Chapter 577

Yukino looked toward the man beside her.

"The trending search has plummeted. Even though it only mentioned a surname, it was still affected."

Lin Ye had decided not to use Sakurajima Mai's full name, considering the issue of her disappearing presence, so he later contacted Haruno and instructed her to use only the surname "Sakurajima."

But this presence seemed not to leave many loopholes, as with the continuous decline of "Sakurajima Mai's" presence, this trending search, which had garnered collective attention, also suffered the consequences.

"Contact your sister and have her contact the relevant companies again!"

"Mm."

At the very least, they had to keep this trending search at the top for a few more days.

Lin Ye contacted Haruno and informed her of his request.

"Hey, hey, hey, if Lin-kun hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten that I contacted people to do this over the past two days. You'll have to tell me all about it when you get back, Lin-kun."

Haruno frowned. She had great confidence in her memory; she could remember things clearly even from a year ago. Yet, for something that had happened less than two days ago, she had forgotten it completely.

After Lin Ye's reminder, she recalled it as if a switch had been flipped. This was very abnormal.

It must have something to do with the Eerie again!

"Understood."

Lin Ye and Yukino exchanged a glance.

Haruno, as a participant, had forgotten it entirely, even forgetting things she had done herself. If not for Lin Ye's reminder, Haruno would likely have forgotten she ever did this at all.

Facing this fact, Yukino felt a chill in her heart.

To be forgotten by the whole world,

how terrifying.

She didn't care about the gazes of strangers around her, but the moment she thought about being forgotten by the entire world, as if she had never appeared or existed, her heart couldn't help but tremble.

And what kind of mood and thoughts would Sakurajima Mai have, who was currently experiencing this?

At the very least, if she were experiencing it, she would probably even have thoughts of suicide!

Yukino couldn't help but think.

Time ticked away, second by second.

The night in Akihabara was lively. They were some distance from the main thoroughfare of Akihabara, but there were still many pedestrians coming and going, and the line at the ramen shop was getting shorter.

Under the colorful neon lights, the city was rendered with an atmosphere and color of prosperity.

Now,

it was already nine o'clock.

But that figure still hadn't appeared.

Yukino was quietly reading an e-book. Compared to e-books, she actually preferred paper books; they had more texture and a better reading experience.

Akihabara didn't lack books, and they could be bought, but the lighting in this area was a bit dim, not suitable for reading paper books.

"Yukino, let's go back!"

"Shouldn't we wait a bit longer?"

"It's already past nine-ten. She wouldn't come here after the waiting time has passed. Let's try tomorrow!"

Yukino thought for a moment and stood up. She put her phone back into her pocket and smoothed out her clothes with both hands. "Mm, let's go!"

After all, there was still tomorrow.

During this five-day Golden Week holiday, she estimated she would have to spend it all in Tokyo with Lin Ye.

Lin Ye also stood up. Yukino waited a moment longer, letting Lin Ye walk in front to prevent herself from taking the wrong path again.

She would not make the same mistake a second time; no, she would absolutely not make it a second time.

However, soon,

Yukino realized that Lin Ye wasn't taking her to the hotel, but to... an Akihabara clothing store.

In an instant, she remembered that matter she had forgotten and left in a corner.

The maid outfit.

She still needed to wear the maid outfit for Lin Ye to see.

A flush of shyness appeared, but she clenched her fists and held it back.

Maid culture was very prevalent in Akihabara. On the main street, everywhere was filled with people wearing various youthful and cute styles of maid outfits.

And in this specific shop for maid outfits,

the maid outfits were dazzling and arranged neatly.

Just standing here was a strong visual impact.

"Which one do you like?"

At this moment, Lin Ye was standing in front of a standard, most common black-and-white style maid outfit. Besides that, there were pink-and-white and blue-and-white toned maid outfits, and the details, decorations, and styles of each maid outfit also differed slightly.

"You can just choose."

Lin Ye immediately raised his hand and pointed.

Yukino looked in the direction of his finger, and her expression changed immediately.

"Lin Ye, do you think that's possible?"

"What if Yukino is willing?"

"Please call me Yukino."

Her attitude already indicated her willingness.

The young girl was one hundred thousand percent unwilling to wear that risqué maid outfit placed deep in the shop.

"What a pity. I wonder if Mai will be willing to wear it in the future."

Yukino:???

Is it appropriate for you to say that in front of me?

If you act like this, we're going to end things.

"Go buy it quickly. I'll wait for you outside. I'll give you five minutes."

After saying that, Yukino left the shop and stood outside to wait for Lin Ye.

Lin Ye scanned the area and selected two maid outfits: one black-and-white, the most common style, and another blue-and-white one that had a touch of vitality.

"These two."

"Very well, but sir, you need to provide the size for the maid outfits."

"Okay."

Lin Ye came outside.

"You didn't buy them?"

She looked at Lin Ye's hands, which were empty, without any clothing bags.

"I need you to provide the size."

"..."

Yukino walked to the checkout counter and told the cashier the size of the female staff member.

"Please wait a moment."

The female staff member went to the storage room and took out the corresponding maid outfits.

But what Yukino didn't expect was that Lin Ye had actually bought two maid outfits.

This guy—she was only going to wear one anyway; it was impossible for her to wear both.

A few minutes later,

the maid outfits were packed, and Lin Ye carried the bag and left the maid clothing store with the girl.

It was already nine-thirty.

The streetlights were bright, and pedestrians walked together in twos and threes.

"The hotel is over there."

Lin Ye walked in front, and the young girl followed half a step behind.

But after walking for less than five minutes, Yukino suddenly noticed that Lin Ye had stopped his pace, his eyes cast forward.

She looked, but saw nothing.

"What's wrong?"

Is there something in front?

Yukino focused her attention to observe carefully, but in the end, she still discovered nothing.

"It's Mai." ===== CHAPTER 578 =====