The Heroines Can Read My Secret Diary

Seeing Hakuto's face as dark as the bottom of a pot, Sonoka looked at him and said, "Haku, you don't need to explain too much. I know everything. You're doing this for my own good. So no matter how harshly you speak, I can understand."

'Damn it.'

Hakuto felt like a clown. His thoughts had been completely seen through by the other party. He kept his face dark and didn't speak.

"Since this dish didn't satisfy you, I'll keep working hard next time."

Hakuto now expressed that he didn't want Sonoka to talk to him.

Megumi smiled at Hakuto. "Haku, you actually did very well."

Hakuto looked at Megumi expressionlessly. Megumi responded with a smile. Hakuto felt like they were mocking him, but he had no evidence. So annoying.

"I'm done eating. Let's go."

Hakuto stood up angrily, turned, and walked towards the door. Sonoka smiled and called out to Hakuto's back, "Haku, welcome back anytime."

Hakuto stumbled, then quickened his pace to leave. Sonoka immediately laughed out loud. Megumi also laughed.

Then Megumi stood up and walked out. "Well, I'm going now, Miss Sonoka."

"Please go slowly. Welcome back anytime."

Megumi caught up with Hakuto.

Hakuto looked at Megumi, who had come out, and said with some displeasure, "Did I look like a clown to you?"

"No, not at all. You looked very handsome just now, Haku."

Hakuto stared at Megumi. "I probably looked ridiculous to you just now."

"Really, no. You look most handsome when you're thinking of others, Haku."

Hakuto hummed and didn't say much more. Megumi, however, took the initiative to hold Hakuto's hand. Her holding Hakuto's hand slightly improved his mood.

"Although I don't know why Haku belittled Sonoka-san's cooking so much, you looked like you were saying the fiercest words with the cutest expression just now."

Hakuto hummed, then explained to Megumi, "The thing is, I tasted the traces of Heart of Cooking in Sonoka's cooking. But I don't want Sonoka to awaken Heart of Cooking. It's not that I can't bear to see her do well. It's that Heart of Cooking is dangerous. Megumi, you know? Heart of Cooking is dangerous."

Hakuto explained the dangers of Heart of Cooking to Megumi. Megumi nodded. "So, Haku, you're worried that they might have a personality change because of Heart of Cooking, or even lose their lifespan because of it, right?"

"That's exactly it."

"Haku, if you don't explain things, others won't understand. It could even lead to misunderstandings. This time, Miss Sonoka trusted you, so she didn't suspect anything. But if it were someone else, they would only think you can't bear to see them do well. So, Haku, people need to communicate. Only through communication can others understand what you truly think."

Hearing Megumi's words, Hakuto acknowledged them with a nod. But then Hakuto suddenly looked at Megumi.

"Megumi, are you trying to gaslight me?"

Megumi rolled her eyes at Hakuto, then pulled him away.

"For the rest of the time, Haku, you'll go shopping with me."

He went shopping with Megumi for half a day. It was not until evening that Hakuto took Megumi home.

He had just sat down when Asuna sent a message. She said her father was negotiating with the authorities about distribution. And the virtual reality game in question was the one they were concerned about: YGGDRASIL.

"The virtual reality game is about to come out? It seems that even if I did nothing, Kosaka Akane's game would still naturally fail. Tsk, interesting."

As Hakuto sighed, he suddenly thought of something.

'Could it be that the reason Kosaka Akane spent so much financial, material, and human resources to rush this game was...'

'It would still take some time for the virtual reality game to hit the market. Yet Kosaka Akane spared no expense to complete the game before its release.'

"I recall that Kosaka Akane seems to be a young lady. So it's likely she also has some channels."

'If Kosaka Akane knew the virtual reality game was about to launch, then her investment of so many human and material resources was probably not a small ambition.'

A possibility suddenly occurred to Hakuto, 'If Kosaka Akane's game became a hit, then Kosaka Akane could enter the virtual reality game, or even replace this current game with the virtual reality one. Then...'

"If my guess is correct, then Kosaka Akane is a very daring decision-maker. If she succeeded, she might have actually made it. But now..."

[YGGDRASIL is about to launch. At most, one or two months, or perhaps even within a month if it's fast. If my guess isn't wrong, then the reason Kosaka Akane invested so much financial and material resources was no small ambition. Unfortunately, she is destined to draw water in a bamboo basket.]

[It's about time to close the net. No, I'll wait a little longer. I need to ask how much money from plagiarism would land one in prison for life. Hyodo Michiru, then, will eat prison food for the rest of her life.]

[Yamaguchi Teiji wants to become a Deep One, doesn't he? I'll give him that chance. If he does well, I'll give him that opportunity.]

Putting down the diary he was recording, Hakuto picked up his phone and called Teiji. After giving his instructions, Hakuto resumed recording his diary.

[Suddenly I feel very busy. I have to deal with Aki Tomoya and the others. Then there's the Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual, the Restoration Society, the Legendary Cooking Utensils. Then I need to find a scapegoat Spirit for Erina and Sonoka. Then I have to obtain the Bai Luo Family's inheritance from the Bai Luo Noodle Rod. Thinking about it, I suddenly realize I really have a lot on my plate.]

[Then I have to go back to investigate my background, and then take revenge on that man.]

[Unknowingly, the things I need to do have increased. The person I was, with no attachments, now has attachments.]

[That's all for today's recording. The offering for the Sacred Sakura Tree also needs a trial run.]