What Era Is It, Still Writing Traditional Diaries

Alarm clock?

Memo?

What the hell is all this?

Kasumigaoka Utaha muttered to herself.

Only after she wrote "Diary Permission" in her diary did a prompt sound appear in her mind.

"Diary Level 1 Permission Activated."

Immediately after, a flood of information about the new permission poured into her brain.

A subtle change appeared on Kasumigaoka Utaha's face.

The alarm clock and memo that Hoshino Ai mentioned were indeed new features.

She could now write freely in her diary.

Not just with a pen, but she could also input text directly with her thoughts.

If her thoughts were clear enough, she could add illustrations to the diary or even create PPTs on it—incidentally, without leaking the diary's contents, she could import and export these to her phone or computer, which was quite convenient.

The set alarm would "smash" her awake at the scheduled time.

Things mentioned in the memo would remind her to handle them in advance.

If she wanted to research something, the diary could provide simple filtering and recommendation functions.

It would even issue danger warnings when she might be in danger.

She had originally thought that after unlocking the permission, she could receive rewards just by writing in her diary every day, like that mysterious person. Instead, the diary had become more like her personal smart assistant.

"The direction of this permission unlock is a bit different from what I imagined, but it does seem quite practical..."

Being able to write at the speed of thought would be incredibly useful for a novelist like her.

Even the illustrations, though they might be a bit abstract in effect, would at least allow her to directly convey her ideas to professional illustrators as reference material.

Of course, although the diary's permission unlock focused on greatly improving the user experience, its original functions had also been expanded considerably.

For example, the ways to acquire Reading Points.

Reading the diary every day still yielded one point.

If their names appeared in the diary that day, whether it was their real name or a nickname, mentioning them would grant an additional Reading Point.

Furthermore, after reading the mysterious person's diary each day, they could leave a comment and check in, which would also earn them one Reading Point.

The diary would select one lucky comment each day and display it in everyone's diary.

"A comment that everyone will see?" Kasumigaoka Utaha immediately thought of using this method to contact the other diary holders.

For instance, she could write the group chat information for diary holders in the comment section, prompting them to actively add her to this group that only diary holders could join.

"However, such an action still carries risks. I should discuss it with the others in the group chat before deciding," Kasumigaoka Utaha pondered.

Chapter 29: The Black Organization Isn't As Simple As You Think

To create a group chat without knowing the identities or personalities of the other diary holders, Kasumigaoka Utaha had to admit that Hoshino Ai was a rather bold woman.

But according to the diary's description, it wasn't surprising that Hoshino Ai would do something like this.

When she created the group chat, she probably never considered that people with impure intentions might infiltrate it in the future.

After all, no one could guarantee that a female protagonist would always be a pure and flawless white lotus.

Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't consider herself to be that perfect.

The four people currently in the group chat.

Hoshino Ai's personality and future trajectory had been almost entirely spoiled by that mysterious person.

She, a "lost dog" in a romance anime, the kind who would need the original female protagonist removed even in an IF line manga to get ahead, chose to self-destruct after being exposed by the mysterious person and could no longer maintain her facade.

Chitanda Eru, the "respected" daughter of the Chitanda family in Kamiyama Prefecture, currently appeared naive and very polite.

There was also a high probability that she was the "Classics Club girl" mentioned in the diary, but it couldn't be ruled out that this was a disguise.

Takanashi Rikka, from Shiga Prefecture, with a rare surname, her family situation was currently unknown, and she currently acted like a chuunibyou, claiming to possess the Evil Eye, but it had not yet been unsealed.

Given the existence of genuine yin-yang eyes, her words could currently be trusted by about thirty percent.

Kasumigaoka Utaha had already used her thoughts to create two pages of personality analysis charts for the four girls in the diary. As the group chat grew larger in the future, it would become even more impossible to understand everyone's thoughts.

The benefits of establishing a group chat were a space for sharing secrets and helping each other, as well as a future with infinite development potential.

They were all "protagonists" who possessed diaries, and each of them naturally had their own unique qualities.

Because of the diaries, they, who might never have interacted in their lives, were now connected and had the opportunity to change their own futures.

And since they couldn't tell outsiders about the diary's secrets, if they wanted to find like-minded people, they could only choose from those who also possessed diaries.

Even without Hoshino Ai, someone else would have eventually taken this step.

They had taken the first step, and although it was a coincidence, they had seized the initiative.

After some thought, Kasumigaoka Utaha wrote down her thoughts and concerns in the diary.

"My thoughts are pretty much like this. A lot of people know about Ai and my identities, so worrying about it is useless. But if we actually did that, your identities might also be exposed to others."

"As expected of Kasumigaoka-sensei. I didn't think about these things when creating the group chat. I just thought it would be nice for everyone to have a place to talk and search for that mysterious person together."

"Then we shouldn't invite anyone else. After all, you all joined this group chat because you trust me so much. I can't take that kind of risk."

"It's okay! I just asked the diary. In this group chat, as long as we don't reveal our own identities, no one will be able to find out. If you don't want to reveal your identity, just use a nickname when you join, like Takanashi-san."

After speaking, Chitanda Eru changed her name to "Classics Club."

"This way is fine."

Kasumigaoka Utaha couldn't help but chuckle.

She tried clicking on Chitanda Eru's profile picture and indeed couldn't see any more detailed information. It was as expected of a group chat created with Reading Points; the effect was very reliable.

"!" Chitanda, you're so smart! No, I'll have to remember to call you Classics Club from now on. I don't need to change my name since everyone knows who I am."

"But I'm usually careless and sometimes get people's names wrong... but I'll work hard to improve!"

"If all else fails, you can also use '@' to call people. That way, there won't be any problems."

"Since we've decided, let's all start commenting under today's diary. We'll write our group information and situation in the comments and see if the diary selects us."

"Then we'll all work hard together to find that mysterious person, hmph!"

After a brief discussion on how to promote the group chat, there was no more conversation in the group.

Meanwhile, Miyauchi Hiyage was unaware that the first diary group had already formed, and its main target was him, the entertainment-seeking diarist.

At this moment, Miyauchi Hiyage was receiving new information.

"From today onwards, diaries can be uploaded with just a thought, and illustrations can be added too. Can diary rewards also include things like this? Will we be able to upload videos directly in the future?"

"Hmm? Also, a lucky commenter is randomly selected every day to show me their comment. This diary isn't playing by the rules. Are you really admitting that someone is reading my diary by showing me this?"

Miyauchi Hiyage felt that the version updates for his diary were happening a bit too quickly.

It was a traditional diary style before, but after he figured it out, it directly switched to an electronic diary style?

If it can even display selected comments, what else could it be if not an electronic diary?

"But this is pretty good. I have to rack my brain every day about what to write for the next day's diary. Now I can at least create some buzz based on the comments."

Miyauchi Hiyage opened the diary. An hour had passed since he finished today's entry.

Today's selected comments had already been chosen.

The commenter's name was displayed as an anonymous reader, which made him a little regretful.

However, the content of the comment made it relatively easy to guess the commenter's identity.

"I haven't heard of Lupin III, but you say he can easily defeat the villains in a manga that has been serialized for thirty years and is still not finished. I find that hard to believe.

Perhaps he is the sole protagonist in his story, but the organization is not as simple as you think.

Don't get close to the organization; that's my only advice to you."

"So, it's Ai Haibara? No, her body shouldn't have shrunk yet. She should still be Shiho Miyano right now."

She understands the Black Organization and even issued a direct warning.

The only female protagonist who fits the criteria is Shiho Miyano.

However, other possibilities cannot be ruled out.

After all, the diary versions have already been updated. He can no longer treat this diary like a traditional web novel.

Of course, Ran Mouri, who hasn't heard of the Black Organization despite the Conan manga being serialized for thirty years, can be directly disqualified.

"Whether it's Shiho Miyano or not, this comment has already told me what to write tomorrow."

Miyauchi Hiyage stretched.

The fact that the Black Organization's prestige has continuously shattered in the eyes of the audience over the past thirty years is quite amusing to think about.

Chapter Thirty: Suggesting Rum write a book titled "The Art of Dragging Things Out,"

The next day, Miyauchi Hiyage first went to a large jade market in Tokyo to see if he could find any Spirit Stones that could be used to make a Camera Obscura.

According to the setting in the Nioh series, Spirit Stones are fragments of highly dense essence that emit a faint golden-yellow light. Crushing them grants power for a short period.

However, that is the setting from the Nioh and Zero series' worldviews. Miyauchi Hiyage doesn't think the probability of finding them in this world is high. His goal here is to see if he can find similar substitutes.

And he had thought about it last night.

The Camera Obscura uses several Sanskrit incantations engraved inside the instrument to unleash the power of the Spirit Stone. As long as a vengeful spirit appears in the lens, it can lock onto the target and attack the spirit by pressing the shutter.

So, is it possible to use Ripple power to replace the special power within the Spirit Stone and use the Camera Obscura to achieve mid-range, pinpoint Ripple attacks?

Miyauchi Hiyage believes this is somewhat feasible.

After all, in the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure world, Ripple itself can be amplified by using some special gems.

Like the most perfect Super Aja, which can amplify the Ripple passing through it hundreds of times.

Miyauchi Hiyage doesn't expect to have such luck and find such a rare treasure just by going out, but even if it can only be amplified once or twice, it's worth the trip.

When he returned home that evening, he also had three red gemstones of varying sizes in his hand.

These were all ones he had tested and found to be effective, and they hadn't cost much, with the most expensive only being ten thousand yen.

Of course, the effects weren't exactly great. The one with the best conductivity only had about an eighty percent amplification.

While they looked decent, the gem's purity wasn't high enough, and the ripple current became extremely scattered after being transmitted through the gem. This clearly wouldn't be usable in combat.

However, Miyauchi Hiyage had bought them specifically to process and create Camera Obscuras for testing, which would actually make testing easier.

After finishing with the gems, he sent a few messages to check in on Guanghua, who lived elsewhere. Once he confirmed that she was living quite comfortably, Miyauchi Hiyage then opened his diary and began writing today's entry.

[Yesterday, the diary's comment feature was updated. This feature was quite surprising to me.

However, being able to interact in this way is rather interesting, and it immediately gave me inspiration for today's diary entry.

So, I'll first reply to the comment from that lucky viewer yesterday.

I won't reveal your identity for now, but regarding your point that the Black Organization is dangerous and one should stay away, I personally agree.

After all, most of you reading this diary are either students still in school or salarymen. Even if there are a few wealthy young ladies, if they set their sights on you, they'll always find an opportunity to strike.

In the early to mid-stages of the Conan story, the Black Organization was indeed a successfully portrayed powerful transnational criminal organization, and Gin was an excellent villain. Although he occasionally made some questionable moves, they were nothing compared to some of the others later on.

Oh, Gin is the big shot who flew an armed helicopter to bomb Tokyo Tower in the movie. About 80% of the Black Organization's prestige actually comes from him.

But as the story progressed into the middle stages and more members of the Black Organization appeared, its prestige began to decline year by year.]