Demon Slayer: I was taken home by Shinobu Kocho at the beginning.

"What's there to be afraid of? I think that guy with the slicked-back hair is quite suspicious. If he can get you out of here, I don't think he'll hesitate to do anything about it."

Upon hearing this, Ryuen glanced at Tokito Yuya, who was discussing with his classmates, and fell into deep thought.

Chapter 188 Sports Festival Opening

At the end of September, the sports festival is finally about to begin. Although the preparation time is as long as a month, in reality, all the events will be completed in one day.

Such an exhausting activity hardly qualifies as a festival.

All the students were dressed in sportswear and lined up to enter the field just like they usually practice. When it comes to appearances, it's the same everywhere.

The students seemed to be infected by this atmosphere; even though they were just walking, you could see their seriousness.

At the opening ceremony, Fujimaki from the third-year class delivered the opening declaration.

Around the playground, a few spectators could be seen sporadically, who were probably school staff.

Since it's nominally a festival but also a competition, the audience is still very important. Occasionally, you can see tourists smiling and waving to the students.

When Tatsuya Kamio looked outside, he even saw Sakayanagi's figure in the audience.

There was no way around it; that guy's school uniform and silver hair were just too conspicuous.

The school is taking this sports festival very seriously.

To ensure fairness, cameras were set up at key points of the competition. This way, even if there were situations that were indistinguishable to the naked eye, the final result could be determined by slowing down the footage.

In addition, similar cameras are installed in many places on the playground to prevent students from engaging in misbehavior.

Besides ensuring fairness, the school has also made very thorough preparations in other aspects.

Sports are often accompanied by injuries.

Even though it was just a sports meet with a few hundred people, the school seemed to be prepared for injuries, not only by arranging a lot of medical staff, but also by having teachers who are usually seen standing guard nearby.

They even built a temporary hut on the playground, equipped with air conditioning, a water dispenser, and other facilities.

The competition order was based on the participation forms submitted by each class in advance, and the competition was conducted according to the predetermined combinations.

If a student is more than one minute late, they will be immediately deemed to have forfeited and will not receive any points.

The first event was a 100-meter race for all students. This kind of competition, which was conducted in groups, started with the first-grade boys, followed by the first-grade girls, and then the second and third grades.

As a first-year boy and a participant in the first group, Tatsuya Kamio went directly to the competition venue after lining up.

However, it's a bit strange that, apart from Sudo, this group consists mostly of guys who lack athletic ability.

For example, in Class D, besides Sudo, the other person they sent was Hideo Sotomura, that chubby guy.

Judging from their exposed arms and calves, the people sent by Class A and Class B were not the kind of guys who were good at sports.

Sudo's athletic ability was well-known to everyone in his first year.

But how could it be so perfectly avoided by Sudo...?

"Tatsuya, do your best!"

Just as Tatsuya Kamio finished preparing for the race, Shiina, from the crowd watching outside the track, loudly cheered for him.

"give it to me."

Sudo from Class D looked at his teammate, Horikita Suzune, but she just stood quietly in the crowd, without saying a word.

Among the crowd, the students of Class D began to discuss the participants in the first group.

"They all look like pretty bad guys, and there are a lot of fat guys and nerds. Sudo is definitely going to be number one, right?"

"Kamio is in the first group too. He'll definitely get completely crushed by Sudo."

"Hmph, he's unlucky to be grouped with Sudo."

Horikita Suzune walked quietly to Ayanokoji's side.

"Do you think so too?"

"what do you mean?"

"It's about Kamio and Sudo being in the same group."

Ayanokouji was silent for a moment, then shook his head.

"I think Sudo might not be so sure of himself."

As soon as Ayanokouji finished speaking, the starting gun fired for the first group, and Kamio Tatsuya made a perfect start thanks to his superb reaction speed.

Sudo, despite being at a disadvantage where the difference was not apparent, closely followed behind Kamio Tatsuya.

But he soon discovered that Tatsuya Kamio was always a body length ahead of him, and no matter how fast he sped up, he could not overtake him.

What exactly is going on?

Sudo was filled with doubt, but he continued to accelerate, though he still couldn't overtake Kamio Tatsuya.

"How can he run that fast?"

Horikita Suzune stared at the two lightning-fast figures with an expression of disbelief.

She knew Sudo's speed, which even surpassed that of many professional athletes, but this was the first time she had ever seen Kamio Tatsuya's speed.

And it completely refreshed her understanding.

Compared to Horikita, Ayanokoji was even more shocked.

Because he knew more or less about Tatsuya Kamio's strength, since the two of them had explored a deserted island together before.

While Tatsuya Kamio was fast at the time, it was impossible for him to be this fast; he was just an exceptional individual among normal people.

But what's with the speed he's unleashing now?

Even if he started training during the summer vacation, could he have reached this level in just a month and a half?

The match between Kamio Tatsuya and Sudo ended very quickly, and Sudo didn't even realize it was over.

I lost?

Sudo wasn't someone who couldn't accept defeat; he also knew that there were people stronger than him.

But he never imagined that he would lose to Tatsuya Kamio.

Besides the first-year students, some older students were also surprised.

In the second year of high school, Nan Yunya watched Kamio Tatsuya running wildly and couldn't help but click her tongue.

"Kamio-kun is really hiding his true abilities. I never expected him to have such good athletic ability."

However, what was even more surprising was Kiryuin Kaede from Class 2-B.

At the end of summer vacation, she had seen Tatsuya Kamio's body, and that body didn't look like it could unleash such speed.

Today's performance really surprised her.

"Hehe, this junior is really too interesting."

Seeing Sudo looking somewhat doubtful about life, Kamio Tatsuya took two steps forward.

"What, you're starting to doubt your life now? Losing to me once is that shocking?" Tatsuya Kamio smiled. "It's okay, you'll lose to me a second time."

Oh dear, it makes me sound like a villain.

However, Ishizaki is right, it really does feel great.

Ignoring Sudo's unpleasant expression, Kamio Tatsuya returned to Class C and began cheering on the second group.

However, there were no familiar faces in the second group; the only person they knew was Hashimoto from the class.

However, the other party is from the Red Team, and since they are enemies, it's impossible for them to cheer for him.

Chapter 189 Class D's Plan?

Two more 100-meter races were held, and Long Yuan finally stepped onto the track.

"Hey, Ryuen, if you don't get first place, I'll laugh at you all day long."

Seeing Ryuen dressed in sportswear with a serious expression, Kamio Tatsuya couldn't help but laugh.

There's no way around it; Ryuen's usual behavior is like that, but now he's wearing a tracksuit and participating in the sports festival very seriously.

I feel like the art style is a bit different.

Hearing Tatsuya Kamio's teasing, a large group of boys in Class C turned red in the face, wanting to laugh but not daring to.

As for Long Yuan, his eyelids twitched wildly, and veins even bulged on his forehead. Then he looked at him with murderous eyes.

Then the students in Class C immediately shuddered and their faces turned serious.

"Go, Longyuan students!"

Someone shouted out in the chaos, and the students in Class C immediately joined in, creating a noisy uproar of cheers.

As a result, Ryuen did not win first place; the first place was taken by Ban's Kito Hayabusa, who looked even more ferocious than Ryuen.

"It's okay, Ryuen, you've already tried your best."

Ryuen walked over with a somewhat dark expression, and Kamio Tatsuya immediately stepped forward with a smile to comfort him, only to be met with a death stare from Ryuen.

Kamio Tatsuya's playful smile vanished, and his expression became slightly serious—just a tiny bit.

"You should have noticed by now, right?"

Long Yuan nodded.

"Aside from the first group where you were assigned to snipe Sudo, the groupings for our three classes, BC, are practically overflowing with strong players."

In the second group, besides Hashimoto from Class 1, Kondo from Class C was also there. Kondo couldn't beat Hashimoto and came in second.

The other groups were also basically clashes between strong teams. For example, Katsuragi from Class 1 met Kanzaki from Class B, and Kito from Class 2 captured Ryuen from Class C.

There are eight groups in total, excluding the first group, with only one group being an exception.

That's Group 5. Looking at the list, there's only one strong player in this group, Koenji from Class D. But he didn't participate. He's been hiding in his hut pretending to be sick since the beginning of the sports festival.

This resulted in Group 5 being mostly weaklings, while the guy with the slicked-back hair from Class C easily took first place.

This situation was as if everyone knew that Koenji was in this group and was avoiding him at every turn.

Indeed, that's what Class C did, but why the difference between Class C and Class B...?

"It was set up."

Long Yuan narrowed his eyes. If he still couldn't figure this out, then he would be truly stupid.

The guy who leaked the entry form to Longyuan did indeed set a trap; the entry form itself was a trap!

Because that guy not only leaked Class D's competition form to Class C, but he also gave it to both Class B and Class C.

This led to all three classes, B and C, wanting to avoid the top players from class D, such as Koenji and Sudo.

That's why everyone in Koenji's group is weak.

That is to say, Tatsuya Kamio deliberately targeted Sudo, otherwise the first group, apart from Sudo, were all weaklings.

In order to avoid these two people, the only option was to put the best athletes from their class into the other six groups.

As a result, with athletes from all three classes clustered together, they were unable to achieve very good results.

If the plan goes smoothly, it will result in all three classes (BC, BC, and D) suffering heavy losses, while Class D will reap the benefits.

As for how to convince Class A and Class B that the competition list they revealed was real, that was too easy; Tatsuya Kamio could think of several ways.

What a good plan!

Who do you think did this?

Who did it?

Class D, this way of thinking is absolutely unique to Ayanokoji Kiyotaka!

Seeing Tatsuya Kamio's silent smile, Ryuen seemed to have thought of something, and his face darkened.

"You rascal, you didn't anticipate this all along, did you?"

"Wow, that was a pretty quick reaction this time," Tatsuya Kamio couldn't help but praise Ryuen. "This situation was indeed one of the scenarios I predicted."

"Then why not stop it?"

"Because it can't be stopped, and there's no need to."

Yes, it's not necessary.