Tokyo Wingman King

Chapter 511, Section 88: Finding a Major Clue and Reporting on Others
"Didn't you say before that I was the son of the Five Messengers? Why are you surprised now?"

Asama still can't figure out what these people who enjoy themselves are thinking. Sometimes, the things they say for fun have nothing to do with their true thoughts.

"The Five Elements and the like are just a joke, of course. It's just that I'm a little surprised that Master would take on such a job."

At that moment, Takishima's eyes seemed to be looking at a Tang Sanzang who frequented brothels.

"Maybe they offered a huge reward? Sigh... Speaking of which, I kind of miss the days when I could buy Teacher Da's full service for only 20 yen."

Komaba held his head in one hand, put the other hand in front of his mouth as if he were holding a cigarette, looked up at the ceiling, and had an expression on his face that resembled reminiscing about his first love.

Takishima also replicated Komaba's movements, feigning melancholy as he said...

"That's probably why Teacher Da has always made us work for free. Alas, history doesn't lie. Those who humiliate Charles II and Louis XI, no matter how powerful, will eventually be punished."

"Can you give me a more common-sounding example? Even Professor Da isn't as pedantic as you."

Komaba rolled his eyes at Takishima.

"All you need to know is that these monarchs are very fond of holding grudges."

"Indeed, I was playing Street Fighter 6 a while ago and I encountered a neutral-playing Luke named Louis XII. After I crushed him in one game, he kept matching me with him. He took away 200 points from me in one afternoon before he stopped."

"Louis XII? He was a rare enlightened monarch. As for losing points, that's what happens when you're a jack of all trades and master of none. There are so many games in the world, no one can play them all by themselves. You should..."

"You underestimate me. I wrote a cheat and won back the points that night."

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While the two were arguing, Asama scanned the information Takishima had given him at lightning speed, just like an HR person scanning a resume.

The Nijo family's dinner next Friday will be held at Meguro Gajoen, which is about to become a century-old establishment. In addition to dinner, charity auction, performance, and salon, the dinner will also include a garden tour and dance party, which are similar to matchmaking events.

On the banquet invitation list, besides the members of the Five Heralds, he also saw the names of Shinazugawa, Hououin, Ryuzoji, Jinguji, and Gogyoin. Familiar names from the Five Heralds, Four Symbols, and Eight In-ji temples of Eiwa, Toyotomi, alone made up a sixth of the entire list. There wasn't a single student of KKIS.

The list clearly distinguishes the two schools' status within Tokyo's elite circles.

However, having too many acquaintances isn't good either.

Suddenly, a head appeared on each of Asama's shoulders.

"So, how much did the head of the Kujo family give this time?"

Komaba's eyes lit up. He still remembered the first time Hachiman asked Konoe's family for pocket money, he got 10 billion yen.

"How could you not know?"

Asama glanced sideways at his information security officer.

"How am I supposed to know if you don't tell me? Do you really think I'm Cyber ​​Laplace's demon?"

Komaba shrugs.

"20."

"Taking away the young master???" Komaba straightened up.

“Kujou Yoshiaki gave me 20 billion yen as payment for taking care of their kid.”

"How exactly will you take care of her?"

Komaba's gaze swept halfway around the banquet guest list, and he said knowingly,
"Since the banquet is being held at Meguro Gajoen, could this 20 billion yen be part of the dowry? Could the Konoe family really be planning a marriage alliance with the Kujo family? Isn't Kujo Alice's figure considered improper?"

As if confirming something, Komaba quickly clicked on a webpage photo on his computer—Kujou Alice standing on a diving board at the edge of a pool, one hand lightly hooking the edge of her high-cut swimsuit that clung to her crotch—Komaba gestured an arc with his hand, looked at Asama, and asked,
"Look, does this really fit your XP?"

There was a click.

Asama took a picture of Komaba in this state, and he immediately became obedient.

"So, the lady who accompanied the Great Teacher to the dinner party was Kujo Alice?"

Takishima also believes that since Asama is with the Kujo family, it's probably because he's with Kujo Alice.

"It has nothing to do with her."

"Didn't the head of the Kujo family ask you to endorse his daughter? In the current competition between Hidekazu and the noble ladies, Kujo Alice is still a step behind Konoe in terms of popularity."

"When did Konoe become your sister?"

"That's called Aunt Konoe?"

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Seeing Asama remain silent, Takishima smiled.

"If the teacher wants to use his proximity to the Kujo family to clarify the rumors about his Konoe family lineage, it probably won't be very effective. But if it's to embarrass Konoe Chiyo, then it will definitely be very effective."

"Oh? I'd like to know, how exactly can the Great Teacher embarrass Konoe Chiyo?"

Komaba, who had been quiet for only a few seconds, came over again.

Takishima said firmly,
"Originally, the Great Teacher was already surrounded by stars and admired by all in Eiwa. If even Alice Kujou got involved with the Great Teacher, wouldn't that indirectly prove the unparalleled popularity of the Five Imperial Tutors, Konoe Shizumi? Compared to that, Konoe Chiyo, who is always overshadowed by the Great Teacher, has no hope of inheriting the family business."

Asama spread his hands.
Whether Konoe inherits the Konoe family business or not is none of my business. Whether Kujo can outdo Konoe at the banquet is also none of my concern. I've already said, this time I'm just helping the Kujo family take care of a few kids.

"Why do you insist on asking Hachiman to take care of her? Do you think Kujo Alice can't take good care of her own family?" Komaba asked.

"Perhaps he's old man Kujo's illegitimate son, which is why he doesn't get along with Kujo Alice?" Takishima speculated, stroking his chin.

"So, the ones that Master is supposed to take care of are these kids who don't have the surname Kujo?"

"We'll find out who it is in a couple of days."

Komaba looked at the invitation list for a while, then continued,
"Master, if you really get involved with the Kujo family, aren't you afraid that others will guess that you've recently become a teacher at the Kujo family's KKIS?"

"I'm participating as Shinichiro Kondo, what does that have to do with Shizumi Asama?"

Komaba suddenly realized,

"Got it. That way I can escape Nijo-san and the others' sight and chat with the older sisters of the Kujo family legitimately as Shinichiro Kondo."

"If you have time to gossip, why don't you help me find information on these people?"

Seeing Asama pointing at the names of the Kujo family members with one hand and fiddling with his phone with the other, Komaba pouted.
"What's the point of digging up information on the named young masters and ladies of the Five Regents? You can't find anything anyway, and information on illegitimate children is even harder to dig up. You're already having trouble handling the KKIS information security officer's cases, can you please stop adding these tricky cases?"

"I thought you were someone who would rise to the challenge and enjoy pushing yourself, but I'm sorry I misjudged you."

"Provocation won't work on me. I'm not the only good hacker. You could consider Takishima's intelligence officer."

"Others aren't as free as you."

Takishima waved his hand and continued,
"If the teacher attends the banquet as Kondo, I think Futami and the others probably won't come either."

"It's fine if they don't come; we won't miss out on this meal."

Asama knew that, apart from Shinazugawa, who was a party bum, the other members of the Love Counseling Department were not the type to enjoy attending social events.

"What you're saying, Teacher Da, sounds a bit like keeping a mistress hidden away. He could have just been like Henry VIII, showing off his six queens to the world."

Takishima laughed.

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Henry VIII did not have a queen at the same time, and he could not possibly be Henry VIII!
Asama suppressed the urge to retort.

Komaba suddenly had a flash of inspiration and asked,

"Master, how long do you think you'll stay with KKIS? Are you going to keep playing the role of Shinichiro Kondo forever?"

"It won't end anytime soon."

“How about I transfer schools and lend you a hand? I’ve already thought of a new identity—Kondo Jin-Gin-Ro, Kondo Shin-Ichiro’s distant cousin,” Komaba suggested.

“You’ve got the generational order wrong! Besides, you only come to school twice a week, so I don’t think it makes much difference whether you transfer schools or not,” Takishima laughed.

"That's right. This school is probably going to be permanently shut down by Teacher Da. The tuition fees will be a waste of money."

Asama considered for a moment and said,
"If KKIS can help you catch that information security officer cheating faster, I'll take care of the transfer."

"No, that's not true. My internet speed is much faster than my walking speed."

"Then why did you transfer schools?"

"Role-playing naturally requires a sense of immersion."

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Takishima asked,

"Master, when you went to KKIS as Kondo, were you really just there to help the Kujo family investigate internal corruption and help the government crack down on those lawless foreign students?"

In his eyes, the Great Teacher's mission in Eiwa, Japan, was to change the political landscape for the next generation of the Five Regents. Therefore, his visit to Kujo Shinkyo International School must also have a more far-reaching objective.

Komaba added,
"The [New Generation Leader Trial Mission] that the heads of the five clans set up together can't be this boring, right?"

"When did I become someone who has the final say?"

"Not being the one in charge, could it be a hidden mission of [the organization]?"

Asama rolled his eyes at Komaba.
"Didn't I say earlier that [the organization] was just something I made up to appease Konoe Chiyo?"

"How can I be sure you're not making this up? Futami-san and Shinazugawa-san both know that Hachiman's mouth is full of lies."

"[The organization] doesn't exist, but judging from Hachiman's current situation, anyone who isn't blind can see that your relationship with the Five Regiments Family is unusual."

"There is no special relationship between us. Between me and the Five Regents, there has always been, there will always be, only equal transactions."

“It’s not a transaction,” Takishima said with a smile.

“It’s not about equality.” Komaba laughed too.

"Believe it or not, don't you know what kind of person I am?"

"We know all too well~ They didn't let us get involved too much before, were they trying to pocket all the rewards? Rather than paying for outsourcing, they'd rather get something for free through connections, I'm familiar with this tactic."

Takishima took out a small red book and muttered something to himself.

"Given Teacher Da's integrity, how could he possibly want to monopolize everything? The distribution of rewards isn't something that can be done by simply not distributing them at the beginning. Rather, it's about distributing them gradually, in detail, and in a superior manner, in an orderly fashion. Let those who are capable and those who have contributed the most receive rewards first, so that those who receive rewards first can influence those who receive rewards later. Let those who are good at management take the lead in distributing rewards, and let those who understand the methods participate in distributing rewards. We must also distribute rewards according to specific circumstances, not blindly. Instead, we must distribute rewards precisely, scientifically, and efficiently, strategically, while also taking into account special circumstances to distribute rewards flexibly, ultimately achieving fair distribution."

"I give your flattery a zero."

Komaba made a disgusted expression.

Asama ignored their nonsense and continued...
"Regarding the KKIS matter, just like what I said the day before yesterday, I plan to handle it as soon as possible, without taking up too much of your energy." "Not doing [all collections and all achievements] anymore? I thought you were going to play through everyone in KKIS before going back to Eiwa."

"You think everyone at KKIS is a figurine, huh?" Asama rolled his eyes at Komaba for the nth time today.

"In my eyes, most of them are low-quality figurines of god-like quality."

Takishima nodded.
"Since you put it that way, Sensei, I'll start helping you gather information on KKIS with all my might. Regarding the corruption, all the clues clearly point to the Kujo family's main agent in KKIS—the Sakon family. How do you plan to break this deadlock, Sensei?"

"Takishima, let me start by throwing cold water on your enthusiasm. With the level of KKIS information security officers, you won't find anything."

"Is he really that good? Is he a student at KKIS?"

"I don't know. Teacher Da said it's a girl."

"A girl? Then it's right to leave her to Teacher Da to deal with."

"I'm talking about a high-pitched, synthesized sound."

Takishima and Komaba once again jokingly approached Asama and looked at his laptop—the information on the screen had changed from the Nijo family's banquet to the KKIS Brotherhood.

"Is the Great Master planning to shift the Brotherhood's breakthrough point from Moji Hisatoku to Kadokura Masanori?" Takishima changed the subject.

"Huh? Isn't the breakthrough point the diplomat's daughter who had dinner with the teacher?" Komaba asked, feigning surprise.

Asama closed the page containing the [KID] executive information, closed his eyes, and rubbed the bridge of his nose.

"I'm thinking about whether there are other ways to solve Mieaki's mission."

"Of course, what the master means is to get rid of the person who raised the question (Masanori Kadokura), right?" Komaba nodded knowingly.

"It's good to resolve it. In extreme environments, the degree of human alienation is far more serious than imagined. The current KKIS is so bad that even a week of chanting by Da Zhangwei is useless. I find it hard to imagine what positive role these fossilized brains, who are good at hate contests, can play in society after graduating from KKIS."

"But even a villain like Tsukikawa Mika's father can give birth to a pure and innocent girl like Tsukikawa Mika, who fits the Great Teacher's XP."

After Komaba finished speaking, he took two potato chips and stuffed them into his mouth.

"Huh? Does Teacher Da have obvious XP?"

Takishima didn't think that Futami Tsukimi and Shinazugawa Rise, or Izumo Katya (Asama Pochi) and Majima Mai, had any similarities in their sexual tension.

"We need to use a statistical perspective more often to see the truth."

Komaba wagged his finger smugly and continued with a smile,

"Head-to-body ratio 1:7.5, upper-to-lower body ratio 1:1.618, thigh-to-calf ratio 1:1, facial features with at least three conforming to the golden ratio, slim waist and large but not too large breasts, a broken look when not smiling, a redeeming look when smiling, never been in a relationship, male-only social circle less than 5%, compassionate but doesn't own pets, IQ at least 130 but good at playing dumb, doesn't fall asleep while listening to Da Zhangwei's chanting, no bad habits but likes to drink."

"Wait a minute, what you're saying doesn't really count as XP, does it? Besides, as far as I know, Tsukihana Mika doesn't like drinking."

Takishima expressed doubts about Komaba's assertion.

"So Yuehan Chuan Sang can't possibly be the female lead."

"As the female protagonist with the second-highest approval rating, Shinazugawa-san has many male friends, with a male-to-female ratio significantly higher than 5%. How do you explain that?"

"Of course, it's the female lead's immunity!"

"To become the female lead in a TV series, meeting the previously listed XPs is just the beginning. The real key is that these girls not only need to have the potential to be the female lead in a TV series, but also at least one of their parents must be deceased."

"What about Ichijo-san? Her parents are both alive, aren't they?"

"Of course, it's the exemption as the only female protagonist in the Five Regiments!"

"So, what Teacher Da's XP is actually the potential to be a leading lady? Could you be more specific?"

"Of course it's good. These are just my personal subjective opinions. You should tell me your own XP, Mr. Da."

Komaba, the rumor-monger who felt uncomfortable being watched by Asama, chose to shut his mouth.

Asama would never reveal his XP, because he had never examined these things carefully and didn't even know what his XP was. Thinking about such trivial things would even make him want to urinate.

While Asama was using the restroom, Takishima said to Komaba,
"Although I want to shut down a school like KKIS that has no value today, the pond of KKIS is not deep enough, and the real big fish have not yet swum out of their nest. Now is not the time for Teacher Da to stir up trouble."

Komaba and Takishima, and indeed all the members of the [Asama faction], unanimously believed that the heads of the five regent families had set up a trial for Asama in KKIS that would affect Asama's future.

To this day, no one knows anything about the trial.

Komaba hacked into the KKIS forum, which was still inaccessible, and scrolled through old posts, saying,

"To test the importance of something, the internet is the most authoritative testing ground. The most important and powerful things cannot be judged solely by the level of publicity, but by the level of protection they receive. KKIS, as a prestigious school with poor student body, receives an unusually high level of protection."

Just as it's difficult for us to figure out the secret to Da Laoshi's greatness, all I can find about his childhood are a few ordinary competition awards.

Therefore, KKIS's teachers and students are merely assembly line workers in a factory; what is truly protected is what this factory actually manufactures.

"What is it?" Takishima asked.

"You'd have to ask Hachiman. This might just be the Kujo family's nuclear weapons factory, which could be the reason why the Kujo family head is trying to curry favor with Hachiman," Komaba said, looking at Asama.

"So, in other words, Hachiman actually already had leverage over the Kujo family?"

At 4:30 a.m., a time when even night owls should be asleep, Asama and his two companions were still full of energy.

Komaba has always lived on American time and is used to having his day and night reversed, while Asama and Takishima do so because of their physical constitution.

His work was finished, and he was watching Komaba and Takishima play Street Fighter 6. Nijo and Hanzawa had also played it before at Daiki's apartment.

All that fancy stuff like Green Rush, Precision Defense, and Guaranteed Counter—Asama lost six games each to Komaba and Takishima, and then never picked up a controller again.

He would never have agreed to play games if it weren't for the fact that the two of them stayed up two nights in a row for him.

At this moment, Komaba and Takishima were evenly matched, with Takishima consistently using the magician's cane and Komaba always using the muscular Sagat.

Although in reality, the mercenary boy completely overwhelms the hacker boy, in the game, the difference in their reaction speed is minimized, and Komaba's words play an unknown role in this.

"Historically, the left side always loses in a match, how dare you, Takishima, hahaha~~~"

"Damn! Takishima, are you some kind of defense-protected monster?"

"Little White Dragon, take this from Grandpa's limp!"

"Wow! How did your Light Wave defend against my Green Rush twice in a row?"

Just then, Asama's phone rang; it was Pochi calling.

Asama gestured for the other two to shush, then took his phone and slipped into the bathroom of the Komaba apartment to answer the call.

"Ah Shui, Ah Shui~ Wake up!"

"I'm already up, good morning."

Before dawn, laughter, seemingly warmed by the early sunlight, drifted from the other side.

Good morning! Only two more days until we meet!

"Hmm, did you not finish your homework yesterday?"

"Uh, I went to help out with Rise yesterday, it was a special case."

"You're helping her process the cakes her fans sent, right?"

"Ah Shui, did you install a camera in Rise's house... no, I mean, Emi's house???"

"Is it possible that I saw your post on X?"

"Hey hey hey~ Ah Shui, you're following me? Didn't you say you don't play X? Well~ let Grandpa Boqi see what Ah Shui's account name is~~~"

"Just guess."

Asama wasn't worried about Pochi finding his account, after all, she had five figures of followers on X.

"How about we cook together this weekend, since I guessed right?"

"I don't like cooking anymore."

"That won't do! That's sloth! Sloth!"

"If I guess right, I'll treat you to dinner. You can go to any restaurant you like."

"Really? ~~~ Then I won't be polite~~~ But one isn't enough, I'll also bring Rize, Tsukimi, and Mai~~~"

"We're going to the Infinite Festival on Saturday. Besides, F-san and the others aren't as free as you are on weekends."

"You'll have time once the Infinite Festival ends! Ah Shui, really."

"I'm perfectly fine this weekend, Robert!"

Suddenly, Shinazugawa's voice rang out.

"Whatever you want. Shall we go to the shopping street again today?"

"Yes, Sister Pochi is with us. Is Robert free?"

"I don't have time, I have a lot of homework."

"Don't overwork yourself, remember to balance work and rest, and chat with the pretty girls more often~"

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The beautiful girl Shinazugawa was talking about was probably herself.

Asama walked out of the bathroom, the TV game screen was still paused; Takishima had just finished a phone call with Nijo Rena.

"Didn't Nijo-san sleep yesterday either? Wasn't she told to rest first? Or is there some new information from the police department?"

Takishima twitched the corner of his mouth.
"She hasn't followed up. Isn't there still a little over a week until the banquet? Miss Reina is still working hard to prepare for it."

Asama also knew how much Nijou Rena valued this dinner party; she saw it as an opportunity to prove herself.

As a result, he first visited the KKIS school building during the day, and then visited the underground workshop at night. He not only had Nijo help him deal with the people of Sakuradamon all day, but also transferred her capable assistant here to play Street Fighter 6.

Let's just consider it the son paying for the father's debts.

With that thought, the restarted game was over, and Komaba narrowly lost to Takishima 4-5.

The two losers were assigned by the winner to buy breakfast—a Chinese breakfast set meal that has recently become popular among Tokyo office workers.

Halfway there, Komaba, who had been yawning the whole time, suddenly turned serious and said to Asama,
"Master, don't you think Takishima has been acting strangely lately?"

(End of this chapter)