While such things don't happen often, they aren't unheard of. It would be quite troublesome to dwell on them constantly.
So, everyone simply treated it as a misunderstanding, as if nothing had happened!
The True History Compilation Committee's intentions were quite normal; they had no intention of pursuing the matter. After all, the strength displayed by the other side was enough to make them take it seriously.
Under such circumstances, there was naturally no need to throw their own forces into a meat grinder-like struggle with the opponent. As for investigating the situation, there wasn't much need either.
They currently had no ability to capture entities completely hidden in the shadows. Since they couldn't even capture them, they naturally wouldn't delve into collecting related information.
They could only conduct some control and analysis by perceiving where the opponent appeared later. This method of intelligence gathering was much less effective.
But fortunately, it was stable, and they could avoid conflict with the other party. After all, even on their home turf, there were various provincial towns.
That's right, provincial towns!
Nominally, everyone was under the leadership of the central True History Compilation Committee, but just like in ancient times, there was a nominal emperor, while in reality, local areas acted independently.
They didn't mind having another force appear on their home ground. Even if a few more people came in to share the pie, it was no big deal.
As for Qianshu Lian's thoughts on the other side, they were completely different.
Qianshu Lian had for the first time perceived something different about this world, which was completely unlike the related understanding provided by the Conan world.
Especially the girl who suddenly appeared before him and was seen by him earlier, she made him understand in no uncertain terms that the other party could detect his location through some special power, but it was blocked by the power of the Black Shadow Troops.
The power the other party faced was the sum total of the endless Black Shadow Troops. If Qianshu Lian hadn't been caught off guard at the time and had no ill intentions.
Just this kind of prying would have been enough for the endless darkness to devour her. The loyalty of the Black Shadow Troops to their master was sufficient for them to do so.
Anyway, after the eye contact, he already knew the other party's location. If he wanted to, the Black Shadow Troops would quickly engulf everyone in that area.
However, Qianshu Lian currently had no such intention. After all, although the Black Shadow Troops could do it, who knew if there were any other strange guys behind the other party?
Moreover, even if they captured the other party, they wouldn't know what to do then. Eliminating the other party would only serve to attract the attention of the organization behind them.
How desperate must Qianshu Lian be to do such a thankless task?
However, since he already knew that the other party was a large organization, it was naturally still necessary to investigate, but without adopting an aggressive attitude.
No organization can be strong in all aspects; there are always some dependents or weak points.
Just as there are always some ordinary countries or weaker peripheries, or even scattered individuals, these are enough for the Black Shadow Troops to obtain sufficient information to build Qianshu Lian's understanding of the mysterious world.
Qianshu Lian ordered the Black Shadow Troops to search for those who were clearly not very important, marginal individuals, or simply individuals, to obtain some knowledge and understanding.
Then he continued to enjoy his leisurely life with a clear conscience.
Time passed bit by bit. After some initial thought and hard work on typing, everyone later entered a state of relaxation, spending their club activity time in laughter.
Finally, before leaving, Qianshu Lian specially prepared some pastries for everyone, as a gift for the first use of the renovated club room.
The game club finished its activities relatively early. On the way home after saying goodbye to the others, Qianshu Lian also saw Aki Tomoya in one of the classrooms, deep in thought but with not a single word written on his paper.
Oh, right, he almost forgot that the other party also created a game club, just that the other party chose a name that everyone clearly knew what it was for, but was not as explicit as 'game club'.
But then again, why did this guy want to make a game in advance? If it was like the original work, then at least Katō Megumi should be there.
After all, in that case, the initial reason for him wanting to make a game would exist.
But now, besides him, there was no one else in this classroom. Could it be that this guy also had times when he let others go home first and worked hard himself?
Qianshu Lian shook his head. Although the other party was very flamboyant in middle school, he was still well-behaved, at least not forcing anime and manga on his classmates like in elementary school.
There was a reason why the other party was collectively bullied by his classmates in elementary school. Everyone had been very tolerant of him in the early stages, but unfortunately, he pushed his luck a bit too much.
After countless attempts at forcing his interests on them, everyone reluctantly agreed to his recommendations, trying to cooperate to make him quiet down.
A normal person would know when to quit at this point, as their goal had been achieved, whether it was superficial or truly ingrained in people's hearts.
But Aki Tomoya wanted to go further, which led to the final collapse. In this process, Aki Tomoya was undoubtedly not innocent.
Constantly forcing his preferences on others and demanding that they join his ranks, how was this not a form of bullying?
Qianshu Lian no longer paid attention to Aki Tomoya, and walked directly out of the school and returned to his small home. The sufficiently large manor he had commissioned the company to find was not found, so Qianshu Lian had to have the company purchase a sufficiently large area for him to modify himself.
However, this would naturally take longer, so Qianshu Lian could only continue to stay in his small home for now.
But Qianshu Lian no longer cooked for himself. When he returned home, the Black Shadow Troops had already thoughtfully prepared dinner.
The lavish dinner was also very affordable, even though the ingredients for the dinner were not cheap at all, but many things were personally retrieved by the Black Shadow Troops.
It even included a deep-sea shrimp, which was absolutely fresh, scooped from the bottom of the sea, and only started cooking when Qianshu Lian left school.
There were no better and more perfect life assistants than the Black Shadow Troops for these procedures.
Qianshu Lian couldn't help but sigh while eating. After finishing, Qianshu Lian didn't wait for the Black Shadow Troops to clear the table, but quickly got up and walked to the bathroom.
Japan has always had a bathing custom. Qianshu Lian originally didn't, because he was more used to showering and didn't have much need for bathtubs.
However, later, due to his parents' long-term cultivation, he still accepted this bathing method. The Black Shadow Troops had already filled the hot water, and several Black Shadow Troops skillfully took out small stools for Qianshu Lian to step on, one foot at a time, to raise his height and enter the bathtub.
Although Qianshu Lian had only had them for a few days, they seemed to have completely understood Qianshu Lian's needs.
"This feeling of suddenly soaking in a bathtub is quite nice! But if the bathtub were smaller, I wouldn't have this feeling, right?"
Qianshu Lian sighed while lying on the edge of the bathtub and began to write in his diary.
"Today, I finally confirmed that this world is indeed a non-daily world, and it's not the kind with only one or two old-timers."
"There's even an official organization here. Since this country has an official organization, then other countries naturally also have related organizations. However, I know one country that shouldn't have any powerful organizations—"
"After all, such mysterious organizations require historical heritage."
After a brief opening jest, Qianshu Lian continued to write.
"I had my Black Shadow Troops investigate the surroundings, and sure enough, I found that many places seem to have the ability to detect the presence of the Black Shadow Troops."
"To be safe, I had to instruct the Black Shadow Troops not to openly investigate, but to selectively capture some more marginal figures to gather related information."
Yukino Yukinoshita nodded. This was a very wise choice. Without knowing the upper limit of these official organizations' power, this method of action was very stable.
Of course, this was also based on Qianshu Lian's complete confidence that the Black Shadow Troops would not be exposed, or more accurately, that their relationship with him would not be exposed.
"But our family has no relevant information at all," Yukino Yukinoshita then frowned. "Is it because our family isn't high enough to be in contact, or is it actually high enough, but I, as the second daughter, wasn't able to know?"
Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't help but think of her own family. As one of the local prominent families, the Snow Below Family possessed sufficiently strong influence in the area, although it was far inferior to those true chaebol forces.
But after all, they could be considered local magnates. If the official organization truly didn't even contact such local magnates, then it was clearly limited to a higher level?
Then, inevitably, the other party not only possessed immense wealth, but also firmly believed that with their power, they could suppress the destructive power brought by modern society.
Was it brought by historical heritage?
"Is the Shikimiya Family also a nouveau riche?" Compared to Yukino Yukinoshita, who was merely the second daughter of a local magnate, Kaguya Shinomiya, within the Shikimiya Family, was even clearer.
This was absolutely due to the difference caused by historical heritage. Even though their Shikimiya Family could be said to be extremely wealthy.
In Kyoto, there was the Shikimiya Family's vast main garden, with magnificent and immense wealth piled up to form this empire of money.
But in reality, the Shikimiya Family's rise occurred during the period of transition from feudalism to capitalism, although it also had a history of one or two hundred years.
But Kaguya Shinomiya believed that compared to a mere one or two hundred years of history, those ancient families that had existed for thousands of years were undoubtedly more capable of controlling such power.
Because the Shikimiya Family's own power was already at the top of the ordinary world in this country, under such circumstances, they had not been able to obtain relevant information.
Naturally, it couldn't be because she was being kept in the dark. After all, although she was a daughter, she was still a daughter of the Shikimiya Family.
Perhaps top-secret information would not be revealed to her, but the existence of the mysterious world would never be concealed from her.
Then it can basically be confirmed that this world, although it indeed contains unknown mysterious events and even many official organizations.
But unless by chance, ordinary people or the powerful in the daily world have no way of knowing its existence.
At most, they can only guess some clues through some activities of the higher-level daily life, but most of it is still like looking at flowers through a fog.
"Hayasaka, there's no need to investigate the previous matter anymore. From now on, don't use the manpower here!" Kaguya Shinomiya instructed Hayasaka Ai beside her.
"I understand, Young Miss!" Hayasaka Ai had no objection to this, because she also had a copy of the diary.
As someone who had viewed these diaries with her Young Miss, Hayasaka Ai naturally understood that once they knew this world indeed contained mysterious powers and even official mysterious organizations, investigating the so-called company was meaningless.
It would be better to withdraw their forces early. Their current power was already far inferior to others, and if they continued to deploy their forces for a long time without recalling them, they would be too weak.
"Fortunately, the Black Shadow Troops can safely investigate the situation of this world for me. Whether it's the world of glitz and glamour or the world in the shadows, it will all be within the Black Shadow Troops' perception."
"Even if there are still deficiencies in the exploration of the mysterious, leading to an inability to fully perceive, it is already sufficient for the daily world."
Upon seeing this, the girls holding copies of the diary already understood what power Qianshu Lian had obtained earlier.
It was a vast army, hidden in darkness, absolutely loyal and fearless of death. Who could guarantee that there was no shadow at all around them? As long as there was a shadow, there was a possibility of the Black Shadow Troops existing.
Moreover, Qianshu Lian hadn't said that the Black Shadow Troops couldn't pass through places without shadows, so the girls wouldn't naively think that illuminating all that their eyes could see would be able to drive away the Black Shadow Troops.
But they still couldn't help but sigh, the help this diary provided to Qianshu Lian was truly great; it even entrusted such a terrifying army to him.
While Kaguya Shinomiya also sighed with emotion, she planned to expedite the exchange student plan. After all, only by having interactions with the other party would it be possible to discuss more. Like herself, who was not discussed much, only mentioned once, she had not been able to obtain more information related to herself until now.
This was unacceptable; she also had to obtain more relevant information. But how could Shuchiin Academy have exchange students with other schools?
That was, of course, because she was Kaguya Shinomiya!