Real teaching, but diary flow

I fled quickly, my heart pounding with fear.

She was going to leave anyway.

But the other person's reaction made Chihaya Aine realize immediately that this person was not drunk at all.

A real drunk wouldn't react like that, nor would he pressure her to say anything about calling the police.

So, not only did she not leave, she also struggled with the other party for a moment over the door panel, and even blurted out 'threatening' words as if she had never been taught.

Of course, that's all there is to it.

After calming down a bit, she still didn't dare to actually go inside and be alone with a middle-aged man.

After all, she was just a weak, pitiful, and helpless high school girl.

"..." The door opened again.

A middle-aged man with a complicated expression peeked out from behind the crack in the door:

Are you Xiangzi's friend?

"No, my friend wouldn't say something like that..." He sighed, released the door, turned around, and walked straight into the room: "Anyway, do you want to come in?"

“No, I don’t dare to go in.” Without hesitation, Chihaya Aine shook her head.

The middle-aged man's steps noticeably slowed for a moment, followed by a heavier sigh.

“…Then you can just stand there,” he said. “Don’t worry, it won’t disturb the neighbors.”

"The other tenants don't come back until midnight."

Tenants living in this cheap rental area don't have the luxury of leaving get off work at 6 PM.

The door was open. He stepped over the wine jars lined up on the floor, opened the small refrigerator, and took out a can of beer.

"Click, hiss—" The accumulated gas burst out of the opened beer bottle, and he gulped it down his throat.

"what--"

He let out a satisfied sound, then turned around and slowly sat down cross-legged facing the door.

“I am Toyokawa Kiyotaka. Tell me your name, little sister.” The middle-aged man named Toyokawa Kiyotaka raised his head.

Chapter 136 I'll Help You Fight

"...Chihaya Aine."

Looking at Toyokawa Kiyoshi sitting cross-legged, Chihaya Aine hesitated for a moment before giving her name.

"I guess I should say that Xiangzi and I are... friends."

Of course, this "friend" title was self-proclaimed.

So far, she has only exchanged a few words with Toyokawa Shoko, and they have nodded to each other a few times. The most she knows about her comes from the descriptions of the other members of the band.

If I had to say, they're only slightly better than ordinary passersby.

"...Where did you hear about this place?" Toyokawa Kiyotaka took another swig of his drink, rubbed his head, and before Chihaya Aine could reply, added, "No, I should say, where did the word come from?"

“You’re not the first high school girl to come here looking for Xiangzi, and I don’t think you’ll be the last.”

"It's not good to keep you out. Tell me, who spread the rumors, and to what extent?"

Although he was drinking and quite unkempt, Chihaya Aine subtly sensed a certain imposing aura emanating from Toyokawa Kiyotaka.

But more than answering his question, Chihaya Aine was more concerned about...

"...I'm not the first one?"

Someone else arrived at the rented house before her.

"Yeah, a blonde bombshell knocked on my door this morning." Toyokawa Kiyoshi said casually, "Looks like I can't stay here any longer."

Xiangzi was a very stubborn child.

Leaving behind the comfortable life of the Toyokawa family, she took the initiative to follow them to this dilapidated little rented house, transferring from the elite Tsukinomori School to the relatively ordinary girls' school, Haneoka.

Admittedly, the naive young girl's ignorance of the hardships of real life likely contributed to her making the wrong decision.

But she has persevered until now.

Toyokawa Kiyoko believes that Xiangzi has the freedom to choose whether or not to endure hardship.

He had long since lost the right to interfere with his daughter's decisions.

But... if any bad rumors spread because of living here, that's another story.

“Eh…” Chihaya Aine was a little surprised.

Is that blonde bombshell also the owner of the diary?

After all, it's hard not to assume that the person who came to visit today read yesterday's diary before taking action.

"Ah, but no one's spreading any rumors, right?" Chihaya Aine said. "I came here on my own."

"That... hot lady, I don't know much about her, but she probably didn't come here based on any rumors."

"If I had to say...it's out of curiosity?" she said.

Even if she talked about the diary with others, it would be automatically filtered out. Rather than making up a suitable reason, Chihaya Aine thought that it might be better to explain the past with 'curiosity'.

"...If you're just curious, then leave." Toyokawa Kiyotaka intended to take another swig of beer, but when he poured it out, he realized the beer bottle was empty. He shook the bottle and casually tossed it aside.

"The darkness of the Toyokawa family cannot be glimpsed by mere curiosity."

...What is the darkness of the Toyokawa family?

Is it this pitch-black room where even the lights can't be turned on, or the hallway?

If someone else were here, they might tell her it was Toyokawa Shoko's Dark Forest.

Unfortunately, someone is still at school.

Therefore, Chihaya Aine's witty remarks weren't very effective.

"..." But after Toyokawa Kiyoko said that, she seemed to suddenly remember something.

Speaking of which, Toyokawa Toyokawa...

"TGW Group...?" Chihaya Aine suddenly recalled the promotional CMs she often saw on TV.

That subtle, captivating little gesture, performed by the famous actress Minami Mori.

"...What, so you knew all along." Toyokawa Kiyoko raised his eyes and waved his hand. "Then I have nothing more to say. Go back."

"Xiangzi will be back soon. If you don't plan to meet with her, then you should leave."

He started to ask the guests to leave.

......

Chihaya Aine ultimately didn't press the matter further, nor did she continue waiting there for Toyokawa Shoko to return home.

Standing on the platform of the returning tram, the roar of the tram echoed in her ears, but her thoughts were in complete turmoil.

The Toyokawa family, TGW Group, Toyokawa Shoko, Toyokawa Kiyoko, and...

The news I just found online based on these keywords is from last year, about a fraud involving a staggering 168 billion yuan.

The party who was defrauded is Fengchuan Group.

Is this why you quit Crychic? Is this why you're living in that kind of rented apartment? Is this why you became a customer service representative...?

very messy.

Although Toyokawa Shoko and she were not really related, almost everyone in her band, except for Kaname Ronai, the free-spirited wildcat, was connected to her.

I will be affected by her emotions, I will pay attention to her, I will care about her, and... because of her, the band's normal training and performances will be affected.

Chihaya Aine doesn't like this.

Yes, that's right. Her initial reason for forming a band was indeed to gain attention, and she genuinely enjoyed the feeling of being the center of attention on stage.

However, this was a band she started, so she wouldn't let it end with Toyokawa Shoko.

But... what should I do?

Finally, she learned the reason for Toyokawa Shoko's strange behavior, but Chihaya Aine, who didn't know her very well, had no clue how to move forward.

Annoyed, the tram clattered and rattled until it arrived at the station.

Lost in thought, Chihaya Aine arrived home step by step.

Today I walked a long way and for a long time, to RING, to the Moon Forest, to the lamp's house, and to Xiangzi's house.

Then, I went home.

Surprisingly, although her body should have been very tired, her mind was exceptionally clear.

She was so alert that the moment the diary pages started flipping through, she immediately realized what was happening and turned her gaze away.

...The diary has been updated.

"..."

The information about Toyokawa Shoko came from her diary. Is it possible that the diary also tells her what to do next?

The girl's gaze swept over the newly displayed text.

Then, she got the answer.

Hesitation, indecisiveness, fear of loss, looking before and after, weighing the pros and cons—

These are my bad habits.

The reflection of the past still influences me, and the habits of the past remain in every corner of my being.

Every word and action carries the shadow of the past.

I should be free to do whatever I want, but I still feel very restricted.

That's wrong, that's not good.

So, tell me your name and I'll call for you.

Chapter 137 I'm about to have an attack, and no one can stop me.

Two months later, I feel it's necessary for me to introduce myself again.

The mysterious man, Voldemort, that person, Mr. Diary, spoiler bastard...

You can call me whatever you want; my name is just a code. Anyway, I won't reveal my real name.

I don't know if anyone remembers, or if you've ever seen, what I wrote in my very first diary.

I am a 'time traveler'.

Well, that's just a more general way of putting it. Perhaps I'm not necessarily a time traveler, but rather a projection of some higher-dimensional being, a lucky one who received information from other planes, or an intelligence agent created by some powerful beings for their own amusement.

But none of that matters.

The reason I'm bringing this up again is simply to explain my existence to the 'newcomers' who may not have read my first diary entry.

To be omniscient and omnipotent—that's impossible.

But without a doubt, I know more than you can imagine.

This is my confidence, and the capital that allows me to write in my diary. I can write about the unknown past hidden deep in your hearts, and I can also write about the future that may happen in the future.

For the past two months, I have adhered to the principle of not giving away spoilers unless necessary, keeping the pranks and spoilers to a reasonable level, and trying my best to write down what I think are interesting diary entries on each relatively special day of this dilapidated vocational school.

This is reasonable and normal. After all, even though it's a diary, it doesn't mean that every day will be incredibly exciting, right?

But the more I acted with this belief, the more I felt like I was being shackled.

It wasn't others who put these shackles on me; I put them on myself.

...I should have been free.

I should be more indulgent and more willful.

Have you ever heard of a 'rule' regarding the hierarchy in a hospital?

The head of the nursing department can scold the head nurse of the department, the head nurse of the department can scold the head nurse, and the head nurse can scold the nurse.