[122] Kiriya's past (3)

In the end, Kiriya pulled out every last trick to convince his father. At first, the man didn't believe a word—until he met Ren in person and saw the down payment with his own eyes. After that, he didn't hesitate. He signed the deal without a second thought.

As for money? Ren never worried about it. To him, modern finance was just another system to master—stocks, crypto, you name it. If you understood how it worked, it was yours to bend.

Years passed, and Ren's projects only grew wilder once he entered middle school. Oh, and yes—he chose to attend the same school as Kiriya, even if it meant purposely lowering his perfect grades. To Ren, high scores were a kind of miasma—they pushed people away. So he nerfed himself, keeping his brilliance hidden behind the scenes.