Aoi Morishita's Observation Diary and the Brand New Form of Shionomiya

Damn it! I can't draw this. I'm done!

Shinomiya tossed the pen in his hand straight onto the floor.

After thinking it over, he figured he could always draw something else.

Picking up his sketchbook and a box of colored pencils, Shinomiya headed outside to find inspiration.

He came to the park, found a spot with a nice view, and sat down right on the ground.

He took out his sketchbook and began drawing. Shinomiya had some rather unusual ideas about scenery now.

If he didn't like something, he changed it himself. If he didn't like a color, he adjusted it himself.

Basically, he drew however he felt comfortable. Shinomiya was truly drawing whatever he pleased now.

Before long, a vividly colored landscape painting was born. It couldn't exactly be called identical to the scenery before Shinomiya's eyes—it could just as well be called completely unrelated.

It was entirely Shinomiya's own vision. Perhaps this was what the ideal world looked like in his eyes.

"Oh! This is really good."

A hand suddenly pointed at a spot on the painting.

"I like this part."

Shinomiya followed the direction of the finger and saw a girl with long blue-purple hair crouching in front of him.

Wasn't this the Class A girl he had noticed during the entrance ceremony?

What was her name again?

Aoi Morishita!

"Thank you for the compliment, Morishita."

Aoi Morishita froze for a moment, then smiled. "I didn't expect you to know my name, Tin Man."

"Isn't it perfectly normal to remember the names of every student in the grade?" Shinomiya said with a straight face.

Aoi Morishita had met her match. This guy always caught her off guard.

"And why do you call me Tin Man? I think 'doll' would suit me better."

"You really are interesting, Tin Man. You're even more interesting than I imagined."

"Let's talk another time. For now, you're still an unsolved mystery to me."

After saying that, Aoi Morishita turned and left. She said nothing more, leaving Shinomiya completely baffled.

Was something wrong with her?

She had just come over, said a bunch of inexplicable things, and run off.

Wandering around during class hours—she definitely deserved her share of the class points Class A would lose later.

You're going in my God-Human Observation Diary today.

Damn it, she'd completely ruined his mood for drawing.

Shinomiya packed up his sketchbook, got to his feet, and left in a huff.

From the bushes nearby, a head poked out. It was Aoi Morishita, who had supposedly just left, and she was holding a notebook.

Her hand kept moving as she wrote something in it.

"Looks like there's still some discrepancy from my previous assessment."

With his mood ruined, Shinomiya returned to the classroom.

The people of Class D had begun letting themselves go. What left Shinomiya most speechless was Ike and Yamauchi's little group.

"Haruki, Kushida's oppai has to rank in the top three, right?"

"Kanji, you're still too young. If you ask me, Sakura is the one who's truly hiding something."

They ranked the girls in class without the slightest restraint. Several girls were already looking at them with disdain.

Shinomiya didn't understand it, but he was greatly shocked. He hadn't expected such bizarre creatures to actually exist in reality.

Sure enough... there were no humans left!

Such heroes deserved to have their names recorded in writing. Shinomiya took out his diary and wrote down what he had seen over the past few days.

Quite a lot had happened these past few days. Kushida, Aoi Morishita, Kamuro, Yamauchi... and himself. There really were quite a few people.

He wrote furiously...

[Evaluating newly recorded content. Reward: 200 points.]

That was a little low!

Even Shinomiya thought the past few days had been pretty wild, yet it was only 200?

Then there was no need to say anything more.

[Draw...]

[Ding! Main quest issued—reach the limits of your talents and break through them within three years!]

Hmm?

Why was there another quest? Could talents be pushed beyond their limits too?

These talents actually still had room to improve. It seemed he had underestimated these abilities.

Breaking through the limits...

It wasn't like riding a road bike.

Back when Shiomiya had gone to watch a high school road cycling league to feel some excitement, there had been that small rider from Sohoku in yellow. Even when his body had reached its limits, he could still accelerate. That was probably what breaking through one's limits meant.

No clue...

Better do the draw first.

[Draw!]

The familiar wheel, the familiar pointer, the familiar music.

The wheel began to spin, slowed down, and stopped.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host—you have obtained: Ultimate Soldier!]

[Ding! Congratulations, Host—you have obtained: Ultimate Analyst!]

Combat, shooting, tactical analysis... Knowledge and experience related to all aspects of the military flooded into Shiomiya's mind. Even he found it somewhat difficult to bear.

At that moment, Shiomiya unconsciously began analyzing and integrating all kinds of information, as if the entire world were in the palm of his hand. The unbearable feeling vanished as well.

This must be the Analyst's ability!

Shiomiya had a feeling that, so long as he obtained enough information, he could even analyze and predict the future!

Shiomiya's body was changing at the same time. His neural reflexes, bone density, muscle fiber strength, and every other aspect of his physical abilities were comprehensively enhanced.

Feeling the changes in his body, Shiomiya felt like a super soldier.

Shiomiya had fought in wars before. He felt that if he went again now, he definitely would not end up as bedraggled as last time.

As long as he made full use of his abilities and the surrounding environment, taking on a hundred enemies alone would not be a dream!

These were the two strongest talents Shiomiya had obtained so far.

After completely adapting to the changes brought by the two talents while lying facedown on his desk, Shiomiya sat up straight.

As he looked at the students around him, his repeatedly enhanced observational ability and his newly acquired analytical ability produced a chemical reaction.

He first looked toward Yamauchi. He was still chatting and laughing with Sudo and the others. Based on Shiomiya's understanding of Yamauchi and his earlier analysis—

Shiomiya spoke softly.

"Your next line is..."

"Oppai really are the biggest bonus!"

"Oppai really are the biggest bonus!"

Shiomiya and Yamauchi spoke at the same time.

The result was exactly as Shiomiya had expected.

Yamauchi's next move would be to reach out and pat Kanji Ike.

As if he were Shiomiya's puppet, Yamauchi made the exact movement Shiomiya had predicted.

Shiomiya withdrew his gaze and closed his eyes to rest.

Not because he was tired. It was mainly because whenever Shiomiya received information, he would unconsciously analyze it.

Even with his eyes closed, Shiomiya was still receiving all kinds of information, analyzing it, and drawing conclusions.

Take Koenji beside him, for example. He had definitely trained extra today—his breathing was slightly heavier than usual. And he had opened a new bottle of perfume today. The scent of a freshly opened bottle was still somewhat different from one that was nearly used up.

Shiomiya found it a little hard to take. This uncontrollable analytical ability would definitely make his life a lot less enjoyable.

Things one could tell at a glance were boring.

He needed to think of a way to solve this.

Shiomiya Yo, quickly use your super intelligence!

Got it!!

Filter first, then store!

He would filter the information he received, keeping only the most direct information while placing everything else into the memory palace in his mind.

Then he would devote most of his analytical processing power to analyzing the memories within his memory palace. That way, Shiomiya could be like before.

As for what he might be able to analyze from those memories, Shiomiya did not really care. They were all things from the past anyway.

A brand-new Shiomiya Yo had made his return!