Seeing Kanoe Yuuko place the diary from her hand directly into his backpack, and then hearing the prompt in his ear, Miyauchi Hikage was a little surprised.
He had been writing in the diary for over a month and had his showdown with Shiina Mashiro for a week or two now, but he hadn't expected the diary's rules to have such tricks up their sleeve.
First, he could directly reclaim an ownerless diary and have complete control over assigning its owner.
Now, a diary holder could voluntarily give up ownership of the diary and transfer it to someone else.
He just didn't know if this transfer had any other restrictions.
At least for now, it seemed that Kanoe Yuuko could indeed transfer the ownership of the diary to him.
However, because he was already the owner of the main diary, after obtaining ownership of Kanoe Yuuko's diary, he would just return to the stage where he could freely distribute ownerless diaries to other girls.
He probably couldn't use this method to get rewards for writing in the diary while also gaining reading value for reading it.
Could it be that this thing followed the same rules as a certain little Death Note, where after the holder voluntarily gives up ownership of the diary, they would also automatically forget all memories related to it?
Thinking of this, Miyauchi Hikage's brain was also working at high speed, wondering if there was anything about the diary that could be exploited in this regard.
However, these matters could be slowly researched with Shiina Mashiro after he returned to Tokyo.
For now, it was better to solve the matter on Kanoe Yuuko's side first.
To avoid the possibility of the shadow Yuuko devouring Kanoe Yuuko as soon as he reclaimed ownership of the diary, due to her losing its protection.
When faced with the inquiry in his mind about reclaiming ownership of the diary, Miyauchi Hikage did not respond immediately.
This diary would just stay in his backpack for the time being.
He looked at Kanoe Yuuko before him.
He explained to her that there was an exorcist he had invited in the old school building. If they could find her for help, they should be able to stop the shadow Yuuko's actions.
When he had briefly activated his Destiny skill just now, he had quickly scanned the situation in the entire school.
The death-seeking Kanoe Yukariko, Hiiragi Inori who was trying to seize control of the ley line from the shadow Yuuko, Itou Kaiji who was becoming more and more alert due to extreme nervousness.
And Kanoe Kirie, who was also entangled in black energy.
It was clear that the shadow Yuuko, unable to merge with Kanoe Yuuko's main body, besides coveting his body, had also set her eyes on Kanoe Kirie, this substitute who bore a resemblance to Kanoe Yukariko.
She probably wanted to seize her body, and through the Kanoe family bloodline in her, break free from the shackles that restricted her to only being active within the school, and escape from this school.
Of course, she probably also wanted to control Kanoe Kirie's body to kill Kanoe Yukariko, to make her feel despair again before she died, in order to satisfy her desire for revenge.
After listening to Miyauchi Hikage's speculation, Kanoe Yuuko also nodded with a serious expression.
"I'll go find Hiiragi Inori-san now."
Without any strength, she could only hope that Hiiragi Inori-san could handle that self of hers.
Now that the diary had been transferred to Miyauchi Hikage's backpack, if that self of hers suddenly launched a surprise attack later, maybe the diary could also find a way to save her life.
After once again telling Miyauchi Hikage to leave this place quickly, Kanoe Yuuko, who had previously been moving with her legs like a normal person, finally showed her ghostly side at this moment. She floated directly a foot or two off the ground and quickly rushed towards the location of the old school building.
With the departure of the two Yuukos, this patch of woods finally became quiet again.
Only Miyauchi Hikage and Fujimiya Konomi were left.
After another half a minute, Fujimiya Konomi finally asked Miyauchi Hikage in a low voice what they should do now.
"Let's report this matter to Nanami-san in Tokyo first. Hiiragi Inori-san hasn't appeared yet, and we don't know what the situation is on their side," Miyauchi Hikage said, and then took out his mobile phone.
As expected, the phone now showed no signal.
After all, the shadow Yuuko was a super Grade 1 vengeful spirit. Previously, due to Kanoe Yuuko's suppression, she was unable to exert her full strength.
But now, the shadow Yuuko was no longer suppressing her own power.
From the way she was sensed by the other party as soon as she entered the school gate on Kanoe Yukariko's side, the entire Seikyou Academy should be filled with her negative emotions now.
In a sense, this should also be considered a prototype of the shadow Yuuko's domain.
If she successfully devoured Kanoe Yuuko and was promoted to a special-grade vengeful spirit, she should be able to fully awaken her domain power.
A domain... thinking of the world of Jujutsu Kaisen, this thing was given a whole bunch of strengthening BUFFs by the author, the most crucial of which was the effect of a guaranteed hit within the domain.
It was as if the author, on a whim, in order to make the domain stronger than other similar abilities, had added this ability without much thought.
In comparison, the status of the Reality Marble, which had a similar manifestation form to Domain Expansion but did not have this guaranteed hit rule effect, seemed a bit subtle in this world.
Compared to Domain Expansion, the Reality Marble seemed to only have the advantage of better closure and not affecting the real world when it was opened.
Of course, if a Reality Marble could truly form a mental world independent of the real world, its status would naturally be higher than Domain Expansion, and its upper limit would also be higher.
But the best case would still be to be able to combine the two powers, first opening a Reality Marble independent of the world to ensure that no one can enter or destroy it from the outside.
And then opening the effect of Domain Expansion within this Reality Marble.
Isn't a Reality Marble with a guaranteed hit effect appealing?
Not to mention anything else, if Red A got an Unlimited Blade Works with a guaranteed hit effect, his strength could instantly be raised by another level.
Big Dog, who was originally a counter to Red A in terms of compatibility, would be completely crushed by Red A in reverse.
After all, Big Dog's spear only had a guaranteed hit effect, and it was the kind that could be dodged from vital points with luck. It was far from having a whole world of Noble Phantasms with a guaranteed hit effect.
In addition, with the detonation of Noble Phantasms, Broken Phantasm, except for those who also possessed a Reality Marble or had a higher sustainability than the damage of Unlimited Blade Works, as well as some opponents who could forcibly break through the Reality Marble.
Ordinary top-tier Heroic Spirits would probably doubt their existence when faced with a guaranteed-hit Unlimited Blade Works.
And the same was true in Jujutsu Kaisen.
In the early stages of Jujutsu Kaisen, battles could still be fought with various techniques and pre-prepared tactics.
But later on.
Without a domain, or a way to counter a domain, even a Grade 1 sorcerer was no different from a small fry on the roadside.
Just dealing with the guaranteed hit effect of a domain was already a power that a group of Grade 1 sorcerers needed to deal with with all their might.
And on this basis, when faced with an opponent who also mastered Domain Expansion and the guaranteed hit effect was neutralized, a special BUFF was created that allowed one to voluntarily cancel the guaranteed hit effect and give up the closure of the domain in order to enhance the power of the domain.
Faced with this kind of special mechanism that the author had clearly not put much thought into and was completely random, this was also the reason why Miyauchi Hikage was determined to get a similar ability first after obtaining the ability of targeted draws.
Miyauchi Hikage had no intention of grinding his stats for hours, only to be wiped out by some dungeon mechanic in the end. That would be utterly ridiculous.
Muttering this in his heart, Miyauchi Hikage looked at Fujimiya Konomi before him again.
After knowing that the phone had no signal, she didn't seem particularly scared now, still clinging tightly to his back and looking at him with eager eyes.
Noticing Miyauchi Hikage's gaze on her, Fujimiya Konomi still didn't let go.
"You've been so calm from the beginning until now. With your personality, if you hadn't prepared in advance, you definitely wouldn't be so calm."
Fujimiya Konomi still remembered that when they first started filming videos, when they had no experience, Miyauchi Hikage had also been a little nervous.
But after a period of trial and error, Miyauchi Hikage quickly found his direction, and after that, he became much more confident and hardly ever showed any nervousness again.
And although the current situation was a bit special, Fujimiya Konomi, who had grown up with Miyauchi Hikage, would not be wrong about this feeling.
Miyauchi Hikage must have the confidence to be calm, at least to be able to save his life from the hands of that oppressive Yuuko vengeful spirit.
And even just now, when that Kanoe Yuuko suddenly said some strange words, saying something about leaving something they might not be able to see or notice for them.
Fujimiya Konomi had instinctively felt that Miyauchi Hikage seemed to be very absent-minded for a moment, looking as if he knew what that Kanoe Yuuko had left for them.
Of course, it was only for that instant that she, who was clinging to Miyauchi Hikage, had noticed the abnormality.
This was still based on her being extremely familiar with him.
So, was Miyauchi Hikage trying to hide something?
This thought echoed in Fujimiya Konomi's mind for two seconds, and then she suppressed this thought again.
Then, Fujimiya Konomi showed Miyauchi Hikage an expression that said, "No matter what you do, I will believe you unconditionally."
"Your senses are really sharp. If I had known, I should have kept some distance from you when we were little," Miyauchi Hikage sighed helplessly.
Because of his deliberate cultivation, Fujimiya Konomi's abilities had basically been fully developed.
Especially her reaction to him. The two who had grown up together didn't even need a single glance.
Just a simple reassuring gesture, or even a view of his back, could let her see many things.
That's why Miyauchi Hikage had said that if she got a diary, she would probably have a good idea after just reading a few entries.
Look now, Fujimiya Konomi hadn't even gotten a diary yet, and she would automatically be blocked from information related to the diary.
Under such circumstances, she had still noticed his disguise through some subtle abnormalities he had shown.
And after hearing Miyauchi Hikage's lament, Fujimiya Konomi just showed a smiling expression.
"I'll explain these things to you later when I have the chance. For now, let's get you out of here first," Miyauchi Hikage said, and then put his arm around Fujimiya Konomi in a reverse grip.
"I've just learned this move. According to the situation over there, it means I've just completed my awakening not long ago, and I'm not sure if it works well. Anyway, just hold on to me tightly first."
Without needing Miyauchi Hikage's reminder, Fujimiya Konomi was already hugging him tightly.
In the next moment, Miyauchi Hikage activated the Destiny skill again.
If the shadow Yuuko had already mastered Domain Expansion, then he probably wouldn't have been able to break through her domain with the Card Master's Destiny skill.
Just like how the Card Master, when locked by Mordekaiser's or Camille's ultimate, cannot use his own ultimate to break through theirs.
But now, the shadow Yuuko had at best only touched the threshold of a domain and had no way to restrict Miyauchi Hikage's spiritual power from spreading outwards.
Especially when Miyauchi Hikage had almost condensed his spiritual power into a line and sent it out at a very small angle. With the shadow Yuuko having already decided to go after Kanoe Kirie, he had easily locked onto an inconspicuous place outside Seikyou Academy.
In Miyauchi Hikage's arms, feeling a power she had never felt before flow through her body.
In the next moment, after about two or three seconds.
Just as Fujimiya Konomi was thinking of carefully feeling this power, she felt Miyauchi Hikage proactively let go of her.
She looked up at him in confusion.
What she saw was a flash of light in his eyes.
What was even more incredible was that in these few short seconds, they had directly appeared in an unnoticed alley a few hundred meters away from the school, from the back hill of Seikyou Academy.
"This is...." Fujimiya Konomi looked at all this in surprise.
Is this the power that Miyauchi Hikage has gained in this past month?
Although she had already witnessed the reality of ghosts, and had even encountered such a strange thing as a person's soul splitting into a good and a bad individual after death right from the start.
But seeing her childhood friend of more than ten years suddenly really become a part of that world, she couldn't help but feel a sense of being in a different world.
Then, she heard Miyauchi Hikage's mutter in her ear, "It seems that teleporting with someone else, besides costing twice as much magic power, has no other effects."
The next words were directed at her.
"Just think of it as the power I awakened this month. Even to others, I will only say this."
Miyauchi Hikage said this, but in Fujimiya Konomi's ears, it had another meaning.
In other words, Miyauchi Hikage had awakened more than just this one power, but in order to avoid trouble, he was only prepared to show this part of his power to them for the time being?
So, the power that Miyauchi Hikage was hiding was related to the magical object that the two Kanoe Yuukos had mentioned?
Fujimiya Konomi thought.
And on Miyauchi Hikage's side, after confirming that Fujimiya Konomi had teleported with him without any missing parts, he took out his phone and started calling for backup.