Just when Saiki was preparing to go to the locker room, he heard a familiar inner voice coming from behind him.
Saiki quickened his pace, walking toward the classroom door, wanting to avoid as much as possible being chosen as the target by the other party.
But he had just taken a single step when a somewhat lazy yet familiar voice sounded behind him.
"Saiki, do you want to go to the locker room together?"
The owner of the voice was precisely Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.
[Saiki and the people around him don't seem to have any communication, and he doesn't talk much in the group chat either, looks like that type who doesn't really like interpersonal interactions.]
[Yesterday when he went to look for Horikita, he brought up things about Kushida, it was obvious that it wasn't his own idea, but that he had accepted a request from Kushida. I have to admit, Kushida is pretty capable in this area.]
[Although I don't want too many people's attention, if I don't maintain a minimum level of interpersonal interaction, I'll probably be regarded as a weirdo.]
Ayanokoji's inner voice was unbelievably noisy. Saiki had never seen anyone with so many mental activities.
But Ayanokoji's thinking wasn't wrong either. If you don't maintain the minimum level of interpersonal interaction, it would probably instead make yourself more "conspicuous," and if other people regarded you as a weirdo, it would be troublesome.
Coincidentally, Ayanokoji's personality was relatively close to his own. The other party also seemed to be hiding some secret, trying to reduce his presence in the class as much as possible. This point coincided with himself.
Saiki's gaze fell on Ayanokoji. His X-ray ability also automatically activated, and he could soon clearly see the muscle fibers on the other's body.
'His body has obviously been trained for a very long time. For a high school student, this physical state seems a bit exaggerated. Probably related to the White Room he mentioned before.'
Ayanokoji wanted to hide himself, but he would absolutely never think that the first moment Saiki saw him, he had basically already seen through his details.
With Saiki's ability, he could have continued to dig deeper into things about the White Room, but he wasn't interested.
Maybe Ayanokoji was a bit more special than others, but in the end he was still on the level of ordinary humans. Instead, his seemingly unambitious personality was actually more fitting with Saiki's own.
"All right."
Saiki nodded slightly, then followed Ayanokoji, walking together. They arrived at the locker room, changed into swimsuits, and then headed to the swimming pool where PE class was held.
It was an extremely spacious area. The huge pool could easily accommodate a hundred people, and the water inside was very clear. The blue tiles on the bottom of the pool made the whole pool look like deep blue seawater. At the side, there were also professional lifeguards standing by.
For this school, the students inside were an extremely valuable resource.
"Saiki-kun!"
And just then, a light and lively voice came from the side. Just from hearing it, he knew her identity, Kushida Kikyo.
At this moment, Kushida was wearing the same one-piece swimsuit as the other girls.
Saiki slightly turned his head to avoid letting his gaze stay on Kushida too long. Otherwise, his X-ray vision would keep spreading.
"You two actually came together?"
On the other side, leaning against the wall, Horikita Suzune folded her arms in front of her chest, her gaze sweeping across Ayanokoji and Saiki.
Although in terms of upper body curves, Horikita Suzune couldn't compare with Kushida, she also had a sufficiently stunning figure. Under the swimsuit, her slender white legs were very straight.
"After all, people like us who aren't good at social interaction aren't that many." Ayanokoji spoke slowly.
Saiki slightly turned his head, looking to the other side. Although the PE teacher hadn't arrived yet, quite a few students were already impatiently jumping into the pool.
And just then, Saiki picked up on a somewhat familiar voice.
[So this is this year's Class D?]
The voice came from the other layer of the wall of the pool room.
'If I remember correctly, the person speaking should be called Horikita Manabu, right?'
Saiki had some impression of this voice, because he was the one who gave the speech as the student representative during the entrance ceremony.
[This year's Class D still looks as useless as ever.]
[Suzune was assigned to Class D. Just like before, there's been no progress at all.]
[How truly disappointing.]
'Horikita Manabu, that was the person who gave the speech at the entrance ceremony, and he's also the student council president.'
'He also seems to be Horikita Suzune's older brother. It seems she entered this school just to prove herself in front of him. But what are they doing here?'
Saiki cast his gaze at that wall. His X-ray vision gradually let him see the scene on the other side.
A boy with glasses and a stern face was leaning against the wall, using a one-way mirror that was hard to notice to observe the Class D students at the pool. He was Horikita Manabu.
And next to him was a girl with her hair in a bun. Saiki hadn't seen her before, but using telepathy, he knew she was the student council secretary, and likewise a member of third-year Class A.
[First-year Class D seems to have already had a little bit of their points deducted today. Looks like it's not very optimistic.]
'Does the student council also participate in points evaluation?'
Saiki roughly guessed their purpose here. The student council assists the school in evaluating and rating the lower-year classes and also has the authority to amend school rules.
"Saiki-kun, want to swim together? The PE teacher just said this class is free activity!" And just then, Kushida quickly walked to Saiki's side, smiling as she asked.
Saiki immediately shook his head. Since this class was free activity, he'd better avoid participating as much as possible.
Although swimming was a little better than other sports, to Saiki it was still quite a challenge. If he accidentally broke the world record, it would be terrible.
Normally, Saiki would sometimes lie on the seafloor to take a nap. His psychic powers could form a barrier to keep seawater out.
Swimming? Saiki simply had no need for it.
"Eh? Could it be Saiki-kun, you don't know how to swim?" Kushida asked with some curiosity.
Saiki did not deny this statement. This way, he could save himself a lot of trouble.
———
After a day of classes, Kushida took the initiative to find Saiki to invite him to dinner.
No matter what Kushida's true thoughts were, at least she could keep her promises. This made Saiki somewhat satisfied.
"Although I couldn't successfully become friends with Horikita-san, you still worked hard, Saiki-kun!" Kushida had a smile on her face, making her look even cuter.
"See! I promised you I'd treat you to a good meal! Order whatever you like!"
'Since it's like this, then I won't hold back.'
The corners of Saiki's mouth slightly curved up. Since Kushida said so, of course he wouldn't be polite.
He immediately went to the dessert area and ordered several desserts he hadn't tried yesterday and that weren't cheap.
[This guy, is he treating dessert as a meal? And actually ordered this much?]
Although Kushida was inwardly complaining like this, her face still kept a smile. No outsider could see what she was thinking. Such perfect acting was something even Saiki had to praise a bit.
If you can disguise yourself seamlessly and keep it up forever, in a sense it isn't even a disguise anymore.
Saiki carried his desserts and sat with Kushida at a corner seat in the cafeteria. Actually, he would have preferred to quietly enjoy the food alone, but since Kushida was treating, he could only temporarily accept this situation.
"What a pity. I didn't think Horikita-san would be so hard to get along with... I thought since we're all classmates, we could get along well in the future..."
Kushida deliberately lowered her head, showing a pitiful expression. But very soon she raised her head again, with a smile on her face.
"But everyone's thoughts are different. I can't force Horikita-san to change, but I still hope she can integrate into our class."
Although she looked like she was always thinking about others, her inner voice was completely different.
[That damn bitch, relying on her cuteness to look down on others, go d*e, go d*e, go die! Just d*e already!]
Kushida was constantly cursing Horikita Suzune in her heart with vicious words. No one could ever link these words to her.
[Yes, I just have to act like this, making myself look weak and pitiful, so I can more easily win others' sympathy. Then there will be more people standing on my side in class. Saiki should be the same.]
Kushida showed a meaningful smile on her face, then turned her head to look at Saiki in front of her, expecting to continue chatting about this topic.
Only, at this moment, all of Saiki's attention was completely on the dessert in front of him. He was wholeheartedly savoring the taste of the sweets, as if he didn't care at all about Kushida's words.
[This guy, is he not even listening to me? Hey, normal boys sitting next to me would all listen very seriously, wouldn't they? Just what is this guy thinking?]
Kushida knew she was very cute, and her deliberately cheerful personality could easily get along with the boys around her. She was very skilled at using this advantage to guide people, making the boys unable to refuse her requests.
But this tactic seemed to have no effect on Saiki at all, which made Kushida a bit surprised, even a little annoyed.
Even so, Kushida's face never stopped smiling. No emotion fluctuation could be seen at all.
[This topic can't be continued anymore, huh. This guy is really hard to deal with.]
'That's right, just keep thinking like that.'
Saiki precisely hoped that Kushida would feel a bit of aversion toward him. This way, she probably wouldn't proactively come to him again.
After all, a girl like Kushida attracted too much attention from others. That was not a good thing for Saiki.
[Who is Kushida eating with?]
'As expected, I've been noticed by others.'
Saiki thought in his heart. He already knew that the surrounding attention was gradually falling on him.
[That guy… seems to be someone from our Class D, right? What was his name, Kunio something?]
'Hey hey hey, although I don't have much presence in the class, does the name you're saying have anything to do with me?'
[So envious… he already gets to have lunch with the class's big beauty!]
'If you could hear her inner thoughts, you probably wouldn't be envious.' Saiki sighed in his heart. As expected, someone like Kushida was just too incompatible with him. He really didn't like this.
He had already eaten the desserts he'd been thinking about from Kushida. From now on, there was no need for any special contact.
"Kushida, Saiki! You two are here!"
And just then, a light and energetic girl's voice came from the other side, it was Ichinose Honami. She was the first person from another class whom Saiki had met.
Her personality was very outgoing. Although she hadn't known Saiki and Kushida for long, she already treated them as her friends.
At the moment Ichinose Honami appeared, the voices in Saiki's mind grew even noisier.
[Damn, another big beauty appeared!]
[That's from Class B, right? What was her name, Ichinose something?]
[Damn you, Kunio! Why!?]
'Hey hey hey, who exactly is this Kunio you're talking about?'
Saiki felt somewhat helpless. Ichinose Honami's appearance made even more eyes fall on him. He hadn't expected to be targeted by so many social butterflies as soon as he came to school. He hadn't encountered this kind of outgoing person much before.
He glanced out of the corner of his eye at the source of the previous inner voice, likewise Class D members.
Sudo Ken, Yamauchi Haruki, and Ike Kanji, these three.
'I absolutely must not get involved with those three.'
Saiki had already placed those three people on the same level as ape-like creatures in his heart.
"You two get along so well! Could it be you've already~"
Ichinose Honami showed a meaningful smile, very gossiping as she asked, "Already together?"
"N-no way!" Kushida's face flushed red, completely looking like a shy girl.
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