I'm in a real religion, why are all the people who confess to me girls?

Fujiwara happily pinched Amane's cheek.

The Fujiwara laughing heartily before me is almost completely different from the Fujiwara I knew as company president. Has his position truly restrained his true nature? But... how many times did you wrap yourself up like that back then?! Now it seems almost excessively large, and surprisingly, it's quite soft too.

Just as Amane was immersed in Fujiwara's embrace, Horikita's gaze fell upon her. One cannot hide the look in someone's eyes!

Upon seeing this, Tenon quickly broke free from Fujiwara's gentle embrace.

"But Fujiwara-senpai, don't you think it's too late to find a partner now?"

Tianyin asked with some confusion.

"What do you mean by that?"

Fujiwara tilted his head, clearly unaware of another terrible thing.

"Fujiwara-senpai, you're graduating soon, you know. Even if you get a boyfriend after the sports festival, you'll only be able to spend a few months together, right?"

As soon as Tenon finished speaking, she saw Fujiwara staring intently at her.

Immediately afterwards, a startled voice that made even the heavenly eardrums ache came from Fujiwara-senpai's mouth.

"Eh!!!!"

Chapter 380: I'm afraid others will misunderstand.

"Why did this happen! I finally managed to change myself into the kind of person that boys supposedly like, and now I'm graduating. How could something so cruel happen..."

Looking at the dejected Fujiwara-senpai.

Horikita thought for a moment and swallowed back the retort that was about to come out.

Fujiwara-senpai seems to only conform to male aesthetics in terms of appearance, but in terms of personality... Horikita thinks that the previous Fujiwara president model is more likely to attract the opposite sex.

Seeing that the girls were completely ignoring him, Fujiwara coughed a few times, but the girls didn't seem to care and continued talking.

Fujimaki, feeling helpless, kept coughing, so the three of them ended up chatting about everyday things and funny anecdotes for ten minutes, with Fujimaki coughing for the same time.

The coughing sounded so bad that it sounded like the person had lost their voice, which finally stopped the conversation between the three Fujiwara members.

"What's wrong with you? Coughing like that and you're still the commander-in-chief of the Red Team? Don't die before the match even starts!"

Fujiwara used a sharp tongue attack, which was extremely effective.

Fujimaki's face turned purple with anger, just like a ripe eggplant.

"Hmph, don't worry, I won't fall until I defeat you. I will definitely lead the Red Clan to avenge our defeat at this sports festival!"

Fujimaki's passionate speech was met with Fujiwara's calm gaze.

That cold gaze made even Amane feel sorry for Fujimaki, let alone her. It was the same expression as looking at an idiot. She hoped that Fujimaki could be stronger, otherwise she might really be driven to death by anger before the sports festival even arrived.

"What's with that expression? Don't you believe in my abilities?"

"That guy who left me 150 meters behind in the 1200-meter relay, he really dares to talk big."

It seems a critical hit was triggered, and it struck a vital point, rendering Fujimaki-senpai unable to fight. Therefore, the victor is Fujiwara-senpai.

"Alright, let's go rest over there and ignore this idiot."

Fujiwara pulled Amane toward the White Group's rest area, and his expression became slightly more serious after he saw that he and Fujimaki had already distanced themselves from each other.

"That idiot used to be a key player on the track and field team. Although he can't beat me, he's hard to find a rival among his peers. Luckily, as the team leader, he can't participate in individual events this time, otherwise he would be at a great disadvantage. That guy's physical abilities far surpass your brother Horikita Manabu, and he has extremely high sports intelligence. He's an excellent commander, but a formidable opponent for us. I'm even considering whether to shoot him in the dark... Haha, I'm just kidding, don't take it seriously."

Fujiwara waved her hand to indicate that she was just joking, but the way she looked just now... it seems that Fujiwara-senpai really did consider shooting Fujimaki-senpai with an arrow, right?

Sure enough, mature-looking older women all have big breasts... no, they all have cruel hearts.

Just as Fujiwara was about to continue talking to Amane, a girl who looked very strong came to talk to Fujiwara. After Fujiwara apologized, he left with her.

While they were talking, Hirata had already settled everyone in. Although he couldn't participate in the competition, he still planned to contribute his own strength to the class. Hirata was currently communicating with Katsuragi, seemingly trying to get information about Class A's arrangements... Perhaps Hirata was more interested in the infighting within Class A.

Amane stretched and rested her head on Horikita's shoulder, intending to take a nap, when she heard that hateful voice.

"Hey, isn't this the new leader of Class B... what's his name again, Kazumi?"

Long Yuan's somewhat smug voice made Tianyin want to sigh; the most troublesome guy had finally arrived.

"Rin-ne~ Can I kill him with one punch?"

"No, because hitting people is wrong, and it will only dirty your hands."

In response to Horikita's sarcasm, Ryuen let out a disdainful snort from his nose.

"You're quite the talker, but I wonder how much of Tenon's skill you have. In my opinion, you might not even be as good as that Hirata guy."

Long Yuan was kicked as soon as he finished speaking.

"Hey! Do I know you that well? What if people misunderstand you because you keep calling me Tianyin?"

"Wouldn't that be even better? I wouldn't mind if you paid me..."

"Being misunderstood has stopped cute girls from hitting on me."

"..."

What nonsense is this person spouting?

Longyuan frowned. Tianyin looked very serious, but her words were so flippant that Longyuan wasn't sure if she genuinely cared about the girls' opinions or was just saying it to annoy him.

Since they couldn't determine Tenon's intentions, Ryuen turned their attention back to Horikita.

"You'll find out my true strength once the sports festival starts, won't you?"

Horikita dislikes Ryuen's personality, but as the class leader, she has no choice but to deal with people like him.

"I hope you won't hold us back."

"We should be the ones saying those things."

Horikita's retort only drew laughter from Ryuen.

"Hahahaha, are you out of your mind? This sports festival should be centered around our Class C, shouldn't it?"

Ryuen's smug laughter echoed throughout the rest area of ​​the first-year students in the White Group.

Since the competition is held separately for each grade, whether it's a team competition or an individual competition, the people directly competing are still from the same grade.

"Oh? You guys are the main force? Are you really a match for Class A or Class D? Speaking of which, I remember you suffered a huge loss on the deserted island. If it weren't for Shiina-kun turning the tide, you probably wouldn't even have half of your points left, right?"

Horikita's words were not wrong. If Shiina hadn't immediately reunited Class C after leaving Ryuen, the discipline of Class C would probably have been in complete chaos during the subsequent privileged student exam.

"Shiina is excellent, but she is unwilling to participate in the class competition, so I am the leader of Class C now. Everyone in the first year can laugh at my failure, but you, Horikita Suzune, are the only exception. What right does someone who got the leadership position by relying on... Miyako have to point fingers at me?"

Ryuen's gaze sharpened, and the moment Horikita met Ryuen's eyes, she felt a surge of fear. At that moment, Horikita felt as if she were being stared at by a ferocious wolf.

Despite being incredibly flustered inside, Horikita pretended to remain calm and continued talking with Ryuen.

"Oh? It seems Ryuen-kun is very confident in your abilities. May I ask how you plan to win this sports festival?"

While discreetly gathering intelligence, Horikita also wanted to see just how capable Ryuen, who was touted as a tyrant, really was.

"Trying to test me? Whatever, I'll just tell you our Class C strategy right here: to crush the Red Team, composed of top students, with overwhelming force."

Ryuen gave Horikita a response that left him dumbfounded.

Chapter 381: Tian Ji's Horse Race? I Only Have Top-Class Horses

Horikita was so shocked by Ryuen's plan that he was speechless.

It wasn't that he was speechless because the plan was too ingenious, but rather that Ryuen's plan seemed too simplistic to Horikita... no, it didn't even qualify as a bargain; Ryuen's plan was practically no different from not saying anything at all.

To give an example, it's like when Horikita asked someone how to get promoted to Class A, the other person replied that all you need to do is defeat Class A to get promoted to Class A.

That's the logic.

But right now, Horikita needs a strategy that will allow her to win.

"What? You think my plan is unreliable?"

Ryuen didn't turn around, but he could roughly guess Horikita's thoughts from Horikita's silence.

Can your plan really be called a strategy?

Horikita countered with a question about Ryuen, and if Horikita weren't not someone who particularly enjoys laughing, she probably would have burst out laughing too.

Why use '也'?

At this moment, Amane, who was dozing off on Horikita's shoulder, laughed happily.

"It certainly doesn't sound very plausible, but it's the truth, isn't it? The reason Class A is Class A is simply because this is a school with high academic requirements for students, which is why they became Class A. And this time, the stage is the Sports Festival, which is exactly what Class C excels at. I know that your other classes also have outstanding talents, and even monsters with superhuman physical abilities, but... we in Class C have more people with outstanding physical abilities. Our advantage in team events is obvious, and in individual events, we can also pick out an elite team that is no less than any other class in the whole school. Beating Class A head-on... is that so hard? Hahahaha"

Long Yuan's arrogant laughter naturally attracted the attention of many people.

But no one dared to step forward and tell him, "Be quiet." Ryuen was quite famous among the older students. To avenge his classmate who had been maliciously fouled on the basketball court, Ryuen took Albert directly to the other student's classroom, broke the surveillance camera, dragged him to the bathroom, and bullied him severely.

No one in the class dared to intervene. Although they were warned for it, the school was unable to punish Longyuan because the bullied student insisted that there was only a dispute and no violence.

This incident spread Ryuen's reputation... or rather, his infamy, throughout the entire school. Everyone was discussing the sports festival when they were suddenly interrupted, which naturally made them unhappy. However, when they saw that it was Ryuen, they all turned their heads away and pretended not to hear.

Horikita clearly hadn't noticed anything yet.

She was still immersed in Longyuan's explanation.

Indeed, if we divide students by academic ability, the average academic ability of Class A is around B, Class B hovers around C-, Class C is D, and Class D should be C+. Although each class has outstanding talents, the overall strength is much weaker when averaged.

If we only consider academic ability, Class C and Class B combined probably wouldn't be enough to defeat one person from Class A.

However, if we compare physical abilities, Class A, with an average physical ability of C-, obviously cannot compete with Class C, whose average physical ability reaches B- or even B. The reason why there is a sports festival, which is more inclined to the performance of students with good physical abilities, is probably to take into account the balance.

“I admit you have a point, but your approach is easily countered by some clever tricks, such as…”

Is the story of "Tian Ji's horse racing strategy" true?

"You actually know about Tian Ji's horse racing strategy?"

"Hey, what's with that expression? I'm a high school student, how could I not know such common sense? Hmph, if they want to play the Tian Ji horse race game, I won't give them the chance to exchange pieces. The premise of playing the horse race game is that the opponent must send out medium and low-quality horses to compete with you according to the rules. But what if the opponent's three horses are all top-quality horses? They can win the game with their eyes closed, right?"

Horikita fell silent. This was the first time she had been rendered speechless by Ryuen, a guy she usually looked down on.

Did she underestimate these leaders?

Seeing that Horikita remained silent, Ryuen's face showed a hint of smugness.

"Is that all you have to say? You still have a long way to go to become an excellent leader. Of course, I can teach you, as long as you ask..."

Long Yuan saw Tian Yin staring at him like she was protecting her food, and couldn't help but smack his lips.

"Tsk, I forgot you have someone else who's even better at this. If it weren't for Miyako in your class, it would only be a matter of time before I crushed you all."

"I can't pretend I didn't hear what you said. Are you saying that besides Miyako, there are no opponents in Class B who can catch your eye?"

Horikita questioned him somewhat indignantly.

"Isn't that right? Hirata's personality is too gentle, too trusting of others. Do you know how easy it would be for me to frame him? And you, I know you're afraid we'll surpass you, so you're trying to suppress Class C. But truly smart people should look forward and strive for higher scores, instead of constantly looking back and worrying about others surpassing them... I get it! I finally understand your way of thinking. So you lack self-confidence."

Ryuen's words made Horikita stiffen for a moment. Because the movement was so obvious, Ryuen easily realized that his guess was correct.

Say whatever you want.

Horikita chose to give a vague answer in an attempt to gloss over the issue.

"Then I'll just assume you're insecure. Your attitude towards the special exam should be cautious, right? Please... this is a school where merit reigns supreme. We don't need your adult-like prudence. Can you be as cautious as Katsuragi? You only need to look over there to see what he's like now. The once-glorious leader of Class A is now practically all alone. The guy leaning on your shoulder played a huge role in his downfall. The more cautious you are, the easier it is to be defeated."

Horikita first glanced at Amane on her shoulder. Amane secretly squeezed Horikita's hand. Such an intimate gesture in front of so many people made Horikita blush bright red.

To avoid making the atmosphere awkward, Horikita turned her gaze toward Katsuragi.

The entire Class A was clearly divided into two groups.

Sakayanagi sat in a chair, staring at Amane with hostility, followed by a large group of supporters led by Kito, Kamuro, and Hashimoto.

Only Totsuka and two or three boys remained behind Katsuragi.

The defeat on the deserted island greatly diminished Katsuragi's prestige. If Sakayanagi hadn't seen through the fact that the other classes' key card holders were Class A, they would have been at the bottom with zero points.

While Katsuragi's strategy of remaining silent during the preferential treatment exam was somewhat effective, the flashy displays of skill by Class B and Amane's private actions made everyone in Class A feel like they were invisible and had no sense of participation.

In the end, it was thanks to the combined efforts of Sakayanagi, Amane, and Shiina that Class A managed to earn some points to retain their dignity.

This can be seen from both special exams.

Katsuragi's cautious strategy was far less effective than expected.

Chapter 382: Sweetie~ Stick your head over here

While chatting with Ichinose about the sports festival, Katsuragi felt someone staring at him and couldn't help but turn around to find the source of the gaze. When he discovered that the gaze was coming from Class B, his expression turned somewhat gloomy.

"It seems Horikita and the others want to gather information about our Red Group. It's definitely not a good time to talk here. If you don't mind, Ichinose-san, how about we meet in private and discuss this again?"