Real teaching, hypocritical gray life

Chapter 156: Ghost with Physical Body

After determining the various ability values ​​of the students in the class, we officially started cooperation with Class D and jointly improved the battle plan for the sports festival.

But even if they joined forces, the means that both sides could use in this exam were very limited. Putting aside the competition between classes in the same school year, even if the class joined forces, the only thing they could do was to adjust the entry list.

The content of our cooperation with Class D is also quite simple.

Based on the data presented by each student in the physical fitness test, the students in the class will be ranked into strength teams according to their ability values, so as to avoid the T1 members of both sides from colliding in the same group in the individual competition in which all students participate.

A specific example is that in the 100m race, Sudo from Class D, who is at the T1 level, and Shibata from our class, who is at the T1 level, are teamed up to compete.

While reducing competitive pressure, it also increases the number of top rankings for both parties.

The remaining members, such as those in the T2 strength level, are trying their best to pursue a higher ranking or become stepping stones for the team.

Perhaps this may sound a bit cruel compared to an individual, but the physical fitness of the students in our class is not hard to describe.

There is no doubt that this is an overall plan that is more beneficial to our united front in the academic year, although the specific scope of its implementation is only among first-year students.

Starting from the class meeting the day after the physical fitness test, all of us officially entered the preparation stage for the sports festival and began to conduct independent targeted training. In addition, we will conduct team composite battle drills with Class D every other day, including tug-of-war, horseback fighting and other events.

During the break between classes, everyone in Class A changed into their sportswear, which they used as gym clothes, and gathered on the playground.

Although it is autumn now, it is far from the state of "clear and crisp autumn air". It is more like the end of midsummer.

Even though I took off my uniform jacket and put on short-sleeved sportswear, the air wrapped around my body still made me feel hot and uncomfortable. I pulled at my collar, trying to get rid of the heat, and slowly walked towards the center of the playground to meet up with Kanzaki and the others.

I thought I was one of the fastest guys in changing clothes, but even so, Ichinose was ahead of me. She tied her hair into a high ponytail again, and her sportswear fully showed her vitality.

After noticing the movement on my side, Ichinose stood on tiptoe and greeted me with a smile. In order not to let her expectations go to waste, I jogged to the destination.

It wasn't until I reached the group that I noticed they were all looking in the same direction.

"Has anyone else come out yet?"

"Almost...Now this is...?"

To say this was a prank would be going too far.

I followed everyone's gaze and looked out. There were some students standing in the glass windows of the corridor of the teaching building opposite. They seemed to be from Class B, and Yahiko was among them.

"It's the students from Class B who are spying on us."

"Has the assembly phase just begun already...?"

"It looks like that. But...can they really see clearly at such a distance?"

In response to Ichinose's question, Kanzaki quickly took over and pointed to a student sitting in the shadows at the edge of the playground.

"So there is also a student in a close position here."

I shifted my gaze and a woman soon appeared in front of me.

It was the student who followed Sakayanagi last time. She looked unexpectedly troubled, even worse than the last time we ran into her in the alley. But she didn't seem to be observing us, she just held up her phone to us.

Putting aside the disgusted look on her face, like Ichinose, she can no longer use the term "waist-length hair" to describe the length of her hair. In addition, the use of multiple hairpins and a half-ponytail hairstyle also make her look unexpectedly cool.

The cool feeling is very impressive.

"Hmm, it's Kamuro-san. If I remember correctly, he should be a follower of Class B's Sakayanagi-san..."

Ichinose introduced the two uncertainly.

"She doesn't seem to care about us... or is that phone used to record our entire training process so that the class can analyze it in detail later?"

The purpose doesn't seem to be what it seems...

This is just the beginning of the sports festival preparations, and it is too unthinkable that they are trying to spy on us today. If they were to do this every day during special training, it would be a waste of manpower.

"As the leader of Class B, I don't think Sakayanagi would resort to such a strategy."

Kanzaki rejected Shibata's guess, but the fact is that we really don't know what she is doing with her phone and what her purpose is. Maybe she just happened to sit here and take a rest.

"Although we don't know what they are going to do, there is actually no need for us to pay too much attention to their actions. As long as we have absolute strength, we can deter them."

Shibata made a bold statement, and Ichinose nodded in agreement in the aside.

Speculating on the athletic abilities of other classes is something that every class is likely to do when the sports festival comes.

It is quite foolish to choose not to practice with full strength in order to prevent others from seeing your true strength.

Making the enemy afraid of your strength is also a way.

No matter how hard you try, you can never reach it; no matter how hard you try, you can never surpass it. When you reach that level, the attitude of others towards you can only choose between 'admiration' and 'fear'.

It is not easy to make your opponent appreciate your strength.

"The most urgent task is to improve the individual strength of our class. Also, since Class B is using methods other than espionage, we can certainly implement them back."

"But then again, there seems to be absolutely no movement over at Longyuan."

Kanzaki looked towards Class C with concern.

There were people in their classroom, but no one was looking over here. It was as if no matter who was participating in what project here, it had nothing to do with them.

"Under normal circumstances, the students would have been attracted by the commotion on the playground, but they did not behave in a normal way and even opened the curtains for us to observe at will."

"...Ryuen-san seems to be deliberately trying to let us know that you haven't considered the matter of reconnaissance." Ichinose touched his lower lip with his index finger.

"And he refused to cooperate with Class B from the beginning... This is not surprising. After all, it can be seen from the test on the ship that the relationship between the two classes is not friendly. Although Class B still wants to maintain cooperation, the result seems to be getting worse."

Kanzaki calmly analyzed the cause and effect of the events before and after.

"Ryuuen doesn't seem like the type to give up easily... Although he doesn't seem to have any intention of seriously formulating a strategy, it's undeniable that he was the same way when we were on the uninhabited island. In other words, he may have come up with multiple schemes to deal with us now, but what are they...?"

Ichinose glanced at me secretly while thinking.

It's a shame, if only I could understand other people's thoughts from a distance.

The scope of action in this exam is really quite limited, and at most it is just a distraction.

While Ichinose and the others were discussing, the rest of the students in the class had already arrived. After checking, each student was assigned the appropriate targeted training.

The slogan of disbanding was shouted and everyone started to move.

"Ryuen is thinking about strategy."

I happened to pass by Kanzaki and whispered something to him, but I didn't expect that this sentence unexpectedly caught his attention.

"What do you think it will be?"

"...What are you referring to?"

"Ryuuen came up with a plan to fight alone."

"It's too strange to discuss this kind of thing with me. Isn't it possible for you to get more useful information by thinking independently?"

"I think even during the time I tutored you, your written test results were quite concealed."

Kanzaki dismissed my self-deprecation with an extremely perfunctory tone.

"I can really write with my heart, and such unfounded praise would bother me."

"Even so, I'd like to hear your opinion."

"...I don't know what Ryuen is thinking right now. But what I do know is that when a person has come up with a battle plan, he should try his best to avoid being discovered by the other party, and he may even have to set up insurance for this. But he seems to have no scruples and doesn't hide it at all."

“This is a bit like showing off.”

I tried my best to express my inner assumption about Ryuuen, and Kanzaki frowned when he heard this.

"...What do you want to say?"

"I just feel weird and worried."

"After all, Ryuen's previous methods made me feel terrified. It's hard to imagine that someone would go to such lengths just to win. Maybe if we think about the meaning of it, we can see his way of thinking, and then how he will fight back against us."

"You mean violence...?"

"Violence...? That's really scary. If that's the case, how should we fight back?"

I ended the conversation with a question and headed towards the training ground.

Kanzaki was left alone to think.

I don't know anything, and this is the clearest thing I know at the moment.

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The first training program requires explosive 100m and 200m races.

Explosive power is composed of two organic parts, speed and strength. Since there is still nearly a month until the sports festival, if you fix your training methods during this period, you will see significant growth.

According to our personal indicator data, each student performed different levels of depth jumps, lunge exchange jumps, mountain climbing steps, etc. The most difficult ones were those who also had to participate in the 2000m relay.

After more than 40 minutes of torture, the leg muscles of others had lost their original functions, and it was even difficult for the body owner to sit down. However, such experiences will become daily in the next few weeks, and it is difficult to imagine where the hope of living is.

Although Kanzaki was given the status of a professional instructor, his movements showed that he was not as relaxed as a fitness coach. Shibata was also in a state of confusion after training, with his hands on his knees, breathing heavily from time to time and drinking a sip of water.

Leg muscle training is a must, but we need to do more than that. During this period, Ichinose also sorted out the combination of the three-legged event for all members to participate in the individual competition.

Based on the test speed and other influencing factors, I partnered with White Bird.

The key to winning the sports festival this time lies not only in outstanding individual strength, but also in cooperation with classmates.

My performance in team operation in terms of action execution was extremely poor. Even though it was rated as excellent on the evaluation form, I was clear about what problems I had.

My teamwork is not collaboration, but an action transformed into personal will. In short, it is to combine multiple teams into one team.

However, that is only an action taken on a strategic basis. I can still cooperate in simple events like the three-legged race.

"...So can I start tying my feet?"

"Well, I've almost rested enough... Let's get started."

While I was tying his feet, Bai Niao took deep breaths and tried to calm his rapid breathing. I also followed his example and patted my chest and coughed lightly a few times to show that I was not in good health.

"Sure enough, grip strength and physical fitness are not the same thing."

"That's for sure. Grip strength is trained in the arms, so the legs are quite weak... Are you ready to start running, or should you stay where you are and rest for a while?"

"No, let's just get started. It's not good to stay in the same place and hinder other people's movements... Anyway, let's try to integrate this method into our walking habits. It will be easier this way."

"I understand. The first step is to move the bound leg first according to tradition. You will be the one in command."

I decided on the starting step, and when the countdown from the white bird was over, I followed the action. Then I took the same step with the outer leg that could move freely at the same rhythm.

The skill of the two-person three-legged race is to give up the freedom that one controls and try to cater to the needs of the other party. At least before the cooperation with a huge gap in strength, one person always needs to make a sacrifice, and the one who makes the sacrifice is often the faster one.

We simply walked quickly along the edge of the playground. I tried my best to design each step according to my pace, but Shiratori didn't feel anything special.

"..."

"Do you feel any discomfort that needs to be corrected?"

Seeing that Shiratori hadn't expressed his feelings for a long time, I took the initiative to ask. Although he was breathing heavily, he didn't show any sign of wanting to reply to me, as if he didn't hear my voice at all. In addition, his frown made people feel that his expression was unexpectedly solemn.

Is it because I walked too fast and I can’t bear it anymore…?

Just as I was trying to figure out the reason, I suddenly heard an uncoordinated sound of footsteps coming from behind me. The sound was not only chaotic, but also approaching very quickly. I almost understood what was going to happen next.

"Ugh, Naoto, quick, get out of the way!"

Takashima's voice suddenly came from behind me. Although I wanted to jump to the side, the rope tied to my feet prevented me from dodging. After hearing the voice, Shiratori immediately turned his eyes to the back of his head, and the expression on his face changed from solemn to horrified.

Then, Bai Niao tried to push himself to the side, but he forgot that our feet were still tied together. So the four of us fell into four pieces.

"Hiss~ It hurts... This is the first time we work together, I told you to go slower..."

"Ah, it hurts, it hurts... Sorry, I thought you were speeding up."

"Shouldn't you two apologize to us first?"

Shiratori covered his bruised calf in pain and looked at the two people in front of him angrily.

"Ahahaha, I'm so sorry. If you want to blame someone, please blame it on Jieren."

"Hey, are you just going to sever the relationship between us? That's really unfair of you."

"White Bird, are you guys okay over there?"

"..."

"Come to think of it, Shiratori seemed distracted just now... What were you thinking about?"

After dealing with the students who noticed the accident here, I asked Shiratori.