High School Hack and Slash

t, but at Toyoashihara Academy, where there were no student voting elections, the position of president was decided through recommendation.

　It was customary for the 』son of the most politically influential figure in the outside world』 among the current students to be elected, and at the same time, it was a place where younglings of the same generation, who would continue to have relationships in the same world even after graduation, could engage in raw political games.

　It was said to be the microcosm of real life, where the influence and connections of their family were intricately intertwined.

「Report at once.」

「Yeah, yeah.
Rather, I’ve said it before, but I think you are probably just harboring some misunderstandings about that guy.」

「You’re not the one to judge it.」

　Facing someone who truthfully speaking  didn’t want to talk with him, let alone that, he didn’t even disguise his revulsion at breathing the same air as him, Seiichi proceeded with his report that held no depth whatsoever while still plastering a faint smile on his face.

　As for the background check investigation written on the documents, he had already verified it with the documents provided by the academy.

　There appeared to be some problems in his family’s situation, but he was an ordinary person with nothing unusual about him.

　There were no traces of contact with any problematic ideological groups, nor was there any period of time when his identity was obscure.

　Even so, the reason why the individual named Funasaka Touma was placed on the list of those who needed to be monitored was because the subject who recommended him to the academy was viewed as a problem.

「Mad Humanoid Oni – Berserk Ogre, was it? That’s one heck of a chuuni nickname, but in the end he’s just a graduate from the general class, isn’t he?」

　The one who once stood at high altitude and was referred to with such a nickname was Touma’s middle school homeroom teacher.

　The general class students who were sent to Toyashihara Academy were those who were recommended by graduates scattered across the country.

　The recommender would receive a bonus as a pension, but there were certain conditions that must be met for someone to be eligible for recommendation.

　To describe the complicated conditions in one sentence, the nominee must be 』someone whose presence or absence would not be a problem』.

　Due to the circumstances of the academy, there was a minimum number of new student that ought to be reached no matter what, but there was a limit to the document screening system

　The only reason why Touma was spotted was because he was the first student recommended by the recommender known as Berserk Ogre since his graduation.

「Something like that, it doesn’t seem like he’s been in contact with anyone, and there’s also no trace of him colluding with anyone in the academy.
There’s no point in investigating any further, is there?」

「I see.」

　This was not meant to say that he agreed with Seiichi’s words, but was merely a reaction to his report.

　Just as he previously said, he hadn’t the slightest intention of considering Seiichi’s opinions at all.

　This had always been the case up until now.

「In short, you see.
Doesn’t that mean what I’ve been doing is meaningless?」

「And, what of it?」

　In the end, he returned his gaze to the documents on the table without taking a glance at Seiichi even once.

　That was something he’d already known from the beginning.

　There was also no particular problem in the documents that he received in no considerable time at all from the detective agency, utilizing his authority that could be leveraged even outside the academy.

　For him, this was no more than a『test case』.

　It was no more than a rehearsal for when he ascended to a position where he could employ even more people in the future.

「The heck is that, please don’t make me do something pointless.」

「Pointless, huh….
Considering all that, you seem to be having fun as you please there, don’t you?」

「You! You shitty big bro!」

　Just as Seiichi realized the fact that he’d also been monitored, he froze in a posture of half-rising to his feet.

　Splinters of broken and scattered tea cup as well as drops of the still remaining black tea fell from Seiichi’s head.

「You have no right to call me brother.
Know your place.」

「… Yea, yea.
I understand my position very well.」

　Wiping the tea dripping from his bangs, Seiichi remained smiling frivolously at his brother from a different mother.

　His eyes were gloomy and dull.