I have a life simulator.

Karuizawa Kei mechanically passed the message to Sakayanagi Arisu, perhaps because she was not very focused, and her few words contained several grammatical errors.

She pressed the delete key.

Long press until all characters are completely deleted.

"...I don't want to play against Class B anymore."

Karuizawa Kei didn't know what her mindset was when she sent such a message to Sakayanagi Arisu.

"reason."

Sakayanagi Arisu's reply was concise and quick.

"I just don't want to."

"I see."

Sakayanagi Arisu smiled with narrowed eyes; she had a pretty good idea of ​​why the other party had suddenly given up.

This is truly the most troublesome time of year.

"Do you remember before the sports festival, I said I needed your help this time?"

Karuizawa Megumi stared blankly at the message sent by Sakayanagi Arisu.

Her mind couldn't quite process it for a moment.

"Actually, I didn't mean for you to help him deal with Nan Yunya."

"With his abilities, Nagumo is no match for him."

"What you are doing now is what truly helps him."

One message after another came from Sakayanagi Arisu:

"Fight well in this class battle against Class 1-B and win."

"This is how you helped him."

Karuizawa Megumi turned off her phone screen; she understood what Sakayanagi Arisu meant.

"Class 1-C will probably send Shibata and Kanzaki as reinforcements. Shibata is a member of the school's soccer club, Hirata, you should know that very well."

"Our advantage lies in the fact that the four of us have practiced baton exchanges and other teamwork beforehand, so we don't need to panic if we fall behind in the middle of the race."

"This is the first time the four of them have worked together, so their teamwork is probably not as good as ours, and they might even make mistakes."

Hirata Yosuke listened to Karuizawa Megumi's calm analysis and instructions, as before, and nodded with relief. Apart from her slightly nasal voice, Karuizawa Megumi's condition seemed to have completely improved.

"I see."

Karuizawa Megumi took a deep breath.

She stood there, feeling empty and frail, her shadow cast on the wall swaying precariously, but ultimately she did not collapse and stood firm.

Karuizawa Megumi needs to beat him to prove that she can handle the school on her own even without him.

This is what truly helps him.

Help him get rid of himself and forget himself.

No need to worry about yourself anymore.

Chapter 78: All the Empty Dreams of Doing Things for You

"Shibata Hayate and Kanzaki Ryuji from Class C, and Ryuen Sho and Ishizaki Daichi from Class B."

"It seems we really can't find anyone else. We'll need Long Yuan, who just finished the free-fighting event, to step up again."

Standing at the starting line, Hashimoto Masayoshi, who was running the first leg alongside Ryuen Sho, spoke with a hint of mockery and sarcasm. After all, disrupting the opponent's mindset before the race would be very beneficial for his team's victory.

"Beating you bunch of lousy losers is no problem at all."

As Hashimoto Masayoshi said, Ryuen Sho did look a bit tired, but he didn't hold back in his verbal skills at all, giving Hashimoto Masayoshi a strong rebuttal.

"Especially you, you stinky fish."

Hashimoto Masayoshi's previously beaming smile vanished instantly. The incident during the special exam on the deserted island was undoubtedly a major stain on his life. Hearing Ryuen Sho deliberately emphasize the word "stinky," he glared at Ryuen Sho with some resentment.

However, Hashimoto Masayoshi, who has a strong mental fortitude, quickly composed himself and, while dramatically swinging his arms in warm-up exercises, casually remarked:

"It seems that the commander of your Class 1-B is a complete coward, not daring to intervene in a life-or-death situation in the class."

"Or does he really think your lineup can win?"

Hashimoto Masayoshi had inquired about Class 1-B beforehand. There were several members in Class 1-B who had good track and field results, such as Yajima and Kinoshita. However, these were all girls. This was why Class 1-D deliberately chose the boys' 4x400m relay as one of the three team events they submitted.

In Karuizawa Kei's initial plan, she had already categorized both Class 2-A and Class 1-B as "rivals".

If it weren't for Sudo Takeru being so physically exhausted, and Koenji Rokusuke only agreeing to participate in the match against Class 2-A, Class 1-D could have easily assembled a luxurious lineup of [Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, Sudo Takeru, Hirata Yosuke, and Koenji Rokusuke] without needing Class 2-A's assistance.

"Whether our class's leader is a coward or not, Class A of Grade 1 should know better than us."

Long Yuanxiang grinned and said:

"But the commander of Class 1-A seems to be the real turtle who never even considered intervening when the class was in a life-or-death situation."

Hashimoto Masayoshi, of course, would not allow Ryuen Sho to make fun of his classmate Sakayanagi Arisu at will. Just as he was about to speak up in rebuttal, the referee walked up to the two of them and signaled that the match was about to begin.

Half a sentence stuck in his throat. Hashimoto Masayoshi glared at Ryuen Sho resentfully, then bent down to get into a starting position.

【Boom】

With the sound of the starting gun, Ryuen Sho and Hashimoto Masayoshi instantly surged off the starting line.

Because it was match point, both players remained very composed and did not false start. After all, in a race, being judged to have false start would result in being disqualified from the competition, and neither wanted to become the scapegoat for their class at that moment.

As Hashimoto Masayoshi predicted before the race, Ryuen Sho, whose physical abilities were not as good as his, was not at his peak either. The distance between the two gradually widened after 200 meters. Even though Ryuen Sho had specially tied his long hair with a headband before the race and gritted his teeth to chase all the way, he could only barely maintain a gap of about 20 meters between them.

With just the first leg, Class D of the first year already had the advantage.

The students in Class D didn't hold back their applause and cheers. It didn't matter whether the people on the field were from Class D or not, as long as Class D was the final winner.

With a burning pain in his lungs, Long Yuanxiang, with his headband and bandages, looked completely different from his usual fierce image, even somewhat comical.

Actually, there were quite a few boys in Class B who wanted to replace Ryuen Sho in this match. After all, Ryuen Sho had just fought with Sudo Ken from Class D in free fighting. Class D had put Sudo Ken in the audience, so how could Class B let Ryuen Sho, who had helped the class win a victory, go back to the stage?

However, in the end, Ryuen Sho insisted on having Kitagawa Ryo fill in his name.

The afternoon was a bit hotter than the morning, though not as hot as the sweltering heat, but Long Yuanxiang was already drenched in sweat as he ran.

His still-healing gum wound started bleeding again, and soon his mouth was filled with the taste of blood, a taste he had tasted many times before, like rust.

Before he knew it, Hashimoto Masayoshi had widened the gap to five meters. Ryuen Sho quickly cleared his mind and stumbled after him.

Damn it, Kitagawa Ryo is clearly the commander and leader of Class 1-B, but now he's sending his second-in-command to risk his life here.

Normally, 400 meters would be a short time for Long Yuanxiang, but now it felt like this lap was incredibly long.

How could he possibly entrust the life-or-death situation of Class B to his underlings? There's no reason for the boss not to be the first to shoulder the burden when the sky falls.

Although I think I'm the second oldest.

"Tsk."

He smacked his lips loudly; he had already turned off his headset before going on stage, just like when he participated in [free fighting].

He was unwilling to let Class 1B fail here.

Long Yuanxiang squeezed out the last bit of strength from his body. For a long time, people had described him as a mad dog who would bite someone and not let go no matter how much the other person punched or kicked him. He would always secretly give them a stab. To put it more nicely, Long Yuanxiang was not one to admit defeat.

However, the premise of not giving up is losing, and not just once or twice.

Therefore, all we need to do is pursue the final victory.

However, this was the first time Long Yuanxiang was frantically chasing victory. He thought he had gotten used to failure, but this time he truly felt the will to not lose.

Hashimoto Masayoshi passed the baton to the second runner, Kito Hayabusa. He was about to look back to see how many meters Ryuen Sho was behind him, since they had already opened up a 20-meter gap in the middle of the race.

Just as he turned around, Long Yuanxiang's face flashed before his eyes.

It was a face so ferocious that Hashimoto Masayoshi instinctively took a half-step back.

Ishizaki Daichi quickly took over the baton. Without saying a word, he rushed out.

Hashimoto Masayoshi stared blankly at Ryuen Sho, who was standing there bent over, panting like an old-fashioned tractor.

In the end, he seemed to have only managed to keep a distance of less than ten meters from the other person.

That's a bit scary.

-------------------------------------

Ishizaki Daichi did not participate in any matches today. The only match he played was lost because Ryuen Sho's advance arrangements led to Class 2-A automatically forfeiting due to the absence of participating personnel.

Therefore, he should be considered the main player in Class B with the best physical condition.

Kito Hayabusa participated in both wrestling and soccer, and his stamina had not fully recovered. In addition, running is not his forte. As a result, the slight distance between the two was gradually closing.

Ishizaki Daichi ran like his life depended on it. As an ordinary student in Class B who was closest to Ryuen Sho and Kitagawa Ryo, he knew very well where the changes in Class B this semester came from.

In fact, throughout the past semester, most of the students in Class B only needed to follow the decisions and actions of the two individuals, or even not take any action at all, such as during the deserted island exam, to easily accumulate class points and personal points.

This sports festival should be one of the few places where they can play their part.

In fact, Class B of the first year had submitted a group project called "Pole Reversal," which was a project that required the entire class to participate, but so far they haven't been selected.

Swinging his arms vigorously, Ishizaki Daichi didn't care about physical strength; all he had to do now was run the 400 meters as fast as he could.

Yamada secured a point for Class B from Class A in the second year, so he certainly wouldn't want to fall behind.

With this mindset, Daichi Ishizaki ran even better than he did in training, not only preventing Hayato Kito from pulling further ahead, but almost erasing the slight gap between them.

"then!"

Because they hadn't coordinated beforehand, Daichi Ishizaki could only shout as he passed the baton to Ryuji Kanzaki.

Fortunately, Ryuji Kanzaki reacted quickly and caught the baton steadily.

He started almost simultaneously with Yosuke Hirata.

"Ha ha."

Ishizaki Daichi looked at Ryuen Sho, who was lying on the lawn beside him, and forced a smile.

"There's still no chance."

Hashimoto Masayoshi, who was also resting there, scoffed at the interaction between the two:

"Shibata and Kanzaki are definitely no match for Hirata and Ayanokouji, especially since Ayanokouji was the last one to leave the baton."

After the morning's sports festival, no one could ignore Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, who suddenly appeared in Class 1-D and ran incredibly fast.

Class D placed him as the last batter, treating him as an insurance policy for victory.

"His constant nagging is so annoying."

Long Yuanxiang seemed to have rested enough, and he sprang to his feet on the lawn:

"Ishizaki, let's go."

"It seems you, Longyuan, are unwilling to see your class lose."

Hashimoto Masayoshi made a sarcastic remark without any politeness, which could be seen as a response to Ryuen Sho's words before the start of the race.

However, Ryuen Sho acted as if he didn't want to pay any attention to them. He led Ishizaki Daichi away from the venue first, but instead of returning to the Class 1-B audience seats, he found a corner in the venue and sat down cross-legged.

Hirata Yosuke, the third runner, was evenly matched with Kanzaki Ryuji due to stamina issues. However, it was clear to everyone that Class 1-B was increasingly likely to lose. After all, if they started on equal footing, Shibata Hayate, who was in the last position, had no chance of beating Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.

"Brother Longyuan".

Even the slow-witted Daichi Ishizaki could see the situation. He looked with some concern at Ryuen Sho, who seemed to be in a bad mood and had his head down.

"Won."

But at this moment, Long Yuanxiang raised his head, his lips slightly upturned, though the expression on his face at this moment looked somewhat ferocious.

"what?"

Ishizaki Daichi exclaimed in confusion, and for a moment he even wondered if Ryuen was hallucinating because he was unwilling to accept the reality of failure.

Long Yuanxiang showed no intention of explaining at this moment; instead, he turned his gaze to the playground.

Kitagawa Ryo was right about one thing: he had indeed always considered Class 1-D as his hypothetical enemy.

Just like Karuizawa Kei's operation plan in Class 1-D included both Class 1-B and Class 2-A.