Kuzeha left the kendo club.
Unfortunately, today he didn't get to review previous content with Saeko —
things like quick-draw techniques or sword swallowing...
Mainly because Asuna was present, so he couldn't begin phase two of special training with Saeko.
However, he had matters that required him to leave school.
Dr. Genus, his undead employee, sent word that the reverse engineering of the rejuvenation serum was complete!
Previously, this technology had been developed as a desperate measure when facing the end of one's lifespan, aiming to return directly to youth, so the effect was somewhat crude and straightforward.
It could directly bring the body and mind back to their peak vitality age!
But such a thing obviously couldn't be used directly for commercial purposes.
Although Kuzeha had never been a capitalist himself, he was very familiar with capitalist tactics!
Toothpaste must be squeezed slowly!
This way, the consumer base can be harvested again and again!
Therefore, Kuzeha had Dr. Genus spend some time developing several versions:
The Standard version maintains one's current best condition!
The Excellence version can make one three years younger!
The Miracle version can make one six years younger!
Three versions, three price points — harvesting wallets from three different social classes at once!
At the gates of Sobu High School,
a luxury car from the Yukinoshita family was parked.
The driver was Seri.
Yukinoshita Haruno sat in the front passenger seat.
From a distance, she saw Kuzeha walking out of the school gate and immediately opened the door to get out.
"Lord Kuzeha!"
Yukinoshita Haruno's clear and pleasant voice rang out as she opened the car door for Kuzeha.
After Kuzeha sat in the car, Yukinoshita Haruno followed and sat in the back seat.
She was going to report on recent affairs of the Yukinoshita conglomerate.
The black car slowly drove away from the gates of Sobu High without causing much of a stir.
At a school like Sobu High, luxury cars picking up and dropping off young masters and misses were common.
Only Yukinoshita Haruno's brief appearance caught some admiring glances for her beauty.
At Sobu High's Service Club,
Yukinoshita Yukino sat by the window, watching her family's car gradually disappear from sight.
A flash of surprise passed through her cold eyes.
"Haruno's attitude toward Kuzeha seems to be getting more and more respectful..."
Yukinoshita Yukino fell into deep thought.
She wasn't involved with the family conglomerate's affairs and didn't care much,
but that didn't mean she couldn't perceive some subtle changes.
Yukinoshita Yukino sensed the Yukinoshita family was quietly undergoing changes.
And these changes seemed to have been brought about by Kuzeha.
Knock knock~
At that moment, the door to the Service Club was knocked on.
Yukinoshita Yukino was snapped out of her thoughts.
"Who is it?"
"Student council!" came a girl's voice from outside.
Yukinoshita Yukino frowned slightly.
What was the student council doing here?
"Please come in."
With that, the door to the clubroom was pushed open.
A familiar girl with long straight black hair appeared, smirking knowingly as she looked at Yukinoshita Yukino inside.
"Hello, Yukinoshita-san. I'm Yuki, the vice president of the student council!"
Yukinoshita Yukino's eyes twitched instantly.
Her memories immediately returned to a few days ago, the night she was wearing a collar and was caught in Kuzeha's room by Yuki.
Being stared at by Yuki's gaze made her feel as if her most shameful secret deep inside had been thoroughly exposed.
A faint blush crept onto her alabaster-like face.
Yukinoshita Yukino kept calm and spoke:
"Nice to meet you. Vice President Yuki, do you have any business here?"
"Nice to meet you?"
The cunning look in Yuki's eyes grew stronger.
Yukinoshita Yukino's reaction only confirmed her suspicions.
This woman consciously transformed into a white cat!
Still, she often went to ask her older brother for training.
Could it be that her brother had developed some special XP?
Yuki smiled slightly but didn't expose her directly.
Rather than forcibly revealing someone's disguise, Yuki thought it was more fun to tease her endlessly!
"Yukinoshita-san, the student council recently co-planned a charity event with Shuchi'in Academy.
I came to ask whether the Service Club would participate..."
Shuchi'in.
Class 1-A!
"What?"
"Our partner school is Sobu High?!"
Just hearing the news, Akiko looked shocked at her classmate Miko.
"I can't believe you never check group chats!"
Miko sighed as Akiko stuck out her tongue playfully.
Hearing that the orphanage aid project was Yuki's idea,
Akiko almost choked.
Miko praised Yuki's supposed philanthropy:
"As a Suou heiress, her dedication to orphans is remarkable!
Her deep understanding suggests she volunteers regularly—"
Akiko's eye twitched violently.
Regular visits indeed—
but not the charitable kind Miko imagined!
"The audacity of that woman's facade!" she fumed inwardly.
Still, this meant she'd get to see Kuzeha an extra day that week.
Pulling out her phone, Akiko began typing excitedly.
Noticing her enthusiasm, Miko hesitated but couldn't hold back curiosity and asked,
"Sobu High clearly means more to you than just a dream school..."
It's normal to have filters for one's dream school, but Akiko's devotion was unlike anything Miko had seen before.
Akiko responded,
"Of course, the most important person in my life is at Sobu High..."
"The most important person in your life?"
The weight of the girl's words made Miko pause.
"When I was in elementary school, my family suffered a disaster, and he appeared before me..."
Akiko told a slightly modified, passionate story of how she met and came to know her older brother to Miko.
"...So, to prevent him from being targeted or influenced by other bad women, that's why I care so much about Sobu High!"
Akiko's tone turned sharp and bitter.
In her mind, the bad woman influencing Kuzeha was Yuki!
After saying this, Akiko suddenly remembered something and cautiously stared at Miko.
"No, Miko, you're not a disciplinary committee member, right..."
Although Akiko didn't attend Shuchi'in in middle school, she had heard some of Miko's exploits there.
As a disciplinary committee member, Miko had practically caught every campus couple!
Anywhere she went, boys and girls were careful even to look at each other.
After entering high school, Miko had only intensified her efforts!
Under the banner of stopping campus romances, she had launched sweep after sweep on the high school campus!
Akiko now strongly suspected that this disciplinary committee member had targeted her as a personal project...
Hearing this, Miko's pretty face, still immersed in the story, showed some surprise and helplessness.
"Akiko, you're overthinking. I'm just curious."
"Besides, your most important person is a student at Sobu High, so what does that have to do with us at Shuchi'in?"
What Akiko didn't realize was that while she told the passionate story, Miko had automatically put herself into it.
Because of academic and family reasons, Miko was basically a very innocent girl.
Her understanding of love was probably only at an elementary level.
She often held unrealistic, Mary Sue-like fantasies!
Stories about princes charming and heroic rescues were her favorites.
Coincidentally, yesterday at the exchange meeting, she experienced a hero-rescue scene like a manga heroine, meeting the possible prince charming!
Today in class, she often drifted off in thought, with Kuzeha's figure appearing in her mind.
While thinking deeply, she heard Akiko telling a similarly beautiful hero-rescue story and immediately put herself into it.
"Don't worry, Akiko. True love won't be shaken by others. I support you!"
Hearing Miko's words, Akiko was stunned.
A flicker of suspicion appeared in her beautiful eyes.
When did this disciplinary committee member, who loved breaking couples apart, become so open-minded?
But Miko standing by her side made her story worthwhile.
With this preconceived notion, it would be easy to brand Yuki as the bad woman later!
A trace of pride flashed in Akiko's beautiful eyes!
"Yuki, this time I'm prepared in advance. What will you use to win?!"
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