The Heroines Can Read My Secret Diary

On the hallway outside Class F, Utaha looked at Hakuto inside. A flicker of conflict passed through her eyes. Finally, she gathered her courage and walked into the Class F classroom.

Class F fell silent because of Utaha's arrival. Yuji, who had been about to get even with Hakuto, stopped. He looked at Hakuto with a questioning look.

Hakuto indicated that he didn't know. He shook his head slightly.

Seeing this, Yuji directly walked up.

"Kasumigaoka, is there something you need in Class F?"

Utaha glanced at Yuji, then her gaze fell on Hakuto.

"This time, I'm here to see you. For some reasons, I have left the game production club and cut ties with Aki Tomoya and the others. So I want to modify the bet with you."

Hearing Utaha's purpose, Hakuto was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud.

"Kasumigaoka Utaha, what makes you think I would agree to your terms? You were the one who proposed the bet, and now you're the one asking to modify it. Don't you find that ridiculous?"

A look of shame appeared on Utaha's face. But she had no other choice at this point.

"The game proposal that Aki Tomoya produced… You had something to do with it, right?"

Utaha suddenly leaned closer to Hakuto and whispered. Only Hakuto and Yuji, beside him, could hear this sentence.

A flicker of surprise appeared in Hakuto's eyes. But Hakuto did not hesitate to deny Utaha's guess.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"In that case, it wouldn't matter if I told Aki Tomoya about this, right?"

A hint of triumph appeared in Utaha's eyes. She was now very certain that Hakuto had something to do with the proposal Tomoya had produced.

However, Utaha did not plan to warn Tomoya. She had seen his true face and now felt extremely disgusted with him.

"For the things that happened in the club before, I want to apologize to you. Because of Sawamura Spencer Eriri, I targeted you somewhat. I am really very sorry!"

Hakuto looked at Utaha expressionlessly.

'She didn't think that apologizing would make me forgive her, did she? No way, no way!'

If it were before his transmigration, Hakuto might have agreed. But after transmigrating, Hakuto was different. He was very petty now. Or rather, he held grudges.

'Apologize?'

'If apologies worked, what would be the point of the police?'

And the personality of his past self had been worked to death, and Utaha bore some of the responsibility. So Hakuto would not forgive Utaha. Nor did he have the right to forgive her.

The one who could have forgiven Utaha was already dead.

Seeing Hakuto's indifference, Utaha understood that he was unwilling to forgive her.

Taking a deep breath, Utaha said to Hakuto, "Just a dogeza apology wouldn't satisfy you anyway, right."

"So?"

This sentence from Hakuto was considered an admission that Utaha's guess was correct. Winning the bet and making Utaha and the others apologize with a dogeza was just an appetizer.

"I want to make another bet with you. You're also going to publish light novels, right? So let's compete on light novel sales. If your sales are higher than mine, I will not only apologize with a dogeza, but also stop writing light novels from now on."

Hakuto was noncommittal.

Seeing his expression, Utaha added more.

"I'll help you deal with Aki Tomoya!"

Hearing this, Hakuto finally looked at Utaha.

"Deal with Aki Tomoya?"

"Yes. More precisely, to provoke Aki Tomoya. You want to see him rage helplessly too, right?"

Hakuto thought for a moment, then nodded slightly.

"I have two light novels to publish. Which one do you want to compare with?"

"Both. I have the accumulated popularity from the previous volumes. So I won't take advantage of you either. Compare the sales of your two volumes against the sales of the final volume of my 'Love Metronome'. Whoever has more sales wins."

The suggestion Utaha proposed almost made Hakuto laugh out loud.

"You're really confident. Do you think you'll definitely win?"

Utaha was silent for a moment before answering, "I'm not sure. But I want to challenge myself. I want to see where my limits are."

With Utaha saying this, how could Hakuto have any reason to refuse?

"Fine. I agree to your bet. But regarding dealing with Aki Tomoya, I will make the arrangements. You just need to cooperate with me."

Utaha nodded.

"Then after school, go to the student council to modify the contract."

After speaking, Hakuto indicated that Utaha could leave.

With complicated expression, Utaha apologized again.

"I'm really sorry about what happened before, Hakuto."

"The old Hakuto is already dead. And I don't have the right to forgive you."

His past self was dead, and Utaha was undeniably partly responsible.

So Hakuto would not forgive Utaha on his past self's behalf. Nor did he have the right to do so.

Utaha didn't say anything more and directly left Class F.

"Hakuto, are you really going to compete with Kasumigaoka Utaha on light novel sales?"

"Of course. Even with just one volume, I'm confident I can beat Kasumigaoka Utaha. And now Kasumigaoka Utaha wants to take on both volumes of my light novels by herself. I can only say that Kasumigaoka Utaha is courting death."

[That woman Kasumigaoka Utaha actually came to apologize. But if apologies worked, there wouldn't be so many tragedies in this world.]

[The one qualified to forgive Kasumigaoka Utaha is my past self. And what I have to do is only one thing: get revenge for my past self. That is all.]

[Right now, aside from hatred, I have nothing!]

[And that is exactly why I yearn for them!]

Seeing this, these diary copy holders couldn't help but think of Hakuto's background.

'Yeah. All he has left is hatred.'