Classroom of the Elite, Starting with a Zero, Knowing the Plot I Just Lay Flat! Chapter 20

Things did indeed go wrong back in middle school.

Because she wanted to gain the favor of her friends, she basically never did anything that would displease them; in other words, she had to hide her true self, which caused her pain, so she chose to write her honest thoughts on a blog.

And then.

One day, the blog was discovered, and everyone found out her true colors, leading them to attack her. Upon realizing this, she exposed everyone's secrets, completely destroying all their interpersonal relationships.

Close friends turned into enemies, the truth about brothers cuckolding each other was revealed, classmates were involved in compensated dating, a teacher-student affair resulted in a three-month pregnancy, and so on, and so forth.

Thus, her middle school life exploded.

She was then grounded by her family until she arrived at this school, this new place, where she wanted a fresh start and to continue with her old routine.

And to prevent another explosion, she stopped writing her blog.

However.

The pressure doubled.

After all, writing the blog had been a channel for venting, and now that this channel was forbidden, the quantity and quality of the students at this school were also completely different; they were better than the class in her middle school, but there were still people who were difficult to handle.

For example, Nakano Yuu, whom she had only just encountered yesterday.

She had spent a great deal of effort today trying to deal with him.

"But at least I've finally maxed out my favorability with Nakano Yuu."

She muttered to herself.

[Perhaps it's not that optimistic, though.]

However, a voice suddenly rang out in her mind.

For the currently irritated Kushida, this voice did not catch her attention.

[Nakano-senpai's attitude toward you isn't maxed out.]

The voice in her mind persisted.

No.

Kushida Kikyou finally realized something was wrong; it wasn't that she was muttering to herself or letting her imagination run wild, but rather... there was truly something inside her thoughts!

"I am Kushida Kikyou," she said suddenly, her expression shifting to become adorable, just like a little angel.

[That's right, you are indeed Kushida Kikyou, or should I call you Kushida-senpai? That would make me seem more polite.]

The voice inside her mind rang out once more.

"..." Kushida could already confirm that something had truly gone wrong.

As expected, just like in middle school, because of the long-term accumulation of various interpersonal interactions and keeping secrets, had she finally broken down?

In the end, even at this new high school, she was still the same.

Nothing had changed.

And the current situation seemed even worse; perhaps because she wasn't writing her blog, her mental state had snapped first?

It would have been better to just go to the railing where no one passed by yesterday and kick it a few times to vent.

[This isn't a split personality or a mental illness, Kushida-senpai. Although you do seem to have some issues, compared to me, your symptoms are still very mild.]

The voice in her mind did not stop.

Kushida's heart tightened.

[I imagine you must be very surprised right now, even though you aren't showing it on your face.]

"..." Kushida.

Kushida found this voice very annoying.

It was as if it could see right through her, just like... well, it felt a bit like the sensation she had when facing Nakano Yuu.

"I must be too tired; I'll just go take a nap," Kushida muttered to herself.

[Even resting won't help, you know. I don't think I'll just disappear like that.]

[But being able to see such a cute and silly Kushida-senpai in advance is truly nostalgic.]

However, the voice inside her mind kept appearing.

And Kushida confirmed once again that her mental state had indeed gone wrong.

A mental illness, and the name of the disease was split personality disorder.

Suddenly, a new personality had split off.

And this personality was certainly sick enough; the other party claimed to be Amasawa Ichika, a White Room student who would be enrolling as a freshman next year.

Kushida didn't quite understand the meaning of this White Room student, but she knew that the other party claimed it was an institution that produced geniuses.

Heh.

If such an institution really existed, would there even be a need to categorize people as geniuses?

However, this was somewhat similar to Ikusei High School, and since it was the second month of enrollment and she was aware of the true nature of this school, Kushida wasn't just playing some friend game; she was also analyzing some of the school's arrangements.

For example, class rankings, class competition, and the need to shine in monthly special exams to earn living expenses.

These are all initiatives intended to cultivate students through competitive relationships.

But I digress; right now, Kushida Kikyou feels there is something wrong with this new personality.

Because the background and experiences this personality has assigned to itself are quite twisted.

According to Amasawa Ichika, she is a child born through artificial insemination to unknown parents, placed in the White Room immediately after birth for elite training, and she currently hails from two years in the future.

The reason she calls Kushida "senpai" is because she will enroll next year as a first-year student in Class A, only to be expelled two years later.

So, it is this "two years later."

The current her is an expelled student from two years in the future.

However, her experiences are somewhat absurd.

After being expelled, Amasawa found her biological parents.

Then, she was involved in a car accident and became a vegetable; although she was a vegetable, she could still hear the sounds of the outside world, and she heard the terrible truth that her accident was intentional, caused by her younger sister's poor health and the need for organ transplantation.

Thus, her internal organs had become spare parts.

The reason they hadn't been used yet was that her sister's body hadn't completely collapsed, so she was still luckily safe for the moment.

After all, organ transplants require the organs to be fresh and vibrant, so if she did nothing, the only thing waiting for her was death.

Perhaps due to becoming a vegetable, her mental energy was exceptionally active, and her desire to survive was particularly intense; just ten minutes ago, she discovered her consciousness had traveled through time and space to two years prior, though she hadn't possessed her own body, but rather the body of the senpai she once met at school, Kushida Kikyou.

So, isn't this just terrible?

Kushida feels that this Amasawa Ichika persona has issues.

Or rather, how much of a persecution complex must one have to construct such a persona for oneself?

However.

Whether it is being a newborn from artificial insemination or coming from two years in the future, it all feels unreal.

And the other party's claims are even more unacceptable.

[Although you, Kushida-senpai, treat me as a split personality of yours, I cannot deny that I am currently attached to your body, and it is quite interesting, but I don't think it's suitable.]

[After all, your intelligence and mine are completely different; I have no desire to become a part of you.]

Such words are quite offensive, as if she is saying that Kushida Kikyou is an idiot.

This makes Kushida, who possesses quite excellent data stats, very dissatisfied.

However.

[Kushida-senpai, although I haven't enrolled yet, I can inform you of the development of your fate.]

[You will be expelled one month before I am.]

Hmm.

In other words, if the other party really is from two years in the future, should she tell her about the future?

Kushida doesn't want to hear it at all.

Or rather, what the hell is this?

She is actually going to be expelled even earlier than this arrogant girl!

Kushida Kikyou absolutely does not believe it.

[It seems you still only regard me as one of your personalities, so let's verify it.]

The new personality named Amasawa Ichika then proposed a new suggestion.

"How do we verify it?" Kushida began to grow wary.

[So-called split personalities, even if they are split off, still need to share the use of this body, so there should be limitations in terms of intelligence and academic ability; after all, ordinary people rarely develop or use the full range of their brains.]

Kushida cannot deny this point; it is like someone buying a 4060 computer only to play Stardew Valley or adult games, leaving the 4060 completely unused.

[And it is very simple for me to prove that I am not just a personality of yours, Kushida-senpai: academic ability.]

[The current body is yours, Kushida-senpai, but I have my own thoughts, so I only need to prove that I can solve problems that you cannot.]

In other words, she wants to solve difficult math problems?

Someone once said that you can do anything when you are angry, but you can't do math no matter how angry you are.

That is quite a statement.

Kushida is already feeling lost.

No.

It should be said that her heart is still quite firm; although she cannot yet determine whether this is another one of her own personalities or if a junior from two years in the future has actually arrived.

But she must put up some resistance.

Because.

This is her body, for heaven's sake. If this other personality or junior takes control of her body and starts messing around or exposing her secrets, it would probably be even more terrifying than having her middle school blog exposed.

Meanwhile.

"Kushida-san is quite active at this hour."

Because he had Kushida's contact information and couldn't sleep, Nakano-kun decided to GPS her.

ps: I will add some changes, otherwise Sakayanagi's body really isn't up to it, but the interference won't be major, only changing things between the heroines. You can think of it as a bit of fun between the protagonist and his harem. Also, the protagonist is on his second transmigration; it was quite obvious in the first chapter that he found the post-transmigration scene familiar, so there is no scenario where he was away for a year and ended up with a "landmine" or being a "spare tire." The experiences of that year will be filled in once the second-year arc is finished.

Chapter 022 Kushida: I'll be expelled by Nakano Yuu? Impossible, that's absolutely impossible!

Nakano-kun couldn't sleep at night, so he GPS-tracked Kushida-san.

After all, turnabout is fair play.

If she could GPS him, then it was only natural for him to check on her since he couldn't sleep.

However.

The location retrieved for Kushida was the library, and since the library is a public place, he figured he wouldn't be able to catch her in any compromising acts.

Therefore, Nakano-kun had no intention of leaving his dormitory.

But.

Just as he was about to put his phone down, Nakano Yuu noticed he had received a message from Kushida.

Kushida Kikyou: Are you asleep, Nakano-kun?

Nakano Yuu did not reply.

Kushida Kikyou: You're actually still awake, aren't you, Nakano-kun? If you check your phone, the message will show as read, and I can see the "read" status on my end, you know.