The Youngest Son of a Japanese Conglomerate. 478

Chapter 478 – Episode 53. Test Results and Awards.

After the office was aired out and Erika Oofuchi and Tsubaki Shido were about to start their meeting, the McDoria hamburger that Erika Oofuchi ordered arrived. Seeing that, Shido Tsubaki raised his glasses with his index finger and frowned slightly, but he didn’t say anything to Erika Oofuchi.

Oofuchi Tsubaki was a founding member of SearchEye, which was founded under the leadership of Shido Tsubaki, and she showed great ability in asking for various information through VR dives, so she couldn’t say something like that just because she didn’t like it.

“I didn’t eat dinner because I was researching… Should I order Tsubaki-chan too?”

“No, I ate. “Can I listen to the story while eating instead?”

At Tsubaki Shido’s words, Erika Oofuchi nods and nods her head as she takes a bite of her ramen. She then executed the document file she had prepared in advance containing the conversation between Daigo Terue and Yamashiro Ryuta. Tsubaki Shido read the contents for a moment and then nodded.

“So, Minamoto’s fourth son, Shigemune Minamoto, is behind the Toyotaka faction and may use force to secure hegemony over the Daigo family?”

“Yes, since it’s a rumor, I’ll have to make sure to check it out.”

To Tsubaki Shido’s question, Erika Oofuchi answered by munching on her hamburger. I thought it was just a power game within the family, but the more I investigated, the more the scale of the matter grew, and Tsubaki Shido began to think for a while about what to do.

‘Is it okay for me to ask this?’

Tsubaki Shido, who knew the industry well as the daughter of a major newspaper company, thought for a moment. Already, large newspaper companies produced only articles that suited the tastes of large corporations and the government, and the same was true for several newspaper companies owned by city and city families.

Since the Minamoto Group is involved, no matter how much it is a school club activity, if Tsubaki Shido reveals this incident, the Shido family will definitely suffer the damage. If the Minamoto Group, which is said to be one of Japan’s two major mountains, is disliked, it will inevitably take a hit, no matter how famous the city and city groups are in the media.

“What are you worrying about? Is it because Minamoto is at stake?”

“Yeah, sorry…”

Since this matter is also related to Teru Daigo, Erika Oofuchi’s godmother, I feel sorry for Erika Oofuchi for worrying about this. Oohuchi Erika shook her head and then opened her mouth, stuffing the rest of her hamburger into her mouth.

“Except for the fact that Minamoto is at stake, we just need to focus on Ishidera Kosuke, who we first investigated. We published the article without knowing that the Toyotaka faction and Minamoto had joined forces. Wouldn’t it be okay then?”

Tsubaki Shido nodded her head at the wise words of Erika Ohuchi. Okay, he didn’t need to write an article about everything he knew.

Since I am not afraid of the Toyotaka faction, which is a minor faction of the Daigo clan that is neither the Shido clan nor the Daigo clan as a whole, I thought I could publish an article by cutting out the Minamoto side of the story and handing it over to the Toyotaka faction and Kosuke Ishidera. .

If Minamoto’s name is not revealed, it will be difficult for the Minamoto Group to respond. If Minamoto gets angry, it proves that it is the Minamoto Group that is using force on its own, so unless you mention their name, there will be no reaction.

“Yeah, that’s a good idea. Instead, since publishing in the name of the newspaper department could cause trouble to the newspaper department, let’s publish the article anonymously and then post it on each club’s bulletin board.”

“Yes, leave it to me to post it on the club bulletin board. “I will post it not only in regular clubs but also in unauthorized clubs, so Tsubaki-chan, please enjoy writing articles.”

I was concerned that students in the newspaper club would be disadvantaged if they wrote an article criticizing the current academy president, Kosuke Ishidera, so I posted it anonymously on the club bulletin board as an Internet article.

If Erika Oofuchi has excellent VR diving skills, she will be able to post to each club without leaving a trace.

“I still don’t have enough sources, so I need to gather more detailed data and write an article. Erica, can you help me through the weekend?”

“Yes, this job is no different from helping my mother, so I’ll have to work harder. Also, the Daigo family will pay for the information and articles.”

Search Eye, conceived by Tsubaki Shido, was a business that not only served as an information business but also published articles when something happened. It was a company that took money from people who benefited from revealing the truth, and was not a company that hides the truth by taking money from people who do bad things and hide the truth.

It was conceived by Tsubaki Shido, a female student who still had an adolescent sense of justice, with Erika Oofuchi assisting as an informant, but they were both disappointed that Rena Sakagami, who they had been hanging out with, did not join in on this project.

According to Sakagami Rena, now that she has a master, she can’t do personal things. Me? She only said that she would accept information collection in the form of a request.

“Shall we ask Rena Sakagami?”

“Okay, let’s talk first.”

The two started talking to Rena Sakagami about asking her to gather information.

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Risa Minamoto looked at the man sitting in front of her with a stern expression on her face. She was a man who resembled Risa Minamoto to some extent, but her warm smile seemed different from Risa Minamoto’s usual cold-hearted appearance.

The man was Shigemune Minamoto, the senior son of the Minamoto family. Suddenly, late in the evening, he burst into the Minamoto family residence at St. Francis Girls’ Academy and called Lisa Minamoto.

“You better come to your senses now. “You still don’t look worthy of the name Minamoto.”

As soon as he sees his face, Shigemune Minamoto spits out harsh words with that warm-looking face. Risa Minamoto knew that this was the true identity of Shigemune Minamoto, who was considered gentle for a Minamoto family man.

It was Minamoto Shigemune, who had been bullying Risa Minamoto since childhood, and had bullied not only Risa Minamoto but also those who were weaker and less powerful than him. There were countless victims of Minamoto Shigemune, including servants at home and classmates and underclassmen at school.

As she got older and took charge of the Minamoto Group’s education business, she gained a reputation from those around her for being kind, but Risa Minamoto knew that all of this was fabricated information.

Minamoto Shigemune’s sadistic tendencies still persisted, and the rumor going around the Minamoto family was that Minamoto Shigemune killed someone every few months to calm his sadism.

“Since when does she say she cares about me? “I’ll do whatever I want with my appearance, so Shigemune-san, don’t worry about me.”

Minamoto Risa frowned, and she answered Minamoto Shigemune. Although she was only nominally supposed to call her older brother, Risa Minamoto called Minamoto Shigemune by his name as if she were her own brother.

Risa Minamoto, who was her illegitimate daughter, had been discriminated against since her childhood, so she did not consider Shigemune Minamoto and her other siblings as family who shared her blood with her. So rather than saying things like her brother or her sister, she just added her seed to her name. She and Shigemune Minamoto didn’t show much of a reaction, as if they were used to calling her by her name.

“The day has finally come when you too can help the family.”

Minamoto Risa snorted at Minamoto Shigemune’s words. The Minamoto family was famous for not being close to one another. With the recent death of Taira Saburo, the story of the Taira succession war has focused, but the Minamoto family was originally famous for its bean powder. The current president, Minamoto Ushin, also killed all his brothers and uncles to become president, which caused a fire for a while.

I still don’t know what Shigemune Minamoto has to say, but Risa Minamoto thought that this would probably only benefit Minamoto Shigemune and would never do anything helpful to the family as a whole.

“This time, we decided to push the Daigo family’s Toyota Kappa.”

Minamoto Shigemune opened his mouth softly. No matter how much of a delinquent Lisa Minamoto she was, she could understand the meaning of Shigemune Minamoto’s story. When there was a fight over the successor due to multiple successions, it was possible to borrow the power of another family, but in a situation where the successor was decided, like the Daigo family, it was taboo for a completely unrelated family to lend power. If this happens more and more, it will become common to change the owner of another family by force.

Although the Daigo family had not officially appointed a successor, most people knew that Tadanori Daigo was the successor. This is because the Tadanori faction holds most of the real power.

Although the current temporary head of the academy, Kosuke Ishidera, is from the Toyotaka faction, it was only temporary while Daigo Terue was suspended, and it did not mean that Daigo Toyotaka was the successor to the Daigo family.

In the end, it seemed like Minamoto Shigemune was thinking of doing something that was considered taboo. The plan is to bring down Daigo Tadanori, who is considered orthodox, and promote Daigo Toyotaaka as the head of the Daigo family, and receive a portion of Japanese women’s education that the Daigo family monopolizes.

“There’s nothing I can do?”

Risa Minamoto decided to play up her incompetence in order to refuse Shigemune Minamoto’s offer. However, Minamoto Shigemune opened her mouth with a bitter expression that did not match her usual friendly expression.

“I knew you had some influence at St. Francis Girls’ Academy. So don’t reject it. If this is successful, I will reward you. It won’t be a bad thing for you either.”

“I’ll think about it.”

Since it was something she couldn’t answer right away, Risa Minamoto delayed her answer with the excuse that she would think about it. Minamoto Shigemune stood up from her seat in a slightly angry manner, perhaps not knowing that she would postpone his proposal to her illegitimate daughter, Risa Minamoto.

“Joy… ! The answer should come quickly. “Otherwise you won’t have a chance.”

Minamoto Shigemune got up and left the mansion. Risa Minamoto didn’t care that Minamoto Shigemune left. She sat down and started thinking about this incident.