Chapter 35: This is Mutually Beneficial

"I really find it hard to imagine the scene of Fujiwara sitting in that position."

In Kaguya Shinomiya's perception, Chika Fujiwara's characteristic is "disorder."

It is hard to find any intellectual order in this woman; one is always completely disrupted by her rhythm.

"But, you transferred here. Do you think she might come over too?"

"I don't know."

"Then let me change the question: if Chika Fujiwara followed you here, would you be happy?"

"...I suppose so."

Although that woman always makes things "disordered," Kaguya Shinomiya felt she would still be happy.

Fujiwara is one of the few friends in her social circle.

If Fujiwara transferred to Teitan for her sake, she would certainly be happy.

"Then you really do have the best relationship with her."

The answer obtained after thinking must have been considered, but this consideration also proved that Kaguya Shinomiya truly treats Chika Fujiwara as a friend.

Ren Amamiya wasn't surprised.

Chika Fujiwara is a friend acknowledged by Kaguya Shinomiya, a conclusion reached after testing.

"Kaguya-san, I think Chika Fujiwara will come looking for you."

"You can make some preparations in advance."

"I understand."

Ren Amamiya nodded slightly, and then he became interested in Kaguya Shinomiya's arrival.

"Kaguya-san, so this time, have you broken free from the shackles of the Shinomiya family?"

"No, not broken free, but mastered."

Kaguya Shinomiya didn't evade and answered directly.

"I mastered the Shinomiya family through the power I obtained."

"Through power?"

Ren Amamiya pondered slightly, then shook his head.

"I am an ordinary person; I don't know much about the deep-rooted nature of families."

"But I do understand that it is very difficult to break free from family influence purely through power."

"Even if you obtained power through the diary, it is still very difficult to escape the influence of the Shinomiya family."

"Unless you exert your own 'violence' within the Shinomiya family."

"So, Kaguya-san, will you do it?" ===== CHAPTER 69 =====

"..."

The silence already represented a clear answer.

Ren Amamiya nodded slightly.

"So, no matter what, even if you have obtained power, you will still have reservations."

"Having just obtained power and not yet fully mastered it, you won't easily make the determination to use violence."

"Therefore, the power of the Shinomiya family wasn't obtained through your own means, was it?"

Can a girl who has just obtained power make the resolve to use violence against her own family?

Unless it's a girl who has been abused for years, or someone with a natural antisocial personality, it's impossible.

Kaguya Shinomiya does not have an antisocial personality, so naturally, she will have reservations.

Even if she obtained power through the diary, it is still the same.

"..."

Kaguya Shinomiya remained silent.

It seems this is a difficult question to answer.

Ren Amamiya didn't continue on this topic, but instead took a 500-yen coin out of his pocket.

He flipped it gently, and the "tails" side landed in his palm.

"This is a test for me, right?"

"...If it is, would Amamiya-san be angry?"

"Hmm, probably not. But this isn't because I have a broad mind; it's just that I have such a lazy, 'salted fish' personality."

Ren Amamiya shook his head slightly.

"You hold the diary; besides needing to test me, you also need to test the diary."

"You are actually in the same position as me."

"And compared to you, I was actually the first person to test you and the diary."

"So, we are even."

Everyone does the same thing when it comes to testing; no one should speak ill of the other.

"You were able to transfer from Shuchiin because someone helped you master the Shinomiya family, and in exchange, you were asked to come to Teitan to contact me and test me and the diary?"

"That is indeed the case."

Kaguya Shinomiya sighed and nodded slightly.

"Ha..."

Ren Amamiya smiled and shook his head, flipping the coin in his hand; it landed on tails again.

"Testing the diary holder is also an interesting thing."

"Kaguya-san, can you give me some hints? If you find it hard to say who the person behind this is."

"Or you could tell me that person's surname."

"Perhaps they are also in a story I know."

"Hmm... her surname is Sanzenin."

Kaguya Shinomiya pondered for a moment before spitting out the surname.

"Sanzenin..."

The impression of this surname was quite deep; Ren Amamiya reacted instantly.

He immediately laughed.

"So it's Nagi Sanzenin."

"Mm-hmm, if it's Nagi Sanzenin, then her grandfather certainly has the ability to completely control the Shinomiya family."

Suddenly, a little girl with long purple hair wearing a kimono, whom he met at Tropical Land, came to mind.

Ren Amamiya finally realized.

"So that's it."

"The little girl with purple hair I met at Tropical Land—I felt like I had seen her somewhere before."

"Isumi Saginomiya."

"It's just that someone seen in a story is still different from someone seen in reality."

This was an excuse for not recognizing her.

It had been sixteen years; his memory was much worse than before.

Too much time had passed, and once-vivid memories had become blurred; after all, sixteen years ago, he didn't possess the ability of photographic memory.

Memories fade with the passage of time.

"I'll write this part in the diary later."

"But they should all be staying at Hakuo."

"They won't inexplicably come over later, will they?"

"I can't be sure."

Kaguya Shinomiya shook her head slightly.

"We are all testing the diary now."

"We don't know for sure if we, the readers of the diary, need to come into contact with Amamiya-san to get some good things."

"That's true."

Ren Amamiya expressed his understanding of this.

The fact that the diary can provide rewards is enough to make people make some changes for it.

If the test result shows that it needs to be recorded in his daily story, then the possibility of Nagi Sanzenin transferring over is also very high.

"Then, I will write in detail in today's diary."

"After you've read the diary, you can confirm the situation."

"Mm."

Kaguya Shinomiya nodded slightly; this was also the main purpose of her visit this time.

"Sorry to trouble you, Amamiya-san."

"Don't mention it; we can consider this mutually beneficial, helping each other."

PS: New book, seeking data. ===== CHAPTER 70 =====