Outsider : Classroom Of The Elite

Chapter 1.2 - Spark

As the clock hit sharp at two, our school period was declared over for the day. After the classes, majority of the students were headed toward the dormitories. I wasn't any different from the others.

Naturally, I was curious about what kind of room I was given. The remaining days of my high school life would be spent there. It was also a fact that the students were given a room per individual. Which meant that I would get the entire room for myself. Just thinking about that made my lips twitch.

As I was nearing the first-year dormitory area, I immediately noticed a convenience store. My stomach understandably grumbled, considering the fact that I haven't ate anything ever since I walked on this world. I'm sure there won't be be anything in the kitchen for me cook. So I decided to stop by the store.

But honestly, I was going to do that anyway.

I pushed the glass door and strode inside the store. A familiar scene of aisles full of miscellaneous items illuminated by neon lights greeted me. But as I began complimenting the blandness of the convenience store...

"My, what an unpleasant coincidence." a voice came from the corner of my eyes.

"Good to see you too, Horikita-san." I sighed.

As soon as we entered the convenience store, I ran into Horikita.

"Levent's here, too?" Ayanokouji peered his head from behind one of the aisles. "Did you need to buy something?"

Why else would I be inside a convenience store then?

"Yes, just a few things. I came to get some necessities." I replied. "What about you guys?"

I peered at the basket Horikita was holding. There were various necessities like shampoo off the shelves and promptly threw them into the basket she was carrying. As expected, she only took the cheapest options.

"I thought girls usually made a fuss over what kind of shampoo they bought." Ayanokouji inquired.

Not exactly something you should ask a girl.

"Well, that depends on the person, doesn't it? I'm the sort who doesn't know when you might need money," she replied.

She then shot him an icy glare that seemed to say, Could you please not inspect other people's purchases without their permission?

"At any rate, I was terribly surprised that you stayed for introductions," she said. "You didn't look like the type to hang out with a circle of classmates."

"I decided to participate precisely because I don't like trouble. Why didn't you introduce yourself to them, Horikita? You could have gotten to know several other students, and it would have been a chance to make friends." Ayanokouji replied with another question.

"There are several reasons why I objected, but I suppose it might be better if I simply explain, hmm? My introduction might have sown discord, depending on how things went. Thus, doing nothing avoided creating more problems. Am I wrong?"

As they continued arguing, I walked away from them and grabbed a basket for myself. I began inspecting the aisles for the necessities, until I noticed something.

"Well, this is oddly convenient."

Apparently the shop had an entire segment dedicated to cup noodles. As most of the customers were high school students, they took that into consideration. Not everyone can cook, and in the impending future, some won't be able to buy a decent meal. So, to save them from their crawling despair, there came a hero in form of a product. And that is...

"Cup Noodles."

That was definitely one of the reasons why I came to this convenience store. A particular variant of the cups, to be specific.