The sports festival ca to a close, and the Red Team erged victorious.
Individual Competition Scores: Sudo Ken's results were particularly eye-catching. He took 1st place in the 200m sprint, 1st in the 400m run, 2nd in Shot Put, and 3rd in Hurdles. He was rewarded with 14,000 Private Points and 9 bonus points for his exams.
He was the undisputed MVP of Class D!
As the student who had the worst personal reputation upon enrollnt, Sudo Ken's transformation was truly sothing to behold.
"Whoa!"
"Sudo, that guy... this is too incredible!"
The mbers of Class D changed their views of Sudo Ken significantly.
One girl even cast flirtatious glances his way: "This big guy, looking closely, is actually quite manly!"
"Eee~ hearing that, does Onodera-san have feelings for Sudo?" Kushida Kikyo teased with a smile.
"Stop it~ I'm just a little interested, that's all~~" Onodera Kayano didn't deny it, her face showing a hint of bashfulness.
Kushida Kikyo thought to herself: 'Heh! As expected, a brainless muscle-girl, matching up with a athead.'
"I... I really did it..." Facing the change in everyone's attitude, Sudo Ken was instantly moved to tears.
He rembered his past self who was hated by both god and man at the start of school, and how Hikigaya had forced him to kneel before the whole class!
At the ti, he felt Hikigaya was cruel, heartlessly trampling on his dignity as a man. But compared to the sumr break, where Hikigaya ruthlessly and personally had Yamauchi Haruki, Ike Kanji, and Sotomura Hideo expelled...
Sudo Ken finally realized how lucky he was.
He felt fortunate that he hadn't accepted the invitation from Yamauchi and the others during the sumr to participate in that vile peeping incident. Otherwise, he would never have had the chance to enjoy a day of being respected.
"Is it that big a deal? It's just a few matches."
Hikigaya obtained 9,000 Private Points and 6 exam points (1st in Sit-ups, 2nd in 1000m Long Distance, 3rd in Three-legged Race). To him, this level of points and bonus marks was insignificant.
Hirata Yousuke, who was also an athlete, only took 3rd place in the 60m sprint. The main reason was that he participated in all the team competitions; to save stamina, he basically didn't exert himself in the individual races. One could only say that Hirata Yousuke practically wore himself out for the "collective" in his heart.
As so of the few students in Class D with actual ability, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka and Koenji Rokusuke both slacked off during the individual matches and didn't achieve any results.
Class D Girls' Group: Horikita Suzune's athletic grades were normally top-tier among the girls, but in the various individual events, she only took 2nd in the 200m sprint and 3rd in the high jump. The reason was that, according to the agreent, Classes B and C had received Class D's participation list, so they specifically targeted the events Horikita Suzune had signed up for.
Onodera Kayano took 1st in Hurdles and 3rd in High Jump. Matsushita Chiaki took 2nd in the 400m, 3rd in the 800m, and 3rd in the Standing Long Jump—showing a bit of her hidden talent.
"Chiaki, I knew it. You've been hiding your strength all along."
"Exactly, you're clearly so good, yet you usually just run alongside us in PE class."
"Ahaha~ that was just to keep you guys company."
Facing her best friends' questioning, Matsushita Chiaki gave a sheepish, awkward smile.
"Why the sudden change of heart today to show your face?" Hikigaya asked with curiosity.
"Well~ let's just call it a whim~~"
Matsushita Chiaki stared at him for a mont with deep aning in her eyes: "Why doesn't Hikigaya-kun try to guess the reason?"
Hikigaya instantly rolled his eyes: "Not guessing. Riddlers, please get the hell out of Advanced Nurturing!"
Team Competition Results:
Cavalry Battle: Red Team wins Pole Toppling: White Team wins Three-legged Race: Red Team wins Tug of War: White Team wins lzoxK Scavenger Hunt: Red Team wins
Final Tally:
1st Year Class A: 50 1st Year Class D: 0 1st Year Class C: -50 -50 (Sakayanagi Arisu absent) 1st Year Class B: -100 -50 (Kinoshita Minori absent due to injury)
Due to the change in class points, the class rankings are now adjusted:
Class A: 1120 points, remains unchanged Class B: 900 points, demoted to Class C Class C: 940 points, promoted to Class B Class D: 40 points, remains unchanged
The mbers of Class D were already numb to such results.
Moreover, the gap in class points was too large; they had no will to push for a coback. Besides, the biggest harvest from this sports festival was the Private Points they collected from Classes B and C—40,000 points per person, which is equivalent to the value of 400 class points.
While the long-term value of the two cannot be compared, expecting the people of Class D to look far ahead would be asking too much of them.
"Yay!"
"We kept our Class A status, we won!"
"It's all thanks to Ichinose-san, leading us forward!"
Cheers erupted in the Class A classroom.
"No, this is the result of everyone's hard work. My role wasn't that big." Ichinose Honami was full of modesty.
"At this point, I'd like to briefly interrupt everyone's excitent."
Kanzaki Ryuji had a serious expression: "The fact that Class C successfully promoted to Class B this ti proves that Sakayanagi's strength cannot be underestimated.
Unlike Katsuragi Kouhei, who fought by the book, Sakayanagi's style is clearly more decisive and unpredictable.
Take the three-legged race, for example. The Class B people suddenly fell and tripped us up too. I don't believe that was a coincidence."
Ichinose Honami blinked, saying thoughtfully: "Kanzaki-kun, aren't you overthinking it? No matter how many sches are used, one wouldn't deliberately cause injuries to classmates, right?"
"Yeah, yeah, Ichinose-san is right." The people of Class A trusted Ichinose Honami unconditionally.
"Sigh, I hope so." Kanzaki Ryuji sighed helplessly. He felt that the current atmosphere of the class was far too complacent; they looked like they hadn't experienced a single real beating. They were bound to suffer a huge loss sooner or later!
The sign for the Class B classroom was replaced with Class C.
"Very good! Through everyone's concerted efforts, we've returned to the starting point."
Ryuen Kakeru laughed out of sheer rage, his face grim as he scanned the crowd below.
The mbers of Class C were all as quiet as cicadas in winter. Especially Manabe Shiho, who had a guilty conscience, was sweating profusely.
"Heh! Now you know how to be afraid?
Where was all that courage when you were betraying the class?
I'm talking to you, bitch!"
Ryuen Kakeru picked up a box of chalk and hurled it violently at Manabe Shiho.
"Ah!" "Cough, cough, cough~"
Manabe Shiho's head was covered in white chalk dust, and she imdiately began coughing violently. However, before she could catch her breath, a roundhouse kick from Ryuen Kakeru violently swept her off her seat.
"Wooo wooo~ Stop hitting , I won't do it again, I won't do it again!"
Manabe Shiho held her head with both hands, crying and begging for rcy.
However, from an angle others couldn't see, a flicker of resentnt flashed in Manabe Shiho's eyes.
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