Although Asahigaoka's welcome ceremony for the Shinomiya Zaibatsu's arrival was somewhat rushed, their efforts were still apparent.
Basically, all the notable people in Asahigaoka had come to participate in the welcome ceremony, and the film crew had even paused their shooting to welcome them.
And among the group of people from the Shinomiya Zaibatsu who came with Shinomiya Kaguya to Asahigaoka, quite a few had naturally seen Asahigaoka's internet celebrity videos.
However, these subordinates found that their young lady seemed to know Asahigaoka even better than they did.
Not only could she casually name the classic videos of Asahigaoka, but even for the internet celebrity villagers filming videos in Asahigaoka, even those with little presence, as long as their names were mentioned in the videos, Shinomiya Kaguya could immediately call out their names.
Truly worthy of being the eldest daughter of the Shinomiya family. Even for such an insignificant investment project, she could put in so much effort to prepare.
Anyway, these people dared not imagine that this project itself was actually an idea that the young lady of the Shinomiya family had come up with on the spur of the moment this morning.
Remembering people's names was not a big deal for Shinomiya Kaguya.
Before enrolling in Shuchiin, she had already memorized the names and identities of all the students in the school. At that time, she hadn't obtained the diary yet, and relied entirely on her own ability.
And now with the diary, Hamon breathing had improved her physical fitness in all aspects, including her mind becoming clearer, so remembering these things was nothing.
Including the Jujutsu High she had just enrolled in, the names of those jujutsu sorcerers who were willing to reveal their true names were all memorized by her one by one. Even the types of conventional techniques they were good at, as long as the information could be collected, had been recorded in her head and in the diary.
Only for those jujutsu sorcerers with innate techniques, many of whom would not proactively disclose the effects of their techniques to avoid their weaknesses being studied, did Shinomiya Kaguya only record their names and common combat methods.
She greeted the people of Asahigaoka who came to welcome her with a smile on her face and cordially introduced herself.
And when the residents of Asahigaoka heard that Shinomiya Kaguya's surname was indeed Shinomiya, they couldn't help but show a shocked expression.
So this was a direct member of the Shinomiya family coming to discuss investment matters with their Asahigaoka?
Since when did their Asahigaoka have so much face?
Including Fujimiya Konomi, watching this elegant, petite girl who carried a noble aura say her name, she couldn't help but be slightly dazed for a while.
Then, she subconsciously looked at Miyauchi Hikage standing at the back of the crowd.
Could this also be a girl Miyauchi Hikage provoked in Tokyo?
While these thoughts arose in her mind, she saw Miyauchi Hikage turn his head and give her a reassuring look, as if he had sensed her gaze.
So, he indeed knew this Shinomiya Kaguya, but she believed Miyauchi Hikage's previous statement that the two of them should not have truly met before this.
After seeing Miyauchi Hikage's gaze, Fujimiya Konomi truly calmed down. She had always trusted Miyauchi Hikage like this.
And these small movements were naturally not seen by others.
Only a dragon girl who was visiting nearby as a tourist saw it.
Tohru, dressed in casual clothes at this time, looked at the flirtatious glances between Miyauchi Hikage and Fujimiya Konomi, and couldn't help but sneer secretly.
Miyauchi Hikage, this guy, was indeed a so-called scumbag.
Last night he was relying on Meiko for life and death, and today he was acting ambiguously with another girl in front of her.
No, not just this one girl.
This guy's reputation in his own territory was not low.
Although the territory of Asahigaoka was not large, roughly the size of a barony that could be seen everywhere in her world.
But Miyauchi Hikage was almost praised to the skies by the locals in this territory, and Tohru could even vaguely see a trace of fanaticism in a few people.
But Tohru, who had slightly released some restraints, could clearly feel that Miyauchi Hikage had not used any special power to interfere with the will of these people.
Even among those who were devoted to Miyauchi Hikage, there was no lack of various talents. Just like the girl who was flirting with Miyauchi Hikage, the pivotal temperament she displayed when arranging the welcome ceremony this morning showed that she was much smarter than the average person.
She didn't know how this human, Miyauchi Hikage, whose head was clearly full of schemes, managed to do such a thing.
While Tohru was still wondering if anyone in this place could detect the schemes in Miyauchi Hikage's mind, Shinomiya Kaguya, who in her eyes was also full of schemes, had already arrived in front of Miyauchi Hikage.
Only then did Tohru withdraw some of her thoughts.
These two guys, full of ulterior motives, had gotten together. She didn't know what would happen next.
Anyway, she would just quietly stare at this guy Miyauchi Hikage here. Later, when Meiko came out of seclusion, she would go to her and reveal the ambiguous relationships between Miyauchi Hikage and other girls these past few days.
Thinking this, Tohru saw Shinomiya Kaguya extend both hands towards Miyauchi Hikage, who was standing behind the crowd, with a gaze that seemed to carry light.
"Miyauchi Hikage-kun, I'm very glad to meet you here."
Shinomiya Kaguya did not hesitate to use her talent: being able to show that pitiable expression whenever she wanted.
According to the original work, in the face of this expression and voice calculated to the extreme, it was said that even gods would be moved.
The description of Shinomiya Kaguya's appearance in the first chapter of Kaguya-sama: Love Is War flashed through Miyauchi Hikage's mind.
And his evaluation was: meh.
After all, he was indeed a bit too familiar with Shinomiya Kaguya. Not only had he seen her Bakaguya form, which was even more innocent than this appearance, but he had also witnessed the socially dead scene of her hugging Fujiwara Chika and crying for "Chika-mama."
Therefore, Miyauchi Hikage's heart didn't waver at all at this moment, and he even wanted to laugh a little.
Ahem, gotta hold it in.
Miyauchi Hikage nodded slightly, and also flawlessly extended his hand to lightly shake hers. "Welcome, Miss Shinomiya Kaguya."
He completely ignored the suffix "kun" that Shinomiya Kaguya had just used, which was enough to shock the surrounding Asahigaoka people. He just calmly shook her hand lightly and then retracted it.
A genius who can maintain rational thinking in most situations, except when it comes to his sister.
This was the information about Miyauchi Hikage that Shinomiya Kaguya had collected and organized.
She remembered that the photo of Miyauchi Hikage in the file showed this seemingly friendly but actually emotionless smile.
When Miyauchi Hikage was at school, facing his classmates, his reaction was probably similar.
But this was not the real Miyauchi Hikage.
Although Miyauchi Hikage almost never appeared in front of the camera, he did provide his voice for some videos, and in the behind-the-scenes footage of some sets, one could also hear Miyauchi Hikage transforming into a tyrant on the set, scolding actors.
From the tone and reaction he showed in the videos, she could feel that this boy also had normal joys and sorrows in his daily life, but his truest side would only be shown in front of the people he truly cared about.
Perhaps Shiina Mashiro had successfully entered Miyauchi Hikage's life by striking first.
On Honma Meiko's side, after the trip to the other world last night, where the two shared a secret to protect, perhaps their relationship could also develop to that level.
And after that, it would be her turn to melt the heart of this genius boy, establish a bond with him, and make his abilities useful to her.
For this reason, she also restrained her gaze towards the blonde girl standing outside the crowd as a spectator tourist.
Although Honma Meiko had not posted photos or images of Tohru, she had mentioned in the group that a giant dragon had turned into a blonde girl and was currently staying with Miyauchi Hikage to deal with identity issues.
There was only one blonde girl at the scene, so she was most likely the incarnation of the giant dragon from the other world.
To be honest, Shinomiya Kaguya really wanted to show that she also knew about Tohru's identity, and then handle those identity documents for Tohru herself.
As a daughter of the Shinomiya family, it would be more foolproof for her to handle such things.
A few days ago, that Miyano Shiho successfully escaped under the guidance of the mysterious person. Although she assisted Miyano Shiho in hiding and modified a new identity for her, the one Miyano Shiho wanted to thank the most was still the mysterious person who had also saved her sister.
This time, encountering Tohru from another world, with Miyauchi Hikage and Honma Meiko already being Tohru's saviors, she couldn't find a chance to join in the excitement.
Because the connection between the diaries could not be leaked, even if she could pretend to be Honma Meiko's online friend, she couldn't explain how she knew about Tohru when Honma Meiko was currently still in the barrier, unable to contact the outside world, and had also agreed to hide the matter of the other world.
Even whenever she had the thought of intercepting, the diary's danger warning would appear.
Not only reminding her that doing so might bring danger to herself, but also indicating that doing so violated the rule that diary holders could not harm each other.
So, the idea of a showdown with Miss Tohru was not feasible, at most she could try to contact her in advance.
However, Shinomiya Kaguya didn't know that in front of Tohru, a dragon girl who had lived for ten thousand years, the twists and turns in her heart had long been perceived by Tohru.
Miyauchi Hikage was her savior after all. No matter how much she disliked him, Tohru would not repay kindness with ingratitude. If Miyauchi Hikage encountered any danger, she would definitely take action to repay that kindness, although this kindness might not be fully repayable.
But if Shinomiya Kaguya, a stranger with many thoughts, wanted to approach her, she would not show her a good face.
After the welcome, it was naturally lunchtime.
Although the lunch prepared by Asahigaoka was not luxurious, it certainly wasn't bad.
Anyway, even Shinomiya Kaguya didn't show any special expression, but quietly enjoyed the lunch, so the others from the Shinomiya Zaibatsu naturally couldn't have any opinions.
Among them, the person whose attitude changed the fastest was probably Tohru.
As a tourist, she also ate a staff meal with the staff of the studio under Miyauchi Hikage's arrangement.
Sure enough, that guy Miyauchi Hikage didn't lie to her. Due to the development of technology, although the food culture in this world lacked the special flavors of those magical ingredients, it was far ahead of their world in terms of cooking techniques and ingredients.
Although Tohru herself didn't care about these desires of the tongue, who would want to eat black bread every day if they could eat well?
In addition, the dragon's appetite was quite large to begin with. Even if Tohru didn't really let go of her appetite, she easily ate seven or eight times the amount of food of an ordinary person.
Hearing about this, Miyauchi Hikage also silently drew another circle on the two options of "Big Eater" and "Lonely Gourmet" in the list of videos Tohru could film.
However, compared to Tohru's affairs, the people of Asahigaoka now wanted to find out more inside information from Miyauchi Hikage.
After all, that young lady of the Shinomiya family called Miyauchi Hikage "Miyauchi-kun"!
And Miyauchi Hikage still looked calm, as if he wasn't surprised at all.
Could it be that when he was in Tokyo, his boss had already secretly hooked up with the daughter of such a top tycoon?
Itou Kaiji continued to be sincerely convinced by his boss's ability to pick up girls.
"I haven't met Miss Shinomiya Kaguya, but I have indeed heard about her from a friend of mine. Perhaps she also heard my name from that friend of mine."
Miyauchi Hikage's answer obviously couldn't satisfy people.
But just as they tried to continue questioning, with a burst of noise, Shinomiya Kaguya had already come to find him herself.
She still showed that pity-inducing expression that could move gods but was useless to Miyauchi Hikage.
"Excuse me, I want to chat with Miyauchi Hikage-kun alone for a while. Can you give us some private space?"
Almost at the moment these words fell, the group of people around Miyauchi Hikage had obediently retreated.
After all, if it were anyone else, they might dare to gossip secretly, but seeing the bodyguards in sunglasses and black suits beside Shinomiya Kaguya, they didn't have the slightest desire to gossip.
After everyone around Miyauchi Hikage had dispersed, Shinomiya Kaguya put away the fake expression on her face and revealed a more natural expression.
"Let me introduce myself again. I am Shinomiya Kaguya, a first-year student at Tokyo Jujutsu High, and also a friend Shiina Mashiro met online. Nice to meet you. Having heard so much about you, I finally get to meet you in person."