The Missing Male Lead
But, it's on the coast, and he's all alone?
Unfortunately, she wasn't dressed as a bunny girl after all.
Miyauchi Hiyage muttered to himself, then pretended to perform some divination, arriving at a fairly accurate prediction. He then explained what he had divined to Yotsuya Miko beside him.
"I've discovered something interesting. It seems the Sorcerers wasn't lying to me. According to the divination results, there is indeed someone who is in the process of awakening extraordinary abilities."
"Besides, that's someone we all know well. Let's go over and say hello, and check on their current situation."
Chapter 251: The Vanished Male Lead
Mai Sakurajima was currently in a park near the coastline in Fujisawa.
When Miyauchi Hiyage arrived there with Yotsuya Miko in a taxi, she was sitting on the steps by the park, facing the sea, seemingly lost in thought, not knowing what she was thinking.
Judging from her appearance, she looks more mature than she does on TV, but she is still very beautiful and a top-tier beauty even without makeup.
Although the other party had actually left the film and television industry for a year or two, it is normal for various film and television works to take a year or two to complete the subsequent production before they are officially broadcast on television.
Even if she retires from the entertainment industry, she still has to complete the basic promotional work because she signed a contract.
So, between the end of last year and the beginning of this year, there was a TV series that Mai Sakurajima filmed when she was a first-year high school student. Mai Sakurajima also participated in these events at the beginning of this year.
Compared to her appearance on television, Mai Sakurajima, now a senior in high school, seems to have grown a lot in every way.
Even though she is now forgotten by everyone, and no one notices what she does, she still maintains her dignity and has never used her abilities to do anything bad.
Ignored by the convenience store clerk, she would take the lunchbox and then find an opportunity to throw the money onto the checkout counter.
I wonder if the owners of these convenience stores will be puzzled by the extra few thousand yen when they reconcile their accounts.
If Miyauchi Hiyage had obtained this ability, he would probably have gone to snatch lollipops from the children that very day.
Sensing someone approaching, Mai Sakurajima, sitting on the steps, turned around to look, seemingly to make sure that Miyauchi Hiyage and the other person wouldn't bump into her as they passed by.
Since the start of the Golden Week holiday, she has gotten used to being bumped into by people who don't even notice her when she goes out.
I don't know why, even though there was a clear sense of collision, the passersby acted as if they didn't see anything.
But this time, something unexpected seems to have happened.
The two people who didn't seem to have any chemistry as a couple appeared to have noticed her presence.
This was quite an unexpected result for her.
After all, since the beginning of May, fewer and fewer people have been paying attention to her.
When she went to school right after the Golden Week holiday, quite a few people at the school still noticed her.
But a week later, she disappeared from the school completely.
To test her own condition, she even dressed up as a bunny girl to test it out right after her vacation ended.
But the result was still not ideal.
Moreover, as time went on, the traces she left on the internet as a national Idol became fewer and fewer.
Even though she has retired from the entertainment industry, her comment section is still quite lively because she still needs to appear in some of her previous jobs over the past two years.
But now, no one has left a comment on her blog for a whole day.
It was as if she had truly been forgotten by the entire world, including her own mother, who had now forgotten her existence as a daughter.
This was exactly what she had been hoping for after choosing to leave the entertainment industry.
But when she actually reached this point alone, Mai Sakurajima couldn't help but feel a little lonely.
She had no idea what would happen to her if things continued this way.
Therefore, upon realizing that the two people seemed to be able to see her, Mai Sakurajima subconsciously moved away in another direction, as if making way for them.
She must have felt happy as she watched the two men's gazes follow her movements.
But when the words I wanted to ask came out, they sounded a little rude.
"It's really surprising that anyone can still see me at this hour."
For a fleeting moment, she wondered if her abilities might automatically fade away.
But the boy in front of her, who looked younger than her, was actually resting his chin on his hand and scrutinizing her.
It was only then that she noticed something seemed off about the boy's eyes.
This was the first time she had ever seen someone's eyes so "brilliant".
Wait, their eyes are really glowing right now!?
"Yotsuya-kun, can your eyes see anything?" The boy seemed to be asking the girl next to him.
Then the girl named Yotsuya looked much more nervous, clearly having already recognized her.
"Sorry, Hinakage-kun, I didn't see anything."
The person standing in front of her must be none other than the super famous child star Mai Sakurajima!
No wonder Miyauchi Hiyage said those things before.
However, she was telling the truth; she couldn't discern anything wrong with Mai Sakurajima's presence.
There were no traces of Cursed Energy or Spiritual Power on his body.
She's an incredibly beautiful, nationally renowned young woman.
However, in Yotsuya Miko's mind, if we only talk about appearance, the two Shiina sisters and Tohru are no less beautiful.
But she did grow up watching Mai Sakurajima's films and TV shows, and this familiarity gave her an innate sense of closeness when she actually saw Mai Sakurajima.
Therefore, at this moment, she was still somewhat excited.
So, could the person Miyauchi Hiyage was talking about, who is currently in the process of awakening extraordinary abilities, be the Mai Sakurajima standing right in front of us?
"So, what are you two talking about?" Listening to the two of them, Mai Sakurajima felt a little confused, but because of this conversation, she seemed to realize something.
These two people seem to be from unusual backgrounds.
Miyauchi Hiyage nodded to Mai Sakurajima first, then said to Yotsuya Miko, "Take out your identification and explain the situation to Miss Sakurajima."
Upon hearing this, Yotsuya Miko quickly took out her student ID and handed it to Mai Sakurajima.
This is proof of identity for those Jujutsu High, and indeed for the Reverse Side World.
Miyauchi Hiyage has this thing, but as an unofficial member of the Jujutsu High, he is strictly speaking still an idle superhuman with no background.
However, thanks to his connections with the higher-ups in the sorcery world, he is about to become a special tutor at the Jujutsu High, enjoying privileges that are higher than those of ordinary students but lower than those of regular teachers.
The new documents should be issued in a couple of days.
Before that, let Yotsuya Miko explain the Jujutsu High program to Mai Sakurajima.
"A first-year student at the Tokyo Metropolitan Jujutsu High?"
Looking at her student ID in her hand, Mai Sakurajima's eyes suddenly turned strange.
"If you find it troublesome, you can just call it the Jujutsu High or the High School. Our school is a special school that is responsible for handling supernatural events within Japan. It was because we recently sensed a special Spiritual Power fluctuation in Fujisawa that we came to you, Ms. Mai Sakurajima."
At this point, Yotsuya Miko suddenly stopped talking.
Because she really didn't know what problem Mai Sakurajima had.
Miyauchi Hiyage took her to inquire about the Sorcerers, then they strolled around Fujisawa for a while before bringing her here to meet the superstar Mai Sakurajima.
Throughout the entire Miyauchi Hiyage only asked her one question: could she see anything wrong? Then she asked her to take out her identification to prove her identity to Mai Sakurajima.
And indeed, she couldn't figure out anything.
At least for now, there are no traces of Cursed Energy or Spiritual Power on Mai Sakurajima.
Although the You Know Who mentioned Mai Sakurajima's name in the diary, he only mentioned a so-called "Puberty Syndrome," and even Shinomiya Kaguya was unable to investigate the details of this symptom.
Furthermore, the first thing Mai Sakurajima said was Yotsuya Miko as Mai Sakurajima, a big star, never expecting her identity to be recognized here.
After giving a slightly awkward cough, Yotsuya Miko glanced around and saw that there was no one else within ten meters of them, and no one else seemed to be paying attention to them.
So she decided to continue the inquiry according to the procedure.
"So, Ms. Mai Sakurajima, have you noticed anything unusual or unusual happening around you lately?"
Upon seeing this, Mai Sakurajima's expression began to falter slightly.
She has been forgotten by the world for a week, and hasn't spoken seriously to anyone for almost ten days.
Now, not only has a school suddenly appeared that specializes in handling supernatural events, but this person also seems unaware of her current situation.
She didn't have much doubt about the school's background.
After all, he had been forgotten by everyone for half a month.
Even those who once firmly believed that the world was material and that ghosts and monsters were just made-up stories to scare people have now accepted their fate.
Since these two people haven't forgotten themselves, and their behavior certainly doesn't seem like that of ordinary people, what harm is there in believing what they say?
It can't get any worse than it is now, can it?
Mai Sakurajima turned to look at another boy.
The other person had a relaxed smile on their face at that moment.
As an all-around actress who grew up in the entertainment industry, Mai Sakurajima naturally had a precocious personality.
She could tell that the one in control between the two was the boy with the sparkling eyes.
So she didn't answer the girl's question, but turned to the boy. "If you don't know my current situation, how did you find me?"
Miyauchi Hiyage pointed to his eyes. "Of course, it's because of these eyes."
"We are here to help you return to normal, but if you are satisfied with your current life, then we will not interfere with your personal choices."
The ability of spiritual vision may not seem particularly special, but according to what Miyauchi Hiyage saw, her current ability was enough to make people below level one, who were not good at perception, completely ignore and forget her existence.
Only Yotsuya Miko's innate spiritual vision is at its maximum, allowing her to clearly see the essence of things, which is why she can still remember Mai Sakurajima's existence.
Miyauchi Hiyage, on the other hand, relies heavily on external powers, and it's unclear what kind of force within him is blocking Mai Sakurajima's abilities.
In any case, even those Eyes of Destiny that are easily blocked by special methods can clearly see Mai Sakurajima's situation.
However, compared to Mai Sakurajima's current situation, Miyauchi Hiyage, who was standing in front of her, was more concerned about the fact that in the destiny he saw, the male protagonist Sakuta Azusagawa seemed to be missing from Mai's life.
Keep in mind that the other party is also a master at manipulating timelines in the story.
The later part of the novel's story mainly revolves around his influence on the world lines of various parallel worlds.
Now that she has lost sight of him, Mai Sakurajima seems to have been all alone ever since the onset of her symptoms.
I don't know if this is a deviation in the story or some other reason?
Miyauchi Hiyage began to sense something ominous.
In short, he will need to conduct his own research and investigation on these matters later.
However, the fact that Miyauchi Hiyage and Yotsuya Miko were not affected by Mai Sakurajima's presence does not mean that others were unaffected.
Shiina Mahiru and Miyauchi Kouka, who had always thought about Mai Sakurajima since childhood, had both forgotten about Mai Sakurajima's existence.
As for Shiina Mashiro, who grew up in Britain and had absolutely no interest in these things, she only saw the name Mai Sakurajima in her Diary, and then simply forgot about her because the name was unimportant.
Upon hearing what Miyauchi Hiyage said, Mai Sakurajima's eyes trembled violently.
She is still in a period of confusion, feeling that her life has been somewhat lonely lately, but occasionally she also feels that this kind of life is not so bad.
Seeing the other person's hesitation, Miyauchi Hiyage took out her phone to check messages while extending a lunch invitation. "It's almost noon. If you don't mind, let's have lunch together, and then we can find a suitable place to talk about what's going on with you after lunch?"
Mai Sakurajima acknowledged this point.
Meanwhile, Miyauchi Hiyage's phone did indeed receive several messages.
Aside from Miyauchi Kouka treating her account like her photo album, sending her photos one by one and asking Miyauchi Hiyage to edit them, the remaining messages came from Shiina Mashiro and Shinomiya Kaguya.
On his way here, in order to test whether Shinomiya Kaguya had forgotten Mai Sakurajima, he actually sent Shinomiya Kaguya a question.
Then Shinomiya Kaguya's reaction was quite interesting.
Given Shinomiya Kaguya's personality, upon seeing Mai Sakurajima's name, she would undoubtedly order someone to investigate and track down Mai Sakurajima.
Judging from the reply time, the other party was silent for a long time before giving a reply that they remembered, and even asked if there was anything they wanted to talk to Mai Sakurajima about.
If Miyauchi Hiyage hadn't seen Shinomiya Kaguya's angry statement in the group Shiina Mashiro, saying that she had lost 2 Reading Points in her Diary because of something Miyauchi Hiyage Himekage said, and that's why she remembered Mai Sakurajima's story, he would have actually believed Shinomiya Kaguya's lies.