Of course.
Sakayanagi Arisu had not hidden her efforts to buy off other groups, but the later it got, the more important victory became to Group 1, and the higher the price of buying off other groups would be.
So this was a chance to watch Sakayanagi Arisu spend big.
Kushida thought it was quite clever.
However.
She had been assigned to the first leg, so she needed to focus on the exam now.
"On your marks!"
"Go!"
Group 1's opponent was Group 4, nothing particularly remarkable. They only had one student with B+ physical ability, so Group 1 could get through it easily. But since this was an exam, she still had to complete her assigned two-kilometer distance.
So Kushida began to run in earnest.
Rather than going to the various areas to watch the competitors, Sakayanagi chose to remain at the starting point.
About half an hour later.
Before the results of her own group's ten-kilometer relay had come out, news from another group arrived.
It was Katsuragi.
"Group 5 lost," he said, bringing news of Group 5.
It could be said that, among all the groups, Group 5 was the only one in real danger. They were also the only group that had lost twice, so if that win rate held, Group 1 could take first place.
Conversely, if Group 5 lost, then even Group 1 would still have a chance to compete for first place.
They could go straight into overtime.
Naturally, Katsuragi was the one paying the closest attention to this.
For one thing, as a Class A student, Katsuragi naturally wanted his group to win. After all, he was part of it.
Secondly, this group was rather special. From Ryuen to Sakayanagi, there had been changes, and it was clear this was a contest