Chapter 59

Thank you for your hard work, Hachiman-kun."

"Not at all. That idiot's mental strength is below that of an elementary school student."

"It's good to have a vice president."

Sighing, I head towards Arisu and Masumi.

After the cavalry battle ended, I restrained Sudo who was trying to commit violence against Ryuen.

Then, when Ryuen returned to the B-class position and released his restraints, he started to attack me, so I restrained him again.

Sudo, on the other hand, was screaming at me anyway, and just as I was seriously thinking about removing his joints, Nagumo-senpai, the vice president of the student council who would be participating in the cavalry battle next, told me that if he got any more violent, he would consider punishment such as suspension of club activities.

Sudo finally stopped screaming.

But for me, it was really exhausting.

Even the pain of being punched in the forehead by Ryuen was blown away by the stress on Sudo.

"Not at all. It turned out just like Koenji said."

"Koenji? Did he say something?"

"He said before that Horikita and Sudo would be tied together in bringing the class down. I never thought that would come true."

The existence of Koenji is immeasurable, he had a vague prediction, but it turned out to be correct.

Horikita has been holding us back ever since she got injured in the obstacle course, and Sudo has been getting angry at Ryūen and acting on his own in team competitions, causing trouble.

What happened to that idiot's promise of exceeding your expectations?

"Koenji-kun...I know he's a free man, but is he an amazing person?"

"If Koenji's narcissistic personality disappears, I think the strongest First year will be Koenji, not Arisu.''

I seriously think so. I don't think there's that much of a difference between Arisu and Koenji when it comes to the head, but Koenji's athletic nerves are also on a whole other level.

In terms of overall strength, he is several steps above Arisu.

...Well, that's too selfish. There is probably no being in this world who can control that.

"If that is true, I would definitely like to control him."

"It's impossible. I don't think even you can move that free man."

"I feel the same way."

Upon hearing Arisu's words, Masumi and I immediately said it was impossible.

In fact, Koenji proudly skipped the desert island exam and this sports festival by pretending to be sick, while casually saying something like  'I don't want to bully mortals.'

Even in the classroom, he usually shows off his selfishness.

As I was thinking about this, I felt eyes on me, so I turned around and met Karuizawa's eyes.

At the same time, she looked away and looked at Ayanokoji, who was near her.

Creepy!

Karuizawa probably suspects me of being a traitor in her class. But I don't think about that.

After all, it is known that I live with three people, Arisu and Masumi from A class, and Hiyori from B class, so people probably think that information is leaking from there.

In fact, Miyake asked me if I was a traitor just now, and I have no intention of doing anything even if Karuizawa thinks I'm a traitor.

In other words, I don't really want to have anything to do with Karuizawa right now.

At the beginning of the summer vacation, I was considering destroying her depending on her future attitude, but after she got involved with that slut Ayanokoji, who is a creepy being, she started to look creepy.

If you think so...

"I'm going to seriously beat you up, you bastard!"

Just as I heard Sudo's screams, I saw him heading towards the B-class position.

Then, when I looked at the B-class camp, Ryuen was holding up his middle finger towards him, acting like a king.

This is definitely a provocation to Sudo.

As I was thinking about this, Hirata stopped him, but wouldn't it be better to leave him alone and show me his pain?

While watching the exchange between the two, Sudo punches Hirata away.

Hey hey... it's the same with Katsuragi, but isn't he attacking his allies too much?

While I was stunned, Chabashira-sensei came and talked to Hirata.

Chabashira-sensei then sits down in a nearby chair, but since Chabashira-sensei did not blame Sudo, Hirata must have said that he fell on his own.

At the same time, Sudo heads toward the school building, his shoulders angry, but he boycotts it.

"That's really stupid."

Arisu sighs in shock. Taking advantage of provocations, attacking allies, boycotting...that's really stupid.

"Well, I don't know what will happen to him. Besides, I will be able to eat Arisu's lunch after the next 200 meter run, so I have to do my best."

As for me, I don't care about Sudo's attitude or the future of Class D. The bento that Arisu made is far more important.

"Hehe...I worked hard on this, so please look forward to it."

"But what about Hiyori, can we eat together?"

When Masumi says that, she probably means that there might be people who object to eating with Hiyori from the White group.

"It's probably okay. The participation list has already been submitted, and there will be a recommendation event in the afternoon."

If a B-class student with good athletic ability were to eat with me, they might suspect that I was trying to bribe her, but since Hiyori doesn't have good athletic ability it doesn't matter, and they wouldn't think she would bribe me either.

In other words, there is a contract signed with Ryuen, so B class students can't interfere with Hiyori's interactions with me, so there's no problem.

''Well, now I have to do my best in last 200-meter run.''

As I said this, I looked at the ground and saw that the 3rd year boys' horse race had ended, so I had to go to the entrance gate soon.

"That's right. Good luck to both of you."

"Yeah. If you get first place with this, you'll get first place in all the individual events in which everyone participates."

At the moment, the only men apart from me who have taken first place in all individual events are Ryuen, Hirata, and Sudo... Well, since Sudo is gone, I think he will be disqualified from the next 200 meter run.

"That's right... Hachiman-kun."

"What?"

When I looked at Arisu, she blushed and then approached me...

"If you win first place in the 200-meter run, you can do something naughty with me tonight."

She dropped a bomb in a whisper.

"Bufo!"

"Sakayanagi?!"

Masumi, who was nearby, also let out a cry of surprise, drawing attention from everyone around her.

No, I have to cut the topic off now. If she continues talking like this, she will be overheard by a third person.

"Well, let's talk about that later. Let's go, Masumi."

When Masumi heard that, she seemed to understand my idea, and nodded slightly and stood up.

But is it naughty?

...…

-I'm a virgin... so please be kind-

That's it! What was I thinking? ! Idiot!

When I imagine Arisu seducing me naked on the bed, I shake my head and let go of my desires.

Seriously, you idiot!

When did I start thinking like Ike and Yamauchi?! They've corrupted my thoughts.

Those perverts are more dangerous than I expected!

Even though I was angry, I stood in front of the entrance gate and enters immediately after the third year students leave.

Sudo is not here, but the school will treat him as absent. This will be a big blow to the D class.

If you think so...

"Yo Hikigaya. See you again."

Among the students running with me was Ryuen.

This is unexpected. I thought he was going to attack me with small fry like he used to.

"I was hoping to never meet you again."

''Well, things like this happen. By the way, Hirata. What's wrong with Sudo? Is he gone to the toilet?'' Ryuen called out to Hirata behind him with a creepy smile on his face.

It's bad character to say something even though you know it.

"For some reason, he's on a break. I think he'll be back soon."

"Kuku, don't say things that don't have any basis in fact."

"Well, I guess so. If he's going to take a break, he should take a break forever."

"So you're telling him to die? You're a bit of a scum, too."

"Yeah, I am seriously regretting for not abandoning him when he was about to be expelled in the first semester."

"What do you mean?"

Then Hirata asks a question, but does he not know the situation?

"During the first semester midterm exam, Sudo's English scores weren't high enough, right? At that time, Horikita asked Chabashira-sensei to sell his scores."

"Huh, can you buy points too? Judging from what you said, it seems like Hikigaya lent it to her, but how much did it cost?"

"One point was 100,000 points, and Sudo was two points short."

"In other words, 200,000 yen. I see. As of May, Hikigaya is the only one who can afford that kind of money. But I can't believe you would help such a bastard."

''When I lent the points, I lent them to Horikita with interest. In the end, I got back more than I lent, but I wish I hadn't lent them back then.''

"Did you give in to your immediate greed? Well, thanks to you, I was able to play around with that garbage when you left it behind."

By the way, this guy was the one who caused the violent incident in the first semester.

"Rather than play, it's more of an investigation into the school system, right?"

"No, I don't think so. However, schools often include such garbage. I know that they are investigating things other than simple academic ability, but there is a need to include garbage.

''Why are you going so far as to call Sudo-kun garbage?''

"What's the point? I just told the truth, right?"

Ryuen laughs at Hirata's deep voice. His way of saying it is weird, but it's not wrong.

To be honest, Sudo's mentality is at the level of an elementary school student.

"There's no trash in my class!"

"If that's what you think, then you're a piece of trash too. Why don't you focus on the competition instead of protecting that garbage that ran away?"

"Sudo-kun will be back soon. Come to think of it, Ryuen-kun seems to be in luck, having won first place in all the individual competitions."

"Oh? What do you want to say?"

"It means, I know what you're thinking. You know the D-class participation list, and you're using it. That's why I'm keeping some of my secrets a secret."

Well, if you get beaten up like this, you'll notice.

"It would be interesting if it weren't for the bluff. It's something you'd notice if you look at the situation so far. You can make as much fun as you want, right?"

"Yeah. So I'm going to make a promise to you. I'm going to show you something interesting before this sports festival ends."

"You say it's something interesting? I'm looking forward to that...next time," Ryuen said as he stood up, so I stood up as well.

The students other than Ryuen are not very impressive, so it will probably be a one-on-one battle with this guy.

The students in front of me have finished, so I stand at the starting point.

It's my first time fighting Ryuen in an individual event, but I have no intention of losing.

Because I don't want to lose to Ryuen. By the way, with Arisu...no, don't think about it any further.

Cut off your worldly desires and prepare for the start...

Paan!

I do a full dash with the sound of a pistol.

Once this is over, I'll have a break, so I'll do my best.

Ryuen is next to me, but as expected, he doesn't attack here.

Then, as the corner approached, I sped up even more, and Ryuen followed suit.

Since the speeds are even, it would be faster to take the corner first...

(I can not stand losing!)

I feel uncharacteristically hot and quicken my pace.

Although I drove beyond my limits, I was able to get in front of Ryuen and successfully take the corner.

I'll probably be exhausted by the end of the run, but I'll have to endure it since I only have about 50 meters left.

As a result, I ignored the fact that I was getting tired...

"Ah!"

Just like that, I crossed the finish line faster than anyone else. I was able to take first place in all individual events.

Even though I was happy about that, I veered off course and collapsed on the spot.

Normally you should sit down, but please give me a break, teachers?

That's what I thought as I lay there.

_________

"Welcome back, Hachiman-kun. That was cool."

After finishing the 200 meter run and leaving the field, Arisu greets me.

"Ah, I'm home. I'm glad to hear that."

"Yes. Also, as I said before the competition..."

Arisu said as she turned bright red and looked down. By the way, I won first place in all the individual events in the morning, so let's talk about doing something erotic.

No, just thinking about it makes me feel embarrassed.

"Well, for now, I have to watch the girls run the 200 meters."

"Well, that's right...but Hachiman-kun. As promised, you can do whatever you want to me tonight."

This girl... seriously disturbs my heart.

When I first entered the school, I thought I didn't have to get involved with anyone, and I didn't want to get involved, but as time went on, Arisu, Hiyori, and Masumi started to disturb my heart, and I started to want to get involved.

There is.

In fact, ever since Arisu told me that there was no need to be shy, I started hugging Arisu, Hiyori, and Masumi without asking their permission whenever I felt like hugging them.

As I was thinking about how to respond to Arisu's words, the first year girls' 200 meter run started.

However, as expected, the B class students who run with fast Kushida and Onodera are small fry, and the B class students who run with slow Sakura and Inokashira are girls with average speed.

The B class students who run with Karuizawa and Shinohara are from the sports club.

but...

(I don't know the combination for Horikita)

There are girls in Class B running with Horikita, but one of them is Hiyori.

The standard practice is for Horikita, who is fast, to hit Hiyori, who is slow.

The other girl is also a low-profile girl, so it probably won't be that fast.

I can understand that, but the girls Ibuki, Kinoshita, and Yajima who matched Horikita in the early stages are students with outstanding athletic ability, so it would be a shame to match Horikita.

(I don't think so, but is he willing to injure Horikita in the middle and let a guy with poor athleticism win against Horikita in the final stages?)

It's not impossible. Given Horikita's personality, she will probably participate even if she gets injured.

As this continues, it's the last race, and it's Hiyori and Horikita's turn...

"It's a pretty interesting combination."

As Arisu said, there are seven people running with Horikita, but Masumi and Ichinose are also included.

There are famous girls from each class, including Horikita and Hiyori.

Well, first place would probably be Masumi or Ichinose.

Just as I was thinking about this, the pistol sound that signaled the start of the race rang out.

At the same time, Masumi and Ichinose step forward, followed a little later by the other six, but two of them - Hiyori and Horikita - are behind.

It is difficult to determine whether Horikita's injury was too severe or Hiyori's poor motor skills caused this.

Meanwhile, Masumi and Ichinose pass the 100 meter mark. As for the other six, they were at about 90 meters, and Hiyori and Horikita were at 80 meters.

Hiyori and Horikita are already fighting over this.

Thinking so, Horikita slightly moves forward and takes the corner.

Hiyori, on the other hand, had a pained expression on her face, but she slightly sped up her steps and stepped forward.

Okay, go. Just pull it out and take the corner.

It was a time when I wished for Hiyori's victory.

Hiyori gets in front of Horikita and tries to take the corner, but the next moment, Horikita forcibly accelerates, probably because she won't give her the inside corner...

"Hiyori!"

The two collide and fall. It looks like it's in pain and I can't help but cry out.

Looking at the ground with concern, Horikita got up first and slowly moved forward. Perhaps because of the pain caused by the injury, her speed was only a little faster than walking, but she still didn't stop.

When Horikita, on the other hand, was about 10 meters ahead of Hiyori, she got up and moved forward.

She's only slightly faster than Horikita, but the 10 meter difference is huge.

The other six have already reached the goal, and it's a one-on-one battle between Hiyori and Horikita, but it may be quite a while before Hiyori can catch up.

That's when I thought about it.

"Good luck Shiina-san!"

"You can do it!"

"Come on!"

The students of Class B begin cheering for Hiyori in loud voices. Gradually, this feeling spreads not only to Class B, but also to the entire White Group, who are all rooting for Hiyori.

Among them...

"I won't lose to such a coward!"

"Repay the debt you owe me!"

It also includes some extreme support. Looking at this, Horikita is treated as a heel.

As a result of this, Hiyori is gradually closing the gap with Horikita. Hiyori isn't the type to get excited by cheering, so she's probably feeling pressured by Horikita being away.

But was that accident a coincidence?

Maybe Ryuen ordered Hiyori to "deliberately cause a collision. After that, we will cheer for her and boo for Suzune, so do your best to reach the goal"?

If that's the case, I'll kill Ryuen. It doesn't matter if it was just an accidental collision, but if he planned to injure Hiyori, I wouldn't show any mercy.

(No...probably not)

If it causes a second collision with Horikita, it would be a waste to have Hiyori, who is participating in the recommended event, collide with Horikita.

If I were in Ryūen's position, I would choose a girl with poor athletic ability who doesn't participate in recommended events.

In short, the contact accident was probably a coincidence, and it's highly likely that Ryūen created a new strategy after seeing the situation between the two.

While the white team loudly cheers for Hiyori, the red team cheers for Horikita in a low voice.

The reason for this is probably because the situation in our D class, to which Horikita belongs, is at its worst and there is no atmosphere to cheer, saying,

"We were losing badly to other classes, and Sudo punched Hirata and left.''

And if Class D doesn't support them, which is the starting point, the students of the other classes who belong to the red group will inevitably have little strength to support them.

As a result, the white team created an atmosphere that overwhelmed the red team...

"Ooooooooooooooooooo! "

With about 20 meters left, Hiyori passed Horikita and cheers went up from the White team.

At that time, I also did a fist pump.

While Hiyori continues to try to widen the gap, Horikita tries to overtake her again, but...

"Ooooooooooooooooooo! "

It seems like her legs are at their limit and she fall again, and the white team cheers as if they're lucky.

"I think it's probably Ryuen-kun's strategy, but it's scary."

Arisu says so, but I agree with her.

Horikita had injured her leg before participating in the 200m race, but she and Hiyori fell down midway through the race, and when she got up and headed for the finish line, she was met with a storm of boos, and in the end she was passed by Hiyori.

After that, she falls again and receives cheers.

An average person would be crushed by that.

When Hiyori finally reaches the goal, there is a huge round of applause.

Even though it's a booby trap, this applause is amazing in a sense.

Then, about 10 seconds later, Horikita crossed the finish line, albeit with a limp, but there was silence among the white team.

The cheers from just now were so quiet it seemed like a lie.

There is a limit to the harassment...

When the 1st year girls are stunned, they leave and the 2nd year girls enter.

After confirming this, I stand up.

"It's done, Arisu. I'm going to check on Hiyori for a moment. Depending on the situation, I'll take her to the infirmary."

"Okay, then how about having lunch in the courtyard adjacent to the nurse's office?"

"That's good. Anyway, see you later."

While saying this, I head towards the exit gate. At the same time, I spot Hiyori leaving the venue.

"Hiyori, are you okay?"

"Ah, Hachiman-kun. It's okay."

That's what Hiyori says, but blood is flowing from Hiyori's knee and it's painful.

"Don't lie, I'll take you to the infirmary."

After saying that, Hiyori comes towards me, but her steps are slow and she is wincing, probably because of the pain.

"Is it difficult to walk?"

"...yes"

"...I see. Hiyori, I'll apologize later."

I said that and put my hands on Hiyori's legs and back and held her in my arms.

"Eh...H-Hachiman-kun?!"

"Kyaaaaaaa! "

This made Hiyori blush, and the girls around her cheered. To be honest, it's really embarrassing, but it's much better than letting an injured Hiyori walk.

I quickly headed towards the school building. At that time, I felt like Arisu and Masumi were staring at me, but I'd like to think it was just my imagination.

"...It's enviable"

"You should just carry her on your back instead of holding her...idiot, Hachiman-kun"

"Excuse me...I mean, there's no one here."

When I entered the nurse's room, the nurse's teacher was not there.

Of the three beds, only one was occupied with the curtain closed, but there was no way the teacher was sleeping there.

Probably in the staff room or on the field.

However, I don't want to leave it alone forever, so I guess I'll do it.

After exhaling, I sit Hiyori in a chair and take out bandages, disinfectant, and cotton from the medicine cabinet.

"...Hachiman-kun. It's not good to mess with the medicine cabinet without permission."

"It's the teacher's fault who isn't in the nurse's office."

While replying, I applied disinfectant to a cotton pad and gently patted Hiyori's leg.

"..."

This causes Hiyori to narrow her eyes, but I ask her to hold back just a little.

While thinking about this, I finished disinfecting the scratches and bandaged the area.

"This is fine. More importantly, Hiyori, was it Ryuen's orders for you to contact Horikita? Or did you sense Horikita's malice?"

If it's the former, Ryūen will be destroyed. If it's the latter, Horikita will be crushed.

It can't be helped if it's an accidental contact, but if it's mixed with malicious intent, it destroys the root of all evil.

It would be worth death to hurt Hiyori's beautiful feet.

"No. There was no instruction from Ryuen-kun, and I didn't sense any malice from Horikita-san. It was just a coincidence."

"I see. That would be nice."

"But I don't know about Kinoshita-san. I think she is the one sleeping over there, but she said that Horikita-san knocked her down just before she was taken to the infirmary."

That definitely has something to do with Ryuen.

I don't know about Kinoshita's personality, but Ryuen must have given her instructions.

Well, from my point of view, I don't know what will happen to Horikita, so I have no intention of intervening.

As I was thinking this, I heard a commotion coming from the ground, so I looked over and saw that the students on the ground were heading in different directions.

Probably because it was lunch break.

"Hiyori, we're talking about having dinner in the courtyard near the nurse's office. Is that okay?"

"No problem"

"Good then. Let's go."

"Yes... ah, I forgot... hmm."

Thuu

Then Hiyori suddenly kisses me, so I can't help but look at Hiyori...

"Thank you for carrying me and treating me earlier."

She gave me a very charming smile and thanked me, but needless to say, all I could do was give a small nod.

__________

"Sorry to have kept you waiting. Hiyori-san, are your legs okay?"

Arisu and Masumi arrive as I sit on a chair in the courtyard and wait. It's finally lunch time.

"It hurts a little, but it's okay. It won't be a problem in the borrowed race."

"I see. Well, please take a good rest during your lunch break."

As Arisu sits down on a chair while saying this, Masumi places the huge box in her hand on the wooden table and spreads out the furoshiki.

A huge box was revealed from inside the furoshiki, and when it was opened, there was a gorgeous dish.

The box contains a variety of dishes, including Western dishes such as hamburgers, mashed potatoes, and spaghetti, Japanese dishes such as salmon fillets, fried eggs, and Chikuzenni, and Chinese dishes such as sweet and sour pork and xiaolongbao, all of which will make your mouth water.

"Yes, please have chopsticks."

Arisu said as she placed chopsticks in front of herself, Hiyori, and Masumi, but what about mine?

Does that mean I shouldn't eat it?

Then Arisu sat down next to me, picked up her own chopsticks, and then picked up an omelet...

"...here you are"

She gently thrusts a fried egg in front of me. In other words, Arisu will let me eat lunch, right?!

As I was wondering what was wrong, my stomach began to growl...I can't turn my stomach around.

"Then...I'll have it."

When I open my mouth, Arisu puts the tamagoyaki in my mouth. When you chew it, you will feel a certain sweetness in your mouth. Too delicious...

"Does it taste good?"

"Highest"

"Good. What do you want to eat next?"

"Then I'll have a hamburger or sweet and sour pork."

"Okay. Now then,

"Hachiman. Eat.''

... Masumi-san."

Before Arisu could take the hamburger, Masumi took it and handed it to me so I could eat it.

It's still delicious, but because of the beautiful woman's actions, the deliciousness is clouded by embarrassment.

"Hachiman-kun. Please have some sweet and sour pork."

This time, Hiyori sticks out some sweet and sour pork, but I'm neither a child nor a chick...well, I don't have chopsticks, so I eat it.

However, I am being fed by three beautiful girls... Due to Ryuen's revelation and Masumi's suicide bombing, it was discovered that I was living with the three of them and taking a bath with them, making most of the first-year boys my enemies.

I sent it to them, but if they see this scene, I think there will be even more enemies.

"It's really delicious. I'm sure Arisu will make a good wife in the future."

"...That's right. I'll do my best."

While saying this, Arisu closes the distance with me, picks up the food with her chopsticks again, and shoves it at me.

I can't help but find that gesture so endearing.

But please stop grabbing my hand with your free hand. Hiyori and Masumi's staring hurts.

"Now that I think about it, Hachiman-kun and Hiyori-san will be participating in the borrowed race, which is a recommended event, that will be held in the afternoon. Good luck to both of you."

After we finished lunch, we cleaned up the boxes and bought some tea from the vending machine while talking.

"That's right. If you get a high rank in the borrowed race, you won't be in the bottom 10 overall."

"I won't be able to become the best student in my grade, so I'll just do it casually."

I won first place in all the individual events in the morning, but lost in the team competition, and I won't be able to compete in all the recommended events in the afternoon.

The person who will probably be chosen as the best student in each grade will probably be Ryuen from B class or Shibata from C class. In Sudo's case, it's tough because he hasn't participated in the 200-meter run.

"Also, Sudo and Horikita, who appear in all the recommended events, have both withdrawn from the competition, so our class is guaranteed at bottom, so there's no need to worry too much.''

"Well, I guess so. I don't mean to look down on the class itself, but I think there are too many problem children in class D."

There are many elements that contradict Masumi's words. There are too many problem children like me, Horikita, Sudo, and Koenji.

"I see. In that respect, I'm jealous of the fact that there aren't many problem children in A class."

"Not really. It's true that there aren't many problem children, but Katsuragi-kun and Totsuka-kun are such problem children that they have significantly lowered our A-class points."

Ryuen and I were the ones who crushed them, but from the perspective of the A-class students, those two (especially Totsuka) are probably the gods of plague.

Well, it's a natural fate for the bastard who insulted Hiyori and having a name similar to the Archangel (Tohka).

I drink a cup of tea while replying.

Then, Ryuen walks towards me. He seems to have noticed us as well, and starts talking to us while laughing.

"Yo Sakayanagi. I know this is sudden, but lend me your property."

"...Property?"

"You mean, Masumi-san? Not Hachiman-kun?"

"Ah. I received a call from Kinoshita about a contact accident, and I'm heading to the infirmary right now, but depending on the situation, what you say is important."

Certainly, if we were to take issue with the collision, the presence of Masumi, who was riding close to Horikita and Kinoshita, would be important.

"I see. If that's the case, She'll go with you."

Arisu says that while smiling happily.

She's usually cute, but she's still very combative.

"Do whatever you like. I have no intention of attacking Class A right now."

Ryuen says that and starts walking, so we follow. When I entered the infirmary, Horikita, Kushida, and Chabashira-sensei were there.

"It's gotten into quite a bit of trouble."

Ryuen laughs and talks to Horikita.

"Ryuen-kun...and what's the point of bringing Hikigaya-kun, Sakayanagi-san and the others along?"

"I was consulted by Kinoshita. On the way, I called Kamuro, who ran with you and Kinoshita, as a witness, and Sakayanagi and the others followed because it seemed interesting. I'm sure that the accident was intentional. What is the target?"

Ryuen says that while laughing. got it. After all, Ryuen is probably convinced that Horikita was responsible for that accident.

Horikita, on the other hand, looks regretful. After holding us back, she's about to be falsely accused.

While thinking this, Ryuen moves closer to Kinoshita and pulls out her legs hidden under the sheets.

Kinoshita's foot was there, looking like it was in pain.

"...well, it really doesn't look good."

"Sorry, Ryuen-kun...I was trying to do my best and participate in the next competition...but my legs wouldn't listen to me..."

"Don't blame yourself, Kinoshita. I know you were planning on going on a three-legged trip."

Well, it's so obvious...I almost laughed at this. Arisu is actually giggling too.

"Kinoshita said you were intent on making her fall. You did it on purpose, right?"

"Are you kidding me? Do you think I'll do something terrible?"

"No, you stabbed your own boyfriend Ayanokoji with a compass. That was absolutely terrible, wasn't it?"

I guess it's her fault for rushing in without thinking. In fact, I've seen Horikita attack Ayanokoji many times.

"Boyfriend? Suzune, did you really stab him with a compass? Hey, hey, did you do that terrible thing to your own boyfriend?"

Ryuen laughs at Horikita at my unexpected tsukkomi.

"He's not my boyfriend....." Horikita looks at me with a bitter expression on her face, but you're the one who stabbed Ayanokoji with the compass, so it's your fault, right?

"Who cares about that small fry? In addition, Kinoshita, who is better at exercising than you and is scheduled to participate in all the recommended competitions after this, has retired, but you can continue competing. No matter how you look at it, it's suspicious, isn't it?"

Judging from Ryuen's attitude, it's Ryuen who is suspicious, not Horikita.

However, I think Horikita would be suspicious if she didn't include emotional theory.

"Well, even if we argue, the truth won't be revealed. Isn't that so, Kinoshita-san?"

"Horikita-san, you told me when I collapsed... that you would never let me win."

"I didn't say that. Do you realize that you're lying?"

(Now do you see it?)

(It's a B-class trap. However, it's difficult to prove it.)

Arisu speaks in a low voice, so I reply and Arisu nods. This is definitely a trap.

If they're arguing this much, I guess their voices aren't recorded. In that case, it is difficult to accept both Kinoshita's and Horikita's claims.

In that case, Kinoshita, who has better athleticism than Horikita but is in a more serious injury condition, has an advantage judging from the situation.

"Horikita, you were looking backwards when you were running. Why?"

"I admit that I was looking back, but that's because she called my name many times. I think Kamuro-san, who was between me and Kinoshita-san, also understands this."

"What is Kamuro's opinion?"

When Chabashira-sensei looks at Masumi, Masumi opens her mouth in annoyance.

"It is true that Horikita was glancing behind her when Kinoshita called Horikita's name.''

"Does that have something to do with why you went off course?"

"Yes, but the reason I ran to the outside course was because I thought Horikita was creepy. Kinoshita was calling Horikita's name, so I thought she didn't want to lose to Horikita, but when I saw Horikita, I had a bad feeling, so I ran off course."

Masumi answered yes. This causes Ryuen to laugh, and Horikita's expression becomes even more bitter.

If Masumi's statement just now was heard by a third party, it would sound like Horikita was at fault.

But Horikita can't deny that. Because Masumi wasn't lying. Since Horikita and Kinoshita did not interrupt Masumi's statement, it is clear that Masumi is telling the truth.

And even if Masumi feels bad about someone's actions, she has no right to blame a third party for it.

"No, that's right. Well, stabbing your boyfriend with a compass is a cruel thing to do, so I guess Kamuro sensed her malice and ran away."

"...That story shouldn't be relevant."

"Really? You stab that cheater of a boyfriend with a compass, and you won't hesitate to injure students from other classes."

(Hachiman-kun's tweets are definitely a tailwind for Ryuen-kun.)

Hiyori whispers softly. Well, in the current situation, my words will be a tailwind for Ryūen and a headwind for Horikita.

"Also, you're calling me a bad name, but Kinoshita doesn't like to lose, so it's just a desperate word that she says because he wants to win. On the other hand, turning your back is a big loss of time. If she did it, it would be an act with malicious intent. That's all I can think of."

The blade of Ryuen's words tramples Horikita. I don't think there's any chance for a stupid person like her to win this.

"Um...I'm sorry that this has happened, but I don't think Horikita-san is the kind of person who would do something like that."

Kushida protects Horikita, but Ryuen snorts.

"You don't think someone would do something like that? Wouldn't someone who stabs her boyfriend with a compass or doesn't trust the words of their classmates do something like that?"

Don't trust the words of your classmates? I seriously don't understand what that means.

"...What do you mean? Is there any reason why I don't trust the words of my classmates?"

When Horikita said that, Ryuen laughed and pointed at me as if he had been waiting for me...

"Yes, there is. During the test to guess who is a privileged person, you didn't even listen to Hikigaya's opinion even though he saw through the law of privileged people, and you just bluntly denied it."

Well, that's what he means...my presence is acting as a headwind for Horikita.

Horikita was stunned by those words, then her expression turned ugly.

Ryuen mercilessly criticizes Horikita.

"At that time, I was talking to Hikigaya, and when I heard Suzune's comment, I thought, "Is this incompetent the leader of D-class?'' I almost burst out laughing. You think so too, right, Sakayanagi?"

Ryuen looked at Arisu with a smile, and Arisu gave a small nod.

"Yes, I heard that story before, but I thought it was stupid. It may be natural to be skeptical when someone says that they discovered the law of preferential treatment before we even had a discussion, but after listening to the story, If you deny it without saying anything, you are disqualified as a leader."

"That's right. If I were in Suzune's position, I would ask Hikigaya why he thought that way, and together with a leader like Hirata, I would look into the D-class recipients and compare them to the rules. At least I would  think twice. Suzune who denies this is an incompetent person who doesn't trust her classmates.''

The D-class leader couldn't say anything to the words of the two A-class and B-class leaders.

Actually, both of their opinions are correct. I was irritated by Horikita's behavior, so I told Ryuen about the preferential treatment, but if Horikita asked me normally, I would explain the rules for preferential treatment on the condition that I receive some private points from the exam results.

I would have told.

"Well, it's too late to say that Suzune is incompetent. Moreover, there is a strong possibility that Suzune, who doesn't trust her classmates and uses violence, is someone who intentionally hurts her own lover. In fact, Kinoshita would have definitely beaten Suzune, right?"

Ryuen replies, while Kinoshita nods.

"Yeah, I can't forgive...I have to take a break even from track and field practice..."

"Don't you feel ashamed of yourself? Do you enjoy covering up people with lies and deceiving them? Or, Ryuen-kun, did you set this all up?"

Eight out of ten, Ryuen set it all up. Maybe he had something to do with the severity of Kinoshita's injury.

However, proving this would be extremely difficult and almost impossible.

"Are you going to put aside your own misdeeds and blame Kinoshita and me? You're even more trash than Hikigaya."

"You scum, Don't use me as a reference. I'm a well-behaved student."

"Hey!"

"Please look in the mirror, Hachiman-kun"

"He's definitely a naughty person who's lusting after Masumi-san's breasts and wants to play with my weak body, so I don't think he's well-behaved."

"Sorry, Hikigaya but I agree with both of them."

I never expected that not only Ryuen but also Arisu, Masumi, and Hiyori would deny it...I'm not complaining though, since I don't really have good manners.

"Well, it's too late now that Hikigaya is trash. Going back to the topic, it's obvious that Suzune caused the collision with Kinoshita with the intention of self-destruction, so I am going to talk to the people at the top."

"Top…Student council deliberation?"

"Yeah. I can't trust the teachers because they're all eager to become the homeroom teacher for Class A."

Judging from that story, it seems like you'll get a bonus if you become the homeroom teacher for Class A.

"Wait. Can't you talk to Horikita-san a little more...?"

"Once the lunch break is over, the recommendation competition will begin. I'm also participating, so there's no time to talk at length. It's easiest to ask the student council to make a decision."

Horikita reacts to the student council part, but I guess this is because of her older brother's connection.

Then Ryuen makes a new proposal.

"Well, you can also take care of it with your own hand"

"By my own hand?"

"I'll just have you shoulder the damage that Kinoshita and B-Class will incur."

"You're kidding!"

The price to pay isn't cheap, and the fact that it's made by hand means Horikita is completely in the wrong place.

"Then that's the end of the story. It's too convenient not to take the matter up and take it to the top."

"By the way, Ryūen. What are you asking for? If it's points, please give me some."

"You're still sensitive about points. Fine... If you pay me 1 million points Suzune, I'll drop the lawsuit."

That's a pretty ruthless request.

Besides Ryuen, I'm the only one who has more than 1 million points in a year...

...well, since I'm entrusting the points to Arisu, I'm not.

"Don't be stupid. It's not my fault, so I don't have to pay a single point!"

"In that case, let's have the student council president judge us. Then he will decide who is at fault."

Ryūen was emphasizing the student council president part, but he clearly understood that Horikita and the president, who were right in front of him, were brother and sister.

In fact, Horikita is jumping up and down and freaking out.

However, I sense confidence from Ryuen, but does that mean he thinks he can disguise a lie?

I think it would be extremely difficult to deceive that chairman, but I guess that's why he wants to settle this matter by hand.

However, it would be impossible for Horikita to reverse this situation. It's quite difficult even for me to break out of this situation.

"It's decided. I'm going to present my complaint to the student council now... Kamuro. You will stand as a witness."

"Wait. I'm not at fault in this case, so it would be wrong for me to be your witness."

"It's up to Kamuro to decide. By the way, if Kamuro becomes a witness for me, I'll give her 500,000 private points as a reward. Furthermore, if I win against Suzune in the deliberation, I'll take the class points from class D. I'm going to go and steal it, but I'm going to talk to the president about giving half of the class points I got to Class A.

Even with regard to the private points that I get from you guys every month, those in the Sakayanagi faction on the day I signed the contract. You don't have to pay for those guys from now on.''

Ryuen proposes exceptional conditions to Kamuro. It looks like Ryuen is serious about crushing Horikita.

"You're being treated very well. Masumi-san, please be a B-class witness."

Arisu says so. Well, from Class A's point of view, it would be a good idea to have Masumi serve as a witness for Class B.

"Yes, yes"

Horikita is the one who panics at Masumi's reply. Masumi is the only witness to this matter.

It is clear that having Masumi on your side will give you an overwhelming advantage.

"Wait. If you hire Kamuro-san for points and get her on your side, Kamuro-san will say things that are advantageous to B-class and it won't be fair."

Kushida says that, but Ryuen laughs out loud.

"I'm not going to make her lie. I just want Kamuro to say what she thinks. Suzune glanced behind her, she felt something creepy, and ran off course, then the collision happened. Actually, that's what Kamuro said earlier, right?"

Ryuen is right. Indeed, Masumi said earlier...

"Yes, but the reason I ran to the outside course was because I thought Horikita was creepy. Kinoshita was calling Horikita's name, so I thought she didn't want to lose to Horikita, but when Horikita saw this, I had a bad feeling, so I ran off course . ''

This cannot be denied. In fact, Horikita was glancing behind her.

However, Masumi's words are undeniably disadvantageous for D-class.

"If you're dissatisfied, why don't you just present Kamuro with a higher reward than what I offered and submit it to the deliberation as Suzune's ally?"

Having said that, in that case, I would have to prepare a reward that was higher than what Ryuen offered, but it would be difficult for the current D class to prepare one.

In fact, there is a high possibility that your classmates will object to preparing it.

"It looks like you can't get it out, so I'm going to go now. If you look at this situation, you can tell that the school can't let go of this brutal stance of doing whatever it takes to win for defective products."

While saying this, Ryuen and Kinoshita start walking...

(If that's the logic, Ryuen would be the first to be caught, right?)

(I agree)

(That's right)

(I can't deny it)

Arisu, Masumi, and Hiyori nodded in response to my small voice, but clearly Ryuen's comments have been boomeranging ever since.

"Hang on"

Then, Horikita calls out to Ryuen and the others. On the other hand, Ryuen flashed a fierce smile for just a moment.

"If I pay the price, you'll pretend this story never happened...?"

Looks like she'll choose to do it by hand.

For me, I absolutely hate paying points, so I'll leave it up to the student council, but I guess that's a difference in values.

"Are you going to admit that you tried to win even though you committed foul play?"

"No. I'm not lying, so I won't admit it."

It's fine to be stupidly honest, but that's bad for Ryuen, isn't it?

"Then what are you trying to pay for?"

"It means that I will pay the price for losing to your strategy."

(Idiot)

(That's a bad move)

Arisu and I say that at the same time.

He's free to punish her, but if that's the case, it would be better to admit fault even if it's a lie.

"Did you hear that, Kinoshita? She doesn't think it's her fault at all. Can you forgive her?"

"can not forgive..."

"That's right. If you don't admit your fault, I won't respond."

Here you go. I thought that if it was Ryuen, he would definitely say that.

"Well, I'm sure you have some pride, and I personally can accept it with an open mind. I don't know if Kinoshita would agree, though."

"Bufo!"

"Huh, heh...you say something interesting."

Arisu and I can't help but laugh.

Ryuen has a big heart... No way, I can't stop laughing.

"Shut up. It would be kind of me to punish her for her offending behavior."

"Hey, hey. So? What more do you demand?"

"That's right... just kneel down here. Maybe then I'll change my mind."

"Wait, Ryuen. Any more than that would be too much."

"Teacher, stay back."

Chabashira-sensei interjects, but Ryuen shrugs it off and tells her to hang up.

"Well, it's too harsh to come to a conclusion right now, so by the end of school, it's time to decide whether to settle the matter with a million yen, or dig into the matter and debate it all over the school. If it's the former, and you don't have enough money, you can borrow it from Hikigaya. I'm sure he'll lend it to you if you dogeza."

Ryuen points at me...

"Unfortunately, I bought a room and had fun during summer vacation, so I only have about 200,000 yen now."

"That's a lie. Given your personality, there's no way you'd waste it. I guess you didn't want the people in your class to ask for points to substitute for Sudo or Suzune, so you gave them to one of those three. "

"Did you find out? The bottom line is that I have close to 3 million... but I have no intention of paying it for a substitute, and if I lend it to Horikita, if she can't pay it back by the deadline, she'll drop out, and if she drops out, and doesn't pay for the shortfall, leave the repayment of the points to President Horikita, then I will lend it to you.''

It's fine if it's 10,000 or 20,000 points, but if you want to lend 1 million points, it's impossible unless the conditions are like that.

"You have no mercy. By the way, if those three people were in a pinch and you needed 3 million points to save them, would you pay them?"

"I won't know until I'm actually in that situation, but first I'll have to see if there's any other way than paying 3 million."

"What if there isn't one?"

"You're bound to pay, right? Have you forgotten about the contract regarding Hiyori?"

If three people are in danger and I need a lot of points to save them, I'm willing to pay them.

Points are important, but three people are more important than points.

"Ha! By the way, you were the kind of person who wouldn't hesitate at all for someone important to you. On the other hand, you're the type of person who won't help someone who isn't important to you unless there's a benefit to it."

"What's wrong with that?"

"No. It's not bad at all. It's just that when that happens, it's difficult for Suzune to prepare points."

Ryuen looks at Horikita while saying this.

"Don't think about doing anything else until the sports festival is over, okay? Otherwise I'll dig up the problem as many times as I want and fight it. Kikyo, you'll bring Suzune after school."

With that said, Ryuen leaves the infirmary...stopping in front of me  and turning around.

"By the way, Sakayanagi. What would you do if you were in Suzune's position?"

"If I were in her position, I wouldn't be thinking only about myself, so there's no way I would end up with such a tragic outcome."

"Well, that's right. That's the natural thing to do as a leader. Then, Kamuro will be asked to serve as a witness if Suzune chooses to deliberate."

Ryuen leaves the office while ridiculing Horikita until the end.

To be honest after seeing this, I forgave him a little for that punch earlier.