Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27337549-20151217152851/@comment-2248043-20151217214507

LightningPikachu wrote: She could be someone else besides the final rival... Rivals will never know that they have competition... Rivals won't know that Yan-chan exists either. A rival may break that rule. As said on the Reddit thread, one of the rivals may be completely different from the others. Maybe that's how they're different?

I think it's The Headmaster's daughter or someone else who would have to tolerate Yan-chan. Think about it: who could be in power that could get rid of Yan-chan, but has to tolerate them nonetheless? It could be a regular parent, but it's possible that it's someone high up. Possible.

I highly doubt The Headmaster appreciates Ryoba for causing a court case (whether he believes she's innocent or not). The Headmaster may or may not hate The Journalist too for causing such a scene. He's very stubborn and wouldn't like to admit that he lost control of a situation.

The Headmaster then sees that Yan-chan has the last name of Ryoba's. Ryoba would stick in his mind, right? It does seem like a stretch, because Ryoba was decades ago but that series of events with Ryoba was pretty huge, unless The Journalist was exaggerating by some extent in the Mysterious Tapes. Anyways, The Headmaster might not be able to do anything about Yan-chan for one reason or another and would have to tolerate her.

Though, I do agree that The Headmaster never said he would have a daughter. It's entirely possible that he did, but I still can't prove it. It's just that since The Headmaster probably remembers Ryoba Aishi (who might have broken a bit of his pride) he would believe that her daughter might cause a bit of ruckus. Maybe The Headmaster even knows what Ryoba actually did and The Journalist was exaggerating, so that TH hates Yan-chan but tolerates her and keeps his daughter safe. Right?