I have a life simulator.

In this deadlock, such a variable was needed. Kitagawa Ryo curled up, enduring the waves of discomfort churning in his mind, and chose to use it.

Please specify the character's name.

【Sakayanagi Arisu】

[Are you sure you want to get engaged to Arisu Sakayanagi?]

【confirm】

【Successfully used】

You have entered into a marriage contract with Arisu Sakayanagi.

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"It seems like the plans are progressing quite well lately, Ayanokouji."

Despite being in his eighties, the elderly man appeared quite energetic. Naoe Jinnosuke, a prominent figure in politics who had held important positions such as Minister of Transport, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Secretary-General, calmly began to speak:

"After all, I wouldn't dare to visit my teacher if the plan didn't go smoothly."

Ayanokouji Atsuomi quickly chimed in, his humble expression completely betraying the domineering aura he exuded inside the white room.

"The importance of this plan will increase as it progresses, do you understand?"

Naoe Jinnosuke smiled and nodded, taking a sip of his wine glass as he asked.

"I probably know a little bit."

Ayanokouji Atsuomi knew that he absolutely could not immediately shake his head and say he didn't know at this moment. He tactfully refilled the other man's empty sake cup while carefully speaking:

“Recently, the president of a large company contacted me. He is a womanizer with many mistresses. However, one of them secretly kept it from him and did not take the necessary contraceptive measures as he requested. She is a woman who hopes to use a child to climb the social ladder.”

"As a result, when she finally gave birth to the child and happily told the president the news, she realized that some things cannot be overcome by having an illegitimate child. The president, in a fit of rage, threw her into Tokyo Bay. I heard that his wife is a very jealous person."

"But what made him hesitate was the child that had already been born. After a DNA paternity test, he confirmed that the child was his biological child with his blood. He was reluctant to kill the child, but he also didn't want to raise it openly. Finally, he heard about the project I was working on."

"After all, I have always followed the teacher's instructions and packaged the program as a secret talent development institution with better conditions than Tokyo Advanced Educational High School."

"So, the president of that company hoped that I could bring this illegitimate child into the White Room, let him grow up there and become successful."

"Moreover, this is not the only example of this."

Naoe Jinnosuke clapped his hands, then downed the drink in one gulp; his hearty action belied his age.

"Not only large corporations, but if the plan goes smoothly, conglomerates and politicians will also become increasingly interested in it."

"Like the example you gave, there are quite a few of these people who can't admit to having children, and they're extremely secretive about it. They can't openly sponsor them, so these children often don't receive a proper education. If at this time, a secret and stable talent training institution secretly supported by the government is discovered..."

"They will proactively send their children in."

Ayanokouji Atsuomi nodded, which is why he showed no mercy to the first few test subjects; they were necessary experiments for the sake of the illegitimate children to come.

As for whether this educational philosophy is too distorted?

The old man in front of me gave a casual reply:

"Remember to train them well; they will be the backbone of the faction in the future."

Rather, what Naoe Jinnosuke needed were branded, obedient servants—the kind of successful products.

Ayanokoji Atsuomi gleaned another, unspoken, intention from the other man's eyes:

These illegitimate children, though born out of wedlock, have actually inherited the bloodline of their fathers, whether from conglomerates or politicians.

If conditions are right in the future, we could even use this to push them to higher positions.

This is a rather dangerous but also incredibly lucrative plan.

Moreover, Ayanokoji Atsuomi was well aware that if the plan failed, Naoe Jinnosuke would not be implicated in any way, and he would be the one to take full responsibility, with the most likely outcome being suicide as an apology.

"How is the Sakayanagi family doing lately?"

“No problem. As soon as Sakayanagi Shigemori comes to the white room, it will become clear that the Sakayanagi family is also actively involved in the construction of the talent training institution.”

"Where's Yuecheng?"

Ayanokouji Atsuomi was slightly taken aback. He hadn't expected the other party to suddenly mention Tsukishiro's name. Tsukishiro was a man of similar age who had been introduced to him by Naoe Jinnosuke when he took over the White Room project. In Tsukishiro's own words, he was a jack-of-all-trades who could do anything from bodyguarding to intelligence gathering.

However, considering that the other party was not a member of the Naoe faction, he never really made any further contact with them.

"Don't underestimate that man. He's quite useful, not only in our faction but also on the other side."

Naoe Jinnosuke then gave Ayanokoji Atsuomi another instruction.

Ayanokoji Atsuomi nodded.

"Moon City...?"

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"Mr. Tsukishiro, it's nice to see you again."

"It's been a long time since I've visited, Mr. Sakayanagi."

With a faint smile, Tsukishiro Tsunehira welcomed Sakayanagi Narumi to a seat and diligently got up to pour him tea.

"About the matter I asked you to do last time..."

However, Sakayanagi Narimori did not drink the tea immediately. He simply held the teacup and asked impatiently.

"We've already got some leads, and I believe we'll have the results soon."

Yuecheng returned a reassuring smile, then tapped the table with slight interest and asked:

"Speaking of which, Mr. Sakayanagi is about to take over as the chairman of the board of directors of Tokyo Advanced Educational High School, right? Congratulations in advance."

"Mr. Yuecheng's information network is still so efficient."

Sakayanagi Narumi also smiled:

"Actually, it's just something I inherited from my father; I don't really have any confidence in it myself."

"Not at all, Mr. Sakayanagi's abilities are evident to all."

Yuecheng called over the butler who was serving nearby and gave him a few words of advice before speaking again:

"I heard that the matter I'm investigating now seems to be related to Grandpa Sakayanagi?"

"Yes."

Sakayanagi Narumori didn't try to hide anything, and with a wry smile, he said:

"She said she suddenly remembered that she had made a marriage agreement with the Kitagawa Zaibatsu before. It was supposed to be my generation, but both sides had sons, so it was dropped. And Arisu's health was not good before, so it was never mentioned again."

"Oh, I do recall that. It seems that Mr. Sakayanagi's daughter has recently been receiving a new type of treatment."

Yuecheng Changcheng showed an interested expression.

"Yes, that's true... but it's a bit strange."

A mixture of surprise and confusion appeared on Sakayanagi Narumori's face:

"That new treatment plan... was found by Arisu under a tree in the hospital courtyard a year ago."

Even after so much time has passed, Sakayanagi Narimori still finds it hard to believe when talking about this, let alone Tsukishiro Tsunehiro on the other side.

"It was a USB drive filled with detailed pathological studies of congenital heart disease and various treatment plans. I don't know who put it there. The surveillance cameras didn't capture any trace of anyone. It's like it fell from the sky."

"We decided to adopt it only after confirming with several experts multiple times, and thankfully it really works."

Yuecheng Changcheng twitched the corners of his mouth, feeling as if he were listening to a fairy tale:

"Well, as long as it works."

"We will also release it in the name of the Sakayanagi family in the future, which should allow it to be promoted more quickly and save more patients."

Sakayanagi Shigemori nodded, and Tsukishiro Tsunehiro showed a knowing expression.

As expected, it must be that your Sakayanagi family secretly maintained a medical team. Just admit it honestly.

"It was precisely because of this incident that the old man brought up the engagement from back then."

Sakayanagi Narimori couldn't explain any further, since no one would listen to the truth anyway, so he changed the subject.

"But there are no men in the Kitagawa Zaibatsu this generation. Even the head of the family who was my generation has died of illness. Currently, only the old man of the family is still struggling to keep it going."

"However, it was from there that we obtained information that the former head of the Kitagawa family had apparently fathered an illegitimate child, but he didn't dare to make it public at the time. Now that the Kitagawa family has no direct heir, they are searching for one."

"It was because of the engagement with our family that we came to you, Mr. Yuecheng."

"Um……"

Tsukishiro Tsuneshige had an expression of no surprise. After all, apart from Sakayanagi Narimori, who was an oddball who was obsessed with his daughter, they were quite open about their relationship, and illegitimate children were not a rare thing.

"Mr. Yuecheng just said that there's some progress on this matter. What do you mean?"

"We have indeed found some clues."

Tsukishiro Tsunehira nodded. Just then, the butler who had left returned, so he took the organized documents from the butler's hands and handed them to Sakayanagi Narumi:

"Although it happened six or seven years ago, some things were still found out."

"The White Room".

"That child was very likely sent there."

Touching the day at the beginning of the month

And while I'm at it, I'll organize the outline.

Lonely rock is so good!

Word count patch word ...

Chapter 88: The Cutest Face

[The White Room]

Hearing the familiar words from Tsukishiro's mouth, Sakayanagi Shigemori frowned. Perhaps the word might seem a little unfamiliar to others, but Sakayanagi Shigemori and Tsukishiro Tsunemori, who were present, were very familiar with it, and could even be said to know it inside and out.

The White Room, a plan secretly proposed and implemented by the Naoe faction, the largest faction in the ruling party, has been underway for ten years. Although there has been no encouraging progress so far, the plan has not been abandoned. Naoe even went so far as to send political up-and-coming Atsuomi Ayanokoji away from politics to take charge of the plan, which shows how much Naoe Jinnosuke himself values ​​it.

Sakayanagi Shigemori knew even more. His father was a key figure in Onishima, another major faction within the party. Onishima and Naoe Jinnosuke were rivals for the position of Prime Minister. It was with Onishima's support that the Sakayanagi family was able to successfully establish Tokyo Advanced Educational High School.

Thanks to the positive impression of Tokyo Advanced Educational High School, Onishima has gained a lot of media exposure in the past two years, and its votes have also risen accordingly.

In this light, the creation of the White Room also seems to be a form of competition between the Naoe faction, since both are initiatives in the field of education.

The pursuit of 100% college admission and employment rates, along with the creation of artificial geniuses, even share some similarities in their goals...

But Sakayanagi Narumi quickly regained his composure and said with a somewhat grim expression:

"Based on age, they should be from the fourth or fifth batch of students in the White Room."

"But as far as I know, a large number of children have been eliminated from the fourth and fifth batches."

Yuecheng took a sip of the tea in his hand:

"What, are you hoping that child has already been eliminated?"

Sakayanagi Narumi shook his head, his tone somewhat complicated:

"I don't know, because I can't even tell whether it's better for that child to be eliminated or to stay there."

"Ah."

Yuecheng Changcheng chuckled softly, and said mischievously:

"The truth is, once they were sent there, they had no good options left."

"Ah."

Recalling that encounter he had once had, Sakayanagi Narimori couldn't help but sigh again and said:

"That's not what an educational facility should be like, and it's impossible for it to produce true geniuses."

"Mr. Sakayanagi doesn't seem to be the same as the rumors suggest."

"Rumors?"

Sakayanagi Narumi was slightly taken aback.

"Of course, after all, Mr. Sakayanagi is going to visit the White Room soon, isn't he?"