Tokyo, but I'm a deceitful scumbag.

It can cover the entire building above and extend to the homes of the trainees below, achieving sustainable exploitation of the trainees' wallets.

To be honest, he's quite impressive.

At least Hoshino Hideyuki admitted that he couldn't do that.

He only knew the basics about barriers.

After all, it was born from a wild fox, and the system didn't give it any related skills.

Although viewing flowers in a mirror can also hypnotize people, considering his level of only 2 and his still very low magical power, this hypnotic effect can only be applied to one person at a time, and the duration is usually less than a day.

If the person being hypnotized has a strong will and resists resolutely, then the timeframe becomes even more uncertain, and the hypnosis may even fail on the spot.

It's the kind of condition that makes you hold in your poop in the morning, but you still poop in your pants at night.

The gap is quite large.

Hideyuki Hoshino's lips curled into a smile.

If he were to confront this Mr. Kayaba directly within the barrier, it would be like sleeping on the toilet floor—not far from death (in the shit).

Even talking to this guy carries considerable risk.

The other party might use a powerful illusion on him.

If he fails to stop it again, and a tragedy occurs where Guan Yu is cut down by Zhou Cang with his broadsword, it would be too disgraceful for a fox.

however……

If you want to carry out a fraud, a direct conversation is almost unavoidable.

what can we do about it?

Should we go all in?

at the same time.

In a small classroom inside the shopping mall.

"Kayaba-sensei, thank you for taking care of me all this time, but... I can't hold on any longer."

The middle-aged man sighed, his brows furrowing with wrinkles that perfectly matched his worn-out suit that hadn't been ironed in a long time.

He said to Nobuyuki Kayaba across the table, "I want to withdraw from the rest of the courses."

“Mr. Saigo, there is no need to apologize. I fully understand your difficulties.”

Nobuyuki Kayaba's face seemed to empathize deeply.

"Starting a business is indeed a difficult path, fraught with difficulties, and the future is never guaranteed..."

Saigo nodded firmly.

"However, there is an old saying at Dongda University: 'He who travels a hundred li is only halfway there at ninety.'"

Kayaba Nobuyuki gazed sincerely into Saigo's eyes:

“I’ve always seen Mr. Saigo’s hard work. Sometimes, the sight of you with your head down even became my motivation to move forward. To be honest, I’ve always felt that you are the most likely to succeed among all the students. It would be such a pity to give up now…”

"But I have no money left..."

Seeing that Saigo seemed to be struggling, Kayaba Shinji casually tapped the dial of the mechanical watch on his right wrist.

The air nearby twisted eerily for a moment the next second.

He then added, “Mr. Saigo, people often make hasty decisions in emergency situations, and these decisions are likely to be wrong. In any case, I hope you can reconsider.”

Saigo shuddered and slammed his hand on the table.

“You’re right! I should finish the course no matter what! I’ll go find a way to raise the money right now!” He started to say, but then his eyebrows furrowed again: “But where can I raise the money…”

"You could take out a loan at a high interest rate, or sell your house, or even have your wife contribute her body to your career... As long as you have the determination to persevere, there's nothing you can't overcome, don't you think?"

Kayaba Nobuyuki smiled very gently.

ten minutes later.

Kayaba Nobuyuki saw off the trainee Saigo.

If he remembered correctly, there was a full-time housewife and two children under three years old in that family, and he himself had been laid off from the company not long ago.

Such people are generally very careful when spending money.

But...

He, Nobuyuki Kayaba, successfully got Saigo to pay up!

Not only did he spend nearly 20 million yen before, but today he also agreed to spend another 5 million yen no matter what!

Although if things are done this way, the Saigo family will probably not have a good ending... but what does that have to do with Kayaba?

He's incredibly skilled at squeezing every last drop of oil out of someone like that!

No, I should say, this system is just too amazing!

He stroked the watch on his wrist as if he were touching his lover's body.

With this set of techniques, he's invincible!

This is so much fun! Haha!

Kayaba Nobuyuki grinned, his lips opening to an abnormally exaggerated degree, his facial features squeezing into a mountain-like shape, revealing a full twenty-eight white teeth that stood menacingly side by side under the light, making him look as if he had just run out of the Baki manga.

"boss!"

He suddenly heard a voice behind him, and he quickly composed himself, turned around, and saw that it was his secretary, Xiaoze.

"what happened?"

"A Mr. Aso wants to see you."

In the top-floor conference room.

"My name is Aso, and I am an investment advisor at the Taiyo Financial Exchange..."

Wearing an expensive suit and sporting a completely different look, Hideyuki Hoshino respectfully handed over his business card with both hands.

Kayaba Nobuyuki stared at Hoshino's face for a while, then took the business card and casually handed it to his secretary, Ozawa.

"Trying to sell? I'm sorry, I'm not very interested in investing lately."

"It's alright, you just need to listen to me for a few minutes."

Hoshino Hideyuki did not give up. Following Kayaba's lead, he smiled and said, "Have you ever heard of stablecoin investing?"

"It's the kind of thing that's pegged to fiat currency, serving as a bridge between Bitcoin and fiat currency, right?"

Before anyone could continue, Nobuyuki Kayaba answered first.

Hoshino Hideyuki looked slightly surprised, but quickly composed himself and replied with a smile, "That's right, many of our clients have recently shown great interest in this area. It's highly discreet and the profits are huge..."

"However, didn't the Mooncoin scandal just break out in the Western Eight Kingdoms last year? It's said that a lot of investors lost everything. Now you're trying to sell me a stablecoin, saying that the profits are huge... You're just like a fraudster."

As he spoke, Kayaba Nobuyuki pointed at Hoshino Hideyuki and secretly tapped his watch.

Hoshino Hideyuki paused for half a second, his eyes gradually losing their luster, and then answered:

"Indeed, I am a con artist..."

Chapter 9 A clever fox can deceive itself

"...However, I think the target of the fraud is not you, but those who covet your property."

In the second half of his sentence, Hideyuki Hoshino abruptly changed the subject.

Kayaba Nobuyuki asked, "Oh? Why do you say that?"

"First of all, please don't compare us to those stupid cryptocurrencies from the Western Eight Countries that are created using algorithms. The stablecoins selected by our exchange are all backed by real assets, and we conduct regular audits and publish the results reports every year, so they are extremely stable."

"Secondly, and most importantly, we can provide not only profits, but also secrecy. As long as the money is invested with us, neither the police nor the Financial Services Agency will be able to find any clues... You can take a look at these details."

Hideyuki Hoshino delivered a stack of documents to Kayaba's desk.

"With our help, no one will be able to covet your property anymore."

Kayaba Nobuyuki raised an eyebrow: "Concealment, huh... Why do you think I would need this?"

“Normally I wouldn’t say this to a client, but Mr. Kayaba, your training company has only been established for less than a year, yet your fees are so high… Of course, I’m not saying your business is illegal, but I just think you might indeed be in trouble.”

Hoshino Hideyuki looked slightly embarrassed: "I'm sorry, what I said was a bit..."

"No, it's okay. I like honest people."

Kayaba Nobuyuki smiled and carefully put away the stack of documents.

"I'll look into it. Thank you for the introduction."

After Hoshino Hideyuki left.

Secretary Ozawa stepped forward and said, "I found the company on this guy's business card. They have a dedicated website, and it looks like they're doing pretty big things..."

"Of course, I know him, although he may not remember me."

Kayaba Nobuyuki tapped his temple and said, "Asou Takehisa, a somewhat well-known investment advisor. I saw him walking with several members of parliament three months ago while playing golf. He looked so smug, it was unforgettable..."

……However.

Even for such elites.

I completely outmaneuvered them today...

As he spoke, Nobuyuki Kayaba's eyebrows rose again.

Xiaoze asked, "So his identity is fine, then should we invest?"

"Just throw in ten million."

Nobuyuki Kayaba waved his hand: "We're not being targeted right now, and we don't lack channels for handling money, so we don't need to spend too much on this."

"Yes."

Outside the shopping mall.

Hoshino Hideyuki had just stepped out the door.

"This Mr. Kayaba has a really strong presence; he accidentally said a lot of truths that he shouldn't have said."