Chapter 85
Staring at the message sent by Sakurajima Mai, Mineo was lost in thought, trying to figure out the best way to reply. At this very moment, Mai's Adolescence Syndrome was likely reaching a peak—was her heart already filled with that restless, suffocating anxiety?
"Mai-senpai, why are you suddenly asking me something like that?"
"You're the dear friend I care about most. How could I ever forget you?"
"No... it's nothing... I just suddenly had a thought and wanted to ask..."
After Mai sent that reply to Mineo, she didn't look at her phone again. She set the device down on the bedside table, pulled her knees to her chest, and curled up against the headboard. In truth, she desperately wanted to tell Mineo everything that was happening to her!
But would Mineo-kun even believe her? Could he truly understand the bizarre experiences she was going through?
Sakurajima Mai truly cherished this one and only friend of hers. Even though Mineo was just someone she knew through the internet, she didn't want him to think she was making up strange stories just to get attention!
One by one, the people around her were already starting to forget her. Sooner or later, wouldn't Mineo-kun, who was far away across the ocean, eventually forget her too?
Mai looked up, quietly gazing at the bright moon outside her window. A flicker of sadness and a lingering sense of reluctance crossed her face. Come to think of it, she had never even met Mineo-kun face-to-face!
Didn't Mineo-kun say he always wanted to see what I looked like in a bunny girl outfit? Mai shifted her gaze toward her wardrobe.
Hidden in a corner among the many elegant clothes filling the closet was a black garment that stood out quite starkly. Mai bit her lip slightly before sliding out of bed.
She walked over to the wardrobe and pulled the outfit out. It was indeed the bunny girl suit that Mineo had constantly brought up in their previous chats!
Shedding her pajamas, Mai began to change into the suit in front of the mirror.
After pulling on the black sheer tights, stepping into the high heels, and adjusting the bunny-ear headband, Mai reached back for her phone on the nightstand.
Checking the screen, she saw that Mineo had indeed sent several messages. However, Mai chose not to open them. Instead, she immediately switched on the camera and took a photo of herself.
On the other side of the screen, Mineo was starting to feel a bit anxious after sending several messages without getting a response. He quickly checked the chat frequency count between himself and Sakurajima Mai.
It was already over 9,000 messages!
He was very close to being able to connect with Sakurajima Mai-senpai's world!
But seeing her current state, it seemed she had no intention of telling him the truth, choosing instead to shoulder the burden all by herself.
If things really came to a head, he would just have to expend his chat frequency quota to go meet Mai-senpai directly and help her resolve this crisis.
Just as Mineo made up his mind to cross over to Mai's world, his phone suddenly lit up. It appeared that Mai hadn't replied with words at all, but had instead sent a single photo!
The person in the photo was none other than Sakurajima Mai-senpai herself!
In the picture, she was wearing the black bunny girl suit. Her graceful curves and flowing black hair were on full display. Mai had deliberately used the phone to partially obscure her face, so Mineo couldn't see her features in their entirety, but her silhouette alone was enough to leave anyone breathless!
If this were any other time, Mineo might have taken a moment to appreciate Mai-senpai's beauty to his heart's content, but with the Adolescence Syndrome crisis looming, he couldn't put his mind at ease.
If this wasn't solved soon, she would truly disappear one day—and there would be nothing beautiful about that!
However, Mineo also understood the underlying meaning behind her silence and the sudden selfie.
Back then, Mineo didn't know that the "Bunny Girl Senpai" was actually the famous Sakurajima Mai!
So, every time he chatted with her, he had simply called her "Bunny Girl Senpai."
At first, Mai had been quite annoyed, demanding to know why he kept calling her that. Mineo had simply told her the "truth"—wasn't she the Sakurajima Mai-senpai who loved wearing bunny girl outfits?
He had told her many times that he wanted to see how beautiful she looked in that suit.
And every single time, Mai-senpai would flush a deep red and tell this "little pervert" to go die!
But today, she hadn't said a word. She had simply sent the photo in silence.
Is she hoping that before everyone forgets her, she can at least let me see her like this?
Even if I'm going to vanish, I want to fulfill your wish before I go. I wonder if Mineo-kun will be sad after I'm truly gone?
He probably won't be... because by then, you'll have forgotten me completely anyway!!!
Without even needing to ask, Mineo could accurately grasp exactly what Mai-senpai was thinking!
This silly girl... this foolish woman... has she been an actress for so long that her brain has gone soft?
Even if the whole world forgets you, I never will. Do you understand?
Bunny Girl Senpai is clearly this sweet; how could I ever have the heart to let you just disappear?
Not replying to my messages, huh?
Fine. I'll just come over myself!
It had been a while since I actively pursued a girl. This time, I'll make sure Mai-senpai feels my passion!
Having made his decision, Mineo immediately ran upstairs and found Kobayashi Rindo, who happened to be washing some clothes for him.
"I have to go out for a bit for the next few days. Please look after the restaurant for me. If any customers come by, don't serve them. As for the ingredients in the kitchen, just use them yourself if you get hungry!"
"If there's an emergency, just send me a text..."
"Eh??? Mineo, where are you going...? Are you going to fetch those mysterious ingredients for me?"
Rindo's eyes sparkled as she looked at Mineo, while Mineo's face practically broke out in dark lines.
"What mysterious ingredients? I'm going to see my Bunny Girl Senpai!"
"Bunny Girl Senpai? What's that?"
"No time to explain, I have to go!"
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