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

Why would she disguise herself?

A bit challenging—

However, I am the God of Conquest.

Just as Elsie said, it wouldn't be impossible to reluctantly treat this world as a game.

I imagine it won't take long before I can see...

"You were looking at me on the bus just now, weren't you? Is something the matter?"

At that very moment, a cold yet forceful female voice rang out beside Keima Katsuragi.

The owner of the voice was none other than Suzune Horikita.

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Suzune Horikita frowned, her gaze locked onto Keima Katsuragi.

Her first reaction was that the way Keima Katsuragi looked at her was a hint for her to give up her seat.

But Suzune Horikita would never do such a thing.

She even upheld the principle of refusing to give up her seat as a matter of conviction.

"If you were waiting for me to give up my seat at the time, then you're going to be disappointed, I—"

"I'm sorry, it's just that you are so beautiful, classmate, so I subconsciously took an extra look."

Without a shred of hesitation, Keima Katsuragi gave his answer.

"Huh?"

This response was completely outside of Suzune Horikita's expectations; she didn't even know how to respond for a moment.

Her lips twitched slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, her brow only furrowed deeper.

"If there's nothing else, then never mind."

After leaving those words behind, Suzune Horikita brushed her long hair lightly and turned to leave, her words and actions exuding a sense of coldness and arrogance.

"God of Conquest, this person doesn't seem very easy to get along with... The affection level dropped earlier, could it be that you're hated?"

Elsie asked in a worried, hushed tone.

"In games, hate and love can be converted into one another. As long as you can overcome events involving arguments or being disliked, they will definitely turn into positive influences. However—"

Keima Katsuragi watched Suzune Horikita's departing back and couldn't help but shake his head.

"Damn it, there are no dialogue logs or save systems in the real world! How troublesome... Forget it, let's go report in first."

Keima Katsuragi and Elsie soon entered the campus. After passing through security and handing over their excess personal belongings, the two followed the staff's instructions and arrived at the gymnasium to attend the entrance ceremony.

Keima Katsuragi also felt that something was a bit off about this school.

The rules and regulations inside seemed far too strict.

The total ban on carrying any electronic products is not common in high schools today, and the security check they encountered upon entering the school was exceptionally rigorous, no less than that of entering an important government institution.

Keima Katsuragi could almost be certain that this Advanced Nurturing High School was definitely not an ordinary high school.

However, he was only worried about one thing—

"This school wouldn't be so strict as to forbid students from playing games in private, would it?! If that's the case, I'd rather die!"

Keima Katsuragi began to pray in his heart.

"Next, we invite the Student Council representative, Manabu Horikita, to give a speech."

As the sound of the broadcast rang out, Keima Katsuragi's gaze shifted to the center of the podium.

"Manabu Horikita? The same surname as the Suzune Horikita from earlier."

Keima Katsuragi listened carefully to the other party's speech to see if there was any important information.

He heard Manabu Horikita say that this school possessed terrifyingly high rates of advancement and employment, and that countless graduates had become pivotal figures in various fields—something other ordinary high schools could never hope to reach.

And what Keima Katsuragi cared about most was the "meritocracy" that Manabu Horikita mentioned the school practiced.

This...

Isn't that wrong?

Shouldn't a school look at grades?

Speaking of grades, although Keima Katsuragi usually played games in class, his grades could actually be described as excellent.

After the entrance ceremony ended, Keima Katsuragi took Elsie to their assigned class.

Class D, first year.

Keima Katsuragi walked into the classroom, his gaze sweeping over everyone as he quickly counted the number of people. The other students seemed to have already arrived, and some were even starting to chat and get to know each other.

Keima Katsuragi didn't particularly like this atmosphere; his mind was constantly struggling with whether or not he would be able to play video games at this school.

"My seat is... here."

He saw the seat with his name on it, pulled out the chair, and sat down.

"Elsie was assigned to a seat on the other side, huh."

Keima Katsuragi's gaze subconsciously drifted to the right, wanting to see who his desk mate was.

What came into view was a girl with long, peach-colored hair, wearing glasses and keeping her head lowered, her drooping hair almost completely obscuring her face.

Seemingly noticing Keima Katsuragi's gaze, the girl tilted her head slightly, but the moment their eyes met, she recoiled as if she had been electrocuted, abruptly pulling her gaze back.

Looks like the type who doesn't want to socialize, very nice.

Watching the girl's somewhat strange behavior, Keima Katsuragi felt a sense of joy in his heart.

This meant he could avoid some meaningless interactions!

He could focus on playing his games without being disturbed.

And just as Keima Katsuragi was secretly rejoicing, a familiar voice rang out from behind him.

"What an unfortunate coincidence."

Keima Katsuragi turned his head to look; sitting to his left was none other than Suzune Horikita, her face carrying a hint of coldness.

A troublesome person is sitting next to me.

Keima Katsuragi complained with a sense of disdain in his heart, but then he thought about it—Suzune Horikita also seemed to be the type who didn't like to interact with others.

Fantastic!

With people who dislike socializing on both his left and right, he could focus even more on doing his own thing!

Playing games!

Although his primary mission was to raise affection levels and recover power fragments, the act of playing games was something that absolutely could not be changed.

Rain or shine, even if it meant sacrificing his life, it was a necessity.

Thinking of this, a smile couldn't help but appear on Keima Katsuragi's face.

Suzune Horikita, seeing the inexplicable smile on Keima Katsuragi's face—compounded by the strange things he had said to her earlier—felt her mouth twitch slightly.

What is wrong with this guy?

She quickly turned her head away again, as if wanting to ignore Keima Katsuragi's existence.

"Katsuragi-kun! What a coincidence!"

Just at that moment, Kikyo Kushida called out Keima Katsuragi's name and walked over to his side with a smile.

"Hey! We really are classmates! This is great!"

"Yeah."

"Katsuragi-kun can be considered my first friend at this school!"

The smile on Kikyo Kushida's face was as bright as spring sunshine; just looking at it felt like it could heal one's soul.

Her gaze also quickly shifted to the person beside Keima Katsuragi—Suzune Horikita.

It seemed inadvertent, but Keima Katsuragi caught Kikyo Kushida's subtle movement.

In fact, even before she walked over, Kikyo Kushida's gaze had landed on Suzune Horikita several times.

"Everyone, let's take turns introducing ourselves!"

At the same time, a sunny and handsome-looking boy clapped his hands and said loudly with a smile.

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That boy was Yosuke Hirata, and under his lead, almost all the students in the class began to introduce themselves in turn.

And Keima Katsuragi also learned the name of the other reticent girl beside him.

Although her voice was so quiet at the time that it was almost inaudible, Keima Katsuragi still remembered her name.

Airi Sakura.

Keima Katsuragi had an impression of this name.

He remembered that this name had appeared among his cards.

However, the character art on the card and the Airi Sakura sitting beside him now were like two different people.

The Airi Sakura on the card looked sunny and cheerful, showing off her beauty and confidence as a girl without reservation, while the girl sitting next to him looked somewhat gloomy.

Is she the type with a contrasting personality inside and out?

"Then, let's have this classmate next."

Yosuke Hirata's gaze fell on a boy sitting in the corner.

"I am Kiyotaka Ayanokoji. Um, nice to meet you. Well, um, I don't have any special hobbies. I will try my best to get along with everyone."

Kiyotaka Ayanokoji's voice carried a hint of laziness, and his introduction was so simple it bordered on perfunctory, causing the whole room to go silent for a few seconds before awkward applause finally broke out.

Looks like I messed up. There shouldn't be a worse self-introduction than mine, right?

Kiyotaka Ayanokoji thought to himself as he sat back down.

"Um... it's this student's turn now."

A smile appeared on Yosuke Hirata's face as his gaze fell upon Keima Katsuragi.

Keima Katsuragi stood up and pushed his glasses up, a blinding glare reflecting off the lenses.

The real world is entirely meaningless.

As for self-introductions, remembering each other's names should be enough.

However—

Since there seem to be some names in this class that need to be conquered, I might as well use this opportunity to make them remember my name thoroughly.

This school is far too strict; they don't even allow electronic devices to be brought inside.

Even if Elsie helped me shrink my PFP, I certainly wouldn't be able to play it openly.

Moreover, I can't go out during this period, which means I won't be able to play any new games...

A world like this is definitely better off being cleared as soon as possible so I can leave!

All I need to do now is make those people remember my name.

Even if it's a negative impression, as long as the timing is right, it will eventually turn into a positive one.

"My name is Keima Katsuragi. I possess the ultimate ability to conquer 24 ADV games simultaneously, and I write walkthroughs for lost lambs online, which is why they call me the God of Conquests. I have already conquered 10,000 female characters and have played nearly 5,000 games..."

Keima Katsuragi began to ramble on endlessly about games.

Everyone around him was stunned, staring blankly at Keima Katsuragi.

Even Suzune Horikita, who usually wore a sour expression, showed a look of confusion on her face for a split second.

What on earth is this guy talking about?

Beside him, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's gaze also landed on Keima Katsuragi.

It seems someone with an even worse self-introduction than mine has appeared.