A Forced Change of Perspective from Ayanokoji!

He gets irritable when others can't do something; to put it simply, this guy's temper isn't suited to be a mentor.

Hirata, on the other hand, was completely different. He was standing next to the girls waiting for Sudo to give them instructions on how to Cavalry Battle, and he was giving them relatively easy posture guidance.

Seeing this, Shuichi Kanda also walked towards Hirata, as he had something to say to Hirata about Cavalry Battle.

"What's wrong, Kanda- kun?"

After guiding a group of girls to stabilize their posture, Hirata noticed Shuichi Kanda walking over.

"Well, regarding the Cavalry Battle game, there are twenty boys in our class. If we divide them into groups of four, there will be five groups in total. But I'm afraid I won't be able to participate."

Hearing Shuichi Kanda's words, Hirata nodded in understanding.

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it."

"So I hope to group Kouenji with me. Judging from his current attitude, he probably won't take the competition seriously. He probably won't do teamwork things like Cavalry Battle, so it's better not to consider him as part of the combat force from the beginning."

After listening to Shuichi Kanda's words, Hirata thought for a moment and then nodded, "Kanda, you're right. However, I don't think we can just disqualify Kouenji from the competition. I'll ask him about it later."

"That's good. If he's willing to participate, it will significantly increase Class D's fighting strength."

And so, the matter of Cavalry Battle was settled, and the order of appearance for Shuichi Kanda's team was basically decided. Anyway, he was an easy opponent, so it didn't matter which group he was in.

Chapter 175 Forced Perspective-Taking from Ayanokoji!

While some people can excel at three-legged races, such as the duo of Yukimura and Shuichi Kanda, although neither of them has particularly good athletic ability, their excellent teamwork makes their speed quite respectable.

For example, the combination of Sudo and Ike, although their teamwork is not perfect, Sudo's strength and speed completely make up for this shortcoming!

However, since some people can do it, naturally others cannot.

For example, Horikita Suzune, who prides herself on her athletic ability, is currently struggling with this very sport.

Horikita Suzune's partner is Onodera, a swimmer from the same class, who is also a very athletic person.

Logically speaking, these two should be a good match, as they are quite similar in height and 100-meter running speed.

In the 100-meter dash, Horikita was even slightly ahead of Onodera, but these two athletes, who were considered the top seeds by everyone, were unusually slow when doing the Three-Legged Race.

"Aren't these two supposed to be super slow? What's going on?" Most of the students in the class noticed Horikita and Onodera's unusual behavior.

Because they were a pair on whom high hopes were placed, even Sudo paused his coaching to come and check on their practice, and showed a surprised expression after seeing their current situation.

However, Horikita and Onodera quickly arrived and stopped.

"Hey, Horikita, could you cooperate with me a little more?"

Onodera said this with some agitation.

"You're definitely out of sync. But that's not my fault; it's because you're running too slowly."

"Varied..."

Horikita's words left Onodera dumbfounded. Why would this guy say something so utterly idiotic and self-evident?

"It's only natural to match the pace of the faster team, right? It's really strange that I would deliberately slow down and compromise."

Onodera was speechless, as if he were meeting Horikita Suzune for the first time. Shouldn't the speed limit of a three-legged race depend on the slower pair?

What exactly is going on with Horikita Suzune?

"Pfft... Hahaha."

Meanwhile, upon hearing Horikita's words, Shuichi Kanda burst out laughing, which immediately drew Horikita's displeased gaze.

What are you laughing at?

"Can't I laugh? Your performance in the Three-Legged Race, Horikita Suzune, is not as good as mine, Shuichi Kanda's. Isn't that something to be happy about?"

What nonsense are you spouting?

"How about we have a contest? The loser has to grant the other one a not-too-outrageous request, what do you think?" Shuichi Kanda eyebrow and challenged Horikita Suzune, who was clearly unconvinced.

"Since you insist on working for me for free, I have no choice but to agree."

The idea of getting Shuichi Kanda do something not too outrageous was very tempting for Horikita. Although Kanda Shuichi's athletic abilities were different, his intelligence was undeniable.

"Onodera- kun, could you please team up with Horikita again?" Shuichi Kanda, looking at Onodera, who was still somewhat dumbfounded.

"I'm fine with it, but..."

As he spoke, Onodera looked at Horikita, the meaning in his eyes self-evident.

"So, Horikita, are you going to change teammates?"

"No."

And so, the decision was made happily.

Shuichi Kanda's teammate is still Teruhiko Yukimura, with whom he practiced earlier, while Horikita is still paired with Onodera.

Shuichi Kanda's physical abilities are evident to everyone in Class D, and Yukimura is a tough guy who directly lists himself as a guaranteed top ten finisher in the Sports Festival. Their physical abilities are probably at the bottom not only in Class D, but even among all the boys in the entire grade.

On the other hand, Horikita and Onodera are different. Onodera is a member of the swimming club and, like Sudo, became a regular in his first year. Therefore, his athletic ability is definitely not bad, at least far superior to Shuichi Kanda and Teruhiko Yukimura.

As for Horikita, her sprinting time is even faster than Onodera's; probably among all the girls in the class, there aren't many who can run faster than her.

However, this seemingly obvious match surprised most people.

"Hirata, I'll leave it to you to give the orders."

After tying the ropes up, Shuichi Kanda ordered Hirata around without any hesitation.

"Okay, I understand."

Since everyone felt it was a one-sided match, there was no need to specifically designate referees.

"On your marks, get set, 3, 2, 1, GO!"

As soon as Hirata gave the order, Shuichi Kanda and Teruhiko Yukimura ran off at their previous pace, while Horikita and Onodera were slightly ahead of them.

However, this group soon encountered problems; their speed began to drop, and they were easily overtaken by the combination of Shuichi Kanda and Teruhiko Yukimura.

Seeing himself being overtaken, Horikita immediately tried to speed up, but this completely messed up his rhythm and Onodera's rhythm. Not only did they fail to accelerate, they even came to a complete standstill.

Shuichi Kanda and Teruhiko Yukimura reached the finish line directly, and looking back, Horikita and Onodera seemed to have given up on the race.

"Thank you for your hard work, Yukimura."

"No, being able to beat a seeded player still makes me feel a little complacent."

After defeating the Horikita and Onodera combination, Yukimura's serious face showed a slight smile.

In the sport of three-legged race, you need to know your partner's speed first. Then, as long as your partner can also control their speed, you can smoothly take the next step.

However, Shuichi Kanda didn't intend to enlighten her on this matter. If such a simple principle needed to be taught, Shuichi Kanda would be exhausted.

However, Shuichi Kanda still came to Horikita's side.

"Don't forget, you have to promise me something, Horikita," Shuichi Kanda said playfully. "If you break your promise, your brother will probably be embarrassed too."

"I will naturally keep my promise, so you don't need to worry about that."

Sure enough, Horikita Manabu Horikita Suzune became particularly attentive when Horikita Manabu was mentioned.

"That's good."

Meanwhile, the Ayanokoji Hirata duo worked together exceptionally well, their speed soaring, easily overtaking the Shuichi Kanda and Teruhiko Yukimura duo.

The difference is so subtle that it doesn't need to be compared; it's a difference that can be discerned with the naked eye.

Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, half a month had gone by, with less than two weeks left until the Sports Festival.

Because of the Sports Festival, Sudo completely forgot about his studies, but Sudo didn't slack off at all when it came to sports.

Even though his performance was already the best in Class D, or even the best in the grade, he was not arrogant at all. Every day he was either teaching others how to master the skills of sports or practicing his competition events on his own.

Even though there were already some lazy students in the class, he practiced diligently and tirelessly, showing no signs of slacking off.

Meanwhile, his classmates were also marveling at his unfathomable stamina; they thought he might actually be able to maintain his peak condition and participate in all the events on the day of the Sports Festival.

During this period, Hirata also confirmed tactics with Ichinose, especially in cooperative competitions such as Cavalry Battle, Pole Toppling, and Tug of War.

From the current perspective, everything is proceeding according to plan, and the situation is simply fantastic.

While everyone was busy with their own things, one person dropped the ball; in short, they messed up.

After that, Horikita Suzune changed partners several times to challenge the Three-Legged Race parted on bad terms.

Finally, she decided to challenge the girl with the shortest coordination time in the official competition, but her speed was even slower than that of Shuichi Kanda's group.

After observing quietly for two weeks Kiyotaka Ayanokoji finally decided to make his move.

"Excuse me for a moment?"

"What?"

Horikita's tone wasn't very friendly when Ayanokoji struck up a conversation with her. After all, Three-Legged Race to Shuichi Kanda, who was a complete klutz, and had been forced to agree to something for him. She had been holding a grudge for two weeks.

"I think you'd better learn to compromise a little more."

"... Several people have said those things to me."

She seemed to have thought of a few things, and said while rubbing her forehead.

"I'm only not allowing myself to compromise in order to achieve my best time, is that not allowed? Three-legged running is different from regular running, even if the slower runner can theoretically coordinate with the other to some extent."

"But the result of this is that your grades are a complete mess."

"That's because my teammates didn't work hard enough, it's not my fault."

"You're really stubborn."

Looking at the ever-stubborn Horikita, Ayanokoji sighed, while Shuichi Kanda was gossiping everywhere, felt that Ayanokoji was insulting the word "stubborn."

She's being an idiot, not stubborn!

What did Ayanokoji do? He simply took out Three-Legged Race rope and said to Horikita, "Let's run a three-legged race together."

"After all, there are mixed-gender three-legged races. Let me check your qualities as a teammate; I think that should be acceptable."

"You think your pace can keep up with mine? You'll just hold me back."

"According to your theory, this shouldn't be related to the speed of walking, right?"

Wow, Ayanokoji, you really know how to use Horikita's words to refute Horikita!

"... Okay. I'll tie it up."

Horikita then took the rope from Ayanokoji and tied their feet together.

"Well then, time to run!"

With that, Ayanokoji led Horikita out. At first, the two were very fast, but soon Horikita's expression changed.

"Wait, wait a minute!"

However, Ayanokoji completely ignored Horikita's words and simply accelerated on his own.

"According to you, cooperating with the other party shouldn't be difficult, right?"

"That's... I know...!"

Horikita couldn't immediately deny what she had said just minutes before, so she gritted her teeth and tried to keep up with Ayanokoji.

However, he couldn't keep up with the other's pace no matter what he did, and just as he was about to fall directly onto the rubber track, Ayanokoji reached out and supported Horikita's shoulder.

After saying a few words to Horikita, Ayanokoji untied the ropes binding their feet and left.

Horikita Suzune just doesn't know how to put herself in others' shoes. When practicing with girls, she was the one who was faster, but now Ayanokoji has directly taught her what it feels like to be the slower one.

By directly forcing a shift in their perspective, this move was absolutely brilliant.

Ayanokoji has been observing the class's overall situation these past few days. If this is the case, Class D might actually be able to win this time.

However, Koenji remains a problem. It's rumored that they've decided not to participate anymore, which is really bad news for Class D.

However, Ayanokoji didn't plan to make contact with the other person. That guy was a headache whether he was a friend or foe, and as a recluse, Ayanokoji wouldn't go looking for trouble.

Sigh, if Kanda would be willing to try and persuade Koenji, but it's already made it clear that Koenji won't interfere with this year's Sports Festival.

If Koenji is willing to participate, and with Sudo's help, Class D's chances of winning this Sports Festival are definitely not small.

It's a pity that Koenji is no longer at risk of being expelled, and he doesn't even lack Private Points, so it's probably difficult to see him at the Sports Festival.

During this time, although Shuichi Kanda was out enjoying gossip, he didn't forget to exercise. In fact, he never let himself be idle during physical education class.