"Calling it a swimming competition was actually just an excuse to do something else."
Phoenix Academy Maggie was well aware that the real reason was to find an excuse for the two of them to be alone.
It was a necessary evil.
Every time she invited Aozawa out, Phoenix Academy Maggie would conjure all sorts of reasons related to the manga club.
The advantage of this approach was that she could hide her true intentions in plain sight.
As long as she didn't spell it out, no objections could be raised, especially since she had also invited Hojo Tetsuji.
There was, however, a clear downside: she had to constantly engineer opportunities to be alone with Aozawa.
The swimming competition was an excellent idea.
Firstly, Hojo Tetsuji was bound to be teaching Yoshikawa Sayuri how to swim and wouldn't be able to join their competition.
Secondly, Nomura True Wave was adept at reading the room and could provide a clever assist.
