Real teaching, hypocritical gray life

"The referee checked our headscarves before the game started. I can't possibly do something in front of everyone during the game, right? Or... are you doubting the fairness of the referee?"

The corners of Ryuuen's mouth slightly raised, the mockery in his expression was self-evident.

It's hard to do anything in front of people.

This time, the sports festival adopted a system where everyone looked around, unlike the uninhabited island that was full of blind spots and cracks to drill into.

It is difficult to do something without being noticed by teachers and students and the school cameras. Unless it is a chaotic scene like the "human wall" in the "Pole Reversal Competition" where teammates can be used as cover, other competitive events can only take risks and use those despicable tricks.

In most cases, we can only fight and win fairly like Class A did. There is no other way.

Long Yuan also achieved the current results after careful rehearsal and practice. At least he was prepared.

"Then there's something wrong with this referee! He's a piece of rubbish and he even accepted bribes—"

"Sudou-kun, calm down!"

Under Ryuen's art of language, Sudo was on the verge of a rage, and began to curse at people from all sides without knowing what was going on.

It wouldn't be surprising if he beat up everyone on the field at this time.

His emotional surge was only unilaterally reflected in anger, and the lack of deeper madness made me feel a little unsatisfactory.

Before he could finish his words, Hirata hurried forward and covered Sudo's mouth, and then Ayanokouji and Miyake also acted quickly and successfully pushed Sudo back.

We could see the referee staring blatantly at us.

Although the game was over at this point, the referee's influence was still there, and even the attitude of our players could directly change the score increase or decrease. Fortunately, Sudo had been controlled and returned to the D class camp at this time, and then Hirata returned to the field and solemnly apologized to the referee. This led to the end of the matter without any incident.

"How pitiful."

Even when the situation was about to get out of control, Ryuen still added fuel to the fire. But that was all he said, and after shrugged and took one last look at our Class A students, he led his students away from the competition venue.

We just watched him leave.

"..."

"...I'm sorry, I almost caused you trouble, and also about my personal behavior at the end of the game... In short, I beg for your forgiveness in many aspects."

It is truly rare for that man to be able to tolerate others under such circumstances.

"We have just witnessed the temper of the person in your class, so don't worry about it. Leading Class D is also a very hard job."

Hirata gave an indescribable smile.

"Also, regarding the issue of Ryuen's turban being wet...isn't that correct?"

Kanzaki raised his right hand and looked at the side of his palm thoughtfully. That was the place where Ryuen's headscarf had just brushed past him, and the so-called abnormality was probably rubbed off by his clothes when he just stood up.

Hirata's expression became extremely serious about this.

"Yes, Ryuen's headscarf was unusually wet so I couldn't take it off. I thought it was sweat at first, but it didn't seem to be the case from the feeling... Even now, there is still something strange on my hands..."

Hirata said this while stretching out his hand. A clear layer of light could be seen on his palm.

Kanzaki pointed with his finger, then nodded in understanding. Seeing this, I also asked him to touch it, and then a sticky transparent liquid stretched on my fingertips.

"This is......."

If it's glue, the stickiness is a little weak, and if it's a lubricant, the smell doesn't match. When applied to the head...so is it hairspray?

"Hairspray."

While I was still in doubt, Kanzaki came to the same conclusion as me.

"The headscarf was checked by the referee and there was indeed no problem. But at the beginning of the game, Ryuen deliberately used the three riders from his class to block our view. It was at that time that he leaned over and did some small tricks on the headscarf..."

It was too late to say anything now. I didn't know what was causing the scarf in Ryuen's hand to no longer be wet. It might also be because he had wiped the ground with it.

In short, the evidence has been destroyed.

“Damn it——!”

Sudo showed no sign of calming down after returning to the camp. Hirata apologized to us again after hearing the noise and left the scene in a hurry. We followed suit and left as well.

Although the contestants did not feel much of a real victory in this horse-riding battle, the fact that they won the competition is true.

"Sa, what's going on over there? I haven't even reacted yet, how come you suddenly fell to the ground?"

"Ahahaha, I was so focused on dodging Katsuragi's attack that I didn't notice my balance for a moment. I think I turned my body to the side, and that's what happened..."

On the way back, Shibata smiled awkwardly and scratched the back of his head awkwardly. The other students also believed it, patted his shoulders and joked. Shibata could only try his best to respond. Kanzaki was still thinking about what happened just now and did not take Shibata's question into consideration.

As soon as we returned to our camp, after a round of congratulations, Ichinose quickly came forward to ask if we were hurt. After learning that we were all safe, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then immediately paid attention to the dispute we had just had on the playground.

Kanzaki recounted this in detail for Ichinose.

I looked around and found that the plastic bottle I had placed on the bench was missing, and then I found it on the wooden table next to it.

After quenching my thirst, I breathed a sigh of relief at the upcoming second-year horseback riding competition at the competition venue. Vice President Nanyun's glamorous figure appeared in the center of the competition venue, and many women shouted with joy, and he himself also enjoyed this feeling.

When I came to my senses, the other students in Class A had already tactfully left our area to celebrate, leaving Kanzaki and Ichinose alone to chat... and me in a trance.

"This way we can be sure..."

After listening to Kanzaki's retelling, Ichinose came to a conclusion.

"...If I remember correctly, Horikita-san's previous schedule has always been a tough battle."

"Yes, except for the first 100-meter race, which I won relatively easily, I failed to get the expected rankings in other competitive events."

"Every competition since then has been against the strong individuals from Class C, Kinoshita and Yajima. This can no longer be explained by mere coincidence."

"Horikita-san is being deliberately troubled, and Sudou-san..."

Not only that, the victims are not just Horikita and Sudou. The contestants in each event and the order of appearance are all known, and all of us students are included in the calculation.

At the same time, students who are not good at sports are used to deal with students with strong personal strength, such as Sudo and Kanzaki. Some are used to consume physical strength and cause interference in subsequent competitions, such as Shibata and Wakayama. When facing students who are not good at sports, they will send in people who can definitely win.

This way, Class C will be able to minimize the damage caused by our AD combined strategy.

"Ryuen-san has won first place in all the competitions so far..."

There are countless examples that can be cited, and Ichinose's fourth and fifth place in recent games can prove this point.

"...The class's information has been completely leaked... I just checked with Mr. Hoshinomiya about some other possibilities, but they were all rejected in the end. In other words... our class's entry form was leaked."

The same is true for Class D.

The plan that our two AD classes had agreed on, as well as the students' personal data, were all reported to Ryuen as intelligence.

Based on this information, that guy did two things.

One is to use students who are not good at sports to deal with excellent students like Kanzaki and Sudo. Another is to abandon students who are really idiots in sports to deal with them, and then pick up the victory.

Although we can disperse the top combatants of each class, it is impossible to take care of all the groups due to the large number of groups. There will always be loopholes like Ichinose. After understanding this, Class C will certainly be able to achieve good results in the competition.

Another thing was to keep a close eye on Horikita from Class D and attack her. Although this had no direct relationship with the victory between the classes, it was related to the momentum and the balance within the class, and there was also a simpler reason - Ryuen was just doing what he wanted to do.

Just as promised on the cruise ship, the sports festival, which was treated as a special exam, would target the rats in Class D. That guy wanted to show the true situation of Class D by completely defeating Horikita.

Were all the previous accidents caused by Horikita, or was there another mastermind behind the scenes within Class D?

In addition, he didn't let our class A go. While targeting Horikita, he also made some small moves against the main combat force of our class. I guess Ryuen was just thinking about whether he could blow it out directly.

These operations allow people to truly see the characteristics of the man Ryuen Sho.

After getting the entry forms of our two classes, he could have tried to cover it up, such as making minor adjustments to make his own class lose. But he didn't do that. Instead, he deliberately made it clear to us. He made us sure that our class's entry forms had been leaked.

"Except for Hirata and Horikita, our class's entry form can only be known by students in our class. And it is unlikely that Hirata and Horikita would reveal this to the outside world. If it is not them who leaked it, then it means..."

In other words, there is a traitor in our Class A.

"but why?"

A troubled look appeared on Ichinose's face. She was feeling distressed.

What Ichinose does on weekdays is to trust her classmates without any doubt, so she is also trusted by everyone in the class. The last thing Ichinose wants to happen is a traitor in the class, even more than hiding her own ability, but the reality is happening right before her eyes.

At this point, seeing the worries of the two people in front of me, I have no intention of responding at all.

Ah, speaking of which, other students avoided this topic. As an ordinary student, should I be like them?

With the idea of ​​assimilation in mind, I left the camp under the pretext of going to the toilet. After returning, I sat directly around Shiratori and his group.

"Ah, the successful person is coming."

"Successful people...what's that?"

"In every sense."

Shiratori gave a vague answer.

"In every sense?"

"Ah, I'm talking about your competitive points. Hmm... I really envy you for having such good luck. Our running skills are obviously at the same level, so why haven't I been assigned to a worse opponent?"

Although he seemed to be hiding something, his subsequent explanation was so true that I had to believe it was the fact.

"Where are Takashima and Okabe?" I tried to find someone like me, but after hearing what I said, they looked frustrated and as if they wanted to cry but couldn't.

"It's even worse than Shiratori. I had three fifths in a row, and Okabe even had a seventh."

"This, this is it..."

What do I need to do now, comfort?

.......

Ah, forget it, let’s not think about these messy troubles. It has nothing to do with me anyway.

I used the wooden table behind me as a chair back and dozed off for a while.

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The cavalry battle between the second and third graders went smoothly. Although each had its own strengths, neither side was as rough and desperate as us first graders. On the contrary, they paid more attention to the decision-making of the battle.

The battle between the second grades was particularly strange, as the four classes seemed to be consciously making moves against each other.

During this period, no trouble occurred within our class, and Ichinose and Kanzaki stopped discussing and turned to watching the horse-riding battle.

At the end, the individual competition in which all participants participated ushered in the last sports event - [200m race].

Even though the intentions of the leaders of both sides regarding the partnership are unclear at the moment, at least the order in which the contestants appear is in line with the arrangement on the entry form, so our losses are not great.

This time, I was still Shibata's partner in the first group of the [200m race] competition.

The player selected by Class C in the first group is still Takumi Oda. If it was not a deliberate arrangement, it would be hard for us to believe that fate could be so coincidental. That situation can be likened to the bad fate of Ayanokouji and I meeting in the elevator every morning. No, it would be more appropriate to say it is a curse.

While my mind was still on the group arrangements, the signal for the competition to start was sounded.

Shibata stood out from the crowd at a fairly fast speed as usual, and Oda Takumi was still close behind him. This time, I was sandwiched between the two students from Class B, and it was a close fifth place.

However, the ranking this time was not maintained like in the previous few games. In the middle of the 200m race, Shibata seemed to be exhausted and his speed slowed down when passing through a small path. As a result, Takumi Oda seized this opportunity and overtook.

In the end, the result of the first group was that Shibata came in second place and I came in fourth place.

"So the previous injury still has some effects...?"

"Hmm... the previous game consumed a lot of energy. I think I'll feel better after lunch."

When it was over, Shibata seemed to have concealed the truth to reassure me.

It might be a good time to point it out now, but I decided to delay the action for a while, maybe it can be used for additional purposes.

The following competition was almost the same as the initial [100m race] event.

Kanzaki won the first place as expected, Ryuen also surpassed his fragile group, and so did Hirata, whose fighting spirit was stronger than ever.

However, the only mistake was with the last group of the 200m race. I didn't see Sudo from Class D on the third lane until the race started.

That is to say, when I wasn't paying attention, something happened that I wasn't aware of...

Let Ichinose ask Horikita later.

As for the girls, Wakayama barely managed to get the second place, and Ichinose was fifth. The girls' results had deviated from most of our predictions. Fortunately, this was the last individual competition in which all members participated, so the score was under control.

After a long morning of competition, we ended our individual competition and finally had a short lunch break.

Chapter 168 I just care a little

At noon in summer, there are a few white clouds floating sporadically in the blue sky, but at the same time, these white clouds seem to be connected together, and the connecting line in the middle exists vaguely.

If possible, I hope they can be more solid together, of course, forming a thick cloud is the best. Not to mention that rainy weather can delay the sports festival, even in this hot weather, I also hope that it can be cool.

It's hard to believe how the white clouds can avoid being burned black under such blazing light. If I really have such ability, I also hope to become a white cloud. If sweat is treated as rain, it should become very cold, right?