Houtarou Oreki's Classroom of the Elite

But for now, let's eat first.

The time has come, chow time first.

This school is completely enclosed, and students use points to live.

Naturally, it also provides channels to spend those points.

Eating is just one simple channel.

However.

Houtarou Oreki was just about to go queue up for food when he suddenly looked behind him.

Then, as if he hadn't discovered anything, he continued forward.

He then circled around a large pillar and kept moving forward.

But, less than 10 seconds later, he turned around.

And looked toward the rear.

"So, is there something you need?"

Houtarou Oreki said.

Because.

Chapter 018: Airi Sakura is very big, no, wait, Airi Sakura, what is your opinion on stalkers?

Houtarou Oreki is a sharp person.

From the moment he teleported to the dormitory in the morning, and then stepped out of the dormitory, he had noticed someone following him.

If it were just once, he might have let it slide.

But, now that he was heading to the cafeteria after school and still being followed, that was not okay.

So, Houtarou Oreki decided to speak directly to the other party.

He looked toward the back of the pillar on the side of the cafeteria.

He could vaguely make out the other person's figure.

"Airi Sakura." He pointed out the other person's identity.

Airi Sakura.

Her full name is Airi Sakura.

She is a student in Class 1-D.

She is also the plain-looking girl that Yamauchi from Class D was discussing when he went to Class D to sell information yesterday.

To describe her specifically.

Well, it would probably be.

Super big, looks introverted and shy, has no close friends, keeps to herself, but hasn't done anything bad, yet ends up being mocked by boys like Yamauchi.

And a girl like that is as simple as a small pet.

However.

"Th-that, ...Oreki-kun--"

Airi Sakura's voice came from behind the pillar, and then Houtarou Oreki saw the figure of Airi Sakura start to run.

Oh.

They started bouncing.

It must be very hard for her. If he were a pervert, he would probably be thinking about how he should help hold them up if he had the chance.

Houtarou Oreki hurriedly shook his head.

He is not good at interacting with girls.

So, he waited quietly for Airi Sakura to come over on her own.

"That--Oreki-kun--" However, Airi Sakura seemed to be even worse at interacting with the opposite sex than he was.

It seemed like she wanted to say something, but her cheeks turned red first.

It makes one think of some kind of cute little pet.

Girls really are interesting creatures.

"Airi Sakura." Houtarou Oreki felt he had to speak first.

Upon being called by her name, Airi Sakura's body went rigid.

She could feel that she was very nervous.

"What are your thoughts on the type of person who is a stalker?" Houtarou Oreki asked.

"A stalker...?" Airi Sakura seemed to take a good while to understand what Houtarou was talking about.

"Is it the kind of person who blindly follows others regardless of their will?"

Airi Sakura immediately said, "I don't think people like that are very good. I don't like them; I might even say I hate people like that."

It sounded like she was speaking from the heart, as if she had some personal experience with the matter.

However, it probably wasn't her own experience, as there was no look of panic on her face.

Still, it made one realize that if you looked at her face closely, you would notice that even though she dressed in a dowdy fashion, the red-rimmed glasses she wore were likely just decorative, non-prescription frames.

In other words.

Airi Sakura might actually be very beautiful.

That makes sense, too.

After all, she is a girl in Class D.

Class D is full of all sorts of beautiful girls.

Oreki already had experience with that.

But he wasn't looking for some profound sentiment from her; rather, he wanted to ask, "Airi Sakura, did you know?"

"Your behavior this morning and at noon was a lot like a stalker."

"Um—"

"Actually, yesterday morning, that... thank you very much."

"In the morning, Yamauchi and the others found out, they found out about the school's rules, and then they... they apologized to me."

Airi Sakura seemed to realize that standing face-to-face with Oreki was awkward, so she made an effort to get the words out.

Oreki had already caught on.

Airi Sakura was talking about the time the boys in Class D were ranking the girls' bust sizes.

She had been cornered at the door and felt incredibly awkward.

She was furious, but there was nothing she could do.

It was then that Oreki knocked on the door, putting an end to Yamauchi's continued rumors.

And although he had been selling information, it couldn't be denied that after Hirata and Kikyou Kushida learned the school's rules, they shared them with their classmates.

That included Yamauchi learning the rules of the school.

And then... he also learned that because of the boys' bust size ranking, the class had likely been docked over 50 class evaluation points.

That was probably why the girls were glaring directly at the boys all morning.

Because the points deducted from the boys were the class evaluation points that belonged to everyone, which were tied to their points and living expenses.

So, they were quite furious.

Consequently.

Even Yamauchi knew he couldn't hide anymore, so under Hirata's reminder, he apologized to Airi Sakura.

And this incident made Airi Sakura feel that Oreki had helped her.

That was why she had come specifically to thank him.

If that was the case, then Airi Sakura was the type of person who was harmless, quite polite, and cute.

And yet, Yamauchi had deliberately slandered a girl like that.

The boys in Class D... they really were terrible.

Perhaps, if the opportunity arose, getting these annoying types expelled would be a simple choice.

Since everyone was in the same school, having annoying people constantly loitering in front of you was a nuisance. At the same time, Oreki didn't think these students in Class D would stay well-behaved; they would likely cause other kinds of trouble.

Oreki pondered this.

After learning the reason why Airi Sakura had been following him, Oreki parted ways with her.

After all, if he stayed any longer—and they were in the cafeteria, no less—she would probably kindly offer to buy him a meal.

Oreki wasn't short on money, so he didn't need anyone to support him.

If anything, just talking to Airi Sakura had already made him quite conspicuous.

He saw a tall girl with long legs, purple hair, and two hair clips in her bangs staring at them.

That was his classmate, Kamuro.

But before this, Kamuro had already taken the initiative to get food for her classmate, Sakayanagi.

Hmm.

Sakayanagi was unwell, so she wasn't very mobile, and Kamuro was talented in sports; the two complemented each other's strengths and weaknesses.

At the same time.

Oreki had pushed the troublesome task of tutoring Kamuro onto Sakayanagi.

So, Sakanagi-san's way of directing Masumi-san is quite nimble, isn't it.

However, Oreki also has a reason to speak with Sakanagi.

Chapter 019 Masumi Kamuro's existential crisis!

Oreki also has matters he needs to discuss with Sakayanagi Arisu.

That is, this morning when he was selling the Student Council secretary position, Sakayanagi Arisu sent him a message.

[Are you that short on money?]

Considering that Sakayanagi Arisu is likely the smartest genius girl in Class A, and if that intelligence could be applied to the class, Class A's position should be secure.

Therefore, Oreki is willing to put in some effort.

After all.

If something doesn't need to be done, don't do it; if it must be done, keep it simple.

If he can stabilize Sakayanagi Arisu first and trick her into supporting Class A, then eventually graduate with the status of being a student in Class A himself.

He could go to the university he wants without entrance exams or tuition fees.

That is also a decent choice.

After getting his food, Oreki headed to the booth where Sakayanagi Arisu was located.

The booth is a four-person seat.

And after Sakanagi sat down, Masumi-san sat opposite her.