you are being told a story about a poor boy who by some miracle got into awesomely prestigious school and met a goddess. Girl with many talents, and a real beauty. The only way for him to stand and prove that he is worthy (both with school and goddess) is to be №1 in studies. You see the story unfold before your eyes, about an enormous pressure, and about staking everything upon a single goal.
This is here when I started to respect Kaicho. Honestly, first I believed him that he doesn't feel anything any more about his victories, and got sad. Then I got caught (see level 1) and laughed quite a while and thought that Shirogane is all the same stupid. Then I came to a conclusion that he deserves this moment of joy. Man, he even got to a near-sick state to get first place. That's kinda posession, but I'll let it slide. I always was the type of "lazy genius" at school.