After reading the diary entry that the mysterious person had updated this morning, Shinomiya Kaguya thought for a moment, then glanced at Bocchi-chan, who was in the corner, feeling a little uneasy due to the change in the atmosphere.
If the mysterious person was really at the scene at that time, and had not been detected by the Shinomiya family's bodyguards, then there were not many possibilities left.
Either the mysterious person had used his disguise techniques to successfully infiltrate the heavily guarded Shinomiya bodyguard team.
Or, there was an "inside mole" at the scene who had dealt with the mysterious person before.
For the former, Shinomiya Kaguya would have Hayasaka Ai check the situation of all the bodyguards who had participated in the operation today.
As for the latter... Shinomiya Kaguya had to admit that everyone present was actually a suspect. It was just that at the moment, that rather socially anxious Guitar Hero, Bocchi-chan, was the most suspicious person.
After all, she had met too many people. A social phobe like Bocchi-chan was quite easy to deal with. If someone were to coerce her a little from behind, she would probably submit.
It wasn't difficult to verify this. As long as she put a little more pressure on Bocchi-chan and then saw what her reaction would be.
However, these methods were fine to use on the enemies of the Shinomiya family. Shinomiya Kaguya had no intention of using them on someone who also held a diary.
After all, her most crucial persona in the group now was "wanting the diary holders to form a united front."
Until the last moment, Shinomiya Kaguya would definitely not take the initiative to touch this bottom line.
Therefore, Shinomiya Kaguya did not reveal her suspicions, but instead smiled very friendly at Bocchi-chan to put her at ease.
After that, she told the few girls that she would find someone to investigate, and then turned the topic back to this gathering.
"Hoshino Ai told me that she won't have time until after four in the afternoon. Let's set off to find that Yotsuya Miko-san at around three."
Originally, according to the plan Shinomiya Kaguya had made, she had booked a chef from Totsuki Academy for lunch, and in the afternoon, they would go to a prepared cherry blossom viewing spot to chat while admiring the blossoms. After Hoshino Ai arrived, they would go to find Yotsuya Miko together.
If Yotsuya Miko was a diary holder, then in the evening, she would invite everyone to the Shinomiya residence to enjoy dinner, and by the way, have Yotsuya Miko confirm if there were any unclean things in her house.
But now... because of Kaguya-chan's intrusion, the previous plans had all been overturned. The Totsuki chef had turned into a roadside coffee shop, and the cherry blossom viewing tea party had turned into a coffee shop chat.
Fortunately, the few girls present didn't have any objections. After all, the reason they had gathered was the diary, and the things they discussed were basically inseparable from the diary and the mysterious person.
And Shinomiya Kaguya, after putting aside the morning's embarrassing incident, gradually found her familiar rhythm and fully utilized the advantage of the intelligence she had in her hands.
Like the connection between the treasures stolen by the Cat's Eye trio and Kaitou Kid, who had been mentioned in the diary, and the Shinomiya family.
And also what kind of life that famous detective Conan was living after being shrunk, and how he helped that not-so-reliable middle-aged detective, Mouri Kogoro, become a famous detective.
Originally, she had wanted to talk about what she had investigated about Sawagoe Tomaru.
But thinking that talking about the way to deal with that family of beastly scumbags in this situation might make the few girls feel uncomfortable, she simply didn't say it.
By the time they left the coffee shop, the relationship between everyone had visibly become much more harmonious.
Shinomiya Kaguya also believed that her image should have been fully saved.
It wasn't until their group took the subway to Yotsuya Miko's current location and waited there for Hoshino Ai to arrive.
"Ah Kaguya-senpai, nice to meet you for the first time. I'm Hoshino Ai, working hard to become a first-class idol! Have you recovered now? It's a pity I couldn't see such a cute senpai with my own eyes. By the way, did you guys take a picture for memory at that time?"
The first sentence Hoshino Ai said during their first meeting, while slightly disguised with a hat and glasses, almost made Shinomiya Kaguya's defenses break again.
But this was Hoshino Ai's personality.
They were clearly senpai and kouhai from the same creator's pen, and both possessed the ability to master a skill after experiencing it once. For this, both were extremely good at disguising and performing.
Shinomiya Kaguya used this ability in her daily life, only revealing her true nature in very few situations.
And Hoshino Ai was the complete opposite. In front of her fans, she could indeed disguise herself as a perfect idol, but returning to her life...
To put it nicely, she was thick-nerved and carefree. To put it bluntly, she was heartless and did whatever she wanted without regard for the consequences.
Seriously speaking, Hoshino Ai's usual personality had some similarities to her best friend, Fujiwara Chika.
Thinking this, Shinomiya Kaguya subconsciously compared the images of the two.
Both were willful and carefree, couldn't read the air, and had the ability to break her defenses in these kinds of unimportant places.
Of course, the things Hoshino Ai would do in her story in the future were far bolder than Fujiwara Chika.
Shinomiya Kaguya, at any rate, couldn't imagine what Fujiwara Chika would look like if she suddenly appeared in front of her with a big belly.
But the family backgrounds of the two were worlds apart.
One was the granddaughter of a former prime minister, the other was a girl who was abandoned by her mother and grew up in an orphanage.
If Hoshino Ai had grown up in an environment like Fujiwara Chika's, she probably wouldn't have become an idol.
With her ability, she might have been trained to be a politician, or even the first female prime minister of Japan?
Thinking that the future of Japan might be steered by someone like Fujiwara Chika, Shinomiya Kaguya shook her head.
In a sense, this was much more terrifying than the existence of ghosts in the world.
It's better to let Hoshino Ai continue to be an idol. This way, if something really happens, she, this "kouhai," won't have to walk down her original path.
Shinomiya Kaguya greeted this kouhai of hers, feeling that facing her in the same way she dealt with Fujiwara Chika should be no problem.
"So where are we going now? Does Miko-san live nearby?" Hoshino Ai intimately greeted the girls who had come to the gathering one by one, then returned to Shinomiya Kaguya's side and asked.
"That Yotsuya Miko-san is currently shopping with her friend in a nearby shopping street. If you want to see her, we can go over now."
As she said this, Shinomiya Kaguya took out a photo. "But according to my investigation, there is a very famous fortune-telling shop in this shopping street. I heard that the Buddhist prayer beads inside are very effective, so I think we can start our investigation from this fortune-telling shop."