Swimming Competition, Deleted Scenes, and the Girls' Cheers

It seems the boys of Class B have better personalities.

Thinking back to the original work, the people in Class D were loudly conspiring about the girls' figures during swimming class, even going so far as to make a bust ranking.

The atmosphere among the Class B boys is undoubtedly much better.

However... they are still boys, after all.

They maintained the appearance of gentlemen before the girls arrived.

But upon seeing the girls they spend every day with walking over in one-piece swimsuits, quite a few of the boys stared with wide, unblinking eyes.

The quality of the girls in Class B is no less than that of Class D, the protagonist's class, as there are many cute girls as well.

Seeing these girls wearing triangular one-piece swimsuits, the boys felt like they were feasting their eyes.

"It's truly great to have come to this school."

"I feel like having swimming class in the spring is actually quite nice."

The boys discussed in hushed voices, thanking the school for the opportunity they had been granted.

As they gathered by the poolside, a swimming instructor with robust muscles who looked like a bodybuilder walked over.

"Before we start class, let me ask how many people in the class cannot swim."

The swimming instructor asked with a smile, "Those who cannot swim, please raise your hands."

Six people in the class raised their hands, including both boys and girls.

"There are fewer people who can't swim than I imagined."

The swimming instructor nodded with satisfaction, "Rest assured, I will ensure that everyone learns to swim before the end of this semester."

"Since none of you chose to observe from the sidelines today and there are so many of you who can swim, let's just start a competition."

The swimming instructor said, "The competition will be divided into two major groups, men and women. The first place in both the boys' and girls' groups will receive 5,000 private points."

As soon as these words were spoken, the students in the class became excited.

For them, having just entered high school, 5,000 points is actually more than the pocket money they used to get every month.

With private points as a reward, their enthusiasm was immediately ignited.

This seems to be a scene that was cut from the anime.

Hearing the swimming instructor's words, Dokuho Kouya thought to himself.

For the sake of production convenience and catering to the feelings of the anime audience, the Advanced Nurturing anime made significant modifications to various parts of the original work.

Things like cutting a class of 40 down to only 25, or having the storylines of many female characters from the first season all shifted onto Horikita Suzune, were all the work of the animation team.

Besides that, the swimming class plot was basically cut entirely, only placed in the second episode of the anime as fan service for the viewers.

The swimming instructor offering private points to the winners in every class is likely at the school's behest.

Dokuho Kouya felt that the school was likely trying to hint to the students that, besides the monthly living expenses provided by the school, there were other ways for students to obtain private points.

For example, "farming" the teachers for points.

But even in the original work, this kind of thing was only mentioned once and rarely brought up again later.

The animation team might have considered this and simply deleted this plot segment.

Ryuji Kanzaki always likes to speculate on the school's intentions; hearing the teacher offer points to the winners, he should have some thoughts, right?

Dokuho Kouya looked curiously at the purple-haired boy in the group.

He saw that the boy was slightly bowing his head, looking as if he were deep in thought.

It seems Ryuji Kanzaki is indeed pondering the intention behind the swimming instructor's words.

But whether he can figure it out in the end will depend on his own ability.

Many people from Class B are participating in the swimming competition, and both boys and girls are divided into two groups for the races.

Dokuho Kouya was assigned to the first group of boys.

While he was warming up, his classmate Sota Shibata ran over, "Kouya, shall we compete to see who can swim faster?"

"I'm probably no match for you, Sota."

Dokuho Kouya had no interest in the swimming competition and declined Sota's invitation to race.

For one, this isn't a special plot event, so putting on a good performance is meaningless.

Secondly, his physical condition is considered excellent at a normal school, but at Advanced Nurturing, it might only be upper-middle tier.

Even if he competed seriously, he might not be a match for the athletic Sota.

"Is that so?" Sota Shibata paused, "I thought Kouya's athletic ability would definitely be as strong as your brain."

Heh.

You guessed right.

It really is about the same as my brain.

Dokuho Kouya felt that his academic and athletic abilities at this school should both be upper-middle tier, which is to say, a B grade.

If he hadn't read the original work and possessed the cheats provided by the system, his strength would actually be no different from most of the people in Class B.

After the warm-up ended, the boys in the first group jumped into the pool to compete.

He had originally thought everyone would just watch quietly from the sidelines, but he hadn't expected the girls in the class to start cheering them on.

"Good luck, everyone!"

"Go faster!"

"Go, Dokuho Kouya!"

Led by the girls, the boys also opened their mouths to cheer from the sidelines.

After the students in the first group finished swimming, the top four would advance to the next round.

Dokuho Kouya felt there was no need to swim again, so he adjusted his speed accordingly, keeping himself in fifth place to successfully get eliminated.

"Good work, Dokuho Kouya." A girl with short brown hair handed him a towel. "Do you want to dry off?"

"Thank you, Sayo."

Dokuho Kouya took the towel from the girl and began to wipe his body and hair.

Sayo Ando said with some regret, "Dokuho Kouya was so close to advancing just now; it's such a pity."

"At my level, even if I made it to the second round, I'd probably just end up in last place," Dokuho Kouya said with a smile.

No wonder some people would rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.

The feeling of finishing in last place definitely wouldn't be pleasant.

"Sayo, you're in the first group for the girls, right? It would be better to start warming up now," Dokuho Kouya reminded her.

"Mm-hmm." Sayo Ando nodded slightly, her face turning a little red. "I'll go warm up in a moment."

After taking the towel Dokuho Kouya had just used, the girl hurried over to the girls' side.

"My, my, how youthful."

Just then, a girl with long purple hair walked over.

Mako Amikura had let down her usual high ponytail, and her long purple hair cascaded down like a waterfall, making her look even more demure than usual.

But the moment she spoke, the sense of demureness she had worked so hard to cultivate vanished in an instant.

"Dokuho Kouya, did you hear someone cheering for you just now?"

Mako Amikura covered her mouth and chuckled. "The cheering you heard earlier was Sayo calling out for you."

"I know," Dokuho Kouya nodded, then smiled and said, "Not only did I hear Sayo's cheers, but I also heard Mako's voice."

"Thank you both for supporting me."

"Eh?!"

Mako Amikura's pretty face flushed red, and she looked dazed. "You actually heard it? I was shouting so quietly..."