Therefore, hesitate no longer; trusting her instincts was always right.
Shiratori quickly found an internet cafe and sat down, utilizing the network to hack into their server.
Her identity issues were resolved almost in the blink of an eye.
Next, she investigated where to find good-quality vacant housing—preferably a villa in an isolated location.
This was because a remote spot could effectively prevent the hassle of neighbors dropping by for social visits.
She lacked the confidence to communicate normally with neighbors for the time being, as her emotional issues were far too fatal.
Particularly if a neighbor happened to be an old woman, her peculiar speaking style would likely become known throughout the entire city by the very next day.
That would bring immense trouble.
Thus, she definitely needed to find a secure area with no neighbors or ones located very far away.
However, vacant houses meeting such conditions were few and far between.
The more isolated the location, the further it was from underground fallout shelters, meaning more time would be spent trying to flee when a spacequake hit.
This was the exact reason construction teams rarely renovated buildings far away from shelters.
Although Tengu City possessed the highest number of shelters among all cities in Japan, that didn’t mean they were everywhere.
Unless someone was extraordinarily wealthy and flexed their financial power to build a personal shelter directly beneath their home, no rich person would choose to live in a city like Tengu City where spacequakes broke out so frequently.
Shiratori, on the other hand, had no need to worry about spacequakes or shelters.
After a few minutes, a house fitting her requirements finally appeared on the computer screen.
It was a grand villa located near the campus area of Rindou Academy Girls’ High School.
Reportedly built for nobility, it placed extreme emphasis on privacy.
Anyone coming to visit would normally be turned away by the security system at the front gate.
It even came with its own shelter, though the price tag was extraordinarily steep.
Staring at the long string of zeroes following the price tag, Shiratori tapped her fingers helplessly.
Glancing at the space inside her Angel, the value of the gold stored within was more than enough.
However, converting too much gold into cash all at once would likely attract far too much attention, causing the risk of exposing her identity to skyrocket.
So, she looked at the data port on her wrist, then turned her gaze back to the stock trading system on the screen.
“Ngh…”
Resting her chin on her hand, she fell deep into thought.
She seemed to have discovered a stable path to fortune.
Stock trading was conducted behind the scenes, so there was no need to worry about anyone uncovering her identity…
right?
Meanwhile, aboard Fraxinus—Ratatoskr’s airship positioned above Tengu City—a strategy meeting was currently underway on how to capture Shiratori.
Little did she imagine that her background had been completely dug up from the very beginning.
Of course, not everyone was in the loop; knowledge of her details was strictly limited to the members of Ratatoskr.
They were all trustworthy talents.
At this moment, all crew members were gathered inside the briefing room, staring at the data terminals in their hands, where information regarding Shiratori was laid out clearly.
The terminals contained not only Shiratori’s historical manifestation records and combat patterns, but aside from her enigmatic personality, every other detail was meticulously documented—even down to precise measurements of her three sizes.
Did they actually measure her while she was sleeping?
“My, my…
what a terrifying Spirit.
Though I must say, her three sizes are quite to my liking.”
The voice belonged to Nakatsugawa, the “Dimensional Traveler.” As a man claiming to have a hundred 2D wives, he could calculate a target’s three sizes with terrifying precision just by looking at a single photo of her figure.
It seemed the origin of the three sizes listed on the terminal had been confirmed…
“One look tells you she’s a girl unbothered by financial troubles; all her mannerisms are exceptionally grand.”
This was Mikimoto, the “President,” who was immensely popular with Filipino hostesses in nightclubs and wore it as a badge of honor.
He contributed his own modest effort to the personality analysis on the terminal: a single note stating “Not lacking money.”
“She doesn’t look like someone capable of loving another…”
Because she loved too deeply, Kozue Minowa—currently under a “protective observation order” that legally prohibited her from approaching within 500 meters of her beloved—stared at the screen helplessly.
Thus, another line was appended to the personality assessment: “Vague emotional capacity.”
“Anyone who has been through emotional entanglements can tell at a single glance—this Spirit lady looks truly tragic.”
Kawagoe, the romance master who had survived five marriages and was known for “rapidly entering a state of lethargy,” saw right through the raw, unrefined, and blind nature of her feelings.
Even though it somewhat overlapped with the previous note, this observation was added to the profile anyway.
“A woman blessed by God; no curse can take effect upon her.”
Shiizaki, the woman of 2:00 AM known as the “Voodoo Doll” whose romantic rivals suffered misfortune one after another, stated that the target carried divine blessings, making her underground curses utterly ineffective.
Though it felt like the focus of the conversation had gone off the rails.
The romance masters had assembled.
“Alright everyone, you’ve all thoroughly read the files handed out, right?”
Kotori sat in the chair at the far end of the long table, a Chupa Chups lollipop in her mouth as she waved the documents in her hand.
Beside her stood a blond European man—Kyouhei Kannazuki.
He was a perverted closet masochist.
Setting aside her troublesome capabilities, her deadpan, awkwardly direct dialogue alone is enough to easily terminate any budding romance.”
“While approaching her blindly might not trigger immediate danger, her vigilance is extremely high.
If your brother Shido hadn’t run into her by sheer chance, Shiratori could have lived right under our noses completely undetected.”
“Her temperament appears to be a form of detached coldness that stays out of worldly affairs, but her emotional aspect is very thought-provoking.
I suggest randomly staging events first to let our personnel test her responses.”
Though their codenames made the crew members sound utterly unreliable, that impression had to be discarded now—they genuinely possessed real skill.
Shiratori’s temperament had been confirmed, but due to the lack of records regarding her emotional handling, they needed to conduct trials to fill in the blanks.
In other words, they had to employ the correct approach without rousing her guard, ensuring every event felt like a pure coincidence to her.
However, if they failed—
To secure absolute safety for herself, Shiratori would undoubtedly unearth their identities and eliminate them.
“Kotori, fresh news just came in.”
Reine Murasame typed on her keyboard, projecting the contents of her screen onto the central display of Fraxinus’s AI system.
This AI linked directly with the analytical Realizer operated by Reine, monitoring fluctuations in a Spirit’s heartbeat and subtle brainwaves to instantaneously calculate optimal response protocols on screen.
This display mode only triggered when a Spirit’s mental state was in an unstable condition.
Because they had discovered Shiratori’s presence the previous night, the system had remained active, though its last updated entry dated back to yesterday evening.
The moment Shiratori stepped into the inn, all electronic signals inside had been jammed, so the stored records merely reflected her state before entering the establishment.
Then, the metrics displayed on the screen plunged everyone into total silence—
It was a straight line.
The fluctuations across all three readings were completely, perfectly flat.
A/N: Tomorrow this book gets featured on the Fanfic New Works Showcase!
I’m really happy about it!
No need to worry about canonical setting issues; I’m both an anime and light novel reader.
I’ve not only finished the anime, but I read the original light novels long ago and bought the Official Material Collection.
It includes Spirit parameter values, Angel settings, thorough breakdowns of 79 appearing characters, and three short prequel stories.
If any fellow Date A Live fanfic writers need help, I can organize key information from those character files and three prequels and put them into a notice chapter to offer a bit of assistance.
Of course, if readers want to see detailed settings for other characters, just leave a comment!
As long as one person wants to read it, I’ll take the time to organize the data.
I’m always happy to get your comments.
Also, thank you all for your support!