"What do you mean?"
Hearing Sakurajima Mai's question, Lin narrowed his eyes slightly.
Besides me, are there other things you can see?
What did these 'other things' refer to?
The two of them locked eyes.
Sakurajima Mai's gaze flickered, as if she were hesitating about something.
After a short while.
She slowly began to speak, "Junior, do you believe in ghosts and monsters?"
Believe in them what?
Whether they exist, naturally.
"Ghosts and monsters…"
Hearing Sakurajima Mai say this, and noticing the fleeting fear in her eyes, Lin's gaze sharpened.
Things were getting interesting.
It seemed that due to the crossover world setting, her Adolescence Syndrome had undergone a change he wasn't aware of.
The ghosts and monsters Sakurajima Mai mentioned.
She must be referring to evil spirits.
He didn't expect her to be able to see evil spirits. What was the reason, he wondered?
He was a little curious.
As a few thoughts flashed through his mind, Lin put on a faint smile and said:
"Do you mean this?"
An invisible hand formed of psychic power snatched a low-level evil spirit from a dark corner a hundred meters away.
"Ah!!!"
Seeing a hideous and terrifying evil spirit suddenly appear beside her, Sakurajima Mai's eyes trembled, and she let out a cry of alarm.
She instinctively took several steps back.
Fear filled her eyes.
Her composure was shattered in an instant.
She wasn't actually afraid of things like demons and ghosts, as long as she didn't know for sure that they were real.
But once she knew they were real.
Their hideous and terrifying appearance, along with the hair-raising sensation she got from seeing them, filled her with dread.
At the same time, she had another feeling.
She couldn't be noticed.
She couldn't let it know that she could see it, or she would die.
"Don't be afraid."
The corners of Lin's lips curled up slightly.
With a single thought, the invisible psychic hand crushed the evil spirit.
A few wisps of black smoke dissipated in the blink of an eye.
"??!!"
Sakurajima Mai froze instantly.
Her eyes slowly widened as she stared at Lin in disbelief.
What just happened?
Was that ghost dead?
Did the junior in front of her do it?
One question after another popped into her mind.
"Well then, see you later."
Just then, Lin suddenly gave Sakurajima Mai a faint smile and turned without hesitation to walk into the station.
Three.
Two.
One.
"Please wait!"
As the countdown in Lin's mind ended, a voice called out.
Having recovered slightly, Sakurajima Mai saw Lin suddenly turn to leave and couldn't help but call out to stop him.
"Is there something else?"
Lin turned and smiled at her.
"I…"
Looking at Lin, Sakurajima Mai's gaze flickered, and she hesitated, at a loss for words.
"Huu…"
She took a deep breath.
After forcing herself to calm down a little, she looked at Lin and extended an invitation:
"Can we talk for a bit?"
Lin: "I suppose we could, but there's a saying: time is money. And my time is very precious."
Hearing this, Sakurajima Mai's eyes shifted.
She looked at Lin and asked, "Money? How much do you need?"
Lin's lips curled upwards. "That was just a metaphor. I don't need money."
"Then what do you want?"
Sakurajima Mai's willow-like brows furrowed slightly.
"Let me think…"
Lin placed his hands in front of him, lightly pinching his chin with his right hand as his gaze roamed over Sakurajima Mai's body from top to bottom.
"!!!"
Sakurajima Mai's eyes trembled slightly.
A faint pink blush appeared on her fair cheeks.
Lin's gaze scanning her body made her feel as if she were being seen through, inside and out.
Seeing his expression, she had a bad feeling.
He wouldn't ask for…
Just then, Lin smiled faintly.
"I've decided."
Sakurajima Mai's breath caught in her throat, and her heart began to beat faster.
Lin: "I want you."
"No. Pick something else."
Just as I thought, Sakurajima Mai thought to herself as she rejected him outright.
Lin: "Then a kiss."
"A kiss?!"
Sakurajima Mai's pretty face turned red, a hint of shyness appearing in her eyes.
She still shook her head and chose to refuse.
"No, pick again."
She still had her first kiss, and she wanted to save it for her future boyfriend.
She had debuted as a child star at the age of six.
She shot to fame with the morning drama Kokonoe.
In the two or three years after her debut, she starred in numerous movies, TV series, and commercials, her popularity sweeping across all of Japan.
Due to her age, the roles she took had no romantic subplots; her fame was built on her looks and acting skills.
Although her popularity later waned.
As she grew older and her appearance matured, she once again garnered attention for a role in a movie.
Until that incident happened, she had never taken on a role with revealing or intimate scenes before she announced her retirement from the industry.
Boyfriend…
Thinking about her current situation, she felt a little lost.
Would she even have the chance to find a boyfriend in the future?
Just then, Lin said with a faint smile, "Then a lap pillow."
"A lap pillow?!"
Sakurajima Mai's eyes trembled.
Her cheeks blushed faintly again.
A lap pillow was something usually reserved for members of the opposite sex who were very close, or something only couples would do.
"No, please pick again."
Sakurajima Mai took a shallow breath.
"Junior, can you please not make such embarrassing requests?"
She tried to negotiate.
Hearing this, Lin raised an eyebrow. "I say, Sakurajima-senpai, do you think this is a wet market where you can keep haggling?"
"These are the three requests. Pick one you can accept."
"Since you're not willing to agree to anything, I'll be leaving."
"Hope to see you again someday."
"But my demands might not be the same next time."
With that, he turned to leave.
"I…"
Seeing Lin turn to leave again, Sakurajima Mai's red lips parted slightly. She was at a loss for words, her brow furrowed and her eyes flickering.
"Please wait!"
After Lin had taken a few steps, she bit her lip and called out again.
The corner of Lin's mouth curled up slightly.
He stopped and turned to look at Sakurajima Mai. "Is there something else?"
"I choose the… the lap pillow."
Sakurajima Mai said, her face slightly red. She tried to suppress her shyness, forcing a calm expression as she looked at Lin and made her choice.
Compared to the first two options.
A lap pillow was the absolute most she could accept right now.
And that was only because of how special Lin was.
He could see her in her state of disappearance, he could see those ghosts and monsters, and he could even kill them with ease.
Without a doubt, he was definitely not an ordinary high school student.
To solve the strange problem she was facing, and to survive, it seemed she could only seek his help.
Fortunately, Lin's appearance didn't repel her.
So she lowered her standards a little.
Hearing her, the corner of Lin's mouth lifted. "Then it's settled. Let's go, we can find another place to talk properly."
"Okay…"
Sakurajima Mai feigned composure.
"Wait a moment."
Lin said suddenly.
Under Sakurajima Mai's slightly confused gaze, Lin took out his phone and started tapping the screen as he walked toward the bakery.
He sent a message to the 'Our Loving Family' group chat.
He told his wives that something had come up and he would be home a little later.
Then, he bought six pieces of bread.
Three to a bag, two bags in total.
Returning to Sakurajima Mai's side with the bread, he handed one of the bags to her, a smile playing on his lips as he said:
"Here, my treat."
"!!??"
Sakurajima Mai was slightly taken aback.
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