A Late Bloomer's Powerful Restart ~My Second Life Starts at a Prestigious School Where the Gender Ratio Is Totally Off, and for Some Reason, All These Talented Girls Get Attached to Me...!?~ - 06

Chapter 6: Entering High Society

I arrived at the “Decagon Palace” where the October Association is held.

I thought I would be guided straight to the venue, but I was led to a dressing room instead.

I truly had not prepared anything, so I was worried about my appearance, but it made sense.

I was surprised that even though it was a men’s waiting room, it was equipped with formal attire and the latest makeup tools.

Grandpa finished his preparations by casually adjusting his clothes as if he was used to it, but I told him I would take a little time.

In my previous life’s university days, I had a part-time job as a stylist.

I was in charge of an unknown actress, and when she succeeded, I also benefited from it. I remember gaining a decent number of followers on SNS and never struggling for work.

Thinking back now, the “college student stylist” brand was probably strong.

Then, what about a high school student brand? I do not want to become famous in that way, but if I show it off in high society, it might become one weapon.

When I looked in the mirror, the face there looked like a different person from a few minutes ago.

In terms of sense, I might have improved my coordination skills more than in the first loop.

As soon as I entered the venue, I spotted the chairman’s face and approached him. He narrowed his eyes and looked at me.

“Sorry to keep you waiting.”

“Hm? You… which family’s son are you?”

“Grandpa, have you forgotten your own grandson’s face?”

“…………!?”

Even a man like that chairman blinked his eyes in surprise and looked at my face three times.

While he was making an amusing expression, several footsteps approached from behind, gathering at the spot.

“Oh, Mr. Kasumi. It’s been a while. Are you having an interesting conversation with that boy over there?”

“It’s Mitsuyama, huh… Your nose is as sharp as ever. Taiki, this man is Mitsuyama, who serves as chairman of CoBS.”

CoBS… Cosmos Broadcasting System is one of the country’s representative television stations.

To make such a big shot call him “先生,” as expected of Grandpa… He seems to have considerable influence even in this association.

“And who is that?”

“This is my grandson.”

Mitsuyama looked back and forth between Grandpa’s face and mine.

He probably thinks Grandpa and I do not look alike. My face takes after my father’s, after all.

“I haven’t seen that face in our subsidiary agencies.”

“…Are you suspecting he’s a child actor or something?”

“Yes. If that’s your claim, it seems different, but… Even from afar, he has presence.”

“…Haa. It seems I underestimated Taiki’s talent.”

Huh? I tried coordinating a bit seriously, but I did not think it turned out well enough to be suspected of being a celebrity.

Grandpa quietly turned away with an exasperated face.

“Taiki, are you interested in becoming a talent?”

“Uh, um… Not particularly right now.”

It feels good to be recognized as a stylist, but I am suited to be behind the scenes after all.

In that regard, Mitsuyama and I have eyes on the same side.

I vaguely felt he would not give up easily just because I turned him down once.

“…Mitsuyama, for you to scout on first meeting.”

“Yes, it’s been since Juri Omi. This boy is that much of a rough diamond.”

The name of the hottest actress in this era came up.

I remember the actress I handled in the first loop admired her.

So it was the personal eye of the CoBS chairman.

“Is it okay to call talent that gets polished without self-awareness a rough diamond…”

For some reason, Grandpa glared at me.

Since he knows my transformation from before coming here, he seems to have thoughts about it.

“Hmm. For today, it seems I have no choice but to retreat. Now, Mr., about what I’ve been wanting to discuss with you for some time…”

I cannot talk business at this age. I cannot intervene and stand out negatively.

However, looking around, the space is full of adults, and no children who seem like successors are in sight.

Maybe they haven’t arrived yet.

I was not expecting that much to meet “Shika” here, but to think there are no kids besides me… Just as I thought that, I felt a presence approaching from behind.

“Hey brother, it’s a face I’ve never seen before.”

“Ah, yes.”

A young man who looked like a college student approached, holding a wine glass.

“I’m Taiyo Kano. Does saying I’m the heir to Kano Hospital ring a bell?”

Kano Hospital is the largest hospital in the country. I myself was indebted to it in the first loop.

But as far as I can recall from memory… The one who inherited Kano Hospital was a different person. What’s going on?

“I’m Taiki Kashiwado. I’m not exactly a successor to a prestigious family.”

“Heh, then you’re a celebrity?”

“Not that either… I was just brought along. By that person over there.”

So I look like a child actor or something after all. Well, for a commoner to be in this place, that’s about the status.

“Heh, so you’re a guest of Yashima Electronics. By the way, you look like you can’t drink alcohol… Aren’t you going to the separate room?”

“Eh? Separate room?”

“This place is for enjoying alcohol, so it’s boring, right? I’m already an adult, but how old are you, Taiki?”

…Geez, if that’s the case, he could have told me.

I glanced at Grandpa far away and grumbled inwardly.

“Um, I’m still in third year of middle school… so I can’t drink.”

“Eh… You’re a middle schooler!? You look mature, so I thought you were a high schooler, but I see… Which high school next year?”

“I’m planning to take the exam for Teimon Academy.”

When I answered confidently, he grinned.

“I’m a Teimon graduate. The entrance exam is tough, I think, but I’ll cheer for you!”

“Ah, thank you.”

From Taiyo’s way of speaking, I felt doubt inwardly.

There’s talk that Teimon Academy’s exam is for show, but this person seems completely unaware of recommendation slots.

As the son of a major hospital director, it wouldn’t be strange if he had one recommendation slot… No, if he’s a doctor’s son, he’s probably good at studying. He did call himself the heir, after all.

“But this might be good fate too. My little sister is entering Teimon next year as well.”

“Eh… Is that so?”

…From the talk of him being a Teimon OB, I had that hunch.

The woman who inherited Kano Hospital in my previous life… There’s no way I could forget her.

“That girl will definitely pass the exam… So if you enroll too, Taiki, please look after my sister… Kurumi.”

“Is that something to ask a guy you’ve just met? It’s not even decided if I can get into Teimon yet.”

Honestly, it’s a heavy request.

It’s not because she’s the most prominent person I knew in my previous life.

She was my benefactor in one sense… but a great enemy in another.

There are complicated circumstances in getting involved.

“Haha… That might be true. Hey, since we’re here, let’s exchange contacts.”

Maybe he wants to know about his sister’s situation… It flowed very naturally, and I ended up exchanging contacts, but somehow Taiyo feels like a siscon.

After finishing talking with him, just as I was about to head to the separate room, a girl came out from the separate room door.

I was surprised at the distance where we almost bumped, but more than that… Seeing her face, my eyes widened.

“…!?”

Even though we got this close, she calmly readjusted the distance as if nothing happened, then pinched the hem of her dress and greeted with an elegant curtsy.

“Nice to meet you. I’m Sasa Kanaka. What is your name?”

A face full of confidence, completely unlike my memory. A dignified attitude that shows no agitation over small things. Appearance and presence that wouldn’t be strange to call a once-in-centuries beauty.

Her golden-brown hair arranged in braided half-twins, tied on one side with a long red ribbon string, makes it clear at a glance she’s a young lady from a prestigious family.

And above all—amber eyes that sparkle so much they draw the gaze involuntarily.

Sasa Kanaka. The young lady of the Kanaka Group.