Odd Jobs Agency

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Odd Jobs Agency (万事屋)
Alias(es)	Advanced Nurturing Odd Jobs Agency 21 23
Affiliation	Advanced Nurturing High School; operates under Student Council promotion and mandatory-commission conditions 22 23
Occupation/Role	Paid request-taking school club handling jobs, investigations, and miscellaneous services 19 23
Status	Active 43 49
First Appearance	Chapter 6

Background / History

Katsuya Shinjo conceived the agency as a means of earning money and obtaining club funding. After learning that a new club required at least three members and Student Council approval, he chose the provisional name “Odd Jobs Agency.” 7

Shinjo submitted the club application to the Student Council, where Manabu Horikita questioned why a service-oriented club was needed instead of Student Council membership. Shinjo later obtained four signatures for the application, including Kei Karuizawa’s recruitment of an additional member. 20 21

Before the club was formally approved, Shinjo blackmailed Manabu into promoting it and securing substantial funding and equipment. In exchange, the agency was required to complete one unconditional Student Council request per week, subject to Shinjo’s first three stated principles. 22

Manabu established the agency within two days, distributing advertisements and request-form instructions to students, faculty, and shopping-district staff. Its activity room was assigned as Activity Classroom 401. 23

Organization and Operations

Aspect	Details
President	Katsuya Shinjo 23 26
Listed members	Kei Karuizawa, Maya Sato, and Chiaki Matsushita join Shinjo in the club room; Sato and Matsushita are later described as being on the roster without performing actual work. 23 49
Request intake	Written requests are deposited in a mailbox outside the club room and reviewed collectively after school. 23
Pricing	Fees are negotiated and finalized by both the agency and the client. 23
Member compensation	Rewards are split equally among members who participate in a request. 23
Student Council requests	Forms marked “Student Council” must be completed; refusal risks the agency’s funding and benefits. 23
School oversight	The school monitors the agency due to the attention surrounding its creation and operations. 43

Four Major Principles

The agency evaluates ordinary requests according to four rules:

1. It does not accept jobs it cannot complete. 22 23
2. It does not accept requests from people it dislikes. 22 23
3. It does not perform work that violates basic human moral standards. 22 23
4. It does not perform work its members do not feel like doing. 22 23

Student Council-designated commissions override the fourth principle under Shinjo’s agreement with Manabu Horikita. 22 23

Facilities and Equipment

Activity Classroom 401 is unusually well-equipped for a school club room, with its resources obtained through the agreement with Manabu Horikita. 22 23

• Game consoles and televisions. 23
• Refrigerator and washing machine. 23
• Furniture, including tables, chairs, sofas, and cushions. 21 23
• Drinks and snacks available for members. 23
• A requested fully automatic massage chair was not approved. 23

Major Operations

Student Council Miscellaneous Work

Following the agency’s establishment, Manabu assigned basic Student Council tasks. Most of these requests included fees, while the mandatory weekly commission did not. These early jobs familiarized Karuizawa, Sato, and Matsushita with the agency’s workflow. 24

Midterm-Answer Transactions

The agency became involved in dealings over midterm answers when second-year Hayato Kojima approached Shinjo with an offer. Shinjo reframed the exchange as a commission, charging Kojima a fee while offering the agency’s “friendship” and priority service. 26 27

Shinjo subsequently used the agency’s reputation to market the answers to Class C and Class B. He emphasized that selling false answers would damage the Odd Jobs Agency’s reputation. 28 29 32

The Hidden Client Case

The agency received an anonymous request to investigate a suspicious employee at the Digital Specialty Store. Because the letter contained neither contact information nor payment, Shinjo initially considered ignoring it; Manabu instead designated it a mandatory Student Council request. 44

With assistance from Akane Tachibana and Kei Karuizawa, Shinjo investigated the store and approached Sakura Airi, whose camera purchase connected her to the location. Sakura disclosed that an employee had discovered her secret identity as an online idol and had been harassing her. 45 46

The agency helped Sakura recover her camera, then intervened when the perpetrator kidnapped her. Shinjo rescued Sakura and captured the man before Manabu and the Disciplinary Committee arrived to take statements. 47 48

The anonymous client was revealed to be the store’s Sales Champion, a longtime admirer of Sakura who had commissioned the agency to protect her privacy when he lacked evidence against his coworker. 48 49

Relationships

• Katsuya Shinjo — Founder and president; personally determines whether requests are accepted and negotiates their fees. 23 26
• Manabu Horikita — Student Council President who approved, promoted, funded, and monitors the agency; he also assigns mandatory weekly commissions. 22 23 43
• Kei Karuizawa — Member who joined at Shinjo’s request and actively assists with agency work, including the Hidden Client case. 19 23 44
• Maya Sato — Listed member who receives access to the club room and its benefits; later described as not performing actual agency work. 23 49
• Chiaki Matsushita — Listed member with ties to Shinjo’s family through her high-society background; later described as not performing actual agency work. 23 49
• Akane Tachibana — Student Council vice-president who assists Shinjo’s investigation into the Digital Specialty Store despite objecting to being dragged into the work. 45
• Sae Chabashira — Views the agency as a potential loophole for using teacher-held points indirectly on students through commissions. 33
• Suzune Horikita — Considers hiring the agency to clear Yosuke Sudo’s name, but declines because of its high cost and Shinjo’s profit-driven approach. 43 44
• Hayato Kojima — Second-year client and business contact compelled to pay the agency a commission during the midterm-answer transaction. 26 27