"Because of the risk."
Miyauchi Hikage tried to explain his situation to Shiina Mashiro as simply as possible.
"Since you have a diary, you should also know that I am not a person of this world. I know the stories of most of you, and I also know how dangerous this world is."
"The more people who know about me, the greater the risk to me will be."
Shiina Mashiro nodded.
The concept of a "transmigrator" was what the Miyauchi Hikage in front of her had told her in the diary.
Then Miyauchi Hikage told her the tropes of those traditional diary-viewing novels he had read in his past life, which was a little complicated for Shiina Mashiro.
"In short, you can just think of the existence that created this diary as a troll. It just wants to see the shuraba that unfolds as I write my diary and those girls gather around me after seeing it."
"After all, most diary fics follow this kind of trope."
"But I don't want this kind of shuraba, so from the very beginning, I had no intention of following the original plan of that existence."
Miyauchi Hikage thought of the two older sisters and one younger sister in his family.
One could say that he, who had grown up in a pile of women since he was young, was really not interested in this kind of shuraba.
If his identity was really leaked, and what if it attracted a few yandere with powerful abilities, that would really take a good chunk of his life to deal with.
Even if there were no yandere, just dealing with those women's affairs was enough to give him a headache.
Think of Shinomiya Kaguya, who was now using her talent for disguise in the chat group to win over others.
The Yukinoshita Yukino who wanted to pursue perfection.
Hoshino Ai, who regarded him as her number one fan.
Honma Meiko, whom he had saved in his childhood.
Oh, and Kasumigaoka Utaha, whom he had tormented to the point where she had no temper left.
...
It was better this way.
Although he needed to battle wits with those girls, this "battle of wits" was only what those girls thought it was.
In reality, the distance between him and those girls was as far as that between L, who had just arrived in Japan, and Light Yagami, who had endured the first wave of probing without being exposed.
As long as he didn't go and taunt them in their faces every day, the rewards given by the diary could basically meet his disguise needs.
Yellow Temperance, which could change his appearance at will, and the name spell that could monitor those girls discussing him at any time.
Of course, there was also Jerry, who could do work for him from a distance.
As long as girls with aimbot-like cheats like Shiina Mashiro didn't keep appearing beside him, he felt that he could still play this game.
Miyauchi Hikage knew that Shiina Mashiro wouldn't understand things that were too complicated, so after stating his own thoughts, he simply gave his conditions.
"Since you haven't joined those girls' chat group yet, you probably are too lazy to deal with them."
"So just being exposed to you won't have too much of an impact on me."
"As long as you don't reveal my identity, whether it's Hamon or manga, as long as you want to learn, I can help you. What do you think?"
After hearing this, Shiina Mashiro, without any hesitation, held out her little finger, as if she wanted to make a pinky promise with him.
"And the baumkuchen. You can't restrict me."
"That's not up to me. You'll have to discuss it with your cousin. As long as she agrees, I won't interfere."
A bit of conflict appeared on Shiina Mashiro's face, but she still continued to hold out her little finger towards him.
This kind of intuitive girl, on the contrary, didn't require too many words to get along with. As long as the conditions given could satisfy her, it was fine.
And he wasn't her keeper right now. Shiina Mahiru and his second sister were her current keepers.
So Miyauchi Hikage could make a pinky promise with her without any pressure.
Seeing that the promise was made, Miyauchi Hikage could finally let out a sigh of relief.
Shiina Mashiro's mind was simple, but once she had decided on something, she would not easily change.
This was also the reason why, although she had already made a name for herself in the traditional art world, she still resolutely chose to return to her country to become a mangaka.
"I'll bring some more baumkuchen for you next time."
In the eyes of Shiina Mahiru, who had just returned from grocery shopping, she could clearly feel that her cousin seemed to have already reached some kind of agreement with Miyauchi Hikage, to the point that the relationship between the two of them seemed exceptionally harmonious.
To this, Miyauchi Hikage also once again revealed his identity.
"Asahigaoka Media... ah, so you're from that Asahigaoka, Hikage-san."
It was clear that Miyauchi Hikage's short videos had indeed had a great impact on this world.
Even this angel in front of him knew of Asahigaoka's fame.
And when Miyauchi Hikari saw that her little brother was no longer pretending, she immediately became more talkative.
"Actually, the ideas for those videos were basically all proposed by my little brother. It's just that he's a relatively low-key person, so he has never made it public."
Miyauchi Hikage coughed a few times, signaling for his older sister that there was no need to say these things so clearly.
After all, the reputation of those cringey rustic videos was indeed not very good. It was enough to just use them to prove that he had ability in this area.
"Anyway, let's not talk about Asahigaoka's side for now. Let's talk about Mashiro's situation first."
"I know Mashiro came back to Japan because she wants to become a mangaka. But she has just returned to the country and is not very familiar with the current situation in the manga world. And Mahiru-san and Hikari, you are not very clear about these things either."
"Perhaps your family's elders also want to use this method to make Mashiro give up on the idea of becoming a mangaka and return to the art world."
Hearing this, Shiina Mahiru couldn't help but open her mouth slightly, as if she hadn't thought of this possibility before.
Miyauchi Hikage continued.
"But I can see that her attitude is very firm."
"So after discussing it with Hikari, I volunteered to temporarily become Mashiro's assistant, to help her connect with manga magazines and provide some ideas and creative thoughts for manga creation."
Miyauchi Hikari heard her little brother suddenly mention her name.
She cast a puzzled look at him.
Did the two of us ever discuss this? Haven't you always just made a decision and acted on it yourself?
But seeing her little brother's affirmative attitude, Miyauchi Hikari scratched her ear and simply acquiesced.
"And Mashiro has already agreed. So in the future, I may be disturbing you here often. Please forgive me."
"Also, if your family puts any pressure on you, please notify me at the first opportunity. I will also help you think of a way."
After Miyauchi Hikage finished speaking, Shiina Mahiru, who had just received this information, also hurriedly nodded at him.
"Although I can't help much with the manga, I'm fine in other aspects. Anyway, I'll be in your care from now on, Hikage-san."
She indeed didn't know what the adults were thinking.
But seriously speaking, she was still very envious of her cousin's personality, who didn't need to think about anything and could devote herself wholeheartedly to whatever she had decided to do.
Although she couldn't be so free and unrestrained, if she could, she still hoped that her cousin could always follow her own ideas.