A Torn Page from the Death Note / Go Steal Their Hearts ...

Hopefully, these laid-back girls will become a little more active after reading this diary.

Chapter 282: Death Note Fragment

Miyauchi Hiyage didn't know what the other holders of the second batch of Diary were thinking, but he knew that Haruhi Suzumiya was definitely the most restless one.

Sure enough, less than half an hour after Miyauchi Hiyage posted his diary, he received a message from Haruhi Suzumiya.

"I recently found a town in Sendai with all sorts of urban legends, and I think it would be perfect to make a video series about the town's ghost stories. Do you want to consider it? Anyway, it's only a two-hour Shinkansen ride from Sendai. I'm planning to take a day or two off to go there and check it out. What do you think?"

Below is an introductory image about Morioh.

Seeing that Haruhi Suzumiya was already preparing to buy tickets, Miyauchi Hiyage shook her head and typed a reply, "There are still many subjects to film in Tokyo, so there's no need to rush to film elsewhere. Besides, what you said is true; it's not safe for a girl to go out alone to places full of urban legends."

"If you're really interested, I can ask people living in Morioh online first. If the ghost stories are interesting enough, we can go there this Friday night."

After some persuasion, Miyauchi Hiyage managed to dissuade Haruhi Suzumiya for the time being. After all, it was only a few more days, and she could afford to wait.

Moreover, she vaguely felt that the few Reading Points she had intercepted were very likely related to Miyauchi Hiyage, and because of this possibility, she was somewhat willing to listen to the other party's opinions.

"But speaking of which, it seems like you guys haven't been talking about Haruhi Suzumiya much in your group lately," Miyauchi Hiyage said, turning to look at Shiina Mashiro, who was sitting next to her practicing with her magic paintbrush, as if she had suddenly remembered something.

Shiina Mashiro turned her head and winked at Miyauchi Hiyage.

"They said Haruhi Suzumiya's abilities are uncontrollable, and it's best to keep your distance from her. Utaha also told me to be careful of her."

This explanation sounds reasonable, but Miyauchi Hiyage frowned. "It still feels a bit off. After all, Haruhi Suzumiya hasn't shown her divine power yet. Shinomiya Kaguya had been urging Old Fat Kasumi to test Haruhi Suzumiya. Given Shinomiya Kaguya's personality, she definitely won't give up easily if she doesn't find out something."

"It feels like Haruhi Suzumiya is being subconsciously ignored in your group these days. They don't even think of her unless they're reminded," Miyauchi Hiyage muttered. "Speaking of which, besides investigating Old Fat Kasumi in the past two weeks, Haruhi Suzumiya seems to have gotten quite close to Kato Megumi. And she's also aware that Kato Megumi's presence is easily overlooked."

"To be honest, apart from visiting all the clubs in the first week after they transferred here, they seemed to have been much more well-behaved last week and didn't do anything particularly eye-catching."

"Perhaps deep down, she just doesn't want to be noticed by you, so her power affects her sense of existence?"

I hadn't thought about it in this direction before, but now that I've noticed it, the more I think about Miyauchi Hiyage, the more likely it is.

Others may not know how much trouble Haruhi Suzumiya can cause, but surely he does?

The fact that this woman is so well-behaved right now is already the biggest abnormality.

Miyauchi Hiyage originally wanted to continue complaining about Shiina Mashiro to Haruhi Suzumiya, but the perception from Name Magic and Law of Calamity 0 made him suddenly stop what he was doing.

He summoned the Yellow Temperance to cover his body, making his aura float like a ghost and obscuring his features.

His voice became ethereal, making it impossible to tell if he was male or female, "It looks like a girl with a somewhat extreme personality has received an incredible reward. I need to go check on her, lest she do something she'll regret."

Upon hearing Miyauchi Hiyage's words, Shiina Mashiro patted Miyauchi Hiyage's head in return, telling him to go and Miyauchi Hiyage soon.

Miyauchi Hiyage nodded, then activated the Eyes of Destiny and located the girl's address.

Although it's not in the heart of Tokyo, judging from the surrounding environment, it should be a detached house in a very good location.

Living in such a place, it's no surprise that this girl named Matsushita Ayami came from a well-off family.

But if you look inside the house, all you see is a man verbally abusing and assaulting another woman.

Besides the ruthlessness in his eyes, the man also seemed to have a hint of fear, so he controlled the sound somewhat when he attacked the woman.

The woman seemed to have become accustomed to this kind of life, offering no resistance whatsoever to the man's violence, and even constantly pleading for his forgiveness in a low voice.

Miyauchi Hiyage didn't care about the situation of this unhappy couple.

What he cared about was that on the second floor of this house, in Matsushita Ayami's room, there was a girl with short black hair facing a piece of paper, her eyes looking particularly conflicted.

Although the two people downstairs had lowered their voices, Matsushita Ayami, who had been practicing Ripple Chi Kung for a month and a half and had even secretly dealt with a few low-level Vengeful Spirit, could clearly hear the man's argument and the insults he hurled at her, his stepdaughter.

So, why did it turn out this way?

Two years ago, when Mingming's mother decided to remarry, their family was quite happy.

Until the beginning of this year, she discovered that her stepfather's temper at home was getting worse and worse. He would often take advantage of his drunkenness to abuse her and her mother. After she obtained the Diary and learned some tracking skills through Reading Points, she discovered that her stepfather had been keeping several mistresses outside and had long been tired of the marriage.

She and her mother now exist only as punching bags for that man to vent his anger on.

She had been enduring it all until the beginning of this month, when she saw her mother bleeding during a domestic violence incident. Unable to accept it, she used the power of her Ripple to beat her mother in return.

She thought the other party would tone it down after that, and that her and her mother's lives could return to normal.

But who would have thought that her mother would still dote on that man, and even scold her afterwards, and make her continue to endure it as before.

Even though the man was already planning to file for divorce and was even secretly trying to transfer the family assets out in advance so that she and her daughter would leave with nothing, her mother was still desperately trying to persuade him to stay.

In the end, all that resulted was that man treating her with even more caution and cruelty.

Matsushita Ayami had no doubt that if things continued this way, there would only be one path waiting for his mother.

After obtaining the Diary, Matsushita Ayami was eager to know what kind of future awaited her, but unfortunately, the You Know Who seemed to have never noticed her existence and never mentioned her name in the diary.

To this day, Matsushita Ayami received his first reward from his Diary, and a piece of paper.

A Death Note Fragment, along with instructions on how to use it.

Perhaps this was the instruction the Diary was giving her?

If that man could really die according to her instructions, perhaps this nightmare would end.

Chapter 283: Go Steal Their Hearts

Matsushita Ayami is currently just an ordinary first-year high school student.

He comes from a fairly wealthy, but terrible, family.

By worldly standards, Matsushita Kosuke, the father of today, should be considered a promising young IT star, having built his current business empire in Tokyo before the age of 40.

When she learned that her mother had been chosen by the other party and had promptly obtained a marriage certificate, she was genuinely happy for her mother.

Looking back now, that was just the beginning of a nightmare.

As a result, she, who should have been able to get into a high school with a higher deviation score with better grades, ended up getting into the high school she is currently in.

Of course, the high school she attends now is not bad either; it would be among the top ten in the entire Tokyo.

Given the upheavals in her family life, her ability to get into this high school probably earns her the title of "genius."

However, as the atmosphere at home became increasingly tense, and after the mysterious Diary appeared a few days before the start of school, she could no longer focus on her studies.

As long as you can read the diary every day, you can steadily gain a little Reading Points. Also, the Ripple Chi Kung that the You Know Who posted in the diary is quite amazing.

She was equally talented in this area. In just one month, after exposing her father's extramarital affairs and how he gave those women cars and houses, she was able to easily stop her father's domestic violence by relying on the power of Ripple.

However, her approach was ultimately too radical, failing to consider her mother's feelings for that man.

Or perhaps she never imagined that her mother, who was nearly 40 years old, would still be so love-struck, unable to leave that man, unwilling to let anyone else take him away, and even though she was covered in wounds, she would never agree to a divorce.

For the past two weeks, whenever that man comes home, he inevitably has arguments and conflicts with his mother.

And the conflict is getting more and more intense.

The other party is determined to divorce and has already started transferring assets in an attempt to leave the mother and daughter with nothing.

Ultimately, she was too hasty and prematurely ignited the conflict. Her and her mother's attitudes made the man uneasy. Otherwise, if things had gone according to the normal procedure, she would definitely have been able to get a big piece of the pie from him.

At the same time, she was even more aware of her mother's current mental state.

In fact, her mother's mental state had already deteriorated after her biological father's unexpected death. It was only after Matsushita Kosuke appeared that her mother placed all her emotional attachments on this man.

Therefore, as long as her mother is alive, she will never agree to a divorce, even if it means sacrificing her own life.

"So, if I just write down Matsushita Kosuke's name and the manner of his death, he will die exactly as I wrote it?"

Matsushita Ayami looked at the blank sheet of paper in his hand and muttered a question to himself.

But if she really did that, her mother would probably never be able to get over it.

"But when you're sick, you should go to the hospital for treatment, instead of living in this false sense of security."

Matsushita Ayami made this decision.

Even after doing so, her soul will neither go to heaven nor hell after death, but will be devoured by Death.

She began to envision how to make Matsushita Kosuke's death seem more natural, ensuring that no one would be aware of the existence of this "Death Note fragment."

As she was about to write down her planned death procedure and Matsushita Kosuke's name on the paper, an indistinct voice suddenly rang out from behind her.

"If this continues, it will be a bottomless abyss from which there is no turning back, you know?"

The sudden sound Matsushita Ayami, causing him to stiffen instantly.

She turned her head and saw a You Know Who whose face she couldn't make out.

"You... are you the Grim Reaper?"

Because the Death Note fragments themselves contained explanations about the Death Note, her first thought was that this guy might be the so-called Grim Reaper.

"Do I look like a Grim Reaper? Well, it wouldn't be a big problem if I were to cosplay him, would it?" Miyauchi Hiyage replied, then the Yellow Temperance covering her body began to transform, quickly mimicking the form of Ryuk the Grim Reaper from the manga. She then took an apple from her Unlimited Blade Works and started eating it right in front of the girl.

Upon seeing the other party's action, Matsushita Ayami suddenly seemed to realize something, and a look of shock appeared in his eyes.

"So, you're the You Know Who?"

She could hardly believe it.

The You Know Who, who had been hiding in the diary for nearly two months and had never appeared in front of any other girl who possessed the Diary, suddenly appeared in front of her.

Her hand involuntarily grasped the Death Note Fragment.

She considered herself an ordinary girl. Except today, when answering a question, she saw Shinomiya Kaguya and casually filled in Morioh as well, and then successfully got a reward.

So, the You Know Who came for this piece of paper?

"Shouldn't you be in Morioh right now, chatting about life with that Rohan Kishibe?"

After all, only half an hour has passed since the other party wrote their last diary entry. How could they possibly get back to Tokyo from Morioh so quickly?

"You should have noticed the problem when you had a second chance for this request. By the way, if you had filled in Morioh and then selected that I was in the Tokyo area, you would have gotten a second chance to win the lottery. Unfortunately, you filled in a different place."

Matsushita Ayami wasn't stupid. After a moment of stunned silence, he realized that the You Know Who in front of him must have some kind of "cloning" ability, which was why he could appear in two places at the same time.

But she still cared about why the other person was there.

She hesitated for only a moment before handing the torn page in her hand to Miyauchi Hiyage.

Since the other party was most likely after this, she might as well take the initiative. After all, she couldn't think of any chance of gaining any advantage from this mysterious guy in front of her.

It would be better to be straightforward; the other party will probably offer something as compensation.

Or perhaps, she will finally know what she would encounter in her original story.

Seeing Matsushita Ayami's sensible manner, Miyauchi Hiyage felt somewhat uncomfortable.

However, he does have a way to resolve Matsushita Ayami's current situation.

"You're just a high school girl, don't be thinking about murder all the time. In fact, even I wouldn't want to take on these things so easily."

He took the torn page, which he estimated he wouldn't even need, and then took out two Blank notices that he had prepared after obtaining the Otherworld App, and handed them to Matsushita Ayami.

"Write your parents' names and their mistakes on it, and deliver it to your parents. I'll take you to steal their hearts yourself, and it'll also help you release some of your stress."

Chapter 284: Casual Chat

Miyauchi Hiyage hummed the Phantom Thief's Heart-Stealing Tune, pulling himself and Matsushita Ayami into the Impression Space located in Tokyo.

Normally, the most straightforward way to enter Impression Space is through the entrance at Shibuya Station. After all, the environment inside Impression Space can change at any time, and if you don't know where the exit is, leaving would be a very troublesome thing.

However, after using the Otherworld App to visit the Impression Space a few times, Miyauchi Hiyage realized that the app she had was much better than the one used by the main characters in the game.

No matter where you are, you can enter the Impression Space with one click. You can also leave with one click if there are no other shadows around. It will also automatically save the current map and some "save points" that will not change easily.

According to the process of stealing hearts, the first step is to confirm whether the person whose Cognitive Change exists in the Impression Space. Then, a notice is sent to them to expose their inner desires. Finally, the person is beaten up in the Impression Space to correct their distorted desires.

In fact, Miyauchi Hiyage had already tried to Cognitive Change before this, and even found Shiina Mahiru's irresponsible mother, but he eventually gave up.

After all, she was Shiina Mahiru's mother. Even if she wanted to Cognitive Change, she had to let Shiina Mahiru know. Otherwise, her mother's sudden change would only make this seemingly strong girl even more confused.

However, the process of Cognitive Change should be fine overall, which is why he was able to bring Matsushita Ayami here with peace of mind.

While using a mobile app to search for the names and locations of Matsushita Ayami's parents, Matsushita Kosuke and Matsushita Masumi, Miyauchi Hiyage asked Matsushita Ayami a question.

"So, since you chose to join that Chat Group, why don't you seek their help within the group?"

Faced with this question, Matsushita Ayami remained silent for a while before responding in a low voice. "I don't have that habit, and you haven't mentioned anything about me at all."

Miyauchi Hiyage thought for a moment and quickly understood Matsushita Ayami's meaning.