Why are all the heroines falling for me, the villain?

Even so, very few of those who ranked highly were newcomers.

……

"A little disappointed." Li Zhu sighed as she looked at the newly released list of projects in her hand.

Today's events included high jump, long jump, and group rope skipping in the morning, and tug-of-war in the afternoon.

Li Zhu was puzzled. Today's project was still a traditional hardcore project. Kujo wasn't as scary as she had imagined. Or was he holding back a big surprise?

For Li Zhu, the referee's job was not tedious, but it was tedious. He still sat in that sunshade to check and register.

It's worth mentioning that today's project wasn't as boring as yesterday's.

The men's high jump final was surprisingly contested by Shimazu He and Kira He. These two guys, whose names start with He, fought their way through the competition to reach the final.

The players on the field showed mutual respect and applauded each other.

"Go for it, take down that big, dark-faced guy!"

"Go for it, take down that pretty boy!"

"What did you say! That's so outrageous!"

"You've gone even further!"

Meanwhile, the supporters in the audience were red-faced and argued constantly.

In the end, Shimazuga was the better player.

His supporters retaliated against those who had just made sarcastic remarks, launching a direct and forceful attack.

Then in the next long jump, Kira took first place again, right in front of Shimazu.

What goes around comes around, and now it's someone else's turn to dominate.

Li Zhu recalled that some games and competitions in her previous life were similar.

It seems that not only in reality, but also in the game world, there is prejudice and pointless arguments.

After the individual events were over, it was time for the team events.

I don't know if it's because of Kyoko Hanayama, but the White Team has a very strong sense of cohesion, and they always go all out in team projects like this.

They won first place in the group jump rope competition almost without any suspense.

Yuko fed us again at noon.

The afternoon was the White Team's home game again.

After the match, I went home with Yuko.

The next day passed by in a flash, like a revolving lantern.

During dinner, his mother asked him what was fun about the sports festival.

After thinking for a long time, Li Zhu could only remember that Yuko's lunchbox was delicious.

As for the rest...

Some audience members were arguing quite fiercely, exchanging trash talk; you'd think they were the contestants if you didn't know better.

He simply replied, "The food at the sports festival is quite good."

"???"

My mom was completely baffled. During the sports festival, did Ouran High School Host Club start providing lunch and accommodation...?

night.

Li Zhu lay in bed, her eyelids drooping, and said something in a half-dreaming state.

"I just hope tomorrow will be just as uneventful."

……

On the third day, Xin Xin's fancy moves finally arrived.

"So, after these two days of observation, are you familiar with the referee's duties?" Hojo Mayumi asked.

"I understand most of it." Li Zhu, wearing a black baseball cap and all geared up, said coolly.

"Good. The race with borrowed objects will start first. Take your time to read the rules and be quick to avoid any mistakes."

Hojo was only up to Riki's shoulder in height. As she gave her instructions, she stood on tiptoe and patted Riki's head.

"..."

Li Zhu fell silent at her actions, looking at her with a strange expression.

I thought to myself, "You can talk, but why are you touching my head for no reason? And you even stood on tiptoe to touch it..."

"Hmm, it feels good. I've wanted to do this for a long time. Luckily, Li Zhu didn't object."

Hojo nodded in satisfaction, like a kitten whose curiosity had been satisfied, and closed his eyes comfortably, inadvertently revealing what was on his mind.

"..."

Li Zhu: This person probably has something wrong with their brain.

Never mind, let's study the rules first.

[First, ten contestants start at the starting line. After the referee gives the instruction, they run to the finish line, press the button, and draw an instruction from the corresponding numbered bin.]

[Next, contestants, following the instructions, locate the corresponding items throughout the school and bring them to the starting line for the judges to judge.]

[After the referee verifies that the instructions and corresponding items are correct, the contestant carries the items to the finish line and presses the button.]

[Time taken is the final score; the participant with the shortest time wins the borrowing contest.]

"Please note that participants must not obstruct or hinder the progress of other participants' competitions by any means. Any non-participant has an obligation and should fully cooperate with the participants to complete the competition."

"If any other unexpected events occur during the match, the referee shall report to the chief referee and the match may be restarted."

The rules are so simple and easy to understand, it seems there shouldn't be any mistakes. Li Zhu put away the rule sheet.

He was rubbing his hands together, eager to try his hand at the starting point of the waiting area.

The first batch of contestants has finally arrived.

Hi, good morning, Pear!

Shimazuga, with a red headband and a large "8" on his chest, greeted Riki warmly.

What's he doing here?

Li Zhu's eyelids twitched; she had an ominous premonition about the upcoming race to borrow objects.

……

(Second update is here!)

Chapter Sixty-One: The Referee in the Race Using Borrowed Objects

In her previous life, Li Zhu's luck wasn't just bad, it was extremely bad, and her so-called intuition was never right.

For example, the most common scenario is that game prize pools only guarantee a minimum payout, which can be incredibly unlucky...

However, after entering this game world, Li Zhu seemed to have changed, as if she had been given something indescribable.

He felt that his luck had improved; he had met a good principal at the school, which eased his family's poverty.

His greatest stroke of luck is that, as a villain who was supposed to die, he somehow managed to survive until now.

It's worth mentioning that his intuition has also become very sharp.

After some painful lessons, Li Zhu began to realize that she had a strange intuition that allowed her to seek advantage and avoid harm.

Especially when things are serious enough to be a matter of life and death, his intuition is like the blaring lights of a police car.

Remember when Yuko rejected his confession and stopped coming to school? As time went by, a strong sense of unease clung to her like a leech, making Riyuki tense and unable to calm down.

Left with no other choice, he decided to go to Yuko's house to find out what was going on...

But most of the time his intuition is on strike. It's as if his intuition sees something and thinks, "Ah, this won't kill my body, so it's fine. I'll go slack off."

So when she encountered some minor trouble, Li Zhu's eyelids twitched, and then nothing more happened.

Moreover, even if Li Zhu vaguely sensed that something was wrong, he didn't know when it would happen or from what direction it would suddenly attack him.

……

"Morning."

In response to Shimazuga's greeting, Riki calmly replied.

He secretly reassured himself, what could possibly go wrong in a race with an obstacle? With so many people watching, how could he possibly lose his name?

With this thought in mind, Li Zhu patted his chest. There was a metal referee badge on the ground where he touched it. It was a little rough to the touch, but his confidence immediately increased.

Yeah, I'm the referee, what am I afraid of?

Once all ten contestants were ready, Li Zhu gave the order, and they shot off like arrows towards the finish line 400 meters away.

"Ahem, contestants, please get ready."

Peng——

"Look, it's runner number eight again, the first one to cross the finish line!"

"Look at the contestant who came in second place, he's not bad either! He's one of our senior students!"

"Go Shimazu He!"

"What's the point of getting first place if the item you draw isn't easy to obtain? Wouldn't all your efforts be in vain?"

Just as the audience was discussing the matter, Shimazuga had already pressed the red button on the table and then reached into the black box numbered 8 to draw a command.

When Shimazuga opened the note, his expression became somewhat strange. He repeatedly checked that there were no mistakes in what was written on it.

Seeing that he was deep in thought, I wondered what he had drawn.

The audience also became a little nervous. After all, Shimazuga was in first place. If he drew something outrageous, his current advantage would be lost.

Just as Number Two pressed the button, Shimazu He began to move.

"Hey, why is Number Eight running back?" someone asked.

"I don't know, is he going to run back to the starting point and draw a slip of paper again?"

"It seems there is such a rule, because some things are really inconvenient to take, but this can only be agreed upon after discussing with the referee, and multiple draws are not allowed at will."

Everyone watched with bated breath as Shimazuga ran towards Riki.

"That must be it. The items in the instructions were probably too difficult for the contestants, so they had to discuss with the referee whether they could redraw the instructions," someone sighed.

"Hey, look! The other contestants have already run off the field and started looking for the items on the instructions!"

"What a pity. They clearly had the ability, but in the end, they were defeated by bad luck."

"Hahaha, what did I tell you? So what if you came in first place? The pretty boy's efforts were all for naught."

"Don't worry, there's still time to try again."

The audience sighed, while Shimazuga was excitedly talking to Riki, who was shaking her head vigorously with a serious expression.

“I’m the referee, this is absolutely not allowed.” Riki pointed to her badge and refused Shimazuga’s request.

"So what if it happened once? It's not like we've never been through this before."

Shimazuga patiently guided him, standing in front of him with the instructions in one hand and the rules of the race using borrowed objects in the other.

“Look, it says here that non-participants must fully cooperate with the contestants.” Shimazu He revealed an expression that said, “My request is perfectly reasonable,” and took a few steps forward aggressively.

A pleasant, subtle fragrance emanated from him, lingering around Li Zhu's nose.

Perhaps it was because of the close-up observation, but Shimazuga's face was so delicate and smooth, it seemed like you could squeeze water out of it. Moreover, her big eyes were very beautiful, like two clear and flawless sapphires, and her eyelashes were very long, like two small brushes.

All the parts combined form a face that is exquisitely handsome, with undeniable charm.

For some reason, Rika felt flustered and dared not look directly into that staring gaze. Shimazu He took a step forward, and Rika took a step back.

"Go and draw again right now! I'll allow you to draw again!"

"I do not want."

"obedient!"

Li Zhu kept a straight face, trying to use the referee's authority to suppress the beautiful young man in front of her who was more beautiful than a flower.