Multi-Anime, Kira Yoshikage Desires a Peaceful Life

"As long as you can ensure Infinite Stratos wins the Silver Prize, I'll sign under you."

Kagurazaka Ayame immediately gave up persuading and answered without hesitation:

"Deal!"

Kagurazaka Ayame looked expectantly at the girl beside her:

"What about you, Shimazaki-sensei?"

Shimazaki Yuna thought it over seriously, then said softly:

"If I can get the Gold Prize and the Grand Prize, I'm fine with it too."

Chapter 42: Found You!

At the Shinomiya residence.

Shinomiya Kaguya pointed at the list submitted by the school, frowning as she asked:

"Hayasaka, why isn't he on here?"

She had read the list from start to finish several times, but she still couldn't find Kira Yoshikage's name!

Hayasaka Ai was silent for a moment, then said quietly:

"It's my fault, Young Miss."

Shinomiya Kaguya was a little angry:

"I'm not blaming you! I'm asking what we should do now?"

Hayasaka Ai thought her plan was flawless, and Shinomiya Kaguya also thought the plan was flawless.

But the moment they tried to execute it, they realized their plan was full of holes.

For example, they couldn't guarantee that Kira Yoshikage would definitely choose to sign up!

It was probably because the 1200 Yen hourly wage couldn't attract him. They should have set the hourly wage higher from the start.

Hayasaka Ai thought for a moment and asked:

"Should we try again? Young Miss still has a few other companies, right?"

Shinomiya Kaguya shook her head and rejected it on the spot:

"It won't work. The remaining companies all require a university degree as the minimum for new hires. They can't take high school part-timers like a convenience store."

Hayasaka Ai: "Then the only option now is to take the initiative."

"Take the initiative?"

"Yes! We have his address. We can completely create a chance encounter."

Shinomiya Kaguya thought the plan was feasible, but still frowned:

"But won't that arouse suspicion?"

Hayasaka Ai had already anticipated this and responded smoothly:

"That's why Young Miss can't show herself."

"Huh?"

Under the Young Miss's wide-eyed gaze, Hayasaka Ai explained:

"I'll create the chance encounter first, then naturally arrange for him to meet Young Miss."

She paused, then added:

"This is the best plan I can think of."

"Hmm~"

Shinomiya Kaguya lightly pressed her lips together. For now, it seemed this was the only way...

She looked up and stared seriously at her attendant:

"Hayasaka, don't let me down."

"Absolutely not, Young Miss. I promise!"

Hayasaka Ai would never allow herself to fail a second time!

Tokyo, Minato Ward, the Kashiwagi family villa.

The girl with her pink hair tied into a ponytail stared intently at the computer screen in front of her. She tiredly brushed the bangs from her forehead and asked softly:

"Hey, Kashiwagi-san, is that person really on this list?"

"He must be!"

Kashiwagi Nagisa's tone was utterly certain:

"Shinomiya Kaguya wouldn't do something without benefit. She must have confirmed that person's identity, which is why she's using the pretext of offering part-time work to contact him openly!"

Kashiwagi Nagisa said this, then looked at the girl beside her who seemed a bit drowsy, and asked seriously:

"Koyasu-senpai, if I was willing to come to you for help, don't you trust me?"

Koyasu Tsubame murmured softly:

"Of course I trust you, but we've checked it many times and haven't found the person you mentioned."

Kashiwagi Nagisa also sounded troubled:

"Something must be wrong. Maki, are you really sure this is the complete list?"

The girl with short brown hair tied into small twin tails sighed helplessly:

"Haven't you already asked that twice? The hacker got the full list!"

Kashiwagi Nagisa still wouldn't give up:

"Is it possible Shinomiya Kaguya secretly hid some of it?"

Shijo Maki said irritably:

"Impossible. This is the school's raw data. Even Shinomiya Kaguya can't hide it! I went through a lot of trouble to convince Walnut to help, can't you trust me a little?"

"Of course I trust you."

Kashiwagi Nagisa soothed Shijo Maki's mood, then asked again:

"But what if the hacker you contacted isn't strong enough?"

Shijo Maki rolled her eyes:

"Walnut is the strongest hacker!"

"Strongest? What if it's fake? What if he's just bragging?"

"You're the fake!"

"Hey!"

A few large characters popped up on the LCD screen in front of them, startling Kashiwagi Nagisa at the computer.

Shijo Maki muttered quietly:

"I told you Walnut is strong."

Koyasu Tsubame asked in surprise:

"But how did he hack in?"

"I hid a virus in the file I sent you."

More large characters appeared on the screen.

Koyasu Tsubame: "Surprisingly honest."

Kashiwagi Nagisa then remembered that when she'd received the file earlier, she'd been too eager and chosen to ignore the risk and continue receiving it...

"But I'm very sure he's a student at Shuchiin Academy."

Kashiwagi Nagisa bit her lip, her mood deflated.

"Umm~"

Koyasu Tsubame raised her hand and asked softly:

"If we can confirm he's a student at Shuchiin Academy, why don't we just look up the school's student roster?"

"..."

Kashiwagi Nagisa fell silent. Could she say she just hadn't thought of it?

At first, she'd only remembered his face, so she'd staked out the school gate for half a month. Later, when she realized Shinomiya Kaguya might have already found him, she'd been fixated on getting the answer from her.

As for checking the roster—the most straightforward method—she'd completely overlooked it.

Another line of text appeared on the screen:

"I have the roster here."

Shijo Maki looked baffled:

"Huh? Why do you have it?"

"I copied it while I was grabbing the list. So, do you want it?"

"Yes!"

Kashiwagi Nagisa didn't hesitate.

Walnut kindly reminded them:

"That'll cost extra~"

Kashiwagi Nagisa's tone was rock-solid:

"No problem. Whatever the price!"

The Kashiwagi family had money to burn!

The screen displayed a line of text:

"In that case, why don't I just search for you directly?"

"Does he have any distinguishing features?"

"Blonde hair."

Kashiwagi Nagisa recalled for a moment, then answered with certainty:

"At least 180 centimeters tall, maybe 190..."

"OK, that narrows it down quite a bit. I'll send them over—take a look and see if you can identify him."

Kashiwagi Nagisa stared at the large characters displayed on the screen, eagerly opening LINE and tapping on the chat with a contact labeled 'Walnut.'

Before long, Walnut sent over a dozen files.

Koyasu Tsubame leaned in closer, scrutinizing them just as seriously as Kashiwagi Nagisa:

"Tobe Sho..."

"Hayama Hayato..."

The two women's gazes swept across the photos one by one, eliminating each in turn.

Finally, they both locked onto the same document almost simultaneously, speaking in unison:

"That's him!"

Shijo Maki also leaned in curiously, reading the name aloud:

"Kira Yoshikage?"

Tokyo, Setagaya Ward, inside a café with a Japanese-style architectural design and a sign reading 'LycoReco.'