All-Year Joint 1,200-Meter Relay
Then, among the eight mandatory events, students who placed first through fifth could earn points: 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 point respectively.
The recommended events offered more points, but only the top three could score, earning 10, 5, and 2 points respectively.
The final all-year joint 1,200-meter relay had doubled points, with the top three receiving 20, 10, and 5 points.
"That was basically it."
In other words, every student was still required to participate in certain events. Classes would compete as units, grouped into larger teams.
"So what's different?"
Ryuen rose to his feet and spoke.
It could be said that the Sports Festival in their first year had also been a dark chapter in Ryuen's history. Back then, he had thought victory was assured and attacked Horikita's class, only for Hachiman to turn the tables and trick him into signing away 300 class points.
It had been a tragedy.
But now was not the time to talk about that.
In the large-group arrangement, Class A and Class D formed the Red Team, while Classes B and C formed the White Team.
Third-year Class B was Ryuen's class, meaning they would be teamed with Ichinose's class this time. Ichinose's class was dependable.
Class A, on the other hand, had been paired with Class D. As long as Class D dragged them down, the large group containing Class A would lose points as well.
Of course, that was only the situation among the third years. But Third-year Class D now had the fewest students, and all the physically capable monsters had either been expelled or run away. They were basically devoid of fighting strength. They were currently the class most capable of holding everyone else back.
So, in terms of the large-group score, they had