The Classroom of Power Supremacy Backed by Black Technology Chapter 45

Chapter 75: The Chosen One—Kushida Kikyo

Back in her dorm, Kushida Kikyo lay motionless on her bed. The warmth of that chicken soup still seemed to linger in her heart.

Why can't I stop thinking about that guy?

Could it be... no, it can't be...

Impossible, impossible. How could I possibly have feelings for someone with such terrible behavior?

I'm only helping him because he's got a hold on me. That's right, that's it.

Forget it. Time to sleep. I still need to confirm Sakura's camera tomorrow.

Hope everything goes smoothly!

After clearing away the dishes Kushida had left behind, Shuichi Kanda was about to shut down his computer when, on a whim, he opened the surveillance camera feed.

He dragged the video progress bar back and found the scene where he had fed Kushida Kikyo earlier.

Damn, that's a black mark on my history!

Delete it, delete it, hurry up and delete it!

Right-click, delete!

And then a new image appeared on Shuichi Kanda's desktop, named "feeding.jpg."

The next day, Shuichi Kanda arrived at the classroom early as usual. He wanted to see Kushida's performance, so from the moment he entered, he kept his eyes fixed on her.

But since Sakura hadn't arrived yet, Kushida hadn't made her move.

Although Sakura was the type to blend into the background in class, she wasn't in the habit of being late.

With less than ten minutes until class started, she slipped in through the back door, quietly took her seat, and began fiddling with a camera.

It seemed to be her hobby.

Come on, let me see your show, Kushida. Do your best.

Kushida clearly noticed Sakura's arrival, so she quickly wrapped up her conversation with friends and approached Sakura.

"Um, Sakura-san."

Whoa, Sakura's so impressive she even made Kushida—that naturally outgoing type—a little hesitant.

"...Wh-what is it?"

Sakura, suddenly spoken to by Kushida Kikyo, looked extremely nervous. Her camera slipped from her grasp and clattered onto the desk.

"I have some questions about photography I'd like to ask. Is that okay?"

Kushida put on a troubled expression.

"I want to leave lots of memories at this school, so I recently started using a camera too. But no matter what, I can't seem to take the photos I want."

"I noticed you seem to be a photography enthusiast as well, Sakura-san. Could I take a look at the pictures you've taken?"

With that, she naturally reached out and picked up the camera that had fallen onto Sakura's desk.

"No!"

The moment Kushida touched the camera, Sakura shot up like a cornered rabbit. Her sudden movement startled Kushida, who fumbled the camera, sending it flying straight toward Shuichi Kanda.

I %&#@￥&￥%*

You did that on purpose, didn't you, you bastard?

Fortunately, Shuichi Kanda's attention had been fixed on them the whole time. He quickly sidestepped and dodged, or else that thing would have crossed multiple dimensions and smacked right into him.

Sakura's camera wasn't so lucky. After a long arc through the air, it crashed heavily onto the floor with a crisp, pitiful crack.

"Ah!"

Sakura rushed over like a startled rabbit, scooped up the camera, and began inspecting it.

"No way... It can't be... The screen won't come on..."

Since she was very close to Shuichi Kanda, he could clearly hear her soft muttering.

This scene immediately drew the attention of everyone nearby. Miyake, Horikita, Ayanokoji, and various other onlookers all turned their gazes this way.

Holy shit! Amazing!

As expected of you, Kushida! You pulled it off in one shot. You're practically the chosen one!

At that moment, Kushida immediately put on an anxious expression and hurried over to Sakura.

"I'm sorry, Sakura-san. It's all my fault. If I hadn't picked it up without asking..."

Her tone, her expression, her eyes—it was all so realistic it felt like it couldn't possibly be an act.

Shuichi Kanda felt utterly inferior. He thought his own performance when he had framed Yahiko Totsuka was nothing but a little brother compared to Kushida's current act.

She must have screwed over plenty of people in the past.

"No, I was the one who overreacted."

Just then, the bell for class rang. Both Sakura and Kushida had no choice but to return to their seats and prepare for the lesson.

The bell for class calmed the commotion, and after class ended, Kushida immediately ran over to apologize to Sakura.

"I'm truly sorry, Sakura-san, it's all my fault. I'll compensate you with a new camera!"

Since the points weren't coming out of her pocket anyway, and she didn't know exactly how many points Shuichi Kanda still had, making things a little troublesome for him was all the better.

"No, it's fine."

Faced with Kushida like this, even Sakura seemed unable to completely ignore her.

"How can that be? If I hadn't picked it up without permission, this definitely wouldn't have happened."

"B-But..."

"Under normal circumstances, shouldn't something broken be taken in for repair first? Why do you automatically assume it's a total loss here?"

Unable to stand by any longer, Shuichi Kanda stood up from his seat and walked over.

Damn it, of course I want you to spend more points, you idiot!

And Shuichi Kanda's appearance seemed to make Sakura even more nervous, as she shrank into her seat like an ostrich, not moving an inch.

Although his interjection was a bit abrupt, he wasn't actually uninvolved, since that camera had nearly hit him.

"Then, please let me cover the repair costs, Sakura-san."

And so, Kushida pleaded earnestly for several minutes. Seemingly unable to resist the stubborn Kushida Kikyo, Sakura timidly nodded.

"I, I understand..."

"Then shall we meet on Saturday morning? I checked the weather forecast—the weather that day is good, no rain."

"O-Okay."

And just like that, Kushida Kikyo had Sakura Airi completely arranged, ensuring the camera would be unusable until after Friday's hearing.

"Then Kanda-kun, will you come with us too?"

Having received Sakura's agreement, Kushida Kikyo visibly relaxed, her mood seemingly brighter, and she casually invited Shuichi Kanda along.

"Why would I want to go through such a tiring thing with you? This has nothing to do with me, right? I refuse."

"No, no, if Kanda-kun had caught it, maybe the camera wouldn't have fallen and broken."

Kushida narrowed her eyes, her voice carrying a smile as she said something utterly unreasonable, though to outsiders, it would probably look like a joke between close friends.

Bam!

"Mew~"

Shuichi Kanda brought a knife-hand down on Kushida's head. Of course, he didn't use much force, so it didn't hurt at all.

And yet, this girl looked at him with a pitiful expression.

"Why did you hit me?"

"No, it's your fault for not dodging my knife-hand."

Watching the interaction between Shuichi Kanda and Kushida, Sakura couldn't help but laugh. At the same time, when Shuichi Kanda agreed to accompany them to repair the camera, Sakura felt a sense of relief inside.

"Then it's settled. I'll contact you then, Kanda-kun."

After returning to his seat, Shuichi Kanda had just taken out the textbook for the next class when Horikita's voice came from behind him.

"You two really do get along well."

"Yeah, jealous?"

Shuichi Kanda turned around to look at the cold-faced girl.

"You really know how to joke."

"Then let me say something not joking. A couple of days ago, President Horikita invited me to join the student council again."

It got colder. Shuichi Kanda felt the atmosphere around him grow even colder.

"But I refused again. However, I did get the president's contact info, and he said I could ask him for help if I had any problems."

Gripping the book in her hand tightly, Horikita Suzune's expression changed. It was no longer the completely indifferent, uncaring look from before.

That's right, that's right, I just wanted to see that jealous look on your face, hahaha, more, more!

Chapter 76: You're Completely Unaware of Your Own Cuteness

Ever since he learned to make simple bows and arrows, Shuichi Kanda had lost much of his enthusiasm for club activities. After school on a summer evening, Shuichi Kanda went to the supermarket to buy ingredients as usual.

Although buying groceries every day was a hassle, he still didn't like leftovers.

When he was about to head to the front counter to pay, he was carrying a shopping basket. Inside, besides a whole chicken and a carton of eggs, there were also scallions, ginger, garlic, and other things needed for cooking.

"Looks like I'm out of salt and vinegar too."

After thinking for a moment, Shuichi Kanda turned into the seasoning aisle, picked up his usual salt and vinegar, and placed them in the basket.

Just as he was about to leave, the corner of his eye caught sight of brown sugar placed next to the salt.

Hmm...

After a brief hesitation, Shuichi Kanda put the brown sugar into the basket as well.

I wonder if anyone else has ever felt this—after meeting someone new, you suddenly see them everywhere.

Shuichi Kanda experienced that feeling today, because he ran into Ichinose Honami from Class B again in the lobby.

But right now, Ichinose didn't seem very happy.

"What a coincidence. Are you still feeling unwell?"

When Ichinose heard Shuichi Kanda's words, she forced a faint smile, but her symptoms seemed even worse than before.

"I'm much better than yesterday. The method Kanda-kun mentioned—drinking warm water—really works. It's much better than cold water."

"Then why does your face look worse than yesterday?"

After hesitating for a moment, Ichinose decided to speak up.

"Actually, someone plans to confess to me behind the dormitory building today."

Oh, a confession. So that's it. Shuichi Kanda wasn't surprised at all.

"If you don't like him, just turn him down. You should be used to this by now."

To be honest, even though Shuichi Kanda and Ichinose weren't that close, just from chatting twice he could understand her charm. It shouldn't be anything unusual for her to be liked and confessed to.

"Huh? No, not at all, really not at all. I've never been confessed to before."

"Huh? Were all the students at your middle school blind?"