Shiho Miyano's Hesitation
She just wants to draw good comics, and she would be happy if more people paid attention to her work.
With Miyauchi Kouka as her personal bodyguard, there's no need to worry about anyone at school causing any harm to Shiina Mashiro.
Of course, doing this is somewhat like using Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri Spencer Sawamura as stepping stones.
However, Eriri Spencer Sawamura didn't want to reveal her identity as a doujinshi artist, Kasumigaoka Utaha was even less concerned about such things.
Therefore, after receiving advice from Miyauchi Hiyage, Kasumigaoka Utaha did not hesitate for long before agreeing.
She has read quite a few manga adaptations of Shiina Mashiro's works.
The male lead's image is almost unrecognizable as being reminiscent of Aki Tomoya.
Aside from Aki Tomoya himself probably feeling that "this is practically himself," the image he referenced most was that of Miyauchi Hiyage.
Given that Eriri Spencer Sawamura has already accepted the manga, Kasumigaoka Utaha naturally wouldn't put herself into it either.
"They want to use our fame to promote Shiina Mashiro, huh? Miyauchi Hiyage is quite the competent assistant," Kasumigaoka Utaha thought to herself.
However, she inexplicably felt that she was being overshadowed by Shiina Mashiro standing next to her.
She gently shook her head, and then took the initiative to ask Miyauchi Hiyage to exchange contact information.
After all, she gained 1 Reading Points directly after accepting the suggestion. With such an easy way to earn Reading Points, she felt she should take a little more initiative.
She even took a look at Shiina Mashiro's reaction.
Her expression remained calm, but Shiina Mashiro's quiet presence beside Miyauchi Hiyage gave her an unshakeable feeling.
After exchanging a few contact details, Kasumigaoka Utaha wanted to force herself to find a few more topics to ask the other person.
For example, when Miyauchi Hiyage used Eriri Spencer Sawamura's "loser" story as an analogy, the story she mentioned about "the woman falling in love with the male protagonist after he has been changed by another woman" seemed difficult to follow at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it seemed to be particularly to her liking.
Just like the story material specially prepared for her this time, it's the kind of story that makes you want to write it just by thinking about it.
However, just as she asked the question and Miyauchi Hiyage began to speak, the preparatory bell rang, interrupting their conversation.
"It seems we can only talk about this another time," Miyauchi Hiyage, pausing his explanation.
He certainly knew why Kasumigaoka Utaha was interested in this story.
Because this was originally the work of Fumiaki Maruto. From White Album 2 to Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend to Kiss of the Contract, and this story, the main focus is on these twisted emotional entanglements.
Given Kasumigaoka Utaha's subtly yandere personality, it would be strange if she weren't interested in this type of story.
Hearing the bell ring, Kasumigaoka Utaha, who had only racked up 3 Reading Points, felt a slight sense of regret, but still said goodbye to Miyauchi Hiyage and Shiina Mashiro.
I can only manage 10 points a week, so I can't afford to appear too anxious now.
Watching Kasumigaoka Utaha's departing figure, Miyauchi Kouka felt that something was definitely not right.
It wasn't her younger brother who asked for her contact information; rather, it was Kasumigaoka Utaha who took the initiative to exchange contact information with her younger brother.
Moreover, during the conversation between this woman and her younger brother, her eyes suddenly turned strange several times. There's definitely something wrong here!
She simply glanced at Kasumigaoka Utaha's departing figure.
Long, straight black hair.
Long legs.
Black pantyhose.
Senior student.
She also had the best figure of any girl she had ever met.
Comparing the two, if she were her younger brother, it seems like he really wouldn't be able to handle it.
But this woman is clearly Mashiro's friend, and she knows about Mashiro and her brother's current situation, yet she still actively approaches her brother...
Bad woman, this is absolutely a bad woman!
Thinking this, Miyauchi Kouka secretly nudged his younger brother with his elbow.
"Let me tell you, if you have any feelings for Mahiru or Megumi besides Mashiro, that's fine, but don't get any inappropriate thoughts about this woman!"
"Don't spread rumors. I have no intention of provoking anyone," Miyauchi Hiyage said, while inwardly pondering what exactly was going on with Kasumigaoka Utaha's request.
She asked him so many questions, could it be that she unlocked a way to get commission points by stumping his "King of Ideas" persona?
No, if it were that simple, the other person could just ask him a problem from advanced mathematics.
So it's the other way around, where you accumulate a reward for each question you answer, and how many questions do you accumulate to get a commission Reading Points?
Miyauchi Hiyage thinks this is more likely.
But until Kasumigaoka Utaha herself revealed this in the Chat Group, he really couldn't guess what the specifics of her request were.
However, there's no need to rush. After some time, he'll be able to make a judgment based on Kasumigaoka Utaha's reaction.
"So, compared to the ever-increasing number of functions in girls' Diary, my Diary, apart from having a new shape-changing function, doesn't it have any other new features? Aren't you being a bit unfair to me?"
Is he really destined to be nothing more than an emotionless diarist?
As Hikage Miyauchi complained, it was finally his diary's turn to react.
By assisting the Diary owner in completing a request, the Diary owner can also receive a reward.
However, he doesn't have any Reading Points; there's only a rudimentary progress bar.
Once the progress bar is full, you'll get a chance to draw a high-level prize without any junk items.
Just like Miyauchi Hiyage now has physical attributes, mental strength, and high Ripple intensity, but these are just pure numerical values, without any special mechanism.
Large-scale techniques such as Domain Expansion and Reality Marble, or martial arts realms such as Transparent World and Ultra Instinct, are what Miyauchi Hiyage needs most right now.
"So if I don't complain, this feature won't even be available to me on its own, right?"
While muttering to himself, Miyauchi Hiyage immediately saw through the Diary's intention in creating this function.
"And even with this feature, I still need to actively approach the girls who have the Diary, so in the end, you still want me to expose my identity to those girls, right?"
Once exposed, Miyauchi Hiyage will indeed be able to maximize the use of the Diary.
However, Miyauchi Hiyage's mindset will not change because of these things.
"I can help complete all the requests Mashiro makes, and I can also remind the girls how to complete the requests that Mashiro sees in the group through Mashiro."
"In short, I will never leave the mountain until I am invincible!"
Chapter 144: Shiho Miyano's Hesitation
Miyauchi Hiyage is locked in a battle of wits with her Diary, determined to fight to the death.
The other girls who were in the first batch with the Diary were also looking for ways to complete the missions, while exchanging information about whether they had encountered any girls in the second batch with the Diary.
Although most of the requests that girls refresh are of a relatively low difficulty.
But once they got started, they discovered that their requests were not as simple as they had imagined.
Only a handful of girls managed to complete their first commission this morning.
Watching the girls in the Chat Group talking about how long and troublesome their requests were, Kasumigaoka Utaha, who had only spent half an hour getting 3 Reading Points from Miyauchi Hiyage, felt that her luck had finally improved a lot.
Perhaps the You Know Who felt a little embarrassed about persecuting her in the diary these past few days, so they assigned her these tasks.
Although it sounds a bit unhealthy to expect her to take the initiative to approach a boy and follow his advice.
After all, she had already confirmed that once she chose to accept Miyauchi Hiyage's advice, she had to act accordingly.
If you want to back out halfway through, not only will you lose your Reading Points, but you may also be subject to even more severe penalties.
For this reason, Kasumigaoka Utaha felt a little embarrassed and naturally didn't plan to share the request with the other girls in the group.
At most, he plans to secretly mention part of the commission to Mashiro later in private.
She has now accepted Miyauchi Hiyage's three suggestions: regarding Eriri Spencer Sawamura, their rumored relationship, and some plot developments in her novel.
The suggestions given by the Miyauchi Hiyage) in these places are quite reasonable.
Kasumigaoka Utaha was a little worried that Miyauchi Hiyage might make some awkward suggestions in the future.
Fortunately, she still has the initiative. Even if the other party makes some outrageous suggestions later, she can choose to abandon the commission without worrying about being punished.
At most, it will just mean that if you want to get this kind of high-quality commission in the future, you'll need to spend more time refreshing the page.
Therefore, during class time, Kasumigaoka Utaha had no interest in listening to the lecture at all. Instead, she continued to think about what method she could use to obtain Reading Points from Miyauchi Hiyage in a simpler and more efficient way.
Meanwhile, in a little-known biological research institute in Tokyo.
Shiho Miyano, who goes to bed and wakes up at the same time every day, poured herself a cup of coffee after arriving at her laboratory.
She then took out her Diary and began to read it.
I've had this Diary for a month now.
During this month, aside from being selected for the diary on the day the comment function was first unlocked, she was also thoroughly "unboxed" by You Know Who about the organization's situation, which made her realize that the situation of her organization was not as frightening as she had imagined.
For the rest of the time, although she would ask more questions about their organization in her Diary every day, unfortunately none of her comments were selected by the Diary.
She was the first person chosen, but in the past month, several people have been chosen twice by the Diary, such as the 16-year-old Idol who got pregnant out of wedlock and the rich girl who wants to become a photographer.
The most outrageous one was the guy whose online name was "Guitar Hero" and who was called Little Bocchi by the You Know Who.
Despite being a socially awkward person in real life, her comments are always nonsensical, either thanking You Know Who, asking everyone to comment on her new video, or even sharing her favorite playlists.
These uninformative comments were selected three times in just over half a month.
The You Know Who would also carefully comment on what the other person shared in their diary the next day, and even gave them many songs that were probably from the other person's past life.
From the moment the You Know Who first mentioned "Little Bocchi" in his Diary, it was clear that he favored the other You Know Who.
Even she was a little jealous of this "favoritism".
After all, the You Know Who only mentioned her briefly at the beginning and then never spoke about her storyline again.
Shiho Miyano even wondered if the You Know Who had already forgotten her story.
So, what was her original future like in her story?
Thinking of this, Shiho Miyano couldn't help but give a wry smile.
To be honest, before she got the Diary, Shiho Miyano thought she had gotten used to her life this way.
He grew up under the surveillance of the organization, and even when he went abroad to study, there were always people from the organization watching his every move. He had no freedom no matter what he did.
After returning from studying abroad, she naturally took over the research left by her parents. Trapped in this dark and secluded research institute, she might not be able to see her biological sister for a month or even longer.
However, the appearance and defection of the FBI traitor who used her and her sister as stepping stones affected the treatment of her sister and him within the organization.
Although she had just met with her sister again yesterday, her sister inexplicably said something unsettling like "it will be over soon."
So much so that she had a nightmare last night, in which she dreamt that she would lose her sister in the near future.
"Perhaps it's because of this sudden extra request."
Shiho Miyano looked at the Diary in her hand.
There are also three commissions listed above, and all of them start at least at the C-level.
C+ level mission: Leave the research institute and successfully break away from the organization. If you choose to break away from the organization with your sister, the reward for this mission will be increased.
B+ level mission: Investigate the truth behind the organization.
A-level commission: Complete the development of APTX4869 and create its antidote. Requirements: It must not be fatal to humans and must be effective in at least 10% of people.
Looking at these requests, Shiho Miyano's gaze fell on the C+ rank request.
The latter two commissions are commissions that cannot be completed in a short period of time.
APTX4869 was a project that her parents started developing, and she took over after returning from studying abroad. Although she successfully recreated the drug based on the information left by her parents, the success rate was still quite low.
Just as the You Know Who said, apart from a white mouse and the famous detective who turned into a child, everyone else who took it would only die.