A situation had now arisen where they had to join forces with other classes against their opponents.
In other words, classes were not merely rivals to one another; sometimes, they could also become allies.
This left some students, who wanted to deliberately foster class unity by treating other classes as enemies, rather bewildered.
However.
No matter what they thought, the Sports Festival's opening ceremony had begun.
"Classes A and D will form the Red team, while Classes B and C will form the White team."
"Since several classes will be forming large groups, you now have some time to get acquainted with one another."
Honami Ichinose, acting as host, spoke into the microphone.
She had taken over the role Senpai Fujimaki had held during their first year.
Perhaps because they disliked unnecessary talk, neither the Student Council President nor the Vice President had taken the stage. Instead, Secretary Ichinose had been assigned to organize the event and deliver the speech.
At that moment.
"Then if this is just an ordinary Sports Festival exam, I won't lose points for not participating, right?" A particularly loud voice rang out.
Everyone followed the sound and saw the speaker standing in the designated area for Third-year Class B.
He was a man with red hair parted down the middle.
He was tall, looked like a delinquent, and had an awful attitude.
What drew attention was that, at a time like this, he was the only person present in Third-year Class B's area.
Had the other students in his class chosen not to participate?
"Of course you can," Ichinose said from the podium, microphone in hand.
"But such uncooperative behavior will probably cause some trouble for the other members of the White team," Ichinose said.
Ichinose had already been very polite.
After all, she herself