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After that, Duanmu Huai continued to experiment with letting others sense Mai Sakurajima for the next few days, including asking Mai Sakurajima to sing in front of the station, or shouting loudly, performing, or taking Mai Sakurajima to do some confusing actions.

But unfortunately, it was useless.

"……………Tomorrow is the script reading time."

Until the night before the "Today's Sweet" crew gathered, Mai Sakurajima did not change at all—or the situation was getting worse.

"If you continue like this, you might really become a friend that only I can see."

"……………………"

Mai Sakurajima did not speak, but just sat there quietly, expressionless. However, after a few days of getting along, Duanmu Huai already knew that Mai Sakurajima was not really expressionless, she was just used to using this method to block her inner emotions and not easily show them to outsiders.

This is completely opposite to Arima Kana, whose joys, sorrows, anger and happiness are very clear.

Even a little too clear.

"Well, actually I am not completely helpless."

"What is the solution?"

Mai Sakurajima raised her head slightly and looked at Duanmu Huai.

"If it is to pray to the gods, we have been to many shrines these days."

"It's similar to that, but............"

Duanmu Huai touched his chin and showed a strange smile.

"The question is whether you can agree."

"?"

At this time, Mai Sakurajima didn't know what kind of future was waiting for her.

Soon, a night passed.

The next morning, Duanmu Huai and Mai Sakurajima took a car to the location of the crew, but just like before, even if they walked into the filming location of the crew, no one could see Mai Sakurajima.

"The next step is to say hello, this is the last chance."

Walking into the hall, Duanmu Huai turned his head and looked at Mai Sakurajima.

"So, do you want to try?"

"………………………………"

Mai Sakurajima was also silent at this moment, her face was tense, but unlike before, her face was a little flushed.

"Are you telling the truth?"

"I promise... it's useless. After all, I haven't encountered this situation. In the final analysis, this is just a guess, a guess like asking you to dance at the entrance of the subway station before. It's hard to say whether it can achieve the goal."

"... I know, let's go."

At this moment, Mai Sakurajima seemed to have finally made a decision. She turned her head and strode forward without looking back, while Duanmu Huai shook his head and followed her. The two came to the cubicle of the nearby bathroom and walked in. Then Mai Sakurajima sat down and stared at Duanmu Huai.

"If you lie to me, I will beat you."

"For me, strictly speaking, it doesn't seem to be too bad."

Looking at Mai Sakurajima with a blushing face in front of him, Duanmu Huai couldn't help but chuckle, thinking of the conversation between the two last night.

"The question is whether you can agree."

"?"

Mai Sakurajima frowned.

"You tell me first, and then I'll decide."

"Well, let's kiss."

"…………………Huh?"

Mai Sakurajima's face showed a look of surprise.

"What are you talking about?"

"I mean, kissing, KISS, you're an actor, you can't be ignorant of this."

"Of course I know this, but why should I kiss you!?"

"It's very simple."

Duanmu Huai shrugged.

"You should know that I have the ability to restrain my breath."

"I know, it feels like a superpower."

Sakurajima Mai has been running around with Duanmu Huai these two days, and she naturally noticed Duanmu Huai's ability. Unlike Mai Sakurajima who can't control herself, Duanmu Huai is really able to send and receive freely. When he doesn't want people to see him, he will never let people see him. When he wants people to see him, he will let people see him... It has to be said that Mai Sakurajima is a little envious of Duanmu Huai's magical ability.

"To put it bluntly, this ability is actually equivalent to weakening your sense of existence. Your symptoms are very similar to this, but you can't control yourself, so... it's very simple. If you can't be observed because of your lack of presence, then just enhance your sense of existence."

"How to do it? I listened to you these days and tried many times in a row, wearing bunny girls, nurses, and puppet costumes... but none of them worked."

Speaking of this, Sakurajima Mai was also a little depressed. In order to restore her sense of existence, she tried everything. She even tried the funny method that Duanmu Huai said, but it was a pity that it was useless.

"So external stimulation is useless, we have to consider the inner self."

"The inner self?"

"I can try to pass on my presence to you, just like a blood transfusion. You see, people with anemia will get better after a blood transfusion, right? So I think this is also a solution."

"But... why do we have to kiss?"

"Physical contact will be smoother, right?"

"Indecent!"

"In fact, I would rather connect with you, Mai, from below, but unfortunately I don't have the tools, which is a bit disappointing."

"………………This is not what your face should say at all."

Hearing Duanmu Huai's straightforward words, Mai Sakurajima was speechless.

"So? What's your decision?"

"………………………… Let me think about it."

At that time, Mai Sakurajima was silent for a long time before she finally spoke.

And now it seems that she has made a decision.

"If it doesn't work, I will slap you hard."

"Is that so."

"By the way, because you are also a girl, this is not considered a first kiss."

"This is really a convenient definition. Do girls use it this way?"

"And... …… ……"

Mai Sakurajima wanted to say something, but Duanmu Huai was too lazy to listen to her stalling for time. Duanmu Huai reached out and held Mai Sakurajima's cheek, and then completely blocked the latter's chattering lips.

"———————!"

Mai Sakurajima widened her eyes in surprise at Duanmu Huai's sudden attack, but the next moment, her expression began to become blurred and scattered, and her originally raised hand also dropped.

After an unknown amount of time, the two slowly separated, and a touch of water color emerged between them, stretched, and then disappeared.

"Pah!"

Then, a loud sound echoed in the toilet cubicle.

"Didn't you say that you would fight only after confirming that it was useless?"

Duanmu Huai touched his cheek and complained unhappily, while Mai Sakurajima looked at him with a blushing face.

"Because you are too skilled, I am upset. How many girls have you deceived with this method so far?"

"Only you."

Duanmu Huai did not lie, and there was no need to deceive others.

In fact, if it was just a simple injection of body fluids, Duanmu Huai could also choose to make an opening for himself, and then let Mai Sakurajima suck blood like a vampire. Whether the other party was willing or not was not mentioned first, but at least it would definitely not be like now.

Then the question is, why didn't Duanmu Huai use it?

The reason is very simple.

For example, in martial arts TV series, why does the male protagonist have to take off his clothes when he uses his internal force to heal a woman, but not when he heals a man?

The answer is————I advise you not to mind your own business.

"Okay, time's up, it's time to go to the venue."

Duanmu Huai opened the toilet cubicle and walked out. Mai Sakurajima was a little unhappy, but she still followed Duanmu Huai out of the bathroom and came to the meeting room on the third floor.

The two looked at each other. Mai Sakurajima's expression was still a little nervous, but she didn't say anything. At this time...

"Ah, Xiao Ai, you are finally here, why are you here so late."

Duanmu Huai looked in the direction of the voice, and the first thing he saw was the dazzling hair like fire and the hat of the same color.

Well, he knew who it was when he saw this.

"Hey, Kana."

Duanmu Huai raised his hand and greeted Arima Kana.

"I just heard from the staff that you were here, so I came to look for you, but you didn't go to the venue. Where did you go?"

"I just wandered around. Anyway, it's not time yet."

"Do you think this is school? Do you have to rush to the classroom at the last minute?"

Arima Kana raised her eyebrows in dissatisfaction, staring at Duanmu Huai with her eyes, and snorted. Then, she moved her eyes and cast them to Duanmu Huai's side.

"Speaking of which, who is she?"

"……………………"

Duanmu Huai and Sakurajima Mai looked at each other, and the latter came out and bowed her head to Arima Kana.

"I am Sakurajima Mai who plays Ryoko. Long time no see, Miss Kana."

"Sakurajima Mai... Sakurajima..."

Hearing Sakurajima Mai's self-introduction, Arima Kana frowned, as if she was reminiscing.

"Oh, yes, it's you. Sorry, I've been too busy lately and didn't think of it for a while."

"It's okay."

Mai Sakurajima's expression was very calm. Only Duanmu Huai felt that her right hand, which was holding the corner of her clothes, was trembling slightly.

"It's really okay."

After that, everything went well.

Mai Sakurajima successfully participated in the script reading and the subsequent role performance. Basically, the other people in the crew, whether actors or staff, had the same reaction to Mai Sakurajima as Kana Arima. The first reaction was "Who is this lady?" Then after learning the name, it suddenly dawned on them, "Oh, yes, there is such a person."

In the next few days, Mai Sakurajima's condition gradually improved.

At the beginning, her presence would become thinner every half a day, and she would not be noticed, so Duanmu Huai had to give her "oral" three times.

But later, because of Mai Sakurajima's hard work, her presence in the crew gradually strengthened, and "oral" changed from three times a day to twice a day.

Now Mai can even support until the end of filming.

But this is not enough.

The final solution Duanmu Huai came up with was to let Mai Sakurajima become famous again through the second season of "Today's Sweetness". In this way, the mysterious phenomenon that troubled her might be invalidated because Mai Sakurajima was perceived by everyone again.

But the problem is that the heroine of "Today's Sweetness" is not Mai Sakurajima, but Kana Arima.

And Kana Arima's brilliant acting skills completely overshadowed Mai Sakurajima's brilliance.

This cannot be said that Kana Arima did something wrong. After all, "Today's Sweetness" is the story of the heroine. Mai Sakurajima, as a supporting role, would not be beautiful if she overshadowed the main character.

But there is also a way.

"Next, the filming of episodes 12 to 13 is your key."

Back home, Duanmu Huai flipped through the script in the bedroom while speaking to Mai Sakurajima, who stared at the script with a serious look and nodded vigorously.

"Today's Sweet" is a female lead drama, but that doesn't mean there are no stories about supporting roles. The twelfth and thirteenth episodes tell the story between Ryoko, played by Mai Sakurajima, and the male lead played by Duanmu Huai.

Ryoko is a daughter of a good family and a good friend of the heroine. At the beginning of "Today's Sweet", she silently supported the heroine and blessed her relationship with the male lead. The plot centered on her happened when a group of people went skiing on a school trip. At that time, Ryoko accidentally had an accident, and the male lead went to save her, and then the two rolled down the cliff together.

At that time, the two stayed in a cabin at the foot of the mountain for one night and were found by the rescue team the next day. It was this night of getting along that made Ryoko secretly fall in love with the male lead.

But at the same time, she also knew that the heroine liked the hero and did not intend to steal his love, and fell into a painful contradiction. Then Liangzi finally made up her mind to find the hero to confess her feelings and put an end to her confused first love. So she found an excuse to invite the hero out for a date. Just when Liangzi mustered up the courage to explain her feelings to the hero, the hero suddenly fainted, and Liangzi hurriedly sent him to the hospital.

It was not until this time that Liangzi learned from the doctor that the hero was dying. She wanted to tell the heroine about this, but the hero stopped her. Liangzi thought about it and finally promised the hero not to tell the heroine about this.

And this plot is that after the hero left without saying goodbye, the heroine became thinner and thinner, thinking that she was betrayed again and desperate. At this time, Liangzi finally couldn't bear it anymore, told the heroine the truth, and took the heroine to find the hospital where the hero was, and met the hero for the last time.

It can be said that these two episodes are the main role of Mai Sakurajima. If she can perform well, then she can make her presence burst out completely.

But once she fails, then... it's hard to say.

Mai Sakurajima's acting skills are fine. If Duanmu Huai gives her a score, she is at least A level.

But the problem is that in front of her are Magana and Akane Kurokawa, who have S acting skills.

Mai Sakurajima must catch up with them, or even surpass them, to be successful.

Duanmu Huai can inject a certain sense of presence into her through "oral administration" to make her eye-catching. But unfortunately, he can't help with acting skills.

The only one who can save Mai Sakurajima is Mai Sakurajima herself.