Academy SP 〜An Ex-Mercenary Reincarnated as a Mob in a Gal Game. I Ditched My Bodyguard Job to Enjoy High School Life, but When the Ultra-Rich Heroines Were About to Get Killed, I Stepped In… and Somehow Built a Harem Powerful Enough to Control Japan〜 - Chapter 08

Chapter 08

“Huh? And who the hell are you?”

“Ah—my name’s Shirou Amagaya—”

“I don’t care about your name. I’m asking about your parents’ company.”

“Uh… well…”

Faced with Yamashita’s interrogation-like tone, Amagaya scratched his head slightly before answering.

“My dad’s just a regular office worker—a section chief—and my mom works as a cashier at a supermarket.”

“…Huh? An office worker and a cashier…?”

The very next moment—

“““WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!”””

Laughter exploded through the room.

Everyone except me and Wakita burst out laughing at Amagaya.

“Hey, what kind of joke is that?”

“How did you even get into this academy?”

“Man, that’s a total loser roll in the parent lottery, huh? (lol)”

Hearing those words, Amagaya simply lowered his head.

Yeah… I remembered this scene.

It was in the original story too.

I understood why it existed—it was meant to pile hate onto the protagonist—but hearing it in person was downright unpleasant.

And it wasn’t even sarcasm or deliberate insults.

They were laughing out of genuine curiosity.

Like they were staring at something strange and amusing.

Meanwhile, unlike the others, Yamashita looked irritated.

And then—

He grabbed Amagaya by the collar.

“Are you messing with us?”

“Huh?”

“You think this is a joke or something? We’re here as Academy SP, ready to spend all three years of our youth thinking about our futures—our parents, our families, our bloodlines! We grew up watching our parents bow their heads to the Four Great Conglomerates, knowing just how important their power is! We’re doing this so we can get even a little closer to the absolute winners of society! And then what—some nobody cog in society strolls in here like this is a game!? Don’t screw with us!!”

At first glance, Yamashita’s anger almost sounded justified.

But really, at its core, he was just looking down on people from lower-income families.

That was where all this rage was coming from.

From my perspective, it was completely unreasonable.

—Go, Amagaya!

I shouted inside my head without thinking.

After this, there was supposed to be a scene where Amagaya and Yamashita fought.

A clean, satisfying moment where Amagaya won with ease.

I couldn’t take it anymore.

Old memories from my bleak student days in my previous life came rushing back, and I felt my blood start to boil.

Enough—go already!

Amagaya! You have my permission!

…But then—

“I-I’m sorry… I didn’t mean to make fun of anyone. I did try to join Kousaki-san’s faction first, but everyone kept calling me a commoner and laughing at me… I got passed around from group to group, and that’s how I ended up here. I’m sorry for introducing myself so late too…”

Amagaya actually started apologizing.

Hah…? Wait a second.

This wasn’t how it went in the original story.

“Tch…! Like we’d want you anyway! Stay unaffiliated and know your place!”

With that, Yamashita shoved Amagaya aside.

Seeing how cruelly the supposed protagonist of this world was being treated, I couldn’t just stand there anymore. I rushed over to him.

“H-Hey, you okay?”

“Ah, yeah. Thanks. Man… that was pretty embarrassing to watch, huh.”

…No, seriously. What happened to you?

Well, thinking about it, Amagaya’s personality had always been like this.

He was unbeatable in a fight, but socially, he was kind of shy.

He’d been too strong. People avoided him because of it, and before he knew it, he’d ended up all alone.

Worried about him, his parents had suggested a fresh start somewhere new—joining Academy SP, a place where no one knew his past.

That was why he’d come to this school.

So yeah, there had been scenes where he felt out of place among all the rich kids…

But still—why was everything playing out so differently?

“Well, well. We’ll help smooth things over,” Wakita said cheerfully, holding out a hand to Amagaya.

“Cheer up. Let’s do our best together, Amagaya-kun!”

The moment he said that—

My memory snapped back.

—Oh, right!

I was sure that before this, Wakita was supposed to say something like,

“Go, Amagaya! Show them your true strength!”

I turned to look at Wakita.

“What’s with that look, Yuuji!? Don’t stare at my face like that!!”

He laughed carefree, going “nahaha,” and for some reason that really irritated me.

Hey—this guy wasn’t even trying to give Amagaya any advice.

He didn’t look like he wanted to get close to Amagaya at all!?

—Wait. Don’t tell me…

Thinking back, there had been a scene at the entrance ceremony where Wakita became Amagaya’s best friend.

But instead, Wakita had chosen me—Yuuji Takahashi, a mob character—as his best buddy.

Because of that… was the original story starting to change?

That’s bad…

My memory of the game was fuzzy, but one thing was clear: having knowledge of the original story helped avoid pointless trouble.

I really didn’t want to mess with fate too much.

More importantly—my whole plan of leaving all the Four Great Conglomerate routes to Amagaya might fall apart because of this…!?

W-What do I do…!?

Should I be the one to tell him, “Go, Amagaya! Show them your true strength!”

And force the showdown with Yamashita!?

No—at this point, that had to be the only option!

“G-Go for it, Amagaya—”

“Hey. We’re going to greet Sara Hagoromo-san now.”

Before I could finish, Yamashita had already started walking away.

“We’ve already talked things over with the young lady. We’ve told her that we’ll protect her no matter what for the next three years and give her our full support.”

Crap!

In the original story, Shirou Amagaya was supposed to be the one leading the way to greet the heroine, Sara.

But now Yamashita’s group was already moving ahead like everything was settled!?

“H-Hey! Wait—”

But I was just a nobody mob character, Yuuji Takahashi.

I didn’t exactly have the right to speak up, and before I could do anything, Yamashita and the others were already heading straight toward Sara Hagoromo.

“What’s wrong, Yuuji? You look like something really bad just happened.”

“…Something did go really bad. And it’s your fault, Wakita.”

“Huh?”

“Seriously…”

Leaving this glasses-wearing original-story breaker behind for the moment, I reluctantly followed after Yamashita.

W-Well… it probably wouldn’t change the overall story that much, right?

Either way, I honestly didn’t care about the daughters of the Four Great Conglomerates.

Let’s just get this over with already—and then hurry to the arcade!

“W-Wait up~! Best buddy~! Don’t leave me behind~!”

〇

After that, we waited behind the school building.

Amagaya was nearby too, and just like that, it had been decided that he would officially serve as an SP for the Hagoromo Conglomerate faction as well.

“…It’s almost time.”

Even Yamashita—who’d been acting all high and mighty toward us—kept glancing at his wristwatch, clearly restless.

Well, considering he was about to meet a conglomerate heiress, it was only natural he’d be nervous.

A few minutes later—

“S-She’s here…”

All the boys straightened up at once.

It was still early afternoon.

Bathed in sunlight, her blonde hair shimmering brilliantly—

Sara Hagoromo slowly appeared.

She was walking while holding her smartphone with both hands.

“O-Our greetings!”

At Yamashita’s cue, all the boys bowed in unison.

“…Mm.”

Meanwhile, Sara didn’t even glance our way, her eyes glued to her phone.

She was probably watching some SNS video.

I could faintly hear upbeat, dance-style music playing.

“E-Excuse me! I am Toshi Yamashita, son of Noboru Yamashita, president of the Yamashita Fund Group—”

He immediately started trying way too hard to suck up to her.

I had no idea where he even got them, but he’d somehow prepared business cards too.

Honestly, the effort alone was kind of impressive—in a sad way.

But Sara clearly wasn’t interested in Yamashita at all.

She casually sat down on a nearby bench, crossing her legs and looking completely relaxed.

The sight of her thighs crossing—so close you could almost see up to their pale roots—and the way sitting lowered her eye level, making her already open neckline gape even more, was undeniably provocative.

A few people couldn’t help swallowing hard.

After a while—maybe she got bored of the video she was watching—Sara finally put her phone away.

She crossed her arms and leaned back against the bench.

“So… if I’ve got this right, you’re saying all of you from Academy SP are supposed to protect me?”

“Y-Yes! Exactly! That’s right!! And we’ll do anything you ask, Sara-sama!!”

“Hmmm.”

Yamashita had finally started calling her Sara-sama, completely putting himself in a lower position.

Maybe she saw right through that, because her gaze turned a little cold.

Hmm… Sara Hagoromo.

My memory was fuzzy, but if I recalled right, her personality was pretty selfish—your classic spoiled young lady type.

Her family situation was a bit complicated too, and that was what pushed her toward the gyaru look in the first place.

In short, she was rebelling.

You could even call it a phase.

But deep down, she was actually a good kid.

In the gal game, a lot of players ended up becoming fans once they learned about her inner side.

Now then… the first event should be—

Right.

After this, Sara was supposed to say something like, “Let’s see how well you can listen to me,” and then start making all kinds of unreasonable requests.

Stuff like, “Go buy me some juice,” or “I want that limited-edition strap.”

Yeah, yeah. Clearing those requests was how her affection level went up.

“Then let’s see how well you can follow my orders.”

There it was—right on cue.

“Yes! Anything you say!”

Just as Yamashita eagerly rubbed his hands together—

Sara’s lips curled into a chilly smile.

“Then… the eight of you here should fight it out. I’ll let the strongest guy stand next to me ♡”

…Huh?

Those completely unexpected words left all of us stunned.

A fistfight…?

Was there even a route like that? Something this extreme—like a death game?

No—there wasn’t.

Nothing like this should’ve happened.

Don’t tell me…

Because Amagaya didn’t act according to the original story, Sara’s selfish requests had branched into a way more brutal route!?

“Sara’s super bored, so I’ll watch you all. Hurry uuuup ♡”

She laughed as she gave that cold, tyrannical order without a shred of hesitation.

In this Japan, an order from a conglomerate heiress was absolute.

And as if to prove that—

Yamashita suddenly swung his fist and punched the boy standing next to him with full force.

Next time – Sara Hagoromo Route Begins

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We managed to reach 34th place in the weekly modern drama rankings!
And in Kakuyomu Contest 11 — Modern Action / Supernatural Battle, we’re up to 18th place!

Honestly, I’m shocked we’re this high!

It’s all thanks to everyone’s support!

I’ll keep doing my best!

If only there were more ★★★…
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