Class A's Assessment

On the other side, time rewound to the morning after the entrance ceremony. The students of Class A had just met their homeroom teacher—Majima.

He was tall and slender, with a cold expression and an unapproachable aura in his eyes. He greeted the students simply.

"I am your homeroom teacher, Majima Tomoya. You can call me Teacher Majima."

Then, he got straight to the point. "Your assessment task," Majima's voice was calm and clear, echoing in the classroom, "is to identify the abilities of the four homeroom teachers."

He paused, as if considering whether to provide more information. In the end, he decided to give a small hint. "The abilities of our four homeroom teachers are all listed in the Ability Manual. So, you can start by learning about the manifestations of some abilities, and then investigate through your own means."

The students below began to whisper amongst themselves, their gazes exchanging between each other, clearly all contemplating the difficulty of the task and possible strategies.

Just then, Sakayanagi Arisu suddenly spoke. Her voice, though soft, was enough to quiet the entire classroom.

"Since you are our homeroom teacher, Teacher Majima," Sakayanagi Arisu said, her gaze fixed on Majima, "could you tell us your ability first?"

Majima looked at Sakayanagi Arisu, a flicker of admiration in his eyes.

He thought for a moment, then replied, "My ability is indeed the hardest to guess. However, if you have already guessed the abilities of the other three teachers, I can tell you mine directly. So, guess the abilities of the other three teachers first."

Sakayanagi Arisu nodded and began assigning different tasks to her classmates.

Most of the Class A students knew their own abilities, and for the few who didn't, conclusions were quickly reached through the judgments of others. Only Sakayanagi and a few others' abilities remained undetected.

Sakayanagi even seemed to have no special abilities at all. Many students secretly speculated whether she was placed in Class A because of Chairman Sakayanagi.

However, due to her status, few people would object to her arrangements, and they proceeded smoothly until she assigned tasks to those aligned with Katsuragi.

"Tsukimiya..."

Before she could even state their task, and before Katsuragi could voice any objection, Yahiko jumped out. His voice carried a hint of provocation. "Katsuragi-bro hasn't even spoken yet. What right do you have, cripple, to assign us tasks?"

Katsuragi immediately reprimanded Yahiko's choice of words. "Yahiko, apologize to Sakayanagi-san."

Yahiko's expression darkened. He clearly was unwilling to apologize, but under Katsuragi's stern gaze, he knew he had no choice.

He turned around to face Sakayanagi, his voice carrying obvious reluctance and disdain. "Sakayanagi-san, I apologize for what I just said."

Although his words were an apology on the surface, there was not a trace of sincerity in his tone. Instead, it sounded more like he was mocking her.

Sakayanagi's face immediately turned grim. She had deliberately assigned tasks to Katsuragi's faction because she had foreseen Yahiko's opposition. However, she hadn't expected him to hit her sore spot so precisely.

She detested it most when people discussed her height or frailty. Yahiko had even maliciously referred to her as a cripple.

At that moment, Yahiko had made it onto her blacklist. Once she had the opportunity, she would definitely deal with this sharp-tongued brat.

However, Sakayanagi Arisu's face quickly regained its composure. She suppressed her emotions and turned to ask Katsuragi for his opinion. "Katsuragi-san, do you have any suggestions?"

Katsuragi looked at Yahiko, then at Sakayanagi Arisu. His eyes held a hint of apology. "Sakayanagi-san, I sincerely apologize to you again on behalf of Yahiko. However, I believe we should first focus our energy on understanding the information in the Ability Manual before deciding how to allocate tasks."

Sakayanagi Arisu smiled kindly and nodded, showing no sign of abnormality. "Then, you shall start with the Ability Manual. Katsuragi-san, you and your team will be responsible for collecting and analyzing the information in the manual, while I will take my people to investigate the students of the other classes. How about that?"

Katsuragi nodded in agreement. Sakayanagi Arisu continued to assign tasks to other students, her tone calm, as if nothing had happened.

The members of Sakayanagi's faction moved quickly. Following her instructions, some began heading to other classes for investigation, while she, along with Kito and Hashimoto, went to investigate Class D.

After leaving the classroom, Kito's eyes revealed a hint of dissatisfaction. He spoke to Sakayanagi, "Sakayanagi-san, Yahiko offended you like that just now, and you let him off so easily. I really don't understand."

Sakayanagi stopped and turned to face Kito. Her gaze was calm and firm. "Kito, I know you feel indignant on my behalf, but we have more important things to do right now." Her voice was calm, but it contained unquestionable authority. "Our goal is to complete the mission, not to dwell on personal grudges here. Yahiko, I will deal with him sooner or later."

Although Kito still felt dissatisfied, he knew he had to obey Sakayanagi's decision. He nodded in understanding. "I understand, Sakayanagi-san. I will focus my attention on the mission."

Sakayanagi smiled slightly and patted Kito's shoulder as encouragement. "That's good. We are a team, and what we need now is unity and efficiency. Yahiko's matter can be dealt with slowly after the mission is completed." With that, she led the way towards Class D's classroom, with Kito following closely behind. The two figures soon disappeared around the corner of the corridor.

When they arrived at Class D, they first glanced around, not seeing any sign of Class D's homeroom teacher. She politely introduced herself, preparing to ask about their class situation. Unexpectedly, a red-haired youth charged forward, swinging his fist. The two youths beside him tried to stop him but dared not act, intimidated by his ability.

Fortunately, Kito, who was beside Sakayanagi, intervened in time. Without even taking off his white gloves, he met the attack head-on.

A cruel smile appeared on the red-haired youth's face. He had expected his flames to easily engulf Kito's gloves, or even his hand.

But reality was harsh. Kito's palm was as hard as steel, tightly gripping Sudo's fist. The flames were ruthlessly extinguished the moment they made contact.

Although Kito was pushed back a step by Sudo's strength, there was no trace of fear in his eyes; instead, they became even more determined.

Sudo attempted to attack again, but Kito had already adopted a defensive combat stance, preparing to remove his gloves and reveal his true strength.

Just then, Hirata Yosuke flicked his finger gently. An invisible force cut through the air, forcing Kito and Sudo's attacks to a halt.

A look of surprise appeared on Kito's face, but a hint of understanding flashed in Sudo's eyes. He knew it was Hirata's doing and turned to glare angrily at Hirata, unable to resist the oppressive force.

Hirata's face was pale, sweat trickling down his temples. His voice, though weak, was clearly heard by everyone. "Hirata Yosuke. I believe we all know Sakayanagi-san, so let's not waste time here. Please tell us directly, what is the purpose of your visit?"

Sakayanagi gave him a deep look, abandoning the idea of beating around the bush, and directly asked about the whereabouts of their homeroom teacher. Hirata regretfully said he didn't know. Sakayanagi stood there in silence for a moment, then looked up at him again, this time with a mix of admiration and regret in her eyes.

Afterward, she turned and left with the Class A members. After walking a distance, the restraining ability on her body naturally dissipated.