Although Shin was a bit pragmatic, he was still reliable.
The premise was that she had enough benefits to tie him to her side.
However, there was one thing that made Haruko a bit conflicted.
'Kai, why is it that sometimes my blackening skill doesn't activate when I actively act, but it does when it's related to Ichiko?'
Upon hearing this, System's tone perked up.
[Host, are you starting to feel like you're not normal?]
'I'm perfectly normal,' Haruko rolled her eyes and said in her mind, 'I summarized Sento's experience from last time. I originally thought it was Sento's protagonist's halo suppressing me, and only after Ichiko's female lead's halo offset Sento's halo could I trigger the blackening skill.'
[Uh... then Host, what do you think is the reason?]
'It's because my relationship with Ichiko got better, I didn't just benefit from her female lead's halo, I also changed the world line. I was originally just cannon fodder, but now my character's importance has increased!'
'Naturally, Ichiko's female lead's halo also accounts for a large part of the reason, so I can only blacken when Ichiko is mentioned, which is reasonable, right?'
This time, System uncharacteristically didn't reply directly.
Instead, it was a while later that it slowly spoke.
[Host, I think one point you made is very reasonable.]
'You also agree with my explanation?'
[I mean, the point that your character's importance has increased, Host.]
System's words made Haruko a bit confused. No matter how she looked at it, the trigger for the blackening skill this time was because of the female lead's halo, right?
Shin mentioned Ichiko, which was why the anger she acted out could successfully activate blackening.
Before Ichiko was mentioned, the acting she triggered when facing the man in the raincoat couldn't produce any anger.
However, the focus System provided was not on blackening, but on the man in the raincoat.
[Host, you actually know that the male leads Inari and Shin are temporarily favoring you and the female lead Ichiko, and have sent bodyguards nearby to protect you, right?]
'That's right, what about it?'
[The villainous supporting character Yuna was also called back by you. Given how much he values you, it's impossible that he wouldn't have people watching within the residential area.]
With System's hint, Haruko quickly reacted.
That's right, Inari had said that he was afraid she would continue to be bullied and had sent two bodyguards to stake out the area.
Her brother also said he had left subordinates near the house.
There were security guards at the entrance, and many residents in the residential area.
That man in the raincoat came into her house without any obstacles?
Haruko frowned and immediately went to the residential area's monitoring room to ask the security guard uncle to check the surveillance footage of her floor.
The security guard uncle voiced his confusion, 'That's strange. The residential area just had a maintenance of the security equipment last month. All the broken surveillance cameras were replaced, and new ones were added. The surveillance cameras at your door and on the first floor are actually broken.'
Upon checking, the man in the raincoat's figure couldn't be seen on any other surveillance cameras.
Some surveillance cameras he couldn't avoid were directly broken!
Haruko didn't believe that the man in the raincoat was a top-tier hacker who also hacked the surveillance cameras while committing the crime.
The security guard uncle said, 'I'll go and see what's going on with the cameras.'
'I'll go with you.'
They returned to the corridor in front of the door.
The surveillance cameras were physically damaged.
The specific reason was unknown.
Instantly, Haruko felt a chill down her spine, feeling as if she was being targeted.
[Host, you should understand something, right?]
Haruko took a deep breath and slowly voiced her guess, 'Is this world trying to erase me?'
[To be precise, it's repulsion and correction.]
[Ichiko is the sole female lead, and Sento is one of the male leads with more significant screen time. The Host, through her own methods, caused the two who were supposed to be together to break up and even sent Sento to the Hospital, greatly changing the original plot.]
[And this time, the man in the raincoat is likely correcting the development of this world.]
She was a transmigrator, an anomaly after all!
But for Haruko to follow the original plot?
Absolutely impossible!
'System, is there any solution?'
A trace of unease was added to Haruko's originally relaxed heart.
And System, which she had always called useless, answered decisively this time.
[Yes!]
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