Tokyo Wingman King

The key evidence has been obtained.

Thanks to Director Sako's excellent habits of organizing and categorizing.

KKIS's alumni donation records for the past 10 years, lists of exchange students for the past 10 years, lists of students receiving special preferential treatment in each cohort, special teaching and research project funding applications, details of teaching materials procurement, and revenue details of study abroad consulting agencies.
These documents, with some items marked in black, corroborate the documents found in the Development Office the day before yesterday—KKIS has already established a fairly mature system of exchanging benefits with some top-ranked British and American universities in the QS rankings.

For example, the research project on "quantum transparent computing," which involved an investment of 2000 million yen, has a leader whose identity has long since disappeared.
Golf tees purchased under the guise of teaching equipment averaged 120 million yen each.

Parents pay an average of 3000 million yen to external consulting agencies.
This is clearly a common trick used for embezzlement and money laundering.

This evidence is enough to send Director Sako, Principal Sakon, and several others to jail for 5 to 7 years.

At the same time, Asama also discovered from the list of outstanding students that the students of KKIS may have had their future three years of campus life decided for them before they even entered the school—whether they would join the fraternity's management, be taken care of by the fraternity, or be bullied. These things were decided from the very beginning.

Those who climb from the bottom to the top through various means are only a tiny minority.

Each year, there are 30 to 40 outstanding students, roughly the same number as the number of international students admitted each year.

Foreign students' names are more than twice as long as those of Japanese students. Therefore, even though there are many blacked-out parts on the list of top students, Asama still estimates that the proportion of foreign students among the top students is between 1/2 and 1/3.

This also confirms that the KKIS fraternity, a fraternity dominated by international students, and the fraternity dominated by local students are roughly equal in size and strength.

There is still plenty of time.

Asama, who remained completely hidden, continued searching for relevant documents in the storage room of Chief Sako's house, where a grand piano was piled up.

He wanted to look further, for information such as student accidents and injuries on campus, and transactions between various parties within the college. However, when he opened the boxes in the well-hidden combination suitcase one by one, he found photos and letters of Director Sako's two sons.

The first box of the year contained two watches, three letters, and a photograph.

If Director Sako didn't have affairs with foreign women, then the two Japanese men in the photo standing in front of the lawn steps posing with several foreigners must be his two sons.

Behind the lawn steps where the group took a photo, the architectural features are clearly visible, suggesting it is the famous Juilliard School in New York.

The letter confirmed Asama's deduction: the man with the American smile was the eldest son of the Sako family, who had gone to the United States to study more than a decade ago. He was now a teacher at the Juilliard School in New York and also the owner of the dusty piano in the storeroom.

The young man wearing brown sunglasses and high-street style clothing is the youngest son of Director Sako, and last year's leader of the [KID] Sako Group.

The youngest son did not have the old-fashioned habit of writing letters; his life in America was always relayed to him by his older brother.

The watches were gifts from my youngest son: a Vacheron Constantin Patrimony series white dial watch and a Jaeger-LeCoultre blue dial ultrathin watch.

The eldest son didn't try to hide anything from his younger brother. The two pieces were bought by the younger son at a secondhand store in the United States for $12000, which is about 180 million yen.

This detail reveals that while the Sako family wasn't extremely wealthy, they were certainly very greedy—not to mention luxury goods like LV trunks and Steinway pianos, just those few cabinets of 1:18 scale Amaram models alone were enough to equal 5-10 years' annual income for a middle-class family in Tokyo.

Asama suddenly stopped what he was doing and focused his attention on his ears.

The doorbell rang at the Sako house. Sako, who was home alone, left the study next to the storage room.

The visitor who spoke was a young woman. Judging from the conversation, she was not a respectable guest, but rather Chief Sako's mistress.

Sure enough, before they could exchange more than a few jokes, the owner of the house led the young woman into the bedroom to get down to business.

This actually made Asama's search easier.

It was no surprise that Asama found various photos of mistresses, personal clothing, and toys in other boxes.

However, there was no foreign intelligence that the Five Households should care about, nor was there any evidence of the political transfer of benefits, underage sex trafficking, or usurious student loans that Takishima speculated about.

Just as Asama was pondering how to utilize the existing evidence, the doorbell rang again at the Sago residence.

Director Sako hastily pulled up his trousers, told the woman to keep quiet, and then ran to the entrance to open the door.

The new visitor was Matsueda Masamune, the newly appointed vice principal of KKIS, or rather, Yamagata Masamune, the heir to the Yamagata family.

It's not surprising that Matsueda Masamune visited the Sago family.

Firstly, the Yamagata family and the Sago family have a good relationship.

Secondly, if this vice principal, who has vowed to change KKIS, really wants to make changes, he needs the support of the powerful director of academic affairs.

"Why did you arrive two hours early? Didn't you say you'd come after lunch?"

"I got stood up for lunch, so I had nothing better to do and took the liberty of bothering you early. Where is your wife?"

"You mean that old woman? She went out for a beauty treatment with her friends."

Director Sako led Vice Principal Matsue from the entrance hall to the living room to sit down.

"This is a gift for you. Both Professor Sako and his wife can eat it."

"what?"

“Health products.”

"Trying to imply I'm an old man, huh? NMN (nicotinamide mononucleotide) and NR (nicotinamide riboside)? Aren't these the legendary anti-aging products that rich people use?"

"Yes, it's good that you know, Professor Sako. My father has been eating these two kinds of food recently."

"That's good stuff."

Sako smiled, took the medicine box in his hand and examined it, then said...
"I've never seen this brand before. This stuff must be expensive. I remember a box costs around 20 yuan on the market. The one the old man is taking must cost over a million yuan."

"It's not as expensive as you think. With your income, Professor Sako, you can eat this like candy. Of course, this kind of thing is poison if you take too much."

"Haha, you're joking. We're just small fry. How could we be as rich as you say, let alone take an overdose?"

Director Sako put down the gift and sighed.
"Sigh, there's no use in mocking this old man. I'm just scraping by, picking up the scraps that slip through the fingers of you big families. There are countless people who are more greedy than me, and even those who are more honest than me haven't made it this far."

"Where there is power, there is corruption; absolute power corrupts absolutely. I'm not here today to talk about whether or not we are corrupt, but about the Brotherhood."

"You want to dismantle the Brotherhood? Even now, you still can't let go of that matter?"

Hearing what Director Sako said, Asama focused his attention even more.

Vice Principal Songzhi replied,
"If one could let go of everything, how frivolous and shallow would one's life be? It is precisely because I believe that I cannot continue that I have the audacity to bother you."

Asama heard the sound of Chief Sako scratching his head.

"It's no use coming to me with this kind of thing."

"No, I need your cooperation regarding the international student who got into trouble and ended up at the police station a few days ago."

"You want to target [FAB] first? Their people have already been released on bail, and the responsibility and charges have already been taken by others. Even if you use this as an excuse, you have no room to maneuver."

"Was that one of your people who was making those random announcements in the school's security room the other day?"

"I've heard about that too. That conversation was definitely generated by AI."

"You seem quite pleased with yourself? Could it be that you orchestrated the attacks on the school's network and power grid, and the sabotage of the school's data center before?"

"How can you be sure it was me? Wasn't it that temporary school janitor with a history of mental illness who vandalized the data center?"

"You should understand how the school handles this. We haven't found the real culprit yet."

"Compared to me, isn't that young lady from the Kujo family a more suspicious suspect?"

"That's true. Only if they knew your true identity would they try to sow discord between you and a wise ruler. And the only person who could find out this and mobilize so many people to carry it out is probably the eldest daughter of the Kujo family, who wants to return to the country to make an example of someone."
"No, you're trying to use this AI-generated recording to remove yourself from the suspect list?"

“I’m openly returning to KKIS to reform, so it doesn’t matter if I’m suspected. I actually want to be the kind of disruptor who can shut down KKIS. That way, even without banning the fraternity or changing the school rules, I can prevent the tragedy of KKIS from happening again.”

After a long pause, Director Sako finally sighed and replied.
"The Kujo family wouldn't actually let KKIS close down, would they? It's a matter of face." "Heh, the Sakon family really takes KKIS, or rather, themselves, too seriously."

"But it's the Kujo family that's closer to the Kujo family, not your Yamagata family. Hearing you say that, I'm even more convinced that you've returned to KKIS to cause trouble. Do you know how many things Principal Sakon has helped you out these past few days? With your personality, don't do something that repays kindness with enmity."

"Aren't you going to suspect the others at all?"

"Besides the Yamagata family and the Kujo family, who else has this ability? If it weren't for the Kujo family's eldest daughter's doing, the Sakon family would have contacted the police to arrest these troublemakers."

"What if it were one of the other Five Registrars?"

"Have you heard some rumors about the Yamagata family?"

"...That's getting off topic, Professor Sako. I can't and don't want to get involved in the struggles above the KKIS level. Getting back to the Brotherhood, once the school reopens, as long as you cooperate with me, I'm confident I can put [FAB] in a 'cage' first."

"So you came back to KKIS to help your brother deal with Aosaki? No wonder Aosaki was sent to the hospital. Wait, aren't you and Ariaki rivals now?"

“Saku-sensei, there’s no need to overcomplicate things. Regardless of whether [KID] counts as the Yamagata family’s [KID] or not, I will…”

Ding-dong. Ding-dong.

Before Matsueda Masamune could finish speaking, the doorbell of the Sako family rang for the third time.

Before Yamagata Ariake and Ryuzoji Temple's Cicada Feather entered the house, Matsugae Masamune had already gone into the second-floor bedroom.

Unexpectedly, someone in this room had already formed a preconceived notion.

The woman, wrapped in a bath towel, holding her phone and sitting on the large bed with her knees drawn up, was about to scream when Matsue Masamune skillfully covered her mouth with his large hand.

This is the trouble with last-minute visitors—you never know what the person you're meeting on short notice was doing an hour earlier.

If it weren't for visiting under the name of the Yamagata family, Professor Sako would probably still be messing around in this bedroom, right?

The woman's slight struggle interrupted Masamune Matsue's thoughts.

He let go, feeling a wave of nausea – he couldn't tell if his hand was covered in saliva or sweat.

Despite the woman's somewhat surprised and flustered gaze, he still managed a gentle smile.

"I won't hurt you, please keep quiet."

The woman nodded and typed something on her phone for him to see.

"Who are you? Why are you in our bedroom?"

Upon seeing this, Songzhi chuckled silently.

"I am Professor Sako's student, I know Mrs. Sako, and I will protect his privacy. To avoid unnecessary trouble, please keep quiet."

The woman's face immediately turned bright red, as if she were burning up, and she fell silent.

The room was very soundproof, so there was no need to worry about being discovered, but Masamune Matsueda certainly couldn't hear what people were talking about outside.

[You shouldn't feel guilty.]
Masamune Matsueda felt a little regretful.

If it were the usual me, I would never have avoided this situation like a thief.

However, both publicly and privately, he was indeed preparing to deal with his ambitious younger brother.

That's why he subconsciously chose to avoid it.

After a moment of self-deprecation, Masamune Matsueda gestured to Saku's mistress to be quiet again, then approached the door, gently pulled the doorknob, and listened to the sounds from the living room from the stairwell.

Why did Ariaki come with that girl from the Ryuzoji family?
First, let's rule out the possibility of studying abroad consulting. With the wealth and influence of the Ryuzoji family, all the schools in the world are no different from the fruits that people can choose from in a supermarket.

So, is it a problem with the Brotherhood? Given the Ryuzoji family's extraordinary status, no Brotherhood would dare to cause her trouble, right? Not necessarily. The deeds of [AAA] and [FAB] in recent years have been far more outrageous than before.

Perhaps they're here to inquire about resuming classes? After all, she's the young lady of the head of the Hachiinji Temple. She transferred from Eiwa School of Toyo to KKIS, and this incident happened after only two days of classes. Principal Sakon even canceled his annual leave a couple of days ago to personally apologize, fearing that he might anger the young lady and lose such a prestigious reputation.

Or perhaps, Ariaki persuaded Ryuzoji, so the Ryuzoji family is going to introduce a business opportunity to KKIS?

He both hoped it was the last possibility and least wanted it to be the last possibility.

Director Sako took two bottles of water from the refrigerator and handed them to the third group of visitors.

"Thank you."

Yamagata Ariaki took the water and got straight to the point.
"Director, Ryuzoji came today with three questions for you. The first is about when the school will reopen. As far as I know, they said it would reopen this Wednesday, then it changed to next week, and then Vice Principal Matsueda told us to wait for the latest announcement. Not knowing the exact reopening date will affect Ryuzoji's study plan."

"Please forgive us, Ryuzoji. Something unexpected happened at the school. We dare not resume classes without ensuring the safety of the students. I will have Yamagata inform you of the progress of the safety inspection as soon as possible."

The aloof-looking girl didn't like this answer.

She looked directly at the greasy-looking director of the academic affairs office and asked...

"What safety issues? As a student of the school, I feel it is my responsibility to do my part for the school."

"Haha, there's really no need for Ryuzoji to worry about the school."

“I’m thinking of myself. Why can’t we arrange online classes, or rent new venues for teachers to teach?”

"As the person in charge of academic affairs, I have of course considered your suggestion, Ryuzōji, but this is subject to the arrangements of the higher-level leaders."

Well, I've been through my student days too. Back then, education wasn't as relaxed as it is now, and the academic burden was much heavier. Even during summer vacation, there weren't many days to relax and have fun.

"Wouldn't it be even more gratifying for you students to have a few more days off?"

Ryuzoji Seiwa frowned, clearly dissatisfied with Chief Sako's answer.

"So, you can't control the resumption of classes, and I need to talk to Principal Zuo Jin about this, right?"

"That's not what I meant. If the security issue isn't resolved properly, it could easily escalate into an international matter. After all, the children of diplomats from major powers are studying at KKIS. I hope Ryuzoji can understand. It's precisely because of this concern that even if we were to rent a new venue for teaching, we wouldn't have decided on it casually before eliminating the security risks."

Online classes have actually been implemented at KKIS for a long time, as Yamagata students are well aware. It's a consensus that the teaching quality of online classes is far inferior to that of in-person classes. Students who truly learn something online generally possess extremely strong self-learning abilities. However, at KKIS, this is a minority approach. The school made this decision to ensure that more students can have a better learning experience, and we ask Ryuzoji for his understanding.

Hearing that even if Director Sako blamed the Ryuzoji family for all the problems, the problems still couldn't be solved for the international students, Ryuzoji Seiwa was speechless for a moment.

She glanced at Yamagata Yuaki, who understood and asked again.
"The second question is, why did the school put Ryuzoji in Shinichiro Kondo's class and put her dormitory next to his? As the head of the academic affairs office, Ms. Sako should know the reason, right?"

"I did handle Ryuzoji's enrollment and Shinichiro Kondo's appointment, but to say the school deliberately arranged it would be unfair to accuse me. It was purely coincidental. I was assigned to Kondo's class for two reasons: first, the teaching staff of Class 9, Grade 1, had a high average level, and although Kondo only had a master's degree from the University of Tokyo, he also had teaching experience at top-tier colleges abroad; second, Class 9, Grade 1, had the fewest students, and balancing class sizes was something that needed to be considered."

"And what about the dormitory?"

Director Sagu smiled bitterly and said,
"It's really a coincidence. There really weren't any extra student dorm rooms available last week, so we assigned you a faculty dorm room. Many dorm rooms are allocated by the school, and even if students don't live there long-term, we don't have the right to take them back until they agree to vacate. If Ryuzoji is not satisfied, we can adjust it again, whether it's transferring to another class or changing the dorm room number."

Yamagata Ariaki nodded, then looked at the aloof girl and asked,

"Ryuzoji-kun, what do you think?"

"That's it for now."

"."

After being glanced at again by the girl, Yamagata Ariaki asked,

"Director, one last question. Ryuzoji would like to know if the school could arrange for her homeroom teacher, Shinichiro Kondo, to tutor her at home during the school break these few days."

Asama, who had been eavesdropping the whole time, wondered if his [Toyosatomiya] was malfunctioning due to overuse. (End of Chapter)