4 Swim class
After the business with Hasebe, Ren stayed a while longer on the roof. Thinking about the last interaction.
'Am I that scary?' he thought to himself as he replayed the reaction Hasebe showed in the beginning.
'...Oh, well. Nothing I can do about that. Lets go, it's almost time for class.'
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"All right! The pool!!" Ike shouted in excitement as he rushed towards the indoor pool.
Then Ike invited Ayanokouji to come with them, he hesitated for a bit before hurrying up to the group.
'...Guess I can't call him a loner anymore... Does that make me one now?' He thought to himself before erasing the idea completely. And he walked to the pool at his own pace.
And once he arrived at the locker room, he started to change. Taking off his shirt and showing his physique to the others.
"Wow, Amamiya... You're quite toned aren't you." Ayanokouji said.
"Huh? Oh you're right, Ayanokouji. Ugh, so unfair!" Ike said
"Now, now Ike. You have to remember that a good body isn't the only thing that counts. You have to have a good mind too."
'Wow... He finally said something smart.' Ren thought with a deadpanned expression.
"Yeah!! WOO, Yamauchi!! You're soo cool!"
"Of course I am, and after the swim class. You will finally know my true brilliance, as I will beat everyone and-"
After that Ren filtered the conversation so that his braincells wouldn't commit suicide the moment something dumber was said by the two.
After a while, Ren was done changing and went inside. Together with Sudou. And the rest soon followed.
When inside you could see the 50-meter pool. Its water was clear and beautiful. And because it was an indoor pool, there were no outside interferences from the weather.
"What about the girls?? Are they here yet?" Ike asked.
'For crying out loud.' He thought in pure pain and went to the side of the pool to see the upcoming show.
Ayanokouji gave Ren a suspicious look but didn't say anything of it and came to his side.
"Smart move." Ren sadi and he just received a questioning look, but after a while Ayanokouji finally understood.
Then Ike was talking about what if he would get a boner but Ren just gave him a disgusted look.
And after a while, the girls came in in all their glory.
But too bad for them... someone was missing.
"Hasebe isn't here! Wh-what's going on, Professor?!" Ike cried out to the Professor. Who was equally flustered.
The Professor scanned the entire area, searching for its target but couldn't find anything. Then he heard a cold voice behind him which made him shiver.
"And what to you think you're doing?" Hasebe said while standing behind the Professor with eyes full of disgust. And then snatched the phone from the plump four-eyes.
And Ike couldn't do anything but see the scene unfold and wail in self pity.
"Aw, but I thought I'd get to see big tits! Big tits! I thought this was my chance!" Ike wailed on his knees and face in his hands.
"Gross." The girls who saw the scene said.
Then Yamauchi came to Ike's rescue and said something about that there are a ton of girls out there. And then they clasped their hands together. To showcase their brotherly friendship.
Then Kushida came and all eyes went to her... no more comments because Ren was then busy with...
'Wow, the floor is so beautiful... The ceiling is well-made... What nice weather we're having...'
And after Ren calmed down a bit, he went over to the wall where the observation deck was located.
Hasabe saw him approaching and also came to the lowest stand.
After greeting each other, Hasebe was first to start talking.
"Thank you, for the information. It saved a lot of girls you know."
"Well, whatever's best." Ren said before removing his glasses and giving them to Hasebe.
"Can you hold on to these? I forgot to put them in the locker when changing, and I can't really swim with them on." Ren explained.
"Hmm? Don't you need them?" Hasebe asked confused while taking his glasses.
"...No, not really. They're fake anyway." Ren said and Hasebe was shocked by this information and quickly put on the glasses.
"You're right. But why do you wear them then?"
"secret." He said while putting a finger in front of his lips.
"..." There was silence for a while but then Hasebe asked something.
"So, Amamiya-kun. you exercise right?"
"Well, I do free running. So I guess that counts, yeah."
"I-I see." She said a little flustered but Ren just ignored it.
Then the teacher came in.
"All Right, everyone, line up!"
"Well... Good luck." Hasebe said while turning away. and walking up the stairs.
And Ren just stared at her back while she got further away.
'...Probably just being friendly.' He thought before lining up with the rest.
The teacher was a macho-looking man. He looked like the one who devoted himself to sports.
"I see that there are 17 of you. I thought that there would've been more. But this is alright.
First you guys should warm up a bit, then let me see what you can do." He said with a wide grin.
Then Ren started to stretch a bit. He then looked around a bit to see what the others were doing.
Ike was, as usual. Peeking at the girls together with Yamauchi. Some of the more serious boys like Hirata, Miyake and Ayanokouji were actually stretching and swimming rounds in the pool.
Then Ren started to swim lightly in the pool too. And after swimming the fifty meters that were available, then he and Hirata exited the pool together as they were the only ones left.
"You're quite good at sports, it seems. Amamiya-kun." Hirata complimented.
"Uh, yeah I guess so. Thanks for the compliment." Ren said while he swept his wet hair back as it got in front of his eyes, annoying him quite a bit
"I could say the same about you too." Ren said but then...
"KYAA" The girls screamed out and me and Hirata quickly turned to the sound, only to see the girls discussing something amongst themselves while taking quick peeks at our location.
"Uhm... What was that about?" Ren asked quite confused at what just happened. But Hirata then started to examine my face before saying.
"Now that I have a clear look, you're quite handsome. You normally fade into the background with your glasses on." Hirata said.
'Well, that's why I wear them in the first place.' Ren thought to himself.
But then Hirata put a hand on Ren's shoulder.
"Amamiya-kun, I think I know why you aren't that social in the class. You don't want to be popular don't you?" Hirata asked while staring at me.
"... You hit the mark. Was I that obvious." Ren confessed.
"Well, no. I just thought of it when I saw your face and it sort of clicked together. I had a friend like that too, you see. And he succeeded. But now that... this happened you will get a lot more attention."
Then it finally dawned on Ren.
'Crap... I messed up. I never had to take off my glasses in my other school because there wasn't a reason for it. We never had such activities. But now...' Ren thought with a grim expression.
"Now... As a fellow victim, let me give you a few tips-"
"Hirata... You're my saviour" Ren muttered with eyes full of hope.
"Haha, just call me Yōsuke."
"Then you can call me Ren." He said, and then a new friendship was formed.
After listening to Yōsuke's tips, Ren waved a thank you before going to Ayanokouji who was sitting against a wall with Horikita by his side.
"A loner, a nun and a thief. Back again for their daily reunion." Ren joked.
"Your quotes are getting shittier by the day it seems." Horikita said coldly.
"Well, that's because I haven't put much thought into it." Ren protested "Otherwise, my quotes are one off the best out there."
Then the teacher shouted throughout the pool.
"Well, it looks like everyone can swim, for the most part." He said and muttered the last bit, so that no one could hear him, especially some idiots.
But then Yamauchi said something.
"Of course, sir. Back in junior high, people called me 'the flying fish,' you know."
'This guy can't be for real...' Ren thought while rolling his eyes. But the teachers response shocked him even more.
"I see. In that case, I'll have you start competing against each other. We'll separate groups by gender. Fifty-meter freestyle."
"Wait, sensei! Compete?!" Ike cried out in shock.
But what the teacher said next made him look pale.
"I'll give out a special bonus to the first-place winner: 5000 points. The student who comes in last place, however, will have to take supplementary lessons. Get ready."
Some students cheered in joy, while others despaired. The former were the students who were skilled at swimming while the latter were the 'less confident' ones.
"We'll split the group between gender. The girls will be split in two other groups and the girl with the fastest time wins the prize. While for the boys, I will look at he top 5 finishing times and then there will be a final round between the 5."
'hmm, seems interesting. While I don't need the points...It doesn't hurt to let loose sometimes.' He thought with such a grin on his face, that if one were to look at him the person would shiver in fright.
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"Tch, those bitches..." Haruka muttered under her breath as she looked at the group of girls peeking at Yōsuke and Ren.
'I know that most of them are looking at Hirata-kun... Why also Ren?' She thought while her eyes drifted slowly to a certain boy that was having a talk with Yōsuke.
'...Why am I so curious about you anyway?' She thought while fondling with a pair of glasses.
'...Why are you so mysterious?'
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The first group of the girls were now standing on the staring block, waiting for the start sign.
"Kushida-chan, Kushida-chan, Kushida-chan, Kushida-chan, Kushida-chan, Kushida-chan, Kushida-chan, Kushida-chan, Kushida-chan, Kushida-chan, Kushida-chan, Kushida-chan, Kushida-chan, Kushida-chan, Kushida-chan, Kushida-chan, Kushida-chan, Kushida-chan, Kushida-chan, Kushida-chan, Kushida-chan, Kushida-chan, Kushida-chan. Haaaaaaa..."
Ren looked at Ike as if he was looking at a person who was braindead... Oh wait, he is. That means that Ren looked at Ike as he did all the other times.
"You're scaring everyone, Ike, settle down," Ayanokouji mumbled to Ike. But Ren put his hand on Ayanokouji's shoulder and said.
"There's no use anymore, Ayanokouji. Nothing can save him now. And no amount of surgery can fix him at this stage." Ren said while letting out a fake tear.
"Uh? Why surgery all of a sudden?" But right as Ayanokouji asked his question.
*WHISTLE*
The whistle blew and the girls dove into the water. And Horikita took the lead, leaving the other girls in the dust. She maintained her position through the whole race, netting her a time of about 28 seconds.
Then she left the pool and went to the side.
'Impressive, and she doesn't even look out of breath.' Ren commented while looking at Horikita, and then he turned his attention to the boys.
And not to his surprise, hey were ogling the girls. It still would have been okay for Ren if they just wanted to congratulate them but were just looking at them nervously. But too bad they were enchanted by their jiggling butts.
'I know its naïve thinking that some can be proper... BUT ISN'T THIS TOO MUCH!! They're not even hiding it!! Only Yōsuke has some decency and looks away! Damn it! At this rate I think I will lose hope in humanity.
How many times has it already been today?' Ren thought while holding his head in pain.
Now, the second group lined up. And this time, a fan-favourite. May I introduce...
KUSHIDAAA KIKYŌ
"WHOOO!"
'Yep, they are riled up alright.'
Then the race started and once again. Someone won by a landslide.
Her name was Onodera, and she joined the swimming club if my information is correct.
She scored a time of 26 seconds while Kushida had a time of 31 seconds.
Then, it was the boys their turn. There were about ten boys. With three not taking the class.
Sudō was first, and he was really quick. He got a time of 25 seconds.
"Wow, Sudō. That was incredible." Ren commented.
"Yeah Sudō! That was amazing!" Ike screamed out.
"Hehe, thanks guys."
"Off course he is amazing, Ike. Why else would I employ Sudō to be the captain of my bodyguard squad." Yamauchi boasted to Ike. And Ike stood there in awe.
'...He really believed that?' Ren thought and didn't focus and the idiot duo anymore and focused back on the pool. It was Ayanokouji's turn.
And he swam a decent time of 31 seconds.
"That was a clean run, Ayanokouji" Ren said.
'Too bad you were holding back.' Ren thought while noticing that Ayanokoiji's breathing was as stable as always.
"Ah, thanks. But I think you'll do better." He responded.
"Hmm, we'll see about that."
Then the teacher scouted Sudō for the swim team, but he refused. Saying Basketball was his only sport.
'I agree with you Sudō, I could also never think of doing something else other than... Oh, Yōsuke is about to start.' His sentence was interrupted by the honour student of class-D. Who was on the starting block.
"KYA!!"
And the girls went crazy when they saw Yōsuke getting ready.
'No way, they're gonna do that too when I'm on it right?? Yeah, no way.' He thought, praying to some god that it wouldn't happen.
But the other boys's reactions were different when they heard the squeals meant for Yōsuke.
Ike spat in disgust, and sudō shot him a glare. And Yamauchi... He was still boasting about something like 'I was scouted by several national swimming teams' and 'Too bad I didn't plan to be a professional as I had other stuff to deal with at that moment so I refused all their offers'.
Then Yōsuke finished with a time of 26 seconds. And he didn't fail to live up to the expectations of the class, making him placed second right after Sudō.
"Alright! You can beat him Sudō, bring down the hammer of justice." Ike cheered.
"Leave it to me. I'll demolish him and his popularity..." Sudō reaffirmed himself with newfound determination.
And when Yōsuke left the pool, he was praised by all kinds off compliments from the girls such as:
"Hirata-kun, you were so cool!"
"You're not just good at soccer, you're really good at swimming too!"
"As I thought, Hirata-kun is the best!!"
And stuff like that.
'I swear, that is more like a curse than a blessing if you ask me...' Ren thought.
The girls even started to fight over him but were stopped as Kōenji came up.
And no, he didn't stop them. They were just distracted by kōenji's ...speedo
"Hey. Uh, why is Kouenji wearing a speedo?"
"Wh-what?" The girls cried.
The school did allow such tight swimwear, but who would've thought someone would actually wear one.
'Well, he sure got guts. I'll give him that.' Ren thought while looking at the student's their reactions.
Of course some eyes would drift towards the crotch area, but the eyes quickly dispersed.
'But, man. Does he have a great physique. It's even better than Sudō's, scrap that. Probably best in the year.' Ren thought while examining Kōenji.
Then he took his stance, and it looked just like an athlete's. And everyone held their breath as the tension was building yp.
"A star who shines bright...
can't help but overshadow, the stars nearby."
Ren said to no one in particular but the ones who overheard him couldn't help but nod in agreement.
Then the starting whistle blew and Kōenji dove into the pool with a perfect form. And then he swam to the other side of the pool aggressively, but that didn't change his speed at all.
And after finishing, the teacher announced the time with wide eyes full of shock.
"23.22 seconds!"
"My abdominal muscles, back muscles, and psoas major muscle seem to be in good shape, as usual. Not a bad performance," Kouenji remarked with a confident smirk.
And Sudō then screamed "I'm fired up." clearly showing off his competitive spirit.
Then I heard Ayanokouji and Kushida talking.
"I'm really looking forward to this. Both Kouejin-kun and Sudou-kun are so fast," Kushida said.
"A-ah, yeah. But don't forget, there's one more left."
"Hmm? Oh, Amamiya-kun. Totally forgot about him." Kushida remarked.
Then the teacher called me.
"Amamiya Ren, you're last!"
"Good luck." Ayanokouji cheered and Ren just nodded.
And then the other boys cheered a little as well, to fire up the boy.
"Come on, Amamiya!" Some boy yelled.
"You can do it!" And even some girls too.
"Break a leg." Yōsuke said and Ren just nodded once again.
"Tch, show off." Ike said and Yamauchi nodded at Ike's comment
'Ah, is he nervous after seeing Kōenji?' Some thought.
'Not that I blame him.' Some girls thought.
But that wasn't it, he was contemplating something else.
'Will it be weird if I match Kōenji's time?' He asked himself while swinging his arm around and stretching them.
'Probably, but when did I care what other people thought.'
Then he stepped onto the starting block.
He put his hands on the edge and pulled his body backwards.
'I never did this before... Lets do it my way.'
"Time to get a little rough." He muttered under his breath.
Breathe in.
Then his muscles started to compress and his veins started to show onto his forearms and around his calf.
This scene made everyone silent and focus once again on Ren. Giving the same effect as Kōenji just before.
It was dead silent.
And Ren then nodded towards the teacher to start.
"3"
He pulled all his weight back.
"2"
He pulled everything forward.
"1"
He then let loose of the edge. And...
The starting whistle was heard and exactly the same time, Ren jumped off the block and dove in the pool.
He then used his momentum and pushed himself forward in the water as his legs moved like a dolphins.
He moved so fast underwater that they couldn't compare with Kōenji and Sudō.
And both of them were staring at him with wide eyes.
And then he finally arrived. And came out of the water with a slightly faster breath as he inhaled some air to calm down his rhythm.
He then got out of the water and swept his hair back once again.
'... Why is it so quiet?' He thought while looking around. And then noticed that everyone was looking at him with faces full of shock.
Even Ayanokouji had such a dumb face.
And the first to break the silence was Kōenji.
"Sensei, what time did he get?" He asked, still with a confident smile and tone as usual. And Ren smirked back.
"UH-23.40 seconds" Sensei said after checking his watch a few times.
"OOOHH!!" The class erupted in shock as they saw Ren in a whole new light.
"SO COOL!!"
"THAT WAS AWESOME!!"
Both boys and girls praised him as he went over to the boys who finished in the top 5.
"Well, I certainly underestimated you. Info boy." Kōenji said. But Ren got one crucial piece of information out of his sentence.
'He knows that I have been gathering information!' He thought with a wide smirk.
"All right!! I'm fired up! I won't lose." Sudō said once again as he looked at us.
"Well, Ren. Not gonna lie, I didn't expect that kind of performance out of you." Yōsuke said straightforward.
"But are you sure that was a good idea?" He asked concerned.
"I don't know. But it was fun." Ren smiled at Yōsuke who then just sighed.
"Alright, but don't come crying to me if you get swarmed later." He said.
"Hehe, I won't... probably." We then laughed as we got ready for the final round.
"All right! Take your stances! It's the final round!" The teacher said as Ren, Kōenji, Sudō, Yōsuke and Miyake got ready.
And just like last time, Ren compressed his muscles and got ready.
Then the whistle blew as all five of them jumped into the pool and started swimming.
And everyone cheered as Ren and Kōenji left the other three.
Now it was a dual between the two.
But after a while, they finished and Kōenji took the win.
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After the race the class ended and both boys and girls went to their respective locker room to change.
"AAH, damn it!! Our plan failed." Ike cried out as the realisation hit him once again that he won't have a recording of this day.
"Do not worry Ike. There will be other opportunities, you see..." Then Yamauchi murmured something to Ike and he...
"OOh, you're right! Yamauchi! Let's do it!"
"Hell yeah!" They said before clapping hands together.
"See you around, Ayanokouji. Everyone." He waved everyone goodbye as he left the room.
"Bye!" He heard them behind him.
"Huh? Didn't he wear glasses?" Someone asked but Ren was by then already gone.
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Then he arrived at the entrance and saw the person he was supposed to see.
It was Haruka Hasebe.
"Yo." Ren greeted her and she returned it.
"Here are your glasses." She said while giving him his glasses.
"Yes, thank you for taking care of them." Ren said, pleased that the glasses were still in one piece.
"Hmm." She then turned around and started walking, but then suddenly stopped.
"You know... you were cool today." She muttered before continuing onwards.
Ren who heard what she said was dumbfounded. But then remembered Yōsuke's tips.
'When a girl gives you a compliment, thank them. But don't go in on it. You need to know the boundary between lovers and friends.'
"Thank you. Hasebe-san." Ren said and Hasebe stopped once again.
'EH? Did I do something wrong? Why did she stop? Did I go too far?? What did I do wrong??' Ren was in an internal panic.
Hasebe then turned around and asked with a slight lush of red.
"C-can I call you by a nickname? A-as a friend of course." She asked.
"Uh, sure." Ren affirmed.
"Alright... Then see you later 'Ama-tan'" She said before turning again and walking away with a slightly faster pace.
'... What just happened? I don't understand.' Ren thought and then caught Ayanokouji walking up to him.
Ren put his glasses on and asked.
"Did you hear?" And Ayanokouji nodded.
"... Damn, alright." He lamented for a bit that a friend saw him like that but quickly collected himself.
"Do you want to go to the dorm together Ayanokouji?"
"Sure I don't mind."
"Alright, and we're friends right? Then can I call you Kiyotaka?" Ren asked another question.
"... Only if I can call you Ren." He answered.
"Deal." Ren said.
'So, I already made a friend without even realising it huh?' Kiyotaka thought.
And the two then headed towards the dorms
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{Ren Amamiya – 1-D
PP: 69.800 points}
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