"Hmph~ Hikigaya-kouhai, you've got so nerve. Not only are you wandering through the flowers in the first year..." Asahina Nazuna stared at him, puffing out her cheeks in frustration. "Now you even dare to tease your senpai!"
"No, no, no. That 'wandering through the flowers' bit is completely baseless rumor!!" Hikigaya hastily shook his head in denial.
"Kouhai, no need for modesty.
With those glasses on, your beauty could even stand side-by-side with mine."
For Kiryuin Fuuka, this was an exceptionally high complint.
"With glasses on?" Asahina Nazuna wore a look of confusion.
"What? Asahina, did you not see the Scavenger Hunt?" Kiryuin Fuuka asked back.
"Um, at the ti, I was taking the student who got hurt in the three-legged race to the infirmary." Asahina Nazuna shook her head in explanation.
"Then you missed out on the most charming and strict teacher, as well as the most beautiful man."
Kiryuin Fuuka looked at him with a teasing glint in her eyes while mocking: "Kouhai, wouldn't you agree?"
Hearing this, Asahina Nazuna also watched him with a face full of curiosity.
"...It was nothing. Really, Kiryuin-senpai's way of speaking is just too exaggerated."
Hikigaya denied it with a shifty gaze.
"That mysterious pause... it seems I truly missed a side of Hikigaya-kouhai's brilliance." Asahina Nazuna noted thoughtfully.
"Ahem~"
"I suddenly rembered, my class's match is about to start.
I have to go back and cheer for them."
Hikigaya took his leave.
Girls' Relay, 8th Match: Red Team: 1st Year Class D 1st Year Class A VS White Team: 2nd Year Class C 1st Year Class B.
"Is the first runner Suzune?"
'If I recall correctly, the second runner, Onodera, is from the swimming club; her athletic ability should be good. As for the last two, Shinohara and Inogashira, they are pure dead weight...'
Hikigaya had no expectations for the result.
What caught his attention was that before going onto the field, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka seed to say sothing to Shinohara Satsuki. The latter initially snapped at him with a look of disdain, but after hearing sothing, her face broke into a look of pleasant surprise.
Although the relationship between these two wasn't good, for a girl like Shinohara Satsuki, she was very easy to buy off.
'Tsk!
Using so many sches for a re competition; this guy probably grew up in a conspiratorial environnt since he was a child.'
Hikigaya watched coldly from the sidelines.
"Bang!"
A gunshot rang out.
Horikita Suzune burst forward in the lead, leaving the other contestants far behind. Her vigorous figure looked even more graceful under the sunlight, drawing gasps of admiration from the audience.
Hikigaya shouted loudly: "Go, Suzune!"
Whether she heard him or not, Horikita Suzune maintained maximum speed throughout, completing the first leg in the lead.
"Beautifully done, Horikita-san!"
After Onodera Kayano took the baton, she dashed out, maintaining the lead. In the handover between Onodera and Inogashira Kokoro for the third leg, a small problem occurred. The latter's hand slipped, and she nearly failed to catch it, starting her run in a panic.
However, that delay of a second or two caused Horikita Suzune's lead to shrink significantly!
"Sigh!"
Horikita Suzune could only let out a sigh.
'With so many 'pig teammates,' how is it possible to win!'
Fortunately, Ando Sayo from 1st Year Class A was also an athlete; she took over the lead for the Red Team. However, the White Team's runners were also pushing hard, further closing the distance.
By the fourth leg, when Shinohara Satsuki got the baton, the distance between her and the other runners was negligible.
"Dammit!"
"Where's the lead I was promised?"
Shinohara Satsuki cursed under her breath. Then she saw the runner from 2nd Year Class C beside her, pushing to overtake.
'No choice, I have to use Ayanokouji's thod! Even if I get disqualified, at least I can grab so points!'
Shinohara Satsuki suddenly shouted a few words at the senpai in front of her. The latter, looking confused, couldn't help but look back at her. Shinohara Satsuki took this chance to accelerate and collided with her!
Thud, thud~
Both fell down!
"Whoa!"
"What happened?"
"Was it an accident?"
Exclamations broke out in the stands. With both of them out, only 1st Year Class A VS 1st Year Class B remained on the field. The final runners were Hino Yuki and Nishino Takeko; both were skilled, but the forr won by a narrow margin, securing victory for the Red Team.
"Dammit! Manabe, if you hadn't tripped Kinoshita in the three-legged race and made her unable to compete, how could we have lost!"
Ibuki Mio scolded Manabe Shiho with an indignant face. She seriously suspected it was intentional!
"I-I didn't want this either, it was just an accident!" Manabe Shiho's eyes were shifty.
"Bitch! I'll settle the score for you betraying the class after the sports festival is over!" Ryuen Kakeru glared at her nacingly.
Boys' Relay, 10th Match: Red Team: 1st Year Class D 3rd Year Class A VS White Team: 1st Year Class C 2nd Year Class B.
Hirata Yousuke led the first leg.
Although he was fast, the other runners were also athletic powerhouses, so he couldn't build much of a lead.
The second runner, Sudo Ken, finally grabbed the lead position and successfully pulled away from the others. The third runner, Yukimura Teruhiko—this guy's athletic level was inversely proportional to his academic grades—successfully dropped from the lead to last place.
The fourth runner was Ayanokouji Kiyotaka.
'It seems I have to show a bit of my true strength.'
Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's eyes grew sharp. He perford a catapult start, overtaking two White Team opponents with incredible speed, even beginning to close in on the leader, Horikita Manabu.
The arena erupted in gasps of shock.
"Who is that first-year?"
"He can actually catch up to President Horikita?"
At this mont, the leading Horikita Manabu also noticed the figure closing in rapidly behind him. While feeling greatly surprised, he accelerated further.
'Is this your limit? I can still speed up!'
Just as Ayanokouji Kiyotaka intended to overtake him in one go, the unexpected happened...
"Hmph! Damn Ayanokouji, you think you're the only one who can buy people off?" Ryuen Kakeru sneered.
Being a man who seeks revenge for even the smallest grievance, how could he pass up a chance for retaliation?
"Sorry pal, I was paid to take care of soone's problem."
A boy from 3rd Year Class D suddenly intruded into the lane, severely obstructing Ayanokouji's path.
"!!!"
At the critical mont, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka swerved to dodge. Although he avoided a collision, the inertia of his high-speed run made him lose balance, and he took a hard fall.
Ultimately, the Red Team won, but Ayanokouji Kiyotaka lost his qualification to compete for personal ranking.
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