What Era Is It, Still Writing Traditional Diaries

Ran scoffed at Shinichi Kudo's explanation. Having grown up together since childhood, she clearly didn't believe Shinichi Kudo would honestly reveal his identity. If she hadn't stumbled upon him today, he probably would have continued to hide it.

Speaking of which, she still had to thank that Tom for letting her know the kind of danger her childhood friend was currently facing.

Although she hadn't met Tom yet, he seemed like a pretty good person.

Chapter 79: Black Cat, just make the cosplay suit according to the picture I sent you.

The first time Shinichi Kudo transformed back into himself only lasted a little over half an hour, and the effect was far from the later developed drug by Ai Haibara. However, this was enough to make him trust Miyauchi Hiyage a little more.

Provided that the other party didn't suddenly pull a stunt like this on him again.

While Shinichi Kudo was complaining about Miyauchi Hiyage in his heart, and Ran was thanking Miyauchi Hiyage, Miyauchi Hiyage himself was happily surfing the internet.

The hacking technology of the cyberpunk world was undoubtedly far ahead of this internet, which had not yet entered the brain-computer interface era.

After spending some time adapting to the network technology of this era, Miyauchi Hiyage effortlessly and silently hacked into the Metropolitan Police Department's population system.

As long as he didn't touch any confidential files and only viewed ordinary resident records, it wouldn't attract anyone's attention or leave any traces.

Of course, Miyauchi Hiyage was not getting carried away at all.

Even though the hacking technology he possessed was far ahead of the current era, this world was not ordinary to begin with. All sorts of geniuses and monsters were hidden beneath the surface.

Just like Shiro from Blank, who possessed computational abilities comparable to a supercomputer. Sakurasou Dormitory's Ryūnosuke Akasaka developed a highly intelligent AI program on his own before he even reached adulthood. And Kayaba Akihiko, who recently published a paper on "Mental Linkage Devices" and gained widespread attention globally, would initiate a death game in a few years.

More recently, there was Itakura Taku, an engineer on Conan's side who was commissioned by the Black Organization to develop software that could "change the future of humanity." And in that movie, The Phantom of Baker Street, there was a genius teenager Sawada Hiroki who developed a self-growing artificial intelligence at the age of 10 and implanted his consciousness into it.

Competing on the same stage with these true monsters, Miyauchi Hiyage felt that as a cheater, he didn't need to rush. Perhaps one day he would inherit the legacy of Bartmoss, the hacker god from the cyberpunk world who forced the entire world to retreat from the internet era back to the local area network era single-handedly.

Until then, he would use the Metropolitan Police Department's population system to facilitate his information gathering and occasionally use his hacking skills to give those girls who owned diaries small surprises.

"Kayaba Akihiko should also have the idea of creating a death game by now. Such a time bomb cannot be relied upon," Miyauchi Hiyage muttered.

However, the artificial intelligences developed by Ryūnosuke Akasaka and Sawada Hiroki were both obtainable.

As for Itakura Taku, he would leave it to Conan to handle in a few days. Anyway, the person in contact with Itakura Taku was Conan's mother, Vermouth, so there shouldn't be any major issues.

Miyauchi Hiyage thought this, and then briefly reviewed the files of a few people, preparing for his future plans.

As he wrote in his diary and researched the diary rewards, time passed quickly.

It took him a few days, and Miyauchi Hiyage successfully completed the improvement of the projector and produced a few finished products.

"Now it's time for Jerry to officially make an appearance in front of those girls," Miyauchi Hiyage muttered. After the research on Rat Breathing was completed, Jerry had become increasingly restless at home, constantly wanting to go out at night and have close contact with the surrounding vengeful spirits and fierce ghosts.

Speaking of which, after Jerry came to this world, he seemed to possess quite advanced Spirit Vision. He didn't know if it was innate or if he had copied his ability.

Miyauchi Hiyage felt that when he obtained the Pure Yang Body, his Spirit Vision should have been activated as well, but so far, no malevolent entities had dared to appear near him.

Regardless of which possibility it was, he didn't need to specially craft a pair of specialized glasses for Jerry anymore.

"Alright, hold onto your things, and then go do your best," Miyauchi Hiyage asked Jerry, who had a small wallet hanging on him.

This small bag was made using the Undetectable Extension Charm from the Harry Potter world, obtained as a diary reward the day before yesterday.

It was a pity that the spellcasting materials provided by the diary this time were not abundant. He made a permanent 10-cubic-meter small wallet for Jerry and then created a permanent backpack for himself with nearly 100 cubic meters, and then there were no more materials.

100 cubic meters was roughly the size of a 30-square-meter room. It wasn't large as a house, but it was perfect for storing those diary rewards that were not suitable for public viewing. If he could find suitable materials in the future, he could continue to expand it without any problems.

Jerry rummaged through his pockets. For a rat, a 10-cubic-meter small bag was quite a large nest.

After confirming that there were no problems, Jerry gave Miyauchi Hiyage a serious salute, as if to indicate that he would successfully complete the mission.

After estimating that Jerry had already departed, Miyauchi Hiyage began writing his diary for the day.

[Since I'll be attending Teacher Kasumigaoka Utaha's autograph session the day after tomorrow, I've spent the past few days traveling around Chiba and Kanagawa and am preparing to head to Tokyo today.

It's a shame I didn't see what I wanted to see on this trip.

There's nothing much to say about Black Cat; I've seen too many everyday chuunibyou girls in various works.

However, what surprised me a bit was that you're making a cosplay suit for yourself.

Uh... although saying this might be a bit discouraging for you, your original art level still needs improvement. How about I directly send you your anime image, and you can just make the model according to that?

This is Black Cat.

This is White Cat.

This is Maid Cat.

This is Holy Angel Divine Cat.

No need to thank me, just take it and use it.

Besides Black Cat, I also went to Sōbu High School.

It seems that Yukino, the Second Daughter of the Yukinoshita Family, you do indeed possess a diary. You successfully avoided the car accident that happened on the first day of school. I wonder if you'll have the idea to establish the Service Club in the future.

But I really didn't expect that Hachiman would be so unlucky. Although he didn't have the Yukinoshita family's car, he still broke his bones while saving a dog and ended up in the hospital. Although the situation this time is slightly better than in the original story, he'll probably have to stay in the hospital for one or two weeks.

Could this be the convergence of worldlines?

It seems that fate has decreed that Hachiman cannot have a normal high school start.

However, now that Yukino, the Second Daughter of the Yukinoshita Family, has voluntarily withdrawn from the stock market, wouldn't Yui Stock directly hit the daily limit?]

It's a shame that even if the story shifts from a love-triangle drama to a pure romance, with Hachiman's awkward personality, it would probably take a long time to resolve.

Over in Kanagawa, the Shohoku basketball team hasn't even been formed yet, and Mai Sakurajima is off filming. Neither story has really started, and I don't know if Mai Sakurajima has started experiencing adolescent syndrome yet.

There was one thing that did surprise me, though. When I went to Sakakino City, I discovered that Sawagoe Itaru was no longer capable of... well, anything.

I don't know who did it, and I'm a little disappointed I couldn't take care of that menace myself, but I'll give a thumbs-up to whoever did it.

As for Itou Makoto and Sawanaga Taisuke, they haven't committed any crimes yet, so I'll leave them to you, Katsura Kotonoha. I trust you won't be fooled by their sweet talk anymore.

One last thing, I left some gifts for everyone during my trip. You might want to look around yourselves – you might just find a surprise!

Chapter 80: Because You Wear Yellow Glasses, Everything You See is Yellow

As today's diary was updated, Gokō Ruri was drawing character concept art for her fursuit.

After reading the mysterious person's diary from a few days ago, she discussed it with others in the group for a while and finally confirmed that she likely wouldn't get rich from light novels.

At least, not until those shallow otaku could accept the avant-garde settings in her novels.

Finally, after much thought, she made a decision.

This time, she would listen to the mysterious person and create a fursuit to stream for a while to see how it went.

As long as the income was higher than her part-time job, it wouldn't be too much of a loss.

Once she made her decision, Gokō Ruri started working on her own.

To save costs, commissioning a fursuit was out of the question.

She'd rather use that money to add more things to her home.

So, Gokō Ruri used the cheap computer she'd bought with her savings from her part-time job, along with the drawing, programming, and modeling skills she'd learned, and searched for tutorial videos online to start her DIY fursuit journey.

As it turned out, Gokō Ruri's artistic talent was far inferior to her gaming and programming skills. After drawing for several days, she still couldn't produce a character concept art that she was satisfied with.

Just as she was contemplating whether to use her Reading Points to improve her drawing skills, today's diary delivered a heavy blow.

Looking at the four different versions of herself in the diary, Gokō Ruri's face turned bright red.

She knew about Black Cat and White Cat, and she had some ideas for the subsequent Divine Cat, but she hadn't had time to create such outfits in reality yet.

But no matter what, having these images of herself publicly displayed in the diary was definitely an execution!

And then there was the maid cat... paired with those cute poses, Gokō Ruri didn't even know how she could face the members of the group!

Had her future self resorted to such embarrassing methods to please some man?!

Gokō Ruri immediately rejected the maid cat image in her mind, believing she would absolutely never wear a maid outfit and make those embarrassing poses in the future.

Meanwhile, the group chat remained quite lively.

Kasumigaoka Utaha: "The mysterious person said they'd come to my book signing the day after tomorrow. My new book's sales aren't great right now, so I don't expect many people to attend. If he really dares to show up, I might be able to catch him off guard."

Kaguya: "The day after tomorrow, I need to return to my family's main residence in Kyoto to explain the situation to my father. However, I'll have Hayasaka help me out then."

UMR: "Kaguya, have you decided to go back and confront your father? I feel a little nervous, but I'll be there to help too the day after tomorrow!"

Kaguya: "My recent actions have attracted the attention of the main family, and my father only has about two years left to live. As his daughter, I can't just stand by and do nothing. Besides, the diary hasn't issued any danger warnings for me yet, so I think I can try."

Kaguya: "Also, Black Cat, your various forms look really cute. But it's not easy to do so much work alone, do you need my help?"

UMR: "To be honest, Black Cat-chan's anime images are indeed very cute. I also want to know what my anime image looks like, but why does the mysterious person always ignore me? If this keeps up, UMR is really going to get angry!"

Evil Eye Wielder: "So these are the four forms of Fallen Saint Black Cat. Hmm... they can barely enter my Evil Eye Wielder's sight. I have engraved your beauty into my Evil Eye, so be grateful for my gift!"

Fallen Saint Black Cat: "@Kaguya, I don't need help for now. I can modify these pictures slightly and use them directly. The remaining work is all very simple for me... Everyone should continue to pay attention to Ms. Kasumigaoka's book signing the day after tomorrow. I'll be there too."

UMR: "Hehe, Black Cat-chan, are you shy? The versions of you in the pictures are quite cute. Which form are you planning to use for the fursuit? Why not make one for each picture? Then you can appear in different forms every day, wouldn't that be great?"

Fallen Saint Black Cat: "Alright, stop talking. I think this topic should be over."

UMR: "Then when you come this weekend, remember to come with me to the nearby arcade after the book signing to compete. @NO NAME, are you coming that day, No Name-chan? The three of us can compete then. I've been holding a grudge ever since you beat me for half an hour last time."

NO NAME: "OK, but if you cry after losing to me offline again, I won't be responsible!"

In just a few words, the second gathering of the Diary Enthusiasts Club, which also served as a gaming tournament, was set.

Meanwhile, Kasumigaoka Utaha still remembered that the mysterious person had mentioned the Yukinoshita person again in the diary. As the other half of the "peerless duo," she couldn't help but pay attention to the other person's situation whenever the mysterious person mentioned them.

Since the mysterious person had confirmed that the other person also had a diary, it meant that they might have joined this group chat?

With that thought, Kasumigaoka Utaha immediately asked in the group.

Kasumigaoka Utaha: "I also wanted to ask, the mysterious person said that the Yukinoshita person should have a diary. I wonder if this Yukinoshita has joined our group chat?"

UMR: "Ho ho, here we go! The clash between the two highly popular heroines personally chosen by the mysterious person! Yukinoshita, the Second Daughter, are you in the group? If you are, make a sound~!"

After a long while, no new person spoke up in the group.

UMR: "Eh, it seems that Yukinoshita hasn't joined our group chat. What a shame."

Kasumigaoka Utaha also sighed. The other person seemed much cooler than she had imagined. The name Yukino Yukinoshita was indeed fitting.

Kasumigaoka Utaha: "She probably hasn't joined the group. I originally wanted to ask her about the situation with that Service Club. It sounds a bit strange."

Fallen Saint Black Cat: "To be precise, it's rare for someone not to have their mind wander with a name like that."

Speaking of such things, the gaming gurus in the group started targeting the name of the Service Club again.

As the research continued, it seemed someone was finally getting impatient.

A person with a panda avatar forcibly steered the increasingly off-topic conversation back on track.

Mr. Pan: "You're all looking at normal words with a biased perspective, which is why you're thinking in the gutter. The Service Club simply provides solutions for those who need help, allowing them to change. That's all there is to it."

Chapter 81: Does Mai Sakurajima Also Have Teenage Troubles?

After the person nicknamed Mr. Pan spoke, the chat briefly paused.

Judging by her tone, she seemed to be Yukino Yukinoshita.

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at the other person's nickname and recalled their posting history since joining the group chat.

She apparently rarely spoke in the group, with most of her activity occurring when she first joined. The last time she spoke in the group was when they were discussing the mysterious person's identity, and she had chimed in with a possibility:

"Since most of us are high school age, that mysterious person is also likely a high school student."

That guess had sparked quite a bit of discussion in the group at the time, as the viewpoint did indeed make sense.

They were all heroines from different works the mysterious person had read in their past life.

Although they weren't entirely sure when their respective works were released in the mysterious person's past life, based on the information revealed so far, the ones released the longest ago in the mysterious person's past life were likely Detective Conan, Kaito Kid, and Cat's Eye, which had a history of nearly thirty years.