Swimming Anecdotes

Early that morning, just as I arrived at the classroom, I heard the noisy voice of Ike Kanji.

"Yahoo! We can swim to our hearts' content today, I'm so looking forward to it."

"Hahaha, I bet you're looking forward to the girls' chests in this class, Haruki."

"Hey, aren't you the same, Haruki?"

"You two, keep it down. Even if you're excited, there's no need to shout it out," Sudo Ken reminded them.

The girls in the class looked at the three of them as if they were looking at filth; the "three idiots" had reached a new low in terms of being despised.

Hasebe looked at the trio and couldn't help but pull her clothes tighter, her gaze filled with disgust.

Of course, Ike and Haruki went their own way, completely indifferent to the girls' glares.

"By the way, Haruki, let's bet on who in the class has the biggest chest."

"Eh, that's interesting. Professor, come over here. We need you involved for this to work."

Soon, Sotomura, known as the Professor, took out the phone he had bought with points and began to work. He created an Excel spreadsheet, listing the names of the girls in the class and their odds.

Before long, the area became rowdy, with most of the boys in the class clamoring to participate in this breast-betting competition.

At this point, the girls in the class not only looked even more disgusted but also began to whisper among themselves in groups about this group of boys.

"The boys in our class are truly hopeless. Karuizawa has already started dating Hirata-kun."

"Yeah, and Ayanokoji-kun, who is on par with Hirata-kun, is being pestered by Sato."

"The rest are either perverts, delinquents, nerds, or weirdos like Koenji."

"I want to have a beautiful romance, why is it so hard? If it doesn't work out, I'll have to set my sights on other classes."

"Yeah, me too."

After lunch, the students changed into their swimsuits in the gymnasium locker rooms and headed to the pool.

A small group went to the beginner's pool, which was the place for those who couldn't swim.

The majority went to the pool suitable for those who could swim.

"Whoa, this pool is much bigger than the one at my middle school. It should feel great to swim here."

Sudo Ken said, rubbing his hands together.

I had also changed into my swimsuit by then. The girls hadn't arrived yet; they were slower at changing than the boys.

Consequently, the three idiots started discussing again.

"I'm definitely going to observe whose chest is the most terrifying in the class later. Of course, if I don't get a good look, the Professor will take photos for us to reference later."

"I feel like the top two this time will be Hasebe Haruka or Sakura Airi."

"Eh, I can understand Hasebe, but I didn't know about Sakura Airi."

"Did you forget? I said it in class back then. When Sakura confessed to me, she was wearing casual clothes, and she couldn't hide those two giants on her chest at all."

"You guy, you're not satisfied even with big breasts? What a waste, waste is shameful."

"Hmph, then I'll say it again: I will only date someone if Hasebe or Kushida confesses to me. My standards are very high."

"Hahaha, alright, then keep daydreaming. Kushida will only have eyes for me."

Just as they were chatting happily, most of the girls arrived at the poolside.

"Eh? What are you guys talking about?" Kushida asked as she walked up to the two of them.

"Hahaha, we were talking about swimming later. I'm actually very good at swimming, Kushida."

"Is that so? You'll have to show me what you can do later, Ike-kun."

Kushida brushed her light brown hair and gave a cute nod of agreement to Ike Kanji's words.

After Kushida left, Ike Kanji erupted with a very powerful aura. "Hey, Haruki, sorry, but this swimming competition is my home turf."

Yamauchi Haruki didn't hear a word Ike said; he was looking around anxiously for something.

"No way, Hasebe and Sakura didn't come."

"What? Ahhhhh, why? I was looking forward to it so much!" Ike bent over and held his head, completely devastated.

"Ding-dong."

A phone notification sounded. Yamauchi Haruki saw it was a message from the Professor, stating that Hasebe and Sakura had gone to the beginner's pool.

Yamauchi took a deep breath, then patted Ike on the shoulder. "Bro, it's fine. There will be plenty of scenes like this in the future. As long as we persist, we'll see big breasts."

"Yeah, alright. This time I'll just observe Kushida's chest more. I almost had a physical reaction when she was talking to me earlier. I estimate Kushida is in the D to E range."

"Oh my, Kushida is so cute and pretty, and her chest is so big. I really want to date her."

"Who wouldn't? That's a stupid question. I don't believe there's a man who doesn't want to date Kushida."

Sudo Ken expressed his strong desire.

"Come, come, gather around!" a burly middle-aged man shouted.

"Next, we're going to have a 50-meter swimming race so I can see your skill levels."

"To give you some motivation, the first-place winner will receive 5,000 points."

Upon hearing this, the students erupted into a buzz; it was clear they were truly motivated now.

"Heh, 5,000 points, is it? Then I suppose I shall join you and play along," Koenji said, tossing his golden hair and observing his own beauty in a hand mirror.

Sudo Ken was the first to step up; with ten people per group, they only needed to race four times.

Before long, Sudo Ken's group finished, and Sudo Ken achieved a solid time of 26 seconds.

Onodera walked over, looking quite pleasantly surprised. "Sudo, why don't you join our swim club?"

Sudo waved his hand in refusal. "Sorry, swimming is just a hobby. I'm going to be a professional basketball player in the future."

Next, in the second group, Onodera took first place with a time of 28 seconds, while Horikita Suzune finished with 31 seconds.

Kushida finished with a time of 36 seconds. Hahahaha, I didn't even need to guess to know she must be furious right now, having failed to even beat Horikita, the person she hates most.

Then came the third group, where the first-place winner was Koenji. That guy's physical potential is truly terrifying; he clocked in an impressive time of 23 seconds.

Finally, I was in the fourth group, and I decided to keep a high profile.

The moment the starting gun fired, I surged forward with reaction speeds far beyond the average person, moving like a shark through the water.

I finished the race quickly, clocking in a time of 18 seconds—a result that shocked everyone present.

The beautiful guy even stopped looking in his mirror, his playful face showing an expression as if he had discovered something interesting.

"Ayanokoji-boy, is it? If I were to swim at full strength, I should be about the same as him. As long as he doesn't interfere with me, I will continue to keep the peace with him."

The swimming instructor walked over after my race finished, looking at me as if he had discovered a gemstone.

"Tell me your student ID later; I'll transfer the points to you directly."

"Thank you, teacher."

"By the way, do you know what your time just now signifies?"

"I don't. What's wrong?" I asked.

"Hahahaha, you've broken the highest record since the founding of Kodo Ikusei. No, you could say you've shattered that record by a wide margin."

"Ayanokoji-kun, I think you should sign up for the swim club. If you put your mind to training, becoming a professional swimmer is a certainty."

I gave a slight smile and declined the teacher's offer, stating that my focus was entirely on my studies. Although the teacher felt it was a pity, he let me leave nonetheless.

With that, the swimming lesson concluded. As I finished dressing and walked out of the gymnasium, I saw Sato and Onodera waiting at the entrance. I had a feeling both of them were here for me.

"Ayanokoji-kun, let's go have dinner."

"Ayanokoji-kun, you're so amazing at swimming. Even if you can't join the swim club, could you come and help coach me if you have some free time?"