Real teaching, hypocritical gray life

Recent events always give me a new impression of the world.

"You are... Luo-san from Class B, first grade, right?"

The man took a deep breath, then straightened his chest, and finally recovered his breathing when he said the last sentence.

"Yes...Anyway, I want to get familiar with this special swimming facility before tomorrow. Is it convenient now?"

"Of course, I heard about your story from others yesterday. I will just be your guide to take you into the swimming pool to familiarize yourself with it. My name is Teruichi Yasuda, so you can just call me Senior Yasuda."

"...Then please take care of me, Yasuda-senpai. You already know my name, so I won't introduce myself in detail."

"Well, please take care of me."

"Oh, by the way... before entering the swimming pool, please take a look at this first, so that it will be easier to remember the route when you are familiar with it later."

As he spoke, Senior Yasuda took out a square of folded paper from his trouser pocket and handed it to me. Probably because of the hot weather, the paper was soaked with sweat, and it felt damp and cool to the touch. It even smelled a little bit bad.

But I didn't pay attention to the details in this regard. I tried to unfold the folded paper and looked at it carefully.

The paper contained nothing confidential, but a printed plan of the structure of the special swimming pool facility that the school had temporarily opened. Every place was clearly marked, and there was even a lot of supplementary information.

"As you can see, this is a floor plan of the entire swimming facility. Please make sure to observe and note the location information. We will check it later when we go in."

Well, although he told me to do so, it's actually not necessary. It's more efficient for me to talk while walking... Maybe Yasuda-senpai just wanted to take this opportunity to rest, after all, he looked really tired.

Thinking of this, I decided to record the content of this print in my mind.

This special swimming pool facility is about twice as large as the swimming pool normally used for classes.

The giant facility has three swimming pools for various game purposes. One is a standard swimming pool where you can swim freely, one is a running water swimming pool, and the last one is a sports swimming pool mainly for entertainment purposes.

The restroom and infirmary are located next to the sports swimming pool, where emergency treatment can be provided. However, although there is an infirmary here, there is no school doctor inside, which means that even if we are injured, we need to go to the infirmary to treat it ourselves. The school will not be involved in this matter, and at most only the student union will provide treatment.

Having already done this, it can also reflect that the students of this school have strong self-control and awareness of prevention...

As expected, when I wanted to continue to understand some of the details, Senior Yasuda interrupted my thoughts.

It seems that he has had a good rest.

"Okay, next, please come in with me, Luo. This is also what you need to know as a lifeguard tomorrow."

"I see......"

Lifeguards at special pools.

Tomorrow I need to work as a lifeguard at this special swimming pool. I am the one who sits on the lifeguard chair next to the swimming pool and can only watch quietly, play with my phone when bored, and does nothing all day long.

As for why I have such an important position...it all started with the old guy's commission.

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[Well, I got into trouble unexpectedly, so I want you to clean it up.]

[......I am inside the school now, do you want me to skip school?]

[No, it will be done soon, and it is a fairly easy task for you, and it won't take too much effort.]

[The things that need to be cleaned up are——]

[One of the last three days of summer vacation, I will replace a student as a lifeguard at a special swimming pool.]

[…I don’t understand what you mean by this.]

[That's exactly what it means. I'll let the school know, and you can decide the date and time or who to go to.]

[…Do you have any bad taste?]

[I don't like role playing, in other words, it's just to satisfy your interests.]

[I'm sorry, but I deny the fact that I have this interest.]

[Do you understand?]

[…Can I refuse?]

[......]

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Although he had asked me to act as a substitute for a role before, the fields involved were relatively important, and I didn't expect that I would still be troubled by this action even in this school. It's ridiculous to say that I would become a lifeguard.

I had originally planned that Ichinose and Kanzaki would go to the special pool two days before it opened, so at least one team would have achieved their goal, which would reduce the spread of the fact that I became a "lifeguard." So I made an appointment in advance.

But they seemed to have grasped the same thinking mode, and even collided with each other in the results. Due to the agreement, I couldn't change it.

God does not treat everyone with absolute fairness.

——God is not fair to people.

I guess that's what it means.

I got to be a pool lifeguard for a day.

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After entering the special swimming pool facility from the gate, you will see the lobby, which contains four giant marble pillars that support the upper beams of the facility.

From the upper horizontal board of the middle passage, it is not difficult to see that the facilities are divided into two floors. The first floor is the men's and women's locker rooms. As for what is on the second floor, there is no detailed description on the printed map, so I don't know about this. The middle passage leads directly to the swimming pool. Listening to the sound coming with the wind, it seems to be quite... lively inside?

If I remember correctly, it's already been a long time since the museum closed.

That is to say-

"...Is the opening of the special pool delayed?"

"Um...ah, that's not the case. The sound inside is because we are still cleaning up." Senior Yasuda was stunned at my question at first, but he quickly responded.

"We'll talk about the locker room situation after we get out. Now let's go check out the three pool areas. Maybe you can catch some stalls selling excess food."

"Food...? Isn't this a swimming pool?"

"Because of some special reasons, so...haha——"

Senior Yasuda did not give a detailed explanation. Although I really want to know the hidden truth, since he did not reveal it, it means that there is some unspeakable secret.

In that case, discover it with your own eyes.

However, I soon began to regret my hasty decision.

The large swimming pool facilities are usually used for club activities and formal practice, but now it gives me a completely different feeling. Not only are there a large number of senior students in the special swimming pool facilities, but there are also small vendors everywhere around the swimming pool. Judging from the lingering fragrance and the appearance of the food, there are many basic convenience foods.

That is, products like hot dogs, fried noodles, okonomiyaki, etc.

There is also a situation where some are happy while others are sad.

The result is very much like the senior students taking some kind of special exam.

On the surface it might appear to be a buying and selling competition, but perhaps that is only part of it.

What kind of rules would that be...?

I followed behind Senior Yasuda, trying my best to reduce my presence, but my casual clothes formed a sharp contrast with the swimsuits around me, attracting most people's attention.

"..."

how to say.

In this situation, even if I wanted to admire the swimsuit figure of the senior schoolgirl, I would be caught. I might even feel guilty afterwards. Right now, I feel like a prisoner who has committed a heinous crime and is being imprisoned by a crowd of people. I can't imagine how terrible the consequences would be if I looked around casually and attracted the attention of others.

After walking for two minutes, I arrived at the sports swimming pool which was used purely for entertainment. The number of people around here decreased a bit, and I breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, a sound came to my ears.

"Hikoshiro, catch this ball for me!"

“Leave it to me, haaaaaa——!”

The volleyball flew out from an angle and quickly attacked the enemy's main camp. The man called "Hikoshiro" showed his agility and rushed towards the landing point.

It is obvious to the naked eye that this ball will definitely be caught.

"Good job, Hikoshiro! Just like that--!"

Before he could finish his words, the volleyball bounced out of Hikoshiro's hand, but its direction was greatly deflected.

"Ahhh, you bastard, catch it steady!"

"H-I'm sorry--!"

"Damn it, now we lose to Wu Ya again."

"It doesn't matter. You guys never won anyway, right?"

Wu Ya smoothed her hair and said proudly.

This sports pool seemed to be in the middle of a fierce volleyball match. I didn't know any of the members, and there were no other first-year students coming here at this time.

"Hey, I told you to pack up, why are you guys playing again?"

"Ah, Teruichi, you're back."

"Come back, have you sorted out your things?"

"Well, this kind of thing can be solved in just a few minutes. Since we can stay a little longer, we might as well have fun."

It's quite comfortable...

"......Alas." Senior Yasuda seemed to have a lot to say, but in the end he kept it all to himself.

From this perspective, it is very likely that Senior Yasuda was also playing just now.

Then their eyes turned to me.

"So, this is the student who is going to fill in for you?"

"Well, I brought him here so he can get familiar with the environment."

“But is this really okay?”

"The school has assured us that even if something happens, the responsibility will not be placed on us. The rest of the rules will continue as usual."

"...Okay, since you've said that, I'll trust you for now."

"Let's not talk about trust or not. Don't try to distract me. Anyway, pack your things while I explain to this first-year student."

"Oh, that's really bad."

"Don't be so talkative."

After complaining, Senior Yasuda pulled me to a stall, and when he saw two remaining sausages on the stall, he reached out and took them, then handed one to me.

"How about one?"

Putting aside other aspects, Senior Yasuda's personality is quite easy to get along with.

I shook my head and rejected his kindness.

"If this had happened earlier, I might have agreed right away. It's just that I just had dinner before coming here."

"Is it true? Have you already finished your dinner at this time?"

"I'm sorry, it's like this."

I didn't have this plan originally, but no one knows how long I will stay here. In order to avoid fatigue, it would be better to have dinner early.

"That's such a pity."

Senior Yasuda made a regretful expression, then took a sausage in each hand and explained to me while eating.

Chapter 139: The End of the Explanation

It was past dawn.

Although there are street lights in the special swimming pool facility, not much consideration has been given to this aspect, so the lighting is still very dim.

For this purpose, Senior Yasuda specially turned on the light of the stall so that I could read my own symbols on the special swimming pool facilities print, and accompanied the senior's description of various matters.

"Although you haven't been able to complete all the routes on this map, you should have seen three different areas along the way. This special facility has three swimming pools, namely the standard swimming pool, the running water swimming pool, and the sports swimming pool we are in now."

"The school has assigned a corresponding pool lifeguard to each swimming pool during this activity. The lifeguards in the sports pools have the heaviest responsibilities, because the activities carried out here are generally more intense, unlike the peaceful practice and water flow areas. The probability of accidents is the highest."

"Similar injuries, such as the high risk of cramps among participants in deep-water water volleyball, and the accidental kicks and punches among underwater rugby players..."

Although I knew that I needed to give some safety instructions before the game activities started and provide assistance in case of unexpected events, Mr. Yasuda's constant description of dangerous situations resulted in me not having a very deep experience of the responsibilities of a "pool lifeguard."

The current situation is that I am not here to prepare for tomorrow, but more like a student who is seeking knowledge to listen to the "Swimming Pool Safety Lecture", while Mr. Yasuda is playing the role of a lecturer.