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

The first test for boys and girls in the third grade is a speech, and the first test for boys and girls in the second grade is a written test. In the first grade, the test content for boys and girls changed, and the boys had to take a Zen test.

Meanwhile, the first-year girls' test started right with the most crucial part of this special exam: the 18-kilometer relay race.

On one side of the starting line, many group members focused their attention on Ichinose.

In this relay race, all team members were scattered at various markers with a distance of 1.2 kilometers. The next runner could only start after the starter passed the marker, which meant that usually only one person could be seen at the starting line.

However, there were more than a dozen girls standing behind Ichinose, who clearly had no intention of participating in the competition. This scene naturally had a deeper meaning in the eyes of the other groups.

Why don't you go to the marked points that the school has prepared?

Teacher Chabashira saw what these people were thinking, but still went up to ask them a question as a matter of routine.

"I'm so sorry, I have a bit of a headache and I probably won't be able to participate in the relay test today. My part of the race will be covered by the other runners in my group."

Ninomiya, without changing his expression, spoke to Chabashira-sensei.

"Headache? What about you? Do you all have headaches too?"

Chabashira's stern gaze caused many people behind Ninomiya to instinctively lower their heads and avoid his eyes.

"I advise you to think this through first. If it's discovered that you're faking illness to avoid the exam, you could all be expelled."

"What? I've never heard of such a thing... I, I mean we're just worried, what if the school can't find out?"

Ninomiya coldly watched the girls behind him whose words were full of holes, but did not step forward to stop them.

Since things have come to this point, whether these people drop out of school or not is no longer her concern.

"If the school can't find any problems, they will reschedule the exam for you. Since you will have more time to prepare, the 'passing' requirement will definitely be much higher than it is now. Students who fail will also be expelled. So I advise you to think carefully before making a decision. Do you really want to have a headache and withdraw from the competition?"

Teacher Chazhu's combination of threats and intimidation threw these already insecure fence-sitters into a panic.

They thought that withdrawing from the competition would at most mean no results, but they didn't expect the school to organize a make-up exam, and the passing score requirement would be even higher than it is now. In this case, withdrawing from the competition now would not bring them any benefits at all. Even if they scored very low now, they would not be punished. It would only affect the average score of the group and ultimately the group ranking. However, if a make-up exam is organized separately, a passing score will definitely be selected to determine whether they have passed the exam.

Those who fail to reach this passing score will most likely be expelled. In other words, their current refusal to participate will only ensure that Ichinose's group is at the bottom, thus leading to Ichinose's expulsion. They will gain no benefit whatsoever and may even face expulsion.

The benefits are completely disproportionate to the efforts.

"Ninomiya-kun, how about we..."

"We have confirmed that the headache is the reason for withdrawing from the competition."

Ninomiya ignored those who wanted to back down and, in front of everyone, gave his answer to Chabashira-sensei.

"I didn't ask you. I asked them if they were willing to withdraw from the competition. Please don't interrupt before my questioning is over. You should know that every action and word you do in this test will affect your final score."

Faced with Chabashira-sensei's warning, Ninomiya's face showed impatience. She no longer had time to care about whether or not points would be deducted. She already knew what her fate would be, so it didn't matter if she lost all her points now.

One reason she's still standing here is that she wants to drag all these annoying guys down with her.

On the other hand, she wanted to witness how Tianyin would crack this special test, which she considered a sure-fire failure.

"Do as you please."

After Ninomiya finished speaking, he turned and left the starting line, heading towards the school.

The finish line for this 18-kilometer relay race is at the Forest School, so Ninomiya probably wants to go directly to the finish line to wait.

Chabashira-sensei first glared angrily at Ninomiya's back, then took out a piece of paper with many options from a bag next to her, and finally quickly wrote something on the notepad.

Hearing the scratching sound of pens writing rapidly on paper, the hearts of all the girls in Class D instantly leaped into their throats.

"What about you? Are you going to withdraw from the competition like her?"

Teacher Chazhu's repeated questioning left the girls, who had lost their leader, somewhat at a loss.

They really wanted to tell Chabashira-sensei that they were willing to continue taking the exam, but the current situation was that Ninomiya had already left, and the power of the group would likely fall into Ichinose's hands again.

They were also terrified that Ichinose would sabotage them during the exams so that she could drag one of them down with her and make them drop out of school.

So even though they knew that taking the exam was the best option, these people still chose to give up this special exam.

The reason is simple: while they were worried that Ichinose would retaliate against them, they believed that Ninomiya would not betray them.

After all, even she herself chose to withdraw from the competition. Ninomiya had put in a lot of effort to seize the position of leader of Class D, and had finally come the closest to that position. How could she possibly risk expelling herself from school?

It doesn't make sense from either a logical or emotional perspective.

Therefore... everyone chose to believe Ninomiya Ichiichi and insisted on collectively withdrawing from the special exam.

The message quickly reached all the groups and the school. The school then informed Tongshan of the message and asked him to make the necessary follow-up arrangements and handle the situation accordingly.

When Kiriyama saw Ninomiya's name, he knew that the first-year girls had already started taking action.

Ninomiya was one of their own, so how could he possibly attack them before the exam was even over? Therefore, after careful consideration, Kiriyama decided to temporarily put aside the matter of most of the Ichinose group withdrawing from the competition.

The appropriate action will be taken after the special exam is over.

Ichinose watched as those familiar faces left one by one, remaining silent throughout. She knew that from the moment she stood on the starting line, these people and she had become complete enemies.

After the referee gave the signal, Ichinose quickly turned his thoughts back to the competition. Seeing that the members of the other groups had run quite a distance like arrows released from a bow, Ichinose quickly took steps to follow.

Ichinose's physical fitness is considered good among the girls, but only good. Her fellow first runners are all tough opponents, such as Ibuki Mio and Horikita Suzune, whose physical fitness is among the best of the first-year girls. Following closely behind are Tsukaji from Class A and Onodera from Class B, and then Motohi from Class A. Ichinose is at the very end of the six first-year girls' teams.

At first, Ichinose thought it was because she started slowly that the gap between her and the people in front of her was getting bigger and bigger. But after running for several hundred meters, Ichinose realized that all the girls in front of her were physical monsters.

Almost all the groups chose the strongest person in the group to lead the charge, hoping to boost morale, but this made Ichinose feel very uncomfortable.

Horikita and Ibuki are both trained martial arts practitioners from a young age. Onodera and Tsukaji were the captains of the swimming club and the track and field club, respectively, since junior high school. They are no match for Ichinose.

The only opponent she could possibly surpass, Motohiro, is also a key member of the volleyball club, and his usual training volume and physical fitness are obviously much higher than Ichinose's.

As expected, she chased him for a full kilometer without managing to close the distance even by a fraction.

They soon arrived at the first 1.2 km marker, but no one intended to stop. The 18 km was allocated based on 15 people per group, but even the school hadn't expected so many first-year students to be expelled.

This means that at most, a team of fourteen people can be formed in the first grade.

In other words, every team participating in a relay race must have someone run 2.4 kilometers. Since the course from the starting line to the finish line is relatively flat, most teams will let the first runner run the longest distance to maximize the team's performance.

But it was completely different for Ichinose. Ichinose had only registered for a distance of 1.2 kilometers, which meant that her relay race was about to end.

The next match schedule will be handed over to Tianyin.

When the other team members saw Tianyin warming up at the 1.2-kilometer marker, they were completely dumbfounded.

Logically speaking, even if the Ichinose team only has Ichinose Honami and Miyako Amane left, each of them should at least run half the distance. In other words, it would be normal for each of them to run nine kilometers in the 18-kilometer relay race.

As a result, Tianyin was waiting to be handed over after the first 1.2 kilometers, which means that Tianyin still had to run 16.8 kilometers.

This number doesn't seem so scary. Without time constraints and competitors, most ordinary people could complete this distance.

But we're in a competition right now.

This also means that if Tianyin wants to achieve good results, it cannot slowly walk to the finish line. Only by running the whole way can it possibly beat the athletes in other groups who have more physical strength.

As familiar figures ran past her, Tianyin remained unmoved, continuing to move her body.

Until Ichinose ran up to her, panting.

"I'm so, so sorry, Tianyin... I... I..."

Ichinose was panting heavily. Having not exercised for a long time, her running pace had been pushed to its limit by the professional athletes ahead of her.

This caused Ichinose to be unable to continue running for a short period of time after only completing 1.2 kilometers.

Amane said nothing, simply handed her water bottle to Ichinose, and then turned to chase after the other Transcenders ahead.

On the rugged mountain track, Tianyin displayed her strength and agility. Her steps were swift and powerful, and each stride and landing kicked up dust. Because of the speed of her constantly alternating strides, people in the distance could not even see the movement of Tianyin's legs as she ran.

Every time you step out of the pit, gravel and mud fly up, making you look like a wild horse or a speeding chariot.

The more Tianyin ran, the more confidence spread through her chest. As her steps became more determined, Tianyin began to make subtle adjustments to her body movements, using the shift in her center of gravity and changes in the range of motion of her hips to maintain balance while increasing her forward momentum.

Perfect coordination makes Tianyin's body a highly efficient sports machine.

Hearing the footsteps of someone chasing behind them, everyone knew without turning around that it must be fate.

Amane's stunning performance at the Sports Festival left many people in awe, and now they are truly experiencing firsthand how terrifying Amane is.

A gust of wind swept across the track, first overtaking Motohi, followed by Onodera and Tsukaji.

In the end, even Horikita and Ibuki were left far behind by Amane.

When Horikita and her group were still more than 300 meters away from the second marker, Amane had already passed the second marker and started moving towards the third marker. Everyone, from ordinary students to school teachers, was shocked.

Because the heavenly sound is just too fast.

On the other side, Horikita, who was speeding up to catch up, had the image of Amane whizzing past her in an instant flash through her mind.

The voice just now seemed to be... laughing very happily?

Horikita thought he was hallucinating and couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

Tianyin hates physical activities the most, so how could she possibly be happy about such a boring competition?

However, Tianyin was smiling very happily at this moment.

The reason is simple: it has been many years since she last had the chance to run freely, and she even thought she would never have the opportunity to run like that again.

Tianyin felt her blood churning and boiling, and as she listened to the wind whistling past her ears, she felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction and fulfillment.

So Tianyin chose to accelerate again, and soon she began to sprint towards the fourth marker.

The group, who had just finished the second checkpoint, were so exhausted they could hardly breathe. When they looked up, they saw that the first-place team had passed them several minutes ahead of them.

Even Horikita looked at the bright red numbers with an expression of disbelief.

Tianyin, who usually protests by rolling on the floor when asked to do morning exercises and seems incredibly lazy, is actually so good at long-distance running.

Are you kidding me?

Chapter 144: Fishing in Troubled Waters

"Thank you for your hard work, Horikita-kun. I'll take care of the rest."

"Yes, be careful of the road conditions. It's okay to go slower for safety."

After completing the handover, Horikita walked up the hillside alone. As the second person to complete the handover, she should have been happy, but all she could think about was seeing Amane.

Amane started running about half a minute later than her, but ended up being almost a minute faster. This huge difference gave Horikita a feeling that was hard to describe.

Once on the hillside, the track at the two marker points became very clear. Tianyin was sprinting toward the fourth marker point, which was less than halfway there.

Such speed doesn't seem like something a high school girl could achieve; it seems the brother's defeat was indeed justified.

Horikita initially thought that Amane's victory in the final leg of the relay race at the Sports Festival was somewhat of a coincidence.

Or perhaps everyone was a bit careless and didn't expect Amane's explosive power to be so strong, which is why they were left far behind by Amane. As for the fact that Amane is actually very good at running, Horikita had thought about it, but she quickly dismissed it herself.

Even in sprinting, there were people who could rival Tianyin. At the time, many people were close to Tianyin, and judging from the naked eye, they were at the same level as Tianyin. However, they missed the opportunity to overtake her after Tianyin suddenly accelerated and passed them.

If Tianyin hadn't fully demonstrated her athletic talent that time, then this time she truly showcased her exceptional talent to the fullest.

Whether it's physical coordination, explosiveness, or endurance, he's no less than the world's top athletes. Horikita simply doesn't believe that such achievements can be made solely through practice.

Just as Horikita was marveling at Amane's speed, Amane had already overtaken the fourth marker and started running towards the fifth marker.

Seeing this, Horikita was basically certain that the relay race was a foregone conclusion. One marker was 1.2 kilometers, and four markers were 4.8 kilometers. The fact that someone could accelerate again after running 4.8 kilometers at a fast pace could only mean that the previous run was just a warm-up for Amane.

Is there any point in continuing this competition?

"Next time you go for morning exercise, let's see what excuse you have for not going, Tianyin."

Horikita glanced resentfully at the figure constantly moving through the forest path and muttered to himself.

Previously, Amane had always used the excuse of not being good at running to avoid morning exercise with Horikita and take the opportunity to be lazy. However, during this forest test, Horikita discovered that Amane actually dared to lie to her. From now on, she would never let Amane continue to pretend to be stupid and sleep in.

The results from Tenon's side were indeed completely consistent with Horikita's conjecture.

The distance they just covered was merely a warm-up for Tianyin.

After accelerating again, Tianyin felt an unprecedented sense of excitement. The frequency of her arm movements increased to another level. If you didn't use a professional camera to film it, you could almost only see Tianyin's arms moving so fast that they left afterimages.

The whistling sound in her ears grew louder and louder, eventually turning into a sound like the air was constantly exploding. Although it didn't reach the level of a sonic boom, it temporarily blocked out all external sounds for Tianyin.

Sprinting and long-distance running are vastly different. Sprinting basically only requires a person's speed and explosiveness, while long-distance running tests a person's endurance and perseverance.

Just like the marathon, the longest sport in human history, the winner is often not the fastest runner, but the last person who crosses the finish line standing up.

What would happen if the fastest person also had the most terrifying endurance and willpower?

Half an hour has passed since the start of the competition.

At this moment, Tianyin had already passed the eighth marker and was rushing towards the ninth marker.

This scene nearly made the school officials drop their jaws in astonishment, and they immediately arranged for a drone to broadcast the start of the first-grade relay race live.