The chairman was somewhat puzzled, so he walked over to the cash box Hachiman had just placed on the table.
He lifted it lightly.
It really was an effortless lift.
Noticing the unusual weight, Chairman Sakayanagi directly opened the box.
With a click.
The hidden latch on the box shifted, revealing its contents before his eyes.
The box... was empty. There was not a single coin inside.
It was an empty box.
"..." The chairman.
Seeing this, the chairman nearly laughed out loud.
Because.
Hachiman had said that Teacher Ayanokoji would definitely retaliate if angered, yet he had brought over an empty cash box. In other words, Hachiman was certain that Teacher Ayanokoji would not agree to this method of buying a person with money.
More accurately, he had him completely figured out—Teacher Ayanokoji could not possibly lose his temper.
That was why he could bring an empty box.
Thinking that, the chairman gently pushed up his glasses.
He was a little curious. Just how well did Hachiman understand Teacher Ayanokoji?
PS: Yesterday's update! This chapter is 5,000 words, repaying 1,000 words of debt. Still owe 502,000 words.
PS: Today's update is still being written.
PS: Ugh.
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In truth, Hachiman did not understand Atsomi Ayanokoji very well either. From the information he had gathered, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji's father was certainly not a good person, but he could absolutely be called terrifying.
Born a commoner, he had climbed upward, reaching a position ordinary people could never attain. That was definitely no easy feat.
And to climb upward, he would do anything. He would stop at nothing.
That meant breaking his word was not impossible either.
After all, stopping at nothing meant he might tear up agreements he had already made.
So, some precautions were necessary.
They needed