Real teaching, hypocritical gray life

"Ah, I was a little concerned just now, or a little surprised..."

"...What kind of answer is that?"

"To be specific, it was an amazing feeling when I was doing the three-legged race with Luo."

"Hey...you are not..."

Okabe looked at Shiratori with an expression of disbelief and disgust, and Shiratori rubbed his temple in trouble.

"Ah, it's not what you think... I just don't know where my feet are."

"...hit your head and got stupid?"

"no......"

"Anyway, you should try it yourself and understand what it feels like."

Shiratori gave a vague answer, then quickly untied the ropes tied to our feet. I have no idea what happened in the whole incident.

However, I was tied up with Okabe who was looking for answers, and we did a three-legged walk, and even ran fast in the middle.

"So how does it feel?"

"..."

After walking around the playground, Takashima asked Okabe, but he also did not answer immediately but hesitated for a while.

"...Naoto, give Luo to me."

"I'm sorry, but I refuse."

"Hey, how can you say such a thing as abandoning me when I didn't even mention it?"

Then, Takashima tied us together with a rope with a look of unwillingness to admit defeat, and I was forced to run a lap around the playground again.

Then all three of them fell silent.

"You feel it, too."

"Um......"

"If my feet weren't tied to Luo's, I would really think I was running alone."

"What is this, a ghost with a physical body?"

"..."

Is this due to the sense of existence?

Chapter 157 Preparations before the Sports Festival

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On the second day of physical training, we followed the previous agreement. After a simple warm-up, we gathered with the students from Class D on the playground for special training on team battles.

We boys were guided by Kanzaki and Sudo, while the girls' group was led by Ichinose and Class D's leader Hirata Yosuke. Our first day's job was to teach us winning techniques for tug-of-war.

Although the most important factor in tug-of-war is strength, in a sense, teamwork is also crucial. Therefore, we were asked to form groups of two and find an opposing group to compete against.

We don't need to treat this confrontation as a real game, but we should be serious because the purpose of pulling the rope is to let Sudo and Kanzaki correct our mistakes.

"I say, what on earth are you two doing? One of you is exerting force to the left, and the other is exerting force to the right. This wastes too much energy. Besides, you don't have enough strength to pull. You won't win even if you can if you keep going like this!"

I was still quietly listening to Kanzaki's cold correction, when suddenly I heard Sudo loudly scolding a student who had demonstrated the movements incorrectly.

Sudo's correction was rather rough, perhaps because he was not good at theory. Kanzaki at least let us do it after the explanation. However, Sudo went straight to the point and adjusted his body posture intuitively.

It is almost inevitable that students will make mistakes when they do not know the truth.

I felt a little sympathy for the student that Sudo was in charge of, and was glad that I chose the area on the right. If he could be a little more "gentle", I wouldn't think too much about it.

"The A-class group is just going all out. There's no need to keep your balance with them."

Under Sudo's instruction, Hamaguchi and Beppu nodded, and with a unified slogan, the students of Class D were pulled over with one force, and even four of them almost fell to the ground because of the ease of the level.

"Look, you guys are totally powerless like that. You're simply being offset by your own people. The rope must be straight, and the direction of the force must also be straight!"

"I think I'm straight..."

"Look carefully with your own eyes. Do you call a broken line a straight line?!"

"Ah, Sudou actually knows how to preach."

"Idiot, this is common sense, okay!"

"It's the same for everyone else. Before the competition starts, you have to make sure the rope is in the straightest state. It has to be straight. Otherwise, if the people behind you use force, the rope will bend and the force will be neutralized. Everyone's force must be directed backwards, otherwise part of the force will be offset by their own force."

It's a relief that he can say such a truth. It seems that he is really giving us professional guidance. I originally thought that he would only develop on his own. Maybe after a semester, he is also growing slowly.

This is why humans are so scary. Even the most beautiful creatures in the garbage dump can be promoted as long as they are properly trained.

In addition, he did not hold back even when there were students from other classes in the group he was guiding. This may be because the classes that joined together did not fight on their own in the tug-of-war, except for the four-way tug-of-war.

"Excuse me, are there any techniques for applying force in tug-of-war?"

"... Although strength is also important, it is not just the strength of the wrists, but also the waist. Also, the preparation posture for tug-of-war, the palms of the hands holding the rope should be facing up, the rope should pass through the armpits, and the toes must be in front of the knees, so that the force can be better applied."

Afterwards, Kanzaki made up for Sudo's shortcomings. He explained to all of us the key points of standing posture and center of gravity. The many techniques made people feel a little headache when listening to them.

The matching of the movements was unexpectedly complicated, and Sudo was also there to assist. During the period, we were all roughly hit. The students in our class were okay, but if the students in his class performed really badly, he would directly hit them as a warning.

There were endless cries of begging for mercy, such as "Please let me go!"

For a moment, I didn't dare to act rashly.

The treatment of the girls is indeed completely different. Hirata, the person in charge sent by Class D, is a man who can be seen as reliable from the moment they meet.

The patient and tactful advice made me feel a little envious.

Students with top motor skills have irreplaceable abilities in this regard. We cannot pursue the increase of strength completely in a short period of time. Although strength accounts for 80% of the influencing factors, if we can remember and use the corresponding techniques to make up for it, the results may also be significantly changed.

For a full half hour, all of us students spent time studying and adjusting.

Although it was just a drill, the long-term contraction and exertion of arm muscles was already too much for most students. Some even thought their arms were no longer their own, and it was normal for them to feel stiff and fixed.

It wasn't until the break that we got a chance to catch our breath.

However, it wasn't long before we entered the training session for mounted combat.

A horse rider is a group of four people, three of whom are the 'horses' and one is the 'rider'.

The three people acting as "horses" are arranged in a triangle formation. The two people at the back (also called the horse body) put one hand on the shoulder of the person in front (also called the horse head), and the other hand forms a "stirrup" with the hand of the "horse head" (note: a stirrup refers to the horse harness used by the rider to step on when mounting and riding).

The fourth person riding on the two arms with his feet on the 'stirrups' is considered the 'rider'.

The horse-riding battle requires four groups of riders to be selected from each class to form an 4-on-8 situation (because of this, the remaining students become substitutes and reserve personnel).

Among the four groups of horses, one of them serves as the lead horse.

The rules of horse fighting are the same for both boys and girls with regard to time limits.

The points earned in the game are calculated based on the number of enemy mounts shot down and the number of your own mounts that survive within three minutes.

Probably because of my grip strength, I was unlucky enough to be the first contestant. The boys in our class A were chosen as the "riders" were Kanzaki Ryuji, Shibata Sa, Soma Sohei, and Imada Masakazu. It wouldn't be a big deal to be the "horse" of any of them, so I didn't mind Kanzaki being the "rider", but I was the "head" of the three horses.

There is a reason for this. Because the leader cannot be defeated easily, we chose the Shibata 'rider' combination with high mobility as the leader. On the contrary, my clan is a team functional warhorse, which has more strength than mobility, which means that I will inevitably need to have a hard collision on the battlefield.

What terrible news.

Thus, a very difficult task was placed on me.

At first, Sudo was confused about the "skinny" me being the "horse leader", but considering the possibility that other classes might have their own considerations, he did not continue to lecture me by name.

If possible, I would like him to lose his temper about this and let me be replaced smoothly.

I don't have much experience in horse-riding battles, and the same goes for Kanzaki, but Sudou seems more excited.

I originally thought that I could get some combat techniques from Sudo and some advice on how to become a high-quality 'Horse Head', but after adjusting the overall posture, I only got some hard-core speeches such as 'charge', 'bump', and 'do' without any combat plans.

Sure enough, I was still too naive.

In this regard, I and the two "horse bodies" are deeply worried.

We will conduct similar exercises and simulated battle exercises every other day.

The process was quite painful. I don't remember the details, but the soreness all over my body after the tug-of-war and the pressure on my hands that were trampled during the horse riding battle are still fresh in my memory, and a slight unnatural feeling arose.

It was mid-September, less than two weeks before the sports festival. We practiced tirelessly, doing targeted training and theoretical teaching while accepting Sudo's scolding.

Of course, horse riding and tug-of-war also require discussions on tactics and formations, which will directly affect the direction of the game to a large extent.

This is a remarkable fact for Class D, whose unity is not as strong as Class A.

Although my life motto is "Don't do unnecessary things, and solve necessary things as soon as possible", but so far I seem to be moving in the opposite direction, which is a distressing thing.

It is indeed a troublesome job. If Ichinose hadn't accidentally exposed my true grip strength, I wouldn't have had all these troubles.

Thinking of this, I looked in the direction of Ichinose, and she happened to be looking in my direction. Noticing our gazes, Ichinose greeted me and motioned for me to bring Kanzaki with me.

It was just when the team's composite combat special training was about to end. I didn't have time to take a good rest before I had to move again. I didn't even have the chance to drink water.

"Is there something that you suddenly came to us for?"

Kanzaki asked the first question, while I rested my hands on my knees.

"I'm sorry to call you here without even giving you time to rest... Actually, the other classes have sent out small teams to conduct reconnaissance, and Class D has also taken small-scale actions, so I think it's necessary for us to do this as well. Class C's movements are worrying, but it seems that we don't have a suitable channel to obtain information. However, at least we can get a good understanding of Class B's combat effectiveness before the game begins."

"What does Ichinose mean...?"

"I would like to invite you two to go with me tomorrow to spy on the other side."

"...to scout out the other classes?"

Since a while ago, each class has been participating in physical training with other classes more and more frequently. They are probably trying to get information about who is better at a certain activity, who has better physical fitness, etc.

But I think most students should have realized that this is just a futile effort. Direct investigation will not yield any valuable intelligence, and it is a waste of time (long-term observation can only yield temporary intelligence about others).

Let's not talk about whether other students will conceal their physical abilities when students from other classes are present. Even if we know the physical conditions of others clearly, it will be of no value.

The key factor that determines the outcome of this sports festival, in addition to strength, is the formation, that is, the arrangement of the [entry list].

After all, if we don't know the members' arrangement on the [entry list], which is the essence of it, we have no clues to attack other classes. It doesn't matter if we know that the opponent is strong, if we can't avoid and deal with it, we will still be very distressed.

On the other hand, if we can get information about the appearance list, it will be of great help in the strategy of conquering other classes. Putting students with poor individual strength in the corresponding group can minimize losses.

Therefore, if you can gain something in terms of [Entry Form] and [Information], your chances of winning will increase dramatically.

But if we think about it in general, the [entry form] will not be passed on to other classes. If it is passed on, it will be equivalent to putting your own class in trouble, so each class should have carried out thorough information management.

Although our class cooperated with Class D, and both sides controlled the arrangements for class members in individual competitions, the arrangements for recommended competitions were not informed to the other party, and considerable abilities were also kept secret.

The importance of the [entry form] is absolute.

I hope that there won't be any students in our class who leak the [entry list] during this sports festival.

"..."

So my job is just to bring Kanzaki here. It’s still not too late to escape from the scene now.

I straightened up and took a deep breath, then pretended to walk to the rest area nearby. However, before I could take a step, I felt a tug at the corner of my clothes as I turned around.

"Where are you going, Luo Jun?"

"...Does this operation require me to be brought along?"

"I remember I said the word 'two' very clearly."

Not only did Ichinose not let go, but he even pulled my body back a step.

"I see... But I'd better not get involved in this matter. I also want to enjoy my rest time on the weekends..."

"But even so, tomorrow's training is still not over."

"So this will make me even busier. Also, if I remember correctly, the physical training of Class B students will overlap with ours tomorrow. If I don't participate, I can at least get more rest time--"

"So we can take a day off from training tomorrow, so we can get more rest time. Or do you think that investigation work is more tiring than training...?"

"..."

Ah, the road to rejection is blocked. It looks like I can't escape this disaster tomorrow no matter what. It's really too early to say rejection.

"What do you think, Lord Luo?"

"......I see."

"...I really don't know if you are just pretending to be lazy..."