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

On the other hand, deep down, she surprisingly approves of this absurd thing. After all, it's Tianyin, so it's normal for her to be able to guess it.

She doesn't know when it started, but she began to categorize all of Tianyin's unacceptable behaviors into the category of "It's Tianyin, so it's not surprising that such things happen."

Seeing that Sakayanagi was staring straight at her, Amane felt a little embarrassed and took a small segment of orange and put it to Sakayanagi's lips.

"Hehe, I couldn't resist grabbing one just now. It's quite sweet, Arisu, you should try one too..."

Faced with the food offered to her mouth, Sakayanagi instinctively bit down and began to taste it, but she immediately realized that everyone was watching her every move!

She was actually fed in public?! And her father might have been watching too... She's doomed!! It's all Tianyin's fault!!!

"Humph"

Sakayanagi snorted unhappily. Amane blinked rapidly several times in confusion, still unable to understand whether it was sweet or not. Arisu's expression probably meant it wasn't very sweet, right?

Amane took another bite. It's quite sweet! As expected, Arisu is a picky eater! She stopped being picky a long time ago! Amane looked at Sakayanagi with some pride.

Seeing Tenon's smugness, Sakayanagi felt even more resentful. Inadvertently, she saw Horikita deep in thought in the corner. Since Tenon had already seen through her plan, she might as well take this opportunity to teach Horikita what real combat is all about.

"Horikita-kun, do you really believe that we can inflict such a heavy blow on the opponent despite being at such a disadvantage?"

Horikita looked up at Sakayanagi. Ryuen had now achieved a nine-game winning streak. To stop Ryuen, all that was needed was to win the final match. Sakayanagi probably wouldn't ask such a simple question.

What is Nasaka Yanagi trying to ask? What does "suffered a severe blow" refer to?

Although she didn't understand what Sakayanagi meant, her expression said it all; she had been persuaded by Amane to show off her skills.

Since Class A wants to do whatever they want, let them do it. Anyway, Horikita doesn't have a more useful plan than the decapitation operation right now.

"If Secretary Sakayanagi has any backup plans, he might as well show them to everyone. In the current situation, I don't think there is any other optimal solution besides launching an attack on Ryuen himself."

Horikita deliberately put on an expression of 'I don't believe it'.

An enigmatic smile appeared on Sakayanagi's face.

"Kitou, it's your turn to go on stage. Remember what I told you."

"I see"

Ghost Head nodded and left the crowd, heading towards the competition venue.

Horikita was somewhat surprised to see this. Wasn't Kamuro the only person from Class A participating in the one-man showdown? Although the sports festival had stated that participants could use 100,000 individual points to change their competitors.

But it is essentially a replacement, not an addition.

Once the roster for the competition is submitted, it is fixed. There is no way that Sakayanagi could add more players or modify the roster out of thin air.

If it only costs 100,000 points to arrange for someone to participate, Horikita could immediately have the B-class group hold off the D-class guys, freeing up Ayanokouji and the others to deal with Ryuen.

But this is against the rules. Could it be that... Sakayanagi broke the rules?

"Horikita-kun, you must be very curious about how I managed to get Kito-kun to play without breaking the rules, right?"

Sakayanagi smiled and asked Horikita.

I would like to hear more details.

More than how Sakayanagi would turn the tide of the battle, she was curious about how Sakayanagi managed to do such a thing. Even Horikita Manabu, who was standing to the side, did not say anything. Obviously, Sakayanagi's actions did not violate the rules of the sports festival.

"The method is very simple. From the very beginning, the list of Class A participating in the duel only included two people: one was Kamuro Masumi, the sacrificial pawn chosen by Katsuragi, and the other was Kito, the backup plan I kept..."

Sakayanagi paused awkwardly at this point, then turned sharply to look for Amane, only to find that Amane had already disappeared somewhere.

No wonder Tianyin was able to guess that she had left a backup plan.

To conceal the truth, Sakayanagi deliberately told Amane that she couldn't participate in the sports festival because of her health, so Katsuragi was in charge of the entire sports festival's arrangements. She also told Amane that Katsuragi planned to give up the one-on-one duel and focus on preparing for the all-team competition. However, since all classes had someone participating in the one-on-one duel, it felt strange that Class A wasn't participating, so she sent Kamuro to be cannon fodder.

Logically, there's nothing wrong with these things, but Sakayanagi overlooked some crucial things. It's strange that Sakayanagi immediately attributed everything about the sports festival to Katsuragi.

Because by now, only Totsuka and a few boys are still supporting Katsuragi.

If Sakayanagi doesn't agree, forget about the command; even if Katsuragi wanted to participate in the competition, he wouldn't be able to gather enough people. It's one thing for the class to be so united, but when Sakayanagi can't participate, everyone just goes along with Katsuragi's nonsense and talks about it to others.

But in front of her was Amane. Sakayanagi's attempt to distance himself from all responsibility was itself abnormal, and the excessive emphasis on Katsuragi's choice of Kamuro was also abnormal.

If Katsuragi had chosen Totsuka, Amane might not have guessed so quickly. But Katsuragi chose Kamuro, a key figure in the Sakayanagi faction, as cannon fodder, which shows that Sakayanagi was the one who completely controlled the situation behind the scenes, and Katsuragi was just forced to take the blame.

Katsuragi chose Kamuro, but who did Nasaka Yanagi choose?

Besides that, the biggest flaw is that Gui Tou didn't participate in the multiplayer competition. Everyone's story is that Gui Tou wasn't feeling well, but this inevitably raises suspicions, especially among Tian Yin...

Sakayanagi Arisu's carefully laid-out contingency plan was thus revealed.

"As expected of you... Sorry, I was just thinking about something and got distracted. Let's get back to the topic. Kito-kun has been on the roster for the One-Man Showdown in Class A from the beginning, but unfortunately he was feeling unwell and couldn't participate. Now that he's recovered, we just need to follow the rules for changing participants and pay 100,000 personal points to let Kito-kun take the field. Horikita-kun, can you accept this answer?"

Sakayanagi's words made Horikita realize the truth.

It turns out the rules can be used in this way: no matter what list is submitted, if a student is sick, the school cannot force the sick student to play, but the position is still occupied. If a replacement is needed, points can be paid to allow the sick student or the replacement to play.

This allows the real players to be perfectly concealed.

Sakayanagi Arisu seems to be just as Amane said—a dangerous person.

Looking at Sakayanagi in front of him, Horikita's mindset underwent a subtle, unnoticed change.

Chapter 447: Admitting Defeat is the Invincible Tactic

Gui Tou was warming up on the side, while Tian Yin came over to watch the battle while munching on fruit. For a moment, Gui Tou's movements became a little stiff.

It's important to understand that he is no longer a patient, but a contestant, and Tianyin happens to be one of the contestants as well.

If Amane were to suddenly attack him, he would have no choice but to waste a precious opportunity to avoid injury, following the techniques taught by Sakayanagi, since he had personally experienced Amane's strength.

That nightmare of being knocked down in one blow was a recurring nightmare for him.

Seeing that Gui Tou was staring at her, Tian Yin blinked, then took an apple out of her pocket and handed it to Gui Tou.

"Want some? It tastes pretty good."

Gui Tou looked at the bright red apple in front of him, somewhat tempted. Just as he was about to reach out and take the apple, he glanced at Tian Yin, whose reluctance was practically written on her face. Gui Tou silently withdrew his outstretched hand.

Heaven knows what terrible consequences would result from snatching food from Tenon's mouth. Secondly, Kito was also afraid that Tenon would use the pretext of handing him an apple to touch him and issue a challenge to a match. In that case, he would be forced to have a meaningless duel with Tenon.

"No, I don't really like eating fruit."

"Oh, I see. That's great!"

"Very good?"

"Uh... I mean... what a pity! Yes! It's such a waste not to eat fruit!!!"

Tianyin revealed a smile that couldn't be more fake.

Gui Tou shook his head helplessly. Sure enough, that guy still cared more about her snacks.

After feeling that he had warmed up enough, Gui Tou walked straight towards Long Garden.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the ghost head, who was like a hero on whom everyone had placed their hopes, embarking on the journey to destroy the Dragon Garden Demon King.

And then...

The Demon Warrior was blocked by Albert in front of the Dragon Garden.

"Hey, you don't actually think you can stand in front of me and challenge me, do you?"

Long Yuan had one foot on the chair and was fixing his hair with the other, striking a very arrogant pose.

The reason he delayed starting his tenth match was to wait for the rebels to appear, but unfortunately, after waiting for a long time, Class A's trump card turned out to be an ordinary guy.

Ryuen had no recollection of this person, and his knowledge of Kito was limited to him being the best fighter in Class A.

But... every class has its own first place, and there are differences between the first place and the first place. So Longyuan also wants to see if the first place in Class A is really the real deal.

That's why they didn't send Shibata and Kanzaki, who were quite capable cannon fodder, to their deaths. Instead, they had Albert give everyone present a little bit of a shock, something that belonged to Ryuen Sho.

"You seem to have misunderstood something? Never mind, Sakayanagi-san told me not to waste my breath on you. It doesn't matter who comes to challenge me, big guy, why don't you give it a try?"

Ghost Head beckoned to Albert provocatively with his finger.

Albert remained unmoved, showing no regard for Ghost Head. This attitude angered Ghost Head, who couldn't help but put his finger in his mouth and whistle mockingly.

"Go ahead, let me see your strength."

Longyuan simply patted Albert on the back and sat down again, intending to enjoy the live match where Albert would brutally kill the number one fighter in Class A. In Longyuan's opinion, Class D and Class A, which were known for their average abilities and academic performance, were completely incompetent in other aspects. They only created some gimmicks from time to time to make the classes appear very strong.

Take the twins from Class D, Kanzaki and Shibata, for example. They have some abilities and their strength is passable, but it's questionable whether they could beat Ishizaki, who has a delinquent background, if they were to fight together.

This is the boring force displayed by a class known for its average performance.

So now it's time to teach Class A a lesson they won't forget...

Albert stepped forward, signaling a challenge to the ghost.

As the challenger, Kito had the right to choose the competition content first, but he directly gave that right to Albert.

Albert showed no courtesy to Kito and directly chose "Karate" as the competition event.

"Karate? Albert is really ruthless. If Kito really goes toe-to-toe with Albert in terms of physical strength, he might be at a disadvantage~ Awooo"

Tianyin ate the fruit with gusto, but her eyes were intently observing the two people's movements.

Albert's muscles were taut, indicating he was in the zone. On the other hand, Ghost Head had his hands in his pockets, whether he was showing off or had some strategy, like deliberately trying to make Albert careless.

However, as long as Gui Tou chooses to confront him head-on, he will definitely lose. Tian Yin is very confident in her judgment.

On the field.

Ghost Head looked at the menacing Albert in front of him with complete ease.

Although Ghost Head regained some ground in terms of height, making them evenly matched, the difference in physical attributes was enormous, something that couldn't be made up for in a short time. Moreover, Albert was born with physical gifts due to his mixed heritage, and no matter how hard he trained, it would be difficult for him to surpass a monster with innate physical gifts.

The situation was almost obvious to both sides. Even Horikita, who didn't have a high level of karate, could tell at a glance that Kito was almost certain to lose.

"Are you planning to send Ghost Head to his death?"

Faced with Horikita's slightly sarcastic question, Sakayanagi simply showed her composed smile.

"Watch closely, this is a free lesson I'm giving you."

Seeing Sakayanagi so composed, Horikita couldn't help but wonder about Sakayanagi's strategy. Just as she was about to ask, the referee announced the start of the match.

"Ahhhhh!!!"

As the little flag fell, Albert didn't hesitate at all, and immediately roared and reached out to grab Ghost Head's collar.

This scene completely stunned Tianyin. This was some kind of karate nonsense. No wonder Albert hadn't prepared any props according to the rules of karate, and the school hadn't even sent any professionals to supervise it.

So, is karate just a fighting style disguised as something else?

According to Tianyin's judgment, Albert was likely planning to take a slam and win by using his weight and physical advantage.

This fighting style was simple and effective, which caught Tianyin's eye. But just as Guitou was about to be grabbed by the collar, Guitou suddenly jumped off the field and left the designated area.

"Well... Kito-kun has left the competition area, the winner is Yamada-kun."

"hateful!"

Albert, who hadn't spoken until now, suddenly began to vent his dissatisfaction loudly in English.

He clearly looked down on Gui Tou's desertion, but there was no better way to deal with the situation now.

Even if Tianyin racked her brains, she really couldn't think of any way for Guitou to turn the tide, so losing this inevitable match without taking damage was indeed the best solution.

In the stands, Horikita looked at Sakayanagi with a half-smile. Even without saying a word, Sakayanagi could still read the mocking look in Horikita's eyes.

However, this is only the beginning. If you insist on saving face, there will only be one outcome: Gui Tou will be beaten to the point of being unable to take care of himself.

However, Albert's actions are considered a Category 1 foul in karate, which is a disqualifying offense. Unfortunately, Kito didn't understand the rules of karate very well, otherwise he could have asked the referee to disqualify Albert when Albert took him down or punched him afterward.

Unfortunately, Kito was unaware of these things, so he followed the battle plan that Sakayanagi had previously given him.

This meant Albert didn't touch the ghost's head, so it wasn't exactly a foul, since the opponent could explain it away with a feint.

The second match was "Judo," which was designated by Kito.

It's surprising that Kito, who looks like a delinquent, is so patient in learning judo. It's really tough on him.

Just as Tianyin was about to concentrate on appreciating Guitou's judo, she suddenly realized something and then pouted unhappily.

"Aaaaa, it must be Arisu's tactic!!! This way, we won't be able to see how Kito fights someone of Albert's caliber at all!"

Tianyin stomped her foot in annoyance, then turned around and found a chair to sit down.

Since we're going to lose anyway, the best thing to look forward to is the performance of Kito and the others.

Seeing Tenon's exasperated actions, Sakayanagi's lips curled into a beautiful smile.

She knew that Amane would be furious with her tactics, but in a competition where she could take shortcuts, Sakayanagi had no intention of letting Kito reveal his full strength to compete for first place; the gains and losses were simply not worth it.