Classroom of the Elite: The Strength of Kageya Shinjitsu

However, the interaction between Kageya Shinjitsu and Kushida Kikyo not far away.

Still made Ike Kanji furious, causing him to turn beet red.

His jealousy soared rapidly.

"Argh, damn it."

Someone among the idiot quartet over here couldn't take it anymore.

That appearance could be felt even from a distance.

"What's wrong with them?"

Kushida Kikyo followed Kageya Shinjitsu's gaze with surprise.

They were originally talking about Sudo Ken, but why were the others so agitated?

"Maybe they were comparing sizes and got embarrassed."

Kageya Shinjitsu knew the truth, but he didn't want to say it, so he spoke casually.

He didn't care if he would annoy Kushida Kikyo.

The other party's purpose had been served, so he should leave if there was nothing else.

Besides, he had already paid the price; even he couldn't stand being touched like this for no reason.

"Comparing what sizes?"

Kushida Kikyo was very surprised.

She looked at him with a naive expression.

"Are you talking about muscles?"

"I see, you boys care about that too, huh."

"So, boys with big muscles are very attractive to other boys?"

Kushida Kikyo looked as if she had just acquired some useless knowledge.

However, Kageya Shinjitsu really wanted to remind her of something.

Shouldn't she think about what she was actually saying?

But he didn't remind her; compared to what he was about to say, muscles were much easier for people to accept.

Kushida Kikyo lingered by his side without leaving, acting like a close friend.

The swimming instructor didn't keep them waiting long; he was a middle-aged man with well-defined muscles.

As soon as he arrived, he enthusiastically greeted the students to line up and assemble.

"Alright, everyone, come over and assemble."

"So many people asking for leave? Sixteen?"

"Forget it."

Although he had some opinions about the students skipping class, the teacher was kind enough not to pursue it.

This only strengthened Kageya Shinjitsu's resolve to skip the next class.

"I'll get straight to the point. I'll lead you all in some warm-up exercises, and after that, I'll have you swim to see where your abilities stand."

A swimming class, naturally, was for learning how to swim.

"Um, teacher, I'm not very good at swimming..."

Although a student expressed that they were a weakling.

The teacher didn't mind at all.

"Don't worry, since I'm the one teaching, I will definitely make sure you learn to swim before the summer is over."

"You don't have to force me to learn; it's fine, I'm not going to the beach anyway."

"That won't do. It doesn't matter if you're not good at it now; I will help you overcome it."

"If you learn to swim, it will definitely come in handy later, absolutely..."

The muscular teacher explained.

The hint was much more direct than their homeroom teacher's.

Will it absolutely come in handy?

Kageya Shinjitsu, standing to the side and slacking off, received some useful information.

Since the school teacher asserted it so firmly, there must be a reason for it.

With the teacher saying so much, the students didn't dare to talk back or refuse, and under the teacher's arrangement and guidance.

They obediently warmed up, and then obediently learned how to tread water and the like.

Those who would be useful were also gathered together.

"It seems everyone still has some confidence."

"Next, let's have a competition. Both boys and girls will race in the 50-meter freestyle."

"I'll give the student who takes first place a special reward of 5,000 points."

"Of course, with rewards come punishments. The slowest person will have to attend remedial classes, so be prepared."

The teacher's announcement immediately grabbed everyone's attention, snapping Ike Kanji and the others, who were still busy peeking at the girls, back to reality.

Following that, they grew quite excited—about the swimming.

Ike Kanji was clearly feeling very confident, bragging incessantly to Yamauchi Haruki and the others; the two of them almost came to blows over their own boasting.

"Eh? 5,000 points? It's a bit low, but I spent my points too fast this month, so 5,000 extra would be nice..."

"5,000 points is better than nothing."

"Teacher, this is too easy. Back in middle school, I was known as the Agile Flying Fish."

The students' focus was successfully captured by the points.

Many had already mentally claimed those 5,000 points as their own.

"Since there are fewer girls, they will be split into two groups of five. The student with the shortest time wins."

"For the boys, the five fastest will compete for the win."

The teacher didn't pay much mind to them and went straight to announcing the rules of the competition.

"5,000 points."

Kageya Shinjitsu glanced at Ike Kanji and the others.

Although the points weren't much, he didn't intend to let this small snack of a reward slip by.

Swimming, after all, could be considered one of his strengths.

He remembered learning to swim initially, though it seemed to be because of some girl.

Who was it again? He had almost forgotten.

He usually didn't bother showing off because he lacked the opportunity, but since it was necessary now, he would step up.

Playing the pig to eat the tiger was a situational tactic; if you played the pig for too long, you might actually turn into one.

He didn't stand out usually simply because he enjoyed slapping faces, but he didn't like bullying people for no reason.

Right now, Kageya Shinjitsu wanted to see the look on Ike Kanji and his friends' faces when they wanted to kill him but couldn't beat him.

Every time he saw guys like that, he felt a sense of excitement, to the point where even the sight of the girls swimming became dull and uninteresting.

The girls went first, with the boys sitting excitedly by the poolside, cheering them on.

Their gazes made the girls feel uncomfortable.

Among them, the popular angel, Kushida Kikyo, became the primary object of attention.

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Chapter 34: Swimming Competition, Good Men Fear Entangling Women

The swimming pool echoed with the constant shouting of Ike Kanji and his group.

"Kushida-chan, Kushida-chan, Kushida-chan, Kushida-chan, Kushida-chan..."

It wasn't just because of Kushida Kikyo's popularity; the sight of her in a swimsuit, something they rarely had the chance to see, and her ample assets further stimulated Ike Kanji, Yamauchi Haruki, and the others, so their high-pitched, relentless cheering continued to ring out.

They were rooting for her.

The girls in the class were like mermaids competing for first place in the pool.

Unfortunately, Kushida Kikyo didn't gain an advantage.

Her stamina was average to begin with, and now, with the boys cheering her on like that, she wanted to give up on the race, but considering the circumstances, she finished it anyway.

As for the 5,000 points, they were never going to be hers. In the end, a girl named Onodera won the reward.

It was said that she was actually on the swimming team, and she won with an absolute lead, clocking in at 26 seconds.

Kushida Kikyo came in fourth; it wasn't that she was strong, just that the others were even worse.

The girls' competition concluded, and the boys' competition began. Everyone acted as if they had started a Monkey King championship.

They were crazily trying to show off in front of the girls, perhaps thinking that if they performed well, they could secure their mating rights on campus.

Yamauchi Haruki and Ike Kanji quickly fell behind; compared to their earlier boasting, they were nowhere near as good. Instead, the red-haired delinquent named Sudo clocked in at 25 seconds, beating the first-place time from the girls' side.

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, although it felt like he still had energy, was getting slower and slower.

"What's going on?"

Kageya Shinjitsu felt that this boy was not quite right.

Back when he was with Ike Kanji and the others, he had already sensed that the guy was very calm.

Now, his stamina was also quite strong.

"Koenji-kun and Sudo-kun both swam very fast. It's your turn next, right, Kageya-kun? I have a feeling you'll be very fast too."

Just as Kageya Shinjitsu was pondering the true nature of Ayanokouji Kiyotaka and considering whether he was putting on an act.

Kushida Kikyo, having already finished her race, quietly approached Kageya Shinjitsu, sat down right beside him, and began to speak.

She even poked his muscles with an air of familiarity, looking quite interested; she had been like this since a moment ago, and doing it now made him wonder if she was using him as a human shield.

Kageya Shinjitsu could feel the murderous glares coming from the boys.

To think that someone who hadn't even cheered for Kushida was now being approached by her.

Ike Kanji and the others looked like they wanted to kill him.

Up next was the race for Koenji Rokusuke, and that monster swam a time of 23.22 seconds.

It drew a wave of gasps, and the girls giggled incessantly, as if someone had cracked a joke.

One had to remember that Sudo Ken, who had just swum a 25-second time, had already been invited by the teacher to train for a major competition, though he had later humble-bragged his way into refusing.

"That was fast."

He really wanted to tell his overly familiar classmate Kushida Kikyo not to go around telling boys they were fast.

But looking at her eyes, which seemed pure and devoid of any ulterior motives, he decided to let it go.

He had heard that a good woman fears a persistent man, but he had never heard that a good man fears a persistent woman.

Even that normie Hirata seemed to have given up on him.

Yet this woman remained as enthusiastic as ever.

With a thousand thoughts racing through his mind, the teacher called for the next group.

He left behind a single sentence and walked away under the cheers of Kushida Kikyo.

"It's my turn."

"Good luck, Kageya-kun~~"

He thought back to the way Kushida Kikyo had looked at him with such adoration and interest at the end, offering him a cute cheer.