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Chapter 23 - Chapter 23: Paging Yotsuya Miko Across the Internet, Did You See Any Ghosts Today?

Faris NyanNyan, the number one maid at Akihabara's most popular maid cafe, "Mayqueen+NyanNyan."

Her real name is Akiha Rumiho, the actual administrator of the street they stood on, and also the leader who introduced 2D culture to Akihabara.

At the same time, she was also a main character in Steins;Gate, which was called a masterpiece by many people in Miyauchi Hikage's past life.

Before obtaining the diary, this area was one of the most critical regions in Miyauchi Hikage's high school plan. Studying in Tokyo was also to make it convenient for him to come over and take a look when he had nothing to do.

After all, the protagonist of this work, Okabe Rintaro, in the summer of his first year of university, had, in a rather nonsensical way and by a fortunate coincidence, created a time machine that could transmit text messages to the past.

After that, the protagonist constantly used this machine to jump between different world lines to fulfill his own wishes and those of his friends.

Miyauchi Hikage was paying attention to this place because a time machine was a really hot potato.

In the α World Line, the world was ruled by an organization that had obtained the time machine, entering a dystopian world where humanity had no future.

In the β World Line, the time machine became known to the higher-ups of various countries, triggering a third world war.

In the end, the protagonist struggled for a long time before barely finding a path to self-preservation in the cracks between the two main world lines.

But the protagonist, in reality, was just like The Flash, merely jumping between different world lines. It didn't mean that the other world lines no longer existed.

Even if this world was a hodgepodge world, Miyauchi Hikage didn't want to bet on those odds.

In his original idea, he would find a way to infiltrate Okabe Rintaro's Future Gadget Laboratory after starting high school and kill the time machine right in its cradle.

He had never thought of monopolizing this thing for himself. He was afraid he wouldn't be able to control himself with it.

Before humanity could step into a true utopian world like that of Doraemon, it was better for the time machine not to appear before mankind.

Even though he now possessed the diary and his original plans could no longer keep up with the changes, he didn't plan to write about the time machine in his diary for the time being, until he had figured out how to deal with it.

This thing was truly far more dangerous than APTX4869.

If just one person who saw the diary had selfish thoughts and wanted to use its ability to make up for their past regrets, the fun would really get out of hand.

At that point, the time machine wouldn't have even appeared yet, and the diary holders would start fighting among themselves. Wouldn't that just turn into Future Diary?

"But at the end of the day, Steins;Gate is ultimately a science fiction work. Apart from the accidentally created time machine, no other supernatural powers appeared."

Thinking of this, Miyauchi Hikage, who was sitting in the cafe, having ordered a sugar-free black coffee for Hikari to symbolize adulthood, and a glass of juice and some dessert for himself and Renge, felt a lot more at ease as he looked at Faris NyanNyan's pleasing back.

There was still half a semester until the appearance of the time machine. As long as the diary gave him fewer light novels and manga, his strength would still improve greatly.

He could find a more suitable solution during this period.

Compared to the possible end of the world that the time machine might bring in a few decades, what Miyauchi Hikage cared more about now were the other supernatural powers in this world.

Now, the question of whether the diary he wrote had an audience had already received an affirmative answer.

As long as he wrote in his diary every day, many of the stories he had originally planned to personally participate in and change could now be handled by the "kind-hearted people" who saw his diary.

Figuring out the supernatural powers of this world became a top priority.

He couldn't conveniently go to places like Morioh Town and Fuyuki City right now, and he was also worried that the moment he went there, he would encounter a Stand user with a bizarre ability or be forced to join the Holy Grail War.

But he was prepared to search for other characters and works related to supernatural powers within the Tokyo area.

Mieruko-chan, Noragami, Durarara!!, the Phantom Thieves of Hearts, Jujutsu Sorcerers...

Or some hidden magical girls and the like. With his current physique and abilities, he could still observe these things from the sidelines a little.

While waiting for the dessert, Miyauchi Hikage had actually considered whether he should join or establish an "Occult Phenomenon Research Society" after school started, as a cover.

But after thinking about it, even if there really was this type of club, the members inside would probably all be horror movie enthusiasts of the "Lord Ye who loves dragons" type.

The club's activities would probably just be watching horror movies in the club room or exploring some so-called "haunted houses".

"Why don't I try to probe a little when I write my diary today? I'll start with that Miss Miko who can see ghosts."

Thinking this, Miyauchi Hikage had more or less figured out what to make up for tonight's diary.

After enjoying the dessert and juice under the care of the landlord of Akihabara, although Miyauchi Hikage felt that she was probably just taken with his cute little sister.

This woman had even proactively come over to feed Renge a high-end dessert under the guise of a gift, and had even reached out with a suspicious smile to touch the two ahoge on Renge's head.

Heh, women. For the sake of the high-end dessert you gave, I'll let you touch my sister's head this time.

Then, looking at Hikari opposite him, whose eyebrows were almost knitted together but who was still forcing herself to finish the black coffee, and who even commented "the taste is very pure" after finishing, Miyauchi Hikage added, "If you like it, then I can bring you a cup every day when we go to school."

It wasn't until his second sister raised the white flag and surrendered that Miyauchi Hikage paid the bill with satisfaction and left the maid cafe.

After returning home with a pile of things in the evening, Miyauchi Hikage also opened his diary and began today's diary session.

Since I'm going to make something up, I might as well make it thorough.

Even if Yotsuya Miko doesn't exist in this world, I have to make it look real.

So after some thought, he immediately started writing.

[Woke up this morning and found that someone had tweeted, and even told me to stop writing.

I'm very happy that you're willing to tweet, but I don't like you using a side account.

So I won't reply to your private message. We can talk when you use your main account one day.

When I was watching videos during lunch, I came across a video of a Guitar Hero. Although I don't know much about guitars, I think I know a lot about Guitar Hero.

Right, Bocchi-chan?

Oh, you probably haven't been called by that nickname yet. But it's okay. When you meet the person who gives you that nickname, you'll understand what I mean.

When the time comes, I'll consider coming to see your band's live performance.

But the focus today is not you, so I'll let you, this little social phobe, off the hook for now.

This afternoon, when I was on the bus, I saw a girl who gave me a strange sense of familiarity.

I didn't recognize her at first, but after thinking about it when I got home, she did look a bit like the female protagonist of an anime I watched in my past life.

Anyway, whether it's you or not, I'll first page Yotsuya Miko-san across the internet. Did you see any ghosts today?]

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