Real teaching, hypocritical gray life

Regardless, it was too late for Class B to change their mind and provide support. With the assistance of two more riders, Class B was in a tense situation of four against six.

Although they wanted to do a one-for-one exchange like Class C in the end, they stopped there because they had no corresponding training experience before.

In the end, Class B was completely wiped out and the score stopped at 850 points to 50 points.

We won the game at the cost of two riders. Judging from the results, the AD team won a big victory, while the BC team was defeated.

After the game, the girls returned to our camp smoothly.

Except for Ichinose and Wakayama, everyone else was in a surprisingly good mood, especially Minami. After the game, she even came towards us while humming a song. This attitude inevitably caused other students to tease her.

On the other hand, Wakayama was a little exhausted, while Ichinose was worried about the upcoming competition.

"We successfully won the game..."

Faced with such a situation, Kanzaki on the side did not express much opinion.

"It's just that we can see a lot of worrying points from this game... Although we were also affected, Ryuuen took action against Horikita from Class D and did not cause much interference to us..."

"..."

I sat aside and tried my best to enjoy the last peace before the "Horse Battle" began, while listening to the conversation between Ichinose and Kanzaki.

Finally, following the announcement on the radio, I had to put down the plastic bottle in my hand and get up to go to the "battle".

"Be careful not to get hurt by Ryuuen... Also, if possible, pay attention to our ally Sudo. I feel like Ryuuen will target him this time."

Ichinose gave us some final advice before we went on stage, and Kanzaki nodded in understanding before walking onto the field in silent contemplation.

"Even if your headscarf is taken away, you still have to give it to the other party hard, understand?!"

Before the game started, Sudo threatened the students in his class in his own camp. He was a "horse head" like me, but his speech was as aggressive as a "rider".

I tightened my arms, checked the condition of the stirrups (note: stirrups are the harness used by riders to step on when mounting and riding a horse), that is, my palms, and then listened attentively to Kanzaki's guidance.

I exist as the 'head' of Kanzaki Rider, and the 'body' is made up of Nakahara and Yasuda-san.

The main function of the 'horse head' is to guide the direction and fight against the opponent's body. I looked at Yamada who was supporting Ryuen from below and couldn't help swallowing. If I were to fight that guy head-on, the result would be quite bad.

To be honest, we are the strongest horse in the class in terms of individual combat capability. But it may still be difficult to fight against Ryuen.

Just as I was concentrating on watching the referee give the signal to start the game, and saw that he had already put the whistle to the corner of his mouth, I suddenly felt a heavy pressure in the stirrup.

Looking back, Kanzaki suddenly raised his hand to stop the referee's action.

"Is there a problem?"

The referee showed a hint of dissatisfaction on his face, as if because his upcoming action was disturbed.

However, Kanzaki ignored him and continued to make his request.

"I ask the referee to check the headscarves of all the contestants."

"There's no need to check the headscarf or anything like that. Just start defeating those bastards." Sudo was ready to go, dissatisfied with Kanzaki's request.

The referee naturally cannot refuse such a request. On the contrary, if a player makes a request, he must act according to the request.

There is no other reason, but the rules specifically state this.

Applying lubricants to the turban or securing it in any other way is prohibited.

Checking the headscarf is a necessary act, and the morals of Class B and Class D should not do such a thing, but Ryuuen from Class C is different. That man chooses to use any means to win.

I quietly focused my attention on Class C's head coach, Ryuen. Although there was a hint of surprise on the edge of his expression, his provocative smile was even stronger.

From this point, it can be seen that Ryuen did not move the headscarf, and the referee's inspection further confirmed this, unless the referee himself was influenced by bribery or something like that.

…at least for now.

After the pre-match inspection, the [Horse Equestrian Combat] competition was launched as scheduled.

We still did not hesitate to move closer to Class D. Classes BC and B were dispersed by class, but Katsuragi from Class B learned from the lesson of the girls' battle just now and moved closer to Class C.

It seems that he does not want the boys to fight independently as classes.

As we approached Hirata from D class to issue further strategic instructions, I saw Sudo from D class staring at everyone in C class with a cold smile on his face. After seeing us coming, he just gave us an order, forcing us to think carefully before taking action.

"Class A, remember to stay away from me. I don't intend to give the other players a chance to survive. Hey, Hirata, just be careful not to have your headscarf taken away, and don't fall down."

Ah, such a dangerous statement. Does that mean you plan to use that move at the very beginning of the match...?

Kanzaki immediately understood and signaled me to stop.

"..."

...Tsk, even if this kind of thing doesn't involve hair, I can understand it.

At this point, I can't be distracted by other things.

Most of the members in Class C are militant, and as the 'horse', I will fall into the opponent's fatal blow if I am not careful, thus losing my combat effectiveness.

In this way, although the outcome cannot be directly determined, the direction of the game will be absolutely deviated.

Facing our group, Ryuen did not show a solemn expression, but instead smiled more fearlessly. He signaled the other three riders to block the front, and he slowly leaned down and temporarily disappeared from our sight. Katsuragi was on high alert, passively waiting for our attack, or responding accordingly to changes in the situation on the field.

"The target is that shitty Ryuen's head! Watch out, I'll knock you away!"

Before the other party could come to his senses, Hirata Ikki rushed out at full speed. His almost runaway behavior collided with the C class's horsemen who came forward to stop him without hesitation, and then -

“Don’t block the way—!”

“Ugh—!?”

With a shout, the C class's horses instantly lost balance, and the riders flew out.

"I told you to get out of my way!"

Sudo chirped proudly.

Our moves are so simple. The techniques I could learn from Sudo during the training before the sports festival were just simple things like "charge" and "bump".

However, unlike Ibuki from Class C who self-destructed, Sudo had an absolute advantage in physique, leaving the enemy helpless.

However, this aggressive policy has its drawbacks. Even if you knock down a rider, it will not be considered as the rider's headband being taken away, but as the rider falling down. In this way, the 50 points that should have been obtained will be lost. However, there are corresponding risks in taking the headband.

Although doing so will cause us to lose 50 points in our total score, from a strategic point of view, as long as we are not knocked down, we can win by cheating.

Our class A also intercepted the class B who wanted to cut in from the flank as soon as class D took action. There was still a certain gap between the boys and girls in the offensive enthusiasm of class B. The boys in class B were also very aggressive in attacking.

However, after Class B's sneak attack failed at the first opportunity, they immediately retreated at Katsuragi's signal, and the four riders rode together, thus strengthening their own defense capabilities.

On the other side, Sudo was looking around for his next prey like a hungry beast.

This strategy is very Sudo-style, but you must not be careless.

Class B's Katsuragi's defense is nearly indestructible, and Class C also has a power-type leader rider with Ryuen as the rider and Yamada as the rider's strong horse.

"Sudou-kun, let's start by defeating the people around us. Leave Ryuen-kun to the end."

"Ah? Don't be so slow! Your target is the coach's head!"

"If possible, I really hope he can calm down a little." Yasuda behind me expressed his feelings.

"If we act out of emotion at this point, we will fall into his trap. Please do what is necessary for the final victory. Eliminating the other cavalrymen will allow us to launch a better offensive against Ryuen."

"whispering sound--!"

Sudo was still dissatisfied with this conclusion, but then Kanzaki also participated in the tactical discussion and tried his best to calm Sudo's restless heart.

Two more riders from Class C rushed over in front of us, and Sudo adjusted his mentality and actively fought with the rest of Class D. What was strange was that Ryuen had no intention of taking action at this point in the game. And our Class A was mainly responsible for the crusade against Class B.

The defense of a city surrounded on all sides is certainly solid, but if the two hostile parties suddenly launch a joint attack when they are at odds with each other, it will become an opportunity.

After we surrounded everyone in Class B, Katsuragi responded quite calmly, and we were also caught up in a slightly tense battle atmosphere.

But all this was under our control. Kanzaki deliberately weakened his strength in the duel, and then Class B's main player Katsuragi also contributed his defense to the more difficult Soma, and we were facing the weak link.

The plan was to launch an assault on Class B's weakest link, with the assault led by the highly mobile Shibata, who now used his 'horse' speed to get around to the opponent on the other side of us.

After a symbolic entanglement, Shibata suddenly turned around and reached out to grab the player who was fighting with us. I immediately maintained my body balance and leaned forward as planned, allowing Kanzaki's hand to reach a farther distance and intercept the attack from Shibata's opponent.

Then, Shibata turned around and launched a second attack.

"Wow--"

The plan was executed quite successfully, and Katsuragi noticed the execution of our tactics at the first moment, so he launched a life-and-death duel with the remaining rider of Class B.

The rider who was fighting against Imada suddenly turned towards Soma and pounced at the same time. Before he could stop him, Soma was defeated by the fierce attack, and Imada took the opportunity to grab the turban of the opponent who was turning towards him from behind, making him disqualified.

After Soma was defeated, Katsuragi immediately turned his horse's head around, exposing his back to the people in Class D. However, the physical collision over there was also quite intense, so they probably couldn't take care of the situation on our side.

At Kanzaki's signal, I quickly stepped forward and stood in front of Totsuka's 'horse head' under Katsuragi's rider. The boy's face was unusually focused, and it seemed that he was hoping to make a desperate counterattack.

Kanzaki also launched an attack on Katsuragi according to the intention on the field, but our weakness was clearly noticed by Katsuragi, so he just dodged our attack, and his real attention was on Shibata next to him.

Seizing a gap in Kanzaki's attack, Katsuragi quickly launched a massive attack on Shibata's turban. However, such a move would hardly work on Shibata's horse, after all, their horse was a warhorse known for its 'absolute mobility'.

Shibata bent down slightly.

Our coach lost his balance and fell to the ground. Shibata's face showed a look of pain. I don't know if it was because he was caught off guard or because of other injuries.

The referee also immediately issued a warning and asked Shibata to leave the field.

"..."

Although the coach's departure was a bit sudden, fortunately his headscarf was not taken away by Katsuragi, and we also grabbed Katsuragi's headscarf while the opponent was distracted.

We finished the battle with Class B, and on the other hand, Sudo and his team captured the remaining two riders of Class C at the cost of losing one rider.

The only remaining enemy was the commander-in-chief, Qilongyuan.

In contrast, we created a five-rider advantage including Hirata, Kanzaki, etc.

"Hey, hey, hey, did you see that it's 5 to 1? We've won this game!"

After exchanging glances, Kanzaki, Hirata and Imada surrounded Ryuen. The other two riders were insurance in case of any accidents on our side, and they were able to fill in the vacancies at any time.

Even though Ryuen's own physical fitness is high, he can't reach the level of fighting many people at the same time. However, even in this situation, Ryuen did not panic, nor did he waver. On the contrary, he seemed to be enjoying the situation of being in a miserable and desperate situation.

But now there is no possibility of failure.

The atmosphere spread to this point, and the worst case scenario would be that only one of the three of us would be captured, and no matter which side it was, they would be able to take off Ryuen's headscarf.

Being able to hold out until time runs out is also Ryuuen's ability.

It was precisely because of this situation that Ryuuen attacked the gap in our hearts.

"Ah, I just took a lot of effort to remember your name, Sudo. You looked very painful when I stepped on you during the pole-turning competition."

"You want to hurt me with that little strength you have? Now I'll let you know what it's like to be in constant pain."

"Sudou, calm down, this is the other party's plan."

"Hirata-kun, don't give the other party a chance to provoke you verbally. Imada."

Kanzaki reacted immediately to the current situation. After instructing Hirata, he immediately cooperated with Imada to launch a pincer attack on Ryuen.

However, Sudo stayed where he was and had no intention of stepping forward to cooperate.

Although Ryuen managed to dodge Kanzaki's attack with some difficulty, he was helpless against Imada's attack from the side. I thought the war would end like this, but it turned out that I thought it was too easy.

The hand that Konda was supposed to grab Ryuen's headscarf suddenly slipped.

"Sorry, I just missed it."

"......"

Kanzaki did not respond to Imada's apology immediately, but just frowned in suspicion, but did not think too deeply. I noticed that Imada unconsciously wiped his hands on the clothes of "Horsehead", as if to make his hands dry and have grip.

"Haha, you're really a wimp, Sudou. If you want to defeat me three on one, there's no way. But basically speaking, winning in a one-on-one fight is meaningful. You're really a coward trying to win by attacking from both sides—"

Without waiting for Ryuen to say anything, Kanzaki and Imada attacked again, but Imada still failed.

Kanzaki and Imada both wanted to continue with this plan, but Ryuen's words successfully aroused Sudo's anger at this time.

"What did you say......!"

"No, Sudou-kun. It's not good to be provoked by him. Cooperate with Kanzaki-kun."

“…I know.”

"What do you know, Sudo? Have you ever thought about it, someone like you who has muscles on his brain? Although the guys who support me seem to be taken care of by you, you must have used some despicable means to perjure yourself at that time. Otherwise, how could my trusted companions be defeated by you head-on?"

There are serious loopholes in Ryuuen's words, but in this hot and humid weather, Sudo probably won't give it any extra thought.

Also, among the people supporting Ryuuen's body were members of the basketball club who had had conflicts with Sudou.

"Ha, you are just talking nonsense. Aren't those guys just a bunch of fighting noobs? What do you think they are?!"