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

The second problem is that he overestimated Class A's ability in team competitions. Even without Ayanokouji, Koenji, and Amane, who are considered monsters, Class B still has a group of good players such as Horikita, Onodera, and Miyake. They even have Hirata, who has extensive experience in sports, to lead the team. The only players Class A can offer are Hashimoto from the tennis club, another girl named Motohi, Kito, and Fukuyama Shinobu.

It seems to be somewhat useful, but apart from Kito, the other members' level is only below average even within the club, and they are not good enough to be considered.

Their level of skill is so poor that they can't even compare to Class B, let alone what would happen if they encountered the delinquents in Class C. Don't be fooled by how Amane easily defeated that idiot Ishizaki. If we're really talking about it, probably only Kito in Class A can crush Ishizaki. Even if the others have better physical abilities than Ishizaki, they might not be able to beat the 'experienced' Ishizaki in other ways.

It can be said that Katsuragi chose a path that is difficult to evaluate.

He won, and since there was no special decision, everyone felt that it didn't matter whether he was there or not, so it wouldn't matter if Sakayanagi didn't play.

If Katsuragi loses, he will lose everything.

Katsuragi is too cautious, so cautious that even when he has to gamble and decide his fate, he is still thinking about taking things one step at a time.

I'm afraid that once the sports festival ends, Sakayanagi will be able to take absolute control of Class A, right? As for Suzune... although I really don't want to discourage Suzune, the current Suzune is not on the same level as Sakayanagi at all.

How far can Class B ultimately go?

Chapter 420: Where's my horse?

Upon hearing Amane ask Kamuro why he was participating in the one-man show, Kamuro, who had just been feeling hopeless, suddenly sat up, his face full of anger, and he was revived on the spot.

"It's all because of that bastard Katsuragi! The rules clearly state that you don't have to participate in the one-on-one duel, and since everyone's going to participate in the team competition, I should have gone too. But Katsuragi found out that everyone was sending someone to participate in the one-on-one duel, and if Class A didn't participate, they'd be ridiculed as cowards. But sending someone would definitely result in heavy losses, so that guy made me the cannon fodder. He even said that if I participated and lost all three rounds, it would only be thirty class points... That's really outrageous!"

Hearing Kamuro's complaints, Sakayanagi put on a gentle smile.

"Things are pretty much as Kamuro-kun described. This setup is a bit disappointing. I was hoping Katsuragi would do something interesting, but... sigh, I really don't want this victory handed over so easily."

Sakayanagi uttered a remark that made others envious: to easily obtain the position of class leader was something that many ordinary students could only dream of.

However, Amane felt that Sakayanagi was just telling the truth.

Sakayanagi probably enjoys things that are somewhat challenging; even if Hirata were to come, he could easily win this battle with a strategy like Katsuragi's.

It can be said that the outcome is already decided.

The morning passed quickly, and Tianyin didn't watch much of the team competition.

The schedule was extremely tight because of the time constraints.

Take the 100-meter race as an example. Everyone except those who participated in the "One-Man Race" had to participate. It sounds like a huge undertaking, but in reality, the school arranged for twelve people to run in a row. Once one row finished, the next row would immediately follow. It didn't take long for most of the students in the school to finish the 100-meter race.

The same was true for most of the other events. If there were no time limit, Tianyin would probably be quite interested in watching everyone compete. But later on, all the events became races to meet the deadline. In fact, different events were being held on several playgrounds at the same time, so people who wanted to watch couldn't find where some of the events were.

Despite the tight schedule, the school was miraculously able to finish multiple competitions in just one morning.

However, the cost of doing so was that the members who participated in certain special individual competitions in the afternoon, such as tug-of-war and horseback riding, were basically exhausted. Even with the help of students who participated in the one-man showdown, they could not recover to their best condition.

In the first horseback riding battle, when Tianyin stepped onto the field, they realized how outrageous it was. Some students were so bad that three of them had to lift one person's leg and it was already shaking.

Such a victory was practically within Tianyin's grasp.

Just as Tianyin was about to wreak havoc, she noticed a crucial problem.

Where's my horse?

The entire B class originally had 22 girls, but after Ichihashi dropped out, there were only 21 girls left. In the horse battle, three horses carried one person.

In other words, a complete team requires 4 people to complete.

So Tianyin was left standing there, staring blankly at the five complete groups that the other girls had formed.

She's become the redundant one?! Are they going to make her participate in mounted combat on the ground? What kind of international joke is this?

Suddenly, as if she had just thought of something, Tianyin quickly ran to the competition area for the first-year boys next door to watch.

Ayanokouji was standing there alone, looking completely dumbfounded.

There were 18 boys in total, but after four dropped out, only 14 remained.

Hirata was unable to participate in the mounted battle due to injury, so the number became thirteen.

That's enough to form three groups plus one extra person.

Because of Koenji's enormous size, people were immediately willing to be his horse as soon as he arrived.

Ayanokouji was thrown to the ground like that, looking rather pitiful... Wait a minute! Isn't she in the same situation as me?

"Ring sound..."

Amane stood next to Horikita and tugged at Horikita's sleeve, then pitifully pointed to the headband symbolizing 'human' that she was wearing.

The victory is simply to take away the headband, which sounds like a very simple competition. However, the main problem is that Tianyin doesn't have a horse to ride, so how can she participate?

Seeing Amane's pitiful appearance, Horikita was stunned for a moment before slapping his forehead.

"Oh no, I knew something was wrong. I forgot to include you. But you can't withdraw now. You're on the list I submitted. If you withdraw from the individual competition, in addition to deducting 400,000 individual points from the riding team, the entire class will be forfeited... Go ask the referee what to do."

When Tianyin heard that the rules set by Nanyun were so absurd, she was completely bewildered.

If she withdraws from the competition, she will have to pay the fees for four people, because although the competition is called an individual competition, "individual" refers to a riding team of four people, and the competition treats the riding team as a whole.

If it were just a matter of paying 400,000 personal points, she would grit her teeth and pay it, but to have the entire class lose is simply absurd.

After Tianyin finished explaining the situation to the referee, the referee was dumbfounded. The two referees whispered to each other and then went to discuss the matter with Nanyun, who had just finished the horseback riding battle.

This was the first time Nagumo had encountered such a situation. Logically, the number of people should not be odd. It was obvious that Horikita had included Amane and the others when verifying the mounted battle.

Class B certainly bears some responsibility, but the more serious problem is how to handle it now.

Both ruling Class B of Grade 1 as the loser and forcing Tianyin to withdraw from the competition are somewhat against the rules.

Because the student council did not discover this loophole in the number of students in Class B of the first year, and the rules did not specify what to do if there were extra people.

Having never encountered this situation before, Nagumo had no choice but to seek help from Horikita Manabu.

After hearing this, Horikita Manabu looked at Nagumo with a strange expression. How did he plan to resolve such a major oversight?

"In my opinion, there are only two solutions to this situation. One is to admit the student council's mistake and arrange for Miyako and Ayanokouji to withdraw from the competition without paying any fees. The other is to insist that the student council made no mistake and let the competition proceed as scheduled."

Horikita's two solutions left Nagumo stunned.

What kind of ridiculous solution is this?

Isn't saying anything the same as not saying anything at all? Why insist on an extreme binary choice? Either way, it's his responsibility.

"Can't we just let Class B pay their points and leave?"

"Why would Class B willingly pay points? Don't forget, to ensure the fairness of the competition, the student council reviews and stores the list of all participating students. If they keep harping on the student council's oversight, are you planning to blame each other with Class B at the sports festival and make the student council a laughing stock in front of the whole school?"

Horikita Manabu's questioning made Nagumo Masa realize the problem a little.

The sports festival is still ongoing, and he must make a decision in the shortest possible time that satisfies the other party while also upholding the dignity of the student council.

That guy, Miyako Amane, really knows how to get him into trouble...

Nan Yunya's head began to throb slightly.

Chapter 421: **Participation in the Competition**

Faced with such an awkward situation, Nan Yun could only ask Tian Yin to come over and discuss specific solutions with her.

After all, this was the first time he had encountered something so outrageous. In a horse-riding battle, some people didn't even have a horse. It was impossible to find people to participate on short notice.

Moreover, as far as he knew, other classes strictly controlled the number of students when registering, so under normal circumstances it would be impossible for a class like Class 1B to have such a serious shortage of students. Even if there were fewer students due to other reasons, they could be made up from other classes. Unfortunately, because Horikita also adopted the strategy of focusing on the team competition, Class 1B did not make any preparations for any unforeseen circumstances.

Tianyin arrived at Nanyun's side in a huff.

The student council is in charge of hosting this sports festival, but aside from the disciplinary department needing to conduct random checks on the matches from time to time, they cannot participate in hosting.

Other departments will return to the stage after the competition to continue hosting and announcing the group results, and occasionally they will also commend outstanding groups or individuals.

Currently, the hosts are Manabu Horikita and Akane Tachibana.

Since Akane Tachibana was reportedly the host of the last sports festival, Manabu Horikita specially invited her back this time to serve as a temporary host.

"How do you plan to handle this? The match starts in less than five minutes."

Tianyin seized the initiative from the start, leaving the task to Nan Yunya. However, seeing Tianyin's stingy attitude, Nan Yunya knew that it would be difficult to get Tianyin to accept the compromise.

It's a bit unreasonable to let Amane leave so easily. It's fine if no one cares, but if someone does, it will be difficult to handle. Horikita Manabu will announce his resignation after the sports festival, and the mess will still be transferred to him.

"This is not a difficult matter. According to the rules, if a player cannot continue the game or leaves the field, they need to pay 100,000 points per person, and the entire class will be judged to have lost. However, the student council has also made oversights in its investigation, so we will make an exception and allow you to pay 100,000 points per person to leave the field, without holding the other members of Class B of the first year responsible. What do you think?"

Although his seemingly perfect and practical suggestion was rejected by Horikita Manabu, he was a pragmatist. What was face worth? As long as it worked, losing some face was acceptable.

"Huh? Nan Yun, are you out of your mind? Why should I pay out 100,000 personal points? If you were to exempt me from all punishments, I might consider taking a break, but if you're going to say that... since the student council approved our list, shouldn't there be a way to get everyone on the list to participate in the competition?"

After hearing Nagumo's suggestion, Amane reacted almost the same way as Horikita Manabu, decisively rejecting Nagumo's attempt to smooth things over.

It's true that Tianyin has a lot of points, but she's not a sucker. She doesn't just pay 100,000 like that. No matter how rich she is, she doesn't play games like that... Of course, if it's just 100,000 spent on a girl, Tianyin thinks it's just a small investment and nothing at all.

Tianyin's refusal left Nanyun in an awkward position.

Everyone knows that Tianyin is his subordinate, and the emergence of a second discordant voice between the two is something that others find intriguing.

Nagumo didn't care what others thought of his embarrassing appearance, but he couldn't accept Horikita Manabu seeing it.

"Miyako! Do you even have any sense of responsibility as a member of the student council? This could have been resolved by both sides taking a step back, but you insisted on escalating the situation. According to the rules, Class B of the first year would be automatically disqualified. I've already been very lenient with your class; I hope you can recognize the current situation."

Although Nan Yunya's tone was very stern, she kept giving Tianyin hints out of the corner of her eye.

He hoped that Amane would give him some face, considering that Horikita Manabu and Tachibana Akane, the two people he least wanted to embarrass in front of, were present.

Tenon naturally understood the meaning in Nanyun's eyes, but she could not back down. If she chose to compromise, it would mean that Class B would bear most of the responsibility, and others could even see it as a simple blunder caused by Class B. If they were to settle scores later, this would be a handle that she had given away for nothing. Tenon was not stupid, so how could she accept such a proposal?

"Let's stick to the facts and stop with the nonsense. If you're so capable, then disqualify Class B. I'd like to see if the White Team faces a 100-point penalty because of the absence of one class, and all White Team classes have to lose points. Will people think it's Class B's fault or that the students are making a mountain out of a molehill? You have two minutes to consider. Give me a result quickly; time waits for no one."

Nagumo lost face when Amane made the decision on his orders. If he couldn't even control Amane in front of Horikita, how could he manage such a large student council in the future?

Just as he was about to announce that Class B of Grade 1 had violated school rules and would be disqualified as punishment for Tianyin, he suddenly thought of another way to punish her.

Since Tianyin believes that everyone on the list should be qualified to participate in the competition, then she should just grant them the qualification.

What will Tianyin face in the race without a horse? Isn't that a more interesting way to get revenge?

Nan Yun smiled with satisfaction.

"Since you want a result, then I'll give you one. The competition will proceed as scheduled. You will only be declared a loser if the marker above your head is removed. Given the student council's negligence, I'm granting you special permission to participate without a horse. Enjoy the competition, Miyako-kun."

After finishing his sentence, Nan Yun turned and left immediately. He didn't want to see Tian Yin even once more.

After thinking it over, Horikita Manabu decided not to allow such a capricious act, because participating in a mounted battle without a horse was a very dangerous and unfair situation.

Without a horse to ride, it means that you can't reach the marker on the other person's head. No matter how well Amane can dodge, she still needs to rely on the strength of others. Once the other members of Class B are defeated, it's no different from Amane losing without a fight.

Moreover, the most dangerous thing is that mounted combat allows physical contact between horses. Although hands are not allowed, physical contact such as bumping is permitted.

Amane could easily get injured if she couldn't dodge in the chaos of the battlefield, so Horikita Manabu didn't approve of this childish approach.

"Miyako-kun, what do you think? If you withdraw, I can waive your fees. I think you should also understand the meaning of 'no horse'..."

"I'm open to competing without horses. So what if there are no horses? It's not a big deal."

Tianyin gave Nanyun the middle finger as he looked away.

Horikita Manabu was taken aback by Amane's fearless demeanor.

What's the big deal? Maybe she'll realize how dangerous this move was once she's on the field.

Horikita adjusted his glasses.

"Then I'll allow you to compete without a horse. Go and prepare now, and be careful. If things really become impossible, leave the competition venue, understand?"

Chapter 422: The Girls' Battle

Horikita watched from a distance as Amane and Nagumo argued, feeling somewhat worried for Amane. It was indeed her negligence that led to this situation; if she had been more careful, she wouldn't have made such a big mistake.

If the student council insists on holding her accountable, she will have no choice but to take the blame. However, this matter has little to do with Tianyin, as neither the party that registered nor the party that reviewed the application consulted Tianyin's opinion.

Therefore, Tianyin is the most innocent party in this accident.

When Horikita saw Nagumo angrily turn and leave, she had a bad feeling. If the three of them hadn't been holding her legs tightly, afraid that she would fall from mid-air when the horse riding battle started, she would have run over to ask her brother for help long ago. What did it matter if she was mocked by Horikita? If Amane was punished because of her decision... she would feel guilty no matter what. At the same time, she decided that if Amane was forced to leave the field, she would replace Amane herself. Anyway, the competition hadn't started yet, and her brother couldn't say anything.

Amane and Horikita Manabu exchanged a few words before returning to the competition venue.

For a moment, everyone's eyes were on Tianyin. They were all wondering if the student council would directly declare Class B the loser. If so, the match might be much easier.

"Tianyin, what's going on? What did my brother say?"

As soon as Horikita saw Amane return, he immediately asked her what was wrong.

Tianyin smiled happily.

"Don't worry, it's nothing serious. President Horikita has agreed to let me participate without a horse."

"It's good that you're alright..."

Horikita nodded in agreement with Amane's words. Since her brother hadn't discussed who was right and who was wrong, it meant that her brother had chosen to compromise... Wait a minute!