(MTL Translate) Fanfic Clamp Gakuen Tanteidan - Clamp School Detectives

Chapter 20: Dream master

People used to gossip that the higher someone's position, the more superstitious they became, and this statement was both true and false. Superstition was placing trust in false beliefs and incorrect methods. The higher someone's position, the stronger their belief became, especially in themselves. They believed in luck, even though luck only accounted for 1% of the entire process of success. However, without this 1%, everything would have been futile. Once a person believed in luck, they would seek out things that could bring them luck and ways to avoid misfortune, even wanting to know the future at any cost.

Dream interpretation was an incredibly useful ability for these individuals, especially those involved in politics. They needed to know where the world and society were heading in order to operate it in the most clever way. The same went for large clans who went to great lengths to obtain this ability or find people who possessed it. It was a blurry and challenging path, but it was indispensable for protecting the prosperity of the clan.

In the study of Yudaiji Akihiro, the head of the Yudaiji conglomerate, the second-largest financial group in Japan, after Imonoyama, the old butler in a black suit stood upright, reporting the situation to his master:

"Sir, as per your commands, we have managed to invite Miss Amano Mana, the dream gazer of the Amano family, one of the most renowned sorcerer lineages."

Yudaiji Akihiro furrowed his brow upon hearing the name of the dream gazer. He looked up from his desk and asked,

"Is it not possible to invite 'hime'?"

"Sir, it is truly impossible to invite 'hime'. As you know, she belongs to the government, and even approaching her is extremely difficult."

Yudaiji Akihiro sighed. "Very well, arrange for Miss Amano to meet with Idomu."

The butler nodded in acknowledgment, then bowed in his rigid posture and left the study. As the door closed, Yudaiji Akihiro stood up from his desk and walked closer to the large window that spanned the entire wall. He looked down below and noticed his only son, the sole heir of the Yudaiji zaibatsu, sitting in the garden reading a book, causing his brows to furrow even deeper. He couldn't remember when he had last known what his son was thinking. Idomu always smiled and answered every question perfectly in front of him. Idomu was a prodigy, that was undeniable. Everything Yudaiji Akihiro conveyed and taught was absorbed and understood by Idomu to an astonishing degree, even from a young age. But what worried him was that he couldn't grasp his son's true thoughts. In order to train Idomu to become the heir from a young age, Yudaiji Akihiro had to separate Idomu from his mother. He knew Idomu resented him for that, but it had been so long since he felt that resentment. For the sake of his status and position, even a single wrong move could jeopardize the entire clan. Yudaiji Akihiro didn't dare to take that risk, even if it meant sacrificing his own son. The price was too high.

Two months ago, Mr. Akihiro assigned Idomu to handle a failing small company that was on the verge of bankruptcy. While this may not have been a concern for the entire conglomerate, if left unaddressed, even a small problem could spread like a disease and corrupt the entire organization. Somehow, within a week, the branch completely vanished as if it had never existed, and even the people who had worked there disappeared into thin air. Idomu stood before Mr. Akihiro, wearing a faint smile, and simply said,

"It's done, father."

With no further explanation.

Yudaiji Akihiro couldn't understand his son anymore, but he was still a father. Despite the burden of responsibility towards the family lineage, he couldn't abandon his own son. After numerous physical and psychological health checks yielded no results, Mr. Akihiro resorted to seeking a dream gazer to understand what was going on inside Idomu's mind. This didn't necessarily mean he wanted to control his son, he just wanted to understand what was happening because he was certain that Idomu had some problems.