What Era Is It, Still Writing Traditional Diaries

For the first three days, she saw other people's stories through this diary and used a small amount of reading points to initially feel the life energy within her. She didn't want to use up all her reading points, always keeping a little aside to prevent any further issues with her mindset.

But today, she saw the diary's owner express such strong personal emotions in it for the first time.

It seemed he really liked that anime company called Kyoto Animation, spending so much ink on it that his writing appeared somewhat frivolous.

As for the "salaryman" the other person mentioned earlier, Yukino Yukinoshita wouldn't believe a single word.

If the gods of this world so coincidentally placed most of the story's protagonists in the same age group, yet made this mysterious transmigrator from another world a salaryman, it seemed a bit unreasonable.

The most likely possibility was that he was currently a student around her age, and "salaryman" was just a disguise to conceal his identity.

However, Yukino Yukinoshita wasn't a god, so she naturally couldn't guess the other person's identity or whereabouts.

Based on her deductions, this mysterious person must have known that someone would investigate the things he mentioned in the diary. Therefore, to remain hidden, he probably wouldn't proactively mention anything happening around him.

In other words, everyone he had mentioned in the diary so far should be people he wouldn't actively interact with.

Yukino thought this, and then she saw her own future.

So, that boy who saved the dog was the male protagonist in her original story?

And the mysterious person had directly expressed "liking" for the first time. Could it be that he (or she) was actually female, or had questionable orientation?

Chapter 16: Yukino Yukinoshita's Resolve to Change

Yukino Yukinoshita wasn't too interested in the mysterious person's orientation for the time being.

Looking at the mysterious person's description of the "male protagonist" from her original story in the diary, Yukino Yukinoshita frowned slightly.

Terrible, awkward, reclusive... If it were in the past, Yukino Yukinoshita would never have thought these three words could be associated with her.

But after obtaining the diary and being able to see further ahead, knowing she no longer needed to follow in her sister's footsteps and didn't need to prove her superiority to others, Yukino Yukinoshita could now view her past self relatively objectively.

Because she was too outstanding as a child and unwilling to cater to others, she was envied and isolated by her classmates. At home, she wasn't valued and wanted to achieve more than her sister, but she never dared to express her intentions to her family.

From several perspectives, she, the second daughter of the Yukinoshita family who was described by others as "sensible and well-behaved," was also a terrible, awkward, and reclusive person.

After realizing this, she, who had loved reading since childhood, could already roughly guess what her original future would be like.

Two misfits met because of a car accident, and then in their second year of high school, they became entangled for some reason.

Since it was a popular school anime, it shouldn't be a tragedy. So, the most likely future was that the two of them would constantly bicker while also supporting each other, eventually resolving their emotional knots and welcoming a beautiful future?

It sounded quite comforting, but Yukino Yukinoshita breathed softly.

The life energy within her was being continuously stimulated with the rhythm of her breathing.

Faint electrical sparks began to appear on her fingertips, indicating that she had initially mastered the method of converting the life energy within her into Ripple energy.

Then, she gently held the water cup on the edge of the desk with her fingers imbued with Ripple energy.

The water in the cup immediately began to boil as if stimulated by something.

"I only used a little reading value, plus today's practice. To reach this level, my talent in Ripple breathing should be quite good."

"This is still just the tip of the iceberg of Ripple Chi Kung. The mysterious person wrote such extraordinary power in the diary so easily. What are they trying to do?"

Recalling the extraordinary aspects of this world mentioned by the other person in the second day's diary entry, Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't help but feel a sense of crisis.

Having witnessed another side of the world, she was destined to be drawn into it.

Unless she was willing to pretend ignorance and continue along her original life story.

But she had no intention of starting a story of mutual salvation with a boy she didn't even know yet.

The most important thing for her now was to gain freedom from her family, and then to find other heroines who possessed diaries, get to know them, and then... perhaps become friends, or perhaps be isolated again.

This was not easy. She had never resisted her mother in the past. Even with the extraordinary power of Ripple Chi Kung, thinking of her mother's stern demeanor still made her hesitate.

But she would strive to take the first step towards change.

Yukino Yukinoshita resolved to change, while Miyauchi Hiyage was worrying as he looked at the property deed in front of him.

After writing today's diary, the diary's reward had changed again.

Perhaps sensing that he was about to go to Tokyo to study, it had directly gifted him a mansion today.

A real mansion.

A luxurious, double-story detached house with a private garden and a huge basement.

A mansion like this, in the extremely valuable Tokyo, would easily be worth billions of yen.

Gaining a mansion worth far more than his total assets overnight was indeed something to be happy about.

He also didn't need to worry about the source of the property; the diary had already handled all the troubles for him, so he didn't need to worry about the tax authorities coming after him.

He just needed to pack his bags and move into this dream mansion.

It was just the location of this mansion that was causing him some concern.

2-chome, 23-ban, Beika Town.

Incidentally, 21-ban was Kudo Shinichi's house, and 22-ban was Professor Agasa's house. His 23-ban was the house right next to Professor Agasa's.

"But the manga never mentioned anything about 23-ban. As long as I don't get involved, I probably won't run into any trouble... right?"

Miyauchi Hiyage was something of an old Conan fan in his past life, so he still had some impressions of the plot.

While he didn't want to get involved with Conan's notoriously constipated main storyline or the Black Organization filled with spies, having this mansion made it much more convenient to visit Professor Agasa and have him help tinker with some black technology products.

"The reward from the diary, I don't know if it was a coincidence or intentional, but I definitely can't sell it directly. Selling a newly transferred mansion at a low price, even the tax office would call us experts."

"In any case, I'll go check out what this reward actually means. If it's really nothing, I'll just leave it as a storage space."

"Even if I end up living there, it's not suitable for Kouka to live with me, as I don't know what other weird rewards I might get in the future."

"Besides, knowing Kouka's personality, if she spends too much time with Professor Agasa, she might end up getting mixed up with those brats from the Detective Boys."

"I'll rent a decent apartment near her school for Kouka then. Hmm... at most, I'll let her visit for a couple of days during holidays."

Miyauchi Hiyage and Kouka were both new students at Toyonosaki Academy. Kouka didn't have many aspirations about going to university; she simply yearned for Tokyo and wanted to experience life there.

After seeing Toyonosaki Academy's emphasis on a free school environment and its numerous clubs from Miyauchi Hiyage, she immediately decided to attend the same high school as her younger brother.

"But I was originally planning to stay home for a few more days. I should head out early to check on the house situation... Hmm, I can also bring Renge and Sister Ichisu along for a few days."

Miyauchi Hiyage had a car accident when he was preparing to improve his action-taking skills in his previous life, so his action-taking ability has always been very high in this life.

Anyway, the matters in Asahigaoka were almost settled, and there wouldn't be any problems with handling the rest via phone.

Therefore, after making his decision, he went straight to find Miyauchi Kouka, who was bored in her room picking her feet, and told her to pack her bags tonight and head to Tokyo by tomorrow afternoon at the latest.

Upon hearing they were going to Tokyo tomorrow, Miyauchi Kouka instantly revived.

"What, really? You're not kidding me, we're really leaving tomorrow?"

"Luggage? I already packed my luggage last week. Just give the word, and I can leave right now!"

"Oh right, how are we getting there tomorrow? Are we flying?"

Faced with Miyauchi Kouka's rapid-fire questions, Miyauchi Hiyage rubbed his forehead with some helplessness.

"I'll go ask Sister Ichisu later if she wants to come with us for a few days. If she does, we'll drive our family's car. If our family doesn't want to go, then we'll take the train."

Miyauchi Kouka seemed a bit disappointed that they couldn't fly to Tokyo, but this disappointment was quickly overshadowed by the joy of going to Tokyo.

"But why are you suddenly changing your mind and going to Tokyo early?" she asked her younger brother curiously.

Miyauchi Hiyage glanced at his second sister. There was no need to hide this: "I bought a house in Tokyo. I pulled some strings to get it processed early, so I'm planning to go take a look."

"Don't tell anyone else in the village about this yet—"

Before Miyauchi Hiyage could finish speaking, Miyauchi Kouka let out a shriek of delight.

"What, you've already bought a house in Tokyo!?"

Chapter 17: Is This a Place Our Family Can Come To?

Because of Miyauchi Kouka's scream, all the members of the Miyauchi family were drawn to attention.

A few minutes later, the whole family gathered in the living room, and Renge also looked at her second sister curiously, wondering what was going on again.

This saved Miyauchi Hiyage some trouble, so he repeated the matter of buying a house in Tokyo.

"So what I mean is, our whole family can go to Tokyo for a few days before returning. It'll also be a chance for you to help me check if the house has any problems. But let's not talk about buying the house in Tokyo in the village yet, to avoid any unpleasant gossip."

Before, when he was going to Tokyo to study, the village had spread rumors that he was leaving Asahigaoka and wouldn't return. Even Kaede Kagayama, who had known him for so long, had been shaken.

So, to avoid rumors, he would only tell a few close friends like Kaede and Taku about this matter. There was no need to tell the rest of the village.

After hearing Miyauchi Hiyage's words, the entire Miyauchi family exchanged glances.

Although Miyauchi Hiyage had a high status in the family and never had to worry about anything, the fact that he had quietly bought a house in Tokyo without anyone knowing left them momentarily unable to react.

His parents were the first to react.

"Anyway, you earned the money yourself, so it's your business how you spend it. You'll be spending most of your time in Tokyo for the next few years, so buying a house is a good thing."

Originally, his parents wanted to decline using the excuse of busy farm work at home and have Ichisu drive Renge to visit for a few days.

However, after Miyauchi Hiyage's persistent arguments and a phone call to get a few people to help with their family's farm work on the spot, his parents compromised and agreed to go to Tokyo for a couple of days.

Knowing that two days was the limit his parents were willing to go, Miyauchi Hiyage didn't push further.

So, the next morning, the Miyauchi family, full of excitement, set off on their journey to Tokyo by car.

This was Renge's first time leaving home to go somewhere so far. Before leaving, she specifically ran around the village, saying goodbye to everyone she saw, whether people or animals.

Miyauchi Hiyage also pulled his second sister along to circle the village with Renge.

Miyauchi Kouka only thought Renge was excited about going to Tokyo, but only Miyauchi Hiyage knew that Renge was actually reluctant to leave Asahigaoka and was doing this to let people know she was just going out for a bit and would be back soon.

After driving for more than four hours, they finally entered the bustling Tokyo metropolitan area.

Although Miyauchi Kouka was quite excited when they first set off, due to being too excited to sleep well the night before, she had already started to feel drowsy shortly after getting into the car.

There was a rather noticeable water stain on Miyauchi Hiyage's shoulder now, from her drooling while she slept.

At the same time, because she was asleep, she once again missed the opportunity to learn Ripple Chi Kung.

Due to his parents' confusion, Miyauchi Hiyage took the opportunity in the car to briefly explain and demonstrate the problems they encountered during their training.

Renge, on the other hand, was still young, and with Miyauchi Hiyage's adjustments, she automatically performed Ripple breathing, so there was no need to worry about her progress in Ripple Chi Kung for the time being. She was currently looking intently at the surrounding tall buildings.

After the discussion about Ripple Chi Kung within the Miyauchi family concluded, she suddenly asked Miyauchi Hiyage, "We really are from the countryside, aren't we?"

Miyauchi Hiyage smiled and pulled his sister onto his lap.

"It's precisely because Asahigaoka is a rural town that I, your brother, am working so hard to revitalize it."

Renge nodded as if she understood, then suddenly asked with a hint of nervousness, "After Asahigaoka is revitalized, will it be like this in the future too?"

"Renge, do you want this kind of change?" Miyauchi Hiyage asked his sister back.

This kind of question was indeed a bit beyond the scope for a child who hadn't even started elementary school yet.

Miyauchi Hiyage ruffled Renge's small head.

"The foundation for Asahigaoka's revitalization right now is that it's a rural town, so Asahigaoka won't change much for a very long time."

"However, if Renge wants Asahigaoka to become something else, I'll work hard to fulfill Renge's wish."

Hearing this, Renge quickly shook her head, "No, I think Asahigaoka is fine just the way it is now!"

This is how a child should be.

Miyauchi Hiyage smiled and didn't say anything further.

Miyauchi Ichisu had already driven the car to Beika Town, following the address information her younger brother had provided.

However, the deeper she drove according to the navigation, the more she felt something was off.