Actually, after dealing with Sakurajima Mai’s trouble, Duanmu Huai beca interested in the strange phenona occurring with Sakurajima Mai.
However, he did not pursue an investigation.
The reason is simple, Duanmu Huai is not a theorist.
If Lani, Lumiaire, or Frieren were present, they might have been able to offer a theoretical explanation or hypothesis for what happened to Sakurajima Mai, thus facilitating further investigation.
But Duanmu Huai lacks such skills; he is more adept at knowing where to go, who to kill, and how many.
Sakurajima Mai herself had no clues about her situation, so naturally, Duanmu Huai was at a loss too. Therefore, all he could do was keep Sakurajima Mai by his side and observe the situation, like guarding a rabbit hole.
Unexpectedly, this rabbit actually brought a carrot with her.
Adolescence syndro.
A peculiar condition experienced only by teenagers, the number of victims is unknown, but considering the forum posts as real, the numbers are quite substantial.
The issue is more profound, as Sakurajima Mai pointed out: if many people have similar symptoms and disappear due to lack of observation, then it undoubtedly poses a threat to humans.
As a Judge, Duanmu Huai certainly cannot ignore this.
If Duanmu Huai were to analyze, he leans towards—this might be so sort of effect from Subspace infiltration.
The integration of Subspace with the real world impacts reality, one result being ordinary people gain abilities similar to superpowers. In the ga, players completed the first stage of the Ether Synchronous Engine, elevating the Milky Way, leading to similar phenona across nurous civilizations.
Moreover, in many worlds, one effect of Subspace infiltration is the distortion of reality’s laws.
Considering this, the situation with Sakurajima Mai becos comprehensible.
Sakurajima Mai wished for non-existence, to remain unrecognized.
Then, she gained this ability.
However, the world disallowed such capabilities to exist, and to sustain the normal operation of world laws, it thoroughly erased them.
Once Sakurajima Mai abandoned this ability, the world ceased its erasure, evidenced by the seamless restoration of people’s mory of Sakurajima Mai.
But as Duanmu Huai reviewed these comnts, he found the manifestations of adolescence syndro largely belong to ntal System abilities, lacking instances like "flying in the sky" or "controlling fire". This indicates that the fundantal physical laws of this world remain robust, whereas spiritual power is sothing entirely different.
This is quite ordinary, as the Evil God’s influence over mortals begins with ntal infiltration.
Illusions, whispers, self-awareness alteration, humans’ spirits are far more fragile than material entities.
However, researching this matter proved far more challenging than expected. Duanmu Huai conducted further investigations, but they yielded no significant results. He also hired people to sort through online data regarding adolescence syndro, aiming to determine when and where the topic originated.
By doing so, perhaps the investigation’s scope could be defined more narrowly.
"Viewing it this way, the investigation sure seems rather difficult."
Sitting in a family restaurant, looking at his phone, Duanmu Huai let out a helpless sigh.
Just as he considered putting down his phone to order, unexpectedly, a shout ca from nearby.
"No, Sakura! You can’t waste ti here now!"
"Hmm?"
Hearing this voice, Duanmu Huai looked up to find two young people in Yang Gao uniforms sitting at the nearby table, judging by their ties... They should be general course students.
The shouting ca from a fluffy blue-haired, cute girl, while opposite her sat a seemingly ordinary boy.
What’s this? A couple’s quarrel?
Having nothing better to do, Duanmu Huai drank his beverage and started watching the drama. The blue-haired girl stared at the boy, whispering.
"If you don’t hurry to et her, Huailian will go to England, is that okay?"
"But didn’t Huailian say goodbye to ..."
"That ans she hopes you’ll et her!"
"........."
What kind of romantic sitcom is this?
Upon seeing this, Duanmu Huai was speechless. Although unaware of the story’s ins and outs, just from the three sentences, Duanmu Huai could fill in a storyline about an underdog who silently adores and hopes the protagonist will chase the heroine... After all, isn’t this how it’s always portrayed in dramas?
Speaking of which, isn’t this cliché overdone in television dramas, yet you folks still play it out in real life?
"How do you know such things!"
"I just do! Because, I’ve always been fond of Sakura too..."
The blue-haired girl said, lowering her head, looking beside at Duanmu Huai with a speechless expression.
"Anan, I..."
"Don’t say it, it’s fine."
The blue-haired girl lifted her head, gazing at the boy, then placed a key on the table.
"Go find her, Huailian is waiting for you."
"...... It’s okay?"
"Huailian is a good girl. Don’t make her unhappy, or I won’t forgive you."
"Thank you, I’m going to express my feelings to Huailian right now!"
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