Favoritism! This Is Favoritism! Part 1

So his hardware in all aspects, as well as his skills, had also been raised to a very high level.

All to ensure he could satisfy Kaguya-sama's every demand.

"What do you think of Houtarou Oreki? His performance today was a little unusual."

"Based on what I know of Chika Fujiwara, she isn't someone that easy to talk into things. She wouldn't casually pretend to date someone just to boost his popularity."

"So how did Oreki get her to sacrifice her reputation?"

"Forget it." But Kaguya-sama had only just spoken when she continued, "Houtarou Oreki is only the adopted son of the Ishigami family. And according to him, he isn't valued there either."

"He has no value worth making contact with."

That was true.

The Shinomiya Family that Kaguya-sama belonged to was the most prestigious family in the school, possessing even the power and wealth to command the prime minister.

Therefore, the people they wanted to contact and make use of were all from upper-class circles.

And all of that was for the sake of determining whether someone could bring benefits to the Shinomiya Family before deciding to approach them.

Thus...

Oreki-kouhai's performance today had indeed been eye-catching, but while the Ishigami family behind him seemed decent, and could be considered a newly risen family in recent years, in the eyes of the Shinomiya Family, it still was not enough.

Not enough meant that he had no value for the Shinomiya Family to use.

Making contact would be a waste of time.

And so, Ai Hayasaka maintained her respectful demeanor, then continued looking at her phone.

"Tap, tap, tap—"

She looked at her phone while replying.

Kaguya Shinomiya had originally wanted to close her eyes and rest for a bit, but she also noticed that ever since getting into the