Classroom of the Elite, Kusuo Saiki

However, Kikyo Kushida did not expect that Kusuo Saiki's face did not change at all.

"You really didn't hear anything?"

"No."

[How is that possible? This guy definitely heard it!]

'If you don't trust me, why ask so many questions?'

Kusuo Saiki thought to himself.

[I didn't expect this guy to still be pretending. We absolutely can't let this go. If he tells others what he saw today, it'll be a real problem; it'll ruin his image!]

[I absolutely, absolutely, absolutely cannot allow that to happen again! I must maintain an absolutely perfect image! Absolutely, absolutely!]

[I need to find a way to shut Saiki Kusuo up. Here's what I'll do: let him leave his fingerprints on my chest, then use that as leverage to falsely accuse him of having malicious intentions! I'll keep him quiet for now, and when the opportunity arises, I'll find a way to get him expelled!]

'Hey, hey, hey, you're just a high school student, how could you possibly do something like this? That's outrageous.'

Throughout the entire ordeal, Kusuo Saiki's expression remained completely unchanged; he already knew what Kikyo Kushida was planning.

'They actually dared to provoke a superpowered individual; we can't just stand by and watch.'

"Qi Mu, stop pretending! I know you heard everything. I'm warning you, you absolutely cannot tell anyone!"

Kikyo Kushida suddenly stepped forward, grabbed Kusuo Saiki's hand tightly, and prepared to press it against her upper body, wanting to 'press a handprint' on it.

But when she exerted force, she found that Saiki Kusuo's arm did not move at all.

"what?!"

Kikyo Kushida couldn't help but gasp in surprise; she never imagined that the seemingly frail Kusuo Saiki would possess such strength.

[What's going on?! I clearly used a lot of force, his body shouldn't be completely still, what happened?!]

In front of Kikyo Kushida, Kusuo Saiki remained motionless, like a statue.

'Oh dear, mind control abilities can't be used casually. Well then, I can only use that one ability.'

As Saiki Kusuo thought to himself, he first made sure there were no surveillance cameras around, then used his telepathic abilities to determine that there was no one else around. He then put his hands behind his back, and at the same time, a banana-shaped object appeared in his hands.

"Look, Horikita is over there."

"what?"

Just as Kushida Kikyo was somewhat stunned, the special prop in Saiki Kusuo's hand smashed directly into her cute face, and Kushida Kikyo immediately lost consciousness and lay on the ground.

This is Kusuo Saiki's ability to erase memories. After being hit by that object in his hand, which looks like a TV station mascot, Kusuo Saiki can erase one minute of the other person's memory.

However, this ability is not simply deletion. The deleted content will be automatically filled in by the human brain, and it is impossible for Kusuo Saiki to determine what memories will be filled in.

In short, let's erase the memory of our accidental encounter here.

Saiki Kusuo muttered to himself.

Chapter 35: Late at night, Horikita was doing this kind of thing!

"Damn it, damn it, damn it! That damn bitch!"

A few seconds later, Kikyo Kushida resumed her previous actions, kicking the railing and cursing Suzune Horikita as if nothing had happened.

'Hey hey hey, looks like it's been solved!'

At this moment, Kusuo Saiki had returned to the tree he had been standing behind.

'Although I've used this ability before, it's only ever deleted a single sentence from a memory, never a whole minute. Generally, the target will fill in the gaps in their memory... I don't know what kind of memories she'll fill in, but it seems that the missing part of her memory has been filled by her continuing to vent her emotions.'

Kusuo Saiki muttered to himself.

Perhaps because Kikyo Kushida was so obsessed with Suzune Horikita, her blank memories were filled with related events.

Just as he was altering the other person's memory, Kusuo Saiki casually put the phone back into the other person's pocket, thus resolving the matter.

Kusuo Saiki then left the vicinity of Kikyo Kushida, not wanting to get entangled with her any further.

'There aren't many normal students at this school. If they graduate like this, the consequences will be unimaginable. Oh well, I shouldn't think about it too much. Since I'm already out so late, I might as well buy some snacks and drinks to take back.'

Although it's very late now and most of the shops on campus have already closed, there are vending machines available all over the campus, which provides a lot of convenience for students.

Kusuo Saiki quickly walked up to the vending machine and bought a can of coffee for a small amount of money.

Just then, he caught a very familiar sound.

"Lingyin, you actually tracked me all the way here."

"I am no longer the good-for-nothing you used to know, brother. I came here to catch up with you!"

'It's Horikita... and his brother, right?'

Kusuo Saiki raised an eyebrow slightly. He had only met Horikita Manabu, Horikita Suzune's older brother, twice. The first time was at the opening ceremony, and the second time was when Kusuo Saiki used his X-ray vision during swimming class. He had no actual contact with Horikita Manabu.

'They don't seem to get along very well, but it's none of my business.'

As Kusuo Saiki thought to himself, he opened the pull tab on the can, took a sip of coffee, and prepared to leave.

"Was it to catch up with me? Choosing this school was my failure."

"I'll be promoted to Class A soon, which means..."

"You can't do it."

"Oh dear, something's not right here. I don't think anything's going to happen at school, but I'll keep an eye on it anyway. I'm not here to watch the drama."

As he sipped his coffee, Kusuo Saiki turned his gaze toward the source of the sound, his eyes piercing through several walls to land on Suzune Horikita and Manabu Horikita not far away.

"I...I can do it..."

Horikita Suzune lowered her head and spoke, her voice softening slightly.

At this moment, she looked completely different from usual. Normally, in class, Horikita Suzune always had an unapproachable demeanor, and her words and actions exuded arrogance, making no attempt to hide her disdain for others around her.

But Horikita Suzune now looks somewhat humble.

'I remember on my very first day at school, I heard Horikita Suzune's inner thoughts. It seemed like she only enrolled in this school because of Horikita Manabu... Is she a brother complex?'

Kusuo Saiki muttered to himself.

"I will definitely do it..."

Horikita Suzune said this, but her voice, like her body, trembled slightly, as if she lacked confidence.

[I, I, I must get into Class A! Only then can my brother approve of me... I came to this school to prove myself to my brother... No matter what, I must get into Class A!]

'I see, no wonder you're so fixated on getting into Class A.'

"What a stubborn little sister."

Horikita Manabu's face remained expressionless throughout, but after hearing Horikita Suzune's words, his tone seemed to carry a hint of anger. He grabbed Horikita Suzune's hand and pinned her against the wall.

"My sister was assigned to Class D. Even if you are promoted to Class C, it will make no difference. In the end, I will be the one who loses face. Get out of this school immediately. You have no ability or right to climb up!"

Judging from his tone, Horikita Manabu was very disdainful of his younger sister, Horikita Suzune, but Saiki Kusuo could clearly hear his inner thoughts.

Honestly, Suzune, you clearly have talent that could surpass mine, so why do you always have to imitate me? I originally wanted to deliberately distance myself from her so she could grow, but in the end, she ended up going to this school too... It's so disappointing. She should have been able to forge her own path. I used to lie to her and say I liked long hair, and she deliberately grew her hair long too... Sigh...

'Oh my, so the older brother is also someone who cares about his younger sister. He seems aloof and arrogant, but he actually cares deeply about her...'

Kusuo Saiki sipped his coffee while observing the situation of the brother and sister.

"But wouldn't it be better to just tell her directly? If the brother doesn't want his sister to imitate him, he should just say so. Deliberately keeping quiet only creates distance and complicates things further."

Kusuo Saiki couldn't quite understand their thought process, but since it was someone else's business, he didn't intend to interfere and went back to his dorm to rest.

No, we have to make Lingyin realize where her problem lies, we have to make her realize how terribly wrong she is!

Thinking this, Horikita Manabu raised his fist, ready to smash it directly into Horikita Suzune.

"I just want to prove myself to my brother... It must be because I haven't done well enough that he's distancing himself from me..."

"Rinne, why do you have to imitate me? You should be able to walk your own path! The more you imitate me, the less you can shine. She completely misinterpreted the true meaning of aloofness and solitude. That's why you were assigned to Class D... Wait, what did you say?"

"Brother... what did you just say?"

Chapter Thirty-Six: You're not going to say anything, huh? Then I'll just exchange our thoughts!

"Oh dear, even though we're siblings, it wouldn't be good if something happened to us at school."

Kusuo Saiki muttered to himself.

Just as the brother and sister were on the verge of exchanging blows, Kusuo Saiki used his superpowers to transmit their thoughts directly into each other's minds.

"So that's how it is... Brother, I'm sorry... I always thought that only by doing that could I gain your approval..."

After hearing Horikita Manabu's words, Horikita Suzune quickly spoke to her older brother.

So, my brother has always hated me for being like this?

"Since you already know, there's nothing more I can say."

Horikita released his grip, took a few steps back, and adjusted his glasses.

Did I just blurt out my inner thoughts?

At this moment, Horikita Manabu still had some doubts, but since Horikita Suzune already knew his thoughts, he could only let things take their course.

"I hope you can understand this, grow from it, and know why you were assigned to Class D."

Horikita Manabu's tone seemed to have calmed down a bit, and the atmosphere between him and his sister had eased somewhat.

"I, I will do my best!"

'Is Horikita's usual arrogant demeanor an imitation of her brother? Oh well, hopefully her personality will improve a bit after what happened today. Anyway, I don't usually interact with her much.'

Kusuo Saiki looked down at the can of coffee in his hand; it was all gone.

'It's too late now, let's go home early. What a mess today was.'

He threw the can into the trash can and then walked towards his dormitory.

......

The next day, Kusuo Saiki arrived at the classroom as usual, just like every other day before.

Kusuo Saiki slightly raised his head, his gaze fixed ahead. At that moment, Kikyo Kushida was chatting happily with several other classmates, as if the person from last night was not her at all.