The strongest high school student in Japan

This is also the center of the entire school, where the school's administrative staff work.

On the top floor is the chairman's office.

The chairman of the board is Horikawa Nobuyasu, who is over 70 years old this year. He inherited the school from his father more than 20 years ago. With his efforts, he not only maintained the normal operation of the school, but also expanded the school's reputation step by step. He can be said to be the soul of the school.

In addition to owning this private school, the Horikawa family also owns considerable real estate resources in Tokyo and other places, and can be said to be an extremely powerful capitalist family.

And such a person will take some time out of his busy schedule today to meet with Sagihara Shion and Mogami Jun. This makes people feel a little scared, but also a little honored.

"Jun-kun...I'm a little nervous."

Standing under the school office building, Sagihara Shion twitched unnaturally in the cool breeze.

It was obvious that if the chairman of the board decided not to allow her to live on campus, then all of Mogami Jun and her previous efforts would be in vain, and she was naturally afraid of ending up like this.

"Senior, don't worry. It's already this time. There's nothing to be afraid of." Mogami Jun was also a little nervous, but he knew he couldn't show it at this time, so he still maintained his usual calmness. "If you don't know how to answer when you are questioned later, just keep silent and I will deal with him."

"Thank you, Jun-kun. However, this is my own business, and I must... must face it myself." Senior Sister Sagihara took a deep breath and stood up straight. "If I don't even have the courage to face my own fate, then what qualifications do I have to stand in front of you?"

"I feel relieved that you think so." Mogami Jun smiled. "Don't we have the opportunity to meet the chairman once or twice a year at the school assembly? He's just an old man. There's nothing to be afraid of. He's not someone who won't understand..."

"You'd better be careful. If the chairman knew you said that to him, he would definitely be angry!" Although she was scolding Mogami Jun verbally, Sagihara Shion had a smile on her face and felt a lot more at ease.

That's right, with the help of this reliable junior, she has nothing to be afraid of.

Soon, a female secretary in her thirties came out and the two stopped talking.

After confirming their identities, the female secretary led them into the building, then walked through the lobby and into the elevator. Along the way, many faculty members cast curious glances at them, but Mogami Jun just pretended not to notice anything.

The elevator reached the top floor with a slight roar, and then the female secretary directly opened the door to the corridor.

Soon, Mogami Jun discovered that it was a very spacious Japanese-style room. There were huge crane paintings hanging on the walls on both sides, and pens, ink, paper and inkstones were placed on the bookshelf. There were huge porcelain vases on both sides, with plum and osmanthus branches in the vases. In the center was an office desk. On the wall behind the desk hung a Chinese banner with four words "Red Heart and Phoenix Feather" written on it in running script.

The layout of the entire office is elegant and luxurious, and every item looks valuable. It is definitely worthy of the title of chairman.

Chairman Nobuyasu Horikawa was sitting behind his desk at this time.

Just as Mogami Jun said, he was indeed a "dirty old man" - his old face was covered with wrinkles, especially when he smiled, he looked more like a wrinkled ball of cloth, but his complexion was still very good and his face was very rosy.

He is short and fat, with an original face, and with two thin mustaches and the old-fashioned kimono he wears, he looks just like a tumbler pottery figurine.

It would be hard to feel any fear just by looking at the old man's face.

After bringing the person here, the secretary bowed and left the office, visiting Shanglemen. Mogami Jun and Sagihara Shion, who stayed behind, bowed respectfully to the old man.

"It's okay, it's okay, don't be restrained, young people." The chairman stood up and walked towards the two people, waving his hand to signal them to relax.

Although he was short and fat and old, he was still quite agile in his movements and was obviously in good health.

The two of them quickly raised their heads again.

The old man continued to look at the two young men.

"You look very outstanding, worthy of being the model of our school." After a moment, he smiled, and his mustache began to tremble. Then he turned his gaze to Sagihara Shion, "Shion, right? Have you been doing well these years? You were only a few years old when I saw you last time, and I didn't expect that four years have passed in a flash. Four years may not mean much to young people like you who are full of vigor, but for an old man like me, it is an unbearable loss..."

The chairman sighed slightly, "However, seeing the younger generation grow up so healthily and vigorously, my loss is nothing in comparison."

"Chairman, thank you very much for allowing me to continue my studies last time." Sagihara Shion bowed deeply to the chairman again, "I will never forget your kindness."

"It's okay, it's okay. I wasn't biased towards you at that time. I just acted according to my heart. How can you embarrass a child because of his father's fault? I, Nobuyasu Horikawa, would never do such a thing." The chairman smiled and shook his head, then became serious again and sighed slightly, "But I didn't expect that you would encounter such serious difficulties a few years later. You are such a poor child..."

"I'm really sorry to bother you again..." After hearing what the chairman said, Sagihara Shion felt a little sad and her eyes became red.

"Don't be sad, things are not irreversible yet." The chairman comforted Sagihara Shion again, and then turned his attention to Mogami Jun who had been silent the whole time, "You are Mogami-kun, right? You look pretty good too."

"Yes, I am Jun Mogami, chairman." Jun Mogami answered respectfully.

The chairman addressed Jun Mogami by his last name, but addressed Sagihara-senpai by her name in a friendly manner. Sure enough, there is a difference in treatment between boys and beautiful girls... Men are so simple and easy to understand no matter what age they are.

"I saw in the report that it was you who witnessed Sagihara Masao harassing Shion and then rescued Shion, right?" the chairman asked again.

"Yes." Jun Mogami nodded, and then recounted what happened that day in detail.

After he finished speaking, he began to summarize, "Chairman, the situation is already very clear. Although Sagihara Masao has been released from prison, he is still doing evil and trying every means to harass Sagihara-senpai. For the sake of Sagihara-senpai's personal safety, I think she must live in a place that can ensure safety - so I beg Mr. Ikawa and Mr. Chunchi to help her so that she can temporarily live in the school."

"I see." The chairman had been listening quietly until he finally nodded. "It's a very sympathetic situation."

Seeing the chairman say this, both of them were somewhat happy. After all, this seemed to mean that the chairman did not intend to make things difficult for Sagihara Shion.

However, to their surprise, the chairman immediately changed the subject.

"But, to be honest, I'm in a dilemma."

The smiles on Jun Mogami and Shion Sagihara's faces suddenly froze.

"Shiyin, I do sympathize with your situation, but there are many young people in this world who are suffering, some of whom have suffered even worse humiliation and suffering than you... If I concentrate on helping everyone, I'm afraid I won't have time to open a school, and I will become a philanthropist instead." The chairman sighed, "After all, this is a school, not a charity. If we allow you to make an exception because of your situation, then what about the next one? What about the next one? People who are eligible for exceptions one after another, how can our school operate normally at that time?"

Sagihara Shion didn't know what to say for a moment. After all, she was the one causing trouble for the school.

"I don't think this will cause much trouble to the school, Chairman. Sagihara-senpai is already a senior, and there are only a few months left in her entire high school career." Seeing that something was wrong with the senior, Mogami Jun immediately stepped forward and said, "I don't think this little bit of care will affect the normal operation of the school."

"The decision on the operation of the school is made by me, not by you, Mogami-kun." The old man shook his head slightly, as if he didn't agree with Mogami Jun's words. "An exception is an exception. Its nature will not change because of its size and duration."

The old man's words suddenly made Junya Mogami, who was always eloquent, feel that it was difficult to refute.

Indeed, their position now is that they are weaker than the other party and are in a state of needing help from others - in this case, it is a favor for others to help them, and there is nothing wrong with not helping them. They have no right to force others to help them.

But should we give up just because of a few words from the old man? Mogami Jun disagreed.

Besides, the chairman didn't seem to have made a final statement just now, so he still left room for maneuver.

So what was he thinking?

"Chairman, I would like to ask, is there any way to allow Senior Sagihara to stay in school without making an exception?" Mogami Jun asked in a low voice, "If there is anything you need me to do, then I will do it."

"What a warm-hearted young man." The chairman smiled and sighed, then immediately changed the subject, "However, although Mogami-kun seems to be very warm-hearted towards Shion, the person in question is Shion, not you."

Then, his eyes fell on Sagihara Shion.

"Chairman, is there anything I can do for you?" Sagihara Shion understood her position at the moment, so she raised her head and looked at the old man with a firm gaze. "I know I have caused trouble for everyone, and I know I am forcing others to do things against their will, but... I still beg you to help me one more time. For this, I am willing to work hard to meet the conditions. Please believe me!"

“Now that things have come to this, I have nothing more to say.” The chairman raised his head slightly, stroked his beard, and then sighed, “Shiyin, I’m not threatening you. I just hope you can shut up others and let them know that not everyone can make an exception for me—”

"Then please tell me, what do you need me to do?" Sagihara Shion asked immediately.

"Did you gamble with the girl from the Hyoudou family for money?" the chairman suddenly asked.

“What…?” Sagihara Shion’s face suddenly turned pale.

This was a secret that she kept deep in her heart and had never told anyone, except for telling Chunjun recently.

But she didn't believe that Jun Mogami would spread such a thing around.

"You...you know about this?" she asked in a trembling voice.

"The people of the Hyoudou family are such troublesome people... every trouble they cause is a headache." The chairman did not answer directly, but sighed again. "To be honest, we spent a lot of effort to clean up the mess for her."

After a moment of silence, he raised his head and looked at Sagihara Shion again, "Hyoudou Takako will be back in school soon, you will be responsible for entertaining her. If you do a good job, I will make an exception for you."

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"Hyoudou Takako will be back in school soon. You will be responsible for entertaining her. If you do a good job, I will make an exception for you."

“…Huh…”

The chairman's sudden request made Sagihara Shion gasp.

The name in the nightmare was mentioned again, bringing back terrible memories of her past. And this time, the chairman actually wanted her to deal with that person again?

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Subconsciously, her face turned extremely pale, and even her legs trembled slightly.

"Why...? What's going on?" She managed to calm herself down and asked. "Didn't she...didn't she go to Tokyo University?"

"Yes, but this time she took the initiative to ask to go back to her alma mater, hoping to propose improvement measures for the current education policy of the school." The chairman sighed helplessly, "Although we know she is just fooling around, it is difficult for us to refuse this request."

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Sagihara Shion was speechless for a moment. She understood that as a large chaebol, the Hyodo family must have a huge influence on the Horikawa family. Therefore, the school could only agree to Hyodo Takako's willful request.

If it weren't for this reason, how could the school tolerate her doing whatever she wanted in school?

"Since you've met Hyoudou Takako, you should know what kind of person she is. To be honest, she's a headache not only for the students, but also for us. She's a completely unreasonable person..." Horikawa Nobuyasu smiled bitterly, "Her family background is too superior, and we have no way to punish her. We can only watch her do whatever she wants, and we are almost helpless. And Shion, you were the only one who defeated her at that time, and you suppressed her arrogance to some extent. I think if you were to deal with her, the situation would be much better."

After he finished speaking, the old man looked up at Sagihara Shion and said, "Shion, I know this is a very difficult request. If you really don't want to agree, you can refuse."

But the consequences of rejection are naturally self-evident.

"That's enough, you are kidding me." Before Sagihara Shion could say anything, Mogami Jun rejected her outright. "Since you know what kind of person she is, why do you want Sagihara-senpai to deal with her? Is there no one left in this school? What are all these administrators and teachers for? Just to earn their salaries? I think this condition is completely ridiculous!"

After he finished speaking, he looked at Sagihara Shion again, "Senior, don't be disappointed. It doesn't matter if you are rejected. You don't have to live in the school. There are many safe places..."

However, to his surprise, Sagihara Shion shook her head slightly.

"No, thank you for your concern, Jun-kun, but I can't do it anymore."

"What?" Mogami Jun was a little surprised.

"Up to now, many people have worked hard for me. The two teachers spoke well of me, but you are the one who has made the most efforts. You stood in front of my father for me, and you are even fighting against the chairman for me... I already owe you too much." Sagihara Shion replied in a low voice, "It is because of your efforts that I can't run away anymore. I have to face my life. I have already run away from Sagihara Masao once. If I run away from Hyodo Takako again, then where should I run to next? How many places can I escape to?"

Then, as if to declare to herself again, she said again, "Thank you for giving me the courage. I don't want to run away again this time. The world is full of thorns. It's useless to just run away. I can't run away every time. I have to face it myself. No matter how difficult it is, I have to muster up the courage to face it... I ran away before because I was alone, but now I can't let you down again."

Then, she smiled again and comforted Mogami Jun, "Besides, even though Hyoudou-senpai is scary, she's not a man-eating monster. She wouldn't dare to do anything to me in broad daylight, right...? I don't think it's a big deal."

Seeing the warm smile from the senior, Mogami Jun swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

Although his opinion was rejected by the senior student in person, he was not angry, but felt relieved instead.

"Well, since this is Senior's personal opinion, I respect it. I will also help Senior deal with her. If she really dares to go crazy, I will let her suffer the consequences."

"Then I'll leave it to Jun-kun. But when it comes to dealing with her, I'm more experienced." Sagihara Shion replied with a smile. "After all, haven't you heard that I'm the only student in this school who has been defeated by her?"

"There will be one more soon." Mogami Jun answered confidently.

"Cough..." At this moment, a dry cough from the side interrupted their interaction.

The old chairman looked at the two of them with a half-smile, "I am deeply moved by your friendship. Now you have reached a consensus, right?"

"Yes, Chairman." Sagihara Shion replied generously, then lowered her head and bowed deeply, "I agree to your terms, so please be flexible and allow me to stay in the school temporarily!"

"Okay, no problem." The chairman raised his hand and clapped softly.

The door opened immediately and the secretary came in again.

The old man whispered a few words into the secretary's ear, then looked at Sagihara Shion.

"I've already told her. You can go with her and complete the necessary formalities." Then, the old man shifted his gaze to Mogami Jun, "As for Mogami-kun, please stay for now. I have a few words to say to him."

Sagihara Shion hesitated for a moment, but Mogami Jun nodded to show that she was fine, so she followed the female secretary out.

Just like that, only an old man and a young boy were left in the huge office.

Nobuyasu Horikawa did not speak for a moment, but walked to the calligraphy and painting hanging on the wall. After carefully examining them for a while, he spoke leisurely, "Mogami-kun, I know your grandfather, and your father also grew up in this school and graduated from it and was admitted to the University of Tokyo. They are undoubtedly quite outstanding people. I am very happy to see that you have inherited their excellent side, but compared to them, you are still very different... You are more aggressive and arrogant. Although it is a good thing for young people to be fearless, if they are too sharp, they are likely to suffer unexpected setbacks. Of course, you may not take my words, an old man, to heart. Young people, you have to suffer a little in order to grow up. This is not a bad thing..."

As he spoke, he slowly walked to the bookshelf, then rummaged through a pile of information, finally pulled out a small booklet, and walked back to Mogami Jun, "You must be wondering why I know you, but you have to understand that our Horikawa family has always been so meticulous in managing our own assets..."

He raised his hand and motioned for Jun Mogami to flip through it.

When Jun Mogami opened it, he found that it was a list of outstanding students of the school, and it happened to be the class that his father attended.

At the very front is a color photo. Although the photo has faded a little after nearly thirty years, it is still easy to find Mogami Kiyoshi in the center of the photo - because he looks quite similar to Mogami Jun, both of them are tall and thin.

Like other teenagers in the photo, he also has the youthful vigor and vitality, but his expression is much deeper and more restrained. Perhaps at that time, he had already been influenced by his grandfather and set becoming an excellent bureaucrat and making a name for himself as his life goal.

If he knew what he is like now, would he regret it? Mogami Jun thought.

"Your Mogami family is an outstanding alumnus of our school, so you can be given priority for admission. However, with Mogami-kun's test scores, even if he takes the entrance exam, it will only be a formality." Chairman Horikawa looked at Mogami Jun with a smile, "My old friend has a successor, his spirit in heaven should also feel relieved..."

"Thank you for the compliment, Chairman. However, I am still a long way from meeting my grandfather's expectations and need to work harder." Jun Mogami said as he handed the list in his hand back to Nobuyasu Horikawa.

"Young people nowadays have too comfortable lives, so they don't strive for progress, which is disappointing. It's best that Mogami-kun has this mentality." Horikawa Nobuyasu took back the list, then walked back to the bookshelf and put the list back into the pile of documents. "I'm afraid you don't know yet, even after graduation, our school will always pay attention to the future prospects of elite alumni - those students back then, whose parents had resources, eventually went further and higher than those from ordinary families, and then they would send their children back, just like a reincarnation, Mogami-kun is an example."

Then, he turned back to look at Mogami Jun, "I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. The purpose of our Horikawa family opening this school is not to make money, but to get in touch with the most promising and resourceful young people in this country and let them establish good social relationships. For this purpose, we have never been stingy in investing money and have given this school generous treatment of teachers and teaching equipment. After decades of persistence, although we haven't made much money from education, we have earned several times the money we invested in education in other aspects, and we have an even more immeasurable social influence. This is a very cost-effective deal."

Jun Mogami understood what the chairman meant.

This kind of prestigious private school has been continuously absorbing children from the upper class and elite students from the lower class, and has trained a large number of prestigious college students, which eventually formed a huge alumni network. Relying on this network, the Horikawa family, which operates the school, can also obtain a lot of support from the political and business circles, and its assets can continue to expand.

This is not only the case in Japan, but also in the United States and Europe. Class segregation starts from the education system and is passed down from generation to generation.

But he didn't quite understand why the chairman told him these things.

"I have a relationship with your grandfather, so I want to explain so that you don't think that your grandfather has made the wrong friends." Horikawa Nobuyasu said what he was thinking. "You should know how important the school is to our family now, but because of this, you should understand that this school is the lifeblood of our Horikawa family and cannot be violated. We must maintain its reputation and brand, and we cannot allow any damage to it."