Although Suzumiya Haruhi hadn't actually done anything to Shinomiya Kaguya yet, a victim had already appeared because of Suzumiya Haruhi's existence.
That was Kasumigaoka Utaha, who was currently at home watching online videos while "eating melons" (spectating the drama) in the group chat.
Although Kasumigaoka Utaha was considered a takane no hana (flower on a high peak) at school, when she was at home, her otaku attributes were no less than Sawamura Spencer Eriri's.
She, Eriri, and Doma Umaru were all the same type of person: excellent students with good character and academic performance at school, who would only fully unleash their true nature at home.
It was just that Eriri was an R18 doujinshi creator, Umaru was spoiled into a useless otaku by her brother, and she preferred surfing the internet.
Especially after obtaining the Hamon breathing technique, her sleep time could be compressed to less than five hours, so all the extra time was spent online by her. On average, she wouldn't go to sleep until 1 or 2 AM every night.
Although tomorrow was Monday, the group chat was still very lively at this time.
Aside from complaining that they didn't know what the mysterious person was doing recently—spending all day padding the word count with stockpiled manga and novels—the mysterious person was also an inconsistent updater who dropped stories.
In addition to the works already distributed to the various girls, the mysterious person still had many undistributed works in hand. A few days ago, he released a few chapters of Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki, a volume of Hyouka recently, and today he released half of I Want to Eat Your Pancreas.
Although these were the original stories of the girls in the group, and the content released was enough for the girls in the group to improve their understanding of each other.
However, only a little bit was released each time, digging holes without filling them (leaving cliffhangers). This left the few fun-seekers in the group who loved reading novels hanging in mid-air, and they were almost ready to defect to the anti-mysterious person camp.
However, there wasn't much discussion about the mysterious person tonight. More of it was about Yotsuya Miko and Miyauchi Hikage going out to execute a mission together and encountering Sakurajima Mai, who had awakened supernaturally and whose ability had gone berserk.
This wasn't the first time Miyauchi Hikage displayed his power in the group, but from Yotsuya Miko's perspective, Miyauchi Hikage's image inevitably became somewhat ethereal.
Walking around the city a few times, looking around with those glowing eyes, he found Sakurajima Mai, who had been forgotten by everyone.
Although he couldn't solve Sakurajima Mai's ability rampage later, he solved a Quasi-Grade 1 Cursed Spirit in less than a minute and extracted the Cursed Object swallowed by the opponent from its body. Throughout the process, he didn't seem to break a sweat, maintaining an effortless appearance the whole time.
One must know that this was Miyauchi Hikage's first time executing this kind of commission to exorcise a Cursed Spirit.
Everyone in the group had successively unlocked Spirit Sight these days and seen the reality of this world.
To be honest, those low-level vengeful spirits were already enough to cause physiological discomfort, let alone those more hideous high-level vengeful spirits. The girls in the group could finally understand why Yotsuya Miko looked like a frightened bird when she was first found.
Just facing vengeful spirits required mental preparation, let alone fighting a Cursed Spirit for the first time.
Just looking at this point, Miyauchi Hikage's heart could be considered strong.
Moreover, the Cursed Object that was suspected of being able to make people awaken supernaturally in advance was also concerning enough.
Although half of the girls in the group didn't have much pursuit of strength and hadn't thought about entering the dangerous Inner World, even a small half of their reading value was used by them in other aspects.
Like Hoshino Ai, who was bent on becoming the strongest idol. Nearly half of her reading value this month was used to improve professional skills. The reading value used on Hamon and Kusanagi Style Ancient Martial Arts was only to make her physical fitness stronger so she could perform better.
Kasumigaoka Utaha herself had also used some reading value to improve her writing level.
But this was also because they knew that their talents in the supernatural aspect were not outstanding. Rather than forcing themselves into that world, it was better to maintain their current mindset.
If there really was a way for them to awaken supernatural power, basically all the girls in the group were willing.
So when the girls in the group learned that the Cursed Object had been transferred to the Cursed Warehouse of Jujutsu High, they felt more or less regretful in their hearts.
Just as Shinomiya Kaguya thought, possessing the diary, as long as they had enough reading value, they shouldn't need to worry about ability rampage. That Cursed Object was indeed quite suitable for them.
Instead, near midnight, Shinomiya Kaguya suddenly @Honma Meiko in the group, asking when she would specifically come out of seclusion and explaining the reason. Only then was the enthusiasm of the girls in the group reignited.
It was just that Honma Meiko didn't come online tonight. She should have reached the final stage of merging with the ley lines and couldn't spare time to chat.
Watching other girls thinking about starting from Shinomiya Kaguya and Honma Meiko's side, Kasumigaoka Utaha, sitting in front of the computer, showed a disdainful expression.
Shinomiya Kaguya rarely contacted Honma Meiko in the group usually. Why did she suddenly remember tonight that the other party could help awaken supernatural power?
It must be that Miyauchi Hikage saw through Shinomiya Kaguya's thoughts and reminded her!
Moreover, other girls were saying there that Miyauchi Hikage was so calm for his first time exorcising a Cursed Spirit, but Kasumigaoka Utaha knew that, in fact, Shiina Mashiro had already solved many low-level commissions for clearing vengeful spirits privately with Miyauchi Hikage's help.
It happened that Monday was coming soon, and the number of times for Miyauchi Hikage's daily commission was about to refresh. She could also go to Miyauchi Hikage to consult about this matter.
Although she had maintained normal communication with Miyauchi Hikage for the past two weeks, Kasumigaoka Utaha had already found a suitable time to inadvertently expose her Hamon breathing to Miyauchi Hikage's eyes.
After that, naturally, relying on Shiina Mashiro's verification, she successfully obtained Miyauchi Hikage's guidance on Hamon, greatly accelerating her progress in practicing Hamon, and the relationship between the two became closer.
From the original ordinary junior-senior normal friend relationship, it rose to being able to talk about more intimate topics. They should count as close friends.
Kasumigaoka Utaha felt that based on their current relationship, she should be able to ask Miyauchi Hikage to help execute some low-level exorcism commissions next month.
Thinking of this, Kasumigaoka Utaha's inspiration for the next volume of her novel became much more abundant.
However, as the time reached midnight, while Kasumigaoka Utaha was thinking about whether to greet Miyauchi Hikage right on time, a reminder suddenly came from the diary in her hand.
When she opened the diary and saw the text on it, she suddenly felt like the sky was falling.
[Due to special reasons, the Reading Value cap obtained by the diary holder through daily commissions this week is reduced by 3 points. Please check it yourself.]