The Power of the Sharingan! Victory is Inevitable!

"Yo, what's up? What are you thinking about?"

Naoki Shimizu slapped U Amakusa on the back, then draped his arm over U Amakusa's shoulder with a laugh.

Satoshi Satonaka was sitting on the ground, leaning back on his hands, wearing a pair of pretentious sunglasses.

Are these guys just bad influences? Yes, exactly, they are bad influences.

U Amakusa covered his face and sighed. They were currently in the middle of a sinful, white-blossomed... ah, screw it, they were in swimming class.

Or rather, this was just Class A for you; most people here already knew how to swim, and for the few who didn't, the teacher was currently giving them special training.

Of course, there were exceptions. The white-haired loli known as the princess was currently enjoying a sunbath.

She already had quite a few followers by her side, which didn't surprise U Amakusa; after all, school had been in session for half a month already.

Majima hadn't selected any class representatives, which was highly irregular. To maintain class order, someone akin to a leader would surely emerge.

But U Amakusa's focus was on...

There hadn't been any incidents of Kamuro stealing beer recently. Was it too early for that plot point?

Should he stop her? What would happen to Sakayanagi without Kamuro as her helper?

The answer seemed to have been there all along: he had to stop her. Kamuro was a kleptomaniac, and if she were ever caught, she would regret it for the rest of her life.

"Satonaka, what do we do? This guy isn't even talking anymore. Has he gone autistic?"

Seeing that U Amakusa was ignoring him, Shimizu could only ask Satoshi Satonaka for his opinion.

"Eh, leave him be. He'll be fine in a bit. The guy just got rejected by his goddess, no big deal."

That's right, just a moment ago, U Amakusa had been staring at Kamuro's swimsuit (in reality, he was staring at her massive breasts, and Kamuro had noticed), and the result was Kamuro's disdain.

She had cursed him as a "pervert," and the rest of the class had long since become accustomed to the two of them acting this way.

Truly, that's you, U Amakusa.

Damn it! Why doesn't our Class A have any super-sized breasts! The distribution is so uneven! You old hag Sakayanagi!

The girls' side, meanwhile, was trying to play matchmaker between Kamuro and U Amakusa. In their eyes, U Amakusa's looks added a lot of points.

What's more... they discovered that Kamuro seemed to be a closet tsundere.

Who else curses someone as a pervert not with an expression of extreme disgust, but with a blushing, shy face?

Isn't this a case of a talented man and a beautiful woman who like each other?

The girls were all shipping them, and thanks to that, U Amakusa hadn't received any love letters yet, nor had any girls actively expressed their interest in him.

"Is he that good?"

Naoki Shimizu patted U Amakusa on the shoulder. "Buddy, don't worry about it. I believe you'll win over Kamuro sooner or later."

"Don't bother. Amakusa actually looks like he has a chance, but you? My friend, you're a lost cause."

"Nani! Temee! You bastard Satonaka! Is that any way to curse your brother?"

Naoki Shimizu angrily clenched his fists and walked toward Satonaka, seemingly unwilling to let it go unless Satonaka gave him a good reason.

"Heh."

Satoshi Satonaka remained unbothered, merely stretching his neck before saying coolly, "You want to bet I can make you call me 'Father' in a heartbeat, begging for mercy?"

"Ha!? Just based on your scrawny self!?"

"35791," Satoshi Satonaka recited a string of numbers.

Naoki Shimizu wore a look of utter confusion. Has this kid lost his mind? What kind of gibberish is he spouting?

Satoshi Satonaka didn't even look at Naoki Shimizu, just blew on the nails he had just filed.

"Nishikawa's line. Whether you memorized it or not is none of my business; I won't say it a second time."

"Holy crap! Father, please accept this child's bow!"

U Amakusa, who was still lost in thought, sighed and covered his ears. So noisy...

Come to think of it, the class had already gradually split into the Sakayanagi faction and the Katsuragi faction, hadn't it?

It was likely just the beginning, as the first incident hadn't erupted yet, and the first month hadn't ended.

Why hasn't anyone come to recruit me?

Kamuro seems to be neutral right now, too, right? There are still many neutrals. Both of them should be starting by recruiting people they deem excellent.

Am I not excellent? Well, that's true enough.

Recalling the time he was eating spicy strips in class, he figured both sides had probably decided to pass on U Amakusa.

"Hey, Satonaka, Shimizu, have you two joined any faction yet?"

"What faction? Pumpkin pie?" Shimizu asked back, looking completely bewildered.

U Amakusa couldn't help but roll his eyes. Is this guy really a student in Class A? It looked like Shimizu was on the same "do not recruit" list as him.

"I haven't joined either side."

As he said this, Satoshi Satonaka tossed his hair. "A handsome man like me doesn't belong to any side."

"...That's really your style."

One could tell from Satoshi Satonaka's words that both sides had tried to recruit him, yet he had rejected them both; he certainly had a personality of his own.

U Amakusa stretched his back, loosened up his body, and glanced at the white-haired loli princess who was still enjoying her sunbath.

"White-haired lolis are indeed fragrant, but I believe Katsuragi is better suited to be the leader of Class A..."

Even though Katsuragi's abilities were inferior to Sakayanagi's, U Amakusa still did not believe Sakayanagi was fit to be a leader.

"What are you whispering about, you guy?" Naoki Shimizu grabbed U Amakusa in a headlock and said this with dissatisfaction.

U Amakusa said nothing, merely sighing incessantly.

"Naoki..."

"Yeah?"

"Do you really like putting people in headlocks and draping your arm over their shoulders that much?"

Naoki Shimizu said with an indifferent expression, "What's wrong with me draping my arm over my own son's shoulder? Huh?"

Damn it!

U Amakusa's hands began to perform some inexplicable movements, while he muttered, "Ox, Rabbit, Monkey,"

A total of three movements accompanied by three words.

"Nani! Masaka!"

Seeing these movements, Naoki Shimizu instantly created distance, yet for some reason, he shouted, "Shimatta! It's too late! This is the only way!"

He quickly raised his hand as if holding a spherical object, though in reality, there was nothing there.

Following U Amakusa's loud shout: "Chidori!"

Naoki Shimizu followed right behind: "Rasengan!"

But the expected collision did not occur; Naoki Shimizu leaped aside, dodging U Amakusa's outstretched hand, and appeared at his side, shouting:

"Flying Thunder God!"

"Nani!" U Amakusa clearly couldn't retract his outstretched Chidori in time, but was it truly over?

"Susanoo! Kagutsuchi!"

"Nani!! Damn it! I actually lost!" Naoki Shimizu, having been sent flying, stared at his own hands in disbelief.

(In reality, he was just pretending to be sent flying.)

U Amakusa stroked his face with one hand, savoring the fruits of his victory with an arrogant expression.

"Possessing the power of the Sharingan! Victory was inevitable!"

Satoshi Satonaka, who had taken in the entire scene from the side, felt his mouth twitch uncontrollably; he felt embarrassed for the both of them.

"Two idiots..."