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But thinking about it carefully, there's really nothing he can't afford to offend, right?

He's an orphan?

He's so busy working overtime that he's never hungry, let alone having Infinite Voice Recorder. With the physical fitness he's got from the gym, where can he hide?

With Master Key Card, leaving the school is no problem at all. Unless some idiot nuclearly bombs Tokyo and sends him and the rest of Japan to their deaths, there's really no reason for anything to happen.

... There can't be such an idiot, right?

"..." Asakusa Toru suddenly felt that he might not be so sure.

It's okay, it should be fine.

The most well-known figures who might receive the Diary are, at most, Shinomiya Kaguya of the Shinomiya Group or Suzuki Sonoko of the Suzuki Zaibatsu.

The former has no real power, so even if they harass someone, it doesn't matter.

The latter is more dangerous, but considering that Advanced Nurturing has not encountered any major incidents in the past two months, such as the replacement of the chairman or the introduction of new teachers, it seems that Suzuki Sonoko has not been given a copy.

In general, the Advanced Nurturing with government backing acts as a natural safety net, preventing the vast majority of individuals from taking advantage of it.

Without the ability to challenge the Citizen Party, there's no way to intervene in the Advanced Nurturing under Kijima's control.

Unless... the extraordinary beings he'd been searching for for over a decade suddenly began to spread throughout this world.

The Diary happened to send a copy to such a powerful figure in the Inner World, who felt provoked and decided to kill him.

... It's a bit annoying.

For no apparent reason, a sense of crisis began to emerge due to a mistake made in the Diary.

"..." After hesitating for a moment, Asakusa Toru raised his hand and placed it in front of Kushida Kikyo's nose, feeling her breathing slightly.

Very good, very steady, doesn't seem like someone faking sleep.

Although it was confirmed before that when the effect of the Cognition Filter was confirmed, as long as the word "Diary" was mentioned, or more precisely, as long as the topic was considered to be related to Diary, even if the three words "Diary" were not actually used, the Cognition Filter would cover the content.

But to be honest, Asakusa Toru is starting to feel a little Diary -related crisis.

Bro, tell me honestly, did you come from Ciweimao?

At first, they put on a respectable act, following one rule after another, seemingly very proper, but in reality, they were full of loopholes and mistakes, either aiming to mess with the host or to kill the host.

"Stop playing dead, come out and face your father." Asakusa Toru said in a low voice, as if to himself.

The Cognition Filter should still be effective; even if it fails, it's just a matter of exchanging leverage with Kushida, and then we can figure out a way to unite our forces.

He couldn't very well drive Kushida away at this point; you can't just uproot ruthless like that.

Leaving Kushida in the dorm while he goes out to find somewhere to question the Diary isn't out of the question.

But after thinking it over, Asakusa Toru didn't pull away, and instead maintained his current position.

It wasn't that he was reluctant to part with it, but after thinking about it, Asakusa Toru suddenly realized that this might be the lowest-cost opportunity to retest the Diary Cognition Filter's effectiveness.

He needs to regain his trust in the Diary.

"Hey." Asakusa Toru urged, raising his hand to pat the Diary.

So, in front of him, she closed the open Diary again, and then the cover of the Diary began to be stained on its own.

Black and white text appeared.

[Current Story: Welcome to the Classroom of the Elite]

[Current Story: The Pet Girl of Sakurasou]

[Story not yet started: Kaguya Shinomiya- sama: Love Is War ~A Battle of Geniuses' Love Brains~]

[Unstarted Story: Bocchi the Rock!]

[Story not yet started: BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!]

[Story not yet started: BanG Dream! Ave Mujica]

Seeing that it seemed about to continue swiping away, Asakusa Toru quickly stopped it, saying, "That's enough, that's enough. Stop listing dishes for your dad. I know you have a lot of Diary ready to publish, but let's not talk about that now. You can list dishes later. Let's talk about compensation measures instead."

Although negotiating with the Diary is like chatting with the system—it seems a bit idiotic.

But how do you know the other party won't compromise if you don't talk to them?

What if we actually manage to reach an agreement? Wouldn't that be a huge windfall?

So, we should say what needs to be said and speak out.

When a stone falls, regardless of whether you're the one who gets hit the hardest, you'd better be the one who screams the loudest.

The louder the noise, the greater the compensation.

Making a scene is the least costly way to gain benefits; all you lose is face, but if you actually manage to shout something out, it brings real convenience.

"Tell me, we agreed back then that it would only involve Classroom of the Elite, right?"

Chapter 114 Focus Spotlight

"..."

Silence.

A silence that could be heard except for Ms. Kushida's breathing.

Just when Asakusa Toru thought the Diary was about to play dead, it finally started turning the Diary.

It's not about turning to the diary entry page, nor is it about turning to the comments page.

Instead, an extra page of a different color was added before the first page.

[Update Announcement]

[To meet the needs of Recorder for 'richer rewards,' 'more creative space,' and 'better readers,' the 'Diary where you can get rewards just by writing in your diary' has been updated with a new DLC.]

The reward pool for drawing prizes is now much larger!

The spoiler index is now much more volatile!

[The current emotional impact scoring system will incorporate more characters who start the story!]

[The maximum number of recorded reviews has been increased!]

Please work even harder on your creative work!

"... The content is good, but she even drew a throne for me, it can't be a newly published diary entry, right?"

Although it seems like a reasonable update announcement, Shiina Mashiro only received the Diary because the Diary version was updated.

But there is a fundamental problem here.

There are too many drawings.

There are so many drafts of trashy romance comics that it's impossible to accumulate that many in a short period of time, no matter how you look at it.

Shiina Mashiro is a world-class drawing genius, not a world-class sketch printer.

More importantly, no matter how you look at it, the illustration under the throne was drawn based on his previous diary entry Yamauchi Fukiyama.

"..."

It was quite obvious that there was a moment of silence, and then the Diary started turning pages again, adding another page of the same color.

[The comment section has been optimized]

[Based on valuable suggestions, the ability to 'annotate' comments has been removed.]

[Added permission to reply to comments]

[Added permission to set individual comments to 'transparent']

[Each reply to a comment is limited to 50 characters. Please try to express your thoughts in your daily diary.]

"Um..."

"Very good, it's the fifty characters of the groove, you must have come from the Ciweimao."

Ignoring the preceding text and looking at the last paragraph, Asakusa Toru unhesitatingly accepted a fact in his heart.

But... where the hell did you get this 'high-quality advice' from?

"It's very easy to optimize, but that doesn't seem to be related to what we're discussing. I think we still need to discuss the scope further."

As soon as she finished speaking, quite consciously, she started turning the Diary again, and new pages appeared one by one.

[Reward distribution method has been optimized]

You no longer need to immediately claim your daily reward.

You can now temporarily save some items to your Diary.

[Your current storage limit is 3/3]

[Today's record completed, this record is rated 'B', currently drawing rewards]

[Draw successful! Congratulations on obtaining the item 'Focus Spotlight']

[Please select to view item details and retrieve your daily record rewards within 24 hours]

The reward, which should have been announced and distributed long ago, was instead brought out by the Diary.

However, this optimization does make things much more convenient. Although there are Cognition Filter when rewards are distributed, sometimes you're not in a rush to claim the reward.

The most important thing about giving rewards immediately is the sense of accomplishment you get on the spot; you don't have to rush to use the reward itself.

After all, he's currently using a normal scenario, so he doesn't need to rely on the Diary's rewards to unleash his full power and turn the tide when facing a crisis.

So...

"A little more?" Asakusa Toru blinked.

He discovered that the current Diary was like a magical machine that would continuously upgrade, update, and generate rewards simply by pressing a button and saying a keyword.

As long as it keeps repeating its previous statement that the distribution of Diary Copy is limited to Advanced Nurturing characters, and doesn't intend to answer directly in order to change the subject, it will start updating and upgrading rapidly.

It would be such a Diary not to keep pressing the buttons like crazy, wouldn't it?

"..."

The Diary isn't responding.

"Scope? Limitation? Wasn't it supposed to be just Classroom of the Elite?" Asakusa Toru tentatively tried to find the most direct and effective keyword.

He succeeded.

The moment the third keyword was uttered, the Diary, which had been feigning death, began to react.

The words on the newly refreshed pages of the Diary Diary... have faded.

The black text began to fade, and the page began to shrink, as if the Diary, feeling humiliated, was about to withdraw this upgraded page.

"Alright, alright, alright, I won't say anymore," Asakusa Toru quickly called for a halt.

The ability to recall comments is fine, but storing rewards is a problem.

Well, that's about enough.

He had originally been thinking about how to trigger other storylines to expand the scope of the diary and the rewards, and now that the Diary had been offered to him, it was an opportunity.

Since no more content can be squeezed out, then leaving it as it is is not unacceptable.

Take a look at today's settlement rewards first, and then look at the remaining message.

The thought arose, and the information 'Focus Spotlight' came to mind.

[Name: Focus Spotlight]

[Category: Items]

[Effect: Select your target, and lights will fall from the sky]

[Note: "Nobody the hell cares where the lights are coming from. All you need to know is that you're the focus of the stage!"]

Aside from the text, the difference this time is that it seems we can also visualize the props in our minds beforehand.

The shape of the Focus Spotlight is... strange.

It's not a flashlight that emits light, nor is it one of those super-large stage lights hanging from the ceiling.

It was just an ordinary little board.