Originally, before Honma Meiko appeared, everyone thought they were going to hear about what exactly had cursed her body.
Then, at Miyauchi Hikage's request, the special-grade miko from Chichibu Shrine would come out of seclusion and fight a special-grade curse hidden in the mountains that cursed others' lives for three hundred rounds, finally solving the curse that harmed the human world and allowing Honma Meiko's body to return to normal.
But now, looking at Honma Meiko's words in the group, the few people who hadn't slept yet were even less sleepy.
They carefully read the message sent by Honma Meiko.
It turned out there had never been a curse. Instead, Honma Meiko's fate was originally to die five years ago, and then become the local mountain god under a contract with the ley line.
It was just because Miyauchi Hikage changed her fate that a series of subsequent events occurred.
Now, Honma Meiko had been taken as a disciple by the special-grade miko of Chichibu Shrine, and her future could be said to be bright.
"So, a god might pop up in our chat group soon?"
Umaru held her phone, looking at Honma Meiko's explanation in disbelief.
Wait, everyone in the group was still bitterly practicing with the Hamon breathing method given by the mysterious person. Although Yotsuya Miko had recently enrolled in Jujutsu High and gotten everyone a lot of introductory cultivation methods.
But unlike Hamon breathing, which had almost no threshold, these supernatural powers like spiritual power, cursed energy, and magic power depended on talent. Those without talent in this area couldn't even get started, even if they used reading value.
Who would have thought that Honma Meiko, originally one of the only two frail girls in the group, would turn the tables in the blink of an eye?
Not only was her physical problem solved, but because of the contract with the ley line, she not only found a special-grade miko as a teacher, but would also have the cultivation resources of an entire region at her disposal in the future.
At this rate, maybe in a year or two, Honma Meiko would really be able to become a god.
Even if this "god" still had regional restrictions, they had the diary. Using reading value to temporarily get rid of these restrictions would not be a problem.
Just these things were enough to make people envious.
But this was just the beginning.
Next, Honma Meiko's "trip to another world" was even more astonishing.
Because of the mysterious person, this guy who self-exploded as a "transmigrator" at the start, everyone in the group had long accepted the existence of the multiverse and parallel worlds by default.
As an ACG enthusiast, Umaru certainly knew that there were more and more works about other worlds in recent years.
She had even imagined in her brain what kind of cheat she would get if she transmigrated to another world.
As a result, Honma Meiko told them in the message that she and that Miyauchi Hikage had just gone to another world for a spin.
They even saved a dragon!
That was a dragon that only existed in legends.
And a giant dragon that had lost a war against the gods of that world!
And now that dragon, having nowhere to go, had returned to this world with them.
This was too cool!
Thinking of the dragon mounts she had spent half a day collecting in certain games, compared to Honma Meiko directly "taming" a real dragon here, there was no comparison at all.
So immediately, Umaru, who already had the impression of having no integrity in the group, began to curry favor with Honma Meiko in the group, wanting her to introduce that "Miss Tohru" to her first. In return, she was willing to do anything!
And sharing the same thought was Gokou Ruri, whose chunibyo soul had also been revived upon hearing the word "dragon."
Usually, she called herself the "Fallen Angel Kuroneko," but in fact, another character she often substituted herself into was the "Night Demon Queen" from another other-world anime.
And as a female demon king, naturally, she couldn't do without classic villains like evil dragons under her command.
In a character template she had secretly compiled herself, which only she, and perhaps Jerry who had lived in her house for a while, knew about, she had even created a setting for herself of "having a friend among the dragon race."
If it were really some evil dragon, perhaps she would also be like Lord Ye who loved dragons (loved them in name but feared them in reality).
But since this was a "good dragon" personally certified by Honma Meiko under the protection of the diary, it would be strange if she wasn't interested.
Thinking that she might be one step closer to her dream character setting, a strange flush appeared on Gokou Ruri's face.
"There's no need for that, and it also depends on Miss Tohru's own wishes. If she's unwilling to interact with outsiders, then there's nothing I can do."
Honma Meiko scratched her face embarrassedly, and then said that she would probably have to stay in the barrier for the next half month, and during this time, Miss Tohru should be with Miyauchi Hikage.
"However, Hikage-kun also promised to keep the news of our visit to the other world a secret, and we haven't told anyone else about Miss Tohru. So I hope everyone can continue to help keep this secret. After Miss Tohru gradually gets used to life in this world, I will ask her about her thoughts again."
Seeing the message sent by Honma Meiko in the group, the enthusiasm of the two people in the group subsided a little.
After all, they had absolutely no interaction with Miyauchi Hikage now, and even if they knew, they had no reason to forcibly get close to him.
So the remaining Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at the chat records in the group, and a gleam flashed in her eyes, as she was equally curious about dragons.
Already knowing Miyauchi Hikage in advance, she didn't have this worry. Through Miyauchi Hikage's connection, after the showdown, maybe she could get to know that dragon from another world faster?
And after the few people in the group chatted about the giant dragon and gods from the other world for a while, because Honma Meiko was a little sleepy, after saying goodnight, the early morning chat group gradually quieted down again.
Meanwhile, Miyauchi Hikage, who was using his teleportation ability to rush back to Asahigaoka in the dark, was still chatting with Shiina Mashiro, who was also still awake, using another chat software protected by the diary.
Although Shiina Mashiro had only sent a few sentences in the group tonight according to the script given by Miyauchi Hikage.
But after learning from the group that an earthquake had occurred in Chichibu and that Honma Meiko could not be contacted, she immediately called Miyauchi Hikage.
Even after Miyauchi Hikage returned from the other world and called her back, she hadn't slept. Instead, she had been organizing the chat information in the group and sending it to Miyauchi Hikage in a package.
In the early morning, with the appearance of Honma Meiko, she still contacted Miyauchi Hikage immediately.
"It's hard work for you to stay up so late."
Miyauchi Hikage thanked Shiina Mashiro and then looked at the chat records.
"Menma didn't leak my ability? She really has a considerate personality."
Although he didn't care about these things, Honma Meiko's secrecy was still quite touching.
Thinking that he had actually been wondering if Honma Meiko had used her lottery chance and shared it in the group before, Miyauchi Hikage felt that his heart was indeed a bit dirty.
It could only be said that people engaged in intelligence were like this.
Miyauchi Hikage sighed with emotion, and then shared his harvest with Shiina Mashiro. "You know my ability. Besides obtaining that holy sword, I also gained a lot this time. I'll let you see my newly acquired Reality Marble when I get back."
"Now I can be considered to have special-grade strength, and I have some self-protection ability in this world."
16 years old, a first-year high school student, obtained the diary for a month, possesses special-grade combat power, and clears mobs at first-class speed.
But it was far from enough.
Even with a big shot like Tohru, Miyauchi Hikage had never had the habit of living off a woman since he was a child.
Even if he really wanted to live off a woman, it had to be others begging him to do so.
Miyauchi Hikage, who knew from the first meeting that he and Tohru were incompatible, only wanted Tohru to serve as a talisman for Honma Meiko and the others at critical moments. He never expected Tohru, who disliked him, to take the initiative to bow to him.
"You also want to see Tohru and draw her into your manga?" Hearing Shiina Mashiro's desire, Miyauchi Hikage couldn't help but sigh. "Because of my constitution, Miss Tohru seems to dislike me quite a bit. Getting to know her through me is probably hopeless."
Upon hearing that the relationship between the two was not good, Shiina Mashiro immediately shook her head on the other end of the phone. "Then forget it. I think you look very pleasing to the eye, Hikage."
"Are you comforting me?" Miyauchi Hikage laughed. "This is a matter of compatibility. Some people are just naturally incompatible. I never thought about having a good relationship with everyone."
"However, although I can't let you see her appearance up close with your own eyes, when I return to Tokyo, I'll recreate the memory of that time for you to see. The realism won't be much worse."
After sharing some information with Shiina Mashiro, Miyauchi Hikage urged her to go to sleep.
And he, at this time, had also bypassed the unstable space that was rapidly repairing itself and arrived at the Asahigaoka set.
It was already one o'clock in the morning. After all, there had been an earthquake before, so it wasn't like they were still filming until now tonight.
Looking at the quiet set, Miyauchi Hikage skillfully bypassed the guard who was sound asleep at the studio, using his Destiny ability to capture Tohru's figure nearby.
Tohru had indeed remembered his scent.
He had only walked into the set for a few minutes when Tohru's figure popped out on its own.
Seeing Tohru looking a little interested in the photography equipment in the studio as she walked over, Miyauchi Hikage knew that she must have noticed the filming site here before, and was probably wondering what use these strange things had.
And seeing that Miyauchi Hikage had come alone, Tohru's expression seemed a little unhappy.
"Menma is still receiving treatment over there because of her physical problems," since he had returned to his own world and there was no need to rush, Miyauchi Hikage, seeing Tohru's displeasure, explained Honma Meiko's physical condition to her slowly.
"Ha, your world is really strange. You actually have to use this method to appease a mere ley line?" Tohru snorted lightly, indicating that she didn't know how many ley lines she had destroyed in battles over the years.
Facing ley lines, dragons had always used means of conquest.
It seems that the supernatural power in this world is not very strong, she thought to herself.
"Because our world just experienced a supernatural decline of more than a hundred years before this, and the gods of the past also disappeared for some unknown reason. It was only in the last ten years or so that those supernatural powers began to revive again."
Miyauchi Hikage continued to introduce the situation of this world to her, which piqued Tohru's interest slightly.
"A world without gods? Sounds good. At least it seems much more stable than my world."
In response, Miyauchi Hikage shook his head.
Now Tohru, in accordance with their agreement, had placed a seal on herself. Except for her superhuman senses and physique, she looked no different from an ordinary person, and she also couldn't sense the spiritual power situation in this world.
"You can release some power now. Because the spatial rift has begun to repair itself, and the shrine over there is helping us cover up this trip to another world, you don't have to worry about being noticed by people in our world for the time being."
Miyauchi Hikage asked her to use her power to sense the situation in this world.
It just seemed that Tohru still didn't trust his words, worried that using her power would cause some trouble.
Miyauchi Hikage could only sigh at her. "Trust me, I hate trouble more than you do. If it weren't for Menma, I wouldn't have saved you."
Tohru actually heard the sincerity in this sentence that didn't sound very pleasant.
It seems this boy really hates trouble.
Only then did Tohru release some power with peace of mind.
As she sensed the supernatural power in this world, she immediately frowned.
"Hmm, why is the mana in your world so chaotic?"
"A wisp here, a strip there, completely different in nature... Although the concentration is indeed much lower than in our world, it's quite active... But with such messy mana, how do people in your world use it!"
In response, Miyauchi Hikage spread his hands. "Congratulations. After becoming homeless, you chose to come to our world, which is probably the most chaotic world in the current universe, to relax."
"In our world, I already know of more than ten supernatural forces with different supernatural power systems. I estimate that there are at least a hundred kinds of scattered supernatural power systems in our world."