Is there some kind soul out there who can take out twenty million points and let me transfer classes?
…Forget it. Since I don't have that kind of talent, I shouldn't force it.
No matter how much I envy or resent them, people without talent will never beat those with talent.
Better focus on the present and go back to the diary.
A diary is supposed to record daily life, right?
No matter how I think about it, the thing most worth talking about today is still Little Sister.
Little Sister won't play hide-and-seek with me. I'm very sad.
But the fact that Little Sister dared to stand up and resist the White Room's greatest masterpiece is worthy of praise.
So, I've decided to give Little Sister a small reminder.
Advanced Nurturing High School Survival Guide:
In Advanced Nurturing High School, strength is supreme. Make sure you have enough physical power.In Advanced Nurturing High School, watch what you say and do. Make sure none of your words are recorded by any device.Teachers at Advanced Nurturing High School cannot be trusted.Teachers at Advanced Nurturing High School can be trusted.Stay away from the White Room's greatest masterpiece, because it will bring misfortune.Personal points are extremely important. Make sure you have enough of them.Wishing you a pleasant three years at Advanced Nurturing High School.]
The refreshed text in the diary stopped there.
Staring at the final lines, Horikita Suzune fell silent.
"..." Someone actually envies Class D?
If such a person exists, she'd really like to switch places with them. Any class would do, as long as it wasn't Class D.
Unfortunately, she couldn't.
She had heard of Shuchiin. It seemed to be an elite school for nobles, filled with unimaginably powerful and wealthy families.
Honestly, someone like Kōenji—a tycoon's only son—choosing Advanced Nurturing over Shuchiin was surprising.
But none of that mattered.
What mattered was what came after.
Today, she had first confirmed the truth of yesterday's diary information with Chabashira Sae.
Then she had gone to her class to seek everyone's help.
…Though there were some twists and turns, the final result was good.
Everyone paid.
And after receiving the money, Chabashira-sensei kept her promise and revealed the truth of the special exam.
"Behavioral Standards Exam."
A point-deduction exam tied to the school's evaluation of them.
Although those pseudo-humans like Yamauchi still seemed dissatisfied, now that the exam's existence and scope were clear, at least they should behave during class.
But… who was the "White Room's greatest masterpiece"?
Why did it say she had stood up to it?
When she had revealed the information, the only ones who objected were Yamauchi Haruki and Ike Kanji.
Yamauchi was a pseudo-human, so… did that mean Ike was the "greatest masterpiece"?
And what exactly was the White Room?
Perhaps because yesterday's information had been verified, Horikita had regained a bit of trust in the diary today.
So she unconsciously began thinking about its contents.
Today's diary was quite long.
Ignoring the meaningless parts about "lying low," the important content was below.
"Little Sister."
…It didn't call her "low-budget Yukino" anymore.
Was that because the nickname insulted people named Yukino?
Or because he thought she did well today?
A vague, indescribable emotion surfaced in Horikita's heart.
"...Come to think of it, the first day's diary mentioned starting a hide-and-seek game too."
Only now did she remember.
Back then, since it seemed unrelated to her and she was more concerned about her brother's opinion, she had ignored it.
"So… does that mean I'm supposed to pretend I've never seen the diary?" she murmured.
She didn't understand.
Why would she do that?
Confusion filled her clear eyes.
Wasn't the diary appearing for her to read?
Weren't the words written in it what the other party wanted to convey?
Ignoring the fact that he had once tricked her with a fake "trial," if she thought carefully, this diary had helped her a lot.
Without the warning about the special exam, she couldn't imagine how badly Class D's evaluation would drop by month's end—let alone how her brother would see her.
Without the diary, she probably wouldn't even understand what being in Class D meant, nor the meaning behind her brother's gaze.
So even though she had been deceived once, Horikita felt the diary was still important.
Everything written in it deserved careful attention.
Like this time's "Survival Guide."
"Strength is supreme…" The first rule already puzzled her.
Was there really anywhere in school where fighting was necessary?
If it meant physical competition, her fitness should be good enough.
"Watch what you say and do…" The second rule emphasized speech and behavior.
And it specifically mentioned avoiding recordings.
Seeing that, Horikita suddenly thought of the recorder Asakusa had practically forced her to buy.
"After I came back yesterday… I put it… here."
After thinking for a moment, she quickly found it.
The recordings had been cleared. The only time it had been used was during her meeting with her brother—the recording of her embarrassing past.
"Recording… recording…"
She gently rubbed the smooth surface with her fingers, feeling its texture.
She felt like she finally understood that warning.
If she had recorded her conversation with Chabashira-sensei, she wouldn't have faced so many doubts when revealing the information.
"Yes. Recording is important."
Horikita clenched the recorder.
She decided she would carry it with her from now on.
After all, she had paid for it.
Putting it down, she returned to the diary.
"Teachers can't be trusted… teachers can be trusted…?"
Staring at the contradictory rules, she was confused again.
Should she trust teachers, or not?
"..." After hesitating, she gave up and moved on.
"Again… the White Room's greatest masterpiece."
This was the third time that name had appeared.
The first time was during the "pseudo-human search trial."
The second time was in today's diary, saying she had confronted it.
And now, it appeared again in the fifth rule.
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