The Synchronization of Big Horikita and Little Horikita! (Continued)

Nakano Yuu sent a message.

"That."

Karuizawa noticed his expression.

"Can't you just leave it alone?"

"..."

Nakano Yuu.

"No need. If they can't even handle this little thing, then I'll be very disappointed in both Horikita!"

Oh.

So who are "Big Horikita"? Wasn't there only one Horikita?

On the other side...

Health clinic.

Ryuuen is currently in a standoff with Horikita. To be precise, he arranged for Ibuki to bring Horikita Suzune over, claiming that he wanted to report Horikita Suzune to the Student Council for maliciously harming an athlete from his class.

Noticing this, Kushida, who was standing next to Horikita at the time, went directly to invite Chabashira-sensei over.

As a long-time student at the school, Chabashira knew very well that something must have happened, so he immediately sent a message to Nakano Yuu.

And now.

Horikita's countersuit against Ryuuen for defamation failed.

The matter was revisited 20 minutes ago.

After the boys' horseback riding competition ended, most of the students chose to go eat, rest for a bit, and then continue with the afternoon's competition.

But Horikita is different.

She was still watching the game from the field.

Because this is a competition for second-grade students, and her older brother, who is in third grade, will be competing later.

Having an outstanding older brother or sister makes things incredibly complicated for any younger sister.

Do I like them? Maybe not.

Hate?

That's not necessarily true.

But it's certain that they are being targeted.

The boys currently competing are from the second grade. But strangely, they've cheated; they've pre-arranged the outcome of the competition.

Look, the person who's now acting as a horse should be the team leader.

That person faked a fall.

These second-year matches looked completely uninteresting, but Horikita had absolutely no interest in them. However, their matches were causing the score to steadily climb towards the Red Group.

Hmm.

Horikita was very disappointed in herself.

Even though she's still in school, she feels like she hasn't grown at all and has no right to stand by her brother's side. Even Nakano warned her that Ryuuen would secretly attack, but she remained oblivious and got hurt.

They might even miss the next match.

I definitely can't participate in the 1200-meter relay, and I can't even participate in the race with borrowed equipment.

And at this time...

"Horikita Suzune!"

While she was still watching the game, a person looking hurried approached her.

Horikita knew this person; she was Ibuki from Class C, who had spoken to her before the 100-meter race. Ibuki was a spy sent by Ryuuen during the Island Exam.

"Ryuuen is looking for you!"

"Ibuki said."

"..."

Horikita.

So it really happened.

Horikita remembered Nakano Yuu's warning that Ryuuen would target the class's top players, and she was a very dangerous target. Now, it wasn't just about injuring her so she couldn't continue the match, but about going even further and being more disgusting.

"Huh? What happened?"

At that moment, Kushida was still on the field, also came over.

"Horikita Suzune from your class injured Kinoshita from my class. Ryuuen has already reported it to the authorities."

Ibuki probably isn't very good at dealing with the gentle type like Kushida. But she still answered honestly.

"Oh. But that's impossible, because Horikita in our class is also injured."

Kushida quickly spoke up for Horikita.

"I don't know about that. Right now, Ryuuen wants to see you."

"Ibuki said."

"..."

Kushida began to think about what he should do next, and even wavered a little. That was, whether or not to help Horikita Suzune.

"I can go by myself."

Horikita said.

Although she was very disappointed in herself, she actually got hurt.

But.

Nakano Yuu had also put a voice recorder in her pants pocket, so if Ryuuen and Kinoshita her, she might fight back.

So this is the scenario I was expecting. Horikita felt that Nakano Yuu was truly well-prepared. Therefore, she could continue playing the cards he had played.

This is a very simple matter. She can handle it.

"Then I'll go find Chabashira-sensei."

As for Kushida, she finally made a choice. Although she didn't like Horikita, she didn't want to see Horikita being wronged like this.

Um.

Yes.

The junior's analysis is that Horikita Suzune has fallen into Ryuuen's trap in Class C. Horikita's current move with Ibuki is probably because Ryuuen is about to make a false accusation, similar to the previous fight with Sudo. Since there were no cameras at the time, the person who was injured less severely will be judged.

And.

According to Amasawa, Kinoshita, who was injured along with Horikita, did not participate in any subsequent matches.

So, this is a setup.

So, why is this Ryuuen so shady?

Then.

This is why Chabashira arrived at the infirmary and then sent a message to Nakano Yuu.

And now.

Although Chabashira was called over and checked his phone, it turned out that Ryuuen's complaint had been answered. So, Ryuuen has now filed a complaint against Horikita for harming Kinoshita, a promising player in his class.

"Horikita, I think you need to explain the situation."

Chabashira said from there, "Kinoshita said you're the one who knocked her down."

"..."

Almost instantly, Horikita understood everything.

Class D' s entry form was leaked to Ryuuen. Ryuuen will strip her of her ability to score points as a seeded player.

And now, Kinoshita's actions are probably at Ryuuen's behest.

She was framed.

Ryuuen has already begun its attack, framing her.

The rules of the Sports Festival state that if a foul is committed with violence, the participant will not only be required to withdraw from the competition, but may also have points already earned deducted.

Therefore, the points she has already earned will also be taken away!

Chabashira noticed Horikita's expression was off and continued, "According to the testimonies collected by the school from students who were in the next group after the match, you did indeed turn around three times during the match to check Kinoshita's position. And according to Kinoshita's accusation, this was your way of confirming her location in preparation for deliberately knocking her down. Furthermore, she was kicked hard in the shin by you."

"Furthermore, she stated that this resulted in her missing all subsequent matches, and the recent diagnosis revealed that her calf injury was more serious than initially described, confirming that it was a deliberate and serious injury."

Chabashira's expression turned serious. "Horikita, what's your explanation?"

"Teacher, I didn't! Besides, weren't there cameras and high-precision cameras set up at the competition venue?"

Horikita Road.

"That section of the distance wasn't captured on camera. Since the cameras only cover the area near the finish line, we collected eyewitness accounts."

Chabashira-sensei said in a businesslike manner.

"Therefore, this behavior is highly suspicious."

"Kinoshita has already applied for arbitration."

Chabashira said, "If I can't resolve this on my end, then it will go through the process of arbitration with the Student Council."

These words, however, made Horikita's face turn pale.

In other words, if she doesn't handle this situation well, it will go through the Student Council process, and her brother will find out that she is a weak little sister who is so easily framed.

Suck.

She took a deep breath.

Force yourself to calm down.

Don't worry.

After all, Nakano Yuu gave her the voice recorder.

Now, she's ready to give it her all.

After obtaining permission from Chabashira-sensei, she decided to confront Kinoshita face-to-face. "Kinoshita, I hope you can answer truthfully, okay? I only turned around to look at you because you kept calling my name during the competition."

"Oh."

However, just then, an uninvited person appeared at the door of the infirmary. "Isn't this injury quite serious, Horikita? You're a tough guy, aren't you? You've done something drastic to my class's elite student."

This is Ryuen Kakeru. He actually arrived a while ago, but only came in after confirming that Nakano Yuu wasn't there. That put his mind at ease.

He walked straight to Kinoshita, who was lying on the bed. "Oh, you really went all out, Horikita."

"I know your physical abilities aren't as good as Kinoshita's, but we can't let our class lose such a key player like this."

Ryuuen is indeed disgusting, and their actions are certainly a counter-accusation.

Horikita's original plan was to confront Kinoshita, because she could tell that Kinoshita wasn't a particularly quick-witted person. So even if it was a staged frame-up, as long as they confronted each other, Kinoshita would definitely reveal a flaw. Then she would produce the recording.

But now, Ryuuen has directly added emotionally charged accusations.

Chabashira-sensei looked at Horikita with a helpless expression.

Kinoshita's physical abilities are better than Horikita's, that's undeniable, so ordinary people would assume that Kinoshita's methods are inferior to Horikita's. This is the advantage of first impressions.

"..."

So it became a situation where Horikita Suzune had a motive.

She felt this was extremely unfair.

Just because she lost to the professional Kinoshita in physical ability, does that mean she resorted to such underhanded tactics because she couldn't compete with Kinoshita?

Not only that.