Swimming Lesson Competition, Date with Hiyori the Angel to Go Shopping~

"Class C, are there any who can't swim? Please raise your hands bravely, there's no shame in it," the swimming instructor shouted.

In the crowd, less than a dozen people raised their hands, with a relatively higher proportion of girls.

"I see, you can put your hands down. Students who can't swim don't need to worry, I guarantee I'll teach you this practical skill soon."

"First, before we officially start the lesson, for those who can swim, there's a competition you can voluntarily participate in."

Seeing everyone's attention captured, the teacher continued, "The final winners of the two major groups, separated by gender, will each be rewarded with 5,000 points."

Many skilled swimmers in Class C were moved. While 5,000 points didn't seem like much at the moment, it was enough to spark their interest.

Tennoji Kaede could understand the meaning behind the reward for this competition even more clearly.

Holding a swimming class just one week after the start of the semester wasn't very common in other schools. This actually related to the upcoming uninhabited island survival exam, where swimming skills would be useful.

Although the uninhabited island had already been rendered harmless by the school beforehand, in reality, many non-swimmers drowned in shallow water every year. The risk of not being able to swim was absolutely not to be underestimated.

Speaking of which, this kind of behavior of rewarding points in a competition was another naked hint at the existence of hidden rules.

Everyone could obtain points from others in ways other than the points received at the beginning of each month.

"Now, those who voluntarily want to participate, please line up by gender. Students who don't plan to compete, please go to the side seats to watch. This is also a very good learning opportunity~"

Tennoji Kaede chose to stay and compete, and the athletic Ibuki Mio naturally did the same.

Hiyori not participating was within his expectations, but he didn't expect Ryuen to choose to watch. It was impossible that he wasn't a skilled swimmer.

Perhaps for the Tyrant, there was no need to exert himself in such a small victory.

Moreover, Ryuen had already collected most of the points from his subordinates. This feeling of everyone working hard to earn money for him was indeed quite good.

Tennoji Kaede glimpsed a corner of the future through this. As soon as early May arrived, Ryuen's dictatorial and tyrannical behavior would actually harvest a considerable amount of prestige for the Tyrant!

Because of the stark contrast with Class D, which was like a sewer, the difference in points would be very strong!

Now that Class C had a large number of points stored with Ryuen, looking at it after May, it would be like depositing money in a fixed-term bank account, truly worthwhile!

The women's group competition started first. With less than ten participants, the instructor arranged for them to compete all at once.

"On your marks, go!"

Ibuki Mio took first place without any surprise; it was a complete victory for her.

In the men's group, there were slightly more participants, so they were divided into two groups for the competition. In any case, the winner would be determined by time.

Tennoji Kaede was in the next group and was currently watching leisurely.

"Feng boy~ Come on!"

A large black man approached him and spoke. It was an international student, Yamada Albert.

[Detected 'Yamada Albert', a 20-point failing work from Black House]

[Causal Mark for 'Yamada Albert' has been deployed]

['Cause': Yamada Albert wants to invite you to a thrilling duel]

['Effect': Charisma +5, Combat Mastery +5, Kinetic Dynamics +5, English Proficiency +50]

"Classmate Yamada is also in the second heat... OK, I understand. Then let's have a match."

"God boy~"

Albert's Japanese was not bad, it was just that sometimes he liked to throw in a few beautiful phrases from his hometown.

You really couldn't deny it, many people in Class C truly didn't understand those simple English words.

Kaede suddenly became a little curious. Could Ryuen understand... Cough, it's not good to make dark humor jokes about the Tyrant.

Shortly after Albert left, the first heat of the men's competition ended. The winner was named Suzuki Hideoshi, who appeared to be a student with excellent athletic ability.

Tennoji Kaede got ready and stepped forward.

Gasps came from the surrounding Class C students, not because of him.

Kaede couldn't help but roll his eyes. With Albert's huge build standing by the small pool, one would doubt if he would burst the pool water when he jumped in!

Tennoji Kaede felt Ryuen watching him with great interest, as if waiting for a good show to unfold.

Ryuen Kakeru rested his chin on his hand, a smile on his face. Kaede speculated it was because his chin was itchy again, and he offered his sincere apologies for this.

Shiina Hiyori sat alone in a corner in the back row, casting an encouraging gaze at him.

Kaede nodded at her and made a subtle gesture that only the two of them could understand.

As for Ibuki... she was like a proud peacock, having won a small competition, her mouth was already turned up to the sky.

"You guys, ready? Attention... Go!"

The swimming teacher waved his hand, issuing the command to start the race.

In this competition, Tennoji Kaede was determined to win the 5,000-point reward.

Because once these 5,000 points were in hand, his million-point OCD could be cured.

Therefore, he didn't hesitate to use five-tenths of his strength!

"Whoa! He's so fast?" The surrounding students buzzed with excitement.

"Ishizaki, what do you think?"

"I'm watching, and you better shut up! Don't disturb Ryuen-bro's enjoyment!"

"Tennoji is pretty cool, too bad he only likes dealing with those two reclusive girls. Hmph!"

Ryuen Kakeru sat high on a platform, his gaze condescending, surrounded by a group of lackeys.

He knew that what Tennoji was showing was merely excellence in physical ability. The truly terrifying aspects were something this group of useless guys couldn't see.

"The match is over. The winner of the boys' division is Tennoji Kaede."

The swimming teacher approached with a smile, tallied the points, and said to him:

"Tennoji, your form is very standard. It's comparable to professional athletes." The teacher patted his shoulder enthusiastically with a large hand.

"Are you interested in assisting me in teaching the other students to swim? For every person you help me teach, I'll reward you with 1,000 points, how about it?"

"No problem. Helping the teacher and my classmates is what I should do." Kaede readily agreed.

"Haha, good, good... Everyone come over here, we're about to start the official lesson!"

After school, Tennoji Kaede, whose personal points had once again broken through one million, invited Shiina Hiyori to go shopping at the Beech Shopping Center.

Kaede knew very well that Hiyori preferred to stay in the library reading, being a quiet, beautiful girl. That was fine, but she should still go out and explore more.

To be honest, he harbored a certain degree of affection for Shiina Hiyori. There was no denying that.

If you like someone, you should be proactive and pursue them.

Falling in love here was also quite normal. After all, no matter what, Kōiku was a high school in this island nation.

As long as you didn't treat your love interest like a textbook...

But then again, sometimes dates were easily interrupted by unexpected situations.

"Kaede-kun? Long time no see... And who is this next to you?"

While shopping, Kaede and Hiyori encountered an unwelcome guest:

Kushida Kikyo from First Year Class D.

"Hello, I'm Shiina Hiyori from First Year Class C... Do you know Kaede-kun?"

Tennoji felt a pang of embarrassment. Hiyori's words sounded a bit ambiguous, but she really didn't mean anything else by them.

However, judging from the 'fruit' feedback from the Haigoku System, Kushida Kikyo was quite displeased...