The news that Shinomiya Kaguya suddenly dropped immediately made the group chat become lively.
Because Kaguya-sama had revealed her family background right from the start, the others in the group did not doubt the authenticity of what she said.
For this, Hoshino Ai even specially @everyone to confirm if Yotsuya Miko had joined the group.
After waiting for a few minutes, more than half of the members in the group had popped up to say something, but there was no news from Yotsuya Miko.
Kasumi Utako: "It seems she really hasn't joined the chat group. @Kaguya, have you thought about what you're going to say when you call?"
Kaguya: "I'll just ask her directly if she has obtained the diary. If she doesn't have a diary, she won't react to my words, and then there will be no need to continue probing."
Even if Yotsuya Miko could see vengeful spirits, if she hadn't obtained a diary, then not disturbing her life and letting her follow her original story trajectory was the best choice.
After stating her plan in the group, Shinomiya Kaguya, the center of everyone's attention, made the phone call.
...
On Yotsuya Miko's side, today was her first day of the new school term, and her mental state was not too good at the moment.
She had originally thought that in a place like a school, those strange things would disappear, but who knew that not only did that not happen, but she had even personally seen a four-armed lecherous ghost clinging to her best friend.
It had taken her a long time to drive that ghost away from her best friend.
But she had finally gotten through the first day of school safely.
Looking at the Buddhist prayer beads that she had bought from a nearby temple but which had not produced the slightest effect, Yotsuya Miko sighed helplessly.
The pocket money I saved up to buy so many things didn't work at all. When will these days ever end?
Just at this moment, her phone suddenly rang.
"Who would call me at this hour?" Yotsuya Miko picked up her phone, puzzled.
It was an unknown phone number.
But because the number's origin was displayed as Tokyo, she still answered the call.
"Hello, this is Yotsuya Miko."
And from the other end of the phone, a questioning voice with no emotional fluctuation came directly.
"Are you a holder of the diary?"
Hearing the voice from the other end of the phone, goosebumps immediately rose on Yotsuya Miko's body.
The corner of her eye subconsciously glanced at the black diary on the floor, which she had only opened once and had never dared to open again.
No matter how she dealt with it, this diary would reappear by her side the next day.
"Ha... haha, I don't know what you're talking about. You must have dialed the wrong number, right?"
Trying her best to make her tone sound normal, Yotsuya Miko, her body trembling slightly, hung up the phone directly after saying this.
What's this about being a holder of the diary!?
Could this be some other strange ritual?
In Yotsuya Miko's mind, she couldn't help but imagine a bloody ritual centered around the evil spirit sealed in the diary.
"So you are the last diary holder. It really took me a lot of effort to find you, but your good luck ends here. Use your blood as nourishment to awaken the evil spirit."
After inexplicably imagining these things, Yotsuya Miko even felt the urge to urinate.
Then, like an ostrich, she buried her head deep into her pillow, terrified that the person who had just called her would call again.
I don't know anything, I don't know anything. It was just someone who dialed the wrong number. I don't know anything about a diary.
Yotsuya Miko hypnotized herself in her heart.
Fortunately, after several minutes, the phone did not ring again.
After more or less hypnotizing herself, Yotsuya Miko tremblingly picked up her phone and added the other party to her blacklist.
Then she glanced at the diary on the floor again and, pretending to be unintentional, kicked it under the bed where she couldn't see it.
After doing all this, Yotsuya Miko, who had successfully deceived herself, let out a slight sigh of relief.
Today was another day passed safely.
Anyway, I should go to the toilet first.
...
Back on Shinomiya Kaguya's side.
After the call was hung up on, a contemplative expression appeared on her face.
Yotsuya Miko's reaction was a bit too extreme.
She had just stated the matter of the diary very normally.
According to her tests, when she talked to others about the diary, in their eyes, it was either a normal conversation or she hadn't spoken at all. So far, there had been no situation that caused her social death.
Shinomiya Kaguya did not realize how much psychological damage her habitually cold tone could cause to a little girl who lived in constant suspicion all day.
After thinking for a while, she did not call Yotsuya Miko again, but sent what had happened to the group.
The group also made various deductions about Miko's reaction.
Some people believed that Yotsuya Miko did not have the diary, and that her reaction was possibly because there was a vengeful spirit right next to her when Kaguya-sama called, which was why she had such a big reaction. This was the gentle faction's idea, led by Chitanda Eru.
Others felt that Yotsuya Miko did have a diary, but because she possessed the Yin-Yang Eyes, she did not fully trust the diary, and therefore showed such an attitude towards other diary holders. This was also the conclusion that Kaguya-sama had reached after a rational analysis.
And a certain troublemaker, UMR, even suggested that they just post Yotsuya Miko's phone number in the group, and those who were curious could just call her themselves.
Seeing the disagreement in the group over the matter of Yotsuya Miko, a smile appeared on Shinomiya Kaguya's face.
Some small disagreements were necessary. As long as contradictions and disagreements were used well, they could instead become a means of bringing relationships closer.
Therefore, after expressing her own thoughts, Shinomiya Kaguya silently watched the discussion of the others in the group.
Only when the discussion in the group had more or less settled did Kaguya-sama make another proposal.
Kaguya: "In that case, does anyone want to go with me to meet that Yotsuya Miko-san this weekend? She lives in Tokyo, so anyone near Tokyo can come. We can also treat it as the first offline meeting of our Diary Interest Group. Of course, since I am the one initiating the meeting, the expenses incurred during the gathering will be borne by me."
Shinomiya Kaguya didn't have an allowance, but her wallet was always equipped with 100,000 yen for emergencies.
If it was just an ordinary gathering, this 100,000 yen was actually more than enough.
If it really wasn't enough, she also had a black card under her name. Although if she spent money recklessly, she would be reprimanded by her older brothers.
But the current Shinomiya Kaguya no longer cared too much about these reprimands as she had before.