Classroom of the Elite, Kusuo Saiki

"Great! I also think Qi Mu is a good candidate!"

'You don't think that way at all!'

"In that case, I'll leave it to you, Saiki-kun."

Hirata Yosuke gently patted Saiki Kusuo on the shoulder, his expression clearly showing that he thought highly of him.

There's no room for refusal now...

At this moment, Kusuo Saiki felt a sense of despair.

......

The news that Kusuo Saiki had become the leader of Class C was immediately reported, while the others present began to prepare for setting up camp.

Although the school provided two initial tents, each tent could only sleep a maximum of eight people, and the two tents were barely enough for the girls. The boys still needed to camp, and not only that, they also needed to do necessary tasks such as starting a fire.

Although Kusuo Saiki is the leader, it is Yosuke Hirata who is responsible for leading everyone in the class, and Kusuo Saiki does not want to do too many things that attract attention.

"Qi Mu, could you please help us collect some branches from around here? It will make it easier for us to start a fire at night."

While busy setting up the tent, Hirata Yosuke spoke to Saiki Kusuo.

"Ah."

Kusuo Saiki nodded. If he stayed here doing nothing, he might be pointed at and gossiped about by others. It was better to find something to do to kill time.

He then left the camp and walked deep into the forest. After confirming that no one was around, he activated his ability, and the scattered branches around him instantly came to his side as if they had come to life.

For anyone else, collecting so many branches would take a long time, but for Kusuo Saiki, it was a piece of cake.

'It's done in no time, but I also get about half an hour of free time. What should I do...?'

As Saiki Kusuo pondered, he looked down at the grass in front of him—an insect of unknown species was crawling in the shadows before him.

'...'

In the next instant, Kusuo Saiki teleported tens of thousands of kilometers away.

......

"Huh? What happened?!"

At that very moment, on the island's shore, in the school staff's camp, a staff member responsible for monitoring the students' movements shouted in confusion.

"what happened?"

Hearing the commotion, the others nearby quickly gathered around to check what was happening.

"Just now, a student's location was instantly moved to the Kassatar Desert."

"Don't joke around, how could that be?"

"I'm not kidding! Just now it was definitely... Strange, why did it come back?"

"You must be seeing things. Anyone with a brain knows that's impossible!"

"That's true... It's probably a system malfunction... I never thought that the location system the school spent so much money on would have problems..."

......

"That was close..."

At this very moment, in the Hasara Desert, Kusuo Saiki was looking down at the smartwatch on his wrist.

"What happened just now was so sudden that there wasn't even time to tamper with the watch's location system... It shouldn't cause any panic, right..."

Kusuo Saiki sighed, then waved his hand, and the surrounding sand grains floated in mid-air, blocking the sunlight for him.

"Let's wait here for a while before going back."

Chapter 68: A Spy from Class D! Ibuki Mio!

About half an hour later, Kusuo Saiki felt that the time was about right and chose to return to the island.

He carefully observed the spot where he had been standing, and only after confirming that the insect was gone did he breathe a sigh of relief.

"It's about time, we should get ready to go back."

Using his telekinesis, Kusuo Saiki sent several tree branches flying directly into his arms before preparing to return to the camp.

But at that moment, Kusuo Saiki heard a slightly familiar voice ringing out beside him.

It hurts so much.

'This voice sounds familiar, but I can't quite place it. It's probably not from our Class C.'

As he thought this to himself, Kusuo Saiki hugged the tree branch and moved closer to the source of the sound.

What came into view was a short-haired woman.

Ibuki Mio, Kusuo Saiki vaguely remembered this name; she seemed to have always been acting with Ryuen Sho.

However, at this moment, Ibuki Mio's right ankle was red and swollen, clearly indicating that she had suffered a very serious beating.

Mio Ibuki also noticed Kusuo Saiki's presence.

This person's name is... I remember he's a friend of Shiina's.

So, you don't even remember my name?

According to Longyuan's plan, I need to feign a conflict with him, then infiltrate Class C and create chaos within their ranks.

'Oh dear, I knew it would turn out like this.'

[And it would also be an opportunity to obtain information about the leaders of Class C... but those troublesome guys in Class A insist on evidence, and they even want photos taken...]

'That's how Ryuen and his group cooperate with Class A, right? Class A provides points to Class D, and in return, Class D provides them with information on the leaders of the other two classes. But Ibuki, you're unlikely to get any photos.'

Kusuo Saiki answered in his heart.

To be on the safe side, Kusuo Saiki had secretly sent his key card back to his home.

After all, if I fail this exam, I might be criticized by everyone, which would be a bit troublesome.

【Oh, right, I remember now, this person's name is Qi Mu, yes, it's Qi Mu!】

'Remembering my name isn't something to be proud of, is it?'

[Wearing glasses, he looks very honest. He probably won't stand idly by after seeing me. I'll use this opportunity to infiltrate Class C.]

Mio Ibuki and Kusuo Saiki's eyes met, and she began to think about what to do next.

—Kusuo Saiki immediately shifted his gaze to the other side, pretending not to see it, and walked straight to the other side.

[Hey! Seriously? You definitely saw me, right?! Pretending not to see me is going too far! You bastard!]

Ibuki Mio never expected that Saiki Kusuo would pretend not to see her, and even seemed to quicken his pace as he left.

"Qi Mu, Qi Mu, where are you!"

Just then, another voice came from not far away; it was Haruki Yamauchi.

"Hey! There's a girl here! Which class are you in?"

At this moment, Haruki Yamauchi was preparing to meet up with Kusuo Saiki when he arrived here and happened to see Mio Ibuki.

"Are you looking for the guy with glasses? He just walked past this way!"

Sitting on the ground, Ibuki Mio immediately spoke to Yamauchi Haruki, pointing in the direction where Saiki Kusuo was.

"cut."

Kusuo Saiki had no choice; he could no longer pretend to know nothing. He could only pretend to have heard the sound, turn around, and go to Haruki Yamauchi's side. Airi Sakura followed Haruki Yamauchi's side.

[Saiki-kun...so you're here after all...I was a little worried about you, and there were a lot of people at the campsite...so I thought I'd come looking for you...but I didn't expect Yamauchi-kun to come with me...]

Because of the presence of other people, Sakura Airi seemed a little flustered and embarrassed, but after seeing Saiki Kusuo, she still greeted him quietly:

“Qi Mu-kun..…”

But in Haruki Yamauchi's mind, it was a completely different story.

[I can use Saiki as an excuse to spend time alone with Sakura! I hadn't noticed before, but Sakura seems quite pretty. Kushida has a better personality, but he's too difficult to handle. Relatively speaking, Sakura should be easier to manage...]

'Please stop your disgusting fantasies. And do you like every girl you see? You're even worse than Chi in that respect.'

Kusuo Saiki shifted his gaze to Mio Ibuki; he simply couldn't ignore her now.

"You just saw me and walked right past me, didn't you!"

Although the strong-willed Ibuki Mio didn't want to be discovered by Class C for pretending to be weak, she was still very unhappy about being completely ignored by Saiki Kusuo.

"Sorry, I am severely nearsighted."

Kusuo Saiki pointed to his glasses and casually offered a plausible excuse.

These glasses are only to prevent his petrifying gaze ability; otherwise, anyone he sees would turn into a stone statue.

Ibuki Mio frowned, but given the current situation, she couldn't refute the other party for the time being.

How did you get these injuries?

Haruki Yamauchi immediately asked, looking very concerned.

"I... had a disagreement with someone in the class, so this is how it ended up."

"Ibuki Mio said slowly."

'To go to such lengths to deceive us is, in a sense, quite impressive.'

Kusuo Saiki looked at the injuries on Mio Ibuki's body and thought to himself.

"I can't just leave an injured girl in the forest!"

Haruki Yamauchi, with an air of righteous indignation, addressed the others present.

[Sakura must think I'm a kind and helpful person after seeing me like this! Her impression of me must be skyrocketing.]

'So your motives weren't pure after all. But I'm sorry, Sakura's attention isn't on you at all.'

Kusuo Saiki turned to look at Airi Sakura. At that moment, Airi Sakura's attention was shifting between the sky and the ground, because she had no idea how to deal with this situation.

'As classmates, let's take a look at how much Sakura likes you...'

As Saiki Kusuo pondered this, he opened the affection level display, glanced at Sakura Airi's affection level towards Yamauchi Haruki, and then quickly closed it.