A Deal with Chairman Sakayanagi

The afternoon sun felt somewhat lazy, and on the school bus heading toward Advanced Nurturing High School, rows of boys and girls were chatting and laughing.

Each of them was filled with joy and anticipation at the prospect of entering such a prestigious school.

Yet, among this crowd, one person seemed completely out of place.

"Hey, classmate, did you have some kind of accident on the way here?"

Facing the question from the girl in the seat next to him, the disheveled boy merely shook his head gently without saying a word, his gaze remaining greedily fixed on the scenery outside the window, the light in his eyes flickering slightly.

Seeing this, the girl was a bit bewildered, but she still gave a polite smile before turning to whisper with the others.

"He's so weird."

"Yeah, he was the same way with me just now. He has absolutely no manners, and he smells so bad, too."

"Shh, keep it down. Let's just ignore him."

Although they were whispering, they never imagined that the boy could actually hear every word they said; he simply didn't care.

Just then, in the priority seating area at the front, a blond man with his legs crossed suddenly began arguing with a sweet-looking girl. The sound of their bickering immediately drew everyone's attention, the boy included.

"This is a priority seat. I think we should prioritize letting the elderly woman sit down."

"Oh, my, beautiful lady."

"While this is a priority seat, there is no legal obligation to give it up."

"But the elderly woman is..."

As the argument grew louder, the girl had no choice but to look at the others for help, hoping someone would give up their seat for the elderly woman.

Finally, at the last moment, a woman stepped up and offered her seat.

Although the matter had passed, Among all the curious onlookers, one person had been staring coldly at the disheveled boy from the very beginning, completely unmoved by anything else, his icy gaze never wavering.

This strange behavior was naturally observed by a girl beside him, who had hair reaching her waist tied in a butterfly braid.

When they arrived at the school gate, the disheveled boy disappeared into the crowd early on. Ayanokoji, who had intended to follow him, was inexplicably stopped by the girl with the long, black, braided hair who had been in the same row.

With no other choice, Ayanokoji had to helplessly give up on pursuing the boy.

However, when he asked why she had stopped him, Ayanokoji felt like crying after hearing her response. A barrage of bizarre questions followed, including why he didn't give up his seat, why he kept staring at that person, and so on.

At that moment, he really wanted to retort, "Who are you to me? Why do you care so much?"

Of course, he only thought it. After all, he knew very well that if he let someone get a handle on him over such a trivial matter, he would be laughing at himself.

Meanwhile, the boy who had arrived at the school earlier was now standing inside the office of Chairman Sakayanagi.

"Tell me, student. Aside from your entrance exam transcript, why is it impossible to find any other information about you?"

"Do you have any idea how severe the punishment is for entering this school with a forged identity?"

Facing the reprimand from the most powerful man in the school, the boy remained indifferent, even complaining about how being dragged here by the chairman's guards had delayed his search for a place to bathe.

"Nah~"

Watching the boy mime the act of bathing with his hands—and even slowing down his movements and stepping closer to ensure the chairman understood—was an insult.

A complete and utter insult!

Seeing that the other party not only ignored his words but also openly wore an expression as if he were treating him like a fool, anyone would have lost their temper.

"You!" Sakayanagi slammed his hand on the desk and stood up abruptly.

Rarely one to lose his temper, he was so furious for the first time that his hair stood on end and his face turned beet red.

Yet, the boy remained unfazed. His eyes, which had been half-closed the entire time, suddenly snapped open and locked onto Sakayanagi for a split second before closing again.

The pressure released from those dark red pupils was so terrifyingly suffocating that even after just one glance, Sakayanagi instinctively took a few steps back.

This person is no simple character! That was his first reaction.

Having struggled for years to become the chairman of this school, Sakayanagi naturally possessed a wealth of experience in reading people and handling emergencies.

Even his own daughter, whom he regarded with such pride, had never made him feel such pressure.

Does a person like this really exist in the world?

Sakayanagi took a deep breath. Based on the forged documents and the conversation they just had, the only reason he hadn't raised the alarm yet was that the boy's goal seemed to be purely to join the school.

"Then..."

The shrewd Chairman Sakayanagi seemed to make a very bold decision. He turned around and, bracing himself against the fear in his heart, looked at the boy. "If... if you only want to enroll, I can help you. However, you must agree to a deal with me."

Watching the man dripping with sweat yet maintaining a calm expression, a trace of satisfaction flashed in the boy's eyes. He finally felt that the person before him was qualified to speak to him. "Interesting~ Tell me about it."

"I will arrange your enrollment and transfer you directly into the top-tier Class A of the first year."

"In exchange, you must ensure that my daughter successfully graduates as a member of Class A in three years."

"But remember, you must never tell her that I was the one who arranged it."

"Hmm~ You're talking about that Arisu Sakayanagi?"

"I remember, isn't she quite strong? Heh~ and she still needs me to protect her?"

The boy was somewhat surprised. Although his years in the White Room had smoothed away all traces of emotion from his face, he had not forgotten the memories of his past life; that girl was not weak.

"Ah, how do you know her?"

However, the boy did not respond to this, simply continuing to speak to himself, "Fine, I can protect her, but I want to join Class D."

"What? C...Class D?" Chairman Sakayanagi blinked repeatedly, thinking he had misheard.

A class that others dreamed of joining, yet here was someone trying to go in the opposite direction.

"Tch, where I want to go is none of your concern."

"It's possible, but in that kind of class, I'm afraid you..."

Seeing Chairman Sakayanagi reveal a worried expression, the boy gave a disdainful laugh: "Heh~ isn't it the same everywhere?"

"What~ are you afraid I'll get expelled?"

"Haha... hahahaha~" It was as if he had heard a very absurd joke; the boy couldn't remember the last time he had laughed so heartily.

After calming down for a moment, the boy said casually: "Heh~ how about this, when the first midterm exam comes after enrollment, whatever score you want, I will get exactly that for you."

"No... no, that's not what I meant." Chairman Sakayanagi tried to explain.

However, the boy had no mood to continue talking to him and interrupted directly: "Forget it, if you won't say, then just like this time, I'll get exactly a passing grade in every subject. One point more or one point less, and I'll withdraw voluntarily."

"You don't need to say anything more, just sit back and watch."

As he spoke, the boy stretched his limbs, once again looking like he wanted to take a bath.

That extremely impatient tone made Chairman Sakayanagi feel even more that this person was extraordinary.

Thus, without saying anything further, he reached an agreement with the boy.

At the same time, he took the initiative to leave behind his private contact information, which he almost never gave out to anyone.

Of course, the boy didn't think much of this inexplicable trust.

"Here, this is your ID card. Write whatever you want for your name and address."

"Later, I'll have someone enter you into the school's personnel database."

"01?"

Looking at the name list the boy had filled out, Chairman Sakayanagi gave a wry smile, "Although I told you to write whatever you wanted, this is still too..."

Seeming to read the other's thoughts, the boy waved his pen again and changed 01 to Rinya.

"Rinya, is it~"

Looking at the disheveled boy before him, for some reason, Chairman Sakayanagi had a strong premonition that his future would surely shine brilliantly, perhaps even creating a legend of his own.

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