Of course I remember... but if I didn't do that, Tohka would be in danger."

Shido scratched his cheek awkwardly as he spoke.

How could he forget the feeling of being shot through the abdomen last month? But even so, he couldn't just ignore it.

To this, Lingmeng simply shook her head helplessly.

"Forget it, forget it. Luckily I was there this time, otherwise you might have died again."

"Um... thank you..."

"Goo-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh..."

Just as the two were talking, the hand puppet in front of them screamed again.

Thinking that the opponent wanted to continue attacking, Lingmeng quickly gripped the Elemental Spirit in her hand.

But just as she was about to strike first, the puppet, with a speed belying its bulky appearance, swiftly reached Tohka, picked up the fallen puppet with its mouth, and leaped out the window—it ran away?

"What?! How did they run away?"

And so, only Ayame, who was still not quite understanding the situation and stood there in Shido, Lingmeng, who was kneeling on the ground, and Tohka, who was lying on the ground, remained in the same spot.

Chapter Twenty-Five: The Little Jealous King of East Asia

"Oh no, she got away! What do Shido? Should I chase after her?"

Watching Yoshino's dashing figure disappear into the distance, Lingmeng turned her head towards Shido.

Well, normally speaking, it's impossible to catch up with someone who's already run so far.

However, for Lingmeng, given enough time, she can still win over Yoshino.

"Waaah..."

Just as Shido was about to answer,

"Shido, put Yoshino's matter aside for now. Tohka is the important thing right now."

"Huh? What's wrong with Tohka?"

Hearing Kotori's words, Shido turned his head slightly towards Tohka.

"Ouch, that hurts..."

Clutching her head, Tohka got up from the ground, her face contorted in pain.

"Um... Tohka, are you alright?"

Shido asked with a concerned expression.

"Um... I'm fine..."

Tohka gently patted the dust off her clothes and said this.

But as soon as her eyes met Shido's, Tohka suddenly turned her head away and snorted coldly.

"Hmph, anyway, that little girl is more important to you than me, isn't she?"

"Huh? What are you talking about?"

However, this time Tohka didn't answer Shido's question; she just ran away without looking back.

"Oh dear~ it seems I really did try to steal a chicken but ended up losing the rice instead? Not only did I fail to win over Yoshino, I also angered Tohka?"

With her arms crossed, Lingmeng spoke.

Shido could only manage a bitter smile in response.

"I'm sorry... it's all because of me..."

"Well, it's nothing. Anyway, your kiss with that child was just an accident, right?"

As she spoke, Lingmeng gently patted Shido's shoulder.

Seeing the surprise on his face, Shido asked.

"Lingmeng, how did you know?"

"Because I didn't realize you were lying. Judging from the situation at the time, Yoshino probably accidentally fell off the ladder and accidentally kissed you, right?"

"Yes! That's it!"

Shido nodded sharply, thinking to himself, "It's so good that Lingmeng didn't misunderstand me."

But those feelings vanished in an instant.

"Ah, actually, the most important reason is that I think a 'rare' virgin like you Shido, would never dare to do this, so I believe it was just an accident."

"Give me back the gratitude I felt!"

Shido roared loudly.

By the way, Lingmeng used to just joke about being a herbivore, but now she's practically extinct!

"Alright, you lazy bum. Now hurry up and go back to appease Tohka. Do you want to see her Spirit Power continue to flow backward like this?"