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

"Don't suddenly act like you've had some grand epiphany! Besides, I was just speaking casually; under normal circumstances, there's no way I'd ever use your points."

"Don't worry, God of Conquest! My points are your points! As long as you give the word, I'm willing to give you all of my points!"

"Don't make me sound like a kidnapper!"

Just as Keima Katsuragi and Elsie were talking, his gaze seemed to catch something, and he looked toward the other side.

A familiar figure appeared near them.

Airi Sakura.

Airi Sakura had her hands gently pressed against her chest, looking somewhat nervous, her eyes scanning across rows of merchandise.

A light instantly erupted in Keima Katsuragi's eyes.

Could it be...

Is Airi Sakura a fellow enthusiast like me?!

But Airi Sakura's gaze didn't linger on the gaming section for even a second; instead, it was focused on the rows of cameras.

"Oh, I remember you are... Sakura-san, right?"

Keima Katsuragi slowly walked to her side and greeted her softly.

"I, I... you... I... you are, you are Katsuragi-kun..."

Airi Sakura recoiled a step as if she were a cat that had been electrocuted, seemingly not expecting to be recognized by a classmate.

Although Airi Sakura had also given a self-introduction earlier that day, because she was too nervous and shy, her voice was so faint that others could barely hear it, and most people hadn't even managed to remember her name.

However, Keima Katsuragi was the complete opposite.

His heaven-defying, extreme speech had made almost everyone remember his name.

Including Airi Sakura.

"Hello, Sakura-san! I am God of Conquest—I am the younger sister of my elder brother! Elsie Katsuragi! Nice to meet you! It wasn't my turn during the self-introductions earlier!"

Elsie, who was to the side, also walked over to Airi Sakura, a tremendously enthusiastic smile on her face.

"Nice... nice to meet you too..."

Airi Sakura pursed her lips and nodded slightly, her voice so small it was almost just a breath.

Unlike the cold aloofness of Suzune Horikita, Airi Sakura was a complete social recluse; communicating with people she wasn't familiar with felt like having needles pricking her back, sitting on pins and needles, or having a fishbone stuck in her throat.

Even at her previous school, Airi Sakura was like a transparent existence, with almost no social life and no friends.

Right now, Airi Sakura's body was even trembling slightly.

Should, should I just walk away?

It's the first day of school... if I just leave now, it, it would seem very impolite, right...

What, what, what should I do...

Airi Sakura's face flushed bright red from nervousness, and just at that moment, Keima Katsuragi's voice rang out again.

"Sakura-san, do you like photography?"

Keima Katsuragi's gaze swept across the rows of cameras nearby and then focused back on Airi Sakura's face.

"Mm."

Only when answering this specific question did Airi Sakura seem to possess a bit of firmness that hadn't been there before.

"I once met a girl who liked taking pictures, too. She loved using her camera to record all sorts of things, and she had a very deep understanding of all kinds of cameras!"

As Keima Katsuragi spoke, he observed Airi Sakura's reaction. When he mentioned things related to photography, the sense of alienation about her seemed to diminish slightly.

"Oh, it's getting late, so we won't disturb you any further, Sakura-san. Elsie, let's go!"

"Eh? We're going back already?"

Before Elsie could react, Keima Katsuragi grabbed her hand and left immediately.

Airi Sakura watched the backs of Keima Katsuragi and Elsie as they walked away, stunned for a moment, before letting out a long sigh of relief, feeling a sense of liberation.

She turned around and cast her incredibly expectant gaze toward those rows of cameras.

"God of Conquest, was it for the same reason as with Horikita-san that you didn't chat more with Sakura-san?"

While checking out at the register, Keima Katsuragi and Elsie were walking back to the dormitory, each carrying heavy bags.

"More or less. Both are the type who are hard to get along with, but there's quite a big difference between Sakura and Horikita. Rather than saying she's hard to get along with, it's more that she doesn't know how to interact with others. I could feel how nervous she was when I spoke to her just now, so I chose to leave first."

Keima Katsuragi answered seriously.

"Then who was that girl you mentioned earlier who liked photography!"

Elsie's eyes were full of curiosity.

"She's a character from a game I played before."

"Ah? So it was all just made up in the end?"

"What are you talking about! That wasn't just babbling! To me, every character in a game is truly real, and I treat them with the utmost sincerity!"

Volume 1: Chapter 8: A God Must Possess God-like Stats

After a journey of about ten minutes, Keima Katsuragi first dropped Elsie off at her room before finally returning to his own dormitory.

He gently placed the items he had bought today onto the table and then surveyed the room arranged by the school.

The room was not large, but it was exquisite and compact. All the necessary furniture was provided: a private bathroom, small kitchen appliances, a desk, and even a laptop on the desk.

This place was practically a perfect bachelor apartment.

"From now on, I can play games here without being disturbed!"

Just as Keima Katsuragi was looking forward to his future life, Elsie's head suddenly popped out from under his armpit:

"Hey! There's only one bed! How are the God of Conquest and I supposed to sleep?"

"Aaaaaah, you're obviously going back to your own room to sleep, aaaaaah!"

Keima Katsuragi was startled by the suddenly appearing Elsie and stumbled back a few steps, nearly falling to the ground.

"Eh? Didn't I hear that siblings are supposed to live together?"

"That's when you're back home normally! But our school is a boarding school, so we definitely have to have one room each!"

Keima Katsuragi explained with some exasperation.

"Besides, there's no point in you pretending to be my sister at all!"

"That's so I can live with the God of Conquest!"

"But we're both boarding here now, so we're basically living together anyway!"

"Hiss... it feels like what the God of Conquest says makes a lot of sense. So that's how it is! It's completely different from what I expected!"

Elsie nodded in sudden realization.

"So... you didn't have any preparation at all before taking on this mission?"

"Well, before this mission, my duty was just cleaning, which lasted for about three hundred years."

"..."

Keima Katsuragi felt a bit helpless; as she spoke, he even felt a little pity for her.

No.

The one who should be pitied is me.

I was living a peaceful life, and then I was inexplicably brought into this world—although it does have games I've never played before, which I need to experience properly.

"God of Conquest, do you have any plans for later?"

Elsie asked curiously.

"Plans or whatever don't really matter. You've given me so many missions, so I'll just take them slowly. Besides, the time flow in this world is different from other worlds, right?"

As Keima Katsuragi spoke, he squatted down, rummaged through the shopping bag, and took out his handheld console, preparing to play some games.

But just at that moment, Elsie spoke up again:

"You can't be too slow! Theoretically, our mission still has a time limit."

"Huh?"

"At least within three years! After all, if the target graduates from high school, it'll be troublesome!"

"Now that you mention it, that's true. But is it only three years?"

Keima Katsuragi smiled and pushed up his glasses.

"That's more than enough. I am the God of Conquest who can clear multiple games at the same time. Calculating based on the remaining time..."

"God of Conquest! I'm not talking about games! I'm talking about the mission target this time! What are your plans for later?"

Elsie's tone became a bit urgent.

"For now, I'll start with a few people from our class, and I'll improvise for the rest. I have to say, I've played many games, but I've never seen one with so many romanceable characters. If it were really just a game, it would be fine, but this is some kind of reality..."

Keima Katsuragi placed his handheld console on the table, took a thick stack of cards out of his pocket, and couldn't help but sigh. However, as if he had thought of something, he turned his head to look at Elsie and asked:

"By the way, when we transmigrated into this world, will there really be no problems with our identities and backgrounds?"

"Don't worry! The Skeleton Chief told me that the relevant identity information will be repaired and corrected according to the situation of the original world, so there's no need to worry!"

"Is there really no need to worry... I always feel like you demons aren't very reliable."

Meanwhile, in the school office.

Sae Chabashira, the homeroom teacher of Class D for the first year, was scanning her eyes over the lists of students.

In this school, ABCD are not just names to distinguish classes, but represent their ranks, and Class D is the worst among them.

Sae Chabashira was once a student assigned to Class D. She almost promoted to Class A, but failed at the very last moment. This gave her a huge obsession with reaching Class A, which later led her to return to the school as a teacher, wanting to lead Class D to Class A.

The year she first joined Advanced Nurturing, Sae Chabashira was a meticulous teacher. Her lesson plans were neat and detailed, she never missed after-school tutoring, and regarding class competition, she would provide all kinds of support to her students as long as it didn't violate the rules.

However, the overall quality of the students in Class D was simply too low; they only wanted to slack off and lacked any motivation to improve, so no matter how hard she tried, the class could never be promoted.

On top of that, Chie Hoshinomiya, a fellow teacher, did everything in her power to hinder the class, and over time, the once meticulous Sae Chabashira was gradually worn down into someone who just went through the motions.

Until not long ago.

At this very moment, Sae Chabashira's gaze was fixed on the information of one student.

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.

Academic Ability: C

Physical Ability: C

Intelligence: C-

Judgment: C-

Physical Strength: C-

Teamwork: D

The one who concerned her the most was Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.

She had heard about Ayanokoji Kiyotaka from the person in charge of the school, Chairman Sakayanagi.

He was not an ordinary student, but someone hiding his true strength, having intentionally disguised his entrance evaluation information to appear mediocre or even subpar.

After learning of Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's existence, Sae Chabashira wanted to utilize his abilities to realize her own goal once again.

To promote Class D to Class A.

However, someone else had now entered Sae Chabashira's field of vision.

Keima Katsuragi

Academic Ability: A+

Intelligence: A+