Classroom of the Elite, but It's a Diary Style

Taking a deep breath and ignoring the sound of the reading completion in her ears, Sakayanagi Arisu picked up the Diary and threw it into the corner with force, as if venting her frustration.

It would come back on its own anyway.

As her emotions gradually cooled, Sakayanagi Arisu's train of thought resumed.

Choosing not to retaliate after being provoked was not her style; Sakayanagi Arisu held a grudge far more than one might imagine.

She hadn't put much effort into it before, but this time, she would do everything in her power to uncover this person's true identity!

First, she would start by analyzing the content of the Diary.

"..."

Excluding the fabricated rumors, the clues revealed in the Diary entry written by this person today were actually quite numerous.

First was the psychological description unfolding from the perspective of a Class D student.

From this, it could be seen that the vast majority of the "eccentrics" the other party listed yesterday seemed to be in Class D.

This was not surprising, as Class D was, after all, a gathering place for flawed individuals.

If it were just that, she could have dismissed it as a smokescreen.

However, considering that both the "Two-Faced Person" and the "Low-Spec Yukino"—the two characters mentioned in the previous two Diary entries—also belonged to Class D, this perspective became somewhat subtle.

Was it because they were a student in Class D that they had such an understanding of the people in Class D?

Sakayanagi Arisu decided to maintain a skeptical attitude.

Next, there was the intelligence.

The intelligence regarding "Recorder Bro selling information to Ryuen for two million private points."

As for the former, Sakayanagi Arisu roughly knew who it was.

First-Year Class B, Asakusa Toru.

The guy who caused a huge commotion at the Club Orientation today, sparking a heated discussion in the Class A group chat.

If the content of their discussion hadn't been distorted through transmission, then the Diary was right; he was indeed an eccentric.

And as for the latter, Ryuen... he should be a student in Class C.

The intelligence itself didn't seem to have any major issues, and it largely aligned with the results she had observed and deduced within the school. Although she was quite surprised that Class B and Class C had already reached a transaction, she never felt that being able to perceive the subtle hints given by the teacher when introducing the school rules was something only she could do.

As long as one raised an objection on the first day and paid enough private points, anyone could obtain accurate information.

However...

"I see. So Class B paid this money? And Class C chose to bear the cost they paid." Having reached a conclusion while lost in thought, Sakayanagi Arisu did not intend to dwell on this aspect any further, instead turning her attention back to reflecting on the Diary.

Ignoring the jest about her father spending twenty million to transfer her to another class, this piece of intelligence should actually be more important than everything in the previous two Diary entries.

--Assuming the holder of this Diary was a new student at Advanced Nurturing.

The intelligence was sold by Asakusa Toru of First-Year Class B to Ryuen of First-Year Class C.

Given the premise that both Class B and Class C were already aware of the existence of the special exam, and considering that the recorder of the Diary was likely a Class D student...

"...Was the purpose of deliberately making it public in the Diary to muddy the waters?"

Was it to pretend to be a reader so they could have an excuse to disclose this information to people in their class?

But the existence of the Diary could not be explained to outsiders.

Was it the intention to let others announce this information on their behalf to recover from the potential class point deficit caused by the quality of Class D?

But how could the other party be certain that there were other readers of the Diary in Class D?

Was it to remind someone?

What was the reason?

There could be many, and it was too early to draw a conclusion.

But the more she looked, the more Sakayanagi Arisu felt that this person must be from Class D.

There were too many directional clues.

Although she could not rule out the possibility that the other party was deliberately leading her to think this way, Sakayanagi Arisu decided to trust her intuition.

As for why a student from Class D would know about the transaction between Class B and Class C...

She shouldn't need to waste her breath explaining that, right? Information involving a full eighty people could never be kept airtight.

It was understandable no matter where it leaked from.

With that, the only remaining question was... how did the other party know about Kamuro Masumi's kleptomania?

Did they see it with their own eyes? But at the time, no one other than herself should have noticed that Kamuro-san was shoplifting.

Then, did they already know that Kamuro-san would do such a thing?

Pondering, Sakayanagi Arisu opened her terminal.

[Does anyone else know about your habit of shoplifting?]

She sent this message directly to Kamuro Masumi.

[Kamuro Masumi: Huh? Who else would it be besides you?]

[Kamuro Masumi: And why are you asking about this at a time like this?]

[Kamuro Masumi: I have a bad feeling about this. Did something happen?]

[Kamuro Masumi: Hey?]

Ignoring Kamuro Masumi's persistent questioning, Sakayanagi Arisu let the unread status change to read and casually extinguished the screen.

It wasn't... known in advance, was it?

That made sense. If Kamuro had already displayed a penchant for petty theft before enrollment, with a record like that, she certainly wouldn't have been assigned to Class A by the school.

Chapter 34: Master Key Card

There was a lot of information that could be inferred from today's diary entry, but it still wasn't enough to piece together the full picture of the other party.

At times like this, it was necessary to look back at the previous entries.

Ignoring the delusional ramblings about being a transmigrator, the only things worth noting in the first entry, aside from the kidnapping declaration and the Two-Faced Person, were the initial comments regarding Advanced Nurturing.

Vocational school.

Sakayanagi Arisu didn't know if the assessment was accurate, but it seemed that people from that country were the ones most accustomed to using that term to describe a high school.

And based on her knowledge, among this year's freshmen, there was one, and only one, person from that country.

Class 1-D, Wang Meiyu.

From this perspective, it aligned with her previous deduction: the recorder of the diary was a student in Class D.

However, if one considered the second diary entry, the situation became a bit different.

At the beginning of the second entry, this person claimed to have extensive experience with galgames, and furthermore, spouted the delusional nonsense of wanting to "conquer" all the girls in the school.

Although he quickly denied his own words, one could still sense the gender of the other party through his tone.

He should be male.

But that created a contradiction.

Because Wang Meiyu was a girl.

"...Is it possible that she's a lesbian?" Sakayanagi Arisu murmured to herself.

It wasn't as if women who played galgames didn't exist in this society, and there were plenty of women who liked to speak in a masculine tone.

Perhaps Wang Meiyu was just that kind of person.

Decided. She would go and test her tomorrow.

Whether it was true or not, she would be able to tell the moment they met.

Finishing her deduction, Sakayanagi Arisu satisfiedly turned off the lights.

See you tomorrow, you rumor-mongering bastard.

The little princess beside her had long since fallen asleep, but Asakusa Toru wasn't going to bed quite so early.

He was still waiting for his reward settlement.

He had written quite a lot today, and even though the plot index was a bit low, surely they had to reward him with something good considering how hard he'd worked?

Just as he was thinking this, the text and sound of the settlement arrived simultaneously.

[Today's entry completed. The evaluation for this entry is 'C'. Now drawing reward.]

[Draw successful. Congratulations on obtaining the item 'Master Key Card'.]

"...I'm going to Battlecry." Asakusa Toru's expression froze: "Ahhhhhhh--"

"Sigh."

Beneath the brief Battlecry was a faint sigh.

Actually, he could quite understand why some people enjoyed the feeling of a Battlecry; after all, shouting one's emotions out loud was indeed a very good way to relieve stress.

It was just that some people's Battlecries were a bit too frequent. He didn't know if they had played Brann Bronzebeard or if the electricity meter was running backward, but shouting too often was a nuisance to others.

Fortunately, the soundproofing in the Advanced Nurturing dorms was quite good, so even with such shouting, he wouldn't be reported by his neighbors for disturbing the peace.

Putting the Battlecry matter aside, he returned to the reward.

Actually, this result wasn't entirely unexpected.

A plot index of B resulted in an A evaluation, and a plot index of A resulted in an S evaluation; by that logic, no matter how well he wrote, it wouldn't exceed B.

It was just that the result was a C.

"I thought it would be quite provocative, though?" Asakusa Toru was puzzled: "Did I spoil too much?"

Whether the plot was appropriate or not was also a very important evaluation index. If he speculated from that angle, perhaps it was because he had crammed a bit too much into this entry.

Or rather, it was a bit too specific.

Looking back at the previous two diary entries, the Two-Faced Person hadn't had any specific pointers before being exposed; except for herself, it would be difficult for anyone else to discover anything from that title.

As for the little sister, it wasn't hard to notice something, but honestly, her own behavior was no different than holding a megaphone and announcing to everyone that she was Horikita Manabu's sister.

And this time, whether it was the nickname "little princess," ALICE, or even the label of "nepo baby," all of them could be quickly traced back to Sakayanagi Arisu.

So, was that why the Diary felt the spoilers were excessive?

Of course, there was another possibility: the work copied from Misumi Ui was judged as a "bad take" by the Diary, resulting in a point deduction.

...Regardless, the rewards had already been settled, so I should look at the rewards first.

Quietly landing in my hand was an exquisite, pitch-black room key card.

It had no text or markings, but the change in color and the texture of the card were unexpectedly high-quality.

As my thoughts shifted, the effect of the room key card quietly surfaced.

[Name: Master Key Card]

[Category: Item]

[Effect: You can use it to open any electronic door.]

[Note: "Unrestricted access."]

"...Hiss." Asakusa Toru drew a sharp breath.

How should I put this?

This thing was definitely very useful; although it had the limitation of being for "electronic doors," the moment the effect included the word "any," it immediately became something else entirely.

But... I have absolutely no use for this, do I?

In this fully enclosed school, the number of times I could actually use a Master Key Card could be counted on one hand, right?