As expected, Honami Ichinose, who was easily embarrassed, refused Katsuragi Ren's invitation to stay overnight and fled like a rabbit.
She treated the paper Katsuragi Ren had handed her like a precious treasure, placing it carefully in her pocket, while still carrying the plastic bag full of fruit that Katsuragi Ren had forced on her.
Standing by the window in the study, Katsuragi Ren gently swirled the unfinished can of soda in his hand.
Watching Honami Ichinose's retreating figure, he murmured, "Little Honami, don't let me down."
Katsuragi Ren didn't want the girl he had feelings for to be just a pretty vase.
Everyone should have their own life; he didn't want Little Honami to rely on him completely.
The phone in his pocket vibrated with a message. Katsuragi Ren took out his phone, opened his contacts, and saw the message from Hoshinomiya-sensei on the screen.
Chie Hoshinomiya: Little Ren~ Your pet permits for the cats are ready~ Photo.jpg
Chie Hoshinomiya: But why two? Are you planning to raise two cats, Little Ren? Be sure to show them to Teacher when you have time~
Katsuragi Ren: Sorry for the trouble, Hoshinomiya-sensei.
After sending a thank-you message to Hoshinomiya using the school-issued phone, Katsuragi Ren took another phone out of the desk drawer. He opened his contacts and dialed a number.
Beep... Beep...
The call was quickly answered, and the respectful voice of the old butler came through: "Ren-sama?"
"It's me. Please have someone send Koharu and Mochi to my villa tomorrow."
While talking to the butler, Katsuragi Ren boredly played with the school phone, which had layers of restrictions, a playful look in his eyes.
It was a pity that Hoshinomiya-sensei's text message came a step too late; otherwise, Little Honami would have seen a more concrete representation of the words "financial power" and "influence."
"Yes, Ren-sama. But Koharu... please forgive this old servant for speaking out of turn, does the school really allow raising tigers?"
"Yes, my pet permit has already been issued."
The other party had been a butler for the Katsuragi family for many years. Katsuragi Ren didn't think it was overstepping for him to boldly raise questions occasionally, so he replied patiently.
He had told Hoshinomiya-sensei that he wanted to raise two cats. Ragdolls are felines, and tigers are naturally felines too. The pet permit didn't explicitly say that big cats weren't allowed.
In the end, if something happened, our Hoshinomiya-sensei would naturally bear full responsibility.
After all, Hoshinomiya-sensei had taken the money.
Having received Katsuragi Ren's confirmation, the butler didn't say anything more and agreed directly: "Understood, Ren-sama."
Ending the call, Katsuragi Ren pulled out a fresh sheet of white paper from the drawer again and wrote down four names and their details.
Manabu Horikita, Leader of Third Year Class A, current Student Council President, upright character.
Akane Tachibana, student of Third Year Class A, current Student Council Secretary, likes Manabu Horikita?
Miyabi Nagumo, Second Year Class A, current Student Council Vice President, led Second Year Class B to Class A, lecherous?
Ikuto Kiriyama, Second Year Class B, current Student Council Vice President, originally belonged to Class A but was defeated by Miyabi Nagumo and demoted to Class B.
So, who is stretching out their claws to touch my cake? Katsuragi Ren propped his head up with his left hand, spinning his fountain pen with his right, talking to himself.
After thinking for a moment, Katsuragi Ren drew two large X's over the names of Akane Tachibana and Ikuto Kiriyama with his pen.
The former was love-struck and unreliable; she probably didn't have the brains for it.
The latter was knocked down from Class A to Class B by Miyabi Nagumo and was still suppressed by him; he wouldn't have the courage to reach out to the lower grades.
Then...
Only Manabu Horikita and Miyabi Nagumo were left.
According to Asada-senpai, Manabu Horikita was hailed as the most outstanding Student Council President since the school's founding and held considerable power within the school.
However, he hadn't completely mastered the third year, simply suppressing the other three classes with powerful strength so they had no chance to resist.
As for Miyabi Nagumo, he led Class B straight to Class A and consolidated the outstanding figures of the second year. However, he was lecherous and was rumored to have intimate behavior with multiple female students.
Katsuragi Ren wrote down their respective areas of control under Manabu Horikita and Miyabi Nagumo: Third Year Class A, Second Year Classes A, B, C, and D.
In this case, the troublemaker should be Nagumo-senpai. However...
So what?
Playing chess one-on-one is boring. It's more fun to pull both the Student Council President and Vice President onto the board.
"Then..." Draining the can of soda on the table in one gulp, Katsuragi Ren's gaze seemed to pierce through layers of obstacles, seeing through this school.
"Hello, school, and Horikita-senpai and Nagumo-senpai."
...
Boys' Dormitory.
Rokusuke Koenji, who had just finished showering, exceptionally did not admire his perfect figure in front of the bathroom mirror today.
He lay naked on his bed, beginning to think about what in First Year Class D was worthy of his use.
Classmates? A bunch of veritable defective products with no use value whatsoever. Even enslaving them would only tarnish his perfection.
Points? 100,000 points a month? Impossible. It was just a school trick. Given the current situation of Class D, he estimated he wouldn't receive any points at the beginning of next month.
What annoyed him the most was Katsuragi Ren!!!
This guy actually ran off to First Year Class B. Why didn't he come to face me!!!
But the other party probably won't have the idea of leading the class either. In this regard, that guy should coincide with me, Rokusuke Koenji thought.
For the two of them, a class was simply too small, too small to deserve a second glance.
At this time, Rokusuke Koenji was unaware that the entire First Year Class B had already been "kidnapped" by Katsuragi Ren at the start of school.
Katsuragi Ren was now like an emperor in ancient times, just waiting for his subordinates to pay tribute for his enjoyment.
Class B wouldn't volunteer this information either; the 40 written guarantees in Hoshinomiya-sensei's office cabinet were no joke.
...
Girls' Dormitory.
Honami Ichinose, who had showered and changed into her pajamas, copied the contents of the paper Katsuragi Ren used to teach her. Then, she framed the original manuscript and placed it on her desk.
Taking an apple from the bag beside her exquisite, small feet, she stood up and leaned against the open window, looking up at the moon emitting a soft glow, and took a light bite of the apple in her hand.
"Mmm, so sweet."
"Ha, what time is it?" Waking up, Katsuragi Ren sat up on the soft large bed in the master bedroom of the villa.
Yawning unhurriedly, he glanced at the time on the phone on the nightstand—4:30 AM.
Rubbing his eyes, he was accustomed to falling into a deep sleep as soon as he lay down. He got out of bed, put on his slippers, walked to the window, and pulled open the curtains used to block the moonlight.
The sky was just beginning to brighten. A hazy mist permeated the air, making one feel peaceful and comfortable.
Looking into the distance, there were still a few streetlights emitting faint light on the street.
Waking himself up a bit, Katsuragi Ren decided to go for a short jog later. Habits formed over years of training couldn't be changed overnight.
Too lazy to tidy his somewhat messy long hair, he changed into sportswear and left the villa.
As soon as Katsuragi Ren stepped out of the villa, the slightly cool morning sea breeze hit his face, instantly waking him up quite a bit. He stretched his muscles and bones, then began to jog along the small road around the island.
The road was very quiet in the early morning. Katsuragi Ren could clearly hear his own footsteps and light breathing.
...
"Hello, sister. A large bowl of millet porridge, three boiled eggs, and eight steamed buns, please. Thank you."
Katsuragi Ren, who had returned to the villa for a shower after running, noticed it wasn't long before class started, so he went directly to the school cafeteria to eat.
With his sweet talk and good looks, Katsuragi Ren immediately captured the heart of the lady serving food.
Not only did her hand not shake when serving, but she also acted as a steamed bun hero for once, giving Katsuragi Ren two extra buns, fearing the child wouldn't be full.
"Hello, sister, I also..."
The student behind Katsuragi Ren, seeing that Katsuragi Ren had more food on his tray than he ordered, tried to follow suit.
But before he could finish, the serving lady interrupted him: "Who is your sister? Don't try to act familiar. What do you want to eat?"
Under the strange gazes of the surrounding students, Katsuragi Ren expressionlessly picked up the tray handed over by the serving lady, found an empty seat, and began to eat.
"Yo, the Katsuragi Family's Dragon eats this early in the morning?"
A slightly teasing voice rang out. Rokusuke Koenji sat familiarly opposite Katsuragi Ren.
Without any politeness, he picked up a steamed bun from Katsuragi Ren's tray and started eating.
Katsuragi Ren, who had just taken a bite of his bun, rolled his eyes at Rokusuke Koenji. He took his student card out of his pocket and threw it to the other party, signaling him to order whatever he wanted and stop bothering him.
Rokusuke Koenji didn't stand on ceremony with Katsuragi Ren either. He took the card and went to the cafeteria window to order.
He had originally just come to say hello, but he didn't expect a pleasant surprise.
Only a fool wouldn't take advantage, especially when the advantage came from Katsuragi Dragon.
Rokusuke Koenji ordered a tray full of breakfast just like Katsuragi Ren, threw Katsuragi Ren's student card back in front of him, and was just about to put a bun to his mouth.
"Isn't this the Heir of the Koenji Family who was assigned to Class D?"
While Rokusuke Koenji was getting food, Katsuragi Ren, who had already finished chewing the bun in his mouth, didn't even continue eating, just waiting for Rokusuke Koenji to return so he could say this.
Rokusuke Koenji paused slightly: "Tsk, who knows why I was assigned to Class D."
"Is it possible that you belong in Class D, the class for defectives? Little Lion."
Katsuragi Ren, with clear thoughts, was no longer in a hurry to satisfy his hunger. He picked up a boiled egg and slowly peeled it.
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