Just as Ran was about to storm downstairs to hunt down Hayashi Rin, her eyes caught the next lines appearing across the page.
[I’m willing to bet that by the time Ran Mōri reads up to this part, assuming she actually got a copy of this diary, she’s probably fuming with rage and sprinting downstairs to search the neighborhood for me.]
[Too bad for you, I’m not giving you that chance.]
[By the time you girls are reading this diary, I’ve long since packed up and moved out.]
[You main heroines want to track me down?
Haha, keep dreaming!]
[Until I become sufficiently overpowered, there is zero chance I’m letting any of you find me!]
Seeing those words, Ran’s fury surged right back to its boiling point with nowhere left to vent.
Without a second thought, she whipped her leg out in a lightning-fast kick, cleanly caving in the drywall right beside her.
The sheer destructive display left Kogoro and Conan trembling in absolute terror.
At the exact same time over at the Suzuki Financial Group, Sonoko Suzuki was clenching her teeth in shared frustration: “What a total scoundrel!
Ran must be completely losing her mind with anger right about now, isn’t she?”
“Driver, get the car ready!
We’re heading straight to the Mōri Detective Agency!”
Barking orders to the household staff, she kept her eyes glued to the unfolding text.
[Barring any bizarre anomalies, there should be at least four women in the Conan world who received an exclusive copy of this diary.]
[Namely: Ran Mōri, Ai Haibara, Kazuha Tōyama, and Aoko Nakamori.]
[Ran Mōri and Ai Haibara are the primary female leads of the Detective Conan world.
Kazuha Tōyama is the love interest of Heiji Hattori, who headlines his own dynamic as a main lead, while Aoko Nakamori is the romantic interest of Kaito Kuroba, the female lead of the Magic Kaito series.]
[Aside from them, Eri Kisaki, Yukiko Kudō, Vermouth, Ayumi Yoshida, Sonoko Suzuki, Miwako Satō, Masumi Sera, Fujiko Mine, and other top-tier beauties all have a solid chance of receiving a copy as well.]
[After all, they’re all prominent, iconic female characters across Detective Conan, Magic Kaito, and neighboring series.]
[Based on the countless novels I read before, the criteria for receiving a diary copy usually boils down to two things: first, having exceptional beauty, and second, holding a pivotal role in the narrative.]
[Every single name listed above easily checks both boxes.]
Reading through this passage, a subtle, captivating smirk curved the corners of Vermouth’s lips: “Well, you certainly have decent taste.
Receiving this diary with the kind of beauty I possess is only natural, after all.”
Having her looks openly praised clearly piqued her interest even further.
Meanwhile, Eri Kisaki couldn’t help but ponder quietly: ‘I wonder if Yukiko received one of these diaries too?’
‘If she didn’t get one, wouldn’t that imply my charm outclasses hers?’
‘I’ll definitely have to verify that the next time we meet.’
The thought brought a gentle spark of amusement to her eyes as she turned her focus back to the glowing text.
[In short, that’s basically my full grasp on how this Diary System operates.]
[I’m dead certain that the moment I started writing, exclusive copies materialized right into other people’s hands.]
[And I have zero desire to get captured and dissected like a lab rat.]
[After all, not every woman who receives this diary is going to be pure-hearted and kind like Ran Mōri.]
[There are bound to be ruthless, drop-dead gorgeous villainesses like Vermouth and Esdeath who will stop at nothing to get what they want.]
[If they find out I’m a dimensional traveler, they’d probably lock me in a dungeon and whip me every single day.]
[So for the sake of my own survival, I decided to slip away ahead of time.
Until I’m fully invincible, I’m not letting a single soul know my whereabouts.]
Right around that time, Sonoko Suzuki arrived in a frantic rush.
She shoved open the door to Ran’s room, stepped inside, and promptly locked it behind her before asking breathlessly, “Ran, did you get this diary too?!”
Ran nodded quickly: “Yeah!
Sonoko, you got one as well, didn’t you?”
Sonoko let out a massive sigh of relief.
At this point, receiving the diary felt like an undeniable badge of validation.
It was essentially a cosmic seal of approval on their looks and status.
If one of them had been left out, their friendship might have ended up in an awkward spot moving forward.
Thank goodness they both had one.
Ran grasped Sonoko’s hands, pleading earnestly, “Sonoko, you’ve got to help me find this guy.”
“I need to ask him face-to-face where Shinichi is hiding!”
Sonoko gave a firm nod: “Leave it to me, no problem at all!
This guy is way too naive for his own good.”
“Does he really think running away solves everything?
As long as we have his name, with the sheer resources of the Suzuki Financial Group, tracking him down is only a matter of time.”
“Don’t worry, Ran, I’ll help you find him in no time flat.”
This was the very first time Ran had ever reached out to her for such a direct favor.
As her best friend, Sonoko was fully determined to handle it flawlessly.
“We can also loop in Kazuha Tōyama for help.”
“Her father is a high-ranking official in the Osaka Prefectural Police.
With her family’s network, tracking this guy down should be even faster.”
“According to what’s written here, she most likely received a diary too, and she’s bound to be just as curious about this Hayashi Rin character.”
A remarkably similar thought was crossing Vermouth’s mind elsewhere: ‘Naive little boy…
backed by the vast reach of the Black Organization, uncovering your identity won’t be a challenge in the slightest.’
And it wasn’t just the two of them; across various regions, numerous women holding the exclusive diary copies were already mobilizing their respective networks to hunt down Hayashi Rin.
The diary holders then turned their attention back to the continuing text.
[I know plenty of the women receiving this diary hold massive sway and influence.]
[For instance, if Sonoko Suzuki got a copy, as the young miss of the Suzuki Financial Group, she’s definitely planning on leveraging her family’s wealth and connections to track my trail.]
[Or take Vermouth, who has the entire Black Organization at her back—she’s bound to mobilize their covert forces to dig me up.]
[Kazuha Tōyama’s father is a top brass in the police force, meaning she could easily tap into law enforcement databases to trace me.]
[Mikoto Misaka, the Railgun herself, could effortlessly use her Esper abilities to hack into national networks just to pinpoint my location.]
[And Rangiku Matsumoto could probably pull strings through the Soul Society’s intelligence grid in the Seireitei to search for me.]
[Based on my web novel experience, the cover of the diary copy you’re holding probably reads something like [Hayashi Rin’s Diary: Specific Copy].]
[You girls probably think I’m totally naive, believing you can track me down just because you know my name.]
[Everything you’ve thought of, I already mapped out miles ahead as a transmigrator.]
[The naive ones here are actually all of you.]
[In this day and age, who doesn’t keep a few fake identities handy?
By the time you’re reading this, I’ve already changed my name.]
[On top of that, the Diary System actively conceals my traces.
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