Practical teaching, all I want is your reward.

Katsuragi Kohei remained silent. Since it was his own mistake in decision-making, he should take responsibility, apologize to everyone, and say sorry.

"We really shouldn't have allied with Class D."

"Look! Kamuro is number one in the grade and has won the Best Student Award!"

"What's the use? In the end, we still lost."

"I've worked so hard... I'm not satisfied..."

"Hey, Katsuragi-kun, why did we lose today?"

After experiencing setbacks, many students looked at Kohei Katsuragi with bewildered eyes. Compared to the preferential treatment exam, the setbacks brought by the sports festival were more noticeable.

The more you can't keep up with others on the field, the more discouraged you are, especially when you can't catch up no matter how hard you try.

Before the results were announced, some people were hoping to at least save their points, but they still lost, just not as badly.

"Calm down." It was Sakayanagi Arisu who spoke up at this moment. "It's normal to win and lose in a competition. The key is to learn from our mistakes, correct them, and wait for the next test."

“Your Highness is right. The issue now is to reflect on what we have done so far and see if we have done anything wrong,” Hashimoto Masayoshi quickly chimed in. It’s hard to believe he could say “Your Highness” to her face.

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, and someone suddenly said, "I think everyone worked very hard and practiced the game all the time. I can't understand why we still lost in the end."

"Why can't Class A lose?" Sakayanagi Arisu smiled. "Why must we be the winners?"

The other person was stunned, clearly unsure how to respond.

"From childhood, your parents and teachers should have taught you that even geniuses fail sometimes, so why do you think you can win all the way?"

"Are you all better than me in terms of academic ability? Am I better than you in sports? I'm afraid the answer to both is no. There will always be someone better than you in this world. No one can be sure that they can always win, or rather, the idea that they can always win is a lie."

"Is it really that hard for you all to accept losing just one sports festival? If that's the case, I think we should just give up our positions in Class A and let someone from Class C or Class B take those spots."

"I don't understand. If a wrong decision was made at the time, wouldn't it be better to just correct it next time?"

Faced with Sakayanagi Arisu's offensive, everyone fell silent, except for Katsuragi Kohei, who sensed something was wrong.

He realized that Sakayanagi Arisu was seizing his right to speak, taking the initiative to soothe the class's emotions and quietly defining today's failure. A simple phrase like "the wrong decision at the time" could make him bear the responsibility for the failure.

The key point is that quite a few people in the class actually agreed with Sakayanagi Arisu's statement. They began to show expressions of reflection and then echoed Sakayanagi Arisu's words.

"Indeed, we cannot make decisions in a hurry."

"Let's be more cautious in the future. If it's not necessary, it's best if we fight alone. We can't trust the other classes after all."

"Class A doesn't really need teammates, does it?"

"Sigh, if only we had abandoned Class D sooner."

Various words reached Katsuragi Kohei's ears; although they weren't complaining about him, they were pretty much all he could say.

“I propose that we vote on important matters from now on,” said Masayoshi Hashimoto. “If we don’t consider things carefully and take different opinions into account, we might make the same mistake we did today.”

Taking into account different opinions, does that mean it's necessary to win over the entire class?

"Would it be too much trouble?"

"No way, we're all on the same side anyway, wouldn't it be a good thing if the whole class stayed on the same page?"

"Can a decision only be made if the whole class agrees?"

"Isn't it good?"

Kohei Katsuragi realized that Masayoshi Hashimoto was helping Arisu Sakayanagi seize control of the class. Now there were only two factions in the class, and the remaining neutral faction was just waiting to die.

This means that without the consent of the Sakayanagi faction, Katsuragi Kohei cannot easily make decisions on behalf of the entire class.

“I don’t object to the whole class agreeing, but if it’s difficult to reach a consensus, whose opinion should we listen to?” Katsuragi Kohei asked.

"Haha, we'll just have to vote by raising our hands then." Hashimoto Masayoshi smiled. "Whoever gets the most votes, we'll listen to."

If a vote were to be held now, Katsuragi Kohei would undoubtedly receive the most votes, which seems to benefit him, but this may not be the case in the future.

In particular, Sakayanagi Arisu planted a landmine in her words just now, defining the failure as Katsuragi Kohei's responsibility. I'm afraid Class A will think about today's events from time to time for the next year.

"The whole class agrees, I agree!"

"That's right, we can't afford to make the same wrong decisions again!"

"It's all because I was too rash back then!"

Katsuragi Kohei hesitated, then looked at Suzuki Toru, whose gaze was fixed on the second-year students, seemingly unconcerned about the situation.

"Hehe, everyone in Class A seems to be having a great time chatting?"

The winner of this sports festival, Ryuen Sho, arrived at Class 1-A's territory with his followers, and flashed a bright smile upon seeing Katsuragi Kohei.

"Ah, Katsuragi, did I come at the wrong time? Should I wait until your class has finished complaining before I come over?"

Chapter 318 Your Class A is nothing special.

By appearing at this moment, Ryuen Sho clearly wasn't going to obediently go back; it was more like he, as the champion, had come to personally witness Class A's defeat.

"What a joke! You actually dare to come here?" Totsuka Yahiko was indignant. "Tell me, did you steal our entry form?"

Katsuragi Kohei's face darkened. He was the one who had the entry form at the time. If Class C had been able to steal the entry form from him, wouldn't he be the number one traitor?

"Heh, the competition form?" Long Yuanxiang raised his eyebrows and said with a half-smile, "So you suspect there's a traitor in your own class? How pathetic, not only fighting amongst yourselves, but even turning against your own people."

Totsuka Yahiko's face turned red, but Katsuragi Kohei said in a deep voice, "There can't be a traitor within Class A. We're all partners. Please don't say such things, Ryuen-kun."

"Oh, really?" Ryuen Sho looked at Katsuragi Kohei and Sakayanagi Arisu with interest. "If that's the case, what were you talking about just now?"

"It's nothing, just something that happens to Class A," Hashimoto Masayoshi replied.

"No, Hashimoto, I can't just sit idly by. After all, this student just said we stole your competition form, right?" Ryuen Sho crossed his arms and said coldly, "I swear, there's no way there's someone like that in Class C. If you don't apologize to us right now, I'll pursue this to the end."

Totsuka Yahiko was dumbfounded, and even Katsuragi Kohei couldn't help but frown.

"Huh? You guys were also breaking the rules during the competition, and I haven't even settled accounts with you yet, and you're turning around and doing this..."

"Yahiko!"

Katsuragi Kohei stopped the furious Totsuka Yahiko and calmly said to Ryuen Sho, "It is indeed wrong to suspect you without evidence, and I can apologize for that. However, you should not go too far."

Ryuu Sho chuckled and turned to ask Ishizaki Daichi beside him, "It seems I've forgotten a bit. Did we break any rules?"

“Definitely not!” Daichi Ishizaki immediately shook his head.

His entourage also quickly shook their heads, afraid of being beaten if they were late.

"Looks like it was a misunderstanding. How strange. As soon as I arrived, you suspected me of stealing your competition forms, and now you suspect me of breaking the rules." Long Yuanxiang clicked his tongue. "So even Class A can't stand to lose?"

"you!"

Not only Totsuka Yahiko, but some students are also unable to hold back and are showing their indignation.

"Ryuen-kun, you're getting a little too cocky, aren't you?" Sakayanagi Arisu's words were more of a reminder than a warning.

This is no longer Ryuen Sho's turn, but Sakayanagi Arisu's turn. Starting today, she will slowly plot to seize control of Class A.

"Tsk, it's rare to see Class A reduced to a bunch of scoundrels. Even if they get carried away, it's fine." Ryuen Sho didn't take it seriously; on the contrary, he felt quite happy.

"Class C is not welcome here!" Totsuka Yahiko expressed his strong dissatisfaction.

"Hehehe, only those who are not convinced would care about the competition list. In fact, you were just defeated by me, that's all." Long Yuanxiang laughed, appearing extremely unrestrained.

"You guy!"

"Yahiko!"

Katsuragi Kohei stopped Totsuka Yahiko again, his mind racing at that moment.

"Hey, Suzuki, aren't you going to say something?" Ryuen Sho seemed to be getting bored and looked at the silent Suzuki Tetsu.

"What do you want to say?" Suzuki Toru looked at him strangely. "Congratulations to Class C for getting 50 points?"

Well, even if you give it your all in this sports festival, you can only get a mere 50 points in the end.

Long Yuanxiang's expression froze for a moment, then returned to normal. He sneered, "Stubborn guy, I hope you can maintain this attitude someday, because from today onwards, your Class A is nothing special."

He was terrified at first, thinking that Suzuki Tetsu would have some kind of countermeasure, but in the end there was nothing.

"You're the cunning ones! You must have gotten hold of the entry forms, that's why you're targeting us today!"

Despite Totsuka Yahiko's anger, Ryuen Sho remained unperturbed, wearing a smile that seemed to suggest he was enjoying himself.

"Want to fight?" Ishizaki Daichi stood in front of Ryuen Sho.

"Who's afraid of who, you thief from Class C!" Totsuka Yahiko glared angrily.

"Who are you calling a thief?" Manabe Shiho seemed unable to hold back any longer. "It's clearly you guys from Class A who are too arrogant, talking about practice all the time in the coffee shop. I'm so annoyed with you guys!"

In an instant, both Class A and Class C were stunned.

"Huh? How could we possibly reveal information in a coffee shop!"

"Otherwise, after practice, you'll be in the coffee shop complaining that practice was too hard, that Class D is dragging you down, and then you'll be blaming yourselves for having to partner with Class D."

"Wait, wait, who said that?"

Totsuka Yahiko finally realized something was wrong. He turned around abruptly and saw that many students had embarrassed expressions on their faces.

"That's not the case. Although we did complain a little, we never mentioned the competition form!"

"Damn you, you traitors!"

No matter how these people explained it, Totsuka Yahiko didn't believe it at all. If they hadn't said anything, how would the students in the other classes have known?

Ryuen Sho was initially displeased with Manabe Shiho's interruption, but seeing signs of infighting emerging in Class A, he reconsidered and thought that this excuse might not be so bad.

"Hehehe, what a pity. That's just how it is. From your eyes, breathing, movements, and tone of voice, I could see right through what Class A was thinking. Now, just as I expected, Class A is nothing special!"

Without giving Class A a chance to react, Long Yuanxiang swaggered off with his followers, leaving Class A with only his back view.

"I really want to beat him up!" Totsuka Yahiko was furious, and this reaction was probably exactly the effect that Ryuen Sho wanted.

However, Arisu Sakayanagi's expression was very serious.

That's so strange. What did Shiho Manabe mean by what she just said?

While I can understand why Class C doesn't want to reveal the source of the information, why give such a reason?

"What the hell? It turns out it's all your fault!"