Chapter 67

"……"

Silence already represented a clear answer.

Ren Amamiya nodded slightly.

"So, no matter what, even if you gain power, you'll still have reservations."

"You've just gained power and haven't fully mastered it—you won't easily make the decision to use violence."

"So, the Kaguya family's power wasn't obtained through your own means, was it?"

Can a girl who just gained power be prepared to use violence against her own family?

Only a girl who has been abused for years, or one with an innate antisocial personality, could do it.

Kaguya Sigong doesn't have an antisocial personality, so naturally, she has reservations.

Even if the power came through a diary, it's the same.

"……"

Kaguya Sigong remained silent.

It seemed this was a hard question to answer.

Ren Amamiya didn't persist on this topic; instead, he pulled out a 500-yen coin from his pocket.

He flicked it lightly, and the side with the character landed in his palm.

"This is a test of me, isn't it?"

"……If so, would Ren-kun be angry?"

"Hmm, probably not. But it's not because I'm particularly easygoing—I'm just this kind of lazy person."

Ren Amamiya shook his head slightly.

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

"You're actually in the same position as I am."

"And compared to you, I'm actually the first one to test you and the diary."

"So, we're all the same."

Everyone is doing the same kind of testing—no one can blame the other.

"You transferred from Shuuchiin because someone helped you take control of the Kaguya family, and in exchange, you were sent to Teidan to contact me and test me and the diary?"

"That's correct."

Kaguya Sigong sighed and nodded slightly.

"Ha…"

Ren Amamiya smiled and flicked the coin in his hand—it landed again on the character side.

"Finding out who holds the diary is also an interesting thing."

"Kaguya-kun, can you give me a hint? If you can't say who the person behind you is."

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

"Maybe it's someone from a story I know."

"Hmm… her surname is Sanzenin."

Kaguya Sigong thought for a moment and uttered that surname.

"Sanzenin…"

The surname left a strong impression—Ren Amamiya immediately recognized it.

He burst out laughing.

"So it's Nagi Sanzenin."

"Yeah, if it's Nagi Sanzenin, then her grandfather really does have the ability to completely control the Kaguya family."

Suddenly, he recalled a little girl with purple hair wearing a kimono he'd met at Doroboji Park.

Ren Amamiya finally understood.

"I see."

"The purple-haired girl I met at Doroboji Park—I felt like I'd seen her somewhere before."

"Saruyama Ise."

"Someone I only saw in a story is still different from someone I see in reality."

This was just an excuse for not recognizing her.

Sixteen years have passed—my memory has deteriorated a lot since then.

Too much time has passed; even once vivid memories have grown hazy, since sixteen years ago I didn't have a photographic memory.

Memory fades with the passage of time.

"When I write my diary later, I'll include this part."

"But they should both still be at Bai Huang."

"They won't suddenly show up here out of nowhere, will they?"

"I can't be sure."

Kaguya Sigong shook her head slightly.

"We're all testing the diary right now."

"We viewers of the diary—we don't yet know whether we need to interact with Ren-kun to get something good."

"That's true."

Ren Amamiya understood this as well.

The fact that the diary grants rewards is already enough to make people change their behavior.

If the test result indicates that it needs to be recorded in his daily stories, then it is also highly likely that Nagi Sanzenin will transfer here.

"In that case, I will write today's diary in detail."

"After you have read the diary, please confirm the situation again."

"Mm."

Kaguya Sigong nodded slightly; this was also her main purpose for coming this time.

"Thank you for your trouble, Ren Amamiya."

"No need to be polite; we are mutually benefiting and helping each other."

PS: New book seeking data.