Just Want to Be a Slacker

So Kamio Tatsuya had never spoken to him before, but his impression of him was quite vivid.

Then there was that guy who looked like a delinquent, Sudo Ken.

He'd heard Sudo was part of the school's Basketball Club. Sports club members really did have strong physiques—the same went for Hirata from the soccer club.

But he quickly noticed one person who stood out.

Ayanokoji Kiyonaka. His muscles were different from the exaggerated builds of Kouenji and Sudo.

They looked very well-proportioned, and Kamio Tatsuya felt this was probably the most ideal muscle form. Had this guy trained in something?

As for Kamio Tatsuya himself, while he wasn't trash like Ike and Yamauchi, he was far behind the people he'd just mentioned—or rather, there was no comparison.

He wasn't even as good as Hirata, and that was only thanks to the physique enhancement potion the system had given him.

But it didn't matter. He was someone with a system. As long as he had patience, he'd eventually have a strong body.

When he walked out of the Men's Locker Room, Ayanokoji Kiyonaka unconsciously moved to Kamio Tatsuya's side and left with him.

Shooting a surprised glance at Ayanokoji, Kamio Tatsuya joked, "I thought you'd be distancing yourself from me like Yamauchi and the others."

"Uh, isn't that a different matter?"

"Is it?"

Kamio Tatsuya was noncommittal.

"Speaking of which, have you trained in something? Your physique seems really strong. When you fought Yamauchi earlier, you were very sharp too."

Hearing Ayanokoji's words, Kamio Tatsuya felt speechless. It was like Ma Yun looking at an ordinary person and saying, "You're really rich."

"Are you mocking me?"

"Huh? I didn't mean that."

"Compared to you, what do I have? Your thick upper arms and back muscles are anything but ordinary. Have you done any training?"

Ayanokoji Kiyonaka's body wasn't just about endurance—its explosive power was probably formidable too. It had nothing in common with an ordinary person.

"No, I just inherited this body thanks to my parents."

"Then your family's genes must be incredibly strong, comparable to wild animals in the jungle."

What was up with this guy?

Even wild animals, if they didn't exercise for a long time, would see their physical fitness decline, let alone humans.

So this guy had definitely undergone systematic training.

He could have just admitted he'd trained a little, and no one would have pursued it afterward.

But instead, he claimed it was just natural. What was the point of telling such a clumsy lie?

Were you trying to fool me?

Feeling Kamio Tatsuya's displeased gaze, Ayanokoji Kiyonaka was a bit confused. He didn't know what he'd said wrong.

Not long after leaving the locker room, the girls came out from theirs.

But contrary to expectations, Hasebe Haruka, whom the boys had crowned the ball goddess, wasn't among the crowd. Even the second candidate, Sakura Airi, wasn't there.

"Hasebe isn't here! What, what's going on!"

"I've been looking forward to it since last night... God is too cruel to me!"

Hearing these words, the girls observing from the second-floor viewing platform shot them disgusted looks, but those two idiots showed no sign of remorse.

Even Kamio Tatsuya wondered if it was because those two were too blatant that the girls had chosen not to attend the swimming class.

"What are you guys doing?"

At that moment, Kushida, wearing her school swimsuit, came into view.

In an instant, almost every boy, as if equipped with auto-aim, locked their eyes onto her.

Either her chest, her hips, or her legs.

How to put it—she was even more impressive than expected.

After glancing twice, Kamio Tatsuya looked away. That deep valley was a bit too stimulating; this hot-blooded body of his couldn't handle it.

Chapter 24: Hidden Dragons and Crouching Tigers

After the students had messed around for a while, a muscular man covered in muscles blew his whistle, quieting the scene. He was their PE Teacher.

"Alright, class is about to start. Everyone, gather up."

Soon, the boys and girls assembled, but out of the full class of forty students, only about twenty were here.

"Only twenty-four. That's a lot of observers." He swept his gaze over the students on the second floor, clearly seeing that some were just slacking off. "Whatever. Do some warm-up exercises, then go for a swim. I want to see your current level, and I'll make sure you all learn to swim before summer."

"I don't really need to force myself to learn to swim. It's not like I'm going to the beach anyway."

"That won't do. Even if you're bad at it now, it doesn't matter. I'll help you overcome it. Learning to swim will definitely come in handy later. Definitely."

Unlike the laissez-faire homeroom teachers, this PE Teacher directly rejected the student's excuse, and his words hinted at something more.

Was he implying that swimming skills might be needed in future special exams?

Following the instructions, the students completed their warm-up exercises and began practicing the 50m freestyle.

Kamio Tatsuya actually couldn't swim at first, but because his physical fitness had been enhanced, he learned quickly and managed to swim fairly well.

Barely scraping by in third-to-last place.

"It looks like your athletic nerves aren't bad."

As soon as he got out of the water, someone immediately came up to talk to him.

Wiping the water from his face, Kamio Tatsuya saw who it was: Horikita Suzune.

You jump at every chance to mock me. How boring.

She was undeniably a standard beautiful girl, and although her figure couldn't compare to Kushida's or Hasebe's, she was still right in Kamio Tatsuya's strike zone.

Especially with the school swimsuit clinging to her body, making her curves unmistakably clear.

"Just so-so."

Kamio Tatsuya squeezed the water out of his hair as much as he could and answered casually.

"Aren't you going to swim?"

"I already swam. It's just PE class; there's no need to take it too seriously." Horikita Suzune said flatly.

Just then, the burly PE teacher spoke up again.

"It looks like almost everyone here can swim. In that case, let's hold a competition. Boys and girls separate. I'll give the first-place winner a reward of five thousand Private Points. But anyone who doesn't meet the standard can look forward to remedial lessons."

Hearing this, Horikita Suzune's expression changed instantly.

She had no interest in an ordinary swimming class, but five thousand points—she wanted those badly.

Ever since someone had swindled her out of ninety thousand points, her life had been quite tight.

Now that there was a chance to earn points, she felt she should seize it.

"You're not thinking of taking first place, are you?"

Noticing the change in her eyes, Kamio Tatsuya asked curiously.

"Is there a problem?"

"Uh, I mean, are you good at swimming?"

"Can't say I'm good, but I'm not bad either."

"Is that so? Well, good luck."

Soon, the competition began. The students competed in groups of five.

Since there were only ten girls, they started with the girls first. Horikita Suzune was in the first group of five.

At the whistle, the five girls dove into the water. Horikita, in lane two, took the lead from the start and held it all the way to the finish, securing first place.

Her time was under twenty-eight seconds—specifically, twenty-seven point one three.

Kamio Tatsuya was instantly dumbfounded.

Holy shit, that's already at the level of a National Athlete, and she says she's not good at swimming? The World Record is only twenty-three point six one.

But there was something even more shocking. In the second group, a girl named Onodera Kayano reached the finish in under twenty-seven seconds.

Horikita Suzune lost by a narrow margin, failing to take first place and naturally missing out on the five-thousand-Private-Point reward.

A hint of regret showed on her face.

"Too bad."

"Hmph. Let's see how you perform."

Horikita Suzune gave a cold snort and said nothing more.

Next came the boys' group. Kamio Tatsuya was in the first group.

As for first place, Kamio Tatsuya had never even considered it. For one, he didn't have the ability; for another, he had no intention of earning points.

After the swim, Kamio Tatsuya took nearly fifty seconds to reach the finish—the slowest in the first group, taking twice as long as the first-place finisher, Sudo Ken.

That guy had reached the finish in under twenty-five seconds.

But being the slowest in the first group didn't mean he was the slowest in the whole class. Yamauchi from the second group was even worse than Kamio Tatsuya.

Sudo's result was pretty impressive for a student. Even Hirata, the first-place finisher in the second group, was nearly a second slower than him.

However, there's always someone better. In the third group, Koenji Rokosuke swam a time of twenty-three point two two seconds, nearly making Kamio Tatsuya's jaw drop.

And judging by how effortlessly he moved, it seemed he hadn't even gone all out. He had clearly only used enough effort to secure first place.

Japan's record for the 50m freestyle was twenty-one point six seven seconds. Was this school really this insane?

He could just go straight to being a professional athlete, couldn't he?

But unfortunately, he was the sole heir of the Koenji Zaibatsu. No matter what, his future path was to inherit the Koenji Zaibatsu, not become a sports athlete.

What surprised Kamio Tatsuya, though, was that this guy was willing to go all out in a competition. Was he short on points?

Possible. During Kamio Tatsuya's suspension, he had seen Koenji entering and leaving restaurants with upperclassmen female students in the shopping district more than once.

But what left Kamio Tatsuya speechless was Ayanokoji Kiyonaka.

That guy's time was around forty seconds, placing him squarely in tenth—clearly sandbagging hard.

Dude, no need.

You think you're Saiki Kusuo?

Afraid people will find out you're a psychic?

Give me a break, I'm a transmigrator, and am I scared?

That said, Class D really had no shortage of talent. Setting aside that guy Kouenji, both Sudo and Onodera—if they went all in on sports—could definitely make the National Team.

Kamio Tatsuya even felt they were wasting their time still being in school.

"Just under a minute for a mere 50m Freestyle—makes me wonder if your muscles are just for show."

As soon as the race ended, Horikita Suzune couldn't wait to come over and mock Kamio Tatsuya.

"Oh."

Kamio Tatsuya's indifferent reply made Horikita Suzune feel like she'd thrown a full-force punch into a pile of cotton.

"Actually, this is my first time swimming," Kamio Tatsuya added.

First time swimming?

Horikita Suzune was momentarily stunned, then recalled his movements—during practice at the start, there really were many places where he looked awkward.

But by the race, he'd already corrected quite a bit.

Learned it in just that short time? And could even swim better than some people?

Could someone with such strong learning ability really exist in this world?

Horikita Suzune was deeply skeptical.