Classroom of the Elite, Kusuo Saiki

"After all, Qi Mu has to help the class catch fish every day...it must be very hard work."

"But sleeping with the hair clip on...it looks dangerous, let's take it off..."

Sakura Airi sat next to Saiki Kusuo, staring intently at him. Her breathing seemed to quicken slightly. She cautiously reached out her hand, then withdrew it. But soon, as if she had made up her mind, she reached for the hair clip on Saiki Kusuo's forehead.

......

"?"

Kusuo Saiki suddenly opened his eyes.

"Strange, I have a bad feeling... How long have I been asleep?"

Kusuo Saiki shook his head, then prepared to stand up, leaning against the tree behind him.

But the moment he touched the tree, the towering tree, which was more than two meters in diameter, was snapped off like a toothpick. Then the broken upper part was launched out like a cannonball, shattering countless trees around it.

'...'

Kusuo Saiki froze for a second, then instantly realized something was wrong. He took a step and stepped into the ground, creating a huge crater.

'Oh no.'

Kusuo Saiki quickly guessed the problem, reaching out to touch his hair; the hair clip on the right side had disappeared.

That wasn't an ordinary hair clip, but a suppressor made by his brother, Kusuke Saiki, to limit the power of his superpowers.

Otherwise, with Kusuo Saiki's power, he could destroy the world in an instant.

Even a light touch can unleash terrifying power.

'Oh dear, what happened to the suppressor? How could this happen? I wonder if it caused any bad effects....'

As Saiki Kusuo pondered, a multitude of voices flooded into his mind.

What's going on? Is there a problem with the location system?!

Why did my computer suddenly show that we've all appeared on the other side of the world?

[Damn it, what on earth is going on?!]

Not only that, but a vast number of foreign languages ​​flooded into his mind. Without the suppressor, his telepathic abilities would cover the entire Earth.

Did I accidentally teleport the entire island, along with the cruise ship, in an instant?!

Kusuo Saiki quickly activated his ability, moving the entire island back to its original position.

[It seems normal now?]

No, not yet!

[One student's location is still much further away!]

Chapter 72: Sakura Airi's Superpowers Go Out of Control and She's Teleported to a Deserted Island!

"Fortunately, it didn't cause any more serious consequences..."

Kusuo Saiki finally breathed a sigh of relief. After all, they were at sea and lacked other reference points. Apart from the GPS, no one noticed that they had just moved tens of thousands of kilometers in an instant, and the other students on the island were even less aware of it.

He then used his restoration ability to restore all the damaged trees around him, although these trees looked several sizes smaller than before.

"Without the suppressor, the recovery ability has reverted to its state seven years ago, which is clearly worse than before."

Kusuo Saiki sighed. This only solved the immediate problem; the real key issue remained unresolved.

"But where did the suppressor go? How did it fall off?"

If we don't know about the limiter, it would be troublesome if the entire island's inhabitants were wiped out by accident.

Kusuo Saiki's mind raced, searching for every possibility—and suddenly, he seemed to remember something, and hurriedly used his Clairvoyance to search for Airi Sakura's location across the entire island.

No!

"Oh no, could it be that Sakura did it? And then I accidentally teleported it somewhere else?"

For once, sweat beaded on Kusuo Saiki's forehead. Without a suppressor, he could unintentionally release his superpowers even while asleep, much like bedwetting, a phenomenon known as "leaky superpower."

He used his clairvoyance again to quickly locate Sakura Airi's position, and sure enough, he found her in a mountain forest thousands of miles away.

At this moment, Sakura Airi was leaning against a tree, breathing somewhat rapidly.

"Thank goodness, I'm still alive..."

Kusuo Saiki slightly adjusted the viewing angle of his clairvoyance and saw an enormous brown bear standing in front of Airi Sakura.

"not good at all!"

Kusuo Saiki's face showed a look of horror. He immediately used his teleportation ability to appear directly in front of Airi Sakura and then sent the brown bear flying!

"Saiki... Saiki-kun... what exactly happened?"

At this moment, Sakura Airi's face still showed signs of shock; what had just happened was completely beyond her comprehension.

'Oh no, it seems we can't hide it anymore...'

Kusuo Saiki had no idea things would turn out this way, and for a moment he felt somewhat at a loss.

Why have I suddenly found myself in an unfamiliar forest...? And why are there bears...? This is all... incomprehensible...

'...'

Am I... dreaming?

'uh-huh?'

Could it be... could it be... that I was just dreaming?

[There seems to be such a thing as lucid dreaming... where a person can maintain a clear consciousness in a dream, and can get whatever they want...]

After hearing Sakura Airi's thoughts, Saiki Kusuo immediately had a new idea.

'Luckily, Sakura usually does things alone, so the class probably hasn't noticed she's missing... If she thinks she's dreaming, that's easy to handle. As long as Sakura confirms she's dreaming, we can fool them!'

Just as Saiki Kusuo was thinking of a solution, Sakura Airi suddenly stepped forward and grabbed his arm.

"Qi Mu, you're here!"

Sakura Airi's face was adorned with an incredibly bright and energetic smile, a stark contrast to her usual gloomy demeanor.

[Since it's a dream, then... I don't need to worry about getting along with people! Perhaps I can interact with Saiki in the way I want to be!]

Sakura Airi is completely different from the idol she portrays online, but deep down, she longs to become the real Shizuku.

Even just a photo can give people a feeling of being full of energy, sunny and cheerful.

However, due to Sakura Airi's timid personality and fear of social interaction, she simply cannot do this in real life.

But things are different now. Sakura Airi believes she is in a dream, so she has no more reservations about interpersonal interactions.

People often do things in their dreams that they would never dare to do or could never do in reality, and that is exactly what Sakura Airi is doing now.

"Kusuo-kun!"

'Oh dear, even the character design has changed? This is a bit troublesome.'

Kusuo Saiki dared not resist and could only comply with the other's actions, sitting down on the ground.

'Normally, I should have just knocked Sakura unconscious and taken her back to the island, but without the suppressor, it's impossible. If I even slightly raise my arm, Sakura will fly off like a Coke bottle rocket. Now I can only let her fall asleep naturally... But it's daytime, so getting her to sleep is a bit tricky. At most, I can only play a lullaby in her head. We need to find a way back as soon as possible. The commotion seems to have alerted the teachers. If they come to check on us later, it'll be bad.'

While thinking this, Kusuo Saiki used telepathy to transmit a lullaby into Airi Sakura's mind, trying to make Airi Sakura feel tired.

"Strange, I feel like there's some strange sound in my head."

Sakura Airi pouted, looking incredibly cute.

"Kusuo, let's take a picture together! As for the camera..."

'You've changed how you address me.'

In an instant, the digital camera that Airi Sakura usually used appeared in her hand.

Because of the special nature of the exam, the camera was originally confiscated before arriving on the island. However, in order to ensure the authenticity of the dream at this moment, Kusuo Saiki used his superpowers to transfer it to Airi Sakura's hands.

"Come on, Xiaonan, look at the camera!"

'You've changed how you address me again.'

Kusuo Saiki had no choice but to cooperate, shifting his gaze to the camera lens, but Airi Sakura didn't press the shutter button for a long time.

"Ugh, this place is so unpleasant...it's so creepy...we should go somewhere else, and my clothes and hairstyle are no good either..."

Before Sakura Airi could finish speaking, the surrounding environment changed instantly, and they were in an amusement park. Sakura Airi's clothes changed into the elegant short skirt she usually wore as a model, and her loose hair was tied into twin tails in Shizuku mode, making her look even cuter.

'Wow, this is the first time I've used my superpowers to braid a girl's hair, is it really this complicated?'

Kusuo Saiki was slightly exhausted, and while activating his superpowers, he also had to blink frequently to prevent Sakura Airi from turning into a skeleton in his eyes.

"Come on, Xiaonan! Let's take some photos together!"

Sakura Airi, who had fully entered Shizuku Mode, grabbed Saiki Kusuo and rested her head on his shoulder. She could clearly feel the warmth of Saiki Kusuo's body and couldn't help but marvel at the reality of this dream.

Click, click, Sakura Airi dragged Saiki Kusuo to take a series of photos, and they traveled to almost every corner of the world, constantly changing their clothes.

Finally, after shooting at the last location, Sakura Airi let go of Saiki Kusuo's hand, which she had been holding tightly, and stared intently at the photos in the camera.

For her, taking photos is her only hobby.

As Sakura Airi browsed through the photos, a happy smile crept onto her face:

"Xiao Nan! Which photo do you like the most?"

Kusuo Saiki glanced at Airi Sakura's profile for a second, then raised his hand. He had finally found an opportunity to retrieve his suppressor.

'Sorry, Sakura, it's time to really dream.'

Kusuo Saiki put the suppressor on his head and instantly appeared behind Airi Sakura, activating his ability to put Airi Sakura into a deep sleep.

......

"Saiki, Sakura!"

On the riverbank of the island, Chabashira Sae called out the names of Saiki Kusuo and the others while searching for them. Finally, she found Saiki Kusuo and Sakura Airi by the river.

"Is there something you need, Mr. Chabashira?"

At this moment, Kusuo Saiki is holding the boom bar and sitting by the river, while Airi Sakura is leaning against a big tree, asleep.