Classroom of the Elite, Kusuo Saiki

All of this was done by Kusuo Saiki at the time; controlling such electronic devices was a piece of cake for him.

"Studying all the time...it's so annoying!"

Ken Sudo grumbled, then tossed his phone aside and closed his eyes, wanting to go to sleep.

Having undergone relatively intense training, Takeru Sudo was quite exhausted, and soon he drifted off to sleep.

However, this was exactly what Kusuo Saiki wanted.

'Since I didn't study properly during the day, I'll study hard in my dreams!'

Kusuo Saiki's eyes widened slightly, his gaze seemingly carrying a hint of coldness.

Immediately, he used his telepathic ability to directly transmit all the knowledge he had gained during the day into Sudo Ken's mind.

Chapter 40: How many points should I get on the test?

The next morning, in the classroom.

Takeru Sudo sat in his seat, looking listless and lacking any energy, with very noticeable dark circles under his eyes.

"Sudo, why do you look so listless?"

Kanji Ike noticed Ken Sudo's appearance and asked him curiously. Ken Sudo usually looked very energetic, but today he seemed like a completely different person.

"I didn't sleep well last night..."

Takeru Sudo sighed, and said with a hint of helplessness,

"I had nightmares all night..."

"Having nightmares?"

"My dreams were filled with math formulas... I barely slept a wink all night; whenever I did, it was as if countless formulas were floating through my mind... It was terrifying..."

As Sudo Ken spoke, he shuddered.

"What you think about during the day, you dream about at night. This means you've been focusing on your studies lately."

"You know what... every time I do something, I feel like there's someone inside me forcing me to study. The moment I pick up my phone, math formulas pop into my head... now I'm even a little afraid to pick up my phone..."

Ken Sudo kept complaining to Kanji Ike, and Kusuo Saiki overheard their conversation.

And all of this was done by Kusuo Saiki.

'This isn't my fault, Sudo.'

'High school students should focus on studying.'

"Only if your grades improve can we avoid holding a book club. You're probably thinking it would be better to use these two hours to practice, right? So, I'll have to ask you to put in a little extra effort during this period."

Kusuo Saiki thought to himself.

While Sudo Ken was sleeping last night, Saiki Kusuo used telepathy to transmit various formulas into his mind. Even if Sudo Ken couldn't understand the principles behind the formulas, he was able to memorize them almost perfectly.

'Last night it was Sudo, tonight it's Ikehiro and Yamauchi's turn...'

Kusuo Saiki's gaze fell upon the other two as if he were searching for prey.

Presumably, once the three of them have learned enough, this book club will no longer be necessary.

Victory is beckoning to Kusuo Saiki.

......

After school in the afternoon, Horikita Suzune led everyone to the library again and took out a stack of papers, distributing them to everyone present.

"These are some questions I've prepared for you. Finish them within half an hour, and then I'll grade them."

These are some questions that Horikita Suzune specially prepared based on the knowledge points explained yesterday, in order to see how well the others in the room learned yesterday.

These questions aren't too difficult. As long as you've mastered yesterday's key points, you shouldn't have any major problems.

Horikita Suzune thought to herself.

However... without a doubt, those three didn't study at all when they got back, and they did terribly on the exam.

Why should I have any hope for these people? They're just a bunch of burdens...

No, that won't do. I need to stay focused; everything must be geared towards getting into Class A.

'You're really going to go to all this trouble to tutor these people.'

Kusuo Saiki is now able to understand Suzune Horikita a little better, and at the same time he turns his attention to the others.

"Horikita-kun, where's my test paper?"

Kikyo Kushida maintained a flawless smile as she looked at Suzune Horikita.

Is this guy provoking me again?

For Kikyo Kushida, she and Suzune Horikita had essentially broken off relations, but because of the presence of other people, in order to maintain her perfect image, Kikyo Kushida continued to pretend to be her usual self.

As for Horikita Suzune—

She knows nothing.

"Your grades have always been pretty good, right? You don't need this kind of thing. Just come with me to grade their answers later."

Is this guy just taking advantage of his better grades to be sarcastic and mean towards me?

"I also want to fill in the gaps in my knowledge! After all, there are still many things I haven't memorized!"

Kikyo Kushida continued to answer, her attitude seemingly very firm.

Horikita Suzune frowned. She didn't think Kushida Kikyo needed extra tutoring, so she didn't print out his test paper.

"I'm sorry, I didn't print any extra papers."

"If that's the case, then there's nothing I can do! I'll study hard while I'm grading them!"

This guy, he definitely did it on purpose.

Kusuo Saiki pretended not to see anything and glanced at the others present out of the corner of his eye.

[This is the question Horikita went over yesterday... but I didn't remember it at all... What should I do? What should I do? Horikita is definitely going to yell at me later!]

Kanji Ike and Haruki Yamauchi were almost completely in sync, and neither of them had started writing yet, which did not surprise Kusuo Saiki.

What is Sudo doing? Why is he writing so fast?

On the contrary, Takeru Sudo seemed to have a divine inspiration and quickly filled in the answer.

Although I don't know the underlying principle, it's similar to most of the knowledge points I dreamed about yesterday! Those knowledge points... I can't forget them at all.

'very good.'

Kusuo Saiki nodded to himself.

These questions are almost identical to yesterday's topics. It seems Horikita put a lot of effort into designing them. The solution to this question is...

Almost instantly, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji knew the solutions to all the problems, but he didn't rush to write them down.

[Should I get 50 points? Exactly half right. No, after all, this is a topic Horikita covered yesterday, so I should aim for a relatively high score. But something's strange; why does Sudo seem so confident about the test? Did he study last night? He shouldn't be like this. Also, how's the situation with Saiki?]

Kiyotaka Ayanokouji subtly shifted his attention to Kusuo Saiki, though the latter had already noticed his subtle actions.

'Does he still have to keep an eye on me at a time like this? What a nuisance.'

Kusuo Saiki was somewhat helpless—

However, at the same time, Kusuo Saiki also realized that he seemed to be in a predicament as well.

How many points should Horikita Suzune get on the test she handed in?

Normally, Kusuo Saiki could use the psychological activities of the students around him to achieve a mediocre score on his exams.

At this moment, the people around us are of no reference value whatsoever.

Chapter 41: A Quiz? This is a test for me!

Haruki Yamauchi and Kanji Ike were basically the second to last and third to last in the class, and neither of them usually had their minds on studying.

How do I solve these problems? I don't understand them at all!

What should we eat later?

[Wait, wait, let's focus on these questions... I still don't know how to do them... Sudo... could you move the test paper a little to the side?]

Unsurprisingly, these two guys are completely clueless...

Kusuo Saiki felt a pang of helplessness and shifted his gaze to the other side. Kiyotaka Ayanokouji was also pondering what score he should aim for; in his eyes, the difficulty of the questions was no different...

The same applies to Kusuo Saiki.

However, Kusuo Saiki places even greater importance on controlling the score.

'If I do too well on the test, it will attract other people's attention, and Horikita might even ask me to tutor these people... Just imagining it is a bit scary.'

"But if I do too poorly on the test, then Horikita will probably put me on the same starting line as these three guys, and then assign me more study tasks, which will be even more troublesome."

'I need to get a fairly average score... but there's no upper limit to that right now...'

Normally, Kusuo Saiki could simply compare his scores with those of the best and worst students to understand the difficulty of the exam and achieve a moderate result.

However, there are currently no high-achieving students to use as a reference.

Neither Kikyo Kushida nor Suzune Horikita participated in the exam, and Kiyotaka Ayanokoji is of little reference value...

'Perhaps we can glean something from Horikita's thoughts.'

Kusuo Saiki thought to himself, then focused his attention on listening to Suzune Horikita's inner thoughts—

However, at this very moment, Horikita Suzune was completely focused on studying on her own, and Saiki Kusuo was unable to obtain any information related to the exam.

'Could it be... that's all we can do...?'

Having no other option, Kusuo Saiki could only shift his attention to Ken Sudo.

I crammed a lot of knowledge into Ken Sudo yesterday, so he should be able to get a slightly better score...

However, Kusuo Saiki was also unaware of how well Takeru Sudo had 'reviewed'.

There's no other way; this is the only option.