Classroom of the Elite, Kusuo Saiki

"President, are you serious?"

[The student council president wants to directly approve Saiki's membership in the student council? Really? Aside from the sports festival, he doesn't seem to have anything special about him. I checked his grades, and they're just average. Ichinose and Katsuragi were clearly more capable, but the president rejected them both, and now he wants to invite Saiki to join the student council?]

"What's wrong? Are you questioning my decision?"

Horikita Manabu turned his head and looked at Tachibana Akane expressionlessly, but he exuded a strong sense of oppression.

"No, no."

Akane Tachibana quickly shook her head.

"So, Qi Mu, what's your answer?"

Horikita Manabu shifted his attention back to Saiki Kusuo.

"I'm sorry, I have no intention of joining the student council."

Without the slightest hesitation, Kusuo Saiki immediately gave his answer.

"Oh dear, I don't want to cause any more trouble. Student council members attract a lot of attention, and they probably have a lot of work to do all the time."

Kusuo Saiki muttered to himself, "Joining the student council is something I would never even consider."

'Besides, that girl in your student council named Nan Yunya seems to be a real troublemaker.'

"Ah?"

Akane, standing to the side, was even more surprised.

[This person actually rejected the student council president's invitation outright?! Joining the student council is something many students dream of!]

"is it?"

Horikita Manabu didn't seem surprised by Saiki Kusuo's answer; he simply nodded slightly and adjusted his glasses.

"If you change your mind later, you can come to me anytime."

After saying these words, Horikita Manabu left with Tachibana Akane, while Saiki Kusuo quickly strode towards the school's dessert shop.

......

About half an hour later, Kusuo Saiki, holding a bag of pudding in his arms, couldn't wait to set off back to his dormitory.

"Yay! At the last minute, I finally managed to buy the last coffee pudding! And it seems today's flavor is a limited edition; it won't be available tomorrow. Apparently, it's made with a special imported coffee. I can't wait! I'll enjoy it slowly in my room, and maybe make some milk tea while I'm at it. Even though today was a very busy day, being able to eat this pudding at the end makes it all worthwhile. Food earned after all the hard work tastes even better!"

Kusuo Saiki's mind is now completely focused on his pudding.

It was already getting dark, and there weren't many students still lingering outside the campus.

But at that moment, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Saiki Kusuo.

"Honestly, I've been waiting for you for so long."

That somewhat nonchalant voice belonged to Long Yuanxiang.

'Oh dear, another troublesome fellow has arrived.'

Kusuo Saiki thought to himself.

[Kusuo Saiki, he's Shiina's friend, but I need to get information about Yamauchi from him. I'm going to repay him many times over for what happened at the sports festival!]

[Yamachi already knew about Kushida's betrayal and even guessed some of the methods I used. He's no simple man; the previous incidents were likely his doing.]

I need to know as much information as possible about him, and Kusuo Saiki is currently the most suitable candidate.

'? '

After hearing Ryuen Sho's thoughts, Saiki Kusuo was stunned for a moment before realizing what was going on.

During the sports festival, in order to conceal his identity, Kusuo Saiki had to use a series of methods that successfully caused Sho Ryuen to misunderstand.

This led Ryuen Sho to believe that all of this was a scheme by Yamauchi Haruki.

However, Kusuo Saiki did not expect that the 'boomerang' would eventually return to him.

'Oh dear... I finally managed to dump the trouble on Haruki Yamauchi, and now it's back to me... Seriously... Is this karma...?'

Kusuo Saiki sighed inwardly.

"Don't be so scared that you can't say a word, Qi Mu. Don't worry, as long as you cooperate with me, I won't do anything to you~ After all, you are Shiina's friend."

Ryuen Sho's face broke into a ferocious grin as he looked at Saiki Kusuo.

Although Hiyori Shiina is an important member of our class, we must also try to extract information from Kusuo Saiki when necessary.

"Excuse me, what's the matter?"

Kusuo Saiki could only follow the other party's words and ask.

"You and Haruki Yamauchi from your class have a very good relationship, right? You're friends, aren't you?"

Long Yuanxiang narrowed his eyes slightly.

"So-so, we're not that close."

Kusuo Saiki answered without hesitation.

'That guy and I aren't friends.'

"Oh? But what I know is different. I've seen you two often doing things together. Speaking of which, you seemed to have an exceptionally good performance at this sports festival. I didn't notice it before. Were you hiding your strength all along?"

"I had some prior training."

Upon hearing the words "hiding one's strength," Kusuo Saiki's heart skipped a beat, but he quickly calmed down. After all, Ryuen Sho's intelligence was just right, perfectly capable of avoiding suspicion.

"Really? During the previous cue ball competition, you showed up in a place no one expected..."

"I was just momentarily distracted; it was just a coincidence."

"Was this Haruki Yamauchi's order?"

"It's just a coincidence."

Kusuo Saiki immediately replied that he was not lying.

However, Ryuen Sho didn't buy it. He took out his phone and played the video of Manabe Shiho and Karuizawa Megumi. At the end of the video, Saiki Kusuo walked out and prevented the situation from escalating further.

"You appeared in the video, which means you didn't record it—but it also means you were very close to Haruki Yamauchi, who was recording the video!"

"Would you believe me if I said the person who recorded the video wasn't Yamauchi?"

"Such a low-class lie is meaningless."

Long Yuanxiang's expression changed instantly, and a murderous aura emanated from his body as he slowly approached Qi Mukuro. Qi Mukuro instinctively protected Pudding in his arms with both hands; there was nothing more important than this.

"You've reached my limit. I told you, as long as you cooperate with me, I won't do anything to you—"

"In other words, if you are not willing to cooperate with me, then I will have to use some methods to make you cooperate with me."

"Let me take your glasses off for you. Be careful the lenses don't scratch you. After all, I might punch you in the face later."

Ryuen Sho quickly reached out and took off Saiki Kusuo's glasses.

Chapter 101: The Real and Fake Dragon Boys!

'Why did things turn out this way...?'

'My glasses are meant to suppress a certain ability of mine, the belief that any creature directly exposed to my gaze will turn to stone...'

'But who could have predicted this situation!'

Kusuo Saiki knelt on the ground, clenching his fist and pounding the ground in frustration. The bag containing the coffee pudding was tossed aside.

In front of Kusuo Saiki was a stone statue.

This stone statue has the same physique as Long Yuanxiang, and even its face is exactly the same as Long Yuanxiang's, and...

'This #￥% is Longyuan!'

Kusuo Saiki sighed and turned his gaze to the stone statue.

Just seconds before, the stone statue was still the lively Long Yuanxiang.

Any creature that Saiki Kusuo looks directly at will turn to stone. Fortunately, this superpower can be physically controlled, as long as anything can block his view, even an ordinary transparent plastic sheet will do.

Just now, Ryuen Sho was about to teach Saiki Kusuo a lesson, but the latter's attention was entirely on the pudding in his arms, and he never expected that Ryuen Sho would actually take off his glasses.

After that, things turned out the way they are now.

If it were just a matter of blasting Long Yuanxiang away like a stone skipping across water, it would be relatively easy to handle. We could simply restore his body and erase his memories, and that would be enough to fool everyone.

However, if you get petrified, that would be a complete disaster.

Petrified objects cannot be restored by any restoration ability; they can only be restored automatically after 24 hours, during which time the petrified object's memories will be interrupted.

It would be fine if it were a holiday, but this is a school, and every student has to go to class every day.

The students in Class D will definitely be able to discover that Long Yuanxiang is missing immediately. If things get out of hand, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble.

If someone is someone who doesn't stand out in class, that's fine, but Long Yuanxiang is someone with a very strong presence. If he were to disappear for a day, he would definitely be noticed by everyone else.

What Kusuo Saiki needs to solve is not only how to cover up Ryuu Sho's disappearance, but also how to prevent Ryuu Sho from finding out about all of this.

He has no memory while he is petrified. Once he recovers from the petrification, his memory will pick up from the moment before he was petrified.

If Long Yuanxiang recovers in another location and sees an unfamiliar scene...

Kusuo Saiki felt a headache coming on, completely unprepared for even bigger trouble after the sports festival ended...

He immediately surveyed his surroundings and confirmed that Albert and the others under Long Yuanxiang were not nearby, nor were there any other witnesses. He could only take the Long Yuanxiang statue and teleport back to his dormitory.

'Oh dear, what should I do? Is there anyone who can help me...?'

Kusuo Saiki frowned, and suddenly an idea popped into his mind. He immediately took out his phone and sent a text message to someone.

Kusuo Saiki: Come to my dorm room, it'll be just you alone. Try not to be seen by anyone else. My dorm room number is XXXX

After Kusuo Saiki sent the text message, he immediately received a reply from the other party.

Fortune Teller: OK! Coming right away!

To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, Kusuo Saiki had previously exchanged contact information with Mei Aiboku. As the only person in the school who knew that Kusuo Saiki was a psychic, she was currently the only one who could help him.

Xiang Buming: It seems I can't get in. It seems you need a student card to enter the student dormitory at this school.

Kusuo Saiki: I've come to find you.