"It's more of mutual cooperation than a frontation."

  "Although we are different individuals, we share the same fate."

  Kaguya did not object to this.

  Ihey did share the same fate.

  Sinagi had the diary as well, Kaguya was certain that she too had received the pranted by it.

  Nagi propped her up with both hands and said, "Your status within the Shinomiya family doesn't seem very good, does it?"

  "What exactly does Miss Sanzenin mean by that?"

  "Hee~ Do you want to trol the Shinomiya family?"

  As soon as these words left Nagi's mouth, Kaguya's hesitation from the day before vanished pletely.

  "I trol the Shinomiya family myself. As long as I master this power, I use force to rule the entire Shinomiya family and bring it under my trol."

  "Oh~ So you've already thought about it."

  "Of course I have. Because of my background, I've never been accepted by the Shinomiya family. I was merely a princess waiting to be married off. If I escape that fate, naturally, I would think about how to take trol."

  "But force alone isn't enough. If you use sheer force, most members of your family will only view you as a special individual, rather than as someone who deserves to rule. They'll interfere with your life more than ever."

  Kaguya fell silent.

  Indeed, even with overwhelming power, unless she could fully trol the Shinomiya family's assets and structure, interferen her life would remaiable.

  She could resolve this by ruthlessly eliminating anyone who disrespected her, but could she really do such a thing?

  The answer was obvious—it was unlikely.

  She had to admit that seizing the position of heir to the Shinomiya family would be nearly impossible on her own.

  "So, is Miss Sanzenin this dition to me?"

  "Yes. If you're willing, I help you fully trol the Shinomiya family and cim the position of heir."

  This was no small statement.

  If anyone else had said this, Kaguya would never have believed it.

  But ing from Sanzenin Nagi, with the Sanzenin family's vast influen both politid business, such a cim carried real weight.

  If Nagi wao, she could use the Sanzenin family's o pressure the Shinomiya family, f them into submission.

  Kaguya was certain that the Shinomiya family's empire, no matter how vast, would colpse instantly if Sanzenin turned against them.

  To avoid total destru, the Shinomiya family would have no choice but to surrender and submit.

  After a moment of ption, Shinomiya Kaguya finally spoke.

  "You're this because of the diary?"

  "Yes. You should know by now, wealth is useless pared to power."

  Nagi's blunt statement resonated deeply with Kaguya.

  In the past, she might have misuood the meaning of those words. But now that she had tasted real power, she uood them pletely.

  Wealth and influence were fleeting. True power was the only thing that mattered.

  "He revealed his o test the diary's rules," Nagi tinued.

  "But since he's exposed both his name and the city he lives in, it would be inappropriate for us not to take the initiative to tact him."

  "For him, us reag out and giving him material for the diary is mutually beneficial."

  Nagi's iions were now crystal clear, and Kaguya uood them perfectly.

  "So, I'll also be part of this test."

  "Exactly. He doesn't know who has access to the diary yet, so we need you to firm whether our theories are correct."

  "The position of heir to the Shinomiya family feels cheap in parison."

  "On the trary, it's incredibly valuable, it's a test for the diary's host."

  Nagi's lighthearted retort momentarily broke Kaguya's icy demeanor, and a faint smile appeared on her lips.

  "Indeed. paring the heir to the Shinomiya family with that person is like paring night and day."

  Although that person's identity seemed ordinary, his hiddeh was unparalleled.

  "By the way, Shinomiya, have you drawn your lottery reward for today?"

  "Not yet."

  "Why don't we try it now? My guess is, we'll get nothing good today."

  "I have the same feeling."

  The two of them exged a gnce before taking out their diaries. They spun the rge roulette wheel, and soon the results appeared.

  [Thank you for participating.]

  Yes, the results were exactly as they had expected. Not only did they fail to obtain anything good, they didn't receive anything at all.

  The sight of those four words made both of their faces twitvoluntarily.

  They looked at each other and saw the shared helplessness in their eyes.

  Nagi let out a long sigh.

  "It seems the diary's rules for us are different from its rules for him."

  "Yes. His rules are those of the host, the diary's owner, while ours are merely those of readers."

  Kaguya had reached the same clusion.

  "We observed him yesterday, and he reminded us about the lottery, which is why we received good rewards."

  "As the diary's owner, his e to us or the increase in the number of people reading his diary—directly bes him."

  "As for us, we probably o i with him directly to improve our ces itery."

  "The key lies with him."

  A rge portion of their assumptions had been firmed, but some aspects still needed further testing.

  The thought of actively approag such a special individual gave Kaguya a headache.

  She was not someone who enjoyed initiating tact with strangers.

  However, that wasn't the most pressing issue right now.

  What truly mattered was her position as heir to the Shinomiya family.

  "So, Miss Sanzenin, will you transfer schools to meet him?"

  "Hmm…"

  Nagi looked flicted for a moment.

  "If it's necessary, then yes. We'll make tact with him directly."

  "Uood."

  Kaguya nodded slightly.

  "So, when does Miss Sanzenin pn to act?"

  "Right now, of course."

  With a sly grin, Nagi pulled out her phone and dialed a number.

  "Old Geezer, I need you to do me a favor."