Classroom of the Elite, Keima Katsuragi's Love Brain Battle

Is that really the case?

Soon, the bell for class rang, and the teacher in charge of the swimming lesson arrived at the pool.

Some students already knew how to swim, so they were allowed to move about freely.

A smaller group of students who did not know how to swim began learning under the teacher's guidance.

Although Airi Sakura's swimming level was average, she was still at the level of "knowing how to swim."

She slipped into a corner of the pool alone, worried about being noticed, and submerged herself like a submarine.

Right now, Airi Sakura was still struggling with when the most appropriate time would be to give out her gift.

When it was time to come up for air, Airi Sakura poked her head above the water again.

She looked around, wanting to see what Keima Katsuragi was doing.

In less than a second, Airi Sakura locked onto Keima Katsuragi's position.

Because in the entire swimming pool, Keima Katsuragi was the most conspicuous one.

He was floating face-up on the water like a corpse, holding his handheld console up with both hands to play games, completely out of place with the surrounding students.

The swimming teacher not far away was also looking at Keima Katsuragi with an incomprehensible gaze.

In all his years of teaching, this was the first time he had seen a student like this.

"Um, this student, playing games in the swimming pool... is actually quite dangerous, you know."

"It's fine, I've taken precautions."

"What precautions? I don't see you wearing a swim ring or anything..."

"I put a waterproof case on my console."

"..."

In principle, no teacher could interfere too much with a student's behavior.

However...

This was really getting hard to watch...

Using his authority and the rules a little bit shouldn't be a problem.

Finally, the swimming teacher, who could no longer stand it, gathered all the students together.

"I want to see where your abilities stand, so every student will perform a 50-meter freestyle test."

The teacher said with a smile.

"Does the test result affect our Class Points?"

Keima Katsuragi, who was still playing his game, drifted over to the teacher's side and asked.

"Only attendance affects Class Points in this class, so don't worry. However, as your teacher, I have a task, which is to ensure you master the skill of swimming before summer vacation. This is a mandatory requirement, so I will set a time as a standard. If your speed is below the standard line, you will need to undergo extra training--"

The swimming teacher's gaze fell on Keima Katsuragi.

This boy looked rather thin and didn't seem like the type who was good at sports.

He surely wouldn't be able to reach the standard line he had set.

"Next, let's test in pairs."

Volume 1: Chapter 51: This is the Power of Games! This is the Speed of God!

The students in the class were quickly divided into boys' and girls' groups, and then paired up to test their speed.

Yosuke Hirata, Ken Sudo, and others ahead of them had all achieved excellent results.

And the most dazzling one was Rokusuke Koenji.

If Keima Katsuragi was the most maverick existence in the class, then Rokusuke Koenji was another strong contender.

He didn't care at all about the feelings or gazes of his classmates--

He didn't even care about Class Points.

Even after Sae Chabashira had revealed the truth about the S-System, Rokusuke Koenji remained indifferent, never listening in class and leaving early whenever he encountered a subject he wasn't interested in.

Yosuke Hirata had tried to persuade Rokusuke Koenji, but it had no effect.

"Oh, my perfect body. It seems my abs, back muscles, and psoas muscles are in as good a condition as ever. Truly wonderful."

Rokusuke Koenji looked at his own body with a look of intoxication, talking to himself, while the other students in the class tried their best to ignore his existence.

On the other side, Suzune Horikita had also completed her test.

Her results were quite excellent, ranking second among the girls for the time being, even faster than many boys.

"Is Horikita this good at sports?"

"So fast..."

"A girl is faster than the boys..."

Several boys couldn't help but exclaim.

Even though Suzune Horikita's typically aggressive personality meant she didn't have a single friend in the class, others had to admit that she was nearly impeccable in both academics and athletics.

"Next group of boys, Keima Katsuragi and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka."

As the teacher called out their names, Keima Katsuragi and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka arrived at the starting blocks of the swimming lane.

I wonder what kind of athletic level this guy is actually at?

Suzune Horikita was a bit curious. She lightly wiped the water from the tips of her hair and stood to the side, watching Keima Katsuragi intently.

Keima Katsuragi hadn't really exercised much, so his physical fitness was surely average.

She might be able to have a good laugh at his expense later.

After all, just last night, Keima Katsuragi had mocked her without any mercy.

Although what Keima Katsuragi said had some merit, Suzune Horikita wasn't about to pass up this small opportunity for retaliation.

At the thought of this, the corners of Suzune Horikita's mouth couldn't help but curl upward slightly.

Standing opposite Suzune Horikita, Kikyo Kushida captured her every move.

This woman, Horikita, is actually quite attentive toward Katsuragi?

Kikyo Kushida felt a bit of doubt in her heart, but she also noticed that the interaction between the two seemed a little different than before.

Airi Sakura remained standing in a corner, watching Keima Katsuragi from afar, saying in a voice that only she could hear:

"Go, go... Katsuragi-kun..."

At this moment, Keima Katsuragi was still playing on his phone, while Ayanokoji Kiyotaka beside him was observing him out of the corner of his eye:

Katsuragi's body hasn't undergone much training; that much is beyond doubt.

This means his swimming speed shouldn't be very fast, and it might even be at the bottom of the pack.

Since that's the case, I'll maintain a distance of about one body length ahead of him; that way, I won't draw too much attention to myself.

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka made this judgment in his mind.

As a genius from the White Room, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka actually possessed physical capabilities that surpassed every student in the class.

He wanted to stay as inconspicuous as possible, but since Ayanokoji Kiyotaka didn't know what the standard performance for an average high school boy was, he prepared to use Keima Katsuragi as a reference.

"Are you two ready?"

The teacher looked at the pair and asked.

"Yes."

The two responded almost simultaneously. The teacher looked at Keima Katsuragi, who was still fully engrossed in his game, as if he hadn't heard a word the teacher said.

This guy, playing a game during a test?!

"This student, are you sure you want to keep playing that game during the test?"

"Is it not allowed?"

"The school doesn't explicitly forbid it, but the standard for boys is forty seconds, which is already a fairly lenient number. If you don't beat the standard, you'll have to do extra training!"

The teacher said immediately.

Yosuke Hirata's time earlier was over twenty-six seconds, Ken Sudo was around twenty-five seconds, and Rokusuke Koenji was even under twenty-four seconds.

However, they were only a small minority, and many of the students who followed were over thirty seconds.

"Understood."

Keima Katsuragi responded nonchalantly.

The teacher pursed his lips and sighed. It was his first time seeing a student like Keima Katsuragi, so he could only pull out his stopwatch.

"Ready, start!"

As the teacher gave the command, Keima Katsuragi and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka jumped into the water at the same time.

I'll maintain a similar speed for the first half, then overtake him in the second half.

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka thought to himself, while observing Keima Katsuragi's movements out of the corner of his eye.

Meanwhile, the eyes of every student present were instantly drawn to Keima Katsuragi.

Keima Katsuragi was...

He was actually playing his game while swimming!

He was on his back, his lower body performing a normal freestyle kick, while his upper body remained above the water, his hands cradling his game console!

"What... what kind of move is that?"

"He's... he's not using his hands at all..."

"Although it looks a bit... I don't even know how to describe it, but he seems to be going really fast!"

The crowd's eyes were filled with astonishment.

It wasn't just because Keima Katsuragi's movements were incredibly bizarre.

More importantly... his speed was incredibly fast.

This was entirely thanks to the game in his hands!

Keima Katsuragi focused his entire attention on the game, giving himself a psychological suggestion.

The female character in the game was looking at him.

At this moment, Keima Katsuragi was able to break through his physical limits!

This was the power brought by the game!

Keima is faster than I imagined.

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, in the lane next to Keima Katsuragi, thought this to himself.

He had originally intended to hide his strength and stay at the same level as Keima Katsuragi for the time being.

But he soon discovered that this level alone did not seem to be enough.

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka himself had to reach at least a "serious" level to keep up with Keima Katsuragi's speed.

This was impossible.

Keima Katsuragi clearly shouldn't have had this level of physical fitness.

Was it an illusion?

Or was it...

Although Ayanokoji Kiyotaka did not want to make himself too conspicuous, he subconsciously increased his speed while next to Keima Katsuragi.

"Oh?"

Rokusuke Koenji, who had originally intended to leave directly, could not help but stop in his tracks, frowning slightly as he watched Keima Katsuragi in the water.

Volume One: Chapter Fifty-Two: Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's Doubt

"I am the God of Conquest! Watch me easily overcome the obstacles of reality!"

Keima Katsuragi shouted in his heart.