Early the next morning, Saiki Kusuo used his teleportation ability once again to return to school.
Back home, his parents, Saiki Kokuu and Saiki Kurumi, bombarded him with questions about school as soon as he arrived.
Saiki Kusuo transmitted some details about school into their minds via telepathy, leaving them both stunned. After a few seconds, Saiki Kokuu even joked about wanting to forge his age to enroll himself.
After tidying his room, Saiki Kusuo checked his terminal for his remaining points.
48,550
"Hmm, even though it's only been a day, I've already spent half my points," he muttered.
"I bought some desserts in the cafeteria earlier, and last night I purchased a jelly maker and some necessary supplies... These expenses were necessary, I can't waste them."
"Since I can go home every day, points aren't as crucial for me, but I still need to maintain daily expenses or it might raise suspicions... Wait, I remember there's free supplies at the supermarket, and free meals in the cafeteria. That could save me some points, though the cafeteria food doesn't seem very appetizing."
Saiki Kusuo thought to himself. With his abilities, he could have anything he wanted, but he always restrained himself with a normal person's values.
After a quick preparation, he left his room and headed to class.
Except for private rooms and restrooms, nearly every part of the school was monitored by cameras. Saiki Kusuo couldn't use his powers too freely, so he walked to class like an ordinary student.
Though it was still early before the first period, he thought leaving earlier would mean fewer encounters with classmates.
As he stepped into the dormitory elevator, it began to descend. Suddenly, he furrowed his brow, recognizing a familiar voice.
The elevator stopped at a floor.
"Saiki-kun! You're early!"
Kushida Kikyō, in her uniform, stood at the elevator door.
Saiki Kusuo had heard her thoughts in the elevator, but with the cameras around, he couldn't ignore her and leave.
In the Advanced Nurturing High School, students of the same grade lived in the same dormitory building. Each floor had few rooms, but the elevator made travel convenient.
'I left early to avoid people, but here we are,' he thought.
Saiki Kusuo nodded slightly at Kushida Kikyō.
"Thanks for yesterday, Saiki-kun! Let me treat you to a meal today!"
Kushida Kikyō leaned forward, inching closer to him.
'At least she's being reasonable,' he thought, showing no reaction.
"How did you sleep last night? I was too excited to sleep, tossing and turning all night! I never imagined I'd be in a school like this! Maybe it's because of the new bed, haha!"
'Sorry, I slept fine. I went home last night, just like any other day,' he thought.
"Yesterday was our first day, but today's the first official day of classes! According to the terminal, we have PE today!"
'PE?!' Saiki Kusuo's brow furrowed.
The terminal had the semester's schedule, but he hadn't checked—he didn't care about the subjects since he already knew all high school material.
With his powers and high IQ, acing the entrance exam was easy. But scoring too high would attract attention, and scoring too low would be suspicious. So, he used telepathy or X-ray vision to control his scores, aiming for average to seem ordinary.
PE was his biggest challenge.
He couldn't control his physical abilities like he could test scores. Even with limiters, he could throw a baseball out of the atmosphere.
'PE on the first day... This is trouble,' he thought, knowing his first major challenge had arrived.
Soon, Saiki Kusuo and Kushida Kikyō reached the classroom. The first period was math, followed by PE.
During class, Saiki Kusuo noticed many students were already distracted.
["This class is so boring."]
["Can't wait for it to end. I'm buying a game console after school! Saw one at the supermarket for 30,000 points!"]
["So tired... Didn't sleep last night... The teacher doesn't seem strict, I'll rest a bit."]
At first, only a few were distracted, but the number grew.
Saiki Kusuo heard their thoughts clearly.
On the first day, students were already slacking. More would likely follow.
'They think the teacher doesn't care, but the cameras are watching. Every move is monitored,' he thought.
Saiki Kusuo narrowed his eyes and used his powers to locate the cameras.
There were no blind spots—the classroom was fully monitored.