The Devil's High School Transfer Student

In terms of appearance, he was very handsome. After a detailed conversation, he successfully broke her ordinary impression of Long Yi when she first met him yesterday.

From the moment he showed up, he had been acting very aloof, which combined with his identity did give him a special sense of mystery.

He seemed to care a lot about signing the contract, so he kept explaining it to me patiently, but if I didn't ask questions, he wouldn't speak up actively. He was a bit of a loner.

However, at least Sakurajima Mai can be sure that Long Yi will not hurt her.

Otherwise, with Long Yi's ability, there would be no need to waste so much time talking to a weak woman like her.

"Please let me think about this matter first." Sakurajima Mai said softly.

"can."

Long Yi nodded, he still had to have this bit of patience.

Mai was quite satisfied with Long Yi's attitude;

She hadn't chatted with anyone for a long time since that strange state appeared. Now she finally regained some of the feeling of being a human being, instead of like a ghost.

Although, the person she was talking to claimed to be a demon...

Her expression became a little more polite:

"Would you like a drink of water?"

"Thank you. I have my own saliva."

Sakurajima Mai: “……???”

Both sides looked at each other in silence...

The atmosphere fell into silence for a moment.

Long Yi: "…Just to liven up the atmosphere."

"Thank you for successfully cooling down the atmosphere." Mai Sakurajima complained expressionlessly.

Long Yi just smiled faintly and didn't care about her complaints.

Anyway... the matter of seeing her naked body has finally been exposed. Just pretend it never happened.

……

14. I don’t bet on the goodness of human nature, I bet on the evil of human nature.

Apart from the unexpected incident of crashing into the bathroom in the form of a devil, the process of Long Yi and Sakurajima Mai's acquaintance was quite normal...

In Sakurajima Mai's opinion, Long Yi was nothing like the devil she understood him to be.

He was neither as ferocious nor as cruel as she thought. Apart from his demon wings and magical powers, he was no different from an ordinary human being.

What Sakurajima Mai didn't know was that just a few days ago, Long Yi was really an ordinary human being...

"How about telling me your story first?"

Long Yi took the lead in bringing up the topic:

"To solve a problem, you need to know the root cause first, right?"

Sakurajima Mai was silent for two seconds, and her expression seemed reluctant to talk about it, but she also knew that this wouldn't work, so she tried to treat Long Yi as an audience and expressed what she had been thinking.

“I’ve been in showbiz since I was six years old. Ever since I played the lead role in a morning TV series, I’ve been on TV, in movies, and in commercials. I’ve always lived in the spotlight.

Wherever I went, people would talk about "that Sakurajima Mai", so I didn't know when I had a wish, which was to go to a world where no one knew me. "

When Long Yi heard this, he frowned slightly.

Does this mean that this situation is actually based on Sakurajima Mai's own wish?

“So now it’s actually a wish come true.”

Sitting on the sofa with his arms folded, Long Yi made a summary.

"Yes, but the way the wish came true was a little different. It's not that no one recognized me, but that no one could see me."

Speaking of this, Sakurajima Mai's expression became a little dull, and she was obviously in distress.

Long Yi curled her lips, it turned out that her superpower had a bug.

"Sure enough, life is about never getting what you want."

His deep voice made Mai Sakurajima feel the same way, but also felt something was wrong.

"You are a devil, yet you are talking to me about life."

Long Yi laughed dumbly, "I'm glad I don't have to think about life, otherwise I would have so many troubles in this long life."

"It sounds like you're gloating over someone else's misfortune." Mai Sakurajima said calmly.

"Nothing."

Long Yi smiled faintly and continued confidently:

"After listening to your description, I think I understand. This is what is called [atmosphere]. It seems that your special ability is affected by it."

Long Yi had heard Rias talk about the source of human abilities.

Basically, human superpowers are formed out of some desire of human beings;

For example, there were humans who gained recognition from top-level artifacts through their own powerful desires.

That kind of artifact can even kill gods, so it is also called a God-killing Tool. Today, the top ten artifacts are all God-killing Tools. Of course, there are also God-killing Tools outside the top ten. Today, there are a total of thirteen legendary God-killing Tools.

Although humans like Sakurajima Mai are far from being recognized by divine weapons, the source of her power is exactly the same as that of other humans.

After listening to Long Yi's description, Mai Yi was a little puzzled:

“…What do you mean by atmosphere?”

"It's simple. As long as you are alive, you will have a circle. Whether you are in school or in society, you will be trapped in it."

Long Yi spoke calmly, as if he had experienced it before, and continued slowly:

"Once you stand out too much, you'll always hear bad things about yourself. You'll be accused of being complacent or being envied."

Long Yi had actually known about this situation a long time ago, so he had developed the skill of pretending to be nice.

He tried his best to avoid being too unique in the eyes of others, and also to avoid standing out in front of ordinary people.

But Sakurajima Mai is different. She became a child star since she was young and has grown into a big star now. Her brilliance can no longer be concealed.

In Long Yi's opinion, it was inevitable that she would be alienated by the people around her.

Because in the eyes of ordinary people, she is so dazzling, so high and mighty, and unattainable.

After listening to Long Yi's explanation, Sakurajima Mai almost understood it.

Indeed, she has always been passively enduring what others understand as being superior. This is not her own choice, but a decision made by the social class.

"There's nothing we can do about it." Mai Sakurajima couldn't help but say in a low voice.

"Well, the confrontational atmosphere and all that, it's annoying just thinking about it."

Long Yi nodded and sighed with emotion:

"Unfortunately, most people can't ignore the atmosphere. Occasionally, one or two strong-minded people who don't care about other people's opinions will appear, but they will most likely become weirdos in the eyes of others."

He shook his head. “So, to sum up, I have now tentatively proposed two solutions to your situation.”

"……real?"

Mai Sakurajima expressed her doubts.

She is still completely confused and has no clues, but Long Yi has come up with two solutions?

Long Yi extended his index finger:

"First, find the origin of your symptoms and create a sensational rumor about you. The more explosive the better. This is a great weapon to fight against the [atmosphere]."

"for example?"

"Well, for example, the big star Sakurajima Mai's secret love affair was exposed, and she was cheated and abandoned by her sea king boyfriend?"

"I choose the second one." Sakurajima Mai said without hesitation.

Long Yi pursed his lips: "You rejected me so quickly... I was thinking I could pretend to be Aquaman's boyfriend or something."

"You underestimate the media. Even if it's a made-up story, they will still crawl all over your body like ants."

Mai Sakurajima reminded that as a star, she knew too well what kind of people in the media were like. If she really did what Long Yi said, the result would only be self-destruction.

Long Yi said calmly: "Of course I know. It is better to say that what I value is the characteristics of those media."

He looked at Sakurajima Mai and said calmly:

"I don't bet on the goodness of human nature, I bet on the evil of human nature; I don't bet that they want you to live, I bet that they want me to die."

Sakurajima Mai: "..."

The girl couldn't help but look at Long Yi in a daze.

Those words that made people's heart beat slower were spoken so calmly from Long Yi's mouth, causing Sakurajima Mai's heartbeat to slow down by half a beat.

After a long while, she slowly said: "...I don't need you to do this, tell me the second way."

Long Yi was silent for a moment, and said softly:

"The second method is to find the starting point of your symptoms, and then try to slowly change the perception of the people around you, and try to make them remember your existence again. However, this method has a very low success rate."

As far as Long Yi's thoughts were concerned, he was inclined to choose the first method. Even if he didn't use the example of Aquaman's boyfriend, as long as he could find the right explosive news, he would definitely be able to achieve unstoppable success.

It's just that Mai Sakurajima in the story must be in a vulnerable group, and there must be another person to play the villain to arouse public outrage...

……

15. Is the devil so good at playing?

Sakurajima Mai understood that the first method proposed by Long Yi might really change her current situation.

However, if Long Yi's method was really adopted, then the only one who could see her and cooperate with her so far would be Long Yi, and by then Long Yi would definitely be implicated by her.

Those media and entertainment reporters were omnipresent, wantonly invading other people's privacy for the sake of some gossip. Once Long Yi was involved, it would be difficult for him to get away with it.

Even though Mai Sakurajima is facing difficulties right now, she still doesn't want others to get hurt because of her own affairs.

Because the original owner did not agree with his first plan, Long Yi had no choice but to follow Sakurajima Mai's choice and adopt the second plan.

"Then the first question now is how to find the source of your symptoms."

Long Yi said in silence: "Could it be in your entertainment company?"

Since this symptom was caused by Mai Sakurajima's own wishes, the time when this state is most likely to occur is probably when she is in the entertainment company.

But Mai Sakurajima shook her head slightly: "It can't be an entertainment company."

Although her tone was light, it was firm and even Long Yi couldn't figure out where her confidence came from.

"why?"

"It's nothing, I just don't think so." Sakurajima Mai was silent for a moment and didn't say anything clearly.

Long Yi looked at Sakurajima Mai with a slightly strange look. He keenly noticed that there seemed to be some things that the girl didn't want to mention.

It seems there is something else going on?

Long Yi was thinking about something in his heart, but on the surface he followed Sakurajima Mai's advice and smiled it off.

"Okay, then the entertainment company's speculation is ruled out." Long Yi did not ask any further questions, but chose to believe it. He naturally took over the conversation and passed the matter over.

The girl couldn't help but feel a little grateful in her heart. Long Yi didn't ask any further questions, obviously taking her wishes into consideration.

"In that case, where was the place where you first noticed that you had this symptom?"

Sakurajima Mai said without hesitation: "The first time I found myself invisible was when I went to the aquarium on a whim."

"... Could it be the aquarium that is considered one of the three holy places for dating?"

"Yes."