A Core Ship From The Start-Chapter 2391 - 1605: Plan K

In the days that followed, Duanmu Huai continuously experimented with ways to make others perceive Sakurajima Mai, including making Sakurajima Mai sing loudly at the station, or perform, or taking her to do something bewildering.

But unfortunately, nothing worked.

"......Tomorrow is the script reading day."

Until the night before the Jintian crew assembly, there was no change in Sakurajima Mai—or rather, the situation was getting worse.

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

"..."

Sakurajima Mai didn’t speak, just sat there quietly, expressionless. But after a few days together, Duanmu Huai already knew that Sakurajima Mai wasn’t truly expressionless. She was just used to blocking her inner emotions this way, not easily showing them in front of outsiders.

This was quite the opposite of Arima Kaname, whose emotions were very clear.

Even to the point of being excessively clear.

"Alright, actually, I do have a way."

"What way?"

Sakurajima Mai slightly raised her head, looking at Duanmu Huai.

"If it’s about praying to gods, we haven’t been short of visiting shrines these past few days."

"It’s similar to that, just......"

Duanmu Huai touched his chin, revealing a mysterious smile.

"The question is whether you can agree."

"?"

At this moment, Sakurajima Mai still didn’t know what kind of future awaited her.

Soon, the night passed.

Early the next day, Duanmu Huai and Sakurajima Mai took a car to the crew location, but as before, even when they reached the filming location, no one could see Sakurajima Mai.

"Next is the greeting, this is the last chance."

Walking into the hall, Duanmu Huai turned his head to look at Sakurajima Mai.

"So, do you want to try?"

"........."

At this moment, Sakurajima Mai was also silent, her expression tense, but unlike before, her face had a bit of a blush.

"Are you serious?"

"I guarantee...... although it might not help, after all, I’ve never encountered this kind of situation either. Ultimately, this is just a guess, a guess like when I asked you to dance at the subway entrance, whether it will work or not is hard to say."

"......I understand, let’s go."

At this moment, Sakurajima Mai seemed to finally make a decision. She turned her head, striding forward without looking back, while Duanmu Huai shook his head, following behind her. The two walked into a nearby bathroom stall, then went inside, with Sakurajima Mai sitting down and staring at Duanmu Huai.

"If you’re lying to me, I will hit you."

"For me, quite frankly, that’s not such a bad deal."

Looking at Sakurajima Mai’s flushed face, Duanmu Huai couldn’t help but chuckle, recalling their conversation the previous night.

"The question is whether you can agree."

"?"

Sakurajima Mai furrowed her brows.

"You say it first, then I’ll decide."

"Alright then, let’s kiss."

"......Huh?"

Sakurajima Mai’s face clearly showed a look of shock.

"What are you talking about?"

"I mean kissing, you are an actor, you can’t possibly not know this."

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

"It’s simple."

Duanmu Huai shrugged his shoulders.

"You should know, I have a kind of ability to conceal my presence."

"I know, it feels like a superpower."

Having followed Duanmu Huai around for a few days, Sakurajima Mai naturally noticed Duanmu Huai’s ability to control it freely, unlike her inability to control it. When he didn’t want people to see him, they couldn’t, and when he wanted them to, they could...... To be honest, Sakurajima Mai was a bit envious of Duanmu Huai’s amazing ability.

"In essence, this ability is about reducing one’s sense of presence. Your symptoms are quite similar, just out of control, so...... it’s simple. If you’re unnoticed due to a lack of presence, then you just need to enhance your presence."

"How to do it? These days I’ve tried everything you said, wearing bunny suits, nurse outfits, mascot costumes...... but none of it worked."

Saying this, Sakurajima Mai felt a bit dejected, having tried everything to restore her presence. Even the comical solutions Duanmu Huai suggested, but nothing worked.

"So external stimuli are useless, we need to consider the internal."

"Internal?"

"I can try transmitting my presence to you, like a blood transfusion. You see, people with blood deficiencies get better after transfusions, so I think this is a workable solution."

"But...... why kissing?"

"Physical contact would make the process smoother."

"Pervert!"

"Honestly, I’d prefer to connect with you in other ways, but unfortunately I lack the tools, which is disappointing."

"......That’s definitely something your face shouldn’t be saying."

Hearing Duanmu Huai speak so bluntly, Sakurajima Mai was speechless.

"So? What’s your decision?"

"......Let me think about it."

At the time, Sakurajima Mai remained silent for a long time before finally speaking.

And now it seemed, she had made her decision.