In practice, I originally just wanted to be a slacker.

Please bring a student who is at least 175cm tall.

Seeing this, Ayanokouji breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Although Japanese people are generally shorter, and most of them are students now, there are not many students over 175cm tall.

However, that doesn't mean there aren't any. For example, Sudo's height is already over 180cm.

Hmm, Sudo shouldn't refuse, so let's go find him.

Just then, Ayanokouji saw the C-class girls who were participating in the competition return to the C-class camp, and then he brought Kamio Tatsuya over with him.

Eh?

Kamio's height seems to have exceeded 175cm.

If we go back to Class D now and then come back, it seems less convenient than just borrowing Kamio-kun directly, and we wouldn't have to run back again.

Okay, let's do it that way.

Meanwhile, after drawing a lot, Shiina immediately ran towards Class C and grabbed Kamio Tatsuya's hand in front of everyone.

"Tatsuya, come with me for a moment."

"Ah, oh."

Kamio Tatsuya, somewhat bewildered, followed Shiina and ran to the lottery point again.

Damn it?

Did the gods hear my wish?

Seeing Shibata get up to look for something, Tatsuya Kamio couldn't suppress a smile.

"Mr. Mashima, I brought someone I like."

Wow!

Is Shiina confessing her feelings to me?

As for Majima-sensei, who was acting as the referee, she glanced at Kamio Tatsuya and her lips twitched. The scene of Kamuro pulling Kamio Tatsuya's hand over was still fresh in her mind.

Now she's being led over by the hand by a young girl.

Today's young people...

"qualified."

After receiving affirmation, Shiina left and ran towards the finish line, while Kamio Tatsuya prepared to return to Class C's camp.

But before he could take a step, he was stopped by someone.

"Please wait a moment, Kamio-kun."

"Ayanokoji? What are you going to do?"

Kamio Tatsuya was somewhat surprised. What on earth did this guy draw?

“Mr. Mashima, the lot I drew says: Please bring a student who is at least 175cm tall.”

Wow, Ayanokouji actually drew this fortune stick. I don't know whether to call it lucky or unlucky.

When Kamio Tatsuya originally wrote this fortune slip, he intended for himself to borrow it, but he never expected it to turn out like this.

"You're 175cm tall?" Majima asked, looking at Tatsuya Kamio. "Could you please stand over there?"

As he spoke, Majima Tomoya pointed to the height measuring equipment next to him.

Kamio Tatsuya stood up as instructed.

"Hmm... 179cm tall, that's acceptable."

Good, Ayanokouji, run! We absolutely cannot let Shibata get second place!

But I've actually grown taller again?

Well, very good!

What's even more exciting is that Shibata is only arriving now, while Ayanokouji is almost at the finish line, hehe.

God help me too!

At this point, whether it's the white team or the red team is no longer important; the most important thing is to prevent Shibata from scoring points!

In that case, it doesn't matter if Sudo and Shibata win the three-legged race. As long as they put in extra effort in the four-way tug-of-war and make Class C win, they'll basically have it in the bag!

Then all that will be left is the final 1200-meter race. Class C's overall strength is not weak. On the boys' side, there are Komiya and Ryuen, and on the girls' side, there are Yajima, Kinoshita, and Yamaki.

Moreover, the 1200-meter relay race is a joint event for all three grades. With the participation of the second and third graders, it will probably be difficult for the first graders to widen the gap.

Have the opportunity!

The best student in the first year, I'm going to take him!

The rest of the competition went smoothly. As expected, Class C won the four-way tug-of-war, bringing the score difference between them and the two to at least 80 points!

Even if they both come in first place in the mixed three-legged race, I can still catch up in the last 1200 meters!

However, Tatsuya Kamio seemed to be divinely inspired today. In the mixed three-legged race, Sudo's partner was Horikita, who had just fallen during the match, so she didn't seem to be in good form.

The Ryuen + Kinoshita duo from the same group took first place.

When he saw Ryuen defeat Sudo, Kamio Tatsuya was deeply moved.

Dragon Garden!

You truly are my good brother!

Meanwhile, another competitor, Shibata, also seemed to be having bad luck. His partner, Honami Ichinose, didn't show up on the playground for some unknown reason.

Did something happen?

Although I feel a little sorry for Ichinose, it's really good that you didn't show up here. With that, my best player is practically mine!

Ah~ I really want to see Kamuro-chan's expression right now.

Despite having a substitute player, Shibata, who had lost his partner, was unable to secure first place.

As a result, the most threatening characters, Sudo and Shibata, along with Kamio Tatsuya, have all scored over 30 points.

As long as Shibata or Sudo doesn't take first place, Kamio Tatsuya's total score will definitely be higher than theirs.

Even at the very last moment, Tatsuya Kamio showed no signs of letting up.

Let me make a good splash in the final 1200-meter relay.

Meanwhile, Class D was filled with worry. Miyake Meijin, who was originally scheduled to run the relay race, twisted his ankle during the 200-meter race that morning, so they were recruiting new runners.

"Let me run, Hirata."

"Is it alright, Ayanokouji-kun?"

Hirata was somewhat surprised to see Ayanokouji volunteer.

"If Class D continues like this, it will probably never recover," Ayanokouji said calmly.

After a whole day of mental blows, the students in Class D can be said to have completely lost their self-confidence.

Because of Tatsuya Kamio's outstanding performance, many people are wondering: Why did they drive away someone like Kamio? Can we still win without Kamio?

Similar thoughts lingered in the minds of the students in Class D.

If no one steps forward at this moment, Class D may very well continue to decline.

Therefore, Ayanokouji decided to give the students of Class D a boost of morale at this time.

We must let them know that even without Tatsuya Kamio, we are not without a chance of winning!

Chapter 198 Overall Excellence and Best Player

Each lap of the school's synthetic track is 400 meters, and the final 1200-meter relay race requires 6 students to run 3 laps.

Meanwhile, Tatsuya Kamio, as the final runner, was already standing in the middle of the circular track, where a considerable number of people had gathered, including the runners who had run the second and fourth legs.

The ultimate relay race, in which twelve people start simultaneously, will start side by side because there is no track for twelve people. The leader will use the inner track.

Furthermore, to accommodate first-year students, the innermost class is Class D of Grade 1, followed by Class C of Grade 1, and the outermost class is Class 3 of Grade 3.

In terms of fairness, this is absolutely disadvantageous to Class 3.

Compared to the students in the inner circle, the students in the outer circle need to run about ten meters more to reach the inner circle to pass the baton.

Even so, the older students remained unmoved.

The first runner for Class C is Komiya, the fastest man in the class besides Tatsuya Kamio.

His goal is to take advantage of existing strengths and seize the inner lane as much as possible.

The next three batters were all girls: Minori Kinoshita and Mariko Yajima from the school's track and field club, and Saki Yamashita, who was good at sports.

The fifth runner was Ryuen, whose leg strength was even faster than expected. The final runner was run by Tatsuya Kamio himself.

As the starting gun fired, the twelve students lined up at the starting line set off simultaneously, with Sudo from Class 1-D leading the way.

This guy started on the innermost lane, which not only gave him a huge advantage, but he also ran really fast. When he reached the second leg, Komiya was still about ten meters away.

Hirata was the second batter for Class 1-D. Taking advantage of Sudo's lead, Hirata perfectly demonstrated his strength.

Meanwhile, on Class C's side, after receiving the baton from Komiya, Kinoshita immediately rushed out as well.

However, Kinoshita is a girl after all. Although she is in the track and field team, she is still far behind the all-around champion Hirata.

Although he managed to stay in second place in the third leg, Hirata pulled away by almost ten meters.

"Feel sorry."

Saki Yamashita, who was running the third leg, didn't hear Kinoshita's voice at all. She just wanted to catch up with the people in front of her as soon as possible. Class D was a girls' team starting from the third leg.

She was confident she could catch up.

However, starting from the third leg, the older students largely erased their initial disadvantage from the starting position and began to catch up.

"It seems you've integrated well into the class."

“Of course, I really like this class.” Kamio Tatsuya glanced at Horikita Manabu next to him and then smiled. “Speaking of which, Ayanokouji-kun, I remember that you weren’t on the relay race entry form submitted by Class D.”

"Since Miyake sprained his ankle, I'll be filling in for him."

Ayanokouji's expression remained as emotionless as ever.

"Really? Then can I assume that you chose to participate in the relay race on your own initiative?" Tatsuya Kamio asked, staring into Ayanokoji's eyes.

"What if it is?"

"If that's the case, then I'll do everything in my power to defeat you here."

"You mean you're planning to compete against me?"

Kamio Tatsuya paused for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"If the fifth batter can arrive at the same time, it's not impossible."

"Really? I didn't expect that after you changed classes, you would also become obsessed with winning."

Hearing Ayanokouji's clumsy attempt to provoke him, Kamio Tatsuya shook his head.

"If it were this morning, I might have agreed, but now I have a reason to win. I want to win the first-year best player award, so no matter what you say, I won't waver."

What will be the outcome of the match against Ayanokoji?

Was he mocked by Ayanokoji?

What's that?

Taking Kamuroku is the top priority; everything else is secondary for now!

The third-year class was originally in the lead, but they made a mistake during the fourth leg of the race, and the fifth runner fell, allowing the second-year class to overtake them.

We are currently in second place, about 20 meters behind Class 2, followed by Class 1B and Class 1C, which are almost in the same position.

"This match is our victory, President Horikita. If I could, I'd really like to run a close match with you."

After seeing the fifth runner from the third-year class fall, Nan Yun immediately smiled, as if he felt that the 20-meter distance was completely insurmountable.

Horikita looked at Nagumo, then glanced at Kamio Tatsuya.

Although he didn't speak, Tatsuya Kamio knew exactly what he wanted to say.

Let me take him out, okay?