What Era Is It, Still Writing Traditional Diaries

In Shiga Prefecture, east of Kyoto Prefecture, Takanashi Rikka was initially quite interested when a mysterious person mentioned her surname.

After all, as the mysterious person said, Takanashi is such an uncommon surname that virtually everyone with it is related by blood.

They were definitely connected, even tracing back to their grandfather's generation.

However, due to various reasons, by their father's generation, they had scattered across Japan after growing up.

Of course, these were all things Takanashi Rikka had heard from her older sister when she was little.

Therefore, when she saw the mysterious person write in the diary that among those named Takanashi, there were vampires and even a saint who had reincarnated into another world, her eyes lit up.

She even started wondering which of the Takanashi she knew might be a vampire, and which might have already reincarnated and gone to another world.

Of course, what she looked forward to even more was the thought that if she kept reading the diary every day, she would eventually be able to truly break the seal of the Evil Eye.

However, when she read the later parts, and the mysterious person mentioned that a Takanashi might die in a plane crash, she immediately became nervous.

Even though she was chuunibyou, she was still just a girl who had just started high school.

Having lost her mother in childhood and her father three years ago, Takanashi Rikka had already developed quite a few emotional scars from the departure of loved ones.

So, after the mysterious person's reminder, she immediately ran out of her room and asked her older sister, who was watching TV, if their Takanashi family had any relatives who had been married three times.

Hearing that her sister, who usually suffered from chuunibyou, was occasionally not chuunibyou, but asked such a strange question, Takanashi Tōka felt a slight headache.

What do you mean by a Takanashi who got married three times and has three daughters? Is that how you talk about your elders?

However, seeing her sister's serious expression, Takanashi Tōka carefully recalled the family situations of their relatives.

After thinking for a moment, Takanashi Tōka found the person Rikka might be referring to.

"You must be talking about Uncle Shingo. He works in Tokyo and has indeed been married several times for various reasons. Speaking of which, his eldest daughter is only about two years younger than you, probably in the second year of junior high now."

"When our father passed away, he brought his wife and his youngest daughter, who was just born, to the funeral. He also suggested taking us to live in Tokyo, but because he already had several daughters, I refused. However, he did take good care of us around that time... Why are you suddenly asking about this?"

Listening to her sister's explanation, a somewhat familiar face began to flash through Takanashi Rikka's mind.

So it was that uncle?

Thinking that the man seemed to have brought her a lot of foreign candy when she was little, Takanashi Rikka couldn't help but clench her small fist, feeling that she definitely couldn't let her uncle die in an accident like this.

When asked by her sister why she suddenly inquired about this, Takanashi Rikka stammered a bit, saying that she had seen through the Evil Eye that his luck was not good recently, so she wanted to remind him to avoid transportation related to airplanes recently.

Hearing her sister's obvious lie, Takanashi Tōka frowned.

Her sister had been chuunibyou for several years, and she could tell the difference between her acting out and lying.

So why was she lying to her?

For the past few days, she felt that her sister had changed a lot after starting high school.

She had developed from a one-sided chuunibyou to being active online, and seemed to have made many new friends both in class and online.

Could it be that Rikka had encountered a scammer online?

With this thought, Takanashi Tōka's expression became serious.

However, looking at Rikka, who was unconsciously fiddling with her fingers after telling a lie, she pondered for a moment and decided it was best to go along with her words for now and observe what the person behind Rikka was up to.

"Speaking of which, I haven't contacted Uncle Shingo or Aunt Shizuka for a year or two since I started working. It's indeed time to ask about their recent situation."

Takanashi Shingo was their fourth uncle, and Aunt Shizuka was their paternal uncle's wife.

The former worked in foreign trade in Tokyo, while the latter was involved in politics in Hokkaido. When her father passed away, both had offered to take the two sisters in.

However, Takanashi Shingo had three daughters, and her paternal uncle had died in an accident ten years ago, before which he and Aunt Shizuka had four daughters and one son. Thus, Takanashi Tōka had ultimately declined their invitations.

With her sister's somewhat abrupt reminder, Takanashi Tōka couldn't help but notice a fact: her father's generation had four brothers, but now, except for the fourth uncle, the others had all passed away for various reasons.

Even the fourth uncle, the only one still alive, had experienced the death of his wife more than ten years ago.

Thinking of this, Takanashi Tōka, who had initially thought Takanashi Rikka was talking nonsense, fell silent.

While her sister was lost in thought, Takanashi Rikka, having told a clumsy lie, returned to her room.

Then, naturally, she saw the discussion in the group chat.

Evil Eye: "I've already asked the Saint Caretaker. That Takanashi should be my fourth uncle. I've already told the Saint Caretaker in the name of the Evil Eye to remind him. Hopefully... the tragedy can be prevented?"

Because she had been active in the group chat quite a bit, and her chuunibyou tendencies were quite strong, the girls in the group already knew that the Saint Caretaker she mentioned was her older sister.

However, the other girls didn't seem very optimistic about Takanashi Rikka's actions.

After all, who would believe in something like the Evil Eye?

But it was also troublesome to explain the things the mysterious person had written in the diary.

While the girls in the group were still offering various suggestions to Takanashi Rikka, Shinomiya Kaguya, who served as the group's think tank, stepped forward and stated that she would help find the Takanashi in Tokyo and do her best to prevent the tragedy.

What Shinomiya Kaguya meant here was not just to prevent the tragedy of that Takanashi family, but to use that person to find the flight that would have the air crash, and use this flight to gain more leverage for herself within the Shinomiya family.

Chapter 94: Yukino Yukinoshita is Challenging the Jerry Dungeon

Finally, the girls in the chat group confirmed what they would be doing that weekend.

One group would attend a book signing, while another group would go to learn Ripple Breathing from Jerry.

Of course, many others lived too far from Tokyo and Chiba to go to either place. Besides discussing with Takanashi Rikka how to explain what she saw in the diary, they could only cheer for the other girls in the group and wait for them to share information.

Kasumigaoka Utaha spent the night chatting with the girls in the group who were coming to the party, discussing how to find the mysterious person. She woke up the next day in a bit of a rush.

Even with the aid of Ripple Breathing to help her sleep, she still needed about four to five hours of sleep to stay alert for the entire day.

Unless she could maintain a state of Ripple Breathing even while sleeping, then she could get by with two to three hours of sleep within a certain timeframe.

However, it was clear that none of the girls who currently possessed the diary had reached that level yet.

Fortunately, Ripple Breathing had greatly improved her body's coordination and control.

This at least saved her fifteen minutes on her makeup, and she managed to arrive at the venue for the book signing before her planned time.

She took out her phone, replied to her editor, and then greeted a few of the girls in the group.

Compared to her hurried state, the Yukinoshita in the group seemed much more relaxed.

She had woken up earlier than Kasumigaoka Utaha, sending a message around 7:30 AM stating that she would visit Black Cat before 9:00 AM.

Kasumigaoka Utaha felt a little regretful about this.

After all, this "pillar of the community" hadn't attended the last gathering, and it was only after everyone discussed the Service Club in the group that the other party finally slipped up.

And this week, she had chosen to go to Black Cat's place to challenge the Jerry dungeon.

It seemed she wouldn't be able to see Yukino, the Second Daughter of the Yukinoshita Family, who was as famous as herself (though clearly more accomplished), with her own eyes this time.

All she could do was tag the other party in the group, reminding them to take a photo and upload it to the group after they met, so she could see how she looked.

After that, she informed the other girls in the group who were attending the book signing here, and then went to prepare for the pre-signing event with the on-site staff.

Meanwhile, Yukino Yukinoshita had arrived at Gokō Ruri's house right on time, according to their arrangement.

The reason she hadn't attended the gathering last week was twofold: first, she was still unsure of the intentions of some of the girls in the group and worried about potential traps during the gathering.

Another important reason was that she hadn't moved out of her parents' home yet last week.

After seeing her original future in the diary, Yukino Yukinoshita had decided to make changes.

If she continued to live at home, even if others couldn't see the diary, her sisters and mother might notice the changes in her Ripple Breathing practice.

Yukino Yukinoshita, who disliked lying, didn't want to explain these supernatural matters to her family.

So, after considerable effort, Yukino Yukinoshita successfully persuaded her mother and moved into an apartment not far from the school.

Her sudden, assertive stance had, at the time, caused her mother to observe her with a scrutinizing gaze for a while. Only after confirming that her daughter was serious did she agree.

And this week, Yukino Yukinoshita, who was spending her weekend away from home for the first time in her life, told her mother that she was going to meet a friend and wouldn't be home for the weekend.

"Given my mother's attitude, she's probably already investigating what's been going on with me lately," Yukino Yukinoshita thought to herself, looking at the slightly old Gokō residence before her.

She wondered what her mother would think if she found out that the youngest daughter of the Shinomiya family had met the eldest daughter of the Gokō family.

Just thinking about it made Yukino Yukinoshita's mood turn a bit gloomy.

After all, the Yukinoshita family had started in the construction industry and was now a prefectural assembly member in Chiba Prefecture. If they wanted to advance further, they would inevitably have to deal with real politicians and major conglomerates.

Compared to her father's gentle nature, her mother was very assertive.

However, Yukino Yukinoshita soon shook her head.

She had come here precisely to stick to her own ideas. Her family's affairs couldn't influence her life choices.

With this thought, Yukino Yukinoshita rang the doorbell.

As Gokō Ruri, dressed in a gothic lolita outfit, opened the door, Yukino Yukinoshita politely bowed to her and introduced herself in person.

Looking at the somewhat aloof Yukino Yukinoshita before her, Gokō Ruri, despite having met the more prominent Shinomiya Kaguya last week, had only seen her in her younger state due to Shinomiya Kaguya not having rested well.

Even after Shinomiya Kaguya had recovered after resting, the impression everyone had of her had shifted subtly, and they didn't entirely see her as the daughter of a major conglomerate.

In comparison, Yukino Yukinoshita, whom she was meeting this time, possessed a uniquely refined aura of a young lady from a distinguished family.

But for some reason, even though their backgrounds, appearances, and preferences were completely different, Gokō Ruri felt an inexplicable sense of similarity between them.

She wondered how long this cool beauty would maintain her composure under Jerry's antics.

While she had indeed learned a lot from Jerry over the past two days, Gokō Ruri was also quite exhausted by Jerry's seemingly endless energy.

The only fortunate thing was that Jerry had some restraint when her parents were still at home.

But as soon as her parents went to work, Jerry would turn the Gokō residence into its playground, and all three sisters would be its playmates.

According to Jerry, it was constantly being exploited for research by its boss, to the point where it was almost sick. Now that it finally had a break, it naturally had to play to its heart's content, otherwise, it would be exploited again upon its return.

Seeing Jerry describe its life with the mysterious person so miserably, what else could Gokō Ruri do but continue to play with Jerry?

Although Yukino Yukinoshita had a general understanding of Jerry's personality from Gokō Ruri's posts in the group over the past two days, she had prepared plenty of snacks and cakes when she came this time. She believed these would be enough to keep Jerry quiet and teach her some things.

Besides, a few more girls would be arriving later. Even if Jerry caused a ruckus, it shouldn't be able to cause any major trouble, right?

With such thoughts, the oblivious girl walked into the house.

Chapter 95: Are You Flat-Under-Flat Yukino?

In reality, Jerry's pranks and games were generally not malicious.

However, Miyauchi Hiyage, who knew the personalities of these girls very well, had meticulously briefed Jerry on their personalities before letting it out, and had instructed Jerry to properly temper these inexperienced girls.

It was quite clear that while Yukino Yukinoshita's current path had already diverged significantly from the original story, she was still rather immature.

After meeting Jerry for the first time and exchanging simple greetings, she had just taken out the snacks she had prepared when Jerry scanned her flat chest with a peculiar look, then turned his head to compare her with Gokō Ruri.

He even turned his head to look at Gokō Hinata, who was still an elementary school student at the time.

That's when she started to break down a little from Jerry's exasperated, hands-up expression.

Because Jerry's expression at the time seemed to say, "Are you really a girl? How can you not even compare to an elementary schooler who hasn't developed yet?"

Although Gokō Ruri wasn't much better in that regard, she was naturally a petite girl, and if you really wanted to say something, it wasn't entirely nothing; you could still see some signs of development.

But as for Yukino Yukinoshita...

In short, it was a flat plain.

No wonder Miyauchi Hiyage had specifically used the nickname "Flat-Under-Flat Yukino" when explaining Yukino Yukinoshita's personality and appearance to Jerry at home.

How pitiful.

Feeling the pity in Jerry's gaze, Yukino Yukinoshita gritted her teeth, having gotten her first taste of the little mouse's nasty personality.

But she still held back.

She was still in her developmental period and didn't need to care about the opinion of a mouse.

So, after adjusting her mindset, she handed over the snacks she had prepared to Jerry and expressed her desire to learn some advanced Ripple Breathing training methods from him.