Starting in class C: not completely defective.

Summer part 2: swimsuits. Lots of swimsuits.

"I love it" I said. I would have to be careful that my nose didn't start bleeding.

Just then, another girl came out of the changing rooms, this time turning the heads of many male students.

"Whew. This sure is a huge crowd, isn't it?" Ichinose, the leader of class 1-B came out of the changing rooms. Was she talking to me? We had never really spoken before, but I suppose it was natural for her to want to speak to me after what happened on the island and the cruise ship.

Nope, it turned out she was talking with one of her friends. That was a shame. I had wanted to talk to her for a while. In the coming conflict next term, someone like her would be necessary to avoid conflict between the 2 groups.

Fuka and I went to the sun beds, and laid down.

"Ah, Kiyo. Could you perhaps put the sunscreen on my back? I can't quite reach." Fuka asked. I knew for a fact that she was flexible enough to touch her back, but who was I to deny the queen? I rubbed the sunscreen into her back, and she let out a small giggle.

"Mhm, don't enjoy yourself too much. People will notice." She said. Jeez, that was embarrassing. Once again, I felt death stares from other male students. I didn't mind. I was happy right now. Nothing could ruin my mood.

"Heads up, Kiyo. We got company." Fuka said to me. I followed her gaze, and saw Kushida. Luckily, she wasn't focused on us, but it was doubtless that we'd interact at some point during the day. Damn. And, to make it worse, Kouenji and Kanzaki had just joined her. I had just realised how strong Kushida's feelings were for me, whether they were love or hatred or whatever didn't matter.

For her illusion to work, she needed to be friends with everyone, and not have a particular friendship group. She had made a friend group just to either kill me or make me her pet. She really felt strongly about me. Right, ok, now Sakayanagi was with them too. Could it get any worse?

I saw Ryuuen, Ibuki, Shiina and Albert walking out of the changing rooms. I hadn't realised they'd be here, but it was a nice coincidence. I waved them over.

"Sorry for bothering you." Said Ryuuen, approaching me. He understood that Fuka probably wanted to spend time with me.

Fuka quickly waved her hand. "Pfft, don't worry Ryuuen. It's the last day of summer vacation, after all." She smiled.

"Well, it's true that we only have a few opportunities to have a day like this. Hiyori really wanted to come out today." Huh, Ryuuen had called Shiina by her first name? How odd.

As Ryuuen and I chatted about nothing in particular, we heard increasingly loud cheers up ahead.

"Sounds like they're all fired up over something," Ryuuen said.

I raised my head to look. At the centre of the uproar was a huge splash. A person and a ball flew upward into the air. The person delivered a powerful, aggressive spike that sent the ball flying to the opponents side of the pool. Apparently, they were playing volleyball.

"Wow! They're really good!" Said Shiina.

There were 3 pools in the large facility, all currently being used for various activities and games. One pool was for standard swimming. Another was built to function like a lazy river with a current. The final pool was mainly geared toward activities and sports.

A large crowd of screaming girls surrounded the sports pool, in which students were playing a fierce game of volleyball. I'd never seen many of them before. The majority looked a little older than us. They were probably second or third-year students.

One male student, in particular, stood out.

"Tch, what a show off."

The object of Fuka's expressed annoyance was the same student I'd noticed. Nagumo Miyabi, the student council Vice President. At first glance, his slender form appeared delicate. Upon closer inspection, though, you saw his well defined abs. The way his blond hair swayed whenever he moved, and the composed expression on his face, caught the eye.

Apparently, this young man had stolen most of the female students' attention.

"Ugh, how annoying. I didn't want to have that guy blocking my view." Fuka said.

It was certainly annoying, as just then Kushida's group went over to watch him. That in itself wasn't annoying, but it was the fact that they all already seemed to be acquainted. That was worrying, as I'm pretty sure Nagumo hated me. Not quite as much as Kushida, but I'm pretty sure he hated me. If they had teamed up, that meant that they had a powerful student on their side. That was bad news.

He wasn't showered in attentional due to his appearance. I saw the sharp gleam in his eyes as his attention focused upward. He soared into the air to meet the ball that a teammate passed him.

Most of the onlookers went quiet, as though they'd forgotten to cheer. Everyone watched with bated breath. He shot the ball at a sharp angle and with high velocity. It assaulted the enemy team. The student who received the ball was clearly skilled, too. He responded quickly and dove to keep the ball in play.

Everyone screamed in unison as Nagumo scored a point. His physical abilities' superior nature was obvious. Looking at how developed the lower half of his body was, I guessed that he focused on a sport in which he used his legs. Was it Fuka that told me he was in the soccer club?

The game had finished, and Kushida's group went over to talk to him. That wasn't surprising, as I had thought they were in cahoots. What was more surprising was Ichinose going up to him. Then, it made sense. I had heard that the student council President had rejected her application to join the student council multiple times, but she still managed to get in. Perhaps it was Nagumo who accepted her application?

"Hey, Kiyo. Why don't we play some volleyball? With you, me, Ryuuen, Albert and Ibuki, we'll have 5 people. I suppose that'll do. I want to wipe the smug look off of Nagumo's face." Fuka said to me.

I looked at the others. "What do you reckon? You want to play?" I asked.

"Kukuku sure." Ryuuen smirked.

We went over to the volleyball pool.

"Hey, hey, Nagumo. Fancy a quick game?" Fuka shouted to Nagumo.

Nagumo paled slightly when he heard her voice, but turned around.

"Ah, Kiryuuin. And Ayanokouji. You think you can beat us? Heh, I suppose it's not fair for all us seniors to go up against a few first-years. You guys go, I'll play with Kushida and the others." He said. The people he was playing with before left, and the Kushida group joined him, as well as Ichinose.

All in all, they had Nagumo, Kushida, Kouenji, Kanzaki and Ichinose. 5 vs 5. Sakayanagi obviously couldn't play.

"Haha, let's all have fun, guys." Kushida giggled.

"Yeah. Do your best." Ichinose said.

"Hm. Let the game begin." Nagumo said, throwing the ball in the air.

Authors notes
1878 words
A few alterations from the ln.
The idiot trio has placed the camera in the vent. Kiyo saw them.
A volleyball game has begun between the Ayanokouji group and the Kushida group + Nagumo's pawn.
Not much else to say
Hope you're all doing well and I hope you enjoyed.