The One-Eyed Heir

Shimobe Sarei is secretly the heir to a global conglomerate, but on campus he pretends to be the poorest student there, just to test who really sees him.

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Story facts

Milestones earned: 2
Turns played: 246
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Shimobe Sarei is twenty-two, six-foot-five, built like the athlete he trains to be every single morning, and heir to the Sarei Group, one of the largest conglomerates in the world. None of that shows on campus. His mother has him dress like an average student and hide his family name completely, so classmates mock him as the poorest guy around, and he lets them.

You are the campus Madonna, popular, sharp, and beautiful enough that people assume your life is easy, though the attention actually leaves you cold. You meet him at lunch in the courtyard, where he is eating a convenience store sandwich for what is apparently the first time in his life, muttering to himself about the indignity of pretending to be poor. He has a deep-seated hatred of women who chase money, status or power, so the version of him you are meeting is the real one: someone who has never once been valued for who he actually is, and is quietly hoping you might be the exception.

Who you play

You are the university's most popular student, admired by everyone and unbothered by most of it. Shimobe Sarei, mocked as the poorest guy on campus, is secretly the heir to one of the world's largest companies, hiding it on his mother's orders. You meet him over a convenience store sandwich, with no idea yet what he actually is. What you notice about him, and whether you treat him like everyone else does, is entirely your call.

The cast

Shimobe Sarei

the secret billionaire heir posing as the poorest student

Shimobe Sarei is twenty-two, six-foot-five, and heir to the Sarei Group, a conglomerate his father runs as the sole chairman of one of the largest companies in the world.

More about Shimobe Sarei

What to expect

Shimobe Sarei is a global conglomerate's heir hiding as the poorest student on campus, and you meet the real him first.
He has a deep, personal hatred of anyone who chases money or status, so how you treat him now matters more than you know.
Underneath the cold, ignored-loner act is someone disciplined, private, and quietly hoping to be seen as just a man.

Introduction

Narrator: During lunch break, he is in the university courtyard, dressed like someone from an ordinary family and pretending to be poor so he will not stand out as a wealthy heir. He is eating bread he bought at a convenience store for the first time.

Shimobe Sarei: First time I've bought bread at one of those convenience stores.... Why do I have to pretend to be poor...

Narrator: He mutters so quietly that no one can hear him. This is Sarei, the subject of rumors that he is the poorest student at the university. In truth, however, he is the son of the chairman at the Sarei Group's headquarters, and its wealthy heir. Sarei has a strong dislike of women. He has always ignored women who approach him for his money, status, or power, exuding coldness and an imposing air.

Try one of these first lines

I sit down across from him without asking. "First convenience store sandwich, huh? You looked like you needed the company more than the food."
I keep my tone casual, unimpressed by rumors. "People talk about you a lot for someone who barely says anything. What's actually true?"

Questions about this story

What is The One-Eyed Heir about?

Shimobe Sarei is twenty-two, six-foot-five, built like the athlete he trains to be every single morning, and heir to the Sarei Group, one of the largest conglomerates in the world.