COTE: Horikita Is My Childhood Sweetheart

Chapter 162: Rin's Purpose

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"Matsuoka's physical fitness is also very good. He is an all-round genius."

While Chabashira was giving Rin's evaluation, the other boys were still swimming hard in the swimming pool. The one who fell behind was Yamauchi, who had only swum one-third of the way.

The second to last was Ike, who was just a little faster than Yamauchi.

There are blessings and misfortunes.

Fortunately, everyone's attention was now focused on Rin, and no one paid attention to them swimming so slowly.

"No way."

Arata looked at the timer with a look of astonishment, because he couldn't believe the results of the handsome boy in front of him.

In the 50-meter freestyle, Rin only took 21.7 seconds!

You should know that the standard for international-level swimmers in the 50-meter freestyle is 21.95 seconds!

Rin only took 21.7 seconds; he had already reached the level of an international swimming champion!

People with this level of swimming ability can already represent the country in the Olympics!

The lowest time for an international-level swimmer is 21.95 seconds.

The lowest time for athletes is 23.28 seconds.

The minimum time for a Level 1 athlete is twenty-four and a half seconds.

The lowest time for a Level 2 athlete is 27.5 seconds.

Arata suppressed his inner shock, looked at Rin's expression, and began to observe his expression after he swam fifty meters.

His face wasn't red and he wasn't out of breath. He was calm and relaxed. You could tell at a glance that he was doing it with ease and wasn't using his full strength at all!

Arata was excited. If this boy received professional training and exercise, he would definitely take less time to swim the 50-meter freestyle!

Rin lifted up the loose hair that was dripping with water. His dashing move once again made the girls scream, and Arata hurried over.

"What's your name, student?"

Rin looked sideways at Arata with a slightly surprised expression. He didn't expect that he didn't had to go to him to implement the plan, but he took the initiative to come to him.

Well, Rin didn't need to take the initiative anymore.

"Teacher, my name is Rin Matsuoka."

"Student Rin, your swimming level is extremely high and has reached international level! Do you have any idea of representing the school in various swimming competitions?" Arata asked impatiently.

Arata's question made Rin's eyes flash with a smile. As expected, as long as he showed his talent or strength in swimming, he would definitely get the attention of the swimming teacher.

Getting the swimming teacher's attention is the first step in Rin's plan to deal with Nagumo.

Rin blinked and showed a serious expression to Arata, "I think about it day and night. I dream of bringing honor to the school!"

"That's great!" Arata was overjoyed.

"But teacher, if I want to represent the school in a swimming competition, do I have to join the swimming club first?"

"Yes, You have to join the swimming club first, otherwise you won't be qualified to participate in the swimming competition," Arata answered Rin's question truthfully.

"That can't be helped."

Rin, secretly happy, spread his hands and said, "I have applied to join the swimming club before, but the senior who is recruiting new members told me that the swimming club only accepts girls and not boys, so I can't join the swimming club."

"If you can't join the swimming club, you won't be eligible to participate in the swimming competition."

"If I don't qualify for the swimming competition, I won't be able to bring honor to the school."

Rin's words made Arata frown. In fact, he had also heard about the incident in the swimming club a few months ago where a boy was forced to leave the club.

But Arata is not the swimming club's instructor, and he has no authority to manage it.

Rin looked at Arata, who was frowning, and blinked as he said, "I also heard that boys are not allowed to join the swimming club. This rule was issued by the vice president of the student council."

"I asked Asahina-san from the swimming club to talk to Vice President to see if he can make an exception and let me join the swimming club."

"But he refused."

"Finally, I asked Vice President why he made such a rule, and then I heard some rumors."

"Rumor has it that Nagumo's childhood friend is in the swimming club, and he made a rule that boys are not allowed to join in order to prevent them from seeing his childhood friend wearing a swimsuit."

"This is not just abusing power for personal gain—this is really too much."

Arata frowned and said slowly, "I will report this situation to the school board, and the board will definitely abolish the regulations made by the vice president at random."

"Then you can join the swimming club, Matsuoka."

Rin said, "Teacher, I applied to join the student council because I couldn't join the swimming club before."

"The school stipulates that students who join the student council cannot join other clubs."

Arata patted Rin's shoulder and assured him, "It's okay. Anyway, the official approval of the student council will be in May. The school will deal with the regulations set by the vice president for the swimming club before then. Don't worry, Rin, you will definitely join the swimming club."

Rin, who had not yet achieved his goal of dealing with Nagumo, continued, "Teacher, I heard that the vice president is petty-minded. I'm worried that even if the school abolishes the rules he set for the swimming club, he will still target me for joining the swimming club."

"Hmm..." Arata frowned. He felt that what Rin said made sense.

The vice president, made an outrageous rule that prohibited boys from joining the swimming club just because his childhood friend was in the club.

If Rin really joins the swimming club, then Nagumo is very likely to target him.

Rin's swimming skills are so good that he has broken world records. He is a great talent who can bring honor to the school!

Therefore, Arata must not let Rin be delayed or ruined by that kind of selfish student who abuses his power for personal gain!

Rin found that Arata did not refute him but was in deep thought, so he smiled and kindly suggested, "Teacher, why don't you just propose to the school to remove Vice President?"

"As long as we remove Vice President, he will no longer have the power to manage the swimming club. Then I can join the swimming club without any worries."

This was Rin's purpose.

By showing off his swimming skills, he was able to report Nagumo's abuse of power for personal gain to the school's top management and thus have Nagumo expelled from the student council.

The student council in Japan is very powerful and governs all students on behalf of the school.

Therefore, as long as Nagumo is no longer part of the student council, he will not be able to trouble Rin through its authority.

The only downside to Rin's method of dealing with Nagumo is that he will have to join the swimming club afterward.

Rin's proposal was well thought out. It directly solved the problem and ensured that Nagumo would lose the power and authority to govern the swimming club. Arata nodded in agreement and said, "Rin, your proposal is excellent. I will present it to the school."

Rin, satisfied with the success of his plan, smiled and said, "Then, teacher, let's make a deal. Once the school removes Nagumo from the student council, I will join the swimming club, participate in swimming competitions for the school, and win the championship."

"Alright."

After readily agreeing to Rin's terms, Arata suddenly felt that something was off... Was he being led by this student?

Arata now had the uncomfortable realization that he might have been used as a pawn by Rin. However, at that moment, all the boys in the swimming pool had already come ashore, so he pushed this strange feeling aside.

"The first-place winner, Rin Matsuoka, finished in just 21.7 seconds!"

"Ohhhhh~"

The girls cheered loudly. They had never paid much attention to swimming and didn't understand just how extraordinary Rin's result was. They were simply cheering for Rin, the handsome boy.

In the audience, Chabashi couldn't help but be slightly stunned. She was also shocked by Rin's time. While she had seen Rin's swimming speed firsthand, she didn't expect him to complete the swim in such an astonishingly short time.