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

In this respect, Horikita's group has a significant advantage in terms of starting the battle, but the disadvantage is also obvious: if the battle lasts too long, the three girls carrying Horikita will be the first to collapse from exhaustion without C-Class even needing to intervene.

Amane, still wanting more, moved closer to Horikita.

"Lingyin, shall we go?"

Since Horikita was the commander-in-chief of the girls' mounted battle in Class B, Amane also handed over the right to command her to Horikita.

All she needed to do was take advantage of the opponents' inattention and pull them off their horses. The only ways to defeat Tenon were to remove the marker on Tenon's head or knock her off the field.

When there are many people, Tianyin is at a complete disadvantage, but when there are few people on the other side, Tianyin can use its mobility to pose a great threat to other contestants.

Because the students acting as horses cannot use their hands to remove Tianyin's marker, the person riding the horse must stand up and lean forward to a great extent to remove Tianyin's marker, and Tianyin must remain still throughout the process. Otherwise, this horseback riding competition would be a dead end for the other students. Tianyin does not believe that anyone can be fast enough to snatch the marker from her head before she can react.

"Let's wait and see. Ibuki and Shiina's groups are in great shape. The people carrying them aren't even sweating, so they obviously didn't participate in any intense battles. As for our side... only Amane, you're in relatively good condition..."

Horikita, seeing the three panting heavily from their constant movement, knew very well that their physical strength was about to reach its limit, and the best course of action was to launch a preemptive attack.

But the current situation doesn't allow her to do that.

As a student in Class A, Motohi's physical abilities are only considered good compared to her classmates, but they are nothing special among first-year students. However, the fact that she was able to enter Class A means that she must have some academic achievements, since poor students are quite rare in Class A.

When Motohi saw that Ibuki and Shiina had stopped their attack, he immediately knew they were discussing countermeasures, so he quickly moved closer to Horikita.

"Hey! You're from Class B... Whoever you are, now cooperate with me to fight against Class C! With the riding team having roughly equal numbers and one more person, we still have a chance of winning."

Motohiko was afraid that Horikita would be intimidated by the opponent's good condition and dare not attack rashly, so she deliberately reassured Horikita that they had a chance of winning. Her original intention was to let Class B launch the attack first, and she would pick up the pieces from behind.

If it were anyone else, they might fall for such a trick, but this time Motohiro met his match. For someone like Horikita, who is impervious to both soft and hard approaches and is not easily swayed, everyone has to step aside unless they offer enough sincerity and benefits.

"That makes sense. I have an idea that might lead to victory."

Horikita's tone became very gentle.

A chill ran down Amane's spine. That familiar feeling... could Horikita be about to...?

Upon hearing that Horikita actually had a way to win, Motohiko immediately moved closer.

What's your idea?

"I asked him curiously."

The two horse riding teams from Class C looked to be in good shape, while their own two teams were exhausted. If there was an easy way to win, Motohi wouldn't mind taking a gamble.

"They can't hear this. Come closer, listen."

Horikita's look as if he was about to whisper something made Motohi lower his guard, and he involuntarily leaned over.

When Shiina realized that both sides were plotting against each other, he decisively launched an attack with Ibuki.

If we don't attack now, they might come up with some tactics to turn the tide.

After all, Shiina considered herself to be somewhat clever but not good at tactics, while Horikita seemed to be someone who excelled in this area, so she couldn't be careless.

Seeing the two rushing over, Motohi became somewhat anxious. He kept his ears perked up and his eyes fixed on the distance between Shiina and Ibuki, fearing that he would be defeated at this crucial moment.

To her utter surprise, Horikita smiled sweetly when she saw her carelessness.

"Sorry, Gentoo-kun."

Horikita whispered in Motohi's ear.

Before Motohiko could react to what was happening, the marker on his head was snatched away by Horikita.

Yuan Tufei felt humiliated for a moment.

"What are you doing? You don't actually think you can win with just your small team, do you? You despicable bastard!"

Horikita snorted softly at the responsibility assigned to him.

"You blame me for being despicable just because you were careless, Yuan Tufei. You really know how to shift your responsibility onto others. Did I ever tell you... that I wanted to team up with you? It was all just wishful thinking on your part, wasn't it?"

Chapter 425: A fluffy tail and a bell sound would be a perfect match

Motohi was speechless after Horikita's rebuttal. Indeed, Horikita had never said that she would join forces with her. From the beginning, she had been presumptuous in thinking that Horikita would definitely join forces with her.

But to her surprise, she had no value in Horikita's eyes at all.

Unwilling to accept defeat, she bit her lip, tears welling in her eyes, but was ultimately forcibly dragged off the competition field by the students from Class A.

Even after leaving the venue, she glared angrily at Horikita's retreating figure, seemingly waiting to see her make a fool of herself.

In her view, Horikita was doomed to lose, and without her help, Horikita could never defeat the energetic and in-form Class C.

"Amane, you deal with Shiina. I'll handle Ibuki."

"Ibuki is a very troublesome opponent."

"I have a way to deal with her."

Horikita smiled confidently.

When Amane saw Horikita's expression, she was momentarily stunned. Come to think of it... Horikita did seem much more confident than before.

In previous special exams, Horikita always had a furrowed brow, making it impossible to entrust the competition to her with any confidence.

But Horikita was radiating a strong sense of confidence. Under such an atmosphere, even the students who were exhausted didn't utter a single complaint. They just quietly waited for Horikita's orders.

"Then I'll go first..."

Before Amane could finish speaking, Ibuki rushed towards her.

After Shiina analyzed the situation for her, she guessed Horikita's plan. So she asked Ibuki to hold them off while she took advantage of the students' abundant energy to wear down Horikita's group by constantly pulling them apart. Once Horikita's group was exhausted, Shiina's chances of winning would increase.

Seeing the group charging towards her, Amane lowered her body, ready to strike and capture Ibuki at any moment.

Just then, Horikita almost stood up straight on his horse.

"Execute according to plan"

As soon as Horikita finished speaking, she lunged at Ibuki the instant they brushed past each other.

Caught off guard, Ibuki was knocked to the ground.

The three people carrying Ibuki didn't even see what happened before they felt a lightness on their bodies. When they turned around, Ibuki and Horikita had already fallen to the ground.

The difference was that Ibuki had a pained expression on her face, while Horikita was somewhat excited.

"Ibuki, are you alright? Eh? Amane, you... Ouch, no, don't grab me... It hurts! I won't fight back, let go, so many people are watching..."

On the other side, taking advantage of Shiina's distraction, Amane dragged Shiina down and held her tightly in her arms.

Shiina was much more obedient than Ichinose. She probably thought about this situation beforehand, so Shiina didn't resist at all. However, Amane still took advantage of the situation.

Shiina shyly covered her face with one hand while gently pushing Amane, trying to get her to let her go.

On the other side, Ibuki was greeting Horikita.

When she fell, Ibuki seemed to have sprained her ankle, which means she will be unable to participate in the upcoming matches. Horikita's actions are in a gray area.

There are no rules in mounted combat that say you can't fall off your horse along with your opponent.

In the end, the referee could only rule that Horikita and Ibuki were both eliminated.

This made Ibuki even angrier, and she blurted out all sorts of nasty things.

Horikita squatted beside the stretcher, watching with great interest as Ibuki underwent an emergency examination by medical staff.

Are you thirsty?

"..."

Seeing that Horikita was just staring at her without saying anything back, Ibuki felt a little scared. When she saw that Horikita was finally willing to speak, her voice couldn't help but rise a few decibels.

But Horikita's first words silenced Ibuki.

"I'm saying you..."

Are you thirsty?

"..."

Is it even possible to have a proper conversation like this?

So, is this the only line Horikita knows?

Just as Ibuki was wondering how to answer, Horikita brought a bottle of drink from outside the venue and handed it to Ibuki.

Ibuki's throat was dry from cursing. She was about to take the drink when she remembered that she was lying on the stretcher entirely because of Horikita, so she angrily threw the drink on the ground.

He even looked at Horikita with a mocking gaze.

Horikita wasn't angry. After picking up the drink, she unscrewed the cap and handed it back to Ibuki.

Seeing how sincere Horikita was, she felt it would be embarrassing to throw a tantrum, since injuries are normal during a sports festival, even though Horikita's methods of winning were not honorable.

But no matter what, the other party won, and as the loser, she still pretended to refuse Horikita's apology, which made her feel a little guilty.

However, Ibuki would never admit that her previous attitude was wrong.

Without saying a word, Ibuki took the drink and drank it in large gulps.

450 points

"Ok?"

"The drink costs 450 points. Remember to return it to me after the match."

After Horikita finished speaking, he went over and pulled Amane away from Shiina, who was still in close contact with her.

Ibuki was left standing there, stunned, staring at the beverage bottle that she had drunk more than half of.

"Horikita Suzune, you beep beep beep beep beep beep—"

After venting her frustrations, Ibuki picked up the half-finished beverage bottle and prepared to throw it at Horikita.

"Littering will result in a 50,000-point fine and disqualification from the competition. You'd better think it through."

Horikita grabbed Amane by the ear and pulled her away, turning back to remind Ibuki, whose face was flushed red with anger.

Disqualification from the competition is no big deal.

In any case, given her current condition, she probably can't participate in the competition.

But she really didn't have 50,000 personal points.

For a moment, Ibuki didn't know what to do.

Hearing the grinding of teeth behind him, Horikita knew he had achieved his goal.

What she needs to do now is keep testing Class C, since the team competition is already over and the team points event is finished.

The subsequent individual competitions were more focused on awards for outstanding performers and the first-place winner, but Horikita didn't care about those things.

What she really cared about was the final showdown.

Long Yuan saw everything that happened here, but why didn't he come out to stop it?

Based on Horikita's understanding of Ryuen, it's likely that Ryuen has found an even better way to embarrass Class B in front of Class C; otherwise, he would never have remained indifferent when he was bullying Ibuki.

All that Ryuen can do is engage in one-on-one combat.

But how can he possibly do it?

Horikita was increasingly troubled by doubts.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch! Lingyin, don't get distracted at a time like this!"

Amane was still being pulled by the ear when she saw that Horikita was starting to lose focus, so she quickly stepped forward to wake her up.

Otherwise, my ears would definitely get swollen from being pulled.

"Hmph, you still have the nerve to complain about the pain? We agreed that you would just grab the person and do a little something, what? Are you addicted now? Since you can't control your little claws, then our agreement is over."

Amane blinked, still not realizing which promise Horikita was referring to.

There were too many things they had agreed to in the past, and Tianyin was desperately trying to read through her memories.

Seeing the dazed look on Amane's face, Horikita knew that this girl definitely didn't take that matter to heart. But that was fine too, because she wouldn't have to wear that incredibly embarrassing outfit anymore. Not only was there little fabric, but it also had some strange accessories...

"I'm not wearing that outfit you promised me!"

"Huh? How could you do this! I want to see Rin wear it! Especially that fluffy tail, I think it would suit Rin perfectly..."

"Shut up right now, you bastard!!!"

Chapter 426: Kuninori Miyako

Outside the competition venue, a number of adults were scattered around, some of whom were staff members of the school who couldn't resist coming to watch the grand event of the school sports festival.