I, the mastermind behind the scenes at Soubu High, refuse to be caught in a bloodbath.

At the same time, Himekoji received an email on her phone. Upon opening it, she saw that it was from Kasumigaoka.

"As expected of Haruto-kun, his explanations are excellent. He can do everything, he's like an omnipotent person."

"No... in a sense, Sugisaki Ken is the one who is truly omnipotent."

Himekoji responded in this way, and then Kasumigaoka sent him a photo, a shot of her skirt from an angle, almost revealing her panties, just a hair's breadth away...

In the end, all we could see were large patches of black stockings. Sigh, what a disappointment.

"Hachiman, Hachiman, did you hear that?! My name was played over the school's public address system! My name was played—! Waaaaaah..."

Zaimokuza grabbed Hachiman's arm, crying his eyes out, deeply moved, while Hachiman, besides feeling disgusted, was also happy for him.

"Isn't that good? The credit has been recognized, hasn't it?"

"Ughh ...

The woman knelt down and cried uncontrollably, which made many girls who wanted to get water hesitate. They quietly turned their heads away and whispered things like, "Disgusting..."

Biyang Academy won the game that night, which means there will be a draw for the losers' bracket. The losers' bracket revival match will be held the next morning after the draw, and one team will get a bye.

"Ah, it's over, it's over. I'm so tired."

Himekoji stretched as she guided everyone in tidying up the final area.

As the sun set, Hiratsuka Shizuka, smoking a cigarette and with her hands in the pockets of her white coat, walked over with her head held high. She leaned against Himekoji, placed her hand on his shoulder, and whispered, "Well done."

"Of course... I'm Himekoji Haruto."

"Hey, you're getting cocky now that I'm calling you fat."

Hiratsuka Shizuka slapped his shoulder a few times, making a series of muffled "thump thump!" sounds.

"Excessive modesty is not a good thing."

Ji Xiaolu's eyelids twitched, and she said with some pain in her eyes.

"Why didn't you participate in any events? Your physical fitness should be better than almost everyone's, right? Don't you want to score points for your red team?"

"Everyone says I'm the mastermind behind the scenes at Soubu High School, so I'll just be that mastermind and do some minor work."

“You kid… never mind,” Hiratsuka Shizuka walked past him, waving her hand and saying, “I’ll leave the rest to you. I still have work to do.”

Although they didn't win the final, the high school students, celebrating their youth, had already rushed out of the school to celebrate with Hayama and his soccer team. Himekoji also gave Hayama a day off so he wouldn't have to worry about cleaning up afterwards. The classmates also expressed their appreciation for Himekoji's excellent commentary. It feels pretty good to be recognized, no matter what.

In addition, Hayama and Yumiko also invited Himekoji, Kasumigaoka, Yukinoshita Sagami, and other members of the leadership team, saying that they could continue to party with them after their work was over, but everyone declined.

On the morning of the second day of the sports festival, the three losing teams were drawn into a match. Biyang Academy Team 2 received a bye, and Haibin High School Team 2 faced Zongwu High School Team 1. Haibin High School Team 2 won. On the evening of the second day, the three winning teams were drawn into a match. Zongwu High School Team 2 received a bye, and Haibin High School Team 1 faced Biyang Academy Team 1. Haibin High School Team 1 won and advanced to the finals.

On the morning of the third day of the sports festival, the losers' bracket bye team and the winners' bracket bye team played against each other. That is, Hekiyo Academy Team 2 vs. Soubu High School Team 2, or Sugisaki Ken vs. Hayama Hayato. However, the venue for this match was drawn by Haibin High School. This means that the students from Hekiyo Academy and Soubu High School went to Haibin High School to watch the match. If Haibin High School were not a school with a large area and complete facilities, it would probably be packed to the brim.

The result of the match was that Team Zongwu High School Team 2 won, while Team Biyang Academy Team 2 lost.

On the third night of the sports festival, Soubu High School Team 2 faced off against Haibin High School Team 2. This match would determine whether the final would be an internal battle between Haibin High School and Soubu High School vs. Haibin High School. The Soubu High School Team 2, who had been competing for days, felt the pressure increase dramatically.

In October in the Kanto region of Japan, by 4 PM it is already approaching dusk, and by 5:30 PM it is practically evening. However, most of the Sobu High School members and some students from the Seaside High School still made a special trip from nearby restaurants to watch this game that was a matter of honor.

Admittedly, football is an exhilarating sport, especially when the remaining time becomes increasingly tense and the competition between the two sides intensifies. The tense atmosphere on the field inevitably draws you in, allowing your emotions to surge and reach their peak – only one side will inevitably fall hard, while the other side will rise even higher.

Himekoji, who received widespread praise for her commentary on the last match, took a hands-off approach this time, handing over the commentary duties to Miura Yumiko. She pulled in Kaibana and Kawasaki to handle the commentary this time, while she, having learned her lesson, moved to the very bottom row, hoping that Hayama would be the first to rush up to him after leading his team to victory.

"I never expected to be portrayed as that kind of character... Middle-aged men are so greasy and disgusting."

Inside a shopping mall near the school, Kaori Orimoto, looking resentful, sipped her milk tea with a milk foam topping on her hand and grumbled, her toes barely touching the ground as she angrily shook them.

"Japan is just that kind of country, isn't it? By the way, where are your friends? Why didn't they come with you?"

Sitting across from her, Himekoji ordered herself a latte and couldn't help but feel a little amused, but she absolutely couldn't laugh out loud at that moment.

About ten minutes earlier, Himekoji, on her way back to school after having dinner out, noticed several middle-aged men harassing a girl. Upon closer inspection, she realized it was Orimoto Kaori. After successfully helping her out, Orimoto explained that she was being mistaken for a prostitute loitering around at this hour, and the drunken men were constantly negotiating her price, even going so far as to ask for 150,000 yen per encounter. (The market price is approximately 50,000 yen per encounter.)

But even if they offered a million, she wouldn't go with them even at a loss, because she's not that kind of woman.

Later in Chapter 171, [Hachiman Hikigaya] suddenly arrived.

"I needed to buy a small thing, but they went to watch the game first. The area around Zongwu High School is really chaotic..."

"Hey, the security around Soubu High School is already great, okay? Didn't you see those uncles were drunk? People can do anything when they're drunk."

"It would be great if we called the police and arrested those guys; this is a serious case of sexual harassment."

Zheben still had a furrowed brow, and the light pink hair clip on his fluffy brown hair glittered in the dim light.

"Let's be lenient when we can. Although I admit that this behavior is terrible, in terms of the outcome, if we call the police and have them arrested, their future will be over, and you and I will be resented. Don't underestimate the power of hatred. Even I dare not be careless, let alone you, a girl. If you are retaliated against, you will be completely finished."

Himekoji gently stirred the coffee in her cup with a coffee spoon, ruining the Doraemon latte art that Orimoto Kaori had made. Orimoto continued to rest her chin on her hand and glanced at Himekoji, sighing, "Thanks to this, my good mood for the whole day is ruined. Hey, Himekoji, do you have any fun places you can recommend right now?"

Does that mean he's going to take her on a trip? Ji Xiaolu continued to slowly stir her untouched latte, pondering the question.

"Fun..." Himekoji looked up and was stunned as two customers walked into the bubble tea shop. One was Hachiman, whom she was already very familiar with, and the other was his sister, Komachi. Komachi was clinging to Hachiman's arm and acting cute. Hachiman had obviously noticed Himekoji and stood there dumbfounded.

"Huh—, what's wrong?" Orimoto noticed Himekoji was lost in thought and subconsciously turned his head, his expression becoming somewhat subtle. Noticing the change in the situation, Komachi immediately pulled over Hachiman, whose legs felt like lead, and scanned Himekoji and Orimoto with shining eyes, asking in her characteristic mischievous tone, "Ya hello~, long time no see, Himekoji-senpai, and may I ask who this is? Your girlfriend?"

"No..." he and Orimoto said in unison.

"Hello, sister. I'm Komachi Hikigaya."

"Ha... I'm Kaori Orimoto, your brother's middle school classmate." Orimoto looked up at Hachiman, then silently looked away, scratching her cheek as she asked, "Why...aren't you guys watching the game?"

"Something came up, so I'm not planning to go." Orimoto twirled a strand of hair around her finger twice, her beautiful eyes sparkling, and then asked, "Then why aren't you going to see it?"

"Komachi's here to watch the game too? But since the second half is the most important, I thought I'd grab a drink here first. Their mango smoothie is amazing!" Komachi said, urging Hachiman to order something. She then pointed to the empty seat next to them and asked, "Komachi, may I sit here?"

"Oh, please have a seat."

Orimoto smiled and nodded. The energetic younger sister of Hachiman gave her a little comfort. As soon as she sat down, Komachi started chatting with Orimoto, almost leaving Himekoji aside. However, Himekoji didn't seem to mind and continued drinking her own beverage. A little while later, Hachiman came to the small round table with two cups of mango smoothies and greeted Komachi, saying, "Komachi, it's about time we moved to another place."

Hikigaya would never do something like barging between a man and a woman; only Komachi, who always exudes a sense of warmth, could sit down without feeling out of place. If he were to do the same thing as Komachi, it would probably be a laughing stock.

Moreover, the other party is the one that loses money...

"Just now, Komachi heard some funny stories about my brother's middle school days from Kaori-neechan. Super~~~ funny things that my brother has never told me before."

"Hey, what kind of things did you say to my dear sister?"

"Saying 'You're going too far!' is ridiculous. She has a really nice name, Orimoto Kaori!"

Because he was already in a bad mood, and then Hikigaya treated him like that, Orimoto's brows furrowed instantly.

"Uh!" Hachiman paused, leaning back slightly, thinking to himself: Is this guy on drugs today? He quickly gave Komachi a wink, and Komachi then got up from her seat, saying, "Then I won't bother you two any longer," and skipped over to Hachiman, pulling him away by the arm to another seat. Hachiman hurriedly called out, "Hey, don't move, you're going to spill it!"

"You two seem to have a pretty good relationship, huh? It's your junior high classmate."

"It's not bad, but... it's a bit subtle."

Because of his earlier outburst, Zheben has become very well-behaved, slowly rubbing his legs while staring at the table, quite unlike his usual cheerful self.

Seemingly unwilling to continue the discussion, Orimoto immediately looked up and asked, "By the way, you're the student council president of Soubu High School, right? Is it really okay for you not to be at school at this time?"

“Our school’s vice president is very capable, so I can confidently entrust my work to her.”

"That...is that the blonde, red-eyed mixed-race girl? What's her name...Maria...?"

Because they didn't talk much, and only once when she introduced herself did Mariya use her full name, Himekoji always called her "Maria" (which is pronounced "Maria" in Japanese), so Orimoto basically only had the impression of "Maria".

And then there's that unique hair color and eyes.

“That’s true, Gidou Mariya.”

"Also, Yu Sheng... seems to have been a bit affected by what happened last time, but he quickly cheered up and said he wanted to run for student council president of Haibin High School, and then he even declared war on you, etc."

"Yu Sheng? Running for student council president...? Well, I wish him good luck. As for declaring war, I'll wait for him to send me the challenge."

Ji Xiaolu suddenly felt a sense of unexpected good fortune when she realized that Yu Sheng's plan to run for president was actually due to her own setbacks.

"Issuing a challenge... Pfft, hahaha, that's hilarious, what's the point?"

He burst into laughter immediately, his shoulders trembling.

"However, if he really intends to run for president, I will strongly support him and help him campaign for votes."

Zheben clenched his right fist and made a confident expression.

"With your help, I believe he should be able to get elected smoothly..."

"Are you flattering me indirectly?" Orimoto took a sip of milk tea, casually smoothed his hair, and said, "Then I'll accept it sincerely."

Chapter 172 I was shocked! [Kasumigaoka Utaha] actually likes this kind of style.

"What's your school's grand finale event tomorrow, or do you even have one?"

Because this is a tradition of Soubu High School, not every school's final project will necessarily be discussed and created by the students, resulting in something that seems like a joke. In addition, the power of the student council varies greatly from school to school, so Himekoji is not sure if Seaside High School really has such a thing.

"Huh? What is that? Our school's competitive events are all set by the school, and it's the same every year. So when your side proposed to co-host the football competition this year, our school had a big reaction. Everyone from top to bottom seemed quite excited. But the results are pretty good. At least we've secured a spot in the finals."

"That's true. But on another note, I don't really have any ideas about what fun places you want me to recommend. I rarely go out for entertainment. If you don't mind, come to our school tomorrow morning to watch our grand finale competition. The girls will be riding horses, and the boys will be pushing poles. Although it might be a little less competitive, it's sure to be very entertaining."

After finishing her latte, Himekoji checked the time and decided not to stay there with Orimoto Kaori any longer.

"Huh? You don't seem like an otaku. Seeing all the girls around you, I thought you must like going out and having fun. Oh well, I'll come and take a look tomorrow."

Zheben opened his mouth in surprise.

Then Himeko pointed to Hachiman, who was sitting at the other end and occasionally glancing over here, and said, "If you want to find someone you know at Soubu High, you can go find Hachiman over there. He's at the place where they give out free water and sports drinks. It's easy to find him there. I'll be very busy, so I won't be able to take you around."

"Um... okay, I'll check the situation tomorrow."

"I have to go. I can't leave without showing up for the follow-up work. Do you want to go to the school to watch the second half?"

"No, thank you so much for today."

Orimoto stood up and bowed to Himekoji.

As he was walking towards the school, Himekoji's phone kept vibrating in his pocket. He took it out and was surprised to see that it was Yukinoshita calling. She probably didn't need his help with anything lately, right?

"It's me, what's up?"

"Regarding tomorrow's mounted battle... I signed up for it for some reasons, but... I haven't seen any finished samples or sketches of the armor and costumes. Even when I asked the person in charge at the company, it was the same. It's like they're keeping it strictly confidential from me. What's going on?"

"Huh? The noise around you is too loud, I can't hear you, I'm hanging up now."

Himekoji hung up the phone with a wicked grin. He was actually quite looking forward to Yukinoshita wearing that armor dress that could be described as a humiliating execution tomorrow. But then again, Kawasaki would have to wear it too... It's going to be interesting, something to watch.

"Huh? Hello, wait, wait a minute—beep beep beep—"