When the diary's scheduled release time arrived, Miyauchi Hikage glanced at Shinomiya Kaguya next to him. Her body clearly stiffened for a moment, and then she abruptly changed the subject, took out her diary, and started flipping through it.
So, after knowing about Tohru's situation, what are you planning to do?
Miyauchi Hikage thought to himself.
However, with her personality, she will probably sneakily post what she did in the chat group after everything is settled.
Anyway, she hasn't even mentioned in the chat group about her sneaking over to see me, nor her encounter with Kanoe Yuuko this morning.
Even if she knows about Tohru now, she probably plans to find a way to contact her after returning to Asahigaoka.
But even I, her savior, am still being guarded against by Tohru. It would be strange if Shinomiya Kaguya, a girl with no fewer schemes than me, could gain Tohru's trust in a short time.
On Shinomiya Kaguya's side, she closed the diary and took a deep breath, first lowering the possibility of Miyauchi Hikage being the "mysterious person" a bit more.
Then her heartbeat accelerated slightly. Although everyone in the group had been discussing Tohru for a day or two, and Honma Meiko had not hidden these things, she had already had some expectations about Tohru's strength and background.
It was just that from the diary's description, Tohru's background seemed to involve even more, and it seemed that more giant dragons would cross the barrier of the world to come to their world in the future.
The mysterious person even directly mentioned a young dragon that seemed easier to get close to.
As long as she could find a way to have a little relationship with these giant dragons, even if it was just a nodding acquaintance, it would probably bring her immeasurable help.
Tohru's strength and background were beyond her imagination. As long as she could have some relationship with her, it would bring her great help.
Miyauchi Hikage, the person who saved Tohru, was right beside her, and Honma Meiko could be considered her friend.
As long as she used this relationship cleverly, even if she couldn't directly gain Tohru's friendship, she could at least leave an impression on her.
After all, she wasn't the one who saved Tohru, so she couldn't eat the meat anymore. Following behind them to drink some soup, continuing to use the power of the Shinomiya family in the outer world to help these people deal with identity and household registration issues, and exchanging for a favor wasn't a loss either.
As for Tohru's "yuri tendency" mentioned in the diary?
Shinomiya Kaguya cared even less.
Anyway, Tohru wouldn't fall in love with her, a "passerby," and most likely wouldn't be moved by Miyauchi Hikage, a man. She didn't have to worry at all that her contact with Miyauchi Hikage would trigger any "jealousy" drama.
Being targeted by a female dragon was something for Honma Meiko to worry about. After all, she was about to become the designated god of the Chichibu region. It wasn't strange for a god to have a giant dragon as a divine messenger, right?
She even followed the trend and @'d Honma Meiko in the group, jokingly asking, "Have you noticed any special feelings from Miss Tohru towards you?"
At this time, Honma Meiko, who was inside the barrier, was also stunned.
She had just finished Chief Priestess Omiya's spiritual power training course. Taking advantage of the break, she finished reading today's diary update. She was already surprised after reading the diary and knowing that Miss Tohru was also a character in a certain work. The subsequent teasing in the group chat messages made her blush all over.
"Miss Tohru... likes women?"
Honma Meiko murmured to herself, her mind involuntarily recalling what happened after she met Tohru.
She hadn't thought carefully about Tohru's attitude towards her and Miyauchi Hikage before, but looking back now...
Tohru's attitude towards her did seem to be gentler than towards Miyauchi Hikage.
"But... it shouldn't be that bad, right?" Honma Meiko rubbed her temples, trying to calm herself down.
Although she was the one who wanted to save Miss Tohru, she had ultimately failed, and in the end, it was Hikage-kun who successfully pulled out that holy sword.
And...
Thinking of that tearful embrace after confirming that Miyauchi Hikage was safe, Honma Meiko still felt her cheeks burn a little.
She didn't know what Hikage-kun thought about it.
But Miss Tohru should be able to feel her attitude towards Hikage-kun.
She really wanted to call Miyauchi Hikage and ask if there was anything unusual on Tohru's side.
But she was still inside the barrier, and apart from the group chat messages, her phone couldn't receive any signal at all.
In the past two days, she had only seen her parents and the priests who came from Tokyo to examine her condition. Dealing with those priests already gave her a headache. Fortunately, Chief Priestess Omiya, a special-grade miko, helped her deal with them, and that spatial rift had already been repaired, so those people couldn't find any other suspicious traces.
However, it would take at least another week to contact Miyauchi Hikage.
Therefore, looking at the teasing words in the chat group, she could only weakly explain that the Miss Tohru she knew shouldn't have that kind of tendency.
However, the group didn't focus on Tohru's "yuri tendency."
They were more concerned about whether Tohru could be a holder of the second batch of diaries.
After all, Tohru was, in any case, the female protagonist of an anime.
Even if her fate had been changed due to the interference of Miyauchi Hikage and Honma Meiko, the possibility of her holding a diary was still very high.
If they could confirm that Tohru was also a diary holder, by stepping on the mysterious person who was unwilling to show his face, it would naturally be easier to get closer to her.
In this regard, Kasumigaoka Utaha even took the time to write a denunciation of the mysterious person's ulterior motives. As long as she could let the holder of the second batch of diaries see it, there was still a chance to win the other party over to their camp—
Even if the other party just gave them a heads-up before snatching a commission in the future, it would at least allow everyone to be mentally prepared.
Shinomiya Kaguya looked at the group chat and quickly decided on her plan after returning to Asahigaoka.
First, she would use the diary to test Tohru and see if her reaction was similar to Kanoe Yuuko's. If there was a reaction, she could have a showdown directly.
If there was no reaction, she would continue as planned, establishing contact first and then proceeding slowly.
But what caught Shinomiya Kaguya and even Miyauchi Hikage off guard was that when they returned to Asahigaoka and, under Shinomiya Kaguya's somewhat deliberate request, went to the studio to look for Tohru first, the first people they saw were two monks wearing kasaya and holding prayer beads.
Miyauchi Hikage first recognized one of the monks as the one who had taken him away that day. The other one looked to be around forty or fifty years old, holding prayer beads in one hand and a vajra in the other. He seemed to be higher in status and strength than the former, probably a high-ranking figure in Buddhism.
But what made Miyauchi Hikage even more speechless was that these two monks should have come for his Pure Yang Body and so-called "past life wisdom."
But after arriving in Asahigaoka and not finding him, they somehow found Koshigaya Suguru. Now it seemed they were talking about Buddhism with Koshigaya Suguru, as if they wanted to pull Koshigaya Suguru into their Buddhist sect as well.
Seeing this scene, Miyauchi Hikage couldn't stand it.
It was one thing for these bald donkeys to have their eyes on him, but they actually wanted to poach his talent!
Although even Miyauchi Hikage himself had to admit that Koshigaya Suguru was indeed more suitable for practicing Buddhism than him in terms of character and concentration.
But Koshigaya Suguru's "Rural Inventor" account now had nearly ten million followers across the internet, and the commercial fee for a random promotion started at several million yen. He was one of the undisputed pillars of Asahigaoka Media today.
After connecting with Professor Agasa, the current Koshigaya Suguru also faintly showed a trend of enlightenment. The technical content of the things he tinkered with was getting higher and higher. If this continued, he might really have a chance to hand-craft an Iron Man suit in a few years.
Most importantly, letting Koshigaya Suguru practice Buddhism was not as good as waiting for more dragons to come to this world in the future and finding a way to let Fafnir, that otaku dragon, teach Koshigaya Suguru something.
So Miyauchi Hikage immediately called out Koshigaya Suguru's name, telling him not to be distracted by these monks.
Koshigaya Suguru at the entrance of the studio had naturally noticed the Shinomiya family's luxury car long ago, and was not surprised at all that Miyauchi Hikage returned in the car with the daughter of the Shinomiya family.
He adjusted his glasses, nodded friendly to the two monks, and then silently walked to Miyauchi Hikage's side to show his loyalty.
Seeing that their path of persuasion was blocked, the two monks were not angry, but looked at Miyauchi Hikage with a smile.
First, the monk who had helped Miyauchi Hikage greeted him and introduced the identities of the two.
The monk who took Miyauchi Hikage away had the dharma name Myosho Seishin. According to himself, he was a supernatural being close to Grade 1. The other one was the Sojo (High Priest) Kanchi Enjo, who commanded the area of the 34 Kannon Temples of Chichibu, and was also a senior Grade 1 supernatural being.
In the Japanese monk official system, Sojo was a rank second only to Daisojo. There were less than ten Daisojo on the surface in the whole of Japan, and the number of Sojo was less than a hundred. Sending such a figure to recruit them could indeed be considered giving them face.
It was a pity that Miyauchi Hikage now not only had special-grade strength himself, but Asahigaoka also had a dragon girl who had just arrived from another world. He really had no interest in Buddhism.
But that Master Kanchi Enjo obviously didn't think so. His already ruddy face widened directly after seeing Miyauchi Hikage, as if he saw something extraordinary in him.
"Having such pure yang blood energy without practicing Buddhism, if you practice Buddhism, I'm afraid you can cultivate an Arhat body in this world in just twenty years, and even a Bodhisattva body is not impossible!"
Kanchi Enjo looked at Miyauchi Hikage with burning eyes.
He even felt that if the other party's constitution could have the opportunity to go further, he might be able to cultivate the golden body of Vairocana and become a genuine living Buddha.
Did he see the Pure Yang Body on me?
Miyauchi Hikage thought.
But this wasn't strange. He had been steadily unsealing his constitution, planning to unseal it to 30% before slowing down.
And 30% was not a small amount.
After all, after Miyauchi Hikage obtained the Pure Yang Body, the effect of the Pure Yang Body had also been improving. The current 30% was about comparable to the previous 50%.
So this bald donkey took a fancy to his constitution and Koshigaya Suguru's Buddha nature?
"I didn't expect that on this trip, I would see three pieces of unpolished jade in a village near Chichibu. If only I had discovered them earlier," Kanchi Enjo couldn't help but sigh.
Being stared at by such piercing eyes, Miyauchi Hikage felt his back itch a little.
Wait, three?
Miyauchi Hikage was stunned.
Aren't he and Koshigaya Suguru two people?
Could it be that the other party also took a fancy to someone else in Asahigaoka?
As long as it wasn't a core member of Asahigaoka Media, he wouldn't mind letting them enter Buddhism to achieve the supernatural.
It couldn't be Tohru, right? The vision of this Grade 1 Sojo shouldn't be enough to discover the abnormality in Tohru.
Miyauchi Hikage muttered, and then asked the monk in front of him.
"I wonder who the other 'unpolished jade' the master has taken a fancy to is?"
Before Kanchi Enjo could speak, Koshigaya Suguru, standing next to Miyauchi Hikage, looked a little embarrassed, leaned into Miyauchi Hikage's ear, and whispered a name.
Then Miyauchi Hikage's eyes turned red.
Damn it, these two bald donkeys actually set their sights on Renge.
Renge is only in the first grade of elementary school this year!
And these two bald donkeys are already thinking about abducting Renge to become a nun?
It was one thing to want to abduct Koshigaya Suguru before, but wanting to abduct Renge is truly courting death.
Fortunately, Kanchi Enjo also knew he had said the wrong thing. Seeing Miyauchi Hikage's red eyes, he felt a little scared for some reason.
So he quickly coughed lightly and explained that he had no intention of abducting Renge. After all, it was impossible to make such a small child leave her parents.
It was just that he felt Renge also had great wisdom. Although she was still a mortal at present, it seemed that she would be able to awaken to the supernatural in a few years. He wanted to use this to remind Miyauchi Hikage to protect his sister well.
"And I always feel that your sister has a unique spiritual nature. Although I can't see it clearly, if she grows up a bit more, perhaps she can come to the Kannon Temple to receive the Vajra Acharya empowerment. It will definitely not be a bad thing for your sister."
He explained, and then continued to look at Miyauchi Hikage's body with eyes like appreciating a treasure.
Although Miyauchi Hikage really wanted to tell these two bald donkeys to speak human language, their gazes really made him creeped out.
"I have no thoughts about practicing Buddhism, and I plan to visit Tokyo Jujutsu High tomorrow. There is a high probability that I will join Jujutsu High in the future. But if there is a chance in the future, I will also go in and pay respects when I pass by your temple."
Shinomiya Kaguya had sent her driver away after getting off the car, and Koshigaya Suguru was someone he could trust. Moreover, these two bald donkeys had probably already told him a lot of things, so saying these things would not affect the confidentiality agreement.
It was originally just some polite words, but these words made the two bald donkeys look at each other. Then, Master Seishin took out a few small booklets that looked like they were used for signing in and checking in from his bosom and handed them to Miyauchi Hikage and Koshigaya Suguru.
"It's already the 21st century. Our Kannon Temple will not force others. We just need an opportunity for the benefactors to know the style of our Kannon Temple."
"This is the special Goshuin of our Chichibu 34 Kannon Temples. Please accept it if you don't mind."
Goshuin is a proof granted to visitors of temples and shrines. Simply put, it is a souvenir used for stamping and checking in.
However, Miyauchi Hikage could clearly see that these two brand new Goshuin books also carried a faint trace of spiritual power. This meant that this small booklet, which these two bald donkeys had taken out seriously as a gift, seemed to contain something mysterious inside.