Chapter 7

The diary recorded a high school student who encountered many troubles in a small town and longed to escape the shackles to go to Tokyo to pursue his dreams.

However, the tangled interpersonal relationships and endless setbacks trapped him tightly in place.

His cowardly and indecisive personality eventually wore down his will, making him unable to break free from the shackles of fate, and he could only accept the status quo with despair, becoming a part of the small town and also becoming the kind of person he hated the most…

This content made Natsume Chikage feel extremely uncomfortable.

No wonder it was called *The Boy's Sorrowful Diary*.

But thinking of this, Natsume Chikage was a bit puzzled.

He really didn't understand why *The Boy's Sorrowful Diary* and the *One-in-a-Thousand Bracelet* were special equipment.

And why other things were not?

Was there some pattern to this?

Natsume Chikage couldn't figure it out for the time being, so he didn't delve into it, thinking that there was still plenty of time and he might have a chance to figure it out in the future.

【The Boy's Sorrowful Diary】

【Effect: After use, you can accurately recall certain painful memories and never forget them again. (Two uses remaining)】

【Synthesis condition: Requires at least three pieces of the same type of equipment】

【Introduction: That small town is the boy's abyss and the root of his pain.】

Chikage pondered that although *The Boy's Sorrowful Diary* could only be used to recall pain, with a little flexibility, it could become a key to accurately retrieve memories from his past life.

One had to know that the novels, movies, anime, music, and other entertainment aspects of this world were vastly different from his past life.

He might be able to use this equipment to "replicate" those unforgettable entertainment works from his past life.

And in his memory, he happened to have quite a few classic works with gripping plots and intense emotions.

*The Devotion of Suspect X*—this phenomenal bestseller that once caused a sensation was one of them!

At that time, he tried to use the diary's ability and was pleasantly surprised to find that all the details of the entire novel surged into his heart clearly, and it was as if it had been welded into his brain, never to be forgotten again.

At that moment, he was extremely excited!

One had to know that novels in Japan that could break one million in sales were truly rare.

Not to mention the already niche suspense and mystery track, which was even harder!

And Keigo Higashino's *The Devotion of Suspect X* was exactly in this situation, breaking through the siege and becoming one of the pillars of the Japanese mystery novel world!

Once this novel was released, it instantly ignited the market with its interlocking and fascinating plot, and sales were a long-lasting success.

Soon, it was brought to the screen and made into a popular TV series and movie!

Even its copyright was scrambled for by overseas markets, deriving multiple adapted film and television works in different versions.

Even across cultural backgrounds, the core of *The Devotion of Suspect X* did not lose any of its impact, and the adapted film and television works achieved huge success in different countries.

To this day, this novel is still not outdated, and its profound meaning and complex, tangled plot still make one's heart tighten and sigh with regret when reading it.

Its enduring charm is enough to show the extraordinary nature of its content.

The original author, Keigo Higashino, relied on this novel to win both the 'Honkaku Mystery Award' and the 'Naoki Prize'!

Winning these two awards meant receiving full affirmation from professional readers and critics!

And in the Japanese mystery world, these two were already the most top-tier awards!

Even to this day, not many novels have been able to win both awards at the same time, which shows how popular this novel is!

Natsume Chikage looked around the simple and cramped three-mat room.

If he were living alone, he could still endure it, but now he wasn't alone; his sister and he were dependent on each other for survival.

Living in such a small room, the two of them were truly living in extreme discomfort.

He wanted to give his sister a better life, wanted to redeem their old house, and wanted to buy back their bankrupt company!

And to achieve these things, money was indispensable!

If he published *The Devotion of Suspect X*, he estimated that one book would allow him to achieve financial freedom during his high school years!

Although he wasn't sure if he could buy back the company, he could definitely redeem their old house worth over 100 million yen!