Ryuen: Kanda, Just Sit Back and Watch Me Deal with Suzune! / Shuichi Kanda: I've Been Kidnapped!

Although he hadn't engaged in any strenuous exercise, the late summer weather in September, combined with outdoor activities, left Shuichi Kanda drenched in sweat and even a little breathless after each class.

However, the activities over the past two weeks have also significantly improved Shuichi Kanda's physical strength.

It seems that even if he wasn't good at first, he still had the physical vitality of a teenage boy.

However, since the Sports Festival started, Shuichi Kanda hasn't been cooking much anymore. Because his daily physical education classes drain his energy, he'd rather skip cooking and take a break.

The first-grade students all seem pretty much the same. I heard that the foot traffic at the Keyaki Mall has decreased these past few days.

This can be seen from the guests who come to Shuichi Kanda's room every day.

Just the fact that Kushida, who has many friends, has been holed up in Shuichi Kanda's room reading for the past few days shows how tiring physical education class is.

However, it's clear that no one goes to school to practice competition events on Saturdays and weekends. Although winning and losing are important, it doesn't have to be to such an extent.

After all, even Sudo chose to rest on Saturdays and weekends to balance work and rest and allow his body to recover. So it goes without saying that ordinary students who usually slack off are even more likely to do so.

Shuichi Kanda also accepted the invitation to visit the Keyaki Mall, because someone had invited him to dinner again.

Chapter 176 Ryuen: Kanda, just you wait and see how I deal with Suzune!

The person who would invite Shuichi Kanda dinner at the Keyaki Mall when he had nothing else to do was naturally Ryuen Kakeru.

Moreover, unlike the previous invitation which was sent through Shiina, this time it was personally sent to Shuichi Kanda by him.

The restaurant was the same barbecue place as last time, but this time, before Shuichi Kanda arrived, Ryuen didn't touch any ingredients, waiting for Shuichi Kanda to cook.

Looking at how sensible Ryuen, Shuichi Kanda suddenly felt a little reluctant to trick him.

"I heard that your Class D has been practicing really hard these past few days."

After dipping a piece of grilled meat in sauce and putting it in his mouth, Ryuen casually inquired about information regarding Class D.

"I guess so. What? Are you scared?"

Shuichi Kanda used tongs to quickly flip the beef on the wire mesh.

"Fear? I should have said it before, the word 'fear' doesn't exist in my dictionary Ryuen Kakeru's dictionary."

"Then why did you come to see me?"

Shuichi Kanda placed a piece of grilled beef on his plate and then looked at Ryuen.

"I'm just here to declare my victory. I've figured out how to defeat Horikita Suzune. I'll tear her to shreds, body and soul, at this Sports Festival."

Upon hearing this, Shuichi Kanda, who was about to eat the grilled meat, paused slightly.

I think it's better to be forgiving when possible.

He gave in! This guy gave in!

Ryuen was very happy.

"What? Are you scared?"

Ryuen took what Shuichi Kanda had just said and used it directly on Shuichi Kanda. Isn't that a kind of... just karma?

"Afraid? Although my dictionary is more comprehensive than yours, and the word 'fear' is in it, I'm really not afraid of what you might do to Horikita." Shuichi Kanda put down his chopsticks and looked at Ryuen. "I only reminded you because her brother is the Student Council President, and you don't even appreciate it. It really hurts me."

"Hmph, this is a fight between first-year students, he has no right to interfere." Ryuen chewed the grilled meat vigorously, a fearless smile on his face. "But if he wants to get involved, I'd be happy to."

"Whatever makes you happy."

"Hmph, once I've dealt with Suzune, it'll be your turn next time." Ryuen picked up another slice of beef. "Of course, if you want to join me, I'd be more than happy to oblige. Hiyori has missed you these past Hiyori too."

You bastard, Shiina probably didn't know that when you said that.

Ryuen still wants a talent like Shuichi Kanda, especially considering he has tens of millions of points.

"Once you've completely defeated Horikita Suzune, it's not impossible to consider it."

Shuichi Kanda didn't rule out the possibility of a definitive answer, and even added some pressure to Horikita Suzune.

"Hmph, then I look forward to that day."

In fact, if it weren't for Ryuen's interest in Shuichi Kanda's abilities, Ryuen probably would have already resorted to some underhanded tactics against Shuichi Kanda, such as his habitual use of violence.

He now wants Shuichi Kanda work for him, and this defeat of Horikita is to show his strength to the other party.

However, if Ryuen is certain that it cannot obtain Shuichi Kanda's power, it will not hesitate to use violence to destroy it.

Although he would regret it if it really came to that, he was also looking forward to seeing someone like Shuichi Kanda succumb to Matoba.

If Shuichi Kanda knew about this, he would probably sigh and say, "As expected, the human heart is all black."

After the meal, Ryuen and Shuichi Kanda left. Ryuen headed deeper into the shopping street, while Shuichi Kanda went to the supermarket next door. Having not cooked for several weeks, Shuichi Kanda decided to treat himself to a meal.

Time passed day by day, and the students practiced their exam subjects day after day until the final week before the Sports Festival began.

This week, there's something more important than the practice events: deciding the students' competition order.

Although an initial draft of the competition lineup had been decided before, this is clearly the final decision, and it cannot be made as casually as before.

Today is the deadline, so we must decide on the participants for each event.

As soon as Hirata stepped onto the podium, Kushida faced the blackboard, picked up the chalk, and began writing, fully prepared.

"Next, we need to decide on the final combination of all events and all competitions."

Over the past few days, his notebook has accumulated a large amount of data on his students, including notes that record the results of his class every day, and even lists the students' progress in great detail.

Next, Hirata explained in detail the best lineup that the whole class had agreed on, as well as the order of appearance that was incorporated into the winning strategy.

Kushida wrote the order on the blackboard.

Watching Kushida diligently writing on the blackboard, Shuichi Kanda quite impressed. "This girl's chalk handwriting is pretty good, and it's amazing how fast she can write."

But after more than a dozen projects, her wrists must be sore. She really loves to show off, serves her right!

Afterwards, the students each wrote down the matches assigned to them and the order in which they would be placed.

No student raised any objection to the result, the discussion proceeded smoothly without any disputes.

Sudo's match is always the first one, and his group's sacrificial lamb is Ike. In contrast, Shuichi Kanda's match is the penultimate one, and his group's seeded player is Miyake.

As for the recommended competitions, in addition to Sudo participating in all events, the other events have also been decided one after another.

Examples include Scavenger Hunt, mixed- Three-Legged Race, Four-Way Tug-of-War, and the final 1200-meter relay race.

A 1200-meter relay race requires a total of six participants: three men and three women.

The selected members for Class D are Horikita Suzune, Kayano Onodera Yuina Maezono, Akito Miyake, Hirata Yosuke, and Sato Ken.

Apart from that person named Yuina Maezono, whom I had never met, everyone else was basically an acquaintance.

Oh, I'm not particularly close to Onodera; we've only spoken to each other once.

"--So, for the final 1200-meter relay race, Sudo -kun will be the last leg, is that alright?"

"Of course, leave this to me."

Sudo confidently assured everyone that as the fastest student in the class, he felt obligated to achieve the best possible result in the final leg of the relay race.

From a purely rational standpoint, this might be the most appropriate order for participating in the competition. It's just a pity that some people have expressed very clear dissatisfaction with this entry list.

Although she thought she was hiding it well, the expression on her face had already betrayed her true thoughts.

Chapter 177 Shuichi Kanda: I've been kidnapped!

After school, Horikita Suzune immediately went to find Hirata and Sudo, but she decided to start by talking to the people involved.

So, Horikita got up and walked towards Sudo's seat.

Upon seeing the goddess walking towards him, Sudo suddenly became somewhat nervous.

"W-What's wrong? Rin... Horikita."

"I have something I want to tell you, could you come over here for a moment?"

"Okay, okay."

When Horikita approached him like that, Sudo, rather shamelessly, agreed, secretly hoping for a little encouragement.

Well, there's nothing wrong with that.

However, Sudo's expectations quickly waned, and a look of disappointment appeared on his face. The frantic little deer crashed into a rock and died, because Horikita wasn't looking for just him.

"And Hirata, may I trouble you for a moment as well?"

Horikita struck up a conversation with Hirata and called him over to a corner of the classroom.

"Regarding the race schedule we just decided on, there's something I want to discuss. For the 1200-meter relay race at the end of the Sports Festival, I'd like you to let me run the last leg."

Sudo was also puzzled by Horikita Suzune's straightforward request.

"Well... the last leg is usually given to the fastest runner, right? Or are you worried about me being the last runner?"

The final runner in a relay race is believed to have the power to turn the tide of the entire race, so although there's no scientific basis for this, people subconsciously associate it with...

"No, that's not it. I knew your strength very well during practice. It's just..." Horikita hesitated.

"You just want to compete against your brother, what's there to be embarrassed about?"

Before Horikita could finish speaking, Shuichi Kanda appeared out of nowhere and directly explained the reason.

"I don't recall inviting you over."

"What does it matter? We're all classmates, and am I wrong?" Shuichi Kanda didn't care about Horikita's angry glare.

"My brother is..."

"As expected of the Student Council President..."

At this moment, Sudo and Hirata also realized what was happening.

They knew that Horikita Manabu was the Student Council President, but no one thought about it in detail.

After all, the surname Horikita is quite common, and even in this school, there are definitely more than just Horikita Suzune and Horikita Manabu.

Furthermore, since Horikita Suzune had never mentioned this before, it's normal that she didn't think about it in that way.

However, they probably didn't even know that the Student Council President was in Class A and Horikita Suzune was in Class D, two people from such different classes, were actually siblings...

Perhaps they themselves unconsciously felt it was impossible.

"But if they're siblings, I don't think I've ever heard Horikita- san mention it before."

Seemingly finding this situation amusing, Kushida Kikyo somehow became part of the audience and then made this incisive statement.

With her keen eyesight, she could naturally see the unnatural expression on Horikita's face, which meant that her relationship with her brother was somewhat abnormal.

But saying things like this at this time is like rubbing salt into Horikita's wounds, isn't it?

Although Horikita found this behavior despicable, Kushida secretly felt a sense of satisfaction.

Little thing, I've finally found your weakness!

Shuichi Kanda had no intention of stopping Kushida's actions; in fact, he wanted to hear her ask a few more questions.

"It seems like a lot has happened between them, and they're currently in a cold war. I think Horikita probably wants to use this Sports Festival to find an opportunity to reconcile?"

What do you mean, Ayanokoji? Can't I see that heartbreaking expression on her face again?

In fact Ayanokoji was right, but he was also completely wrong.

On the surface, it seems that the two of them did have a fight, and then fell into a cold war where neither of them spoke to the other.

However, the current situation is that Horikita Suzune wants to contact her brother, but she doesn't dare, afraid that her brother will be disappointed in her, and besides, she doesn't have his contact information...

Horikita Manabu has his sister's contact information, but he doesn't dare to contact Horikita Suzune either. However, he is worried that Horikita will continue to imitate him and run wildly down the wrong path.

So what Ayanokoji said wasn't entirely wrong, but it wasn't entirely wrong either, because that's how it appeared to those who didn't know the inside story.

However, even Shuichi Kanda didn't know this. He only knew that Horikita Manabu still cared about Horikita Suzune, but he didn't know why Horikita was so indifferent on the surface.

Sudo glanced at Ayanokoji. "Seriously, how did you know information I didn't even know? Are you trying to raid my base while I'm not looking!?"

However, after seeing that Horikita didn't refute him, Sudo realized that what Ayanokoji said was probably true. In that case, if he still didn't let her out, Horikita would probably dislike him, right?

"Since you've put it that way, then it's not that I can't do it." Sudo nodded, although he still felt that running the last leg was the best option for him.