Classroom of the Elite, Kusuo Saiki

Long Yuanxiang focused his gaze on Qi Mukuro's face and observed him carefully, but he couldn't glean any useful information from Qi Mukuro's face, since the latter's face was expressionless.

"Since the leadership role has been transferred to you, the person who is manipulating all of this behind the scenes must be someone you have some connection with."

Ryuen Sho's gaze shifted to Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's face, but he still couldn't discern any change in emotion from the other's expression.

Mio Ibuki stared intently at Kusuo Saiki and Kiyotaka Ayanokoji.

[Two people with facial paralysis.]

"If we're talking about the two most likely candidates, aren't they right next to me?"

Horikita Suzune continued, emphasizing the presence of the other two, saying that this method could actually serve as a cover-up at this time.

[These two are unlikely. If it really were one of them, they wouldn't be following Horikita Suzune around like a shadow.]

'Although I've temporarily cleared myself of suspicion, it still sounds inexplicably unpleasant.'

Kusuo Saiki raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Then let's settle this once again in this exam."

Long Yuanxiang, holding onto the back of his chair, prepared to stand up, then announced his departure with a smug look on his face—

At that moment, Kusuo Saiki secretly activated his telekinesis, tilting his chair slightly forward. Ryuen Sho, who had just stood up from his seat, lost his balance and fell to the ground.

'Oh dear, I feel a little better now.'

Chapter 79: A Challenge from Long Yuanxiang!

"Long Yuan, what are you doing?"

Ibuki Mio frowned and quickly stepped forward to help Ryuen Sho.

Because of the commotion, all the other students nearby turned their attention to Long Yuanxiang, which was quite embarrassing.

"damn it."

Ryuen Sho cursed and prepared to kick the chair hard, but considering that there were too many people present, damaging public property in public might result in a large number of points being deducted, so he stopped what he was doing and hurriedly left with Ibuki Mio.

"What a sorry sight! The dignified Long Yuanxiang can't even walk steadily. Does he need to go back to kindergarten to relearn?"

Horikita Suzune spoke to Ryuen Sho's departing figure, but this time Ryuen Sho did not respond to her and left directly.

'Oh dear, is it finally over? I can leave now.'

Kusuo Saiki thought to himself.

"Now that that troublesome guy has left, let's continue our discussion."

“…”

......

At 1 p.m., Kusuo Saiki arrived at the conference room door as scheduled.

'Although I already know who the recipient of the preferential treatment is, for the time being, I'll pretend I know nothing... I'll try to minimize my presence as much as possible. It seems I can get away with this exam, so I'll play the role of a nobody for now.'

As he thought about it, Kusuo Saiki pushed the door open.

The moment he pushed open the door, he saw a familiar face.

"Qi Mu!"

Upon seeing Saiki Kusuo's arrival, Ichinose Honami stepped forward and greeted him very warmly.

The moment Saiki Kusuo heard Ichinose Honami greet him, he knew his entire plan was doomed.

"Qi Mu, your class got 300 points on the last exam! That's really amazing, congratulations!"

With an incredibly innocent smile on her face, Ichinose Honami spoke to Saiki Kusuo.

'broken.....'

Although Kusuo Saiki knew that Honami Ichinose's words were very sincere, the moment she called out his name, Kusuo Saiki became the most noticeable person in the room.

【Saiki? Who is this person? There seems to be someone on the list... named Saiki Kusuo...】

[Ichinose was originally in Class B... now she's in Class C, a real beauty... and she seems very close to this guy named Saiki.]

[This Saiki looks really ordinary, so why does he seem so familiar with Ichinose? It's kind of annoying.]

'Oh dear, it hasn't even started yet, and we're already being targeted by several people?'

Kusuo Saiki sighed. Although he had seen the list of his group yesterday, he didn't want to remember anyone except for a few people he recognized.

"Lord Saiki, you've come too. I had three eel lunch boxes for lunch, and I was so full. I was planning to diet, but I failed."

As Hideo Sotomura spoke, he patted his round belly and said to Kusuo Shiki with a smile.

'Can't you talk like a normal person for once?'

Kusuo Saiki felt a moment of helplessness.

That's disgusting.

[Absolutely avoid having any contact with this person.]

Is this guy a total couch potato?

Almost instantly, in the eyes of the others, Hideo Sotomura became the lowest-ranking member of the group.

'If I were to respond to the professor now, others might mistake me for their friend, and my image in their eyes would plummet. But I can't refuse now, and it's better to sit next to the professor than to sit next to Ichinose and become a thorn in their side.'

Kusuo Saiki could only nod to Hideo Sotomura and then sit down next to him—Honami Ichinose also sat down next to Kusuo Saiki.

'? ? ? '

Kusuo Saiki never expected things to turn out this way; now, from any perspective, he was in a desperate situation.

[Ichinose sat right next to Saiki! Damn it, I want to sit next to Ichinose too! She's one of the top three beauties in the whole grade! I'm so envious!]

'I don't want to sit here either.'

[Is he really that close to those otaku? This guy is probably not much different!]

'I am definitely not a shut-in, absolutely not.'

What a troublesome guy, just looking at him is annoying.

'Yare yare.....'

For a moment, Kusuo Saiki was at a loss for words, having undoubtedly become the most talked-about person in the conference room.

This applies not only to strangers meeting for the first time, but also to acquaintances.

This guy, who was supposed to be the leader, switched identities and tricked me!

The source of these heartfelt words was none other than Ibuki Mio.

Soon, the remaining students also entered the room one after another, with Karuizawa Kei being the last to come in.

However, after Karuizawa entered, the attention of the group was successfully diverted to other places.

[Is this guy Megumi Karuizawa?]

Kusuo Saiki heard a slightly hostile thought coming from a girl in Class D, sitting next to Mio Ibuki.

It took Kusuo Saiki a few seconds to recall before he remembered that the person's name seemed to be Shiho Manabe.

[Karuizawa Kei, isn't she the one who had the argument with Rika earlier?]

[I'm not sure if it's her, but if it is, then we need to teach her a lesson!]

The other two girls from Class D, named Nanami Yabu and Saki Yamashita, were also very interested in Megumi Karuizawa's arrival.

However, Ibuki Mio, who was standing to the side, had a completely different idea.

[Karuizawa, although she looks glamorous... she doesn't seem to change her clothes very often... isn't that a bit too sloppy for a girl?]

As she thought this, Ibuki Mio couldn't help but show a look of disgust on her face.

During the previous island special exam, Ibuki Mio deliberately stole Karuizawa Megumi's underwear in order to create chaos in Saiki Kusuo's class—but Karuizawa Megumi acted as if she hadn't noticed.

This puzzled Ibuki Mio, who then stole underwear several more times, almost taking all of Karuizawa Megumi's underwear, but Karuizawa Megumi still didn't do anything.

This confirmed a thought in Ibuki Mio's mind: Karuizawa Megumi hadn't changed her underwear, which was why she hadn't noticed.

'Yare yare.....'

Kusuo Saiki shifted his gaze to the other side, pretending not to have heard anything.

In order to deal with Ibuki Mio's methods without making a sound, he would use his telekinesis to move the underwear back after she stole Karuizawa Megumi's underwear each time.

This misunderstanding will probably never be cleared up...

Kusuo Saiki thought to himself.

"Now let's begin the first round of group discussion."

Just then, the radio came on.

There were no teachers, no organizers, and no further rules; the exam was entirely left to the students to manage themselves.

However, no one spoke first in the conference room; an eerie silence filled the space...

But in Kusuo Saiki's ears, it was a completely different story.

Honestly, I don't want to be the first to speak.

These guys are all enemies.

[It would be great if someone could admit they were a recipient of preferential treatment.]

No one wanted to be the first to speak.

For Kusuo Saiki, this exam was meaningless, because he already knew his status as a privileged individual.

If students from other classes were the ones receiving preferential treatment, that would be fine, but now it's Karuizawa Megumi, who is in the same class, who is receiving preferential treatment, so Saiki Kusuo can't just hand in his answers early and end the exam on his own.

If the exam isn't over, then I'll have to attend this meeting within these three days...

What a hassle.

This won't do!

At that moment, one person stood up first.