Chapitre 289: -285- Introduce someone to you
A suffocating and heavy atmosphere filled the entire reception room.
Ayanokouji Kiyotaka and his father stared at each other, one with sharp and merciless eyes, the other with an unperturbed gaze, creating an invisible pressure.
Under this pressure, if there were ordinary people present, they would probably have difficulty breathing.
Fortunately, Hori and Chairman Sakayanagi were not ordinary people. Even when facing this pressure, they remained calm, merely observing the father and son without intervening.
In such a situation, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's father was the first to speak, letting out a breath.
"I didn't expect you to learn to defy orders," the man said, looking at Ayanokouji Kiyotaka as if he were a defective product, devoid of any parental warmth. "Is it because of the boring influence from staying at this school for too long?"
It wasn't Ayanokouji Kiyotaka who responded, but the chairman.
"That statement isn't quite right, Ayanokouji-sensei," the chairman subtly corrected. "This school was established to nurture outstanding talents. There are no elements here that would negatively influence students. You should be aware of that, right?"
Clearly, the chairman did not agree with Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's father's view on the school's philosophy.
Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's father did not argue further.
"I don't intend to criticize your methods of nurturing, but I have my own methods," he said indifferently. "From my perspective, Kiyotaka has already deviated from my path. This is a fact, and I don't need someone who doesn't obey."
Hearing this, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka spoke again.
"In that case, why are you here?" Ayanokouji Kiyotaka asked calmly. "From your perspective, a defiant me is a failure. There's no need to come all the way here for a failure, right?"
"Even garbage needs to be properly recycled. Even I understand this principle and won't casually throw broken trash onto the street," the man said coldly. "Besides, you still have your uses to me, which is why I came to fetch you."
"I thought so," Ayanokouji Kiyotaka said unsurprised. "If you came all this way just because your son ran away from home, I would be truly shocked."
"Good that you understand." The man disregarded the sarcasm in Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's words and continued, "Since you understand this, you should know that defying my orders means being prepared for me to use forceful means to take you away, right?"
"Of course," Ayanokouji Kiyotaka nodded, but said, "If you can do it."
The atmosphere in the air changed once again.
"Oh?" The man narrowed his eyes and sneered, "Do you think I don't have the ability?"
As a powerful figure with significant influence in the political world, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's father could easily get a student expelled with just a few words.
Provided that...
"If this were an ordinary school, you probably wouldn't even need to show up. A single phone call could get me expelled and have someone take me back. Why come here in person?"
Ayanokouji Kiyotaka revealed his father's concern.
This was something Ayanokouji Kiyotaka had mentioned before.
In this school, his father couldn't do as he pleased.
"You are the chairman, right?" Ayanokouji Kiyotaka looked at the chairman and asked, "Would you expel me because of his words?"
The chairman's response was clear and immediate.
"Of course not."
With a smile, the chairman said, "High school is not mandatory education. It's the student's choice to attend any school. If it requires parental payment, that's another matter. However, this school's fees are fully covered by the government, so there's no issue in that regard. We prioritize the student's autonomy. Even if it's Ayanokouji-sensei's order, you are now an important student at our school. I have an obligation to protect all our students. Unless you voluntarily request expulsion or violate school rules leading to expulsion, we will not expel you."
This was the reliance Ayanokouji Kiyotaka needed, the reason he chose this school.
Only here could Ayanokouji Kiyotaka find freedom.
Presumably, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's father had already requested the chairman to expel him but was refused with this reason.
Thus, their conversation seemed so strained.
"We do not ignore parents' opinions," the chairman emphasized to Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's father.
"If you want Kiyotaka to be expelled, please persuade him to sign the consent form himself. Otherwise, as long as he is a student here, I will protect him."
This was essentially telling the man that using force to take Ayanokouji Kiyotaka out of this school was impossible.
Of course, the chairman knew that merely saying this wouldn't make the man give up easily.
And as his student, the chairman knew how ruthless and difficult this man could be.
So, the chairman brought in a wild card.
A wild card specifically to counter this man.
"Let me introduce someone to you, Ayanokouji-sensei."
The chairman's tone suddenly shifted as he smiled and pointed to Hori, who had been quietly standing beside Ayanokouji Kiyotaka.
"This is Kiyotaka-kun's classmate. They have interacted with each other. If you look closely, you might notice something."
Hearing this, the man frowned and finally turned his gaze to Hori.
Upon seeing him, the man immediately narrowed his eyes.
With just one look, he sensed something familiar from Hori.
It was not an aura that an ordinary student could possess.
Only those who had experienced hell, understood the terror of darkness, had blood on their hands, and emerged victorious from countless battles could possess this aura.
This aura was indeed familiar to the man.
He had felt it many times.
The feeling that only those from the place he had been could give.
"Who are you?" the man asked bluntly.
Meeting the man's sharp gaze, Hori slightly raised his head, looked at him, and after a while, smirked before answering.
"Nanaya."
This simple word caused the man, who hadn't changed his expression from the beginning, to be completely astonished.
////So in the wiki, they use both Chairman and Director to refer to Sakayanagi, I don't know which one's better so I use it both.////
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