Classroom of the Elite, Kusuo Saiki

"Looks like it is."

Saiki Kusuo nodded.

He knew what tactics Ryuen Sho was using. Ryuen Sho had collected all the cell phones in the class and knew who the privileged students were—and he had also secretly formed a cooperative relationship with Kikyo Kushida from Class B.

Karuizawa looked at the information with some confusion. After browsing it, she closed the message. However, after entering the main menu, her phone's personal interface immediately popped up.

Name: Kusuo Saiki

Student ID: ......

Birthday: February 16th.

[Oh dear! Is Saiki's birthday just a few days away?!]

'Oh no, Karuizawa saw something that's going to cause trouble.'

Kusuo Saiki never expected that Megumi Karuizawa would see his birthday.

For Kusuo Saiki, birthdays are not a big deal.

For most people, birthdays are usually accompanied by surprises, with others secretly preparing gifts or the like.

But for Kusuo Saiki, the concept of surprise never existed.

This is one of the reasons why he considers superpowers a burden.

[There probably aren't many people in the class who know it's Qi Mu's birthday, so I'll secretly prepare a surprise for him! He'll definitely be thrilled!]

Thinking of this, Karuizawa Kei's lips couldn't help but curl up slightly.

'Sorry, when I thought that way back then, there was no surprise left.'

Saiki Kusuo answered in his heart.

"It's getting late, I'll be going now!"

Karuizawa Kei stood up from her seat, waved to Saiki Kusuo, and then left the room.

"Oh dear, this is such a hassle."

Kusuo Saiki sighed and shook his head helplessly.

"But I should be able to go back to school tomorrow... I hope I can have a good summer vacation... and that nothing strange happens. The summer vacation, which is not long to begin with, is already almost halfway over... I just want to stay at home and do nothing."

......

Meanwhile, hundreds of kilometers away, at the government building.

A young woman with slightly dark skin was going through some kind of procedure. She had a delicate face and an incredibly enviable figure.

"A higher education school, huh? Although the student registration period has passed, it should still be possible to get in if you're a businessperson or employee."

"I heard that school has everything. In that case, opening a small fortune-telling shop there might not be a bad idea!"

"I predict that my soulmate is in that school. His name is abbreviated as SK, and he's incredibly talented... I'm really curious about what kind of person he is!"

The girl muttered to herself, a smile playing on her lips.

"Excuse me, are you a fortune teller?"

A staff member in uniform approached the girl.

"Well then!"

"Your application for the fortune-telling shop has been approved. A boat will take you and the other staff to the school shortly. The location of your shop and relevant information about the school are in your handbook."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work!"

Xiang Buming responded with a smile.

Chapter 86: My First Birthday in High School – Full of Trouble

Meanwhile, on the other side of the ship.

"how is this possible?"

The students in Class B looked at the information on their phones with expressions of surprise. They hadn't expected that Class D, which was originally ranked last, would achieve first place in this exam.

Horikita Suzune's gaze was filled with surprise, yet also with a hint of arrogance as she stared intently at the boy standing before her, who wore an arrogant smile.

Ryuen Sho.

Just as everyone was discussing the exam content, Long Yuanxiang appeared and said provocative words to them, as if the entire exam was within his calculations.

"You...what exactly did you do?"

Horikita Suzune questioned, unable to understand why Ryuen Sho was able to guess their Dragon Group privileged status.

However, their group ultimately reached Result 1.

This means that Long Yuanxiang not only guessed the identity of the privileged student, but also possessed absolute core evidence, which convinced the members of other classes of the same identity.

This is nothing short of a provocation.

In reality, all of this was a collaboration between Kikyo Kushida and Sho Ryuen, but no one else would have noticed Kikyo Kushida's betrayal.

"Although I understand your reluctance to admit it, it means that you are the most useless one in this group. But don't blame yourself, Rin. It's because your opponent is too strong. Besides, this exam is supposed to be a fierce competition amidst turbulent waves. The faces of Class A should be even paler than yours."

Long Yuanxiang said with a smile.

In this exam, he launched an attack on Class A, which was actually a provocation to the other two classes, telling them that he could easily crush them.

"And then, Rinne, although this is regrettable news, you will be my next target—I will target you completely in the next exam, launch an attack on you, and make you suffer so much that your body and mind are torn to pieces."

Long Yuanxiang waved his hand, then turned around.

"Just look forward to the second semester..."

Just as Ryuen Sho was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something, turned around and looked at Yamauchi Haruki in the crowd, a meaningful smile reappearing on his face.

"As for the mastermind behind your class, I already have some clues! I'm sure you were here and heard it, right? I will definitely destroy you completely."

[He wasn't actually there. Ryuen just glanced at Yamauchi, which is strange. Plus, Yamauchi said some strange things in the room earlier. It seems Saiki used some method to shift Ryuen's suspicions to Yamauchi? How did he do that? To completely deceive Ryuen, especially Yamauchi, is unimaginable.]

Kiyotaka Ayanokouji responded to the other person in his mind. Even Kiyotaka Ayanokouji could not have imagined that all of this was actually done by Kusuo Saiki using his superpowers.

Haruki Yamauchi's face was full of confusion; he had no idea what Ryuen Sho meant.

After making those harsh remarks, Long Yuanxiang left immediately.

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka narrowed his eyes slightly as he watched the other person's departing figure.

I feel that emotion called "interesting" has begun to sprout slightly in my heart.

.....

One day later, on August 15th, the two-week cruise trip finally came to an end. Although it was called a trip, it was actually just two special exams. They only had about three days of free time.

Overall, however, spending a few days on a luxury cruise ship without spending points is barely acceptable.

After the trip, everyone returned to school and began to enjoy the remaining two weeks of vacation.

Kusuo Saiki returned to his dormitory, intending to do nothing and leisurely spend the remaining half of his summer vacation.

Of course, he knew that this was an incredibly difficult task.

Meanwhile, in the school's gift shop.

Karuizawa Kei is in the shop, choosing a gift to give to Saiki Kusuo.

Her eyes swept over the rows of dazzling goods, but after agonizing for a long time, she still couldn't choose a suitable gift.

"What should I pick...? That Saiki guy... besides liking sweets, I wonder if he has any other hobbies. I can't just give him cakes or something... but a birthday cake or something like that seems okay?"

Karuizawa Kei's not-so-bright brain was working hard to think when, at that moment, a familiar voice rang out behind her.

"Karuizawa-san?"

"Hey?"

Karuizawa Megumi turned her head to look at the source of the voice, which was Ichinose Honami.

"Ichinose-san, what a coincidence!"

Remembering what had happened earlier, Karuizawa Kei still greeted the other person politely.

"I didn't expect to run into you here. Are you buying a gift for your classmate?"

"Haha, that's right."

"What a coincidence, me too!"

Honami Ichinose said with a smile.

Tomorrow is Saiki's birthday! I need to prepare a present for Saiki Kusuo!

Honami Ichinose thought to herself.

During the discussion, everyone took out their phones to check messages. Ichinose Honami, who was the host at the time, also inadvertently noticed that it was Saiki Kusuo's birthday, so she went to the gift shop to buy him a birthday present.

"She's buying a gift... could it be for Saiki-kun too?"

The two of them had the same thought almost simultaneously.

"Are you two little girls buying gifts for your friends?"

Just then, the shop owner noticed the two of them and went up to ask them a question.

"Yes."

The two answered in unison.

Is it someone of the opposite sex?

"Ah."

"Boy friend?"

"Ah, this... no, no!"

"Does that mean you want him to be your boyfriend?"

"This...no!"

Karuizawa Megumi's face flushed slightly, because in a sense, what the boss said was indeed true; she had really wanted to pretend to be a couple with Saiki Kusuo.