Zongman, gain super powers after helping others

"You're right, I should call the police."

"Given your current state, even if you call the police, they probably won't listen to you."

After a moment of silence, Mai Sakurajima sighed and said, "I hate to admit it, but it seems to be true."

Then the famous lady took out four coins from her wallet, totaling 130 yen, and handed them to Lin Qianshu.

This is the money for the cream bread.

Lin Qianshu accepted it without ceremony, then asked, "Adolescent syndrome?"

"Isn't it obvious?"

"Obviously, this word doesn't seem to fit you right now."

"Time for lame jokes is over."

Mai Sakurajima asked again, "What are you doing here?"

Lin Qianshu replied, "My home is nearby. I mentioned it to you before, and you still remember it in your phone's notes, right?"

Mai Sakurajima said, "It's already been deleted."

Lin Qianshu said, "Lying is ineffective against me."

Mai Sakurajima recalled that this guy seemed to have the ability to see other people's emotions, which in a sense also made him effective at detecting false alarms.

She muttered, "The ability to cause trouble."

"It would be quite convenient for me. If Sakurajima-senpai could master your ability, it would be much more useful than emotional perception. I already have three scenarios in mind for its use."

"Bathroom, changing room, girls' bedroom?"

"...Sakurajima-senpai has seen it too?"

"Of course, there's no rule that only boys can watch this kind of thing, right?"

"So that's how it is. It's because when I was trying to find information about my abilities online, I accidentally clicked on it. I was so embarrassed, but I had to pretend to be a mature adult... Ouch!"

Whether it was because she was hit where it hurt, or simply because she was annoyed by Lin Qianshu's reasoning, Mai Sakurajima gave Lin Qianshu a hard kick.

Chapter 65 Mai-senpai Seeks Help

"Don't use that ability on me," Mai Sakurajima warned.

"Even if I agree, will you believe me?" Lin Qianshu felt that Sakurajima Mai was overthinking things. When he used his emotional perception, there were no obvious characteristics. Even if he didn't use it, would she believe him?

Trust is like a ghost; it exists if you believe in it, and it doesn't if you don't.

Since the end result is the same anyway, might as well just enjoy it and do whatever makes you happy.

After hearing this, Mai Sakurajima thought about it and actually found it quite reasonable. Even if Lin Qianshu said he was useless, would she believe him?

Can't believe it at all.

So she abandoned that topic and instead asked, "Why do you call me 'senior'?"

"You're a third-year student, right? Even though you're not from the same school as me, it's always right to call you 'senior'."

Mai Sakurajima attends Minegahara High School, which is quite far from Sobu High School, where Chiki Hayashi attends. It is a key high school in the neighboring city of Kamakura.

It's said to be quite far, but in reality, it only takes about twenty minutes by tram.

(Note: The real-life counterparts of Soubu High School and Minegahara High School are actually more than 90 kilometers apart, and it would take more than an hour by train. For the sake of the plot, the author used his supernatural powers to shorten the distance.)

"Are you investigating me?"

"This information is readily available online. By the way, I've also joined your fan group."

"Do you need my autograph?"

"Sure, I feel like if we sold it, we could definitely get several cream buns in return."

"I'll sign it on your face."

Lin Qianshu politely declined Sakurajima Mai's offer, stating that he had not done anything to deserve such a reward.

He asked curiously, "More than that, I'm curious why I ran into Sakurajima-senpai here. Were you planning to come find me?"

"My home is nearby."

"That sounds so familiar," Lin Qianshu asked in surprise. "Could we possibly be neighbors?"

"Luckily, no."

Mai Sakurajima's house is near the station, but it happens to be in the opposite direction from Chiki Hayashi's address.

One is in the east, the other in the west, and the station they are currently at is right in the middle.

"Shouldn't it normally be a regret?" Lin Qianshu felt that Sakurajima Mai might have made a mistake in her wording.

"It would be a pity if we were closer," Mai Sakurajima said, indicating that her wording was precise and there was no misunderstanding.

She clearly underestimated Lin Qianshu's thick skin, only to hear him say, "Distance makes the heart grow fonder? I understand now."

You've misunderstood.

"So you really didn't come to see me?"

After hesitating for a moment, Mai Sakurajima asked, "Do you have time?"

"It's my pleasure to serve you, ma'am."

"Be normal."

"Where shall we go when we have time?"

They found a high-end coffee shop with private rooms. After all, Mai Sakurajima is currently in a state that is not observable by ordinary people. If they didn't find a coffee shop, Lin Qianshu would just appear to be talking to himself to outsiders, and might even be mistaken for a mental patient.

I should have brought headphones with me before leaving the house.

In this way, even if he's talking to 'air,' people will only think he's on the phone.

Interestingly, Lin Qianshu ordered two cups of coffee. When the waiter brought the coffee to the private room, Lin Qianshu deliberately had Sakurajima Mai take a sip of the coffee in front of the waiter. However, the waiter did not seem to notice anything amiss and left the private room after serving the food.

Therefore, it is clear that Mai Sakurajima's current state is not simply invisibility, but rather a kind of cognitive shielding. In this state, even if Mai Sakurajima deliberately drops the cup in her hand on the ground in front of the waiter, the waiter will only regard it as an accident.

After realizing this, Lin Qianshu sincerely felt that this ability was too lewd and violent. Fortunately, it was Sakurajima Mai who obtained this ability. If it had fallen into the hands of someone with evil intentions, what would have happened?

As a virtuous and upright person, Lin Qianshu wished he could take his place.

"So what exactly caused Sakurajima Mai, who should have been the center of attention, to fall to the point where no one would even give her a second glance, even when she's wearing a bunny girl outfit? Don't go away, the answer will be revealed after the commercial break."

"Are you some TV announcer from somewhere?" Mai Sakurajima was speechless.

Lin Qianshu asked nonchalantly, "So when did this start?"

Mai Sakurajima remained silent.

"Is it inconvenient for you to answer?"

"Not really."

After organizing her thoughts, Mai Sakurajima slowly began to speak: "I noticed something was wrong last Thursday."

Thursday... which is six days ago, and only three days after he met the other party last Saturday.

This would overturn the previous speculation that 'Sakurajima Mai may have chosen to end her acting career due to puberty syndrome'.

"That day I went to the Enoshima aquarium on a whim."

"Going to the aquarium on Thursday? Alone?"

"Can't you?"

"You went with your partner?"

"That thing has never existed."

"Oh right, you did mention this before."

Mai revealed a playful smile, as if deliberately teasing Lin Qianshu, and said to him, "Does my virginity make you uncomfortable?"

But as soon as she finished speaking, her face gradually turned red, all the way down to her neck, as if she was embarrassed by the word 'virgin,' even though she was the one who said it first.

"No, I'm very happy."

"Ok?"

"Because this proves that my idol is a virtuous and self-disciplined woman," Lin Qianshu said seriously.

Her serious demeanor left Sakurajima Mai at a loss for what to do. She turned her head away somewhat childishly and quickly steered the conversation back on track.

"Yes, is that so... Anyway! I noticed that even though there were a lot of people at the aquarium, many of whom came with their whole families, not a single person recognized me."

"At first I thought it was just my imagination, after all, I had stopped acting for two years, and everyone was basically focusing on the fish."

That's wrong. If there were a beautiful girl like Mai Sakurajima, her attention would never be drawn to a fish, unless it's a mermaid.

"But it became clear the moment I entered the coffee shop on my way home, because no one greeted me with 'Welcome,' and no one showed me to a seat."

"The customers who came after me also received the service they deserved. I tried to talk to the staff, but I didn't get a response. The other customers didn't even notice me."

Mai's expression was somewhat heavy, and her tone became low.

"I was stunned at the time and fled back home."

"However, when I arrived at the station, I found that everyone seemed to be able to see me again, and they all had surprised expressions, saying, 'It's Mai Sakurajima.' I was still concerned about it afterward, so I went to investigate whether the same thing would happen in other places."

Lin Qianshu stroked his chin and said, "So you wore a bunny girl outfit?"

"If I dress like that, I'll definitely get stared at, right?"

"You were really engrossed in watching it back then."

Chapter 66 Mai Sakurajima's Sensitive Skin

"It would be more accurate to say that if you don't find it interesting, then there's a problem, right?" Lin Qianshu clearly didn't think there was anything wrong with him.

Who wouldn't be confused by Mai-senpai dressed as a bunny girl?

"I didn't sleep well that day!"

This was also true; Lin Qianshu was preoccupied with Sakurajima Mai's strange request for a power of will, which, in a sense, was even more alluring than her bunny girl outfit.

"Hey, you! You're not thinking of some weird thing based on me, are you?"

Lin Qianshu's deliberate words clearly caused Sakurajima Mai to misunderstand something.

However, Mai Sakurajima did not seem to give him the contemptuous look and sarcastic words that Lin Qianshu had expected. Instead, she looked flustered and blushed.

Even so, she had to suppress her shyness and look into Lin Qianshu's eyes, pretending to be generous as she said, "I, I don't care about such a trivial thing as being used as a sexual fantasy object by a boy younger than myself."

"Being this stubborn can be considered cute, right?"

"Only little boys would take this as being stubborn."

"Sakurajima-senpai, who likes to emphasize being a little boy, is actually more like a little girl herself," Lin Qianshu said, before bringing the topic back on track.

"Based on the available information, I have the following two speculations regarding Sakurajima-senpai's puberty syndrome."

"two?"

"First of all, the idea of ​​'not being noticed by those around you' is limited in scope."

"Limited area...you mean I can only be unseen in specific places?"

"On the contrary, you can only be seen in specific places."

"What's the reason?"

Mai Sakurajima looked thoughtful.

Lin Qianshu raised a finger and said, "The basis for this judgment is what you said before, senior: you weren't noticed by anyone around you at the swimming pool and the coffee shop, but you were noticed after returning to the station."

"Perhaps it's due to timeliness?"

"Did this happen to you at school, senior?"

"..."

After thinking for a moment, Mai Sakurajima was surprised to find that it seemed there really wasn't one. But then she had another question: "But when I bought bread at the station entrance today, no one could see me either, right?"

"To correct you, it was no one else who saw you except me. As for the question you raised, senior, that brings me to my second guess."