Chapter 8: Host you are being targeted by white hair loli
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"No matter how low the score is, it can't be zero in every subject…" Sakayanagi Narumori muttered to himself.
"Besides, if this kid got zero points in all subjects, how could the school's admissions office agree to let him enter this school?"
Growing more curious about Rin Matsuoka, Sakayanagi Narumori decided to use his authority as chairman to reload and access Rin's student files.
The admissions office of Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School conducts interviews and investigations before admitting students, accepting those who comply with the school's requirements. Their backgrounds are recorded and stored in their student files. However, some students' experiences are unique and restricted from view by most, even their class teachers. To examine such files further, one must have higher permissions.
As chairman of the board of directors, Sakayanagi Narumori had the highest level of authority, allowing him to easily view the information hidden by the admissions office.
Upon reviewing Rin Matsuoka's student files, Sakayanagi Narumori found detailed records from the admissions office.
"Because he took the exam for someone else and cheated on the exam for others, Rin Matsuoka was absent from his exam and received zero marks in all subjects... Huh? This kid actually took the exam for someone else?!"
Sakayanagi Narumori was stunned again and continued reading, puzzled.
After reading all the records of the admissions office, Sakayanagi Narumori began to understand why the boy named 'Rin Matsuoka' had taken the exam for someone else.
"His parents divorced when he was young, and they each started a new family four years ago. They ignored him, and his life became difficult, so he accepted the deal proposed by Kōenji Rokusuke..."
"So, it's because he's short on money."
Sakayanagi Narumori closed his eyes with a complicated expression.
As an educator, Sakayanagi Narumori most despised things like cheating. However, when it came to Rin Matsuoka taking exams for others, he felt no resistance to it — only pity and regret.
"Don't worry, Matsuoka," he murmured softly, "this school will cover all your expenses for three years of high school. With your academic ability and intelligence, you will undoubtedly be able to secure a bright future for yourself."
"Dad, what are you looking at?"
A light, pleasant, and familiar voice came into Sakayanagi Narumori's ears. He opened his eyes and saw a slender figure standing in front of him.
This figure was a woman, his daughter Arisu Sakayanagi.
Arisu had beautiful silver hair cascading over her shoulders, and her petite and delicate frame was elegantly wrapped in a well-fitted school uniform. Her slender legs were encased in a pair of pure white garter stockings, and the pristine white color looked particularly striking in the sunlight, making people take a few extra glances.
What made people feel sympathy, however, was that this beautiful girl, who resembled an ethereal being, suffered from congenital heart disease and struggled with walking, always needing to carry a cane with her.
However, Arisu Sakayanagi already had a significant presence for her age, which suggested that she had a bright future ahead!
"I'm using my phone to look at some new student files. Arisu, please sit down instead of standing," Sakayanagi Narumori said as he put away his phone and pointed to the spot where Rin Matsuoka had just sat.
Arisu Sakayanagi took a step forward while leaning on her cane, and the hem of her school uniform skirt swayed gently, revealing a delicate and snow-white absolute area between the hem of her skirt and her white garter stockings.
Sakayanagi Arisu, who had just sat down, showed a bit of interest. "Dad, which new student's file are you looking at?"
"A boy named Rin Matsuoka," Sakayanagi Narumori replied, recalling his recent chess games with Rin. "How should I put it..." He hesitated, still feeling a mix of frustration and regret. "He's a bit troublesome."
"Oh? Troublesome?" Arisu raised an eyebrow.
"Yes, I just played chess with him, and he won five games in a row. In each game, he ate up all my pieces before he could checkmate."
Arisu raised her thin silver eyebrows. "Is that so? That freshman named Rin Matsuoka is indeed quite troublesome. Don't worry, Dad. I'll find a chance to avenge you."
"There's no need," Sakayanagi Narumori replied with a wave of his hand. "Even though that kid's behavior was bad, it doesn't bother me."
Before learning about Rin Matsuoka's background, Sakayanagi Narumori had been upset with Rin for eating up all his chess pieces. But after reading the admissions office's investigation and records of Rin, his anger had dissipated.
Though her father had brushed it off, Arisu had already memorized the name "Rin Matsuoka." She would find an opportunity to take revenge and let him feel what it was like to be humiliated.
Compared to her composed and steady father, Sakayanagi Arisu was far more cautious.
"Dad, do you want to continue the unfinished chess game from this morning?"
"...No, I'm tired now and don't want to play chess anymore."
Seeing the helpless look on Sakayanagi Narumori's face, Arisu smiled faintly, and in her mind, she made a note of the name "Rin Matsuoka."
"Rin Matsuoka, huh? Just wait."
"Huff!"
Rin, who was walking in the school corridor, suddenly sneezed violently. At this moment, the voice of the narration system echoed in his mind again.
[The host is being targeted by a white-silk-clad loli.]
"You say I'm being targeted by a loli in white stockings? As if I'd believe you," Rin muttered irritably. "Just now, you claimed that the chairman of the board had Alzheimer's, but he seemed perfectly normal."
[He does have a mild form of Alzheimer's.]
"...Is that so?" Rin turned his head to look in the direction of the pavilion, but a building obstructed his view, so he couldn't see Sakayanagi Narumori.
Rin wanted to inform the chairman that he might have mild Alzheimer's disease, but they weren't close, and he had just won seven consecutive chess games against him. If Rin were to suddenly tell the chairman he had Alzheimer's, the old man might get so angry that he'd kick him out of school...
"I'll wait until we're more familiar with each other before suggesting he go for a check-up."
Rin frowned as he walked. The narration system's prompts had never been wrong. If it said the chairman had mild Alzheimer's, then it must be true.
Now the question was...
"Which white-silk-clad loli has set her sights on me?" Rin wondered aloud. "Of all the people I met today, I didn't see anyone in white stockings, let alone a loli."
[Since the host hasn't met the white-silk-clad loli, I don't have any information about her.]
"What? I haven't even met her, so how could she be targeting me?" Rin showed a perplexed expression.
But the narration system didn't respond again, so he had to give up.
Rin glanced up at the clock on the corridor wall. It was already 9:58, and there was only half an hour left until class assembly.
He decided to stop wandering around the school and headed toward his assigned class: Class 1-D.