“But isn’t it up to the Ten members themselves to decide that? If like, a martial arts genius set [Defeat me in one-on-one combat] then nobody could achieve it right?” 
 
“That’s mostly the case. But what the Principal seeks are geniuses who can topple geniuses. I heard there was a past case where a Ten Sai who rose in mathematics set the victory condition [Score higher than me in the Math Olympiad] which was easily cleared, resulting in a swap. That new Ten Sai member set the same condition but was in turn replaced by someone else the next year… … Read the rest

“What’s wrong, Takahashi?” 
 
The anglerfish girl Kondo asks the last of the trio… Can this group please just have a calm meal already… 
 
“Th-The special advisor sensei…also a renowned calligrapher,Kitaoya Jigiyo-sensei…did some calligraphy for our calligraphy club but there’s a serious mistake…” 
 
Why’s she inspecting it during lunch… 
 
“What kind of mistake?” 
 
“A…an extra dot…” 
 
Calligraphy girl Takahashi says in a trembling voice, holding up a sheet of paper high. 
 

[Shounen yo, tai shi wo idake] 
 
[Boy, embrace your ambition!] 
 

It’s kinda gotten a BL vibe! 
 
“Wh-why would you make … Read the rest

“This is trouble… At this rate my position as the class’s popularity queen will be usurped.” 
 
“Huh? You’re not remotely popular so why’s it matter to you?” 
 
“Please stop giving such blunt responses in that deadpan way! I have a future you know!” 
 
“Oh, my bad. It just slipped out.” 
 
“Urgh! I feel extraordinary danger from that Corone. An obstacle surely blocking my road to superstar. Kukuku, I must eliminate her promptly.”  
 
Mihaneya makes a smile like a mob character in chapter one about to get owned. 
 
“Eliminate…? What exactly are you gonna … Read the rest

“You there, I hear you got into a quarrel with the Houjou Group’s only daughter.” 
 
“Y-Yes, well things happened and what can I say… Ahaha…”  
 
“Don’t you laugh! This is no laughing matter!” 
 
“Yes sir! S-Sorry!” 
 
Whoa strict… While I got the impression of Principal Ougami being strong, this head teacher Kongouji is just straight scary.  
 
“It seems you fail to grasp the gravity of your own actions. While the situation appears to have resolved nicely, it could have invited management deterioration for this academy.”  
 
So the Houjou influence really is … Read the rest

While Teio I transferred to is closer than those, but no one there knows about my family situation aside from the Principal.  
 
If Teio was near my home, I would have refused the transfer no matter what. 
 
That’s how much I don’t want people knowing I’m [Hoshi Toru]’s son. 
 
“Papa? I talked to him just a little on the phone earlier, but he seemed like a mysterious guy. Kinda drew me in, felt like he had a real [presence].” 
 
Yeah…even without meeting him directly, you can sense something that special about dad. 
 
“Before we … Read the rest

Chapter Three: Tera Awayuki Didn’t Receive Anything from Momo***o san, Really  
 
 
 
1 
 
 
 
I’m exhausted…just utterly exhausted. 
 
Returning home, I went straight to my room and flopped down face-first onto my bed.  
 
Transferring to Teio Academy, the appearance of mysterious choices in my head, encountering an angel, the fact my bad luck was truly just regular bad luck without cause, the implied synergy of that bad luck and the choices, meeting a quirky girl aspiring to be a superstar, the absurd debate match, the fact I ended up being celebrated in class … Read the rest

“[Houjou’s excellence]…Heh…me saying that is also according to Ootomo Youta’s plans. With that devilish intellect, he could have beaten me in an even more humiliating way. But instead, he chose a defeat that allowed me to retain some dignity.”  
 
I think if you were truly excellent, you should have realized all your dialogue is mistaken much sooner. 
 
“Faced with this dimensional difference, I don’t even feel anger at being shown pity…instead it’s a strangely refreshing feeling.” 
 
Houjou looks straight at me and declares: 
 
“Ootomo Youta…you have thoroughly defeated me.” 
 
“Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!!?” 
 
The classroom erupts … Read the rest

Which means it’s decided I’ll be Houjou’s slave…and simultaneously, I’ve failed to make her apologize to Mihaneya… Dammit…! 
 
“…………” 
 
Despite the outcome already being decided, perhaps due to my excessively crude remark, Houjou stares vacantly into space, stunned.  
 
“…………No way.” 
 
Hm? …Something seems off? 
 
“It’s a lie…right? But it being by chance is even more…impossible.”  
 
Muttering something, Houjou rakes her hair with her hands and turns her gaze to me. 
 
“You did it…Ootomo Youta!” 
 
“Huh? …Did what?” 
 
“Oh…playing dumb huh.” 
 
What is Houjou talking about? 
 
“W-What do … Read the rest

3 
 
 
 
It wasn’t a conscious decision but a reflex. 
 
“…Hah?” 
 
Houjou shot me a gaze bordering on murderous. 
 
Yet none of the fear from before came. 
 
I don’t have any dreams. 
 
While I do have the goal of living inconspicuously, it’s a passive desire to avoid standing out rather than actively wanting something. 
 
And so she seemed dazzling. 
 
That girl Mihaneya, talking about her dreams, looked radiant. 
 
I only just met her, there’s no reason for me to butt in like this. 
 
If anything, it’s unnecessary meddling. 
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The Houjou Holdings – a massive corporation that any Japanese person would know the name of.  
 
With roots spread through finance, food, construction and every other field imaginable. 
 
Especially in clothing with their lingerie brand Mitera at the forefront, their dominance in the fashion industry is unmatched. 
 
There’s hardly anyone who hasn’t heard their slogan “Anytime, Anywhere, Anyone.”  
 
“Not only is her lineage top-notch, she herself is extremely talented too. You can see how she looks. And her grades are top of the class here at Teio Academy. She also shows extraordinary athletic ability, … Read the rest