What Era Is It, Still Writing Traditional Diaries

And in reality, these stories were just beginning on their end, so since works from different times could be "coincidentally" unified to similar points in time in this world, it wasn't very reasonable for You Know Who to be much older than them.

Continuing down this line of thought, one could even try to analyze which school You Know Who might currently be attending.

It's just that there were far too many guesses about You Know Who's identity within the chat group.

Coupled with the fact that the other party hadn't proactively expanded on this topic after bringing it up, everyone quickly set aside this line of speculation.

It was only when the other party reappeared that everyone in the group recalled Mr. Pan's past statements.

After a moment of thought, Kasumigaoka Utaha directly @-ed Mr. Pan, asking if he was Yukino Yukinoshita.

Meanwhile, at the Yukinoshita residence in Chiba Prefecture, Yukino Yukinoshita felt she was still too impatient. Upon seeing the discussion about the Service Club in the chat group, she couldn't help but speak up.

Although the Service Club hadn't been established yet, and it was merely an immature concept in her mind, she did indeed have such an idea.

As for the group chat?

Naturally, she had joined the moment she learned of its existence. However, she didn't have much to say in the group and had only shared some of her thoughts.

But she felt that these speculations currently lacked evidence, so she hadn't said much in the group, nor had she made a special effort to build relationships with the girls in the chat—making friends wasn't something she was good at.

Therefore, after joining the chat, she usually just followed the general direction of the conversation, not speaking much.

It was only today that she couldn't hold back and spoke up again.

Looking at the chat group, Yukino Yukinoshita let out a sigh as Kasumigaoka Utaha, who was frequently mentioned by You Know Who, inquired about her identity. She then admitted her identity in the group.

After all, no one had paid attention to her situation before, so she hadn't revealed her identity, quietly using the Reading Points she gained daily to improve her abilities.

Now that You Know Who had written about it in his diary, there was no need for her to hide it anymore.

Thus, Yukino Yukinoshita directly changed her nickname to Yukinoshita and openly admitted her identity in the group.

Yukinoshita: "I am Yukinoshita."

The group immediately became lively due to Yukino Yukinoshita's confession.

Various questions instantly flooded the chat group, as everyone was quite curious about the personality of this girl who was "as famous as" Kasumigaoka Utaha.

However, Yukino Yukinoshita's personality wasn't one to proactively cater to others. When faced with questions she didn't want to answer, she directly used polite replies to indicate her unwillingness to answer.

With just a few simple replies, the girls in the chat group understood that this Yukino Yukinoshita wasn't someone easy to communicate with.

Of course, she did respond normally to the serious questions.

For instance, when Kasumigaoka Utaha asked if her Service Club had been established, she earnestly told her that she was currently considering it.

"I've just entered high school and haven't figured out the school's internal situation yet. Now is not the time to establish the Service Club." Even though she possessed the diary, Yukino Yukinoshita hadn't given up on the idea of the Service Club.

Kashiko Kasumi: "Since You Know Who brought up the Service Club, the Service Club you eventually establish should be a significant part of your story. Do you have any ideas now?"

Upon seeing Kasumigaoka Utaha's reminder, Yukino Yukinoshita nodded in agreement.

She had originally been pondering how her own story would unfold.

After all, You Know Who had previously said that although she and that boy met because of a car accident at the start of the school year, the story officially began in their second year of high school. What was the catalyst for that?

Now, according to You Know Who's diary, the Service Club might be the answer.

But would Yukino Yukinoshita worry about these things?

Based on her observations of the chat group over the past few days, her Ripple talent was among the most outstanding in the group.

With such power, she didn't believe she would follow the same path as before.

Yukinoshita: "I won't give up on the Service Club, but the club's direction and the people it targets will change."

Her goals had changed during the days she had obtained the diary.

Before, she wanted to change the world through the Service Club.

Now, she wanted to understand the world through the Service Club.

However, there was no need to say these things in the group.

So, Yukino Yukinoshita decisively brought up another "famous" girl mentioned in You Know Who's diary to attract everyone's attention.

Yukinoshita: "Moreover, compared to whether I have established the Service Club or not, I think you should be more concerned about that renowned child star, Mai Sakurajima, and the Puberty Syndrome that You Know Who mentioned."

You Know Who had specifically mentioned in his diary that the story of Mai Sakurajima, a famous child star who had appeared on screen since the age of six through a popular TV drama, had not yet unfolded.

This meant that Mai Sakurajima's identity, like theirs, was that of a protagonist in a certain work.

And the focus of the story she was in seemed to be this so-called "Puberty Syndrome."

However, when the girls searched for Puberty Syndrome online, they only found information about the troubles between adolescents, with nothing particularly noteworthy.

Could a national celebrity like Mai Sakurajima have adolescent troubles?

Umaru directly and earnestly replicated the behavior they had used to lure out Yukino Yukinoshita, starting to frantically discuss in the group why a child star would suffer from Puberty Syndrome.

She wanted to use this method to also draw out Mai Sakurajima.

But unfortunately, after chatting in the group for a long time, even starting to discuss whether Mai Sakurajima's acting was overrated, Mai Sakurajima didn't appear in the group. It seemed this famous child star was genuinely not in the chat group at the moment.

Chapter Eighty-Two: Who Pulled My Power Cord?

Regarding the matter of Puberty Syndrome, because the name itself didn't reveal much, it was difficult to associate it with supernatural powers under normal circumstances.

It seems more newsworthy that Mai Sakurajima herself is experiencing puberty-related troubles.

Speaking of Mai Sakurajima, she is indeed a nationally recognized actress.

She debuted as a child star in a hit TV drama at the age of six and has been active in the entertainment industry for ten years. At least half of the Japanese population has seen her work or commercials on television.

This level of fame is something Ai Hoshino, who is currently just a third-rate idol, wouldn't even dare to dream of.

If she continues on this path, Mai Sakurajima's acting career clearly has a bright future.

However, what the girls in the chat group found a bit concerning was her sudden announcement last year that she was going to halt her acting work.

The news even trended on social media at the time, so many girls in the group still remembered it.

Umaru was the first to look up Mai Sakurajima's situation over the past year.

In the past year, Mai Sakurajima has actually still been working.

After all, given her previous popularity, she would have had her work booked several years in advance.

According to what was found online, Mai Sakurajima spent half a year completing her previously signed contracts after announcing the hiatus.

But even after finishing her work ahead of schedule, she still had to occasionally participate in promotional events for the works she appeared in, so it could be said that she hasn't been idle at all this past year.

She probably won't be completely free until all the works she filmed over the years have been released.

You Know Who didn't encounter Mai Sakurajima during his trip to Kanagawa. Judging by the dates, Mai Sakurajima should have been promoting one of her upcoming new movies at that time.

Upon learning about the workload of the big star Mai Sakurajima, the girls in the chat group couldn't help but express their astonishment.

Umaru directly stated that she could understand why Mai Sakurajima would experience that "Puberty Syndrome."

She already felt exhausted from pretending to be someone else at school, while Mai Sakurajima had been constantly under the spotlight since she was six, always having to present her best self to the public.

Thinking about it, Umaru felt she couldn't accept such a life at all.

It seemed quite reasonable for a girl like Mai Sakurajima, who is only 16 or 17 years old, to grow tired of this lifestyle and even develop some psychological issues associated with puberty because of it.

For this reason, Umaru specifically asked Ai Hoshino, who had also been an idol for several years, if she was tired.

Ai Hoshino responded very straightforwardly.

Ai: "We're still just a small idol group. Besides performing at the theater at night, it's hard to get any other work. We basically spend our time practicing. I actually wish we had more work."

Ai: "Unlike actors, idols like us have a very short shelf life. If we don't make a breakthrough before the age of twenty, we'll basically be eliminated. So, we don't even have the luxury of considering whether we're tired or not right now."

Ai Hoshino knew about the short shelf life of idols when she chose to become one, so she wished she had more work to increase her fame.

If she still had those rebellious thoughts before obtaining the diary, perhaps things would be different.

But now, having seen her original future, Ai Hoshino had thrown away all those messed-up ideas from her mind.

Becoming the number one idol in the world was currently her only goal.

She would worry about whether she was tired or not after she achieved the same status as Mai Sakurajima.

However, following the topic of Mai Sakurajima, the girls in the chat group, as they talked, shifted their focus back to the number of diary holders.

As of now, it's uncertain whether Mai Sakurajima possesses a diary, but the fact that she hasn't appeared in the group yet indicates that the probability of her having one isn't very high.

After all, something like Miko Yotsuya's situation is a very rare occurrence.

Currently, the total number of members in the Diary Enthusiasts Club chat group hasn't exceeded twenty, and no one has joined for some time.

There are likely a few people who possess diaries but haven't joined the chat group. For example, the girl who is part of the Black Organization hasn't joined, but this should only be a minority.

According to Kaguya Shinomiya's estimate, the number of girls who currently possess diaries should be around twenty.

But it's clear that the number of works and characters integrated into their world far exceeds this number. Many of the heroines from these works likely do not possess diaries.

For instance, the other detective mentioned alongside Kogoro Mouri in You Know Who's first diary entry, Yuko Shionji, is now known by everyone in the group by her detective name, Alice. They also know she's a skilled hacker who uses computers to solve cases.

However, after some simple probing, it was confirmed that she is not a diary holder.

There are many other girls mentioned by You Know Who who are highly unlikely to be diary holders.

For example, the Cat's Eye sisters, the school idol group from Otonokizaka, and Utaha Kasumigaoka's "heartache" seniors have not joined the chat group yet.

Kaguya Shinomiya has been keeping a close watch on these individuals and characters mentioned by You Know Who, confirming whether they possess diaries. At the same time, she wants to use these girls to understand why they were chosen by the diary.

Unfortunately, this question is even more elusive than You Know Who's identity, and Kaguya Shinomiya hasn't had any breakthroughs yet.

"I initially thought the diaries might be distributed based on fame or some other criteria, but Mai Sakurajima, considering her identity, appearance, and fame, seems very suitable to receive a diary."

Kaguya Shinomiya shook her head, feeling that she couldn't find any clues to this question for the time being, so she didn't dwell on it any further.

The existence of the diary involves an unknown deity. Even though the identities of most of the current diary holders have been confirmed.

But who knows if that deity will continue to distribute diaries in the future?

She should focus on thinking about how to communicate with her father when she goes back this weekend.

As for Mai Sakurajima's situation, she'll find an opportunity to probe her later.

At this moment, Black Cat, who had gone offline to model her suit, suddenly complained in the chat group again.

Fallen Saint Black Cat: "Someone's messing with my circuit breaker late at night. I was drawing for five minutes, and the power went out before I could save."

Before the girls in the chat group could even offer their condolences, Black Cat's message appeared again.

Fallen Saint Black Cat: "Damn it, I just flipped the breaker back on, and after only walking away for half a minute, it tripped again!"

Chapter 83: Could there be something supernatural in the house?

Time rewound a few minutes.

Gokō Ruri's home.

Gokō Ruri's family wasn't well-off. While not exactly poor, in some ways, their situation could be described as tight.

Her parents worked tirelessly outside until late at night before returning home. She also worked part-time at a nearby bookstore to help make ends meet.

It was through working at that bookstore for several years and reading numerous novels that she developed the idea of becoming a light novel author to earn money.

Over the years, she had submitted her work to various light novel publishers more than once, but for years, her submissions seemed to vanish without a trace. She had barely even met any of the editors.

Previously, she could still console herself with the excuse that her talent simply hadn't been discovered yet.

However, after You Know Who mercilessly stated in his diary that she had no talent for writing, Black Cat finally faced reality and regretfully abandoned the path of writing.

You Know Who not only harshly criticized in his diary how she had submitted manuscripts for years in the original story without any sign of debuting as a light novel author even by the story's end, but he also revealed a lot about her story.

For example, he mentioned that she would soon meet a "normie" girl online who, by simply writing something on a phone, could become a bestselling author.

Although You Know Who didn't directly name the "normie" girl she would meet in the future in his diary, through his hints, she naturally realized that this girl likely had a close relationship with the male protagonist of her original story, and might even be the "true heroine" of her original story.

Furthermore, she learned one more thing from You Know Who's diary: Eromanga Sensei, who was quite famous in the illustration industry for her suggestive artwork, was her "junior."