Chabashira Shakes Her Head: Horikita Is Still Too Young! (Continued)
No, no, no.
Nakano Yuu, considering they were in class and that saying he had absolutely no interest in leading the weaklings would undoubtedly get him attacked by them, Nakano Yuu, "I'm completely terrible at Sports Festival. Well, I should say, I hate Sports Festival the most."
He paused, then added, as if to emphasize, "I'm very weak."
Um.
Horikita probably knows this is a lie.
Although he usually slacks off in PE class, he has also said that he only shows off his physical abilities to get a better price.
"And I think Yukimura is really capable in situations like this."
Nakano Yuu decided to let the trouble flow. He remembered that during the VIP Exam, this was the only student who still wanted to move up a class.
So.
Yukimura, now's your chance! Are you going to lead the class to victory in the Sports Festival?
"Yukimura?"
Hirata immediately looked at Yukimura, who was wearing glasses.
"I?"
Yukimura himself was taken aback.
"I noticed it last time, Yukimura. You're incredibly passionate about the class, and you're also very intelligent."
Nakano Yuu said, "A teaching position is fine too."
Hmm.
Is he really that outstanding?
Hirata then led the other classmates toward Yukimura.
"In your statement just now, there wasn't a single word praising Yukimura's performance in sports or coordination, so you were just deliberately pushing him aside, weren't you?"
Horikita noticed a flaw in Nakano Yuu's words.
"I guess so."
Nakano Yuu said, "On one hand, Yukimura was hostile to Karuizawa during the VIP Exam, so as the host, we have to deal with him to some extent."
"..."
Horikita felt she had heard something unusual.
What exactly is your relationship with Karuizawa?
"Let's just treat her like a pet for now, like how Classmate Sakayanagi keeps Kamuro, and perhaps we should have a friendly pet exchange."
Nakano Yuu said honestly.
"--"
But look at Horikita Suzune's expression.
Obviously.
She felt she couldn't understand what this person was saying at all, because first of all, classmates shouldn't be treated like pets.
"So, are we just giving up the initiative in the exam like this?"
Horikita Suzune continued, her gaze also becoming serious.
Clearly, as long as we don't discuss the issue of fighting her brother, she can still be of use. Right now, she's thinking of Nakano Yuu told her: as long as it's Special Exam, there's room for maneuver.
If we want to take action, then it becomes necessary to first gain control of the class.
"I thought you were going to ask for it on your own initiative."
Nakano Yuu said.
"I think you should have some ideas by now."
"You didn't tell me to take action."
Horikita Suzune's eyes immediately brightened.
'^' And that's Nakano-kun's expression.
Because, Horikita, what do you mean by not doing it yourself just because he didn't tell you to?
In other words, although you seem dignified and proactive, you're actually all bark and no bite. You don't even have your own opinions.
But.
Perhaps that's really the case. Because the reason Horikita's brother wanted his sister to drop out of school from the beginning wasn't just to scare her, but because he actually felt she wasn't suited for the school.
Therefore, Horikita Suzune's weakness is not just her isolation and lack of support; there are probably other flaws as well.
For example, this one now.
She's actually gotten used to playing the role of a tool. She needs instructions before she can act.
Don't worry.
"Nakano Yuu said."
"Although Yukimura has a certain level of academic ability, he can't handle this situation."
"In other words, academic ability and wisdom do not coexist."
Horikita Suzune felt that Nakano Yuu was cursing at him.
Yukimura was academically gifted, but he couldn't make up his mind, so wasn't he just a bookworm?
And her academic performance was also excellent, and then...
Really.
"Sorry, I don't have any good ideas either, and my physical fitness isn't up to par."
Meanwhile, Yukimura's desk was surrounded by Hirata, but he was pressing his hands to his head.
"If it were a class meeting, I could be useful, but when it comes to sports, I'm really not cut out for it."
It's not just that he's not good at it; his physical fitness is actually the worst in the class, almost on par with the girls who have poor stamina.
This is also because boys have some advantages.
However, he shouldn't be afraid of being in the bottom ten, because he's a top student; a score of -10 in all subjects is no big deal for him.
"What's the big deal!"
However, at this moment, another boy stood up. It was the tall, red-haired Ken Sudō stood up directly.
He had been waiting, but when he realized no one was paying attention to him, he finally couldn't help but stand up and shout, "This mere Sports Festival? I can get 100 points for the class!"
Oh.
It was only then that everyone realized there was a sports genius with a stupid IQ among them.
Sudo joined the basketball team and immediately became a regular member. However, in regular physical education classes, this guy was a freak. For example, his 50-meter swimming record was 23 seconds, which was simply monstrous.
The only one who could surpass him was Koenji Rokusuke.
Koenji was 22.49 seconds. Although Koenji forfeited, wasn't Sudo the best athlete in the class?
Even if Koenji forfeits, our class will still be fine!
"If I participate in all the events, even if I can't get first place in every single one, my total score will definitely be high," said Ken Sudō confidently.
Ken Sudō is very confident in his athletic abilities. Now that Koenji has withdrawn, he is the strongest in the class!
Although he wasn't so arrogant as to think there was no one better than him in the school.
However, if he participates in all the events, he does have a chance to get a lot of points.
After all, his exceptional physical strength is indeed well-known.
Moreover, he might be able to use this Sports Festival to completely change other people's impressions of him.
"No way!"
A boy suddenly exclaimed, "This kind of competition should be for everyone! How can you, Sudo, participate all by yourself?"
"So it's okay if we lose because of this?"
Ken Sudō glared at him.
This time, he was genuinely thinking about the class and truly wanted to win.
Even he wanted to change people's impression of him.
"But this is a team sport. If we let Sudo do it all by himself, our Class D will be laughed at."
"That's right."
More and more boys chimed in, all of them wanting to participate in the competition, especially the recommended events.
As for the specific reasons...
"I think you're just worried about not getting enough points in the mandatory projects, so you want to participate in the recommended projects instead."
In the new semester, Karuizawa, the leader of the "Gyaru Girls," maintained her consistent performance.
She mocked mercilessly, "Because you're afraid of falling to last place and losing ten points in all subjects, you're willing to let the class lose the competition and get points deducted, right?"
"Karuizawa, how could you say such a thing!"
"You've gone too far, Karuizawa!"
The boys' faces turned red with embarrassment and anger.
This is enough to prove that Karuizawa really hit a nerve.
Actually, if the concern is simply about falling into the bottom ten and then getting -10 points in all subjects on the next written exam, fearing failing and dropping out, it's actually quite easy to resolve.
Because Chabashira-sensei provided the answer from the very beginning.
[That's an interesting question. It shouldn't be a big deal for you. At most, it'll just mean a 10-point deduction on your entire written exam.]
Because he is a top student, Nakano Yuu is not afraid of losing points.
That can also be applied here: simply have the high-achieving students in the class deliberately skip the exam, causing them to rank at the bottom.
These people wouldn't mind losing 10 points, or even 20 points from each subject.
But why do that?
Seeing that Sudo had attracted attention, Nakano Yuu took out his phone.
Soon.
"Speaking of which..."
Kushida was also late this morning, suddenly spoke up.
"There's another way."
"What can we do, Kushida?"
Everyone's eyes immediately turned to that direction.
Although Kushida was late this morning, everyone has been late to some extent, and no one would dislike Kushida for only being late once. On the contrary, people would find it cute that Kushida overslept.
"Well, if it's to prepare for this exam, I'm thinking of giving all the students a physical fitness test, and then we can consider how to arrange the order and such."
"Then we divide the students into cannon fodder, ordinary students, and outstanding seed players. We can send the cannon fodder to compete against the seed players of other classes, and then our seed players will compete against their cannon fodder or ordinary strong students, thereby gaining a lot of points."
It's like the story of Tian Ji's horse racing strategy.
Yes.
If this method is followed, not only can one lead the class, but one can even earn some points.
That's definitely a good way to deal with the Sports Festival.
"Kushida actually has this kind of way of thinking? Isn't this just like me?"
Horikita said.
Clearly, she had a plan in place.
If the goal is to ensure that no student in the class falls into the bottom ten, then the only option is to control the overall score.