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Chapter 31 - Chapter 31: Sakura's Instincts

And his brain was already completely unable to process the current situation.

'It's not over yet.' The corner of Saiki's mouth slightly lifted.

First, he activated his ability and controlled the clerk's phone, canceled the account's anonymity, and then made public all of the perverted statements he had previously posted on the internet.

Immediately, Saiki snapped his fingers, and the clothes on the clerk's body tore apart in an instant, making him almost naked, kneeling on the ground.

[What exactly happened?! What's going on?! A ghost! A ghost, a ghost!!!]

This string of supernatural phenomena had already scared the clerk out of his wits. He completely didn't know what had happened, and even at one point thought he was hallucinating.

"Hey, what are you doing!"

And at this moment, several school security guards had already arrived here, and almost at the first moment they saw the presence of the clerk, they immediately rushed up and subdued him.

Just from their skills, these security guards were clearly not ordinary people, after all, this was a key school funded by the government. That clerk had no room to resist.

"We just received an anonymous report from a student, saying there's a pervert near the dormitory building. So it was you! You've really got guts, huh!"

The security personnel sternly scolded the other party.

Saiki watched all of this from a distance. It was he who had secretly notified the school's security office.

Now that the clerk was almost completely naked, his appearance was exactly like a pervert, or rather, he was originally a pervert.

"I, I didn't!"

The clerk hurriedly tried to explain, urgently looking for an excuse to muddle through, "I, I was just stalking a female high school student!"

After saying these words, his entire body suddenly stiffened. He hadn't expected himself to say that aloud, this was exactly Saiki's doing.

"Oh? You bastard, are you provoking us? You're acting so lawlessly already? Doing such things in a school, that's a serious crime already!"

"No no no no, I-I just experienced supernatural phenomena just now! A ghost, there's a ghost here! I was suddenly grabbed and suspended in the air…"

"Seems like there's also a mental abnormality. Headquarters, headquarters, calling for backup here…"

As several more security guards arrived, this incident should come to an end.

Without surveillance footage, naturally, no one would believe the absurd words coming out of the clerk's mouth.

Supernatural phenomena? Ghosts? Who would believe that?

Seeing the perverted clerk being taken away, Saiki also slightly nodded.

'My mood feels much better now. If I had left that guy alone, he might've caused a lot of trouble in the school. It's better to deal with it in advance.' Saiki thought this in his heart.

No matter what, that clerk absolutely couldn't stay at the school anymore. He would either bear serious legal responsibility or be sent to a psychiatric hospital. In any case, it counted as eliminating a threat to society.

Lifting his head and looking at the sky, it was now completely dark.

'It's already this late? Oh well, since it's like this, might as well go and deal with that idiot's matter too, Daichi Ishizaki of Class D, right?' Saiki immediately quickened his steps toward the location of Class D's dormitory building.

———

[Class D, Daichi Ishizaki's Dormitory Building]

"I feel like I was seen back then…"

At this moment, Daichi Ishizaki, wrapped in bandages, was speaking to the two people in front of him.

Kyogo Komiya and Kondo Reo, they were also the ones who participated in framing Sudo Ken.

Daichi Ishizaki's face was full of bruises, but not all were caused by Sudo Ken. In fact, they were Ryuen's handiwork, meant to ensure this framing plan would proceed perfectly, making him look more like a victim.

Daichi Ishizaki used to be a delinquent in his previous school, but after entering high school, he was completely subdued by Ryuen. Now he could be called a loyal follower of Ryuen.

"I didn't notice anyone back then. Maybe you're just being paranoid?"

"I saw that even Class C and Class B are still looking for witnesses today. They even offered point rewards. If there really were witnesses, they should've shown up by now… That place normally never has people going by. Relax!"

Kyogo Komiya and Kondo Reo comforted Daichi Ishizaki, telling him not to worry too much.

"As long as things go smoothly, next Monday the punishment should come. That Sudo Ken from Class C will get a good lesson. Ryuen even said it might make Class C have an internal conflict, maybe even lose points."

"What a shame. I've disliked Sudo Ken for a long time. If possible, I'd love to beat him up myself. Too bad Ryuen won't let us strike back!"

Daichi Ishizaki said with some frustration. He believed that even on his own, he wouldn't necessarily lose to Sudo Ken, especially since there were three of them present.

The three were excitedly discussing their next plans against Class C, but they didn't know that another person was right beside them.

Saiki.

Not long ago, Saiki had used his invisibility ability to sneak into Daichi Ishizaki's room.

'Yare yare, they just said it all themselves, huh?'

Saiki's gaze landed on the three. Even if they hadn't discussed the plan aloud, Saiki would've used telepathy to induce them into saying it.

Then came the recording part, Saiki opened the recording function on his phone.

———

Half an hour later, Saiki returned to his dormitory.

Just now, he had successfully recorded the conversation and anonymously sent the audio file to the student council.

In theory, one terminal phone can only bind to one account, and it must be real-name verified. But with a few tricks and loopholes, it's possible to hold another account, allowing anonymous actions.

'If Ayanokoji had gotten this recording, he might've used it to threaten Class D and gain more benefits. But I don't want to get involved in such a big mess.'

Saiki thought this and returned to his room, ready to end this troublesome day.

Before his butt even had a chance to warm the seat, a faint knocking came from the door—so quiet that if there had been someone else in the room, they might not have even heard it.

But Saiki, using telepathy, clearly heard the thoughts outside the door.

[Saiki-kun, I wonder if he's in the dormitory…]

[If he's not… should I wait here?]

[I haven't been to anyone else's dorm before…]

The source of the voice was Sakura Airi.

'Sakura came to find me? Does she have something to say?'

Saiki thought for a few seconds, then walked over and opened the door.

"Saiki, Saiki-kun!"

Seeing Saiki's appearance, Sakura Airi seemed to become somewhat flustered. Her gaze immediately turned away, and her voice became a bit stammering.

For Sakura Airi, having a normal conversation with others was still a bit too difficult.

"Is something the matter, Sakura-san?" Saiki asked.

"Um… about the thing you and Kushida-san helped me with during the day… I wanted to thank you again… Even though I caused trouble for you, I'm really sorry… I... I didn't even get to thank Kushida-san in person."

Sakura Airi's eyes focused on the tile floor as she spoke in a rather soft voice.

"I'll pass it on to Kushida."

Saiki nodded in response, though he still didn't quite understand why Sakura Airi came to find him in person.

"Um… also, there's one more thing… Saiki-kun… was that thing just now, done by you?"

"What thing?"

Saiki asked with slight confusion.

"Earlier, in the group chat… it was said…"

[It's about that clerk… I don't really know how to say it…]

Saiki already understood her meaning but still took out his phone and glanced at the group messages.

[Ike Kanji: Something big just happened!]

[Kushida Kikyo: What happened, Ike-kun?]

[Ike Kanji: I just saw a bunch of school security guards come out. Looks like they caught a perverted stalker.]

[Karui Keika: A perverted stalker? There's someone like that in school?]

[Ike Kanji: Yeah! I saw it with my own eyes! That guy seemed like an employee from Digicity! Yamauchi recognized him!]

[Ike Kanji: #Picture.JPG]

[Kushida Kikyo: Eh! Isn't that the guy in charge of repairing electronic devices? I saw him this morning!]

[Ike Kanji: Seems like someone reported that guy. When he got caught by security, he was saying weird stuff. Looks like he's mentally unstable.]

There wasn't much meaningful chat afterward, and Saiki just skimmed it.

'Ike was at the scene? There were indeed quite a few people who surrounded the area at that time. Looks like Ike was among them.' Saiki thought this internally.

When there are many people, their inner thoughts overlap like a noisy market. In that situation, even Saiki couldn't precisely determine who exactly was there.

"I… heard someone anonymously reported that clerk… I want to ask, was it Saiki-kun who did it?"

Sakura Airi lifted her head. Her gaze paused on Saiki for several seconds, for the first time.

Sakura Airi actually knew very well that the clerk had been trying to stalk her. She had never told anyone about it.

If the clerk had been acting sneaky and was reported by someone else, it was certainly possible.

But Sakura Airi remembered that during the day, Saiki's gaze toward the clerk had subtly changed, just as if he had seen through what the clerk had done.

Her instinct told her that this matter was likely related to Saiki.

'Yare yare, your instincts are a bit too sharp, aren't they?'

Saiki thought this in his heart. He hadn't expected Sakura Airi to connect this incident to him.

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