Classroom of the Elite: Houtarou Oreki

Then she became Oreki's spy within Ryuuen Class.

In other words, they were actually Oreki's dogs. Getting them to restrain themselves was something Oreki could manage.

Sato was rather unlucky. She was grouped with Haruka, Ichinose, and Hashimoto, as well as three boys and one girl who had been absorbed into Ryuuen Class.

Two in the afternoon.

All the students arrived at their destination, Hokkaido.

Their first destination was the inn.

Although they were acting in groups, the boys' and girls' rooms were separate.

Oreki and the other four boys shared one room, while Kushida and the other four girls were in another group.

The afternoon itinerary contained only one activity: skiing.

Although it was a school-required activity that every group had to join, there were no requirements for skiing ability, nor would they be assessed on whether they could ski.

As for skiing...

"Looks like you're at a complete loss." Ryuuen passed by Oreki.

The ski resort was freezing, so everyone had changed into warm coats. Carrying his skis outside, Ryuuen stepped onto them with practiced-looking movements.

Ryuuen said that because he had seen Oreki borrow a pair of skis, then stand at the starting point for a full ten minutes.

Oreki's older sister loved traveling to all sorts of places and had quite a few skills, but for a shut-in like Oreki, he really had no skiing experience.

This was actually his first time.

So there was nothing wrong with stopping to watch how the people around him who knew how to ski moved.

"Then can you ski?" Oreki looked at Ryuuen.

"No," Ryuuen said. "My recreational activities aren't that refined."

Was that so?

Ryuuen had been a delinquent in the past, and he spent his free time beating people up. Where would he have found the