In Classroom of the Elite, but in the Underworld Chapter 15

"Yes," Eito nodded, "a bond forged in life and death."

"Uh..." Ayanokoji said nothing.

Chabashira continued:

"No wonder you both love controlling your scores so much. Especially you, Takeda, do you think you're really something special?"

"I... I guess I'm alright."

"If you really think you're capable, why not score a hundred on everything? That would prove your point even better."

"Well, about that..."

Eito had originally intended to do just that, but when he actually took the test, he found the last two questions a bit difficult. To avoid the risk of not being able to hit 100 on future exams, he chose to play it safe and settled for 66.

Looking at it now, Chabashira probably didn't understand the true meaning he was trying to convey.

"Forget it, you go ahead. I have something to discuss with Ayanokoji—or do you want to stay here?"

"Then I won't disturb you." Eito hadn't planned on staying anyway; even without listening, he knew what Chabashira wanted to say.

For this exam, Ayanokoji had once again scored exactly 50, just like on the entrance exam.

Furthermore, Chabashira knew about Ayanokoji's background and his extraordinary abilities.

Leaving the office, Eito spotted an acquaintance in the nearby hallway: Kushida Kikyo.

He was just about to head in the opposite direction when he saw her trot over toward him.

"What a coincidence, Takeda-kun."

"It is quite a coincidence."

Setting aside whether it was truly a coincidence, Eito noticed she had reverted to calling him by his surname.

Even though she had called him by his first name last time, this sudden change might be hinting at something.

Walking alongside him, Kikyo said in a cheerful tone:

"Come to think of it, Takeda-kun was with Horikita-san last night, wasn't he? Was it a date?"

"No."

"But you two seemed to be getting along quite well. I'm so envious."

"Envious of whom?"

"Of Takeda-kun, of course," Kikyo spun around to face him, smiling playfully. "To gain Horikita-san's favor so quickly and even have the chance to get close to her, Takeda-kun is truly lucky."

He was indeed lucky, but Kikyo's words carried a different meaning.

The true implication of that sentence was: You've already taken such liberties with me, yet you're out chasing other women? You really deserve to die!

If he weren't skilled at reading between the lines, an average person wouldn't have caught it at all.

He said, "Horikita is indeed very beautiful. I feel honored to have gained her favor."

"Then I wish for your relationship to keep getting better."

"Oh."

Seeing that Kikyo was no longer following him, he left the area.

He had already added Suzune's contact information last night.

So, taking advantage of his free time, he sent her a text message.

As for why he didn't say it in person, some things are difficult to say face-to-face, and being overheard would lead to misunderstandings.

He: Can I come to your dorm tonight? I have something to say.

Suzune: No.

A reply in seconds!

He: It's about this class, and about you.

After waiting for half a minute, she finally replied.

(Fine)

An average person might not have agreed, but unfortunately, Suzune was not an average person. Moreover, she likely possessed a certain level of confidence—confidence that she had the means to protect herself, so she wasn't afraid of Eito at all.

And so, when evening arrived, he prepared himself.

After all, he was going to the girls' dormitory, so he had to dress with some decorum.

He took a shower first, then changed his clothes.

He sprayed on some cologne.

Finally, he put on his "victory" underwear.

Uh... that part wasn't necessary.

It was his first time entering a girls' dormitory, and he was quite looking forward to it, though he figured that with Suzune's personality, it probably wouldn't be decorated too extravagantly.

In fact, it was truly unglamorous, so monotonous that it made him want to sleep.

"Sit wherever you like." Suzune was wearing a white one-piece pajama, revealing a small portion of her calves, which were as slender and white as jade.

The modest pajamas wrapped around her body made her look unexpectedly sexy at this moment.

Hearing that he could sit wherever he liked, he lay directly on the spot where Suzune slept.

A faint scent of Suzune drifted into his nose.

The comforting feeling made him think that he wouldn't mind sleeping like this for the rest of his life.

"Hey, if you don't get up, I'm calling the police... Hello, is this the police..."

Hearing this, he sat up immediately. Seeing that she was already on the phone and that it had connected, he was so startled that he ran over and snatched her phone away.

After a round of explanations, the misunderstanding was finally cleared up.

Meanwhile, Suzune sat in a chair reading a book. Seeing him finish the call, she said coldly:

"What exactly did you come to me for?"

He found an empty spot to sit down and then said:

"You must be very frustrated, being assigned to Class D."

Although it couldn't be seen on the surface, there was no doubt that Suzune was likely the person most devastated by this.

The girl who was determined to prove herself to her brother had actually been assigned to the bottom-tier class.

Suzune put down her book, was silent for a moment, and then said:

"Even if I am assigned to this class, it doesn't prove that I am a failure. It is possible that the school made a mistake, but even so, I will prove myself. I will make the class rise to Class A."

"Has your mindset improved?" Eito was a bit surprised. If it were the Suzune from the original story, she might have appeared much more upset.

And the statement about a mistake was incorrect, because the school had done this intentionally. If they didn't do so, there would be no competitiveness at all, and the four classes would have no reason to exist; wouldn't it be better to just admit one class of students?

Suzune said:

"This is thanks to you. If I hadn't been tempered by you every day to improve my stress resistance, I might have already been crying by now."

"Oh." This didn't sound like a compliment, so Eito replied indifferently.

"So." Her voice became a few decibels lower, "--thank you."

"What?"

"...Nothing."

"Mm." Eito laughed, "You're welcome."

"Do you want to die?"

"Wait, don't hit me."

Watching Suzune pick up her pillow and throw it at him, he was surprised at first, then caught the pillow with his hand.

It carried the faint scent of Suzune.

"Well, I'll take my leave for today, bye~"

"Hey, give my pillow back, you pervert!"

"I won't. The weapon of the crime is confiscated~"

Eito ran off immediately.

"Honestly..."

However, what he didn't see was a faint blush on Suzune's face.

It might have been from anger.

Chapter 20: The Enraged Sudo

Two days later.

Suzune actually asked him for help.

She said that Hirata had started a study session in the class to improve everyone's grades.

However, the trio of idiots had no intention of participating.

So, Suzune decided to tutor the three of them personally, but because she wasn't familiar with them, she asked him to help arrange it.

And the reason she gave was that since he took her pillow, he had to help her.

If Eito were given the chance to do it all over again, he would still do the same thing.

However, getting those three to obediently attend the study session was no less difficult than getting Kikyo to apologize to him.

(Lord Eito, I shouldn't have toyed with your feelings, please punish me to your heart's content~)

Thinking about it, that was impossible.

But he still had to do it; after all, he hadn't returned her pillow yet, and what goes around comes around.

Thus, he sent a message to Yamauchi, telling him to bring the others over, with a made-up excuse.

After school that day, in the self-study classroom.

Suzune was already prepared.

Once Yamauchi brought the others over, Ike asked in confusion:

"Didn't you say there was something fun? Where is it?"

Suzune said, "Don't bother thinking about it; I want to tutor you all."

"Huh? What?"

Sudo said impatiently, "Then I'm going back. What a drag."

"Wait a second!"

Eito had already arrived at the entrance, leaning his back against the door to close it.

Sudo raged, "What do you think you're doing? Get out of my way!"

"Sudo, I have something to say. Can you listen to me for a moment?"

"Cut the crap and get out of the way."

Sudo shoved his body aside and grabbed the doorknob.

But at that moment, he heard Eito's cold voice:

"So you're just going to give up like that, is that it?"

"What are you talking about?" Sudo's hand stopped turning the knob.