In this crossover anime, Yoshikage Kira longs for a peaceful life.

"Don't tell anyone about what happened today."

Hayasaka Ai paused for two seconds, then hesitantly asked:

"Aren't you going to tell Kashiwagi Nagisa either?"

Kaguya Shinomiya crossed out the page of the student roster, smoothed a strand of hair from her forehead, and acted as if nothing had happened:

There's no need for her to know.

Hayasaka Ai nodded without hesitation:

"Don't worry, Miss, I won't tell anyone."

Hayasaka silently mourned for Nagisa Kashiwagi for a few seconds.

It's not that I don't want to help you, it's that the young lady won't allow it.

For the past week, Nagisa Kashiwagi had been standing guard at the school gate every day on her way to school, hoping to find Yoshikage Kira. But she didn't expect that Yoshikage Kira had been climbing over the wall and never passed by the school gate.

After several days of fruitless searching, even Hayasaka Ai began to suspect that the other party was not a student of Shuchiin Academy and that the reason they were able to save the young lady and the others was simply because they happened to be passing by.

But Hayasaka Ai tried to put herself in his shoes—

If she were the one who saved the young lady, and she discovered that Kashiwagi Nagisa was blocking the school gate every day, she definitely wouldn't pass by the school gate. However, she couldn't ask for leave either, because if she did, she would likely be under close scrutiny.

That left her with only one option: to bypass the Great Firewall.

The reason she was able to think of this was because Hayasaka Ai had a wealth of experience.

She was often stopped by the disciplinary committee for her clothing, and over time she got used to climbing over the wall to get to school.

And the fact that she was able to wait for Yoshikage Kira by the wall was not simply a coincidence—

Shuchiin Academy is very large, and its walls are very long.

However, climbing over the wall requires ensuring that one is not seen, so there should be few pedestrians outside the wall.

Furthermore, climbing over the wall requires two-way traffic: fewer pedestrians outside the wall and fewer students and teachers inside, which necessitates being far from the teaching buildings. And there's only one place where the wall can simultaneously satisfy both the requirements of few pedestrians and distance from teaching buildings!

It was through her meticulous thinking and rich practical experience that Hayasaka Ai was able to successfully catch up with Kira Yoshikage.

In contrast, Nagisa Kashiwagi may never realize this...

Hayasaka Ai was mourning for Kashiwagi Nagisa when Shinomiya Kaguya suddenly hesitated:

"Zaoban, how can I get close to him without being discovered by others?"

Hayasaka Ai immediately realized that the Shinomiya family, the Kashiwagi family, and even Koyasu-senpai were probably all looking for Kira Yoshikage. And when Kira Yoshikage discovered that Kashiwagi Nagisa might be looking for him, he even went so far as to climb over the wall to get to school, which meant he wasn't attracting much attention.

The young lady must have noticed this as well, and given that she didn't really want anyone else to find Yoshikage Kira, that's why she asked such a question...

Hayasaka Ai thought for a moment and asked:

"Miss, it seems that the young master transferred all of Ministop's shares to your name last week?"

Kaguya Shinomiya nodded, somewhat puzzled.

"What's wrong with a small company that only makes 500 billion yen a year?"

"This isn't some small convenience store..."

Hayasaka Ai muttered to herself.

Ministop, a well-known convenience store chain, is considered one of Japan's four major convenience store chains, alongside 7-Eleven, FamilyMart, and Lawson. Although it has the smallest market share among the four, Ministop still boasts over 1500 stores nationwide and generates over 40 billion yen in revenue annually!

Of course, compared to the Shinomiya Group with total assets of 200 trillion, Ministop is indeed a small company...

However, unlike the other three companies that operate under a franchise model, Ministop's branches are mostly directly operated. This means that Kaguya-sama, as Ministop's largest shareholder, can directly control the personnel appointments of all branches.

Hayasaka Ai muttered a few words to herself, but quickly regained her composure and, meeting Shinomiya Kaguya's questioning gaze, explained:

"Kira Yoshikage's information shows that he seems to be working part-time. Miss, you are now the largest shareholder of Ministop. You can cooperate directly with the school under the guise of work-study programs and sponsoring students in mixed colleges to recruit some students to work and reduce their academic burden. After all, the tuition fee of 150 million yen is not something that ordinary families can afford."

Kaguya Shinomiya hesitated for a moment, then asked in a low voice:

"Is 150 million yen a lot? I remember your salary was 50 yen, right, Mr. Hayasaka?"

"..."

Hayasaka Ai was silent for a few seconds. Was the life of an ordinary person really so hard to understand for a young lady who grew up in the Shinomiya family? After all, even a maid like her earned 50 yen a month, and that was just her basic salary…

Hayasaka Ai's helpless explanation:

“Young lady, many people in Japan only earn two or three hundred thousand yen a month. The tuition fee for Shuchiin Academy is equivalent to their entire salary for half a year or even longer. Of course, that’s not the point.”

Hayasaka Ai paused for a moment, "In short, we're using the guise of work-study programs to attract students from mixed colleges to work. That way, no one will suspect the young lady's true intentions; they'll only think she's trying to win people over."

Kaguya nodded thoughtfully; this was indeed very effective.

Once Yoshikage Kira becomes her employee, she can then use the guise of 'training' to become the manager of the branch where Yoshikage works, thus having a legitimate reason to contact him...

Kaguya Shinomiya thought for a moment:

"Since the goal is to create work-study opportunities for students in mixed colleges, let's raise the minimum hourly wage a bit. 907 yen is really too low... Hmm, how about 2000 yen? What do you think, Hayasaka?"

"..."

Hayasaka Ai didn't respond; she didn't think it was a good idea.

Although she is not short of money, her job requires her to be available 24/7 and on call at any time.

The hourly wage of 2000 yen is actually higher than her salary!

"Too high."

Hayasaka Ai shook her head and explained under Kaguya Shinomiya's questioning gaze:

"The hourly wage shouldn't be too high, around 1200 yen is fine, because if the hourly wage is too high, people will suspect our true purpose. Of course, Miss can wait until he accepts the job, and then privately increase his base salary."

Kaguya's eyes lit up:

"Zaoban, your idea is excellent, let's do it this way!"

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Chapter 29 If you don't mind, would you like to come along?

noon.

Yoshikage Kira walked straight to the cafeteria windows and swiped his card at each of the two adjacent windows:

"Two barbecue set meals and one udon noodle dish."

"Ok."

"no problem."

The cafeteria ladies at the two windows were used to it and skillfully placed two barbecue sets and a bowl of udon noodles on their plates and handed them to Yoshikage Kira.

A barbecue set meal costs 400 yen, and a bowl of udon noodles costs 250 yen, for a total of 1050 yen.

"Thank you."

Yoshikage Kira thanked him politely, paid, and left with his tray.

One of the cafeteria ladies sighed softly:

"Although he looks like a complete delinquent, he is surprisingly more polite than most students."

“Yes,” another auntie at the next window chimed in.

Yoshikage Kira calmly walked past the students on both sides who were looking at him with fear, and headed to a corner of the cafeteria.

Although these students were complete strangers to Kira Yoshikage, and none of them dared to approach him to speak, perhaps because the imposing presence of the tall, blond delinquent was so overwhelming, from the very first day of school, no student dared to sit at the table where Kira Yoshikage had sat—

Even though the surrounding area was already full of people, only the corner seat was empty.

Perhaps fearing trouble from Kira Yoshikage, who looked like a delinquent, they preferred to stand rather than sit at the table.

As for Yoshikage Kira, he was actually quite happy to have some free time.

He couldn't control what other people were thinking, but that didn't affect his peaceful life. And not having to fight with other students for seats meant no conflicts, which actually added a layer of security to his peaceful existence.

Snapped!

Kira Yoshikage had just placed his plate on the table when, almost at the same time, a girl looking for a seat also placed her plate on the table, causing it to collide with Kira Yoshikage's plate.

Kira Yoshikage looked down at the girl next to him with long red hair and a star hair accessory on each side of her hair.

She was wearing a sailor uniform with a black top and a white pleated skirt, which was significantly different from the black school uniform of Shuchiin Academy, making her look like a transfer student from another school.

Is that why you don't know who this position belongs to?

Kira Yoshikage's eyes turned dangerous; he had already foreseen that things were about to get very troublesome.

"I……"

When she realized she had chosen the same table as others, Nakano Satsuki instinctively looked up. But when she saw that the person vying for her seat was a tall, fierce-looking delinquent, she felt an almost instinctive sense of fear.

She desperately wanted to apologize immediately and wisely leave with her plate to avoid a conflict, but her legs wouldn't obey her.

"This is really troublesome."

The brief silence made Yoshikage Kira realize that the girl had no intention of leaving, and the girl in front of him seemed to have heard his murmur as well. Her body trembled slightly, but she still had no intention of leaving.

It wasn't that she didn't want to leave, but her legs were too weak to walk...

Yoshikage Kira looked around, and the students who had been watching the spectacle all lowered their heads in fear.

But Yoshikage Kira was just looking for an empty seat, but unfortunately, all the seats around him were already full.

"right……"

Nakano Satsuki finally recovered and tried to apologize in a trembling voice, but the moment she spoke, she found that Kira Yoshikage had already left with his plate.

It wasn't until Yoshikage Kira was quite far away that Satsuki Nakano finally came to her senses. She suddenly realized that she seemed to have misunderstood him.

Nakano Satsuki lowered her head in shame. How could she have judged someone as a delinquent based solely on their appearance when they hadn't exchanged a single word?

She subconsciously looked up, searching for Yoshikage Kira in the crowd, and finally spotted him in the direction of the cafeteria window—

He was carrying his tray back to the window, asking the cafeteria lady to pack it up for him.

Seeing Kira Yoshikage walk past with a takeout lunch, Nakano Satsuki couldn't help but speak up:

"Um, if you don't mind, would you like to come along?"

Kira Yoshikage walked straight past Nakano Satsuki, pretending not to have heard what she said.