Tokyo Soft Rice King.

And before the year was even over, he was invited by his uncle, Kuroba Akira, to come out of seclusion.

It seems even God couldn't bear to see me continue to be content in my little corner.

"But I'm actually quite pleased that you're so reluctant to let me go... Look at the expressions on your seniors' faces when they heard I was going to disband the club, not a single one of them looked regretful."

Hearing this, Fujiyoshi Michio turned around and looked at the other seniors, while Kuroba Akira and Asato Hitomi also looked to both sides curiously.

The three senior students from the Computer Department, who had been staring at the screen and typing on the keyboard like zombies ever since they entered the Computer Department's activity room, suddenly seemed to regain their humanity, taking their hands off the keyboard and weeping with their faces covered.

"I'm free... my hands and fingers wouldn't obey me anymore..."

"Mom... I can finally go home... I'll never say your cooking is bad again..."

"Finally... is it over... the endless... bug fixing..."

Wow, is this some kind of unscrupulous business operating within the school...?

How much exploitation must someone be under to be able to cry like Shawshank Redemption when they hear about the club's disbandment?

Ryuya Nishimura is not a human being, he is a devil.

So, given that they've been worn down to this extent, why don't they leave the club?

Nishimura Ryuya pointed his thumb at Kuroba Akira and said to the three senior students from the computer club.

"Hey, you three, I'm joining Kuroba's team now, so hurry up and back up my data, I'll need it later."

"Yes, Captain!"

"YES! SIR!"

"loyalty!"

Even though Nishimura Ryuya had already declared the disbandment of the club, these three still responded enthusiastically to his orders, like soldiers with maximum loyalty, their hands returning to the keyboard just seconds after they had left it.

Nishimura Ryuya smiled with satisfaction. After three years of grueling training, the three had transformed from complete novices into reliable core members of the team.

"By the way, if I were to disband the club, what would you guys do?"

The three looked at each other, exchanged glances, and then looked at Nishimura Ryuya. Finally, the skinny senior, who was as thin as a bamboo pole, spoke on behalf of the three.

“Master Long, we were the lowest rungs in our original gang. You took us in, and not only were you willing to teach us skills and let us know that such a vast virtual world exists, but you also helped us get revenge... So we will always follow you!”

Now Kuroba Akira understood why these people were willing to be Nishimura's slaves.

Just as the class monitor established a haven called the Literature and Art Club in the school, Nishimura Ryu similarly established a haven called the Computer Club in the school.

Then these bullied and expelled weaklings received his protection and also got their revenge, which is why they were so devoted to him.

It's fair to say that the computer department is held together by personal relationships.

This is exactly the same method Kuroba Akira used to cultivate geniuses and make them owe him favors. As expected, Nishimura Ryu is also a very similar person to himself. Kuroba Akira confirmed this point once again.

Nishimura Ryu was not moved by the three people's expression of loyalty, but instead asked an irrelevant question.

"You three are all seniors this year, right? Are you planning on going to college?"

Skinny senior A said, "I should still go to university. My family also hopes I can continue my studies... If I study science or engineering, it shouldn't be a problem!"

Fat Bear Senior B said, "I've already secured a recommendation for Tokyo Institute of Technology."

The buck-toothed senior, C, said, "Well... it's fine whether I go or not... If I were to go, I'd probably choose a national university, since my family isn't well-off..."

After listening to the three people's ideas, Nishimura Ryu gave the order directly.

"Alright, then you all go to university and join computer-related clubs. With the skills I teach you, you should be able to stand out quickly and become key members... Then you all need to recruit people from the clubs to work for me! After that, it won't be a small force like a forum anymore, so my team needs more people!"

The corners of Hei Yuming's mouth were twitching.

That's incredibly rude! It's practically saying, 'Since you three are my slaves, then go find me more slaves!'

It turns out that he wasn't thinking about the future of the three senior students at all, but rather wanted to continue exploiting them and make them find more labor.

Isn’t this just a pyramid scheme!

"Yes..." x3

The three seniors were in tears.

As expected, Ryu Nishimura is just a devil with an angel's face.

However, this is indeed more in line with Nishimura Tatsuya's personality.

He has always been this way—selfish and self-serving—but at the same time… his 'selfishness' also illuminates the lives of those around him.

Working with Tatsuya Nishimura was tiring, but I felt very fulfilled. It was like I was accomplishing something great!

Even a lowly person like me can shine under his leadership!

Moreover, Ryu Nishimura is not just a slave owner. He works harder than anyone else and is the most dedicated one. Every time when I am about to give up, seeing him typing on the keyboard with a smirk on his face makes me feel that I can continue to hold on.

How could anyone not follow in the footsteps of such a person?

When Kuroba Akira saw the three upperclassmen's worshipful gazes towards Nishimura Tatsuya, like fanatics looking at Jesus, he knew that these three were beyond redemption.

She was completely manipulated to the point of losing her mind.

Fortunately, Dolph hadn't been brainwashed to that extent...

However, from a collaborative perspective, Nishimura's ability to find more capable talent is definitely beneficial to his career, with no downsides.

Now the problem of the person is completely solved.

Upon hearing where his seniors had gone, Fujiyoshi Michio became even more dejected.

With Nishimura leaving, and the other three seniors going on to university, he'll be the only one left in the computer club. There's really no point in such a club continuing to exist.

but……

Fujiyoshi Michio clenched his fist.

I just feel a little bit unable to let go.

"Look, Michifu, you're different from these three worthless guys. You already have friends in class now, right? Besides this Hei Yu, you should have other friends, right?"

"Yes……"

"I'm graduating soon, so you should graduate from here too."

Fujiyoshi Michio joined the computer club partly because he was interested in computer technology, and partly because he wanted to make friends.

Although it was really tough when he first joined, and he was constantly being bossed around by Nishimura Ryuya, after getting used to it, he found that the computer department was the most relaxing part of his day.

He felt incredibly free when he was exploring the world inside the computer.

Especially in forums, you can completely ignore the other person's identity and gender, without having to worry about so much, and you can say whatever you want without seeing the other person's face or expression.

Therefore, Fujikichi Michio's posting volume far exceeds that of ordinary people, and he has become the 'Dragon King' of the forum, with his replies appearing everywhere.

Now he truly considers the Computer Club his home, just as Anri Hitomi considers the Literature Club her home.

Then, seeing Fujiyoshi Michio's dejected expression, Nishimura Ryuya finally softened.

He's still my little brother, so I have to take care of him until the very end.

"Sigh... Fine, we can keep the club."

"Huh?! Really?!"

"That's right. After all, the computers are still considered school property. I can only take the data, not the hardware. And moving the forum server would be quite troublesome... So!"

Nishimura Ryuya scratched Fujiyoshi Michio's head and said.

"Dolph, you're going to be the next head of the Computer Technology Research Department!"

Fujiyoshi Michio pointed to his own nose in even greater surprise and exclaimed.

"Huh?! Huh?! Me, me, a minister?"

"Yeah, but once those three graduate, you'll be all alone, so you'll have to handle recruitment and everything else yourself. Besides that, you'll also have to maintain and update the Freshman Clover Forum. As for the school forum and groups, it doesn't matter; just leave them to the student council."

"Wait, wait a minute, Nishimura-senpai, with my current skills, if I were to maintain the Yotsuba Forum by myself..."

I will continue to provide remote guidance.

"Well, in that case... I'll give it a try!"

"That's better than the other one. If you keep talking nonsense, I'll kick you out!"

After entrusting the computer department to Fujiyoshi Michio, Nishimura Ryuu turned to look at Kuroba Akira and found him wearing a gratified expression that said, "This is youth."

What the hell? You're acting all old-fashioned. Are you going through puberty yourself?

"Hey, Kuroba."

"Yes, I'm listening. Please tell me what's wrong, Nishimura-senpai."

"Since you're living at Kobayashi's house, I can't very well move in, but you have to give me permission to come in, at least to be able to see the person who gave you the USB drive whenever I want."

"I know that. I'll explain it to Grandma Kobayashi later. And I think you can have dinner at my place, Senior Nishimura."

Now that Miss Hongxiang is here, the meals have become much more normal, and providing an extra meal is not a problem.

"Alright, then I'll find a house over there."

"You can put your rent on the books first, and the company will reimburse you when you start earning money later."

"Nonsense, of course the company should reimburse me. Do you expect me to pay for my work? But looking at your current poor appearance, you probably don't have much money... So, will she join in?"

Nishimura Ryuya nodded with his chin at Anri Hitomi, who was standing upright to the side.

Kuroba Akira looked at the class monitor, about to say that this matter had nothing to do with the class monitor, when he heard the class monitor say something.

"I will join."

"Uh?"

The class monitor probably doesn't even know what she's supposed to do.

After all, he hadn't told her about the bullet screen video website yet, and she probably only learned about his purpose in coming to the computer department for the first time from the conversation just now.

So why did you agree without even thinking? That's not like a class monitor at all.

Kuroba Akira believed that the class monitor would be willing to support his cause, but only if he explained to her what he wanted to do. Otherwise, the class monitor would definitely feel that she had not gained the trust of her friends and would then cause a fuss.

But this time, the class monitor unexpectedly chose to "get on the bus first and buy the ticket later," agreeing to join first and then listening to his explanation.

Hitomi Anri didn't know the specific details, but she knew Akira Kuroba well enough.