"For a high school, the number of surveillance cameras seems a bit excessive."
At this moment, a boy stood before the main gate of a school, thinking this silently to himself.
He had a rather delicate appearance, with green glasses perched on his nose and a pair of lollipop-like hair ornaments in his pink hair.
Kusuo Saiki is a psychic with various abilities that are constantly evolving. To avoid unnecessary trouble, he has always hidden his identity, pretending to be an inconspicuous ordinary person.
Today was his first day of high school.
His gaze shifted slightly, falling upon the incredibly prominent sign at the school's entrance.
Highly Nurturing High School.
Originally, he just wanted to casually enter an ordinary high school and live an ordinary life, avoiding others' attention as much as possible. However, he never expected that his older brother, Kosuke Saiki, would persuade their parents with the reason 'no tuition fees and no need to worry about living expenses,' and then use his connections and resources to send him to this high school.
Kusuo had no good feelings towards his older brother, who possessed incredibly high intelligence but a twisted personality. He was very clear that Kosuke's request to their parents to send him to this special school certainly didn't bode well. During the entrance exam, Kusuo even planned to deliberately fail so the school would reject him. However, after learning from the invigilator's Mind Reading that this school had the most luxurious cafeteria in the country, he ultimately chose to control his score to a relatively mediocre level, successfully gaining admission.
Although today was his first day of school, Kusuo had already used his psychic abilities to observe the school's environment and was very aware that it was unique.
.....
Opening ceremony, class assignments, self-introductions among classmates... For Kusuo, these things were rather troublesome, especially the self-introduction segment.
Kusuo didn't care who his classmates were. To him, this school was originally just a transit station for him to pretend to be an ordinary person and live a peaceful life. There was no need to establish too many connections with the people around him. However, to hide his identity and appear as inconspicuous as possible in this school, Kusuo couldn't refuse these segments.
Moreover, by using his Mind Reading ability, Kusuo already had some understanding of his classmates before the self-introductions.
Kusuo could easily hear their thoughts. Even with the presence of a limiter preventing him from exerting his true power, he could still hear the thoughts of almost all living beings within two hundred meters. This psychic ability was always active, which was also one of the troubles of being a psychic.
[These people are just burdens. I want to catch up to my brother's pace with my own efforts.]
[I want to make friends with everyone!]
[I must find a suitable target to protect myself.]
Just by listening to these people's thoughts, Kusuo already knew that the number of normal people in this class seemed to be very few.
Some wanted to surpass their older brothers, some wanted to make a name for themselves in the new environment, and others seemed to have similar thoughts to Kusuo, wanting to hide themselves as much as possible within the school.
Kusuo didn't care about these things, nor did he want to have too much contact with these people. He just wanted to have a relatively peaceful high school life, trying his best not to appear too conspicuous.
However, these people's psychological activities were simply too noisy.
After these tedious but necessary procedures, Kusuo and the others finally had their first class at this school.
...
"I am the D Class homeroom teacher, Chabashira Sae."
"This school does not change classes."
"For these three years until graduation, I will be your homeroom teacher."
On the classroom podium, the young woman who called herself Chabashira Sae slowly spoke.
She wore a black shirt on her upper body, which could not conceal the proud curves of her upper body, and under her black short skirt were slender legs encased in black stockings.
Chabashira Sae had a quite refined appearance, but her gaze held a sharpness that should not belong to a teacher, and her voice seemed to carry a hint of indifference and negativity.
"First, I will distribute the school's materials. Pass them from front to back. This school has a special rule: during your time here, all external outings and communications are restricted."
As Chabashira Sae spoke, most of the students below the podium showed surprised expressions.
At this moment, in Kusuo's ears, the voices of other classmates around him resounded.
[Can't we leave the school?]
[I didn't even bring any change of clothes!]
[What kind of rule is this? It's too inhumane!]
These classmates did not make a sound, as their homeroom teacher, Chabashira Sae, was currently on the podium, but Kusuo could clearly hear their thoughts.
'Can't I go home?'
Hearing Chabashira Sae's words, Kusuo's expression did not change at all. With his Instantaneous Movement ability, he was not restricted at all.
Even if the school was very far from his home, he could instantly teleport back.
So no matter what outrageous school rules Highly Nurturing High School had, they had no impact on Kusuo.
Moreover, this school was a good place for Kusuo.
"...But you don't have to worry. The campus has various facilities, and you can buy all your daily necessities, including entertainment options."
Chabashira Sae continued.
Hearing these words, Kusuo's lips curved slightly upwards. This was precisely the purpose of his earlier investigation of the school.
He had used Psychokinesis and Instantaneous Movement to arrive at the school in advance, then used his invisibility ability to avoid surveillance, carefully observing the entire structure of the school.
Movie theaters, karaoke, the Library... The entertainment facilities in this school could be said to have everything, completely different from a normal high school, just like a small city.
Although Kusuo didn't have many hobbies, watching TV and reading novels alone could barely be counted among them, especially mystery films and novels.
Kusuo Saiki's overly powerful psychic abilities meant he never encountered 'unexpected' situations in his daily life, which made his life a bit boring. However, Mind Reading doesn't work on fictional worlds, so he couldn't predict the story's direction, which is why he enjoys reading mystery novels.