Everyone Acts Like Kids / Winning Over Horikita

"What kind of punishment is this?"

With a slightly Sakayanagi chuckled and nuzzled her head against Aoyama's chest.

The students chatted idly until the school bell rang, and Class 2-A left the classroom to attend the opening ceremony amidst their lively discussions.

On the way to the gymnasium, there were quite a few first-year students who had left the teaching building earlier but were walking slowly, and were caught up by some upperclassmen who were eager to share interesting things.

Soon, the news of Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, who was being targeted by the Student Council President and was expelled from Second-Year Class B, reached the ears of the first-year students.

Before the opening ceremony began, Nanase Tsubasa from Class 1-D also received the news.

How did Ayanokoji- senpai get expelled?!?

What about my personal grudges?

Amidst the bewildered stares of her classmates, Nanase stood frozen in place.

She clearly intended to expel Ayanokoji Kiyotaka herself, but she died before she could even do it. Although this fulfilled Shirogane -sensei's mission, it wasn't the method she wanted.

She didn't know what to do anymore.

On the other side, Ishigami Kyo's feelings were similar to Nanase's.

Having accepted his family's request, he came to this school to investigate whether Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was a worthwhile investment, as Ayanokoji Atsuomi had promised his family.

If it were truly possible, he would follow Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.

But now that Ayanokoji Kiyotaka has run away, what's the point of him observing anymore?

Did he drop out of school along with Ayanokoji Kiyotaka?

Ishigami Kyo, whose class owes a million points, said he couldn't do it.

Based on Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's performance on the Uninhabited Island, he couldn't see anything remarkable about him worth following, and compared to Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, the Student Council President, Shiki Aoyama Shiki, was much more formidable.

It's unknown whether Aoyama Shiki will enter politics.

"You didn't do this, did you, Aoyama?"

"What do you mean by 'it couldn't have been me'? Which incident are you referring to?"

Outside the stadium, Aoyama encountered Ryuen, who had a serious expression, with Albert following behind him as usual.

Even though Ryuen had lost power for a long time, Albert still regarded him as his boss.

"You're asking me which incident? It's the one at the school gate, of course. I have a feeling you did it." Ryuen's eyes were full of inquiry. "Ayanokoji probably thought so too, and ran away in a panic."

Although he didn't know Chairman Tsukishiro, he knew from Tsukishiro's threats that this person was not a professional player.

This person posed a far greater threat to Aoyama than they, the students, thus giving Aoyama a reason to take action against Tsukishiro.

One shot to the head.

Even though it was such an absurd thing as a sniper assassination, Ryuen still believed that Aoyama was responsible.

With a dismissive smile, Aoyama maintained his smile and said, "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll sue you for defamation. As the Student Council President, why would I do anything that violates school rules?"

Even if it's a complete fantasy, he wouldn't admit to making himself uncomfortable.

"You bastard, have you forgotten about the attack on me on the Uninhabited Island?" Enraged by Aoyama's shamelessness, Ryuen really wanted to beat him up.

If Albert hadn't been his teammate, he would have been beaten so badly that he withdrew from the exam the next day and would definitely have been expelled.

"I'm warning you, don't make things up without evidence."

"Otherwise, I'll report you to the Student Council, making you both the judge and the player."

Faced with the enraged Ryuen, Aoyama simply smiled.

Chapter 367 The Crowd Like Children

There are no external or internal troubles.

For Aoyama, the school had lost its challenge, and he lived a leisurely life every day.

In September, after the opening ceremony, just like the previous year's preparations for the Sports Festival, the daily physical education class time increased significantly.

Soon, with the hard work and preparation of each class, the Sports Festival began.

Early in the morning, in front of political figures and other relevant personnel involved in the establishment of the school, Aoyama, as the Student Council President, gave a speech and announced the start of the Sports Festival.

After winning first place in five consecutive events, he went into a standby mode.

"We've fallen for their trap."

In the afternoon, Aoyama, who was sitting in the class headquarters like Aoyama, Morishita, pouted.

On the large scoreboard in a prominent position, two names suddenly appeared and jumped up every ten or twenty minutes.

Before long, these two names occupied the top spots for boys and girls, respectively.

Sudo Ken and Onodera Kayano.

Holding Sakayanagi, who was napping with her eyes closed, Aoyama sat down next to the air conditioner. "Looks like this is going to be tough, Morishita."

The reward for first place in this school-wide Sports Festival, just like the Special Exam at the Forest School, is a limited-time Class Transfer Ticket.

The rules for this Sports Festival state that each person can participate in a maximum of ten events. Team events will award more points than individual events, and team events are generally participated in by male-female pairs.

To get first place in the whole school, participating in team events is a must.

As soon as the exams began today, Shibata Sou and Minamikata Kozue from Class Ichinose, two athletic stars, started participating in and winning the boys' and girls' team exams as a pair, attracting most of the attention from Class 2-A.

Morishita wore a pained expression. "Yeah, it's so difficult."

Knowing that it's not good to observe closely when things are going to get important, she discovered that the Class Ichinose was giving points to the Horikita team so that the pair of Sudo Ken and Onodera Kayano could take first place.

If my guess is correct, Sudo Ken and Onodera Kayano will likely transfer to Class Ichinose after the Sports Festival.

Horikita's sudden abandonment caught her completely off guard.

"Congratulations! Your life as the class leader won't be boring anymore," Aoyama congratulated him.

Horikita is simply replicating the situation of the third year, planning to cooperate completely with the Class Ichinose to promote Class Ichinose -Class 2-A.

Class Ichinose paid out was, of course, tens of millions of personal points.

"Congratulations my foot! I am now formally submitting my resignation."

While Aoyama was holding the sleeping Sakayanagi in his arms, Morishita behind him and vigorously rubbed his head.

Thanks to Ichinose's immense personal charisma, the Class Ichinose's overall strength has recently improved by leaps and bounds. Their training program, which is even more rigorous than that of third-year high school students, is still ongoing without any rebellion.

Even without Aoyama's presence, Ichinose alone was enough for her to guard against, and now Horikita has been added to the mix.

It's unclear who came up with this plan for Sudo and his companion to secretly carry out their scheme.

"Then I'll give it to Arisu, if you're comfortable letting Arisu take over." Aoyama smiled, oblivious to Morishita actions.

"Ugh, so annoying."

Not content with just rubbing the dog's head, Morishita directly pinched Aoyama's cheek.

Giving it to Sakayanagi would be better than giving it to Katsuragi, even though Katsuragi can only hold the fort and wait to lose.

You can't guard against thieves for a thousand days if you're a thief for a thousand days.

With just over a year left until graduation, a few defensive lapses cost me my place in Class 2-A.

"I think I heard you saying things that were full of malice towards me." Yawning, Sakayanagi leaned back against Aoyama's chest and nuzzled, indicating that she was awake.

"It was Morishita who said it."

"It was Aoyama Shiki who said it."

Coincidentally, both of them started blaming each other.

"Can't you just say you didn't say that?"

"Aren't you one too?"

Aoyama was speechless, wondering how Morishita dared to accuse him first.

It was Akira who refused to let Sakayanagi become the class leader.

"Alright, alright, why are you arguing like children?" Sakayanagi's lips curled into a smile.

You're probably the most childlike person here.

Without prior arrangement, Aoyama and Morishita had the same thought, and then they both chose not to say it.

"I won! I beat Aoyama!" A slender and agile figure shouted as she rapidly approached the Class 2-A headquarters.

This behavior, disregarding one's surroundings, is just like that of a primary school student sharing joy with their peers.

Aoyama looked up at Ibuki, "When did you beat me, Ibuki?"

He said it was just a child, and he didn't know how Ibuki's personality had developed.

"I beat Horikita; my score was higher than hers."

"Now you can continue teaching me martial arts, right?"

Her purple eyes sparkled with joy as Ibuki looked at Aoyama with delight in her gaze.

After the Uninhabited Island Exam, she wanted Aoyama to continue teaching her martial arts, but having already left the idle Aoyama, she naturally wasn't very interested.

Therefore, Horikita was used as a shield by Aoyama.

As long as Ibuki defeats Horikita, he will continue to teach Ibuki the essence of martial arts.

"I'm telling you, Ibuki, you didn't tell Suzune that if you beat me, I'd continue teaching you, did you?" Aoyama used Horikita as a shield, clearly because he didn't believe Ibuki could defeat Horikita.

After the performance of uprooting a willow tree on the Uninhabited Island, Horikita, who had martial arts training, was naturally interested in it.

Because they were on the same side, everything was easy to discuss. Over the past month, he had given Horikita, his eldest disciple, a lot of guidance.

Ibuki replied casually, "I already said it, is there a problem?"

"It's nothing, I was just asking. I'll call you next time I teach Suzune."

"It's a deal then."

"Okay, okay."

Aoyama reached out and hooked Ibuki's outstretched little finger with his hand.

Having gotten what she wanted, Ibuki quickly left, completely satisfied; even just looking at her back, you could feel her elation.

"Let me offer my silent condolences for Horikita."

After Ibuki, Sakayanagi smiled broadly. Because she had fallen asleep in Aoyama's arms that night, she hadn't slept much.

Last night, she was being mischievous, and under the pretext of punishment, Aoyama hugged her tightly and attacked her repeatedly until late at night.

"Does Aoyama Shiki mean you're going to hit her?" Morishita was confused. She could tell that Aoyama probably thought Horikita had gone easy on her, but she didn't understand why Sakayanagi was saying that.

She didn't think Aoyama was the type to hit his girlfriend.

"... That's a fair way to understand it."

He gently rubbed his palm against Sakayanagi's smooth cheek and Aoyama with a smile.

At the same time, Horikita, who was with Ichinose, suddenly sneezed.

"Horikita, are you sick?" Ichinose asked Horikita with a concerned look.

"No, it was just an accident."

Horikita frowned, but didn't voice the growing unease in her heart.

Chapter 368: Capture Horikita

It's over.

As the last event of the Sports Festival came to an end, Horikita Suzune breathed a sigh of relief.

While some third-grade and first-grade students achieved a perfect 10-win record, these were all in individual events, resulting in fewer points compared to a perfect 10-win team performance.

As planned, Sudo and Onodera also successfully won first place individually and received the reward of Class Transfer Ticket.

This is an important step in the joint fight against Class 2-A.

Knowing that the individual first prize in this Sports Festival is Class Transfer Ticket, and that the Sudo and Onodera duo in their class have a chance to win first place, Horikita came up with this plan.

I saw Class Ichinose begin Spartan training, which continued for months without ceasing.

Knowing full well that the gap between classes would widen over time, she had considered doing the same in Second-Year Class D, but she wasn't stupid and knew she didn't have the authority to do so.