Classroom of the Elite, I Can Add Points Infinitely Chapter 39

However, looking at it now, even if just to cover for the existence of Shiina, he would have to plant some people in Class C.

82. The Bold Invitation of Shiranami Chihiro

Pleasant times spent together always pass by quickly.

After bidding farewell to Shiina Hiyori, Aragaki Shun headed to the cafeteria to finish his dinner for the day. However, instead of returning to his dorm to play on his phone or read as he usually did, he walked straight toward the sports clubs he had once trampled over.

First was the Judo Club, a place where he could engage in Combat with others in broad daylight!

"Bang~!"

Accompanied by a rather distinct thud, the captain of the Judo Club was slammed hard onto the mat, landing mostly on his back.

Aragaki Shun didn't even look at this defeated opponent. Instead, with an imposing aura, he turned toward the other members of the Judo Club watching from the sidelines—

"Next!"

Judo Club members: "..."

With that attitude, you're clearly just looking to hit someone! You're definitely trying to vent by teaching us a lesson!

Although they were complaining like this in their hearts, under the cold gaze of Aragaki Shun, the members of the Judo Club didn't dare to hesitate. Following the order they had discussed beforehand, they pushed a poor, miserable-looking guy onto the mat.

The Judo Club captain, who was walking off the mat with a sigh, patted the member on the shoulder and comforted him, "I had hoped to reclaim the honor of the Judo Club from a first-year, but it seems I can only wrong you by letting you go up there to let Aragaki-kun vent."

"Captain~"

"It's fine, this isn't a wagered match, just a simple sparring session."

The Judo Club captain gave a thumbs up, striking a pose of encouragement, "In the past, we rarely had the chance to encounter a strong opponent like Aragaki-kun to act as a sparring partner. If you think about it that way, didn't we actually gain something?"

So I have to thank him for deigning to beat me up?

The miserable-looking guy was speechless.

But thinking about it, it was indeed a fact. The opponent's strength was far higher than their captain's. To have the chance to spar with him for free—if one could learn even a move or two, what a wonderful thing that would be.

Thus, after shifting his mindset, the poor guy charged in with high spirits.

Aragaki Shun appreciated this very much, so to respond to that fighting spirit, he decided not to hold back and let him lie down for a while longer.

A few minutes later—

"Next!"

After tossing the sandbag that had stopped struggling to the side, Aragaki Shun coldly urged for the next opponent.

Like sheep being stared at by a hungry tiger, at this moment, every member of the Judo Club was trembling under the gaze of the predator.

Judo Club, Archery Club, Track and Field Club... Aragaki Shun made a round through several sports clubs until he was drenched in sweat and exhausted before returning to his dorm to take a shower.

He sat on the edge of his bed after coming out of the bathroom, staring blankly. He didn't know how much time had passed until a notification sound from his phone jolted the boy out of his strange, vacant state.

Aragaki Shun let out a breath. He didn't immediately check who had sent the email, but instead massaged his temples with his fingers, feeling a headache coming on, as if doing so could make him clearer-headed.

He hadn't been calm enough today!

Looking back on it now, his invitation for Shiina to join Class A this afternoon felt more like he was recklessly forcing his book-loving friend to accept his favor.

This was strange. Was he the type of person to do such an intrusive thing just because his head was hot?

Twenty million Private Points were not really anything important to him.

But the problem was, he didn't like owing people things.

By putting himself in others' shoes, he had never forced anyone to accept his favors in the past.

Then why was it like this with Shiina...

Aragaki Shun vaguely felt like he had grasped something. He didn't dwell on it further, instead picking up the phone to browse the email.

[Shiranami Chihiro]: "The new month's Private Points have been distributed. Honami, Sayo, Asako, Kobashi, and I want to go shopping together tomorrow afternoon to buy some new clothes. Would Aragaki-kun like to come with us?"

[Aragaki Shun]: "???"

[Aragaki Shun]: "Why would you call me to go shopping for clothes with a group of girls?"

[Shiranami Chihiro]: "Hehe~ It was my suggestion, and everyone agreed. Sayo and the others said it would be nice to have a boy along to carry the bags."

Aragaki Shun was speechless. Although he knew Shiranami Chihiro had designs on him, was she not even pretending anymore?

[Shiranami Chihiro]: "Come with us, Aragaki-kun."

The other side sent a cute sticker that said "Please, I beg you." Finally, to increase her leverage, Shiranami even boldly sent a rather seductive hint.

[Shiranami Chihiro]: "We have another swimming class the day after tomorrow. I'm wondering if I should buy a better-looking swimsuit. What does Aragaki-kun think?"

No way! Are you really Shiranami Chihiro? That soft, sweet girl who felt like she would cry for a long time if you gave her a light tap?

Aragaki Shun suspected that someone else was playing a prank on him.

But that wasn't right either; there were no such malicious classmates in Class A.

Even if someone else wanted to assist Shiranami, they wouldn't go so far as to hide it from her and secretly steal her phone to send such a seductive message.

The boy took a deep breath, recalling the various behaviors of his front-row classmate in class. It seemed that over this past month, Shiranami's little actions had indeed become more frequent, and her courage had grown significantly.

If she could intentionally fall into his arms yesterday morning, bring him lunch to taste at noon today, and now invite him to go shopping with her tomorrow afternoon, it didn't seem particularly surprising.

Could it be that Shiranami Chihiro, despite her soft appearance, is actually the type of girl who is incredibly bold when it comes to romance?

Aragaki Shun felt he needed to re-evaluate his desk-mate.

[Aragaki Shun]: "...If you girls are going shopping, wouldn't it be inappropriate for a guy like me to tag along?"

[Shiranami Chihiro]: "What's inappropriate about it? We're all classmates, let's just go and have some fun. Besides, Aragaki-kun's opinion is very important, especially regarding things like swimsuits..."

[Aragaki Shun]: "Regarding swimsuits, I think it would be more appropriate to ask Ichinose or Ando Sayo and the others."

[Shiranami Chihiro]: "Oh, you're such a joker, Aragaki-kun. They're girls, so of course they'll be biased toward a girl's aesthetic. I want to hear a guy's opinion, especially yours."

Since she had put it that way, what else could he do?

Besides, swimsuits... he wondered what style Shiina would have if she were to wear one.

[Aragaki Shun]: "...Alright, I have no objections. As long as you're happy."

[Shiranami Chihiro]: "It's a deal then! Tomorrow afternoon at three, we'll head to the shopping district right after school. Don't be late!"

[Aragaki Shun]: "You sit right in front of me, so just give me a shout when you're ready to head out."

[Shiranami Chihiro]: "OK, Aragaki-kun can look forward to it!"

Aragaki Shun looked at the cute sticker on his phone, feeling somewhat speechless.

There's nothing to look forward to with your figure; it would be a different story if the subject were Ichinose Honami.

But whatever, having a chance to go shopping with the girls isn't bad, though it means leaving Shiina to spend time in the library alone again.

83. Uncontrollable Desire

After finalizing the plans for tomorrow afternoon with Shiranami Chihiro, Aragaki Shun thought for a moment and sent an email to Shiina Hiyori, informing her that he had something to take care of and wouldn't be able to make it to the library.

Shiina replied, stating she had no objections.

[Shiina Hiyori]: "Aragaki-kun, you don't need to explain to me who you're going out with. I don't have any other hobbies anyway, so I just pass the time in the library every day."

So, are you really okay with it?

Watching Shiina end the conversation in a hurry, using the excuse that she couldn't stay up late, Aragaki Shun felt a subtle shift in his mood; he couldn't help but feel that she wasn't in a very good mood.

But then again, he and Shiina didn't have any other relationship, so why was he obsessing over whether she was in a good mood or not?

Recalling how he had immediately imagined Shiina in a swimsuit when Shiranami Chihiro tried to tempt him earlier... could it be that after entering puberty, he was losing his ability to suppress the desires in his heart?

But when did this start?

Aragaki Shun frowned slightly and decisively focused all his attention on recalling everything that had happened recently.

His mind, operating at the limits of a normal human, continued to churn. As his focus sharpened, all external noise faded away, and scenes from his memory began to unfold in his mind, allowing him to browse through them in detail.

This was the state of total mental immersion he had once actively entered while playing against Sakayanagi Arisu.

This state originally stemmed from the accidental combination of his Level 4 [Combat] skill and Level 4 [Writing] skill.

The former granted him physical control at the limits of a normal human, while the latter bestowed upon him extraordinary mental processing power.

Under the resonance of these two top-tier mundane skills, and relying on his formidable mental stat of 10, Aragaki Shun was now able to actively enter this special mode of focus, pushing his memory and deductive reasoning to the absolute limit his body could support.

With his brain operating at full capacity, Aragaki Shun quickly pinpointed the exact moment his mindset began to change and go awry.

"So, you're the culprit..."

Recalling the scene from this afternoon where a certain plain-looking girl threw herself into his arms at the street corner, Aragaki Shun's expression was exceptionally complex.

No, how could this be? Why would it be Sakura Airi?

How could he be stirred by a girl who was so reticent and intentionally dressed in such a dowdy way?

Aragaki Shun was certain that his ideal type was definitely not this!

After thinking it over, Aragaki Shun sat down at his computer and began searching for the name "Shizuku."

The clerk at the electronics store had referred to Sakura Airi as "Shizuku," and his demeanor was exactly like that of a fanatical fan. Could it be that Sakura Airi was hiding an idol identity?

Otherwise, how could an ordinary high school girl have such a crazed middle-aged fan?

If that were true, he might be able to find clues online.

Sure enough, it didn't take much effort for Aragaki Shun to find a blog belonging to a gravure idol named "Shizuku."

The blog contained numerous photos of "Shizuku."

The "Shizuku" in the photos was a cute and lively girl with long red hair tied into twin tails.

Aragaki Shun looked at the mature bust and slender waist that were beyond the reach of their peers in the photos, and then subconsciously shifted his gaze to the perfectly curved, perky buttocks. He truly couldn't believe this was the real face behind Sakura Airi's dowdy disguise.

Take off the glasses and change the hairstyle, and it was basically a different person.

Case closed! Although Sakura Airi wasn't his ideal type, her figure was truly top-tier!

When Sakura had bumped into him and thrown herself at him, he had felt those provocative curves and warmth, and his heart had inevitably stirred with instinctive desire, only to be suppressed by his long-standing rationality.

But that suppression had developed a crack during his time spent with Shiina.

"As expected, is my ideal type really a literary girl like Shiina?"

Among all the girls at Kodo Ikusei Senior High School, Shiina Hiyori might not be the prettiest, the gentlest, the one with the best figure, the most intelligent, or the cutest, but she was absolutely the most compatible with Aragaki Shun.

Ichinose Honami, Sakayanagi Arisu, Horikita Suzune, Kushida Kikyo... these first-year girls each had their own charms, but none of them could give Aragaki Shun that sense of harmony and natural ease where, upon the first meeting, he felt a premonition that they could be friends for a lifetime.

Yet Shiina Hiyori, quite inadvertently, made Aragaki Shun feel this rare sense of rapport.

Their subsequent interactions proved this to be true.

There was no need for anything dramatic, nor did they require any specific catalyst; a simple, mundane conversation in the corner of the library, a mutual glance, and just like that, they became friends as naturally as water flowing into a channel.

From then on, Aragaki Shun began to encounter Shiina Hiyori in the library frequently. They didn't go out of their way to approach each other, merely chatting for a few moments now and then to share their thoughts on the books they were reading.

Sometimes, Aragaki Shun would be inadvertently drawn to the girl's quiet demeanor, or when he put down a book and happened to look up, he would find Shiina quietly observing him, seemingly hesitating over whether or not to disturb him.

Unknowingly, the rapport between the two gradually deepened, and their time spent together became increasingly comfortable and intimate. Only when he came to his senses did he realize that the literary girl had already left a significantly deep impression on his heart.

"Furthermore, I've lived far too comfortably these past few years, and with all four basic attributes reinforced to the human limit, my body has completely matured..."

Well-fed and warm, one begins to harbor carnal desires.

For over a decade, he had lived in an affluent environment with an extremely rich material life. Whether it was gourmet food, entertainment, or other luxuries, he had everything he could ever want.

With all his needs met, as he grew older and his body matured, the desires within his heart began to quietly awaken.

The craving for the opposite sex and the urge to procreate are instincts possessed by all sexually reproducing organisms; it goes without saying for humans, a species capable of being in heat three hundred and sixty-five days a year.

It was just that in the past, Aragaki Shun was still young, so he had always suppressed these desires with his reason.

But if certain things are clearly within reach yet constantly suppressed, the pressure only builds up more intensely.

Moreover, people who are physically strong, like athletes, often have stronger desires than the average person.

And since he had only recently reinforced all his attributes to the limit of a normal human, theoretically, he had already developed to the peak of a normal human physique...

In this situation, Sakura Airi as a trigger was not important; the key was that the desire she sparked had awakened the instinct belonging to Aragaki Shun as a man.

If this instinct were to conflict with his reason, it would be easily suppressed.

But the problem was, when he was with Shiina, these two things did not, to a certain extent, conflict at all.