I, the mastermind behind the scenes at Soubu High, refuse to be caught in a bloodbath.

Himekoji's phone vibrated, but neither Kazusa nor his mother showed any sign of stopping, so he had no choice but to finish playing the piece before taking out his phone, which had stopped vibrating, and going outside. The call was from Kawasaki, who had also sent a text message saying, "Please call back." So Himekoji called her back.

"It's me, Kawasaki... Kawasaki Saki, you must be Himekoji."

Kawasaki Saki used polite language, which meant she seemed to know who her boss was. Himekoji felt quite good about this.

"Oh, it's you. Is there a problem? Work seems to be going smoothly, without any problems. Are you perhaps dissatisfied with your salary?"

"No...that's not how it is. Could we talk about this in person? It's two separate matters, and it's a bit difficult to discuss over the phone."

"At this point in time... how long will it take?"

"It will take about an hour, and I plan to treat you to dinner, so it should be about three hours."

"Let's discuss adding dinner. Wait a moment while I ask my mother. If everything is fine, I'll call you back. If I can't make it, I'll email you."

"Ah... okay."

After Kawasaki Saki hung up the phone, Himekoji edited Kawasaki Saki's phone number to "Employee Kawasaki Saki" before going inside to ask her mother for permission. Her mother usually agreed to any invitations from girls, so this time was no exception. After receiving permission, Himekoji contacted Kawasaki again, and she invited her to a Saizeriya restaurant.

Saizeriya is a global chain of Western restaurants, but it is known for its low prices. The quality and taste are only average. Himeko asked Reiko to prepare the car.

Following Kawasaki's directions, Himekoji told Reiko to wander around and shop as she pleased. Then they went to Saizeriya on the basement floor. Kawasaki was sitting in a seat against the wall, and Himeko kept looking towards the entrance. Before the clerk could ask Himekoji, "Do you smoke? How many people are in your party?" Himekoji stood up and came over to greet her.

Today, Kawasaki was wearing a hospital nurse's uniform. It looked like she was going back to work after lunch. She was tall and slender, and she wore the nurse's uniform with great elegance. White stockings with a hint of lace were peeking out from under her pure white short skirt, making her look very alluring and attracting the attention of many men who were dining with her.

Sitting opposite Kawasaki was a boy who looked like a middle school student. Although Himekoji had never seen him before, he knew that the boy's name was Kawasaki Taishi, the younger brother of Kawasaki Saki, who was known for her terrifying brother complex. He wondered why she didn't continue developing her relationship with her brother. It's rare that I'm even playing "Touai Sora" today.

Himekoji was dressed casually when she went out, but even so, her usual demeanor made Kawasaki Taishi feel very oppressed. He sat with Saki, while Taishi sat opposite his sister, diagonally in front of Himekoji.

"you..."

"Just call me Himekoji, it's fine."

"Alright, Himekoji, what would you like to drink?"

Freshly squeezed orange juice.

Ji Xiaolu leaned back in her chair, her hands clasped together and resting flat on the table.

Saki ordered drinks first, seemingly wanting to discuss business first. After all three drinks were served, she kept giving her younger brother meaningful glances. Her brother nervously stood up and said to her, "I, I am Kawasaki Taishi. First of all, thank you very much for giving my sister such a good job. Please take good care of me in the future, Himekoji-nii-san."

"Hello, I am Himekoji Haruto. Nice to meet you. Don't worry about your sister's matter. This is just a mutually beneficial transaction. Please have a seat."

"Yes!"

Dazhi clenched his fists and pressed them tightly against his trouser legs, his body taut as straight as a pole, eyes downcast, mouth down, mind down.

"So, Kawasaki Saki... I'll just call you Saki then. Your younger brother is here too. What is it that you want to discuss with me?"

Himeko took a sip of orange juice and asked calmly, sensing that what Saki wanted to discuss with him was probably related to work.

"My affairs... I'll talk about my affairs later, Taishi."

Saki called out Taishi's name, as if her matter was really difficult to talk about. Himekoji found it strange. Why couldn't she just say what was wrong? I have no prejudice against you, so I won't make things difficult for you.

“Yes,” Dazhi nodded and said in a deep voice, “According to my sister, since you are the student council president of Soubu High School, you must have a lot of say about Soubu High School. So I would like to ask you about Soubu High School.”

"Our school has an excellent academic atmosphere... well, let me just speak plainly," Ji Xiaolu coughed and slowly said, "The matter of Soubu High School is too broad, so I'll just tell you about it from top to bottom. It's a private high school, so the tuition is more expensive than that of a national high school. But of course, there are advantages to being more expensive. Soubu High School has complete facilities. There are even swimming lessons in the first year. There are five school board members, but you'll rarely see them. The student council has a lot of power. If you join the student council, you'll have more opportunities to meet cute girls. Violations of school rules are usually judged and punished by the student council. There are also many clubs and so on. As for beautiful girls—there are plenty of them."

Several anime series are combined and unfold in Soubu High School, so it would be strange if there weren't a lot of beautiful women.

"Cough-cough-"

Saki coughed twice and nudged Himekoji lightly with her elbow, seemingly not wanting her younger brother to be exposed to too much information about "beautiful women".

That's impossible! Of course, guys at this age will be paying attention to beautiful women.

"The student council has a lot of power... Well, you're really amazing, bro."

"Don't bother with the flattery, I hear it all the time. Just tell me what you want to ask. I can't give you the students' personal information, but mentioning names is no problem."

After Ji Xiaolu finished speaking, she saw Saki giving her warning looks, but since she was her boss, she didn't dare to be too presumptuous, and she still needed his help later.

So Dazhi kept stealing glances at his sister Saki, who sighed and said, "Fine, just say what you want to ask. This is a rare opportunity."

Author's Note:

PS: This is the sixth update. Please give me some criticism.

Chapter 125 A Small Consultation, [Kawasaki Taishi] Full of Ambition

"Hmm..." Daishi nodded heavily, then whispered furtively to Himekoji, "I want to ask you, what are the girls like there, big brother? Are they cute? Don't you think that girl named Yukinoshita is a super beauty?"

“Yukinoshita…” Himekoji suddenly wanted to laugh, but he held it in, touched his nose, and casually pointed at Saki, saying, “By my standards, your sister is an absolute beauty. As for Yukinoshita… with your personality, you wouldn’t be able to handle her.”

"Himekoji, hey... don't drag me into this..."

Kawasaki shyly lowered his head and rubbed his legs under the table.

"That's true, that Yukinoshita gives people a very scary feeling."

"Saki, aren't you used to being praised to your face? Anyway, Taishi, don't focus all your attention on Yukinoshita. As far as I know, there are at least twenty-five idol-level girls in Soubu High School. Well... even the female teacher is beautiful."

"Twenty-five idol-level girls?!"

“The accurate data is much more than that. I was just giving a conservative figure. Of course—” Ji Xiaolu’s lips curled up slightly as she slowly said, “The competition is naturally very fierce.”

"By the way, Soubu High School will also be holding a beauty pageant during this year's school festival to select the most beautiful girl in the school... That's about it."

"The school's number one chosen from twenty or thirty idol-level girls?! Wow..."

"I'm not going to participate in that boring beauty poll... Seriously, who would have the nerve to participate in that?! The girl who nominated herself is way too shameless!"

"Well, that's all there is to it. If you don't participate, someone else might sign you up for you."

"Hey, hey, hey, is this even allowed?!"

"Of course, but first the student council will conduct an initial review. We will also try our best to save face for some girls, such as those who don't meet the 'beauty girl' standard but are secretly registered for the purpose of making fun of others. I will definitely remove them from the candidate list."

"Then please, if anyone mentions my name, you must remove it from the list!"

"Does this mean you have another favor to ask of me today? I'm not Santa Claus delivering presents in a reindeer sleigh. If I really want to help you, how are you going to repay me?"

Himekoji helps his friends, but he doesn't have many friends. He is quite capable and will help Kazusa for free because Kazusa is his childhood friend and Yoko's sister's daughter. As for unrelated people, he will definitely help them for a fee, almost without exception.

"I..."

"Alright, you think about it first." Ji Xiaolu took another sip of orange juice and continued to ask Dazhi, "Do you have any other questions? I'll answer them all at once."

"Big brother, do you think there are any cute girls who suit my personality?"

After Dazhi said that, he was immediately kicked by his older sister. She kept giving Ji Xiaolu a warning look, so Ji Xiaolu put her hand on her chin and said, "First of all, think about what makes you stand out among that cute girl's many suitors. For example, you can play an instrument, you are handsome, you are athletic, you are capable at work, or you are a powerful delinquent, rich, and humorous. Think about it first."

"I feel like I've been pulled back to reality."

Dazhi looked rather grim, while his sister breathed a sigh of relief. "Look," she thought, "even though other cute girls might not be interested in you, your sister is! Your sister is so beautiful, go for it! Just go for it, bro! The difficulty of seducing her is practically negative!"

I'll come to your house to pick up "Touai Sora" then.

"But it's the same, who can say what fate is? As far as I know, there's a guy named Shinomiya Kyoya who monopolizes six or seven beautiful girls, and even one of their mothers, tsk tsk tsk."

"Hey... is this really possible?"

The person most surprised after hearing Himekoji's words was not Taishi, but Saki.

"Maybe, why not? But since he hasn't confessed to anyone and the girls haven't confessed to him either, he's maintained this strange ambiguous relationship."

“Yoru Shinomiya…Yoru Shinomiya…Ah! It’s him!” Saki exclaimed in sudden realization, “That Disciplinary Committee Chairman!”

Well, actually, there isn't just one disciplinary committee member in the school, Shinomiya Kyoya. One person couldn't possibly handle it all. There are nine disciplinary committee members, three from each grade, plus him, making a total of ten. He is responsible for directing those ten.

"It's definitely him."

"Wow...that's amazing, and I'm so envious!"

As soon as Dazhi finished speaking, he was kicked again by his sister. However, Saki's kick felt like a tickle. Wearing such alluring clothes and high heels, well, any man would be willing to be kicked like that.

"So some people have a lot of resources from the start. There aren't enough beautiful girls to begin with, and if one person takes up so many, the rest of the people will have even less to go around. Plus, some girls don't even want to have boyfriends, so the number of people who can date a school idol-level girl is extremely small." As she spoke, Himekoji gave an imaginative example: "It's probably like a voice actress marrying an ordinary office worker. It seems like anyone has a chance, but there are millions of ordinary office workers in Japan."

"Please stop talking, brother, otherwise I really will lose confidence."

Dazhi lowered his head as if apologizing and said.

"However, if you are focused on getting into a good university, Soubu High School is definitely a good place. Soubu High School has very high admission requirements and has guaranteed admission quotas for many well-known international and domestic universities. For example, Kasumigaoka Utaha from Class 3-C was guaranteed admission to Waseda University."

"Yes, getting into a good school is actually the most important thing."

At this moment, Saki took the opportunity to comfort him, saying, "To be honest, you're not trying to comfort him, you're actually trying to dissuade your brother from dating in high school!"

"Speaking of which, Komachi, the younger sister of Hikigaya-san whom I met before, is also preparing to apply to Soubu High School."

"Whose grades are better between you two?"

"More or less... I sometimes do better on tests, and sometimes she does better."

"Hmm, I understand." Himekoji yawned and asked, "Is there anything else you want to ask?"

"No...that's all." Daishi looked at his sister again. At this moment, Saki handed the menu to Himekoji and asked Himekoji what she wanted to eat. Himekoji casually ordered a few things. He wasn't picky about food except for celery. After all the dishes were ordered, Saki lowered her head and said, "I want...um, I want to ask for leave."

Author's Note:

PS: Seventh update, please give me some criticism.

Chapter 126: Making Conditions, [Kawasaki Saki] Blushed

"Why didn't you tell your boss when you asked for leave? Why did you directly ask me out?"

"Because I want to take a long leave, my boss definitely won't agree."

"So what makes you so confident that I'll agree?"

"I will increase my working hours after taking leave to make up for all the working hours during the leave period."

"So-called time off in lieu...?"

Ji Xiaolu's eyes flickered slightly. Agreeing to this wasn't out of the question, but why?

"Taking time off in lieu of leave is not unreasonable. Let me first hear how long you want to take this long leave."

"Twenty...twenty days."

Saki lowered her head, glancing at Himekoji out of the corner of her eye to observe his expression.

"What's the reason?"