Then I'll Take This / The Final Task Begins (4k6)

"... If Class D helps the Karuizawa Group the way they helped Class C's Shiina, and with the advantage of the 'Chosen One' card, they get first place in the group. Besides, the Karuizawa Group is a mixed group of B and D, so the Class Points they get at the end will be split equally. Tsk, could it be that these two planned this from the beginning?"

Seemingly having heard Katsuragi Kohei's speculations, Hirata Yosuke, standing beside him, nodded in agreement and said with a smile:

"If it's Kitagawa and Karuizawa, then that's certainly possible. I remember Kushida school or even earlier. Not only did they work in the same Theater Troupe, but even though they weren't in the same school, they would still visit each other frequently."

"Kushida? How does she know all this so clearly?"

"Because Kushida and Kitagawa went to the same junior high school, and they were both managers or something in the Drama Club back then. I remember Kitagawa was the club president... When they first entered school, didn't the girls hold a poll to vote for the most handsome guys in the grade? It seems like Kushida filled out most of Kitagawa's personal information."

"I see."

Looking at the cheerful, sunny boy in front of him who was ranked in the top three on the list, and at the number one person not far away, Katsuragi Kohei, who looked like he was thirty-six but was actually sixteen, he helplessly scratched his head. Just as he took Sanada Kō's name tag and was about to stick it on for him, a sudden thought struck him. He remembered that Ayanokoji Kiyotaka had just reminded him not long ago that the reason why the mole in Class A betrayed them might stem from his past before entering the school.

Although it was almost a semester late, after Kushida Kikyo Ayanokoji Kiyotaka at the beginning of the semester, Katsuragi Kohei also turned his attention to her. He was determined to ask other students who might know about Kitagawa Ryo, Karuizawa Kei, and Kushida Kikyo's middle school days after this Uninhabited Island Special Exam.

"Please have all students who have already affixed their name tags double-check, and then quickly gather around me. This project will be conducted simultaneously for both boys and girls."

The female teacher in charge seemed to feel that her voice was too soft, so she picked up a megaphone and pointed to two flat open areas next to him that had been marked out with ribbons similar to warning lines, which would serve as the confrontation site.

The four boys were Katsuragi Kohei, Sanada Kō, and Hirata Yosuke from Class A, who had been standing together during the preparation phase. Kitagawa Ryo from Class D stood alone on one side, but he didn't seem flustered at all. He even glanced at the three from Class A who were rubbing their hands together, and slowly looked at the girls' group.

Compared to the rather meager number of boys, the girls, who numbered nine, occupied almost a third of the entire venue. Although they were still grouped into threes according to their respective groups and factions, the three girls from Class A were quite aware that once the project officially began, they would be facing six people.

"I'll try my best to score points—but if things really get too bad, I'm sorry, but Morishita's name tag might have to be torn off by me or Kamuro."

In the last little while before the project started, Kushida Kikyo quietly encouraged the two people next to her. Although tearing off the name tags of their own group members would result in a deduction of points, Morishita Ai and the others weren't actually in the same group, so they could take advantage of this loophole. On one hand, this would at least prevent the two groups from Class D from getting the point, and on the other hand... it would ensure that their Katsuragi Group wouldn't come in last place, which was another reason why they would bring the Sanada Group along.

Of course, Morishita Ai knew that the other party hadn't explicitly stated this intention, but she acted quite nonchalantly. In her view, Class A had already failed, at least in this Special Exam on the Uninhabited Island, and these methods were perhaps more like a desperate struggle of a cornered beast.

After the girls in Class A finished their brief discussion, the teacher in charge blew a whistle to officially start the project, and the competition between the boys' and girls' groups quickly erupted. Everyone rushed towards their chosen opponent without prior agreement.

Although the designated open space was quite large, providing ample room to dawdle, and it was possible that the time limit could be reached, neither the advantageous nor disadvantaged side had any such intention. After all, despite gathering the elites from Class D, as well as the two groups ranked first and second on the leaderboard, this was ultimately just the first round of the eleventh day of the Special Exam. Everyone wanted and needed to finish the task quickly to conserve more energy for the remaining tasks.

In fact, at the moment he Kitagawa Ryo, who was not far away, Katsuragi Kohei was still a little confident. Although he had an overly mature face and seemed to be pretending to be a high school student, his physique was also developed ahead of his appearance. Even among all the boys in the grade, his physique was the most robust, and his visual impact was still quite strong.

It was precisely based on this that Katsuragi Kohei's initial plan was for him to tackle Kitagawa Ryo to the ground first, and then the three of them to tackle him together, at least tearing off the name tag on his back. Even if they couldn't tackle him down, they should at least make him lose his balance to some extent, since they had the advantage in numbers. As long as Kitagawa Ryo showed even the slightest weakness...

Just as Katsuragi Kohei watched Kitagawa Ryo get closer and closer, his arms already poised to shove the other's shoulders, Kitagawa Ryo boldly lunged forward, his hands carrying a force that Katsuragi couldn't resist, pushing him so hard that he staggered backward, nearly landing on his backside in a dramatic, "sand-sand-goose" style landing.

Then, as he was getting up, Katsuragi Kohei witnessed Hirata Yosuke and Sanada Kō grabbing Kitagawa Ryo's name tag from the left and right rear respectively, only to have their arms grabbed by the other's left and right sides, clamped tightly, and both of them simultaneously showed expressions of pain on their faces.

Although Hirata Yosuke was the class's top athlete and an undisputed star player in the soccer club he joined, just like boxing and fighting are divided into different weight classes, Katsuragi Kohei knew that in this close-quarters physical confrontation, he was actually the main force among the three. Therefore, he immediately got up like a bull and charged towards Kitagawa Ryo, trying to get Hirata Yosuke and the other two out of the predicament.

Kitagawa Ryo was actually quite relaxed. Although he couldn't shout things like "Deep Blue, add points!", with the combined support of numerous high-level gold and purple talents, even Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, who had trained in the White Room for over a decade, was somewhat inferior to him in terms of physical fitness. Naturally, dealing with Katsuragi Kohei and the other two was no problem at all.

Seeing Katsuragi Kohei charging towards him again, Kitagawa Ryo casually tossed Sanada Kō Hirata Yosuke forward, swiftly tearing off their name tags from the backs and tossing them into the air before calmly bracing himself against Katsuragi Kohei's arms once more for a head-on physical confrontation. He quickly pushed the panting opponent to the edge of the arena.

At this point, Katsuragi Kohei finally understood the gap between them in physical fitness, strength, and agility. Although he still had the trick of lying on the ground to put up a last-ditch effort, which he had learned from variety shows, he sighed after considering that doing so might not win but would definitely be very embarrassing. He Kitagawa Ryo Katsuragi Kohei off the name tag from his back.

"The boys' group competition has ended. Kitagawa Group has 3 points, Katsuragi Group and Sanada Group have 0 points."

Seeing Kitagawa Ryo resolve the three-person challenge so easily, the female teacher in charge stared in surprise, but still diligently performed her duties, announcing the final scores for the boys' group.

Just as the teacher in charge announced the results for the boys' group, the girls' group had already entered the second stage. With Katsuragi Kohei's expression ashen, Kushida Kikyo, Kamuro Masumi, and Morishita Ai from Class A were all eliminated.

If Kitagawa Ryo's team effortlessly took on three opponents, creating some suspense and excitement before the match began, the outcome for the girls' team was sealed the moment the whistle blew.

In fact, the moment she saw Amasawa Ichika rushing towards her, Kushida Kikyo was already showing signs of PTSD from that night. In a moment of brain overload, she subconsciously reached out and tore off the name tag of Morishita Ai, who had just faced off against Amasawa Ichika.

Morishita Ai herself hadn't expected this. After all, with Sakayanagi Arisu standing still and showing her hand, the weakest among the opponents was clearly this short, reckless, and somewhat out-of-place Amasawa. She was even thinking of having Kamuro Masumi and Kushida Kikyo take down this student who seemed to have too much of an advantage and was starting to give away points. But instead, her own name tag was cleanly and decisively torn off by Kushida herself.

... Although I knew this scenario would occur, isn't it a bit too early?

No, the France newspapers didn't start reporting "His Majesty the Supreme Emperor is about to return to his loyal Paris" on the first day!

Aside from the speechless Morishita Ai, Kamuro Masumi was also a bit caught off guard. However, the next second she was sandwiched between Sakura Airi and Ichinose Honami, and before she could even speak, she was caught in a fierce battle against two opponents.

Finally, it was Karuizawa Kei and Horikita Suzune who came to stand in front of Kushida Kikyo. In a sense, the three of them had known each other since junior high school. However, the atmosphere of their meeting was not like that of old friends reuniting. There was not a single word of greeting. As if they were in a hurry, the two of them attacked at the same time, one on the left and one on the right.

As it turns out, not everyone can handle multiple opponents at the same time as easily as Kitagawa Ryo. Moreover, although Kushida Kikyo's strength is considered excellent among girls, her opponents Horikita Suzune and Karuizawa Kei are equally formidable. After two rounds, they seized her weakness and tore off her name tag at an opening.

Then, the two of them turned around gracefully and went to surround the already struggling Kamuro Masumi, leaving only two backs and their name tags in Kushida Kikyo's sight.

Horikita Suzune's Chinese characters are neat and beautiful, giving people a dignified temperament that reflects her personality. Karuizawa Kei's Romanized name immediately catches the eye with the capital K, as if it is echoing the K behind Kitagawa Ryo, who also quickly finished his competition.

Before long, even Kamuro Masumi, whose two fists could not defeat at least four hands, was defeated. Although the first and second place had not yet been officially determined, the Katsuragi Group and the Sanada Group had already locked in the third and fourth place.

Having no intention of staying to finish reviewing the entire topic, Katsuragi Kohei quickly composed himself after all the members of Class A were eliminated. He offered a few words of comfort to Morishita Ai, who had voluntarily withdrawn from the exam, before walking over to Kushida Kikyo.

"Let's go, we need to leave as soon as possible while we have the chance, so we can shake them off and move on to the next project."

"... Um."

Noticing the complex look and expression on Kushida Kikyo's face as she looked towards Class D, Katsuragi Kohei's thoughts stirred slightly, but he didn't ask any questions. He quickly led his group members and Sanada Kō away from there.

Suddenly realizing he was the only boy left on the field, Kitagawa Ryo borrowed a chair from the female teacher in charge of the project and leisurely moved it to the vicinity of the girls' area. Looking at the two groups of girls who had just been working side-by-side but were now standing in separate groups, he cleared his throat:

"Um, friendship comes first, competition comes second..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Ichinose Honami rushing forward towards someone.

The target was probably Karuizawa Kei, or perhaps just an illusion, a phantom of the past like the Ship of Theseus in the story.

Kitagawa Ryo stopped speaking and quietly looked at the two people in the arena.

This will be a crucial step for them towards the future.

Chapter 231: Then this one is mine.

For Kitagawa Ryo, the relationship between Ichinose Honami and Karuizawa Kei was like the paradox of the Ship of Theseus, which still has no fixed solution today. The information gap between the three of them meant from the beginning that no one could truly empathize with the others.

In a sense, this was actually the consequence of Kitagawa Ryo's own choice. The turning point in Ichinose Honami's mental state was actually the period before this summer vacation, after he finished the simulation chapter for all the participants. He announced everything to all four parties involved using a theory that was almost like a parallel world, proving that the emotions they had developed and accumulated in their memories and manifested in reality were not fake. But it was precisely this statement that indirectly destroyed Ichinose Honami's self-comfort over the years, almost like pronouncing to her the truth that 'you once killed me'.

But in reality, everything Kitagawa Ryo experienced in his simulation with Honami was distorted, physically distorted. After all, compared to Karuizawa Kei and others later on, he was really just reading a line like, "The Fourteenth Day: On the night of the Fireworks Festival, you blocked Ichinose Honami Karuizawa Kei. Under the grief and shock of the two, you died." His sense of immersion on various levels was quite weak.

As for Karuizawa Kei, needless to say, not to mention that she and Honami, who had transformed into parasites in the second simulation, are now completely different people except for their names and appearances, she herself only has memories related to her own simulation chapters from beginning to end. Rather, she is the one who is completely unaware of the situation but has been dragged into this vortex without knowing the truth.

That's why it's said that this was a completely unsolved case caused by a lack of information. Whenever Kitagawa Ryo thinks about this incident with a bit of a sore throat, he always feels that the blame should be placed on Hotaru's head, which is practically a way of indirectly sabotaging his brother.

Of course, after spending the last few days on the Uninhabited Island having a frank discussion with Ichinose Honami about his thoughts and feelings, Kitagawa Ryo was also willing to believe that Honami could pull herself out of this predicament, and this "name tag ripping" project might be a very suitable opportunity.

He then borrowed two empty plastic bottles, originally used for drinking water, from the female teacher in charge of the project Kitagawa Ryo held them in his left and right hands, striking a pose as if he were a fan cheering for his idol. He cheerfully encouraged all the girls in the room, and began to dance around without any manners, which made the teachers nearby look at him with some disapproval.

"Hui! It's crucial to stabilize your lower body!"

"Honami - Cut her down the middle lane, down the middle lane!"

He was still trying to create a certain atmosphere, hoping to convey some message to Ichinose Honami:

This is an ordinary world where she lives, where she neither steals nor kills. Everything is like the earth after a night of snowfall, where everything can still be arranged and planned freely. There are surging memories, but no definite scars that constantly remind them of their past... Their lives have already restarted for a long time, and it's time to give themselves back to themselves.

Although neither Kitagawa Ryo nor Ichinose Honami ever explicitly told her, Karuizawa Kei was still able to easily deduce the cause and effect of the incident. After all, she had also experienced the simulation. In her view, it was nothing more than her playing the role of Shiina Hiyori or Horikita Suzune in Ichinose Honami's exclusive memories.

However, on the other hand, Karuizawa Kei herself was actually a little curious about what she had done to Ichinose Honami. After all, she didn't feel anything special when she saw Horikita Suzune and Shiina Hiyori, who had become couples with Kitagawa Ryo in their two memories, and even had a pretty good relationship with the latter, being true best friends.

However, it wouldn't be accurate to say that her relationship with Ichinose Honami was particularly bad, or that the subtle hostility Ichinose Honami held towards her made Karuizawa Kei quite unhappy. After all, she herself could sense that compared to feelings for her as a specific individual, the other person seemed to be more concerned with some intangible concept, and her anxious and insecure demeanor sometimes reminded Karuizawa Kei of the days immediately after her rebirth.

Adding to the fact that someone nearby was practically chuckling with obvious sarcasm, as if to say, "Heh heh, I'll seduce all the girls here!", the two of them, though charging at each other with fierce intensity, weren't actually as hostile as outsiders perceived. Once they started fighting, all other thoughts vanished; their minds were completely focused on the name tag on the other's back, desperately trying to tear it off.

Suddenly, Ichinose Honami seized an opening and swiftly reached her right hand past Karuizawa Kei's neck toward the name tag. However, Karuizawa Kei reacted just as quickly, turning around to deflect the attack, leaving Ichinose's fingertips brushing past the capital letter K.

"Tsk."

Seemingly regretting not seizing the opportunity, Ichinose Honami lightly smacked her lips, adjusted her breathing and pace slightly, and then launched another attack, using her height and size advantage to once again take the initiative into her own hands.

Unlike the well-proportioned figures of Karuizawa Kei and Horikita Suzune, Ichinose Honami, despite not coming from Ichinose Honami of victory gradually tipped in her favor.

Meanwhile, right next to the two who were so engrossed in their passionate lovemaking that they were almost rolling on the ground together, Horikita Suzune and Sakayanagi Arisu found themselves in an awkward and embarrassing situation.

Although a plan similar to Tian Ji's horse racing strategy was devised from the beginning, when the competition actually started, Sakayanagi Arisu belatedly realized that she and Horikita Suzune had made a mistake in their selection of the top horses for the Karuizawa Group.

It's actually another information gap issue. She did see and know about Amasawa Ichika, a graduate of the fifth class of the White Room, in the simulation, but Horikita Suzune didn't. She neither knew the value of being from the White Room nor had she personally witnessed the spectacular scene of Amasawa Ichika chasing and smashing three groups of Class A in the Group Dodgeball event.

Therefore, from Horikita Suzune's perspective, Sakura Airi is more threatening, no matter how you look at it, since Ichinose Honami has a similar figure to her, is still suppressing Karuizawa Kei and attacking her.

"Arisu hold Airi off, I'll come help you as soon as I've dealt with Amasawa."

Seeing Horikita Suzune confidently make her judgment and face Amasawa Ichika, Sakayanagi Arisu could only force a smile and brace herself to face Sakura Airi beside her.

If Karuizawa Kei next to her was at least well-proportioned, then Sakayanagi Arisu was attacking with a childlike (crossed out) and slender figure. It even felt like she wasn't just fighting against two hands; all sorts of exaggerated features were pressing in from all directions as if to assert her presence.

Good news: I didn't run into Amasawa Ichika.

The bad news: the situation isn't much better.

"I'm sorry, Arisu was really unlucky this time, drawing such a topic."

After Sakura Airi apologized and gently and easily ripped off her name tag, Sakayanagi Arisu no will to live. She then took the name tag with her name on it that the other person handed her and covered her face with it, as if she didn't want to face this cruel world where everyone seemed to be far below the average level of high school students.

Meanwhile, Horikita Suzune, who had confidently made her move, was somewhat surprised to discover that Amasawa Ichika was no pushover. The other girl's stamina was so abundant that it was hard to believe she was a first-year high school student who had been fighting on Uninhabited Island for over ten days. Not only did she effortlessly circle around her, but she also occasionally sidled up to Kitagawa Ryo, who was standing outside the warning line, and gave this one-of-a-kind fan a wink or something like that, just like an idol on stage. Finally, she rubbed her legs and said with a grin, "I can't run anymore," as if she had deliberately let Amasawa Ichika off her name tag.

Since the score was temporarily tied at 1-1, Horikita Suzune and Sakura Airi had no intention of playing another match. Instead, they both turned their attention to Karuizawa Kei and Ichinose Honami, intending to use the outcome of their match to conclude the two mini-matches.

As the most serious pair among the three opponents, Ichinose Honami and Karuizawa Kei had already had half of their name tags torn off by each other, hanging precariously on their backs. Neither of them intended to conserve their energy, gritting their teeth and straining against each other. Although it was still morning, their foreheads were already covered with a fine layer of sweat, and their faces were somewhat grayish from the dust that had been kicked up.

Ichinose Honami pressed her arm down on Karuizawa Kei's shoulder and reached out towards the name tag on the other's back again. The tips of her middle and index fingers brushed against the capital K once more. She was also the one who understood Karuizawa Kei's thoughts the moment she saw the name tag.

You could even say that she herself was someone who watched as the K&K pairing, a term similar to a couple's name, emerged and gained popularity.

If we take the present time as the starting point, this is also a thing of the past, in a sense just like those past events from even further back that only exist in her memory. But this past is clearly reflected in the present, becoming another period of time that Ichinose Honami feels a little regretful about.

The best time to plant a tree was either ten years ago or now.

When Ichinose Honami saw that the seeds planted by Karuizawa Kei was in a similar situation to hers, had blossomed into sweet fruit in the present, she felt this even more deeply. It was something that she had missed and ignored for a long time after her rebirth.

At that time, she didn't need to be on high alert and only think about avoiding her own theft or even murder in the timeline. She could have used that extra time to freely weave and construct new memories with Kitagawa Ryo, memories that were different from the simulation, memories that would make them smile knowingly even in the future or in the present moment.

Just like the umbrella that Kitagawa Ryo once gave her in the simulation, the one with [I & K] engraved on the handle, big enough to hold two people, but after being reborn, she only copied that detail on her own umbrella as if deceiving herself, and never thought of giving Kitagawa Ryo such an umbrella.

But it's not too late.

Sensing everything Kitagawa Ryo wanted to convey to her from the sidelines, Ichinose Honami smiled with pursed lips. Her two trembling fingertips finally managed to firmly grasp a corner of Karuizawa Kei's name tag, and with a little force, she completely tore it off, even though it was already on the verge of falling off.

"Phew, I'm exhausted."

Although she lost her match against Ichinose Honami, Karuizawa Kei didn't show any resentment. Instead, she sat down on the ground, panting heavily, as if relieved.

"Impressive—in this aspect, we are indeed no match for Honami."

After calming her breathing, Karuizawa Kei gave Ichinose Honami a thumbs-up in a rather nonchalant manner. Honami smiled back and reached out to help her up.

"If it's two to one... then your group wins."

Karuizawa Kei nodded. As soon as she said that, Sakura Airi turned her back to Horikita Suzune next to her and let her tear off the name tag from her back, thus ending the name tag ripping game.

"Hey, what are you saying? We even got three points from the boys' team, so by any measure, our team won, okay?"

Feeling ignored, Kitagawa Ryo immediately raised his hand in protest. The teacher in charge beside him, as if she had just watched a dramatic emotional scene, paused for a moment before beating around the bush and announcing the final result:

"The girls' group competition is over. Kitagawa Group scored 3 points (1 point for defeating Kushida Kikyo), Karuizawa Group scored 2 points (1 point for defeating Kamuro Masumi)."

"Total Score: Kitagawa Group, 6 points, 1st place; Karuizawa Group, 2 points, 2nd place; Katsuragi Group, 1 point, 3rd place; Sanada Group, 0 points, 4th place."

"Please have a representative from each group come over to collect the points rewards for the top two teams."

Although the Karuizawa Group only came in second place, thanks to the blessing of the Chosen One Card, the original 2,000 points were turned into 3,000 points and added to the team's score. This allowed the Karuizawa Group to surpass the Katsuragi Group, who did not receive any points because they came in third place, and take the first place in the team rankings.

"Finally, we're in first place! But we're only a thousand points behind Katsuragi. You guys need to work harder in the future..."

After collecting his group's 2,500 points and casually taking Sakura Airi's name tag, Kitagawa Ryo was about to congratulate Karuizawa Kei with a smile when he suddenly felt a strange touch on his back. With a crisp 'swish', Ichinose Honami was already in front of him, casually waving the name tag she had just torn off Kitagawa Ryo's back and winking playfully at him.

"Then this Kitagawa Ryo... is mine."

Chapter 232: The Final Project Begins (4k6)

After successfully completing the "name tag ripping" challenge, Kitagawa Group and Karuizawa Group parted ways again. After all, both teams strive to be number one in every challenge, and it was enough for them to occasionally team up for a challenge for fun due to personal reasons.

Anyway, there are only a few days left until the Uninhabited Island Special Exam. After the exam, there will be plenty of time to get together properly when we return to the cruise ship. After all, according to the class teacher, because the Uninhabited Island Special Exam on the deserted island was changed from one week to two weeks, the Special Exam that was originally scheduled to be held on the cruise ship has been cancelled. The students can enjoy the rest of their vacation freely on the school's Luxury Cruise Ship. It can be considered a promise made to the students who are still fighting on the Uninhabited Island.

It has to be said that the Karuizawa Group's success in taking the top spot in the group rankings was quite a sensation. As the Kitagawa Group progressed, they could hear enthusiastic discussions from students in other classes as they passed by. After all, compared to their group, which had briefly held the top spot at the beginning of the exam, the Katsuragi Group, the strongest in Class A, had maintained the top spot for ten days. Their sudden drop to second place was naturally quite eye-catching.

Of course, this was undoubtedly a morale-boosting piece of good news for classes B and D. After all, if their mixed group remained in first place until the end of the exam, both classes would share the 300 Class Points as a bonus. More importantly, this also signified that Class A had suffered a double defeat in both group and class rankings. With the difference in Class Points between classes A and B now less than 100 points, class promotion seemed to be just around the corner.

In this urgent situation, the remaining students of Class A also unleashed amazing energy. After reaching another partial exchange with Katsuragi Kohei, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka finally took the initiative and eliminated the entire Kanzaki group from Class B by taking on two opponents in two consecutive tasks. Before the final round of tasks on the eleventh day of the Special Exam, he not only reduced the number of Class B students on the Uninhabited Island to only six, but also managed to lead Class A to overtake them in the class rankings once again, turning the tide of the battle once more.

In this situation, class ranking is the most crucial factor for both Class A and Class B, as there is a difference of 200 Class Points between first and second place. Yes, I'll give you first place in my group, but your mixed group from Class B will only get 150 points at most. In reality, it's not even as good as the 200 Class Points reward for second place in the Katsuragi Group.

Just as the students in Class A breathed a sigh of relief, Katsuragi Group seemed to be in a complete slump, falling one place again and being overtaken by Shiina's Hiyori Group, to take third place.

The reason is quite simple: after hiding from the Kitagawa Group all day, the Katsuragi Group was caught again in the last round of the day's challenge. This time, the Kitagawa Group, which happened to be active nearby, joined the Sudo Group in attacking them. In the end, they were also defeated in a sorry state in the challenge called "rope skipping problem".

The content of this task is quite simple. Each participating group selects two groups of students: a "rope skipping" group and a "problem-solving" group. The problem-solving group students need to solve as many arithmetic problems on the test paper as possible while the rope skipping group students jump rope at least 150 times per minute. The problem-solving time ends when the rope skipping group students make a mistake, fail to meet the required frequency, or all of them stop jumping due to exhaustion. Finally, the ranking is based on the number of questions solved correctly.

Although individual groups can jump rope first and then use their jump time as the time limit to solve the problem, it seems to be a topic where groups with more people have a greater advantage, just like the name tag ripping game this morning.

Kitagawa Group and Sudo Group had completely opposite solutions to this problem. Kitagawa Ryo jumped rope alone while the three girls worked together, while Ken Sudō, Yamada Albert, and Miyake Akito took turns jumping rope, leaving Yukimura Teruhiko. Both teams performed well, forcing Katsuragi Kohei's team to abandon Sanada Kō and suffer a bitter defeat in third place.