Shadow Hitori Gotoh

"Is this... Tarot Cards?" Miyauchi Kouka muttered. "So, your stand-in named himself 'Tarot Cards'?"

Miyauchi Hiyage was already used to her older sister's usual eccentricities.

He coughed lightly, reminding his older sister, "Is it possible that this is a reminder to Hui that she can use Tarot Cards to decide the name of her stand-in?"

"Is that so? But isn't it a bit too hasty to name it after Tarot Cards?" Miyauchi Kouka replied blankly.

"Based on the information I have, some Stands are indeed named after Tarot Cards. To be honest, if I were to awaken a Stand, I would probably use Tarot Cards to decide its name as well."

As he said this, Miyauchi Hiyage snapped his fingers lightly, then flipped his hand and grabbed a stack of Tarot Cards.

"The only problem is that using Tarot Cards for naming might make it easier to have the same name as someone else, but adding a prefix will solve that."

He casually shuffled the Tarot Cards in his hand and laid them out in front of Kato Megumi, letting her make a choice.

At this point, Miyauchi Hiyage already had a premonition of which card Kato Megumi would draw, and perhaps Kato Megumi herself sensed it as well.

But when they see this known fate actually unfold before them, they can't help but sigh and say, "This is indeed fate."

As Kato Megumi flipped over the Tarot Cards depicting the old man with a lantern without hesitation, Kato Megumi stand-in naturally became "The Hermit."

"The Hermit in the upright position is a good match for your substitute." Miyauchi Hiyage handed the card to Kato Megumi as a keepsake.

Kato Megumi carefully accepted the Tarot Cards. Looking at the darkness in Tarot Cards background and the light in the hermit's hand, she pondered for a moment and then nodded easily, "Then my stand's name will be Black Hermit."

"Black? Isn't that a bit too somber?" Miyauchi Kouka stroked her chin, seemingly finding the name anything but girly.

Miyauchi Hiyage complained helplessly, "Do you really think Pink Hermit or Pure White Hermit is girly? Since Megumi has decided on this name, then Black Hermit is her stand-in name. Stop giving me these weird ideas."

"That's true. Black Hermit does sound more respectable," Miyauchi Kouka nodded, then continued to ask Miyauchi Hiyage, "By the way, now that Megumi has awakened her Stand, what about the other girl who awakened her Stand, the one you call Little Bocchi? How is her Stand doing?"

"I heard she awakened a very special substitute and ran off with all the money?"

At this point, Miyauchi Kouka couldn't help but shudder. She didn't want to awaken a substitute who was using her money to eat, drink, and have fun outside.

Now, she couldn't help but silently pray for the other person, hoping that their substitute would stop causing trouble.

In response, Miyauchi Hiyage slightly spread his hands.

"The other party is still in the stage of Stand ability going berserk. Now all those girls have run out to find her Stand and where it has gone. I don't know if they have found it yet."

This is, of course, a lie.

Ever since Gotou Hitori awakened his Stand, Miyauchi Hiyage has been keeping a close eye on him. Although he doesn't watch him 360 degrees all day long, he still knows exactly where he is.

However, he did look at Kato Megumi.

"Megumi, with your Stand ability, can you find her whereabouts and analyze what her Stand ability is?"

Kato Megumi blinked, then shook her head somewhat unsure. "I don't know much about that Ms. Bocchi. I only heard her play a guitar piece on the bus when I came to Morioh, and then I watched some videos about Guitar Hero online. So I don't know if I can find her current location, but I can give it a try."

As she said this, Kato Megumi took out her phone and started searching for the current location of Gotou Hitori and her stand-in.

The response was swift; within just over ten seconds, a map of Morioh appeared on Kato Megumi's phone, marking the exact location of Gotou Hitori and her stand-in.

"How did you find this? Didn't you say you could only analyze information you already knew?" Miyauchi Kouka asked curiously.

"You only listen to half of what people say, right? There's more to it, isn't there? Hui's phone can automatically collect and verify information online when it's connected to the internet. That's the most crucial point, okay?"

In today's internet age, the internet is ubiquitous, and it exists virtually wherever there are people.

When Miyauchi Hiyage obtained the Relic chip, he also acquired a portion of network technology far exceeding the current era, making him a top-tier hacker now.

However, his hacking skills can only be described as cutting-edge, at most as "black technology".

Compared to a Stand, which is a supernatural power and even a special ability that is considered to have a high priority and can even reach the rule level, it is completely insignificant.

If Miyauchi Hiyage wanted to achieve this level of hacking skills, it would take him at least ten minutes, unless he could install a location tracking program on Gotou Hitori's phone beforehand. Otherwise, it would be impossible to pinpoint Gotou Hitori's current location in just a few seconds.

Miyauchi Hiyage was also curious and asked Kato Megumi to search for how her own stand-in found out the other person's location.

The other party's phone showed several street surveillance images and a few recently uploaded videos with zero views. Then, based on Gotou Hitori's personality in Kato Megumi's perception and the people around Gotou Hitori, they could distinguish which one was the real person and which one was the stand-in.

After reading it, Miyauchi Hiyage nodded to Kato Megumi: "It is indeed a very powerful Stand, and given your personality, the Jujutsu High Academy will probably offer you very high benefits to join the Jujutsu High after learning about your abilities."

Sorcerers needs an extraordinary capacity for acceptance and adaptability, which Kato Megumi naturally possesses.

Because her overly stable emotions were indeed extraordinary, according to Miyauchi Hiyage's observation, after awakening her Stand, Kato Megumi's physique had also changed, making her a rather excellent Sorcerers.

In addition to her unparalleled information processing capabilities, if there were someone like Kato Megumi in the rear, then there would be almost no need to worry about logistics.

However, after hearing Miyauchi Hiyage's words, Kato Megumi looked at Miyauchi Hiyage seriously and asked, "So, Himekage-kun, what do you think I should do?"

"You trust me that much?" Miyauchi Hiyage asked back, receiving an unwavering nod from Kato Megumi.

Judging from Kato Megumi's attitude, it seems that she is prepared to completely obey his orders and do whatever he says.

Chapter 363: Shadow Gotou Hitori

Looking at Kato Megumi waiting for his answer, Miyauchi Hiyage seemed to have thought of something, and a slight smile appeared on his face.

"Let's talk about this later. Besides, these aren't the only two paths you can take. Maybe other paths that are more suitable for you will come up later."

"Now that you've found Gotou-kun's Stand location, do you want to go over and see what her Stand is doing right now?"

He was saying this to both Miyauchi Kouka and Eriri Spencer Sawamura at the same time.

Although his way of changing the subject was a bit abrupt, the curious looks on the two girls' faces showed that they were indeed very interested in another berserk stunt double.

"Great, great! Interacting with these people who have awakened Stands will definitely make it easier for me to awaken my own Stand," Miyauchi Kouka remembered the location that Kato Megumi's phone had just shown—an open-air café in the center of Morioh.

"Shall I call the front desk now to order a car?" Eriri Spencer Sawamura, who had been concentrating on her breathing and hadn't said much during the entire process of Kato Megumi awakening her Stand, also took off her mask and said to Miyauchi Hiyage.

As an ordinary person, Eriri Spencer Sawamura is still good at thinking about problems in a normal way.

Miyauchi Hiyage simply waved his hand in response.

"No need for that trouble. It's only five or six kilometers away. It's too much trouble to take a car there."

After the girls were ready, Miyauchi Hiyage grabbed her older sister's shoulder, and then had Miyauchi Kouka reach out and grab Eriri Spencer Sawamura and Kato Megumi.

"Finally, I can experience this move? I've been waiting for so long. I wanted you to show me how to do it before, but you never agreed," Miyauchi Kouka looked at his younger brother with great anticipation.

"If I use this ability to take you to school, you can stay in bed for ten more minutes." Miyauchi Hiyage directly hit the nail on the head regarding Miyauchi Kouka's thoughts, making Miyauchi Kouka chuckle a little embarrassedly.

Eriri Spencer Sawamura, after all, a veteran anime fan, and at this point, she could easily guess what she was going to experience next.

Her eyes widened slightly, and she asked Miyauchi Hiyage with some disbelief, "Could it be... a spatial teleportation—"

Before she could finish saying the word "send," a teleportation array quickly appeared beneath Miyauchi Hiyage's feet. By the time she finished speaking, she and the other Miyauchi Hiyage had appeared in a deserted alley.

Upon arriving at the location, Miyauchi Kouka looked around in surprise and exclaimed, "Cough cough, what a strong suction! It feels like the 'Apparition' from that magical story you told me and Renge when we were kids. But it's not as uncomfortable as you described."

"It's amazing you still remember these things," Miyauchi Hiyage said, releasing his grip on his older sister's hand.

If one day Miyauchi Hiyage's You Know Who identity is exposed and revealed by the girls who have the Diary, it will not be his fault, but rather the fault of Miyauchi Kouka, who grew up with him and heard too many stories from him.

Before its revitalization, Asahigaoka was just an ordinary village.

Although the Miyauchi Family were indeed landowners with several mountains under their name, his parents also had to go out to work and couldn't afford to hire a nanny to take care of their child.

His older sister, Miyauchi Kazaho, always seemed like a lazy bum, and after high school she went to study in the city, so she had no time to take care of them.

In order to calm down Miyauchi Kouka, who had been causing trouble since childhood, Miyauchi Hiyage naturally told her many stories.

Although most of them are stories that already exist in this world, some of them are also related to his past life.

He had previously thought that once he got to high school, he could gradually bring out his works from his previous life and easily become a king of entertainment in this world. However, the appearance of the Diary completely overturned his past plans.

On the contrary, these stories that he had casually told Miyauchi Kouka and Renge before could at any time become key evidence to betray him.

But since Miyauchi Kouka is his sister, he can only let her be.

If anyone discovers his identity through Miyauchi Kouka, he can simply admit it.

"Because of the Breathing Technique, your physique is already much better than that of an ordinary person, so you don't feel much. Otherwise, you would still feel a little uncomfortable," Miyauchi Hiyage said, and then handed a piece of chocolate to Eriri Spencer Sawamura, who was experiencing it for the first time and whose physique wasn't very good. She was still gagging a little from the sudden teleportation.

"Don't talk next time I teleport you, that pulling sensation must be quite unpleasant."

"Well... it's really not that great. It would have been better if you had reminded me before teleporting," Eriri Spencer Sawamura, taking the chocolate and biting off a small piece. She did feel much better than before.

"However, this really is spatial teleportation, but isn't your ability the Destiny Power?"

Miyauchi Hiyage had long since given up on explaining this issue, since the Card Master's skill was simply called "Fate."

Asking is a choice made by fate.

"I've heard this question many times since I completed my awakening, but all I can say is that I'm still searching for the answer myself. Just think of it as a special use of the Destiny Power."

"That's why I've always said this ability is too overpowered. You can say that everything is the influence of fate. I wouldn't be surprised if you were able to use the power of fate to reverse time in the future," Miyauchi Kouka complained.

Miyauchi Hiyage shrugged at this.

"Who knows?"

After all, a few months later, a certain chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) individual might actually stumble upon and send emails to the past, then jump between various timelines.

He'll definitely have to get involved then.

Then Kato Megumi interrupted their conversation, "I think I heard the sound of a guitar, it seems to be not far away."

The group suddenly remembered the purpose of their trip, and Miyauchi Kouka quickly walked out of the alley.

This was the alleyway closest to the coffee shop, so they hadn't walked far when they saw Goto Gotou Hitori standing on the flowerbed outside the coffee shop, playing death metal.

The Gotou Hitori who appeared before them now looked completely different from the Gotou Hitori they remembered.

Short jacket, vest, leather pants.

She wore several necklaces around her neck and several sparkling earrings.

Upon closer inspection, it appeared that the other person's hair had been specially permed.

It has to be said that Gotou Hitori, whether it's her social anxiety or the shadow clone that emanates from her mind, is really not good at aesthetics.

However, given her already exceptionally high looks and figure, even this outfit didn't look bad on the Shadow Gotou Hitori.

Beside her, there seemed to be several shop assistants with troubled expressions, trying to persuade the girl who had suddenly run over and started playing music in front of their shop.

However, this did not stop Shadow Gotou Hitori on the flower bed; in fact, the guy played even more enthusiastically.

Watching the Shadow Gotou Hitori in her performance, even though Miyauchi Hiyage wasn't particularly into death metal, he still pulled a few girls to sit down on a nearby seat and casually ordered some drinks.

During this process, the voices of several other shop assistants trying to persuade them could also be heard.

They were probably saying that because of the earthquake, there hadn't been many customers coming to drink coffee these past few days. If Gotou Hitori were to play some normal music here, it would be fine if it attracted some onlookers.

But she was playing this nonsensical music, and she even drove away the guests who had just sat down.

It must be said that these shop assistants were indeed quite friendly.

If Miyauchi Hiyage had encountered such a troublemaker when he opened his own shop, he probably would have already started yelling at him.

The shop assistants just hoped that Gotou Hitori insisted on playing a piece, he would try to play some more popular songs.

"Is this really a stand-in? I can't tell she's a stand-in at all. Could this be her Mahito?" Miyauchi Kouka, sitting next to Miyauchi Hiyage Himekage, muttered to herself.

"The real Gotou-kun should be searching for her clone around the station, which is about three kilometers away from here. The one that appeared here is definitely her shadow clone."

"Hiss... Goto Gotou Hitori seems pretty normal, I never expected her to be so wild inside. You really can't judge a book by its cover," Miyauchi Kouka couldn't help but sigh as he listened to the deafening death metal music playing in his ears.

Indeed, looking at Gotou Hitori, it's hard to imagine that she was a rock girl who, in order to find like-minded people at school, would play heavy metal rock for a group of 13 or 14-year-old boys and girls on the school radio during lunch break.

It can only be said that social anxiety sealed away Gotou Hitori's inner self, preventing her from truly becoming the rock and roll girl she is today.

However, it could also be said that because she had been suppressing her inner desires, her inner shadow clone became so rebellious after it took shape.

While the group was chatting about Gotou Hitori, the death metal piece she was playing finally came to an end.

After playing this part, she looked at the shop assistants and the open-air cafe where only a few people were sitting.

However, when she saw the direction of Miyauchi Hiyage and the others, Kato Megumi, who was sitting in her seat, seemed to sense something and lowered her head slightly so that the other party could not see her appearance.

Miyauchi Hiyage could sense that at that moment, Kato Megumi also experienced fluctuations in the power of her Stand.

Has Kato Megumi just activated her Stand ability?

Gotou Hitori might not remember what Eriri Spencer Sawamura and Kato Megumi looked like, but he and Miyauchi Kouka were quite a topic of discussion among these girls, especially because of their matching blue hair and similar appearances. They were basically recognized immediately whenever they appeared together.

But when it came to the Shadow Gotou Hitori, her gaze merely swept over them briefly before she looked away, seemingly unaware of their presence.

"You just want guests, right? Well, I'll bring some over for you now. There are just too few listeners right now."

As he said this, Shadow Gotou Hitori ignored the "despair" looks on the shop assistants' faces and once again immersed himself in his art.

Miyauchi Hiyage then turned to Kato Megumi and asked simply, "Did you just use your Stand ability?"

Kato Megumi nodded slightly. "I think if she saw you here, Himakage-kun, she probably wouldn't be able to continue playing normally. And then I felt like I could do that."