Classroom of the Elite, Kusuo Saiki

"It's nothing, the school just asked us to check your situation."

After confirming that Kusuo Saiki and Airi Sakura were safe, Chabashira Sae left the place.

Just now, because Sakura Airi's watch experienced a brief malfunction in its location tracking, the school sent Chabashira Sae, her homeroom teacher, to check on the situation.

"Sigh... Did I just fall asleep?"

Just then, Sakura Airi slowly opened her eyes, yawned, and there was half a bowl of food and water next to her.

"Yes, you just said you wanted to sleep for a while, so I haven't disturbed you."

Kusuo Saiki turned his head and said to Airi Sakura.

"Ah!...I'm so sorry, so sorry...I was trying to help Saiki-kun...but I overslept..."

Sakura Airi lowered her head somewhat shyly, her cheeks slightly flushed.

Was it really just a dream?

This feels so real...

If only I could have woken up later...

Sakura Airi felt a sliver of longing and reached out to touch her backpack, but there was no camera inside.

This left Sakura Airi feeling somewhat disappointed.

I really wish I could have that dream again...

But... do I even think about Saiki in my dreams?

Could it be that...?

Thinking of this, Sakura Airi's cheeks turned even redder, and her breathing became slightly rapid.

"Um... Saiki-kun."

"what happened?"

"Excuse me... may I address you as... from now on?"

Sakura Airi wanted to say something, but the words stuck in her throat for a long time. She stammered for several seconds, her gaze drifting away to the ground.

Kusuo Saiki naturally knew what Airi Sakura wanted to say, and did not urge her.

A few seconds later, Sakura Airi mustered her little bit of courage, her gaze became serious, and she finally raised her head, her eyes returning to Saiki Kusuo.

"Excuse me... may I call you... Kusuo-kun?"

After asking those questions, Sakura Airi shrank slightly, her nervousness almost written all over her face.

Using names as a form of address is perfectly normal for close friends, but for Sakura Airi, it was a huge challenge.

"Ah."

Kusuo Saiki nodded.

Upon hearing Saiki Kusuo's answer, a rare glint of light flashed in Sakura Airi's eyes.

Consider it compensation for accidentally teleporting you to the middle of nowhere.

Kusuo Saiki answered in his mind.

......

In the evening, Sakura Airi sat next to Saiki Kusuo and they ate dinner together. Tonight, she seemed to talk a little more than usual.

Kiyotaka Ayanokoji, who was standing nearby, noticed the interaction between Airi Sakura and Kusuo Saiki.

[Sakura seems to have become closer to Saiki. What did Saiki do? Is he planning to use Sakura as a tool to achieve his goals? What methods did he use?]

Meanwhile, Ibuki Mio planned to steal another person's underwear tonight, but the moment the thought crossed her mind, her plan was doomed to fail.

As night fell, everyone had returned to their tents to sleep, but Kusuo Saiki, as usual, used teleportation to return to his home.

However, he didn't go to sleep immediately, but instead sat down at his computer desk.

At this moment, Kusuo Saiki is holding Airi Sakura's digital camera.

Although he claimed to have used his superpowers to make Sakura Airi believe she was dreaming, all of these photos were real, and Saiki Kusuo naturally couldn't let anyone else discover them.

However, just as he was about to delete the photos, Kusuo Saiki paused slightly.

'Well, I'll keep it for now. It might come in handy in a similar situation someday.'

Kusuo Saiki backed up the photos from the camera to his computer before deleting all the photos from the camera.

......

Another day passed, and in the early morning, everyone prepared to go their separate ways.

Kusuo Saiki was the first to find Kiyotaka Ayanokoji.

"Ayanokouji, I can help you get a high score on this exam, but in return, you need to do me a favor."

"what?"

"Then all the credit will be transferred to other people."

Chapter 73: Feigning Illness to Forfeit the Rights and Change the Leader

"Are you trying to avoid drawing attention to yourself after the exam?"

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka asked.

"Yes."

Saiki Kusuo nodded.

"It's not easy to do this if you're a leader."

Kiyotaka Ayanokouji responded, while simultaneously conjuring up a plan in his mind.

[However, as long as we can change the leader, that's fine. According to the original plan, we can first deliberately let Ibuki discover the existence of the key card, causing her to misjudge the identity of the class leader. At the same time, we can destroy her digital camera, forcing her to take practical action to obtain evidence about the leader. Then, we can deliberately create chaos in the class, such as arson, so that she has a chance to escape and spread the wrong information, thus causing other classes to guess the wrong leader of our class.]

[Later, we can use the rules to change the leader, so that other classes will guess the wrong leader, and at the same time, we can divert the attention of other students in the class. I'm sure Qi Mu can come up with such a strategy too.]

However, there is a crucial point: the replacement of the leader. If the leader has to give up the exam due to unforeseen circumstances, then the class will definitely need to replace the leader; otherwise, the exam cannot continue.

'So, this guy actually had this plan all along...?'

Saiki Kusuo overheard Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's inner thoughts and couldn't help but mentally retort.

'And...in the end, it turned out you were the one who started the fire?'

Kusuo Saiki had foreseen the possibility of a fire in the future, and he thought it was some kind of accident, but it turned out that it was most likely caused by Kiyotaka Ayanokoji.

This guy is terrifying.

"It can be done simply by replacing the leader, right?"

After thinking for a few seconds, Kusuo Saiki pursed his lips and continued,

"We can also use this opportunity to pass on false information to Ibuki, and then..."

Kusuo Saiki recounted Kiyotaka Ayanokouji's plan, omitting details such as 'damaging the camera'.

"Ah."

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka nodded.

[As expected of Saiki, his plan is almost exactly the same as mine.]

Sorry, this was originally your plan.

Kusuo Saiki looked at Kiyotaka Ayanokouji in front of him, and then continued,

"We can create an opportunity for Ibuki to escape with the key card and reunite with the others."

"Hmm, then—"

"First of all, we cannot start a fire, as this method is too dangerous."

"Ok."

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka nodded.

"However, there's a major problem now: how to replace the leader. Generally, a leader can only be replaced if they withdraw from the exam due to unforeseen circumstances, such as illness or injury. So..."

[Qi Mu has already demonstrated physical abilities beyond those of others, so getting sick isn't so easy for him; the only way is through an accidental injury.]

"give it to me."

Having heard Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's words, Saiki Kusuo already had a plan in mind.

"You just need to arrange the next leader's role. In return, I'll write down the information of the other class leaders in advance and tell you."

After all, Kusuo Saiki and Kiyotaka Ayanokouji had made a promise to make Class C the best in this exam. Kiyotaka Ayanokouji helped Kusuo Saiki distract himself, while Kusuo Saiki directly told the other class leaders the information.

'Honestly, even if I didn't say anything, Ayanokouji should be able to guess who the leaders of the other classes are.'

"Ok."

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka nodded.

......

After a brief exchange, Kusuo Saiki went to the river again, and this time, he chose a spot closer to Kanji Ike to fish.

"Qi Mu, what are you doing here?"

Kanji Ike was somewhat surprised by Kusuo Saiki's appearance.

"Let's try fishing in a different spot."

Kusuo Saiki casually remarked that he was waiting for the right moment—

The timing of making yourself sick.

As a superpowered individual, Kusuo Saiki has a very low probability of getting sick.

However, he can pretend to be sick.

Kusuo Saiki secretly activated his telekinesis, directly applying it to the other end of his fishing rod. Huge ripples immediately appeared on the water's surface, just as if Kusuo Saiki had caught a big fish. Kusuo Saiki himself pretended to be struggling, leaning forward.

"Qi Mu, I'm here to help you!"