In fact, I can add unlimited points

"Do you really hate going back to the white room that much?"

“I really like this school and I want to graduate as a student. There’s no other reason.”

"This is indeed a good school. It uses a lot of government funds and spends hundreds of millions of dollars every year. But most of the citizens are fools. They only hear the general idea that the funds are for the education of children, and they accept it in a daze."

Yuecheng Changcheng shook his head and sighed as he looked at the tall Yucheng teaching building in the distance.

"A completely different atmosphere from the white room, but unfortunately, I have to ruin your leisurely life at this school."

"Because your father won't allow it. If I disobey that person, I won't be able to survive in the world I live in. I'm also someone who still wants to climb higher."

The acting chairman showed no sign of leaving, but continued speaking at length.

“I’ve seen your results in the White Room and I strongly agree that you are indeed an extraordinary child. At just over sixteen years old, you possess exceptional abilities. If it were an average adult, their mind, skills, physical abilities... none of them would be as good as yours.”

Tsukishiro approached Ayanokouji, put his arm around his shoulder, and gave him a kind and friendly smile.

"In the end, you still managed to get through a year at this school. Are you going to give up? That's what it means to be an adult."

"Because I'm still a child, I have no intention of compromising."

"Oh, do you really think you can escape my grasp?"

"I intend to resist to the very last moment."

Upon hearing this answer, Yuecheng clicked her tongue softly and opened her arms as if to embrace the whole world.

There's a saying—"A frog in a well doesn't know how big the sea is." You seem to have a tendency to overestimate yourself, which is why you can put on such an unbecoming air.

“Even in this school, you can’t get first place. In the white room now, there are already several students who are equal to you or even better than you. You should realize that you are just an ordinary mass-produced type.”

Despite being so belittled, Ayanokouji's expressionless face remained unchanged, but in his heart, a certain name immediately came to mind.

The acting chairman said that he couldn't get first place in school, which should refer to Aragaki Shun and Class A... No matter how many excuses there are, even if it can be argued that he missed the best period of development, it is a reality that he is not able to compete with Aragaki Shun in the special exam at this stage.

Therefore, he had nothing to say about the first half of Yuecheng's evaluation, but he could leave the second half be—

"If a replacement can really be found in that facility, then there's no need to worry about me, right?"

“If you weren’t that man’s son, this would probably be the case. But everyone has selfish desires. No matter how rational he may seem, he is still a father. He firmly believes that you can be a role model and a leader in the future.”

"..."

Upon hearing this, even Ayanokouji, who wasn't particularly sentimental, couldn't help but find it absurd.

He admitted that the performance was indeed laughable, given that the creature was merely a devoid of any emotion and yet its subordinates were putting on such a show.

To maintain his composure, his greatest masterpiece was immediately to change the subject.

What are your thoughts on the existence of the white room?

What do you think?

"Do you think it's necessary or unnecessary? I mean, how do you view its existence?"

"I don't need to answer you at all, do I?"

Perhaps feeling that she couldn't hold back any longer, Tsukishiro didn't expose Ayanokouji's thoughts, but instead naturally glossed over the topic of filial piety.

He looked up and down at the masterpiece before him with a half-smile, as if trying to see through its invisible flaws with his eyes.

"If I heard the answer, my current thoughts might change."

"Although everything depends on individual understanding, well, if you can change your mind through communication, then that's pretty cheap."

Tsukishiro knew that Ayanokouji was definitely lying, but it didn't really matter.

"To talk about that facility, we have to start by looking back at its history. The white room was built about twenty years ago, you know?"

"Of course, because I am a member of the fourth cohort of students."

“That’s right! As you know, the White Room has been establishing new groups every year since the first batch of students in the first year. Although we can only train up to the nineteenth batch of students due to last year’s interruption... several hundred children have already received education from the White Room.”

A thoughtful look flashed in Ayanokouji's eyes.

Through the conversation, he could understand how close Yuecheng was to that father figure.

Depending on one's perspective, he might appear as a nobody, but if the angle is changed, he could seem like a big shot.

At least, the other party is someone who can genuinely influence my future.

"You really know a lot about the white room."

“Generally speaking,” Yuecheng Changcheng shrugged. “Unfortunately, in terms of results, although the facility has been operating for nearly twenty years, not a single child has reached the target value. That’s right, including you, the White Room has not yet produced the desired results.”

Upon hearing this, a strange light flashed in Kiyotaka Ayanokouji's eyes—when he left that facility, he received a completely different evaluation. The so-called masterpiece was the most outstanding work of the White Room, and all the instructors acknowledged that it was flawless.

It was precisely because he could no longer learn anything there that he tried to leave and enter society, hoping to understand what true strength meant on his own.

"Doesn't it seem a bit strange? This is inconsistent with the evaluations your instructors used to give you?"

Tsukishiro turned to look at Ayanokouji, a look of helplessness on his face.

"Judging solely from your learning ability and mastery of various skills, you certainly deserve the title of 'masterpiece,' but that person's expectation of you is to take over his position and go even further."

"And to achieve this goal, you absolutely cannot do it in your current state... Don't argue with me, you've been enrolled in Advanced Education for almost a year now, you should understand your own limitations, right?"

Ayanokouji remained silent; he knew perfectly well what Tsukishiro meant.

Looking back on the past year, and having mastered most of the skills needed for life, why was he so helpless against Shun Aragaki?

In terms of pure strength alone, even if his opponent is stronger than him, the difference is definitely limited. After all, according to the instructors, he has already reached the limit of his age in terms of various knowledge.

So why did I fall behind?

The reason is simple: while I was just going along with the crowd of fools, the other side had already completed the integration of the class and started to conquer the entire grade.

Because he had no goals or direction, he did nothing at first and did not specifically investigate the school's situation.

Lacking desire and ambition, even though he had noticed that the class competition had begun, he had no reason to take any action.

It wasn't until he discovered that Aragaki Shun was about to completely integrate the first-year students, and that once the other student finished, he himself was on the verge of dropping out, that he made a change driven by a sense of crisis.

But by that stage, the tide had already turned, and no matter how hard he tried, he could not change the series of defeats suffered by Class B.

If this is indeed his limitation, then he cannot refute it.

"...Have you cultivated any outstanding talents? What are those children doing now?"

After a moment of silence, Ayanokouji suddenly asked this question.

He wanted to know what would happen to the other students after they left the facility.

This was something he knew nothing about.

"Indeed, you have no way of knowing what the future holds for the children who fall behind in the facilities. If the children grow up well and are able to contribute to society, then there is still hope."

"But the truth is, most of the children trained in the facility so far have problems after leaving the white room and are completely useless. They probably can't stand that environment and their mental health breaks down."

Tsukishiro spoke in a calm voice about some outrageous things.

"To provide thorough management education from the moment of birth...this is a wonderful vision, but unfortunately, we don't see any possibility of it being realized at the moment."

"In the eyes of most insiders, the White Room at this stage should be something that is both stupid and terrifying."

After summarizing in this way, Tsukishiro then turned his attention to Ayanokoji.

"You were called the fourth class of devils. While many of your classmates dropped out due to the overly rigorous training, you were the only one who stayed until the end, and you even passed the final course with ease. I also consider you a valuable example. You'd better go back before those glorious records are damaged."

“Please contact your father right now and tell him that you want to drop out of school. This is a simple way to preserve your dignity and respond to your father’s love.”

That was truly a deep and loving father's love!

Ayanokouji felt nauseous and dodged the phone Tsukishiro offered her.

“I know the general situation, but I regret to inform you that I cannot grant your request.”

"After hearing all that I've said, are you still going to choose to struggle?"

Yuecheng looked somewhat puzzled. "If you don't drop out of school voluntarily, your future campus life will become very difficult."

"I just want to live a peaceful life, but there's nothing I can do about it. I've come to this realization."

Whether it was a joke or something else, Yuecheng suddenly burst out laughing.

"Enlightenment, huh? I can't believe I'm hearing that word from you. Really?"

"Alright, this class vote is just a formality. To be honest, I only started my activities at this school in April."

"When the time comes, someone suitable will step forward, defeat you, and bring you back. You can then enjoy this last month of rest."

Ayanokoji remained unmoved.

Of course there are people in this world who are better than him, because there are nearly 10 billion people living in the world.

However, it's different in the white room; there's no way a better work could ever be created there.

This is the only point he can answer with certainty.

"Very good eyes, just like your father's, with a deep, dark, and terrifying gaze. It seems you are gradually developing what can be called ambition. That's quite a good development."

Realizing that continuing the conversation was pointless, Tsukishiro turned and left.

At the corner of the building, a burly blond man was leaning against the wall, looking in the mirror and combing his hair, clearly waiting for the conversation inside to end.

"The only son of the Koenji Zaibatsu? This school certainly has no shortage of special characters!"

With these thoughts in mind, Chairman Tsukishiro nodded slightly to Rokusuke Koenji and continued walking forward.

The current situation is even better than Mr. Ayanokouji predicted.

With the highly competitive stage of Advanced Training, the true genius Shun Aragaki, the heir to Kanzaki Heavy Industries, as a whetstone, and the opportunity to forge a friendship with the only son of the Koenji Zaibatsu... Under these circumstances, the ultimate masterpiece that truly ignites a fighting spirit may indeed usher in further growth.

So what he has to do is keep adding pieces to the game.

Those unfulfilled white-collar students should just be put to good use.

333. The Limits of Humanity as Seen Through Shirofusa's Eyes; The Impact of Karuizawa Megumi's Class Transfer

Shinjiro Aragaki was unaware that Tsukishiro Tsunehiro was preparing to send the members of the White Room as new students to Advanced Training.

They had no idea that they and Class A had been recognized by many high-ranking officials in that place as whetstones capable of helping the greatest masterpiece grow.

Of course, even if he knew, he would just laugh it off and wouldn't take such a trivial matter to heart.

In the eyes of the higher-ups in the white rooms like Moon City, there is a concept that humanity itself has limits.

Those researchers, through inhumane means, cultivated batch after batch of white-collar students who became failures. In this long process, they had long since estimated the limits that normal humans could reach through abundant data.

Without a doubt, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka is their masterpiece, painstakingly selected over nearly twenty years, capable of enduring hellish, inhumane education and pushing the limits of human potential.

If we only consider skills in single areas such as chess, music, painting, calligraphy, and ball games, there are indeed many geniuses among his peers who far surpass Ayanokoji.

Because those people are professional players who specialize in these fields and even make a living from them, they never lack personal talent or the sweat they put in.

However, when considering a combination of book knowledge, physical fitness, combat skills, piano and calligraphy, the instructors in the White Room believed that there was absolutely no one among his peers who was more talented than Kiyotaka Ayanokoji.

Ultimately, everyone's energy is limited.

Studying takes time, eating takes time, exercising takes time, and sleeping takes time.

Ordinary people who can manage their time and energy well and achieve something in their studies or hobbies are already well enough to become prominent figures in their class, grade, or even school. The so-called "other people's children" mostly fall into this category.

Those who are born with exceptional talent may, after rigorous training, go even further and become outstanding individuals who rank among the best in the entire country.

Undoubtedly, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka is exceptionally gifted to withstand the series of inhumane training programs in the White Room.

Of course, when facing investors, the relevant personnel will never admit this truth. They will insist that Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's parents were from an unrespectable lower class and that he was just an ordinary person who did not inherit superior genes. All his achievements are the result of the White Room's excellent education.

But they know the truth better than anyone else—

With extraordinary talent, coupled with those hellish methods of unlocking potential, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji's current overall strength is absolutely at the top of all his peers, representing the limit that a normal human can achieve at this age.

Beyond that, both talent and hard work become meaningless.

As I said before: there are limits to human capabilities.

There are some things I can't do, even if I get beaten to death!

The most obvious example is in the field of mathematics. Ordinary people without that kind of inspiration, even if they are electrocuted every day or have a knife to their throat, could not possibly figure out those high-level knowledge.

This is why the instructors in the White Room firmly believed that, excluding those groundbreaking scientific giants, their masterpiece, which they had painstakingly developed over twenty years, was absolutely superior to any of its peers in terms of overall strength.

Because Kiyotaka Ayanokoji is an unparalleled genius and freak, the White Room simply poured all its resources into helping him become his complete self as soon as possible.

Although Shun Aragaki is a true genius, a monster in the eyes of the world with extraordinary learning ability, proficient in both literature and martial arts, he clearly did not receive extreme education to fully tap into his potential.

Therefore, based on the theory that humans have their limits, Ayanokouji, who has already reached that limit, should be roughly equal to Aragaki Shun in terms of overall strength.