COTE: Daily Life of Saiki K

Sudo Ken kept complaining to Ike Kanji, and the conversation between the two of them was all heard clearly by Saiki.

And all of this was also entirely done by Saiki.

'This really can't be blamed on me, Sudo. High school students should properly study.'

'Only if the grades are good, we can avoid holding the study group. You must also be thinking that it would be better to use these two hours to practice ball, right? So during this period, sorry, but please endure some hardship.' Saiki thought so in his heart.

Yesterday night when Sudo Ken was sleeping, Saiki used telepathy to transmit various formulas into his mind.

Even if Sudo Ken couldn't understand the principles of these formulas, he was about able to memorize them all.

'Yesterday night was Sudo, tonight it will be Ike and Yamauchi's turn...' Saiki's gaze, as if searching for prey, cast toward the other two people.

Presumably, when the three of them have all learned to about the same level, this study group will also no longer need to continue, right?

Victory was waving its hand toward Saiki.

———

When afternoon dismissal arrived, Suzune once again brought everyone into the library and also took out a stack of papers to distribute to everyone present.

"These are some problems I prepared for you all. Finish them within half an hour, then I will mark them for you."

These were questions Suzune specially composed based on the knowledge points explained yesterday, for the purpose of seeing how everyone's learning results from yesterday were.

[These questions aren't really difficult. As long as you can grasp the knowledge points from yesterday, there shouldn't be any big problem.] Suzune thought so in her heart.

[However...without even thinking, those three definitely didn't review after going back yesterday, and will surely do terribly.]

[Why am I even holding any expectations toward these people? They're nothing but a bunch of burdens...]

[No, not good, must maintain mindset. Everything has to be premised on rising to Class A.]

'To think you actually want to tutor these people, really hard on you.' Saiki now could slightly understand Suzune a bit, while shifting his gaze to the others present.

"Horikita-san, why isn't there a test paper for me?"

Kushida's face maintained a flawless smile, looking at Suzune.

[This person, is provoking me again?]

To Kushida, she and Suzune were basically half-fallen-out already, only because there were others present, in order to maintain her perfect image, Kushida was still pretending to act as usual.

"Your grades have always been rather good, right? You don't need this kind of thing. In a moment, just help me mark their answers."

[Is she relying on her grades being higher than mine, and speaking to me sarcastically?]

"I also want to fill in any gaps in my knowledge! After all, there are still many points I haven't memorized!" Kushida continued to answer, her attitude seeming very firm.

Suzune's brows furrowed a little. She thought Kushida really didn't need extra tutoring, so she hadn't printed her copy of the paper.

"Sorry, I didn't print extra copies."

"If that's how it is, then there's no helping it! Then I will properly learn while marking later!"

[As expected, is doing it on purpose.]

Saiki acted like he hadn't seen anything, while using the corner of his eye to look at the other people present.

[These are problems Horikita explained yesterday...but I haven't memorized them at all...what to do? What to do? Later for sure Horikita will scold me!]

Ike Kanji and Yamauchi Haruki's thoughts were almost completely identical. The two of them still hadn't started writing, and Saiki didn't feel surprised at all.

[What's Sudo doing? Writing so fast?]

Instead it was Sudo Ken who, as if "divinely inspired," quickly filled in all the answers.

[Although I don't know the principle, but it's mostly the same as the knowledge points I dreamed of yesterday! Those knowledge points...I can't forget them at all.]

'Very good.' Saiki nodded a little in his heart.

[These questions are about the same as yesterday's knowledge points. Looks like Horikita must have been very conscientious in designing them. The solution to this problem is...]

Almost in an instant, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka already knew the solutions to all the problems. But he didn't hurry to start writing.

[Should I get fifty points? Exactly half. No, since these are knowledge points Horikita explained yesterday, I should get a relatively high score. But one thing is a bit strange, why does Sudo look so confident doing the problems? Did he review last night? He shouldn't be that kind of person. Also, how about Saiki's situation?]

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka without revealing anything shifted his attention toward Saiki, only the latter had long since noticed his small movement.

'Even at this time you're still watching me? Really troublesome.'

Saiki was a bit helpless, but at the same time, Saiki also realized that he himself seemed to have fallen into a predicament.

The test paper Suzune gave him, how many points should he get?

Usually, Saiki could use the surrounding students' thoughts to let himself get a mediocre score, but at this moment, the surrounding people had no reference value at all.

Yamauchi Haruki and Ike Kanji were basically second-to-last and third-to-last in the class. The two of them usually didn't even care about studying.

[How do you do these problems? I don't understand them at all?]

[What am I going to eat later?]

[Wait wait wait, I have to focus on these problems now...still don't know how to do them...Sudo...move your test paper a bit to the side.]

'No surprise at all, these two guys don't understand a single thing...'

Saiki felt a bit helpless in his heart, shifting his gaze to the other side. Ayanokoji Kiyotaka at this moment was also thinking about what score to get. In his eyes, the difficulty of these questions was all the same...

To Saiki, it was the same. Only the matter of controlling the score was something Saiki cared about more.

'If I score too well, it will attract others' attention, and Horikita might even make me teach these people...just imagining it feels terrifying.'

'But if I score too badly, then Horikita will probably put me on the same starting line as these three guys, and then assign study tasks or something, then it would be even more troublesome.'

'I must get a relatively mediocre score...but right now there's no upper limit to use as reference...'

If it were the usual, Saiki could directly compare to the best and worst scorers, to know the difficulty of the exam and get a median score.

But now there wasn't a good student as reference.

Kushida and Suzune both weren't taking the test, and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka also had no reference value...

'Maybe I can read something from Horikita's thoughts.'

Saiki thought so in his heart, then focused his attention on listening to Suzune's inner voice, but at this moment, Suzune was utterly focused on self-studying. Saiki couldn't obtain any information about the exam at all.

'Could it be...the only way is...'

Saiki had no choice but to shift his attention to Sudo Ken.

Yesterday he had infused Sudo Ken with quite a lot of knowledge points, so he should be able to get a slightly better score...

But Saiki also wasn't sure what result Sudo Ken's "review" had achieved.

'No helping it, this is the only way.'

Saiki thought so, then quickly began writing answers on the test paper. Since there was no "upper and lower limit" as reference, he could only improvise on the spot.

Although Sudo Ken's accuracy should be a bit higher, he probably was still within the range of poor results, so Saiki just had to get a slightly higher score than him.

Saiki had a plan in his heart. Using telepathy, he knew which questions Sudo Ken still couldn't do. So as long as he got one or two of those correct, it would be fine.

———

Very soon, the time for the test was over. Saiki let out a long sigh, handing his paper to Suzune.

To Saiki, the little quiz Suzune had just arranged was simply like a test for himself.

Suzune first glanced at Ike Kanji and Yamauchi Haruki's papers, her brows tightly knitted, then tossed the two papers aside like garbage.

"You two, did you not review the knowledge points I taught yesterday?"

Suzune's eye corners twitched slightly, a look of undisguised displeasure spreading in her eyes.

"Um..." Ike Kanji awkwardly scratched his head.

"Yesterday night there were some things, so I didn't have time to review...today, today I will definitely review properly!"

"That's just an excuse." Suzune's tone already carried a hint of annoyance.

[Obviously there's nothing going on every day, because of this kind of procrastination and laziness, you guys are dragging the class down!]

Suzune mercilessly mocked them in her heart. If it were the usual, she might have already said it aloud, but today, Suzune still suppressed her impulse.

"Maybe Ike-san and them were really busy yesterday! They'll definitely study properly today!" At the side, Kushida immediately acted like a peacemaker, speaking to mediate.

"Mm mm!" Ike Kanji quickly nodded repeatedly, agreeing with her.

[Kushida-san really is an angel!]

'That's totally just rose-colored glasses.' Saiki complained in his heart.

Suzune also didn't continue pursuing the matter, only moving on to look at the next person's test paper.

[Sudo? For him, the answers might be even more absurd than the other two...seriously, why do I still hold any expectations for these people?] Suzune sighed, then looked at Sudo Ken's test paper.

But in the next second, Suzune's eyes widened slightly, a trace of surprise in her gaze.

[Sudo Ken...unexpectedly did pretty okay?]

Although overall it wasn't very good, it barely counted as a passing score. The accuracy was far beyond Suzune's expectations.

[Usually Sudo is a stable last place, right? He actually got a score that's not too bad for a failing student?]

"Sudo, did you review after going home last night?"

"Ah, um...haha, that's right!" Sudo Ken hesitated a moment, then still nodded with a smile.

[Damn, it's all thanks to that dream! Is this the so-called divine help?]

'If you knew the god in your heart is sitting right next to you, you'd probably break down, right?'

"Looks like you're not completely hopeless. You've made me look at you in a new light." Suzune earnestly nodded to Sudo Ken.

[Is this person...praising me?]

Although Suzune's words still weren't exactly praise in the strict sense, overall it was different from before.

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