Hiyori's body leaned forward slightly, her clear eyes gazing into Saiki's eyes.
In a certain sense, Hiyori indeed was not wrong in what she said. Saiki indeed rather liked reading detective novels, but he did not like too much interpersonal interaction. Just Kushida alone was enough for him to handle.
[Finally found a person with whom I can have common topics... Before, I never encountered one.]
[I've always really wanted to make friends... but before, I never had any way to talk to other people...]
[Wait, am I acting a bit too rude like this! It seems I haven't even introduced myself yet!]
Hiyori suddenly reacted, a smile appearing on her face, "Sorry for disturbing you... My name is Shira Hiyori, I am a member of first-year Class B. You should also be a first-year student, right!"
Hiyori very enthusiastically and kindly introduced her identity to Saiki. At the same time, her thoughts continuously surged forth.
[He also came over just now to look for books. Very obviously, he should be a first-year new student who just arrived at the school not long ago... Since we are both new students, there should be some topics we can continue to talk about! I finally found a fellow book lover!]
'Yare yare, now it's also hard to leave, huh.'
Saiki could clearly hear Hiyori's every thought. Although in principle he tried as much as possible not to have too much contact with the people around him, in this situation it was also not easy to leave directly, so he could only follow along with what Hiyori said and continue chatting.
"My name is Saiki Kusuo, Class D." Saiki spoke.
Compared to other people, Hiyori could be considered a relatively normal girl. However, her passion for detective novels somewhat exceeded Saiki's expectations. Although he himself had read quite a lot, he simply could not be compared to Hiyori.
But this was not a good thing for Saiki. Just now, he had no choice but to be spoiled on more than a dozen novels.
'Next time I come to the library, it's still better to avoid her as much as possible.'
Saiki thought so in his heart.
"Very happy to meet you, Saiki-san! Please take care of me!"
Hiyori kept a smile on her face, then again took out several novels from the bookshelf.
"If you are interested in Raymond Chandler's novels, I still recommend you read this one... This one is also good!"
Hiyori then once again tiptoed, trying to get a few books from the shelf. However, because of her petite figure, she still could not reach.
'Ah, in this situation, I also can't just stand by and watch.'
Saiki once again sighed in his heart. He could only take a step forward to help Hiyori take down a few books from the bookshelf.
Listening to Hiyori's words, actually Saiki was somewhat interested in the books she spoke of.
Only, this interest disappeared without a trace one second later.
[Saiki-san surely wouldn't expect, the truth actually is...]
'...'
"Sorry, sorry, I kept talking on my own! But I was only recommending a few novels! Whether you like them or not still depends on yourself!"
Hiyori hurriedly waved her hand toward Saiki.
[Ah, we've only just met not long ago, and I said so many things to someone all at once! Isn't it a bit too impolite! I finally met a fellow enthusiast, and even took the initiative to speak up, I must not let him dislike me!]
'...'
In front of Hiyori, Saiki stood somewhat helplessly.
'Although you wholeheartedly recommended a few novels that probably are quite good, when you said the book titles you already spoiled them for me...'
"It's fine."
Saiki could only answer so, at the same time lowering his head to look at the few books in his arms which Hiyori had handed over and which he had no choice but to receive.
Although in his heart he thought of refusing, Saiki still subconsciously took the books.
'Although I don't want to have too much interaction with other people, if I directly refuse her, it also wouldn't be good. Shina seems to have no friends either, unlike Kushida. Probably it won't have too big an impact.' Saiki thought so in his heart.
'Next time I come to the library, I'd still better avoid her as much as possible. A detective novel that has been spoiled is like a chocolate cookie without chocolate, utterly tasteless.'
"Right, Saiki-san... Although maybe I'm overthinking, there is something I feel I should tell you. The 100,000 points distributed by the school each month may have some usage conditions!"
Although it was the first meeting, Hiyori considered Saiki to be a rather precious friend, so she kindly reminded him, "I don't think the government would distribute such a large sum without any restrictions to us who are merely high school students. I noticed that the surveillance cameras in the school seem to be too many. Maybe the monthly distributed points are related to the students' performance in school!"
'This girl, her powers of observation are quite impressive.'
Saiki couldn't help but sigh in his heart. His classmates had not noticed this at all, but the Hiyori in front of him discovered it. Perhaps because she liked reading detective novels, she had rather excellent observation.
"I see."
Although Saiki could be said to have learned the school's rules earlier than all the other first-year students, he still pretended to have just found out.
"Mm..."
After finishing speaking, Hiyori pursed her lips, as if hesitating about something. Her face was slightly red. After several seconds she spoke again:
"Um... Would it be convenient to exchange contact information... Later... Maybe... We can talk about... Things about novels!"
Taking the initiative to invite someone to exchange contact information, this was something Hiyori had never done before. After all, from childhood to now, she had never been good at interacting with others.
She liked to read alone, and people around her didn't share the same hobbies, so she always had no friends. Now, just two days after the new term started, a new environment, new classmates, this made making friends even more difficult for Hiyori.
So when she saw Saiki, who had the same hobby as herself, she couldn't help but urgently want to have more exchanges with him.
After hearing Hiyori's words, Saiki originally intended to refuse. After all, he did not want to have too much interaction with her.
Earlier, it was hard to refuse Kushida Kikyo partly because of her frightening personality and her wide social network, if he offended her too much and was disliked by everyone around, it would be a bit troublesome. Also, Kushida Kikyo was his classmate, and normally it was necessary to exchange contact information.
But Hiyori was not a member of his class, and Saiki did not plan to have deeper interactions with her.
[I finally said it! I have never actively asked someone to exchange contact information... So difficult... As expected, I'm still not good at interacting with others... But this is such a rare chance to make my first friend at school...]
"Alright."
Saiki nodded his head, ultimately still agreeing to her request.
'If we communicate by phone, I won't have to worry about being spoiled, and at that time maybe I can ask her to recommend some novels by message.' Saiki thought so in his heart.
After another short conversation, Hiyori left the library, her face carrying a clearly joyful smile.
While Saiki, holding a stack of heavy novels, set off on the road back to the dormitory. The weight of these books was not light, but to him, they weighed nothing.
[Saiki, he doesn't seem to have anything particularly special. Why would the school administration arrange for this person to be admitted in the end?]
At this moment, Saiki's telepathy caught a familiar voice. The owner of the voice was Class D's homeroom teacher Chabashira Sae, who was leaning against the wall smoking, seemingly waiting for Saiki to arrive.
Since Saiki was specially approved to be added to Class D's roster by the school, Chabashira Sae had been very interested in him, always secretly investigating him.
[His entrance exam results were in the middle among all students. Other test results were very ordinary. But the results of the physical ability test were a bit strange, some items scored very high, some very low.]
'After all, physical functions are far less controllable than psychic powers... Fortunately, during the entrance exam, other people were present. Otherwise, I couldn't have controlled my scores to the average level. Too high or too low is no good.'
[Also, there was one called Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, I remember he got fifty points in all subjects, surely calculating the scores deliberately. I heard some information about Ayanokoji Kiyotaka from Director Sakayanagi. He seems related to a political experiment. No wonder he was specially approved by the director to enter Class D, but this Saiki was also specially approved by the director to enter the school. The director doesn't seem to know much about him either, why?]
'Then you have to ask that guy.' Saiki silently muttered a reply in his heart.
His admission to this school was entirely because of his older brother, Saiki Kusuke.
The latter was a super-genius with an IQ of 218, who had created many shocking inventions, some of which could even change the world structure. So he was highly valued by the country, with a correspondingly high status. That probably was also the reason this school agreed to let Saiki enroll.
[Saiki, could he, like Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, be someone who hides very deeply?]
'Seems like there are indeed a few people who know Ayanokoji's background... Although your guess isn't wrong, it's still better not to know the truth.'
[If that's the case, then maybe I can get two secret weapons among this year's freshmen. From Class D upgrading to Class A is not impossible.]
'Yare yare, I don't have any thoughts of upgrading to Class A. Class A seems too conspicuous, and easily becomes a thorn in others' eyes.' Saiki thought so in his heart.
In the school, he could also hear countless upperclassmen's thoughts.
The other classes schemed tirelessly to climb up, racking their brains to drag Class A down.
And the people of Class A every day also had to think of ways to protect their position.
So Saiki had no interest in being promoted to Class A. If the points given each month were sufficient, it didn't matter staying in Class D forever.
Of course, this was based on the points not being lacking.
Although every night Saiki could teleport home in an instant, during the daytime things like meals definitely still had to be settled at school.
The school provided free food and living supplies, but those were only the most basic things, just enough to ensure students wouldn't starve to death.
Saiki had seen many upperclassmen in the cafeteria who could only eat free meals, without any meat at all. Judging from their thoughts, the taste of those vegetarian dishes definitely was not pleasant.
Saiki absolutely couldn't accept that level of food.
[Later I'll talk to Saiki, see if I can get any useful information from his words.]
Chabashira Sae took a long drag on her cigarette, then turned her head to look at Saiki not far away. She had deliberately waited on the route he must take back to the dormitory, but she suddenly discovered that Saiki suddenly changed his direction, walking quickly toward the opposite way.
"Saiki!" Chabashira Sae frowned, loudly calling Saiki's name, which finally made him stop preparing to leave.
'Still got noticed? Originally I planned to secretly slip away while she hadn't noticed, too bad there are too many cameras in the school. Otherwise I would have just used teleportation.'
Saiki turned his head back toward Chabashira Sae somewhat helplessly.
'Although her goal is to make Class D into Class A, no matter from which perspective, this teacher is in all senses unreliable and incompetent.'
Although Chabashira Sae normally not managing things let Saiki move about more freely, if she wanted to get something from him, it would be a bit troublesome.
Although Chabashira Sae didn't know Saiki's true strength now, Saiki neither wanted to reveal himself nor to get dragged into the struggle of class promotion.
"Saiki, just now were you pretending you didn't see me? As a student, you actually dared to directly ignore the existence of your homeroom teacher?"
Chabashira Sae's brows tightened, her gaze like a hawk's, fixed on Saiki.
"I just remembered I left something in the library, and was about to go back to get it." Saiki answered expressionlessly.
"Oh? What thing?"
"My student ID card." Saiki answered slowly.
[I won't believe such a coincidence, what a clumsy excuse, Saiki.]
Chabashira Sae thought so in her heart, while opening her mouth to say, "That's just fine, I also need to go to the library, let's go together."
"Mm." Saiki nodded, then turned around with Chabashira Sae and walked toward the library.
[I absolutely don't believe the claim of just happening to leave something, most likely he wanted to avoid me.]
Chabashira Sae thought so while following Saiki back into the library. As soon as they arrived at the entrance, a staff member happened to walk out from inside. His gaze immediately locked on Saiki.
"You're Saiki-san, right? Just now you borrowed several books, I remember you! You left your student ID card behind!" After saying this, the staff handed Saiki the student ID card.
[He really did leave the student ID card behind?] Chabashira Sae's brows twitched slightly, a trace of surprise flashing in her eyes.
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