Seeing Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's serious demeanor, Kurume also put away her seductive posture.
"Okay, I'll tell you. As you now know, the Student Council President behind Zenshoukai is actually 'Mibuomi Aoi'.
After I showed interest in Zenshoukai, people in the organization told me that while joining Zenshoukai was easy, to be taken seriously, one had to demonstrate outstanding gambling ability."
Kurume paused, "The goal of this organization is to destroy the Livestock System and then defeat the Student Council President.
Their method is simple: concentrate the money in the hands of the livestock into the hands of those with strong gambling abilities, initiate gambling, and earn as much money as possible to free everyone from being livestock.
Just like Kumagaya in our class, he is also livestock, but because he has a beautiful card flourish and is very good at playing poker, he was quickly given important positions after only a few days in the organization."
"He targeted Meari because he was interested in her gambling ability?" Ayanokoji asked.
"Exactly. For every new student who comes to this school, all their information is placed on the Student Council's desk. Ren Shen Chen Kui, as the Accounting of the Student Council, can easily screen out the talents he wants.
Saotome has a clean background, her family has been commoners for generations, and she won against classmates in her class as soon as she arrived at this school, which perfectly met Zenshoukai's requirements. That's why he proactively challenged Saotome and won a million from her."
"Originally… Ren Shen Chen Kui invited Saotome to join by promising to return her one million if she joined Zenshoukai, but Saotome refused. So he thought of another method, which was…"
Ayanokoji continued her sentence.
"Deliberately introducing Saotome to a place that seemed to offer quick money, but secretly arranging for Saotome to lose all her money, making her unable to pay the tribute and become livestock… right?"
"Boss, you know so much, that's exactly it!" Kurume clapped her hands, cheering for Ayanokoji.
"You still know I'm your boss… So if I didn't ask about these things, would you just not tell me?" Ayanokoji rolled his eyes.
"There are no two suns in the sky; in my heart, there is only you, my boss, as the one and only sun!"
Kurume eagerly pledged her loyalty to Ayanokoji: "I just couldn't find an opportunity, otherwise I would have told you immediately, boss!"
Who would believe this guy? If I didn't ask, who knows how long she would have dodged the question…
Ayanokoji was noncommittal: "You continue."
"Just as you guessed, boss, Ren Shen Chen Kui had already informed Sachiko Juraku and arranged for Saotome to be at Inui Chitose's table, who is a 'cheat'.
But I truly didn't know about these things. I just happened to be sitting at the same table as you. Before that, I never imagined that you, boss, would also participate in this gambling."
Ayanokoji asked, "You chose me twice in a row. Was that intentional?"
Kurume feigned modesty, blushing, "After all, I'm a girl too, and I don't want to give my first time to a stranger…"
Speaking of this, Kurume also felt a bit annoyed: "I don't know what Hanatemari was thinking, choosing you. Otherwise, I could have earned two million!"
Two million, huh!
At first, Kurume was also aiming for this money. If she got this money, it would be best, but even if she lost, her first night would be with Ayanokoji, which was acceptable.
The moment Kurume saw Ayanokoji sitting on the other side of the gambling table, she already had a clear idea. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been as reckless as Saotome, gambling her right to an overnight stay.
"By the way, where did you get this money?" Ayanokoji asked, looking up, "Even with these agreements, you now owe me 530,000. How do you plan to pay me back?"
"Boss, are you really going to ask for money from me, your employee!?" Kurume made a surprised expression.
"…So you were planning to get it for free?" Ayanokoji was speechless.
He had thought Kurume had gotten a large sum of money from somewhere to participate in this gambling. So this guy didn't intend to pay this money from the start?
No wonder she was so proactive… Ayanokoji Kiyotaka finally understood the reason for this guy's eagerness.
Ayanokoji watched her speechlessly, suddenly realizing something. Although Kurume always appeared very proactive, in reality, her body was constantly trembling, as if she was afraid of something.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was silent for a moment, then suddenly reached out his hand, reaching towards Kurume's chest—
Kurume didn't expect Ayanokoji to do this. She instinctively flinched like a startled rabbit, dodging Ayanokoji's grasp.
The next moment, as if realizing something, she quickly straightened her chest again, hastily smiling to smooth things over, "Boss, are you that impatient? Do you want me to help you?"
"…" Ayanokoji was silent.
Although Kurume seemed proactive and enthusiastic, fearless of anything, in reality, she must have been very scared, afraid of being punished by the Student Council for not being able to pay the gambling debt, and living as livestock forever, unable to turn her life around.
530,000. She definitely couldn't pay that amount.
Although Ayanokoji publicly called himself her boss, even she herself wasn't sure what Ayanokoji Kiyotaka would do as a creditor.
After all, this was an opportunity to legally spend a night with her.
Rather than refusing and being forcibly executed by the Student Council, it was better to be proactive herself.
Was Kurume trying to use her body to gain his favor, and then use sweet words to make him selectively forget this gambling debt?
…This really wasn't something to laugh about.
"Kurume, how much money do you have on hand right now?" Ayanokoji suddenly asked, "Did Zenshoukai not fund you any money to participate in this gambling?"
"The money you gave me before is already down to 50,000 yen. This time for the gambling, the organization only supported 300,000 in total."
Kurume sighed softly.
"Zenshoukai's money isn't that easy to get. If you win a million, you have to return 600,000. If you lose, you still have to return at least 150,000 yen. When participating in gambling as an organization representative, you also take on risks.
It's not just me; in this gambling, there are several Zenshoukai members who also took this funding to participate in the gambling."
Ayanokoji was very surprised.
He had originally thought Zenshoukai was a "charity organization." Now it seemed it was just another kind of "lending organization," completely unrelated to charity.
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