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

"No, as far as I know, it is not Class A."

Manabu Horikita shifted his gaze back to Akane Tachibana's face, the corners of his mouth curling slightly—

"It is from Class D."

Volume 1: Chapter 40: Kushida Kikyo Loses All Strength and Means

An hour passed quietly.

"Let's call it a day here."

Keima Katsuragi packed up his things and said to Airi Sakura.

"Thank you for your hard work, Keima-kun..."

Airi Sakura kept her head down, speaking to Keima Katsuragi in a very soft voice.

"There shouldn't be any major issues; you've basically mastered today's material, right?"

"Mm..."

Airi Sakura nodded.

Her learning ability wasn't particularly outstanding, and her intellect was far from that of Keima Katsuragi or Suzune Horikita, so she often found it difficult to keep up with the teacher's content during class.

But after Keima Katsuragi tutored her, the parts she previously didn't understand had basically become clear.

Keima Katsuragi had stripped away the excess, laying the core knowledge points directly in front of Airi Sakura.

To him, this was the most efficient teaching method.

The teacher's lectures contained far too much nonsense.

"Just review it properly when you get home later."

"I'm so sorry for today, I've caused you so much trouble, Keima-kun..."

While Keima Katsuragi was tutoring her, Airi Sakura had struggled to keep her attention focused.

Furthermore, there were some problems that took her quite a while to grasp.

This made Airi Sakura feel quite embarrassed.

"It's no trouble at all."

Keima Katsuragi answered immediately.

After all...

In this world, there probably isn't anyone who could be worse than Elsie.

Keima Katsuragi turned his head to look beside him—

"Elsie-san... this time, did you understand?"

Kushida Kikyo's face wore a smile.

However, it seemed this smile already carried a hint of exhaustion, and her voice sounded somewhat weak.

Kushida Kikyo was truly out of options.

"Understand what?"

Elsie tilted her head slightly, looking at Kushida Kikyo with an innocent expression.

Kushida Kikyo took a deep breath, her heart feeling as if it had skipped a beat for a moment, and her body trembled slightly.

"Kushida-san, you don't look very well. Are you feeling unwell?"

Seeing Kushida Kikyo's state, Elsie asked with immediate concern.

"I, I'm fine..."

The exhaustion in Kushida Kikyo's smile seemed to deepen even further.

Tutoring Elsie was the most difficult thing Kushida Kikyo had ever experienced in her life.

The girl seemed as if she didn't belong to this world at all, not even knowing some basic common sense.

In a sense, Kushida Kikyo's suspicion was actually correct.

At first, Kushida Kikyo had even wondered if Elsie was intentionally pretending to be stupid.

Although Elsie had ranked last in the previous exam, she had turned in her paper early, and she was Keima Katsuragi's sister.

Reasonably speaking, she shouldn't have had such poor grades.

But later, Kushida Kikyo discovered that wasn't the case at all.

It seemed like... Elsie really didn't know anything.

How on earth did this person get into this school?

She didn't even know common sense questions?

She didn't even recognize some of the characters?

A series of questions arose in Kushida Kikyo's heart.

This also led her to form a conjecture—

Perhaps Elsie possessed quite outstanding abilities in some other aspect.

Just like Ken Sudo, who, despite appearing to be the type with very poor grades, was quite excellent in sports and had already become a regular player on the school basketball team within a few days.

Not only that, but Kikyo Kushida also needed to maintain her friendly and enthusiastic image.

Even if she felt dissatisfied inside, Kikyo Kushida would not show it, so she still bit the bullet and tried to tutor Elsie.

However, this past hour had almost worn away all her methods and energy.

She somewhat regretted coming here with Keima Katsuragi.

Keima Katsuragi turned his head, and even though Kikyo Kushida had tried her best to hide it, he could still clearly capture the exhaustion on her face.

Kikyo Kushida, you really have it tough...

Contrary to his own focus on the game world, Kikyo Kushida seemed to care more about the real world, which was why she worked so hard to maintain her interpersonal relationships.

"Kushida-san."

"What is it, Katsuragi-san?"

Kikyo Kushida turned her head to look at Keima Katsuragi, maintaining a friendly smile on her face.

"You really worked hard today."

Keima Katsuragi's expression was very serious, and his tone sounded very gentle.

"No, no, as long as I can contribute to the class, I feel very motivated!"

"Let's stop here for today, everyone should go back and rest early."

Keima Katsuragi said to the people beside him.

He only had one thought in his mind right now.

That was to return to his dorm as quickly as possible and start his game time.

They finished school early in the afternoon, and after studying for an hour, it was just evening.

And just as Keima Katsuragi was about to leave, a soft voice rang out from the side.

"Katsuragi-san, what a coincidence."

The voice was as gentle as a feather.

Airi Sakura subconsciously turned her head to look at the person, and what came into view was an almost perfect face, with silver hair and purple eyes, like an elf.

Hiyori Shiina.

So, so beautiful.

Airi Sakura couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

That kind of beauty was a completely different type from Suzune Horikita and Kikyo Kushida; just looking at her made one feel very comfortable.

"Shiina-san, you're here too."

Keima Katsuragi, who had just taken out his handheld console, greeted her.

"Yes, because I come to the library every day after school."

Hiyori Shiina had a faint smile on her face.

"May I ask if these are all your friends, Katsuragi-san?"

"Yes, we just finished a study session."

"I am Hiyori Shiina from Class C, nice to meet you all."

Hiyori Shiina greeted the others very politely.

"Nice to meet you too, Shiina-san! I'm Kikyo Kushida! I've wanted to get to know you for a while, but I haven't had the chance to officially introduce myself yet."

"Ni-nice to meet you..."

Airi Sakura felt a lot of pressure seeing a face she had never met before.

However, she also felt that Hiyori Shiina seemed different from other people, especially her eyes...

Although Airi Sakura still felt at a loss when seeing her, and even forgot to introduce herself, that feeling was not as obvious as she had imagined in front of Hiyori Shiina.

What Airi Sakura was slightly concerned about in her heart was another matter.

How did Hiyori Shiina and Keima Katsuragi know each other?

Keima Katsuragi played games every day, yet he already knew students from other classes?

And looking at Hiyori Shiina in front of him, Keima Katsuragi seemed to have thought of something:

"Shiina-san, how are your grades?"

"My grades?"

Hiyori Shiina was slightly confused as to why Keima Katsuragi would ask such a question, but she still replied, "In terms of studies, I suppose I'm doing alright."

"Would you like to join my study group?"

"Huh?"

Shiina Hiyori was somewhat surprised; she hadn't expected Keima Katsuragi to take the initiative and invite her.

Keima Katsuragi, meanwhile, looked at Shiina Hiyori with a meaningful expression.

If she could join his study group, it would save him quite a bit of trouble—

On one hand, Keima Katsuragi would have more opportunities to spend time with Shiina Hiyori, which would help increase her affection level.

On the other hand...

During study sessions, Keima Katsuragi wouldn't have to tutor everyone every single second; if he occasionally let Shiina Hiyori help out, he might even have some spare time to play games.

And most importantly, it would also prevent Elsie from seeing any strange books and learning any strange knowledge.

For Keima Katsuragi, this was a win-win situation with no downsides.

Of course, this was all predicated on Shiina Hiyori being willing to help.

"I don't have any experience with... tutoring, and I've never participated in a study group or anything like that before, but I am a bit curious."

Shiina Hiyori nodded with a smile.

"If I can be of help to you, Katsuragi-san, that would be wonderful!"

"Thank you very much, Shiina-san."

"Not at all, I should be the one thanking you, Katsuragi-san. I usually don't have anyone to talk to, but Elsie has chatted with me quite a bit—and I really like your stories, too."

Shiina Hiyori's gaze shifted to the handheld console Keima Katsuragi had just taken out.

What she was referring to were the game walkthroughs Keima Katsuragi had written.

Although Shiina Hiyori mostly read mystery novels, she wasn't opposed to other types of stories either.