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"Collective cooperation?"

Honami Ichinose blinked in confusion, somewhat not understanding what Ryo Kitagawa meant.

"There is a loophole in the rules that Nagumo deliberately created in this sports festival, which is the temporary substitute."

Kitagawa Ryo explained to Ichinose Honami:

"In team events, if the participants or even the substitutes are unable to play, 100,000 personal points can be spent to replace them with temporary substitutes."

"This temporary substitute is not limited to any class."

"Nagamo released this vulnerability because he felt that only he could use it, since he controlled the entire second year."

"He probably had the idea of ​​gathering the elite students of the second year to form a team project to challenge Class A of the third year."

Kitagawa Ryo winked at Ichinose Honami:

"We can use this method too."

"For example, Nagumo's most confident sport is football."

"If the first-year list includes Hashimoto Masayoshi and Kito Hayabusa from Class A."

Me, Ryuen, and Albert Yamada from Class B.

Shibata Hayate from your class.

And what about Hirata Yosuke, Koenji, and Ayanokoji from Class D?

"The former ace player of this football club..."

Kitagawa Ryo clasped his hands together and looked towards the top floor of the club building, where the student council was located, and whispered:

"Can you win?"

Chapter 67: Why are all class leaders girls?

"First-grade group collaboration?"

Honami Ichinose pondered the words Kitagawa Ryo had uttered several times, then nodded thoughtfully.

In fact, Class 1-C, led by Honami Ichinose, is the class that most advocates teamwork. Whether it is the special exam on the deserted island or the special exam for privileged students, they follow a steady and pragmatic approach, do not play tricks, and pursue the benefit of everyone. Therefore, Ryo Kitagawa's suggestion made Honami Ichinose somewhat interested.

"Yes, teamwork."

Kitagawa Ryo nodded and explained:

"Just like I said, first-year students will definitely be attacked by upperclassmen, and before the sports festival, no one can guarantee that their class won't be the target. Instead of being afraid, we might as well set our sights on second-year students."

"Our four first-grade classes can negotiate in advance and each select the four second-grade classes to compete against. Then, based on the best athletes from each class, we will form two must-win team events. The competition will be best of seven. If we can get the two points in the team events in advance, it means that we only need to win two of the remaining five games."

"But then there's no way for them to help each other; it all depends on the individual abilities of each class."

"call."

After hearing Kitagawa Ryo's words, Ichinose Honami breathed a sigh of relief. In any case, Kitagawa Ryo did provide a viable path for Class 1-C. Class 1-C was probably a rather awkward class in this sports festival. Compared with Class A, Class B, and even Class D, Class 1-C had a significantly insufficient number of top athletes. The only ones who could really compete were Shibata Hayate, Kanzaki Ryuji, and herself. Moreover, the strongest of the three was only Shibata Hayate, who was rated as [B+], unlike the other three classes, which all had [A] level athletes.

Therefore, whether they are playing against students of the same grade or students of higher grade, Class 1-C's winning rate is not very high, which is what Ichinose Honami has been worried about these past few days.

After all, this sports festival has a significant impact on class points. If the class battles are fast, it's more than enough to complete the challenges against two classes in one day (one in the morning and one in the afternoon). If they can win both battles, sweeping up two or three hundred class points should be quite easy.

It's worth noting that in the last special exam on the deserted island, even the top-ranked Class B only gained 180 class points.

Moreover, unlike the final exam on the deserted island where everyone gets extra points, this sports festival is likely to increase the class points of some first-year classes while decreasing the class points of others. This increase and decrease could widen the gap between them.

Moreover, the losing class in this sports festival will not only have points deducted, but more importantly, the Command Tower will expel them from school.

It's important to understand that Class 1-C didn't have the massive points that Arisu Sakayanagi and Megumi Karuizawa possessed. As the only loser in the Werewolf game, Class 1-C lost a full three million personal points (two million for the participation fee and one million for the invitation to Class D) without any gain.

Even worse, due to the contract, they have to pay Karuizawa Kei 800,000 personal points every month. So even though Class C still has more than 800 class points, if you put all the personal points together, you can't even come up with 10 million, let alone 20 million.

That's why Ichinose Honami has been looking rather worried these past few days, since their Class 1-C only has one life in this sports festival.

Honami Ichinose originally intended to take charge and drop out of school if she failed, but her classmates had already seen through her intention to give up and resolutely rejected the suggestion.

It is precisely because Class 1-C consists of such a group of friends that Honami Ichinose is even more unwilling to see any of them expelled.

"I agree with Liang's plan."

After weighing the pros and cons, Ichinose Honami chose the strategy of taking the initiative rather than waiting to be defeated. Having made up her mind, Ichinose Honami quickly shook off her previous confusion, and her bright blue eyes stared intently at Kitagawa Ryo:

"Would students in Class A and Class D of Year 1 be willing to join this program? Should I contact them?"

As a first-year student who is equally adept at interpersonal relationships as Kikyo Kushida, Honami Ichinose quickly got into character and offered to contact the remaining two classes herself.

"Ah this..."

But unexpectedly, Kitagawa Ryo suddenly became a little embarrassed. He scratched his head sheepishly and held up the plastic bag filled with a lot of ingredients:

"Does Fanbo think this is only for two people?"

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Would you two like something to drink?

"Ordinary tea is fine."

"It would be best if there was cocoa."

Shiina Hiyori nodded, skillfully rummaged through the cabinet to find the tea set, then went into the kitchen to take out the tea canister and cocoa powder, and began to serve the guests with practiced ease.

She was just like the lady of the house.

"Then, please drink."

With a charming smile, Shiina Hiyori served the brewed black tea to Sakayanagi Arisu, then turned around and handed the hot cocoa to Karuizawa Megumi before taking off her apron and hanging it on a clothes rack.

"It seems that Hiyori-san is quite familiar with this place."

Sakayanagi Arisu blew on the foam on the surface of the black tea and said.

"Because we come here quite often, we naturally know where everything is."

Shiina Hiyori completely ignored Sakayanagi Arisu's seemingly gentle but actually sarcastic remark and happily went back to her room to carry Hotaru, who was sleeping soundly.

"And if we're talking about familiarity, this little guy probably knows this place best."

"To be honest, when it met Liang, neither of you had ever met Liang before."

Hotaru, who had just woken up, blinked her big, bright eyes and looked around curiously. This was the first time Hotaru had seen so many familiar people gathered together.

Ying silently labeled the three people as the second, third, and fourth cat owners in her mind.

"So, Hiyori and Ryo have known each other for quite a while now."

Karuizawa Kei took a sip of hot cocoa and asked kindly.

"I've known Liang since I was a child, but we only chatted online at first."

"Oh, so it's just a relationship between online friends."

Sakayanagi Arisu quickly picked up the conversation, emphasizing the syllables of 'netizen'.

"That's really lucky. After all, the connection between netizens is just a network cable, which is more fragile than the kite string in your hand. You don't even need to break free. It can easily fly away to a place you don't even know about."

Shiina Hiyori naturally knew that Sakayanagi Arisu was referring to Kitagawa Ryo's disappearance for over a year, but she simply smiled calmly:

"As long as it eventually flies back into my hand, that's all that matters, isn't it?"

"Only by regaining what you've lost can you better understand your true feelings."

Sakayanagi Arisu seemed to want to argue further, but the door to the room was pushed open at that moment.

"I am back."

Judging from the voice, it was Kitagawa Ryo who had gone out to buy groceries not long ago. The three girls all looked towards the door, but unexpectedly discovered another figure.

"So Sakayanagi-san and Karuizawa-san really are here."

Honami Ichinose glanced curiously into the room, meeting the gaze of the three, and waved confidently.

"excuse me."

"Everyone's here to discuss the sports festival, right?"

"I happened to run into Fanbo on the way, so I told her about our plans. Since everyone was there, it was easy to discuss them."

Sensing the awkward atmosphere, Kitagawa Ryo quickly grabbed the groceries and hid in the kitchen.

"If Honami wants anything to drink, just tell Hiyori."

If you think about it carefully, why are all the leaders of the other classes in the first grade, except for their Class B, girls?

Katsuragi-kun, Katsuragi-kun, why are you so disappointing?

After mentally criticizing the leaders of each first-grade class, Kitagawa Ryo quickly closed the kitchen door.

It's just to block out cooking fumes and noise.

"Ichinose-san, would you like something to drink?"

Plain water is fine.

With another person added to the not-so-large room, the air seemed to thicken with tension. Shiina Hiyori got up and poured Ichinose Honami a glass of cold water. Ichinose Honami thanked her and accepted it, then looked at Sakayanagi Arisu and Karuizawa Megumi sitting opposite her:

"I heard from Ryo that Class A and Class D also want to collaborate on the sports festival."

Sakayanagi Arisu and Karuizawa Megumi exchanged a glance and nodded in unison, confirming:

"Yes."

"Actually, I also think it's good that the first graders achieved teamwork this time."

"Actually, once you realize that the enemy in this sports festival is the upperclassmen, it's easy to see that the first-year students have a basis for cooperation."

"Hmm, besides, I don't think second-year students are that scary, but in terms of sports ability, first-year students aren't too far behind."

With the addition of Shiina Hiyori, the three of them chatted warmly, showing no trace of the previous misunderstanding.

"If Ichinose joins, the first-year teamwork will no longer be a pipe dream, but a real plan with room for implementation."

"If you're worried, Ichinose-san, we can let you have Class 2-D as our opponent. But you'd better act fast, or you'll be in trouble if the third-year students come knocking on your door."

Karuizawa Kei immediately showed concern for Class 1-C, almost taking on the responsibility of assigning them Class 2-D as their opponent.

"Um...should I say thank you?"

Feeling a little uncomfortable with Karuizawa Megumi's overly enthusiastic attitude, Ichinose Honami scratched her cheek, somewhat at a loss.

"Not at all, after all, Class 1-D and Ichinose's class have been on friendly terms since the beginning of the school year."

Hiyori Shiina also chimed in:

"Well, so Honami doesn't need to refuse everyone's kindness. After all, Class 1-C is the first-year class under the most pressure in this sports festival."

Of the three people present, Shiina Hiyori was the one with the closest relationship to Ichinose Honami. After all, the two had been in the same secret operation group against Kitagawa Ryo, and their friendship was quite deep.

Although Sakayanagi Arisu wasn't as lively as the other two, she nodded and said:

“I also think it would be best to have Class C of the first year face off against Class D of the second year. I have already investigated the information about the second year. Unlike us first year students, the athletic strength of each class in the second year is roughly ranked in the order of A, B, C, and D. It seems that they have produced a few outstanding athletes in the past, but because they did not cooperate, they were all expelled by Nangumo.”

"After all, Nagumo adheres to the principle of meritocracy. In his view, Class D only has the strength of Class D, and people should stay in the class according to their abilities."

Sakayanagi Arisu's words dispelled Ichinose Honami's last remaining concern. She had initially worried that Class 2-D might not actually be the class with the worst athletic ability among the second-year students, but after Sakayanagi Arisu's explanation, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that Ichinose Honami had successfully claimed Class 2-D as her opponent, Sakayanagi Arisu, Shiina Hiyori, and Karuizawa Megumi exchanged glances. Finally, it was Shiina Hiyori who asked the question:

"So, Honami, which of our three remaining first-year classes do you think would be the best matchup for Class 2-A on the day of the Sports Festival?"

Class 2-A, led by student council vice president Masayuki Nagumo, is the strongest second-year class. Unlike the chaotic first-year class, Class 2-A basically represents the highest fighting force among second-year students in Tokyo Advanced Educational Middle School, and is even comparable to the three third-year classes B, C, and D.

Perhaps before I arrived, the three classes A, B, and C had already argued about this issue. I guess none of them wanted to face this strongest opponent.

Honami Ichinose thought to herself with a heavy heart that even in this predicament, they still gave up the weakest Class 2-D to her.

Is it because there's no way to decide who should be the most likely to fail and be sacrificed that the choice is left to someone who is already detached from the situation?

The gazes of the three people also put considerable pressure on Ichinose Honami, making her hesitate and waver about choosing cannon fodder.

"It's obviously the most reasonable thing for Class 2A to play against Class 1A, A against A."

Realizing Ichinose Honami's predicament, Sakayanagi Arisu spoke first.

"If it weren't for the fact that the student with preferential treatment wanted to get personal points, they would have already dropped from Class A to Class B or Class C."

"Therefore, it is most appropriate for our Class B to face Class A of the second year."