Kento Nanami's Choice

But five seconds, isn't that a bit too fast?

Could it be that this kid, who has only recently awakened, already possesses super-level power?

"Not quite at the Special Grade yet. The power of the Special Grade isn't that simple." Having lived for over a thousand years and witnessed countless heroes and powerful figures, [the speaker]...

The gap between Grade 1 and Grade 5 is greater than the gap between Grade 4 and Grade 1.

Similarly, the gap between top-tier and top-tier students can drive countless exceptionally talented individuals to despair.

"That woman, who only thinks about food, is brainless. If she could truly unleash her full power, that boy wouldn't be a match for her yet."

Unfortunately, even while maintaining her rationality, that foolish woman was completely unable to control her power.

The young man seemed to have seen through his opponent's situation, and used his full strength from the beginning, defeating his opponent with his sun-like swordsmanship before the opponent could go berserk.

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In fact, over the course of a thousand years, there have been many people stronger than Tsugikuni Yoriichi.

But in his thousand-year lifespan, he had only ever seen Tsugikuni Yoriichi person who could reach that level with just his physical body and swordsmanship: Yoriichi Tsugikuni.

Unfortunately, as the price of his physical strength, he was born without any connection to Cursed Energy or other extraordinary powers, a bondage that went even further than the Heavenly Restriction.

Even Satoru Gojo ten years ago and was known as the Fushiguro Toji of Heavenly Tyrant, was far less impressive in terms of physique and skill than Tsugikuni Yoriichi.

If Yoriichi Tsugikuni was the Tsugikuni Yoriichi who assassinated Satoru Gojo ten years ago, then Satoru Gojo, who hadn't mastered the Cursed Technique Reversal, would already be dead.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi was even able to teach others the secrets to his powerful physical body in a special way. Unfortunately, such a body was too much of a burden for ordinary people, and it could not be turned off actively after use, which resulted in none of the ordinary people who used those methods living past the age of 25.

Ultimately, there are very few people like Tsugikuni Yoriichi past thousand years.

None of his successors have reached even 30% of his level.

Including the Miyauchi Hiyage.

Despite the formidable appearance of Miyauchi Hiyage's swordsmanship and the flames he unleashed, his swordsmanship, in terms of skill alone, was only at the level of ordinary swordsmen from the Miyauchi Hiyage period.

Although he can manage to go out and teach others, he is still far from being a true swordsman in the Reverse Side World.

As for those flames?

Sun Breathing can indeed ignite flames, but that relies on the power of the Nichirin Blades.

The flames formed by the sword energy generated when the special material inside the Nichirin Blades collides with the Spiritual Power in the atmosphere have little to do with the person wielding the sword.

But it's clear that the flames created by Miyauchi Hiyage are not so simple.

He could tell that this was a flame induced by Miyauchi Hiyage's own special physique in some special way in conjunction with the Nichirin Blades. Although it was very powerful, it was only a deadly threat to those strange cursed spirits. It did not pose much of a threat to a curse master like him.

But this also puzzled him.

According to his intelligence, wasn't the boy awakening a rather mysterious power of "destiny"?

Both swordsmanship and a special physique allowed the [unclear - possibly a character or entity] to...

But upon closer examination, what Miyauchi Hiyage awakened was not merely those common divination abilities.

The Destiny Power is such a mysterious thing.

The power of space is rare in the Reverse Side World, but every era will produce a few powerful individuals with spatial abilities. In many cases, other methods can be used to tear space apart.

Just like Satoru Gojo's Unlimited Void, which has the ability to compress space to achieve instantaneous teleportation.

While those with extraordinary abilities related to time are even rarer, some geniuses who manipulate time have been seen over the past thousand years.

As for fate, divination seems to be commonplace and ineffective, and it's impossible to control the power of fate. They can only passively describe the fragments they observe.

What truly matters are those people who are born with exceptional luck.

He truly witnessed the meteoric rise of some powerful figures, as if preordained by fate, who crushed an entire era.

The power of fate is truly unpredictable.

It seems that Miyauchi Hiyage has acquired both abilities simultaneously, which is why he was able to rise so quickly after awakening his extraordinary powers.

"Perhaps, the other party is favored by fate to an even greater degree?" (This is a fragment of a sentence, possibly a fragment from a poem or poem.)

His physique, which was no less than that of an ordinary Heavenly Restriction, his ability to achieve in just half a month of swordsmanship what an ordinary person would achieve in ten years of arduous training, and his eyes that could see through fate all indicated that in this Mystery Revival era, he would definitely not be an unknown figure in the future.

Should we kill the opponent before they grow stronger?

When this thought arose, [the speaker] felt a surge of emotion, a sense of unease, and a quiet, profound sadness.

No.

Over the course of a thousand years, he witnessed many stories of destined individuals escaping perilous pursuits and ultimately rising rapidly to avenge their enemies.

Even if he intervenes now, some powerful backer might suddenly appear and forcefully rescue the other party, thus exposing their identities.

Moreover, according to his intelligence, Miyauchi Hiyage seems to possess the power to teleport using the Destiny Power.

When dealing with someone like this, it's never too much to be cautious.

He didn't use every means to survive until now just to become an insignificant villain in a story about someone favored by fate.

"He's only at Level 1 right now. Even if he becomes Special Grade this year, it's nothing to worry about."

Even for those with exceptionally good fortune, their improvement in strength is still traceable.

The opponent's physical improvement is almost at its limit, and it will take at least several years for him to reach the Tsugikuni Yoriichi's swordsmanship.

His plan will be implemented this year, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, he should achieve his goal within six months.

Can this boy grow to the level of Satoru Gojo or Ryomen Sukuna within six months?

At least for now, the Tartar paralysis, the elm garden, the long baozi, the quality of the hermitage, the ferret...

Moreover, he knew that these chosen ones needed to go through all kinds of hardships to temper their minds and achieve self-breakthroughs in various life-or-death situations, so as to grow up quickly.

Similarly, if the opposite were true, and such a chosen one were allowed to cultivate on their own without any external pressure, their rate of improvement would not actually be much faster than that of other geniuses of the same era.

As long as he can delay until the time for the plan to be implemented, until the moment he changes the world, even fate will have to be on his side.

By then, the Miyauchi Hiyage will no longer be a threat.

Of course, we still need to keep an eye on the people around Miyauchi Hiyage.

Those around a person destined for greatness are often prone to various troubles, but ultimately, they all become nourishment for the other person.

But he didn't want that to happen during the next six months.

Perhaps it's time to make use of the connections I've built up.

If we don't use them now, those so-called connections will become useless after six months.

Ideally, this teenager, who is in the prime of his adolescence, should spend the last six months surrounded by beautiful women.

He had seen many powerful men fall into depravity because of beauty.

The chosen one may not fall because of a woman, but it is enough if he simply stops moving forward on this path temporarily.

The charm of the prostitute with a beard, the slow-moving ox, the gentle murmur of the ox, the swift-moving ox, the slow-moving ox, the swift...

The palace's shadows had no idea.

He could only sense that the shadow he couldn't observe left after he dealt with Kamishiro Rize, seemingly without any intention of coming over to say hello.

It seems there's no need to contact Tohru.

If he knew that the other party regarded him as the chosen one of this era, and had even prepared a "useless" plan specifically for him to develop peacefully, then Miyauchi Hiyage would indeed have to kowtow to the other party.

After all, who would have thought that he could continuously grow stronger simply by writing in his diary?

What he needs now is a stable environment to develop.

After noticing that the group of people had left, Miyauchi Hiyage became much bolder in his actions.

Yellow Temperance led her to secretly eat two more bites.

It has always been ghouls that devour humans, but now it's Kamishiro Rize's turn to experience what it feels like to be devoured.

However, since the Yellow Temperance ghouls have never had a sense of taste, Miyauchi Hiyage has no interest in knowing what these ghouls taste like.

But judging from the changes in Yellow Temperance, after taking a few bites, it now has the ability to mimic a ghoul's form.

Miyauchi Hiyage wasted no time and immediately began testing the ability.

All it takes is for the Yellow Temperance to cover his body, and a tail-like Kagune like Kamishiro Rize will form behind him. Unfortunately, this level of power won't significantly improve him at his current level.

However, it's not like he's going to become a ghoul anyway, and he can clearly feel his mental strength improving. If he devours a few more foolish ghouls in the future, he might even be able to transform his Stand into Kakuja.

After studying it for a while, Miyauchi Hiyage casually projected some bandages, first wrapping Kamishiro Rize into an immobile mummy, and then using Yellow Temperance to transform himself into a Bandage Freak.

It's quite reasonable that he disappeared for a few minutes to prepare for his appearance in this outfit.

This will also satisfy the hidden curiosity of that eccentric Haruhi Suzumiya, lest she have any inappropriate thoughts tonight.

In fact, Haruhi Suzumiya did notice the disappearance of the Miyauchi Hiyage.

Not long after Miyauchi Hiyage left in the rain, Haruhi Suzumiya blinked as if she had thought of something, and then mysteriously ran to Shinomiya Kaguya's room to take a peek.

"Where are the others in the Miyauchi? Weren't you all chatting together just now?"

She glanced at the katana in Shinomiya Kaguya's hand, and couldn't help but feel a little curious.

"Hikage has some things to prepare, he'll be back soon," Shinomiya Kaguya. She had already contacted the Jujutsu High, and the people there should be able to arrive within twenty minutes.

Shinomiya Kaguya looked out the window. The rain outside had lessened considerably. She wondered how things were going with Miyauchi Hiyage.

She said she would be back after making the call, but she never showed up after making all the calls.

The next moment, a scream from Suzuki Sonoko rang out from the living room, immediately attracting their attention.

Haruhi Suzumiya reacted even faster than Shinomiya Kaguya, or rather, it was her subconscious reaction.

Upon entering the living room, Haruhi Suzumiya saw a strange man wearing a cloak and wrapped in bandages, with only one eye showing, slowly walking down from the villa's upper floor, holding a fruit knife.

I guess Suzuki Sonoko screamed because she saw this scene.

Not to mention Suzuki Sonoko, even Itou Kaiji and Sakakibara Kouichi didn't look too good.

Only Haruhi Suzumiya, after a few seconds of stunned silence, jogged over to examine the Bandage Freak's attire closely.

"Was that the prisoner dressed like this? You were quite well-prepared, weren't you?"

Amidst the horrified expressions of the people in the living room, Miyauchi Hiyage, now transformed into Bandage Freak, pointed upstairs. "I just spent some time replicating the methods that criminal used. We can start filming once the rain subsides a bit more."

Only when the voices were heard did the people present breathe a sigh of relief.

"Oh, it's you, boss. I thought some kind of Bandage Freak had really appeared." Even after experiencing the incident with Kanoe Yuko, Itou Kaiji was still as timid as ever.

Miyauchi Hiyage waved casually, then looked at Suzuki Sonoko, whose face was still a little unnatural. "I'm sorry for scaring you just now. Kaguya and I discussed it and decided that we should make an entrance this way to get some real feedback. If you don't want that part to appear in the video, I can also remove your footage."

Miyauchi Hiyage pointed to the small camera in his hand.

Thinking about her embarrassing performance just now, Suzuki Sonoko blushed and waved her hand. "How about we reshoot it?"

She certainly didn't want her unsightly appearance to be posted online.

"It's alright, I'll edit it out and remove your image and voice, Ms. Suzuki."

As Miyauchi Hiyage said this, she looked at Haruhi Suzumiya, who was still poking around on her. "I'm quite happy that you recognized me at a glance, but this outfit was quite troublesome to put on. Don't mess up those bandages."

Chapter 247: The Choice of the Kento Nanami

The filming process for the Bandage Freak went smoothly, and the case itself can be considered one of the high-quality cases in the early stages of Conan.

The deceased achieved fame and success by plagiarizing another classmate's work in order to satisfy his own desires, which led that classmate to commit suicide after feeling betrayed.

The classmate of the person who committed suicide later discovered the truth, spent several years losing weight, and designed the "Bandage Freak," a killer character who instilled a lot of pressure, and finally succeeded in avenging the person who committed suicide years ago.

Unfortunately, the other party eventually fell into a vortex of hatred. After achieving his goal, he wanted to eliminate those who might recognize his identity. In the end, he revealed too many flaws and was exposed by the famous detective "Suzuki Sonoko".

Plagiarism, suicide due to depression, revenge driven by darkness, the bizarre, a locked-room mystery, and the fact that the person solving the case is the second daughter of the Suzuki Conglomerate —this case has quite a few elements.

Meanwhile, there's also Bandage Freak perfectly recreated by Miyauchi Hiyage, even more imposing than the original. This video should go viral online for a while, and Miyauchi Hiyage should be able to create another YouTube channel with a million subscribers with this video.

The video accounts of Tohru and Shiina Mahiru are also gaining followers at an astonishing rate.

After all, neither Tohru nor Shiina Mahiru are people who can compete with top female Idol stars without any beauty filters.

One person is in charge of cooking, and the other is in charge of eating. They post four or five videos a week, and with the help of Miyauchi Hiyage's Golden Rule for attracting traffic, Tohru and her friends will probably only gain millions of fans even faster.

However, Miyauchi Hiyage's main source of income is no longer these videos from Asahigaoka Media; making videos has now become purely a hobby for him to relax.

There's no way around it; the Golden Rule Fortune is so unreasonable. Even though the economy isn't doing so well right now, as long as Miyauchi Hiyage takes some time to casually buy some funds and stocks, he can check back in a few days.