Classroom of the Elite, Kusuo Saiki

'Never mind, it's better if you don't know.'

"Come back to camp with us! You've probably had nothing to eat or drink, right?"

Haruki Yamauchi smiled and said to Mio Ibuki that he considered himself to be incredibly charming right now.

"Are you sure we're the enemy now? If you want to bring the enemy back to camp, you're hopelessly too kind."

Ibuki Mio said this.

She was playing hard to get; the more she said that, the easier it was for people to believe her.

Kusuo Saiki's gaze fell on the backpack next to Mio Ibuki. His X-ray vision allowed him to spot the digital camera hidden among the various items at a glance.

Furthermore, a radio was buried beneath the ground where Ibuki Mio had just been sitting.

"What do you think?"

Haruki Yamauchi turned his head and asked Kiyotaka Ayanokoji and Airi Sakura for their opinions.

"I...I......"

Sakura Airi looked at Saiki Kusuo with some confusion, while the latter, of course, was unwilling.

'Ibuki is a spy sent by Ryuen; how can we let her into our camp like this?'

As Kusuo Saiki thought to himself, he then prepared to release Mio Ibuki's thoughts directly, so that even a creature like Haruki Yamauchi would know that the other party had ill intentions.

However, just as he was about to do so, Kusuo Saiki suddenly stopped, a new idea forming in his mind.

'No, no, no, taking Ibuki back might be a good thing. If Ryuen's plan fails, he might cause even bigger trouble—but if we take Ibuki back, Ryuen will definitely think his actions have succeeded for the time being. And then he'll deliberately let Ibuki see my identity as the leader, so that at least Class D will guess who I am. And if I guess all the other class leaders correctly, our class should be able to get second or third place in this special exam. It won't be too bad, we won't be criticized by others, and we can also avoid attracting too much attention.'

Thinking of this, Kusuo Saiki couldn't help but smile slightly. For the sake of his peaceful life in the future, he needed to borrow some of Mio Ibuki's power.

"That's fine with me."

Saiki Kusuo nodded.

"Great!"

Haruki Yamauchi immediately smiled and looked at Mio Ibuki again.

"Since there are no problems, then I am Haruki Yamauchi. Nice to meet you!"

"You guys are supposed to be good people... but you're still a bunch of idiots."

Ibuki Mio shook her head.

“My name is… Ibuki.”

[While I don't entirely agree with Longyuan's methods, if our class wants to climb higher, we have to rely on Longyuan's support. Class C, I hope you'll understand in the future that in this school, those who are overly kind won't survive!]

Ibuki Mio's heartfelt words were incredibly loud.

......

Soon, Ibuki Mio returned to the camp with Saiki Kusuo and the others, but she sat down in a spot some distance away from the main group of Class C, citing the reason that she "didn't want to cause trouble for the other classes".

As for Saiki Kusuo and the others, their next task was to prepare to start a fire.

"I'll come, I'll come!"

Haruki Yamauchi seemed eager to make his presence known, so he took out the matches he had obtained from Yosuke Hirata and rubbed them several times before finally lighting them.

He immediately and carefully pinched the lit match, trying to light the branch—but after several attempts, Haruki Yamauchi failed, and the matchbox was running out of matches.

'Yare yare.....'

Kusuo Saiki already felt a sense of helplessness towards Haruki Yamauchi, and could only secretly activate his superpower to ignite the branch the moment Haruki Yamauchi brought the match close to it.

"It's a success! It's a success!"

After seeing the flames successfully ignite, Haruki Yamauchi excitedly danced around and quickly turned to look at his surroundings—

Unfortunately, no one paid any attention to him from beginning to end.

Kusuo Saiki went to a secluded corner and used his Clairvoyance to observe the situation of the other students in the class. Kikyo Kushida and Yosuke Hirata had gone out to find food. Kusuo Saiki didn't want any more strange things to happen in the class, so just to be on the safe side, he used his Clairvoyance to observe their situation first.

'Looks like they've found some fruits that can be eaten; they're doing quite well.'

After confirming their situation, Kusuo Saiki finally breathed a sigh of relief, and now he could rest for a while.

......

Half an hour later, the others returned to the camp one after another. The camp was starting to look somewhat organized, and everyone was sharing their discoveries. Everything was progressing in a positive direction.

There are fruit trees around, and their camp is close to the river, which makes it easy to fish. Even if they are not successful in fishing, they can ask Chashu Sae for points to have the school provide food. The homeroom teachers of each class will also accompany each class, but they will only play a supervisory and supply role and will not usually participate in the operation.

In the end, the topic eventually shifted to how to deal with Ibuki Mio.

"It's too much of a coincidence that someone from another class suddenly came here. There's a possibility of spies."

"I agree with you. It's all Yamauchi's fault for bringing others back without thinking!"

"No matter what, her injuries seem quite serious. Maybe we can use this to our advantage and get information about Class D from her."

The crowd was chattering amongst themselves, but it was only now that Haruki Yamauchi considered the possibility that the other party was a spy.

Hirata Yosuke couldn't be sure for a moment. After asking more about Ibuki Mio and seeing her serious injuries, Hirata Yosuke finally decided that the members of Class C would take care of her first.

Although there were quite a few opponents in the class, since Hirata Yosuke was basically the leader in the class, everyone obeyed the arrangement.

"By the way, what about Kougen-ji Temple?"

It was at this moment that someone noticed that Koenji Rokusuke had not returned to the camp.

"As for Kougenji, he's already back on the ship."

"Tea Pillar Sae said with a smile."

Chapter 69: The First Meeting of Two Socially Anxious Girls

"Furthermore, your class has already had 30 points deducted because Kougenji withdrew from the exam due to illness!"

Chabashira Sae said with a smile that she already knew about this, but she didn't plan to bring it up unless someone asked.

"what?!"

"That bastard from Kogenji Temple!"

"Damn it, so damn damn it!"

The classroom was filled with complaints, while Kusuo Saiki secretly used his clairvoyance to observe Rokusuke Koenji. The guy didn't seem sick at all and was enjoying a top-notch spa on the cruise ship.

'This guy...'

Kusuo Saiki's brow twitched slightly. The other party's current actions were exactly what he had wanted to do, but now not only was he unable to do it, the burden on his shoulders was also becoming increasingly heavy.

'After that, you won't be able to get any iced drinks for the entire summer vacation.'

Kusuo Saiki silently cursed Rokusuke Kogenji.

Although Kogenji Rokusuke's actions aroused strong dissatisfaction among the other students, they could do nothing about him for the time being and could only deal with the exams on the island first.

As darkness fell, everyone gradually returned to their tents to rest. Considering the living conditions of the entire class, Hirata Yosuke ultimately decided to arrange two tents for the boys as well.

The weather was rather muggy, and the tent space was limited, making it stuffy and cramped. However, the fatigue accumulated throughout the day quickly lulled them into sleep.

After confirming that everyone around him was asleep, Kusuo Saiki used teleportation to return to his home and immediately turned on the air conditioner.

......

The next morning, Kusuo Saiki had already returned to his tent before anyone else woke up.

"Qi Mu... are you awake?"

Seeing that Kusuo Saiki had already stood up, Yosuke Hirata said in a tired voice.

"Well, I just woke up."

Kusuo Saiki replied.

"It's really hard to fall asleep in this environment..."

Hirata Yosuke also sat up, shaking his head somewhat helplessly.

"It's too hot inside the tent, and there's no mattress or pillow... My back and waist are aching."

After Hirata Yosuke woke up, the other students in the class also got up.

Yesterday's exhaustion allowed them to fall asleep quickly, but the harsh environment prevented them from getting a full rest.

Sorry, I spent last night in a comfortable air-conditioned room.

Kusuo Saiki thought to himself.

......

After everyone had finished washing up, Chabashira Sae gathered everyone together for roll call, and then everyone was free to do their own thing again.

Hirata Yosuke assigned various tasks to everyone. Some went out to pick fruit, some went fishing, some were responsible for upgrading the camp, and others went out to check on the situation of other classes. However, he did not force anyone to do so, but rather considered what each person was good at and their own wishes.

Kusuo Saiki originally seemed to have planned to stay at the camp and rest without doing anything, but after seeing Haruki Yamauchi stay at the camp to get closer to the other girls, he resolutely decided to go out and find Yosuke Hirata.

"Qi Mu, are you going out too?"

Hirata Yosuke asked with some surprise, and after receiving an affirmative answer from Saiki Kusuo, he handed over an extra set of fishing gear from the campsite to Saiki Kusuo.

"Chi and the others have already gone to take charge of fishing. Qi Mu, do you know how to fish?"

'Fishing? I haven't tried it much, but if I use telekinesis, I should be able to catch quite a few.'

Kusuo Saiki thought to himself that going fishing was a better choice than hanging out with guys like Haruki Yamauchi, so he didn't hesitate much and took the tools from Yosuke Hirata and headed to the riverbank.

However, as soon as Kusuo Saiki stepped out of the camp, he heard a slightly hurried footstep behind him, with Airi Sakura following behind.

"Sakura?"

Kusuo Saiki looked at the other person with some confusion.

"Um... I was thinking... could I help you out a little, Qi Mu...?"

After Sakura Airi's gaze met Saiki Kusuo's, she abruptly lowered her head, focusing on the ground. She still looked somewhat flustered.

"Besides... there are just too many people at the camp... staying there... doesn't feel very comfortable..."

Upon hearing Sakura Airi's words, Saiki Kusuo didn't say anything and tacitly agreed to let them follow him.