The filming process for the Bandaged Man case went very smoothly. The case itself was considered a high-quality case from the early stages of Detective Conan.
To satisfy his own desires, the victim plagiarized a classmate's work to achieve fame, leading that classmate to commit suicide after suffering betrayal.
The suicide victim's friend later discovered the truth, spent several years losing weight, and designed the imposing image of the "Bandaged Man," finally successfully avenging the suicide victim from back then.
Unfortunately, the culprit ultimately fell into the vortex of hatred. After achieving his goal, he wanted to eliminate those who might recognize his identity. In the end, he revealed too many flaws and was caught by the famous detective "Suzuki Sonoko."
Plagiarism, suicide due to depression, blackened revenge, grotesquerie, and a snowstorm villa setting (isolated villa), coupled with the fact that the person solving the case was the second daughter of the Suzuki Zaibatsu—this case had quite a lot of elements.
At the same time, with Miyauchi Hikage's perfect reproduction of the Bandaged Man, who was even more oppressive than the original version, this video should be able to stay popular on the internet for a while. Miyauchi Hikage should also be able to successfully create another YouTube account with millions of followers using this video.
The video accounts of Tohru and Shiina Mahiru were also gaining followers at an astonishing speed.
After all, both Tohru and Shiina Mahiru were existences that could compete with top female idols and stars without any beauty filters.
One was responsible for cooking, the other for eating. Uploading four or five videos a week, plus the traffic diversion from Miyauchi Hikage's Golden Rule, the speed at which Tohru and the others reached a million followers would probably be even faster.
However, Miyauchi Hikage's main source of income was no longer these videos from Asahigaoka Media. Filming videos had really become completely a hobby for him to relax.
There was no helping it; the unreasonable financial luck of the Golden Rule was right there. Even if the economy wasn't very good now, as long as Miyauchi Hikage took the time to buy some funds or stocks casually, and then looked at them a few days later...
Why does money breed itself when left there?
Suzumiya Haruhi, who participated in the filming for the first time, didn't feel bored either.
After all, recreating the details of a murder case that had happened bit by bit at the crime scene, while analyzing the psychology from the perspectives of the victim and the murderer, and adding some mild urban legends, Suzumiya Haruhi felt that she could still maintain her enthusiasm for a while.
At least for now, Suzumiya Haruhi felt there was no easier direction to get in touch with those supernatural things than staying with Miyauchi Hikage.
She just didn't know why, but she always felt that Shinomiya Kaguya looked at her with slightly wary eyes.
However, Suzumiya Haruhi didn't care about this. She only knew that Kasumigaoka Utaha was definitely a diary holder, and Shiina Mashiro was most likely one too.
Apart from them, she didn't know the first batch of diary holders.
Miyauchi Hikage had only briefly introduced Shinomiya Kaguya's investment in Asahigaoka to her, so she just treated Shinomiya Kaguya as a financial backer.
Facing Shinomiya Kaguya's subtle attitude, she just assumed that this young lady of the Shinomiya family might have some thoughts about Miyauchi Hikage and felt that she might become a love rival or something.
Suzumiya Haruhi felt that instead of caring about a rebel like her who intended to usurp power, this young lady should pay more attention to that Shiina Mashiro.
Sometimes even she envied Shiina Mashiro for receiving such meticulous care from a boy.
"However, why was she holding a sword at that time?"
Suzumiya Haruhi couldn't help but think this, but at that time, before she could ask, her attention was attracted by the Bandaged Man disguised by Miyauchi Hikage. Now she couldn't find an opportunity to ask.
What concerned her more was that while they were filming, a group of people, whom Miyauchi Hikage said were bodyguards of the Shinomiya family, came over to dispose of some unnecessary filming props.
It looked like a stand-in doll for the Bandaged Man, only it seemed to be a female model. She didn't know why Shinomiya Kaguya had prepared such a model.
On the contrary, Miyauchi Hikage seemed to know the blond man in a suit and sunglasses. After the two of them retrieved the female Bandaged Man model prop, they chatted on the other side of the bridge for a while before coming back.
The relationship between the two seemed quite familiar.
Suzumiya Haruhi felt there might be some secrets in this, but in the end, she failed to figure out the truth.
But she wasn't in a hurry; there was plenty of time in the future.
On Miyauchi Hikage's side, he and Nanami Kento were indeed quite familiar.
After all, Nanami Kento was nominally his guide, and Miyauchi Hikage had a good impression of this reliable young-to-middle-aged man.
Originally, someone else should have come tonight, but because of Miyauchi Hikage's presence, this matter ultimately fell on Nanami Kento.
And the other party rushed over in the shortest possible time.
If Miyauchi Hikage had to choose a teacher between Gojo Satoru and Nanami Kento, Miyauchi Hikage would indeed be more likely to choose the latter, even if Gojo Satoru could fight ten people alone.
But Gojo's personality flaws were indeed huge, and he often acted like a riddler, pitting his own disciples.
It was just that because of the Ghouls, after the Golden Week holiday, the two had only met once before this, then exchanged their information and abilities, and reached an agreement to continue cooperation.
However, Miyauchi Hikage only briefly explained his special constitution and the power of destiny that could be related to anything.
Anyway, to Nanami Kento, it sounded like Miyauchi Hikage couldn't explain his own power clearly either. He only knew that Miyauchi Hikage had far more potential than himself and would definitely reach special-grade, but no one knew what his ability could be developed into in the future.
On the other hand, Nanami Kento's identity information was nothing to hide.
A senior Grade 1 jujutsu sorcerer who graduated from Jujutsu High, relying on his innate technique Ratio Technique (7:3), he could get along well in any circle.
After knowing Miyauchi Hikage's flaws in taijutsu, he took the initiative to teach Miyauchi Hikage some taijutsu skills, and even gave Miyauchi Hikage a book of his own insights on practicing taijutsu.
After all, the existence of the Ratio Technique required him to play melee, and since he was unwilling to sign a Binding Vow with the New Shadow Style to learn Simple Domain, he could only study taijutsu himself.
In terms of weapons and taijutsu, Nanami Kento was even more experienced than Zenin Maki.
If he were to fight Kamishiro Rize, he would probably be able to win with the Ratio Technique after a simple confrontation and judging Kamishiro Rize's level.
Even facing ordinary special-grade Cursed Spirits, even if he couldn't kill them alone, it wasn't a big problem to disengage calmly. If forced to classify, he could be considered a quasi-special-grade jujutsu sorcerer.
And this was about Nanami Kento's upper limit. Unless the effect of his innate technique could go a step further, changing from weak point critical hit to true damage, or he mastered Domain Expansion and Reverse Cursed Technique, he would never touch the edge of special-grade in his life.
It could only be said that Nanami Kento indeed suffered from the setting, and died early, failing to benefit from the power creep.
Geto Suguru and Okkotsu Yuta took advantage of this aspect. When the two of them appeared and were set as special-grade, Jujutsu Kaisen didn't even have the settings of Domain Expansion and Reverse Cursed Technique yet.
Later, after Domain Expansions became rampant, Geto Suguru's plot turned him into a clown, but fortunately, he died early and his body was taken by Kenjaku. Later, Kenjaku used Geto Suguru's corpse to use a Domain, and Okkotsu Yuta logically mastered Domain and Reverse Cursed Technique, successfully keeping up with the inflation of the setting.
"Don't look at me with that look as if you've seen through everything," Nanami Kento glanced at Miyauchi Hikage with disgust.
Today was another day of overtime, and he had to be stared at by this guy Miyauchi Hikage with such a pitying look.
When they met last time, Miyauchi Hikage said that if he didn't work hard, he might not live past this year, forcing Nanami Kento to find time for extra training recently.
After all, although hair loss was the biggest pain for middle-aged men, sudden death was more acceptable to some extent.
Even though he had always lived and worked with a pessimistic attitude, it didn't mean he would be willing to die so simply.
It was just that he didn't know how he would die in the future yet. He only knew from Miyauchi Hikage that there would definitely be some terrible turmoil in the Jujutsu world in the second half of the year.
So these days, he had been researching those skills that he had tried in his early years but had to give up after making no progress for a long time.
Domain Expansion and Reverse Cursed Technique indeed greatly improved a jujutsu sorcerer's strength.
But they were indeed extremely difficult to master and had extremely high requirements for one's own cursed energy.
With his current cursed energy, mastering Domain Expansion was a dream, so he could only find a way to chase the dream of Reverse Cursed Technique.
"Nanami-san, at your age, you should be striving for your dreams. If you don't push yourself, how will you know how much potential you haven't realized yet? It's just a Domain Expansion. If it really doesn't work, it's not shameful to learn a Simple Domain."
"I've long passed the age where I would strive desperately just by hearing some encouragement. And even if I die, I don't want to have anything to do with those people from the New Shadow Style. But I will find a way to find other paths," Nanami Kento said, stopping talking about his own affairs and turning the topic to the Ghoul.
He had just checked. The vitality of that Ghoul was much stronger than those Ghouls recently arrested and killed by Jujutsu High. It was probably at the Grade 1 level.
But the hundreds of sword marks and scorch marks on the opponent's body made it really difficult for Nanami Kento to associate it with Miyauchi Hikage, who had just awakened to the supernatural half a month ago.
"The breathing method and swordsmanship you learned from the Shinomiya family are one thing, but what's with this flame? When did you gain the power of fire?"
He could tell that it was definitely not ordinary fire.
How could ordinary fire possess such vigorous life energy? If it hit a vengeful spirit, even a special-grade vengeful spirit would probably lose half its life!
He already knew that Miyauchi Hikage's constitution was special. He even vaguely suspected that the reason why most of the vengeful spirits in Beika Town were cleared by an unknown force in early April might be due to the unconscious energy rampage of Miyauchi Hikage in his sleep during his awakening period.
But that matter had passed, and nothing similar had happened in Beika Town since then. Miyauchi Hikage could also control his own constitution, making it difficult for outsiders to see any problems, so Nanami Kento didn't report this matter.
But this flame was completely different.
"Part of it borrowed the power of the weapon, and the other part is due to my constitution. Plus, I recently got a relatively special taijutsu school. Combining the three, by the time I realized it, I didn't know when I mastered it," Miyauchi Hikage demonstrated his lighter-like ability.
Of course, the movement was very subtle, and separated from the villa by a bridge, those people in the villa certainly couldn't see it.
"This is enough to make others jealous. Gaining Grade 1 power in half a month, and having this flame specifically effective against vengeful spirits and Cursed Spirits. In another few months, won't you become special-grade? Since the spiritual resurgence, probably only that kid Okkotsu Yuta can suppress you."
Okkotsu Yuta created a special-grade Cursed Spirit with his own power as soon as he awakened his cursed energy. No matter in which era, he was a quite explosive super genius.
But it also took him several months to master his power.
From this point of view, Miyauchi Hikage's growth rate was not slower than Okkotsu Yuta.
Miyauchi Hikage shook his head modestly: "It's not that exaggerated. The growth rate has slowed down a lot recently. The power of the flame is only somewhat effective against vengeful spirits. Unless I can master a Domain, how can it be so easy to become a special-grade?"
"Even among special-grades, there are a bunch of people who haven't mastered a Domain, okay? If you can master a Domain, you would be considered one of the capable ones among special-grades."
Nanami Kento was very optimistic about Miyauchi Hikage's future. The amount of cursed energy in his body could only be said to be ordinary. Although Miyauchi Hikage didn't practice cursed energy, with his talent and the overflowing life energy in his body, he would definitely be able to master the power of a Domain in the future, and might even be able to rewrite the current corrupt structure of the Jujutsu world.
He didn't think about why Miyauchi Hikage grew so fast, nor did he ask how the other party, who awakened the power of destiny, released this kind of flame.
Because Miyauchi Hikage was a genius he unearthed himself. As the person who pulled the other party into this world, he could be considered half a teacher to the other party, so he naturally had to be responsible for him.
He even reminded Miyauchi Hikage to pay attention to keeping enough trump cards, and not to let anyone know about these trump cards, including himself.
"Okkotsu Yuta exposed his talent, and as a result, Geto Suguru created the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons to steal Okkotsu Yuta's power. Even though he has run abroad to avoid the limelight, he can't avoid various pursuits from other forces. If you want to live a stable life in the outer world and film videos, don't show more things in a short time, especially this flame. I don't dare to think how jealous people will be if this power of yours is exposed."
He added: "I'll handle this Ghoul. If anyone asks in the future, say I solved it, and you only played a supporting role."
Hearing Nanami Kento's words, Miyauchi Hikage reminded him that this guy was a rare breed. Researching those trash Ghouls with no strength to the end might not be as useful as researching this guy for a week.
It had to be said that Nanami Kento was indeed ruthless enough. Although Miyauchi Hikage had solved many vengeful spirits and Cursed Spirits relying on his passive ability before this, and was even currently researching the nature of those wandering vengeful spirits in the basement of the Western-style house.
But he indeed had no experience in killing.
A law-abiding young man in his previous life, and in this life, before obtaining the diary, he just wanted to be a wealthy man in peace. Miyauchi Hikage was indeed not ready to stain his hands with blood.
Even though Kamishiro Rize wasn't human, and he knew how much this woman courted death in the original work, he still subconsciously held back at the final moment and didn't kill her directly.
He thought that Kamishiro Rize's rarity should be the highest among the batch of Ghouls who crossed the world to this world. Wouldn't it be a pity to kill her just like that?
He also wanted to see if he could ask or lure out the whereabouts of the mastermind from her after Kamishiro Rize woke up, although he also knew that this possibility was small.
Since the other party released Kamishiro Rize, they must have cleaned up other traces.
Hiding three trump cards at the same time, when he fought with Zenin Maki last time, he had already shown strength close to Grade 1. It wouldn't be a problem to reveal Grade 1 strength now.
However, he indeed didn't notice the problem with the flames. After all, the effect of the Pure Yang Body was usually well controlled by him. The range of ten meters wasn't large; many Grade 2 monks with vigorous blood energy could reach this level.
It was just that they resisted low-to-mid-level vengeful spirits, while Miyauchi Hikage's constitution treated all vengeful spirits equally. Under normal circumstances, no one would notice any problems, only thinking that his blood energy was a bit too vigorous.
At the same time, before he obtained the Kusanagi Style Ancient Martial Arts and the Nichirin Blade, these flames could only be used to light a fire, and couldn't be used as deftly as today.
This was the first time he took it out to fight an enemy, and he really hadn't tested its damage to vengeful spirits.
After Nanami Kento's reminder, he realized that this flame indeed couldn't be shown casually.
Fortunately, the person spying on him before was fully four or five kilometers away from him, and had left completely. There was a high probability that they didn't notice the abnormality of his flames. Otherwise, Miyauchi Hikage would have to take Tohru overnight to silence them.
"The power of that flame, don't use it again in a short time. No, it should be not to use it again until you become a special-grade and master a Domain," Nanami Kento warned Miyauchi Hikage.
Having lived in the Jujutsu world for so many years, he knew the nature of the Jujutsu higher-ups very well.
Miyauchi Hikage hadn't fully joined Jujutsu High after all. With a constitution born to eradicate Cursed Spirits and vengeful spirits, who knew what dirty moves those pests would make privately after knowing about it.
Even a special-grade might not be able to protect themselves. Probably only by mastering Domain Expansion would those pests restrain themselves a little.
Therefore, even though the vitality of this Ghoul far exceeded other captured Ghouls and had extremely high research value, when a Ghoul used for research and a "disciple" destined to become a special-grade in the future were placed on both sides of the scale, Nanami Kento, as a reliable adult, unhesitatingly chose the latter.
Although he still didn't know that his disciple had now mastered a power one level higher than a Domain, and had initially qualified to sit at the table.
In short, Kamishiro Rize, the source of the Tokyo Ghoul story, with super special-grade potential, after coming to this world, was first researched by Kenjaku, who had lived for thousands of years, for more than ten days.
After obtaining enough research data and believing that her character wasn't worth further cultivation, she was used as a whetstone to test Miyauchi Hikage.
And after being easily defeated by Miyauchi Hikage, finally, because of Nanami Kento's warning, she met her end so quietly on this rainy night, with no bones left.
However, she still made a contribution. Before dying, those organs in her body that were not burned were taken out by Nanami Kento, and would be squeezed of their last value in the laboratory of Jujutsu High in the future.
Afterward, Nanami Kento had to help clean up the place where he fought with Kamishiro Rize.
Fortunately, it was still raining lightly, and Miyauchi Hikage had already done simple processing before. As long as the traces were further processed later, no one would notice that place.
Of course, this matter also had to be told to Shinomiya Kaguya.
However, Shinomiya Kaguya hadn't seen the battle scene, so the explanation was very simple.
A vague Ghoul fled into the deep mountains to avoid the pursuit of the inner world, and was easily solved by him, who had Grade 1 strength, holding a Nichirin Blade. Finally, the other party was handed over to the handler of Jujutsu High.
As for the Projection magic, let this girl struggle with it.
Miyauchi Hikage, whose short-term explosive power could keep up with Tohru and who initially had the ability to protect himself, adjusted his mentality very well. If Shinomiya Kaguya suspected him, then let her continue to suspect.
Anyway, he couldn't possibly state his identity clearly to add trouble to himself. Let's see what Shinomiya Kaguya can toss out later.
At least one night had passed, and Miyauchi Hikage didn't see Shinomiya Kaguya mention the Projection technique he casually mentioned in the group chat. She only mentioned going to Jujutsu High on Saturday today to find Zenin Maki and Yotsuya Miko to study the Kusanagi Style Ancient Martial Arts.
Similarly, today was also the day Miyauchi Hikage agreed upon with Zenin Maki.
She had called him more than ten times before, and started emailing him from seven o'clock this morning to urge him to come over for a spar. Miyauchi Hikage still had to give her some face.
And he also planned to go there to check out the collection of books in Jujutsu High. Even if there were no real good things, looking at the miscellaneous stories of the inner world could also broaden his horizons.
If he could run to the material warehouse and armory of Jujutsu High for a spin and expand the inventory of Unlimited Blade Works, this trip would be worthwhile.