Practical teaching: Starting from the soul traveling through Dragon Garden

Chapter 447 Win or Lose
"Um, a senior student just came looking for you."

Kikyo quickly changed the subject.

"Asahina?"

Ryuen was too lazy to argue with Kikyo about such trivial matters, but since she said she was a senior, and Ryuen only knew a few seniors, either Asahina or Kiryuin, it was clear that Ryuen and Kiryuin hadn't had any contact recently, so Asahina was more likely. Could it be that she came to thank him?
Kikyo nodded. Actually, Kikyo knew Asahina, since she often appeared around Nagumo. But when Asahina came before, Kikyo pretended not to know her, simply because she didn't want to get involved with her. After all, Kikyo didn't like Nagumo, and by extension, she didn't like the people around him either.

Did she say what it was about?

"No, she left before she could find you."

Long Yuan didn't mind. If it was just a simple thank you, it wouldn't be necessary for Long Yuan. She had only taken care of her while she was drunk.

"Have you reached a conclusion on your end? Ghost Head, have you prepared the events for tomorrow's competition?"

"Basketball, Sanda (Chinese kickboxing), and finally, I'd like to try skiing."

"Okay, just play your best."

Long Yuan didn't ask anyone else, which meant he didn't care at all and assumed they would lose the game. As for Gui Tou, Long Yuan didn't know how many points he could get.

In this competition, who is the tiger and who is the pig are both unknowns.

People who believe they are strong are unlikely to be challenged by others. This means that strong people need to take the initiative to challenge others, and the challenge is based on the competition set by others. Even students at the bottom of the class will have their own special skills, otherwise they would not have been admitted to the school. In that case, the probability of failure is very high.

Even someone as clever as Ayanokouji would surely lose if he were to challenge Ishiki in a contest of anime knowledge.

In other words, in this competition, those seemingly powerful hunters might just be prey coveted by others.

Therefore, the most efficient way is to have classmates scattered in various groups deliberately lose to a specific person. Although this would sacrifice some people's points, it would at least guarantee that one group would get a high score. Longyuan does not plan to do this, but some classes will definitely do it.

"Alright, let's call it a day. Just do your best in tomorrow's game."

Long Yuan waved his hand, but his attitude displeased Gui Tou: "Do you not believe in my strength, or do you not want to get first place? According to our current points, we have a great chance of getting first place, but you don't even participate in the discussion. Don't you think you are not a good enough group leader?"

Gui Tou spoke in a calm tone, but the content of his words was sharp.

Long Yuan smiled faintly: "If you have the energy to criticize me here, you might as well prove it to me tomorrow. I can guarantee that my score tomorrow will definitely not be lower than yours. If you can't do that, I don't mind giving you the group leader position."

Ghost Head snorted coldly: "By then, when the exams are over, what use will I have for this group leader position? But since you've said it, let's have a good competition! This time, I definitely won't lose!"

There seemed to be a fire burning between the two of them. Watanabe was caught in a dilemma. In reality, he didn't really want to win, nor did he want to take first place.

Seeing that things were not going well, the girls left first, and Watanabe took the opportunity to pull Kito away: "Let's go out for a walk."

For a moment, only Ryuen and Ayanokouji remained in the room.

"How's it going? How's the investigation progressing?"

Ryuen had previously allowed Ayanokouji to move freely, but in reality, he wanted him to investigate the points and personnel usage of each group.

Ayanokouji took out a neatly folded square piece of paper from his pocket, and when he unfolded it, he found a list of more than a dozen groups.

“Time is of the essence, so I’ve only investigated some of the necessary group situations and arranged them according to their importance.” Ryuen looked at the first row on the paper, which was Horikita’s group. The reason Ayanokouji put her group first was because, despite having Horikita in the team, this group had zero points. Horikita only had one chance to participate in the free tournament, and the remaining members of their group who could participate in the free tournament were all of average strength.

"There are currently seven groups tied for last place, all with a score of 0. Among them, there is one group from the third grade, three groups from the second grade, and three groups from the first grade."

Ayanokouji spoke slowly.

Long Yuan nodded, agreeing that this situation was reasonable.

"Currently, our group and the Kogenji group are tied for first place with 6 points each. The Sakayanagi group and the Nagumo group are tied for first place with 5 points each, and the Katsuragi group and the Yagami group are tied for first place with 4 points each. This is all the results of my investigation so far."

The gap is subtle, and it's really hard to say who will win first place. Ryuen has a bad feeling. I wonder if it's because Ayanokouji put the Horikita team first. Will the Horikita team get no points?

Ryuen's expression was somewhat gloomy. Ayanokouji assumed he was worried about tomorrow's opponent and continued:
"Gaoyuan Temple will not participate in tomorrow's freestyle competition. He has already participated in the ice sculpture and curling competitions, so we have a better chance of winning first place."

Longyuan shook his head: "We're going to lose, and not only lose, we're going to let the Gaoyuan Temple group take first place."

Ayanokouji frowned slightly, but quickly understood that Ryuen wanted to use this opportunity to eliminate the demons of Kodenji's group. As far as Ayanokouji knew, besides Kodenji himself, only Kanzaki had the strength to join Kodenji's group, so it was easy to deduce that:
"You want to drop out of Kanzaki?"

Long Yuan nodded.

Although Ryuen and Ayanokouji are now united against Kogenji, Kogenji is not the "demon" in this competition. Their group has already obtained six points, so they are unlikely to be last. Therefore, this exam is not Kogenji's main battleground, and it doesn't matter if he wins one.

Meanwhile, Watanabe and Kito arrived at a secluded corner.

"You really want to compete with Longyuan?"

"What do you mean? You think I can't win?"

Kito was a little angry. He had been getting along well with Watanabe recently, but he didn't expect Watanabe to question him, so he was very unhappy.

Watanabe shook his head: "That's not what I meant. What I meant was, if, I mean if, in the unlikely event that we actually get first place, one of the members of the group will be expelled. You understand, Kito?"

Ghost Head's aura suddenly turned cold: "You are that 'ghost'?"

"How could that be? We were together when the school sent out the message. If I were the 'ghost,' you would have been the first to spot me."

"Then what do you have to worry about?"

Watanabe sighed: "From what I've observed, the 'Oni' is most likely on the girls' side. After all, Ayanokouji won two championships. If he were the 'Oni,' he wouldn't need to fight so hard. As for Ryuen, although he's suspected of being the 'Oni,' the fact that he dared to compete with you shows that he also wants to win. So the 'Oni' is most likely not him."

Kito only wanted to beat Ryuen once and hadn't considered the matter of the demon. When Watanabe brought it up, he was a little confused because he couldn't guarantee that Yamamura, who was in the same class, wasn't a "demon." If she was a demon and the group won first place, and Yamamura was expelled, it would be a huge loss for the class. Sakayanagi would definitely not let him off the hook.

"I'll go ask the mountain village."

Just as Kito was about to leave, Watanabe grabbed him: "Do you think Yamamura will tell you?"

Kito wanted to say that they were from the same class and that he would naturally tell them, but when he thought about Yamamura's secret meeting with Sakayanagi before, he couldn't be sure anymore.

(End of this chapter)