Who Still Writes Traditional Diaries These Days?
Chapter 26

What Era Is It, Still Writing Traditional Diaries

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In an anime, Jerry would probably only need a few seconds to finish the cake in front of him, which was about the same size as him, and his belly would swell up to match the amount of food he ate.

However, in reality, Jerry put in a tremendous effort. Although he still finished the entire cake, his belly didn't inflate nearly as much.

Seeing Jerry needing a fork just to stand up, Miyauchi Hiyage couldn't help but worry if the guy might choke to death.

Fortunately, Jerry's recovery ability wasn't bad. After resting for a few minutes lying down, he regained his energy.

At the same time, his gaze was a bit strange.

It was as if he felt that such a small cake shouldn't have made him work so hard to eat it.

It seemed that after leaving the world of Tom and Jerry, Jerry's "characteristics" as a comedic character had been weakened somewhat.

Whether it was due to different world rules or some other reason, he didn't know.

Thinking this, Miyauchi Hiyage found a ballpoint pen from the side, took out the ink cartridge, cut it in half, and handed it to Jerry.

Jerry took the ink cartridge, poked it a few times to test the feel, and then began to write on the white paper Miyauchi Hiyage had provided.

"Thank you, generous human. This is the first time I've eaten such delicious cheesecake."

To Miyauchi Hiyage's surprise, the writing Jerry produced was in Chinese.

"You know Chinese?"

"Do you also know Japanese and English?"

Jerry blinked. His large eyes seemed to hold some confusion, and then he nodded and continued writing on the paper.

"I probably didn't before, but after coming here, I seem to have learned."

After writing this, he hesitated for a moment, glancing at Miyauchi Hiyage, and continued writing on the paper.

"I feel like it's because of you."

"Because of me?" Miyauchi Hiyage was taken aback.

This time, Jerry's writing became more decisive.

"I feel like whatever you know, I'll know a little bit of it too."

Looking at Jerry's writing, Miyauchi Hiyage inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity.

Miyauchi Hiyage began to probe tentatively.

"Can you play the piano?"

"Probably a little."

"Do you understand shooting?"

"I know a bit of American Iaijutsu."

"Do you know fencing?"

In response, Jerry picked up a toothpick from the side and immediately demonstrated in front of Miyauchi Hiyage.

Watching Jerry's skillful movements, Miyauchi Hiyage stroked his chin.

Everything he had asked about were abilities displayed by Tom and Jerry in the animation. It seemed Jerry had brought these skills with him.

However, when he asked about the witchcraft and magic that occasionally appeared in Tom and Jerry, Jerry's expression turned confused, as if he didn't understand what Miyauchi Hiyage was talking about.

It seemed this Jerry hadn't encountered those things.

"Then what else can you do?" Miyauchi Hiyage prepared to ask Jerry more, to see how many skills he had mastered.

Then Miyauchi Hiyage saw Jerry ponder for a moment, then suddenly snap his fingers with inspiration.

Next, he began to sway his hips seductively, followed by a "social shake."

"???"

Miyauchi Hiyage was absolutely sure that such a thing wouldn't appear in Tom and Jerry.

"Wait, who did you learn those hip-swaying moves from?"

Then he saw Jerry point at him.

Indicating that he learned it all from Miyauchi Hiyage.

"So, you can do everything I can do?" Miyauchi Hiyage's mouth twitched.

Alright, although Jerry's "characteristics" had been weakened quite a bit, it didn't seem like a complete weakening now.

Could this be Jerry's true ability—to be bound to a "Tom" and always maintain a fifty-fifty balance with him?

What kind of Golden Experience Requiem behavior was this!?

If this Jerry went to the Harry Potter world and bonded with the true Tom there, Dumbledore would probably have to kneel and beg him to become the savior.

After Miyauchi Hiyage's careful questioning and testing, he finally confirmed this.

The Jerry standing before him now was a peculiar mouse who, upon hearing "Come on, Jerry, put on a show for everyone," would consciously perform a backflip.

He didn't have a Stand, but he could see Yellow Temperance. Perhaps it was because he hadn't found a way to summon his Stand yet.

Miyauchi Hiyage couldn't help but wonder if, in the future, when he gained Stand abilities, he would summon his Tom cat as his Stand.

Secondly, due to Jerry's physical condition, it cannot practice Ripple Chi Kung for the time being.

But according to Jerry's wishes, it can feel that his breathing rhythm is very familiar, and it should be able to find its own Rat Breathing as long as it studies the Ripple Breathing Method.

Miyauchi Hiyage had no doubt that once Jerry developed Rat Breathing and awakened its Stand, its strength would directly catch up to his current level.

No, with the skills Jerry learned in its original world, Jerry might be much more versatile than him.

Thinking of this, Miyauchi Hiyage, feeling a bit of pressure, couldn't help but wipe his forehead.

Although Jerry doesn't have those particularly outrageous skills from the anime now, in a sense, the Jerry currently bound to him is indeed the helper he needs the most.

Miyauchi Hiyage subconsciously thought that in the future, when he goes to school, he could let Jerry take over his work and continue researching the principles of Ripple Chi Kung and Camera Obscura.

In the future, whatever rewards he obtained, as long as Jerry could continue to synchronize his stats, he could continue to be a hands-off boss.

Work for Jerry, life for himself.

What a perfect combination.

However, Jerry is, after all, an independent mouse with its own thoughts, so these things definitely need to be clarified with it.

Fortunately, Miyauchi Hiyage's first interaction with Jerry left a very good impression on it.

The delicious cheesecake directly boosted its favorability towards Miyauchi Hiyage to the level of best friend.

Upon hearing that Miyauchi Hiyage was prepared to hire it with unlimited cheesecake as compensation, Jerry accepted without a second word.

Before, it was always worried about the next meal, and had to constantly outsmart that Tom cat.

Now it has guaranteed food and lodging, securing its mouse life. Moreover, Miyauchi Hiyage even said he could find a bunch of pretty female mice or even female cats to keep it company in the future!

What's the big deal about working, let's do it!

Under the temptation of the grand vision painted by Miyauchi Hiyage, the capitalist, Jerry, who had just arrived in this world, quickly became a working mouse whose mind was filled only with cheese and work.

Miyauchi Hiyage wouldn't go as far as to make Jerry work 996 or 007, after all, he wasn't a devil.

Weekends off were still necessary.

"Moreover, Jerry's abilities aren't just for research work," Miyauchi Hiyage mused, stroking his chin. "As long as Jerry's safety is ensured, wouldn't it be much more convenient for it to interact with those heroines than for me to disguise myself?"

And when Jerry learned that it could go out and mess around freely, it immediately did another backflip in front of Miyauchi Hiyage with excitement.

Well, he almost forgot, Jerry in the anime was never a law-abiding good mouse.

The more unfortunate Tom became, the happier it was watching from the sidelines.

Thinking about it this way, it wasn't a coincidence that he and Jerry got along.

That evening, Miyauchi Hiyage went out again to buy Jerry a set of suitable tools, and then contacted Koshigaya Suguru from Asahigaoka, asking him to help make a few furniture models and deliver them.

As Miyauchi Hiyage's number one subordinate, Koshigaya Suguru didn't ask for reasons, merely inquired about the size requirements and stated that he would deliver them this weekend.

Even before going to sleep, Miyauchi Hiyage uncharacteristically added a notification to his diary, further stimulating the girls who had just finished researching the identity of the mysterious person and were about to sleep.

[Ahem, a temporary broadcast notification:

Today I've taken on a new subordinate from another world.

In terms of seniority, since I am your teacher, you should call it Uncle-Master when you see it in the future.

Below is the appearance of your Uncle-Master Jerry.

You can dislike it, but if you happen to encounter it when it's out for a stroll, I hope you will bow deeply to it to show respect.

Also, @Kashiko Kasumi, I'll be conducting an experiment starting tomorrow, which should take about two to three days to complete. You don't need to pay too much attention to it.]

Chapter 49: If I were my younger brother, I'd definitely kowtow to myself.

Shinomiya Kaguya, who was repeatedly checking the "mysterious person's" profile on her phone, was not doing well after seeing the suddenly updated diary entry that night.

A mouse from another world had inexplicably become their "Uncle-Master."

This seemingly absurd situation made her stare intently at the anthropomorphic mouse image uploaded by the mysterious person.

Was the mysterious person joking or serious when they asked them to bow upon seeing this mouse?

The thought of having to bow to a mouse in the future made Shinomiya Kaguya feel stifled.

However, her reason also told her that since the mysterious person chose to take a mouse as a subordinate, this mouse must have something extraordinary about it.

Moreover, judging by the mysterious person's words, perhaps they intended for this little mouse to be their "spokesperson"?

Therefore, this interdimensional mouse might possess intelligence comparable to humans and also have some special abilities?

Shinomiya Kaguya calmly made her judgment.

The mysterious person's identity information was currently shrouded in fog.

The profile picture they showed today, which lacked any distinguishing features, had not led to any suspicious individuals so far.

Everyone in the group had also discussed and unanimously agreed that this person must possess some ability to change their appearance, which is why they appeared before them so openly.

If the mysterious person continued to appear around them in a similar manner, even Shinomiya Kaguya wouldn't have a good solution.

It was like, even though she had already told the gatekeepers of Shuchiin Academy to let in any unfamiliar repairmen carrying a human-shaped ladder and then notify her.

But what if the mysterious person disguised themselves as a member of the school staff?

You can't just go around grabbing people's faces to confirm their identity like that police detective who chased Kaitou Kid for over a decade.

Compared to that, maybe this mouse would be easier to handle?

With that thought, Shinomiya Kaguya actually felt a bit of anticipation for her encounter with this mouse.

It's just bowing, after all. If it could get her a clue to the mysterious person's identity, she wouldn't even mind prostrating herself.

All she had to do was close her eyes, and the image of "I want to be a photographer" would appear before her.

"Damn it, what happened in the middle of all this!"

The more she thought about it, the more Shinomiya Kaguya couldn't fall asleep.

And at the same time, even more frustrated than Shinomiya Kaguya was Kasumigaoka Utaha.

No, fine, you want to recognize a mouse as your subordinate, and I'll just bow to it when the time comes, but why do you have to drag me into this again?

She had just pulled off a big stunt this afternoon, and tomorrow the entire Toyonosaki Academy would probably know that she had cornered a first-year girl after school.

What do you mean, "You don't have to worry about it"?

If you wanted me not to worry, you shouldn't have said anything!

The moment you said it, I became even more worried!

Although the mysterious person had said on the very first day of writing the diary that she and the second daughter of the Yukinoshita family were very popular heroines in the mysterious person's past life, so a little extra attention wasn't strange...

But you can't just pick on her alone!

As for that Yukinoshita, you said they were a peerless duo, so you should put some pressure on her too, right?

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