Miyauchi Hikage looked at his twin sister, who could be so happy just from eating a single popsicle, and his mood was a little subtle.
He had passed on the ripple breathing method to the entire family, yet only Miyauchi Hikari was kept in the dark because of her casual personality that might lead to exposure. No matter how he thought about it, it was a little unkind.
"We're going to Tokyo in a few days... Do you have any plans for these next few days?" Miyauchi Hikage asked Miyauchi Hikari, choosing his words carefully.
"Plans?" Miyauchi Hikari didn't think much of it. Seeing that her younger brother had no intention of fighting her for the popsicle, she complained while biting it, "If you had gone to Tokyo with me earlier, then I would have had plenty of plans."
"What plans can there be here in Asahigaoka? It's just staying at home every day, or going out to wander around."
Miyauchi Hikari made no effort to hide her boredom.
Of course, Miyauchi Hikage knew that this foolish sister of his was now single-mindedly thinking about going to Tokyo, but he hadn't finished handling matters in Asahigaoka yet, so of course, he couldn't just be an irresponsible boss and leave.
And because of the sudden appearance of the diary, this golden finger, all his original plans had been overturned. In the future, he couldn't possibly invest all his energy in one place like he had for the past three years.
For Asahigaoka to continue to develop, he naturally had to arrange for a suitable successor for himself.
However, Miyauchi Hikari certainly wouldn't understand these things, so there was no need to say them out loud.
Looking at his second sister, who was exuding an aura of pure, clear foolishness, Miyauchi Hikage rubbed his chin, and then decided to have a sincere heart-to-heart with her.
And so, he told her about the matter of Hamon. Of course, because she was about to go to Tokyo with him soon, he disguised it a bit when explaining.
"How about it, want to give it a try?"
And then he saw Miyauchi Hikari clutch her stomach and burst out laughing in front of him.
"Hahahaha, Hikage, you're too boring! You're about to be a high school student, and you're still using childhood tricks to fool me!"
"I'm telling you, although your sister's brain really isn't as good as yours, you can't fool me with this kind of nonsense that even Renge wouldn't believe!"
Miyauchi Hikari then began to count the number of times she had been tricked by her younger brother when she was little.
She wouldn't even mention the time she was tricked into planting trees, because that time the entire school's students had been fooled by her brother.
Counting only the times she was tricked alone, the earliest was when he had taken a key he had found somewhere and tricked her into believing she could become a magical girl with it. So she had boldly performed a magical girl transformation about dozens of times in front of her family.
After that, he had taken a few branches and brought her to the riverbank to slash at swallows, saying that was how Sasaki Kojirō had practiced his "Secret Sword: Tsubame Gaeshi," which could strike three times at once. So she had spent a week by the river slashing at swallows, and only stopped after she had scared them all away.
Later, he even told her that there was a seal placed on a dry well in the village, and that as long as she opened the seal, she could travel back to the Warring States period and become partners with a legendary great youkai...
Feats like these were innumerable. One could say that Miyauchi Hikari had been raised on Miyauchi Hikage's tricks, so now she naturally had a lot of resistance.
Miyauchi Hikage appropriately put on a look of regret. "I'm not tricking you this time. If you don't believe me, go ask Renge. I taught her for a whole afternoon yesterday."
"Blegh," Miyauchi Hikari shook her head, not believing him in the slightest. "Renge has listened to you since she was little. It's just whatever you tell her to say, she says."
"Then go ask Kazuho. Kazuho-neesan actually learned it too."
"Kazuho-neesan is definitely sleeping right now. I'm too lazy to go ask."
"I'm really not tricking you this time. Do you really not want to learn?"
"Hahahahaha, not learning!"
"That's a real pity," Miyauchi Hikage shook his head regretfully.
It seemed he had teased her too much when they were little, causing such a lack of trust between the siblings now.
But she was the one who said she wouldn't learn. It's not that I don't want to teach her!
In the future, even if the secret is exposed, I'll have a reason.
Miyauchi Hikage walked out with a face full of regret. "I'll be back late tonight. Don't save any food for me."
Looking at her younger brother's dejected appearance, Miyauchi Hikari frowned.
Could it be that I was too smart, and it made my brother a little uncomfortable?
Then next time, should I pretend to be fooled, and then afterward, ask for more allowance from my brother as compensation?
Aiya, how come I didn't react to that just now? I've lost so much allowance again this time.
Miyauchi Hikari thought to herself, preparing to cooperate well with her younger brother the next time something like this happened.
And on Miyauchi Hikage's side, after teasing his twin sister, he headed towards the Koshigaya household.
The Koshigaya family was the one he was most familiar with in the village. After all, the three Koshigaya siblings were all his classmates, and besides the eldest brother, Koshigaya Suguru, the other two sisters, Koshigaya Komari and Koshigaya Natsumi, were main characters in the anime.
As for their ages, they were 1, 2, and 3 years younger than him, respectively.
This feat of having three children in three consecutive years was quite rare even in the countryside. One could only say that the mother of the Koshigaya siblings was in good health.
However, Miyauchi Hikage didn't come to the Koshigaya house to find the two sisters, but to find their older brother with no presence, Koshigaya Suguru.
This was one of his hand-picked successors.
Through the three seasons of anime in his past life, plus nearly ten years of friendship in this life, Miyauchi Hikage was very clear about his talents.
In the anime, Koshigaya Suguru was proficient in multiple skills like handicrafts, housework, farm work, and musical instruments. One could say that whatever skill the protagonist group needed, he could immediately show it.
The only problem was that in three whole seasons of anime plus the movie and the OAD, this all-powerful character didn't get a single line. Not only was his presence low, but his name wasn't even in the voice actor list. He was purely a tool-person character.
However, in reality, this kind of tool-person character was an out-and-out genius.
Talented, has initiative, and most importantly, has no ambition. He would only provide godly assists and would never screw over his teammates. He was the perfect worker.
In fact, Miyauchi Hikage had been cultivating him for several years already.
The handicraft videos were made by him and then edited into videos. He had a hand in the survival scripts. And in terms of filming, Koshigaya Suguru had also lightened a lot of Miyauchi Hikage's burden.
One could say that as long as Miyauchi Hikage determined the general direction, the rest could be left to this all-powerful tool person.
You didn't need to say much when talking to this kind of smart person. In the future development plans, as long as he gave a few simple hints, the other party would understand his meaning.
"I understand. I will continue to stay in Asahigaoka," Koshigaya Suguru pushed up his glasses. He was not surprised that Miyauchi Hikage was going to shift his focus of life from Asahigaoka to other directions.
This could be seen from the fact that Miyauchi Hikage had never truly shown his face in the videos until now.
Asahigaoka was too small. From the very beginning, it couldn't accommodate Miyauchi Hikage's ambitions. For him, this place could only be considered a starter village in a game.
Feeling the respect and admiration in Koshigaya Suguru's gaze towards him, Miyauchi Hikage felt helpless.
He had said it many times; he didn't have such great ambitions.
The reason he didn't show his face was just that he didn't want to be told "You're that 'spirited youth' who does the 'society shake' dance, right?" when he tried to interact with anime girls in high school, and then suffer social death.
But now, a misunderstanding was a misunderstanding. When he returned to Asahigaoka to live out his retirement and slack off in the future, the other party would know his true thoughts.
Just as Miyauchi Hikage finished explaining the situation and was preparing to leave, Koshigaya Suguru suddenly called out to stop him.
"I will continue to implement the plan according to your instructions, but have you thought about how you're going to explain it to Kagayama-senpai?"