COTE: Horikita Is My Childhood Sweetheart

Chapter 159: Karuizawa doesn't want a professional!

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Haruka felt fortunate, but Ike and the others were utterly disheartened. They had all believed that Haruka had the largest breasts in Class D, even surpassing Kushida.

Naturally, they had been eagerly anticipating seeing Haruka's graceful figure in a tight swimsuit. But now, to their despair, she had chosen to sit out as an apprentice!

While Ike and the others were lamenting this disappointment, a sweet voice suddenly broke through the atmosphere.

"Wow, the indoor swimming pool is so spacious! It's even bigger than the one near my house!"

The voice belonged to Kushida. Both Yamauchi and Ike turned toward the entrance of the indoor swimming pool and saw a group of girls dressed in swimsuits.

Among them, the most eye-catching was, without a doubt, Kushida.

Although Kushida was wearing a conservative school swimsuit, the tight-fitting fabric accentuated her voluptuous chest and highlighted her alluring curves.

Not only her chest but also her slightly fleshy legs and shapely buttocks, emphasized by the swimsuit, added to her charm.

Rin gazed at Kushida with a pure and calm expression. Then he shifted his attention to Karuizawa and Horikita, who were walking behind the group of girls.

Although Karuizawa and Horikita weren't as visually striking as Kushida in their school swimsuits, their slender limbs, smooth and fair skin, and graceful body curves were still captivating in their own right.

"Ooooooh!"

"Swimming lessons are the best!"

"You're right! This is awesome!"

Ike and the others cheered loudly and enthusiastically. Rin, feeling annoyed by their noise, rubbed his ears and distanced himself from these overly excitable boys.

While the boys admired the girls in their swimsuits, the girls, in turn, observed the boys in their swim trunks.

However, most of the girls' eyes were locked on Rin. His nearly perfect and alluring physique made them feel a strange restlessness, as if their hands were itching to touch him.

Horikita, however, turned her gaze away from Rin, trying hard to suppress the unwanted thoughts rising in her mind.

- Don't look. This isn't the first time I've seen Matsuoka's body.

She recalled how, not long ago, while delivering breakfast to Rin, she had caught a glimpse of him. However, at that time, Rin, still half-asleep, had only revealed his collarbone and part of his abdomen—not the full display she was seeing now.

Meanwhile, Karuizawa, gathering her courage, stretched out her snow-white, slender legs and approached Rin. As if claiming her territory, she clung to Rin's arm intimately, pressing it gently against the side of her slender chest.

Seeing this, Horikita's expression grew noticeably colder.

"Rin~ Can you swim?" Karuizawa asked sweetly, her cheeks slightly flushed.

Rin turned his head to look at her and smiled. "Yes, I can swim. I often used to swim in rivers, catching fish and grilling them for food. I'm pretty good at it."

"That's amazing. I can't swim, so you have to teach me later," Karuizawa said with an eager tone.

"It's okay to teach you, but wouldn't the swimming teacher be more professional?" Rin replied with a small chuckle.

"I don't want professional!" Karuizawa blurted out instinctively.

"Hmm?" Rin raised an eyebrow.

"Well, what I mean is…" Karuizawa stammered, trying to recover. "The swimming teacher looks so stern and intimidating. I'm scared of him, so I don't dare let him teach me how to swim."

Rin glanced at Karuizawa, who looked a little guilty, and nodded. "Okay, I'll teach you later."

In truth, Karuizawa could swim. Although her swimming skills were average, she could manage.

However, Karuizawa just wanted Rin to teach her step by step, giving her an opportunity to pretend her hands or feet had slipped so she could throw herself into Rin's arms and enjoy close contact with him!

The mere thought of hugging Rin made Karuizawa feel both excited and shy.

The burly Mr. Arata counted the students wearing swimsuits, including Rin and his group, and then moved on to count the students seated in the audience section on the high platform.

"There are twenty-four students in swimsuits and sixteen apprentices. All forty students are here. Everyone is accounted for... but isn't this class's number of apprentices a bit excessive?" Mr. Arata muttered.

Among the sixteen apprentice students, twelve were girls, and the remaining four were boys.

Many of the girls were not avoiding the swimming lesson because they couldn't touch water due to their menstrual cycles. Instead, they simply resisted participating and felt disgusted at the thought of being seen in swimsuits by those annoying boys.

Originally, the overweight and socially awkward otaku, Satomura, had also planned to join as an apprentice with the sole purpose of secretly taking photos of girls in swimsuits.

However, since electronic devices like mobile phones were prohibited, Satomura opted out of the apprenticeship.

After confirming that all the Class D students were present, Mr. Arata spoke loudly, "Alright, everyone, come and gather. Boys on one side and girls on the other."

At his command, Karuizawa reluctantly let go of Rin's arm and moved over to the girls' side, while Rin joined the boys' line.

Coincidentally, the person standing directly in front of Rin was Ayanokoji. Rin took this opportunity to observe him.

Ayanokoji's muscles are so well-defined. No wonder the narrator thought his physical fitness surpassed that gorilla-like guy, Rin thought to himself.

At that moment, Chabashira entered the indoor swimming pool area and made her way to the high platform where the audience seats were located.

Chabashira wanted to observe the students of Class D during their swimming lesson. By watching them swim, she could indirectly assess their physical condition.

'Rin, let me see how strong you really are,' Chabashira thought silently as she looked at him.

Arata then addressed the gathered students loudly, "We'll start with warm-up exercises, and then I'll arrange for everyone to swim so I can evaluate your swimming abilities."

As soon as Arata finished speaking, one of the boys raised his hand.

"Teacher, I'm not very good at swimming," the boy admitted.

Rin turned to look at the boy. Since this boy always followed classroom rules and rarely spoke to others, Rin remembered him.

His name seemed to be Yukimura Teruhiko.

"Those who can't swim, step forward," Arata said seriously. "I'll teach you personally later so you can learn to swim before summer arrives!"

"It's fine as long as I'm not forced to learn. I'm not particularly keen on swimming anyway," Yukimura replied hesitantly.

"No way!" Arata responded firmly. "I must teach you how to swim because swimming is a skill that will undoubtedly come in handy in the future!"

Despite his large and muscular appearance, Arata was surprisingly a responsible and dedicated teacher.