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"You're Hikigaya-kun, right? Excuse me for taking up a moment, okay?"

It was Chairman Yukinoshita who had been staring at Hachiman just now. Unable to refuse, Hachiman asked his companion to go first and followed the chairman into the office obediently.

"I'm sorry to call you so suddenly."

"No...Nice to meet you, I've heard a lot about you..."

"Hey, who did you hear that rumor from? Yukino? Or Haruno?"

"Ah...it's Miss Haruno."

Hachiman nervously answered, and the chairman stared at him for a moment, before he suddenly smiled.

"Don't be nervous, I won't eat you."

"Yes..."

"I really just wanted to talk to you. I'm sorry to stop you so suddenly."

"No, I don't mind at all... What do you want to talk about?"

The chairman gave a natural smile that was completely different from what Haruno had described, and Hachiman felt slightly relieved.

"First of all, please allow me to express my gratitude."

"thank?"

"Yes, about Haruno and Yukino."

"Is it about Sister Haruno and... uh, Miss Haruno and Miss Yukino?"

"exactly!"

The chairman's affirmative interruption made Hachiman stunned.

"You should know something about the relationship between these sisters in the past, right?"

Hachiman hesitated and answered cautiously:

"Ah, yes... although I'm not sure if that's accurate..."

The chairman nodded and continued:

"In my opinion, the previous Haruno was too perfect, almost like a robot without any flaws, but at the same time, she lacked fun."

Hachiman was surprised by this comment and reluctantly responded:

"this..."

"And Yukino did desperately pursue her sister. I'm not very clear about her situation after she started living alone—the last time we met was after you disappeared at the end of last year. So I have no way of knowing the change you said caused Yukino to stop pursuing her sister. But since you say so, there were signs back then, right?"

　锍哟⑦依#II坝四48踆"Change?"

"Yes, and then the two of them suddenly came to my wife and me and bowed their heads together to beg for mercy—right after they sent you to our hospital."

The chairman began to tell Hachiman what happened next.

ALO: Chapter 146: Conversation with the Chairman

"What those two asked of us, to put it in a more mundane way, was about money.

They said that the two of them would definitely make the Yukinoshita family even bigger than it is now, and they hope that we will give them our full support.

This was the only wish the two had, and we were skeptical at first.

But this was the first time that two people pleaded with him at the same time.

After discussing it with my husband and I, we finally accepted the request.”

"This, this is..."

Hachiman's face turned pale and he wanted to say something, but the chairman raised his hand to stop him from continuing.

"The money issue doesn't really matter. Since those two kids said so, it will definitely come true.

Although we may be accused of parental bias, in worldly terms, we are investing in you and our two daughters, of whom we are so proud."

"Investment..."

“Yes, it’s investment.”

The chairman smiled and continued:

“Although they were still students, they had been actively involved in running the company since then.

He mainly gave me suggestions, and the plans decided after the two of us discussed them all brought profits to the company.

After about a year, the total profit they had brought in far exceeded their initial investment."

"Okay, great."

Hachiman listened to these words, and although he thought that if it were those two people, it would indeed be possible, he could only express such a mundane feeling.

"In my eyes, those two are also very good, especially Yang No. I did recognize Yang No's excellence before.

I thought that the excellent Haruno had finally become serious because of losing you, but it was actually a misunderstanding."

"Misunderstanding?"

"I realized this misunderstanding shortly after I reluctantly agreed to let Haruno work at RECT."

"I heard about this. The chairman objected, right? I think it's only natural."

"Yonano had to choose between becoming a politician or a company president. From my perspective, I had to object, but Yono easily exceeded our expectations.

While continuing to support you in your coma, Yang No first built deep channels with the government.

After you wake up, we support you in regaining the important people, while also collaborating with RECT, a company in a completely different industry.

By having RECT and our company fully assist in victim support, we have established an unshakable reputation for our company, and we have also fulfilled our duties as RECT employees, bringing profits to RECT that far exceed the damages.

Honestly, as a mother, I feel horrible.”

"Hearing you recount it like that, it's truly remarkable."

While Hachiman was shocked, his respect for Haruno grew even stronger.

"I'm sorry for talking for so long, but I think you can rest assured now."

"Oh, no, it's okay. I was almost asleep but I have to thank you."

“That’s true, but there’s no doubt that you’re the opportunity.

In other words, you are the core of those two people, and profits don’t really matter.

As a mother, the happiest thing for me is to see them working together.

And, haha, seeing them defy me far exceeded my expectations.

Oh, in the end, we are still talking about interests."

Looking at the chairman like this, Hachiman deeply felt that she was first and foremost a mother before being an entrepreneur, so he responded:

“If I can witness my daughters’ growth, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to talk about benefits, right?

After all, this is also one of the criteria. Ah, sorry for saying such self-righteous words. "

The chairman smiled at Hachiman who apologized and said:

"All this is thanks to you, thank you so much."

"No, I didn't do anything compared to them."

"Didn't you fight tooth and nail to win back those important people? They happily told me about it the last time we met. There's no doubt this incident has had a huge positive impact on our company."

“Thanks to the help of my companions”

"Even so, the core is still you."

"Yes Yes."

The chairman shook Hachiman's hand and continued:

"We mentioned the name 'Little Yang Sister' earlier, right? The fact that Yang allowed you and Asuna to call her that actually has a deep meaning.

To Haruno, you guys are already a real family, and the kid seems really happy lately.

Yukino too, I haven't seen her smile like that in ages. Thank you, Hikigaya-kun, it's great to have you around."

“I want to thank you for protecting my body.”

Hachiman said as he bowed deeply while still holding the chairman's hand.

At the end of the conversation, the chairman added with a wink:

"Actually, I wanted you to marry Haruno or Yukino so that we could truly become a family, but you can't force things like that.

It's a shame I can't call you my son, haha, stay happy with Asuna."

Hachiman scratched his head and blushed as he responded:

"I'm really sorry to disappoint you. But I plan to work under Sister Xiaoyang in the future. Please treat me like your son and do whatever you want."

The chairman smiled happily and waved:

"Goodbye then, Hikigaya-kun."

"Yes, see you later."

After leaving the chairman's office, Hachiman thought that she was more gentle than he had imagined, and he made up his mind again to do his best to repay her kindness.

As he walked towards the classroom, recalling the pleasant meeting,

He found that the classroom door was crowded with people and was worrying about how to get in. At that moment, the sharp-eyed Asuna waved and called his name, and the crowd made way for him like Moses parting the sea.

The scene from the auditorium earlier was recreated in the classroom—Asu Hina was the center of the scene, with the classmates watching from afar.

"Sorry for the long wait"

"Welcome back, how is the chairman?"

Asuna asked with interest.

"Contrary to rumors, he's a really nice person."

"Is that so? That's great."

Asuna smiled reassuringly, and Hachiman couldn't help but smile as well.

"After talking with the chairman, I realized even more deeply that I must repay the favor."

"I've also received a lot of care from Sister Xiaoyang. Let's work together to repay her kindness."

"Yeah, so how are the seats arranged?"

Hachiman looked around for a seat.

“Hachiman’s seat is in the last row by the window, with Asuna on the right and me in front.

To my right is Rika, and in front of me is Keiko,” Kirito explained.

"What's the point of this selfish seating arrangement?"

Hachiman said helplessly after listening to Kirito's explanation.

"Originally, we were supposed to choose our own seats, but everyone was peeking over here and no one dared to choose. So we had to take the lead and snag the best seats."

"I see... Being overly cautious is actually causing me trouble..."

Hachiman looked around and saw that all his classmates had ambiguous smiles on their faces and no one approached him.

"I've checked other classes, and the members of the strategy team seem to be scattered across the classes, so there shouldn't be anyone here who will actively talk to them."

“I want to be closer to everyone.”

Asuna whispered lonely.

"Time will sort it out, just enjoy campus life first."

"That's right! First of all, the five of us have to get along well!"

"It's rare that we're in the same class despite being of different ages!"

Rika agreed, and Keiko added happily.

Thus, although still bearing the deep imprint of the power relations of the SAO era, the campus life of the five people began.