What Era Is It, Still Writing Traditional Diaries

A juggling... yellow mouse?

Hearing her younger sister's words, Gokō Ruri felt a strange sense of familiarity for some reason.

It was as if she had heard of such a being before.

But she didn't have time to ponder the source of this familiarity. She quickly ran to her two younger sisters to check on them.

Tamaki seemed fine. She was still in her infancy and didn't have a clear concept of monsters and ghosts.

In her eyes, the little mouse seemed quite cute, and she was still staring, looking for the little mouse's whereabouts in the room.

As for Gokō Hinata, who had just turned 10 this year and was at an age where her imagination ran wild, perhaps because she had just discovered her older sister's secret, she had already conjured up a whole host of scary ghost stories in her little head, frightening herself considerably.

Almost the moment Gokō Ruri arrived, the little girl couldn't help but bury herself in her sister's arms and cry.

While crying, she wailed that she didn't want to die, nor did she want her sister to be taken away by ghosts and spirits, leaving Gokō Ruri unsure how to comfort her sister.

Just then, a small hand holding a few tissues suddenly reached out from the side, gently patting Gokō Ruri, as if signaling her to quickly take the tissues and wipe her sister's tears.

Gokō Ruri instinctively said thank you, then took the tissues from the outstretched hand and began to wipe her sister's tears.

But the next moment, her body stiffened.

Wait, even Tamaki's hands weren't this small, were they?

She stiffly turned her head to the side and saw a brown-yellow mouse with a kind smile, happily greeting her.

Seeing the mouse, Gokō Ruri, whose mind had just crashed due to an overload of information, hadn't even reacted, but Takeda Misae, who had followed behind, exclaimed first.

"So it was you, you little mouse, causing trouble! I felt something was wrong as soon as I entered the living room, but I didn't expect it to be you!"

"Little girl, quickly take your two sisters and leave the living room. I'll deal with this little mouse that has turned into a monster!"

Gokō Ruri turned her head and saw that the Shitamachi Godmother had, at some point, taken out a staff again and was holding a few things that looked like talismans, seemingly preparing to engage in a fierce battle with the mouse in her living room.

"W-wait a minute—" Seeing that the Shitamachi Godmother was about to cause a major commotion, Gokō Ruri quickly blocked her path.

"I know this mouse, it's not a monster!"

Because she was anxious, her obstruction was a bit too forceful, almost knocking the other person over.

Takeda Misae, interrupted like this, stumbled several steps before managing to steady herself with the staff in her hand.

Then, hearing what Gokō Ruri had just said, her face showed a shocked expression.

So you knew this guy all along, why didn't you say so earlier!?

She went to all this trouble, setting up barriers and bringing out her prized possessions, only for you to tell me it's one of us now?

She looked at Gokō Ruri, as if seeking an explanation.

And looking at the little mouse still making provocative gestures on the table, as if eager to challenge the Shitamachi Godmother, Gokō Ruri felt a headache coming on.

She hadn't realized it, but after a whole night of fussing, it turned out to be a misunderstanding.

She hadn't understood before, but the moment she saw Jerry, she remembered everything.

After all, You Know Who had mentioned Jerry more than once in the diary, even sending out photos of Jerry specifically for them, the diary holders, to see. He had even instructed them in the diary to bow to Jerry when they met him.

Although such words seemed like a joke, if one were to be precise, this little mouse could indeed be considered their "junior uncle."

Thinking of You Know Who's words in tonight's diary, "I've left some gifts for you," it turned out this gift was sending the mouse to her house!

Gokō Ruri felt a bit overwhelmed at this thought.

She rubbed her forehead, then looked helplessly at Jerry, who was still dancing his little dance.

"You are... Jerry, right? I'm Black Cat. You were sent by that person, weren't you?"

Jerry whistled at Gokō Ruri, then nodded, confirming that was indeed the case and that he was here to freeload for a few days.

Such lifelike movements and expressions immediately made the little Tamaki's eyes sparkle.

"Sister, sister, do you know this little mouse!"

Let alone Tamaki, even Gokō Hinata couldn't help but take another look, and her newly reconstructed worldview collapsed once again.

So, her sister really wasn't an ordinary person anymore!

Gokō Ruri sighed in distress. After finally sending her two younger sisters back to their rooms, she returned to the living room and said to the Shitamachi Godmother, "Godmother, this mouse's situation is a bit complicated. Kaguya knows about it too. I'll discuss this with her first."

Then she took out her phone and began to send a detailed account of what was happening to the group chat, and even took a photo of Jerry.

This little guy's intelligence was truly high; when she was taking photos, he even knew to cooperate with the camera.

Soon, Takeda Misae received a call from Shinomiya Kaguya.

How Shinomiya Kaguya appeased her on the phone is not mentioned, but the compensation was definitely more than enough.

After the call, Takeda Misae's gaze towards the little mouse, who was still eavesdropping on her phone call with its ears perked up, became a little strange, but she didn't say anything else.

After that, without even drinking a cup of tea, she announced that she needed to return to the Shinomiya residence to report to Lady Kaguya.

Throughout the entire process, she didn't show any other expressions. She didn't mention the magic beads and jade that Jerry had "taken," as if she had implicitly gifted them to him.

Only Gokō Ruri, who had caused such a huge misunderstanding, felt embarrassed. She followed Takeda Misae to a nearby station, repeatedly apologizing to her along the way. Only after seeing her off did she dejectedly return home.

As soon as she got home, she saw her "little junior uncle" had brought her two younger sisters back to the living room while she was out.

Now, her two younger sisters, Tamaki was gazing at it with shining eyes, feeding it orange segments one by one from her hand.

As for Hinata, she was respectfully making a gesture of worship, as if treating Jerry as some kind of deity.

As for Jerry, it was leisurely enjoying the service of her two younger sisters, lying comfortably on the table, eating fruit and watching television.

Chapter 88: Little Uncle Jerry, Can I Still Improve?

"Did You Know Who send this rat out?"

"But why send it to Black Cat's house first?"

In the group chat, after seeing the photos and videos sent by Gokō Ruri, many diary holders felt confused.

After all, according to what You Know Who wrote in his diary, he had been traveling outside the city these past few days and was preparing to return to Tokyo.

"Although Chiba is indeed only half an hour away from Tokyo by train, why would that person throw Jerry into Black Cat's house instead of the girls who are already in Tokyo? How will that person get the rat back then?" UMR first offered her opinion.

"Why don't we try to install a miniature tracker on it when it's not paying attention? Then, if You Know Who comes to pick it up, won't we be able to track him down?"

However, this idea was quickly rejected.

It was Yukinoshita, whom You Know Who called "half the country."

"If You Know Who hadn't made preparations for this, how could he possibly let Jerry out?"

"If you really do that, aren't you afraid he'll specifically prepare a special 'surprise' for you all as you track him?"

Yukinoshita's words immediately dashed the ideas of many girls in the group.

The diary entries You Know Who had written these days had brought quite a few "surprises" to many people.

For example, Shinomiya Kaguya, and Kasumigaoka Utaha.

If they investigated to the end and found a lot of their own "dark history," it would truly be asking for trouble.

However, some girls still proposed trying to get information about You Know Who directly from Jerry.

After all, no matter what, it was just a rat. Seeing how much it enjoyed itself in the video, if they could take good care of it, perhaps it would jump from You Know Who's side to theirs.

Compared to that, this idea seemed more feasible.

What if this little rat's will wasn't that firm?

However, Gokō Ruri remained pessimistic about this.

Because in her eyes, Jerry the rat was simply too smart.

"I feel like Jerry's personality might be quite similar to You Know Who's, both having a bit of a mischievous personality. Even if we ask it something, it might just be fabricated false information on purpose."

"So, if you're interested in it, you can come to my house sometime and try to take it away. My house is small, it can't accommodate this great deity." Gokō Ruri said in the group chat, then glanced at Jerry, who was teasing Tamaki on the table, and couldn't help but sigh.

Normally, her two younger sisters would be almost ready for bed. As long as she said something, they would obediently go to bed.

But now Jerry was still watching TV and had no intention of resting. She hesitated for a long time before cautiously asking Jerry on the table.

"Um... Little Uncle, it's getting late. Tamaki and Hinata are also about ready for bed. How about I send them to sleep first, and then I'll come back here to watch TV with you?"

Hearing this, Jerry glanced at the time on the wall clock.

10:30 PM.

Although for Miyauchi Hiyage, the night owl king, 10:30 PM was just the beginning of the nightlife.

But now it was a guest, so it naturally had to follow local customs.

Children should indeed go to bed earlier.

Thinking this, Jerry stood up from the table and gently patted Tamaki's little head.

Then, it used its body language to tell her to rest well and that it would play with her again when she woke up.

However, it was clear that Tamaki, who was encountering this magical rat for the first time, looked very awake and had no intention of sleeping at all.

But this didn't trouble Jerry.

Seeing that Tamaki still wanted to play with it, Jerry touched its round chin with its paw and then remembered that there seemed to be a method in Ripple Chi Kung to help people fall asleep quickly.

Then, a pulsating blue arc of electricity appeared in its hand.

Gokō Hinata's eyes widened.

This was it!

This was the electric arc she had discovered in her older sister's hand that night, except it wasn't this color, nor was it as natural and beautiful as the little rat displayed.

The next moment, she saw Jerry gently place its hand, which was flashing with electricity, onto Tamaki's small hand.

In just over ten seconds, Tamaki began to yawn involuntarily and then fell asleep quietly by the edge of the table.

Gokō Hinata watched all this in astonishment, then quickly turned to her older sister, as if asking if she could also do this.

Gokō Ruri felt a bit embarrassed.

She naturally knew this move. You Know Who had taught them this move during their first gathering.

As long as one had a basic understanding of Ripple Chi Kung, they could learn this little trick with just one read value.

It's just that even though she had learned this move, her proficiency was far from Jerry's level at the moment.

If she were to do it, it might take her three to five minutes to accomplish what Jerry could do in just over ten seconds.

At this moment, she deeply understood what the You Know Who meant in the diary when he said, "Jerry's progress in studying Ripple is very fast."

Clearly, the other party had only arrived in this world a few days ago and didn't have the advantage of reading value like they girls did. Yet, Jerry's understanding and application of Ripple breathing had now clearly surpassed all of them.

The talent of a mouse from another world was truly terrifying!

Gokō Ruri's heart couldn't help but stir.

As a veteran chuunibyou patient, although she felt her condition wasn't as severe as the Evil Eye in the group chat, her fascination with Ripple breathing and spiritual power was among the top of all the girls who had received the diary.

It's just that her talent in this area was truly nothing to brag about.

Although she didn't know why the You Know Who had Jerry come to her house, and just moments ago in the group chat he had suggested others try to take Jerry away.

But thinking about it now, it wasn't so bad to have Jerry stay at her place after all.

How much could a little mouse eat? Her family was a bit poor, but they wouldn't go bankrupt just because of one extra mouth to feed.

She could take this opportunity to figure out how to learn more Ripple breathing techniques from Jerry!

Unlike the girls in the group chat who were constantly having their minds messed with by the You Know Who, she didn't care that much about his identity.

Even though he had posted a bunch of character setting pictures in the diary that were a bit embarrassing, she only blushed a little and didn't think it was any kind of dark history.

She had even started secretly buying materials to make the "God Cat Mode" costume.

Therefore, all she wanted now was to quickly send her two younger sisters back to their room and then have a good heart-to-heart with her junior uncle.