I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

Even if the content is similar to a voyeur's observation diary, only recording the activities of a certain junior and things like world line changes that are similar to anime settings.

But at least, Kasumigaoka Utaha cannot deny its sticky, magical abilities, and its records of "various pasts" are so real that they are hard to doubt.

It's like a door; once you're determined to push it open, the world of common sense will leave you, and your life will undergo a complete transformation.

Putting everything else aside, once she's completely mastered the notebook, she can pretend to be a fortune teller in front of that junior, revealing his entire past and letting him experience the terror of being completely seen through—

If all those dramatic and bizarre love stories were true.

If this world was truly altered three times by some unspeakable being, in a way known only to him.

Suppressing her emotional outburst, Kasumigaoka Utaha's gaze turned serious as she silently pondered:

'...It's best to stay away from him as much as possible.'

She was interested, but she didn't want to gamble with her life—just getting close to that kind of guy, like a protagonist in a novel, could get her into danger.

As a novelist, no one knows more about this than her!

Finding inspiration for a novel is secondary; the most important thing is to ensure your own safety in unusual situations and not become the one holding the melon in your hand instead of the bystander.

After thinking about a bunch of random things, Kasumigaoka Utaha finally focused her attention on the first line of text on the inner page.

The content has changed; it's no longer the 'past records' I saw before—well, that's normal, nothing to be surprised about.

After preparing herself mentally, even though it was written in Mayan script for her to see this time, Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't think she would be too strange; at most, she would just make a couple of sarcastic remarks.

Maintaining her composure, she slowly read on from the beginning.

"..."

She remained silent, and as time passed, her eyes widened, her mouth slowly opening into an "O" shape, her expression clearly one of astonishment, her eyes filled with confusion.

It's not surprising at all; Kasumigaoka Utaha is so astonished that she doesn't even know what to say.

"How could that be? You must be joking..."

On that pristine white paper, indeed, in neat printed characters, an entire page was filled with what could only be described as a joke.

"The past is already defined, the future is determined by fate."

"He is unable to foresee the future because he observes the past."

"And in the mist, his destination is only a cliff where he has nothing left, and he will eventually be smashed to pieces."

"Kasumigaoka Utaha, that time you were followed in front of the station has bound your fates together, and you can never be separated."

"You who have tasted the sweet fruit from him must repay the cause and effect of fate and rewrite the path of his future."

"At the same time, this is a choice that you will never regret in the future."

"Come, begin writing—the first chapter of composing the perfect ending."

"Section One"

"Six days later, at the Soubu High School Cultural Festival, 'she' will pierce the heart of Tenkuji Yu."

"Rewriting failed, and your future will fall into the abyss."

Note: It is forbidden to reveal the Destiny Notes and future trajectory to anyone. Violation of this rule will result in the trial of death and reincarnation. Please be mindful of this.

This night.

In Kasumigaoka Utaha's study, it seemed as if even the sound of breathing had been silenced.

A dead silence.

……

The next morning.

As soon as Yuu Tenkuji entered the school gate, he could clearly feel the change in atmosphere.

It's easy to see from the students' expressions and the noisy shoe cabinets that Zongwu High School, which has always prioritized academics, is now becoming increasingly lively and bustling.

Preparations for the cultural festival are nearing completion.

Looking around, all sorts of decorations filled the corridors, and each classroom had its own unique decorations or stalls. Many people were even changing clothes early in the morning, taking photos and playing around in front of their classrooms, setting a cheerful tone for this cultural festival.

For example, in Class J of the second year, because the theme was a fashion show, the catwalk and curtains were piled up at the back of the classroom, and some lighting equipment was also fixed above in advance. Some people took advantage of the fact that the teacher had not yet arrived and walked back and forth under the bright lights, which made the others burst into laughter.

For example, in Class 2-F, because the theme was a play, the students playing the lead roles had just put down their schoolbags when they enthusiastically put on deer antler masks and started acting opposite the students playing the villains, enjoying the glances and applause from the students nearby.

From one end of the corridor to the other, it's all about the once-in-a-lifetime experience of youth.

Yuu Tenkuji, standing amidst the festivities, couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion. Perhaps due to differences in the education system, he had never experienced such a lively and vibrant school festival in his previous life. During his middle school years, he was so focused on working that he never truly appreciated the smiles and expectations on their faces.

Now, he looked up and glanced at the expressions of those people, then looked towards the loud and passionate shouts outside the corridor, gazing into the distance, and realized that he was now one of them.

He thought he didn't like noise.

However, what is truly hateful is the loneliness of being on the outside.

"Yui, I need to go to the restroom!" With that, Yui rushed to the restroom as if her bottom was on fire.

"Hmm? Oh, take care." Yuu Tenkuji snapped out of his daze and looked at her hurried back with some curiosity. The impolite thought of "did she leak or did she need to pee?" flashed through his mind, but he quickly shrugged and continued walking leisurely towards the classroom.

As I passed by the stairwell, I happened to see a beautiful girl with long, straight black hair walking down the stairs.

Her voluptuous long legs were wrapped in fleshy black stockings. Both her full figure and her temperament were completely different from the beautiful girl with long, straight black hair that she liked.

'Kasumigaoka-senpai?' The information about her flashed through his mind, but Tenkuji Yu didn't intend to look any further and casually looked away.

But before that, he saw the other person suddenly freeze on the stairs, tense up as if on guard, and stare intently at his reaction.

"?"

Before she could even wonder, like a frightened roe deer running away, Kasumigaoka Utaha gripped the handrail, turned around, and quickly walked upstairs, disappearing from sight in no time.

Tenkuji Yu frowned, glancing sideways at her fleeing black-stockinged legs and the glimpse of what lay beneath her skirt.

"What's going on? Do I look that scary?"

Chapter 134 I Like You, I Liked You Even Before You Were Here

If it weren't for Kasumigaoka Utaha's sudden appearance, Tenkuji Yu might have long forgotten the little incident that happened during summer vacation and how she first met him.

On July 24th, after reaching a rental boyfriend agreement with Yukino Yukinoshita, he played his newly acquired skill, "Lullaby (Perfect Level) (First Time)," at a street piano in Shibuya Station, attracting almost the entire station's crowd.

After finishing his performance, he thought he could leave the venue quietly before everyone was still recovering from the music; however, on his way home, he discovered that a busty young woman was secretly following him, and he had no idea what she was planning.

To avoid getting involved in trouble, Tenkuji Yu immediately shook her off through an alley, leaving behind a note warning her not to continue bothering him.

And indeed, the image of that quiet, beautiful girl with long legs, big breasts, and black stockings was never seen again, thus bringing this strange incident to a perfect close.

That's what he thought before the start of the school year.

Who would have thought that the stalker was actually Kasumigaoka Utaha, the popular goddess of Soubu High School, the top third-year beauty, nicknamed "Literary Witch"—that nickname sounds so chuunibyou, not as fitting as the other two, "Ice Queen" and "Silver-haired Angel".

Fortunately, the other party didn't seem to have any intention of continuing to bother him, and he didn't plan to ask why the other party was following him.

Even if the two bumped into each other on campus after the start of the semester and recognized each other almost instantly, they did not get to know each other. They simply passed by each other as if nothing had happened.

So, at that time, Yuu Tenkuji took it upon himself to put an end to her matter and almost forgot about it completely, only to suddenly recall it now.

After all, no matter how beautiful someone is, if they are not important to him, he usually won't waste brain cells to remember them.

So what Yuu Tenkuji found strange was not that the black-haired female passerby seemed to recognize him.

Instead, why did she, whom he thought had nothing to do with anymore, stiffen her expression and subtly avoid him the moment she saw him, as if she had seen her ex-boyfriend with whom she had broken up because of his cheating?

Thinking of this, Tenkuji Yu stopped and looked towards the third floor with some displeasure.

Honestly, I didn't do anything to you, and I don't want to mess with pretty girls anymore—what's with that obviously suspicious look on your face?

If Yukino and Yui saw this, they'd probably immediately start a trial in the Service Club...

"Forget it, just don't come near me again."

After hesitating for a couple of seconds, Yuu Tenkuji finally gave up on going upstairs to ask more questions and continued walking towards Class F's classroom.

Even if trouble will eventually come looking for him, he doesn't want to invite trouble in advance—or rather, Tenkuji Yu simply doesn't have the time or energy to be distracted by other women right now.

He wants to have both girlfriends, but he feels like he doesn't have much of a chance... After all, he's not in the same class as Yukino Yukinoshita, and there's a distance between Class F and Class J.

He shook his head, his thoughts drifting to something else that suddenly came to mind.

"Compared to this, it's not just me; the system has actually changed a lot too..."

He squinted slightly, thoughtfully rubbing his chin: "The old system always seemed to have a lot of bugs, and its operation was quite clumsy... Hmm, it was all thanks to the energy I used to complete missions, right? It absorbed my essence, then slowly grew up, and started to persecute me in return..."

In other words, is the system actually its own unfilial child?

Was it created to cause trouble for its parents?

...Jokes aside, the system's growth rate is actually quite significant.

It has nothing to do with enabling voice or changing voice actors, but rather with changes in overall functionality. The system seems to be keeping pace with itself, and has matured considerably by now.

For example, receiving a perfect reward on the first meeting is something the current system won't do;

For example, he hasn't received any one-time skills or statuses since the third mission—aside from basic monetary rewards, they're either physical enhancements, low-level permanent skills, or physical items like those in the JOJO manga. He no longer needs to think about how to use skills that are gone once they're used up.

For example, the criteria for giving rewards used to be that as long as you pleased a girl, you would have the skills and status to be generous like a nouveau riche. But now the system is stingy. Unless you really touch the heart of the target, you will only give a monetary figure that doesn't make people feel anything.

The changes have both good and bad aspects, but it's clear that this dog system is not a fixed, functioning program.

It changes over time and with the tasks completed, becoming more intelligent, more rational—and more inhuman.

In addition, Yuu Tenkuji recalled something else.

"A perfect lullaby performed in one go doesn't quite have the same effect as my current expert-level piano skills, combined with my emotional delivery..."

Similarly, although both are at the perfect level, his acting skills now are incomparable to those of the past.

In other words, the synergy between skills and status can elevate strength to another level, allowing even the perfect level to enhance itself in its own way.

Although he had made similar discoveries in the past, the revisiting of these old ideas made him wonder if he had any other skills or states that he could combine to create something more powerful than the "Word Bullet," or a combination of techniques that allowed a master-level skill to surpass a perfect one.

Yui Yuigahama hurried back to the classroom when the bell rang, just before Hiratsuka-sensei opened the classroom door.

"Phew...that scared me to death..." As she passed by Yuu Tenkuji's table, she let out a soft breath, looking like she was still shaken.

Tenkuji Yu glanced at her, his gaze quickly sweeping over her from top to bottom before settling casually on her face.

They were very considerate and didn't ask any questions.