I am a freeloader in the anime world

I seemed to be disappearing.

I learned this on the first day of school at Fengyuan National High School a year ago.

That day was my first day off from acting to go to school. In order to welcome my first day as a high school student, I got up early, washed up and put on makeup. But because of my occasional laziness, I didn’t choose to make breakfast at home, but ran to the convenience store downstairs to buy a sandwich to satisfy my hunger.

However, when I walked to the cashier with a sandwich, the clerk didn't seem to notice my presence. Maybe she was lost in thought, that's what I thought at the time.

However, just when I thought the shop assistant was daydreaming, another customer who was paying the bill seemed not to have seen me and bumped into me directly, knocking me to the side. I cried out in pain, and only then did the customer who knocked me down notice my existence.

What a cliché plot. The guest must be a fan of mine. He didn't know how to talk to me, so he knocked me down on purpose to create interaction.

Why do you think so?

Of course, I have experienced too many similar things. After all, I debuted as a child star and have become a nationally renowned beautiful star known to everyone. The streets and alleys of the Sakura Country are filled with promotional posters for the products I endorse.

As expected, after the customer helped me up and found out that I was Sakurajima Mai, he really started to get close to me enthusiastically, taking photos with me, and asking for my autograph.

Originally, I thought what happened in the convenience store was just an act of fans trying to get close to me, but gradually, I found that such things happened more and more frequently.

Finally, I realized that this was not the fans trying to get close to me, but that they really couldn't see me. Except for the Fengyuan National High School where I was attending, or in other words, in places outside the school, as long as I was quiet and didn't make too much noise, no one except the students of Fengyuan National High School could see me.

At first, I felt lucky because this way I could avoid the crazy behavior of many fanatical fans. But after half a year, even the students of Fengyuan National High School couldn't notice me when I was quiet.

I saw myself disappearing from all the photos, I saw my seat replaced by someone else.

Loneliness, fear, helplessness...a lot of negative emotions are entangled in me.

Until one day half a year ago, I was distracted and hit by a car while crossing the road. Fortunately, it was just a minor scratch, but it still left a bleeding wound on my thigh. I wandered aimlessly on the street, enduring hunger and pain, and I walked into a library. I don’t know why I walked into the library, maybe it was destined.

That day, I broke down while looking at the people passing by in the library. In the corner of the library, I buried my head between my legs, tears kept dripping down my face, and I kept crying.

"Why...why did I encounter this kind of thing...why did it happen like this..."

I don't understand.

Family, friends, fans...all those ties from the past have disappeared without a trace at this moment, as if I had been abandoned by the whole world.

I was tortured by fatigue and hunger, and the wound on my leg where the car accidentally scratched me was aching slightly.

goo~

My stomach made hungry noises, but I ignored them.

Because at this time, no one would sell food to me, and I seemed to no longer exist in this world.

"Eat?"

The ordinary voices in the past sounded like the sound of nature at that time. A man who was dirty, with blood all over his face, and whose appearance could not be seen clearly, sat next to me.

"I don't know what kind of food you like, but these are the only foods I have left." The man seemed to be performing magic tricks. He took out one food after another from his clothes, which were barely neat, and placed them next to me. There were desserts, self-heating rice, sandwiches, and bread.

"Can you see me?" I shouted in surprise.

"Yes." The man looked at me and said with a smile. That smile was the gentlest smile I have ever seen.

Gu~~

My stomach started making hungry noises again.

"Eat it." The man said, "But don't be disgusted."

"What do you dislike?" I was a little confused.

"These are the foods that large supermarkets cannot sell before their expiration dates and are used to help people who cannot afford to eat." The man's bloodstained face was a little embarrassed. "For some reasons, I can only rely on these to fill my stomach."

Hearing this, I looked through the packaging bags of the food. Indeed, they were some expired foods, and the brand was something I had never heard of before.

"By the way, why are you crying here alone?" The man seemed a little confused.

"I seemed to have disappeared from this world, and no one could see me anymore." I didn't think much about it. Although I was very hungry at the time, I ate very slowly due to my upbringing.

"Is that so?" The man nodded, indicating that he understood. It seemed that he did not find my situation strange. Then he asked a very strange question, "Are you an earthbound spirit or an alien who escaped to this planet?"

"I am from Blue Star." I answered affirmatively.

"I see. I understand." The man nodded. "It's okay. Your condition is definitely temporary. However, no matter what happens, you must first find a way to survive. Find a way to survive without endangering other people's lives. Only by living can there be hope."

His voice was not loud, but the environment in the library was too quiet. At the table on the other side of the bookshelf, several people looked over and pointed at the man.

I knew that he must have been misunderstood, and that he was thought to be talking to himself.

"I'm sorry." I apologized softly.

"Why should I apologize?" the man asked doubtfully.

I looked up and around me, but didn't say anything.

The man looked up after seeing my movements, and then he understood what I meant. He stood up, gently touched my head and said with a smile, "Well, it's okay, I don't care about it. But I should go now, I still have things to deal with. Remember, no matter what, you must first ensure your own survival without hurting others."

After saying this, the man was about to leave.

I quickly stood up, ready to stop him and ask his name, but I bumped into the thing hanging around his waist, and that thing fell directly to the ground with a 'thump' sound.

I quickly bent down to pick it up for him and handed it to him. At this time, I realized that this was a knife in a scabbard. But I don’t know why, when I touched the knife, a warmth passed into my body, which made me a little dazed. The next moment I reacted and quickly apologized.

"sorry."

"It's okay." The man smiled and shook his head, his tone very gentle, "Its name is Mo Qing, it's very beautiful."

I didn't react at first. I was stunned for a while before I realized that he was talking about the name of the knife.

"Mo Qing? It's a nice name." I replied.

"Okay, I'm leaving." The man said, then turned and left.

"Um...can you tell me your name?" I shouted at his back.

"I'll tell you next time we meet." After saying that, the man disappeared at the entrance of the library.

"Are you Mai-san?"

"That big star Sakurajima Mai?"

"I am your fan!"

Suddenly, several voices sounded beside me.

When I came back to my senses from the man's disappearing back, I found that I was gradually surrounded by people.

"Can I be seen by others?"

It took me a while to figure out the situation, and my tears flowed from the corners of my eyes.

So, I could be seen by people again, but the good times didn’t last long. Three months ago, I found myself disappearing again and no one could see me again.

Until ten days ago, that familiar knife, Mo Qing, appeared in front of me again.