My Sword Is No Less Sharp / I'll Spend My Life as a Flawed Product

The position of class monitor can only Ichinose, whom they all respect and love.

"That's right. There's a saying that goes, 'To err is human, to forgive divine.' I believe in Ichinose, so please don't say anything like 'you're not suitable to be class president.'"

Ninomiya Yui, whose academic performance was second only to Ichinose, immediately echoed Kobashi Yume's words.

One by one, the students in the audience expressed that they still trusted Ichinose, even Kanzaki, who caused trouble yesterday.

Chapter 214 My sword has never been unsuccessful

Kanzaki felt like he had shot himself in the foot.

He just wanted Ichinose to focus on her class and stop worrying about Aoyama. He just wanted Aoyama to stay away from that jerk.

How can you just quit like that? Are you shirking your responsibilities?

"It's not about whether you trust me or not; I've thought it through carefully." Ichinose slowly shook her head at everyone's attempts to persuade her to stay. "Due to personal reasons, I can't give a fair and impartial answer, considering the issue entirely from the class's perspective."

"I think it's a great idea that Kanzaki mentioned yesterday about having a vice class representative. If everyone still trusts me, I will run for the vice class representative position and help the next class representative."

The students in her class are all important friends to her, and she still wants to graduate from Class A with them.

"Does Aoyama Shiki really deserve your affection? Wake up, Ichinose, he's just using you."

"I don't understand why you won't listen to your friends. Amikura sided with me yesterday."

Kanzaki felt a surge of anger at Ichinose's attempt to have it all, and he instantly lost his usual composure, feeling a sense of disappointment and frustration.

He felt that Nagumo was right; they couldn't just watch Ichinose walk into the lion's Ichinose before she got too deeply involved.

He's determined to win back Ichinose, the incredibly kind Ichinose who used to consider her classmates number one.

Amikura looked grim. "I only agreed that Xiao Fanbo should stay away from Aoyama, but I didn't mean to force Xiao Fanbo to choose between the two."

"Aoyama -kun? What's going on?"

"Ichinose likes Aoyama? But doesn't Aoyama have a girlfriend?"

Unlike the boys who had been told by Kanzaki yesterday, all the girls in the classroom looked surprised and couldn't believe what Kanzaki had said.

Although the Uninhabited Island and the Paper Shuffle Special Exam suggest that Ichinose and Aoyama have a good personal relationship, it's only a "good" relationship.

Compared to girls like Horikita, Kamuro, and Shiina, Ichinose and Aoyama had very little interaction.

"You'll understand when Kanzaki truly falls for someone." Ichinose smiled gently, not angry at Kanzaki's rudeness, and remained the focus of everyone's attention.

It doesn't matter if her classmates don't understand her, because unlike her, they don't know that Aoyama is someone she can trust.

She has no intention of hiding her fondness for Aoyama.

"Ms. Chie, I'll leave the election of the new class monitor to you."

"Is this really okay, Ichinose?" Ichinose, rubbing her Hoshinomiya, her head throbbing.

What she hoped for was that Ichinose could lure Aoyama into Class B as a part-time worker, not that Ichinose would give up being the class leader for Aoyama's sake.

This time, her attempt to steal a chicken backfired spectacularly.

"Okay, that's good."

With a slight nod, Ichinose calmly returned to her seat, despite Kanzaki's bewildered expression.

From this moment on, the former Class B, which had just been promoted to Class A, officially lost their original class leader, and they still hadn't elected a new class leader by the start of the first class.

That guy Yamauchi is so charming, everyone wants to kick him while he's down.

In Class C's classroom, during the break after the first class, Aoyama was reading through the messages that everyone had given him.

That bastard Nagumo let him off the hook. After being thoroughly beaten up, he had no intention of carrying out his threats. Instead, he used Kanzaki, this innocent boy, to free Class A from his influence.

With the successful attack on Class D Yamauchi, his slump in the first year was reversed in an instant.

"You've really got some nerve, Shiki. When did you start hooking up with Ichinose too?"

He went to stand next to Aoyama by the window, and Kamuro lightly kicked his shin under the table, clearly annoyed.

Ichinose's resignation as class president and her public admission that she liked Aoyama spread like wildfire among the first-year students. If it weren't for the news of Kushida's breakup also circulating in Class D, Ichinose's reputation would have been ruined.

"Are you jealous, Masumi?" Aoyama propped his cheek up with his hand and looked up at the cute girl by the window who looked unhappy.

Kamuro immediately looked disgusted. "Who's jealous? I'm just feeling sorry for Ichinose, that she's fallen for such a womanizer."

"How about I treat you to dinner again tonight, you philandering old man? Can you forgive him?"

Aoyama reached out to grab Kamuro's small hand, but Kamuro ruthlessly dodged it, and then gave him a light kick to the shin.

"The thick-cut fried pork chop was good yesterday."

"Yes, I understand."

Shouting at the departing figure in the Kamuro, Aoyama began to rethink the matter of Class D.

Nagumo's expertise in framing students and getting them expelled, Yamauchi is completely outmaneuvered and unable to turn the tables. Now it all depends on whether Horikita Suzune can maintain her stance and distance herself from Yamauchi.

Hirata, who graduated with all his classmates intact, will definitely stand firmly on Yamauchi this time. It's unclear whether Ayanokoji's supportive statement is genuinely against Yamauchi dropping out or just a favor to Hirata.

My sword has never been less effective, Nagumo.

After a moment's thought, Aoyama came up with an idea: to completely sever Nagumo's grip on Class D's resources.

It's also a good opportunity to tap on the breathing Suzune that Horikita Manabu has freed up.

"Ring ring ring"

With a meaningful smile, Aoyama straightened his posture and began the lesson.

After two more classes, the students of Kouiku had their first lunch break since the start of summer vacation.

Since it was the first day of school, it was the busiest time for the Student Council, and all members of the Student Council had to work like oxen and horses during lunchtime.

"I'm going to the convenience store to buy food. Masumi, what do you need? I'll get it for you." After the students who went to the cafeteria left in groups after class, Aoyama followed Kamuro out of the classroom.

The convenience store is located not far from the teaching building, much closer than the student canteen, and there's hardly any queue, making it a convenient option.

Knowing that Shiina was a regular customer at the convenience store, he was certain that Shiina shared the same thought.

"Just be like you."

"I understand, Masumi will eat whatever I like, right? You're such a tsundere, Masumi."

In front of everyone, Kamuro resisted the urge to chase after Aoyama and run Aoyama after saying that, and said, "I think you're asking for trouble. If you're so capable, then don't come back."

"Then I guess I'm just not good enough."

Aoyama answered the Kamuro behind him with a light laugh. He swayed left and right among the students in the corridor and soon reached the stairwell. Before he even left the teaching building, he spotted a cute and charming familiar figure.

He quietly followed Shiina to her left rear and gently patted the girl's right shoulder.

"Who?"

Shiina's voice is still as gentle and pleasant as ever.

When Shiina turned her head to the right as he expected, Aoyama walked to her left side, smiling as he waited for Shiina to turn around.

"Ah--" Shiina was startled when she suddenly noticed someone next to her and couldn't help but cry out.

"It's me, just kidding."

With a gentle smile, Aoyama looked at Shiina's adorable, startled face, and then greeted the little hammer.

Chapter 215 To Be a Flawed Product for Life

The Class C classroom in the afternoon.

When the school bell rang, it was the homeroom teacher, Mashima, who walked into the classroom, not the subject teacher, which didn't surprise Aoyama.

At noon, while the Student Council was making their way through the school, they informed each class advisor of the rules and procedures for the Sports Festival to be held in early October, as instructed by the school. The students' afternoon classes would then be turned into explanatory class meetings.

As he had expected, after the Student Council distributed the photocopied Sports Festival rules, Mashima proceeded to explain the Sports Festival.

Before the Sports Festival begins in September or early October, schools will increase the number of courses specifically for the Sports Festival. In short, there will be more physical education classes, and physical education teachers will also teach and train for the Sports Festival events.

All students were divided into large groups of six classes each. Class A and Class D of each grade were assigned to the red group, while the remaining Class B and Class C were assigned to the White Team.

There are two types of competitions: all-student competition and recommended competition. As the names suggest, one requires all students to participate, while the other is a class-selected competition where only a few elite students can participate.

Compared to the All-Player Competition, the Recommended Competition yields significantly more points. For example, if the first place in the All-Player Competition is worth 15 points, the Recommended Competition will award as many as 50 points.

The winner of the battle between the Red Team and the White Team will plunder 100 Class Points from the losing team.

As for the class rankings between grades, the first-place class will take 100 Class Points from the last-place class, and the second-place class will take 50 points from the third-place class.

"There will be a reward for the winning team in this Sports Festival, which is a good thing for you." Mashima glanced at his class leader, who was not paying attention to the lecture.

The awards for this year's Sports Festival have changed significantly compared to last year. As far as he knows, this is the result of the Student Council's influence. His first thought was that this was related to the eldest son in his class.

"Next, I will explain the individual rewards and punishments."

Seeing that Aoyama had no reaction to his words, Mashima subtly withdrew his gaze.

Students who win the top three prizes in this competition can choose to receive either personal points or written test scores as rewards. The written test scores can be used for midterm and final exams.

The student with the highest total score in the entire school will receive one million personal points, while the top student in each grade will receive one hundred thousand.

Students who rank in the bottom ten of their grade will be punished by having ten points deducted from their written exam scores for all subjects in the next midterm Midterm Exam. In other words, those who are bad at both academics and sports are already on the path to expulsion.

After discussing the rewards and punishments, he began to explain what the participating projects were.

"Then there's something very important."

Mashima's deep voice suddenly boomed beside Aoyama.

The distant Aoyama looked up and met the Mashima, as if to say, "Can't you give me a serious look?"

Yes, yes, I understand.

Silently reciting to himself, Aoyama sat upright, giving Mashima a clear message, even though he already knew what the important matter was and had made a plan.

This Sports Festival has something called a participation form. The details of the events on the day of the Sports Festival, down to who runs which group, are all determined by the participation forms filled out entirely by the students.

Once the deadline for submission is one week before the Sports Festival, the entry form cannot be modified for any reason.

Everyone understands the principle of Tian Ji's horse racing strategy: whichever class's competition list is leaked before the Sports Festival begins will be at an extreme disadvantage.

"You don't need to worry about the competition schedule; I'll make all the decisions. Just focus on training for the events that everyone will participate in." Mashima finished explaining the rules and left the stage, Aoyama stood on the podium.

"Students who wish to participate in the recommended program should register with Katsuragi using their relevant test scores. I will select the best candidates."

There are only three recommended events: mixed-gender three-legged race, four-way tug-of-war, and the grade-wide 1200-meter relay race (boys and girls).

That's fine.

After scanning the expressions of the students in the classroom, Aoyama silently returned to his seat a few seconds later.

That's his leadership style; there's no room for discussion. The students in the class just need to listen to him, and then he can win.

"I object to this arrangement; I also want to win a prize!"

Class C's class meeting had ended, while Class D's class meeting was still ongoing. When Horikita Suzune suggested that the fastest and slowest runners should rationally allocate combat power, it was met with opposition from Kanji Ike.

Only the top three finishers receive a written test score bonus. Teaming up with someone who is guaranteed to run faster than you immediately means losing a spot in the top three.

Moreover, the higher the ranking, the higher the score; but those who are at the bottom of the grade will be penalized with a deduction of ten points from all subjects, which is not kind at all to those who do not perform well.

"Yes, yes, at the bottom of the grade, you lose ten points in all subjects. I'll definitely drop out then." Sato Maya spoke up for Kanji Ike for the first time.

Her academic performance was at the bottom of her class, and her athletic ability wasn't particularly strong either, placing her in the same high-risk group as Kanji Ike.

Horikita Suzune spoke coldly, "Then why don't you just start studying hard from now on? Besides, if you train hard before the Sports Festival, you won't end up in the bottom ten."

Class D's overall athletic ability is not bad, but it is polarized, with many students who are not good at academics and not good at sports.

Kanji Ike retorted angrily, "If you could do what you say, then I wouldn't have been assigned to Class D. Anyway, I don't agree to this."

Compared to the risk of dropping out of school, he didn't care at all about the number of Class Points he received; if they were deducted, so be it.

Even if Class D wins a great victory, it would be meaningless if he dropped out of school.

"Then you can go ahead and slack off at the Sports Festival. I won't organize any more high-achieving students to lower the average score in the Midterm Exam." Horikita, still angry about what happened that morning, didn't give Kanji Ike any face at all.

Kanji Ike dares to cause trouble, she dares to put him in the predicament of dropping out of school.

The fact that all the students in Class D passed the final exam last semester was all thanks to Horikita and Kushida persuading the high-achieving students in the class to deliberately get low scores. The Three Idiots in Class D were all beneficiaries.

"Horikita, you've gone a bit too far, and so has Ike-kun. We should all discuss this properly," Hirata stepped in to smooth things over.