Practical teaching, all I want is your reward.

"Here is a form called the competition form. It contains details of all the events. Unlike any other school, you need to decide the order in which you participate in each competition and write it on this form before handing it to me."

Suzuki Toru subconsciously looked towards the podium, where he saw Majima Tomoya holding a form. Majima's voice was very clear, explaining the competition rules in great detail.

For example, the deadline for submitting forms is from one week before the sports festival to 5 pm the day before; substitutes are not allowed in all competitions; substitutes are allowed in assigned competitions; and 100,000 points are required to substitute for one match.

"If there are no problems, you will move to the first gymnasium for the next class and meet up with the other classes from different grades."

……

As Majima Tomoya left the classroom, a commotion erupted in Class A, gradually building up to include complaints before slowly fading into scattered notes.

Everyone's attention was drawn to Katsuragi Kohei and Sakayanagi Arisu, especially the former.

"Hey, Katsuragi-kun, what's next?" Totsuka Yahiko asked first.

As if awaiting orders from their leader, most of the students stared intently at Katsuragi Kohei.

"Don't rush, there's still a month until the sports festival," Katsuragi Kohei said in a deep voice. "The current issue is to confirm everyone's level before we can further arrange the participants."

Regarding the competition events, regardless of whether the overall competition is something everyone has to participate in, the assigned competition is more flexible because it allows a small number of students to participate.

Moreover, according to Majima Tomoya's explanation, they can decide the order in which they participate in the competition themselves.

For example, Class A can arrange which team to be in which group during the race, so that their best team can compete against the weaker teams from other classes, thus winning first place and earning more points.

Of course, this is the most ideal situation.

Most students understood this principle, but at this point, Katsuragi Kohei had become almost everyone's pillar of support.

"Wow, as expected of Katsuragi-kun, compared to that guy who's dragging us down again, it's so great to have you here!" Totsuka Yahiko secretly glanced in a certain direction.

Sakayanagi Arisu pursed her lips slightly in response to his sarcasm, about to speak, when a familiar voice rang out.

"Totsuka-kun, what do you mean by dragging us down?"

So everyone looked towards the back of the classroom, and many students showed expressions of surprise.

"Hey, Suzuki, whose side are you on anyway?" Totsuka Yahiko glared at Suzuki Toru with dissatisfaction. "Isn't it obvious who's dragging us down?"

"I'm sorry, I really don't understand," Suzuki Tetsu said calmly. "If you can arbitrarily accuse a classmate of dragging you down just because she has a leg problem, I think you can also accuse a classmate of having a weakness in the next exam and then advise everyone to abandon that student."

Although Toru Suzuki didn't say the name, everyone knew who he was talking about.

Sakayanagi Arisu lowered her eyes, but the corners of her mouth had already turned up slightly.

"Ha, what am I bad at?" Totsuka Yahiko wanted to continue arguing with Suzuki Toru, but a hand reached out and pressed down on his shoulder.

"Stop arguing, Yahiko. Suzuki-kun is right." Katsuragi Kohei's eyes were firm. "No one in the class is holding us back. Even if Sakayanagi-san can't participate in the competition because of her health, we can still afford to have one student absent."

Totsuka Yahiko hadn't realized that this was the time to kick Sakayanagi Arisu while she was down.

At that moment, Katsuragi Kohei suddenly apologized to Sakayanagi Arisu: "I'm sorry, Yahiko sometimes speaks without thinking."

"Hehehe, it's alright. I should be the one apologizing. It was indeed my fault that the class suffered an unnecessary loss." Sakayanagi Arisu smiled slightly, but her eyes lingered on Totsuka Yahiko for a moment.

Just like when she was on the deserted island, Sakayanagi Arisu was also unable to participate in this sports festival and could only be considered absent.

Therefore, Class A is now essentially facing three full classes while missing one player, and they must make up for the lost points.

Individual competitions are relatively easy, but team competitions are much more difficult, such as horseback riding battles and three-legged races.

"That's an exaggeration, Sakayanagi-san, don't take it to heart!"

"Yeah, it doesn't matter if we get a few fewer points, our Class A will definitely win in the end."

"You can just sit on the sidelines and cheer us on!"

After all, she's an incredibly cute and beautiful girl, and her sickly nature makes it really hard to be cruel to her.

Moreover, Katsuragi Kohei just reacted, and at this time, it would be the normal choice for most students to offer a word of comfort.

Faced with this situation, Totsuka Yahiko also realized something, but he didn't dare to confront everyone directly. Instead, he looked at Suzuki Toru with resentment.

"Damn it, I didn't expect you to still care about your former master, Suzuki. I even considered you a friend!"

"Former master?" Suzuki Toru was speechless. "When did I say I had pledged allegiance to you?"

"Don't you have one?" Totsuka Yahiko was taken aback.

Of course not. Not only did he not join the Katsuragi faction, but he also never joined the Sakayanagi faction before.

Suzuki Tetsuya was inwardly cursing when he heard Sakayanagi Arisu's voice.

"Yes, Suzuki-kun is my man, and he has always been loyal to me."

As soon as she finished speaking, a blush appeared on her pretty face, making her look as innocent as a girl who had just fallen in love.

Chapter 244 Ambiguity is a Unique Mark

In an instant, the entire classroom became quiet.

With Arisu Sakayanagi's shy expression, even the most normal words sounded like an ambiguous confession.

Moreover, Suzuki Tetsu could sense emotions such as gossip, amusement, jealousy, envy, and astonishment from the people around him; their gazes were more dazzling than the sun.

"Huh?" Totsuka Yahiko stood there dumbfounded. "You've been lying all along?"

Katsuragi Kohei looked slightly helpless. Why hadn't this guy realized what was going on yet?

"Could you please stop joking around, Sakayanagi-san?" Suzuki Toru wanted to clear up the misunderstanding. "We're just friends, aren't we?"

Sakayanagi Arisu's eyebrows twitched, and a faint smile crossed her lips.

"That's too much. He did that to me, and now he's saying things like that."

Her right hand was gently pressed against her chest, as if she were feeling a pang of heartache, and the slightly elastic movement was reminiscent of a painting.

At the same time, Sakayanagi Arisu quietly gripped the hem of her skirt, which instead pulled it up a little, revealing a large expanse of smooth, white thighs. Her white stockings, as smooth as ice cream, tightly wrapped around her calves, extending to the bottom of her shoes, where the girl's little feet were presumably hidden.

Especially when she noticed Suzuki Toru's gaze, her eyes clearly held a hint of alluring smile.

There was no doubt that Sakayanagi Arisu was reminding him of something.

"Sakayanagi-san, please have some self-respect." Suzuki Tetsu wanted to look away, but he didn't expect that by revealing some kind of perverse sense of humor, he would end up giving her something to hold against him.

Sakayanagi Arisu was very dissatisfied. What did she mean by telling her to have self-respect? It made it sound like she was shamelessly seducing men.

However, the gazes from those around him grew increasingly strange.

"Hehehe, I will wait for someone to reflect on their actions." Sakayanagi Arisu smiled slightly. In any case, in the eyes of Class A, her relationship with Suzuki Toru was more complicated and ambiguous.

It's like putting a label on your toy. From now on, when Suzuki Tetsu wants to greet other girls, they will also consider Sakayanagi Arisu's feelings.

After all, no one would steal someone else's things without any qualms.

"Ahem, it's about time. Let's go to the gymnasium first." Katsuragi Kohei interrupted the strange atmosphere in the class, while subtly glancing at Suzuki Toru, his small eyes filled with various doubts.

Suzuki Tetsu could only hint to him with his eyes that his relationship with Sakayanagi Arisu was not yet more than friendship.

However, a cold voice came from the side.

"Perverted lolicon"

It seems he has upgraded from a perverted foot fetishist to a perverted loli fetishist.

……

The afternoon was still hot, and the sunlight slanted across the stadium, making the white walls gleam.

As it was a meeting for the entire grade, more than 400 people, including teachers, gathered here.

As soon as Suzuki Tetsu entered the gymnasium, he was immediately greeted by a sea of ​​people. It was clear that such a scene would not be seen except for the opening ceremony.

The indoor air conditioning was running at full power, and even when surrounded by people, you could still feel cool and comfortable.

The school must have designated areas for the red and white teams in advance. Suzuki Toru followed the other students to the red team's meeting point and then sat on the floor.

Subsequently, the students from Class D also appeared in the gymnasium, but they seemed somewhat timid and hesitant to approach the students from the Red Group.

Suzuki Tetsu initially felt something was off, but then he suddenly remembered that Class D's current points were 17 times lower than Class A's. Such a gap in strength inevitably made him nervous.

Just then, a steady voice suddenly rang out from ahead.

"I am Fujimaki, a third-year student, and I will be the commander-in-chief of the Red Team this time."

Suzuki Toru looked in the direction of the sound and saw a boy standing at the front, not Horikita Manabu, whom he was familiar with, hosting the event.

However, he recognized this person who called himself Fujimaki's senior.

Also a student council officer, serving as the accountant, and a classmate of Horikita Manabu, is Fujimaki Hiroki.

"Here, I want to give the first-year students some advice. Some of you might find it long-winded, but the Sports Festival is a very important event. Please keep it in mind, and the experience you gained from this Sports Festival will definitely be useful in other opportunities..."

Faced with Hiroki Fujimaki's reminder, many students looked at each other blankly. They had not experienced certain things, so even if what he said made sense, they would not take it seriously.

Hiroki Fujimaki should have been well aware of this, so he quickly ended his rambling and said, "This sports festival involves events from all grades, except for the final 1200-meter relay race. All other events are within each grade, and you can freely discuss how to do them."

After saying that, Hiroki Fujimaki returned to his position in Class 3-A.

Not only that, the White Team on the other side also entered the discussion phase, it seems that the seniors will not offer much help.

"Although we are fighting together in this way, please take good care of me. I hope we can work together in the future."

Not far away, Katsuragi Kohei had already greeted Hirata Yosuke from Class D.

"That's what I think too. Please take good care of me, Katsuragi-kun." Hirata Yosuke smiled. He knew what Katsuragi Kohei meant. Right now, Class D could only try their best not to drag Class A down.

Katsuragi Kohei didn't intend to exchange pleasantries, since Class A didn't need Class D's strength. As long as the other side didn't lose too badly, causing the Red Team to be defeated, that was enough.

Despite saying that, Katsuragi Kohei subconsciously turned around to look at Suzuki Toru, only to find that the other's gaze was not there at all, but was fixed on the second-year students in front of him.

"So, you're not going to discuss this with us?"

Suzuki Toru only turned his gaze away from Class 2-A after hearing Ichinose Honami's voice.

Immediately afterwards, he saw Long Yuanxiang, who had been standing with his hands in his pockets and about to leave, stop in his tracks.

"Tch, Ichinose, even if I said I wanted to cooperate with your Class B, would you accept my proposal?"

"Maybe?"