"Oh~ It seems like there is something going on."

Chi, who was watching the game, said.

But in the final sprint, Kinoshita suddenly lost his balance and began to shake, and when Horikita sprinted, the two of them tangled and collided violently.

To those outside, it seemed like an accident. When the two men struggled to get up, the people behind them had already overtaken them one by one.

After struggling for a while, Kinoshita covered his foot and withdrew from the competition with a look of great pain. Horikita limped to the end of the competition in seventh place.

As soon as the game was over, Kikyo and Airi rushed over to help Horikita up and bring her back.

Hirata, on the other hand, moved closer to Kiyotaka.

"What do you think, Kiyotaka?"

"When coincidences become too frequent, it becomes deliberate."

Kiyotaka mercilessly exposed the fact that Hirata was afraid to face.

"Do you really think so? I think other students have already had such thoughts. If that's true, it will be very bad for our class morale."

Hirata said with a worried look on his face, without his usual smile.

Kiyotaka looked towards Hirata, his eyes calm.

"If something like this really happens, could you please take care of their feelings?"

Hirata nodded.

"Of course, this is my responsibility, it would be great if you could find a solution."

Is there a way? There is no way.

Kiyotaka thought silently, and then walked towards Horikita, who was now frowning and rubbing her ankle.

"Does it hurt?"

"It's okay, just a little bit. I'll recover after a little rest."

When Horikita saw Kiyotaka coming over, the pain on his face disappeared and he replaced it with an indifferent expression.

Although Horikita was being stubborn, Kiyotaka looked at her swollen and uneven ankles and thought that she might have difficulty moving on her own.

Kiyotaka squatted down and touched her ankle regardless of Horikita's resistance. "Hiss."

"Is this what you call no big deal?"

Kiyotaka looked at Horikita calmly and asked.

"I still have games to play next, I can't fall down here!"

Horikita looked at Kiyotaka stubbornly, her eyes full of unwillingness to admit defeat.

Horikita, who was given the task of winning a place, was entrusted with the hopes of the class. At this time, all the pressure and disadvantages were on her. Kiyotaka felt that if he didn't stop her, she would probably be able to crawl to the finish line even if she had to crawl.

But due to Horikita's pride and belief, Kiyotaka did not try to stop her. He simply pulled out the remaining cold patch that Airi had given him that morning from his pocket, carefully applied it to her injured ankle, and bandaged it with a bandage in an extremely professional manner, trying to protect her wound as much as possible.

"Don't push yourself too hard. If you lose the sports festival, you can still have other opportunities, but if your ankle is broken, it's really broken."

When Kiyotaka stood up and spoke in a serious tone that had not been heard in a long time, even Horikita could only nod slightly to show that he understood.

Although Horikita tried to hide it in front of outsiders, the stiffness of her body could not be covered up with words. The fact that the Horikita team, which usually performed well in the three-legged race, came in last place was a strong testimony to this.

Even in the following group competition, Sudo and Horikita were defeated miserably because they were given special care. Even in the horseback battle, Horikita was surrounded by four groups of people from Class C at the beginning. When they snatched the headscarf, Horikita fell to the ground in embarrassment.

In the D class camp, Sudo was venting his anger, and Kiyotaka was huddled in a corner watching coldly.

"Horikita is having a miserable day today."

Karuizawa came up and started talking.

"Yeah, I think so too. It's pretty tragic."

"I feel like she's been struggling all morning. Is this some kind of hell level difficulty?"

"What do you think?"

Qinglong turned his head to look at Karuizawa, his golden eyes moving and flashing with a strange light.

"You...you mean she was indeed targeted? But isn't the order of competition a strictly confidential matter?"

Suddenly, Karuizawa's expression changed drastically as if he remembered something.

"You said last time that you would use me as a backup... Could it be you?"

Qinglong just looked at her calmly without saying anything.

"But this shouldn't be the case. I know you want to be promoted to Class A. How can you still win if you do this?"

"Win? I never planned to win. I just let them get beaten as much as they want. This will be a very important move for the future."

Karuizawa looked at Qingtaka who said this calmly, and a trace of fear rose in his heart.

The quarrel from Sudo's side became louder and louder, and even Hirata, who came to persuade them, was knocked down by the angry Sudo with one punch.

Afterwards, Sudo left in annoyance, and the morale of Class D was at its lowest point ever.

Because it was the lunch break, Qinglong also left.

But as he was walking down the road, he found his homeroom teacher, Chabashira, leaning against a tree with his arms folded, waiting for him.

"Kinoshita from Class C is suing Horikita for causing serious injuries due to a malicious collision. If the case is proven, the consequences for Horikita will be unpleasant. Now I am postponing the trial until the end on the grounds of the sports festival."

After saying that, Chabashira left.

Only Kiyotaka was left standing there without saying a word, but a slight smile appeared on Kiyotaka's face after Chabata left.

"Fish, it's biting the hook."

Red Group Camp.

Horikita sat on the chair with a tired look on her face, and Kiyotaka walked to her side silently.

He chose not to talk about what he had just heard from Chabashira.

"You don't want me to bring Sudou back?"

"Since you already know everything, is there any need to ask? If he doesn't come back after the break, our D class will definitely be defeated."

Horikita lowered his head upon hearing that.

"How could I possibly bring him back? Besides, I can't take care of myself right now..."

"How long do you want to be a waste?"

Cold words came out of Kiyotaka's mouth, and Horikita immediately raised her head and looked at Kiyotaka in disbelief.

"What do you mean!"

"Literally, I just call you trash because you are trash."

"I am very upset when you say that. I am much more useful than those boring people."

"is it?"

"I had bad luck and encountered an accident, which was not what I expected!"

"Bad luck! So in your eyes, your injury and Class D's slump are all caused by luck?"

A slightly playful smile appeared on Qingtaka's face.

"Don't look down on me! I know this is all Ryuen's plan, but even so, what can I do?"

Qinglong shook his head.

"Are you going to give up the chance to get your own weapon now?"

"A weapon that belongs exclusively to me?"

Horikita stared at Kiyotaka in confusion.

Qing Long said calmly without changing his expression.

"You will gain very little by fighting alone. In fact, you are already restrained everywhere. Sudo is a powerful weapon, just like you. You are my weapon. To put it bluntly, you are even my chess piece."

Ignoring Horikita's shocked expression, Kiyotaka continued speaking coldly.

"What should you do now? Pray silently that your wounds will heal immediately? Or take advantage of this moment to gather all the forces that will benefit you? Think about it slowly..."

Qinglong said and turned away.

Kiyotaka's words had a huge impact on Horikita. Although it might be a tacit fact in everyone's heart, it seemed so cruel once it was brought to the surface.

But Horikita is a smart person, and she knows that if Kiyotaka hadn't told her these facts so cruelly, she might still be a lone ranger, silently enduring everything.

But now, she has other things to do...

Horikita stood up and limped towards the teaching building.

Chapter 72 You are worse than me

But on the way, she saw an unexpected figure.

"Ibuki, what's going on?"

Looking at Ibuki who was blocking his way, Horikita asked coldly.

"Kinoshita from our class is seriously injured. Do you want to let the school handle it or handle it privately? If you want to handle it privately, follow me."

Ibuki said with an impatient look on his face.

Horikita was surprised and then hesitated. After a moment, she let out a breath and said.

"Lead the way."

Ibuki brought Horikita to the door of the infirmary and motioned for her to go in by herself.

When Horikita walked in and opened the curtain, she saw Ryuen next to Kinoshita, wearing a coat and with a smile that seemed to indicate he was in control.

"Hey, Lingyin."

"Why are you in..."

"I just listened to what Kinoshita had to say. I didn't expect it to be a planned accident, Suzune."

"What do you mean."

"Kinoshita said you bumped into her on purpose."

"I did it on purpose? Stop kidding!"

Horikita scolded angrily.

At this time, Kinoshita, who was lying on the hospital bed, said with a squint.

"Horikita said to me when I fell down, 'I will never let you win'"

Horikita looked at Kinoshita in surprise.

"You're lying, I didn't say that!"

At this moment, Long Yuan made a clicking sound.

"Hey, is this an injury that could be caused by an accident?"

As Long Yuan spoke, he lifted the quilt. Under the quilt, he saw that one of Muxia's legs below the calf was all red and swollen, and it looked very serious.

Kinoshita also frowned in pain because of this small movement.

"I didn't expect you to be so cruel as to do something like this, Lingyin."

Kinoshita also started crying bitterly.

Horikita stared at Ryuuen with anger on her face.

"You planned this all! How dare you do such a cruel thing to your classmates!"

Ryuuen smiled and shook his head.

"You're so rude that you want to slander me? You're a bad woman."

As he said this, an evil smile appeared on Ryuuen's face.

"Kinoshita said that he would file a public prosecution against the school. It was supposed to happen right away, but it was suppressed by certain people. It will be held after the sports festival. If you feel that you are wronged, then let's meet at school, okay?"

Horikita let out a long breath and said.

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