What Era Is It, Still Writing Traditional Diaries

Although most of the conversation so far has been about apologies.

Everyone had gradually gotten used to Little Bocchi's social anxiety, so they were quite tolerant of her.

Umaru, who was naturally friendly, even sat next to Little Bocchi and struck up conversations with her from time to time, so Little Bocchi wouldn't feel awkward sitting by herself.

Then, around 2 PM, Shinomiya Kaguya slowly woke up from her deep sleep.

The moment she opened her eyes, Shinomiya Kaguya stared blankly at Hayasaka Ai, who was staring at her and saying, "Young Miss, you're awake." Her mind was instantly filled with confusion.

Why am I resting my head on Hayasaka's lap?

Where is this? It doesn't look like the Shinomiya residence.

But the lingering memories in her mind quickly helped her understand what had happened.

Immediately, a blush spread across her face. She rubbed her cheeks forcefully, wanting to forget this embarrassing memory.

Her reaction after reading the diary last night was a bit too strong, and she'd let that "little guy" show without realizing it.

If it were any other day, it would be fine, but today was the first offline gathering of their diary fan club!

Wouldn't her foolishly innocent and childish behavior have been seen clearly by Kasumigaoka Utaha and the others?

Before, she could still act indifferent in the group chat, only complaining to You Know Who in private.

But at this moment, Shinomiya Kaguya felt that her performance today had completely destroyed the dignity of the Shinomiya family and her personal image.

Shinomiya Kaguya hadn't figured out how to face Kasumigaoka Utaha and the others yet when the other girls noticed her situation.

"How are you feeling now, Kaguya?" Kasumigaoka Utaha, who had used Ripple Chi Kung to put Shinomiya Kaguya to sleep, was the first to ask her.

Shinomiya Kaguya quickly sat up from Hayasaka Ai's lap, tidied her appearance, and tried her best to look normal.

However, her expression still seemed a bit strange when she spoke.

"I'm sorry for showing my childish side due to my personal issues and causing some problems for this gathering. I hope you don't mind."

As she said this, Shinomiya Kaguya gave Hayasaka Ai a look. Hayasaka Ai immediately understood and stood up, walking out of the cafe.

She knew that her young lady and her unusual friends would have important matters to discuss.

Anyway, the news that the young lady was in "Little Kaguya" mode today had already been sent to the main family. Even if she recovered now, she could continue to pretend not to know.

As Hayasaka Ai left the cafe, Shinomiya Kaguya slowly calmed her emotions using Ripple breathing.

"In any case, give me some time to figure out what's going on."

Chapter 57: Making Fujiwara Chika the Prime Minister of Japan is More Terrifying Than a Ghost

After reading You Know Who's diary update from that morning, Shinomiya Kaguya pondered for a moment, then glanced at Little Bocchi, who was sitting in the corner, feeling a bit uneasy due to the change in atmosphere.

If You Know Who had really been present and hadn't been detected by the Shinomiya family's bodyguards, then there weren't many remaining possibilities.

Either You Know Who had used his disguise skills to successfully infiltrate the heavily guarded Shinomiya family bodyguard team.

Or, there was an "inside mole" at the scene who had dealt with You Know Who before.

For the former, Shinomiya Kaguya would have Hayasaka Ai investigate all the bodyguards involved in today's operation.

As for the latter... Shinomiya Kaguya had to admit that everyone present was a suspect, but currently, the seemingly very socially anxious Guitar Hero, Little Bocchi, was the most suspicious.

After all, she had met too many people. Socially anxious individuals like Little Bocchi were quite easy to deal with. With a little coercion from behind, she would probably comply.

It wasn't difficult to verify this. She just needed to put a little more pressure on Little Bocchi and see how she reacted.

However, such methods were acceptable for dealing with the Shinomiya family's enemies. Shinomiya Kaguya had no intention of using them on someone else who also possessed a diary.

After all, her most crucial persona in the group chat right now was "to unite the diary holders."

Shinomiya Kaguya would definitely not cross this line unless it was absolutely necessary.

Therefore, Shinomiya Kaguya didn't reveal her suspicions. Instead, she smiled very kindly at Little Bocchi, reassuring her.

Afterward, she informed the other girls that she would go investigate and then steered the conversation back to the gathering.

"Hoshino Ai told me she wouldn't be free until after 4 PM, so let's head out around 3 PM to find Miss Yotsuya Miko."

Originally, according to Shinomiya Kaguya's plan, they would have reserved a chef who graduated from Totsuki Culinary Academy for lunch, then gone to a pre-arranged cherry blossom viewing spot in the afternoon to chat while admiring the blossoms. After Hoshino Ai arrived, they would go together to find Yotsuya Miko.

If Yotsuya Miko was a diary holder, they would invite everyone to the Shinomiya Estate for dinner that evening, and also let Yotsuya Miko confirm if there was anything unclean in her house.

But now... due to Little Kaguya's unexpected appearance, the previous plan was completely overturned. The Totsuki chef was replaced by a roadside cafe, and the cherry blossom tea party turned into cafe chatter.

Fortunately, the girls present didn't seem to have any objections, as the reason they gathered was the diary, and the topics of discussion were basically inseparable from the diary and You Know Who.

After putting aside the embarrassing events of the morning, Shinomiya Kaguya gradually found her familiar rhythm, fully utilizing the advantage of the information she held.

For example, the connection between the Cat's Eye sisters mentioned in the diary, the treasures stolen by Kaitou Kid, and the Shinomiya family.

And also, how the miniaturized famous detective Conan was living his life now, and how he helped the unreliable middle-aged detective Mouri Kogoro become a famous detective.

She had originally intended to talk about what she had investigated regarding Sawagoe Itaru.

But thinking that the way she planned to deal with that beastly scumbag of a family might make the girls uncomfortable in this situation, she decided not to mention it.

By the time they left the cafe, their relationships had visibly become much more harmonious.

Shinomiya Kaguya also felt that her image had been sufficiently salvaged.

They rode the subway to Yotsuya Miko's current location and waited there for Hoshino Ai's arrival.

"Ah~ Kaguya-senpai, nice to meet you! I'm Hoshino Ai, working hard to become a top idol! Are you all better now? What a shame I didn't get to see the cute senpai in person. By the way, did you guys take any photos to commemorate it?"

The first words out of Hoshino Ai's mouth, who had slightly disguised herself with a hat and glasses for her first meeting with Kaguya, almost made Shinomiya Kaguya lose her composure.

But that was Hoshino Ai's personality.

They were seniors and juniors from the same creator, and both possessed the ability to master skills after experiencing them once. Because of this, they were both extremely skilled at disguise and performance.

Shinomiya Kaguya used this ability in her daily life, only revealing her true nature in very rare situations.

Hoshino Ai was the complete opposite. While she could present herself as a perfect idol to her fans, when she returned to her personal life...

To put it nicely, she was thick-skinned and carefree. To put it bluntly, she was thoughtless and did whatever she pleased without considering the consequences.

If anything, Hoshino Ai's usual personality had some similarities to her close friend, Fujiwara Chika.

Thinking this, Shinomiya Kaguya subconsciously compared the two of them.

They were both similarly carefree and oblivious to social cues, and both had the ability to break the other's composure over trivial matters.

Of course, in her story, Hoshino Ai would go on to do much bolder things than Fujiwara Chika.

Shinomiya Kaguya couldn't imagine Fujiwara Chika suddenly showing up pregnant in front of her in the future.

But their family backgrounds were worlds apart.

One was the granddaughter of a former Prime Minister, and the other was a girl abandoned by her mother and raised in an orphanage.

If Hoshino Ai had grown up in an environment like Fujiwara Chika's, she probably wouldn't have become an idol.

With her abilities, she might have been trained to be a politician, or even Japan's first female prime minister?

Thinking that Japan's future might be steered by someone like Fujiwara Chika, Shinomiya Kaguya shook her head.

In a sense, that was far more terrifying than the existence of ghosts in the world.

It was better for Hoshino Ai to remain an idol. That way, if anything happened, her "junior" wouldn't have to follow the original path.

Shinomiya Kaguya greeted her junior, feeling that dealing with her the same way she dealt with Fujiwara Chika should be fine.

"So where are we going now? Does Miko live around here?" Hoshino Ai greeted all the girls attending the gathering intimately before returning to Shinomiya Kaguya's side and asking.

"Yotsuya Miko is currently shopping with her friends in a nearby shopping street. If you want to see her, we can go there now."

Shinomiya Kaguya said this and took out another photo: "However, according to my investigation, there's a famous fortune-telling shop in this shopping street. I heard their prayer beads are very effective, so I think we should start our investigation with this shop."

Chapter 58: The Deceptive Godmother of the Shopping Street

If it were in the past, both Shinomiya Kaguya and Kasumigaoka Utaha would have thought of fortune-telling shops as places to scam people.

But ever since unscientific things like the diary appeared before them, their thoughts had gradually changed.

At the same time, as the mysterious person continuously revealed the "truth" of this world in the diary, they were quickly adapting to this brand-new world.

The ability of Spirit Vision could be activated on its own the day the diary mentioned Yotsuya Miko.

However, none of the girls in the group dared to activate it voluntarily so far.

Although Chitanda Eru said she wanted to open her Spirit Vision to see if her uncle, who had been missing for many years, had returned to his homeland, she still wasn't mentally prepared.

According to her, she still had to watch horror movies with the lights on and the sound off, and even then, she was often so scared that she couldn't sleep well.

For this reason, even though Yotsuya Miko hadn't joined the group chat yet, all the girls in the group had a lot of good feelings and sympathy for this girl who had suddenly activated the highest level of Spirit Vision but was pretending she couldn't see anything.

And now, when several girls learned that there was a well-known fortune-telling shop on the shopping street that Yotsuya Miko frequented, their first thought was to find out more about this shop.

Black Cat confidently stepped forward: "I've studied the occult. If the owner of that fortune-telling shop is a fraud, I'll be able to tell at a glance."

Coming from Black Cat, who was dressed in a black gothic lolita outfit and looked gloomy from a distance, her words sounded professional.

"Then we'll just watch you work your magic from the side." With almost no objection, Black Cat successfully secured the opportunity to interact with the fortune-teller.

Soon, led by Shinomiya Kaguya, their group of almost 100% head-turning beautiful girls arrived at the entrance of the fortune-telling shop.

Black Cat was the first to notice the shop's simple decor and exceptionally conspicuous signboard.

"Downtown Godmother's Divination Parlor."

Below it listed the services offered.

Luck in wealth, career, love, and warding off evil, all boosted.

As the girls approached, a middle-aged woman, who looked at least 160 pounds and was heavily made up, walked out of the shop with a look of satisfaction.

"Then I'll entrust this to you, Godmother! If the results are good, I'll definitely come back~!"

Then, an old woman's voice came from inside the shop: "Hahaha, don't worry, I, the great Downtown Godmother, would never lie to you. If you find your power weakening, you can add three thousand yen to replenish your magic!"

As the middle-aged woman walked away, Black Cat was about to enter the shop when she vaguely heard a low mumbling from inside.

Because she diligently practiced Ripple Chi Kung every day, Black Cat's senses had become much sharper than ordinary people. She could hear this low mumbling clearly.

"Tsk... I have to split this money with those who do the approaching, and not much is left for me. When will I get another fat sheep..."

Hearing this, Black Cat couldn't help but click her tongue.

So, she was a fraud.

That woman just now was probably here to ask for love fortune, right? And the shop owner's method was to find someone to strike up a conversation with her, making her believe that all her love fortune was brought to her by this shop. So, is this shop's reputation promoted through this kind of deception?

Thinking of this, Black Cat didn't even want to enter the shop.

Who knew that just as she turned around, the "fake godmother" inside the shop seemed to have noticed their arrival as new customers.

As an old hand, her eyesight was very sharp; she could tell the general financial situation of passersby just by looking at their clothing and attire.

The girl in front, wearing strange clothes, was obviously not wealthy at first glance. It didn't matter if she left.

However, among the girls behind her, there was a genuinely rich one.

So, she quickly put on a hospitable demeanor. In her decades of experience, she had rarely encountered such a big spender, and she couldn't let her go easily.

If she could handle that girl, she figured she could consider retiring.

"Welcome to my divination parlor. What kind of fortune are you looking for, guest?"

However, Black Cat had already decided that this person was a swindler. As a thrifty girl, she felt that even saying one more word to such a scammer was a waste of time.

Black Cat ignored the calls from behind and walked back to her companions, quietly telling them what she had just overheard.

Seeing those girls whispering at the entrance of her shop, the godmother felt a bit anxious, but she still had to maintain the calm and detached demeanor of an expert.

When dealing with rich people like this, one must not be too impatient, otherwise, how would they believe you are a truly skilled expert?