Who Still Writes Traditional Diaries These Days?
Chapter 148

Kaguya Shinomiya Is a Great Stand-In

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During the process of collecting the thirty-four seals, the temples would gradually inform the Miyauchi Hiyage of the Buddhist scriptures needed for practicing the Kannon Seal.

Simply put, this Goshuin is a favor, and since the Miyauchi Hiyage has learned this technique, she will naturally become close to Buddhism.

Even if he doesn't want to learn and gives this thing away, there is a record of this Goshuin. If someone without talent comes with this Goshuin, they can just tamper with it a little when stamping it and give them a flawed Kannon Seal. It won't cause any loss to their Kannonin Temple.

After handing the two Goshuin to Miyauchi Hiyage and Koshigaya Suguru, Dharma Master Qingxin smiled and told Miyauchi Hiyage that if Miyauchi Renka had not yet awakened her extraordinary abilities by the time she turned ten, he could take her to experience the initiation ceremony at Kannon- Kannonin Temple.

Then the two monks left Asahigaoka without any hesitation. If it weren't for the fact that Miyauchi Hiyage felt a chill down his spine from being stared at by that middle-aged monk, he would have really believed that the two monks were just so carefree.

Looking at the Goshuin imbued with Spiritual Power energy in her hand, Miyauchi Hiyage activated the Eyes of Destiny in front of Shinomiya Kaguya and Koshigaya Suguru.

Looking at the silk thread that vaguely connects the Goshuin seal to Chichibu, Miyauchi Hiyage pondered for a while before turning his gaze away.

"Put this thing away. If you want to go, you can try it during summer vacation. As long as you are careful, there shouldn't be too many problems," he said to Koshigaya Suguru.

The Kannonin Temple only asked him to go over and get his stamp and sign in.

Simply visiting all 34 temples grants one a ticket to transcendence, which is indeed the greatest opportunity an ordinary person could have in their lifetime.

Koshigaya Suguru's personality is very mature, even more self-disciplined than his. After confirming that the Goshuin does not have any power that can affect other people's minds, he is not worried that Koshigaya Suguru will choose to become a monk.

The most likely scenario is that after obtaining the technique of the Kannon Seal, Koshigaya Suguru attempted to reverse-engineer the essence of that technique. Even if the technique truly required Buddhist teachings to resolve the malevolent energy, Koshigaya Suguru was able to handle these matters rationally.

Don't be fooled by Miyauchi Hiyage's description of himself as an imaginative genius and Koshigaya Suguru as a genius with exceptional practical skills in his Diary.

In fact, he was quite capable with his hands, and Koshigaya Suguru also had a rich imagination; it's just that Miyauchi Hiyage Himekage was more extroverted, Koshigaya Suguru Taku was more introverted.

Koshigaya Suguru adjusted his glasses, then carefully put away the Goshuin.

In comparison, Miyauchi Hiyage's approach was much simpler; he simply handed the Goshuin) to Shinomiya Kaguya.

"Thank you for covering for me just now, Kaguya- sama, and for the things from yesterday that helped me a lot. I have no interest in that Kannon Seal, so I'll offer this Goshuin as a gift to you, Kaguya- sama. I think it might be of some use to you."

Shinomiya Kaguya looked at Miyauchi Hiyage with some surprise.

Guanyin is quite famous in Japan, so a technique directly named Kannon Seal can hardly be some cheap, low-quality item.

This was clearly a show of sincerity from the Kannonin Temple in an attempt to win over the Miyauchi Hiyage. Even though she could sense that there was a lot of exaggeration in this "sincerity," and that the two monks obviously had other intentions towards the Miyauchi Hiyage.

But no matter what, this is a unique technique. Does Miyauchi Hiyage really not care at all?

Seemingly sensing Shinomiya Kaguya's thoughts, Miyauchi Hiyage Shinomiya Kaguya smiled at her, "I don't lack these things right now. Just studying my own abilities has already taken up a lot of time, and the techniques I acquired yesterday also need time to be studied. Before I've fully understood my own abilities, I have no intention of trying anything else."

Looking at the beautiful eyes of Miyauchi Hiyage, whose light was gradually fading, Shinomiya Kaguya felt a slight flutter in her heart.

Did the other party see through my thoughts again?

No, his eyes had already lit up when he was looking at those two Goshuin.

But what was he looking at with those eyes at that time?

Shinomiya Kaguya is currently unaware of the exact abilities of Miyauchi Hiyage's eyes.

But it seems that the other party's abilities are more complex than I imagined.

It seems to have an effect not only on people, but also on these objects.

Is that why Satoru Gojo praised him as a genius comparable to him?

To be honest, it's really enviable.

After all, the way those two monks looked at her was completely different from the way they looked at Miyauchi Hiyage.

These thoughts raced through Shinomiya Kaguya's mind, but her body acted faster than her brain, taking the Goshuin from Miyauchi Hiyage's Miyauchi Hiyage and expressing her gratitude.

After all, she's still in the "honeymoon phase" with these supernatural powers, and any supernatural power that comes her way is something she wants to figure out.

This Kannon Seal technique might be able to change her current awkward situation at the Jujutsu High —even though the Jujutsu High only has three students this year, including her and Yotsuya Miko.

But now she is at the bottom of her class in every aspect.

In terms of blood and qi, Yotsuya Miko; in terms of Spiritual Power, Yotsuya Miko about the same. However, in terms of Cursed Energy, Yotsuya Miko inexplicably showed quite good talent.

Even without Innate Technique, Yotsuya Miko's current Cursed Energy has already reached the standard of a level four Sorcerers, and it is still in a period of rapid growth.

Moreover, Yotsuya Miko possesses an additional pair of eyes that can clearly see all the strange things. Currently, the Jujutsu High has not yet figured out whether Yotsuya Miko's eyes have any other abilities.

Shinomiya Kaguya is naturally competitive, could not allow herself to become the worst in a new environment. However, talent is a subjective thing, and if Shinomiya Kaguya wants to surpass others, she will inevitably have to put in more effort.

Therefore, the power of the Kannon Seal is exactly what she needs right now, so she naturally wouldn't miss it.

Only after she had thought it through did she blush slightly and thank Miyauchi Hiyage once again.

At the same time, she felt a little secretly pleased.

It was definitely right to form a bond with a genius like Miyauchi Hiyage. They had only known each other for two days, and just because of her Breathing Technique, he immediately gave her all these things.

If the relationship could progress further, how would the other person treat you?

Thinking that she was doing this behind the backs of Shiina Mashiro and Honma Meiko, two girls who had already formed bonds with Miyauchi Hiyage, Shinomiya Kaguya couldn't help but feel a subtle sense of "immorality".

She quickly shook her head to clear this inexplicable thought from her mind, and then spoke again to Miyauchi Hiyage, reminding him, "Also, Himekage-kun, you don't need to add 'Miss' after my name anymore. Just call me Kaguya. After all, we might become comrades-in-arms in the future."

Miyauchi Hiyage had always called her "Mashiro" and "Menma" directly, but for her, it only took a day to change her from "Miss Shinomiya" to "Miss Kaguya." However, she still felt that the progress was a bit too slow, so she personally sped up the process.

Miyauchi Hiyage Hitsakage paused for a moment, then smiled and nodded at Shinomiya Kaguya.

"Then you can also remove the 'jun' behind Sun Shadow."

Very good. After addressing each other by name, her relationship with Miyauchi Hiyage should have reached the passing grade of 60 points.

While Shinomiya Kaguya felt somewhat excited, her eyes widened again as she looked at the blonde girl who had come out of the photography studio.

Distracted by the two kind monks offering her gifts, she almost forgot about Tohru's matter.

Thinking this, Shinomiya Kaguya deliberately tugged at Miyauchi Hiyage's sleeve and asked him about Tohru's identity.

"By the way, Riying, that pretty girl shouldn't be from your Asahigaoka, right? But I think I saw her when I came here yesterday."

Tohru must have sensed his presence inside the photography studio, which is why he came out.

Thinking this, Miyauchi Hiyage, seeing the slight suspicion in Tohru's eyes, coughed lightly and then frankly introduced Tohru's background to Shinomiya Kaguya.

"This is Miss Tohru, a tourist from abroad. She saw our Asahigaoka videos online, so she came all the way from abroad to visit. She also seems to be thinking about making her own online videos, so she's been learning from Asahigaoka these past two days."

Knowing perfectly well what Shinomiya Kaguya meant, Miyauchi Hiyage, with her back to Shinomiya Kaguya, winked at Tohru, signaling for him to cooperate a little.

Tohru was initially somewhat annoyed by Miyauchi Hiyage's daytime wandering around with other girls, but after seeing Miyauchi Hiyage 'Miyauchi Hiyage gesture, she still walked over and greeted her.

Chapter 224: Shinomiya Kaguya is a good mouth double

After exchanging greetings, Tohru's gaze fell upon Shinomiya Kaguya.

She had heard Miyauchi Hiyage talk about this woman last night. It seemed that she was a descendant of a very wealthy family in their country, and also had connections with a certain extraordinary force in this world, although her strength was not that great.

To put it bluntly, in her world, Shinomiya Kaguya's strength is only slightly better than that of novice adventurers.

Experienced adventurers with some adventure experience can be stronger than Shinomiya Kaguya.

After all, the top human powerhouses in her world truly possessed the strength to slay gods and dragons, so naturally they looked down on someone like Shinomiya Kaguya.

What truly made her remember this woman was that she had some connections with Honma Meiko and another woman Miyauchi Hiyage met in Tokyo.

It seems they are all practicing the same special Breathing Technique, including Miyauchi Hiyage Breathing Technique.

With her keen eyesight, she could naturally discern the general purpose of these Breathing Techniques.

If the concentration of Spiritual Power in this world can continue to increase, continuing to practice this Breathing Technique can greatly enhance a person's vitality and physical fitness. The special power generated by breathing can also attach to other objects and produce different effects.

Although she hadn't had much contact with her, she could tell that this must be some kind of cultivation method with no barriers to entry. Honma Meiko could cultivate, then this delicate, princess-like girl in front of her was also cultivating.

Moreover, judging from the intensity shown by the Miyauchi Hiyage, this thing still has a certain upper limit.

Although it was only for a moment, when Miyauchi Hiyage drew her sword, there was indeed a powerful life force that passed through the holy sword and entered her body.

At that time, Tohru was actually quite surprised, after all, humans shouldn't have such strong vitality.

In her world, even dragon-slaying heroes, as long as they are human, must follow the laws of nature, and the lifespan of even the most powerful human is no more than a hundred years.

However, the vitality within Miyauchi Hiyage was so strong that she almost mistook this human for an immortal being like herself.

Although the Breathing Technique has no high barrier to entry, it still depends on individual talent. Honma Meiko and the Shinomiya Kaguya in front of her are much weaker than Miyauchi Hiyage.

However, Honma Meiko has been taken as a disciple by a top-tier superhuman in this world, she probably doesn't need to worry too much.

Anyway, after the other person's health issues are resolved in a few days, she will be able to see them. If the other person's cultivation methods are too low-level, she can also try to go back to the other world and get some good things from her world for Meiko to try.

As for Shinomiya Kaguya in front of her, she only glanced at her and then ignored her.

Aside from Miyauchi Hiyage and Honma Meiko, the two humans who saved her, she hasn't developed much affection for the humans in this world.

The purpose of filming the video was simply to learn more about the world and to understand what Miyauchi Hiyage, whose eyes lit up when talking about these things, was thinking.

Today I spent the whole day at the photography studio with Miyauchi Hiyage's two lovers (Kaede Kagayama and Fujimiya Miki), and I got a general understanding of the entire video shooting and production process.

Looking at the production of those videos and the filming of those TV series, Tohru admitted that he did have some interest in them.

After all, ever since she learned the magic to transform into a human, she has been living in the human world, and she herself has no interest in humans.

Her greatest passion has always been the novelties created by humankind with their own hands.

So now that she's come to this world, she doesn't have any other obsessions. Following Miyauchi Hiyage around, experiencing these new things, and earning some money to cover her expenses in this world isn't a problem.

Although the money that Miyauchi Hiyage "lent" her was enough for her to live in this world for several months, based on her understanding of this world, she still had many things she wanted to buy online that required money, so it was important to start earning money in this world as soon as possible.

After all, no matter what, she had promised Miyauchi Hiyage before coming to this world that she would not reveal her strength in this world and cause trouble for Miyauchi Hiyage and Honma Meiko.

As someone who keeps her promises and has a good understanding of humanity, she had long ago decided to make money in this world in the way that ordinary people do.

That's why, after sensing Miyauchi Hiyage's presence, she ran out to ask him what kind of video he wanted her to film.

As for Shinomiya Kaguya, seeing that Tohru's gaze only casually swept over her before turning back to Miyauchi Hiyage, Shinomiya Kaguya felt a little disappointed.

Sure enough, I don't have that much charm to make someone like me the first time they see me.

However, this also gave her a chance to secretly observe the dragon girl from another world.

They all looked to be around 20 years old. Needless to say, they had exquisite looks. They were all main characters in their respective works, and there were very few who were not good-looking. Even if they were dressed casually, they still looked good.

Just like Miyauchi Hiyage's sisters, and those two girls in Asahigaoka Media who clearly have a crush on Miyauchi Hiyage, they are all above the standard of beautiful girls even without makeup.

However, unlike the description in the You Know Who's Diary, Tohru seems quite normal, completely different from the lesbian dragon girl in the diary who immediately threw herself at him after being rescued.

When facing Miyauchi Hiyage, her savior, she wasn't particularly enthusiastic, but judging from their relationship, they should be considered friends.

After Miyauchi Hiyage and the others changed the plot, did the heroine's personality also change?

I wonder how she will react when she faces Meiko.

Shinomiya Kaguya slightly increased Tohru's suspicions.

After all, the girls in their Chat Group, because of their Diary, have indeed changed quite a bit in terms of personality compared to the "self" in their respective stories over the past month.

She could no longer be that love-struck girl, and Yotsuya Miko was no longer the girl who trembled at the sight of ghosts.

Even the two chuunibyou girls, Takanashi Rikka and Gokō Ruri, have become much more normal.

Kasumigaoka Utaha has become a grumpy older sister, constantly stirring up emotions in the group chat.

If a dragon like Tohru were to obtain Diary, his personality might indeed change in a short period of time.

So she decisively took out her Diary and began testing Tohru's reaction.

Tohru, however, did not react at all.

Her perception wasn't actually that strong, especially since she had sealed her abilities. Apart from the ever-increasing aura of Miyauchi Hiyage, she could still identify ordinary superhumans, but not very quickly.

Now, in her Honma Meiko. Apart from that, only Satoru Gojo, who has Six Eyes and is exceptionally sensitive to Spiritual Power fluctuations, could detect those subtle power fluctuations.

However, that only applies to the copies of the Diary held by the girls, and they cannot detect the existence of the Diary. They only feel some movement when the Diary exert their power.

Aside from that unknown mental protection, Miyauchi Hiyage's diary entries were basically only active when rewards were being distributed. Under his multiple disguises, even Satoru Gojo and Tohru couldn't completely see through his disguises.

Besides, Miyauchi Hiyage is already a superhuman. Even if some abnormal power fluctuations are detected, he can simply attribute them to his superhuman abilities.

Seeing that Tohru didn't react at all to her taking out the Diary, Shinomiya Kaguya stepped forward again.

"Are you looking for suitable video material for Miss Tohru?"

Miyauchi Hiyage nodded. "I have quite a few ideas at the moment, but they may not be able to fully utilize Miss Tohru's strengths, so I still need to consider what kind of character design to create for Miss Tohru."

He briefly explained his current thoughts to Shinomiya Kaguya. With Tohru's resources, she could indeed make a lot of money as a beauty or cosplayer, selling her looks as a video blogger. However, even if she herself didn't care, Miyauchi Hiyage wouldn't let her do those things.

Tohru himself wasn't interested in games, and the kind of rough and tumble lifestyle that travel bloggers lead wasn't for him either.

Ultimately, the market for female competitive eaters is more suitable for Tohru.

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