Chapter Summaries

Shinomiya Kaguya visited Asahigaoka to meet Miyauchi Hiyage before other factions could approach him, while concealing how much she knew about his recent awakening and Tohru. After arranging a private conversation, Kaguya and Hiyage each revealed a connection to Shiina Mashiro, leaving their next exchange poised to test what they knew about one another.

• Shinomiya Kaguya decided to contact Miyauchi Hiyage early after learning from Satoru Gojo and the chat group that his extraordinary awakening had drawn attention.
• Shinomiya Kaguya arrived at Asahigaoka with the Shinomiya Conglomerate and impressed the residents by recognizing people and details from the village.
• Fujimiya Miki exchanged a reassuring look with Miyauchi Hiyage, while Tohru watched them and grew suspicious of his relationships with other girls.
• Shinomiya Kaguya introduced herself to Miyauchi Hiyage as a Jujutsu High classmate, and he greeted her calmly despite her calculated display.
• After lunch, Shinomiya Kaguya asked to speak with Miyauchi Hiyage alone, then introduced herself as Shiina Mashiro's online friend; Hiyage had also told the crowd he had heard of her through Shiina Mashiro.

Shinomiya Kaguya questioned Miyauchi Hiyage about Honma Meiko, the Breathing Technique, and the mysterious person spreading it, while hiding her suspicion that Hiyage might be that person. Hiyage revealed that his ability let him read Kaguya’s thoughts, leaving their cautious new alliance intact.

• Shinomiya Kaguya told Miyauchi Hiyage that she knew Shiina Mashiro and Honma Meiko through their shared Breathing Technique, then asked about Meiko’s condition.
• Miyauchi Hiyage explained that Honma Meiko was at Chichibu Shrine receiving help for her physical problems, while concealing the truth about the other world.
• Shinomiya Kaguya gave Hiyage records about the Demon Slayer Corps and offered to help trace the swordsman who had once saved the Miyauchi Family.
• Shinomiya Kaguya questioned Hiyage about Mystery Revival and the person secretly spreading the Breathing Technique, while watching for signs that he was You Know Who.
• Miyauchi Hiyage demonstrated his sparkling eyes and told Kaguya that she was curious about his ability, revealing that he could read her thoughts.

After Miyauchi Hiyage defeated Shinomiya Kaguya in a Ripple spar, she gave him Demon Slayer swordsmanship materials and arranged a Nichirin Blade, hoping to test and recruit his talent. Miyauchi quickly performed Water Breathing sword forms despite claiming he had never practiced kendo, leaving Shinomiya Kaguya astonished.

• Miyauchi Hiyage told Shinomiya Kaguya about Shadow Yuuko's suspected Diary, and Shinomiya Kaguya decided to accompany him to meet Kanoe Yuko.
• Miyauchi Hiyage explained that Chichibu Shrine, Kannon Temple, and Jujutsu High had invited him, while Shinomiya Kaguya offered to help him gain favorable terms.
• Shinomiya Kaguya challenged Miyauchi Hiyage to a Ripple-only spar and lost despite having more than a year's worth of Ripple training.
• Shinomiya Kaguya gave Miyauchi Hiyage Demon Slayer swordsmanship materials and promised to have a Nichirin Blade forged for him.
• Miyauchi Hiyage studied the materials and performed a complete set of Water Breathing sword forms with a prop sword, astonishing Shinomiya Kaguya.

Miyauchi Hiyage analyzed how Ripple Breathing suited the Demon Slayer sword styles and demonstrated a limited version of Sun Breathing, while Shinomiya Kaguya privately weighed whether he was You Know Who. The Shinomiya Conglomerate’s investment in Asahigaoka Media moved toward approval, and Kaguya decided to stay in Asahigaoka and later take Hiyage to Jujutsu High, drawing the village girls’ attention.

• Miyauchi Hiyage concluded that Sun Breathing was the best match for Ripple Breathing and said he could learn to perform it fully within a week or two.
• Shinomiya Kaguya considered whether Miyauchi Hiyage was You Know Who and planned to question Shiina Mashiro and Honma Meiko privately to test her suspicions.
• Miyauchi Hiyage performed several slowed Sun Breathing forms, then pretended the style’s physical demands had forced him to stop.
• Shinomiya Kaguya’s presence helped finalize the Shinomiya Conglomerate’s investment plan for Asahigaoka Media, though further calculations and a contract remained pending.
• Shinomiya Kaguya chose to stay in Asahigaoka through the vacation and planned to return to Tokyo with Miyauchi Hiyage, whom she intended to introduce to Jujutsu High.
• Kaede Kagayama felt threatened by Shinomiya Kaguya’s closeness to Miyauchi Hiyage, while Fujimiya Miki noted Kaguya might become his classmate at Jujutsu High.

Miyauchi Hiyage spoke frankly with Tohru about his relationships and learned more about her world, then considered how she and the other dragons might fit into Asahigaoka. The next day, he left Tohru to learn video production and arrived with Shinomiya Kaguya at Seiwa Academy, where the Kanoe Family’s shrine was set to be rebuilt.

• Fujimiya Miki reflected on her chances with Miyauchi Hiyage and worried that the Shiina sisters might become rivals.
• Tohru called Miyauchi Hiyage a scumbag, and he explained his complicated feelings for Honma Meiko and the other girls in his life.
• Miyauchi Hiyage and Tohru drank together as he learned about interworld travel and considered how Tohru’s fellow dragons might come to this world.
• Miyauchi Hiyage arranged for Fujimiya Miki to show Tohru how the photography studio made videos.
• Miyauchi Hiyage met Shinomiya Kaguya at Seiwa Academy, where workers had cleared the Old Schoolhouse ruins and prepared to rebuild the Kanoe Family shrine.

Miyauchi Hiyage introduced Shinomiya Kaguya to Kanoe Yuko, whose conversation with Kaguya was disrupted by the Diaries’ mutual blocking. After You Know Who wrote about the dragon Tohru, Kaguya realized that Hiyage and Honma Meiko had saved Tohru and considered using her connections to approach the dragons.

• Miyauchi Hiyage brought Shinomiya Kaguya to meet Kanoe Yuko, who agreed to reveal the truth about her past and discussed Shadow Yuuko.
• Shinomiya Kaguya tested whether Kanoe Yuko recognized her Diary and inferred that Shadow Yuuko had stolen the mysterious object from her.
• Miyauchi Hiyage left Kaguya and Yuko to talk, but the Diaries’ blocking caused their discussion to repeatedly lose meaning.
• Shinomiya Kaguya read You Know Who’s entry about Tohru, her dragon origins, and the possibility of befriending her or another dragon.
• Shinomiya Kaguya concluded that Miyauchi Hiyage and Honma Meiko had saved Tohru and considered using her connections to help the group in exchange for favors.

Honma Meiko considered whether Tohru had feelings for her while Shinomiya Kaguya planned to test Tohru as a possible Diary holder. When Miyauchi Hiyage returned to Asahigaoka, two Buddhist monks tried to recruit him and Koshigaya Suguru, revealed Renge’s unusual potential, and offered Hiyage a set of Goshuin concealing a powerful technique.

• Shinomiya Kaguya teased Honma Meiko about Tohru’s possible feelings for her, and Meiko recalled Tohru treating her gently and worried about what Hiyage thought of their hug.
• Shinomiya Kaguya decided to test Tohru with a Diary after she and Miyauchi Hiyage returned to Asahigaoka, but they found two monks speaking with Koshigaya Suguru instead.
• Meisho Seishin and Sojo Kanchi Enjo revealed that they wanted to recruit Hiyage and Suguru, and Kanchi Enjo praised Hiyage’s Pure Yang Body and Suguru’s suitability for Buddhist cultivation.
• Koshigaya Suguru told Hiyage that the monks also considered Renge an uncut jade, prompting Hiyage to object; Kanchi Enjo clarified that he only wanted Renge to visit Kannonin Temple when she was older.
• Hiyage said he planned to attend Tokyo Sorcery High, and Shinomiya Kaguya asserted that he had already agreed to become a Jujutsu High student.
• Kanchi Enjo gave Hiyage and Suguru Goshuin booklets containing the Chichibu Thirty-Four Kannon Temples’ techniques, including the Kannon Seal, which required Buddhist teachings to strengthen.

Miyauchi Hiyage gave Shinomiya Kaguya the Goshuin from Kannonin Temple, while Koshigaya Suguru kept his and considered visiting the temples. As Tohru joined them, Miyauchi Hiyage began considering what kind of videos would suit her, and Shinomiya Kaguya quietly tested whether Tohru reacted to her Diary.

• Dharma Master Qingxin gave Miyauchi Hiyage and Koshigaya Suguru Goshuin and offered Miyauchi Renka the chance to attend Kannonin Temple's empowerment ceremony if she lacked extraordinary abilities at ten.
• Miyauchi Hiyage examined the Goshuin with his Eyes of Destiny and told Koshigaya Suguru he could visit the temples during summer break if he stayed alert.
• Miyauchi Hiyage gave his Goshuin to Shinomiya Kaguya, who accepted it because she hoped the Kannon Seal could help her improve at Jujutsu High.
• Shinomiya Kaguya asked Miyauchi Hiyage to call her Kaguya, and he asked her to call him Hiyage.
• Miyauchi Hiyage introduced Tohru as an overseas tourist learning to make online videos, while Tohru considered earning money through ordinary human work and exploring the world with him.
• Shinomiya Kaguya showed Tohru her Diary, saw no reaction, and asked Miyauchi Hiyage what videos he planned for Tohru; he said he was still choosing a persona and thought competitive eating might suit her.

Miyauchi Hiyage persuaded Tohru to move to Tokyo to make food videos, while Shinomiya Kaguya tried to win the dragon’s favor. Before leaving Asahigaoka, he warned his friends to protect Renge and promised Kaede Kagayama he would reveal a major secret when he returned for summer vacation.

• Miyauchi Hiyage discussed Tohru’s competitive-eating videos, but Tohru refused to wear a maid outfit and agreed to move to Tokyo to earn money.
• Shinomiya Kaguya offered Tohru a ride to Tokyo and tried to ingratiate herself, but Tohru grew wary and kept her distance.
• Miyauchi Hiyage told Koshigaya Suguru about the Reverse Side World and advised him to use the Kannon Seal technique before learning other methods.
• Miyauchi Hiyage told Fujimiya Miki and Kaede Kagayama that monks had taken an interest in Renge, and Kaede promised to protect her.
• Miyauchi Hiyage squeezed Kaede Kagayama’s cheeks, promised to tell her a major secret during summer vacation, and asked Fujimiya Miki to look after her.
• Miyauchi Hiyage said goodbye to Kaede Kagayama and Fujimiya Miki, then left for Tokyo in Shinomiya Kaguya’s car.

Miyauchi Hiyage visited Jujutsu High with Shinomiya Kaguya and learned that ghouls had suddenly appeared in Tokyo, prompting a major supernatural investigation. He reunited with Yotsuya Miko, while Kaguya reflected on their growing friendship and the chat group’s suspicions about her efforts to get closer to him.

• Shinomiya Kaguya brought Miyauchi Hiyage to Jujutsu High, where Panda welcomed them and explained that most of the school’s staff were dealing with newly appeared ghouls in Tokyo.
• Miyauchi Hiyage considered whether the ghouls had crossed over from another world and wondered whether Kirishima Touka and Kaneki Ken were present, but he decided not to get involved yet.
• Miyauchi Hiyage greeted Yotsuya Miko warmly and felt pleased that training at Jujutsu High had made her more determined and mentally resilient.
• Shinomiya Kaguya wondered whether Miyauchi Hiyage treated Yotsuya Miko more sincerely than he treated her, while acknowledging that she had not fallen in love with him.
• Yotsuya Miko recalled how the chat group had discovered Shinomiya Kaguya brought Miyauchi Hiyage Sun Breathing documents and Nichirin Blades, leading the girls to suspect Kaguya wanted to grow closer to him.

Miyauchi Hiyage visited Jujutsu High, where he bonded with Yotsuya Miko and received an access pass despite not enrolling. After Panda arranged a spar to assess his strength, Miyauchi used a training sword to absorb Maki Zenin’s martial arts experience, and the match began with him taking a Water Breathing stance.

• Shinomiya Kaguya privately asked Yotsuya Miko to meet Miyauchi Hiyage and build goodwill with him.
• Miyauchi Hiyage toured Jujutsu High with Yotsuya Miko, who opened up about her experiences there while Shinomiya Kaguya watched in growing unease.
• Panda obtained an access pass for Miyauchi Hiyage and explained that he could initially take only low-level patrol commissions unless he proved his strength.
• Panda asked Maki Zenin to spar with Miyauchi Hiyage, and Miyauchi agreed to test himself in combat.
• Miyauchi Hiyage picked up Maki Zenin’s training tachi and used Reinforcement Magic and Silver Ripple Overdrive to gain her martial arts memories.
• Miyauchi Hiyage faced Maki Zenin and assumed the opening stance of Water Breathing as Shinomiya Kaguya recorded the encounter.

Miyauchi Hiyage sparred with Maki Zenin, showing his enhanced perception, Water Breathing, Ripple Chi Kung, and Thunder Breathing. He left Maki reeling after a lightning-fast strike nearly broke her naginata.

• Miyauchi Hiyage used his enhanced eyes and Water Breathing to attack Maki Zenin as Yotsuya Miko saw waves around his blade that Shinomiya Kaguya could not.
• Miyauchi Hiyage used Constant Flux, and Maki Zenin met his increasingly powerful attack head-on, feeling Silver Ripple Overdrive pass through her naginata.
• Maki Zenin counterattacked with Zenin Style martial arts, forcing Miyauchi Hiyage to retreat and struggle against her relentless assault.
• Miyauchi Hiyage switched from Water Breathing to Thunder Breathing and covered himself in crackling electricity, surprising Maki Zenin and Shinomiya Kaguya.
• Miyauchi Hiyage used Thunderclap and Flash to dash past Maki Zenin, leaving her naginata's shaft close to breaking.

After sparring with Maki Zenin, Miyauchi Hiyage concealed much of his strength while the group debated whether his abilities gave him Special Grade power. Shiina Mashiro revealed that his abilities related to destiny, and Hiyage hinted that he possessed the holy sword; Shinomiya Kaguya ended the chapter increasingly eager to learn more about him.

• Miyauchi Hiyage ended his spar with Maki Zenin, claiming Thunderclap and Flash had exhausted him while privately assessing his hidden abilities and combat potential.
• Shinomiya Kaguya shared footage of the spar in the chat group, where the others marveled at Hiyage's swordsmanship and discussed Maki Zenin's assessment of his rank.
• Shiina Mashiro told the group that Hiyage's awakened abilities were related to destiny and that he had agreed to take low-level commissions with her.
• Honma Meiko grew anxious about Hiyage's closeness with Shiina Mashiro and considered traveling to Tokyo before summer vacation.
• After Kasumigaoka Utaha guessed that Hiyage had the holy sword, Hiyage acknowledged it through Mashiro's phone and let the group speculate about its role in his power.
• The group concluded that Hiyage might have Special Grade combat power, while Shinomiya Kaguya became more determined to learn about his abilities.

Miyauchi Hiyage brought Shiina Mashiro and Tohru to Shibuya to test the Otherworld Navigator App, which transported them into Impression Space. The chapter ended with Hiyage explaining the space to Tohru while Mashiro sensed its unsettling atmosphere.

• Shinomiya Kaguya restrained her urge to seek out Miyauchi Hiyage and resolved to approach him sincerely for guidance.
• Tohru noticed that Shiina Mashiro’s voice sounded almost identical to Honma Meiko’s, while Hiyage dismissed the resemblance as ordinary voice-actor overlap.
• Hiyage invited Mashiro and Tohru to Shibuya, and the group went out together after Tohru and Hiyage devoured the dinner Shiina Mahiru had prepared.
• At Shibuya Station, Hiyage activated the Otherworld Navigator App while holding Mashiro’s and Tohru’s hands, transporting them into Impression Space.
• Tohru sensed the dense, dark ether in Impression Space, and Hiyage explained that it was formed from the collective unconscious of Tokyo’s residents.

Miyauchi Hiyage took Shiina Mashiro and Tohru into Impression Space, tested his abilities there, and sparred with Tohru before bringing the group back to reality. After learning how far he still was from Tohru's strength, he planned to use her as a regular training partner and helped her start building an online presence.

• Miyauchi Hiyage explained Impression Space to Tohru, who questioned whether its Shadows could be eliminated to improve the human world.
• Miyauchi Hiyage tested his abilities in Impression Space, found that Yellow Temperance manifested visibly, and created a small version of Unlimited Blade Works.
• Miyauchi Hiyage challenged Tohru to spar, and she beat him before they returned to reality.
• Miyauchi Hiyage decided to keep training with Tohru and took her to a burger shop, where she ate three giant challenge burgers while he recorded her.
• Miyauchi Hiyage brought Tohru and the others to a movie and the BB nightclub, then checked the area for ghouls before taking them home.

Miyauchi Hiyage returned to school after Golden Week, where Masamichi Yaga worried about his dangerous potential while Hiyage dismissed those concerns. A mysterious transfer student whose fate the Eyes of Destiny could not read joined his class, leaving Hiyage wondering why she had appeared.

• Masamichi Yaga reviewed Miyauchi Hiyage's fight with Maki Zenin and judged him a dangerous genius reminiscent of Suguru Geto and Satoru Gojo.
• Miyauchi Hiyage dismissed Yaga's concerns and went to school, where classmates questioned him about Kanoe Yuko's popular video.
• Sakakibara Kouichi told Miyauchi Hiyage that he had met an intriguing girl with an eyepatch in Yomiyama City during the break.
• Miyauchi Hiyage learned that a new transfer student would join his class and wondered whether she might be someone he knew.
• A beautiful, aloof girl wearing a yellow headband entered the classroom, and Miyauchi Hiyage recognized her but could not identify her.
• Miyauchi Hiyage used the Eyes of Destiny on the transfer student but could not see her fate, so he concluded that Destiny had guided her to his class.

Haruhi Suzumiya transferred to Toyosaki High School after learning from her Diary that supernatural beings and an Otherworlder existed, and she chose Miyauchi Hiyage’s class. After hearing about Miyauchi’s videos, wealth, and unusual connections, she changed her mind about ignoring him.

• Haruhi Suzumiya introduced herself to Miyauchi Hiyage’s class and declared that she wanted to find Aliens, Time Travelers, Espers, Otherworlders, and the Diary’s owner.
• Haruhi Suzumiya recalled how the Diary revealed the supernatural world and led her to transfer from Koyoen Academy to Toyosaki High School in Tokyo.
• Haruhi Suzumiya ignored offers from other boys and chose the seat beside Miyauchi Hiyage.
• Kasumigaoka Utaha visited Miyauchi Hiyage to collect Asahigaoka specialties, and a classmate told Haruhi Suzumiya about his popularity, videos, and friendships with Kasumigaoka Utaha and Shiina Mashiro.
• Haruhi Suzumiya dismissed Miyauchi Hiyage as an uninteresting school celebrity until the classmate began describing his videos, prompting her to change her mind.

After learning that Haruhi Suzumiya had transferred into Miyauchi Hiyage’s class, Kasumigaoka Utaha recognized her from the Diary as a game-breaking deity and alerted the group. Shinomiya Kaguya was left investigating how Haruhi had appeared when earlier inquiries had found no record of her.

• Haruhi Suzumiya watched Miyauchi Hiyage’s videos about murder scenes and decided she wanted to join his paranormal investigations.
• Kasumigaoka Utaha told Miyauchi Hiyage that she was nearly finished with Love Metronome’s third volume, and he praised her work.
• Utaha asked about a girl she had seen, and Miyauchi Hiyage identified her as new transfer student Haruhi Suzumiya and warned Utaha to avoid her.
• Utaha found Haruhi’s Diary entry describing her divine power and warned the group that Haruhi had transferred to their school.
• Shinomiya Kaguya learned that Haruhi had transferred into Miyauchi Hiyage’s class and wondered where she had come from, since an earlier investigation had found no such person.

Kasumigaoka Utaha and the others learned that Haruhi Suzumiya had suddenly appeared in the world and might possess dangerous, reality-altering power. Utaha spotted Haruhi eating with Kato Megumi and recruited Eriri Spencer Sawamura to help investigate, leaving the reason for their meeting unknown.

• Shinomiya Kaguya reviewed Haruhi Suzumiya's newly available records and wondered whether Haruhi had transferred to Houtonji High School because of Miyauchi Hiyage.
• Miyauchi Hiyage told Shiina Mashiro that Haruhi was dangerous, that her fate kept shifting, and that Mashiro should carry on normally at school.
• Kasumigaoka Utaha went to Miyauchi Hiyage's classroom to find Haruhi, then spotted Eriri Spencer Sawamura near the cafeteria trying to arrange an encounter with Aki Tomoya.
• Kasumigaoka Utaha knocked Eriri Spencer Sawamura on the head and asked her to help with something instead of pursuing her planned encounter.
• Kasumigaoka Utaha saw Haruhi Suzumiya and Kato Megumi eating together in the cafeteria and wondered why they were together.

Haruhi Suzumiya met Kato Megumi in the cafeteria and became convinced that Megumi’s unusual inconspicuousness might be an Esper ability. After Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri joined them, Haruhi focused her questions on the apparent rivalry between Eriri and Megumi, while Utaha tried to guide the conversation toward Eriri’s interests.

• Eriri followed Kasumigaoka Utaha to the cafeteria, where Utaha joined Kato Megumi’s table.
• Haruhi Suzumiya sat with Megumi, introduced herself as a transfer student, and questioned her about being overlooked by others.
• Haruhi suspected Megumi had an Esper ability that made people forget she was there, but Megumi denied being an Esper.
• Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri arrived, and Haruhi wondered how Eriri had come to regard Megumi as a romantic rival.
• Haruhi questioned Utaha and Eriri about the school and steered her attention toward their relationship with Megumi, while Utaha redirected the conversation toward Eriri’s interests.