What Era Is It, Still Writing Traditional Diaries

Mana Akihare Remiho, the de facto manager of the street they were on, and also the main force behind Akihabara's adoption of anime and manga culture.

She was also a major character in Steins;Gate, a work Miyauchi Hiyage's past self had called a masterpiece.

Before he obtained the diary, this area was one of the most crucial zones in Miyauchi Hiyage's high school plans. Studying in Tokyo was also to make it convenient for him to check on it whenever he had free time.

After all, the protagonist of that work, Okabe Rintaro, had created a time machine capable of sending text messages to the past in a rather absurd and coincidental manner during his first summer vacation of college.

Subsequently, the protagonist continuously used this machine to jump between different worldlines to fulfill the wishes of himself and his friends.

Miyauchi Hiyage paid attention to this place because time machines were truly a hot potato.

In the α worldline, the world was ruled by an organization that possessed the time machine, leading to a dystopian future where humanity had no hope.

In the β worldline, the time machine was known to the highest levels of various countries, triggering World War III.

In the end, the protagonist struggled for a long time before barely finding a path to self-preservation in the gap between the two main worldlines.

However, the protagonist was essentially like The Flash, merely jumping between different worldlines, which didn't mean other worldlines ceased to exist.

Even if this world was a melting pot, Miyauchi Hiyage didn't want to gamble on that probability.

In his original plan, after starting high school, he intended to find a way to infiltrate Okabe Rintaro's Future Gadget Laboratory and crush the time machine in its cradle.

He never intended to monopolize it; he was afraid he wouldn't be able to control it himself.

Before humanity could enter a true utopia like Doraemon's, it was better for time machines not to appear before them.

Even though he now possessed the diary, Miyauchi Hiyage's plans were no longer keeping pace with the changes, but he temporarily decided not to write about the time machine in the diary until he figured out how to handle it.

This thing was truly far more dangerous than APTX4869.

As long as one person who saw the diary harbored selfish desires and wanted to use its power to mend their past regrets, the trouble would truly escalate.

By then, before the time machine even appeared, the diary's holders would start fighting amongst themselves, wouldn't that turn it into a future diary?

"But in the end, Steins;Gate is ultimately a sci-fi work. Apart from the time machine that was accidentally created, no other supernatural powers appeared."

Thinking this, Miyauchi Hiyage, sitting in the cafe, ordered a sugar-free black coffee for Guanghua, symbolizing adulthood, and juice and some snacks for himself and Renge. He looked at Feiris NyanNyan's pleasing back and felt much more at ease.

There was still a semester before the appearance of the time machine. As long as the diary sent him fewer light novels and manga, his strength would greatly improve.

He could use this time to find a more suitable solution.

Compared to the potential doomsday that the time machine might bring decades later, Miyauchi Hiyage was currently more concerned about the other supernatural powers in this world.

The question of whether anyone was reading his diary now had been answered affirmatively.

As long as he wrote in the diary every day, many stories he originally intended to personally participate in changing could now be handled by "kind-hearted people" who read his diary through the diary itself.

Understanding the supernatural powers of this world had become the top priority.

He couldn't conveniently go to places like Morioh or Fuyuki City, and he was worried that as soon as he arrived, he might encounter Stand users with bizarre abilities or be forced to join the Holy Grail War.

But he planned to search within Tokyo for other characters and works related to supernatural powers.

Mieruko-chan, Noragami, Durarara!!, Phantom Thieves of Hearts, Sorcerers...

Or perhaps there were some hidden magical girls. With his current physique and abilities, he could still manage to stay on the fringes of these things.

While waiting for the snacks, Miyauchi Hiyage had indeed considered whether to join or establish a "Paranormal Phenomena Research Society" as a cover after high school began.

But after thinking about it, even if such a club existed, the members would likely all be horror movie enthusiasts who were only interested in the superficial aspects.

The club activities would probably consist of watching horror movies in the club room or exploring so-called "haunted houses."

"Why don't I try a little probing when I write in the diary today? I'll start with Miss Miko, who can see ghosts?"

Thinking this, Miyauchi Hiyage had figured out what to write in his diary that evening.

After enjoying the snacks and juice under the care of the Akihabara proprietress, although Miyauchi Hiyage felt that she was probably just interested in his cute sister.

This woman even proactively came over and fed Renge a high-end snack under the guise of a gift, and even reached out to pat the two ahoge on Renge's head with a suspicious smile.

Heh, woman, considering the high-end snacks you gifted, I'll let you touch my sister's head this time.

Then, looking at Guanghua opposite him, whose brow was furrowed but was still forcing herself to finish the black coffee, and after finishing, she even commented, "The taste is very pure," Miyauchi Hiyage added, "If you like it, I'll bring you a cup every day on the way to school."

Only after his second sister raised the white flag and surrendered did Miyauchi Hiyage contentedly pay the bill and leave the maid cafe.

When he returned home that evening with a pile of things, Miyauchi Hiyage opened his diary and began today's diary entry.

Since he was going to make things up, he might as well do it thoroughly.

Even if there was no Yotsuya Miko in this world, he had to make it seem realistic.

So, after some thought, he began to write.

[This morning I woke up to find someone had tweeted at me, telling me to stop writing.

I'm glad you're tweeting, but I don't like your use of a secondary account.

So I won't reply to your private messages. Let's talk when you use your main account.

When I was watching videos during lunch, I stumbled upon a video of Guitar Hero. Although I don't know much about guitars, I think I understand Guitar Hero quite well.

Right, Little Bocchi?

Oh, you probably haven't been called that nickname yet, but it's okay. When you meet the person who gives you that nickname, you'll understand what I mean.]

I'll consider coming to see your band's live performance when the time is right.

But today isn't about you, so I'll let you, the little social-anxious person, off the hook for now.

This afternoon, while I was riding in a car, I saw a girl who gave me a strange sense of familiarity.

I didn't recognize her at first, but after I got home and thought about it, she really did resemble the female protagonist from an anime I watched in my past life.

Anyway, whether it's you or not, I'm calling out to Miss Yotsuya Miko across the internet: did you see any ghosts today?

Chapter 24: Just Try to Survive, Miss Yotsuya Miko

I'm sorry, while it might sound a bit rude, I literally mean what I say.

Miss Yotsuya Miko, if you've awakened your spiritual sight and can see this diary, then you should understand what I mean.

If you haven't awakened your spiritual sight yet, then I advise you to cherish your current peaceful daily life.

Trust me, once your spiritual sight awakens, you'll definitely miss your past life.

After all, no one likes having evil spirits and monsters all around them that only they can see and interact with, right?

When you're eating, an evil spirit is staring at you from the side; when you're bathing, a ghost head suddenly pops out of the bathtub; you wake up to find an infant ghost in your covers...

They don't actively attack humans, or rather, they can't directly harm ordinary humans, but they constantly probe them right before their eyes.

Once they discover a human who can see them, they will mercilessly attack those humans without hesitation.

What's interesting is that in your story, there's a special setting.

Only humans with spiritual power can see evil spirits, and the types of evil spirits they see vary depending on their talent and the strength of their spiritual power.

Those with strong spiritual power can see powerful evil spirits, while those with weak spiritual power can only see the most basic ones, much like a matchmaking system in a competitive game – a bronze player won't encounter a king right away. Of course, you're the exception.

You, as an ordinary person with no spiritual power, have inexplicably awakened the highest level of spiritual sight.

To survive, you can only suppress your fear and ignore all the evil spirits that appear before you.

If it were me, I don't think I could handle this kind of life. It's amazing that you've been able to keep going.

Honestly, if the person I saw in the car was really you, then I would have to re-evaluate the danger level of this world.

However, I haven't awakened my spiritual sight yet, and the evil spirits in this world won't attack me, so the rest of you reading this diary don't need to worry too much about these things.

As for you, Miss Yotsuya Miko, if you can see this diary, then try your best to practice Ripple Chi Kung.

It might not make things much easier for you, but once you can guide out Ripple Energy, you probably won't have to worry about minor spirits anymore.

As for those powerful evil spirits, and the unnamable entities that might appear in the future...

I can't afford to provoke them.

If you want to vent your fear, you can also post on Twitter or make a video. If I see it, I'll give you a like as support.

In short, until I draw something like Master Kau's inheritance, please believe in your protagonist's luck and try your best to survive.

After finishing the diary, Miyauchi Hiyage stretched his body.

He hoped Yotsuya Miko would see this diary.

Thinking about the anime "Mieruko-chan" from his past life, wasn't what the audience loved most seeing Miko being harassed by evil spirits, being scared and cowardly yet pretending nothing was happening, her pitiful state?

He wondered what expression she would have after seeing this diary.

But no matter what expression she showed, even if she wanted to cry, she had to post on Twitter first.

With that thought, Miyauchi Hiyage received his daily diary reward.

One Camera Obscura (with customizable model) and a set of crafting blueprints.

It came from the Project Zero series, which, despite being a horror game and sharing a world with the Nioh Series, became popular because of its alluringly beautiful protagonist.

"I wrote about Miko today, and you give me a Camera Obscura? What use is this thing to me?" Miyauchi Hiyage grumbled.

Although he hadn't interacted much with horror works in his past life, beautiful girls were another matter, so he was naturally familiar with the Project Zero series.

The so-called Camera Obscura was actually a specially modified camera that could capture and repel vengeful spirits.

Miyauchi Hiyage thought for a moment, then decided to shape the camera into the model of the one held by the fuchsia-colored world destroyer, and then took it to take a few photos of his surroundings.

The photos were very clear, but they were just ordinary photos, showing no abnormalities.

After all, Miyauchi Hiyage now possessed a pure yang body that inherently countered the strangeness of evil spirits.

Chongyun hadn't seen a ghost in all his years wandering Teyvat, so it would be truly strange if Miyauchi Hiyage could easily capture something monstrous with a casual shot.

"The camera that 'Xiao Ming Ge' uses can't take normal photos in his hands. If I use this camera that can actually capture strange things, won't I be unable to take a single picture of a ghost?"

Miyauchi Hiyage thought it was highly likely.

These evil spirits that weren't even afraid of his pure yang body, this Camera Obscura probably wouldn't be of much use.

Confirmed, this thing was indeed useless to him.

Therefore, the truly important thing was the Camera Obscura crafting blueprint.

Miyauchi Hiyage glanced at the blueprint in his hand.

Crafting it wasn't difficult, provided he could find spirit stones or similar substitutes in this world to make the Camera Obscura.

"After I post today's diary entry, it should cause some panic among the other diary holders. Should I share the blueprints for the Camera Obscura too?"

"Hmm... those girls don't have spiritual sight, and vengeful spirits can't affect their lives for now. I should go look for the crafting materials first. I'll decide whether to share it after I confirm if this thing can actually be made."

Before anything was confirmed, Miyauchi Hiyage felt there was no need to drag the heroines from those slice-of-life school anime into this mess.

In Shinomiya Kaguya's residence, just as Miyauchi Hiyage had expected, after today's diary update, even as the daughter of the Shinomiya zaibatsu, Shinomiya Kaguya's mind was still greatly shaken.

Is this world really this dangerous?

There are evil spirits everywhere, and as long as you can see them, you'll be attacked?

Shinomiya Kaguya looked around her empty room. Could her room also be hiding some unseen evil spirits?

She almost wanted to call Hayasaka Ai to sleep with her; otherwise, she definitely wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.

She touched her face with her hand, forcing herself to calm down, and then reread the diary carefully.

In the diary, the mysterious person encountered a woman who looked like Yotsuya Miko in the car, which was why he wrote today's diary.

In other words, the mysterious person himself couldn't confirm the other party's identity and was just guessing?

When faced with unclear questions, Shinomiya Kaguya directly started writing on the diary.

Do vengeful spirits really exist in the world?

Shinomiya Kaguya had actually asked similar questions before, but the answers she received were always the familiar "No permission."

She didn't hold out much hope this time either, just trying it out of habit.