Beautiful Brother's Approval

"Good afternoon, Kouenji."

Seeing Kouenji Rokusuke leisurely passing his days by the pool, sunbathing as though he were on a Hawaiian beach, Shiraishi Makoto spoke up and interrupted his pleasant downtime.

"Oh? Boy, what brings you here specifically to find me?" Kouenji Rokusuke wore sunglasses and lounged lazily on a deck chair without even turning his head.

"I am Shiraishi Makoto from the Student Council. I have come to deliver an official notice." Shiraishi took out a document and calmly began to read it aloud.

"Student Council Vice President Nagumo has collected evidence of two violations on your part. First, purchasing fellow students' Private Points by promising payment in outside currency. Second, exchanging outside job opportunities for Private Points. Both actions clearly violate school regulations. The school orders you to immediately cease all related activities."

Only after Shiraishi had finished reading the notice did Kouenji slowly remove his sunglasses and raise his eyes to look directly at him.

"White Stone Boy, I have long heard of your name." Kouenji Rokusuke paid no heed to the warning, his tone relaxed. "To discover the school's hidden rules on the second day of school—you truly have a pair of exceptionally beautiful eyes~ Would you be interested in serving me after graduation?"

This was an invitation from Kouenji, an opportunity that led directly to the Kouenji Conglomerate. Its value was even greater than the benefits promised to Class A graduates, yet Shiraishi Makoto was not tempted.

His confidence in maneuvering within Advanced Nurturing High School came from his advantage of foresight: knowing the school's regulations, exam content, and the personalities of students in every class ahead of time.

If that foresight were stripped away and only his raw abilities considered, his overall level was merely somewhat above average among the first-years. He had no exceptional trait worth mentioning.

"My apologies, but I have no such plans at the moment." Shiraishi Makoto gently shook his head, without feeling any regret.

From the first day he had transmigrated here, he had repeatedly reminded himself to know his own limits. That was why, when he found opportunities to cooperate with people like Ayanokouji and Sakayanagi Arisu, he decisively seized them instead of becoming hostile toward them.

"How interesting. It seems White Stone Boy possesses ambitions far beyond what I imagined." Kouenji Rokusuke slightly raised his brows. Though he could not see through Shiraishi Makoto's thoughts, he could tell from his calm gaze that the refusal was neither politeness nor perfunctory evasion, but his genuine intention.

"In any case, I have delivered this notice faithfully. I hope you will refrain from further violations, Kouenji. Otherwise, Vice President Nagumo may personally arrange a meeting with you." Shiraishi Makoto handed the paper notice to Kouenji.

"Really, this is not beautiful at all." Kouenji shook his head helplessly, casually accepting the leaflet and idly pinching it between his fingers.

His enrollment at Advanced Nurturing High School had been entirely due to his family's close cooperation with the current prime minister. The ultimate purpose was to give both his identity and the Kouenji Conglomerate the coloring of the "prime minister's faction."

For that reason, attending school was no more than a formality to him. Class rankings and academic competition had never fallen within the scope of his concerns. He only needed to remain true to himself and continuously become even more outstanding.

However, Points possessed the power to determine everything at this school, while Class D had no Class Points at all. As a result, they received no monthly Private Points, which did give him some trouble.

He could accept free mountain vegetable set meals, because adapting to one's environment was one mark of the strong. But he hated being forced to eat mountain vegetable set meals because he had no Points. Without Private Points, he had no right to say no.

Thus, he did not reject the rotating support of upperclasswomen. After all, far more people flattered him outside the school than within it. At the same time, he wanted to earn a considerable amount of Points through his own methods, ensuring his daily expenses and freedom of choice for the next three years.

"Kouenji, when you were outside, you probably had little contact with certain lower-level industries, correct?" Shiraishi Makoto suddenly asked.

"Not at all. Perfection such as myself ought to explore everything in this world, regardless of status or worth." Though he did not understand Shiraishi Makoto's meaning, Kouenji Rokusuke immediately refuted him, his posture remaining proud and composed.

"But as the young master of a conglomerate, there are some things you cannot see from your perspective, aren't there?" Shiraishi Makoto put it another way.

"I will not deny that. Even one as perfect as I am is not omniscient or omnipotent." Kouenji Rokusuke nodded slightly and admitted it frankly.

It was not because his powers of observation were lacking. Rather, to avoid accountability, the people below him naturally displayed only the polished and glamorous things while concealing the bad ones, which was why he had not seen such matters.

"Kouenji, do you know of something outside called Pachinko?" Shiraishi Makoto unhurriedly gave a simple explanation of Pachinko's operating model, its legal loopholes, and the full logic of using prizes as intermediaries to circumvent legal restrictions and achieve disguised profits.

"I see. I thought those were scam machines meant to target shut-ins. So that was the idea behind them." After hearing Shiraishi Makoto's explanation, Kouenji Rokusuke's eyes lit up.

Because Pachinko was so extraordinarily profitable, manufacturers even collaborated with popular anime to broaden its appeal, releasing machines themed after particular series. Kouenji Rokusuke had noticed that such machines had extremely low winning odds, but he had mistakenly believed they were merely gimmicks designed for merchants to sell merchandise and reap profits.

At the same time, Kouenji Rokusuke understood why Shiraishi Makoto had given that example. He could completely imitate the method, using another item as an intermediary within the school to bypass the school's rules and complete Point transactions.

However, the sole difficulty was that this intermediary required a distributor with no obvious connection to Kouenji on the surface.

"Since this method was proposed by you, White Stone Boy, would you be interested in working with me?" Kouenji Rokusuke stood from his deck chair, brushed back his golden hair, and smiled with flamboyant elegance. He extended his right hand toward Shiraishi Makoto. "According to outside employment rates, I can give you fifteen percent compensation."

"It would be my honor." Shiraishi Makoto clasped Kouenji Rokusuke's hand and accepted the commission.

"Just as expected of someone I approve of. The Kouenji Conglomerate's invitation remains open indefinitely. If you change your mind, come find me." Kouenji Rokusuke laughed several times.

Those bookworms who focused only on grades were beneath notice. Only capable people like Shiraishi Makoto, who could see through this school's true nature, were qualified to stand behind him.