Classroom of the Elite, Kusuo Saiki

On the way back, Kiyotaka Ayanokouji walked beside Kusuo Saiki and asked him directly.

"No, it's just that I happened to be reviewing this particular point."

Kusuo Saiki answered without hesitation.

His facial expression didn't change, and his gaze didn't waver; he didn't seem to be lying.

'So, they were testing me after all?'

Under normal circumstances, Kusuo Saiki does not show any change in expression, so even Kiyotaka Ayanokoji cannot tell anything about him.

His gaze was fixed ahead, where Kenji Sudo and Kanji Ike were boasting about their exam results.

Just then, Kusuo Saiki's eyes caught sight of a familiar figure approaching them from around the corner. It was one of the students from Class D who had been monitoring them.

That's Takeru Sudo from Class C. We have to follow Ryuen's instructions and just run him over...

With that thought in mind, the student accelerated and rushed towards Sudo Ken.

Chapter 43: The Stalker from Class D!

'What is this guy up to?'

Kusuo Saiki's attention was entirely focused on the student. He was somewhat puzzled, but he could also guess that the other party did not have good intentions.

Given Takeru Sudo's volatile and explosive personality, who knows what kind of conflict might erupt at that time.

'Oh dear, this could get complicated if a conflict breaks out. Perhaps we should intervene a little.'

Saiki Kusuo thought to himself, and then activated his ability—

At that moment, the boy from Class D was rushing towards Ken Sudo.

[Just crashing into him...it must hurt a lot...but this is Ryuen's order, we have to find a way to provoke Sudo and anger him.]

'They really came looking for trouble.'

With a casual wave of his hand, Kusuo Saiki caused the boy's shoelaces to suddenly come undone, forming a Chinese knot in mid-air. As a result, the boy lost his balance and fell directly to his knees in front of everyone.

“…”

Sudo Ken and the others were somewhat taken aback.

Ouch, ouch, ouch! Oh no, my shoelaces aren't tied properly?! I definitely tied them!

The boy stood up from the ground in a very disheveled state, covered in dust. He looked down at his shoelaces, which were simply untied.

In the instant he fell, Kusuo Saiki untied the knot.

[Damn it, damn it, damn it! How could this happen? If I go back like this, I'll definitely get beaten up!]

He was about to get up and forcefully crash into Sudo Ken—but at that moment, a slender figure suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Excuse me, are you alright?"

Kikyo Kushida, appearing genuinely concerned for the other person, stepped forward to inquire and put her hand on the other person's shoulder.

Wow, what a cute girl! Her name is...I think it's Kikyo Kushida?

'Hey, hey, hey, you were all so righteous just now, but you completely forgot your purpose the moment you saw a pretty girl?'

Kusuo Saiki felt somewhat helpless.

"Excuse me, are you also a first-year student?"

Kikyo Kushida smiled at the other person and asked in an incredibly gentle and kind tone.

"Um... I'm in class C... no, class D. Just call me Yamawaki!"

The boy who called himself Yamawaki said with a smile.

Kusuo Saiki looked at Yamawaki, his X-ray vision penetrating layer by layer through his skin to see into the other's heart. At this moment, Yamawaki's heart was pounding wildly.

"Well then, I'll take my leave now!"

As he spoke, Yamawaki's face flushed slightly, and then he ran off in a flash.

"What a strange guy."

Ken Sudo and the others didn't take the matter to heart and left directly. Ken Sudo was going to the basketball gym for training later, while Kanji Ike and Haruki Yamauchi were going straight back to their dorm.

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka turned back to look in the direction Yamawaki had just left.

[This person was involved in monitoring us, right? His action just now seemed to be a deliberate attempt to run into Sudo...]

Was he doing this to deliberately provoke Sudo? What was the point? Given Sudo's personality, even a few words of provocation could easily escalate into a conflict. I remember the school rules state that fighting on campus results in expulsion. Is that his goal? If so, the risk is far too great.

But what happened when he fell? Judging from his expression, was it just an accident?

Kiyotaka Ayanokoji was the only person besides Kusuo Saiki to realize that Yamawaki was suspicious.

[Forget it, let's just wait and see. If Class D wants to do something, they'll definitely take action. We just need to observe.]

With that thought in mind, Kiyotaka Ayanokouji returned to his dormitory with the others, as did Kusuo Saiki.

However, after returning to his dormitory, Kusuo Saiki immediately activated his Clairvoyance ability to search for the person named Yamawaki, and quickly found his location.

At that very moment, Yamawaki was hiding furtively in a corner near the school gymnasium, staring intently at Sudo Ken as he entered the gymnasium.

"Hey hey hey, they're definitely up to something sneaky. Theoretically, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with me, but if it's targeting our entire Class C, we can't just ignore it."

With that thought in mind, Kusuo Saiki activated his superpower, concealing his figure and instantly teleporting behind Yamawaki.

[Has Sudo started practicing yet? I didn't succeed just now. I have to find a way to provoke that person... otherwise, Ryuen will definitely not let me off the hook...]

'So you still haven't given up.'

Kusuo Saiki narrowed his eyes slightly. At this moment, he was a few meters behind Yamawaki, but he was currently invisible, and Yamawaki had no idea that there was someone behind him.

On the other side, Takeru Sudo was doing some basketball practice, while Yamawaki was slowly approaching, preparing to take this opportunity to charge at Sudo again.

But as soon as he took a step, he fell to the ground again.

In that instant, Kusuo Saiki untied his shoelaces again, and they became tangled together.

thump!

Yamawaki knelt on the ground again, and the loud thud of his fall drew everyone's attention to him.

"you again?!"

Sudo Ken's gaze immediately fell on Yamawaki.

"Aren't you the same person from before? Were you following me?"

"I, I, I..."

Yamawaki was completely flustered, because not only Sudo Ken, but also many other people in the gymnasium, all of whom were focused on Yamawaki.

Oh no... everyone's noticed me... what do I do? What do I do? The original plan can't go on at all.

"I also wanted to learn basketball...that's why I came here."

Yamawaki could only quickly come up with a barely plausible excuse.

"is it?"

Takeru Sudo's brow furrowed slightly—but quickly relaxed, and a smile appeared on his face.

"That's perfect. The basketball team's coach and the others are all here, let's get right to a physical test!"

Before Yamawaki could even refuse, the basketball team members swarmed him and grabbed him.

"Etc., etc!"

Chapter 44: The Invisible Battle Between Class D and Class C

An hour later.

Yamawaki was almost completely exhausted and collapsed to the ground. It took him a long time to recover and he was able to stand up with difficulty.

"It's a pity. You still need to improve your physical attributes. Your talent in basketball is really limited."

After saying that to Yamawaki, the basketball team coach led the others to continue training. Yamawaki failed the basketball team's test.

The tests had almost completely drained Yamawaki's energy, and he could only drag his tired body out of the gymnasium.

[Damn it... the plan didn't work out... when I get back... Long Yuan will definitely beat me half to death... but there's no other way...]

Yamawaki felt somewhat helpless, because he hadn't expected things to turn out this way.

[This damn shoelace... what's going on?!]

Yamawaki cursed inwardly.

Behind him, Kusuo Saiki continued to use invisibility, following his every move. Although invisibility could only last for ten minutes at most, it could be used almost uninterruptedly.

'While you are indeed very unlucky, if you're planning something nefarious, then you should be prepared for the consequences.'

Kusuo Saiki thought to himself that Yamawaki's plan was now impossible to implement, and he should go find Ryuen Sho next.

Kusuo Saiki was curious about Ryuen Sho's purpose, so he followed Yamawaki closely, wanting to see what their plan was.

Soon, Kusuo Saiki followed Yamawaki to the school's karaoke room. As a school with all kinds of entertainment facilities, karaoke was naturally included.

Yamawaki's goal was very clear, and he went straight into a private room.

In the dimly lit room, Long Yuanxiang sat on the sofa, swirling the clear liquid in his cocktail glass. Albert, wearing sunglasses, stood silently beside him, like a security guard.

This is a juice bar; minors are not allowed to drink here.

'But they actually chose a karaoke bar as their meeting place? This is my first time here.'

Is it because there don't seem to be any security cameras inside the private room?

Kusuo Saiki pondered. Although he knew there was a karaoke bar at school, he had never been there because karaoke was usually a group activity, which was the kind of place Kusuo Saiki hated the most.

"what's wrong with you?"

Seeing Yamawaki's incredibly disheveled appearance, even Ryuen Sho was somewhat puzzled.

I only asked him to deliberately provoke Takeru Sudo, how did it turn out like this?

"I'm sorry, Ryuen... I failed."