Sure enough, once everyone except Suzumiya Haruhi had gathered, the topic of discussion became the current state of this world's time loops.
Without question, more than fifteen thousand loops left everyone stunned for a moment. That alone would have been one thing, but after they had finished discussing it, Jiu Ming remained somewhat absentminded on the way back. Ever since arriving in this world, he had never opened his Card Collection Book.
There had been no need to. The thing was always on him anyway—he did not need to take it out and pore over it several times a day like some novel toy before he could feel satisfied. But after discussing the situation facing them this time, Jiu Ming suddenly felt compelled to open the Card Collection Book and take a look.
What he found left him even more shocked than Kyon and the others.
At some point, he had apparently been caught up in it too!
Name: Notebook Type: Other Attribute: None Quality: Ordinary Note: Just an ordinary notebook. Convertible Origin Power: 0
When had he ever sealed away something like this? Letting out a breath, Jiu Ming crushed the Sealed Card in his hand. As Nagato Yuki glanced sideways at him, a black-covered notebook appeared in his hand. Its contents were simple—put bluntly, it was much like an ordinary diary.
For instance, there was the smug ecstasy he had felt after discovering that he could eat...
That was nothing. Once the excitement faded, it would naturally become unremarkable. But the fact that this diary had been written during the first few loops was something that needed some thought.
One particular thing had been recorded in the notebook: a string of large numerals. The number of loops.
Eight numbers represented eight times... but the records were