I'm in a real religion, why are all the people who confess to me girls?

Longyuan finally revealed his true purpose to the others.

"I can only pass on the message."

"Good work."

Asahina reluctantly got up and left the meeting room. About fifteen minutes later, Asahina returned. Judging from her expression, it seemed that Asahina had been reprimanded. It's understandable that the school entrusted an important meeting to an old member of the student council, but this person was manipulated by others with just a few words. Anyone would be angry in that situation.

Amane can only wait until she has time later to comfort Asahina.

"Breaking news: The meeting is temporarily adjourned. Longyuan, Baoquan, and Gonggu Tianyin are here with me. Everyone else can go back now."

Upon hearing that the school was actually going to call her over as well, Tianyin's eyes widened.

"No, I have an appointment with someone else..."

"Chairman Fujiwara said that you must go there, otherwise he will take back the management rights of the bakery."

Asahina didn't know what the connection was between sending Amane over and the bakery, but since she was just relaying messages, she didn't need to think too much about it.

Tenon was truly furious at Fujiwara no Ichigo's move.

"Hmph, fine, I'll go!!!"

Chapter 54: Meeting the Director? Aren't we going home now?

Asahina led Ryuen, Hosen, and Amane up the stairs to the conference room on the fourth floor, where the school's board members had been waiting for a long time. Originally, their meeting was scheduled to be held after the first and second year meetings.

However, because Amane and Ryuen caused a ruckus, the meeting became impossible to continue. Therefore, after Asahina explained Amane to them, Chairman Fujiwara, as the school representative, was forced to intervene directly in the incident on behalf of the school.

This incident is neither a major nor a minor matter, but the most crucial issue is that if it is not handled properly, it could either provoke public opinion or trigger protests from students of all grades.

This time it was just Class C of Grade 2. If the entire grade chooses to violently protest the special exam rules next time, then Gao Yu's reputation will be completely ruined.

Therefore, even Fujiwara Rin, as the chairman of the board, had to personally represent the school in talks with Ryuen and his associates.

"When you go in later, be careful with your words and manners."

Upon arriving at the door, Asahina gave him another word of advice, still concerned.

Tianyin's situation was relatively easy to handle; although she looked reluctant, the terms regarding benefits were generally acceptable. As for Longyuan and Baoquan...

What if they swore at the board members or even planned to assault them...

Asahina felt her stomach clench just thinking about that possibility.

"Hmph, Asahina-senpai underestimates me too much. Although I like to solve problems with violence, I'm not stupid. Compared to that woman, she's the dangerous one, isn't she?"

Baoquan pointed to Tianyin, who was following at the very back.

Indeed, to be honest, Amane, who was practically insane during the sports festival, was clearly more dangerous than Ryuen and Hosen.

"Anyway... you all better watch out, Tianyin, you better behave too, understand?"

Asahina first reprimanded Ryuen and Hosen, then came to Amane and gently ruffled her hair.

"I'm not a child anymore, don't worry, Qi~"

"Hey, isn't this a bit too much of a discrimination?"

Baoquan's complaints were completely ignored by Asahina.

After confirming that all three of them were ready, Asahina knocked on the door of the room with the conference room sign hanging in front of him.

"Please come in."

After obtaining permission from the important person inside, Asahina took a deep breath and opened the door to the room he had just entered not long ago.

The scene was quite different from what Tianyin had imagined: several people sitting in a dimly lit room, interrogating them in an arrogant tone.

The conference room was brightly lit and luxuriously decorated, with all the furniture in the room looking golden. If Tianyin hadn't known she was in a school, she would have believed she had come to a palace.

But weren't there... too many people interrogating them?

Before them was a huge 'D'-shaped semi-circular table, where a group of young and middle-aged men and women in suits who looked like industry elites sat waiting for Tianyin and the others.

"Chairman Fujiwara, I have brought Ryuen and the others over."

"Thank you for your hard work, Asahina. You can go back and rest now."

"Yes."

After giving a respectful reply, Asahina turned and left.

The moment the door closed, everyone's eyes were focused on Tianyin and the other two.

"Don't just stand there like idiots, take your seats."

Chairman Fujiwara casually pointed to the empty space in front of him.

Tianyin and the other two followed the instructions and sat down.

As soon as she sat down, Tianyin understood why the conference room was designed this way.

The three people sitting in a row were fortunate enough to be surrounded and watched by the council members. Anyone with a weaker mentality would probably be too nervous to speak by now.

Tianyin turned her head and glanced at Baoquan and Longyuan.

Long Yuan's expression was unusually serious, and Tianyin could tell from his constant, small tapping of his thumb that Long Yuan seemed a little nervous in the face of such a large-scale questioning.

As for Baoquan? This guy has been wiping his sweat ever since he came in, which makes Tianyin quite curious. When it comes to martial arts, even Longyuan is probably no match for Baoquan, let alone these directors who obviously have nothing to do with martial arts.

Before enrolling in school, Baoquan was someone who could keep students in check from several other schools. How did he become so pathetic after just a few glances from others?

"Please introduce yourselves first."

The first to speak was a composed man whose nameplate read "Public Relations Director Mori Yoshiharu".

"I am Long Yuanxiang from Class C, Grade 2. Please give me your guidance."

"I am Baoquan Hechen from Class D of Grade 1. Please take good care of me, fellow board members."

When Tianyin saw Baoquan and Longyuan greeting her very politely, she quickly stood up as well.

"I am Miyako Amane from Class A of the second year. Please take good care of me."

"Miyako..."

Because Tianyin's words were too impolite, Longyuan couldn't help but whisper a reminder to Tianyin.

You should know that the group of people sitting in front of you are all school board members, and even the chairman of the board is here. If they are dissatisfied with Tianyin's attitude, no matter how powerful Tianyin's background is, she will be expelled for offending board members, right?

To Long Yuan's utter surprise, after Tianyin announced her name, a series of exclamations immediately arose in front of her.

"Is this Miss Miyako? She truly lives up to her reputation as a lady from a distinguished family."

"Chairman Fujiwara, you didn't tell us that Miss Miyako would also be called here!"

"Yes, yes, we didn't even prepare a gift for our first meeting. That's absolutely impolite!"

……

Amane blinked and, for the first time, seriously examined the board members in front of her. To her surprise, she saw that Sakayanagi Arisu's father, Sakayanagi Narimori, who had previously served as the chairman of the board of directors ...

Upon seeing the nameplate of the permanent director Amane written on it, Sakayanagi Shigemori immediately guessed the structure of the council.

Long Yuan and Bao Quan were almost shocked to see that many of the directors, who had been so serious just a moment ago, had now become sycophantic.

In particular, there are various versions of rumors about Tianyin's identity circulating on campus, but Longyuan doesn't care much about them. In Longyuan's mind, Tianyin is roughly equivalent to a young lady from a wealthy and powerful family. That's why Longyuan wants to drag Tianyin into this mess, with the aim of escalating the situation so that Tianyin can meet these important figures in front of her.

But to Long Yuan's surprise... he felt that Tianyin seemed to be the real big shot...

"You guys should also introduce yourselves to Miyako Amane."

Chairman Fujiwara suddenly spoke to the permanent council members.

After exchanging glances, the first to stand up was a balding middle-aged man who looked to be at least forty years old.

"It is a pleasure to meet Miss Amane. My name is Kazumasa Oda, a member of the Oda family of the Miyako Fourteen Families. I hope Miss Amane will take good care of me in the future."

"Oh...no problem..."

Before Tenon could even process what the seemingly unreliable Miyako Toshiyuki family was, the only woman among the four stood up.

"Hello, Ms. Amane. I am a member of the Tsugaru family of the Miyako Jūjū family. My name is Tsugaru Ruri. I hope you will take good care of me in the future."

"Uh-huh."

"It is an honor to meet Ms. Amane here. My name is Masato Matsuura, a member of the Matsuura family of the Miyako Fourteen Families. I hope to have the opportunity to serve Ms. Amane in the future."

"I'll consider it..."

"Hello, Miss Amane. I am Yamada Toshinori, a member of the Yamada family of the Miyako Jūjū family. I hope you will take good care of me in the future."

"..."

Tianyin felt a little uncomfortable seeing the four missions, all of whom were older than her, bowing and greeting her. However, since they were all trying to be friendly, it would be unreasonable for her not to react.

"I am also honored to meet you all. On behalf of the Miyako family, I thank you for your loyalty and dedication. The Miyako family will never treat you unfairly."

Tianyin responded according to the template in her memory. To her surprise, all four of them showed joy upon hearing this and quickly bowed to Tianyin again.

"Please rest assured, we will continue to serve our family and Miss Tianyin, dedicating our loyalty and everything we have."

"Well... I'll have to trouble you from now on."

"Yes!!!"

It looks like a samurai swearing allegiance in the old days, which seems a bit ridiculous from a modern perspective.

However, none of the directors present mocked this; instead, they all showed expressions of envy.

Being a director in Gao Yu's office is not a good job. Even being a permanent director is just a place to place "idle people".

There are seven permanent board members. To show respect to Kuninori Miyako, the school's founder, Onishima, specifically allowed four seats to be occupied by vassals of the Miyako family, so that the permanent board members could discuss any issues that arose at the school.

The Miyako family would then have an absolute advantage in the seven-person vote, thus determining the school's policy.

The other three seats are held by the Onishima family, the founders of the school; the Sakayanagi family, a prestigious family in the education field; and the Fujiwara family, a noble family with a history spanning hundreds of years.

In addition to the seven permanent directors, the chairmanship is rotated among the seven families to prevent any family from using Gao Yu's influence to do anything that could damage the faction's reputation.

Public relations directors are hired on a contract basis; although they have voting rights, they do not have actual power.

Besides these nine special directors, the remaining nine are ordinary directors who only have the right to make suggestions and vote on school affairs. They can intervene in management and formulate special examination rules, but they do not have the power to punish. Interestingly, the positions of these nine directors are not fixed, and they can become directors by paying a "deposit".

Unlike the four-year term of permanent directors, ordinary directors only serve one-year terms and are rotated out when their term expires. Generally, small families or individuals who want to enter politics choose to buy director positions as a starting point to join the Miyako faction. Or business tycoons and conglomerates will spend a lot of money to have themselves or their descendants come here to expand their network.

In general, Gao Yu's upper echelons can earn a considerable amount of money every year just by selling board member positions. Moreover, despite the exorbitant prices, there are still people willing to pay for them, so Gao Yu just sits by and watches these transactions take place.

……

Tianyin had no idea what her template-like answers meant to them.

Originally minor figures on the fringes of the family, they were encouraged by the future family heir, something almost unimaginable under normal circumstances. Their parents might never have met any important members of the Miyako family in their entire lives, but now they were able to have close contact with Tenon.

Most importantly, Tianyin will be staying at this school for about a year, giving them ample time to cultivate their relationship with Tianyin. If they are lucky enough to be remembered by Tianyin, their future prospects will be bright.

After Chairman Fujiwara and the others had already met with Amane, they began today's meeting.

The most pressing issue facing everyone remains: what exactly does Longyuan want to do?

“Long Yuan, I hope you can tell us the real reason why you coerced and incited Class C of the second year to submit blank papers. Let me make it clear first, this is not a place where you can get away with saying you are not satisfied with the rules.”

Chairman Fujiwara immediately exposed Ryuen's ulterior motives. The reason things had developed this way was entirely because Ryuen was using the tiger's skin as a banner. Although there were other reasons why everyone submitted blank papers, he found a reason to protest the unfairness of the rules, which made things get out of control.

If the outside world were to find out that Kao Yuh Education had experienced a student protest against the fairness of its most prized special exam, it wouldn't be hard to imagine the kind of negative public opinion that would be stirred up by the media. Just imagining it gave President Fujimori a headache. If it really developed to that point, it wouldn't be something that could be solved by her resignation. There would probably be people with ill intentions who would suggest abolishing Kao Yuh Education to save on education funds.

In that case, this small incident could very well turn into a nationwide political upheaval.

Therefore, everything must be nipped in the bud.

"As expected of Gao Yu's chairman, I admit all that was a lie. The only reason I coerced the students into submitting blank papers was to vent our anger for Class C! Bao Quan, that guy, used violence against our students in the gymnasium two weeks ago, resulting in multiple injuries. The injured students took a long time to recover. And most importantly, two of the injured were members of the student council's disciplinary committee, including a girl. Bao Quan, as a junior, not only maliciously attacked his seniors but also assaulted a girl! This is something I, Long Yuanxiang, no, the entire second-year Class C cannot tolerate!!!"

Faced with Ryuen's desperate outpouring of grievances, Chairman Fujiwara actually breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as it's not a protest against the rules, everything else is a trivial matter in her eyes.

"So what is your purpose? Or rather... what do you want?"

"I hope the school will hold Baoquan accountable for using violence and expel him!"

Chapter 55: Eating Nanase tonight

Upon hearing Ryuen's outrageous demands, neither Chairman Fujimori nor the other directors showed any significant change in expression.

It was as if the conditions offered by Longyuan were nothing more than a trivial matter.

"Director Mori, what's your opinion?"