To dare to create a group chat without knowing the identities and personalities of the other diary holders at all, Kasumigaoka Utaha had to admit, Hoshino Ai was indeed a rather bold woman.
But according to the description in the diary, it wasn't surprising that Hoshino Ai would do such a thing.
When she created the group chat, she probably hadn't even considered that people with impure intentions might join in the future.
After all, no one could guarantee that a female protagonist was definitely a pure and flawless white lotus.
Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't think she was such a perfect person herself.
The four people in the group chat now.
Hoshino Ai's personality and future trajectory had been almost completely spoiled by that mysterious person.
She herself was a loser heroine from a school romance series, the kind who could only win in an IF route manga if the original female protagonist was removed. After being doxxed by the mysterious person and unable to keep up the act, she had chosen to reveal her own identity directly.
Chitanda Eru, the daughter of the "respected" Chitanda family in Kamiyama Prefecture, currently seemed rather naive and very polite.
At the same time, there was a high probability that she was the "Classics Club girl" mentioned in passing in the diary, but one couldn't rule out the possibility that this was her disguise.
Takanashi Rikka, from Shiga Prefecture, had a rare surname. Her family situation was temporarily unknown. She currently behaved like a chuunibyou, claiming to possess the Tyrant's Eye, but that it had not yet been unsealed.
Given the real existence of Yin-Yang Eyes, one could for the time being maintain a thirty percent level of trust in her words.
A group of just four girls had already made Kasumigaoka Utaha create a two-page character analysis chart in her diary with her mind. In the future, when the number of people in the group grew, it would be even more impossible to figure out everyone's thoughts.
The advantage of establishing a group chat was a space where they could confide their secrets and help each other, as well as a future with infinite potential.
They were all "protagonists" who possessed a diary. Each of them would naturally have their own special characteristics.
Because of the diary, they, who might never have had any interaction in their entire lives, were now connected and had the opportunity to change their own futures.
And because they couldn't tell outsiders the secret of the diary, if they wanted to find like-minded people, they could only choose from among those who also possessed a diary.
This matter, even without Hoshino Ai, would have been done by someone else sooner or later.
They had taken this step first. Although it was just a coincidence, it could also be considered as having seized the initiative.
Kasumigaoka Utaha thought for a while and then raised her own thoughts and worries in the diary.
Kasumi Utako: "...That's probably my thoughts. Ai's and my identity information is known by many, so there's no point in worrying. But if we really do this, your identity information might also be exposed to others."
Ai: "As expected of Kasumi Utako-sensei. When I created the group chat, I hadn't thought about these things. I just thought it would be nice for everyone to have a place to talk together and search for that mysterious person together."
Ai: "Then let's not pull in any more people. After all, you all joined this group chat because you trusted me so much. I can't take this risk."
Chitanda Eru: "It's alright. I just asked the diary. In this group chat, as long as we don't expose our own identity information, we won't be found out. If you don't want to expose your identity, you can just use a nickname when joining the group, like Takanashi-san."
After saying that, Chitanda Eru changed her own name to "Classics Club."
Classics Club: "This should be fine."
Even Kasumigaoka Utaha couldn't help but chuckle lightly.
She tried to click on Chitanda Eru's profile picture and indeed couldn't see any more detailed information. As expected of a group chat created by spending Reading Value, the effect was very guaranteed.
Ai: "! You're so smart, Chitanda-san! No, wait, I have to remember to call you Classics Club from now on. I don't need to change my name, everyone knows who I am anyway."
Ai: "But I'm usually quite careless and sometimes get people's names wrong... But I'll work hard to improve on this!"
Kasumi Utako: "If it's really a problem, you can also use @ to mention people. That way, there's no problem."
Kasumi Utako: "Since we've decided, then let's all start writing comments under today's diary entry. We'll write our group information and situation in the comments and see if we can be selected by the diary."
Ai: "At that time, let's all work hard together to find that mysterious person, hmph hmph!"
After a brief discussion on how to promote the group, the chat fell silent.
...
And on Miyauchi Hikage's side, he was completely unaware that the first small group of diary holders had already formed, and that the main spearhead was pointed at him, the troll who wrote the diary.
At this moment, Miyauchi Hikage was receiving new information.
"Starting from today, the diary can be uploaded by thought. You can even put in illustrations. Can the diary rewards even include this kind of thing? Then in the future, will I be able to directly upload videos?"
"Hmm? And it will also randomly select a lucky audience member's comment for me to see every day? You're not playing by the rules, are you, diary? You're just showing your hand and telling me that someone is really reading my diary?"
Miyauchi Hikage felt that the version of the diary in his hands was updating a bit too fast.
Before, it was a traditional diary fic. After he saw through it, did it directly switch to an electronic diary fic?
It can even display selected comments now. If that's not an electronic diary, what is?
"But this is also quite good. It just so happens that I have to agonize every day over what to write in the next day's diary. Now at least I can look at the comments to get ideas for stunts."
Miyauchi Hikage opened the diary. An hour had already passed since he had finished today's entry.
Today's selected comment had already been chosen.
The person who wrote the comment was displayed as an anonymous reader, which made him a little disappointed.
But the content of the comment made it relatively easy to guess the other party's identity.
[I have never heard of Lupin the Third, but for you to say that he can easily deal with the villain organization from a manga that has been serialized for thirty years and still isn't finished, I don't think it's credible.
Perhaps in his story, he is the sole protagonist, but the Organization is not as simple as you think.
Stay away from the Organization. This is my only advice to you.]
"So, is it Haibara Ai? No, wait, her body shouldn't have shrunk yet at this point. She should still be Miyano Shiho right now."
She has knowledge of the Black Organization and even directly issued a warning.
The only female protagonist who fits the criteria is Miyano Shiho.
However, one couldn't rule out the possibility of others.
After all, the version of the diary had already been updated. He could no longer look at this diary as a traditional diary-viewing web novel.
Of course, Mouri Ran, who after thirty years of serialization in the Conan manga still hadn't heard of the Black Organization, could be directly vetoed.
"No matter if it's Miyano Shiho or not, this comment has already let me know what to write tomorrow."
Miyauchi Hikage stretched.
The fact that the Black Organization's prestige had been continuously shattering in the eyes of the audience for thirty years, just thinking about it was quite interesting.