Real teaching, but diary flow

If it were Aine, she would be able to understand even if it was just a fragmented sentence, right?

The girl nodded vigorously, hoping for this outcome.

And so, they met again in the familiar, ever-present Astronomy Department activity room.

"..."

But the scene I imagined did not appear.

Chihaya Aine simply sat there, calmly gazing at her.

Pressure arises silently.

“…a” Takamatsu opened his mouth, but the words stuck in his throat and he couldn’t say anything.

Again, like this...

“Speak.” Chihaya Aine’s voice rang out in the silent activity room: “If you don’t speak, no one will understand what you’re thinking.”

After a long silence that felt like a year had passed, Takamatsu finally spoke.

“So, speak,” she said.

"..."

"...I was overthinking it." Looking at Takamatsu Akari, who still couldn't speak even like this, Chihaya Aine sighed deeply: "You're just a penguin. Asking you to speak was me overthinking it."

For some reason, Chihaya Aine thought of the 'talkative' words she wrote at the end of her diary this morning.

She's just a penguin that can't talk.

“But if you can, at least make a sound…” She looked helpless. “Even just a ‘clucking’ would be fine. Not saying anything like this is really… exhausting.”

He remained silent, leaving others to guess his thoughts; he kept quiet, remaining silent as if nothing was amiss.

The more this happens, the more frustrating it becomes.

"Coo coo...caw caw?" Unexpectedly, Takamatsu Akari actually made a coo coo caw caw sound.

If it were anything else, it would be stuck in the throat, but this sound slid out of the throat surprisingly smoothly.

Then, her eyes began to light up, and she suddenly grabbed Chihaya Aine's hand, shouting repeatedly:

"Goo goo ga ga, goo goo ga ga, goo goo ga ga!"

Chihaya Aine's brain went blank.

No, you really are a penguin?!

Although it was a strange sound like a penguin's call, for some reason, when her hand was grabbed, she was able to understand the message the lamp was trying to convey from its expression.

I don't want to, I don't want to, I can't.

No, that won't do, that shouldn't be done.

It can't be said, it can't be conveyed, it can't be understood.

But we need it, we need Chihaya Aine, we need Nagasaki Motoyo, we need a band that will never end.

All she ever wanted was this kind of relationship.

“…I understand,” she said.

Although it may not be possible to do it for a lifetime.

But at least for now, she also harbors the same thought of not wanting it to end.

So go ahead and carry it out, carry out that seemingly joking, diary-written final measure.

—Becoming Nagasaki Motoyo's mother

But before that, there is one last thing.

I will deliver the video that Mr. Diary asked me to deliver, as he has instructed.

By leaving a message.

Upload to a cloud drive, provide the link and extraction code, and share it publicly.

Although it might be seen by other holders of copies of the diary, that doesn't matter.

This was just a small act of revenge against Nagasaki Motoyo.

Who told her that this guy hadn't uttered a single truth from the very beginning, and yet she trusted the gentle and considerate Nagasaki Motoyo so much.

Chihaya Aine wrote her second message in her diary, word by word.

That's right, she's also a user with perfect attendance, so she can immediately enjoy the opportunity to send a second message without waiting.

Incidentally, you can also use your accumulated reading points to click around a bit...

'Breastfeeding ability'

She's just a high school student, isn't it normal for her to develop a little bit?

Chapter 150 Your Pre-Armor Surpasses Yukino Yukinoshita

The new feature that Ms. Shiina was waiting for has been launched.

'Skill'

A very interesting section.

But when she actually opened the section, her initial interest turned into confusion.

Because what appeared above was a skill that was completely incomprehensible to people.

[NPC: 9 (You're like an NPC)]

She had assumed the skills listed would be either 'reasoning' or 'reading,' but she never expected it to be such a strange term as 'NPC.'

...It wasn't entirely inexplicable; at least Hiyori Shiina could easily understand the not-so-uncommon term NPC.

'Non-player controlled characters' are usually characters who are stationed in a fixed location to provide storylines and issue quests to players.

But why is it 'NCP'?

"..."

Questions arose, and the girl's interest was slightly piqued again.

She really enjoyed the feeling of deducing the answer step by step based on clues.

The following comment can be ignored for now; it should be determined by that number, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

The focus is still on the 'NPC' itself.

Although it is a skill, it is not determined by one's own inherent abilities, but rather by... one's 'identity'?

What are the criteria for determining this identity?

Judging by the general public's perception, she should be a 'student,' or at the very least, a 'literary girl.'

There's only one reason Shiina Hiyori can think of for being considered an 'NPC'.

He flipped through the diary in his hands, quickly stopping at the next day's entry.

Her gaze swept downwards, then settled on the line listing the dishes.

To be precise, it's the term 'fixed NPC in the library'.

"I knew it." She knew she hadn't misremembered.

If there's any place in the diary that mentions NPCs, it's this one.

In other words, is the standard for judging his identity based on his understanding, or on the contents written in his diary?

Having quietly reached a conclusion, Hiyori Shiina felt a sense of satisfaction. She smiled slightly and turned back to the skills page.

With her questions about the definition of skills answered, her only remaining curiosity was about 'adding skill points'.

Although the NPC's skills are a bit subtle, and the subsequent point allocation is also somewhat incomprehensible, give it a try.

You have 62 reading points remaining.

Can it be increased to 71?

What changes will occur in the comments after adding them?

Her slender fingers traced across the page, pausing on a number. A thought stirred within the young girl; she wanted to try and change the number with her willpower.

"..."

Nothing happened.

Although it was clear that she was supposed to write down her requests for additional points, for no apparent reason, Hiyori Shiina felt a slight sense of rebellion.

She raised her fingertip, intending to use her nail to make a scratch.

As if following her instructions, the diary, which should have been indestructible, unexpectedly developed faint marks from the movements.

'+1'

"Changing the 'NPC's' stats will consume 100 reading points. You do not have enough reading points."

A cold sound rang out, and then the scratch disappeared without a trace.

So, Hiyori Shiina pouted slightly.

Then tell me what I can add it for!

......

Shiina Hiyori and Sakayanagi Arisu, who both had perfect attendance, were the first to explore the new section of the diary. Horikita Suzune and Kushida Kikyo, who missed a day, were a step behind and were able to see their 'skills' displayed in the diary the next day.

"Add a little..." Horikita Suzune was gently savoring the word.

Although she had never played a point-based game before, Horikita Suzune quickly understood the meaning of point allocation.

You can change the points of a corresponding skill by consuming points.

In short, take the shortcut.

...It's hard to say whether this is the right thing to do.

Horikita Suzune had already absorbed all sorts of information from the diary. In order to overcome the disadvantage of being assigned to Class D when she entered school and to become a better version of herself, she knew that reading the diary every day was necessary.

But that was just intelligence, information that she couldn't easily obtain because her slow-witted understanding prevented her from processing Chabashira Sae's hints.

If I could directly use my diary to change and enhance my abilities, then what would all my efforts over the years to catch up with my brother amount to?

Can I become stronger simply by reading my diary every day? Can I improve myself simply by reading my diary every day?

Horikita Suzune is conflicted.

However, it would be very difficult to get her to stop using this feature when the newly opened section doesn't exist.

After all, she knew perfectly well that Kikyo Kushida would definitely make good use of the diary.

So, after much hesitation, Horikita Suzune took a deep breath and opened her diary.

Let's take a look first, just take a look.

If you can clearly examine your skills by keeping a diary, you might be able to find the abilities you are truly good at.

After realizing that she wasn't actually good at studying, she genuinely didn't know which direction she should take.

Logically speaking, following one's talents and working hard is the best choice, but apart from what someone mentioned about her being a bit of a slacker and good at pushing herself, she really can't think of any other area where she has any special talent.

"Crash-"

The pages fluttered, the words swayed, but there was no wind to stir them up; only the pages stopped.

With her gaze focused slightly, Horikita Suzune saw her own name.

【Hori Kita Suzune】

[Modeling: 94 (Your frontal armor far surpasses Yukino Yukinoshita's)]

[Courage: 75 (Do you dare challenge the old man in the mountains?)]

[Loneliness: 59 (You still have a friend who I'm not sure if he can be considered a friend)]

You can now use reading points to allocate skill points to optional skills.

Horikita Suzune: "...?"