What Era Is It, Still Writing Traditional Diaries

Chapter **: Wow, My Sister Kouka!

Jerry was receiving emperor-level treatment at Gokō Ruri's house, and Miyauchi Hiyage had no doubt that this treatment would continue to improve in the coming days.

After all, the weekend was just around the corner. Aside from some girls who had diaries and planned to catch him at Kasumigaoka Utaha's fan signing event, there were certainly many others who wanted to achieve a breakthrough with Jerry's help.

"It's really a case of the new replacing the old," Miyauchi Hiyage remarked the next day after waking up, having sensed how many times the girls had mentioned him the previous night.

"But tomorrow is the weekend again, and I can't just stay home and do research. I need to find some people to film videos with."

It had been over half a month since he last filmed a "tǔ wèi" (corny/cheesy) video, and Miyauchi Hiyage truly missed his days as the king of the mountain in Asahigaoka.

He even dreamt of those scenes occasionally.

After all, writing diaries was just work; filming videos was his life.

"It's just that the store-visiting videos I planned before are hard to do now. If I'm going to film them, I'll have to have Kouka handle it. I already contacted people from Totsuki, but I don't know if Kouka is reliable..."

Due to his Pure Yang Body, Miyauchi Hiyage knew that his special constitution would eventually be discovered. He had already begun designing a new persona for himself.

Continuing to film ordinary videos would clearly affect his persona.

"So, this weekend, I'll just film something related to urban legends."

Before his transmigration, he had watched many streamers in the supernatural genre who specialized in "haunted house explorations." However, for certain well-known reasons, most of them were eventually banned.

But in Japan, there clearly weren't as many restrictions.

The only thing he needed to be mindful of was that while the supernatural streamers from his previous life were all about creating content, in this world, he could actually encounter strange things.

However, Miyauchi Hiyage looked at himself.

Pure Yang Body.JPG.

What kind of appeal would it have for him to film such videos?

Would he be debunking myths, saying, "Family, this place is very safe. All these so-called supernatural events are fake. You must believe in science"?

He really needed to find some hardworking, uncomplaining assistants to create some engaging content. Then, he could make a dramatic appearance to save the day at a crucial moment.

But where could he find suitable assistants?

Miyauchi Hiyage flipped through his notes, selecting suitable candidates from the works that existed in this world. However, after much deliberation, he couldn't find many suitable people.

He couldn't possibly bring Satou Kazuma, who hadn't transmigrated to another world yet, over.

While that guy would certainly provide plenty of entertainment, if he encountered a ghost and got scared to death on the spot, the person filming would be responsible.

He really needed to find an assistant with strong psychological resilience.

"Never mind, I'm not in a hurry anyway. I can also try approaching Sakakibara Kouichi first. Before he transfers to Yomi Kita and faces the 'dead,' I'll give him some training in Tokyo."

Miyauchi Hiyage muttered this softly, already positioning Sakakibara Kouichi as the "victim."

He found Sakakibara Kouichi before school ended that day and explained his idea.

Sakakibara Kouichi didn't refuse.

After all, Miyauchi Hiyage seemed like a nice person, and he was practically his only friend in the class.

Moreover, he had nothing else to do on the weekend, so after a moment of thought, he agreed.

He remembered that when Miyauchi Hiyage first enrolled, he had declared in front of the entire class that he would make a movie like "The Shining."

He also wanted to see how capable Miyauchi Hiyage was to dare say such a thing.

This would also be his second completely wrong decision after his self-introduction about his love for horror movies to the entire class on the first day of high school.

After school, Miyauchi Hiyage also called Miyauchi Kouka, whom he hadn't contacted much in a week. He asked if she wanted to come over for dinner that evening and also inquired about her thoughts on filming videos.

However, to Miyauchi Hiyage's surprise, Miyauchi Kouka, who usually couldn't resist an offer of food, seemed hesitant this time.

"Do you have plans tonight?"

"Ah, yes. Because Mahiru, the super beautiful girl who lives next door to me, has a cousin who has been living in London who is returning to Japan today."

"Mahiru said she wants to prepare a grand welcome banquet for her sister, so she asked me to pick up her cousin for her. We'll probably be eating at Mahiru's place tonight."

What Miyauchi Kouka said on the phone caused Miyauchi Hiyage to zone out for a moment.

London.

Cousin.

He had initially just speculated that Shiina Mahiru and Shiina Mashiro, who had the same surname and were both blonde, might be distant relatives.

He hadn't expected this speculation to actually come true, and now Shiina Mashiro was going to live in Shiina Mahiru's house.

Wouldn't that mean that everyone with the surname "Takanashi" in this world was also related?

Miyauchi Hiyage shook his head.

In any case, it seemed like the plotlines for Sakurasou Dormitory and the "angel next door" had completely gone off the rails.

The pet girl who was supposed to live in Sakurasou Dormitory was now living with her "angel" cousin.

And his sister, Miyauchi Kouka, by taking over the original protagonist's room, was now probably holding the original protagonist's script?

Having exchanged names and arranged to pick someone up within just two weeks, it seemed his sister and Shiina Mahiru had become quite close.

So, two school romance anime are going to be forcibly transformed into a brand new light yuri comedy by my tomboy older sister, Kouka?

Amazing, my sister Kouka.

Thinking this to himself, Miyauchi Hiyage didn't say anything more, only reminding his older sister not to always trouble Shiina Mahiru and to help take care of her cousin more in the future.

He didn't get involved.

After all, with both Shiina Mahiru and Shiina Mashiro being potential candidates for the diary, he'd let his older sister scout ahead for him first.

After hanging up the phone, Miyauchi Kouka touched her chin, feeling that her younger brother's words sounded a bit strange.

She did feel bad about constantly troubling Mahiru, but why should she take care of Mahiru's older sister?

However, she wasn't the type to overthink things, and after scratching her head without figuring it out, she simply stopped thinking about it.

Happily saying goodbye to a few female friends in her class, Miyauchi Kouka sent another email to Shiina Mahiru, saying she was heading to the station now.

Chapter 90: You Must Join My Team!

Little did Miyauchi Kouka know how much color Shiina Mashiro, whom she was about to meet, would add to her high school life.

Miyauchi Hiyage, on the other hand, was already prepared to get closer and enjoy the drama at his second sister's place in the future.

And since Miyauchi Kouka wouldn't be coming over tonight, Miyauchi Hiyage naturally didn't feel like cooking at home.

He'd just grab something to eat at a restaurant, and after dinner, he could go look for a place to film his video tomorrow.

Beika Town would actually be a good place.

After all, what Beika Town lacked the least was murderers and crime scenes.

He could just find a place where a murder once occurred, briefly introduce the case to his viewers, then mysteriously mention the recent ghost rumors about the place, and finally explore it.

He recalled that not too far from his house, there was an old, dilapidated Western-style house that the Detective Boys had explored as a haunted house, only to encounter a case inside.

This would actually be a pretty suitable start.

Exploring a mysterious haunted house in Beika Town, abandoned years ago after a cold case.

Then, while exploring the haunted house, he discovers traces of someone having lived there, and then slowly uncovers the secrets within the house.

Finally, everything is revealed, and it turns out that the culprit of that murder from years ago was actually imprisoned in this haunted house, and the reason he was held there was—

After filming "earthy" viral videos for a few years, Miyauchi Hiyage had a good nose for this sort of thing.

If he could film it like this, the click-through rate would probably skyrocket.

But unfortunately, after investigating, he found out that the case had been solved last month and was even featured in the morning news the next day.

If there were still many ghosts and vengeful spirits that might have been living there before Miyauchi Hiyage arrived, then after Miyauchi Hiyage moved into Beika Town with his Pure Yang Body, that Western-style house was now just an abandoned, empty building with no inhabitants.

With Sakakibara Kouichi's rather reserved personality, it seemed unlikely he could film any particularly effective videos.

Miyauchi Hiyage muttered to himself, but he didn't pay it much mind.

He'd take it slow.

He could start by following the places where Conan encountered murder cases, revealing the secrets of Tokyo's most crime-ridden Beika Town, and then gradually shift to urban legends.

With the experience of successful paranormal YouTubers from his past life, it would only take a little more time in the early stages.

Thinking this, Miyauchi Hiyage, who was planning to detour to the vicinity of that Western-style house after dinner before returning to complete his daily diary entry, heard a plea in an alley.

"Kaii-senpai, please help me! I'm really desperate for money right now. All you have to do is be my guarantor and sign the papers. I promise I won't cause you any trouble!"

Instantly, Miyauchi Hiyage, who was just about to leave the alley, stopped in his tracks and turned his gaze towards the source of the sound.

It looked like the back door of a convenience store.

Two men in store uniforms were chatting there. One of them, a young man with a rather honest-looking face, accompanied the words he had just spoken with a perfectly standard 90-degree bow.

In front of him, another young man, who looked somewhat unkempt, appeared to be in a difficult situation, but his expression wasn't firm, and he seemed about to agree.

However, before he could respond, Miyauchi Hiyage's prompt came from the side.

"A guarantor means that if the other party can't repay the money, you'll be the one to pay it. Before you make a decision, you should really look closely at the numbers on that paper."

Instantly, the young man who was bowing, with his honest-looking face, his expression changed.

He straightened up, wanting to see who was trying to ruin his good deed.

"Hey, who asked you to talk to me? Don't you have any manners!"

Miyauchi Hiyage scratched his ear and took a few more steps closer.

"Are you flustered?"

"Do you need me to help you check this guarantee letter? I happen to have some experience in this area."

He said this, then looked at the man called "Kaiji."

Doesn't this Kaiji give off a "New World Kami" vibe? (Same actor in the movie version)

After obtaining the diary, Miyauchi Hiyage had been constantly outsmarting the heroines of various school and idol anime.

However, among the heroines he had encountered so far, only Hoshino Ai and Yotsuya Miko faced life-threatening dangers in the future; the lives of the other girls were quite normal.

And among the anime male protagonists he had interacted with, only Conan was constantly dealing with all sorts of murder cases, and occasionally risking his life in the main story and movies.

What a coincidence today. Just walking through a random alley, I ran into someone who treats risking his life as a daily routine.

Itou Kaiji.

The male protagonist of "Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor."

The title after it was animated is "Kaiji: Against All Odds."

Just from these two names, you can tell this guy's personality.

He's a gambler, a scoundrel, and only shows his full strength when facing adversity.

And today, it can be said, is the day that changed Itou Kaiji's life.

Perhaps nothing can be seen of it now.

If Miyauchi Hiyage hadn't appeared, after signing this guarantee, he would have forgotten about it.

Until a year later, when debt collectors find him with the IOU, demanding he pay back the high-interest loan that had been compounding for a year.

After that, this gambler, who had achieved nothing, would be instigated by the debt collectors to board that cruise ship filled with desire and sin, officially beginning his legendary and tragic life.

After recalling Itou Kaiji's story, Miyauchi Hiyage prepared to stop him from signing that guarantee.