Suzune suddenly realized, then her brain spun rapidly, thinking about various possibilities.
[In this kind of situation, did Horikita still manage to successfully deduce the existence of the mole? Compared to adversity, favorable circumstances can also train a person's talent… Is this the meaning that Saiki wants to convey to me?]
'??? What are you talking about?'
And not far away, Saiki, after hearing Ayanokoji's inner voice, had eyes full of doubt, completely not knowing what the other party was talking about at all.
However, since Suzune had also already learned of the existence of the traitor, and had also learned of the actions of Class D's students targeting her, this could also reduce a certain amount of trouble for Saiki.
"There is probably a traitor existing in our class! Who has leaked the information out!"
Suzune rubbed her own chin with one hand, her expression becoming more and more serious, "And the one who could do such a thing… there is only one candidate left, Kushida."
[Previously during the second round of the special exam on the cruise ship, I had always been unable to understand why the identity of the VIP in our group would be guessed, and moreover, the people of the other classes were also equally convinced of what Ryuen said.]
[And speaking of the present, there is only one situation possible, that is, Kushida Kikyo, as the VIP, directly exposed her own identity herself.]
At this moment Suzune finally sorted out clearly the whole sequence of events.
And the reason she did this was also self-evident.
It was exactly to make Suzune be expelled.
"Do you intend to make this matter public?" Ayanokoji only expressionlessly looked toward Suzune and asked.
"No."
Suzune decisively shook her head,
"Kushida already has extremely high popularity and widespread personal connections within the class."
"If this matter were directly announced, not to mention whether other people would even believe these words, even the order within the class itself might possibly fall into chaos."
"Before, Kushida and I came from the same junior high school, and her class in a certain term suddenly collapsed."
"Although I am not clear about the specific reason, I think it must have a relationship with Kushida that is closely inseparable."
"Then how do you plan to handle it?" Ayanokoji asked.
"Do not alert the enemy for now; after the sports festival, directly confront her."
"And afterwards how will you handle it?"
"Kushida's various actions seem to be targeting me, but I also have no choice but to admit she personally possesses extremely outstanding ability.]
[So I think she, for our class, is a combat force that cannot be ignored. If possible, I want to change her into power that will raise us up to Class A." Suzune very seriously nodded her head.
'No way, after all that the other person has done? You still want to make Kushida assist you in raising yourself to Class A?'
Although Saiki at the side had no change in facial expression, it seemed his eyes carried a slight trace of surprise, completely not having expected Suzune to actually have such a thought.
"Mm." Ayanokoji nodded his head.
"The next event, first-year tug-of-war, will the first-year tug-of-war participants please go to the center of the field to assemble."
And just at this moment, the broadcast voice in the school sounded.
'Yare yare, this event again?'
Saiki slightly sighed, it was another team event, 'However, tug-of-war as an event for me is still not bad. I can just muddle along; as long as I make a show of it a little, without needing to use strength I can complete this event.'
Tug-of-war was one of the few events that Saiki could accept.
"Saiki-kun, do your best!"
Sakura at the side said toward Saiki.
'I have no wish to do my best.' Saiki thought this in his heart, but still nodded toward Sakura.
He very quickly went to the gathering place for the tug-of-war participants, and just as he walked there, Sudo came from behind, smiling and patting Saiki's shoulder, "Saiki, your performance just now was not bad; this time also give it your all!"
Sudo looked very happy, after all the class's main force had been continuously in a winning streak, and the point gap between the red team and the white team was also gradually widening.
Even though Class D intentionally used a Tian Ji's horse racing-type tactic to deal with Class B's weaker events, overall Class B was still winning more.
And nearly all the students of Class B, their morale was thus raised high.
"Everyone, let's do our best, and in one push take another point!"
Hirata Yousuke shouted toward the other people present, and the others also loudly echoed along.
'Yare yare, what a blood-stirring speech, but sorry, for this event I don't plan on using my strength. After all, if I fail to control my strength in an instant, the opponent might directly be pulled flying by me.' Saiki thought in his heart.
"Both sides prepare!"
With the referee's voice sounding, Saiki and the other students together walked to the front of the rope, picking it up.
'Yare yare, this rope is very rough, though it should be a bit more solid than ordinary ropes.'
"I think we should line up according to height order, and at the start use strength to quickly finish the battle."
Just at this time, Katsuragi Kouhei said toward the others. Although tug-of-war looked like a pure strength contest, in reality it also had certain tactical references.
"Katsuragi, what are you doing giving commands there?"
And at Katsuragi's side, Hashimoto Masayoshi's face carried a scornful smile, coldly looking toward Katsuragi.
As one of Sakayanagi Arisu's faction members, Hashimoto Masayoshi was always at the forefront of throwing sarcastic remarks toward Katsuragi.
Saiki turned his head and saw, at the side of the sports field, Sakayanagi Arisu silently watching all of this, her face carrying a meaningful smile.
'She seems to be a somewhat troublesome fellow, and her goal is very clear, it's Ayanokoji. She seems to know about that matter regarding the white gym.'
Although the distance was rather far, Saiki could still hear part of Sakayanagi Arisu's inner voice; the other party seemed to care about Ayanokoji very much,
'But this is best, as long as it doesn't involve me, it's all the same to me.'
"On your marks!"
At this moment, the referee's serious and loud voice sounded, and Hashimoto Masayoshi and Katsuragi could only stop their argument and return to their own positions.
On the other side of the rope, the coalition army of Classes C and D also looked eager to give it a try.
The A–B–C–D ranking was only related to the results of the past few exams, and this sports festival was not an ordinary exam. Students like Sudo, who normally had very poor grades, also had a chance to show off their skills.
"Start!"
With the referee's whistle, the slack hemp rope instantly tightened, even letting out intense sounds.
For a moment, both sides were evenly matched, neither able to gain the upper hand.
'Yare yare, even without me using strength it can still stay fifty-fifty?'
Saiki thought in his heart; he slightly leaned his body, pretending to be using strength,
'If it were other people present, perhaps our class should already have gained the advantage…'
But at this moment, Ryuen's voice suddenly sounded from the opposite side.
"Oi, you all hold out for me, if you lose easily, I will use corporal punishment, "
These words were not just a simple threat, he truly intended to put it into action.
Ryuen casually spoke such a warning, and the rope at the same time was subjected to strong force, pulling the red team little by little over.
"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!"
At the back of the team, Ike Kanji's scream sounded out.
'After all, directly gripping such a rough rope, the palms must hurt. Although earlier it looked like it could still barely be evenly matched, it's obvious the red team probably can't hold out; this round should be lost. But the earlier rounds were all won, so losing this round would be reasonable.'
But at this moment, Saiki heard a very faint sound, as if something had broken.
And this sound, only Saiki could hear, and he also was very clear about the source of this sound.
His ultra-thin transparent gloves.
Saiki possessed an ability called psychometry, whose effect was to obtain the thought information of creatures that had touched an object in the past or present, through touching the object with his right hand.
The casting condition was the right hand touching the target. The defect was, like mind control, he was currently unable to control its activation. Saiki regarded it as the crappiest ability, especially after going to the toilet.
But this ability could be physically controlled, and normally Saiki used a kind of special transparent glove to suppress the ability. Because of the glove, this ability normally would have no effect.
However, because it was extremely thin, the glove was actually quite fragile, even the edge of a book page could possibly cut it.
And just now, the suddenly moving rough hemp rope had worn through Saiki's glove.
'???'
Saiki realized something was wrong, but by the time he reacted, his fingers had already touched the hemp rope.
Instantly, the thoughts of all the students gripping this rope poured into Saiki's mind.
[Ahhh I don't want to be beaten by Ryuen ahhh]
[Ahhh I don't want to be beaten by Ryuen ahhh]
[Ahhh I don't want to be beaten by Ryuen ahhh]
Class D students' thoughts were surprisingly unified, this exceeded ordinary telepathy, and at the same time, in Saiki's eyes, countless illusions appeared, images of Ryuen beating class members.
And not only Class D's students, but the thoughts and memories of students from other classes also poured into Saiki's mind together.
Because of this Saiki got distracted, and for a moment could not successfully control his strength,
The rope in his hand split apart with a bang.
"Ah?"
At this moment, the face of the sumo celebrity who was watching from the side instantly revealed a terrified expression.
Because in just that instant just now, she had actually seen the signs of death on the faces of all the students participating in the tug-of-war present, except for Saiki.
However, fortunately, it appeared for only an instant, and the signs of death disappeared.
[Did I see wrong? Or what is going on?]
'Crap…'
The face of Saiki, which originally had no expression, only now his eyes suddenly opened wide, and in his gaze there was a trace of terror.
Because of being distracted due to the mind-reading divination taking effect, Saiki had not been able to completely control his body, and the strength of his two hands had actually directly broken the rope,
However, fortunately, no one present noticed this point.
'Yare yare, that was close, that was close…'
At this very moment, Saiki's two hands holding the rope were pressed together, and he slightly applied force toward two opposite directions, hiding the broken place of the rope between the gaps of his two hands!
'Luckily, it seems the others still haven't noticed… If the rope broke at my position, that would be troublesome… This thickness is not something an ordinary person's strength could break…'
Sweat had already seeped out on Saiki's forehead, he had almost caused an even bigger problem.
If it were not for having just now in time regained awareness and controlled his strength properly, the power of Saiki alone might have thrown all the people on both sides away just like snot stuck to his hand, however, fortunately, such a thing did not happen.
"What's going on? Why can't we move?"
The same doubt appeared simultaneously in the minds of the players on both sides of the tug-of-war.
Because they were, in effect, all pitting their strength against Saiki alone, even if their numbers increased tenfold, it would be impossible to defeat the other party.
[Hm?]
And farther away, Horikita Manabu had been watching this tug-of-war match without looking away.
[Originally the players on the white team's side were in a leading position, and according to this trend, the red team was certain to lose, however now, the situation has suddenly become deadlocked.]
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