"This is clearly a case of Senior Nagumo showing consideration for his fellow student by letting a second-year student who wasn't feeling well go back to the dormitory to sleep. It fully embodies the humanistic care of a highly nurtured student. This is exactly the sportsmanship of 'safety first, friendship second, competition third'..."

With a straight face, Shun Aragaki chuckled as he lied through his teeth, then casually offered advice to the two third-year seniors who had been recruited by Nagumo: "If you seniors are also feeling unwell, don't push yourselves to the limit for the sake of the competition. After all, health is the most important thing."

Hearing these seemingly well-intentioned but actually threatening words, the contestants from Class B and Class C of the third grade broke out in a cold sweat, feeling a chilling pressure coming at them, and their whole bodies stiffened and they could hardly move.

Only when the referee fired the flare gun, officially starting the round of the match, did they seem to wake up from a dream and start running forward.

But as expected, Shun Aragaki won first place again in the first round of the hurdles race.

The remaining two second-year contestants, due to their distraction, saw their rankings drop significantly.

At this point, the situation between the first and second grades had shifted from offense to defense.

.........

Meanwhile, in the area of ​​Grade 2 Class A.

At this moment, Nan Yunya's expression had turned ashen, and she exuded a chilling aura.

"Damn it! Kiriyama and Kiryuin, those two guys actually led Class B to this extent, willing to lose a lot of class evaluation points just to help Aragaki Shun? It's simply incomprehensible!"

Seeing that his own class and the second-year B class contestants had disappeared without a trace on the track, how could Nan Yun not guess the means behind it?

This shouldn't be happening!

By simply dragging out the absence of Class A in the second year, although this might cause him trouble, Class B in the second year has already forfeited. Such a reckless move would be like killing eight hundred enemies while losing a thousand of your own. What good would it do for them?

He couldn't imagine what conditions Shun Aragaki had promised that would make everyone in Class 2-B willingly become cannon fodder in this self-destructive manner.

It's estimated that the vice president, looking utterly dejected, won't truly realize this until after the sports festival ends and Class 2-B continues their zero-point strategy.

But time doesn't stop according to personal emotions. The second and third rounds of the hurdle race started one after another, but just like before, not everyone could be on the track.

In addition to the students in Class B of Grade 2 being consistently absent, students from Classes A, C, and D of Grade 2 have also gone missing.

Clearly, Kiryuin and his group weren't just targeting Class 2-A.

Nan Yunya could no longer tolerate it!

"Go find them! Go find everyone who hasn't had a chance to play yet! Find all the second-year contestants who are missing!"

Upon hearing this instruction, Mizowaki and Tonokawa, both student council members, exchanged a glance. Although they felt a chill run down their spines, they could only step forward and advise, "Nango, those classmates were probably attacked when they were alone. If we send people to look for them now, what if some classmates don't come back?"

They had just checked and found out that those who weren't there had all taken advantage of the 20-minute break to go to the restroom, get a drink or buy snacks, or play on their phones... In short, they left the stadium for various reasons and never came back.

"Sixteen students from Class A have gone missing, twelve from Class C, thirteen from Class D, and those people in Class B are absolutely insane, attacking so many students at once."

Nan Yun's confidant gritted his teeth. The number of second-year students was already the smallest among the three grades, and after a series of expulsion measures, there were only a little over 130 students left.

Now, in addition to the absence of all students from Class B, 41 more students have been taken away by unknown means. In total, the number of students from the three classes present is less than 60.

This strategy of mutual destruction is utterly outrageous!

"The key now is not just the outcome of the sports festival. If Class B continues to act recklessly, all four second-year classes will lose a lot of class evaluation points due to absences."

Hearing the bewildered remarks of his two trusted confidants, Nan Yunya's face grew increasingly grim. His anger, with nowhere to vent, nearly made him explode on the spot.

Now that things have come to this, how could he not understand Aragaki Shun's methods!

But what can you do even if you know?

The second-year students have been completely undermined and have no way to recover in the short term.

Without a doubt, he has lost!

Just because of one wrong move, there was no way to turn the tide.

260. Third graders are all poor; they watch monkey shows together.

"I've come to inquire whether you two seniors have made up your minds to represent your respective classes and oppose me?"

Upon arriving at the area for Class B and Class C of the third grade, Shun Aragaki called out the leaders of the two classes and bluntly questioned them.

"???"

That's way too arrogant!

What does it mean to represent your class as an enemy?

Under the watchful eyes of the entire class, the two senior students were stunned to be looked down upon by a first-year student.

It's important to know that Sakurajima has a particularly strong tradition of seniority culture and emphasizes the principle of "respect for elders and juniors."

According to some unwritten rules in schools, it is normal for senior students to bully junior students at will, and no one around them, including the bullied students, would think there is anything wrong with it.

So you, a freshman, actually dared to come and question a senior two years your senior?

Doesn't he have any common sense at all?!

The two senior leaders looked embarrassed and annoyed. One of them was about to put on airs when he was glared at by those cold, sharp eyes. He instinctively took a step back and felt cold sweat pour down his back.

The two guys, whose minds were filled with "predecessor culture," suddenly remembered that advanced training emphasizes strength above all else, and the monster in front of them had single-handedly defeated all the competitive clubs when he first entered the school, and had become the uncrowned king who dominated the first year in just one semester.

In this school, the only ones who can rival them in status are second-year student Nanono Miyabi and third-year student Horikita Manabu, not this group of so-called seniors who have been suppressed for two and a half years.

“Aragaki-kun, we don’t know what you’re talking about.” Ishikura from Class 3-B looked annoyed, but still managed to suppress his anger and explained in a low voice, “There is no competition between the third year and the first year, and there is no such thing as an enemy between us.”

“That’s right!” The leader of Class C, Grade 3, agreed. “On the sports field, the situation can change in an instant, and it’s normal for there to be occasional conflicts, but there’s no need to escalate such things to the level of class rivalry.”

"Are you saying that in the 100-meter dash and hurdles race, two students from your class deliberately fouled and repeatedly hindered the first-year students' progress, and that it was all a misunderstanding?"

A cold smile played on his lips. Behind Aragaki Shun, the fierce-looking thugs, Kito Hayabusa, Yamada Albert, and Ishizaki Daichi, glared angrily, as if they wanted to devour these blatant liars alive.

"Boss Aragaki, don't listen to these guys' nonsense. Once could be a misunderstanding, twice could be, but dozens of people in their class all broke the rules. How can they call that a misunderstanding?!"

Ishizaki perfectly embodies the character's impulsive and irritable nature, deliberately striking a pose of rubbing his fists and feet together. His natural performance brings the character's reckless and easily angered temperament to life.

Ishikura, a student in Class 3-B, cursed inwardly, but had to speak up again, saying, "It's really a misunderstanding. Maybe someone in the class got the class strategy wrong. I'll go and scold them later, and I promise nothing like that will happen again."

"Nonsense! Are all the students in Class 3B blind? How could they get something as simple as class strategy wrong?"

"Hey junior Ishizaki, please calm down. Coincidences are something we can't control."

"I'm just guessing you're lying, you're just trying to fool me. Why don't you just say '¥%*&......'?"

Seeing that several delinquents from Class C were about to start swearing and arguing with the third-year students, Shun Aragaki waved his right hand, signaling Ishizaki and the others to step back.

"I'll just believe for now that none of the seniors did it on purpose!"

Several upperclassmen were red-faced and had veins bulging on their necks after being scolded by first-year students, as if they were about to erupt like a volcano.

But the next moment, when they heard Aragaki Shun's slightly disdainful voice, they felt as if they had been doused with cold water, and were forced to regain their rationality under inexplicable pressure.

"But please don't mistake my kindness for weakness. There are only six months left until graduation for the third year. Please think carefully about what you should do next."

"The competition among you third-year students is none of my business, but if you continue to follow Nan Yunya's instructions and deliberately cause trouble for the first-year students, then I will have no choice but to join forces with President Horikita to rectify the rules and order of the Advanced Education School!"

Having said that, Shun Aragaki didn't wait for the seniors' response. He waved to Ishizaki and Yamada, then turned and left the activity area of ​​Class B and Class C in the third year.

After walking several dozen meters away, Ishizaki Daichi saw that the group of people could no longer hear the sound from here, and finally couldn't help but ask.

"Boss Aragaki, are we just going to leave like this? They haven't even agreed to stop yet."

"I've said everything I needed to say. There's no point in continuing to argue. If these third-year students don't want to behave themselves, then I won't be polite anymore."

Calmly watching the ongoing hurdles race, Aragaki Shun didn't dwell too much on the situation of the third-year students.

Ultimately, this group only has six months left in school, and given that their personal points were previously traded by Sakayanagi Arisu, they can't extract much value from any of the four classes, so they don't have the potential to be integrated.

His purpose in making this trip is to warn them not to interfere in his conflict with Nan Yunya, and if they have nothing better to do, they should go and cause trouble for Horikita Gakuin's third-year Class A.

This suggestion is entirely beneficial to these students in classes B and C; if they can't even accept this respectably, then there's no point in continuing.

At that point, he'll have no choice but to step in and save them face!

However, the fact that they managed to persist until the second half of the third year and still didn't give up on advancing to Class A suggests that these people shouldn't be so foolish as to provoke a lower-grade leader with whom they have no conflict of interest.

that's the truth.

After Shun Aragaki left, the leaders of Class B and Class C in the third year discussed the matter and ultimately decided to give up interfering with the first-year students during the competition.

"What about the deal with Nan Yunya?" someone asked worriedly.

“He’s already in dire straits himself, how could he possibly have the time to continue supporting us?”

Ishikura from Class 3-B sighed. He was also a little reluctant to give up the personal points promised by the other party, but he still needed to figure out which was more important.

"Take a look at the second year. Shun Aragaki used some means to provoke Class B of the second year, making them suffer a huge loss of class evaluation points, and dragging other classes into absence as well."

"Of course, this has nothing to do with us for the time being. It's just a self-inflicted wound within the second year. But what if that junior gets his eye on us and he gets Class B of the second year to turn his attention to us?"

If any player misses a match, 1 point will be deducted from their class evaluation score.

A class of nearly 40 students participated in 13 projects, either through full participation or by recommendation. This would easily amount to two or three hundred points.

They only have six months left, plus about four or five special exams during the sports festival, to catch up with Class A. They can't afford such a huge loss.

Hearing this, the third-year students, who had initially been tempted by Nan Yun's promises, calmed down.

Indeed, the two vice presidents of the student council are fighting like gods, each of them being the dominant force in their grade. Why are the third-year B and C classes getting involved in this power struggle involving their positions?

By siding with one side, they risk offending the other. Their target is Class 3-A under Horikita Manabu's control, so there's absolutely no need to make enemies among the lower grades.

Individual scores are important, but for third graders who are currently in the final sprint, class evaluation scores are more important.

"Actually, this is a good thing for us too."

Seeing that everyone had figured it out, Ishikura brought up some good news to boost morale: "Shun Aragaki just said that the competition among the third-year students has nothing to do with him, which means that although he is on good terms with Manabu Horikita, they are not in the same camp."

Come to think of it, this sports festival is a competition between grades, and the third-year students and the first-year students are rivals.

In any case, the third-year students' internal squabbles are beneficial to the first-year students, so Shun Aragaki naturally has no need to stop them.

"In short, our goal remains the same: to drag the third-year students into the failure group and make Horikita Gakuen, who is in Class A, bear the greatest losses. As for the game between Aragaki Shun and Nagumo Masa, it has nothing to do with us and there is no need to get involved."

.........

After dealing with Class B and Class C of the third year, there weren't many unexpected events in the subsequent sports festival.

Starting with the third project requiring full participation, there was a severe shortage of second-grade students. In the third grade, only classes A and D were trying to score points, while the remaining two classes were desperately hindering their nominal teammates.

Although there was a B class in the first year who was deliberately underperforming, they became the group that preserved their fighting strength the most completely, easily surpassing others in the overall score, thanks to the contrast with their two competitors.

The competitions, including the pole-dropping contest (male only), ball-throwing contest (female only), mixed-gender tug-of-war, obstacle course race, and more, progressed very quickly, and soon we arrived at the seventh event, the three-legged race.

This was a rare, fun-filled competition at the sports festival. Shun Aragaki took to the field as planned, first carrying Hiyori Shiina with one hand and sprinting straight to the finish line. Then, as a substitute for Arisu Sakayanagi, he teamed up with Miyu Wang to sprint again, easily winning first place twice.

After the three-legged race, the morning session came to an end. The school specially set aside two hours of free time so that teachers and students could have lunch and then go back to their dormitories for a nap or to organize discussions on relevant strategies.

In short, there are still six competition events to be held in the afternoon. The four recommended events have much higher point values ​​than the events that all students can participate in. If the competition strategy can be adjusted here, the classes that are lagging behind may well become dark horses and make a comeback.

The person Shun Aragaki sent to monitor Class 1-B reported to him that he discovered that Masaru Nagumo had met with Rokusuke Koenji and Kohei Katsuragi, but it was unclear what they discussed.

It's easy to guess that the other side probably wants to force Class 1B to use the same tactics as Class 2B, thus causing the other three Class 1 classes to miss the afternoon's match.

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However, judging from Nagumo's undisguised anger when he left, the other party's goal had not been achieved.

This is only natural, as Class 1B still owes Aragaki Shun 3.4 million personal points every month.

Burdened with huge debts, and with the creditor being the vice president of the student council, they could face expulsion if they defaulted. They dared not act like Class B of the second year, who deliberately wasted class evaluation points through a zero-point tactic.

The blond-haired senior was furious. For the first time, he realized that he had been too kind and hadn't put a leash on Class 2-B like Aragaki Shun had, which resulted in him getting bitten hard.

Then, as the sports festival continued in the afternoon, the second-year leader realized he had been angry too soon; one terrible thing after another happened in this world.

During the afternoon's competition, the number of absent students in Class A of Grade 2 suddenly rose to 30. Then, most of the absent students in Classes C and D of Grade 2 returned, but these two classes started to give up and showed no intention of continuing to score.

Nanon Masaru was almost furious at this scene and immediately called over the representatives of the two classes. However, unexpectedly, Kiryuin Kaede, Horikita Manabu, and Aragaki Shun also came.

"Hehe~ Don't look at me, I'm just here for the fun." Aragaki Shun said with a smile, "The first-years' victory is a foregone conclusion, so whether the losing group is the second-years or the third-years is irrelevant to me."

The blond-haired senior had a sour face; he hated the other person's attitude of watching a monkey show.

But after this defeat, Nagumo also realized how difficult it was to suppress both Horikita Manabu and Aragaki Shun at the same time.

I was too greedy and arrogant. I should have first defeated the third-year students and Horikita Manabu before turning my attention to the first-year students.

There's no point in regretting it now, so he can only ignore that annoying guy, Shun Aragaki, and deal with the most important matter at hand first.

"Kiryuin, well done, Class B! You actually pulled this on me!"

Taking a deep breath, Nan Yun admitted defeat, "Tell me your conditions. As long as you stop this self-destructive behavior that results in mutual destruction, everything is negotiable."

"I don't know what you're talking about," Kiryuin said, arms crossed, his face as arrogant as ever. "Let me emphasize, I'm here to have some fun too, so don't waste your time and energy on me."

Nan Yunya: "..."

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