Mash-up Anime World: Creating the SCP Foundation to Contain Anomalies Chapter 106: Attempting to Fix This Girl

Haruto flipped over the last two matching cards.

With that, the ga was officially over.

From start to finish, Itsuki hadn't even touched the cards. At the mont the match ended, her eyes widened in disbelief, and she collapsed into her chair.

She couldn't comprehend what had just happened.

anwhile, in the activity room, an uproar erupted as people watched the recording.

Putting aside Itsuki's reputation for being undefeated in card gas and her position in the student council, just this particular gamble alone was completely incomprehensible.

Even if soone wanted to cheat, they wouldn't be able to figure out how.

The deck was prepared by Itsuki, the table was provided by the public activity room, and the ga itself wasn't sothing that could be won through psychological manipulation.

This entire scenario felt absolutely unbelievable.

"Hah, as expected of Master! I'm really curious now, Itsuki set up such an elaborate trap with great enthusiasm, And now, Master easily turned the tables on her. What will happen to her next? Just thinking about it is thrilling!"

Yuko spoke excitedly.

Saoto, on the other hand, was completely numb.

As expected, that person was an absolute monster, completely beyond the realm of ordinary humans.

However, just as everyone was waiting for the outco—

Haruto walked up to the cara in the broadcast room and showed an apologetic smile.

"Sorry, everyone, but from here on out, this is private ti."

Then, Haruto directly cut the broadcast feed.

Yuko: !

"What the hell?! I even lifted my skirt for this, and now you're cutting off?!"

Grumbling in frustration, Yuko grabbed Saoto and rushed toward the private room upstairs.

To leave things unresolved like this was pure torture for her. Even if she was only a spectator, she couldn't accept it!

At the sa ti, in the student council room—

Many student council mbers stared at the blank broadcast screen in silence.

"As expected, little Itsuki was just an easy target. She wasn't even worthy of being a test opponent. Who recomnded her for the student council again?"

Runa glanced at a young man beside her.

"Shut up."

The young man adjusted his glasses, clearly irritated.

"Well, whatever. The bigger issue now is... does little Itsuki have more than a billion in cash on hand? If she does, then Haruto has basically completed this gambling challenge. That ans trouble for the president~!"

Itsuki was the daughter of a toy manufacturing mogul. If the truth about her cheating deck ca to light, her family's business would take a massive hit.

Given this situation, even if Haruto demanded that Itsuki beco his personal plaything, she might not be able to refuse. So, if she had about a billion in cash on hand, Haruto would essentially achieve his goal imdiately.

And right now, Runa was simply watching the chaos unfold for entertainnt.

She had already figured it out; Haruto was an absolute monster, and it was best to keep her distance.

At the sa ti, the president was also a monster.

A showdown between two monsters... this was going to be fun.

anwhile, Yuko had already dragged Saoto up to the second-floor private room. The two pressed their ears against the door, but they couldn't hear anything.

Then, because the door was slightly ajar, they lost their balance and fell straight into the room.

As they looked up from the floor, they were t with an unbelievable sight.

Itsuki was kneeling obediently in front of Haruto, looking pitiful as she awaited punishnt.

It was hard to believe that the girl prostrating herself like this was the sa proud and untouchable student council mber, Itsuki.

Haruto let out a deep sigh and flicked her on the forehead.

Originally, after winning the match, he had planned to properly teach this girl a lesson.

She wanted his fingernail? How dare she!

However, the more Haruto thought about it, the more sothing felt off.

The na "Suragi" sounded really familiar.

After digging through his mories, Haruto asked a question.

"Hey, is your family the Suragi Entertainnt Corporation?"

When he received a confird answer from her, the situation took a bizarre turn.

Damn it, Suragi Entertainnt Corporation was actually an external business owned by the Foundation.

Itsuki's father, the company's president, had been one of the major investors in the forr Youth Syndro Research Laboratory.

Later on, after being 'persuaded' by Haruto, he joined the Foundation and beca one of its workers.

So, if the scandal about Itsuki's cheating deck were exposed—

The actual loss would be suffered by the Foundation's assets.

"Itsuki! Can you use your damn brain for once?! You risked your family's entire company over a fingernail and a few million yen?! Do you have any idea what your family's company is worth?! A hundred billion? A trillion? Damn it, it's an 87.3 billion market-valued corporation!"

Haruto scolded, feeling even more frustrated. He flicked her forehead again.

Itsuki: QAQ

She didn't dare say anything. She didn't even dare to cry out loud.

But from Haruto's scolding, she vaguely realized sothing. She knew that her family's company and her father had recently invested everything into a mysterious organization.

And now... it seed like the very Haruto she had been targeting was a mber of that organization.

Uh... or maybe even its leader.

So at this mont, Itsuki stayed obediently on her knees, not even daring to beg for rcy.

"...So, what exactly is happening here?"

Saoto whispered.

Yuko was also curious.

Haruto massaged his forehead and sighed.

"Suragi Entertainnt Corporation is basically an asset I control. You guys should have noticed that this girl was using a cheating deck. Long story short, I thought she was an enemy, but it turns out she's my junior, playing around with her elder's assets like a fool."

Hearing Haruto's explanation, Saoto and Yuko couldn't help but chuckle.

"Uh..."

Itsuki weakly raised her hand, wanting to ask about Haruto's connection to her father.

"Kneel properly! Who told you to move?!"

Haruto's stern reprimand made her imdiately bow her head again, not daring to say another word.

Itsuki: Whimpering noises!

Haruto felt like he had just witnessed an idiot throwing money away on the street.

He had been standing at the side, laughing; only to realize the idiot was actually his own kid, throwing away his own money.

Years of low blood pressure? Instantly cured.

"So... does this an the gamble is void?"

Yuko asked with a blank expression.

Haruto glanced at Itsuki.

"How much cash do you have left in Hyakkaou Private Academy?"

Itsuki replied weakly, "Seven hundred seventy million..."

Haruto rolled his eyes and flicked her forehead again.

Bringing so much money, yet still not enough to reach a billion. Technically, she could transfer funds and then lose to him again.

But that would be breaking the rules, he might as well have made Yuko lose ten billion to him in the first place.

"Give all the money and withdraw from the student council."

Haruto ordered.

"But... I paid a huge entry fee to join..."

Itsuki muttered weakly.

Haruto snorted coldly.

"You really don't know your place, huh?"

If she kept mingling with the student council, she'd eventually be devoured whole.

"Y-Yes! I'll withdraw from the student council!"

Terrified, Itsuki quickly agreed.

Looking at the usually proud and arrogant Itsuki now reduced to a pitiful ss, Saoto felt like she was dreaming.

"Also, I heard you have a habit of collecting fingernails?"

Haruto asked coldly.

Hearing that, Itsuki felt a chill run down her spine. She lowered her head, not knowing how to respond.

Despite her pure and adorable appearance—

Her hobbies were quite twisted.

She liked collecting fingernails.

After entering Hyakkaou Academy, thanks to the environnt here, she had indulged in her desires even more.

To the point where, in gambling matches, she would even use fingernails as stakes.

Itsuki carried a small treasure box with her at all tis, containing various patterned fingernails. As for where they ca from, that was self-explanatory.

"Yuko."

"I'm here, Master."

Yuko responded sweetly to Haruto's call.

"Go get Itsuki's toolbox. Use the tools inside to rip off all ten of her fingernails."

Haruto gave the order.

"Yes!"

Yuko responded excitedly.

This was exactly the scene she had rushed over to witness.

A gamble without consequences, wouldn't that be far too boring? The thrill of gambling ca from the pain of falling into the abyss after losing.

"No, no, no! I... Haruto-kun, Lord Haruto! Please, no!"

Itsuki completely panicked.

As a wealthy young lady, even if she lost a bet, at worst, she could just pay more money. She was absolutely not prepared to endure this kind of pain.

"Did you not consider this day when you ripped off other people's fingernails?"

Haruto asked coldly.

If she were a complete stranger, Haruto wouldn't care what happened to her. But Itsuki was at least a peripheral mber of the foundation; half a junior, so to speak.

So... before it was too late, he decided to correct her a little.

A tree left unpruned won't grow straight, and a person left unchecked will beco unruly.

Thus—

Amidst wretched, almost inhuman screams, Itsuki received her lesson. She nearly passed out from the pain several tis. However, Haruto had warned her; if she lost consciousness, her toenails would be removed as well.

So, though she cried her heart out, she ultimately endured it.

"Alright, Haruto-kun, what should we do with the fingernails? Preserve them?"

Yuko asked with a cheerful smile.

Haruto shook his head and motioned for her to set them aside. Then, he picked up the fallen Itsuki and let out a helpless sigh.

"Now, do you understand what kind of things you've been doing all this ti?"

She was still crying from the pain (and the money lost), but upon hearing Haruto's question, she obediently nodded.

Seeing this, Haruto thought to himself: Good, at least she's not the type of girl who's inherently inhumane.

With a little correction, she could still be brought back on track.

Placing Itsuki in a chair, Haruto crouched down to et her gaze. With a flip of his hand, as if performing a magic trick, he produced a syringe.

It was a vial of Ghoul-3 Solution.

Holding the solution in his left hand—

Haruto then activated his cells, shedding a perfectly intact fingernail.

The process was as easy for him as moving a finger.

Holding the fingernail in his right hand—

He placed both items in front of Shiro Igetsu.

"The solution can heal your injuries. Choose one."

Itsuki had been stunned by Haruto's unnatural display, but his words pulled her thoughts back.

Without hesitation, she reached for the fingernail.

Haruto: "?"

"Yuko!"

Haruto was just about to order Yuko to continue the punishnt—

But Itsuki hurriedly explained,

"No, no... I don't want the fingernail itself. It's just that... it belongs to Lord Haruto."

Hearing this, Haruto was speechless.

It seed like he had overdone it, the girl was now heading in a strange direction.