Shiina Hiyori Didn't Understand / You, Take Care

"Can I go to a vocational high school and become God-man?"

"I'm sorry, I can't." Although being looked at by those eyes always gave her a feeling of difficulty in refusing, Rita, who was already used to it, still ruthlessly said her refusal:

"Ultimately, it's a three-year boarding school. Even if you want to transfer there, they have to be willing to let you transfer into the second year first."

Upon hearing the refusal, Shiina Mashiro's expectant expression turned disappointed.

"..."

For a moment, Rita felt a pang of pain in her heart.

So she quickly added, "Transferring schools is out of the question, but if you want to check out Advanced Nurturing... there's still a chance."

"October." Rita gestured with her fingers slightly. "They'll have a 'Sports Festival' in October, and your aunt and uncle will try to get you in."

Although the Sports Festival was previously not open to the public, according to Mashiro's parents, in order to attract more people, the "Kijima" or someone behind Advanced Nurturing has slightly softened their stance. Therefore, the school has decided to take this opportunity to extend invitations to the outside world, asking those invited to participate and experience the atmosphere of Advanced Nurturing School.

Well, that's the official name, but in essence it's just a ceremony to show which side to take.

Mashiro's parents certainly didn't intend to take sides, but using a little bit of their accumulated connections, getting Mashiro inside for a while wouldn't be a problem.

"And I heard that you happen to have a relative studying there, so you can ask her if you want to know anything."

"I think her name is... Shiina Hiyori?"

Chapter 121 Shiina Hiyori's Incomprehension

In the United Kingdom, Shiina is planning to become God-man, while in the Advanced Nurturing, Ms. Shiina has a different feeling.

She was a little confused.

Huh?

Wait.

Who?

Just now, in class, a sound rang in her ears.

"Your message has received a reply. Please check it promptly."

I glanced at the teacher lecturing on the stage, and then at the Diary that had appeared before my eyes.

Shiina Hiyori hesitated for only a moment.

Look!

You can review the lessons anytime, but every second you delay reading the Diary is precious.

She was eager to know what answer she would get to the question she had written down last night.

Shiina Hiyori thought she would have to wait until today's diary at the earliest, and maybe a few days later like the previous two comments.

But to her utter surprise, she received a reply the very next day after leaving the message!

... So it was possible to reply after all?

Or was the text highlighted in red actually a reply?

Shiina Hiyori didn't quite understand, but more than anything, she wanted an answer, an answer, an answer...

"...?"

She flipped through the Diary to the comments page and immediately saw the four-word reply written below her own comment.

[Shiina Hiyori]

Huh?

Somewhat unable to believe what she was seeing, Shiina Hiyori rubbed her eyes and then looked at the comments section again.

[Shiina Hiyori]

The four words, "unwavering and unchanged," remain on the Diary page.

Looking further up, the message I had written remained unchanged.

Mr. Diary didn't misread the question, nor did he write down the wrong answer; he really did write down his own name!

Ugh--

Shiina Hiyori's head was buzzing; she, who was usually very calm, was now finding it hard to stay composed.

Why is my name showing up?!

If she weren't in class, she felt she would have shouted it out.

Calm down, calm down. Although the situation was sudden, the first thing to do is to calm down.

Patting her cheeks, Shiina Hiyori smoothed her chest, trying to calm herself down.

After gathering her thoughts, Shiina Hiyori began to think.

The reply was very brief, and no matter how many times she flipped through her Diary, she couldn't find any more replies.

All that could be found was an exceptionally powerful illustration of Faceless Man, and beneath it, a four-word mantra identical to the reply he had received.

[Ghost Image Censorship]

Although I didn't understand the meaning of this reply, going back to her comments and referring to the reply with this illustration, it seems that the four characters 'Shiina Hiyori' are the entire reply.

Waaah...

For now, she can only think of two possibilities.

One of them is that this name is the answer to the question she wrote down. The character that Mr. Diary liked the most was Shiina Hiyori.

Another one is the one who had always been watching from behind, merely an observer as a reader. On the day she wrote her message, her identity was exposed because of a habit she herself was unaware of, and Mr. Diary called out her real name on the spot.

The former is not impossible.

But what puzzled Shiina Hiyori was... why her?

The reply lacked any explanation, which made it impossible for her to be certain that the name was an answer to her question.

After all, she did write 'Please tell me the reason'.

Well... although Mr. Diary doesn't necessarily have to write a reason.

It is his freedom to choose how to respond.

But if you don't want to respond, why write her name in the first place?

... I don't understand.

If it were the latter, not the former.

That means I must have made a fatal mistake, which is why my true identity was discovered after writing just one sentence.

She kept turning the pen in her hand, but Shiina Hiyori was already sweating profusely.

As a mystery novel enthusiast, the moment she received the Diary and saw the hide-and-seek challenge Diary offered, she had already decided to hide it for good.

Without using any information from his Diary or making any unnecessary responses, he simply stayed quietly in his own world, observing the various stories he depicted with his pen.

She has remained hidden like this until now, without offering any further explanation to her classmates in Class D regarding the incomplete exam information, without taking the initiative to inquire about "Lord Yamauchi" out of curiosity, and without participating in her classmates' discussions or saying anything unnecessary when rumors about Chabashira Sae were circulating.

Even in yesterday's diary, the description of Kissing, though intriguing, didn't prompt her to try it herself.

She really just watched and endured until now, and then, unable to contain her curiosity any longer, she wrote that comment.

She really just wanted to know who Mr. Diary's favorite character was and why.

"..."

I really need to carefully re-examine what I wrote.

She thought something must have gone wrong.

[From the perspectives of the past, present, and future, Mr. Diary, who is your favorite person in this school? Please tell me why.]

Is that a form of address?

Since the other party never revealed their identity, was it wrong of me to use the title "Mr. Diary"?

Or is it because the question itself has a bias?

Or perhaps... the notion of 'past, present, and future perspectives' is incorrect?

I can't figure it out.

But one can imagine that one might become the next 'person involved' to appear in the Diary.

With Sakayanagi Arisu's fate still fresh in her mind, Shiina Hiyori, though convinced she had no dark past, couldn't help but feel a little scared.

dokidoki, my heart is racing.

It's quite a novel experience for the reader to become a 'participant' in the story itself.

Moreover, since the comments are public, the replies to them are presumably also public.

Just as she can easily browse through other people's comments, her own comments and the replies she receives will likely be seen by everyone.

Is my peaceful library life about to be disrupted?

However... she noticed something that puzzled her from the very beginning.

The Little Princess's comment received 7 likes, and the Handprint Sister's comment received 5 likes.

On the page before her comment, there was a super amazing drawing, which was also a comment and received 10 likes.

But the question she wrote down... was followed by an empty number '0'.

Don't you all... like my question?

Shiina Hiyori didn't understand.

Chapter 122 Take care.

The execution that Shiina Hiyori had been waiting for never came; instead, the midterm exam results were announced first.

Asakusa Toru was helpless and frustrated.

He couldn't possibly watch his pitiful E-index drain his inspiration while he wrote in his diary, could he?

Although Shiina Mashiro has joined the audience scoring, it's actually quite difficult to elicit a significant emotional response from her.

That's the downside of the "emotionless" type of girl; she's impossible to amuse.

Even if you add her rating, it's unlikely to raise the overall rating by much.

So for the time being, Asakusa Toru will continue with his original diary-writing routine.

Water.

A pretentious, watery couple's daily life; a pretentious, copied-from-the-points, pampered-wife literature.

In short, it's all about fooling around.

I have to lie, otherwise I'll really be biting my lighter later, won't I?

Writing in my diary continues as usual, as do other things that need to be done...

He had already taken out the Focus Spotlight, and the E-level reward 'Baumkuchen' he received yesterday had long since reached the 24-hour storage period and automatically fell into his hands.

The taste was alright; at least he didn't dislike it.

I don't really understand why this thing would fascinate someone so much.

Although he didn't really need the three storage slots provided by the Diary, he still filled them all up.

One compartment held the Room Key Card, another held Cold Medicine, and the last compartment held the newly acquired Focus Spotlight.

It's definitely necessary to include items that can be used for strong crowd control with just a couple of clicks.

It also saved him the effort of shouting, "Everyone, look at me!"

Aside from the diary and props, although these two days are short, there are still things we can do.

Oh, I'm not looking to play with Kikyo's mother; she needs a few days to recover.

I'm looking for Amazawa's younger sister to play with.