Outsider : Classroom Of The Elite

Chapter 1.6 - Glimpse

"Do you know who I am?" he calmly asked.

"Yes."

"Do you know what I'm capable of?"

"I know."

"Then tell me, who sent you here?"

The one "who" sent me? To be honest, I wasn't sure about the answer myself. Before I knew anything I woke up inside a bus, and started living my life inside a psychological novel.

I could've been genuinely reincarnated inside the novel, or worse, a post-accidental vegetative state, laxly dreaming about everyday events. In any case both of them were just theories at best. None of them had any concrete evidence to reach a viable conclusion.

However, hypothetically if I was actually reincarnated, then there would be no doubt that the "who" person was related to my current situation, one way or another. And the only "who" I could think of was "the creator", the one who created me. If that was the case, then it was all thanks his whims, which landed me inside this novel.

I could've told him all about the truth. But thinking about it from a rational point of view, Ayanokouji was not insane enough to actually believe my story. To avert the topic was my only logical option.

"If you want me to answer that question, then I'd have to disappoint you."

I took a long pause before continuing.

"However, I will confirm one of your doubts. I wasn't sent here by 'that man', nor was I sent here to extract you back to the white room."

"......."

I looked towards the crowd, the girls were getting ready to swim. Even from a faraway distance, I could hear the crowd screaming Kushida's name. The competition between the girls was about to begin.

"Can you guess why I'm telling you all this, Ayanokouji?"

Ayanokouji also pondered while staring at the same direction.

"I wonder what..."

"Hey, look, Horikita's about to swim. Who do you think will win that match?"

You're not going to get anything from me unless you ask for it.

"Why did you expose yourself, Levent?"

Glad that you asked.

"Simple. I'm doing this to make friends, of course."

"......."

He went silent. I mean, who wouldn't be? It was an answer no one would expect.

"Was that supposed to be a joke?"

"Does it seem that way? In that case let me clarify. I want you to see me as an ally."

"You want me to see you as an ally?"

It didn't even dawn to him that such unexpected questions could be asked, to him out of all people.

"But knowing you, you're the type of person who would stab the patient before believing that they were actually dying."

"That's a sickening way to explain someone's personality, even for me. Not to mention exaggerating."

"Is it? I'm sorry, I guess. Let's get back to issue at hand. The point I'm trying to make is that, I'm not trying to be your enemy. That's all."

"Hmm."

Not convinced? Well, I guess I'll add the element of "foil" to the scenario.

"A word of advice. I suggest you listen to me carefully."