Saiki Kusuo and The COTE

Chapter 108:A bet

[I want to join a book club with Kusuo-kun...but I don't have the courage to say it...]

Saiki Kusuo could always hear what Sakura Airi was thinking. After hesitating for a moment, he sighed, stood up from his seat and walked to where Sakura Airi was.

"You're here, Sakura."

“Ah….Ah?”

Sakura Airi was startled, and looked up at Saiki Kusuo with some trepidation. She had never expected that the other party would suddenly notice her presence, and she quickly said,

"Oh, what a coincidence! Kusuo-kun..."

"Is it really a coincidence..."

Saiki Kusuo looked at the other party.

"What a coincidence!"

Sakura Airi nodded very vigorously.

"I saw you keep looking back..."

"Um...I'm sorry..."

When Sakura Airi saw that her lie was exposed, she touched her head embarrassedly.

"Do you want to join us for the book club?"

Saiki Kusuo asked.

"If we don't speak up, Sakura will probably keep following us. It's better to explain it directly, so that she won't keep following us and cause a lot of trouble."

"I.....Why do you ask that, Kusuo-kun?"

"I saw you carrying a backpack and bringing books with you. You must be planning to have a book club."

"Ah....."

Sakura Airi hugged her schoolbag a little embarrassedly.

[Yeah...of course I want to join the book club...but I haven't talked to anyone else at all...]

Although Sakura Airi's entire behavior and expression showed that she was willing, she still seemed a little embarrassed to say what she was thinking.

After all, for Sakura Airi, she has never spoken a word to anyone except Saiki Kusuo.

Sakura Airi opened her mouth slightly, wanting to say something, but couldn't say anything for a long time.

"Except for Sato and Karuizawa, they are mostly loners in the class, so there shouldn't be any problem."

Fortunately, Saiki Kusuo has the ability of telepathy, and he can immediately know what Sakura Airi is thinking.

However, Saiki Kusuo had to admit that Sakura Airi had changed a lot compared to before. If it were her previous self, she would never dare to come to such a crowded occasion.

But now Sakura Airi can actually appear in this place...

In a sense, this is a huge improvement?

[Karuizawa-san and Sakura-san are also here... If I don't join the book club... I'm afraid the gap will widen...]

'What gap? You'd better say learning.'

While Saiki Kusuo was thinking, Sakura Airi nodded vigorously:

"Well....."

Then, Sakura Airi followed Saiki Kusuo to their seats and asked the waiter to add an extra chair.

Basically, no one else present had any major objection to Sakura Airi's joining.

"Everyone is basically a loner."

Although Hasebe Haruka said this, her eyes still swept over Karuizawa Kei and Sato Maya.

"Before we begin, Saiki, can I ask you a few questions?"