Theoretically, with Saiki Kusuo's physical strength, it was impossible for him to sneeze. However, after hearing Chabashira Sae's words, he felt a slight itch in his nose.
The person Chabashira Sae was referring to was clearly him.
If Horikita Suzune were to find out that Saiki Kusuo desperately wanted to stay in Class D, she would probably think he was out of his mind.
'Good thing she'll probably never find out.'
Saiki Kusuo thought to himself, then continued his "covert observation."
"Could there really be someone like that?"
Horikita Suzune frowned, her eyes filled with confusion, but her expression soon turned serious as she continued to express her disbelief to Chabashira Sae.
"Even if you complain to the school's higher-ups, nothing will change—do you have some reason why you absolutely must rise to Class A?"
Chabashira Sae seemed completely unfazed by Horikita Suzune's words.
"...I'll take my leave for today, but please remember, I still haven't accepted this."
Horikita Suzune didn't answer Chabashira Sae's question.
"Understood. I'll keep that in mind. Oh, by the way, I called someone else to the office who's related to you—Ayanokoji, come out."
With that, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka emerged from the break room with an expressionless face, which surprised Horikita Suzune. She had no idea why Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was here.
"Horikita, you should listen to what I'm about to say. Consider it a hint for rising to Class A."
As Chabashira Sae spoke, her gaze shifted to Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.
"I've reviewed the exam results. Ayanokoji, you're a very special student. Japanese: 50 points, Math: 50 points, English: 50 points... By the way, this quiz was also 50 points."
"Coincidences can be terrifying, can't they?"
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka replied nonchalantly.
"You're quite the annoying student. The fifth math problem had a correct rate of less than 10% across the entire grade, and you solved it perfectly. Yet, you got this almost freebie question wrong..."
"It's just a coincidence, really."
'Looks like this has nothing to do with me.'
Saiki Kusuo, who had been observing their conversation, thought to himself. Horikita Suzune still seemed unable to accept this, but Saiki Kusuo had already figured out Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's true nature.
Since it was clear their conversation had nothing to do with him, Saiki Kusuo prepared to stop using his Clairvoyance and leave the restroom.
"And it seems there's someone in this class who's even better at controlling their scores than you."
Just then, Saiki Kusuo heard Chabashira Sae say this, and a sense of foreboding immediately arose in his heart.
"First, I'll deny the idea of controlling scores. But from what you're saying, teacher, it seems someone really could control their exam results?"
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka asked, his gaze shifting to the entrance exam score sheet on Chabashira Sae's desk.
"Who?"
Horikita Suzune immediately chimed in with a question.
"How familiar are you two with Saiki Kusuo?"
Chabashira Sae asked directly.
'???'
Saiki Kusuo's eyebrows furrowed instantly. He hadn't expected Chabashira Sae to bring up his name.
'It's still me? But that shouldn't be the case. I haven't left any clues, so why would Chabashira-sensei mention my name?'
Saiki Kusuo was puzzled. He thought he had been acting perfectly ordinary. Why was Chabashira Sae targeting him?
'No, no, with Chabashira-sensei's personality, she might just be saying this to make others suspicious of me... I can't use telepathy right now, so I don't know what she's thinking. What a troublesome person... It's probably because of Kusuo, isn't it?'
Saiki Kusuo knew very well that he hadn't enrolled through normal channels. Instead, his brother, Saiki Kusuo, had used his connections to pull some strings. In a way, it was similar to how Ayanokoji Kiyotaka had enrolled, which was why Chabashira Sae was suspicious of him.
Moreover, everyone who came to this school had some exceptional talent in at least one area. Even someone like Sudo Ken, who was a mess academically, had a high level of skill in basketball. Compared to them, Saiki Kusuo seemed far too ordinary.
'I'm a little concerned.'
Saiki Kusuo muttered to himself. If Chabashira Sae made any further moves, it could cause quite a bit of trouble.
Saiki Kusuo first used his Clairvoyance to check if there was anyone in the men's restroom near the office, then immediately used his Teleportation ability to move to a stall in the restroom near the office.
There was a three-minute cooldown between each use of Teleportation, but for Saiki Kusuo, this was more than enough time.
'The office is still a bit far from here. I can't hear everything clearly with telepathy.'
As Saiki Kusuo thought this, he activated another ability.
Invisibility.
His body became optically invisible, completely transparent to the human eye. The ability took one minute to activate and could last up to ten minutes, but it would immediately deactivate if someone touched him. Before the school year started, Saiki Kusuo had used this ability to avoid the school's numerous cameras and observe the school environment.
After activating Invisibility, Saiki Kusuo quickly made his way to the area near the office.
"Saiki?"
Horikita Suzune's voice was full of confusion. She hadn't expected Chabashira Sae to bring up this name.
[Saiki Kusuo, that guy who's practically invisible in class? I've only spoken to him a few times. If I remember correctly, his quiz scores were decent—but that's because he had access to the questions in advance. His class ranking is just average.]
'It seems the average student hasn't noticed anything unusual.'
Saiki Kusuo nodded, then shifted his gaze to Ayanokoji Kiyotaka beside him.
"Saiki? I haven't talked to him much, but compared to others, I guess you could say we're somewhat familiar."
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka replied slowly. In terms of class relationships, his situation wasn't much different from Saiki Kusuo's.
[Saiki Kusuo? I think I've really overlooked him before.]