COTE: Ayanokouji's Return
By : tobi7th
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Chapter 1 - 5
Chapter 1 - First Acquaintances
1st April
Kiyotaka's POV
I walked slowly towards the bus stop, where the bus was supposed to take me to the school. I've been in Japan for a few days now and I'm getting used to the environment of Tokio. It's an interesting experience. Although I am Japanese, I spent my entire youth in the White Room and the last 3 years in America. So I felt more like a tourist in a foreign country than like a native returning home.
Japan is a beautiful country, completely different from the USA. While I tried to learn as much as I could about this country while being away, nothing beats the actual experience. I mean, I am going to rule this country in the future, yet I don't feel like Japanese at all. I still have a lot to learn as a Japanese citizen and I hope that the school will help me achieve this goal.
Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School.
A school established by the Japanese government to nurture elite students that will support the country. It boasts a 100% employment and college entry rate. A facility that spares no effort in pursuing the nation's desired future. For some reason, the students of this school must live in it and are banned from contact with the outside world until graduation, including family. A perfect place for someone like me, who officially doesn't have anything and wants to get acquainted with the future elite of this country.
Well, it's not exactly that I have nothing at all, but explaining what I gained during my stay in the USA would be at the very least problematic. After all, officially I'm pretty low on the social ladder as an orphan returning from a foreign country, so at the first glance teenagers from rich, important families here wouldn't consider me as worthy companion. And I'm not going to suck up to anyone with status. So this closed environment with no family interference is quite good for myself. I just hope I don't run into some snobs with superiority complexes.
While thinking about various things, I reached the bus stop. As I approached it, I noticed a girl wearing the same school uniform as me, propably waiting for the bus as well. She has thigh-length purple hair that is tied in a long ponytail on the right side and a pretty cute face with beautiful purple eyes. In addition, her big chest and a slim waist was well matched with pair of long legs. Overall, she was a great beauty.
How lucky! The very first girl that I meet from my school is practically a model rank.
She saw me approaching and frowned. Apparently my arrival made her annoyed for some reason.
So, what to do? The girl doesn't seem eager to have a conversation. But just leaving her alone would feel like a waste, since it's just us here. I decided to try anyway.
Kiyotaka: "Hello. Judging by your uniform, you're an ANHS student like me. I'm Ayanokouji Kiyotaka from the Class 1-D. Nice to meet you."
The purple-haired girl glared at me for second. Her annoyance of me become even more apparent. For some reason she was extremely wary of me.
?: "I'm sorry, but I don't wish to make new acquaintances at the moment."
Ugh.. I got rejected at just asking for name. All the confidence I had was mercilessly destroyed at first try. My poor heart aches at this sudden development.
'No, don't give up just yet, Kiyotaka. The harder to pick up the fruit, the sweeter it is.'
She probably thinks that I'm hitting on her. Which is partly true. For now, since she is not willing to share some personal information of her, I will share some of mine to make her interested.
Kiyotaka: "I apologise, if I offended you somehow. I just wanted to know, if we were going to be classmates. You see, I just came back from America, so I will not have any acquaintances in our new school, which made me a little nervous."
Such a pitiful, little lie. But the girl does not know me yet, so it should be fine.
?: "..."
Indeed, when I said that, her glare became much weaker, but she was still on her guard. It seems that my mention of the America made her a little interested. Or maybe she just took a pity on a loner from foreign country.
?: "I'm Kamuro Masumi. From the Class 1-A. So we are not gonna be classmates."
Good! She answered. It was a good choice to not give up so soon.
But we are in different classes huh? It's too bad. The more to make impression on her right now, since our encounters in the future will be indefinite.
Kiyotaka: "Pleased to meet you, Kamuro." I said, while making a small smile.
Kamuro: "..."
My sudden smile attack made Kamuro slightly stunned. I could see some blush on her face as well.
Good, good. I managed to pierce though some of her defences.
I remembered a certain blonde vixen words:
' Listen, Kiyo. You are a handsome man. If you could manage to act like one, this would be a very strong weapon for you, especially against women. If your face could maintain some positive reactions, people would become less wary of you . If you want to make family in the future, you need to know how to act towards women that interests you. Relax, this big sister will take reeaaallyyyyy good care of you and will teach you everything you need to know '
Ugh, I want to forget about those times, but it seems like my questionable training with that woman was really effective.
Thanks to that I now can make some facial expressions. Of course, it wasn't immediately possible, but after some time and effort on it, it was managable. In my later months in the USA I discovered what a powerful weapon my face could be against the other people. This realization helped me a lot while dealing with some troubles. At first, it was for just small manipulations, but after some time I got used to it on daily level.
Kiyotaka: "Kamuro?" I pretended to not know why she stopped talking.
Kamuro: "Y-Yeah, nice to meet you."
Cute.
She's definitely going to be popular with boys, if she would act like this.
Hmm, could it be that she was acting cold toward me at the beginning, because she doesn't like attention, especially from male gender. I can understand that. It's really annoying, when too many people want something from you, even though you don't really know them much.
Kiyotaka: "It's too bad we are not going to be classmates though."
It's really too bad. If my hunch about her is correct, she will try to keep herself from people and it's gonna be hard to meet her outside her classroom. I somehow need to leave good impression on her, if I want to keep interacting with her in the future. This encounter may be my first and last chance for that.
Just when I was wondering what to say next to keep conversation with Kamuro, I started to hear some voices behind my back. Damn it, some people came.
The guy: "And remember to be wary of boys, Takeko. You never know when a good looking guy is actually a big pervert. If some dude bothers you, kick him where it hurts the most without even thinking."
The girl named Takeko: "You have said that 10th time big brother. Stop being annoying. I can take care of myself, unlike you. You better try to not be a problem for father and mother while I am away. And make sure to do your job properly."
The siblings was bickering from afar up to their arrive at the bus stop. The guy was well built and had an ordinary face. From their conversation, it appeared that he had recently started working at a construction site and was rather a troublemaker.
But what caught my attention was a girl wearing the same uniform as me and Kamuro. She had a pretty face with charming lips and violet eyes. Her reddish brown hair was tied up in a pony tail. She had well proportioned body. Seeing her berathing her brother without hesistation, she seems like open person that speaks her mind with no problem.
When I was paying attention to the siblings, they also started to be aware of my and Kamuro presenses.
The guy: "What are you looking at, punk? If you dare to stare at my little sister any longer, I will send you to hospital right now!"
Apparently he was overprotective of himself of his sister and didn't like, when I was staring at her. Seeing his aggressive stance, Kamuro slightly placed behind me. Looking out of the corner of my eye at her slightly pale face, I could tell her wasn't very good with violent men.
The girl: "Big brother, be quiet!"
His younger sister was evidently irritated of his sudden outburst. Seeing her like this, he stopped speaking, but was still glaring at me.
The girl: "I'm very sorry for my brother. He is a little aggressive, but actually he is a good guy, so forgive him for this."
Kiyotaka: "It's alright. Your brother is only worried about you. I would propably also be at edge, if my little sister was about to be away for the next three years."
The girl smiled slightly relieved. Her smiling face was really pretty.
I'm not even at the school ground yet and I'm already acquainted with two beauties. What a lucky day.
Kiyotaka: "It seems like you are also a student from ANHS like us. I'm Ayanokouji Kiyotaka from the Class 1-D. And this is.."
Kamuro: "Kamuro Masumi. Class 1-A."
It seems like Kamuro was not pleased that I was trying to introduce us together. But that was part of my plan. I wanted others to think that we were close, which would tie her with me on some level.
The girl: "Nice to meet you, Ayanokouji-kun, Kamuro-san. I'm Nishino Takeko from the Class 1-C and this is my elder brother Nishino Takeshi."
Another beauty not from my class. It seems that my luck is quite vague today. I can only hope that we will become friends before entering the school.
Suddenly, Nishino's elder brother came between her and me and extended his hand towards me.
Nishino Takeshi: "Nice to meet you. I'm Nishino Takeshi."
No matter how I looked at it, this was naked provocation from him. But I was not afraid of the challenge. I shook his hand lightly.
Just as I thought, my hand was squeezed with increasing pressure. I started to apply more strength to my hand as well to balance things. In few seconds the older Nishino's face become redder and redder, while my face was still intact. It seems like he reached his limit, so I added a little more pressure to my grip to let him know the winner. Finally, Nishino Takeshi capitulated and let go of my hand with tired expression.
The two girls looked at our small contest of strength with suprised expressions. No one expected me to win, especially with such ease. Looks like I managed to score some points from them thanks to this.
Kiyotaka: "Nice to meet you two."
Nishino Takeshi: "Damn it. What kind of strength is that? Takeko, this brat is dangerous. As your elder brother, I insist you keep your distance from him!"
What a siscon. I thought that he would respect me a little more, but I probably just entered the top of his black list. Fortunately, the younger Nishino only rolled her eyes and didn't take his advise to heart. She seems to be used to her brother questionable behavior.
Nishino Takeko: "Once again, I'm sorry for my stupid brother. I was planning to stop him, if things would go in the wrong way. Who would have thought that you managed to overpower him so easily. My brother is quite strong ."
Kiyotaka: "Thanks. I could tell that your brother is not weak, but I was confident in my strength as well."
Kamuro: "Do you workout or something?"
Oh, it looks like my performance have also intrigued Kamuro, who was silent all the time.
Kiyotaka: "Yes, I workout sometimes. I also train some martial arts." I said while showing a confident smile.
The two girls blushed a little and averted eyes.
Nishino Takeshi: "What are you bastard getting cocky about? I warn you again - stay away from my sister, otherwise.."
He couldn't end the sentence, because his younger sister mercilessly stomped on his feet.
Nishino Takeko: "Big brother, you walked me to the bus stop, so you can go now. I'll manage on my own from now." she said with a smile that didn't reach her eyes.
Nishino Takeshi: "But..."
Nishino Takeko: "Look, the bus is coming."
The bus really was coming. I was relieved that I will be freed from this aggressive siscon, but also a little down that I couldn't manage to converse at ease with the two girls more.
As the bus started to pull down to our stop, Nishino finished saying goodbye to her brother. Despite everything, she was upset for this separation from her family members for three years. I could tell that she loved her brother very much.
I started to wonder what would have happened, if my father survived that day.
Would we go back to what we were used to be? Or would there be some change?
Would he still treat me like always? Or would he try to repair our relationship?
If he was still alive, would he have walked me up to this bus stop today? That's something I will never know.
Although i plan to start a family in the future, I still cannot imagine it.
Will I be able to love my family? Or will I think of it as a tool to realize my goals.
Will there be a day when I once again will feel that powerful feeling? I have always wondered about that.
That's why I returned.
To realize my goals and to find my answers.
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Chapter 2: Bus Trouble
Kiyotaka's POV
When the bus stopped and the front door opened, I acted like a gentleman and let two beauties pass first.
Then, I realized that there's gonna be a big problem ahead of me.
Namely, since the two girls entered before me, they would choose their seats first. But considering they've only just met and are from different classes, they're unlikely to sit next to each other.
Which means there's a good chance I'll have to choose which one I want to sit with, putting the relationship with the other one at risk.
I met Kamuro first, but she will probably be hard to talk. But if I give up on her now, there may be no more chances to become friendly with her in the near future. I don't want to give up on such a beauty just because the difficulty level is hard.
Nishino would be easier to talk. She seems open and friendly. Most people would rather seat with her to converse. But that's just my first opinion on her. It's hard to tell her true nature just because of few minutes of acquintance. And her brother is still watching us from the bus stop. Although he is mainly watching his sister, I can tell that I am under watch as well.
How troublesome.
If possible, I'd like to be able to talk freely to both at once. But such a greedy scenario rather won't be possible, if they at least won't seat near to each other.
'Come on, my luck! Please give me a hand here! '
When I entered the bus, there were some passengers already in here. But there was only one passenger that was wearing the same uniform as our three.
She was a very beautiful girl with long platinum blonde hair with a headband in it. Her tall nose, red lips and charming crimson eyes made her appearing noble and seductive at the same time. She's got a tall physique and shapely curves, especially a well -rounded butt. She was wearing black tights, which only drew attention to her long legs.
The girl was sitting on her seat like she was owner of this bus or the entire bus company. It was very obvious from her demeanor that she was a confident person.
What a gorgeous girl.
I was stunned for a second by her beauty.
If I were to grade my new schoolmates by just appearance, Kamuro would get A+, Nishino would get A and this girl would get S.
Noticing my vision, she also stared at me. Her lips turned into cheeky grin and her eyes were giving a dangerous glint.
My guts were telling me that this woman was a natural predator and it's bad to meet her head on without mental preparation. But my male instinct was screaming excitedly in the face of potential conquest.
In the end, my rationality won and I decided to break this stare contest and move on.
Though the seat next to platinum haired beauty was empty, Kamuro and Nishino passed her to sit further back on the bus.
I went after them. After all, I was planning to befriend them and going after this unknown girl just like that would be seen like move of womanizer. Fortunately, she wasn't trying to stop me or start conversation.
When I started relaxing a little, I realized that it's time to make a choice where to seat.
As expected, Kamuro went after window seat on the left side in the middle of the bus, while Nishino sat two rows behind her on the right side of the bus.
Fortunately, the row behind Kamuro was empty, so I decided to go there. It was strategically best position, close enough to start conversation to any of them with possibility of the other one to join anytime.
As the bus was leaving, I saw Nishino waving goodbye to her brother who was doing the same.
Kiyotaka: "You and your brother sure are close. Must be nice having a sibling."
Nishino: "Because of his temper, he was always creating trouble for our parents. When they were not around, it was my role to calm him down. He is a good guy, but not many people can handle him."
Kiyotaka: "I see."
Nishino: "Are you the only child, Ayanokouji-kun?
Kiyotaka: "Yes."
Nishino: "You seems quite sociable. I was surprised that you didn't have problems to speak with my brother, even though you two were complete strangers and he acted aggressive towards you."
Kiyotaka: "Well, I was surprised at first, but as I said earlier, I was confident in my strength. I also have some experience with violent people, so your brother behavior wasn't as intimidating."
In my times in the America, there were many situations, when I met someone who was acting aggressive towards me. In order to survive, I was part of many fights, but thanks to my experience from the White Room, I could easily take care of many opponents.
Nishino: "Are you perhaps a delinquent, Ayanokouji-kun?"
Kiyotaka: "I would rather not think of myself as such. I am a guy, who does not start a fight, if there is no reason for that. On the contrary, I prefer peaceful environment. But being able to protect myself and those important to me at any times is something that I pursue."
Although at the moment the only one I need to protect is myself, it doesn't mean it won't change in the future. Coming back to Japan means that the White Room will find me sooner or later. And I don't think my meeting with them gonna be peaceful.
The last time I had some information of my previous 'home' was a half year ago. According to the intelligence I collected, the White Room is still functioning after my father death. The current head of it is still unknown, but he managed to maintain the facility.
It seems like they were looking for me for some time, but later on probably considered me dead. But if they find out that I am still alive, they will definitely try to catch me back.
Because up to this moment, the White Room wasn't able to create another Masterpiece.
Nishino: "That sounded kind of cool, Ayanokouji-kun. If I had some problem with some brute, I will ask for your help."
Kiyotaka: "If you don't mind sharing your contact info later, I don't mind hearing you out with your problem."
Nishino: "Sure, why not. It kinda sucks that we will be cut from the world for three years. But I hear that there are many sorts of facilities in the school to make up for that. Just thinking that I will get a new phone just like that is somehow overwhelming. As expected of the number one high school in Japan."
Kiyotaka: "The government sure is spending a lot of money just to create environment for elite students. But it just shows how important education is for our country. I don't think I have heard about such a school, when I was in the USA."
Nishino: "Eh? Ayanokouji-kun, you were living abroad?"
Kiyotaka: "Yes, I spent my last three years in the USA. I came back to Japan a few days ago."
Nishino: "So you were studying in the USA? It sounds nice. I was never abroad, even for vacation trip. My family was only going for some regional trips, like Kyoto or Okinawa."
Kiyotaka: "Well, it was certainly an unforgettable experience." For some different reasons..
Ring, ring.. Ring, ring..
Suddenly, Nishino's phone started ringing.
Nishino: "I'm sorry. It's probably my parents. I promised to call them, when I will be in the bus."
Kiyotaka: "It's alright."
When Nishino answered the phone, I relaxed and started looking out the window at the streets of Tokyo.
It seems like I managed to make my first friend in my new school and it's pretty girl. She also promised to give me her phone number. Things were looking good for this side.
I unconsciously smiled a little at my progress.
Kamuro: "What are you smiling to yourself about? It looks creepy."
I turned my attention to my other acquaintance, who commented my relaxed actions.
Kamuro was looking at me out of the corner of her eye. Her face was telling me that she was annoyed again.
Looks like she was listening to my conversation with Nishino.
Kiyotaka: "How cruel. I was just smiling while thinking about our new school life. Is my face really that creepy?"
Kamuro: "Yes, it is."
Ugh, this girl seems to be taking for the point of honor to destroy my self confidence.
Kiyotaka: "You seems to be in a bad mood from the beginning, Kamuro. Are you not happy about going to the new school? Maybe you heard some bad rumors about it or something?"
Kamuro: "No, I didn't hear anything like that. And I am not in a bad mood either."
Kiyotaka: "But your face looks really annoyed from time to time."
Kamuro: "It is not. And stop looking at my face. Are you some kind of pervert?"
Kiyotaka: "Isn't it obvious that when you talk to someone, you look at his face?"
Kamuro: "Staring at the girl's face all the time is nothing, but creepy."
Kiyotaka: "I wasn't looking at your face all the time. It just that whatever I look at your face, you look annoyed. How about smiling a little? You look so attractive, yet that irritated face is a total turn off. "
Kamuro: "W-what?! Who asked for your opinion? All men are the same, a total perverts."
She started to blush a little. Her actions were so interesting. Despite her irritated face and sharp words, I just can't stop to tease her to see her making a cute reaction.
Kiyotaka: "It is just a hunch, but are you actually a tsundere Kamuro?"
Kamuro: "I'm not! Stop saying weird things. How did you even come to such conclusion, you moron?"
Her face started to become redder.
Kiyotaka: "Am I wrong? You look like I owe you million dollars, then you start blushing at small flattery, which is seriously cute to the point of crime."
Kamuro got stunned face that became even more red at the astonishing speed. She probably didn't expect stranger boy to compliment her in such straightforward manner.
Kamuro: "S-shut up, you pervert. Don't look at me anymore. And don't talk to me anymore."
Kiyotaka: "But it was you, who started this conversation."
Kamuro: "And I am ending it now. Hmph."
She turned around to the window, refusing to let me look at her anymore. But I could see in her reflection that she was still crimson red.
Kiyotaka: "This is exactly something a tsundere would say."
I said in low voice, enough for her to hear.
Satisfied with teasing Kamuro, I decided to not pursue the topic anymore. And since Nishino was still engrossed in her phone conversation, I decided to take it easy.
Our bus reached the next stop and a few adult men entered.
The second I saw them, my instincts were starting to warn me. It was something that I developed while trying to survive in the streets of America and mastered in real life endangering situations.
Something was off about those men.
Two of them sat at the front of the bus, near the platinum-haired girl, one sat in row in behind of Nishino and two walked even further and sat in the back.
From the way the three, who passed me, were going, they were armed with guns.
This formation could probably mean only one thing. But why? What's their motive?
Suddenly, I felt a someone's vision on myself.
I turned around and met the eyes of the platinum haired girl.
I could tell with a single glance that she was thinking the same thing as me.
I nodded slightly and she smiled. It was not a cocky smile like before, but a relieved one.
The bus started moving and left the stop. Everything seemed calm.
' No, if I just stay like that, there's no telling what is gonna happen. '
While I'd like to see how this develops, it's better if the initiative was on my side.
Suddenly, Nishino seated closer to me.
Nishino: "Sorry for that, Ayanokouji-kun. I needed to say my farewell to my parents and my mother is quite talkative."
Kiyotaka: "It's not a problem at all."
Then I stood up and started going at the end of the bus.
Kiyotaka: "Call the police."
As I passed Nishino, I whispered to her.
Nishino: "Ehh?"
Third person's POV
After whispering some words to Nishino, Kiyotaka quickly went to the two suspicious men on the back of the bus.
The only ones who saw his action were the surprised Nishino and the platinum haired girl who slightly adjusted her position.
He was not nervous at all. Although those men were armed, they didn't pose any danger for him, who realized their intention, while they didn't realize his.
The two men sat in the same row on either side of the bus.
Kiyotaka stood before them and with a poker face he asked loudly:
Kiyotaka: "Hey, big guys! Why the two of you have guns? Don't you know that it's illegal in Japan?"
The two men were stunned by words of brown haired boy.
Before they could react, Kiyotaka's arm moved at tremendous speed to grab the neck of the one of them.
Using quite a bit of force, he lifted the man up a bit and with his other hand grabbed the gun that hidden under the guy's jacket.
When the other man realized what was happening, he tried to draw his own gun. However, before that happened, Kiyotaka directed the stolen weapon towards him, putting it to the man's forehead.
With his loud actions, everyone's attention was on him. When people saw that he was holding a gun stolen from the man and was pointing it at the another, they were surprised and terrified.
With one person screaming, panic set in. Because of this, the bus driver began to brake sharply.
When they saw what was happening to their companions, the two men on the front of the bus also began to draw their guns.
However, before they could do so, the platinum haired girl quickly ran to one of them, kicking the guy in the balls. Then, she attacked the other man, knocking the gun out of his hand.
Seeing this out of the corner of his eye, Kiyotaka was impressed by the girl and her quick actions and decision making. With this, the girl probably will be out of danger of being shoot.
He used his knee to hit hard and precise in the stomach of the man who was being held by the throat and then he knocked the other unconscious man with powerful elbow strike.
With this, his fight was over.
On the other side of the bus, the platinum haired girl managed to knock one of the attackers unconscious with fast kick in the jaws.
She was about to attack the other man when she heard a shout behind her.
?: "Immediately stop! Otherwise I will shoot this girl!"
It was the last one from the suspicious men, who as the only one sat in the middle of the bus.
He was holding the brown haired girl and his gun was pointed at her face.
The one he was holding hostage was Nishino Takeko.
At that moment all the blood from Nishino's face flew and she wore a terrified expression.
Things were happening so fast that she didn't know how to react.
She finally understood the meaning behind Ayanokouji's words. But it was a little too late.
She saw Ayanokouji shouting that some men had guns and started attacking them. Immediately afterwards, at the front of the bus, a platinum haired girl wearing the same uniform as her attacks two other guys who also start drawing guns.
When she tried to call the police, suddenly, a man who was sitting near her, pulled her to himself and pointed a gun to her face.
The brown haired girl was scared, but kept her cool.
Nishino: "Who are you guys?! Why are you doing something like that?"
Nishino: ' Could this be the work of my family's enemies? They want to take me hostage to blackmail my father? But the only ones, who knew about me taking this bus were my close family members. '
?: "Shup up! Boy, I don't know how you managed to figure out our plan, but that does not matter now. Surrender right now or I will blow a hole in this girl's face!"
Hearing the man's threat, Kiyotaka quickly pointed the stolen gun at him.
Kiyotaka: "The one, who should surrender, is you. Release the girl. You guys lost."
His voice was as cold as ice, and his eyes darkened.
The man with the gun shuddered. He had a feeling that the one before him was not a teenager, but a war veteran.
Nishino also got more scared. Those eyes were even colder than her father's.
?: "B-brat! Drop the gun right now! I'm not joking! I will kill her!"
Ayanokouji didn't even flinch at the man's threats. His gaze went for a second to the platinum haired girl.
The girl understood his intention and let out a loud cry.
Due to the sudden noise behind him, the guy's attention on Kiyotaka was disturbed.
That one moment of inattention was enough for Kiyotaka.
He quickly shortened the distance to the kidnapper and his powerful fist meet with the man's face.
The man fell unconscious to the ground. Blood flowed from his mouth.
Surprised, Nishino nearly fell down herself as a strong arm wrapped around her waist to hold her.
She looked up a little and saw the handsome face of the boy who smiled at her. There was no trace of his coldness anymore.
Kiyotaka: "Are you okay, Nishino?"
A feeling of warm comfort began to fill her as she realized it was over.
Nishino: "Y-yes, thank you."
She said while blushing, because of the closeness with the boy.
Meanwhile, the platinum haired beauty realized that there was still one conscious guy unattended and processed to quickly knock him out with a kick.
Kiyotaka released Nishino from his embrace and looked towards his other acquaintance.
Kamuro was white as a sheet and kept silently hiding in her seat throughout the fight.
Although she wasn't directly related, the purple haired girl was clearly distraught.
Kiyotaka: "Kamuro, are you okay? Everything is over."
Kamuro nodded slowly.
Kiyotaka offered her a hand so she could stand up. The girl took it, but she was still shaking.
The brown haired boy didn't expect headstrong Kamuro to be like this.
Seeing that the danger had passed, the driver and the other passengers began to cheer and applaud.
Kiyotaka sighed slightly.
This was definitely not how he had imagined his first day at school.
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Chapter 3 - A Tattoo
Kiyotaka's POV
After stopping a bunch of armed criminals, we had to wait for the police to arrive. We were able to easily tie up the criminals, who were unconscious. We also secured the guns they had.
Me, Kamuro and Nishino were waiting next to each other on the seats.
The girls slowly calmed down after a while.
Then, a platinum haired girl approached us with a faint smile.
The girl: "Hello there. Looks like we had an unpleasant adventure on the way to the school. I need to say that I'm impressed by your boldness. You knew that they had guns yet you went after them without fear."
Kiyotaka: "To be honest, I was surprised by this discovery. But I thought it would be better to take them out by surprise that to wait and see what will happen. You probably had the same thought, didn't you? You figured them out faster than me."
The girl: "Indeed, but there was too many for me to handle. That's why I was happy to see that someone figured it out as well. Though, your actions suprised me. What's your name?"
Kiyotaka: "I'm Ayanokouji Kiyotaka. From the Class 1-D. And you?"
The girl: "Ohh, it's too bad. We are not gonna be classmates. I'm Kiryuin Fuka. From the Class 1-B. "
Kiryuin?
Isn't that the name of one of the great families in Japan that has the most influence in the military?
Could she be a member of them?
We are going to the school of elite, so it would not be that suprising.
That to say.. another great beauty not from my class huh? I'm beginning to sense a conspiracy. Unless every girl in school is a beauty, the luck sure is not on my side.
Kiyotaka: "Looks like we have members from every class of our year in this bus."
I took a look at the girls that were sitting next to me. Kiryuin did the same.
Nishino: "I'm Nishino Takeko from the Class 1-C. Nice to meet you."
Kamuro: "I'm Kamuro Masumi. The Class 1-A."
Kiryuin: "You sure are lucky fellow, Ayanokouji. Being the only guy between the girls from your new school and all from different classes. And it's only your first day." She teased a little.
Kiyotaka: "I don't think our situation could be called lucky."
Nishino: "Well, considering possibilities we could be called lucky, since nothing bad happened. Thank you for that again, Ayanokouji-kun, Kiryuin-san. But how did the two of you managed to find out about them having evil intentions?"
I looked at Kiryuin who also looked at me. It seems like she want to know that as well and does not want to answer first.
Telling them it was a hunch and experience with dangerous people would rise more questions.
I decided to play the safest route.
Kiyotaka: "I saw a gun from the one, who was at the back of bus, when he was passing by me. I decided to confront him and the other one directly. If they didn't have bad intentions, they would explain it and I would apologise. But if they did have some, they would probably try to take guns out and I could react to that fast enough."
Nishino: "Even if that's true, it's not something a most people would do. You could call the police."
Kiyotaka: "Like I earlier said, I'm confident in my strength. But it's true that it wasn't the safest way. I apologise to you, Nishino. Because of my recklessness, you were in danger." I slight bowed to her.
My apology surprised Nishino. The brown haired girl started waving her hands in small panic.
Nishino: "Please don't apologise Ayanokouji-kun. We are all safe thanks to you and Kiryuin-san."
Kiryuin: "I also don't think there is nothing to apologise, Ayanokouji. You were really cool back then."
Kiyotaka: "Thank you. You were also a great help Kiryuin. You must be pretty strong to be able to beat two opponents alone."
Kiryuin: "Thanks. I just took them by surprise like you. But it was possible, because they were focused on you. You were undeniably a main star there."
It seems that I made a good impression on both of them. Specially Kiryuin looked with interest in me. I had a feeling that she is a type that's hard to impress.
Kamuro: "Snort.. He was just arrogant and stupid. They could shoot you. What kind of idiot just go to the armed men to confirm, if they have evil intentions?"
Compared to the two, Kamuro was not impressed by my actions. She was definitely scared earlier and my behavior was taken negatively.
Kiyotaka: "I'm sorry. I guess I'm just this type of person. I went with the most efficient method to resolve the situation. It was not the safest one, but we didn't know what they were after. If they just started shooting, because they were some serial killers, there would be some victims. Suprise attack sounded more reasonable since they didn't took out their guns yet. But I apologise for making you experience such stressful situation, Kamuro." I slightly bowed to her as well.
Kamuro probably didn't expect honest apology. She slightly averted her gaze.
Kamuro: "W-well, nothing bad really happened. I guess I can forgive you for now."
Kiyotaka: "So there may be a day, when you take that back?"
Kamuro: "Shut up, jerk. You are truly annoying."
Kiyotaka: "And you are truly standing for a tsundere character, Kamuro." I said with smile.
Kiryuin: "I could bet some money on it. That tsun-tsun was so natural." She said with big grin on her face.
Nishino: "I agree with them."
Kamuro seeing that our three started to gang up on her with some jokes, started blushing with irritated face.
After a few minutes the police came. They took the criminals and secured the guns.
As witnesses and victims of the incident, we were all asked to come to the police station together with the policemen in order to testify and describe the whole incident.
It was understandable, but I still couldn't help but sigh.
Looks like my first day in the school will be outside of it. I hope nothing interesting is happening there.
The police had a lot of questions for me as the main character of this incident, but I told them the same things as I told the girls earlier.
They also asked me about my stay in the America, since there wasn't much information about me in their database.
But some people made sure that my official story is believable and I just needed to go with it.
Ayanokouji Kiyotaka. Mother died with the birth. Father died tragically on our tour in the USA, when I was 12 years old. I was later adopted by rich, childless family. I came back to Japan to learn at Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School as it was one of the my late father wishes.
So clean, easy summary of my life.
The police officer released me after questioning. I was asked to wait in the waiting room. Apparently the school has been notified of the incident and someone from the staff is coming to pick us up.
I think they were afraid that something might happen to us along the way, or that we had some kind of trauma after the event. The school probably wanted to know the details. Given that it is a closed building, they probably also wanted to make sure that late students would not have any problems getting to the facility after such incident.
As I was leaving the room, I saw Kamuro arguing with a policeman at the next door.
Kamuro: "Like I said, my father is working to the late hours so he won't pick up right now. And when he will pick up, I won't be able to call him, because my school forbids contacts with outside. So there is no need to even report this to him."
The policeman: "You are underage. We need to notify your parents of the incident. These are the rules."
Kamuro: "If you want to contact him, do it yourself. I won't help up."
It seems that Kamuro did not want her father to know about the incident. She was very nervous and refused to give her parent's contact details. My intuition told me that for some reason she was afraid of this.
The policeman: "Young miss, please don't make a trouble. These are the procedures."
Kamuro turned around to show that she wasn't going to say anything and saw me nearby. She made a strange face, as if I'd seen something I shouldn't have.
I decided to approach them to help her.
Ayanokouji: "Police officer, Masumi is telling the truth. Her father is very busy and works late. How about this? Me and her are childhood friends. When someone will call my parents, please tell them to contact her father about the incident. They know each other, it will be easier for them to do that. Masumi is just worried that he may overreact. Nothing bad really happened, so there is no need to stress him out like that. Just a notice should be okay."
I placed my hand on her shoulder to show that we were close.
Kamuro became stunned by my actions and words to the point of petrification.
The policeman considered my proposal for a moment.
The policeman: "All right. We will inform your parents and ask them to pass on information about the incident to her father."
Kiyotaka: "Thank you. Let's go Masumi. We have to wait in the waiting room for someone from the school to arrive."
I slightly pushed Kamuro to go with me. She just nodded and went with me speechlessly.
When we were away from the policeman, she finally spoke to me with soft voice.
Kamuro: "Thank you."
Kiyotaka: "No problem. Childhood friends should help each other." I said with a smile.
Kamuro blushed a little.
Kamuro: "We are not childhood friends."
Kiyotaka: "A minor discrepancy in testimony. I don't think they will put me in jail for it."
Kamuro: "You sure are bold."
Kiyotaka: "Maybe. But I don't consider that a bad trait."
Kamuro: "You're not going to ask about it?"
Kiyotaka: "I'm not inquisitive. But if you want to tell me about that, I'll listen to you."
Kamuro: "I think you are actually quite meddlesome. But I will let you off." She chuckled.
Her smile was really beautiful. I ended up being a little mesmerized by it.
Kamuro: "Pervert." She said, while her face became red.
Kiyotaka: "It's not my fault. You are really charming Masumi."
Kamuro: "W-what?! Stop looking, you pervert! Also, I don't remember allowing you to call me by my name."
Kiyotaka: "So stingy. I wouldn't mind if you want to call me by my name, you know."
Kamuro: "..."
Kiyotaka: "..."
Kamuro: "W-well, I guess I don't mind it that much actually. You saved us earlier and helped me out now. Let's just treat it as my thanks."
Kiyotaka: "Thank you. Please take care of me from now on, Masumi."
I made the greatest smile I could make at the moment.
Masumi became petrified once again with her mouth slightly open. Her face could be mistaken for a tomato.
Kiyotaka: "Masumi?"
Masumi: Y-yeah. With this, we are even, KK-Kiyotaka."
Cute.
While making some progress with my relationship with Masumi, we arrived at the waiting room.
I could see Kiryuin sitting like a queen once again.
Does she do it subconsciously or she likes this pose so much?
My eyes once again went after her long legs cladded in black tights. At the top of them was a round butt and slim waist that any man would love to embrace.
She noticed my gaze at her and smiled widely, which only made her more charming.
At the opposite side of the room I spotted Nishino, who was conversing with..
Ugh..
Nishino Takeshi: "Oi brat, what are you looking at with such sour face?"
Nishino Takeshi was present in the room.
It made sense. He was nearby, when the incident happened, so his sister probably called him.
One could see that this siscon was currently greatly enraged.
Kiyotaka: "I was just looking, who was in the room. There's no need to be hostile."
Nishino Takeshi: "It's my business what mood I'm in."
I shrugged my arms and decided to ignore him. There's no need to take care of this wild dog.
Nishino Takeshi: "I heard from Takeko about the bus incident. You sure are lucky to pull off something like that. But because of that, my sister was in dangerous situation. How could you endanger her like that?"
Nishino Takeko: "Big brother, stop it! Ayanokouji-kun saved me."
Nishino Takeshi: "Takeko, don't protect him. Something could happened to you, because of this brat actions. The police should just take him to the custody as well."
It seems like the older Nishino didn't want to let me off the hook easily. He's gotten really irritating right now.
Kiyotaka: "I already apologized to your sister for my actions. And if the police really thought that I had broken some laws I wouldn't be sitting here right now."
Nishino Takeshi: "And you think it's all good? What a happy world are you living it. Those guys must be really a morons to lose to you."
Kiyotaka: "Never thought so. And thanks to them being so weak, your sister was safe. It's not a bad thing huh?"
Nishino Takeshi: "Like I said, you were just lucky. if there was a scratch on Takeko's body, you would be dead."
Kiyotaka: "How scary. Don't worry, I have confidence in myself. Just like when I beat you in grip strength at our little contest."
Nishino Takeshi came over to me, clearly infuriated by remark about losing to me, and grabbed my shirt.
Nishino Takeko: "Big brother, leave him alone. This is a police station. You could get into trouble again."
The younger Nishino run over clearly worried about her brother violent actions.
Again?
It seems like it's not Nishino Takeshi's first visit in the police station. But seeing his aggresive nature, I am not suprised.
What surprised me was a tattoo on the right on his chest, which was partly visible, when he leaned down to grab me.
I saw such tattoo, when I was acquiring information about various forces in Japan.
It was a crest tattoo of the certain underworld family.
Well, well.
It seems like I managed to obtain quite valuable information thanks to my small provocation.
If the older son has such a crest tattoo despite his obvious temper and aggressiveness, then his entire family is probably high in the hierarchy of gang.
That means that his sister should be a member as well.
It's no wonder she said that he shouldn't make trouble again.
But didn't she say at the beginning that he started working at a construction site?
Nishino Takeshi: "Brat, don't be so cocky. I will say it for the last time. Stay away from my little sister from now on. Otherwise, you will face consequences."
If my conclusions are correct, then this threat was actually much stronger that is seemed.
But I was not scared. In fact, my interest in his sister rose drastically.
Kiyotaka: "I think it's her decision, who she wants to make a friend with. If she will think of me as a friend, I will treat her as such." I said with small smile, while winking to his sister.
The younger Nishino became stunned for a second, because of my bold action under nose of her violent brother. And then she blushed a little like a normal teenager girl who is being flirted with.
Nishino Takeshi: "You little shit seeks death!"
Nishino Takeshi's boiling point reached its limit.
He tried to punch my face, but I stopped it with my palm. After that I clutched his fist making sure he won't be able to free himself and started to apply pressure on it.
Nishino Takeshi: "You bastard! I will kill you!"
He let go of me to punch me with his other arm. But I was prepared and locked it with my other palm. Now I started to apply pressure to his both hands.
Nishino Takeko: "Big brother, stop!"
The younger Nishino became worried, because her brother really started a fight in the police station. She ran over to him to get him away from me.
Even I couldn't comprehend this idiotic action of his, despite being the one to provoke him.
Before someone from the police notice it, I decided to quickly end this, since it would cause more problems.
We wrestled for a moment, but my strength was much greater than his. His face began to show pain.
Nishino Takeko: "The both of you, please stop it right know! Ayanokouji-kun, please stop it!"
Kiyotaka: "Sure." I smiled a little to her and let go of her brother's hands.
Because of my sudden action, the older Nishino lost his balance and fell over.
I took a few steps back, watching him carefully.
Nishino Takeshi started breathing heavily, while his face was red.
He was glaring at me totally furious.
Nishino Takeko: "Big brother, are you okay?"
The younger Nishino asked, while standing before him.
She is smart.
By placing herself like that, she was blocking his path towards myself. She was probably expecting him to rush at me.
Suddenly, a policeman came to the room.
The policeman: "What's going on? I heard a loud noise just now."
Fortunately, it seems that he did not know what exactly happened and just came to check the noise from the room.
The younger Nishino looked at me with a plea.
It was a fact that her brother attacked me, while I was just defending myself. There was a monitoring in the room as well as some witnesses. If I now accuse her brother of assault, it will all be his fault.
Kiyotaka: "Nothing happened, officer. Nishino's brother stumbled and fell, making some noise."
The policeman looked suspiciously at Nishino Takeshi, but found nothing wrong.
The policeman: "I see. Please look out. Did you get hurt sir?"
Nishino Takeshi: "No, I'm fine."
The policeman nodded and left the room.
The atmosphere became tense again.
Nishino Takeko: "Big brother! You almost caused a trouble again! Why did you attack Ayanokouji-kun like that?! This is a police station. Imagine what father would do, if he find out about this."
Nishino Takeshi stood still, staring at me. But this time there was no aggression from him.
Nishino Takeshi: "Who are you?" He asked seriously.
Kiyotaka: "Ayanokouji Kiyotaka. I introduced myself before."
Nishino Takeshi: "You know what I am asking about. You managed to overpower me with pure strength twice. And solved some shady armed guys with ease. This is not something a normal high schooler could do."
It seems like his rationality came back. He became wary of me, but for a different reason. His sister was also staring at me, understanding her brother's concerns.
I sighed slightly.
Kiyotaka: "I don't know what exactly you are asking about, but I can at least assure you that I don't have any bad intentions."
We looked at each other for a moment.
Nishino Takeshi: "Tch. I will let you go for now. But if you really hurt my little sister, I will hunt you for the rest of my life."
Kiyotaka: "Sure, it's a promise."
Nishino Takeshi looked at his sister. His eyes became gentle.
Nishino Takeshi: "I'm sorry, Takeko. I guess I caused a trouble for you again. I will go now. Please look after yourself."
Nishino Takeko: "I am not a child anymore, big brother. I can take care of myself. Don't worry." She said with a smile.
Nishino Takeshi: "It's not you that I worry about, but that crafty bastard. Be careful of him."
I rolled my eyes. The younger Nishino did the same.
Nishino Takeko: "I know, I know, so don't worry. My vision is quite good."
The older Nishino smiled at his sister, then glared at me for a second and left the room.
What a troublesome fellow.
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Chapter 4 - The Chairman
Kiyotaka's POV
After Nishino Takeshi left, there was an awkward silence in the room.
Suddenly, Kiryuin Fuka started clapping with big laugh.
Kiryuin: "Well, well, well. I always thought that my first day in the school will be boring. Who would have thought that such interesting things will happen one after another."
She definitely looked amused at my fight with the older Nishino.
Kiyotaka: "I didn't do that for entertainment. It was just some self-defence."
Kiryuin: "Seeing you not breaking in sweat after being attacked and overpowering your attacker with sheer strength sure was entertaining. You looked so cool Ayanokouji."
She was acting smug as if we were close. Not that I mind really.
Nishino: "I am really sorry about this, Ayanokouji-kun. My brother really went overboard just now. I assure you that he is not someone evil."
Kiyotaka: "Don't worry Nishino. I don't hold a grudge against your brother. Especially since he didn't really do anything to me. I also apologize for being a little mean to him just now. He was really worried about you, yet I acted like that towards you."
Nishino: "No, no. You didn't do anything wrong Ayanokouji-kun. I was also planning to tell him that it's my choice who I want to be friend with."
Kiyotaka: "Is that so? That's a relief."
Nishino: "Yes. Also, thank you for not turning my brother over to the police. Most people would report him without any hesitation."
Kiyotaka: "No problem. I think no one wants to stay here longer than needed. Also, your brother didn't harm me. If anything, I think his hands will be hurting for a few days."
Kiryuin: "And that's why I am saying that you are cool Ayanokouji. What kind of strength do you possess for acting like nothing happened?"
Kiyotaka: "I was just a little stronger than him, that's all."
Nishino: "Please don't be so modest Ayanokouji-kun. My brother is quite a good fighter, yet you blocked him without effort. I could tell that if you really wanted to, you could defeat him. Seriously, just who are you ?"
It seemed like an innocent question, but I could tell that Nishino was trying to get information out of me. While she was grateful to me for not making a scene with her brother, my strength probably made her a little suspicious.
Her brother probably backed out for exactly the same purpose.
Someone who could easily defeat him was near his sister and will be for the next three years.
Unable to determine my intentions and being in unfavorable place for further questioning, he could only left.
He probably is looking for information about me at the moment.
Unfortunately for him, unless he have good informants in the America, he won't find anything about me. But that will probably just make him more worried.
Kiyotaka: "Like I said in the bus, I actually prefer a peaceful life. But sometimes in order to have it, you need to resort to the violence."
Kiryuin: "You speak like some big shot."
It seems like Kiryuin became interested in my background as well.
Kiyotaka: "I am not. I spent my last three years in the USA. Sometimes my life was rough there, that's all."
Kiryuin: "Is that so? But it's quite rare to transfer to Japan, when you could just attend some good highschool there. Normally people do the opposite and want to stay abroad, if they have a chance."
Kiyotaka: "It was my late father's wish to attend to this school. I also want to stay in Japan after graduation, so I want to make me some friends and acquaintances here. I am practically alone for now."
If I really want to rule Japan in the future, having some powerful friends and acquaintances will ease my path to my goal.
If I can make some future elites of Japan remember my name, my next plans will be much clearer and faster to implement. This school will be a perfect place for that.
Kiryuin: "I see. I'm sorry about your father."
Nishino: "You are really brave to came back here alone Ayanokouji-kun. You must have respected your father a lot."
Not really. It's just a pretty convenient excuse.
Although in the last moments of his life, he made me experience something that I cannot forget, it's hard to have some good opinion about him.
Kiyotaka: "I just didn't want his spirit to haunt me at night."
Kiryuin: "Pfft, that's some scary father you had." She started to laugh.
Kiyotaka: "Yeah, he was really talented in being scary. I inherited some of that charm from him."
Nishino: "That would explain that cold stare you had on the bus. You really looked scary."
Kiyotaka: "I hear that often. It's my father's good genes at their peak."
The two girls started to laugh.
I could see that nearby Masumi also smiled. This girl really is antisocial. She could easily join the conversation, yet decided to just listen at some distance.
The only door of the room suddenly opened and a policeman entered accompanied by a man in suit that looked to be in his 40s.
The man in suit looked around the room and, seeing us, smiled slightly.
The man in suit: "Good afternoon everyone. You must be students involved in the bus incident. I am Sakayanagi Narumori, the chairman of Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School."
Me and my acquaintances were surprised by his introduction. We thought that some normal school staff will come to give us a ride. We never expected that the chairman of our school will personally arrive for us.
Looking at him I remembered a day, when I got information about my acceptance to the school by sudden phone.
The caller: "Good afternoon. I'm calling from the ANHS. I would like to speak with Ayanokouji Kiyotaka."
Kiyotaka: "It's me."
The caller: "Hello Ayanokouji-kun. I am the chairman of ANHS, Sakayanagi Narumori. I would like to inform you that we have accepted your application to attend our school. Congratulations."
Kiyotaka: "Thank you very much. I didn't expect to get a phone from the school chairman."
Chairman Sakayanagi: "Normally, there is indeed no need for the call. We are just sending a letter of acceptance. But I wanted to speak with you. You see, I am a acquaintance of your father Atsuomi."
Kiyotaka: "I see. But I regret to inform you that my father died a few years ago."
Chairman Sakayanagi: "I know about that. My condolences. The thing is, I heard that you were dead alongside him. I just couldn't suppress my surprise, when I saw your application. Although you've grown a lot since the last time I saw you, I recognized you right away in the photo. I just wanted to confirm it with this phone call."
Kiyotaka: "Could it be that we have met before? I'm sorry, but I don't remember you sir."
Chairman Sakayanagi: "It was eight years ago. When you were still in that place."
Kiyotaka: "I see. So you know about the White Room."
Chairman Sakayanagi: "I know some information, but it was a long time ago. The last time I heard about it was, when I heard you and professor Ayanokouji were dead. I am happy that you actually survived. How are you doing?"
Kiyotaka: "Thank you, Chairman Sakayanagi. I am currently in the USA, but I am planning to come back to Japan, when the school starts."
Chairman Sakayanagi: "You are welcome Ayanokouji-kun. I hope we could talk more, when you arrive at school, if that's not a problem."
Kiyotaka: "Of course, it would be a pleasure to speak with you sir. Please call me, when you will have some time for talk."
Chairman Sakayanagi: "I'm glad to hear that. I hope you will enjoy our school. Have a nice day Ayanokouji-kun."
Kiyotaka: "I look forward to it, Chairman. It was a pleasure talking to you."
So this is Chairman Sakayanagi, the old acquaintance of my father.
According to my information, he is not affiliated with the White Room and can be trusted to some extent.
He's an influential man. Knowing he will be very helpful in the future. He is currently at the top of my list to win over.
Apparently, he has a daughter my age, who will probably also start attending this school. It would be nice, if we were classmates.
I walked over to him and held out my hand for handshake.
Kiyotaka: "Good afternoon Chairman Sakayanagi. I am Ayanokouji Kiyotaka. Nice to meet you sir." I said with small smile.
My behavior surprised him, but he shook my hand while smiling slightly as well.
Chairman Sakayanagi: "Hello Ayanokouji-kun. Nice to finally meet you in person."
The girls were surprised that I knew the chairman. It seems the questions about me have increased.
That's good. I am not sure about Masumi, but the other two have some connections with the important families. I want them to keep being interested in me, but I will not give some important information away that easily.
Chairman Sakayanagi: "I heard about the incident from the police. Fortunately, no one was hurt. I heard it was thanks to you. I am happy that such brave young people will attend our school."
Kiyotaka: "Thank you, Chairman. We were lucky that the attackers weren't really smart."
Chairman Sakayanagi: "But it doesn't change the facts about your actions. I came personally to make sure nothing more happens to my students. Also, please don't worry about your attendance today. The school will not make any consequences for your absense."
That's good. Since the chairman is here, there will be no problem with the school. We probably won't even need to make explanation.
Chairman Sakayanagi lead us to his car before the police station.
Since it would be a little embarrassing for the girls to seat next to me, I decided to seat at the front seat. I was wondering if Kiryuin will not try to oppose, but she quietly sat in the left window seat next to Nishino, while Kamuro took the right window seat.
It was a quiet ride, so I decided to ask Chairman Sakayanagi some questions.
Kiyotaka: "Chairman, could you please tell us about the school and its rules?"
Chairman Sakayanagi: "Your homeroom teachers will tell you all you need to know later. They know about your situation and the incident. After we enter the school, I will lead you to the teachers room, where they will explain to you everything. In our school class members and teachers stay the same during all your stay there."
Kiryuin: "I see. It's too bad. I wanted to be classmates with you, Ayanokouji."
Kiyotaka: "Considering that we will be in closed environment for three years, we can always see each other after school, if you want."
Kiryuin: "Said it and meant it."
Nishino: "I also want to hang around with you after school, Ayanokouji-kun."
Kiyotaka: "After getting our new phones, I don't mind sharing my contact info with you three."
Nishino & Kiryuin: "Thanks!"
Then, our three looked at Masumi, who stayed silent all the time.
The purple haired girl got a little red from all stares.
Masumi: "I guess it can't be helped. But if you phone me too much, I will block you."
What a troublesome girl.
Chairman Sakayanagi: "You will get your new stuff after your teacher's explanation. Our school have many facilities, so anyone can find something interesting for themselves. Every school year lives in different dormitory. The boys lives in the lower floors, while the girls get the higher floors. Your rooms have all the necessities. There's also no restrictions on electricity, water or gas usage. The rooms are soundproofed to ensure comfort and freedom of use."
Kiryuin: "Is that so? Sounds like a really comfortable place to live." She said with huge grin.
Everyone understood instantly what she meant by that.
Soundproof rooms means that night activities could be very loud and no one will notice.
What a convenience.
The other two girls blushed a little at the thought.
Chairman Sakayanagi: "Kiryuin-san, although the school does not prohibit relationships between students, such activities will not be tolerated. If the school catches a couple in indecent activities, there will be harsh consequences."
If the school catches us at it..
In other words, if the school doesn't find out, there will be no consequences at all.
Such a great information from the start, as expected from the chairman.
Kiyotaka: "Please don't worry, Chairman. We are here mainly for our future. Troublesome things are not on my list to do."
As for whether night activities are considered troublesome matter for me... Yeah...
Masumi and Nishino looked at me suspiciously.
But one look at Kiryuin was enough to know that she understood my thought process.
She even blinked to me. What a great woman.
While having some small talk with chairman, we arrived at the school gates.
I was really impressed by the facility before me.
The area of the campus is said to be about 600,000 square meters.
Placed on the lake, it looked like a small island with many buildings on it.
It's worthy of being the best school in Japan. I wonder how much money government put in it.
Passing the school gate, you could see the security building.
It was evident that it was a well-guarded facility.
I sighed a little.
I was actually planning to make some trips outside the school, if possible.
But I need to put it on hold for now. I need more information and equipment.
Chairman Sakayanagi: "What are your first impressions of the school?"
Kiryuin: "It's actually quite impressive."
Nishino: "I feel like I just entered a different country."
Masumi: "It looks like a great place."
Chairman Sakayanagi: "What about you, Ayanokouji-kun?"
Kiyotaka: "I feel like I will enjoy my stay here." I said with small smile.
I felt slight excitement wondering how much I would experience in this school.
My life new chapter starts here.
My first step towards ruling Japan starts here.
But the most important thing is that my true freedom starts here.
And I'm gonna enjoy it to the fullest.
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Chapter 5 - S-System
Kiyotaka's POV
Information that Chairman Sakayanagi gave us about his school was slim compared to the reality.
Just from walking to the staff room, I could see many different facilities for sports, entertainment or shopping.
I could see many students enjoying themselves, as if this was a paradise.
To be honest, I am genuinely surprised that so many things are available for students.
I mean, this is high school for elites of Japan.
Although some kind of comfort was expectable, this is a little too much.
Just how much money is this school spending? And how much money does a student needs to have to enjoy all of this?
I doubt everything is for free.
Kiyotaka: "Chairman Sakayanagi, I have a question. Does this school allows some part-time jobs for students? We were not allowed to take some money with us here, so how students pay for their life necessities?"
Chairman Sakayanagi: "No, we took care of money problem with different means. It's called S-System."
Kiyotaka: "S-System?"
Chairman: "Your homeroom teachers will explain everything to you. Please be a little patient."
That's interesting. He didn't say that we could do part-time jobs, but it seems that we could earn money by different means.
In the outside world, money is one of the most powerful weapons after all.
People can betray for money, can kill for money, can destroy for money.
I saw many examples of that.
With money, people can really have or do many things.
S-System huh?
I wonder how much this 'different means' is gonna relate to the current world ideology.
While having such thoughts, we arrived at the staff room.
Chairman Sakayanagi: "Please wait here for a minute. I will ask your homeroom teachers to take you all for explanation of the school rules and system."
Saying this, Chairman left us and entered the staff room.
Nishino: "This school sure is something else, don't you guys think?"
Kiyotaka: "Indeed. I didn't expect so many facilities in the school for high schoolers."
Kiryuin: "We will be practically living here for the next three years. Some things were a must. But it is really going a little overboard. But that's what makes things exciting."
Masumi: "It gives off the vibe of the school for the rich kids."
Nishino: "But we don't have any money on us. I wonder what this S-System is about."
Kiyotaka: "Looks like the school will give us some money. For our grades or some other tasks maybe."
Kiryuin: "I think the same way. It would be interesting, if we could get money for some tasks like in the video games."
What a interesting thought. I was only introduced to some rpg games thanks to that vixen subordinates, but never had occasion to explore their depts.
My field of expertise was something else after all.
Suddenly, the door opened and three people came alongside Chairman Sakayanagi.
Chairman Sakayanagi: "I'm sorry for making you all wait. I introduce to you your homeroom teachers."
Male teacher #1: "Nice to meet you. I am Mashima Tomonari. I teach English and I'm the homeroom teacher of the Class 1-A."
He was a middle-aged man of average height with gray hair and green eyes. He looked like a man who takes his job seriously.
Hearing that he was the class 1-A homeroom teacher, Masumi started to stare at him more intently.
Male teacher #2: "I'm Sakagami Kazuma. The class 1-C homeroom teacher. Nice to meet you."
He was a middle aged man of average height with grayish color hair and glasses. He looked older that the other two. My intuition was telling me that he was a cunning man.
Nishino just furrowed her eyebrows at the sign of him being her homeroom teacher.
Female teacher: "Yahallo! I am Hoshinomiya Chie. The homeroom teacher of the class 1-B. Who is going to be in my class?"
She was a purple eyes young adult woman of average height with chest-length light-brown hair that is curled at the bottom with bangs hanging on the right side. She looked cute with a slim, but well-endowed body.
My body stiffened instantaneously. My intuition was screaming a huge warning. It was not as strong, but I knew this feeling well enough.
It was the same vibe as that vixen Christine's.
'Kiyo, let this elder sister wash your back!"
'Oh my, did your body become sturdier? Let this sister examine you.'
"Listen well, Kiyo. If you want to be liked by ladies, you should learn some tricks. I will teach you well."
'Wu wu, why are you going to Japan, Kiyo? Are you unsatisfied with me here?'
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Damn it!
Anything, but her!
Just when I was thinking that it's too bad that this hot woman will not be my homeroom teacher, I now can't thanks heavens enough for missing this opportunity.
Kiryuin: "It's me, Hoshinomiya-sensei." She said with her usual smug smile.
Hoshinomiya-sensei: "Ohh, hello. You are quite a beauty, hehe."
Then her eyes went to me.
Hoshinomiya-sensei: "You must be a student from Sae-chan's class. It's too bad that you are not in my class. Such a handsome boy."
Even her speech pattern is similar to that vixen. Could it be that they are related?
Mashima-sensei: "Hoshinomiya! You are in front of the chairman! Behave yourself!"
Hoshinomiya-sensei: "Yes, yes. I apologize, chairman."
Chairman Sakayanagi: "It's alright, Hoshinomiya-sensei. Ayanokouji-kun, it seems like you need to wait a little longer, because your homeroom teacher, Chabashira Sae-sensei, was not present in the staff room."
Mashima-sensei: "Chabashira-sensei is probably on her smoke break. She will come in a few minutes."
Hoshinomiya-sensei: "Ohh, if that the case, how about I teach you about the rules, Ayanokouji-kun?" she winked to me.
Damn it! I really could see that vixen's shadow behind your back!
Kiyotaka: "That's okay, Hoshinomiya-sensei. I will wait for her here."
Chairman Sakayanagi: "Hoshinomiya-sensei, you can't break the rules. The only one responsible for the class 1-D is Chabashira-sensei."
Chairman Sakayanagi, you are my hero.
The three teachers took the girls and went to teach them about school rules.
Only me and Chairman Sakayanagi stayed in the corridor.
Chairman Sakayanagi: "Ayanokouji-kun, I should be going as well. It's the first day of the school. There are many things that I need to attend. Please wait patiently for Chabashira-sensei. She should come any minute."
Kiyotaka: "Thank you, Chairman. Is your proposition to talk some time still actual?"
Chairman Sakayanagi: "Of course, it is. I will call you in the near future. For now, please enjoy your school life here. Then tell me what you think about this school after you get to know it better."
Kiyotaka: "I will be waiting."
Chairman Sakayanagi: "One last thing. My daughter, Arisu, is attending this school just like you. She is in the class 1-A. If you two meet, I hope you could become friends. Don't worry, she doesn' t know about your past nor about that place."
Kiyotaka: "I understand. I will try to befriend her, if an occasion happens."
Chairman Sakayanagi: "Thank you. Have a nice day Ayanokouji-kun."
Saying his farewells, Chairman Sakayanagi left me.
So his daughter is also not in my class. What a shame. I have the feeling that all best girls will not be in my class.
But at the very least I befriended those three to some extent. I hope we will stay in touch.
Consoling myself, I heard footsteps approaching.
I lifted my head and saw a goddess.
She was a young woman with long brown hair that is tied in a ponytail with bangs swept to the left, making her graceful snow-white neck even more dazzling. She had well-endowed, voluptuous body. Her big chest was partly visible behind her black blazer with a white polo shirt underneath. Along with her slim waist and well-rounded butt she had sexy figure that would cause excitement in any men. She had a beautiful face with brown eyes that shined like a gems.
This is the second time I got stunned after Kiryuin today, but this woman was another S-rank beauty, who even surpassed the platinum haired girl, because of the mature vibe she had.
She was looking at me, while closing distance.
Please, let her be it.. Please, let het be it!
The goddess: "Are you Ayanokouji Kiyotaka?" She said with quite pleasant voice.
Kiyotaka: "Yes, that's me."
The goddess: "My name is Chabashira Sae. I was assigned as homeroom teacher of the class 1-D. Best regards. I heard about your situation from the chairman. I will explain school rules to you. Come with me."
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Hell yeaaaah! You got this, Kiyotaka! You got this!
I take back everything I said before! The class 1-D is the best!
Why was I ever suspicious of this class?
Chabashira: "Something's wrong?"
Kiyotaka: "No, I'm sorry, sensei. Nice to meet you."
She looked suspiciously at me, then she started going to the staff room.
Looking at her figure from behind made my blood boiling.
But after one second I went from boiling point to absolute calmness. My senses got sharper.
This woman may be really beautiful, but as teacher, her difficulty level is practically ten times bigger than for a high school girl.
And in this closed environment trying to court her will be much harder, if she is not willing.
Let's stay calm and gather some information about her.
After entering the staff room, Chabashira-sensei guided me to the another room.
Kiyotaka: "The guidance office?"
Chabashira: "It's unused so early in the school year so we won't be disturbed."
My adolescent male brain started having some disturbed thoughts though.
if only there wasn't video surveillance in the room.
She sat on the chair and I did the same across from her.
From the start her face was cold and serious, yet still I couldn't help, but slightly stared at her.
Chabashira: "Welcome to the ANHS, Ayanokouji. I heard that you and three other students were caught in quite incident. Because of that, you couldn't attend the opening ceremony as well as class today."
Kiyotaka: "Yes, that's right. It was quite unfortunate. Thankfully, the chairman came to pick us up, so we wouldn't have a problem with entering the school."
Chabashira: "It's actually really rare that Chairman Sakayanagi would do something like that himself." She said, while watching me carefully.
Kiyotaka: "Is that so? We were also suprised by his presence. He said that he wanted to hear details about the incident personally."
Chabashira: "I see. Did the chairman told you some informations about the school?"
Kiyotaka: "No, he said that you and other teachers will explain everything to us."
Chabashira: "I see. Here you have the list of special rules of the school and the admission guide. This school doesn't rearrange classes every year, so over next three years, I will be your homeroom teacher."
This school totally rules! I must thank Chairman Sakayanagi next time for this arrangement.
Chabashira: "Here you have your student ID. It also serves as your payment card. With this, you can access any facility within the school and buy anything from any store. In order to buy things, you need to use points stored in your student ID. They are known as private points. 1 private point is worth 1 yen. However, you must pay attention to the points that you spend. At this school, you can buy anything using your points."
I see. This probably is S-System that Chairman Sakayanagi mentioned earlier.
Chabashira: "Private points are automatically deposited into your account on the first day of the month. You should already received 100 000 points for this month just like your classmates. I don't think more explanation is neccesary."
I really have 100 000 points on my account. Is the school really willing to give students so much money? This is suspicious.
Chabashira: "Are you surprised by the amount of points given? This school judges students based on merit. The money you received reflects your worth. Anyone, who passed the entrance exam, is considered as valuable. You can use your points without restraint. However, after graduation you need to return your points to the school. If you feel like you don't need some points, you can always transfer it to someone. But, extorting money from others is prohibited. The school will punish you very strictly for bullying."
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Ohh, I see..
Chabashira: "That's all. If you don't have any questions, you can go. I hope that you will enjoy your time here as a student."
Kiyotaka: "Well, I just happen to have a question."
Chabashira: "I'm listening."
Kiyotaka: " How many morons did you manage to deceive with this formulated speech ?" I said with cold, playful tone.
Chabashira-sensei was stunned by my sudden question and attitude change. I could see some glint in her eyes.
Chabashira: "What do you mean by that?"
Kiyotaka: "I mean that only an idiot would believe that the government would be willing to give bunch of high schoolers this much money without string attachment. So either there are some hidden conditions for gaining so much money, either the amount of money will not be this much in the next months."
The small glint in Chabashira-sensei's eyes became a small fire. Her cold face melted as she made a small smirk.
Wow, she's so pretty.
Chabashira: "I'm sorry, but I can't confirm that."
Kiyotaka: "Why can't you confirm that?"
Chabashira: "It's beyond my authority to do that."
Kiyotaka: "I see, so there are hidden rules here that even teachers cannot confirm for us. This is more that enough for me. So how much would I get in the next month?"
Chabashira: "I can't answer that."
Kiyotaka: "How can I prove my worth to the school?"
Chabashira: "I also can't answer that"
Kiyotaka: "You sure are not supportive, sensei."
Chabashira: "Like I said, it's beyond my authority to answer your questions."
Kiyotaka: "Despite that, your smile is getting wider. I must say that it's quite a beautiful sight for eyes."
Chabashira: "It's not your business, Ayanokouji."
Kiyotaka: "It's my business, since I made it happen. Are you single sensei?"
Chabashira-sensei's smile vanished, while she frowned at my question.
Chabashira: "What does it have to do with our conversation?"
Kiyotaka: "I was wondering, if you can say anything other than that script to me, so I asked a personal question."
Chabashira: "I don't want to answer this question."
Kiyotaka: "Oh, quite a wording. So can I buy answer for that question with my points?"
Chabashira: "What?" She became dumbfounded.
Kiyotaka: "I would like to buy information from you about your relationship status. You said that I could buy anything with my points. So how much would it be?"
My hot teacher looked at me with irritation. It seems like our conversation was above her imagination.
Chabashira: "You cannot buy such information."
Kiyotaka: "Ehh? But you said I could buy anything. Was that a lie?"
Chabashira: "Personal questions are off-limits."
Kiyotaka: "It's good to know that. But don't worry, from your reactions I could tell that you are single, sensei. But I'm curious about why a beauty like you is single. Would you like to talk about it with me? I could give you some tips."
Her face started to frost at huge speed.
Kiyotaka: "Fine, fine. I was just joking. Let's move to my real purchase. Could I buy answer for my other questions? Or can I buy a full explanation of the S-System?"
My teacher once again started grinning. This woman change her expression every minute.
Chabashira: "Yes, you could buy this information. It is permitted to do that. However you can't buy it now. You need a permission from your whole class to buy such information."
Kiyotaka: "What do you mean? Is it that expensive?"
Chabashira: "The cost for buying this information is losing some part of money for all of your classmates in the next month. So you need their permission for that."
Kiyotaka: "Why would my classmates need to pay for information for me?"
Chabashira: "I can't go into details, but it's because those informations involve all of your class."
Kiyotaka: "How can you be sure that I am going to share this information with my class?"
Chabashira: "I can't say anything more. You can buy an explanation with everyone in your class or not buy it at all."
Another hint. It means that this information is quite valuable.
Kiyotaka: "Why only my class though? Why not the all school year? The other classes could just know this information from us for free, no?"
Chabashira: "Like I said, I can't tell you more."
The only reason, why we would not tell any other class about S-System would be, because it is detrimental for our class.
Kiyotaka: "Could it be that we are actually competing with other classes? That's why you are sure we won't tell others about what we would learn after buying information about S-System. But what would we be competing for? Points?"
Chabashira-sensei's eyes widen with shock.
Bingo.
Kiyotaka: "I see. So the reason why I can't buy explanation individualy is because of the class competition. The school is probably evaluating us as class and give us points equal to the class score. It is proven even more since all of we got 100000 points at the start despite having different scores at the entrance exam and interview, which means we aren't measured for our own merit, but for our class merit. That's why I need to ask my classmates for purchase permission. It would cost us some class points, which reduces our income for the next month."
At this point Chabashira-sensei gave me burning gaze full of passion. If we were drinking in the bar right now, I would think she wanted to go to hotel for some fun.
Kiyotaka: "Starting to fall for me, Sae?" I teased her with huge grin.
She awoke from her state, then glared at me, though I could see some red shade on her face.
Sae: "What nonsense are you spouting Ayanokouji? Also why are you calling me by my name? I am your teacher."
Kiyotaka: "I'm sorry. You gave me look of the girl looking at her first love, so I couldn't help myself to tease you a little."
Sae: "If you speak any more nonsense, I will suspend you for week."
Kiyotaka: "I understand. So, from your earlier reaction I assume that I am right, but you can't confirm it, can you?"
Sae: "No comment."
Kiyotaka: "Considering a format of S-System, I suppose there is a class hierarchy in the school. The best class have a lot of money, while the lower-rank classes have less. The true reason why you can't tell me anything is because figuring it out ourselves in this month is the school hidden task. Or rather, figuring out that we will not get as much points in the next month is a key point. We should probably save as much money as we could, so we could buy important stuff, when it matters the most. After all, we can buy anything that is school-related, am I right?"
Sae: "Just like with other things, I cannot confirm any of this."
Kiyotaka: "Your pretty smile is telling me everything, sensei."
Sae: "You really are pushing your luck, Ayanokouji."
Kiyotaka: "You don't seem to mind as much actually. Someone is in good mood."
Sae: "Enough. If you don't have more questions, you should go."
Kiyotaka: "I am still waiting for you to answer my question."
Sae: "I told you I can't tell you anything above my authority."
Kiyotaka: "This one was within your authority."
Sae: "?"
Kiyotaka: "I asked you how many morons did you manage to deceive about S-System. But I will change it a little - how many of my classmates asked you a questions like me after your speech in the class? How much do they know right now?"
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Sae: "No one asked me about anything like you. They were just happy with the money they got. Some may have suspicious though."
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Kiyotaka: "Are you for real?"
Sae just nodded with self-mocking smile.
Kiyotaka: "I see."
I sighed heavily and left the guidance office.
I could see some dark clouds ahead of my school life.
To be continued..