Shinomiya Kaguya's invitation for an offline meetup caused the messages in the group to pause for a while.
In the end, it was Hoshino Ai who spoke up and brought the atmosphere in the group back to normal.
Ai: "An offline meetup? I'd love to meet everyone. We could even go sing karaoke together then. But I'll have to see if I have any performance schedules that day before I can decide. I'll help you ask in the group."
Ai: "@All Members, does anyone want to come to an offline meetup this weekend? The expenses will be covered by @Kaguya. If anyone wants to join, you can private message @Kaguya to sign up."
Kasumigaoka Utaha was the first to sign up. After all, she was in Tokyo, and everyone in the group knew her identity, so there was nothing she needed to hide.
She signed up not only to confirm the situation with that Yotsuya Miko-san, but also because she wanted to see what kind of person this young lady from the Shinomiya family was.
After that, many people in the group also expressed their attitudes.
Apart from those who were still unwilling to expose too much of their identity and thus didn't speak at all, those who wanted to come were also affected by various real-world factors and couldn't attend the gathering.
For example, Katsura Kotonoha, who had revealed her identity after joining the group, already had kendo class scheduled for the weekend, so she could only regretfully decline.
Takanashi Rikka and Chitanda Eru lived far away. Even during a long holiday, it would probably be difficult for them to come to Tokyo alone.
In the end, the only ones who had confirmed they were willing to come to the gathering for the day were two people: one was the troublemaker UMR, and the other was the Fallen Holy Black Cat, who lived in Chiba, not far from Tokyo.
If Hoshino Ai had time to come that day, plus Yotsuya Miko, who should also have a diary, then there would be six people attending the gathering.
This number did not exceed Shinomiya Kaguya's expectations.
After all, it was the first gathering. There were definitely still many people in the group who were waiting and watching. It would be fine after a few more times.
Shinomiya Kaguya sent another message in the group, telling those who wanted to come to the gathering to remember to save a few Reading Points on that day. As long as a warning prompt appeared in the diary, they should not come and should go straight home.
This reminder naturally received a wave of support.
...
On Miyauchi Hikage's side, today's selected comment was not very interesting.
It was an anonymous comment that did not reveal any personal information.
Apart from expressing gratitude for him teaching Hamon, it also asked some questions about the difficulties encountered in practicing it.
The content of the inquiry was very normal, but it confirmed one more thing for Miyauchi Hikage.
The other party's speed in practicing Hamon was very fast, having already reached a level that would take an ordinary person more than a month to achieve.
So, is it the effect of the Reading Value?
Miyauchi Hikage made a reasonable deduction.
However, since they would encounter difficulties and bottlenecks during practice, it meant that their own talent ceiling had not been raised. The effect of the Reading Value was not the kind of direct mastery like a "Deep Blue, add points" system.
In other words, the effect of the Reading Value should be to accelerate the speed of practice.
After figuring this out, Miyauchi Hikage was not worried that those girls would surpass him in the practice of Hamon by relying on Reading Value.
The aptitude gap brought about by an immortal physique like the Pure-Yang Body was not something that could be smoothed over by time.
And as he received new rewards every day by writing in his diary, the speed of his strength growth would only get faster and faster.
Then Miyauchi Hikage drew today's reward.
From the world of Honkai: Star Rail, uh... a case of Xianzhou-brand Happy Tea.
And you know what? As expected of a popular drink from the interstellar era, it was much better than ordinary milk tea.
The only problem was that this thing's refreshing effect was very significant, and it would also stimulate the yang energy in his body.
The next day, after a sleepless night but still full of energy, Miyauchi Hikage took the manga of the Kasumigaoka IF route to school.
He hadn't caused any trouble on the first day of school yesterday, just conveniently found Eriri's shoe locker on his way home.
And today, it was about time to put some pressure on that woman, Kasumigaoka Utaha.
During the lunch break, Miyauchi Hikage skillfully avoided the surveillance cameras on campus and, using the ability of Yellow Temperance, disguised himself as a maintenance worker carrying a stepladder and a toolbox.
Without arousing anyone's suspicion, he nonchalantly stuffed the manga into Eriri's shoe locker.
And then, before school let out in the afternoon, Miyauchi Hikage prepared today's diary entry in advance.
Only when school was out in the afternoon and club activities began did he slowly publish the diary.
[Today was another day with great weather. It was originally a very suitable day to stay at home and play games.
But I feel that this won't do. I have to do something meaningful.
Before that, let me first answer the questions mentioned in yesterday's anonymous comment.
Regarding the use of ripple energy, there are the following points to note...
Alright, that's it for today's Q&A session. Class dismissed, students.
Also, here's a bonus life hack from Teacher Tom.
I don't know if you've ever heard of something called a "life cheat code."
In my past life, a young man proposed such a magical theory: as long as you carry a ladder, you can easily enter and exit various places, because they will think you are a staff member there.
I was very skeptical about this, so I decided to personally test the feasibility of this theory today.
Originally, I wanted to start testing from places like a movie theater or a museum, but considering the concern of a certain Kasumi Utako-sensei for me, I decided to start the first stop of the test at Toyogasaki Academy.
Facts have proven that the life cheat code is real.
When I spent a little time and appeared at the gate of Toyogasaki Academy with a stepladder and a toolbox, I walked past the security guard at the school gate very smoothly. He even said "good work" to me.
And then, I stuffed the IF route manga I won in a lottery a while ago into Eriri's shoe locker, as a memento for you all.
I don't know if you have a diary, Eriri. If you do, you should go and get it quickly. With this thing in your hands, I believe even Kasumi Utako-sensei will have to be at your beck and call.
By the way, the security guard at your Toyogasaki Academy is a pretty nice guy. He even wanted to offer me a cigarette when I was leaving.
It's a pity I'm from the restoration faction, and have no common ground with a traditionalist like him.
Anyway, today's test was quite successful. At least entering Toyogasaki Academy is no problem.
Where to next?
Maybe I'll go to Shuchi'in Academy. The students there are all children of high-ranking officials. The management should be much stricter. It can be considered as a high-difficulty test site.
At that time, if I can still successfully sneak in, I'll give Kaguya-sama a camera. After all, isn't her dream to be a photographer!
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