Kiyopon waited at the pool, simply sitting down and sticking his toes in.

Some students noticed him and gave a small smile as they adored how much he acted like a child.

Kiyopon hummed to himself as he waited for the others to arrive. Suddenly, a voice called out to him.

" Ayanokoji-kun! " Ichinose walked up to him with a smile.

Kiyopon turned his head towards Ichinose and his eyes immediately widened as he witnessed her badonkers jiggling menacingly.

" Whew, this place sure is crowded, huh?" Ichinose was completely oblivious to the stare that Kiyopon was giving her and everyone else's stares too.

"...Hai...." Kiyopon quietly answered as he desperately tried to return his focus back to the pool water.

" Where are the others? I thought the boys would be faster?" Ichinose asked.

" They're....still changing..." He answered.

" Ahh, I see." Ichinose nodded in understanding.

In actuality, those three idiots were likely executing their plan at this very moment. Every girl that enters that locker room to change will be oblivious to what they had set up.

Well, except for the girl that Kiyopon had deployed to sabotage their plan.

" Hey, Ayanokoji-kun. Why are you staring so intently at the water?" Ichinose asked, curiously.

Kiyopon stayed silent at that, deciding not to answer for his own sanity. After all, he was still a boy.

But Ichinose wasn't having it.

She sat beside him and began to peek in on his face.

" Eh?" Ichinose said in suprise as Kiyopon quickly turned his head to the side, avoiding the urge to return her gaze.

" Ayanokoji-kun?" Ichinose tried to grab his attention but Kiyopon didn't budge.

Ichinose pouted, still confused on why he was acting like this when he usually gave his full attention to the person talking to him.

" Hmm..." Ichinose hummed before deciding to poke his cheek.

" Poke!" She said but it elicited no reaction.

Still, Ichinose decided to persist and began poking his cheeks and going lower and lower to try and get a reaction.

But after several poke attempts, she began to realize something.

' He's hard....' she thought to herself , completely suprised but was soon overtaken by curiosity as she began touching his shoulders,arms and torso.

Kiyopon tensed slightly. He felt a bit uncomfortable by Ichinose's sudden rubbing.

Kiyopon grabbed her hand and gently stopped her as he finally turned his head to look her in the eye.

"...." he gave her a blank stare.

Ichinose suddenly realized why he had stopped her and immediately blushed in embarassment.

" Sorry! I got carried away. I was suprised when I felt your body....you have the ideal amount of muscle, without being too muscular." She said.

Kiyopon sighed and lets go of her wrist.

" Ayanokoji-kun, do you work out?" She asked.

"...I used to." Kiyopon answered.

" Ohhh...I see..." She nodded but then noticed Kiyopon quickly returning his gaze back to the water.

Ichinose pouts again.

" Ayanokoji-kun, are you avoiding me?" She asks.

Kiyopon shakes his head no but still refused to look at her.

She furrowed her brows in confusion.

" Then why are you not looking at me? Is something wrong?" She asked, curiously.

Kiyopon didn't respond for a while but he gave up after a minute of silence.

He sighs.

" It's because......Ichinose's body is.....dangerous....for me...."

he slowly said and with each word that came out of his mouth, he felt like drowning himself in the pool.

" My body is dangerous for you?" Ichinose repeated as she processed the meaning behind his words.

" O-Oh! " Ichinose's face began turning red as she finally began to realize what Kiyopon meant.

She immediately crossed her arms in embarassment as she turned to look at the other way.

" I....I didn't....oh my goodness..." she didn't know what to say. She felt bad for making Kiyopon uncomfortable like that.

" I'm....sorry for making you uncomfortable...." she apologized with a red face.

" There's no need to apologize..." He assured her.

" Ahaha....." Ichinose awkwardly chuckled at this situation. " It was a suprise....to see you embarassed like this, Ayanokoji-kun...." she said to ease the atmosphere between them.

Kiyopon hummed in agreement before deciding to fall straight into the water.

Splash! He goes.

" Eh? Ayanokoji-kun?!" Ichinose wad suprised.

A moment later, Kiyopon popped out from the water and stared at Ichinose.

Ichinose giggled moments later before jokingly saying,

" Oh, Ayanokoji-kun of the pool. What is your wisdom?" She asked.

Kiyopon furrowed his brows in confusion. Was it a reference to something? He wondered.

But before he could inquire about that, bunches of voices entered their space.

" Yo! " Ike called and the rest of the girls and boys in their group trailed behind.

" Hm? Ayanokoji-kun already began swimming, huh?" Mori mused.

" Huh? Get out of the water, Ayanokoji! We're planning to find a better spot." Ike said.

Kiyopon quietly swam to the side of the pool and pulled himself up.

Horikita,Sakura,Ichinose,Airi,Amikura,Ninomiya, and Ando immediately focused their gaze on him as he got out of the water.

' This sight....is a wonder for the world...' They thought simultaneously.

Manabe entered the locker room with her friends. Her friends began chatting while Manabe used them as a sort of shield for what she's about to do.

She went to the back of the room and bent down to open the grate. It opened easily, but it was clearly already unscrewed beforehand.

" ....These perverts." She muttered in disgust as she saw the RC with a camera attached to it. She then began following Kiyopon's instructions and swapped the sd cards.

She closed the grate once she finished and stared at the sd card in her hand.

" He's the only one who...." she trailed off as she thought about Kiyopon.

She felt conflicted about him. He has control over her, he threatened her, she could never forgive him for that.

But despite that, she knows that he doesn't act that way when he's with others. It's not like his actions are lying either, he feels genuine when he acts like.....' normal ' ?

" Seriously.....who in the world are you...which one is the real you, Ayanokoji...." she muttered to herself before changing and heading out with her friends to the pool.

Along the way, the group had met up with more of Ichinose's classmates. Ichinose suggested they joined in after seeking approval from the students already with her. As a result, their group grew larger.

A large crowd of screaming girls surrounded one of the pools, in which students were playing a game of volleyball. The game was feirce, the students that were playing definitely put on a show for the spectators.

" He's awesome." Sudo seemed suprised at one student in particular.

Kiyopon glanced towards the object of Sudo's admiration and it landed on a blonde handsome boy with a slim build. He was most likely a senpai.

Actually, ' handsome' would be an understatement for him. He was a beautiful young man who attracted all the girls around him as he played hard in volleyball.

" Ugh, he's the kind of guy I hate the most. Even though he not that talented or hardworking, he's a winner because of his looks." Ike spat and Yamauchi agreed.

Kiyopon could understand their envy, but they weren't exactly right. The young man had a gleam in his eyes and a calm expression as he played amazingly, these traits also play a part in gaining attraction from the surrounding girls.

The way he jumped made Kiyopon think that he must've done track and field or perhaps soccer due to that leg strength.

" Ah, that's Nagumo-senpai from Class 2-A." Ichinose said.

' Nagumo....' Kiyopon recalled that name during his encounters with Manabu.

" Who is he, exactly?" Horikita inquired.

" You don't know, Horikita-san? He's part of the student council y'know." Mori chimed.

" Student council? That's amazing..." Sakura said.

Ichinose nodded, " And he's the vice president to go along with it." She added.

The group watched as the young man named Nagumo showed off his skills. His team based all of their plays around Nagumo alone and it was working quite nicely and soon ended with their victory over the opposite team.

" Even though he seems popular with the ladies. I've never heard of him until now. You didn't know him either, right, Ayanokoji-kun? He's obviously skilled, but considering his notoriety, I imagine some of that must be hype. I'm sure the student council president can surpass him in any activity, wouldn't you say?" Horikita asked Kiyopon.

Kiyopon rose a brow at that. Was Horikita trying to direct the praises to her brother instead? How sly, Kiyopon thought.

" Yeah. They say the president is amazing. He's possibly the most extraordinary student in this school's whole history. Wait, he has the same surname as you , right, Horikita-san?" Ichinose asked.

Horikita nodded.

" Hey, why don't we play some volleyball? With Shibata-kun and the other guys in our team, we'll have six people, and you guys will have seven. If we rotate, we should be set!" Ichinose suggested as she picked up the volleyball.

Kiyopon looked at his classmates' expressions but they didn't seem to be against it. Though, he predicted Horikita would try to back away.

" Um, sorry but I'm really bad at physical ability. Is it okay if I just watch?" Sakura asked.

" Sure!" Ichinose nodded and Sakura gave her thanks.

" I don't really feel like playing, either." Said, Horikita.

Kiyopon was spot-on with his prediction.

But before Horikita could make a move to back away completely. Mori decided to grab her by the arm, halting Horikita's movements.

" Oya~? Is Horikita-san running away?" Mori said, as if trying to provoke her.

Horikita glares at Mori.

" It's not ' running away' when it's just a game, no?" Horikita snapped back.

But Ichinose decided to back up Mori.

" You're certainly right. But this is like a microcosm of our class. Who's more ambitiou, and who has superior teamwork? In that sense, it's a mock competition. Or are you saying that you don't want to compete against us?" Ichinose said.

" What happened to thinking of this day as day of relaxation? Didn't you and Mori-san agree to not think of anything related to class matters for this day?" Horikita said.

Ichinose giggles, " Of course! But aren't you curious on how our class works? Class D vs Class B in a game of volleyball. Losers treats the winners to a free lunch." Ichinose decided to add some stakes.

That alone, immediately alerted Kiyopon's senses.

Before Horikita could try and deny Ichinose, Kiyopon had placed a hand on Horikita's shoulder.

Horikita turned her head to him in confusion, but she was met with an intense gaze as if urging her to say yes.

' Is he going to play just for the free lunch?' She wondered, but that was most likely the case.

Horikita sighed and nodded, which pleased Kiyopon before he takes his hand off her shoulder.

" Fine. Let's do it." Horikita reluctantly agreed.

" Yeah! I'll attract the girls just like Nagumo-senpai!" Ike stated something quite delusional.

" Yeah! Same here!" Yamauchi joined in on Ike's delusions.

" Yeah! Let's beat these meatheads!" Sudo seemed pumped up as well, even though he was the actual meathead....but I won't ruin his dreams.

" Are you any good at pool volleyball, Mori-san?" Horikita asked Mori.

" Nope. But I'm still playing. What about you?" She threw back the question.

" It seems like we're on the same boat, then." Horikita said.

" What about Ayanokoji-kun? Does he know how to play?" Mori asked.

Horikita shrugs, " I don't know." She said.

" All right, leave it to me!"

Sudo looked up at the ball as it arced down. He jumped into the air and slammed the ball at the opposing team, as fast as a bullet. Ichinose tried her absolute hardest to keep the ball in play but her movements in the water were slow and dull. She couldn't make it in time.

And that marked the first point of the game, courtesy of Class D.

Kiyopon glanced at Sudo and thought that perhaps Sudo's strength was equal to or greater than Nagumo's. His experience playing basketball also must've helped with his arm strength in order to perform that powerful slam.

" Yeah!" Sudo struck a victory pose.

' As expected, Sudo can dominate the athletic activities. ' Horikita thought.

" Wow! That was an amazing shot, you really got us good on that one. " Ichinose said as she scooped up the ball and handing it back to Sudo.

" Heh. Well, I guess a girl couldn't really repel my attack. Suppose I need to dial it down a little, huh?" Sudo boasted.

" Are you being sexist now? Don't underestimate us girls." Ichinose said with a smile on her face, not the slightest hint of anger evident.

" Sudo-kun has a wide defensive range and high attack power. We need to avoid his area as much as possible." Kanzaki observed. Looks like Class B is planning to turn Class D's biggest strength into their biggest weakness.

All they needed to do, was to aim the ball towards the more unathletic class D students....

For example....

" Ichinose, give me the ball!" Shibata called and Ichinose nodded as she guided the ball towards Shibata, who immediately leapt up to strike.

" I-I got it!" Yamauchi said as the ball was heading towards him, but as Yamauchi leapt, his hand missed the strike and as a result, the point belonged to Class B.

" Shit!" Yamauchi cursed.

" Haruki! What the hell, man?" Ike called.

" I-I just missed!" Yamauchi replied.

" Yeah no shit! Don't miss next time!" Sudo said and Yamauchi nodded quickly.

Ike picked up the ball and proceeded to strike it towards the opposing team. It awkwardly sailed to their side, much to Class B's satisfaction.

Ichinose then leaped to pitch it back to the other side.

" Come on! Move!" Sudo scolded the guys before leaping for it himself and striked the ball back into the opposing side.

Kanzaki managed to keep the ball in play and sent the ball in the air for another girl to strike it towards Class D's side.

Amikura striked it towards Kiyopon.

Kiyopon looked up to see the ball heading down his way, he prepared to strike but in his mind, time began to slow down as he realized a few things.

1. Ichinose was watching.

2. He felt another person's gaze on him. Someone that's not from Class B or Class D.

3. If he tries to play his best, then this will go into B's advantage.

Who knows if there was going to be an event, in which you earn class points through physical activities.

Kiyopon released a small sigh before tuning his strength to at least strike the ball, sending it into Sudo's direction.

" Nice one!" Sudo complimented before leaping up and slamming it, might, towards B's side.

Class B failed to save the ball and Class D earned that point.

" Nice pass, Ayanokoji!" Sudo said and Kiyopon nodded in response.

" He's good." Mori said, amazed. " I thought Sudo-kun would be carrying us in this game...but perhaps Ayanokoji-kun is also good at sports? " Mori said.

" It seems that way..." Horikita suspected that Kiyopon might be good in sports activities as well, judging by how he dodged Manabu's attacks when they first met.

But Horikita felt that he was still holding back, which was quite understandable since it'd be giving away free information to the enemy.

Ichinose smiled as she scooped up the ball.

" Aww, we didn't expect that! " she cooed. " Nonetheless, let's keep it together Class B! The game's just begun!" She motivated her class and they all nodded in response as they prepared to get serious.

Kiyopon glanced to the side and found the person that was gazing at him from afar.

' Nagumo-senpai is watching....' Kiyopon thought. He can't show off too much of his abilities, he'd rather rely on Sudo to win the game for their team.

The ball was in the air, and Ichinose leapt up to strike.

" Eat this!" She said, her breats jiggling as she sent the ball back towards D's side. Unfortunately, Yamauchi and Ike's gaze were towards her breasts so they weren't moving.

Horikita did a small 'tch' for their behavior before she managed to send the ball towards Sudo's direction, keeping the ball in play and in Sudo's striking range.

" Great!" Sudo did his usual leap and striked it hard, sending the ball speeding like a bullet towards the opposite side.