Chapter 179 Spirited Away, The Nonexistent Person
[Yesterday's diary completed. Starting reward distribution. You have received the Raging Bull Azure Dragon Cut.]
[Yesterday's diary keeper received reward. Starting drawing: one diary copy holder will receive the same reward.]
[Drawing complete. Congratulations to Kobayashi Rindou for receiving the Raging Bull Azure Dragon Cut (fake).]
[Diary copy holder reward distribution starting. The person mentioned the most times by the diary keeper yesterday was Sakurajima Mai. Starting reward distribution now.]
[Congratulations to Sakurajima Mai for receiving a hint. Hint: You have been targeted by a certain being. You will gradually be Spirited Away. No one will remember you, no one will see you. You will become a nonexistent person.]
Seeing this hint, Mai instantly exploded.
'What kind of joke was this? Why had I been targeted by a certain being? No one would remember me, no one would see me? I would become a nonexistent person? What kind of joke was this!!!'
Fear, panic, and other emotions appeared in Mai's eyes. Then Mai immediately asked for help from Natsuki in the chat room.
[Mai: Natsuki, Miss Natsuki, I have been targeted by a certain being. No one will remember me, no one will see me. Is there any way to stop this?]
Mai, filled with prayer, asked Natsuki. After a while, Natsuki answered her.
[Natsuki: First, you need to determine what being you've encountered. If it's a being like the King in Yellow from before, then besides Hakuto, I don't believe anyone else can solve it. So the simplest way is to go find Hakuto.]
[Arisu: Miss Sakurajima Mai probably doesn't want to go find Hakuto, right? After all, he daily bashes you, time and again. Naturally, Miss Sakurajima Mai wouldn't want to go to him.]
Seeing Arisu's post, countless people in the chat room laughed. Thinking about how miserable Mai had been, being put on public display by Hakuto again and again, they wouldn't want to go to him either. After all, being socially dead repeatedly, how could Mai not harbor resentment towards Hakuto?
[Yukino: I personally suggest you go directly to Hakuto. The being hinted at by the diary could very well be one of those great beings. We cannot withstand such beings. Going to others might implicate them as well. So it's better to go directly to Hakuto. After all, only he can solve this.]
[Kaguya: If necessary, I can personally take you to Hakuto. That would dispel his suspicions about you.]
[Mai: I'll consider it. To be honest, if there were any other way, I really wouldn't want to go to Hakuto.]
[Mizuki: That's understandable. After all, what Hakuto did before was truly excessive. Without knowing the facts, he assumed Miss Sakurajima Mai was a loose woman.]
[Mai: ...]
Exiting the chat room, Mai shook her head and smiled bitterly. It wasn't that she couldn't swallow her pride to go to Hakuto. She just didn't know how to face him.
Hakuto had definitely seen those private photos. How could Mai face him normally after that?
So, it wasn't that Mai couldn't swallow her pride. It was that she was shy. She didn't know how to face the man who had seen all of her.
Unaware that a certain girl was agonizing over him having seen her private photos, Hakuto was currently looking at the cooking technique, Raging Bull Azure Dragon Cut.
The Raging Bull Azure Dragon Cut could instantly butcher a cow. It was a top-tier cooking technique of the Dark Cooking Society.
"Getting the Raging Bull Azure Dragon Cut right after obtaining the Seven-Star Knives. That's pretty lucky."
His voice gradually faded. Hakuto slowly fell asleep. He had been tired that day. The fight between Hastur and Cthulhu had kept Hakuto on edge, his spirit highly tense.
The door was pushed open slightly.
Seeing that Hakuto was already asleep, Rem entered the room. She covered him with a blanket. Looking at Hakuto, her face slightly flushed. Then she kissed his lips. Then, as if she had done something wrong, she quickly ran away.
The next morning, Hakuto did not feel the usual pressure on his chest.
[I'm a little disappointed. I didn't get to see Rem's cute sleeping face or Ram's mischievous behavior this morning.]
He walked out of the room and saw Rem busy in the kitchen. Ram was still sleeping in. Hakuto glanced at the slightly ajar door and clearly saw Ram sleeping soundly.
"Good morning, Master."
Sensing Hakuto's presence, Rem immediately bowed slightly.
"Yeah, Rem. Good morning."
Hakuto greeted Rem, then said to her, "This is quite a dish, Rem. Your skill should be close to catching up with some of Totsuki's graduates."
"Thanks to your teachings, Master. With your guidance, I've been able to improve so much."
"No, that has nothing to do with me."
While Hakuto and his maid were eating breakfast, Mai was encountering a huge problem.
"Please give me a breakfast."
Mai called out to the waiter at the breakfast shop. But the waiter acted as if he hadn't heard her, going about his own business.
Mai called out several times, but there was still no response. She was a bit angry. But soon, she realized something was wrong.
Not only the waiter but also others completely couldn't hear her voice. Moreover, they acted as if they couldn't see her at all.
This reminded Mai of yesterday's diary reward.
No one would remember her, no one would see her. She would become a nonexistent person.
Mai immediately opened the chat room.
[Mai: Natsuki, I'm standing right in front of people, but they can't see me. When I call out, they can't hear my voice. What do I do?]
