"I didn't owe him anything before, but you do."
Miharu Taki Sakura saw Mibuomi Aoi's puzzled expression and said with a cold face, "Have you forgotten? You framed Saotome Meari and almost made her a livestock."
"Ayanokoji Kiyotaka likes Meari. He already learned your Zenshoukai President's identity from Meari. He was originally going to find the President. After I heard about it, I talked him down and managed to calm him. I consider that owing him a favor."
Mibuomi Aoi suddenly understood, "No wonder you came to me a few days ago insisting that I promise not to bother Saotome Meari anymore. So that's what it was about. I thought you were jealous…"
"Jealous?" Miharu Taki Sakura sneered, "Do you care about my feelings? You seem to care more about that Student Council President position, don't you?"
This made Mibuomi Aoi a bit embarrassed. He looked around the casino.
After Miharu Taki Sakura came in, the other Zenshoukai members seemed to know they had important matters to discuss and had quietly left at some point. Now, only the two of them were in the casino.
It was a good thing everyone had left, otherwise, if the subordinates knew he and Miharu Taki Sakura were arguing, there might be bad rumors…
Even now, Mibuomi Aoi's first thought was still "Zenshoukai," not Miharu Taki Sakura's feelings.
Mibuomi Aoi said slowly, "Alright, Sakura, don't be angry. I know you've done a lot for our Zenshoukai behind the scenes and suffered a lot of grievances. I'm also very grateful to you."
Mibuomi Aoi admitted that Miharu Taki Sakura had indeed helped him this time. He had been careless this time and hadn't expected Ayanokoji to want to inform the Student Council President of his identity.
If the "Zenshoukai" matter reached the Student Council President's ears, even if she didn't believe it, she would be more wary of him, and he would be even more constrained.
"Sakura, now is a critical moment. We should prioritize the bigger picture. You also want to see me become the Student Council President, right?"
He didn't comfort Miharu Taki Sakura much, continuing, "Sakura, although the manager of the Chemistry Preparation Room casino hasn't shown up yet, after hearing what you said, I suspect the owner of this casino is Ayanokoji Kiyotaka."
"I even suspect that this new game, 'Landlord,' was invented by him."
"You're saying Landlord was invented by Ayanokoji?" Miharu Taki Sakura's eyebrows twitched, and she couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.
She should have known not to mention Ayanokoji's name to him; he actually guessed Ayanokoji's identity…
"Actually, I've had my suspicions for a while, but your words just helped confirm them."
Mibuomi Aoi said, "Ayanokoji seems to be very close to Mikura, and Sachiko Juraku also favors him, even appearing at the casino. So I thought, perhaps the game of Landlord was invented by Ayanokoji Kiyotaka."
"Also, the Cooking Room and Chemistry Preparation Room casinos previously belonged to Ikishima Midari, but Meari, Hanatemari, and others have no connection with Ikishima Midari. Yet they obtained the casinos from Ikishima Midari. It's very likely that when Ayanokoji Kiyotaka gambled with her, he won the casinos from her…"
Mibuomi Aoi spoke eloquently.
Generally speaking, whoever operates a casino is its owner. Most students believed this casino was Togakushi Yukimi's doing, as she appeared the most and seemed like an operator.
But Mibuomi Aoi had never thought that way.
He was in Accounting and knew that Togakushi Yukimi didn't have much money at all.
Before this month, she had been overdue on casino usage fees for a long time. Even if she won two million yen from the pairing party, with her cautious personality, she wouldn't make such a "gamble."
It wasn't hard to guess that someone behind her must have provided the funds and made the decisions; she was just a "negotiator" who appeared publicly.
As for the ownership of the Cooking Room and Chemistry Preparation Room casinos, this wasn't under Accounting's purview, but he had "ears and eyes" in the Beautification Committee, who easily retrieved the relevant information for him.
The only one who was friends with Togakushi Yukimi, Saotome Meari, and others, and also had connections with Ikishima Midari, was Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.
Although he wasn't clear about Ayanokoji's exact background, he had found out that Ayanokoji came from an extraordinary background and had a considerable amount of disposable funds. Plus, Miharu Taki Sakura now told him that Ayanokoji Kiyotaka seemed to be very fond of Meari.
The answer was now obvious.
Mibuomi Aoi paused, then continued, "Actually, there's another point. A few days ago, a girl who had just joined Zenshoukai suddenly took out a sum of money to repay the funds she owed Zenshoukai, and then withdrew from Zenshoukai.
Then, during these past few days of the weekend, she appeared in the Chemistry Preparation Room casino. Moreover, she is also Ayanokoji's classmate."
"Are you talking about Kurume Laiwei?" Miharu Taki Sakura was startled. She thought of the hot girl with pink hair.
"Sakura, you really have an unforgettable memory." Mibuomi Aoi smiled and nodded.
"I just have some impression of her." Miharu Taki Sakura's tone remained cold.
She sighed inwardly.
Mibuomi Aoi had put in a lot of effort. Even if she hadn't said Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's name, he probably would have already zeroed in on Ayanokoji and would have been able to verify it in a few days.
Mibuomi Aoi noticed that Miharu Taki Sakura was in a bad mood today, but he didn't mind and still stated his purpose for calling her: "Sakura, since you're quite familiar with Ayanokoji, could I trouble you to introduce him to me?"
Introduce? This word was used very formally. What did Mibuomi Aoi want to do?
Miharu Taki Sakura frowned and said, "Why don't you go yourself? You're the Student Council Accountant. Isn't it easy for you to meet him? Why come to me?"
Mibuomi Aoi sighed, helplessly saying, "You also know that he probably holds a grudge against me. If I go to him personally, he probably won't see me…"
Miharu Taki Sakura sneered, "Isn't that your own problem? Who told you to scheme against Saotome Meari just to get her into Zenshoukai?
If I hadn't agreed to stand for the casino for Ayanokoji, you'd probably have the Student Council President knocking on your door by now!"
"I know, you don't need to be so agitated…" Mibuomi Aoi gave a wry smile. His fiancée was usually very calm, why was she suddenly so agitated?
"I should thank you. If I really fell out with him because of Meari's matter, I would have a headache."
Miharu Taki Sakura calmed down, "What do you want to do to him?"
"Don't look at me like that. I just want to apologize to him and reach a cooperation…"
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