Tuesday afternoon, Cooking Room.
"Ayanokoji, I'm here to challenge you."
Standing before Ayanokoji now was Ibuki Jotaro, a serious-looking black-haired youth and a Zenshoukai councilor.
Ibuki Jotaro had said he would come yesterday, and Ayanokoji was already prepared for him today. In the morning, he had already accumulated ten consecutive wins from Kuroki Ya, so no matter how Ibuki Jotaro wanted to challenge him, Ayanokoji was confident he could win.
Before speaking, Ayanokoji first looked behind Ibuki Jotaro. Following him were Kamishita Nagi, as well as Yomotsuki Runa and Yamato Inaho, two members of the Election Committee.
"Runa, good afternoon. Why are you here today?" Ayanokoji greeted with a smile.
"It's because Juraku-sama insisted on taking my spot, saying she wanted to be the Dealer. She forcibly snatched my position, otherwise, I would have been here yesterday."
Yomotsuki Runa said, then casually climbed onto a bar stool, tapped the table, and urged, "Ayanokoji, quickly make me a cocktail! And bring out all the snacks!"
Ayanokoji chuckled and said to Kurume, "Kurume, mix her a drink, make it non-alcoholic, and give her some snacks too."
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka usually did the purchasing, buying snacks to keep under the bar to conceal the system items he produced.
After more than a week of practice, while Kurume was not yet ready to be an expert, she no longer mistakenly poured chili water as an ingredient into the cocktail shaker as she had before.
She had practiced the cocktails on the list proficiently and had no problem mixing drinks for people.
Kurume went to the bar to mix a drink for Yomotsuki Runa. Out of politeness, Ayanokoji then asked the other guests in front of him, "Do you need cocktails? They're free."
"Alright, I'll have one." Kamishita Nagi was not reserved at all and sat down at the bar.
"Kurume, it's up to you."
Kamishita Nagi was a great benefactor who had provided him with 40 million yen, so Ayanokoji was not stingy about mixing him a drink.
Yamato Inaho shook her head, politely declining. "I'll pass. I'm here as a Dealer today, and I can't let alcohol affect my thinking."
Ayanokoji then looked at Ibuki Jotaro. "Ibuki-kun, why did you invite two Dealers today? Is one Dealer not enough?"
"One Dealer is indeed not enough. I've thought of a new gambling game that I think you'll like…"
Ayanokoji shook his head, stopping him from continuing.
"Ibuki, before we start, I want to ask, have you prepared enough money? Yesterday, Kamishita Nagi borrowed 20 million from you. How much do you want to bet with me this time? 40 million or 80 million?"
"Even 20 million yen is fine, I don't mind gambling with you for 20 million. However, I want to know what Mibuomi Aoi thinks about this. Will he allow you to do this?"
"You don't need to worry about that, I've already secured enough gambling funds."
Ibuki Jotaro placed a contract and a bank card in front of Ayanokoji.
"This bank card has 20 million on it, and this contract is also worth 20 million. I'm using these to gamble with you."
"What kind of contract is this?" Ayanokoji Kiyotaka picked it up curiously and began to read it.
"This is the ownership contract for the Kendo Club. Signing this contract means you are transferring the Kendo Club to yourself."
Ayanokoji placed the contract on the table and smiled. "Do you think this contract is worth 20 million?"
Ibuki Jotaro said in a deep voice, "I won this from the former president of the Kendo Club. He was a senior in the Kendo Club and had already paid three years of fees before his graduation.
That is to say, once you acquire the Kendo Club, you won't need to pay usage fees to the Student Council; you can use it for free for three years. Its value is definitely worth 20 million."
"Ah, the Kendo Club, I know!"
Togakushi Yukimi suddenly exclaimed, "The previous senior from the Kendo Club was a graduate. When he was in office, he generously renewed his membership for several years, and then had the members compete with him."
"Whoever could beat him, he would hand over the Kendo Club to that person to manage, making them the president."
Club activities at Private Hyakkaou Academy, like other schools, are divided into cultural clubs and sports clubs.
Cultural clubs include, for example, the Literary Club and the Wind Instrument Club. Some of these clubs genuinely engage in club activities, using their free time as a "casino" for gambling with others.
Others, however, are like the "Cooking Club" that Ayanokoji currently owns; although they bear the name of a club, they are actually operated entirely as a casino.
Sports clubs, like cultural clubs, also have these two classifications. This "Kendo Club" is a traditional department that conducts actual club activities.
Since they are at Private Hyakkaou Academy, these sports clubs also cannot avoid the common practice.
Members also compete with each other through "gambling." The methods of competition include races, fencing, and so on, with stakes being money and various other items.
The former Kendo Club president's gamble had garnered some attention at the school.
Togakushi Yukimi looked at Ibuki Jotaro with a somewhat complicated expression.
"I remember the former president used the Kendo Club as a stake, and what he demanded was not money, but for the person who lost the match to become livestock for one year, and during that period, they couldn't pay any tribute."
"At that time, many people didn't dare to challenge him, and it was even more so after some challengers failed. I didn't expect the person who inherited the Kendo Club to be Ibuki-kun…"
To actually gamble away a year of his own life in a wager…
Ayanokoji looked at Ibuki Jotaro with an amused expression. "Ibuki Jotaro, since you are the president of the Kendo Club, shouldn't you be responsible for the other members? How many people are still in your Kendo Club? Do the others know about what you're doing, and do they approve?"
"The Kendo Club is something I won, and I have the right to manage the club. No one else has the right to interfere."
Ibuki Jotaro finished speaking in a stiff tone, then paused and added, "Now, only I am left in the Kendo Club. The rest are just some Zenshoukai students who are nominally members. No one will object."
"Could you explain why?" Ayanokoji asked with interest.
"...The Kendo Club used to be a place where the strong preyed on the weak. After I became president, I forbade them from gambling within the club, and from bullying new members. Also, my training methods were too strict; they couldn't endure it, and one by one, they all left the club."
"Alright, I have one last question." Ayanokoji tapped the table and asked seriously, "Since this club belongs to you, why are you willing to gamble the Kendo Club for Mibusakaomi? This is your private property, isn't it?"
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