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The only possible explanation...

The point is that highly developed individuals are not under the control of the Shinomiya family's interest groups.

So initially, Hayasaka Ai thought that Shinomiya Kaguya might be trying to gradually gather her own group and faction outside of Shuchiin.

...While she may certainly not be able to compare with her three older brothers, she has vaguely shown some ambition.

After hesitating for a long time, Hayasaka Ai finally reported the matter.

Yes, she was a spy.

On the surface, she is a perfect maid who is completely loyal to Kaguya Shinomiya, but in reality, she is a spy for the main family of the Shinomiya family, selectively reporting all matters, big and small, about Kaguya Shinomiya to the main family.

Such unusual behavior clearly had to be reported.

Surprisingly, the main family did not seem to regard this as a signal that Kaguya Shinomiya intended to rebel and fight for power. After hearing the name "Advanced Training," they dismissed her indifferently, saying that she could play around as she pleased.

So, there are no problems on our side.

The focus is still on Kaguya Shinomiya herself.

She actually has no need, nor any way, to access highly developed individuals.

If it weren't for ambition...

Did someone you know get admitted?

Unless you ask Kaguya Shinomiya directly, just pondering and figuring out Hayasaka Ai's thoughts will never yield an answer.

So she asked.

The answer I received was unexpected.

"...Because there are things I want to know."

Thump, Hayasaka Ai's heart skipped a beat.

What do you want to know?

Want to know about the main branch of the Shinomiya family? Want to know about your betrayal?

Why is it highly developed?

That place has absolutely nothing to do with the Shinomiya family, right?

Despite her many doubts, Hayasaka Ai suppressed them and chose to get on with the matter first.

Although it's called an official business, the advanced training program is ultimately a closed system, and all that can be obtained is a list.

Following the list allows for investigation into the corresponding identities and backgrounds, but a total of 160 first-year students is no small number.

Well, maybe it was just a passing fancy.

That's what she thought at the time.

But when the invitation to visit the school's sports festival was announced, Kaguya's expression became excited. She repeatedly slapped her thigh, making her thigh hurt a little, and called her name.

"Go quickly, go investigate for me."

At that moment, she realized that this was definitely not a spur-of-the-moment decision.

Therefore, she gave another report.

With the help of her family, Hayasaka Ai easily obtained permission to enter the school and was able to enter the Advanced Training Center today.

But she didn't expect that the investigation would only last a short time.

The so-called main party seemed to have taken the initiative to come to us.

"That concludes my self-introductions. I'll skip the unnecessary formalities." Asakusa Tetsu rested his elbows on the table, his hands clasped together. "Let's get straight to the point."

What task did Kaguya Shinomiya give you?

While you're supposed to get straight to the point, aren't you being a little too direct?

Hayasaka Ai couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement.

"I can't say." It's not that she can't say at all, after all, it's not something that particularly needs to be kept secret, and she had already leaked it to her superiors.

But, you can't just ask me this right away and expect me to just blindly trust you and give you an answer, can you?

"I should be able to guess without you saying it," Asakusa Tetsu said irritably. "They're either asking me questions or they're asking me questions."

"Actually, she could have just asked me directly."

Isn't there a message board? Even Mashiro can leave a message, so why can't you?

Although it's unclear whether Kaguya Shinomiya or Ai Hayasaka obtained the copy, based on current events, it's certain that Ai Hayasaka doesn't have the diary.

Otherwise, she would have reacted when he said his name.

"...Ask you directly?" Hayasaka Ai's expression was somewhat subtle.

Ask directly? How should I ask? Should I come here at Advanced Incubation Center to ask now?

If she could do that, she wouldn't need to seize this opportunity during the sports festival to come in.

"It's okay, it doesn't matter if you don't understand." Asakusa Tetsu waved his hand.

With her perception filtered through her, Kaguya Shinomiya couldn't explain anything to her.

“You can’t make any decisions, just make a phone call,” he said.

He originally wanted to talk to Hayasaka Ai about something, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that Hayasaka Ai couldn't make any decisions.

Instead of wasting your breath, just go directly to the person in charge.

The highly developed campus system actually... does not block calls from outside the campus.

Generally speaking, no one knows the phone number of a student's personal terminal.

Similarly, phone calls from off-campus visitors will not be blocked.

Hayasaka Ai: "......"

Silence, hesitation, indecision, contemplation.

Then, I took out my phone.

Make a phone call.

"Have you found it?!" A very urgent voice came from the microphone.

Before Hayasaka Ai could speak, Asakusa Tetsu whispered into the phone:

"Yes, I found it."

A clear male voice came through the phone's speaker.

Kaguya Shinomiya: "...?"

Chapter 273 "I want to be a photographer in the future."

Kaguya Shinomiya was filled with question marks.

A male voice came through Hayasaka Ai's phone.

This fact alone made her start to have all sorts of random, wild thoughts.

What happened to her? Why would she make that call? If it wasn't because she had completed her mission and found her target...

Could it be that he was captured?

What happens when a special agent on a mission is captured by a man...

Waaah...

Good morning, Hayasaka! I'll try my best to save you, please hold on!!!

Kaguya Shinomiya was about to start wiping away her tears.

But suddenly, she remembered what the other person had said in response.

...Found it?

"A diary?" she tentatively threw out a key word.

With the protection of a recognition filter, this message will not be transmitted if the other party is an unrelated party.

But if it's someone involved.

Those words can then be successfully used as encrypted codes.

"it's me."

Kaguya Shinomiya received a response.

"!"

Finally, finally, finally.

Now, five months have passed.

She, Kaguya Shinomiya, has finally managed to talk to this guy!

It's absolutely awful to have to watch him write about what happened in that crappy vocational school every single day!

Expectation, anticipation, disappointment, and loss.

Repeated emotions, repeated results.

Today, I finally got to meet you!

"Nice to meet you... well, it shouldn't really be called a meeting." Kaguya Shinomiya said, a slight smile playing on her lips, without showing overt joy. "But anyway..."

"Hello, I am Kaguya Shinomiya."

Let me introduce myself first.

"Asakusa Toru".

As she wished, a name was given on the other end of the phone.

A name she had added to her watchlist.

A male who appeared several times in the diary and seemed to be quite active...

Initially, he appeared in the diary under the somewhat awkward name 'Recording Pen Guy'.

As a victim, the information about her being sold was casually exposed, subtly implying the recorder's attitude of 'avoidance'.

It indirectly reveals the power of Asakusa Tetsu, and then he disappears from the diary as if he has stopped being active.

But clearly, it's not that they've stopped being active; it's just a cover-up.

They put their existence into a diary, using exposure as a cover.

That's a pretty good trick, since people who have been mentioned before are the least likely to be suspected.

However, for some reason, he, who should have completely disappeared, began writing about himself again in June.

Was it because he was suspected by someone? Or did he, as the protagonist of the confession, feel that he would definitely receive attention, so he decided to write it down?

But in any case, from that time on, the name 'Asakusa Tetsu' seemed to have once again begun to appear on the stage of the diary.

By the way, back in May, when the diary entries started about those band girls, she also sent Hayasaka Ai to investigate.

But as it turns out...

That guy was just talking big.

...It can't be entirely considered casual talk; it's just that what he says and writes involves a lot of artistic embellishment.

The truth is, no student ever left Advanced Education, no man ever snatched the notebook from the girl named Takamatsu Akari, and no man other than the girl named Chihaya Aine ever went to that small rented room.

Of course, of course, after all, things like diaries exist.

No one can guarantee that he didn't use some extraordinary special power until they've seen it with their own eyes.

In short, the appearance of the name Asakusa Tetsu here gave Kaguya Shinomiya a sense of unexpected yet reasonable realization.

But that's precisely why she finds it even harder to understand.

Why would he be so direct and straightforward as to reveal his identity now?

Kaguya Shinomiya was completely baffled.