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"That means the situation on the field is quite tense right now..."

Well, the result is just like this, no useful information is obtained at all.

However, even if we lost the [Throwing Ball Competition [Female Only]] event, we were fine. Winning the [Pole Reversal Competition [Male Only]] event relieved some of the pressure on the girls. At worst, we made up for each other, and the scores of the group and team returned to what they would have been without these two events.

Once we win, we will expand our advantage and ensure overall victory.

After confirming this, I distracted myself and turned to look at everyone in the class camp who was still panting. [Pole Reverse Competition [Boys Only]] The physical energy consumed in the team competition is still fermenting. This is not a good sign. It may mean that our physical fitness has not reached the minimum standard of the sports festival.

When we were training, we didn't go through all the events as the school arranged at the sports festival. We just practiced our own weaknesses and specialized in the event techniques.

Now it seems that the arrangement of the order of sports festival events is quite tiring.

We didn't notice it before because we ignored it too much.

"...Can you tell me where our class ranks among our classmates based on the points we have earned so far?"

"One of the top two... I've made a prediction, but the actual situation is still to be determined... After all, the sports festival has just started, and it's hard to predict the outcome of the next competitive event, so if you want a definite result, you can only wait for the school to announce it."

I asked another unnecessary question...

Watching the battle from a distance without knowing the ins and outs would only make the situation on the battlefield become confusing in my mind, so I had to keep a close eye on the actions of one person and observe the basic changes in the overall situation through her.

Just as Kanzaki said, this was a fierce battle with no clear winner, and in fact, it was quite dangerous for both sides.

After a while, I could see several girls colliding with each other or falling to the ground. The girls in our class did not escape similar incidents, and I could only pray silently in my heart while watching the game.

After a while, the ringing of the radio announced the end of the [Ball Throwing Competition [Female Only]] competition. The teacher, who was working, threw the balls one by one and calculated the scores. We all waited nervously for the data results.

"Red Team has a total of 62, which is 6 more than White Team. Red Team wins."

call--

After receiving the news of victory, we all breathed a sigh of relief and cheered for the triumphant girls.

However, before we could indulge in the melody of victory, the first-year boys were asked by the broadcast to go to the corresponding venue to listen to the explanation of the [Men's] Tug of War competition.

A wave of turmoil arose in everyone's calm hearts.

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【Tug of War Rules】

1. The tug-of-war competition is a competition between the white group and the red group. In order to ensure the fairness of the competition, the number of people on both sides must be equal before the competition can begin.

2. The victory mark will be made on the tug-of-war rope before the tug-of-war game begins. The corresponding object is a white flag. The party that pulls the marker on the tug-of-war rope over the mark is the winner.

3. The outcome of a tug-of-war game is usually determined by whether the victory mark exceeds the comparison line. At the beginning of the tug-of-war game, members of both teams must try their best to pull the victory mark across the comparison line.

4. At the beginning of the tug-of-war game, a comparison line will be drawn in the middle of the field. During the tug-of-war game, no member of the two teams can step on the line.

[Team size]

·One match is played by the white group and the red group, with 30 players in each group (the participating teams must be composed of students from the corresponding groups, grades and classes. If any impersonator or fraud is found, the participant will be disqualified.)

[Venue]

·Draw three straight lines on the ground at an interval of 2m. The center line is the median line, and the lines on both sides are the river boundaries.

[Competition Method]

Tug of war is played in a best-of-three format.

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Based on the referee's overall explanation, there was nothing inconsistent or difficult to understand in the [Men's] Tug of War competition, but one thing that requires extra attention is the [penalty judgment].

This is what is called "foul behavior".

【Foul behavior】

1. During the game, deliberately sitting still or not standing up immediately after slipping.

2. During the game, any part of the body other than the feet touches the ground.

3. Use your knees and legs to hold the rope still; the rope is fixed to a team member’s body; there should be no wheels or knots on the rope.

4. Stepping out of the sideline during the game.

5. Substitute players or other spectators are not allowed to touch tug-of-war players in any way.

6. Players who commit personal fouls and refuse to change after being reminded by the referee will be sent off, and the team will not be allowed to add new players.

Except for the last rule, if either side violates any of the above rules, they will be directly judged as the loser by the referee, which is also the situation we least want to see.

"Yoshi, let's continue to win the team battle. As long as we win, the other side will basically have no chance of overtaking. In addition, there is no opportunity for both sides to come into contact in a tug-of-war game, and the other side can only rely on pure strength to win. There should be no room for chaos in this battle."

Influenced by the recent [Pole Reversal Contest [Men Only]] competition, Sudo muttered in dissatisfaction while encouraging himself, and it was unclear what kind of damage his back had suffered.

After the rules were explained, the four classes gathered in the center of the playground were divided into two parts, namely the left and right camps.

"Then let's defeat them in one fell swoop according to the strategy we agreed upon."

Even though his physical injuries had not yet healed, Shibata still shouted with full fighting spirit, and Hirata nodded in appreciation.

"Yes. I understand. Everyone please take your seats."

Before the sports festival, we went through several training sessions on tug-of-war related skills. While receiving instruction from Kanzaki and Sudo, we also learned many lifelong strength techniques. On top of that, our AD team customized a set of strategies for the formation.

The D class led by Hirata originally wanted to propose to "line up those with similar heights", but this method is not perfect. Although this will not cause uneven force on the rope and will increase the strength, it will not ensure that the force is applied in the same direction, and there is a high possibility that the force will be dispersed due to swaying left and right.

So on this basis we made corresponding improvement suggestions - the tug-of-war formation should be lined up from tall to short, and the last person should be a larger person.

During the tug-of-war process, people are leaning downward to exert force, so the direction of force is diagonally downward. Therefore, the distribution of personnel, arranged from tall to short, can allow everyone to exert force along the appropriate force route, thereby maximizing the overall force. In addition, the last person plays the role of controlling the rope, so a larger person is needed to control the direction of the entire team.

I think the other camp should have noticed our strategy by now, but even if the two BC classes joined forces from now on and imitated our approach, they would not be able to perfectly portray and restore the order of body height in a short period of time.

What's more, the relationship between them is not harmonious at present.

I had intended to observe what was happening in the White Group at that moment, but I had not expected that more than half of the students in Class B had not made a move, and Class C was also standing aside, holding their breath.

"Katsuragi-kun, could you please stop giving orders in such a condescending manner?"

I don't know who in Class B loudly expressed their dissatisfaction with their leader.

"…What do you mean, Hashimoto."

The boy called Hashimoto took a step forward and appeared prominently in our field of vision. The players of our red team were also attracted by the internal strife of the enemy.

He was a tall boy with long hair tied at the back of his head and a carefree look. The expression on his face showed that he didn't care about anything. There was another point that I paid the most attention to.

——His hair is blond.

First it was Koenji, then Nanyun, and now it’s Hashimoto…

Are all students with blonde hair so difficult to deal with?

"It means exactly what it says. Because of your leadership, Class B has been in a state of decline. Now there is no cooperation. Can you say that such an operation can be won?"

There are many students who disagree with the leader, but it is too coincidental that they appear at this time. I unconsciously look for Sakayanagi in the opposing camp. She is enjoying it with a smile. In other words, it is not Hashimoto's own will that the attack was launched. Maybe there is such a person, but Sakayanagi must be involved behind the scenes.

It seems that the only target is Class B. It is a project that requires unity, but it has caused a disturbing incident at this time. Is it Katsuragi who wants to completely defeat the enemy faction?

Even though he had been demoted from Class A to Class B, this did not affect the implementation of this practice at all. In a sense, Sakayanagi's actions were quite creepy.

"..."

The target of her teasing will definitely not have a good ending. I couldn't help but shudder when I recalled the eleven consecutive chess defeats I suffered not long ago.

"Do you think we can really win with our current battle plan, Katsuragi-kun?"

Hashimoto continued to provoke Katsuragi regardless of the consequences, but even so, Katsuragi remained calm.

"If you can come up with a more efficient combat plan, I don't mind adopting it."

"That's not even an answer—"

"That's enough. If you can't come up with a decent plan, then stop being so rude!"

On the contrary, Totsuka from the Katsuragi faction could not tolerate the actions of the Sakayanagi faction, and after picking up the rope, he angrily scolded Hashimoto.

"I'm not going to deny your doubts about my ability. But if you start a meaningless internal conflict and lose the game, before we talk about cooperation and technology, Sakayanagi will take responsibility. Is that okay?"

"Katsuragi-kun, you can't see anything. But we really shouldn't let the other side see us fighting."

Hashimoto chuckled, then returned to his designated position on the tug-of-war rope without saying anything more. This good show made Ryuen watch it with great interest.

"Your eating manners are really embarrassing, Katsuragi."

After Ryuen said this, Totsuka sent an angry look to Ryuen, and seemed to want to say something in response, but was stopped by Katsuragi. Ryuen smiled contemptuously and ignored it.

It looks like the internal strife in Class B has subsided for the time being.

"We have a huge advantage. There are positioning issues, class conflicts, and internal fighting... Let's just defeat them in one fell swoop!"

Sudo tightened the tug-of-war rope in his hand, showing a very tough attitude, and we also adjusted our own states.

On the other hand, the White Team did not cooperate with the BC Alliance, but was beautifully divided into classes.

The class B was in charge of holding the front end of the rope, and they adopted the battle mode proposed by the class D, "to divide the positions according to the height of the people". However, due to the lack of cooperation from the class C students, the whole thing looked messed up from the middle.

Although the rope was held by a student of considerable size at the end... the sense of disharmony could not be erased.

Both sides were completely focused on their own offensive.

"We have the advantage. If we lose, just wait and see!"

Sudou shouted from the back.

The target of this sentence seemed to include our Class A as well.

After this sentence, the referee gave the signal to start the game, and both sides tightened the tug-of-war rope in an instant.

"Hey-ho! Hey-ho!"

While shouting the conventional slogans, the DA team, which had basically achieved cooperation, pulled the rope with full momentum.

Even in the initial stage, there was not much strength on the tug-of-war rope, so the white flag, the symbol of victory, just tilted towards us.

Immediately afterwards, the referee blew the signal to decide the winner and announced that DA had won.

“Good job! If the opponent is this strong, it will be a piece of cake! It’s too easy!”

After the battle, Sudo pretended to taunt the opponent loudly.

However, even such a defeat did not affect the attitudes of the leaders of both sides.

"Okay, change your configuration. Shorty, move forward."

Ryuen ordered the students in Class C to rearrange their disorganized formation. He asked the shortest students to stand in front, and then arranged them in order of increasing height. Seeing this, Katsuragi also made appropriate adjustments to the team.

So the opponent's formation became a traditional wooden bow of poor quality.

Our current cooperation is the best solution we can achieve, which means that no matter whether we win or lose, we will go through the whole process in this way.

"We've already won based on our standing position. Not a bad start. Everyone, come on!"

"it is good!"

Our players also responded enthusiastically, but as a first-line player I felt quite 'tired'.

After both sides finished their preparations, the second game began.

The students roared a second time.

"Hey-ho! Hey-ho! Pull up!"

Based on the performance in the last game, we all thought that the winner would be decided in a short time, but the pulling force transmitted by the tug-of-war rope this time was completely different from the last time. The force was almost doubled.

The outcome was not immediately determined, as the white flag on the center line did not move at all, but just kept shaking.

"Why is it different from before? Is someone being lazy? Everyone, give it your all--!"

"It hurts, it hurts, I feel like my palm is going to bleed."

"Hold on, dammit! I'm going to win this tug-of-war!"

I heard Sudou's angry rebuke from the back, and I slightly tightened the rope in my hand.

If it's this level, I can immediately turn the tide of the battle by exerting my full strength...

"Hey-ho! Hey-ho!"

The current battle situation is not just about strength, but team spirit is needed in a stalemate. Although the force applied to the rope in a tug-of-war game is quite simple, this method of force is quite damaging to the body. In addition, the high friction of the rope itself is a test for both the body and mind.

“Don’t let up! Pull again!! Pull for me, ahhhh!”