This is not the date I wanted.

Aren’t you here to speak up for me?

"Haha, you guys are cute even though you're a little clumsy and simple..."

Seeing that Shidao was still making sarcastic remarks, Mengyue gave him a displeased look.

"Come on, the consequences will be enough for you to regret. Let me make it clear first, I will not help you clean up the mess this time."

"Oh my, jealous Mengyue is also very cute."

"Not at all."

"..."

After shrugging her shoulders and answering, Mengyue took out her cell phone and contacted Qinli.

[Meng Yuejie?! Where are you now? Where did Shidao go? ]

As soon as the phone was connected, Mengyue heard Qinli's hurried voice.

"It's okay, Kotori. I'm outside now and Shidou is right beside me. Shidou is on his way to the shopping street now."

[Is that so... That's good. ]

After hearing Mengyue's report, Qinli couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief that the worst situation she had expected did not happen.

"Kotori asks you a question."

【What? 】

"Shidou's spiritual power is out of control, right?"

[…Don’t worry, I won’t let the worst happen. ]

After a moment's silence, Kotori gritted her teeth and answered slowly.

"Yeah."

Hearing Qin Li's answer, Meng Yue showed a relieved smile on her face.

"I understand. I trust Kotori. I'll take care of Shidou here, don't worry."

「Thank you. I and everyone else will be there soon. Shidao, I’ll leave it to you first, Mengyue-sister. 」

"Ah."

After saying that, Mengyue hung up the phone.

"Well, you heard what Shidou just said. Come back with me and don't make trouble."

"..."

"Shidou?"

Looking at Shidao who suddenly fell silent, Mengyue couldn't help but tilt her head in confusion. She reached out and patted the other's shoulder. Suddenly, Shidao's body "plopped" and turned into a mouse puppet and fell to the ground.

"The substitute created with the power of Nanashi was able to switch without me noticing. Pretty capable, Shidou."

Meng Yue scratched her hair in a headache. If Shidou could be so agile normally, Meng Yue would be overjoyed, but if it was in the current situation where his spiritual power was out of control, she would not be able to laugh at all.

(But why did he suddenly slip away?)

Meng Yue couldn't help but wonder. Although she was somewhat concerned, she didn't know what kind of personality Shidao had now, so it was not easy to guess.

(Let’s find Shidao first.)

"Juuna, help me find the location of Shidou's cell phone signal. If it's blocked, explore the area where the signal is blocked."

[Hi, got it. I'll send you the location now.]

The electronic elves' work efficiency is indeed extraordinary. As soon as Mengyue called to inquire, Junai immediately found out Shidao's current location.

"—!"

As she hurried towards the location indicated by Junai, Mengyue suddenly felt an extremely violent murderous aura. Her alertness to the crisis made her stop quickly, turn around and hide in the shadow of the alley.

"...I cannot forgive you...for making me suffer such humiliation...I absolutely cannot forgive you...Shidao Gokawa."

He stretched his head out slightly and took a peek outside. The person on the other side was a person Meng Yue was very familiar with - Allen Mathers. The strongest magician in DEM was wrapped in a very thick cold-proof suit, which made people who saw it suspect that this was a northern polar region like Moscow.

"Could it be that……"

Seeing the other party's murderous look, no - it should be said that he was full of grievance. Meng Yue vaguely guessed something and the corner of her mouth twitched slightly.

After Alan left, Mengyue quietly slipped out of the alley and then hurried towards where Shidao was.

Soon, Mengyue saw Gokawa Shidao with slightly torn clothes at the corner of an intersection, and there were holes on the ground that were obviously caused by the gravity control of the random field.

"Ah, Mengyue. You found me."

Seeing Mengyue, Shidou showed a happy smile on his face.

"...Shidou, what happened here?"

"Nothing, I just found a stubborn little kitty. I couldn't help but tease it a little because it was so cute when it acted like a spoiled child."

Shidou winked playfully.

"........."

Meng Yue, who had already guessed the whole cause and effect, didn't know what to say at this moment.

"Fortunately, I have already contacted Mana before."

With a helpless sigh, Mengyue stretched out her hand towards the air and grabbed Shidou who was about to use the same trick to escape.

"Ala, he was caught."

"What kind of trouble are you going to get into again, Shidou?"

Meng Yue held Shidao's wrist tightly and asked with a forced smile.

"I saw Teacher Xiaozhu."

"and then?"

"I'm going to propose to her."

Shidou said with a very serious expression.

"Just stay here quietly."

Meng Yue stared at Shidao's face and warned him. She finally understood that when Shidao was in a rampage state, he was a troublemaker.

"Hmm... ok."

"Eh?"

A little beyond Mengyue's expectations, Shidao simply chose to give up.

"But on the other hand, I have a condition."

"What are the conditions? Tell me first."

Meng Yue looked at Shidao in confusion.

"This one—hey."

With an intriguing smile on his face, Shidao exerted a little force, and an unexpectedly huge force dragged Mengyue, causing her to lose her balance and fall into Shidao's arms.

Shidou took the opportunity to grab the girl's slender waist, a little forcefully, but very carefully holding her in his arms.

"..."

Staring at Mengyue's amber-like eyes, Shidao couldn't help but be fascinated. Then he raised his head slightly, adjusted his breathing, and spoke softly.

"As long as you tell me 'Don't leave me and only look at me', I will listen to you and not run around."

"……all in all."

Giving Shidao a helpless look, Meng Yue let out a calm breath. With her free hand, she took out a paper fan from somewhere and pointed it at Shidao's head.

"Tianchu!"

--Snapped! !

A hard swing!

……

"If it's about conquering spirits, I won't say anything. But Shidao, let me make it clear first. What I hate most is the irresponsible and affectionate scumbag. Do you understand?"

"……Yes."

"Before Kotori and the others come here, just stay here quietly, okay?"

"Yes."

PS: If you want to know how Shidou teases Allen and the trio, read the original novel~

07 Conditions

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"arrive."

Following the address sent by Meng Yue, Qin Li and the others came to a square in the shopping street. Soon, they noticed something strange.

"This is……"

"A lot of people."

Everyone opened their eyes wide in surprise.

At this time, passers-by nearby were gathering in the outer circle of the square, applauding and cheering one after another, as if they were watching some show.

Although the crowd blocked the view from the outside and what was happening inside could not be seen clearly, sparkling snowflakes were falling from the sky directly above the open space, slowly landing in the center of the open space.

The rest of the area was cold but sunny.

"This is... the power of Zadkiel (Ice Golem)..."

Shion couldn't help but cry out in surprise.

That's right, the only one who can change the weather by manipulating the cold air and causing snowfall in a very small area is Yoshino's Angel Ice Puppet.

"What on earth was Shidou thinking of using his spiritual power in such a conspicuous place?"

Although she had heard Mengyue's brief explanation of the whole situation on the phone, after seeing it in person, Qinli still gritted her teeth anxiously and quickly squeezed into the crowd.

"Um! Excuse me, can you lend me that for a moment?"

The crowd was thicker than expected, and every step forward was accompanied by a huge resistance from the crowd, making Kotori feel like she was breaking into a school cafeteria during lunch. Fortunately, idol Miku was a household name to the citizens of Tengu City, and most of them politely made way after noticing that Miku was in their group.

Then, after passing through the wall of people, Kotori looked at the scene in front of her and couldn't help but look confused.

In the center of the crowd, falling snowflakes piled up into an exquisite square stage. At the four corners of the stage, there was an exquisite candlestick standing on each side. Beautiful symphony music sounded from somewhere, and a young man wearing a masquerade mask stood on the stage.

Although covered by a mask, Kotori could tell at a glance that the young man standing on the ice stage was her brother - Gokawa Shido.

Ping-pong!

With a crisp snap of Shidao's fingers, a ball of fire suddenly appeared above the stage. The flickering flames gradually twisted under the gaze of the crowd, sometimes turning into a cute sparrow, sometimes into a ferocious lion, and sometimes into a burly flying dragon, as if it had life, constantly changing and dancing in the air, which drew another round of warm applause from the audience.

Shidou bowed slightly to everyone. At the same time, the flames in the air turned into four flying birds that fell to the ground, and then suddenly scattered and landed on the ice candles on the stage, turning into candlelight that added a dreamlike color to the stage, and the audience cheered.

"Is this... the power of Camael (Scorching Devil Destroyer)?"

Seeing Shidou using his power like an acrobatic performance, Kotori was incredulous. After all, she herself could not do such a delicate control.

"Darling, so handsome!"

"Well, really... ahem, he is worthy of being the one I have chosen. Although I am reluctant to accept it, he is indeed stronger now."

"Complaint. This isn't the main issue, is it? Question: What are we going to do next, Kotori?"

(Uh, now is not the time to be amazed!)

Yui's question brought Kotori back to her senses. Even if Shidou could now control the power of the spirits to great perfection, it would not change the fact that his physical condition was extremely dangerous.

"Where is Sister Mengyue? Where is Sister Mengyue now?"

"If it's Meng Yue's words... there."

Kotori looked in the direction Nanashi pointed.

"Come, take a look! Take a look! A wonderful street magic show! Ah - thank you! Thank you! Thank you all for your support."