Chapter 103 Help Me Wipe
From the results, the first day of the sports festival went without any problems.
It proceeded normally and smoothly.
All thanks to the Fuki Committee for borrowing that batch of sports equipment from Tsukinomori Girls' Academy, at least the school didn't embarrass itself in front of so many students and parents.
The equipment for the following two days was also gradually being transported from Tsukinomori by the Fuki Committee.
It must be said that as an "elite school," Tsukinomori might have been lacking in athletic achievements, but their facilities were genuinely complete, surpassing even Ugao High, which valued club activities more – and perfectly filled the three-day gap in equipment for the sports festival.
Naturally, a new order for equipment had already been placed.
The affair with Mari Enterprise couldn't be kept secret after all, and it was soon exposed, so the school also learned why the equipment procurement was never delivered.
One could only say, trust placed in the wrong hands, and consider oneself unlucky.
Thus, they allocated another sum of money for the Sports Committee to order from other manufacturers.
As for the procurement funds swallowed by Mari Enterprise, that was still being disputed.
There wasn't just Yuqiu High School that had been duped out of money by Mari Enterprise, but hundreds, even thousands of commissioning bodies nationwide were counting on the National Tax Agency to dig out Mari Enterprise's money and return it to them.
As one might guess, this would likely be a rather lengthy process.
After all, the efficiency of government departments is something those in the know are familiar with.
Fortunately, the rumors outside hadn't affected the school.
Very few students knew of the connection between Mari Enterprise and Saijo Mari.
And the few who did know were close friends of hers, or among the students well-informed about school affairs, such as Kiryu Hina and Ayakoji Chiyoko – they were even less likely to gossip.
It was not only meaningless and off-putting but also devalued ones' standing.
With that, the sports festival safely transitioned to the second day.
Click, click.
The flash of the cameras hadn't stopped since the beginning of the competition, ever since the athletes took the stage.
The reporters from the Society Discussion Meeting's daily and Ugao's News Department were competing with each other, each brandishing a DSLR camera, snapping away at Ayakoji Chiyoko from every angle.
This time, even the Student Council-aligned News Department had to concede that Ayakoji Chiyoko by the poolside was the 'political correct' subject, and not capturing her would be regrettable later.
Not just student journalists at the school, but ordinary visitors from outside the school couldn't help pulling out their phones to target her.
With her voluptuous and tall figure, pure white and tight long legs, waist as thin as a model's, and the to-die-for big big big, Ayakoji Chiyoko had become the center of attention for the entire venue.
This person, who usually looks so stern with no expression on her face, making one feel as if standing before a stoic judge, why did she become so tantalizing once she put on a swimsuit?
Kagura Hikaru stood behind her, responsible for holding her stuff and handing her a towel later, thinking this to himself.
The focus of attention on the second day of the sports festival was on the freestyle swimming event.
Being able to legally and freely witness the exposed figures of young boys and girls was not an opportunity that came by often.
Although the so-called exposure was merely the level of competitive swimwear, along with tight shorts similar to what cyclists wear, which usually wouldn't elicit any excitement.
However, evidence showed that some individuals naturally had the talent.
Being able to sway even in competitive swimwear, Kagura had only seen one such person so far.
He pretended to casually glance at a certain astounded senior sister Ai Cheng Karen outside, who looked barren, and then turned his head away, unable to bear looking any more.
It was too much, such a comparison was just too much, it was criminal.
Ayakoji Chiyoko, in her swimsuit, stood by the poolside like a huge bomb. Everyone rushed to watch, and the sides of the pool were packed to the brim, with both males and females showing equal interest – or rather, the girls' screams were even louder.
Shouting things like "Lady Ayakoji!" and giving a massive shock to the parents of other students nearby.
"It seems you've achieved your goal," commented Kagura as he handed her a swimming cap.
Ayakoji Chiyoko tied up her hair and put on the white swimming cap to hold her hair in place, then turned around and gave him a disdainful look, "You're not watching me too, are you?"
"...Huh? Why would I be looking at you?"
"Heh, perv,"
Ayakoji Chiyoko didn't give anyone a chance to explain and, with a cold snort, took her place at the starting block alongside the other competitors at the edge of the pool.
One foot forward, one foot back, pressing against the raised block, she bent over until both hands touched the surface, assuming the standard starting position.
Kagura Hikaru: "..."
Because he stood directly behind her, when Ayakoji Chiyoko bent over, her "safe delivery" butt was right in his line of sight.
It was a veritable assault on his aesthetic preferences.
He was supposed to prefer the petite type!
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A whistle blew.
All the competing girls dived into the water at once.
Only Ayakoji Chiyoko performed a professional level dive, swimming underwater like a fish for a distance before surfacing to start freestyle swimming, pulling more than a meter ahead of the other competitors with just one stroke, eliciting gasps from the crowd.
The girls from Ugao High were even more direct, yelling out, "Go, President!" "So cool!" "Marry me!" and other such fanatic declarations.
It was only now that Kagura Hikaru realized Ayakoji Chiyoko's popularity among the schoolgirls was extraordinary, at least on the same level as Kiryu Hina's brainwashing.
And as she showed off her figure more, it was clear that even the boys were getting restless.
"Ohhh, President!! Go for it!!!"
Indeed, someone embarrassing had to make an appearance.
It was the Gorilla Vice President, his tall and robust figure standing out in the crowd, shaking the support flag in his hands, his face full of fervor.
The surrounding Discipline Committee members naturally wouldn't be outdone and spontaneously cheered for Ayakoji Chiyoko.
"Go, President!!"
"Take first place!!"
"President, you rock!!"
"Up, up, up, up, up!!!"
In the charged atmosphere, Ayakoji Chiyoko comfortably dominated and won all the swimming events: the women's 50-meter freestyle, the 100-meter freestyle, the water polo, and the 800-meter relay freestyle.
These events were held back to back with only a short rest in between, making them more tiring than a marathon.
What on earth was her body made of? She was just too strong.
Like a mermaid emerging from the water, Ayakoji Chiyoko leaped out, sat at the edge of the pool, dipping her fair feet back into the water.
She took off her swim cap, wiped the water from her face, and breathed lightly, her cheeks reddened from the strenuous exercise.
"Here, a towel."
Kagura Hikaru draped the towel over her head.
Ayakoji Chiyoko didn't look back, exposing her not so broad back to him, her hands weakly pulled on both sides of the towel, eventually letting it hang down.
"Help me dry off; I don't have the strength."
"Weren't you just trying to get the boys' votes by doing all this? If people see you being intimate with someone else, wouldn't that backfire?"
"... You've got a point."
"I'm off to get ready for the men's event; you should go rest after you dry off."
Having said that, Kagura Hikaru left.
Ayakoji Chiyoko watched him walk further away and, feeling a mix of shame and irritation, pulled the towel down.
Why had she said that kind of thing just now.
It made no sense!