"One hundred million US dollars isn't enough? But I feel like the students in the school don't gamble that much..." Ayanokoji Kiyotaka said in surprise.
He had seen the list of contributions, and even the person at the top of the list paid less than one hundred million Japanese Yen each month.
One hundred million US dollars, converted to Japanese Yen, would be over ten billion Japanese Yen. Even if he bought votes at a price of one hundred million Japanese Yen per vote, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka could buy over a hundred of them, right?
Of course, it couldn't actually be calculated that way. Only a few people would sell their votes for one hundred million Japanese Yen. The further along it went, the more people would wait for a higher price, and the higher the price of the votes would become.
But no matter what, one hundred million US dollars was definitely not a small sum, and it wasn't impossible to use it to challenge the Student Council President's position at Private Hyakkaou Academy.
Was Ayanokoji Kiyotaka exaggerating to try and dissuade him from competing for the Student Council President position, or did he also not understand Private Hyakkaou Academy, and was he merely speaking from hearsay?
Seeing Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's confusion, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka explained:
"The reason you see the students in your school not gambling much right now is because it's not the time to elect a new Prime Minister, and their families haven't gotten involved. The students are currently just using their own pocket money.
When the actual voting begins, who knows how many people, at the behest of their families, will pull out huge gambling funds to challenge the Student Council President, wanting to unseat her."
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka suddenly understood.
It had only been a little over two years since the last prime ministerial election, so now was a period of recuperation.
There was still more than a year until the next election, and before that, the major families wouldn't make any big moves.
This was also why Private Hyakkaou Academy was so "calm."
Knowing this, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka suddenly understood, but then, a new wave of doubt surged within him.
"Brother, why do you know so much about Private Hyakkaou Academy? You shouldn't have experienced it firsthand, right?"
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was sure that most students were unaware of the secrets Kiyotaka had just revealed; only those involved would know a thing or two.
But why did he know these things?
After a moment of silence, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka admitted, "...Chairman Sakayanagi told me. He also hopes I'll make you leave."
Chairman Sakayanagi was the person from the "Liberal Democratic Party" that Ayanokoji Kiyotaka had mentioned.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka took a deep breath, his expression solemn as he said, "Brother, what I'm about to say, you might not like to hear."
"Speak."
"Brother, why would Chairman Sakayanagi tell you these secrets about Private Hyakkaou Academy? As long as you remain hidden in Advanced Nurturing High School, you'll definitely listen to him and work for him to escape our father's control.
There's no need to have me go there too, right?"
"On the contrary, if I stay outside, you'll work even harder for him due to the sense of crisis within you."
"I know you care about me, Brother, but you should also consider whether it's really a good idea for me to go to that school. Is it possible that... he actually wants to use me as a chess piece as well?"
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's emotional intelligence was not low; it was just his concern for Kiyotaka that made him overlook this crucial point.
He quickly realized his mistake, and a hint of coldness appeared on his face.
"...Kiyotaka, you're right. I didn't think it through."
Even as an artificial genius, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka could still be constrained by emotions.
Seeing that his reminder had an effect, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka also smiled and consoled him, "Don't overthink it, Brother.
Perhaps Chairman Sakayanagi really is acting out of good intentions?"
"However, I've heard a saying, 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket.' If the basket falls, all the eggs will break."
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's face showed a flicker of hesitation and struggle, but in the end, he decided to respect Kiyotaka's choice.
"...Kiyotaka, since you've said so, I respect your choice.
You can stay at Private Hyakkaou Academy."
"Since you have so much money, I won't stop you from gambling, as long as you know your limits."
Then, without waiting for a smile to appear on Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's face, he quickly emphasized, "But, you absolutely must not try to cause trouble for the Student Council President."
"Leaving aside whether you can win against the current Student Council President in gambling, even if you become the Student Council President now, it's useless.
Instead, you'll become a target and alert Father to your actions."
"Kiyotaka, you don't need to make any special moves.
When I return to school, I'll accelerate the completion of Chairman Sakayanagi's tasks, striving to graduate from school this year.
Once I graduate from this school, we can discuss and then begin our actions."
He instructed Kiyotaka not to make trouble.
Although Ayanokoji Kiyotaka had agreed to let Kiyotaka stay at Private Hyakkaou Academy, he hoped he would do nothing rather than do something.
They could not bear the consequences of "failure."
However, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka didn't need to worry too much about Kiyotaka's safety.
After all, there was still a long time until the "general election," and as long as he didn't participate in high-stakes gambling, there shouldn't be any problems.
"Is there anything else you want to ask me?"
The important matters had been discussed, so Ayanokoji Kiyotaka handed the questioning rights to Kiyotaka.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka thought for a moment and asked his final question: "Brother, do you know why I lost my memory? Also, can you tell me what I did in the years before I lost my memory?"
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka had been candid about everything today, telling Kiyotaka everything, but on this question, he shook his head.
"After we separated at the research institute around the age of six, I never saw you again, until one day, I don't know what happened, Father's [WhiteRoom] project suddenly stopped, and he took me from the research institute to the hospital to see you—that was the year you lost your memory."
"I already said this just now... Frankly, I also know very little about the reason for your memory loss, and Father has never been willing to tell me.
Regarding these things, perhaps only the people who were with you at that time know."
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka subconsciously thought of Ririka.
She knew him before he lost his memory, so perhaps she knew what happened in his past?
"Brother, you should at least tell me a name, right? I have amnesia, so how would I know who was with me back then?"
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was silent for a moment: "...The children of the Momobami Family, they should have been your friends.
But I don't approve of you contacting them."
"Why?"
"They are all members of the Liberal Democratic Party, just on a different front than Father.
If you rashly contact them, Father might notice."
The Momobami Family... it sounds like it might have something to do with Student Council President Momobami Kirari.
Should he try to contact them?
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka thought this, then suddenly looked up and saw Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's concerned gaze.
This time, he nodded obediently.
"...I understand.
I won't do anything dangerous."
"It's good that you know.
I believe you know your limits."
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's face showed a relieved smile.
All the necessary instructions had been given, and he could finally relax.
His younger brother was even more outstanding than he had imagined; not only did he not become addicted to gambling, but he also secretly earned a huge fortune from bitcoin, hidden from their father.
He was proud of his younger brother.
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