Real teaching, hypocritical gray life

By the way, Kanzaki is also one of the people who set the question.

As for me, it’s good enough if I can do well enough to not lag behind the class in terms of academic performance.

".......Ah, by the way, Luo-kun was a member of the junior high school track and field club? After your performance at the sports festival, scouts from the track and field club kept coming to you. Did you finally choose to join?"

For me, talking about junior high school is a terrible topic. Fortunately, Wangcang was simply interested in my junior high school life.

But a talent scout or something like that should refer to someone who discovers potential talents...

"I didn't join the track and field club, and I haven't met the track and field club scout I just mentioned..."

"Huh? We didn't run into each other? I was asked several times, although I didn't find Luo Jun in the class every time...According to what Luo Jun just said, it sounds like he wasn't a member of the track and field club in middle school?"

"When I was in middle school...I guess I was half a member of the track and field club."

Although the nature of its existence is very different from that of the track and field club, after all, there are only a few sets of programs used to train physical fitness, so it should be called the upper half.

perhaps..........

"..........Does Luojun Middle School's clubs still have non-staff members?"

Ichinose couldn't help but become interested in my junior high school life, and if this continued, things might turn out to be very bad.

"It can't be that my personal strength doesn't meet the requirements and I'm not qualified to join the track and field team. That's too exaggerated."

Beppu also joined the battlefield, and at this moment I became the focus of the four people's conversation.

It was too late to force the topic back to the war meeting now, and that would be extremely unnatural. I had to find a suitable reason to explain myself.

I decided to summarize my past life.

"Well, uh, ah........ basically you can understand that I joined, and then I left........."

"Can I ask why you're quitting?"

Ichinose asked me the question carefully, afraid that he might accidentally touch a sore spot.

"There's no particular reason. I'm just bored. Maybe I'm lazy?"

I shifted all the blame onto the sins at the root of my thoughts.

"That's right. After all, given Luo Jun's personality... Even though I've seen how strong Luo Jun's physical ability is, I still can't equate him with Luo Jun. Fitness and Luo and the like... Don't you feel something is wrong, Fan Bo?"

"No, in my impression, Luo Jun is very powerful."

Ichinose praised me generously, and I had to hide my shyness at that moment.

"Hmm, this........Does Beppu think so too?"

Wangcang tried to refute, but it seemed that he had no evidence to refute it, so he had to seek help from others.

"No, the sense of disobedience is quite strong."

"That's what I said, how can they be equated?"

"But there's nothing we can do about it. After all, Luo Ping always looks listless, and his annoyance is almost engraved in the aura he exudes."

This evaluation is really excessive.

"Compared to this, I would like to know how your junior high school track and field team trained to improve their physical fitness to such a level......"

Kanzaki, who was gradually being ignored, brought up the topic that I least wanted to hear at the moment.

"After all, the goals they set for us are difficult to achieve, such as becoming the world's number one..."

My vague explanation seemed to give the four of them quite a shock.

"Ha, what kind of school requires junior high school students to reach the best standard in the world?"

"There are always some exceptions, right?... Let me make it clear in advance that I am not sure of the name of the place where I attended junior high school."

"There are still people who have forgotten the name of their junior high school... I was deeply shocked today, in many ways..."

Wangcang's eyes are gradually losing their luster.

“Will the competition be fierce?”

"Probably. After all, if you fail, you will be eliminated, right?"

"It's a bit too much to say 'eliminate'..."

I shrugged and didn't respond clearly.

The elimination system in education is cruel in itself. In addition, there are a mountain of rules and regulations that if not strictly enforced, the punishment will be huge.

"So when you were still a member of the track and field club, did Luo Jun win any awards in regional competitions?"

"No," I shook my head, "The competitions I participated in were only held within the same period. Participating in inter-regional competitions would be unexpectedly troublesome, so I gave up on them all."

"As expected, your personality of hating trouble has not changed......"

In the end, Beppu said the truth that everyone recognized, and even Ichinose couldn't help but smile when he heard this. Ami even laughed out loud, although Kanzaki still looked indifferent..........

After the little incident, Ichinose brought the topic back on track.

"Another point that I am concerned about is the question of which class to attack. My personal opinion is to attack Class B. The reason is also very simple."

"After a series of special exams, the leadership of Class B should have been in the hands of Sakayanagi-san. Katsuragi-san's popularity in the class has declined because he failed to maintain his class's position in Class A. This will lead to more students supporting Sakayanagi-san."

"And Sakayanagi-san's approach is quite radical. If nothing unexpected happens, Class B will designate us, Class A, as the target of [attack] this time. So I want to be able to [defend] and fight Class B at the same time, so that we can also widen the gap with Class B."

Instead of pursuing stability, the upper classes each choose to engage in direct combat with strong enemies in order to widen or narrow the gap.

It is not surprising that a leader who is confident in the strength of his class would make such a choice.

"But if we just attack Class B and fight them one-on-one, wouldn't it be a bit dangerous...?"

Wang Cang was a little worried, but it can be seen that no matter what the outcome is, she will support Ichinose's choice.

"Well, it might be a little risky. But it's not necessarily the case."

"The school has not disclosed the academic ability of other classes. The only thing we can know is the difference in class points, which is not enough to judge the academic ability. It is possible that they still focused on this exam even though they knew this. The number of class points cannot directly reflect the difference in academic ability. Maybe our class's academic ability is higher than Class B's."

"Even if we look at the initial rankings, Class B, as the original Class A, is not inferior in academic ability, but we can't be satisfied with the status quo, right?"

Unlike Katsuragi from Class B, Ichinose has his own goals to pursue.

From a conventional perspective, it doesn't make sense to challenge a class with higher academic ability. However, it's different if it's a one-on-one duel between the top classes. The outcome of the two sides will be decided in an instant.

"Even if we lose this time, we still have an advantage in class points, so it won't have much impact, and we still have a chance later. But it's still a little difficult to maintain our position as Class A with the current class points. If possible, we'd better open up a bigger gap, so that it might be easier in the later stages."

"In addition, we have a cooperative relationship with Class D. At least for now, I hope to continue to maintain a cooperative relationship with them. Both sides are effective in restraining the class. After all, fighting with Sakayanagi-san and Ryuen-san will consume a lot of physical strength. If nothing unexpected happens, Class D should nominate Class C as the target of [attack]. What remains is a conflict between the two classes."

"Ideally, I hope that in the end it will be us versus Horikita and the others."

At the end, Ichinose added this sentence, and also received affirmation from Kanzaki.

"No matter if they are good or bad, Class D is very similar to us. This will make it easier to confirm the strategy."

"That's it."

Ichinose nodded optimistically.

"If Captain Ichinose and Kanzaki both think so, I have no problem with that either."

"Hmm.....Do you think this is okay?"

After gaining the understanding of others, Ichinose hoped to get a final answer from me.

In this situation, I can't expect to change anything.

"It's up to Ichinose to decide."

"Then we will designate Class B as the target [of attack]."

During this discussion that lasted for dozens of minutes, we finally determined the target [of attack].

If I were the one making the choice, what would I do?

"........."

I'm sure they'll mercilessly name Class B, but Class C and Class D are no longer a threat to us right now. It's a basic rule to try to trample on the class under your feet in order to win.

Right now, the only class that can be considered a rival to our Class A is Class B. Even if there is an unexpected situation that necessitates a draw, we will not be afraid of competing against other classes.

"This way we should be able to move on to the next step......."

After some discussion, although there are still some concerns, even in this small discussion, everyone surprisingly reached a consensus on the direction.

The operational meeting went on smoothly and unimaginably, and by 16:30, all the big and small issues had been resolved and arranged. However, the partner pairing corresponding to the results of the [small test] was not mentioned until the end.

Was this a deliberate act, or did Ichinose really forget about it because it had no impact? I couldn't get the answer from Ichinose's expression.

"By the way, I think we need to reschedule the study session as well."

"Well, I think it's better not to worry too much about the study session. This is an activity we have been maintaining since the beginning of the school year. It's not a big burden for us to spend some of our spare time studying..."

As a veteran member of the study group, this is the first time I find myself completely unable to give any advice in this regard.

"Previous study sessions were all voluntary, which was actually self-study. This time, I want to provide more targeted tutoring for everyone, just like before the midterm exam in the first semester."

"Can Fanbo really handle this? Studying, setting questions, and teaching... You'll be exhausted in the end, right?"

"Don't worry. As long as it helps everyone in the class, it's worth it... Well, after drinking hot cocoa, I suddenly feel like eating ice cream. Is there any ice cream left from the last time I bought?"

Ichinose didn't seem to want others to worry too much about this, so she chose to change the subject.

"I'll go get it for you... If you don't want it, please tell me."

Even though they said so, no one else refused, so it seemed that trouble could not be avoided.

The discussion about the special exam [Paper Shuffle] has basically come to an end. After chatting for a while, my room will become deserted again.

This is something I haven't noticed or gotten used to until now.

I returned to the living room with five ice creams of the same flavor, but found that Wang Cangura's eyes kept wandering between me and Ichinose.

“…………What’s wrong?”

After hesitating for a while, I finally asked while distributing the ice cream.

"Nothing, just a little concerned..........."

Wangcang put his index finger to his lips.

"What do you care about?"

"Um, why did Xiao Fanbo know that there would be ice cream in Luojun's dormitory refrigerator?"

Ichinose's hand holding the ice cream suddenly froze.

"Isn't it common sense that there are ice cream and other things in the refrigerator? Maybe?"

Under everyone's gaze, Ichinose chose the explanation with the most flaws.

Chapter 185 Undercurrent

"Hey, hey, Xiao Fanbo, aren't you going to leave yet?"

Amikura, who had put on her shoes in the doma, looked at Ichinose with surprise. Standing next to her was Beppu, who was also preparing to leave. As for Kanzaki, he went to the bathroom because of a sudden stomachache and probably wouldn't be able to come out for a while.

Just a few minutes ago, we finished the strategy meeting regarding the [Paper Shuffle] special exam, and after a few words of small talk, everyone decided to adjourn the meeting on the pretext of having dinner.

"Well, I have something else I want to discuss with Luo Jun. Ma Zi, please go back first."

Ichinose said goodbye to the two of them in the corridor that couldn’t really be called a foyer.

Although it is my room, from the development of the situation, it seems that I have lost my status as the owner of the room. As a parting ceremony, it is more appropriate to let Ichinose stand in front of me.

However, it is precisely because of the loneliness and monotony of the dormitory that I prove how boring I am as a human being.

"Well, so you want to stay with Luo Jun for a while longer?"

After thinking for a while, Wang Cangura made a very scary statement in an extremely normal tone. The [subconscious] generated by this tone made Ichinose lose the ability to judge, and even I almost couldn't come back to my senses.

“That’s it—Eh, Ma-Mako-chan!?”

After blurting out the affirmative answer, Ichinose realized the trap that Amigura had set [inadvertently].

"Oh, is that so? Then we won't bother you any more."

Wangcang laughed and raised her little hands and waved.

Unlike Amikura, Ichinose seemed flustered.

"No, it's not. I do have something else I want to discuss with Luo."