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

But by all rights, she should still have been living at Shido's house! Why did she look as though she'd been living in this apartment ever since she got back yesterday?

"Hm? You didn't know?"

Seeing Shido's surprise, Lingmeng explained.

"Did you forget? Kotori said Tohka and I were staying at your house because the apartments for Spirits were still under construction.

"Now they're finished, so of course I moved in. Tohka's packing her things right now. She'll probably move in a few hours too."

Shido looked around the luxurious apartment again and said awkwardly, "So this is that apartment... But building it in less than two days without anyone noticing? That doesn't seem very realistic."

"Don't forget that the Wizard Disaster Reconstruction Unit can restore a wrecked street overnight. Building an apartment should be nothing for Ratatoskr, right?"

Unlike Shido, Lingmeng seemed completely unfazed.

Shido merely scratched his cheek and gave an awkward chuckle.

Come to think of it, when she puts it that way, it does sound pretty normal.

"Um..."

A small voice came from behind them.

Shido and Lingmeng turned to find Yoshino, the Spirit they had won over just yesterday.

She wasn't wearing her Astral Dress now. Instead, she had on a cute dress and a newsboy cap that nearly hid her face.

"Yoshino! Good morning."

Lingmeng greeted her warmly.

Then a voice utterly unlike Yoshino's rang out.

"Yoo-hoo! You're as lively as ever, Miss Lingmeng!"

Yoshino wore Yoshino on her hand again. Reconnected through Spirit Power and conscious once more, the puppet opened and closed her mouth as she waved both arms excitedly.

"Well, I finally don't have to live with that stuffy Shido anymore. Even the air feels fresher!"

"Wahaha... Is that so? Looks like Shido isn't very popular with the girls."

Clutching her