"All events in the sports festival will be completed within a single day. You may decide the order of the events yourselves. Once you've finalized it, submit the entry forms to me, and I'll forward them to the school," Mashima Tomoya added. "The deadline is the day before the sports festival. You have plenty of time to make arrangements, but once submitted, the participants on the list cannot be changed for any reason. Make sure to review everything carefully before submitting."
"Mr. Mashima," Katsuragi immediately stood up and asked, "What happens if there aren't enough people to form a team for group events that require every member to participate? Also, if a student becomes unwell on the day of the competition, can a substitute be brought in?"
"For the first question, if there aren't enough people, there may simply be one fewer team. It won't have much impact on the overall results," Mashima Tomoya patiently explained. "As for the second question, substitutes are permitted. However, to prevent powerful competitors from being swapped in casually, each replacement costs one hundred thousand Private Points."
"One hundred thousand points isn't that expensive," some students murmured.
"Of course it's nothing to our class, but that may not be the case for the other classes," someone else agreed.
"That's true."
"Does anyone have any other questions? If not, you can use the remaining time to discuss and make arrangements yourselves." Mashima Tomoya checked the time. "After the class meeting, everyone is to gather in the Gymnasium, where the specific arrangements and requirements for the sports festival will be explained. Anyone who still has questions may come ask me now."
The classroom instantly became lively again. Although most people were not particularly interested in the sports festival, many were still intrigued by events such as cavalry