I have a life simulator.

Just as the two were talking, Kanzaki suddenly remembered something and lowered his voice to say to Sakayanagi Narumi beside him:

"Is it the one Naoe ran?"

Faced with Sakayanagi Narumi's questioning gaze, Kanzaki simply shrugged and shook his head:

"I only heard the name before. In the end, you're the one who's raising this child, aren't you?"

As a member of a zaibatsu (financial conglomerate), Kanzaki was also aware of the current situation. The rivalry between the Naoe and Onishima factions over the position of the next prime minister was visibly intensifying, and the Sakayanagi family, represented by Sakayanagi Shigemori, was an important bargaining chip that both sides wanted to control.

Sakayanagi Shigemori's father was a member of the Onishima faction, and Tokyo Advanced Educational High School was a project he built with Onishima's support, which has provided Onishima himself with tremendous exposure and prestige to date.

The bustling scene outside Class 3-A is actually a microcosm of the whole country. Education has always been one of the most eye-catching areas, and the rise of Tokyo Advanced Educational High School in the past two years has undoubtedly helped Onigashima.

Therefore, in a sense, the White Room Project was seen by the Naoe faction as being comparable to the Tokyo Advanced Educational High School Project of the Onishima faction, with the same educational field, the same elite training, and the same slogan of supplying talent to society.

In fact, Sakayanagi Narimori did not show any obvious tendency to take sides at the beginning, which is why Naoe Jinnosuke instructed Ayanokouji Atsuomi to bring him into the White Room Project. However, as Sakayanagi Narimori himself resisted the White Room Project, he also began to distance himself from the Naoe faction.

What truly signaled his semi-break with the Naoe faction was his appointment this year as chairman of the board of directors of Tokyo Advanced Educational High School, an important project of the Onishima faction. This undoubtedly subtly indicated Sakayanagi Shigemori's own attitude.

That's why Kanzaki found Sakayanagi Shigemori's actions somewhat strange.

"I don't know what Liang means either. This child... just watch quietly."

Sakayanagi Shigemori shook his head, seemingly unsure of Kitagawa Ryo's meaning.

At that moment, Izumi, who was completely unaware of the complicated situation, happily took out the mysterious gift he had prepared from the classroom. All he knew was that Class 3-A had made a fortune this time, and Kitagawa Ryo's gimmick had greatly boosted their popularity. Although he didn't know the specific revenue of each class, Class 3-A should have no problem securing first place.

Furthermore, since Kitagawa Ryo achieved a perfect score, he was essentially confirmed as the number one on the leaderboard in advance, and Izumiya promptly handed the gift box to Kitagawa Ryo:

"Dang-dang-dang."

Although most guests expected a deluxe edition workbook before the gift was revealed, what was ultimately presented was a gleaming gold trophy, with the name "Liang" already temporarily engraved on the base.

Congratulations on winning first place!

The students of Class 3-A pulled out all sorts of celebratory props from somewhere, and colorful ribbons rained down, followed by cheers and applause.

The guests applauded politely while secretly memorizing the name "White Room," planning to inquire about it after the cultural festival ended.

How was today's cultural festival? Would you like to study at Dongyu University in the future?

Finally, the interviewer asked one last question, as was customary.

"pretty good."

Kitagawa Ryo, holding the gold-painted iron trophy, replied:

"But I probably won't come to Dongyu to study."

"Because the students here are still too weak and not competitive enough."

Even more pointed than Arisu Sakayanagi's earlier remarks, the host's smile froze on his face, and many of the onlookers unconsciously frowned.

Most of the guests attending the cultural festival here today are family members of people associated with Tokyo Advanced Educational High School. They are practically family to them, so it's understandable that they would be unhappy to hear Kitagawa Ryo belittle Tokyo Advanced Educational High School, which has gained a good reputation in the past two years.

“Our teacher, Ayanokouji, once said that the White Room is meant to cultivate ordinary people into first-class geniuses. Tokyo Advanced Educational High School has to go through rigorous written and oral exams every year to admit students. Even if these students become successful in the future, it may not necessarily be all thanks to the school.”

Kitagawa Ryo, arms crossed and looking defiant, looked up at Izumiya and asked:

"How were your grades in junior high, brother?"

"Um...first in the grade."

Quan Gu scratched his head. Wasn't that obvious? He was, after all, the leader of Class 3-A. How could his grades be bad?

"Yes, that's it."

Kitagawa Ryo shook his head and declared with considerable confidence:

"With such excellent students and such a huge amount of money invested every year to cultivate dozens or even hundreds of talents, wow."

If it weren't for the fact that Kitagawa Ryo was just a child, someone probably would have already intervened. However, bullying a younger person is not honorable, so Sakayanagi Shigemori, as the chairman of To-yu, had no choice but to step forward and say:

“Individual cases can never determine the whole. Even if we win first place today, it doesn’t mean that the White Room method is superior to Tokyo Advanced Educational High School.”

He also discerned some nuances in the Beichuan dialect.

"And to be honest, the white room is just something you've been talking about all this time. Who knows if it's something a kid made up? You know, when I was your age, I also liked to think about all sorts of random things every day."

With a kind smile, Sakayanagi Narumi secretly clenched his fist and stared intently into Kitagawa Ryo's pupils.

He was waiting for Kitagawa Ryo's answer.

Although every word Kitagawa Ryo says sounds like he's been brainwashed and obsessed by the White Room's philosophy, Sakayanagi Shigemori still feels that something is off.

"The White Room certainly exists. As Ayanokouji-sensei said long ago, if the White Room had the same level of investment and promotion as Tokyo Advanced Educational High School, it would have developed much faster and cultivated more talents."

"Ayanokouji-sensei also said that the White Room is the only practical plan that can truly improve the national education level, while Tokyo Advanced Educational High School is just a facade."

"Moreover, I came here on Ayanokouji-sensei's orders, to prove that the White Room is better than Dongyu!"

Kitagawa Ryo raised his head high and declared with immense pride.

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Ayanokouji Atsuomi was awakened from his sleep by the shrill ring of his cell phone. Naoe Jinnosuke's first secretary berated him, implying that he should prepare for his death and not burden his family.

Completely bewildered, Ayanokouji Atsuomi hung up the phone amidst the other party's angry shout, "Handle this yourself!" Only then did he notice his inbox was overflowing with emails. Opening his social media, he immediately saw several trending topics and news headlines:

A child prodigy appears at Tokyo Advanced Educational High School, achieving a perfect score on the entrance exam's question bank at just seven years old!

A child prodigy suddenly appeared at the Tokyo Advanced Educational High School's cultural festival, claiming that the school excessively consumes social resources and should be shut down!

"The White Room vs. Tokyo Advanced Educational High School: Which is the Ultimate Genius Production Base?"

Who exactly is the White Room? And who is the "Ayanokoji-sensei" mentioned by the mysterious genius? Experts provide online analysis!

The chairman of Tokyo Advanced Educational High School, Sakayanagi, has personally responded, stating that Tokyo Educational High School is happy to engage in discussions with the White Room.

Former White Room Insider Reveals Top Secrets! Prodigy Ryo Isn't Actually the Best Student in the White Room?

…………

Ayanokoji Atsuomi felt a sudden ache in his teeth.

What happened?

Have a cold

I'm not sure if I'm positive, but I feel a little unwell.

Hopefully things will get better tomorrow.

Wishing every reader good health.

One hundred words one ...

Chapter 99: I Roll Myself In

"You are a smart child."

"It even makes me doubt whether the educational philosophy of the White Room is truly effective..."

Sakayanagi Shigemori rubbed his temples, looking at Kitagawa Ryo across from him with a complicated expression.

"The educational philosophy of the White Room doesn't hold water. If I had to say, I'd say I'm the same type as Arisu—a genius?"

As Kitagawa Ryo spoke, he glanced at Sakayanagi Arisu sitting next to him. Since the cultural festival ended today, he could feel that the other party's interest in him seemed to have doubled exponentially.

Sakayanagi Arisu was clearly pleased with what had just been said; sitting on the sofa, she lightly swung her slender, fair legs, appearing to be in a good mood.

“I also think Liang is right. His excellence is only due to his innate talent. If the White Room’s educational methods were correct, he wouldn’t be the only one to stand out.”

"No, no, no, there are still many friends in the white room who are no less than me..."

"You don't need to act anymore, right? You just want to protect the few people you know, don't you?"

Sakayanagi Arisu chuckled softly. It only took her a moment to understand Kitagawa Ryo's intention in inexplicably pointing out the names of the two people in the white room, especially the detailed description of their hair and eye colors.

She casually clicked on a few posts that were trending on the forum. With the help of some people and the active cooperation of the Sakayanagi family, the rankings of Tokyo Advanced Educational Middle School and the White Room became popular almost overnight.

Ultimately, Tokyo Advanced Educational High School has become a highly sought-after prestigious school in Tokyo and even nationwide in the past two years, and to some extent, the White Room is just riding on its coattails.

Due to the unique characteristics of Tokyo Advanced Educational High School, including but not limited to the very limited number of admissions each year, the near 100% college and employment rate, the massive investment and support, and the fully enclosed management system, it can be said that in recent years, there are both supporters and detractors of Tokyo Advanced Educational High School. The online opposition between these groups is costless, and the popularity of the school has naturally increased.

For many in the upper echelons of society, the whole incident was more like a signal.

Tokyo Advanced Educational High School has always been a prized achievement of the Onishima Group. The previous chairman of Tokyo Advanced Educational High School, Mr. Sakayanagi, who came from the Sakayanagi family, was also a capable figure in the Onishima Group. Therefore, the high investment and high exposure of Tokyo Advanced Educational High School in recent years is essentially a two-way cooperation.

Ghost Island needs a good-looking, superficial project like Dongyu, while Dongyu needs the support and backing of the capital behind Ghost Island.

It's worth noting that the issue of Tokyo Advanced Educational High School occupying too many social resources has been discussed repeatedly every year for the past few years, but Tokyo Advanced Educational High School still exists today.

As for the white room, many people did not have any impression of this abruptly appearing name, but the surname [Ayanokouji], which was exposed at the same time, was not difficult to find. It was easy to pinpoint the rising politician Ayanokouji Atsuomi, who was a junior favored by Naoe Jinnosuke, the leader of the Naoe faction.

Considering the overt and covert struggles between Onijima and Naoe over the position of Prime Minister over the past few years, the whole thing suddenly becomes quite intriguing.

However, these two factions are ultimately just two of the more powerful factions in the country. Adhering to the principle of "the more the merrier," many people outside these two factions are not afraid to lend a hand and see how the situation develops.

Because of the excellent secrecy, many members of the Naoe faction were hearing about the plan for the first time. What Kitagawa Ryo didn't expect was that a naive young man from the Naoe faction thought it was a chance to rise to the top in one step. Without knowing the inside story of the White Room, he made some rather ambiguous hints about the White Room in order to win votes. His words implied that Dongyu was not as good as the White Room.

The true and false news spread rapidly on online forums, and the video of Kitagawa Ryo, which was used as a memento by Class 3-A, also spread widely. Various tabloids and marketing accounts were racking their brains to analyze every word in Kitagawa Ryo's speech, as if they were determined to capitalize on this popularity.

The two people in the white room that Kitagawa Ryo mentioned were naturally brought up as well, and a well-known tabloid quickly used this as the basis for a rather sensational article:

Former White Room Insider Reveals Top Secrets! Prodigy Ryo Isn't Actually the Best Student in the White Room?

Kitagawa Ryo found it somewhat amusing to see the news headlines displayed on the phone that Sakayanagi Arisu handed him.

However, for him, this was also the goal that Kitagawa Ryo had hoped to achieve from the very beginning.

This is a question posed to the white room.

By leveraging public opinion to build a guarantee of fame, and crowning themselves with their own names, as long as Kitagawa Ryo causes a big enough sensation, the two of them can continue to attract people's attention, just like the content and headline of this news article.

but……

Many of the guests at the Tokyo Advanced Educational High School Cultural Festival were political and business figures like the Kanzaki father and son. Although the event was planned on a whim, the commotion caused by him still exceeded Kitagawa Ryo's expectations.

"Actually, I only realized what it meant when I heard that part."

Sakayanagi Shigemori patted Kitagawa Ryo on the head. At first, he had some doubts about whether Kitagawa Ryo had been brainwashed by the White Room's philosophy, but he came to his senses then.

Kitagawa Ryo harbored hatred for the white room from beginning to end, but he still felt a lingering attachment to some of the people inside.

Sakayanagi Shigemori thought this was a good thing, because it meant that Kitagawa Ryo, who grew up in the white room, still retained strong emotions, love and hate, basic but enough.

"There's nothing we can do about it."

Because he would still need the Sakayanagi family's help later, Kitagawa Ryo decided to speak frankly at this point:

"I do not actually have the ability to destroy the White Room. Although I believe that one day I will be able to personally end this project, no one can guarantee what the White Room will look like by then, or how many test subjects like me will have been destroyed."

Kitagawa Ryo didn't have that much time, and the children in the white room couldn't wait that long either.

"If I were to expose this plan directly through my own experience, regardless of whether it succeeds or not, I am certain that everything related to me in the white room will be destroyed and erased."

Kitagawa Ryo, whose talents related to his identity have been sealed, does not have a distinguished background in this simulation. The [Marriage Contract] item has not yet shown any corresponding effect. If this approach is adopted, it is very likely that it will not make a splash at all.

At most, they would just have that man come out, bow, and apologize, and then seal away all the experimental subjects and data related to that past without hesitation.

The purpose of the White Rooms is that they must be made public in the future, which means that the initial stage of early sample collection must be erased.

A project like the White Room, if successful, would be a real achievement; if it failed, it would be a real scandal.

The one who controls the White Room is a man who cannot accept failure and has poured his golden ten years of life, and even his own son, into this plan through any means necessary.

"Therefore, Ayanokoji Atsuomi cannot deny it."

"And they have to cooperate with me to finish this scene."

"His background determined that he had no second chance to turn things around; he had already staked everything on the White Room plan."

According to the actual timeline, Atsuomi Ayanokoji devoted a full twenty years to this project, which is the golden age for a politician, from thirty to fifty years old.

This is also why he is so persistent in his feelings for Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.

Only this near-successful prototype can prove his efforts, prove the White Room project, and prove his... success.

Sakayanagi Shigemori nodded, giving Kitagawa Ryo a look of great appreciation:

"Actually, he has never changed since I first met Ayanokouji-sensei."

"He is a man who is always ambitious and whose ambitions are ever-expanding."