Classroom of the Elite, Keima Katsuragi's Love Brain Battle

She had completely forgotten about the visitor logs!

What to do, what to do!

Airi Sakura began to panic, but she had no idea what she should do.

That couldn't be deleted, and it was obvious that it had already been seen!

"Haa, haa..."

Airi Sakura adjusted her breathing.

"Keima-kun... he shouldn't be able to recognize me, right? He definitely won't be able to!"

Then, another push notification lit up.

[User God] has followed you.

"!!!!"

Airi Sakura's face turned bright red instantly, and she buried her face directly into her pillow.

He followed me?

Did he recognize me?!

Keima-kun shouldn't be able to tell, right!

But soon, a flash of disappointment crossed Airi Sakura's eyes.

Keima Katsuragi following her probably wasn't because she was "Airi Sakura," but because she was the idol "Shizuku."

After all, on the internet, Shizuku was a bright and youthful beautiful girl, so it was perfectly normal for her to be liked.

But the real her was nothing like that.

If only she could be a little more courageous...

Airi Sakura buried her head even deeper.

"I say, God of Conquest, is it really okay for you to follow Sakura-san directly? She seems like the type who wouldn't want others to know her identity, right? Won't this lower her affection level?"

Elsie didn't quite understand Keima Katsuragi's actions.

"An average person would definitely never realize that Shizuku and Sakura-san are the same person."

"That's for sure, the contrast is just too huge!"

"If I didn't know either, how would I be any different from an ordinary person? Since I have to conquer these girls, I just need to appear 'special' in their hearts."

"I see! As expected of the God of Conquest!"

Elsie nodded in sudden realization, even though she hadn't understood a single thing.

Keima Katsuragi then scanned his follower list; most of them were nothing special.

Except for one.

[User Miss Marple] has followed you.

Keima Katsuragi's eyebrows twitched slightly; the ID Miss Marple felt familiar to him.

A game he had cleared previously involved some mystery elements, so Keima Katsuragi had gone out of his way to cram some relevant knowledge.

Sufficient knowledge was an important guarantee for clearing games!

And Miss Marple was a fictional detective character created by the British author Agatha Christie.

Another mystery novel, huh...

Keima Katsuragi glanced at Elsie beside him, then looked at the mystery novel in his own hands and pursed his lips.

Hiyori Shiina, you've caused me so much trouble!

Although she wasn't very bright, Elsie was a demon after all, and she possessed special abilities; perhaps she really had the power to wipe out the school's teachers.

Wait...

Could this person be Hiyori Shiina?

Keima Katsuragi clicked on the user's profile page; there was nothing there except for the account creation date...

It was also the day school started.

No way.

Absolutely impossible!

Someone like Hiyori Shiina, a literary girl type, shouldn't be browsing this kind of website; she cared more about physical books than electronic devices.

But the premonition in his heart grew stronger, and he took out the card belonging to Hiyori Shiina.

[Name: Hiyori Shiina]

[Affection Level: 20%]

"???"

Volume 1: Chapter 31: A God-Tier Assist from Elsie!

A series of question marks appeared in the mind of Keima Katsuragi.

How did the affection level of Shiina Hiyori increase?

It was at ten percent last time they met, right?

Could it be that she has started to self-conquer as well?

Although Keima Katsuragi was extremely knowledgeable about literary girls, this situation shouldn't be happening.

Relying on his years of experience with gal games, Keima Katsuragi immediately ruled out the possibility of Shiina Hiyori self-conquering.

This type of literary girl who isn't good at socializing also possesses a very delicate mind, but unlike the purely socially anxious Airi Sakura, to significantly increase her affection, one must step into her heart bit by bit and listen to the voice within.

He hadn't spent much time with Shiina Hiyori, and theoretically, they hadn't even had any direct interaction; after exchanging contact information, the two hadn't really spoken much at all.

Just at this level, it was impossible for the other party to reach a state of "self-conquering."

Unless, someone else had taken action.

Keima Katsuragi thought rapidly.

Come to think of it, if that person on the blog really was Shiina Hiyori, she herself shouldn't be someone who frequently uses social media and finds him with such pinpoint accuracy.

Someone definitely did something!

And the most suspicious candidate is—

Elsie!

"Tell me, you went to the library again today, right?"

"That's right! I went to see Shiina! These books were all recommended to me by her!"

"Did you two talk about anything?"

"Talk about anything? No, we just chatted normally. I was even talking to her on my terminal just a moment ago!"

"What did you say?"

Keima Katsuragi immediately grabbed Elsie's terminal and opened the chat history between her and Shiina Hiyori.

[Elsie]: Shiina, are there any other books you recommend!

[Shiina Hiyori]: Have you already finished the previous books, Elsie?

[Elsie]: Finished them! I learned quite a lot!

[Shiina Hiyori]: That's great. I'll recommend a few more then. Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express and And Then There Were None are both excellent!

[Elsie]: Oh! I've heard that name before!

[Shiina Hiyori]: Oh? Elsie, you actually know about Agatha?

[Elsie]: I happened to hear that name from my older brother before!

Keima Katsuragi had been seen playing games by Elsie a few times before.

[Shiina Hiyori]: Keima? I didn't expect him to be interested in that sort of thing.

[Elsie]: Interested is an understatement, he knows it like the back of his hand!

[Shiina Hiyori]: Come to think of it, it seems like it was Keima who encouraged you to read more, Elsie!

[Shiina Hiyori]: If there's a chance, I'd like to chat with Keima again! And Elsie, you and your brother are so close!

[Elsie]: My older brother is the person I admire most! And it won't be long before my older brother becomes the object of admiration for all women in the world!

[Shiina Hiyori]: Haha.JPG

"..."

Seeing this chat content, Keima Katsuragi's face flushed a deep red.

This, typing these words out, is just too embarrassing!

In the subsequent chat history, Elsie had revealed almost everything about Keima Katsuragi, including, of course, those website walkthroughs.

[Shiina Hiyori: Screenshot.JPG, this person called God is Keima, right!]

[Shiina Hiyori: Keima's writing style is really good. Even for someone like me who doesn't know much about games, it's a fascinating read.]

[Shiina Hiyori: In a sense, novels and games are the same; they are carriers of stories. Experiencing different stories—if there's a chance, I'd like to learn about them too.]

"Sure enough, that person really was Shiina!"

Keima Katsuragi sighed. Everything was indeed done by Elsie.

Perhaps it was because Elsie mentioned that he was knowledgeable about related topics that Shiina Hiyori's affection for him had increased quite a bit.

If 100% affection is defined as a complete conquest.

80% is liking, 60% is having a favorable impression, 40% is regarding as very important, and 20% is viewing as a friend.

At the very least, in the eyes of Shiina Hiyori, Keima Katsuragi could be counted as a friend with whom she shared common topics.

But in reality, Keima Katsuragi wasn't interested in novels or things of that nature. In his eyes, books were the least efficient medium for communication.

However, considering that Shiina Hiyori seemed to be starting to take an interest in games, he would reluctantly acknowledge her for the time being.

"God of Conquest, is there a problem with the chat logs?"

"Forget it, there's no problem."

Keima Katsuragi immediately returned the terminal to Elsie, then took several books from his own desk and piled them all in front of her.

"Since you've started to like reading now, finish all of these first."

These were all textbooks.

"God of Conquest?!"

"No resting until you finish them!"

"Yes, sir!!!"

The next day, early morning.

Keima Katsuragi arrived at the classroom as usual, playing a game while making his way to his seat.

"Good morning, Katsuragi-san..."

That voice, so faint it was almost impossible to hear, sounded beside Keima Katsuragi like a passing breeze.

This was the first time Airi Sakura had taken the initiative to greet someone.

Though, an average person might not have been able to hear it at all.

"Good morning, Sakura-san."

Keima Katsuragi replied in a low voice as well, then sat in his chair and immersed himself in the game world, looking no different than before.

Airi Sakura turned her head slightly—a very small movement—but her gaze, through her lenses, remained focused on Keima Katsuragi.

Katsuragi-san was the same as usual today; there was no difference, and he wasn't doing anything strange.