Zongman: I can modify the status bar

"Oh! It was the fire that happened after Class A arrived at the camp. I was just suspicious before because I had no evidence, but now I'm almost certain it was you who did it."

"..."

"If you don't say anything, I'll take that as your agreement. I can't think of anyone else as ruthless as you. Never mind, it's not a big deal. Let's talk about something you're interested in, something about geniuses."

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Chapter 177 Surrender

"First of all, I have to tell you something. It's true that [that man] came to ask you to drop out of school." Haruki said this to Ayanokouji Kiyotaka in a very serious tone. "Well, now you should be willing to talk to me, right?"

"Although you have surprised me from the beginning, do you have any evidence to prove the truth of this matter?" Ayanokouji was not thrown off balance by Haruki's words.

"Hmm... Let me think about it. First of all, you must have escaped from the White House with the help of someone related to you and came to this high school under their recommendation. The power behind this school is more powerful than your father's, so he couldn't interfere at all. It's impossible for him to get you expelled. I think I'm right, right?"

"Don't repeat what Chabashira-sensei said. If you don't have anything else to say, I'm sorry I can't keep you company." Ayano's face was gloomy, and he seemed to be completely disdainful of Haruki's revelations.

"You just want to stay here to finish high school, right? You'll have to go back eventually, but I think I can end your high school years early!" Haruki approached slowly. "Chairman Sakayanagi will probably listen to my advice. At least I can find a suitable reason to get you to drop out, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka rushed forward, grabbed Haruki's collar and glared at him. At this moment, the distance between the two was only a few centimeters, and they could even feel the temperature of each other's breath.

"You can try!" Ayanokouji's anger was evident in his words. Although Haruki usually had very limited contact with this person, this was probably the time when the other party's emotions fluctuated the most.

Originally, the plan should have ended here, but something happened not long ago that overturned everything.

After noon, the special exam ended. Haruki hadn't slept for seven days, and when he returned to the cruise ship, he completely collapsed. Fortunately, after waking up, Haruki was still in this world, and he didn't travel through time like before.

However, the changes are also obvious. First of all, Haruki will leave here in three days.

Second, Haruki's skills have changed. The conditions for using the two skills [Magic Hand] and [Hypnosis] have changed strangely, and a new skill [Submission] has been derived.

[Submission]: Challenge the opponent to a duel. Victory will cause the opponent to submit, simultaneously fulfilling the conditions for using [Hand of Modification] and [Hypnosis]. Failure will enter a one-day cooldown period. Note: The conditions for using [Hand of Modification] and [Hypnosis] can only be triggered through [Submission].

In other words, Haruki can no longer use those two skills on others by consuming [Weight] as before, and the thing called [Weight] seems to have completed its mission. Now if Haruki wants to use Ayanokouji for his own benefit, he can only force him to surrender through a duel!

"Don't get excited. I just said that I'm here to discuss a deal with you. How about we discuss it in detail?"

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka calmed down a bit and breathed a sigh of relief, "You go ahead."

"Let me get straight to the point. I need talent, lots and lots of talent, or to put it another way, what you call geniuses?"

"Then you should go find that man instead of me."

"No, no, no. What I mean is that I want you to replace that man and train talents for me. How about that? Can you do it?"

"Putting aside the question of whether it can be done or not, why should I do this? I said it's a deal, but where are your bargaining chips?" Ayanokouji realized that the other party seemed to have something to ask of him, so he became much calmer.

"Let's duel. If you win, the chairman and the school won't bother you and will protect you until graduation. If you lose, you have to listen to me, but I won't let you drop out immediately. At least that man won't be able to do anything to you. When you replace him, won't they all listen to you? You won't lose out either way. Come on, I know you didn't give your all last time. Let's have a good fight now. Don't worry, no one will come here." Yaohui said as he started warming up.

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka closed his eyes and thought about the conditions put forward by Haruki.

"Okay, I agree!"

【Duel Conditions Achieved】

"I hope you keep your word." Ayanokouji Kiyotaka also took off his coat and put it aside, then stood opposite Haruki and got ready. The two of them were in a stalemate. The whole theater was so quiet that only the breathing of the two could be heard.

Looking at Ayanokouji's posture, it seems that he has no intention of taking the initiative to attack. In fact, during the last fight, Haruki discovered that Ayanokouji likes to play defensive counterattacks. Could it be that this extreme operation can trigger the supercomputer?

Haruki rushed forward and threw two bang punches, aiming for Ayanokouji's face, but both were blocked by Ayanokouji with his forearm. This was because Haruki's speed of movement was extremely fast and his strength was very strong. In this situation, if Ayanokouji simply deflected the incoming fists like he did before against Horikita Manabu, he would most likely fail, so Ayanokouji took this defensive offensive.

He had wanted to take advantage of the intervals between Haruki's attacks to launch a counterattack, but Haruki didn't give him any chance at all, and kept hitting with his cannon punches without a break. Although Ayanokouji thought he was still strong enough, the Haruki he was facing now seemed to be stronger than him. To be honest, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka didn't use his full strength in the last fight, probably only 70% or 80%, and was caught off guard by Haruki's fast and slow sword move. But now Ayanokouji used all his strength to defend himself, and he had to admit that Haruki had become stronger.

The constant numbness in his arms made Ayanokouji feel a little overwhelmed. If he continued like this, he would lose the ability to resist, and it seemed that Haruki had more to come!

No, we have to win in one move!

Ayanokouji made up his mind to fight to the death.

Ayanokouji suddenly burst out with incredible strength and reaction speed. He pulled out one of his defensive arms to block one of Haruki's punches, and then with the other arm he slightly moved back to accumulate strength and suddenly punched towards Haruki.

Only two "pa, pa" sounds were heard, and Ayanokouji was knocked away. Although Haruki was also hit by a punch, the injury was not as serious as Ayanokouji.

To be honest, the punch Yaohui received was quite heavy. He stood there for several seconds before he came to his senses.

On the other side, Ayanokouji was lying flat on the ground, looking very happy. "You didn't give it your all last time!"

Just saying this sentence seemed to have exhausted Ayanokouji's strength, and he began to breathe heavily.

"Then you should lose!" Haruki came in front of Ayanokouji.

"I surrender!"

"Happy cooperation!"

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Chapter 178: Building Your Own Force

Ayanokouji, who had already surrendered, finally understood after hearing what Haruki said that even if he stayed here until graduation in two and a half years, he would still not be able to avoid the fate of returning to the White House.

Just like Haruki said, it would be better to take the initiative. His father had originally planned to let Ayanokouji, whom he considered his most satisfactory work, be his successor. When Ayanokouji replaced him, wouldn't [freedom] come?

At least Haruki made Ayanokouji think so smoothly. Although Haruki did not think that this process would be very simple, it should be doable for Ayanokouji, so there is no problem in giving this task to him. Unfortunately, Haruki's events are really not many, otherwise he could follow Ayanokouji to the so-called white house to meet that man.

The reason why Ayanokouji was asked to do this was because Haruki had personally experienced how difficult it was for a person to accomplish something these days. It was very necessary to build up his own power, and if he wanted to make his power strong enough, talent reserves and foundation were also indispensable.

Ayanokouji's father, that man, kept cultivating so-called geniuses in order to re-enter politics, but the final results were not ideal. Haruki naturally knew the difficulty of this kind of thing, so he asked Ayanokouji, who had emerged from the White House, to return to the White House again, and then cultivate talents from another perspective. A genius is nothing more than a person who is almost perfect in all aspects, but Haruki shook his head when he saw the ridiculously low output, so he lowered the standards a little and only needed to cultivate high-quality talents that exceeded the qualities of ordinary people. Then he could win by quantity.

As the saying goes, "Three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang." When there are more people, many tasks that were originally impossible to complete can be tackled. Solve the problem of quantity first, and put the quality aside for later.

Although Ayanokouji doesn't like Haruki's very pragmatic theory, it's hard for him to disagree with it. There's nothing wrong with solving the problem of whether it exists or not first, and then solving the problem of whether it's good or not. Otherwise, even the most grand ideals will fail.

After dealing with Ayanokouji, the chess piece who tried a new track, Haruki turned around and began to stabilize the existing base.

Although it took some time, with the help of Chabashi Sae, Hoshinomiya Chie, Ryuuen and Sakayanagi Arisu, Haruki successively won over Class A's homeroom teacher Majima Tomoya and Class C's homeroom teacher Sakagami Kazuma.

To be honest, in Haruki's opinion, these two actually do their jobs better than the other two female teachers, at least they are much better at class management. First of all, there is this guy named Sakagami Kazuma who wears glasses, has a gloomy face and a sarcastic look. He can let Ryuuen lead the class while he himself spares no effort to help his classmates.

Who has ever seen a meeting where students from two different sides were supposed to debate with each other, but the homeroom teacher, Kazuma Sakagami, actually carried the whole meeting and said more than anyone else present. It can be seen that he really cares about his class. In this way, he is indeed a good teacher. In contrast, a homeroom teacher of Class D slacked off the whole meeting and only said two sentences in total which were of no use. In the end, it was thanks to the efforts of the students that his class did not suffer any loss. The winner was immediately clear.

Therefore, Haruki still respects them very much, and from now on, it is their task to select suitable talents through this school where strength is the most important thing.

Haruki intends to use this school as his base here, so controlling the school's management is essential.

Having finished his work temporarily, Haruki lay down comfortably on Sakayanagi Arisu's bed.

It's not for anything else, the main reason is that the bed here is indeed more comfortable. At this time, Haruki no longer needs to do anything that will show up in public, so hiding here is a rare quiet time. Otherwise, the classmates in Class B will definitely start to talk to Haruki one by one and say all kinds of weird things, and there are so many confessions that Haruki doesn't even bother to pay attention to them. It's not that Haruki is arrogant, but some people are really unworthy. Even if they are taken in as maids, Haruki thinks it is questionable. Let's see later. I'll leave it to Chabashi Sae and Hoshinomiya Chie.

Haruki had just rested for a short while when Arisu Sakayanagi came back.

"How is it? Are things going well in class?" Haruki asked knowingly, looking at Arisu Sakayanagi who looked very proud.

"Well... is it okay? There were already a lot of people supporting me, and coupled with the defeat of Katsuragi's side in this special exam, everyone in the class easily came to my side. But what's wrong with Katsuragi's look? It's normal for him to be depressed after losing, but this guy actually spoke up for me? In the end, only his little follower Yahiko kept barking. Could it be you who did that?" Sakayanagi Arisu skillfully brewed and poured tea at the coffee table, and then handed the teacup to Haruki.

"Well... I didn't give him any special instructions, just told him not to bother you. As for the rest, I let him figure it out on his own. I didn't plan to do this originally, but before filling in the last digits for other class leaders yesterday, I decided to take him down in order to prevent this guy from doing anything bad. As for his little henchman, he's too stupid to be bothered with." Yaohui took a sip from his teacup.

"That's true. It's not that he needs to be particularly clever. If he can't even understand such a simple situation, he's really not worth using. Only Katsuragi would be so kind as to want to train him." Sakayanagi Arisu raised an eyebrow slightly. "Just now, I saw a girl with pink hair pacing back and forth in front of your room!"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"What I mean is, there should be a lot of people looking for you right now. Is it really okay for you to just stay here with me?"

"Your bed is more comfortable, I'm happy to stay here..." Yaohui said as he moved inside.

"Hahaha, that's good. I was just thinking that this kind of exclusive thing was indeed a bit unkind, but it feels much better now."

As he spoke, Arisu Sakayanagi handed over another cup, "This is a different flavor, would you like to try it?"

Haruki watched as another color of tea came in front of him, wondering how it could be brewed so quickly, so he reached out to take it. However, at this moment, Arisu Sakayanagi's hand suddenly loosened, and the tea spilled where it shouldn't have.

Haruki looked up at Arisu Sakayanagi helplessly. It was not that it was hot, but it was mainly because it was too deliberate.

Looking at the other party's face full of plans, Yaohui knew that there would be another big battle next.

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Chapter 179 Back to School

I have to say, the fully recovered Sakayanagi Arisu is indeed a bit scary.

a whole night.

All night long.

All night long.

Arisu Sakayanagi didn't even let Haruki be quiet for a moment.

Although for Haruki, it is not a problem for him to hold on based on his current physical strength.

However, perhaps it was because Arisu Sakayanagi, the eldest daughter who had always been pampered and well protected by her family, finally opened the door to a new world, just like opening Pandora's box.

This wonderful experience made Arisu Sakayanagi gradually go crazy, and finally he even lost his mind and started to ask for more and more.

Even when she entered the "refractory period", she did not let Haruki go.

In the early morning, as the luxury cruise ship's whistle sounded "Woo-woo-woo", it also indicated that this luxury cruise trip plus the special examination had come to a perfect end.

Haruki was still lying on the bed with a look of despair on his face.

A human-shaped protrusion under the quilt was moving up and down and back and forth.

Finally, with a soft moan from Haruki, the movement under the quilt stopped.

After a while, amidst the rustling sound, a delicate face emerged from under the quilt. "Thank you for your hospitality! Hehehe..."

"Is it time to get off the boat? We already had a broadcast a while ago announcing we're about to dock, and the whistle just sounded again..."

"Don't worry, you don't want to go on a crowded bus with those people anyway, come with me later, there will be a special car to pick us up!"

Arisu Sakayanagi slowly climbed onto his chest and gently pressed his pretty, smooth face against it.

The warm and moist breath continued to disturb Yaohui's mind.

"No! I can't stand here any longer. If I continue, I'm really going to die!"

The person who was listening to Haruki's heartbeat with his eyes closed suddenly felt something unusual below, and his eyes immediately lit up.

Before he was about to continue enjoying it, he did not forget to glance at Haruki, who had a stunned expression, with a look of satisfaction.

"I'm gonna start now!"

It was another boring release, and Yaohui had to admit that this body needed more training!

The whole process of getting off the ship was very smooth. Arisu Sakayanagi had asked people to help pack up the things in Haruki's room. Even Haruki's clothes were brought on board by Arisu Sakayanagi and Masumi Kamuro. It was simply royal treatment.

The first thing I did when I got back was, of course, meet the parents. I had thought it would be difficult to win over Chairman Sakayanagi, but it turned out to be surprisingly smooth.

Even without using any skills, Haruki and Chairman Sakayanagi surprisingly got along very well. After learning that it was Haruki who cured his daughter of a stubborn disease that had remained unsolved for so many years, Haruki became even more impressed with him.

But to be on the safe side, Haruki still took him down completely.

From now on, the entire academy will become Yaohui's base camp. Although the specific policy has not been thought out yet, it is always a good idea to accumulate talents and develop steadily.

After that, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka packed up his things and came to say goodbye to Chairman Sakayanagi and Haruki, preparing to drop out of school and return to the white house that he once hated so much.

On the other side of the phone, the man, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's father, was very grateful to the school after learning that Ayanokouji Kiyotaka had finally figured out the meaning of his existence and decided to go back to inherit his legacy after being persuaded by Chairman Sakayanagi with both emotional and logical persuasion.

As soon as Ayanokouji Kiyotaka arrives, he will immediately start training him on how to become a leader, and from then on, if there are any difficulties in the academy, he can come to him and he will definitely help as long as he can.

This was probably just a polite remark after the atmosphere was right, but it seemed very difficult for that man to say such words.

But then again, the power behind the school is much greater than his. If someone really needs his help at school, then something really big would have happened.

This is also the reason why Haruki plans to take over the entire school. On the one hand, he can use this to accumulate talents. On the other hand, the power behind it is large enough to avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble. This is the most important thing. Otherwise, if it were an ordinary organization, it would be fun if Haruki came back one day and found that his home was gone.

Chairman Sakayanagi was naturally very happy to see that his daughter had become healthy, but at Haruki's suggestion, they finally decided to take Sakayanagi Arisu to the hospital for a comprehensive examination, and by the way, to verify their own abilities.

Although Chairman Sakayanagi was not very willing at first, he finally agreed to Haruki's request. This was a good opportunity for him to go to a large hospital abroad for an examination, and he could also take Sakayanagi Arisu to see his mother.

In fact, Haruki had already told Sakayanagi Arisu all this before, and the other party also knew that he was leaving soon, so he was so reluctant to leave last night.

The two of them have confirmed the situation of Class A, so there is no problem leaving Class B to Ichinose, but Haruki doesn't think there will be any suitable talents among them.

As for Class C, Ryuuen selected some guys who were good at using force. They would usually be responsible for patrolling inside the school and maintaining public order. Vicious incidents like those that happened before were absolutely not allowed to happen again. If they simply relied on those security personnel, it would definitely not work, so Haruki asked Ryuuen to take charge of this matter.

This was also a suitable position for him. Barring any unexpected events, Long Yuan would likely continue to work here in two and a half years, though the school would have to pay him a salary. The salary for internal school jobs was actually quite good, and the average person wouldn't be able to get in. The school would only offer a slightly lower salary for students from the school itself.

Just like Chabashi Sae and Hoshinomiya Chie, both of them were originally students of this school, and later returned to this school as faculty members. No matter how bad this place is, it is still much better than being a grandson in a company outside. So if you are not confident that you can achieve greater achievements outside, staying in school is actually a good choice. However, Haruki's plan is to let all qualified talents stay in school. At least the current school has this ability.

Of course, it may be difficult to deal with some young masters and young ladies from a large group. In that case, the school must make relevant considerations when selecting students to enter the school. Of course, the forces behind the school must also be taken into account. Such a good backer cannot be lost.

These relatively complicated operations will be handed over to the chairman and teachers. When the school really develops, it will definitely become another spectacular sight.

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Chapter 180 Sakura Airi's Bold Counterattack