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

Practice to the extreme?

Tianyin smiled, tiptoed, and patted Guitou's shoulder.

"I hope to have a fair fight with you sometime. If I'm not mistaken, Sakayanagi probably has other plans for you, right? Keep up the good work!"

After Tianyin finished speaking, she returned to the bench, seemingly intending to be a spectator and enjoy the rest of the match.

"This……"

Horikita was so shocked by the sight before her that she was speechless.

She didn't believe she could instantly incapacitate a man, and in her memory, only her brother Horikita Manabu and Amane might be as powerful as Kito.

"What? So surprised you can't even speak? I've said it before, my goal from the beginning wasn't Dragon Garden. You all seem to have a misunderstanding about the strong, thinking that generals versus generals, kings versus kings, is the only correct approach."

Sakayanagi pulled out a "King" and a "Knight" from somewhere.

"Isn't that how it is?"

Horikita almost instinctively asked the question back, and even Horikita Manabu couldn't help but look at Sakayanagi next to him, wanting to hear what insightful opinions she had.

"Of course not. Your idea is romantic, but unfortunately, reality is much crueler. The strongest pieces are always hunting the weak, not in a king-on-king situation. Once you've killed all of the opponent's pieces, even the strongest king will be helpless, right?"

Horikita's eyes widened, and her body trembled slightly. She finally understood why she always felt powerless when she became a chess player. Even though her chess pieces were excellent, she felt like she was stuck in a quagmire when playing against other classes.

She was too blindly convinced that as long as the opponent's king was defeated, the outcome would be immediately clear.

Horikita's idea wasn't wrong, but it was simply too naive.

Just like a game of chess, you are told from the beginning that you can win by capturing the opponent's king.

Okay, you know the rules, but what's the next move? Horikita's method is to send his king out and eat the opponent's king.

It's laughable just to think about it. Do they really think the opposing pieces are all standing still? So the result is just like the one-on-one duel now. No matter how strong Ayanokouji and Koenji are, their opponents all choose extremely physically demanding competition methods like frog jumps or swimming. Even if the two are exceptionally strong, after defeating the first one, there will be a second one, and after the second one, there will be a third and a fourth one.

Such a war of attrition could completely wear down the vast majority of "kings".

However, if Horikita changes his strategy and tries to eliminate opponents like Shiina and Ibuki, who are meant to be Amane, right from the start, and then lets Amane and Albert compete, and as long as one of the three wins, he can directly challenge the rest of Class D except for Shibata and Kanzaki. If he follows the tactic of letting Kito win a round, then victory will undoubtedly belong to Class B.

Unfortunately, it's too late for Horikita to realize this now.

Even though Sakayanagi couldn't participate in the sports festival, she saw the competition clearly. She believed that if Class A hadn't lacked many physically strong individuals, Sakayanagi would have easily won the one-on-one battle.

"Oh, right, there's another loophole in this competition. Although it's not explicitly stated in the rules, it prohibits challenging someone a second time, which means..."

"So, Kito-kun only lost face but crippled Yamada-kun, the strongest student in Class C?"

Horikita's quick response pleased Sakayanagi; only someone like that could barely be considered her opponent.

Albert Yamada, just by looking at him, you can tell he's not someone to mess with. In a one-on-one duel, everyone has three chances to fail. These three chances refer to three major battles. In addition, there is an invisible restriction that you cannot challenge the same person repeatedly, which means that... everyone can avoid the troublesome guys in the opposing camp twice.

Unless you're aiming for a ten-game winning streak to win the prize, racking up class points is almost effortless.

Horikita was so focused on winning that he neglected the most important task of the competition: to get as many class points as possible.

"I lost this time."

"The competition isn't over yet!"

"It doesn't matter anymore. I'll apologize to them after the game. My wrong decisions prevented them from performing effectively, which is a sign of my incompetence as a chess player, isn't it?"

As Horikita Suzune spoke, she glanced at Horikita Manabu beside her.

Did my brother go through the same thing? Or did he never experience failure at all?

Regardless, she learned a great deal from this competition, and Horikita is confident that she will never be in such a passive situation again when the next special exam comes.

On the other side of the field.

Long Yuan glared fiercely at Gui Tou.

Ibuki, standing to the side, had an even more complicated expression.

"Are you kidding me? You'd die if you went to fight him, wouldn't you? You'd definitely die. Long Yuan, you don't expect me to stop him, do you?"

This time, Class C only has four people. Only Albert and Ibuki can stop this kind of fighting style. Now that Albert can't challenge Kiba a second time, only Ibuki and Ryuen are left.

Ryuen is just one game away from victory, so there's absolutely no need to gamble with a ruthless guy like Kito. Therefore, the most likely outcome is that Ibuki will be sent up to make the final stand.

Don't let Ibuki's seemingly carefree attitude fool you; she's not stupid.

She killed Shibata with a single punch. Even Albert would probably only have so much power. She couldn't even handle Ishizaki, let alone stop Albert.

If Ryuen sends her up to stop people, it would be no different from sending her to her death in Ibuki's eyes.

"What? Are you scared?"

Without turning her head, Ryuen grabbed Ibuki by the collar and questioned her in a cold voice.

"Isn't that obvious? Aren't you afraid you'll go up there and fight him?"

Ibuki knew that this might anger Ryuen, but she still shouted at the top of her lungs.

Compared to the potential danger to one's life, what does it matter if one gets punched a few times by Long Yuan?

"I'll go get the prize, just in case things change. You're in charge of holding off that monster. If he gets serious, surrender. Be careful."

After giving his instructions very seriously, Long Yuan quickly walked over to the D class boy who had been waiting for a long time, and the two of them began their challenge.

From this moment on, Longyuan could be said to have victory firmly in their grasp.

Sakayanagi burst into laughter upon seeing this.

Even Ryuen felt afraid and wanted to avoid Kito's sharp edge, which shows how formidable Kito's tactics are.

That fatal blow became a nightmare for countless people.

After seeing Ryuen start the match, Kito walked straight towards Kanzaki.

"Your name is Kanzaki Ryuji, right? Sakayanagi specifically asked for your head. Come and have a contest with me!"

Kito's words almost made Kanzaki want to run away.

"May I ask, what do you mean by wanting my head? Do you want to take victory from me, or... what do you mean literally?"

Kanzaki asked a question that even he found somewhat absurd: Would Sakayanagi really dare to go on a killing spree here? Would she dare? Wouldn't she?

"literal meaning"

"Referee, I am feeling unwell and therefore choose to forfeit the game."

"But we have to lose two games..."

"I don't care, let whoever wants to compete with him, I admit defeat."

Kanzaki threw all his name tags to the referee and then left the arena with his hands raised.

Although it may seem a bit embarrassing, it's better than getting beaten up.

As if he had expected this, Gui Tou walked straight to the next person.

"Hey, you girl over there, come over and race me!"

"Huh? Me? Referee, excuse me, my stomach hurts a little... I choose to forfeit."

The girl whose name was called immediately clutched her stomach, threw the name tag to the referee, and ran away from the scene without looking back.

The way Kito was killing people just now, only a lunatic would fight him. Ichinose accompanied Hoshinomiya-sensei to take Shibata to the emergency room.

The remaining commander, Kanzaki, became the first deserter.

That's how people are sometimes. If no one chooses to run away, the remaining people are unlikely to stand up and choose to run away alone due to various factors. But as soon as one person chooses to run away, it will trigger a chain reaction like an avalanche.

When Ichinose returned, she found that seven or eight people had already stood outside the arena, and the rest were hiding in the corner of the arena, afraid that Kito would come after them.

And so, after taking on Shibata, Kito successfully defeated eight people.

The only pity was that the opponent conceded defeat directly. If you concede defeat without even playing a single match, the winner doesn't receive any points. This was probably something Nangumo hadn't anticipated.

It now seems that the one-on-one duel competition set up by Nagumo was originally intended to please the strong individuals hidden in each class, but unfortunately it turned into a competition full of loopholes in the end.

Some are farming points, others are stomping noobs.

The intense battle I had imagined never materialized.

I bet Nagumo will be feeling down after the sports festival ends, right?

Kito saw Ichinose walk towards her.

"Ichinose, run! He'll challenge you to a race!"

A girl shouted loudly at Ichinose.

Ichinose pondered for a moment, a hint of understanding flashing in his eyes.

"I can't escape, can I?"

Seeing Ichinose's seemingly resigned expression, Kito's tone softened considerably.

"I'm sorry, I was just following orders."

Ichinose's reputation was quite effective in the first year, and even boys like Kito would have some affection for her.

"I understand. Let's begin then. Kito-kun, I challenge you!"

Ichinose nodded, then looked at Kito with a serious expression and said.

"Are you serious? I can let you win one game, or even two, that way you might not lose so badly."

Kito's words sounded somewhat arrogant, but Ichinose knew that Kito was not joking with her. Even if she won two rounds, it would count as a victory for her, but as long as Kito did not concede, there would be a third round.

If you are severely damaged in the third round, then winning the first two rounds will be meaningless. Between twenty class points and physical health, anyone who isn't stupid knows which to choose.

Class points belong to the class, but your life belongs to you.

But Ichinose shook his head.

"I'm not really interested in a fake victory. Since I'm going to have to face Kito-kun anyway, I might as well just go for it."

Ichinose's confident demeanor made Kito hesitate. He was about to turn back to look at Sakayanagi's instructions when he remembered Sakayanagi's death order.

We must teach Ichinose a lesson.

"I admire your courage. I will try my best to avoid vital points in a moment. The event I have chosen is Muay Thai."

Chapter 450: Tianyin's Turn to the Stage

Upon hearing that it was Muay Thai, Kanzaki painfully closed his eyes.

Ichinose has no chance of winning. If Ichinose falls now... the small class that has been painstakingly built up will be destroyed in an instant, just like a castle on the beach.

"The first match will be a 'Muay Thai' competition, with Kito from Class A and Ichinose from Class D as the two fighters. Confirmation complete, let the match begin!"

At the referee's whistle, Gui Tou made a surprising move: he first took off his shoes, then his socks, and stood barefoot on the field.

Then, while constantly changing his footwork, he began to move closer and closer to Ichinose.

Tianyin bent down and picked up a small stone from the ground. Even a professional boxer cannot guarantee that he can block Gui Tou's fatal blow unless he can see through Gui Tou's attack movements in advance.

Can Tianyin see through it?

The answer is yes.

If the demon were to really try to kill her, she would try to stop him.

However, what puzzled her was why Sakayanagi was targeting Ichinose. Was it because she had teamed up with Class C?

Tianyin was confused.

She could never have guessed that the reason Sakayanagi had Kito teach Ichinose a lesson was because during the preferential treatment exam, Amane would only go to play with Sakayanagi when she was busy working on Ichinose's affairs.

Normally, it's rare for Sakayanagi to see a living person like Amane.

Because of this, Sakayanagi decided to teach Ichinose a little lesson.

Even if Ichinose is innocent.

"If I had known this competition would be so dangerous, I should have objected..."

Hoshinomiya-sensei frowned as she watched the demon head approach Ichinose step by step.

The stretcher was already prepared on the side.

Everyone thought Ichinose was destined to lose; the only difference was whether Kito would show mercy.

But judging from the serious expression on Kito's face, it seems he has no intention of holding back...

Be careful.