Mash-up Anime World: Creating the SCP Foundation to Contain Anomalies Chapter 146: Ice Kaguya and Lovestruck Kaguya, Hayasaka Feel

Haruto handed a registration form and a confidentiality agreent to his sister.

Yukino sat to the side, sulking.

[Pouting emoji].

anwhile, Haruno took the docunts with a bright smile and signed the confidentiality agreent.

The poor girl had no idea just how outrageous the SCP Foundation's recruitnt review process would be.

Afterward, Haruno underwent an A-Class mory Erasure, which only wiped her mories related to Tomie.

If she did not officially join the Foundation within seven days, all her mories regarding anomalies and the Foundation would be erased as well.

At that mont, Hayasaka Ai arrived, pulling Kaguya along.

With nearly all of Japan's financial conglorates caught in one massive net, the country's upper echelon was bound to undergo a dramatic reshuffling.

The heads of the Suzuki, Senzaemon, and Shinomiya financial groups, three of Japan's top conglorates, had all perished in the recent anomaly outbreak.

The current state of the Suzuki and Senzaemon families remained uncertain.

However, the future of the Shinomiya family was visibly descending into chaos.

For years, the Shinomiya conglorate had been ruled solely by Shinomiya Gan'an, who was still in his pri.

He had three sons and one daughter, all ticulously trained, yet none truly capable of controlling the Shinomiya Financial Group.

An even greater issue was that among his three sons and one daughter, there was no clear successor.

Leaving Kaguya aside for now, her three elder brothers were guaranteed to engage in a brutal power struggle.

They had all inherited, to varying degrees, Shinomiya Gan'an's ruthless and domineering nature, placing personal interests far above family bonds.

Even if Kaguya had no desire to fight for control of the conglorate, she would inevitably be dragged into the conflict, becoming a sacrificial pawn in their power struggles.

Each had inherited so degree of their father's domineering personality, prioritizing personal gain far above family bonds.

Even if Kaguya completely withdrew from the struggle, she would inevitably be drawn in as a pawn in the power struggle.

And now, the only person she could turn to for protection was Haruto.

If Japan's power structure was being reshuffled, the one shuffling the deck was undoubtedly Haruto.

Not to ntion the SCP Foundation, an overwhelming behemoth with supernatural abilities.

Even disregarding the Foundation itself, the Momobami Clan under its control was the only one among the four financial powerhouses that remained intact and fully operational.

Even if the Foundation did nothing, the Momobami Clan alone had enough influence to dominate the upcoming reshuffle.

Thus, at this mont, Kaguya had no ti to dwell on the nature of the Foundation or Hayasaka's connection to it.

Her priority was securing the Foundation's assistance, gaining its support, and using that power to seize control of Shinomiya Family, her only path to survival.

At least, that's what should have happened.

After dragging her lady over, Hayasaka turned back, only to find Kaguya looking embarrassed and flustered in an utterly silly manner.

With a sharp glare at the "shady" president, Hayasaka grabbed Kaguya's left hand and pressed it against her cheek.

This forced Kaguya to trigger her "cool and rational mode."

Silly, love-struck Kaguya instantly transford into Ice Queen Kaguya.

"President, regarding the future of the Shinomiya Family, or rather, the future of Japan's financial sector—what is the Foundation's decision?"

Hayasaka directly asked the question.

She knew Haruto wasn't the type to act high and mighty just because he held power.

If there was sothing to discuss, it was best to ask outright.

Haruto stroked his chin in thought.

Hmm, that was indeed an important question.

Because of the unexpected anomaly outbreak caused by Tomie, the Foundation had not prepared a contingency plan in advance.

Haruto had so vague ideas but had not yet finalized anything.

"This happened suddenly, but the Foundation will likely use the Momobami Clan to take control over the remaining three major conglorates. In terms of business operations and decision-making, the Foundation won't interfere, it is only concerned with maintaining societal stability and expanding its control. As you know, Hayasaka, the Foundation doesn't lack money. What we need is the authority wielded by the four major conglorates to facilitate classified operations."

Haruto was being transparent, though he didn't reveal everything.

Hayasaka imdiately grasped his intent.

He wanted her lady to take the initiative.

Still, this was already an excellent outco.

At that mont, Kaguya spoke,

"President Haruto, may I take control of the Shinomiya Family? Like Miss Haruno, I wish to join the SCP Foundation."

Rational Ice Kaguya shared so of her father's traits—the ability to set aside trivial matters for a greater goal.

(Perhaps her cold side was inherited from her father, while her silly, love-struck side ca from her mother?)

Although her words made it sound like she was agreeing to beco the Foundation's puppet in exchange for control over the Family, this was actually her best option.

If she left the conglorate to its own infighting, Kaguya knew her brothers would tear each other apart. At that point, with external instability and internal strife, the Shinomiya Family would likely collapse.

By joining the Foundation, the family could continue operating independently without being exploited for its wealth.

Kaguya had imnse trust in both the SCP Foundation and Haruto, who had twice saved her life.

After a brief mont of contemplation, Haruto nodded.

This arrangent aligned with the Foundation's interests.

Having Kaguya manage the Shinomiya Family within the Foundation would ease the burden on the Momobami Clan in handling external affairs.

As for helping her surpass her three brothers and take control, such a simple matter didn't even require consideration.

Haruto retrieved the Absolute Contract Codex and placed it before Kaguya, indicating for her to sign.

Seeing the familiar golden codex, Hayasaka felt deeply conflicted.

She had once gone to great lengths to keep her lady away from this dangerous organization.

Yet now, her lady was voluntarily walking into it.

Had she known this would happen, perhaps...

While Hayasaka was lost in thought, Kaguya had already signed her na.

Now that business was settled, Kaguya's curiosity surfaced.

"President Haruto, since I've joined the SCP Foundation, may I ask so questions about it?"

She cautiously inquired.

Haruto nodded indifferently, assuming she would ask about anomalies or containnt procedures.

However, Kaguya's first question was:

"Has Hayasaka... been part of the Foundation for a long ti?"

Hearing this, Hayasaka felt an ominous foreboding.

Haruto nodded.

"Yes, Hayasaka Ai joined the Foundation long ago."

He even ntioned a ti so early that the Foundation hadn't even been officially established yet.

Hayasaka was actually one of the Foundation's founding mbers.

Kaguya, who had long suspected sothing, suddenly felt as though countless questions had been answered.

For instance, why had her most loyal aide suddenly sided with an unfamiliar young man?

Why had Hayasaka defied her orders to keep her from investigating Haruto?

Now she understood, it was all due to the SCP Foundation's secrecy protocols.

Hayasaka had never betrayed her.

This realization ward Kaguya's heart.

And then, another thought arose.

If Hayasaka hadn't betrayed her, then the idea of romance...

Thus, Kaguya blurted out,

"Then, President Haruto, are you and Hayasaka... not in a relationship?"

Haruto: ?

Hayasaka: !!!

Even the Yukinoshita sisters turned to look.

Was there really sothing between them?

A "Shady President × Scheming Maid" dynamic?

...Actually, that sounded kind of fitting.

Hayasaka wanted to cry.

Why did her lady think she was dating this shaless president?!

anwhile, Haruto, after a brief mont of surprise, suppressed a smile and shook his head.

"No, Hayasaka Ai seems to have so prejudice against , so romance is rather unlikely."

Hayasaka wanted to retort—It's not prejudice; it's an accurate assessnt of your shady nature!

However, upon hearing this, Kaguya visibly lit up.

That ant she didn't have to compete with Hayasaka!

She could openly pursue Haruto!

Determined, she thought,

I, Shinomiya Kaguya, will make Haruto confess to !

At this mont, Hayasaka Ai only wanted to shake her lady awake.

Don't be a love-struck fool, my lady!

"Alright, if there's nothing else, I need to head back to the station and throw Tomie into the containnt chamber."

Haruto raised his hand slightly, gesturing to the struggling sack in his grasp. However, that sack was actually constructed from his own cellular differentiation.

Forget Tomie, even if he threw Rize in there, she wouldn't be able to break free.

Hearing this, Yukino appeared puzzled.

"What about the mory-cleansing procedure for us?"

She, Hayasaka Ai, and Shinomiya Kaguya had yet to undergo the mory-cleansing process.

Although joining the Foundation didn't require them to erase their knowledge of anomalies and the organization, they should still have their mories of Tomie erased.

However, Haruto shook his head.

"No need. You three were never cognitively contaminated by Tomie in the first place."

These words left the three of them stunned.

Did they have such a special talent?

Then, Haruto continued,

"Because there are residual traces of the Blacklight Virus in your bodies. After receiving the notification, I activated the virus within you. Your vision was distorted, you only saw a filtered version of Tomie's cognitive contamination. There's no need to erase your mories."

I see... My ass!

The three girls' eyes widened.

They actually had sothing as dangerous-sounding as the Blacklight Virus in their bodies?!

Hayasaka Ai, in particular, was full of doubts.

It was understandable for herself and Yukino to have the Blacklight Virus since they had undergone Class A mory-cleansing in the Foundation.

But why did her lady have the Blacklight Virus in her body?!

Suddenly, Hayasaka Ai recalled the first ti her lady t Haruto.

That handshake...

Hayasaka Ai: !

This scumbag president! He had already secretly done sothing to her lady from the start!

anwhile, Haruto made a swift getaway.

Inside the car, Haruto looked at the black-clad Agent-3 before him and sighed.

"You really have it tough."

The agent simply shook his head with a smile.

"I've always walked this path. For the future of humanity, soone has to play the role of the devil. Besides, this situation is a thousand—no, ten thousand tis better than those past aningless sacrifices. Not to ntion, there's the Phoenix Project."

Indeed, the agent leading this mission was actually O5-2, Erwin. And the agents who were task to contain Tomie, so of them are ex-mbers of the Scout Regint who followed him to Haruto's world.

When Haruto went to deal with the Undying Reptile of the Northern Nation (SCP-682), Erwin temporarily took over command of Tomie's containnt operation.

Disguised as an agent, he arrived at the scene to make real-ti adjustnts to the plan.