Alchemists do not need self-cultivation

While Isaac was speaking, he also observed Fujisawa Ayana's condition. Although she was covering herself with her clothes, Isaac could still see the gauze hidden in her sleeve and the faint marks on her thighs, even though they were covered with black stockings, as if she had been pricked by a pin.

"Well then, Mrs. Fujisawa, I'll head back now to prepare for my life at the new school."

"No problem, Ayana, you see your classmate off."

"Ah."

Ayana Fujisawa led Isaac out of the entrance hall.

Just as he was about to close the door, Isaac suddenly grabbed it.

"Huh?"

Ayana Fujisawa was startled by Isaac's sudden action.

"Fujisawa-kun, are you being bullied at school?"

"..."

She remained silent in the face of Isaac's question.

Chapter 627: Thinking Too Much

"So you were bullied after all. School bullying really does happen everywhere."

Isaac looked at Ayana Fujisawa.

Upon closer inspection, one can see burn marks on his arms from cigarette butts and knife wounds on his legs, suggesting that the bullying he suffered was even more severe than what happened to him back then.

Before Isaac regained his memories in this world, he was one of the bullies at school. A bunch of kids would try to bully him all the time, and Rooney would come over every day to steal Isaac's money.

As for how these people are doing now...

He's actually doing quite well. After all, Isaac doesn't have a habit of picking on elementary school students. Some people even went to the same high school as Isaac in the United States, and they communicated very smoothly with each other, occasionally reminiscing about their elementary school days.

As they grew up, they realized how foolish they had been, but Isaac didn't care.

Isaac: "Actually, I was also a victim of bullying in elementary school."

"Huh?"

Fujisawa Ayana looked at Isaac with a puzzled expression upon hearing this.

She had been keeping her head down the whole time, and when she greeted Isaac at home, she didn't even look at his face. But when she heard him say that, she raised her head and looked at him carefully.

With delicate features, he does indeed appear to be the type who is easy to bully at first glance.

"But I took care of it myself later, and no one dared to bully me after that," Isaac laughed. "We were both victims, so we can empathize with each other. If you have any difficulties at school, feel free to come to me anytime."

“…Mm.” Fujisawa Ayana nodded in agreement.

She was severely bullied at school; it was more like abuse than ordinary bullying.

It's like nails were stuffed into the shoes in the shoe cabinet, or swear words were carved on the desk—that's bad enough. Sitting in the classroom meant water would be splashed on her head.

Sometimes she would be cornered in the classroom by a group of girls who would slash her clothes with knives. Sometimes they would burn her skin with lit cigarette butts, and sometimes they would even use knives to cut her body.

None of her classmates stood up for her; they all chose to laugh or stand by indifferently.

Violence, intimidation, extortion, and social isolation.

I don't know when it started, but I stopped caring about the cigarette burns and I no longer felt pain when a needle pricked my thigh.

She did try to resist, but what she received in return was increasingly violent resistance.

Every day is hell.

She watched Isaac's retreating figure. Although he had said she could go to him if she needed anything, Fujisawa Ayana felt no hope at all.

In the end, this person will only become like their classmates, choosing to stand by and watch, and not joining them in bullying them is already the best outcome.

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"Young Master, are you back?"

"Ah."

“Is that the ‘listener’ we’re investigating?” Robert asked. “Is the information accurate?”

"This information comes from the former KGB. Although I don't particularly like that organization, their competence is undeniable."

Isaac returned to his room and took out Shirasaki Junior High School uniform from the box that had been delivered there a few days earlier.

I'll probably be wearing this school uniform for most of my time in Japan from now on.

Ring ring.

Isaac's phone suddenly rang.

"Hey?"

“Boss, it’s me, George,” George said on the phone. “The thing you asked me to do has been taken care of.”

"Ok?"

"It's about acquiring Shirasaki Junior High School; that's all taken care of," George said with a smile. "And IW also has control over the Fujisawa Group's shares."

“Excellent, very efficient,” Isaac laughed. “How’s the collaboration with those financial giants going?”

“They were very satisfied with the price we offered, which will make our operations in Japan much easier.”

"Ah."

While chatting with George, Isaac's hands were also busy, and he found Mira's previous research materials.

The above content has already been translated by Sousuke Sagara, so he can still understand the specifics.

Regarding Mila, the research facility there put a receiver on her head and used drugs to extract the advanced technology hidden in her brain.

This is why the researchers injected her with so many painful medications.

"Wait, pain?"

Isaac seemed to have thought of something.

If pain can bring forth the dark technology in the brain, then Fujisawa Ayana's case is a prime example.

"What did you just say, boss?"

“George, get me all the student records for Class 3, Year 2 of Shirasaki High School right now.” Isaac’s eyes began to turn fierce. “I suspect that an agent from Amalgam is lurking among them.”

By some coincidence, Isaac successfully created a misunderstanding.

"what?"

Approximately how many people do we have in Japan right now?

“Let me see… We have a lot of troops because we added to our forces when we were in Yelkastum, so we have plenty of personnel,” George said. “We currently have 700 people in Japan, of which 574 are combat personnel.”

“Select two hundred snipers to ambush around Shirasaki Junior High School, and the rest to ambush around all the other students in the class.”

"Ah? Okay, I'll give the order right away."

"Oh, right, send the 'messenger' here."

"What?" George was immediately startled.

The 'Messenger' was a unit that Isaac established specifically in the second year after founding IW.

The unit contains hackers, snipers, and intelligence personnel; it is a special unit dedicated to carrying out clandestine missions.

During the previous invasion of Yıldırım, they were the ones who directly carried out the propaganda war and the sale of officers from various regions.

"Why did you call them here?"

“I have a feeling this matter isn’t simple,” Isaac said, frowning.

In reality, things weren't as complicated as he imagined. It was just that because he had previously received information about a mysterious organization called 'Amalgam,' Isaac inevitably developed symptoms such as anxiety and nervousness.

He now sees everyone as an agent of 'Amalgam'.

"Okay, I'll contact them in a bit, they should arrive in the next few days."

"Ah."

After hanging up the phone, Isaac began to think.

It seems that the 'Listener' named Fujisawa Ayana is in a very dangerous situation. What about the other 'Listener', Chidori?

It is necessary to send someone to investigate this matter.

There are still two days until the start of school, so it seems like I can use these two days to prepare properly.

Ring ring.

Before he could make any decision, his phone rang again.

"Hey?"

"Isaac, are you free tomorrow night?" It was Balalaika's voice on the phone. "I've met with Bando, the boss of the Washi-men, to discuss business."

"What does this have to do with me?"

"Didn't you say you'd cover all my losses in Japan? If the negotiations break down, I won't be responsible."

Okay, I'm free.

Chapter 628: Cooperation Between the Two Gangs

When Isaac first established IW, he placed particular emphasis on building an intelligence department. This allowed him to identify hotspots immediately and shift the focus of his business accordingly.

The intelligence department was extremely efficient, obtaining all the information on all 28 students in Class 3, Grade 8 of Shirasaki Junior High School in just one night, including their home addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and who they usually contacted.

Their records are so detailed that they probably know themselves better than they do themselves.

The matter of the 'Listeners' is of great importance; the cutting-edge technology within the brains of each 'Listener' has the potential to change the course of world wars.

Similar to the Testarossa ECS stealth system, with this system, missiles can't be intercepted no matter where they hit, and you still won't know who did it.

Currently, only three organizations possess this technology.

Furthermore, based on the limited documentation available, Isaac was able to draw a conclusion from the analysis of half of the λ-driver system from Mira.

Even with alchemy, he might not be able to fully analyze the power generated by this device.

This shows that the potential power of every 'listener' is terrifying, and its value is absolutely immeasurable.

Now, it seems that an amalgam agent has appeared in Fujisawa Ayana's class, which is causing Isaac a lot of distress. If he could, he would blow up the whole school so that the agent would definitely not be able to escape.