Cursed Spirits at Minehara High School

Shinomiya Kaguya suddenly felt the fist getting harder.

"Hello, Mai Sakurajima. I am Shinomiya Kaguya."

To Mai Sakurajima's surprise, she shook hands with Mai Sakurajima in a friendly manner.

Can you see me too?

Mai Sakurajima looked at the young lady of the Shinomiya Family with curiosity.

In the afternoon, Miyauchi Hiyage, based on her situation, said that without deliberate reminders and attention, even Level 1 superhumans might forget about her existence.

However, due to the existence of supernatural powers, generally only supernatural individuals with slightly more mental acuity can regain their attention with just a little stimulation under the influence of their own supernatural powers.

"With a warning, given your current rampage, you'd be roughly at level two." That was Miyauchi Hiyage's assessment of her ability strength.

Although Mai Sakurajima has shown signs of power close to level one, that power was inherently unstable. Overall, Mai Sakurajima's power spike was probably only at level two.

This level two has absolutely no combat power; it can only be used for stealth.

However, this ability would be very powerful if it were used by an Assassin.

The threat level of being stabbed in the back suddenly when no one is paying attention is quite high, even in the Reverse Side World.

It's unclear how much control Mai Sakurajima will have over her power after it went berserk, and how much room for improvement she has in the future.

Mai Sakurajima is now a little curious. Since Shinomiya Kaguya can directly notice her presence, doesn't that mean that the other party's strength is also above level two?

Upon hearing Mai Sakurajima's question, Shinomiya Kaguya's expression changed slightly, but she quickly shook her head with a smile, "I am just a weak woman. I haven't even obtained the lowest level of strength recognition yet, and there has been no trace of extraordinary awakening on my body. I only managed to join the Jujutsu High by luck thanks to my family's abilities."

As she said this, she looked at Miyauchi Hiyage: "It was also in the afternoon when Hikage asked me if I remembered you, Sakurajima-san. At that time, I clearly had no recollection of it, but I felt it was a bit strange, so I asked someone to help me recall your existence, Sakurajima-san."

"I came here specifically to check out your ability, Miss Sakurajima."

Shinomiya Kaguya, then asked Miyauchi Hiyage in a somewhat intimate tone, "But Himekage, are you planning to stay with Ms. Sakurajima for the next week until she recovers?"

Upon hearing these words, not only Miyauchi Hiyage but even Mai Sakurajima could sense a faint sense of resentment.

So her first reaction was correct; this young lady of the Shinomiya Family really did have some special thoughts about Miyauchi Hiyage.

Having worked in the entertainment industry for many years, Mai Sakurajima's most outrageous act was taking a swimsuit photoshoot; otherwise, she has always maintained a clean image and has never been involved in any scandals.

But she was still able to sense some of these emotions.

After all, actors are meant to express the emotions they feel in their daily lives as realistically as possible on screen through their performances.

Mai Sakurajima is quite talented in this regard.

In a sense, she realized that her mother, under the guise of "doing what's best for her" and "gaining more attention," had forced her to take swimsuit photos she didn't want to do when she was in junior high school. She was very likely to use the same reason to force her to attend drinking parties that she didn't want to attend at all when she got older.

Because of these concerns, she made the decision to break free from her mother's control, and even if she were to make a comeback in the future, she would not do so through her mother's agency.

In short, sensing the special feelings that Shinomiya Kaguya showed for Miyauchi Hiyage, Mai Sakurajima couldn't help but wonder if Shinomiya Kaguya knew that Miyauchi Hiyage was surrounded by so many beautiful girls.

Especially the girl named Shiina Mashiro, her dependence on Miyauchi Hiyage, and the way Miyauchi Hiyage took care of her, were completely undisguised.

However, given the power of the Shinomiya Family, Shinomiya Kaguya should have known about it beforehand.

Under such circumstances, did Shinomiya Kaguya still fall into a trap?

Mai Sakurajima began to doubt whether Miyauchi Hiyage, who was two years younger than her, was really a playboy.

However, she didn't sense any of the womanizing, playboy charm that those famous playboys in the entertainment industry had from Miyauchi Hiyage, which made her somewhat hesitant.

But Miyauchi Hiyage's reply quickly dispelled Mai Sakurajima Mai's doubts.

"I have to go to school and work, how can I have that much time to go out and play for a week? I have to film videos for my side and Tohru's side during the week, and I also have to work with Mashiro to come up with manga plots and practice physical skills. I guess I'll only have some free time on weekends." Miyauchi Hiyage waved his hand, indicating that he couldn't possibly go out with Mai Sakurajima for a day.

Then he turned to look at Yotsuya Miko and Mai Sakurajima: "I told Yotsuya when I finished lunch that she would be in charge of following up on this request after today. I also asked Mr. Nanami to recommend a senior female level 2 mage to take over this request."

"Although the Jujutsu High will cover the payment for the mission, you will still need to cover your normal travel expenses for the following week. Of course, once you recover, if you want to thank Yotsuya and that Sorcerers separately, it's fine to give them each a red envelope."

"As for the cameo role, I'm just mentioning it. If you don't want to, that's fine. If you do want to, I definitely won't let you come here for free. At most, you can give me a friendly price. I can only guarantee that the TV series produced by Asahigaoka won't be a bad movie that will ruin your reputation."

After hearing all that, Mai Sakurajima's feelings became somewhat complicated.

On one hand, Miyauchi Hiyage Himekage didn't have any particular ideas at all; on the other hand, it seemed that her own charm really didn't attract Miyauchi Hiyage.

Seeing Yotsuya Miko's nodding reaction, she knew that Miyauchi Hiyage had already mentioned these things to Yotsuya Miko at noon and had arranged everything for her for the following week.

As for her cameo appearance, which she had previously prepared as a bargaining chip, it seems that it was just something Miyauchi Hiyage mentioned casually.

Come to think of it, when Miyauchi Hiyage introduced Shinomiya Kaguya just now, he added that Shinomiya Kaguya was an investor in Asahigaoka Media.

With direct investment from a behemoth like the Shinomiya Family, and the relationship between Miyauchi Hiyage and Shinomiya Kaguya, Asahigaoka Media Asahigaoka Media attract a large number of well-known artists to join them simply by releasing this information. What is a small cameo role compared to that?

Relaxation, relief, regret, and entanglement... these emotions welled up in Mai Sakurajima's heart, but since she had only known Miyauchi Hiyage for a day, these emotions were not too intense.

But hearing Miyauchi Hiyage's frank answer, she was still reminding them that it was best not to go too far this week, preferably to stay within the Honshu Island area, and not to go to Hokkaido or Okinawa, so as not to encounter any trouble and not be able to find anyone to help them in a short time.

Mai Sakurajima's opinion of and affection for the other party increased significantly.

After receiving a reply from Miyauchi Hiyage, Shinomiya Kaguya felt much calmer.

She knew it; there was no way Miyauchi Hiyage would agree to something like that.

She coughed lightly. "The Shinomiya Family's group still has a lot of shares in entertainment companies, and I've recently acquired a few agencies. If you want actors to make cameo appearances, I can help you with that."

With the name of the Shinomiya Family, Shinomiya Kaguya has indeed accomplished a great deal in the past month.

After the You Know Who complained in her diary one day that the world was full of all kinds of girl bands and school Idol, she realized that there were quite a few girls in the Chat Group who were into this.

Especially her junior, Hoshino Ai, who became pregnant out of wedlock at the age of 15 in the original work, and now her behavior in the Chat Group is just plain stupid.

If she could, Shinomiya Kaguya definitely wouldn't want such a junior.

But thinking about her own dark past in her own stories, she could only vent her anger on that mentally unstable cartoonist.

In short, to prevent Hoshino Ai from doing anything outrageous again due to her mental instability, Shinomiya Kaguya decisively bought "Strawberry Productions," where Hoshino Ai worked. While retaining the original artists and staff, she also hired an assistant specifically to keep an eye on Hoshino Ai.

Not only Hoshino Ai, but also the You Know Who Tsukimi Eiko's agency, which was shrouded in mystery, was forcefully acquired by her.

As for Bocchi, although the Kessoku Band has no plans to commercialize yet, and hasn't even had a proper live performance, she has personally invested in the Kessoku Band's usual practice venue, "STARRY".

She is currently organizing a concert, intending to bring together all the bands Idol groups mentioned in the You Know Who's diary to see how good they really are.

If there are no problems, sign them all. Even if they don't make money, using them as a tool to lure the You Know Who is fine.

Thinking this, Shinomiya Kaguya couldn't help but glance at Miyauchi Hiyage.

Of course, if Miyauchi Hiyage's identity can be confirmed, there would be no problem in bundling all those entertainment companies and agencies together with Asahigaoka Media.

Chapter 257: The Cursed Spirit of Minegahara High School

When Shinomiya Kaguya those words, even Yotsuya Miko could sense that there was something slightly off about her tone.

Why does it always feel like Shinomiya Kaguya is practically throwing herself at Miyauchi Hiyage?

But Yotsuya Miko would never say that out loud.

She and Shinomiya Kaguya had a pretty good relationship. If it weren't for Shinomiya Kaguya's help, she wouldn't have been able to enter the Jujutsu High and change her life so quickly.

She subconsciously assumed that Shinomiya Kaguya simply admired Miyauchi Hiyage's abilities and wanted to build a good relationship with this promising superhuman.

Mai Sakurajima's gaze lingered between the two for a moment before she nodded to Miyauchi Hiyage as if nothing had happened. "Okay, once I can control my abilities, I'll definitely give you a friendly price to guest star in your drama."

She also remembered that Miyauchi Hiyage was now a Level 1 superhuman, second only to Special Grade combat power in the Reverse Side World. Having such a person as a bodyguard to accompany her for a week was indeed a waste of his talents.

And indeed, there are differences between men and women, so we should be mindful of this.

Although she felt a little regretful, Mai Sakurajima quickly adjusted her emotions.

Miyauchi Hiyage first nodded to Shinomiya Kaguya, indicating that there was a dedicated person handling matters at Asahigaoka Media, and thanked Shinomiya Kaguya for her support.

Then he told Mai Sakurajima about her plans for a week later.

"A week is almost up. If your condition hasn't improved after a week, or even worsened, I'll try to find another way to help you recover next weekend."

"But don't put too much pressure on yourself. Even if your situation gets worse, it won't get much worse. Anyway, with Yotsuya's eyes, she can definitely see you."

Another method suggested by Miyauchi Hiyage is to take Mai Sakurajima to the Impression Space to hear the truth from her mother, or even from the shadow within the Impression Space herself. If the mother's attitude is too forceful, then just beat her up to force her to Cognitive Change.

This is the origin of Mai Sakurajima's power going berserk. Once this origin is repaired, Mai Sakurajima will no longer feel so much pressure.

Perhaps it can even awaken Persona?

However, since he now owns the Otherworld App, even if Mai Sakurajima awakens her Persona, she still can't enter the Impression Space alone.

Moreover, Mai Sakurajima is a decent person; even though he helped her, she didn't tell anyone about it.

Under normal circumstances, Miyauchi Hiyage felt that he didn't need to have too much interaction with Mai Sakurajima, so as to avoid any trouble in the future.

Hearing Miyauchi Hiyage's unusual words of comfort, Mai Sakurajima couldn't help but let out an awkward smile.

However, what Miyauchi Hiyage said was indeed true; no matter what, her situation couldn't be worse than it is now.

As night fell completely, Miyauchi Hiyage and his group left the coast and went to a nearby restaurant to fill their stomachs.

Mashiro and the others have already eaten and are now on the train back home.

Fortunately, these girls all had their own friends with them, and they didn't feel uncomfortable at all after spending a day at the beach because Miyauchi Hiyage wasn't there.

Guanghua kept sending photos of what they had taken while playing outside that day to her phone, and mockingly said that everyone was having fun on the weekend while she was still working, which was pitiful.

Miyauchi Hiyage glanced at the three beautiful girls beside him.

It was supposed to be work, but it seems like he didn't do anything; he just spent the afternoon with the big star Mai Sakurajima.

He casually sent a few photos of Mai Sakurajima to show his current situation.

Naturally, Guanghua, who had forgotten about Mai Sakurajima, also failed to notice the beautiful girl in the photo, and simply sent a few question marks to Miyauchi Hiyage, indicating that she didn't understand what it meant.

"It's alright. Just save these photos for now. When you look back at them in a few days, you'll understand what I mean."

I wonder what kind of twisted mentality Miyauchi Kouka will have when she looks at these photos again after recalling her favorite actors.

After an afternoon of experiments, Miyauchi Hiyage confirmed that Mai Sakurajima's data still existed in this world and had not been erased.

Mai Sakurajima's ability to erase her own presence makes people forget about her and also makes them unaware of her online traces.

From this perspective, Mai Sakurajima's ability ceiling is indeed quite high, even vaguely resembling the level of a rule.

After the four of them finished their meal together, Miyauchi Hiyage originally planned to go home after greeting the Level 2 sorcerer. However, to her surprise, the Level 2 sorcerer brought over a request for exorcising a Level 2 cursed spirit.

The female sorceress, who appeared to be around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, seemed to have a rather serious personality. Her gaze first fell on Miyauchi Hiyage, and then on the other three girls.

Clearly, having known about the commission beforehand, she was able to notice Mai Sakurajima's presence.

However, Mai Sakurajima's ability Shinichi every time she sleeps. Whether or not she needs to apply the reminder again after waking up the next day depends on the other person's reaction.

"What Mr. Nanami means is that you have dealt with quite a few low-level Vengeful Spirit, but you have probably never directly confronted a cursed spirit. This is a good opportunity for you to experience what it feels like to exorcise a cursed spirit."

The female sorceress knew the name of the Miyauchi Hiyage.

Since Kento Nanami discovered the existence of Miyauchi Hiyage last month, he has formed a special team to deal with the supernatural rumors circulating below Miyauchi Hiyage's videos.

She already knew Miyauchi Hiyage from that time, but Miyauchi Hiyage only had some voice in the videos and never actually appeared on screen.

It wasn't until Miyauchi Hiyage Himekage naturally achieved his transcendent awakening and caused quite a stir with Chichibu that his reputation as a genius gradually spread.

Then came the news that after half a month of awakening, he had reached level one solely through swordsmanship.

Upon hearing this news, she, who had lived in the Jujutsu Society since childhood but was still only a level two sorcerer or a near-level one sorcerer due to her talent, was somewhat envious.

However, she had long since become accustomed to the appearance of these geniuses.

After all, as a contemporary of Satoru Gojo, she had personally witnessed how Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto carved out a bloody path in the Jujutsu Society and became the strongest duo at the Jujutsu High, and how the two of them went down different paths due to their different ideals.

Last year, she was also a participant in the upheaval caused by Yuta Okkotsu, who became a Special Grade right after entering school, and she resisted the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons caused by Suguru Geto.

Now it's just that there's another genius who seems different from the previous ones.

This refers to popularity with women.

I have no idea how Miyauchi Hiyage managed to attract so many beautiful girls.

She shook her head and continued to explain the details of the impromptu commission she had received.

After she finished speaking, she looked at Miyauchi Hiyage.

However, it wasn't Miyauchi Hiyage whose expression changed, but rather the beautiful girl standing beside him who looked very pretty, yet possessed a kind of power that was hard to discern.

She knew this was the person she would be protecting for the next week.

Because of child star Mai Sakurajima, whose abilities went berserk during her awakening process.

She knew why the other person had that expression.