"Good morning, Yamauchi!"
"Good morning, Ike!"
Arriving to class, Ike wore a broad smile as he called out to Yamauchi. It was rather unusual for the two of them to arrive this early. It's been one week since school has started, and the two of them would always arrive right before the bell rang.
As for me, after I started arriving at school earlier in the morning, I started to engage in more conversations with my classmates. I've started to get along with them quite well...
Is what they would say.
"Whew, man! I was looking forward to this day so much I could barely sleep!"
"Ah ha ha! This school is just the best! I can't believe that it's almost time for swimming! And when I say swimming, I mean girls. And when I mean girls, I mean girls in swimsuits!"
It was true that the swimming classes were co-ed. It was obvious that the two Class D perverts would be looking forward to this day. They couldn't even hide their rabid excitement from the girls, who all looked at them in disgust and backed away from them.
"Hey, Professor! Come here for a sec!"
"Uh, you called?"
A chubby boy, apparently nicknamed "The Professor," approached them slowly. If I remembered correct, his name was Sotomura Hideo.
"Show us the spreadsheet. Let's bet on the girls' breast sizes!"
They really are the lowest of the bunch.
Not only are they spending their points like there's no tomorrow, they're also using them to bet on the girl's breast size. They were getting blatantly excited over this. The girls around the classroom looked at them like they were dirt.
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"All right! The pool!"
After lunch had ended, it was time for swimming class. The moment Ike and the others had been waiting so long for finally arrived. Ike leapt up and headed with the others toward the indoor pool.
I followed them to the locker room and they all started changing. Sudou promptly removed his uniform, showing off his physique. He'd built up his body through his years of playing basketball. In comparison to students like Ike or Yamauchi, he certainly was in incredible shape. I took a trip to the bathroom before changing, leaving Sudou and the others enough time to change and head toward the pool.
After I finished changing, I head out of the locker room. The water in the fifty-meter pool was crystal clear, it reminded me of the one in the White Room. The temperature was just right, so it was the perfect environment to swim.
Ike looked around, sniffling the air like a dog.
"What about the girls? Aren't they here yet?"
"They take a while to change, so they're probably not ready," I decided to say. It's about time they calm themselves down instead of letting their horniness do the talking.
"Come on, Ayanokouji, aren't you interested in seeing the girls in swimsuits? You are a boy, right?" Yamauchi said.
"I am a boy, but I'm not a pervert."
"I agree with Ayanokouji, you guys are taking it way too far," Sudou agreed.
"Wow! It's so spacious! It's so much bigger than the pool at my junior high school!"
A few moments later, a girl's voice could be heard. Ike and Yamauchi looked back as if they were about to strike. However, their wishes were dashed by an unexpected turn of events.
"Hasebe isn't here! Wh-what's going on, Professor?!" Ike cried.
Where was the Professor? I couldn't see him anywhere.
I looked up, only to see him panicking on the second-floor observation deck. The three of them looked around the pool but they couldn't find the girls anywhere.
"B-behind you, Professor!"
"What?!"
Hasebe stood behind the Professor on the observation deck. One by one, the rest of the girls appeared, until they'd all emerged onto the second floor. Seemed like many girls decided to miss out on swimming class, which was understandable considering Ike and the others' barbaric behavior.
The Professor purposely missed out on swimming class in hopes of taking pictures of the girls in swimsuits for Ike and Yamauchi.
Is this what they call... being down bad?
"Gross," the girls muttered among themselves.
"Don't be sad, Ike! There are still tons of girls here for us to look at!" Yamauchi said.
These guys...
"Yeah, you're right! This is plenty enough!"
Soon after, Kushida arrived, then Horikita. Suddenly, the boys' were glued onto them. While they did look good, I must admit, this type of pathetic behavior was just sad to look at.
"..."
For some reason, both of them were staring at my body, checking me out all over.
"Ayanokouji-kun, I didn't expect you to have such a fit body," Horikita said.
Well, thanks to the training I got in the White Room, my body was in extremely good shape. Even though I haven't been at my physical peak ever since I left the White Room, I've been doing morning workouts to try and regain my shape.
I could also hear the girls on the observation deck talking about me as I saw them stare at me in admiration.
"Look at Ayanokouji-kun..."
"He looks so strong, he's the real deal."
"I bet he's the best swimmer here by a mile."
Seems like I won't be holding back today.
"Alright, everybody, line up!"
A macho-looking middle-aged man arrived, gathered everyone together and started the class.
"Hmm... I thought there'd be more of you guys, but this'll do. After you warm up, I want to see what you can really do. Swim for me. Do any of you guys not know how to swim?"
A few students rose their hand.
"Don't you guys worry. With me as your teacher, you'll be swimming in no time. I don't mind at all if you're bad at swimming, but I'll make sure you guys are winners in the end. Trust me, swimming will definitely come in handy later in life. Definitely."
Sure, swimming is often seen as a basic skill in life, but for a teacher to say that, I can't help but think there's a hidden meaning behind his message.
Everyone started their warm-up exercises, I did the same. The teacher then announced that we'll be competing against each other, genders separated. First-place winners would receive 5,000 private points, but whoever finished last will need to take additional lessons.
The girls started first. Since they were fewer, the teacher decided that the winner would be the one with the fastest average time. They were split into two groups of five. As for the boys, the top five finishers will move on to a final round to decide the winner.
Of course, Kushida caught the attention of all the boys. Ike and Yamauchi apparently decided to become her personal cheerleaders. The whistle blew, and five of the girls dove into the water. Horikita finished with around 28 seconds, which wasn't bad at all. Kushida finished after Horikita, just slightly slower, with a time of 31 seconds.
The second race began. The contest was rather one-sided. A girl called Onodera killed her competition, finishing with 26 seconds. Therefore, she was declared the winner of the girls' competition.
The boys' competition then started. I was part of the first group. In the lane next to mine was Sudou, looking fired up and ready to go.
"Race me, Ayanokouji. I want to race you. Also, don't hold back, otherwise I'll beat you."
If you say so, Sudou.
When the whistle blew, both Sudou and I dove into the pool and started swimming at incredible pace. Of course, he was no match for me, I even held back slightly to not utterly humiliate him.
I finished the race and waited for Sudou who was a couple seconds behind me.
"Good job, Sudou. You finished with 25 seconds," the teacher said, "As for you, Ayanokouji, you finished with 23 seconds, that's amazing!"
"Kya!"
"You're so cool, Ayanokouji-kun!"
"Leave some girls for us, dude!"
"Damn, I suppose I lost, you're amazing Ayanokouji!" Sudou said to me while giving me a thumbs up.
When all the groups passed, the top five swimmers were Sudou, Hirata, Kouenji, Akito, and me, although the only competitor here was Kouenji, who also had finished with 23 seconds.
"So much for the masterpiece, even Kouenji got the same time as you," Ike said.
"Yeah, I bet Kouenji will beat you in the final round!" Yamauchi agreed.
I should probably expel them sooner or later.
Being in the lane next to Kouenji's, I challenged him.
"Let's race, Kouenji, what do you say? Let's give the people here a show."
"Oh ho, you're on, Masterpiece boy... It's only natural that two perfect existences fight against each other. The others are nowhere near our level."
"Ready..."
This time...
"Set..."
There will be no holding back.
"Go!!"
Both Kouenji and I started swimming at ridiculous speed. You could say we could even match professionals' standards. We both flew across the swimming pool, leaving the spectators in pure shock.
I popped my head out of the water as soon as I finished, and almost immediately after, Kouenji did the same.
"I will now announce the results."
The other three all finished with respectable times, but they were nowhere near the 23 second mark that we had previously set.
"Now, Kouenji, you finished with 21.89 seconds, incredible..."
"As for Ayanokouji... you finished with... 21.32 seconds... that's... ridiculous."
"Ah ha ha, impressive... Masterpiece boy, seems like it's my loss."
"It was a great race, Kouenji."
"Now, Ayanokouji... you just beat the junior world record for 50m freestyle swimming, but since we technically can't prove this time to anyone, your name sadly won't be in the record books. However, as a reward, I'll award you 15,000 points!" The teacher said.
Right, I didn't even notice I broke the junior world record. Lucky me, I guess.
"Kyaaaa Ayanokouji-kun!!!!" Some girls on the observation deck were in awe after my performance.
"Dude what the hell?! That was awesome!" Sudou said, "You're amazing, Ayanokouji."
"You really creep me out."
Horikita more or less complimented me, it seems like.
"Thanks," is all I could say at this point.
The teacher transferred some points to me. It's safe to say I have quite a lot of points now. Class ended so we all went back to the locker rooms to get changed. After seeing me get all the attention from the girls, Ike and Yamauchi, who were walking in front of me, gave me some dirty looks. How pathetic. I decided to walk quicker to surpass them.
"Know your place."
I head toward the locker room and changed into my uniform.
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I was going to head toward the dormitory as school ended for the day, but an announcement played through the speakers.
"Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, please come to the Student Council Room. I repeat, Ayanokouji Kiyotak-"
I wasn't expecting that. I wonder why they called me.
On my way there, I bumped into Ichinose.
"Oh hey, Ayanokouji-kun, seems like they called you to the student council too, huh?"
"Too? Did they call you as well, Ichinose?"
"Well, no, but I wanted to join the student council, so I was here today to submit my application."
"I see, well, I'll be going now."
"See ya, Ayanokouji-kun!"
Anyway, I slowly made my way to the student council room, where the senpai with purple hair known as Tachibana opened the door for me.
"Welcome, Ayanokouji, to the Student Council Room, You may have a seat."
I looked around the room to see Horikita Manabu sitting on main desk. There was no one else.
"Ayanokouji, you might be wondering why I called you today, so I'll get straight to the point."
He seems serious.
"This year is my last year at this school, and if everything continues like this, the school will go through drastic change starting from next year."
"Huh, why?"
I can feel Tachibana staring at me in disgust. Did I say something wrong?
"Let's just say the Vice-President here has quite a different philosophy than that of the school. He was here before you came in this room, but he left after saying he wasn't interested in meeting you."
"So? What does that have to do with me?"
"Tachibana, correct me if I'm wrong, but we have an empty spot for the Second Vice-President, right?"
"Um... I'll check right now... yes, President, there is an open spot."
"Join the student council, Ayanokouji, as the Second Vice-President. I have full trust in your magnificent abilities. With you in control, that Vice-President will stand no chance."
Tachibana seemed shocked.
"May I ask who the Vice-President is?"
"Yes, his name is Nagumo Miyabi. He's a second-year and looks like this."
He showed me a picture of him using his tablet. He had light blonde hair and light blue eyes. He was apparently quite tall too.
"He's quite the troublesome one. If he becomes President next year, it'll be hard to stop him. In my eyes, you're the only one I can truly rely on."
"I'll think about it. Is there an election process that goes along with this?"
"No, you would need to run for Vice-President if that were to be the case. However, here we're talking about the position of Second Vice-President, you can join as long as Nagumo and I both agree. I'll make sure to convince him if you ever say yes, although it'll be hard to do so."
"Understood. When should I give you my answer?"
"I'll give you a few days to think about it. I'll give you my phone number so that you can call me whenever you decide."
"Sure, thanks, President."
Indeed, this was an opportunity too good to pass on.
My business with the student council ended. I head back towards the dormitory, only to find Ichinose sitting on the bench near the vending machine.
"Ichinose, are you alone? What are you doing here?"
"Oh hey, Ayanokouji-kun! You see, I came out to get some fresh air and to organize my thoughts."
"Something on your mind?"
"I suppose I should tell you the truth, right? So, I submitted my application to enter the student council, but I basically instantly got rejected. The President said he already had a list of people he would accept, and I wasn't part of that list."
"That's harsh."
"Yeah, and then, Nagumo-senpai, the Vice-President, came out to talk to me. Apparently, he has the final say in the decision making, so he told me that if I were to date him, he would accept the application. Now, I really want to join the student council, but I obviously don't want to date someone I barely know, especially someone like Nagumo-senpai."
"I see, so you don't know what to do."
"Yeah..."
"Listen, Ichinose, for now, don't do anything, don't date Nagumo, and don't submit another application. Leave this to me. In a few days...
I'd have taken care of him."
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