Classroom of the Elite, Kusuo Saiki

"Don't you think she reminds you of someone in our class?"

"Who?"

"It's Sakura! Look at the background... isn't that our dorm room door?!"

"It seems to be true."

Kusuo Saiki replied, and only after saying this did he realize that he should have answered with a more surprised tone and expression, but fortunately Kikyo Kushida did not seem to mind.

"Shizuku hasn't replied to comments lately, exactly three months ago—Sakura is idol Shizuku... Although it feels very different, this is probably why she doesn't like to communicate with others."

The school has a rule prohibiting communication with the outside world, but it does not prohibit things like going online. So even when she came to the school, Sakura Airi could still log into her account and see comments, but she just couldn't reply.

"It should be, but I think we shouldn't bring it up later. Let's just pretend we don't know anything about it."

"Ah."

After exchanging a few words, the two went to the school's electronics mall together—where all kinds of electronic products were available, and as long as you had enough points, there was nothing you couldn't buy.

Sakura Airi had been waiting at the entrance of the digital mall for quite some time.

"I've been waiting for Sakura-san. I'm so sorry about yesterday!"

Upon seeing Sakura Airi, Kushida Kikyo immediately put on an embarrassed expression and said to her, seemingly without any flaws.

"No...no...it was my own carelessness...I'm so sorry that you had to come with me."

Sakura Airi glanced at the two of them, but her timid gaze quickly shifted away, fixing her eyes on the bricks on the ground.

Even someone like Kikyo Kushida, who can chat with almost anyone, left Airi Sakura feeling somewhat out of place. However, she had no choice but to accept Kikyo Kushida's invitation to come to the digital mall in order to get her camera repaired.

If it weren't for this reason... Sakura Airi would basically never come here, and it's not just for social reasons.

Thankfully... I have Kushida-kun with me this time... and this... classmate too...

'You don't even know my name?'

Kushida's gaze towards me changed earlier... Could they already know... about me...?

'What a keen intuition!'

Kusuo Saiki thought to himself that Airi Sakura was the most intuitive person he had ever met. Perhaps it came from her experience as an idol, which was why she was able to so sensitively perceive subtle changes that others could not express.

If it weren't for them... I wouldn't dare go to that spot at all.

'This kind of situation must be a nightmare for someone like Sakura.'

Especially...that shop assistant...

'A shop assistant? I think I heard from Sakura yesterday that she was very interested in a certain shop assistant at the electronics store. Is there a reason?'

Kusuo Saiki was a little puzzled. Airi Sakura seemed to be a little scared, but he should be able to find out the reason soon.

"Let's go then, Sakura-san!"

Kikyo Kushida smiled at Airi Sakura and then led the way into the digital mall.

The store is filled with a wide variety of goods, including laptops, game consoles, cameras, and all sorts of electronic devices. It's hard to imagine that this is a store located inside a high school.

Although each student's dormitory is equipped with a computer, it can only perform the most basic internet browsing functions. If you want to play games or do other things, there are more advanced computers to choose from at the electronics market.

Kusuo Saiki also disliked this kind of occasion. Although there weren't many students, the presence of many mall staff meant he had to endure a lot of background noise.

"The repair area is over there!"

Kikyo Kushida spotted the repair area immediately, pointed in that direction, and quickly walked over.

Kusuo Saiki and Airi Sakura followed behind Kikyo Kushida—and Airi Sakura seemed to notice something, she began to hesitate.

It's that person...he's still there...

Following Sakura Airi's gaze, Saiki Kusuo noticed a sleazy-looking man standing at the front desk of the repair area. He was a repairman at the digital mall.

What was even more lewd than his appearance was his inner voice.

It's Shizuku! It's Shizuku!

[I'm so happy! I never imagined Shizuku would come to this school too! I leave you messages every day, Shizuku!]

[Shizuku, Shizuku, Shizuku, Shizuku, Shizuku! I want to be with you! What are you going to buy this time?]

All of his innermost thoughts were clearly heard by Kiyotaka Ayanokoji.

'Oh, I see.'

Kusuo Saiki narrowed his eyes slightly.

Chapter 56: Dare to provoke a superpowered person? Be prepared!

"So that's how it is. This guy is a pervert."

Kusuo Saiki quickly understood why Airi Sakura was so resistant to coming here.

It must be because Sakura Airi came here to buy a digital camera and was recognized by this shop assistant, who happens to be a perverted stalker who must have followed or harassed Sakura Airi before.

'Could this incident have caused Sakura to become reluctant to communicate with others? And given her somewhat melancholic personality, she probably can't bring herself to talk about such things.'

As Kusuo Saiki made this guess in his mind, he quickly took out his phone, opened Airi Sakura's personal blog, and browsed the comments below.

Kusuo Saiki soon came across a row of text that made him feel physically uncomfortable.

“I’ve always felt that we are very close.”

You're even cuter today!

"Did you notice us making eye contact? I did."

The same user leaves comments like this every day, and it's gradually getting worse.

Although students are prohibited from communicating with the outside world at school, Sakura Airi is still able to see the comments.

Kusuo Saiki turned his gaze to the vicinity of the shop assistant, whose phone was placed on the counter. With a slight use of his superpower, he could clearly see some of the information on the phone, and this shop assistant was the one who left those outrageous comments.

'Now we can basically confirm it.'

Kusuo Saiki's gaze fell on the shop assistant.

"Hi, my friend's digital camera is broken, could you help him repair it?"

Kikyo Kushida, of course, knew nothing about these things, and very politely inquired about the repairs, while pointing to Airi Sakura next to her.

"Of course!"

The shop assistant's gaze swept over Kikyo Kushida, then quickly shifted to Airi Sakura.

[This girl is pretty good-looking... but next to her is my Shizuku!]

[Is Shizuku's camera broken? There really are gods in this world!]

[This time I finally got the chance to find out Shizuku's real name, and even her address and phone number...it's amazing!]

The shop assistant grinned lewdly, his lewd gaze fixed on Sakura Airi, before he spoke:

Do you have a warranty card? If not, please fill in your address and contact information here!

[Contact information....Address.....]

Sakura Airi looked at the form the clerk handed her, feeling somewhat awkward. The clerk's gaze was fixed on her, making her feel very uncomfortable...

However, this digital camera is very important to Sakura Airi, and it must be repaired no matter what.

Sakura Airi was incredibly conflicted. After hesitating for a few seconds, she finally made up her mind, took out her camera, and prepared to hand it to the other person. Her fair and slender hands trembled slightly.

[That's Shizuku's own camera! It must contain tons of private photos of Shizuku! You can even feel Shizuku's body temperature in it!]

Such filthy thoughts kept swirling in the shop assistant's mind as he reached out to take the camera from Sakura Airi—

But at that moment, another hand suddenly blocked their way.

Kusuo Saiki.

"Let me see your camera, maybe I can fix it."

Kusuo Saiki said to Airi Sakura.

"what?"

Sakura Airi looked puzzled and hesitated for a moment, but still handed the camera to Saiki Kusuo.

Kusuo Saiki pretended to fidget with the camera in his hand, while secretly activating his superpower—object restoration.

It can revert an object to its state from the previous day, thus achieving a repair effect in a sense.

This ability can also be used on people, but if the target is a living being or injured, it will recur the next day.

[What are you doing, you brat? That's Shizuku's camera! You have no right to touch it!]

At that moment, the shop assistant was internally screaming and constantly cursing Saiki Kusuo.

All of his words were heard by Kusuo Saiki.

However, Kusuo Saiki didn't say anything for the time being, pretending not to know anything, and then handed the camera to Airi Sakura:

"It's fixed, take it."

"Ah?"

Sakura Airi was somewhat surprised. She took the camera and nervously pressed the power button. The camera, which had been damaged, actually turned on successfully.

[It actually...it really is fixed...I can...I can avoid that person now...I need to thank him...but...how...how should I bring it up...And...what was his name again...was it Qi Mu...?]

'Oh dear, oh dear, you finally remembered my name?'

"Saiki, I didn't expect you to be so knowledgeable about electronics! But why didn't you fix Sakura's problem sooner!"

Kikyo Kushida, who was standing to the side, asked with some confusion.

"I'm not an expert, I just suddenly remembered that it might just be that the battery was loose, because I've encountered this situation before."

Saiki Kusuo casually made up an excuse.

[But, is the battery loose? I tried everything yesterday and couldn't turn it on... Qi Mu... what did you do?]

Sakura Airi still had some doubts in her heart.

"But this way, we can save some points!"