Classroom of the Elite, Kusuo Saiki

"Although our exam results last month were pretty good, and we were promoted to Class C, the class points we each earned were significantly reduced. I'm thinking that starting this month, we students should supervise and remind each other to try not to be late and not to use our phones in class."

Yosuke Hirata wore a polite and kind smile.

"What does it have to do with me?"

Sudo's impatience became even more pronounced.

Because of the almost undisguised resistance on the other person's face, Hirata Yosuke could only maintain his smile:

"If I have offended you in any way, I apologize."

I must unite everyone and absolutely not allow any student to drop out!

Kusuo Saiki could hear the unwavering conviction in Yosuke Hirata's heart.

'What an amazing person.'

Kusuo Saiki still held Hirata Yosuke in high regard.

Unlike Kikyo Kushida's feigned interest, Yosuke Hirata genuinely valued this class.

Hirata Yosuke then said that he planned to hold a meeting after school to discuss the next study plan in order to improve the class's overall grades.

However, several people immediately refused the offer, including Takeru Sudo and Suzune Horikita.

"Sorry, I don't intend to do this pointless thing with you."

Horikita Suzune said to Hirata Yosuke without any politeness.

"I think this will be a test for our Class C..."

“I think I’ve already declined, so I won’t be participating.”

Before Hirata Yosuke could finish speaking, Horikita Suzune directly rejected him.

I thought my entrance exam scores were pretty good, so why was I put in the same class as these burdens?!

Horikita Suzune was filled with confusion and resentment, but she didn't know that her inner thoughts were the correct answer.

"So, Qi Mu, are you planning to attend the meeting?"

Slightly helpless, Hirata Yosuke could only turn his attention to Saiki Kusuo.

Chapter 24: Qi Mu, is something on your mind?

Qi Mu has always been quite quiet and reserved in class, and he also seems very thin and easily bullied. Could it be that he experienced something in the past, or has something on his mind?

Sorry, I just didn't want to talk.

[It's clear that Saiki helped us a lot when we bought the test papers! But it seems like everyone in the class has overlooked Saiki's role, which is probably why he hasn't quite integrated into the class.]

'No, this is a good thing for me.'

We need to find a way to help Qi Mu integrate into the class as much as possible!

'It's fine as it is now.'

Saiki Kusuo answered this in his heart, but did not say it aloud.

"Well, even though Horikita and Suzune have already declined, most of the class will probably participate. If I decline too, I'll definitely be seen as a troublemaker like them, which will cause a lot of trouble. Being disliked too much will only attract more attention, which isn't a good thing. I guess I'll have to agree for now."

Thinking this through, Kusuo Saiki nodded and agreed to Yosuke Hirata's request.

"That's great, thank you so much, Qi Mu! Let's all do our best from now on!"

Hirata Yosuke nodded very seriously, then turned his gaze to Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.

"Ayanokouji-san..."

He repeated almost the same lines, perhaps because Yosuke Hirata thought that asking each person individually would make him seem more sincere.

[I was going to refuse, but since someone like Qi Mu stayed, I'll stay for now too.]

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka nodded.

......

After a day of classes, most of the students stayed in the classroom, while a few, including Horikita Suzune and Sudo Ken, who did not want to attend the meeting, left the classroom directly.

Honestly, these people just love to be different and make themselves seem special.

What are these people pretending to be?

[That girl, Suzune Horikita, acts all arrogant because she's pretty and has good grades. And Takeru Sudo is even worse; he's just an idiot.]

After these people left, most of the remaining students in the class pointed and whispered behind their backs.

Especially for Kikyo Kushida, in her heart, she could be said to have cursed Suzune Horikita to the bone, and her hostility towards Suzune Horikita had not diminished at all.

Hirata Yosuke talked about creating some study groups later, but Saiki Kusuo didn't really care. He just wanted the meeting to end quickly so he could do other things.

Just then, the classroom loudspeaker suddenly came on:

"Ayanokouji, Class 1-C, your homeroom teacher, Chabashira-sensei, needs to speak with you. Please go to the classroom office."

"Oh."

Kiyotaka Ayanokouji muttered to himself, or perhaps in response to the broadcast, and after tidying himself up a bit, left the classroom.

"Is Chabashira-sensei looking for Ayanokouji? Ayanokouji seems to be a rather special student, probably someone who was temporarily placed in this class like me. Chabashira-sensei probably knows something about Ayanokouji from the chairman, so calling him out this time might be related to this matter. But it has nothing to do with me. If I wasn't called out, perhaps it's because they no longer suspect me."

Despite thinking this, Kusuo Saiki's eyebrows twitched slightly, as if he was still a little concerned.

'No, no, no, knowing that teacher's personality, it shouldn't be that simple. I have a feeling that her specifically calling Ayanokouji along isn't for anything good.'

With that thought in mind, after estimating how long it would take for Kiyotaka Ayanokouji to arrive at the teachers' office, Kusuo Saiki raised his hand to signal to Yosuke Hirata that he needed to use the restroom, then left the classroom and went into a stall.

At the same time, the telescope is activated!

By turning one's eyes into a cross-eyed shape, one can observe distant objects remotely. Unlike X-ray vision, this ability can automatically lock onto previously seen targets and adjust the direction and angle for easier control. It also allows one to hear the content of their conversations.

The side effect is that prolonged use can cause dry eyes—and it also makes you look a bit silly.

That's why Kusuo Saiki went into the toilet stall so that no one would notice his actions.

The scene in Kusuo Saiki's eyes changed, and he soon gained a view of the classroom and office.

At this moment, Chabashira Sae had already met Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, but she didn't say much. Instead, she told Ayanokouji Kiyotaka to go to the tea room next to the office and sit down without making a sound.

Because of the great distance, Kusuo Saiki could only observe them with his clairvoyance and could not read their thoughts with his telepathic abilities.

Just then, a familiar figure appeared at the office door.

Horikita Suzune.

"Come in, Horikita. What do you need me for?"

Chabashira Sae had a smile on her face, as if she had guessed that the other party would come back to find her.

"I went straight to the point and asked why I was assigned to Class D?"

"That really is getting straight to the point."

"Teacher, you said that the order of class assignment is based on the students' abilities. I am confident that I solved almost all the questions on the entrance exam, and I don't remember making any huge mistakes in the subsequent interview. At least I can't imagine being assigned to Class D, even now that I've been promoted to Class C."

Horikita Suzune's expression was very serious. Ever since the evaluation criteria for class assignments were determined this morning, she had strongly disapproved of this approach.

"As you said, you achieved a tie for third place in the entire grade in the first-grade entrance exam this year, with a score that was almost the same as the first and second place. You also performed very well in the interview and received high praise from the school."

"Thank you, but why was I assigned to Class D?"

Horikita Suzune became even more confused after hearing Chabashira Sae's words.

Why are you unhappy about being assigned to Class D?

"No one is happy to not be properly evaluated."

"A correct assessment? You really think too highly of yourself."

Chabazusa said with a smile,

"Moreover, it would be premature to make a one-sided judgment on this matter. Some people believe that it is a good thing that it has not been properly evaluated."

At this very moment, even Saiki Kusuo, who was observing everything with his all-seeing eyes, felt his nose itch.

Chapter Twenty-Five: Controlling Scores? Someone's even better at it than you!

Theoretically speaking, given Saiki Kusuo's physical strength, it would be impossible for him to sneeze, but after hearing Chabashira Sae's words, he seemed to feel his nose itching.

The person that Chashu Sae was talking about was clearly herself.

If Horikita Suzune knew that Saiki Kusuo desperately wanted to stay in Class D, she would definitely think he was being unreasonable.

'Thankfully, she'll probably never find out.'

Saiki Kusuo thought to himself, and then continued his 'secret observation'.

"Do such people really exist?"

Horikita Suzune frowned, her eyes filled with confusion, but she quickly became serious and continued to express her incomprehension to Chabashira Sae.

"Even if you go to the school's higher-ups and talk to them, nothing will change—do you have some reason why it absolutely has to be upgraded to an A?"

Chabashira Sae seemed completely unconcerned about Horikita Suzune's words.

"...I'll take my leave now, but please remember that I haven't accepted this offer yet."

Horikita Suzune had not yet answered Chabashira Sae's words.

"Okay, I'll remember that. Oh, right, I also brought someone else to the office, it's related to you—Ayanokouji, come out."

Immediately afterwards, Kiyotaka Ayanokouji walked out of the tea room with a blank expression, which surprised Suzune Horikita. She didn't know why Kiyotaka Ayanokouji was there.

"Horikita, you should listen carefully to what I'm about to say. Just take it as a hint that you'll be promoted to Class A."

As Chabashira Sae spoke, her gaze shifted to Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.

"I received the test scores from the previous exams. Ayanokouji, you are a very special student. You got 50 in Japanese, 50 in Math, 50 in English... By the way, you also got 50 on this quiz."

"So-called coincidences are really a terrifying thing."

Kiyotaka Ayanokoji said it rather casually.

"It seems you really are an annoying student. You solved math problem number five perfectly, a problem with a less than 10% success rate all year. But you got this one, which was practically a freebie, wrong..."