I don't keep a diary, I only spoil life.

The oil-paved stage, listed as "Wa Sai Koda".

What's the point of explaining SAO so early? It won't be officially released until November.

The diary entries are full.

Spoilers will be revealed one by one.

Your matter is not urgent.

Chihaya Aine...

I'll go back to China next week; let's save face for myself.

Come back and start a Hughie band.

Or cosplay as a pink-skinned milk dragon,

It would be great to debut as an idol.

Megumi Karuizawa...

Li Yinguang is just a stray dog ​​on the street; don't try to scheme against him.

The appearance of this name in a diary could easily trigger a chain reaction.

You can't just make things up!

Another thing is...

Mai Sakurajima.

Li Yinguang muttered the name of this top female protagonist in the anime world with an unusual expression.

A short while later;

A silent sigh filled the air.

"The bunny girl senior is a bit naughty."

"I've already told you all the secrets to winning at life, so why are you playing DLC ​​here?"

"You think I'm making a 4399 mini-game by asking you to reroll for the rewards from the launch lottery?"

...

Meanwhile, on the streets of the city.

Mai Sakurajima, dressed in a dragon toy costume, was covered in cold sweat.

She stood awkwardly on the street, hoping to attract attention and try one last attempt to save herself.

Looking at the streets and neighborhoods,

I eagerly await the bustling crowds.

Listening to the incessant chatter of passersby around me,

Forcibly suppressing emotional fluctuations

Standing still in this chaotic place;

Instead of trying to attract attention, the bunny girl senior student was curled up inside her costume.

She has good news and bad news.

The good news is—

It seems that the spell that kept her from being noticed by others has been broken.

But, bad news...

"Can you see it...can you see it?!"

A deformed creature with a two-meter-long tongue and beads bursting from its eye sockets suddenly pressed against my face.

Mai Sakurajima was so frightened that she forgot to breathe.

Immediately, her superb acting skills came into play.

He muttered to himself, oblivious to everyone around him, "Ugh, it's so hot today."

"..." The evil spirit did not move.

"Hmm, really, although it's embarrassing to be recognized while dressed like this, it's strange that no one pays any attention to me."

"..." The evil spirit gradually moved away.

"..."

Mai Sakurajima's words about being forced to work finally stopped.

However, just as she was starting to feel better...

"Can you see me?" the evil spirit suddenly asked, launching a surprise attack.

The ugly face was almost pressed against her head.

"..."

Sakurajima Mai was silent.

Just then, the cunning evil spirit finally staggered away to another place.

This little hand was a bit mischievous, and the bunny girl senior who got the 'yin-yang eyes' in one shot rubbed her forehead, looking at the coordinates shared by 'Yukinoshita Haruno' on her phone with tears in her eyes.

"..."

What are you doing!

I don't want to be seen by that weirdo!

...

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Chapter 18. Mai Sakurajima's Meeting with Haruno Yukinoshita

This is simply the price of taking a wrong step.

"Heaven has a path but you choose not to, hell has no gate but you walk into it." Mai Sakurajima, unable to control her curiosity and exhausting all her likes, has met with the greatest tragedy of her life so far.

It was around a while ago that she suddenly realized she often entered a state of stealth, being ignored, forgotten, and unnoticed by people.

It was a strange state that would begin to manifest only upon entering a specific area.

Ever since that day when she impulsively stepped into the Enoshima Aquarium, Mai Sakurajima would occasionally slip into this ghostly form, doing whatever she wanted without anyone noticing.

She was thus acutely aware that she had entered a strange and treacherous realm, and even when her name, 'superpowers', and 'evil spirits' were mentioned in her diary, she only lamented the vicissitudes of life rather than feeling that her worldview had collapsed.

However, this calm and composed attitude towards the changes in the world has, at some point today, quietly turned into a disaster.

As one of the diners, she was referred to as the heroine by the diner's creator;

Because her future was smooth sailing, she was even described by the diary's owner as having a "perfect life that doesn't need spoilers." However, she made some mistakes in her life that she shouldn't have made.

Driven by youthful curiosity and with the mindset that "it's definitely not going to work," they used likes on the diary lottery page to draw a pair of "Yin-Yang Eyes."

So.

This year, at 18, Mai, a former famous star, dressed in bizarre clothes and with a strange appearance, becomes the first female protagonist in history to break through the barrier between the Blue Sun World and the Supernatural World, thus witnessing the cruelty of the world firsthand.

In this island nation where demons are regarded as three thousand gods, supernatural evil spirits are as numerous as carp crossing a river, their numbers comparable to the stray dogs with Conqueror's Haki in the New World of One Piece.

Even if you just stand here, forced to play the role of an ordinary person at the crossroads, there are several evil spirits that keep changing their appearance and floating in front of your eyes.

Mai Sakurajima has completely given up.

Now I'm completely finished.

My longing and attachment to ordinary society grew stronger.

With the support of basic acting skills, the bunny girl senior can smile on the outside but cry on the inside, walking with melancholy on this uncontrollable path that she herself has brought about.

The outcome was obvious: she embarked on a path of no return, destined to stray from the right track, with no hope of ever returning to a life as peaceful as vegetation.

For the rest of my life, I will be walking a tightrope every step I take.

Below me lies a bottomless abyss.

One wrong step and you're doomed.

There is only one issue that deserves our attention right now.

Can you see it? Can you see it—!?

【I asked you if you could see it! !!!】

Staring blankly at a three-meter-tall, two-and-a-half-meter-tall, soul-like evil spirit whose body was filled with dozens of arthropod arms and dissipated black energy, Mai Sakurajima's mind went blank, leaving only her purest acting skills to flow from her words.

Then let me ask you, Mysterious Person A—does it hurt when a person is hit by an evil spirit?

Hmm... I don't know if it would hurt if she got hit. But in her next life, she'll never do a lottery again.

Speaking of which, Mai Sakurajima felt as if she vaguely heard someone calling her name, which was obviously a hallucination before she fell into the Sanzu River.

Goodbye, Mom. Tonight I'm setting sail. I've really come full circle.

Goodbye, male lead I've never met, even though I don't know who you are.

Sakurajima Mai, increasingly pessimistic, gave a bitter smile. The scene before her eyes flashed before her eyes, and she sighed, until a tall, graceful woman actually walked towards her.

She was a girl who was more mature than her in appearance and dress, and her eyes held a kind and warm smile.

She exudes approachability and has the charm of a girl next door, giving people a warm and comforting feeling.

But... wait a minute, although there's nothing wrong with it, such a smile needs to be paired with a less aggressive, sweeping gaze.

With her keen observation and meticulous performance skills, Mai Sakurajima instantly recognized that this senior student, who was also chosen by the diary, was no ordinary person.

Although she appears to be all smiles, there is probably something very cold and strange hidden within her.

No... I'm afraid her smile is a little off. Maybe this senior has been observing her for a while?

【...】

【...】

They blinked at each other twice.

There's a very subtle feeling.

According to the notebook's owner.

She and this girl who has a smiling tiger vibe belong to two different works.

Although it's unclear whether the other person is the female lead or something else in the story, their composed and appropriate demeanor suggests that they possess immense spiritual pressure.

Ultimately, Mai Sakurajima spoke first.

"Yukinoshita Haruno-senpai?"

“That’s right.” Yang Nai smiled, her voice trailing off with a hint of pleasure.

"Yes, I am Mai Sakurajima, who is being observed and studied. Hello."

Mai Sakurajima succinctly summarized the main objectives of the meeting between the two sides.

Hmm... While I readily agree that someone is observing me, it's actually a little embarrassing to say it out loud.

Mai Sakurajima, who is down-to-earth like a celebrity, also made Haruno smile shyly.

Immediately, her witty joke also revealed her extraordinary sense of the big picture.

"You're wrong, junior, you're not one of my observation subjects."

"To be precise, we are all the subjects of observation for the person who initiated the notebook."

"..."

It was a very convoluted argument. If Mai were a little less intelligent, she might have been fooled by Haruno's relatable and persuasive answer, thus overlooking the fact that the other party had not denied observing her.

Hmm... she really is a difficult senior to communicate with.

"Hey~ It's fine to talk standing here, but since we've met, how about we sit down and eat while we chat?"

“...Okay.” Mai Sakurajima breathed a sigh of relief, finally able to take off her dragon costume and escape the troublesome environment caused by the evil spirit for a while.