Kamuro Masumi couldn't understand why Asakusa Tetsu had followed them on a matter that was clearly between Class B and Class C, and more importantly, why the school had actually allowed him in, with everyone acting as if it were perfectly normal.

...It's really weird.

"Then let's leave it at that. The announcement of the punishment will be sent out tomorrow along with the exam results." Sakayanagi Narumi was completely unaware of Kamuro Masumi's inner thoughts. He simply chose to move on and said, "Next, regarding the handling of the report."

"The school has always encouraged reporting such matters."

"While the school does supervise violations and wrong actions, it is clear that supervision by the school alone is insufficient to prevent all violations."

"At this point, students are needed to make righteous reports."

Sakayanagi Narumi paused, as if he was carefully choosing his words.

"Yes... what Sakayanagi-san did was actually not wrong. Reporting violations is a responsibility that every student should bear."

Sakayanagi Narumi almost blurted out his usual form of address, but he quickly corrected himself.

Public matters are public matters, and private matters are private matters. This is the time to handle official business, and calling Arisu by his name would be far too intimate.

Even if almost everyone present knew that Sakayanagi Arisu was his daughter, if this detail wasn't handled well, it would still be criticized.

Sakayanagi Shigemori had no intention of giving anyone cause for criticism.

"Hmph hmph hmph." Hearing her father's praise, Sakayanagi Arisu couldn't help but raise her head, revealing a hint of pride.

Toru Asakusa: "......"

...This guy seems so easy to fool.

However, her pride crumbled in the next moment.

Because Sakayanagi Narimori's turning point has arrived.

"However, a report is a report. Although Sakayanagi's report was verified to be true, a report without evidence, relying on a report to interfere with the exam, and using teachers to influence other classes to take the exam, to some extent, crosses the school's bottom line." He said in a deep voice, "The school will not, and cannot, tolerate such behavior that crosses the line."

To everyone's surprise, Sakayanagi Shigemori did not protect Sakayanagi Arisu, but instead chose to draw a clear line between the school and point out Sakayanagi Arisu's mistakes.

"I cannot accept this." Before Sakayanagi Narimori could finish speaking, Sakayanagi Arisu stood up abruptly.

Although her legs felt weak as soon as she stood up, she sat back down, but her eyes remained fixed on her father.

“The school has never prohibited whistleblowing. On the contrary, Dad... you also said that whistleblowing is the right thing to do.” She raised her head, revealing her fair neck: “While whistleblowing is the right thing to do, it is also allowed to take over unclaimed strongholds as a leader during the exam.”

"Since both are correct, how can you talk about crossing the line?"

Arisu Sakayanagi's words reveal a clear point of view.

'Anything not prohibited by law is permitted'

The school has never prohibited such practices, so it should be considered reasonable.

"..."

Sakayanagi Shigemori remained silent.

No, that's not right.

The idea itself is not wrong; one can gain greater benefits by walking on the edge of the rules and exploiting loopholes in them.

However, she cannot be so blatant; she needs to consider more than just the rules.

This was something the young Arisu hadn't considered, which is why he chose to speak out against her at this moment.

However, it's clear that he can't say it openly right now.

so......

We need to be a little stricter.

Chapter 227 Long Yuanxiang: "He is my father."

"Wrong."

"Wrong."

Sakayanagi Narumi's voice overlapped with Asakusa Toru's voice, and at the same time, he and he uttered words of denial.

Just as Sakayanagi Shigemori was somewhat surprised to stop his original plan, Asakusa Tetsu continued speaking as if he were scolding his daughter: "Reporting is the right thing to do, it's very good to report, everyone should report more."

"The school encourages reporting, although there is no reward, but you can't go wrong by reporting more."

"You can occupy any unclaimed stronghold at will; that's part of the exam rules. Do whatever you want."

"But who told you that you can call on the teacher to disrupt other classes' normal exams?" Asakusa Toru raised his eyebrows, unusually serious for once: "Don't use that 'if the rules don't prohibit it, it's allowed' attitude. The next sentence after 'if the rules don't prohibit it, it's allowed' is 'if the rules don't allow it, it's prohibited'."

"Ultimately, both of these statements have their applicable scope. Whether they are prohibited or not, allowed or not, is not up to you to decide."

"Whether or not the bottom line has been crossed is not something that can be glossed over through debate."

Sakayanagi Narumi opened his mouth, suddenly feeling a strange sensation that his words had been spoken aloud.

Yes, the fundamental point of contention is not about reporting or occupying strongholds.

Rather, it lies in the intervention of 'teachers'.

Arisu used the whistleblowing to motivate teachers, who should have been the upholders of the rules, to help her break the rules.

only......

"Why are you interrupting when Dad is talking?!" After a moment of stunned silence, Sakayanagi Arisu first felt ashamed of the slight longing she felt for her father's long-lost scolding, and then felt angry and embarrassed that she had actually been listening to Asakusa Tetsu's words seriously, and even almost mistook his words for her father's. She slammed her hand on the table in utter embarrassment and anger.

They no longer call her "Chairwoman" or "you," but directly call her "Dad."

"So, why did you, a student from Class A, even get in here?!" She also threw out the question that had been puzzling Masumi for a while: "What's it to you?!"

"Yes, of course it's related." Seeing that Sakayanagi Arisu seemed to be about to explode, Ryuen Sho decisively chose to interrupt.

He gritted his teeth, hesitated for a moment, but quickly cleared his mind of distractions and said with utmost seriousness:

"He is my father."

The entire audience was shocked.

What the hell is this guy talking about?

Do you know what the hell you're saying?

Yes, of course I know.

Long Yuanxiang knew exactly what he was saying; he was acknowledging a father for himself.

But there was no way around it; the atmosphere had already reached this point. If he didn't quickly admit to the nonsense someone had uttered upon entering, Asakusa Tetsu might really get kicked out.

That won't do, absolutely not.

Although Asakusa Tetsu initially acted like a fool and sat down next to Sakayanagi Arisu, making it seem like he had betrayed him and become a sycophant to Sakayanagi Arisu, it actually seemed to be a well-planned move.

He not only treated that woman, Sakayanagi Arisu, like a dog, making fun of her, but also occasionally echoed her with sarcastic remarks during their conversations.

Whenever Asakusa Toru makes a move, Sakayanagi Arisu inevitably blushes a little.

I'm so angry.

This guy is very good at provoking Sakayanagi Arisu.

Just like before, he even did something that looked like he had snatched the chairman's microphone, and gave Sakayanagi Arisu a good scolding.

Having witnessed the change in Sakayanagi Arisu's expression, Ryuen Sho was incredibly thrilled.

Therefore, for the sake of his enjoyment, he was willing to acknowledge this father who was not related to him by blood at this moment.

He also wants to protect Asakusa Toru.

"You've brought your guide dog in, so why can't I bring my dad?" Ryuen Sho retorted with unwavering confidence.

Upon hearing this, Sakayanagi Arisu was so angry that she couldn't speak.

She was having trouble breathing.

"Stop, stop, stop!" Noticing his daughter's condition, Sakayanagi Narumi became a little anxious: "That's enough, that's enough, relax, don't rush, slow down your breathing..."

I don't want my daughter to have a heart attack!

He didn't care about his image being displayed in front of these people at this moment; his daughter's health was the most important thing.

Emotions, emotions, emotions need to be kept stable, Arisu!

"Relax." While Sakayanagi Narumori was anxiously nurturing the little princess, Asakusa Toru had already started to smooth the little princess's back.

He seems to have gone a bit too far; honestly, he's just too much of a nobody.

Fortunately, although Sakayanagi Arisu was on the verge of a nervous breakdown, she eventually recovered.

I just don't know whether she recovered on her own or because of her father's words of guidance.

Or perhaps it's because someone stroked your hair?

"While I appreciate your help, you can take your hand away now." Sakayanagi Arisu said to Asakusa Toru with a somewhat ruthless expression.

Asakusa Toru withdrew his hand.

It must be said that Haqiliu's body is indeed quite soft.

However, although it was meant to help the little princess who was on the verge of a heart attack, taking direct action was indeed a bit too much.

...Although Ichinose said that she was more aggressive, she probably wasn't that aggressive.

"Phew..." Seeing that Sakayanagi Arisu's expression had softened, Sakayanagi Narimori visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

He quickly regained his composure and resumed his authority as chairman. After a moment's hesitation, he decided to continue handling the matter.

After all, knowing his daughter as he did, he knew she would keep worrying about this until it was completely over.

This is very bad for her heart.

But... how exactly should we do it?

Should we follow the original idea and let her experience a slight setback to understand that the school's bottom line can be crossed, but not so obviously and arrogantly as to ignore everyone, or should we be a little gentler and consider her feelings to ensure a smooth landing?

After only a moment's thought, Sakayanagi Shigemori decided to proceed with the original plan.

The reason is simple: given her intelligence, if he deliberately handles things carelessly, she will definitely be able to tell that he is being biased.

Class assignments are easy to handle; she knows her abilities are good enough for Class A. But if there's a clear bias in the exams, she'll definitely be unhappy.

So it's best to maintain the status quo.

"Ahem." Sakayanagi Shigemori coughed twice and said, "Although he interrupted, what this student said is basically what I was trying to express."

"Schools have their own rules and their own bottom lines."

"As for how to judge whether the behavior itself has crossed the line, that is naturally up to the school to judge."

If I say you've crossed the line, then you've crossed the line.

"...Since the chairman has said so," having calmed down a bit, Sakayanagi Arisu had no intention of insisting any further.

Since her father has said that, there must be some issue she hasn't paid attention to that she needs to think about. She has to concede and accept the punishment.

“Hmm.” Sakayanagi Shigemori nodded. “Then we’ll class 1-B’s violation this time be classified as a ‘major violation’.”

"One hundred points will be deducted from the class score."

Each person should be deducted 100 points, and each should receive 100 lashes.

To serve as a warning to others.

Sakayanagi Shigemori took a deep breath, just about to declare that this matter was over and end the call, giving his daughter some time to calm down and not act too emotionally.

“Hey, hey, hey—” Long Yuanxiang spoke up.

We can't let him leave like this.

Aside from her initial confrontational dialogue with Sakayanagi Arisu, and the father she recognized in order to protect Asakusa Toru.

Long Yuanxiang was completely different from his usual lively self; he was unusually quiet and refined.

This is certainly not because he changed his personality, but simply because his goal from the beginning was not to argue with Sakayanagi.

When is it not okay to argue?

Why do we have to argue here?

What's the point of arguing heatedly and getting all red in the face here?

It's meaningful, of course it's meaningful, it's incredibly meaningful.

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