A Return to School (TensuraxCote)

Of course I should make a simple test a competition!

Currently, I am at an impasse. I need to show the president something interesting.

This is a very open situation. It should be simple. I just need to in a sense show merit worth my evaluation or surpass that. But therein lies the issue.

I know I am highly rated by the SCP but I don't know how high. Say he rates me on his level as an equal, then the lengths I must go are farther than say he rates me as a student with high potential.

Even if I think back to what he said at the fair, "Befitting of the highest rated 1st year and newest student council member." Taken at face value it makes it clear that my rating in the president's eyes is high, but that isn't how it should be taken.

From our interactions, I know he has a favorable impression of me. He has shown that he actively wishes to see the limits of my abilities and see how far I intend to go. This however does little to tell me 'How high He has rated me.'

Up until now his choice of words all mentioned ratings I was given by others. Not him.

He's leaving me second-guessing.

But I do have no reason to mire in my thoughts and muddle over such details. I can stay curious and confused about how the president rates me, but having an answer and not having one changes a little.

I need to impress the president.

I've made it clear that 100s are supposed to be my norm, so getting a 100 means nothing. Now a 100+ is a different story. That is something that would be impressive to most, but I feel it's not enough. I assume I can buy a point on my tests to reach that score but it feels boring. It has no extremely impressive detail.

After the fair, I was informed by Fuka that the 1st years would likely have a swimming class. This was an absent-minded rambling on her part, however. She likely didn't intentionally mean to share this detail with me, but like before she came to ANHS she took it upon herself to call me every night to ramble. Now that I was here at ANHS she ultimately decided that she once again wished to talk my ears off.

Not that I am complaining, but sometimes she talks for far too long. Or fails to realize she has brought up a topic most people are uncomfortable with...

No, she's doing that on purpose, but her absent-minded late-night ramblings are a habit she formed over the years we knew each other. It seriously surprised me when she first started calling me nightly like this but I quickly got used to it and it became a daily interaction.

I wonder if I could turn this into a class competition of some sort-

That's it! I want to turn this into a class competition and make Kiyo get extra attention. I guess I know what I want to do, but how do I go about this? I doubt Mashima-sensei has the capabilities to change the scale of the swimming class...but Director Sakayanagi does!

Now comes the question. How can I get in contact with the Director? Maybe Mashima-sensei?

This is easier than it sounds. I doubt it'd be so easy to contact the director. Maybe- I will get in contact with the school president(not SCP). No, it'd probably be easier to talk to Sakayanagi. 1 he knows me. and 2 I'm more confident that I could make contact with him having fewer issues than I could the president.

'Guess I'll call Mashima-sensei and ask how I can contact the director. If it's possible I will likely have to spend points.' Letting out a sigh I pulled out my phone and called Mashima-sensei.

It would be convenient if I could make contact with the director easily, but I wasn't too hopeful.

"Rimuru? What do I owe the pleasure of this call? I wasn't expecting a call from you but if you have a question and it can't wait till tomorrow I would be happy to answer." After 3 rings Mashima-sensei answered the call, he spoke in a curious and warm tone. He was a man passionate about teaching and nurturing future generations, but he was also a good man who was willing to listen to his students' worries and answer questions.