People bring their own maids to the training camp

The sixth round begins, and the Sakayanagi group will take action in sequence.

However, instead of throwing the dice, Sakayanagi signaled to initiate a forced duel.

"Oh dear, which group should I choose? Neither of them seems easy to win," Sakayanagi said with a smile, though her expression suggested she wasn't troubled at all.

"It's okay if you choose me, okay?" Chihaya chimed in. "I'm the easiest one to be eliminated right now, don't you want to give it a try, Sakayanagi-san?"

“I’ve already witnessed the profound family tradition of Princess Hikiya,” Sakayanagi replied. “Although I’m not sure whether Kito-san or Yamada-san is stronger, Kito-san seems quite eager to challenge you, a Valkyrie as valiant as Valkyrie.”

"So you mean you want to duel me?" Chihaya said unsurprised, raising her hand to indicate that she was about to activate her item card.

"That's how it is. If you don't find a way to defeat Princess, you can keep using your Go duel. In that case, none of us will be able to beat you. So we can only keep using the number of attempts. What if you get randomly assigned a game that you're not good at, or... wait for your stamina to decline."

"Is that so? Then I'm afraid I'll disappoint you. Although Chihaya is not very talented, I am only somewhat confident in my physical strength."

The two exchanged a smile, said nothing more, and waited for the duel to be randomly assigned.

"I feel like my existence has reduced me to running errands," Kanzaki's helpless voice came through the earpiece. "Sorry, I can only be your cheerleader now."

"Please don't say that about Kanzaki-kun. We have always fought side by side. We wouldn't be where we are today without your hard work."

"...The results are in."

The duel event was the high jump.

There were already high jump equipment and mats prepared in the center of the playground.

"Well then, see you later, Sakayanagi-san." Chihaya smiled slightly at Sakayanagi and headed to the playground—after finishing kendo, he didn't change back into his school uniform but returned to his room in his sportswear, so he could go straight to the high jump competition.

The initial height is 1 meter, and the game ends when someone fails.

“Kito-kun, let’s not waste any more time. How about we start with 1.3 meters?” Chihaya suggested after we arrived at the playground. “Of course, if you think it would be better to start with one meter, then we’ll start with one meter.”

Although Chihaya spoke politely, Kito took it as a provocation—a girl provoking a boy.

“Then let’s start from 1.3 meters.” Kito immediately agreed. It’s just high jump; even if he jumps a couple more times, it won’t take much effort. Therefore, Sakayanagi did not instruct him to refuse.

"Then let's get started."

The first to appear was Gui Tou. After a running start, he easily jumped over a height of 1.3 meters using a straddle motion.

Chihaya, on the other hand, used a very professional-looking Fosbury Flop and easily cleared the gap as well.

This jump made Kito frown. His straddle jump relied purely on his explosive power and didn't involve much technique. Chihaya's Fosbury Flop, on the other hand, was quite natural and effortless. Once the height increased, Kito would definitely lose.

He conveyed his thoughts to Sakayanagi.

“It’s alright, we lost, we lost,” Sakayanagi replied. “Our luck wasn’t very good this time either.”

"......Understood."

The height continued to increase, to 1.4 meters, 1.5 meters, and 1.6 meters, increasing by 10 centimeters each time.

Finally, the ghost head failed at a height of 1.7 meters.

Chihaya, however, leaped across lightly, as if she still had energy left.

Even the usually composed Kanzaki couldn't help but clench his fist and cheer silently upon seeing this scene.

Chihaya once again saved herself from the brink of death.

(Based on the "Physical Fitness Test Standards for Middle School Students" promulgated and implemented in my country, the excellent score for boys is 1.50 meters, the good score is 1.3 meters, and the passing score is 1.1 meters. Whether this is reliable or not is uncertain, but take it as fact for now.)

"What a pity." After Chihaya returned, Sakayanagi shook his head. "Hime-miya's physical abilities are truly admirable. She's really hard to defeat. Rather than calling her Valkyrie, it would be more appropriate to call her the Demon King."

"You flatter me, Sakayanagi-san. It's just that I have systematic training. Kito-san would definitely be better than me if he learned the Fosbury Flop."

"You're too modest. You're a member of the archery club, but you seem to have no weaknesses in sports. I heard that you're also the fastest swimmer in Class B."

"My father did arrange a lot of sports activities for me since I was a child for the sake of my health." Chihaya lied to his face, because the head of the Mikado family didn't have time to worry about these things. It was all arranged by Chihaya and Hayasaka themselves, and the teachers were arranged by the family.

"She's truly a daughter of a military family." Although she didn't know who Chihaya's father was, Sakayanagi still politely offered some compliments.

Three of the eight groups have already been eliminated. The remaining five groups are not very close to each other, and it is difficult to initiate a duel by moving around alone, except for Shiina who "beat up" Ayanokouji once by forcing a duel.

After the sixth round, as is customary, an all-out duel will be held. However, since only five groups remain, one group will be given a bye.

Just then, Rinne activated her item card, which had the same three-choice effect as Homura.

1. Skip any effect once

2. Designate a group of people to stop acting for one round.

3. In the next turn, you can roll the dice three times. The number of moves is the sum of the two randomly selected rolls.

"Can I skip the duel?" Suzune asked immediately.

“If you choose this effect, then your group will have a bye this round,” Horikita Manabu replied.

"Yes, I choose this one." Rinne made her decision decisively.

Now we are in a stage of proceeding cautiously. After the bye, the two teams with the forced duel might only have 1 HP left. In that case, they will not dare to engage in forced duels at will, and it will turn into a contest of movement speed. In that case, the Horikita team with 2 HP will have a certain advantage.

Seeing Chihaya's performance, Suzune knew that Ayanokouji, who was only pretending to be stupid, definitely couldn't win, so she chose the safest approach.

"The Horikita Group will receive a bye, and the remaining four groups will be randomly assigned matchups."

The results were Sakayanagi vs. Shiina, and Ryuen vs. Himegami.

The clash between Kito and Albert was like a comet hitting the earth; both of them had fought equally well in their previous duels against Chihaya.

The duel between Chihaya and Ryuen was a bit less interesting because Ryuen didn't use any item cards, so it became a "battle of the women" between Chihaya and Ibuki.

The reason is easy to guess—item cards go into cooldown after a duel is lost.

136. Choose one of three

In Chapter 132, Kanzaki defeated Katsuragi in the triple jump, gaining the right to choose a duel event. He can choose one of three randomly drawn events as the event for his next duel, and can use it for any duel.

Despite her opponent being a girl named Ibuki, Chihaya still chose to exercise this right.

Although this surprised Longyuan slightly, it makes sense from a prudent perspective.

Therefore, Chihaya can choose from the following three items:

1. Kicking shuttlecock

2 pull-ups

3 Yu-Gi-Oh!

"..." After reading the three options, Chihaya remained silent for a few seconds. "May I ask what the third option is all about?"

“You could be randomly selected from any club or association project within the school,” Horikita Manabu explained.

"I'm just asking, I don't mean to say I want to choose—if I really choose this, how will Yu-Gi-Oh! guarantee fairness?"

"According to our school's Yu-Gi-Oh! club, the two decks are built exactly the same. If both players are beginners, it's a matter of skill," Horikita Manabu recounted. "I never expected you to run into them."

"If there's a video game enthusiast club, do we have to learn about games too?"

"The competition provided by the Computer Science Department is typing," Horikita Manabu replied honestly. "There are no video games involved, so you can rest assured about that."

"How did Yu-Gi-Oh! come about?"

"Because there are poker tournaments, like drawing jokers and stuff."

"Completely different, right?"

"I think so."

"Then why did it pass?"

“It was Nagumo who agreed.” Horikita Manabu was always ready to answer any question. “Given the considerable influence of Yu-Gi-Oh!, it’s possible that some people will work in related industries in the future, so it’s understandable that this happened in the competition.”

"..."

"Alright, hurry up and make your choice," Horikita Manabu said, then added, as if remembering something, "I heard that the Yu-Gi-Oh! deck he chose was something like the Blue-Eyes White Dragon deck for the sake of fame?"

"I choose pull-ups!" Chihaya interrupted Horikita Manabu's introduction.

Putting aside whether he can play Yu-Gi-Oh!, if he really chooses this format, what if Ibuki starts with White Stone, Wise Man, Temple, and Trade, while he has a high-star dragon in his hand? Wouldn't that be a complete disaster?

It's better to play it safe, otherwise her rich girl persona will start to look weird.

Besides, his hairstyle isn't really suitable for playing cards.

Having made her choice, Chihaya once again went to the playground to compete against Ibuki.

However, everyone favored Chihaya to win—although she didn't appear to have any obvious muscles, Chihaya was the ace of the archery club, with incredibly strong arms. While Ibuki was rumored to be a formidable fighter, she seemed to lean more towards leg techniques.

However, pull-ups can be assisted by the inertia generated by swinging on the bar, depending on whether the rules allow it.

When Chihaya arrived at the pull-up spot, Ibuki was already waiting with her arms crossed.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, Ibuki-san." Chihaya greeted Ibuki first.

"...Since we're here, let's get started." Ibuki snorted and walked towards the equipment.

Chihaya wasn't affected by the other party's attitude. After all, Ibuki had the same sour face when facing Ryuen, so it wasn't intentionally targeting anyone.

Although Ibuki wanted to prove her strength, she was still a bit outmatched by Chihaya. This frustrated her, but there was nothing she could do. Chihaya's consecutive victories over Albert and Kito had essentially cemented her title as the strongest first-year student. Few people had witnessed her defeat of Albert in kendo before, but this time, everyone had seen her defeat him in kendo.

Chihaya and Ibuki were ready, and Nagumo, acting as the referee, explained the rules: basically there are no rules, you can use whatever stance you want, forehand or backhand.

Chihaya calmly gripped the horizontal bar and began to do the exercises, while Ibuki next to her used the momentum of the swaying motion to quickly do several in a row.

Soon, Ibuki could no longer hold on and fell to the ground. To her despair, Chihaya was still slowly and leisurely doing them one by one, her slender arms seemingly containing infinite strength.

Ibuki sighed, knowing she had definitely lost. After all, the reason Ryuen didn't use a substitute in this match was to avoid her strength and let her wear down Chihaya's stamina.

I knew that I could probably expend some energy, but not much.

She could probably burn some calories with things like taekwondo or karate, but pull-ups were definitely a bit difficult for her.

Perhaps we should have sent Ryuen, Ibuki thought.

Then she discovered that Chihaya was still working, her rhythm showing no sign of slowing down, and she was handling it with ease.

"..." Thinking that it probably wouldn't work to have Long Yuan come, she could tell him through her earpiece that he probably couldn't handle this quantity.

Long Yuan wasn't a martial arts expert; he just had plenty of experience in street brawls.

The concubine team won easily.

On the other side, the random event that Gui Tou and Albert were given was a water-drinking contest: as the name suggests, it was a contest to see who could drink the most water.