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Chapter 38 - Chapter 38. Airi, Call Me Airi

Chairman's Office.

"Chairman Sakayanagi, don't bargain with me! I said 30 million points, so it's 30 million points!"

Katsuragi Ren put his hands on Chairman Sakayanagi's desk and spoke to him with an angry face.

Leading Airi Sakura to the Chairman's office, Katsuragi Ren described the situation of the girl's victimization with added details.

Chairman Sakayanagi, who was drinking tea leisurely, stopped drinking. His face was serious as he expressed that he would definitely handle this matter well.

He even wanted Airi Sakura to go back to the dormitory to rest first and wait for the school's punishment on the clerk before notifying her of the result.

How could Katsuragi Ren agree? Chairman Sakayanagi clearly saw that Airi Sakura was easy to bully and wanted to turn a big issue into a small one.

Forcefully pulling Airi Sakura, who was about to leave, and hiding the girl behind him.

Katsuragi Ren began to uphold justice for her.

"30 million points, you know that's impossible, Katsuragi-kun." Chairman Sakayanagi also looked at Katsuragi Ren coldly. This young master really knew how to ask for a lion's share.

"Impossible? So Chairman Sakayanagi means that as long as I have 30 million points later, I can also learn from that scum to follow others, right?"

"Fine, I'll go follow your daughter then. First Year Class B, Arisu Sakayanagi, is that the name?"

Katsuragi Ren sneered. Did he really think I couldn't do anything to him?

Katsuragi Ren had investigated clearly that Chairman Sakayanagi was a doting father.

"Katsuragi-kun, the victim is this Sakura-san. Can you let me ask for her opinion first?" Chairman Sakayanagi, whose weakness was seized by Katsuragi Ren, stiffened and chose to shift the target.

Noticing Chairman Sakayanagi's gaze shifting to her, Airi Sakura hid behind Katsuragi Ren like a stress reaction, tightly grasping the corner of Katsuragi Ren's clothes.

A face that said, Don't ask me, Katsuragi Ren decides.

Before coming, Katsuragi Ren had clearly told Airi Sakura that she was not suitable for this kind of negotiation and to let him handle it.

If Chairman Sakayanagi shifted the topic to her, she should pretend to have a victim stress reaction and hide behind him, and he would solve everything.

Seeing that Airi Sakura acted so well, Katsuragi Ren gave her a thumbs up in his heart.

Only... Airi Sakura wasn't acting well; she was really scared by Chairman Sakayanagi. Now only Katsuragi Ren could bring her a sense of security.

Seeing Airi Sakura like this, Chairman Sakayanagi also knew he couldn't start with the girl.

"Chairman Sakayanagi, I hope you can understand the seriousness of this matter. With such a stalking and assault incident happening on campus, can this school really guarantee the safety of students? I doubt it."

Katsuragi Ren didn't care about this and continued to bombard the other party.

"I understand. I will hand that employee over to the police later. It's just that the 30 million points you mentioned, Katsuragi-kun, is really impossible."

"Then how many points can Chairman Sakayanagi offer? Don't say anything about just letting Sakura-san wait for notification." Katsuragi Ren also understood that he was being unreasonable before and took a step back appropriately.

Not wanting to continue wrangling over this matter that would affect the school's reputation, Chairman Sakayanagi gave the price he thought was appropriate.

"2 million points. This is the maximum compensation I can give Sakura-san."

"Okay. I have another request: transfer Sakura-san to Class A." The boy finally stated his true purpose.

Chairman Sakayanagi's head was full of question marks. What is the difference between these 2 million points plus transferring Airi Sakura to Class A and the 30 million points discussed before?

There really is a difference; a difference of 28 million points in between, right?

"Katsuragi-kun." Chairman Sakayanagi's tone became heavier, signaling the other party to stop while he was ahead.

"Chairman Sakayanagi, do you think Sakura-san can continue to stay in Class D, which is called a class of defective products, after suffering such great trauma?"

"Without a good campus environment, I don't think Sakura-san can walk out of this psychological shadow at all."

"Don't you agree, Sakura-san?"

Huh? Me?

Airi Sakura, who was listening in confusion, froze in place, not knowing how to react for a moment.

Katsuragi Ren patted Airi Sakura's head with a look of hating iron for not becoming steel, forcing the girl to nod to show that was the case.

Chairman Sakayanagi was silent. Katsuragi Ren's action was no different from conspiring loudly in front of him, but the other party was justified as a victim.

"Fine. I will transfer Sakura-san's 2 million points in full next month. As for transferring to Class A, I need to discuss it with you again, Katsuragi-kun." Chairman Sakayanagi said through gritted teeth.

Although his heart was bleeding frantically, his expression still looked like the initial ease in Airi Sakura's eyes.

Only Katsuragi Ren understood how many expressions the other party had changed.

Airi Sakura tilted her head to look at Katsuragi Ren.

"Alright, Sakura-san. You go out first. I'll discuss the rest with Chairman Sakayanagi in detail." Airi Sakura's cake had been fought for enough; now it was time to fight for his own.

Nodding, Airi Sakura left the Chairman's office.

And the real war officially began.

"Speak, Katsuragi-kun, what do you want?" The moment Airi Sakura closed the door, Chairman Sakayanagi's face turned ashen instantly.

From the initial righteous indignation to the gentle comfort later, Katsuragi Ren finally showed the expression a negotiation should have—indifference.

"I need the position of a school shareholder." Still asking for a lion's share right off the bat.

As a shrewd person, how could Chairman Sakayanagi not understand this negotiation routine? He said bluntly: "Katsuragi-kun, what is your true purpose?"

He wouldn't believe Katsuragi Ren was so kind-hearted.

The other party did help that Sakura-san, but fighting for such a big cake for her?

It didn't make sense no matter how you looked at it.

"With cameras installed everywhere on the island, incidents of students being followed and even attacked can still happen. I am now very worried about entrusting my safety to the school."

"I need the authority to query the school's camera records at any time during my three years at school." Katsuragi Ren stated his demand.

"Heh, Katsuragi-kun, this is your true purpose, right?" Chairman Sakayanagi laughed.

It matched; everything matched.

Coincidentally meeting a student being followed by a clerk, timely resolving the siege, and blowing things up along the way, then coming to find him on the grounds of helping the student uphold justice.

Exaggerating the facts a little more, this incident where only a student might have been harmed.

Would become that the heir to the Katsuragi Group might be attacked and killed in the school.

Katsuragi Ren's guess was not wrong at all. There was no "shadow" in this transparent gu jar of a school.

Once Katsuragi Ren obtained the authority to query surveillance at any time, it meant that this school would be under his control for the next three years.

Should I say he is worthy of being the heir to a top conglomerate?

Truly terrifying.

"One month, at most one month. Also, you cannot take any action on the shadowy places you see." Chairman Sakayanagi made a concession.

The idea of Katsuragi Ren being attacked in school was too terrifying. He didn't dare to ensure whether the other party would direct and act in such a big drama himself.

He believed Katsuragi Ren understood what the "shadow" he spoke of was, and he also had confidence that the other party would not break this rule.

The surface is the surface; the dark is the dark.

If you break the rules on the surface and make the rules lose their authority, then everyone will no longer follow the rules.

This was also difficult for Katsuragi Ren to accept.

"One year. It takes at least one year to guarantee my personal safety." Katsuragi Ren stopped pretending.

Showdown!

"Half a year. This is the greatest sincerity I can show."

Half a year would be at most a little after the midterm exam. In this way, even if Katsuragi Ren got some information, it wouldn't let Class A lead by a cliff-like margin.

Chairman Sakayanagi was fighting for that sliver of opportunity for Arisu Sakayanagi.

The previous call between the Head of the Koenji Family and the Head of the Katsuragi Family also gave him a little delusion in his heart that his daughter could defeat the two conglomerate heirs.

"No problem, deal." Testing that Chairman Sakayanagi's bottom line was almost reached, Katsuragi Ren stopped pressuring.

In his mind, three months was enough.

Being able to get half a year now was considered an unexpected joy.

"I'll connect the computer to the S system tonight. Remember to let the system pass it." Katsuragi Ren, who was full, didn't want to stay here for long. Before leaving, he didn't forget to remind Chairman Sakayanagi.

"If Chairman Sakayanagi feels that it is abrupt for the school to transfer Sakura-san's class, you can transfer the 20 million points to my account, and I will transfer her."

He had eaten his fill of cake. As the original victim, Airi Sakura's cake naturally couldn't be forgotten.

This was what she deserved.

Walking out of the Chairman's office, Katsuragi Ren saw Airi Sakura guarding the door at a glance.

Seeing Katsuragi Ren come out, Airi Sakura ran quickly towards the boy.

This action confused Katsuragi Ren, and he asked in confusion: "Sakura-san?"

No longer timid, Airi Sakura stared straight at Katsuragi Ren.

"Airi, call me Airi."

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