Classroom of the Elite: I Have the Ability to Read Minds! (COTE)

Chapter 1 - Childhood Friend!

On April 1st, the day new freshman enrollees report to Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School (ANHS), the first-year students wait at the bus stop for the special bus that will take them to the school's entrance.

The bus is responsible for transporting new students to the school's location.

At this moment, the freshmen waiting for the bus sneakily size up a boy among them who is holding a cellphone.

The boy is wearing the uniform of Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School. The form-fitting uniform outlines his slender and well-proportioned figure, highlighting his identity as a first-year student.

The boy has short ink-black hair, a well-defined face with a straight nose, and a handsome appearance that makes him stand out among his peers.

At the age of seventeen, the boy's appearance still reveals a hint of youthful innocence.

However, his eyes, clear-cut in black and white, convey a calm and composed gaze, making him seem mature beyond his youthful exterior.

A person's gaze and temperament are shaped through experiences.

With the experience of his previous life, plus the superpower to read others' minds and exceptional learning ability, this boy's psychological age is much older than his actual age.

The boy named 'Shimizu Yuto' is looking at his phone, murmuring to himself, "Ever since I arrived on this island, my phone has had no signal."

Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School is located on a large island, connected only by two bridges, and the school area is said to be as large as a city.

After Yuto and the other freshmen arrived on the island by ferry, their cell phones lost signal.

This situation didn't cause much unease or panic among the new students because they had already been informed about some of the special circumstances of Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School before enrollment.

Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School is renowned as a top prestigious school, equipped with the latest facilities and known for its extremely liberal school atmosphere, allowing students to freely adjust their hairstyles and uniforms according to their preference.

The school's major selling points are its 100% college entrance and employment rates.

However, once enrolled, unless there are special circumstances like dropping out, students are not allowed to leave the school area or contact the outside world for three years, effectively cutting off all connection with the outside world.

Sakura Airi thinks this is a good thing.

Because she can spend three beautiful years at this school with her friend, Shimizu Yuto!

Sakura Airi and Shimizu Yuto are childhood friends, but compared to the dazzling Yuto, she tends to keep a much lower profile.

Dressed in the regular school uniform, Sakura Airi hasn't made any effort to stand out.

Her pretty face is natural, without any makeup, and she even wears plain glasses to conceal her beauty with bangs and reduce her sense of existence.

Plain glasses mean the lenses don't have any prescription.

Sakura Airi dresses this way, hiding her beauty, because of her shy nature.

She fears interacting with others, dislikes being the center of attention, and is particularly averse to standing out in crowds.

Thus, while other girls her age are keen to showcase their charm, the introverted Sakura Airi prefers to stay unnoticed.

If you were to ask just how shy Sakura Airi really is...

Take the current situation, for example.

Although Sakura Airi and Shimizu Yuto are very close childhood friends, her shyness prevents her from being around him when others are present.

Because the radiant Shimizu Yuto, like the sun, attracts so much attention.

Sakura Airi knows that if she stays by Yuto's side, she will undoubtedly draw the gaze of others.

…So, while waiting for the bus to arrive, Sakura Airi intentionally keeps a small distance from Yuto, making it unnoticeable to others that they are childhood friends.

Despite her extreme shyness, Sakura Airi is very natural and bold when she is alone with Yuto, her only friend.

She avoids others due to her timid nature but is naturally warm and intimate towards Yuto.

This is Shimizu Yuto's childhood friend, Sakura Airi.

With her head down, Sakura Airi secretly watches Yuto from a distance through her red hair, noticing his helpless expression due to the lack of phone signal and feeling a surge of joy.

Before arriving on the island, Sakura Airi was chatting with Yuto on Line app, so she imagines that her childhood friend must be troubled by not being able to chat with her through the internet.

'It's a pity, I'm too shy to talk with Yuto in front of others...' Sakura Airi secretly glanced at Yuto and thought silently in her heart.

Despite her desire to have a public relationship with Yuto, she has tried to change her overly shy nature multiple times but has never succeeded.

With no signal, unable to update the comics on his app, Yuto puts his phone back into his pocket and glances towards his childhood friend who has been secretly watching him.

Dressed plainly and without makeup, her attractive face is hidden behind bangs and plain glasses, giving the impression of a girl lacking feminine charm at first glance.

But Yuto knows that once Sakura Airi sheds her heavy disguise, she is incredibly beautiful.

Sakura Airi, even at a young age, possesses a mature figure, with skin under her school uniform that is exceptionally fair and translucent, and her natural, warm smile that is sweeter than honey.

And Yuto is the only one who has witnessed the beauty that solely belongs to Sakura Airi. He was really glad to be her childhood friend.

Sakura Airi also feels that only Yuto should see her true appearance. Her beauty belongs solely to him.

Since Sakura Airi has been secretly watching Yuto, she immediately notices when he looks her way.

Startled, she shyly moves a few steps to the left, increasing the distance between her and Yuto.

At first glance, it may seem like Sakura Airi was frightened by Yuto's gaze, but both of them know it's just her introverted nature.

At the same time, her action is also a way of telling Yuto... not to come over and tease her.

Sakura Airi's behavior, like that of a startled little rabbit, is too cute, making Yuto smile subconsciously.

Knowing Sakura Airi's shy and introverted nature, he doesn't approach her to chat, choosing instead to pass the time.

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