Classroom of the Elite: The Eroge

Chapter 74 Act 13: Scene 5

As soon as he entered the chairman's office, Kiyotaka sat at one of the couches and watched his scarlet-haired companion follow him inside. He expected Ichika to sit beside him but to his surprise, she plopped down on his lap like it was the most obvious seat for her.

"Why are you sitting there?" he asked in his normal deadpan tone, genuinely confused why she would sit on his lap instead of the couch.

Ichika turned her head slightly to give him a cute smile. "Is it not the duty of a senpai to be taking care of their kouhais? Plus, I just chose the most comfortable seat inside this room, senpai."

"She's completely different from Nanase... and I don't know if that's a good thing," he thought, staring at the girl for a moment. "Whatever you say."

Kiyotaka was trying to get a good read on this girl and her intentions regarding him, even though he already read her 'summary'. However, despite looking into her eyes and even observing her body language, this girl truly was like how her 'summary' described her to be.

This girl, who happens to be a student of the White Room, who also happens to be the best of her generation, who also happens to be someone that his father sent to this school...

...simply admired him.

Kiyotaka wondered just how far this 'admiration' she has for him will go, but placed the question in the back of his mind for now. He could figure that out later but for now, this sudden meeting with the chairman is a more important matter.

Speaking of which, the older man had just stepped inside the office and closed the door, before sitting on the couch opposite to the two teenagers.

"Do not worry, I will not take much of your time," he smiled, ignoring how Amasawa was sitting in a rather unorthodox way. "Now, Ayanokouji-kun, I assume you already know who I am?"

"You're the chairman of the school. You're also Sakayanagi's father," Kiyotaka explained what he knew about him like it was common knowledge.

"Oh, you already know Arisu?" Sakayanagi asked, earning a nod from the young man. "That's good, this makes things easier."

Kiyotaka wondered what this meeting would be about; he could only guess that it's to discuss Ichika and the circumstances that led to her appearance here, but this could also be about the White Room itself and what Sakayanagi's father knew about it.

"This may sound surprising to you, Ayanokouji-kun, but I knew your father."

Kiyotaka blinked in surprise.

Okay, that was something he didn't expect. While he knew that Arisu and her father had visited the White Room before thanks to her 'summary', he had no idea that the man was acquainted with his own.

"I also know where you come from and what you've been through up until now. I have to say, you have my deepest sympathies. Growing up in the White Room is something I would not wish on anyone. I don't know any details about how you escaped, but the act itself is nothing short of a miracle."

Kiyotaka gave a nod of acknowledgement. "How did you come in contact with that man?"

"That is a funny question with quite an interesting answer, Kiyotaka-kun. You see, I haven't been in contact with Ayanokouji-sensei for a long time now. But you can say that we are simply after the same goal, and that is to create a society that's filled with people who can shape the foundation of the world with their own abilities."

"That man is taking a completely different approach when it comes to a goal like that," Kiyotaka thought.

"It has been years since the last time your father and I spoke to one another. However, when he called a few days ago and said that he knew you were attending school here, I couldn't hide the truth from him."

"Did he want me back?" the young man asked.

"Naturally, yes. However, I refused him strongly because one, I did not want you to go back to that place. Two, you are now a student of this school and you cannot be pulled out simply because someone said so. Three, Arisu would be sad if you left. She has wanted to meet you for so long, after all."

Those first two reasons were things that he could expect, but Kiyotaka didn't count for the third one at all. Did Sakayanagi-sensei really have to mention his daughter? And was he actually serious about it?

Regardless, Kiyotaka felt the need to thank the older man for his actions even though it was unnecessary.

"Thank you for intervening, Sakayanagi-sensei, but you didn't have to. That man has lots of connections and he could certainly do something against you for aiding me. This is my problem and I'll deal with it on my own."

"Think nothing of it, Ayanokouji-kun. While your father is indeed powerful, I do not fear him," the chairman stated firmly. "Letting you attend this school might not make up for what you missed in your childhood, but as long as I am here, you can be guaranteed that I will keep you safe."

Kiyotaka nodded gratefully, before shifting his attention to the girl who was sitting happily on his lap. It was time to get some more answers regarding Amasawa.

"So what does this talk have to do with this girl?"

"You have not realized it already?" asked Sakayanagi-sensei. "Amasawa-san here is also a student of the White Room."

He already knew that Ichika was a White Room student from reading the information that was provided to him by her 'heroine summary', but the chairman didn't know that. As a result, Kiyotaka pretended to look surprised as Ichika started to giggle at the expression on his face.

"If that's true, then is she here to bring me back?"

The older man poured himself a cup of tea and chuckled. "I'll let Amasawa-san explain her side of the story."

With that, Kiyotaka turned his full attention to the scarlet-haired girl, who finally began to speak.

"Well... it wasn't in my mission to bring you back, senpai. I was only told to keep an eye on you and tell your father about your progress in this school. To be honest, I'm perfectly fine with what I was told to do," the girl revealed.

There it is. Her answer was just the same as what her 'summary' said, and it confused him even more now that he heard it from the girl herself. It seems like it really is the truth.

"Are you serious?" he asked.

Ichika chuckled and shook her head. "I have no reason to lie, senpai."

"That confirms it. This whole scenario is happening because of the system's intervention," he thought. "I don't know how, but it must have influenced that man to do this."

Well, he wasn't wrong for thinking like that. The system alters reality on a regular basis, so influencing one man even from afar shouldn't be too much. And there's just no way that man would be foolish enough to willingly send a valuable asset to the White Room just to 'check on him'.

His father couldn't be that idiotic, could he?

"Is that all?" he asked the girl. "He didn't say anything to anyone else about me? Someone he gave another mission to? Or are you the only one he sent to this place?"

"If I knew, then I'd already given you the answer you wanted, senpai."

...well, he had no reason to doubt her. From her 'summary' alone, Amasawa isn't trying to lead him to his doom. Plus, the system has never lied to him before and was painfully blunt with its intentions.

"All right," he nodded in acknowledgement. "Thank you for being honest, Amasawa."

"Senpai, if you really want to thank me, then you can pat my head~?"

Kiyotaka thought of ignoring her, but decided not to do it because it might make her sad. He then shrugged mentally, deciding to give in and do what the girl wanted.

He raised his hand and patted her head slowly as if to say, "Good job." Ichika responded by immediately surrendering to how good it felt and then smiling in happiness at receiving a headpat from the young man.

[You have gained 20 Affection Points with Amasawa Ichika!]

[Relationship Status 'A God and his Servant' has been maxed! Relationship Status with Amasawa Ichika has been upgraded to 'My Sexy Kouhai'!]

[Congratulations! You have unlocked the Achievement: 'Gotta Go Fast'! You gained +10 in Charm!]

The three notifications that appeared afterwards caused his eyes to widen in surprise, especially since it involved something that should happen in a matter of weeks, not in the span of a day.

"That's... one hell of a headstart..."

If Kushida was vulnerable to his advances, then Amasawa must be completely weak to it.

He almost maxed out the girl's first affection level by simply sitting and allowing himself to get tackled to the ground by Amasawa. And now, just from receiving a headpat from him, his 'relationship status' with her leveled up? And it all happened within the day.

...does she really think that highly of him? Is that why he gained a ton of Affection Points with her so easily?

Deciding to ponder about that question later, Kiyotaka turned his attention back to the chairman.

"How did Amasawa get here, Sakayanagi-sensei?"

The chairman took a sip of his tea. "Ah, yes. After I declined your father's demand, he instead offered a compromise wherein he would send one of his assets to keep an eye on you and your progress in this school. After all, he still wants to test you and see how you fare against other talented people since you are supposed to be his 'Masterpiece'."

"Really?" asked Kiyotaka. "That's his reason for sending Amasawa here? Definitely influenced by the system."

"When I told Ayanokouji-sensei that you were in the lowest class, he was actually pleased. He then told me that he will personally take his chosen asset to the school and a few days ago, he arrived here with Amasawa-san and relayed her supposed mission to me. She was really eager to meet you, by the way."

"I figured..." he muttered, earning a cute giggle from Ichika.

Eager to meet him as in 'tackling him to the ground like a cat who was separated from its owner' eager? Yeah, he could definitely see how excited she was.

"So what now? If Amasawa's here to 'keep an eye on me', as she said... then that means she'll be staying in this school from this point onward."