It wasn't long after visiting Sakura's dorm that Long Aotian returned to his own room.
Long Aotian walked over to his desk and looked at the book in front of him.
It was the diary titled Heavenly Cycle Diary, a reward from the system for expelling three students from Class D today.
Heavenly Dao? Wasn't that the "heaven" in the rules of cultivation? Reincarnation? Rebirth? This was getting a little ridiculous.
Out of curiosity, he raised a hand and opened the book.
The book was completely blank, like an unused notebook. Not a single word had been written on it.
Suddenly, the pages in his hands seemed to be stirred by some mysterious force. They flashed, blooming with a dazzling red light that made his eyes narrow instinctively and his fingers tremble slightly.
Long Aotian's eyes widened as he stared at the pages, which had been completely blank just moments ago. Words began to slowly appear across them, as if traced out by an invisible hand. His fingers moved over the writing of their own accord, and his face filled with surprise and curiosity.
[You left Sakura's dorm and headed back to your own. Before long, you arrived. Feeling terribly bored, you decided to raid Kushida Kikyo's fridge.]
[You set off as soon as the thought crossed your mind. On your way to Kushida Kikyo's dorm, you ran into Horikita Suzune.]
[She demanded to know why you had targeted Class D.]
[You felt speechless. You asked her whether that wasn't perfectly normal at a school like this.]
[Horikita Suzune fell silent for a moment, then declared that she would definitely make it to Class A and told you to prepare yourself.]
[You said nothing and simply left. You knew it was best not to engage with people like her.]
[Before long, you arrived at Kushida Kikyo's dorm and rang the doorbell.]
[A moment later, Kushida Kikyo opened the door. Seeing you, she cheerfully asked what brought you over.]
[You didn't understand Kushida Kikyo. Before, whenever she saw you, she'd always been cold to you. You didn't dwell on it. Saying you'd just come to see her, you stepped inside.]
[Kushida Kikyo didn't stop you. She stepped aside to make room for you to come in.]
[That made you even more suspicious. You hesitated, but then thought that the two of you were alone together—and it wasn't as if you couldn't beat her.]
[As soon as you entered the dorm, you pulled a plastic bag out of your pocket and started stuffing things from the fridge into it.]
[When you opened the fridge, you were a little shocked. There was quite a lot in there. Maybe she'd started living extravagantly after you gave her ten million.]
[A moment later, Kushida Kikyo came over with a glass in her hand and asked if you wanted a drink.]
[You turned to look at her in surprise. When had she gotten so nice? She didn't seem to be messing with you, so you took the glass and drank.]
[As you continued filling the bag, you gradually began to feel dizzy. Realizing something was wrong, you turned to Kushida Kikyo and asked, confused, where she'd gotten the drugs.]
[Kushida Kikyo said she'd bought various things from the school and its shops, extracted their ingredients, and mixed them together herself.]
[You muttered, "That's insane!!" and then passed out.]
Long Aotian stared at the words in the diary, nearly swearing aloud. This was ridiculous—truly ridiculous. You're telling me she made knockout drugs?
Wait, why hadn't the system given him a warning? He tried to bring up his status panel, only to find that he couldn't.
He tried to sense Flying Thunder God, but couldn't feel it either. Well, crap.
Could it be this book? Long Aotian studied the writing. It was still appearing, so he stopped wondering why he couldn't access the system and focused on finding out what was wrong with the book.
[You collapsed to the floor. In your fading consciousness, you shook your head and thought that this was why you'd always worried about your food being poisoned. But you weren't afraid. Could Kushida Kikyo really kill you at this school?]
[Wait. You suddenly realized something was wrong. Why couldn't you access the system? You understood how serious this was and kept calling out to it.]
[Before long, you gave up. No matter how many times you called, you couldn't bring it up.]
[After a long while, you opened your eyes and found yourself lying on a bed, feeling awful all over. Your lower back even hurt a little.]
[You shifted and noticed that something seemed to be pressing against you in your arms. Looking down, your eyes widened. Was that Kushida Kikyo?]
[Kushida Kikyo seemed to notice you moving and looked up at you, her eyes glinting red. She said she was really envious of Sakura, and a little jealous. Then she rubbed against you again without getting up.]
[You asked her what she'd done while you were unconscious.]
[She said she'd done everything, and that you had to take responsibility.]
Holy crap! What the—oh my god. No, this was even more ridiculous.
[You suddenly felt like your vision was going dark and asked her what she was trying to do.]
[Kushida Kikyo said she envied how happy you and Sakura were, and that she was jealous. But then she'd thought, if she couldn't beat them, she might as well join them. As she spoke, she pointed to a smear of red blood on the bedsheet and told you not to doubt her. That was proof.]
... Huh?
[...You fell silent. There was only one thought in your mind: "I'm screwed. I think I've betrayed Sakura."]
P.S. Inspired by the author of a certain yandere novel, I'm thinking of trying this style as a way to start writing a harem story. I don't know if you'll get used to it or dislike it, so I've only written a little and wanted to share this snippet. If you don't like it, I'll delete this chapter and pretend it never happened.
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