Classroom of the Elite, Kusuo Saiki

At that moment, the lights in the entire stadium flickered, but quickly returned to normal after half a second.

"That's strange, what's going on? Is the electricity in the school unstable?"

The crowd began to discuss the issue with some confusion, while Sudo Ken turned to look at the hand grip strengthener in Saiki Kusuo's hand, where the pointer was hovering over the value of 70.1.

'Oh dear, that was close...'

Kusuo Saiki breathed a sigh of relief, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily turned up slightly.

Because of the instantaneous split in his body, his grip strength suddenly reached an off-the-charts level.

To avoid causing panic, Kusuo Saiki immediately used his superpowers to control the stadium lights, making them flash a few times to attract the attention of others.

Meanwhile, Kusuo Saiki continued to exert force, trying to make the pointer rotate once and return to its starting position. However, because the time was too short, Kusuo Saiki did not have time to make any fine adjustments, and in the end, it could only stay at around seventy.

"Just now, the grip strengthener's casing was slightly damaged. Luckily, I used my recovery ability in time. Sudo is in his eighties, Ayanokouji is in his sixties, so my seventies might be a bit high, but it should still be within an acceptable range, about the average of the two of them."

Kusuo Saiki thought to himself, then turned to look at Ken Sudo—

What he saw was the utterly shocked expression on Takeru Sudo's face.

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"Qi Mu... I didn't expect you to be this good?"

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"Although you look incredibly thin, I never expected you to be so strong!"

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"I originally thought Ayanokouji was the dark horse, but I never expected you, Saiki, to be even better."

"???"

A sense of foreboding crept into Kusuo Saiki's heart.

Just now, after Sudo Ken finished measuring himself, he handed the hand grip strengthener to Ayanokoji Kiyotaka behind him.

However, Kiyotaka Ayanokouji also didn't know the average high school student's grip strength, so he asked Takeru Sudo, who jokingly told him it was sixty.

In reality, the average grip strength of high school students is only around 40.

Kiyotaka Ayanokoji's sixty was already beyond Takeru Sudo's expectations, and he never imagined that Kusuo Saiki would reach seventy.

"Qi Mu Shiqi?"

"It's so awesome, is it true?"

"It's unbelievable, she looks so thin and weak..."

People around him were talking amongst themselves, but Kusuo Saiki's face was full of black lines.

'I was careless! I forgot that Ayanokouji's data is completely useless as a reference! Damn it!'

Kusuo Saiki never dreamed that all his carefully considered countermeasures would be defeated by Ken Sudo's joke.

"Doctor, 42.6..."

"Miyamoto, 48....."

This series of numbers pierced Saiki Kusuo's heart like a knife, and he felt as if the whole world had become quiet.

"Qi Mu, you're amazing!"

Kiyotaka Ayanokouji approached Kusuo Saiki with a blank expression and offered a perfunctory compliment, which sounded no different from sarcastic remarks to Kusuo Saiki.

[Was Saiki's display of grip strength intentional? Was he trying to use it to gain more influence at the sports festival?]

'Deliberately my foot!'

At this moment, all that was left in Kusuo Saiki's heart was regret. He had never expected things to develop to this extent, but now there was no way for him to regret it.

"I never expected that the second-place student in the class would be Saiki, and the third-place student would be Ayanokouji..."

Takeru Sudo shook his head somewhat dissatisfied, then continued,

"Neither of you signed up for any events before, right? You two absolutely have to participate in the remaining events, especially you! Qi Mu! How did you train? I couldn't believe it..."

Ike Kanji, who was standing to the side, had just finished testing his grip strength, and his results were so terrible that he could only look at Saiki Kusuo with envy.

I really want to participate in these activities! I can earn points and get the attention of other girls...

'Then I'll let you have it!'

Kusuo Saiki cried out in his heart, but he knew very well that it was impossible.

This sports festival is one that Kusuo Saiki is destined not to be able to easily slip through unnoticed.

Chapter 92: I Know Who's the Mastermind Behind Your Class

After the meaningless physical fitness test, the sports festival events that everyone would participate in were also determined.

As the second-place finisher in the physical fitness test, Kusuo Saiki had to participate in many events, including not only the pole-falling competition but also relay races and horseback riding competitions involving all students in the school.

After finalizing the list, Kusuo Saiki leaned against the wall, his eyes filled with a sense of utter despair.

I never expected things to turn out this way.

'Oh dear, this is a big problem... What am I going to do? I definitely won't be able to get a high ranking, and if I come in last, everyone will blame me... I'll just stick to a middle place; that should be the least noticeable.'

Kusuo Saiki thought to himself.

Not far away, Kiyotaka Ayanokouji's gaze was fixed on Kusuo Saiki.

It seems Qi Mu has quite a few projects to participate in.

'You're about the same.'

Kusuo Saiki shook his head helplessly. He hadn't expected that he and Kiyotaka Ayanokoji would both fall into the hands of Ken Sudo.

It seems he'll be making some moves during this sports festival.

'Sorry, I didn't have any such thoughts at all.'

What will he do? Will he help Horikita grow through this sports festival? Will he eliminate the mole within the class, Kushida? Or will he ensure the class wins this exam?

'I haven't even thought about any of those things you're talking about.'

I'm curious to see just how far Saiki will go in this sports festival.

'Hey, hey, hey, I'm not planning on doing anything.'

Kusuo Saiki thought to himself, filled with helplessness.

.....

Starting the next day, the students in the class will go to the stadium for related practice.

Although it's still a practice phase, Saiki Nanao can't afford to be careless; he must control his power with exquisite precision.

Meanwhile, the other students in the class were also mostly training.

“Huff, huff, huff…”

On the track, Sakura Airi reached the finish line with difficulty—but the fact that she was last remained unchanged, and the time she took was also unsatisfactory.

Sakura Airi's academic performance wasn't too bad, but overall it was only passable. However, when it came to sports, she was absolutely terrible.

"Thank you for your hard work, Sakura-san!"

Hirata Yosuke stepped forward and handed Sakura Airi a bottle of water.

At this moment, Sakura Airi was panting heavily and felt somewhat dizzy, but she managed to steady herself and looked around for Saiki Kusuo's location.

Is Kusuo-kun nearby?

Sakura Airi thought to herself,

[Kusuo-kun seems to be doing really well in sports... I want to too... I need to work hard too.]

"Um, Sakura-san, why don't you take a break? You've already worked really hard."

Hirata Yosuke said to Sakura Airi, "Although this long-distance run is indeed quite physically demanding, I didn't expect Sakura Airi's physical fitness to be so poor."

"It's okay... I... I can run one more lap..."

Although Sakura Airi said this, her legs still trembled from exhaustion.

"Let's rest for a bit first..."

On the other side, the others were also practicing various projects under the supervision of Takeru Sudo.

Although Sudo Takeru's grades in regular exams are abysmal, he becomes an entirely different person when it comes to sports, becoming incredibly serious.

"Use your waist! Use your waist!"

"Kanji, you did all of your movements wrong!"

"No, you have to do it this way... How can you be so stupid?!"

Although Takeru Sudo's tone wasn't exactly pleasant, he was genuinely very attentive to the matter, guiding everyone's practice, a stark contrast to his usual carefree demeanor.

"Kusuo-kun, I bought you a drink!"

At this moment, Kusuo Saiki had just finished pretending to complete some practice exercises when Megumi Karuizawa walked up to him with two bottles of sports drinks and handed one of them to him.

"You'll be participating in a lot of events this sports festival, looks like you're going to have to show off your skills."

'I don't want to.'

Kusuo Saiki answered the other person in his mind, but still accepted the drink.

"Karuizawa, you and Saiki have been getting along really well lately, haven't you?"

Just then, another girl from the same class, with a meaningful smile on her face, stepped forward and asked,

"Could it be that you two have actually already..."

"What did you say!"

Karuizawa patted the other person on the back and said in a firm tone.

But she still seemed to be smiling.

"But that's strange, where did Karuizawa buy the drink? Wasn't the nearest vending machine outside the stadium?"