Facing these eyes full of sympathy and love, Sakayanagi Arisu did not show the slightest displeasure.
Instead, she had a standard, gentle smile on her face.
"First meeting, everyone from Class D."
"I am Sakayanagi Arisu. As you can see, because of this unsatisfactory body, not only Sports Festival, but also my usual Physical Education Class cannot participate."
She gently touched the cane beside her and lowered her eyes slightly, which perfectly covered up the playful light in her eyes.
"I'm really sorry. In this battle that requires everyone's concerted efforts, I am destined to be a hindrance and a burden, unable to help you as a combat force..."
"Please don't say that!"
As Class D's good old friend, Hirata Yosuke immediately said, "It's not Classmate Sakayanagi's fault that she feels unwell. Everyone has their own areas where they are good and bad, as long as we all work together."
"Yes, yes! It's great that Classmate Sakayanagi can come to the meeting!"
"That is to say, the school is really good."
The topic was instantly diverted.
Several outspoken Class D girls began to fight for this "vulnerable group".
"It's so unkind to not give students with poor health a chance to be exempted from the exam and to force them to take the exam."
"Isn't there something wrong with this rule itself? It's simply discriminatory!"
Listening to these complaints full of "justice", the curvature of the corners of Sakayanagi Arisu's mouth is still perfect.
This is what humans are.
As long as they show a little bit of weakness, they will self-righteously release good intentions and try to gain self-satisfaction by standing on the moral high ground.
Just when this group of Class D students were still criticizing the school's ruthless system.
suddenly.
Sakayanagi Arisu felt the top of his head sink.
It was a soft and slightly warm touch, gently pressing on the White Beret.
There was no pain like being hit by a heavy object, but instead it felt like a caress with a slightly mischievous meaning.
Sakayanagi Arisu didn't even turn his neck, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.
"... Really."
She sighed softly, and there was no hint of anger in her voice.
"To play such a trick in such a serious situation, isn't Maplehara-san a little too casual?"
She slowly raised her hand and reached above her head.
My fingertips touched the plastic packaging bag.
When I took it off, I saw it was a red bean bread.
"As a thank you for letting me run errands, the money for this bread will be on your head."
"Haha, that's natural."
Sakayanagi Arisu held the bread in his hands, then turned his head slightly and met Kazehara Tetsu's gaze.
"Thank you very much, Kazehara-kun."
This scene fell in the eyes of some Class D boys on the side, and it was like a bolt from the blue.
Just a moment ago, they were still feeling pity for the weak girl sitting on the chair.
I have even imagined countless pink scripts of "I might be her guardian" in my mind.
But now, reality has dealt them a heavy blow mercilessly.
"Ah... it's over..."
"My First Love is over before it even begins..."
The sound of a boy's heart breaking seemed to be heard in the air.
And on the other side.
This episode, full of adolescent restlessness, did not affect the formal dialogue between the leaders of the two classes.
"Then, let's get down to business."
Katsuragi withdrew his gaze and looked at Hirata Yosuke in front of him again.
"Regarding the specific Cooperation Policy... From my personal judgment, the best strategy is 'Mutual Non-Interference'."
"Mutual Non-Interference?"
Hirata Yosuke was slightly startled, obviously this proposal was somewhat beyond his expectation.
Generally speaking, since they are divided into one Large Group, shouldn't they make overall arrangements as much as possible, such as exchanging the projects that Competitor is good at and making a Tian Ji's Horse Racing-style layout?
"That's right. We Class A will do our part and strive to get the best ranking in each event. Similarly, I also hope that Class D can do our best. We just need to work hard for the goal of 'victory'."
"Are you sure? Katsuragi."
Hirata Yosuke frowned slightly, with a hint of worry in his tone, "If there is a complete lack of communication, what if there is a crash on some projects, or... we cannot target White Team's strategy, wouldn't that be too passive?"
"I understand Hirata's concerns."
Katsuragi's voice did not waver at all, "However, risks and benefits coexist. Too much mutual communication means the flow of information."
His eyes swept over the group of Class D students who seemed to be a little undisciplined.
"In This School, no wall is completely airtight. If we exchange tactics and personnel arrangements in detail here, who can guarantee that this information will not reach the ears of Class B or Class C?"
This is an extremely realistic and cold statement.
He said euphemistically: I don't trust Class D's ability to keep secrets.
Hirata Yosuke was silent.
He looked back at his class.
These people indeed do not have the elite temperament to keep their mouth shut.
"... I know."
Since the other party has already spoken to this extent, forcing in-depth cooperation would appear to be ignorant of current affairs.
"If it is to prevent intelligence leakage, I can't refute this reason. Everyone... shouldn't have any objections, right?"
The Class D students looked at each other. Although they were a little unhappy at being slighted, they could not find any reason to refute and could only nod vaguely.
Just when Hirata was about to nod his head to confirm this "non-aggression treaty".
Katsuragi suddenly raised his hand and stopped what he had not said yet.
"Wait a minute."
"As I said just now, this is just my personal opinion."
He turned around, looked through the crowd, and landed accurately on Kazehara Tetsu, who was beside Sakayanagi Arisu's wheelchair, tearing open the bread bag and whispering to the girl.
"Although I am one of the leaders of Class A, I cannot fully represent the will of the entire Class A. Especially when this situation is somewhat special..."
Katsuragi's eyes stayed on Sakayanagi Arisu's face for a moment, and then looked at Kazehara Tetsu.
"Kagihara, I think you should have something to say about Red Team's policy this time, right?"
This greeting instantly shifted Full Court's focus from Katsuragi to the seemingly careless young man.
Hirata Yosuke looked at this scene with some confusion.
In his impression, Class A's Power Structure has always been the rival of Katsuragi Faction and Sakayanagi Faction.
Kazehara Tetsu didn't stop when he heard the greeting.
He handed the unwrapped bread to Sakayanagi Arisu.
After watching the girl take it with both hands and take a small bite, she turned around and looked at Katsuragi.