The Shadow That Cannot Be Chosen

After all, why did those who filled in Tokyo as their second address receive an extra small reward after the You Know Who claimed to have left Tokyo?

Clearly, the You Know Who lied about this matter.

Since the You Know Who can appear in two places at the same time, it means that the You Know Who must have a kind of clone ability. While he went to Morioh, his other clone stayed in Tokyo.

As for why there is a "doppelganger" left in Tokyo?

Is it a cover-up?

Or is there some ulterior motive?

In short, with so many things happening together, it's easy to doubt Miyauchi Hiyage's true identity.

"So, after I gained the Byakugan ability, I've been wondering if Miyauchi Hiyage is the You Know Who. At least for now, I think no one is more suspicious than Miyauchi Hiyage," Yukino Yukinoshita said frankly after finishing her analysis. Then she looked at her body and saw that there was nothing unusual about it.

Even the Diary did not send any warnings of danger.

The Calamity Power of the Miyauchi Hiyage did not affect them.

"It seems he really doesn't care about us discussing these things. It's not that easy to find the other side's weakness after all," Yukino Yukinoshita shook her head slightly.

There seemed to be a hint of regret in his tone.

If Miyauchi Hiyage really does take that bad luck out on them because of their discussion, it at least shows that Miyauchi Hiyage cares about what they just said.

But the other party's current reaction seems to indicate that Miyauchi Hiyage is completely open-minded and doesn't care about these things at all.

"Hikage-kun is like this. He seems to be full of flaws, but it's not so easy for you to find something to hold against him," Shinomiya Kaguya gently shook her head.

But she also reached out her hand to Yukino Yukinoshita: "However, in our Chat Group, besides me, the first person to have this idea, perhaps we can try to cooperate."

Yukino Yukinoshita did not immediately shake hands with Shinomiya Kaguya: "I am only interested in the truth, and I don't have anything I need to get from the You Know Who."

"Even if I do meet the You Know Who, I just want to thank them for allowing me to embark on this new path. That's all."

Shinomiya Kaguya shrugged gently.

"I'm not as open-minded as you, but I do need to thank him. After all, the 'me' in my story is, to be honest, someone I'm very reluctant to admit is myself."

A smile appeared on Yukino Yukinoshita's face.

Although her own weaknesses were exposed in the middle of her story, at least she achieved a relatively satisfactory result in that story, and the process in between is still worth remembering.

In comparison, Shinomiya Kaguya's story is indeed somewhat difficult to evaluate.

However, considering that Shinomiya Kaguya has an Idol junior in the group with an equally peculiar way of thinking, it doesn't seem so surprising.

"At least you've changed the most among us now," Yukino Yukinoshita, looking at Shinomiya Kaguya.

Compared to the Yukinoshita family, the Shinomiya Family is indeed insignificant.

Therefore, she can only stay in school for now and change the stories around her in her own way, while Shinomiya Kaguya has already been able to use the background of the Shinomiya Conglomerate to start recruiting people and building her own power in the Reverse Side World.

"After all, I want to truly control my own destiny, and according to what the You Know Who wrote, our world will probably only become more and more chaotic in the future. That's why I need to gain power faster, so that I will be qualified to choose what I want to do," Shinomiya Kaguya said firmly.

Listening to Shinomiya Kaguya's words, and seeing the hand still outstretched in front of her.

Yukino Yukinoshita finally reached out and shook hands with him.

"Although I still have no intention of cooperating to find out the identity of the You Know Who, I am willing to help if you need my assistance."

Seeing Yukino Yukinoshita grasp her hand, Shinomiya Kaguya nodded as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"Your abilities can be very helpful, but let's discuss the details in private later. After all, this is a 'surprise' that's specially prepared for Himakage-kun, and I don't want to reveal it prematurely."

Upon hearing this, Yukino Yukinoshita smiled again.

Meanwhile, in a nearby café, watching Yukino Yukinoshita and Shinomiya Kaguya become "allies" in such a short time, right in front of him, to test his true identity, Miyauchi Hiyage couldn't help but sigh slightly.

It seems that people who are too outstanding will indeed attract a lot of attention.

Chapter 367: The Unchosen Shadow

Although he witnessed Yukino Yukinoshita and Shinomiya Kaguya forming an alliance not far in front of him, Miyauchi Hiyage was indeed not planning to take any action.

In fact, besides these two, there were several other girls among the first group of girls who had the Diary who were suspicious of him.

Examples include the Cat's Eye, who don't easily trust others; the Black Cat, who lived closely with Jerry for a period of time; and the Miyano Sisters, who were rescued by Jerry.

They all had some suspicions about him, but they didn't take any action, or at least they didn't seem to care much about the You Know Who's true identity.

In comparison, Yukino Yukinoshita's initiative and execution are indeed much higher than theirs. At least she doesn't seem to care as much about the You Know Who's identity as she just told Shinomiya Kaguya.

Perhaps she never mentioned this in the group chat, but through the Name Magic and the power of Wonder of U, Miyauchi Hiyage was quite aware that Yukino Yukinoshita would take time out of her weekends to come to Tokyo to secretly investigate the places where he had appeared as You Know Who figure.

Not only Miyauchi Hiyage, but even Tohru sometimes sensed Yukino Yukinoshita using her Byakugan to spy on him from a distance.

However, the Byakugan cannot see through Reality Marble or items that have been enchanted with the Undetectable Extension Charm, nor can it see through the basement that Tohru has specially sealed off with a barrier.

Otherwise, if she were to see the Miyauchi Family's basement, she might actually discover something.

In Miyauchi Hiyage's view, the reason why Yukino Yukinoshita acted as if she had thought long and hard before agreeing to cooperate in front of Shinomiya Kaguya was simply a power struggle between two smart women over the right to speak.

Although the Yukinoshita family is far inferior to the Shinomiya Family, everyone has Diary, and Yukino Yukinoshita is clearly unwilling to be subordinate to Shinomiya Kaguya.

It wasn't until Shinomiya Kaguya took the initiative to show a willingness to compromise that Yukino Yukinoshita was able to establish a cooperative relationship with Shinomiya Kaguya on a relatively equal footing.

As for what their plans are, Miyauchi Hiyage has no way of knowing, but he's not particularly concerned about it.

"What are those two whispering about over there? And why did they suddenly start shaking hands?"

Seeing the two people talking in the distance, Miyauchi Kouka, sitting next to Miyauchi Hiyage Himekage, was obviously curious. She quickly nudged Kato Megumi on her other side with her elbow, wanting to know if her best friend's stand-in could figure out what they were saying through lip reading.

However, Kato Megumi simply nodded while holding her phone, and after a while shook her head. "Sorry, my gaze isn't directly facing them like yours, Guanghua. To avoid being noticed by them, I didn't pay special attention to what they were saying, so my Stand couldn't analyze it either."

Miyauchi Kouka seemed somewhat disappointed, but did not pursue the matter further.

When Kato Megumi Miyauchi Hiyage said this, he glanced at Kato Megumi, who responded with a slight nod.

So, Kato Megumi's stand-in must have discovered something, but because it involves him, that's why Kato Megumi has this expression.

Miyauchi Hiyage gave Kato Megumi a slight smile, then looked to the other side. "The main force over there is coming. Yotsuya Miko has already started setting up a barrier around here."

The Shinomiya Conglomerate wields considerable power in the Front World; in just a short while, the Morioh police station deployed a significant number of officers to disperse the surrounding crowd.

They even used signal jammers.

It seems that in the minds of those girls, the most likely way to complete the task of retrieving Gotou Hitori's Stand is to fight him.

Miyauchi Hiyage shook his head slightly.

Given the rebellious nature of the Shadow Gotou Hitori, negotiating in accordance with her wishes is the right approach. Trying to force her to return to her original form will only backfire.

It can be said that they approached the Shadow Gotou Hitori with the premise of fighting, so naturally, the only result they could get was fighting.

However, this also allows us to see how effective the abilities of Shadow Gotou Hitori can be in battle.

"Just observe how the other ordinary people react. Just watch the show and do what they do. I'll handle the rest," Miyauchi Hiyage instructed the girls.

Miyauchi Kouka naturally had no objections; all she wanted to see was a lively superpower brawl between the two sides.

Anyway, with Miyauchi Hiyage by her side, surely her younger brother, who is already a Special Grade, couldn't possibly fail to protect her.

About two minutes later, Yotsuya Miko and the others appeared in the distance on the road.

"The barrier has been set up, and the police outside have started to cordon off the area. As long as we don't make too much noise, there shouldn't be any problems."

Yotsuya Miko quickly explained the situation outside, and then followed the other girls to look at the Shadow Gotou Hitori, who was still playing the music.

"So this is Bocchi's Stand. Even though I've seen pictures in the Chat Group, seeing it in person is still a bit overwhelming," said Doma Umaru. She took a few more pictures from a distance and posted them in the group.

"I heard that Bocchi fainted from shame after seeing these pictures, and she probably won't be able to get through this anytime soon." Kasumigaoka Utaha, who came along, rubbed her forehead. "That means we can only rely on us to control that guy for now and wait for Bocchi to wake up before we can do anything else."

"The few of us who are capable of fighting have all made it through. It's just a pity that those girls who have awakened their Persona n't summon them in reality. Otherwise, it would have been better to arrange it like the fight against those shadows in the Impression Space."

These girls, who live in Tokyo and go to the Impression Space to grind monsters every night, have developed quite a few tactics in the past two weeks of actual combat.

But since the Persona is, in most cases, a power limited to the Impression Space.

"It won't be too different. With Yukino and Saki as support, the rest of us can focus on the main attack."

Yukino Yukinoshita uses her Byakugan to observe, while Ayase Saki has already mastered quite a few Hogwarts first-year spells. Although the spells are relatively simple, there are still spells like the Repulsion Spell and the Levitation Spell that can be used in crucial moments.

After making the arrangements, Shinomiya Kaguya greeted the girls who had arrived and then walked towards the shadowy Shadow Gotou Hitori, who was still playing the guitar.

"I'm saying, as a stand-in, you've been out playing for so long, it's time for you to go home."

As the keyword "Stand" came out of Shinomiya Kaguya's mouth, Gotou Hitori on the flowerbed suddenly stopped what he was doing.

As the music stopped, even more strangely, the customers who had sat down because of her power suddenly stopped what they were doing and looked at Shinomiya Kaguya with a somewhat eerie expression.

If it were Shinomiya Kaguya two months ago, she might actually have been startled by this commotion.

However, in the past month, Shinomiya Kaguya has carried out exorcism missions more than once after gaining power.

Compared to those cursed spirits born purely from human negative emotions, this level of power is nothing to make Shinomiya Kaguya feel afraid.

She looked up at the Shadow Gotou Hitori, while using her telekinesis to gradually lift her body up.

She only stopped when she was taller than Shadow Gotou Hitori, forcing him to look up at her.

"Turn these people you've been controlling back to normal, and then come back with us obediently." Shinomiya Kaguya issued this ultimatum to the Shadow Gotou Hitori.

It was obvious, however, that the Shadow Gotou Hitori, wouldn't just listen to her.

"You really are high and mighty, aren't you? Have you already decided that I'm just an appendage?" Shadow Gotou Hitori looked at Shinomiya Kaguya, then pointed to his feet.

Like Gotou Hitori, who is the original, she, the substitute who awakened from Gotou Hitori's shadow, also has no shadow.

"Why can't I become the original? Haven't you noticed that I am originally Gotou Hitori? I can clearly feel all her desires. In fact, I am the 'self' she most wants to become right now."

Shinomiya Kaguya ignored the answer from the Shadow Gotou Hitori: "Your argument with Bocchi is your own business, but as of now, the Bocchi I know could not be you, so I'm here for only one purpose, which is to take you back."

As Shinomiya Kaguya said this, she also stretched out her hands towards the Shadow Gotou Hitori.

Instantly, she controlled her telekinesis and grabbed the Shadow Gotou Hitori, in the shape of her palm, preventing him from breaking free from her grasp.

This move wasn't particularly lethal, but after testing, she found that level two and below cursed spirits couldn't escape from her grasp.

Even just by using telekinesis to squeeze, one can directly crush those low-level cursed spirits Vengeful Spirit.

In her perception, the touch of the Shadow Gotou Hitori was not much different from that of a normal human.

It even gave her the illusion that she could crush the other person to death with just a little force.

Because of the connection between the Stand and the user, Shinomiya Kaguya was worried that the damage she caused to Gotou Hitori's Stand would be reflected back to Gotou Hitori in real time, so she did not use too much power.

"Don't move around if you don't want to get hurt."

Despite Shinomiya Kaguya's warning, the captured Shadow Gotou Hitori, showed no sign of worry whatsoever.

After briefly sensing the power acting on her body, she asked Shinomiya Kaguya a question.

"I have a question for you."

"What do you want to say?" Shinomiya Kaguya frowned as she looked at the Shadow Gotou Hitori.

Although the opponent is now under my control, Kasumigaoka Utaha and Black Cat, who are not far away, have also prepared their respective abilities, and even Umaru is holding mahjong tiles, ready to enter battle at any time.

But for some reason, Shinomiya Kaguya had a bad feeling, so she slightly increased her control over herself.

After letting out a muffled groan, Shadow Gotou Hitori, finally asked Shinomiya Kaguya the question.

Do you really think you can catch a shadow?

As the Shadow Gotou Hitori finished speaking, Shinomiya Kaguya felt her hand go empty. She continued to tighten her telekinetic power, only to find that the Shadow Gotou Hitori had already vanished.

Yukino Yukinoshita, who had been keeping her Byakugan open the whole time, was the first to issue a warning.

"On the ground, she turned back into a shadow!"

Shinomiya Kaguya quickly looked down and saw that there really was a shadow on the ground that looked almost exactly like Gotou Hitori.

Looking at the shadow on the ground, Shinomiya Kaguya felt it was difficult to make a move.

After all, just as the Shadow Gotou Hitori said, how are they supposed to control the shadows?

The girls immediately gathered around, eager to see what was going on.

On the ground, the Shadow Gotou Hitori had turned back into a shadow, also seemed to have lost the ability to speak. However, judging from the two middle fingers she was pointing at on the ground, she must be quite pleased with herself.

Shinomiya Kaguya gritted her teeth and tried to use her telekinesis on the shadow on the ground, but even if she used her telekinesis to pull out all the paving stones around the Shadow Gotou Hitori, it would not affect the existence of the Shadow Gotou Hitori all.

Even Kasumigaoka Utaha's water sphere and Black Cat's elemental magic don't seem to have much effect.

"So, what should we do with this shadow? Its ability is just too unstoppable!" Umaru looked at the mahjong tiles in front of her that were all of the same suit. If it were Vengeful Spirit, she could probably take half its life if she threw down this set of First-Class Grudge tiles.

But now that an unaffected shadow has suddenly appeared, their abilities seem to have suddenly become ineffective.