People bring their own maids to the training camp

It all started with that line, "Love is my heart," that turned the maid into the brazen, dirty joke machine she is today.

So he didn't respond, but continued practicing rolling the dice, trying to roll numbers from 1 to 5 in addition to six.

Chihaya threw the ball about a hundred times, and her success rate was about 80%, which is quite high.

"I wonder if students in other classes have done this kind of practice," Chihaya said.

"Even with practice, one probably wouldn't achieve your success rate. After all, it involves a lot of details. Not to mention others, someone with brute strength definitely wouldn't be able to do it, right? And someone like Sakayanagi, who is purely a thinker, probably wouldn't be able to train like that either. So your advantage is quite obvious."

"Let's just leave it at that." Chihaya nodded and put down the dice. "We'll just have to adapt to the situation. It shouldn't be a big problem."

"But have you considered that if we get first place, and Kanzaki finds out about the reward, it might affect our future plans?"

"Let's get it first. It's too early to think about these things now." Chihaya waved her hand. "Besides, I always feel that Kanzaki is a bit different. He has strong qualities, but he is not particularly proactive in any aspect. Instead, he often compromises and agrees with Honami's ideas. Sometimes I feel that he obviously has other ideas, but he doesn't say them out loud, except for some special occasions."

"Then we can test him."

Chihaya nodded thoughtfully.

129. Flying Chess Battle (Part 1)

On the day of the competition, the entire playground was set up as a board game field, with the four directions (east, west, south, north) serving as the starting points for the four classes (A, B, C, and D).

Eight "chess pieces" were already at the entrance ready for check-in, while eight "chess players" were gathered in the computer room.

Both groups received a communication headset and will communicate through official equipment. Players are only allowed to use the headset to communicate with their own pieces, not with other pieces. Communication between pieces and between players is permitted and is allowed freely.

Each player is equipped with a touchscreen that displays the chess pieces and allows them to switch to the perspective of other pieces. Players from the same class sit next to each other, while players from different classes are spaced some distance apart. If they need to communicate, they have to raise their voices, but quiet conversations between players from the same class will not be heard by players from other classes.

The order of each round is as follows: the players come to the center of the room and roll the dice in turn, then move in the order determined by drawing lots. After the piece moves, its action is determined by the content of the square it lands on. After this process is completed, it is the next player's turn to roll the dice and take action.

When two pieces meet, the player who initiates the contact chooses whether to start a duel. A piece is eliminated if it loses three duels. In other words, each piece has three lives.

Just like the rules of Ludo, the fastest person wins.

Before the start of the game, each player will receive a prop card according to the order in which they are drawn. The contents of the prop card are known only to the player and must not be revealed to anyone, including their partner's pieces.

......

"Players can now enter and draw lots to determine their order." The person in charge of organizing the order for the players was President Horikita Manabu, while the person in charge of the pieces on the playground was Vice President Nangumo.

The chess players, consisting of one man and seven women, entered the room.

“Draw lots in the order of ABCD,” Horikita Manabu said. “The two people in our class should decide the order themselves and not waste time, otherwise they will be warned once. Once two warnings are accumulated, they will be disqualified from the competition. The warning is shared by the partner, that is, the pieces and players in the same group are shared. Whether you are warned twice by one person or two people, as long as you accumulate two warnings, you will be disqualified.

After Horikita Manabu finished explaining, he gestured for Sakayanagi and Nishikawa from Class A to come forward and draw lots.

Although he was paired with Katsuragi, Nishikawa still gave Sakayanagi a lot of face, allowing Sakayanagi to draw lots first.

“Looks like I’m the first one to act.” Sakayanagi said, leaning on his cane with one hand and unfolding a piece of paper with the Arabic numeral “1” written on it with the other.

“Next,” Horikita Manabu urged.

Nishikawa was the second to step forward and drew a 7.

Next up is Class B.

"Honami, you go first." Chihaya patted Honami on the back. "Don't be modest at a time like this."

"Okay." Fanbo nodded and stepped forward to draw lots. "I'm the third one."

"Go for it, Chihaya!"

“Hmm,” Chihaya nodded and walked towards the lottery box, randomly picking a piece of paper, “…6.”

"It's a bit late," Fanbo said with a hint of regret. "I feel like starting earlier has more of an advantage, but starting later allows for better preparation."

"The impact shouldn't be too significant," Chihaya said. "After all, the four classes started from four different locations."

"If we all started from the same point, I reckon we'd be locked in a duel after only a few steps."

"The different order should only mean that we have different secret items at the start, right?"

"probably."

While the two were chatting, classes CD and C also completed the lottery.

Ryuen was the second to depart, and Shiina was the fourth.

In Class D, Suzune was the fifth to depart, while Kushida was the last, making him the eighth to depart.

The general order is as follows:

1 Sakayanagi——Kitou

2Ryuen——Ibuki

3Ichinose——Shibata

4 Shiina - Yamada

Horikita——Ayanokouji

The 6th Concubine Palace——Kanzaki

7 Nishikawa - Katsuragi

8 Kushida - Hirata

Immediately afterwards, everyone received their item cards and went to their respective screens.

“Everyone has five minutes to familiarize themselves with the operation and test the communication,” Horikita Manabu said. “If you have any problems, please let us know immediately. Feel free to ask questions if you don’t understand anything.”

Chihaya initiated a call to Kanzaki while operating the screen.

"Can Kanzaki-san hear me? This is the Hime Palace."

"Very clear." Kanzaki's calm voice came through the earpiece. "Is there anything the players need me to know?"

"I think the rules should be read out the same way, but I can tell you the order of actions that we just decided on. Also, the item cards need to be kept secret, so I'm sorry I can't tell Kanzaki-san."

"It's alright. In that case, let Princess choose the opportunity to use it. I trust you."

"Thank you for your trust, Kanzaki-san."

"So, is the dice-rolling part a physical throwing motion, or is it some other way?" Kanzaki asked.

"It's just a regular throw, supervised by President Horikita, so there's no way anyone could cheat. Plus, there are cameras specifically for the hands, so if someone cheats, they'll be caught immediately."

"I see... even though it's just a small, special exam, the school takes it very seriously," Kanzaki said. "It's not nice to say it like that, but is this level of importance really just for an event that rewards tens of thousands of points?"

"That's hard to say. If we get first place, that will prove it."

“Then let’s work together,” Kanzaki said.

Honami, who was next to Chihaya, also had a brief conversation with her partner Shibata.

"Chihaya is very confident, she's already declared victory," Honami joked.

"It wasn't me, it was Kanzaki who brought it up first."

"Is that so? Shibata-san said he won't lose to Kanzaki-san."

Soon, Chihaya heard Kanzaki's helpless voice coming from the other end of her earpiece, but he wasn't talking to Chihaya; he was talking to Shibata.

"Everyone seems to be in good spirits," Fanbo said with a smile. "You were under a lot of pressure during the previous midterm exams, so you're not as nervous this time."

“Indeed.” Chihaya nodded. “It’s good to do it this way, otherwise everyone would be on edge the whole time and there would be no chance to relax.”

"If I win enough points, I'll treat Chihaya to mayonnaise tempura. I'll just fill a whole bowl with mayonnaise," Honami said with a smile.

"Are we going to keep talking about this until graduation?" Chihaya sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation.

"If Chihaya is willing, we can talk anytime you want, okay?"

130. Flying Chess Battle (2)

Participants in the Ludo Battle are not allowed to bring mobile phones; they can only communicate with their partners and other people in the same venue.

The rest of the class gathered in their respective classrooms to watch the game.

This arrangement probably had a special purpose, but no one could understand it before it was triggered; at most, there were some guesses.

After receiving their respective item cards, the Flying Chess Battle officially began.

......

According to the rules of Ludo, you need to roll a 6 on your first turn to leave the starting point. This test is no exception; players need to roll a 6 to "take off".

The first to appear, Sakayanagi, walked leisurely to the center of the arena, picked up the dice, and casually tossed them. Judging from his demeanor, Sakayanagi was very relaxed, seemingly not nervous at all. Even his dice-throwing motion was clean and crisp, without any preparatory movements, as if it were just a routine task.

"4 o'clock. It seems luck isn't on my side." Sakayanagi smiled slightly, leaning on his cane as he slowly returned to his position, seemingly unperturbed by the failed start.

"Hmph, you just want someone else to step on the landmines for you, don't you?" Long Yuan, who rolled the second die, laughed disdainfully. "Nothing special."

"Ryuen-kun, don't underestimate rolling dice, okay? Getting a 6 isn't that easy." Sakayanagi completely ignored Ryuen's provocation and even "kindly" reminded her, "After all, you can't lie when there are security cameras."

Ryuen ignored Sakayanagi and went up on stage to throw the dice.

"Wow, this sounds pretty tense," Honami whispered to Chihaya. "Is Sakayanagi using psychological tactics?"

"It probably won't have much effect on Ryuen..." Chihaya said aloud, but inwardly she was secretly thinking, after all, Sakayanagi would never give up a point of contention.

On the field, Ryuen rolled a 6, and on the other side of the field, Ibuki moved six squares.

For each pair, the first move will always be 6 squares, so the effect after each pair moves 6 squares is the same—or perhaps it should be said that the effect is at least superficially the same.

"This is the challenge square. Completing the challenge will grant you a buff, while failing will reduce your next throw by one." Horikita Manabu announced the effect of the square under Ibuki's feet. "By the way, the content of the challenge square is randomized, so each group's challenge will be different."

The challenge content needs to be determined by rolling the dice again; in other words, there are a total of 6 different challenges available at the starting area. As the first challenger, Ryuen's team inevitably provided a reference for the following teams. However, he didn't seem to care much and quickly rolled the dice.

"At 1 o'clock, the challenge is push-ups," Horikita Manabu said. "Completing different levels within the time limit will grant different bonuses, with a minimum of 10. The next dice roll will grant +1, 30 points +2, and 50 points +3. You have one minute to discuss this."

"Ibuki, make 10." Ryuen instructed Ibuki through the earpiece.

"Huh? I can make 50!" Ibuki seemed dissatisfied with Ryuen's choice. "50 will allow me to advance 3 spaces!"

“Yes, but there’s no need,” Long Yuan said. “I’m the chess player, you can just listen to me.”

“…Tsk.” Although Ibuki clicked her tongue, she clearly obeyed Ryuen’s orders.

For Ibuki, who had a background in martial arts, 10 push-ups were a piece of cake. The girl completed 10 in no time and then stood up and clapped her hands.

Judging from the expression on the girl's face, she seemed to be somewhat dissatisfied with Longyuan's choice.