Despite being satisfied with the abilities of Yukino Yukinoshita and the others, Kaguya Shinomiya did not let down her guard.
Kaguya sat on the sofa, one leg crossed elegantly over the other, the hem of her pleated skirt riding just above her knee. She glanced at the man seated across from her—the man who was looking at her with a resentful gaze, those sharp eyes carrying the sa dangerous glint she rembered from yesterday.
From the bathroom.
From having her body completely exposed to him.
Her chest tightened at the mory, but her expression remained perfectly composed.
"Nozomi, this is for you."
She extended a manila folder, her slender fingers pale against the cream-colored paper.
Hozuki Nozomi took it and looked.
It was a protest letter for a club application that had been rejected.
The club's na was the Gaming Enthusiasts Club.
Kaguya Shinomiya believed that the people in this club were not serious and had no reason to exist, so she hoped the Service Club could persuade them. To make them willingly disband the gaming club and leave the Club Activity Room for other, better clubs.
Hozuki Nozomi's thumb traced the edge of the docunt. His posture was relaxed—too relaxed, really, sprawled against the sofa cushions like he owned the damn thing. The light caught the angles of his jaw, the way his dark hair fell carelessly across his forehead.
This shaless man, Kaguya thought, her fingers curling against her thigh. Acting so casual after what he did.
"Just make them disband and return the Club Activity Room, right?" he asked, his voice carrying that lazy drawl she was beginning to associate with trouble.
"Yes, I don't want any slackers in our school."
Kaguya nodded slightly, giving him a small smile—practiced, polished, revealing nothing of the heat that crept up her neck whenever she rembered steam and tile and his eyes roaming places no man had ever seen.
She seed not to mind at all being cornered in the bathroom and threatened by him yesterday, or him seeing her completely naked.
But she did mind. She minded very much.
The phantom sensation of his gaze still lingered on her skin—the way he'd looked at her bare shoulders, the flat plane of her stomach, the modest curve of her hips. She'd been so shocked she couldn't even scream. And he'd had the audacity to comnt.
"Nozomi, my goal is to establish the best school, one that can cultivate useful talents." Her voice remained steady, betraying none of this. "Since Yukinoshita-san has agreed to help, you wouldn't refuse, would you?"
Nozomi calmly looked at her and nodded gently.
To reduce Yukino's workload and make her willingly co to his bed at night, he would just have to work a bit harder. The mory of Yukino's pale body beneath him, her soft gasps muffled against his shoulder as he drove into her—that was worth any amount of tedious bureaucratic nonsense Kaguya could throw at him.
Kaguya Shinomiya's eyes curved, and her mood beca pleasant.
So what if you're amazing? Aren't you working for now?
However... this philandering man truly dotes on Yukinoshita and the others. He'd rather work hard himself than burden them.
Kaguya stared at Hozuki Nozomi's handso face and tall figure, suddenly feeling a bit off. Her gaze traced the line of his shoulders beneath his uniform blazer, the way his collar sat slightly loose, exposing the column of his throat. She rembered the raw strength in his movents yesterday—how easily he'd trapped her, how completely helpless she'd been.
A strange flutter moved through her stomach.
"ozomi, have you heard about it?"
She suddenly spoke, more to distract herself than anything.
"Uh... that, Miss Kaguya, actually, I generally don't pay attention to matters of zaibatsus or politics."
Nozomi replied sowhat awkwardly, scratching the back of his neck. All these matters were arranged and handled by Haruno-nee; he was just a lazy bum who preferred spending his energy on more... pleasurable pursuits.
Kaguya Shinomiya's mouth twitched, and she couldn't help but sigh, pressing a hand to her forehead. Her fingers were cool against her flushed skin.
"I truly feel sorry for Haruno-san. You spoil the little sister Yukino so much, and you just let Haruno run around for you. Don't you feel ashad?"
Hozuki Nozomi spread his hands helplessly.
"I'm still a high school student, so naturally, I need to focus on school matters. Besides, how do you know Haruno-nee isn't enjoying it?"
Yukinoshita Haruno was a super sister-con. His doting on little Yukino was actually also pleasing to Haruno-nee. Moreover, it's not like he doesn't care about anything. If Haruno-nee ever had a problem, he would definitely be the first to solve it.
He would always be Haruno-nee's most solid backing—in every way imaginable.
Hearing his explanation, Kaguya Shinomiya frowned slightly, her cherry lips parting:
"Alright, I admit I was a bit presumptuous."
"Since Haruno-san is willing to marry you along with her sister, it shows that you are still very trustworthy."
"Since Haruno-san didn't tell you, I'll tell you about it."
"Nozomi, do you know why I want to rge Shuchi'in Academy and Soubu High School?"
"Hmm, is it to fully exploit and use my power, like now?"
Hozuki Nozomi guessed.
Kaguya Shinomiya didn't deny it; she smiled and nodded lightly, rising from the sofa.
Her slender figure, accentuated by the school uniform, appeared even more youthful and beautiful as she moved. The blazer nipped in at her narrow waist, and her pleated skirt swayed gently around her thighs—thighs that were surprisingly toned beneath sheer stockings, tapering down to slim ankles and polished loafers.
The small bumps on her chest, though a bit regrettable.
They would starve a child.
But as a rich young lady, Kaguya Shinomiya's figure was even more slender and petite than Yukino's—delicate collarbones visible above her uniform collar, the subtle dip of her waist, hips that were narrow but curved just enough to catch the eye. There was still a lot of room for growth, he mused, and sothing about that made his gaze linger.
"While one of my goals in doing this is indeed to make you my person, to be used by , there is another important reason."
The girl spoke earnestly, then noticed his intense gaze falling on her chest—such as it was—and imdiately raised a hand to cover herself, palm pressing against the modest swell beneath her blazer.
Her cheeks flushed pink, heat spreading from her face down to her neck.
He's doing it again. Looking at like... like he did yesterday.
"Pervert, where are you looking?" she glared at him angrily, her voice coming out sharper than intended.
Nozomi whistled low, entirely unrepentant.
"At a beautiful young lady."
His eyes didn't waver from her form, tracing the line of her arm where it crossed her chest, the way her fingers splayed protectively over her modest curves.
"Hmph, smooth talker! You must have used such sweet words to trick the Yukinoshita sisters, didn't you!"
Kaguya said to him crossly, then gracefully lowered her arm—though her blush remained, a pretty flush that spread all the way to the tips of her ears.
Don't let him see how much this affects you, she commanded herself. You are Kaguya Shinomiya. You do not get flustered by perverted high school boys.
Even if said perverted high school boy had already seen everything she had to offer.
"Get your eyes to be more serious; I'm talking about sothing important!"
"Ah, yes, yes, yes."
Nozomi pouted helplessly, "My eyes are clearly serious; I'm just appreciating."
Kaguya Shinomiya ignored his resentnt and said in a clear, lodious voice:
"Have you noticed? More than half of the current mbers of parliant are from ordinary civilian backgrounds? They are all new mbers without conglorate backing?"
"Uh... I really haven't paid attention to that."
Kaguya sighed, moving toward the window. The light silhouetted her figure—the gentle slope of her shoulders, the delicate curve of her neck. Outside, cherry blossoms drifted past the glass like pale pink snow.
"Haruno-san really doesn't tell you anything."
"Let put it this way. From the decreasing number of parliant mbers cultivated by families and the increasing number of people in governnt agencies, it can be seen that the governnt is intentionally ostracizing and restricting the power of zaibatsus."
"As far as I know, the Pri Minister is already preparing to establish a special school for advanced nurturing, open to the entire nation."
She turned back to face him, her expression serious now, all trace of embarrassnt gone.
"It's said that this school is boarding, and once enrolled, students cannot leave the school unless they drop out."
"Furthermore, this school aims for a 100% university admission rate and a 100% employnt rate after graduation!"
Upon hearing this, Hozuki Nozomi's expression beca strange.
This school.
How is it so similar to a situation in an ani he watched in his previous life? That ani called Classroom of the Elite?
Sure enough.
Kaguya Shinomiya's next sentence confird this.
"This school, it's said, will abolish the use of normal currency and instead use a special system of points."
"The governnt is doing this to create its own talent cultivation school, thereby targeting the zaibatsus."
"Therefore, my ability to easily rge Soubu High School and Shuchi'in Academy is also the result of the joint efforts of various major families."
Hearing this, Hozuki Nozomi felt a sense of anticipation stirring in his chest—and sothing else, too. If that school existed in this world, then certain people from that world might exist as well.
He couldn't help but ask:
"So, what will Soubu High School beco in the future? Or rather, Miss Kaguya, what kind of school do you plan to make this place?"
"Hmph, of course, it will be an advanced talent cultivation school that far surpasses the one established by the governnt."
Kaguya lifted her chin, eyes blazing with the fierce determination that had allowed her to dominate Japan's most elite academy.
"I must maintain the Shinomiya Family's position as the heart of the nation, so I will not allow so chaotic clubs to lead astray other excellent students."
She strode back toward him, each step deliberate, and dropped the folder onto the coffee table between them with a decisive thwap.
"Starting with this Gaming Enthusiasts Club. Handle it."
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