Real teaching, hypocritical gray life

After several rounds of reading, the menu that Class A got was finally passed to me. However, before I decided on the drinks, the conversation between the two sides had already begun. However, it seemed that there was still some distance to go before we could analyze the countermeasures in a real sense, so I focused my attention on the process of "ordering".

On the front page of the menu are all kinds of coffee, such as mocha, hot latte, cappuccino...

Then came the Eurasian staples, spaghetti bolognese, garlic-fried beef short ribs, Japanese-style teriyaki rice...

Because most of the dishes were the same as I remembered, they were not able to attract my attention, so I quickly flipped through them. I had already enjoyed the staple food before coming here, so I didn't finish it.

It was not until I had completely read through the category on 'staple food' that I remembered that I came here to discuss matters and not for any other reason.

So I just wanted to order a Blue Mountain cappuccino to get by, but the words "Shaved Ice" on the new page theme and the accompanying picture completely caught my attention, and I couldn't help but flip to the next page of the menu.

Then cups of colorful stacked smoothies appeared before my eyes.

In addition to the food names and pictures, there is also an introduction to shaved ice in the blank area of ​​the menu.

In short, shaved ice seems to be a common ice drink in summer. When making it, the ice is shaved into snowflakes, topped with condensed milk, syrup, and various fruits or other ingredients.

"..."

As for cooling off, I have heard of ice cream, but this is the first time I have seen shaved ice.

【Meringue Peach Shaved Ice】

The ingredients used are sponge cake, vanilla ice cream, fresh white peaches, and shaved ice made from peach juice. The outer layer is covered with meringue and baked to present a beautiful burnt color. The ice cream replaces the role of fresh cream, and when paired with the cake and white peaches, it is just like a white peach fresh cream cake.

【Spiced Pearl Milk Tea Ice】

The ingredients are tapioca pearls, black tea ice cream and cinnamon orange jam, which make the whole ice product more layered. The shaved ice is made of milk tea flavored ice snowflakes. It is wrapped with Assam milk tea flavored cheese and topped with fluffy spiced milk tea mousse.

.......

Oh, I just happened to catch this store’s limited edition shaved ice for summer.

Unlike the previous topics, I browsed through the menu page of the [Shaved Ice] topic with curiosity.

The round bottom plate was first covered with a layer of shaved ice, and the inside was filled with dense mousse. The cone-shaped shaved ice was divided into eight areas, filled with black pearls, red bean paste, sweet potato balls, egg pudding... I can't name the others.

After adding all the toppings, the store cracked an egg on the top and then poured condensed milk all over the top. It looks incredibly sweet.

In addition, the overall portion seems quite sufficient.

"......"

It should be okay to have a taste.

I swallowed unconsciously and signaled to the waiter who was waiting on the side.

"Please give me a portion of the summer limited edition shaved ice."

"Please give me a portion of the summer limited edition shaved ice."

Just as I was choosing shaved ice, I heard the same words in my ears. I turned around and found that the menu page in Ayanokouji's hand was also on the same theme as mine.

"I said, we are here to discuss the battle strategy for the sports festival."

Horikita couldn't help but remind us as she saw how carefully we were choosing.

"Oh, sorry, I couldn't help it because I saw it was a summer limited edition."

"Oh, sorry, I couldn't help it because it was limited to summer. Uh..."

Because we behaved so naturally, the people around us looked at us with strange expressions, and Ichinose's eyes wandered back and forth between the two of us.

"Uh...it's just a coincidence."

After saying this, I breathed a sigh of relief that Ayanokouji didn't follow my speech.

As a result, other people wanted to say something more, but fortunately the waiter spoke up in time to help cover it up.

"Two servings of summer limited edition shaved ice... Is there anything else you need?"

All in all, this disturbing synchronization incident passed peacefully.

"..."

"...Should we adopt a merit-based system not only for recommended competitions, but also for individual competitions...?"

After Hirata announced the decision in class, Ichinose also fell into deep thought.

The so-called ability system is to adopt the best configuration to let people with high abilities win. It tends to increase the winning rate of students with strong athletic ability, but at the same time it will also cause the winning rate of others to decrease, and may even bear certain risks from the score line.

If everyone participates in the election with the best combination, they can maximize their potential. In simple terms, fast runners should team up with slow runners.

"As for recommending competitions, we have no say. After all, who wins depends entirely on individual ability. Although I don't know the true situation of Class D, if we really implement the ability system in individual competitions, has the cost been resolved? For example, the scores of the midterm exams..."

"As for points, we have students who we feel don't need points get higher rankings, and use the points they gain to offset the points lost by the students who finish last. The whole class shares the gain and loss."

"As for the penalty of deducting points for the top ten at the end of the school year..."

Speaking of this, Horikita hesitated for a moment.

"We have no way of knowing the specific scores, but we can still understand the class average. According to the final exam results of last semester, a penalty of ten points being deducted from the bottom of Class D is a very deadly threat."

Kanzaki inadvertently revealed the truth.

"...As long as we prepare well during this period, I am confident that the students at the bottom of the class can improve their scores during this period. In addition, students at the bottom of the class may not necessarily have poor athletic ability."

Even though his fellow students were threatening, Horikita still made his choice resolutely. Ichinose nodded in understanding, but Hirata looked a little uneasy.

"Then we understand. Although I don't think Class D is worse than us in terms of athletic ability, if possible, we will help you share some of the pressure."

"That's troublesome." Horikita breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, the shaved ice that I had been longing for was served, and I couldn’t wait to pick up the fork and spoon and eat it.

Although it is said that condensed milk is already poured on it, it is actually only for the 'raw egg peak' area, and there are various sauces on the slope. I feel that this shaved ice can satisfy many expectations for other shaved ices at once.

Given Ichinose and Horikita's abilities, even if there were strategies, it wouldn't be able to affect the outcome of the exam to a great extent.

So I forgot to listen to the conversation between Ichinose and the others.

I scooped out a piece of shaved ice from the sweet potato balls and put it into my mouth. There was a honey-flavored sauce added here. The elasticity of the sweet potato balls and the coolness of the shaved ice spread the taste surprisingly through my nerves.

By the way, this is the first time I have tasted sweet potato balls...

At least let me indulge myself a little at this time.

While expressing my admiration, I glanced at Ayanokouji standing beside me, who was observing a spoonful of smoothie he had scooped out.

"Oh, it looks delicious...can I have some?"

Ichinose suddenly put her head close to my eyes and stared at my shaved ice.

"Well, it's possible..."

Although I wanted to continue talking, Ichinose probably didn't even notice what was wrong with my request.

"Then I won't be polite!"

Then Ichinose took out the small spoon from his coffee cup and scooped a piece of my smoothie.

"Oh, it tastes pretty good."

"...Ichinose doesn't mind this behavior?"

"Well, what behavior?"

In response to Horikita's question, Ichinose stopped digging ice with his spoon and looked at Horikita with a puzzled look.

"...No, nothing."

After being defeated by Ichinose, Horikita sighed silently and turned to look at Ayanokouji beside him.

"...Did you listen to the strategy just now?"

"It shouldn't be a problem if I leave it to you and Hirata. Now that Ichinose is involved, I just need to be responsible for executing the arrangements. Besides, compared to this... I would rather you help me solve another problem."

"......What?"

“Should this raw egg on the shaved ice be broken and poured over the ingredients as a sauce, or does it have some other meaning?”

"..."

Ah, this seems to be a problem as well.

I stared at the raw egg on the shaved ice and fell into thought.

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After finishing the discussion, we both went our separate ways after walking out of the cafe.

"Kanzaki-san has other personal matters to deal with, and Chihiro just sent me a message saying she has something to ask of me... What are your plans next, Luo-kun?"

The three of us stopped where we were and took stock of each other's movements.

"There's nothing else to do...but since I'm here, I should probably go replenish the food in the dormitory."

"You... can cook?" Kanzaki stood aside and looked at me with suspicion.

"Luo Jun can cook. It seems that he made the dinner last night. But he said that he is not very good at this."

Without Ichinose's proof, I don't think I would be able to shake the image of myself in Kanzaki's heart. After saying goodbye, I wandered to the food market, bought a bag of food, and then walked back to the dormitory.

"..."

Although September is already autumn, the temperature is still as hot as summer.

It turns out that it is cooler to take the longer route through the alleys.

So I carried the plastic bag and turned into the alley.

However, I met some unexpected people in it.

Although her legs and feet were disabled, she still stood straight with the help of a cane. She walked slowly towards us, followed by a girl who looked impatient and was playing with her mobile phone.

Arisu Sakayanagi.

Just now when we were having a tactical discussion in the cafe, she stayed in the store, but she left halfway through. We even deliberately paused for a while while passing by.

Why would Sakayanagi appear in such a place? It is rare for someone with congenital heart disease to stay in a cafe.

With such thoughts in mind, I passed her by as if nothing had happened.

"Mr. Zero...?"

Mr. Zero?

After I passed by, she seemed to stop briefly with her cane, and murmured something similar. But the sound was so soft that I didn't know if I heard it correctly. Anyway, I didn't care and left the alley.

It's definitely cooler inside, after all, there are shadows everywhere...

Chapter 154: The Retaliation Action Begins

There is still about a month left until the sports festival.

During this period, we have a lot of things to prepare. For example, we will test the students' abilities to decide who to recommend for the competition, coordinate with Class D in the order of appearance, and conduct targeted training based on physical fitness...

However, a large part of the time was spent preparing for the smooth opening of the sports festival, which was actually just repeating the process from entering to exiting over and over again.

Although the rules clearly state that entry should be conducted in the manner of a military march, the implementation is not that strict at all, and the only thing pursued is consistency in the frequency of steps.

As for the remaining free time in physical education class after rehearsal, it is left to our students to form teams and practice various project skills.

We reached a cooperation intention with Class D during the rest day, and all we needed to do in the first physical education class afterwards was to test the students' various abilities.

To put it simply, it is a physical fitness test that we experienced in elementary school.

According to people, although the content of the physical fitness test we conducted ourselves is not as complicated as that conducted by the government, the process is still troublesome.

I am somewhat resistant to this, but it is undeniable that this is one of the important ways to select and train talents.

In addition, the reason for doing this is to cater to the [Ability Priority] combat plan proposed by Class D, and to achieve the optimal solution through this algorithm.

After fiddling with it for a while, Shibata finally trotted out of the equipment room next to the gymnasium with two grip strength testers.

Grip strength is the third to last item in today's physical fitness test.

Before that, after our "reasonable" arrangement, we successively carried out long-distance running of 100m, 200m, 1000m... All the simple processes, such as grip strength, sit-up and so on were placed at the end.

That is to say, before measuring grip strength, we were always jumping back and forth between explosiveness and endurance.

It’s a pity that Shibata can still pretend to be full of energy. In contrast, our performance seems a bit disappointing.

Although there are always one or two people with poor athletic ability in a class, what I didn't expect was that just a 1000m long-distance race would make Okabe so miserable that he even vomited in front of me.

If I hadn't still had the energy to notice at that time that he was unwell, I would have been in the shower room in the dormitory now.