Free Web NovelChapter 641: Chapter 641: Borrowing the Psychological Counselor to Carry Oushun Girls’ Academy?
She was probably helping Hikari deal with those backdoor arrangements.
At the time, she had been too focused on it.
So she hadn’t noticed the incoming call.
Knowing she was indeed at fault, Sumeragi Rikka didn’t say much. After a light cough, she changed the subject directly.
"Alright, alright. No more small talk. I still have a lot of work to do, and you have plenty to handle too. After all, we’re both academy heads."
"Let’s get straight to the point. You came here specifically to see me today. What important matter do you want to discuss?"
Chairwoman Oushun smiled.
"Since Headmistress Sumeragi Rikka is being so direct, then I’ll get right to it."
"I came here today because I have a request for St. Seika Girls’ Academy, and for you, Headmistress Sumeragi Rikka."
"But before I explain what I’m asking for, I’d like to talk about how our two schools have been developing recently."
"As everyone knows, St. Seika Girls’ Academy and Oushun Girls’ Academy are both top-tier girls’ schools, and we’ve always been competitors."
"And most of the time, our competition has been balanced. Each side has its strengths and weaknesses. Neither has held a clear lead."
"But recently, the students at St. Seika Girls’ Academy have been exceptionally outstanding."
"First, there’s that girl from your academy, Kisaragi Tomoe. She actually took first place in the joint exams this time, surpassing the top students from many girls’ schools, including Oushun. I checked her previous joint exam results, and she seemed to rank around fifty or sixty before. Her improvement this time is really unbelievable."
Sumeragi Rikka let out a cold laugh and said proudly, "That’s right. Kisaragi Tomoe’s improvement has been tremendous. That’s thanks to my excellent guidance."
Chairwoman Oushun smiled faintly.
"Headmistress Sumeragi Rikka, don’t interrupt so quickly. I’m not finished yet. After talking about Kisaragi Tomoe, I’d also like to praise your track athlete, Katou Mio."
"She’s always been a fairly famous female track athlete, and her results have consistently been good."
"But recently, her improvement has also been astonishing. Previously, Katou Mio’s rankings in competitions usually fluctuated between first and fifth place."
"But recently, she has repeatedly sprinted to first place and won several championships in a row. She even broke the historical records for female student track athletes by a huge margin."
"Tsk! Tsk! Tsk..."
"Her improvement doesn’t look as dramatic as Kisaragi Tomoe’s, but in reality it’s even more incredible."
"Oh, and there’s your most famous student council president at St. Seika, Louisa Richter. She’s talented, accomplished, and practically a model of excellence in every aspect. Recently, she’s been improving rapidly as well. She—"
Chairwoman Oushun was about to continue when Sumeragi Rikka interrupted with a frown.
"What exactly are you trying to say? What do my students being excellent have to do with Oushun Girls’ Academy? And aren’t you paying a little too much attention to the students at St. Seika?"
Chairwoman Oushun grinned.
"We’ve been rivals for so long. Sometimes your greatest enemy knows more about you than you know about yourself."
Impatience appeared on Sumeragi Rikka’s face.
"Enough nonsense. Say what you’re really here for. If that’s all, then go home."
Chairwoman Oushun glanced at her expression and accurately caught a trace of unease hidden beneath her irritation. The elegant beauty immediately smiled.
"Hehe! Of course that’s not everything. Everything I said just now was merely preparation."
"What I really want to say is... your St. Seika Girls’ Academy has been cheating recently, hasn’t it?"
"Huh?"
Hearing those words, Sumeragi Rikka froze briefly. Then she relaxed and suddenly laughed.
"What are you laughing at, Headmistress Sumeragi Rikka? Do you think what I said is funny?", Chairwoman Oushun asked with a smile.
"Of course. What you said is completely ridiculous. You claim our academy cheated? Then show me the evidence. Making accusations without proof is laughable, isn’t it?", Sumeragi Rikka sneered.
"Oh? So you’re saying that students like Kisaragi Tomoe and Katou Mio made all that progress through their own efforts and didn’t cheat in any way?", Chairwoman Oushun remained calm despite the mockery.
"That’s right. I can guarantee that neither Kisaragi Tomoe nor Katou Mio cheated. If you think Kisaragi Tomoe’s exam results are suspicious, I can show you the surveillance footage from the testing room."
"If you think Katou Mio’s athletic results are suspicious, I can show you her drug test results from the time. I can even arrange for students from your academy to compete against her directly."
"But if you can’t prove that students from St. Seika Girls’ Academy cheated, then not only must you publicly apologize to them, but for the next three years, all outstanding incoming students must be offered to St. Seika first."
Sumeragi Rikka spoke with complete confidence.
As if she had expected that answer, Chairwoman Oushun smiled, "The evidence you asked for, Headmistress Sumeragi Rikka, I really can’t provide."
"If you can’t provide it, then it’s slander! You’re a chairwoman, yet you’re making baseless accusations against students from my academy. If you don’t apologize today, don’t think about leaving!" Sumeragi Rikka said angrily.
"Hehe~"
Chairwoman Oushun wasn’t flustered at all. Instead, she smiled, "So without surveillance footage or drug tests, you think there’s no way to prove they cheated?"
"I’m not so sure. Because besides physical evidence, there are also witnesses."
"Headmistress Sumeragi Rikka, girls like Kisaragi Tomoe and Katou Mio were only able to improve so much because of certain people... even because of a man, right?"
"With such huge improvement in such a short time, what other explanation could there be besides cheating?"
She spoke with a cheerful smile.
Hearing this, Sumeragi Rikka’s expression barely changed. She only frowned slightly in displeasure.
But inside, waves were already crashing through her mind.
They were both intelligent people. Nobody would make claims without reason.
Did Chairwoman Oushun already know about Hikari, the specially hired psychological counselor at St. Seika Girls’ Academy?
Although suspicion had already appeared in her mind, Sumeragi Rikka kept her composure.
"I have no idea what nonsense you’re talking about."
"I asked you for physical evidence, and you couldn’t provide any. What witness are you talking about? Can you produce this so-called witness? And what do you mean by relying on a man? That’s complete nonsense. St. Seika Girls’ Academy is an all-girls school. Where would a man come from? You’re talking nonsense."
Seeing that Sumeragi Rikka was still refusing to admit anything, Chairwoman Oushun smiled and shook her head.
"Headmistress Sumeragi Rikka, your mouth really is stubborn. I’ve already said this much, and you still won’t admit it?"
"No men at St. Seika Girls’ Academy? Hehe! Earlier, when I couldn’t find the headmistress’s office, a boy gave me directions. He was quite handsome too. Even I couldn’t help being attracted to him."
Sumeragi Rikka’s expression remained unchanged, "I don’t know what you’re talking about. If you have evidence that St. Seika cheated, show it. If you don’t, then hurry up and apologize. Stop talking nonsense."
Chairwoman Oushun suddenly stepped forward.
She ran a hand across Sumeragi Rikka’s desk and smiled strangely.
"Oh my. Why is the desk of the great headmistress of St. Seika Girls’ Academy wet? That’s quite a large puddle."
"It’s slippery and sticky. I wonder which bad student deliberately dirtied it in revenge. That’s really improper. And the cleaning staff are far too irresponsible. They didn’t even clean the headmistress’s desk properly. That’s outrageous."
Hearing her strange remarks, Sumeragi Rikka’s face reddened slightly.
"What exactly are you babbling about? Weren’t we talking about cheating? Stop changing the subject."
Chairwoman Oushun chuckled, "Am I changing the subject? We’ve been talking about the same thing the whole time. The important point, isn’t that right?"
"Ever since I entered this office, Headmistress Sumeragi Rikka, you haven’t stood up once."
"Are there nails sticking you to your chair? Or... are you not wearing any pants?"
Before Sumeragi Rikka could react, Chairwoman Oushun quickly moved behind the desk.
And just as she had guessed, she suddenly reached out and pinched Sumeragi Rikka’s shapely butt.
"Ah!"
Caught completely off guard, Sumeragi Rikka cried out.
Meanwhile, the mischievous Chairwoman Oushun laughed proudly.
"Hehehe! What a nostalgic feeling. Ever since we graduated and stopped being roommates, it’s been years since I pinched your butt, hasn’t it? Little Rikka, it’s still so soft and bouncy~"
Sumeragi Rikka and Chairwoman Oushun had known each other for years.
Not only had they been classmates and friends, they had also shared a dorm room for several years.
"You!"
Even someone as composed as Sumeragi Rikka couldn’t help blushing at such an outrageous action.
She hurriedly pulled down her skirt.
But before she could finish dressing and demand an explanation, Chairwoman Oushun giggled.
"Rikka-chan really knows how to enjoy herself. When you didn’t answer my phone earlier, were you playing cards with that handsome boy named Hikari?"
"Tsk! Tsk! Tsk! Playing cards with a young handsome guy in the headmistress’s office. Why didn’t I ever think of something so exciting?"
"It really has to be you, Rikka-chan. I’m so jealous. Let me experience it sometime too~"
Chairwoman Oushun licked her lips.
Normally she looked gentle and intellectual, but that action made her seem unusually charming, like a vixen.
"Get lost!"
Sumeragi Rikka cursed at her without hesitation.
After fixing her skirt, she walked straight over.
Then she grabbed a handful of Chairwoman Oushun’s full chest.
"Ahnnn!"
Chairwoman Oushun let out an exaggerated cry. Yet she neither dodged nor retreated. She didn’t even move her feet.
Seeing this reaction, Sumeragi Rikka was momentarily stunned.
She had expected her to avoid it.
"How much have you found out about Hikari-kun?"
Chairwoman Oushun lightly tapped her red lips with a slender finger. Her crystal nail reflected a crafty gleam in the morning light as she made a cute thinking pose.
"How much have I found out? Let me think."
"The psychological counseling system, male escorts, stress relief, results that can only be described as explosive growth..."
"Kisaragi Tomoe, Katou Mio, Louisa Richter, and those two track girls from St. Seisui Private Academy named Mia and Ogura Asuka..."
As each word left her cherry-colored lips, Sumeragi Rikka felt her temples throb.
The authoritative headmistress who normally ruled St. Seika Girls’ Academy without challenge now felt a headache coming on.
Sumeragi Rikka had spent several years as classmates and roommates with Chairwoman Oushun.
She knew exactly how intelligent the woman was.
Although she hadn’t gone into detail, those keywords alone proved that Chairwoman Oushun already knew a great deal.
The psychological counseling system had been exposed.
There was no point hiding it anymore.
So Sumeragi Rikka asked directly, "Since you already know all that, what exactly do you want?"
Faced with Sumeragi Rikka’s slightly cold gaze, Chairwoman Oushun smiled.
Her breath carried a white peach fragrance.
"It’s nothing much. It’s just that the students at your St. Seika Girls’ Academy have been developing so fast lately. I’m incredibly jealous. I want our school to be like that too."
"So... could you let us borrow Hikari-kun, the one responsible for all these changes?"
"What did you say?"
Sumeragi Rikka immediately shot to her feet.
The redwood chair scraped across the floor with a harsh sound. The knuckles of the hand braced against the desk turned white, and her golden-brown pupils narrowed into dangerous slits.
At that moment, Sumeragi Rikka looked like a tiger ready to strike.
She stared fixedly at Chairwoman Oushun.
"You... are you trying to steal Hikari-kun?"
Despite Sumeragi Rikka’s glare, Chairwoman Oushun showed no panic.
Still, she took a small step back as if frightened.
At the same time, she smiled and explained,
"No, no. Rikka-chan, don’t misunderstand. Neither I nor Oushun Academy have any intention of taking Hikari away."
"I simply want to... share him. Or rather, borrow Hikari-kun for a little while~"
Sumeragi Rikka sneered, "Share him? Borrow him? Why should I lend him to your academy?"
"I created this system. I’m the one who discovered this talent. Why should St. Seika Girls’ Academy share him with Oushun Academy?"
Chairwoman Oushun smiled bitterly.
She had actually considered Sumeragi Rikka’s system before.
Just like St. Seika Girls’ Academy, Oushun Girls’ Academy was also an all-female school made up entirely of female staff and students, with tremendous pressure in every area.
So the young ladies attending Oushun Girls’ Academy also needed psychological counseling.
Even without discovering Sumeragi Rikka’s approach, she could have come up with a similar system herself.
In some respects, her ideas were even more complete and practical than Sumeragi Rikka’s.
However, when she tried copying Sumeragi Rikka’s system and creating a psychological counselor exclusively for Oushun Girls’ Academy, she discovered that finding a suitable candidate was extremely difficult.
Confidentiality came first.
After all, it was a top-tier elite girls’ academy. If a system involving male escorts acting as psychological counselors became public, it would be disastrous. Therefore, the candidate absolutely had to be capable of keeping secrets.
Next, the person’s overall quality had to be high enough.
Since the job involved psychological counseling, physical ability and counseling skills naturally had to be excellent.
Then there were mental qualities and educational background.
Those couldn’t be lacking either.
After all, the people requiring counseling were all daughters of influential and prestigious families.
A psychological counselor who lacked ability, or who wasn’t highly capable in every area, would never be able to handle the role.
No matter how hard she searched, Chairwoman Oushun couldn’t find a perfect candidate.
Until one day, she suddenly realized there was already a ready-made perfect choice.
That person was Hikari, the psychological counselor of St. Seika Girls’ Academy.
At first, Chairwoman Oushun had thoughts of sharing him, while also vaguely wanting to poach him.
So she carefully investigated the results after Hikari’s counseling sessions with the students of St. Seika Girls’ Academy.
When report after report was delivered to her, Chairwoman Oushun finished reading them and immediately concluded that the counselor absolutely had to be Hikari.
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