Because the slip Hachiman drew would determine the arrangements for the three classes going forward.
The drawing.
Then he pulled one out.
A red ball.
And the ball bore the letter A.
In other words, Ryuen's class could take the scores of Kōenji and the others from Class A, but that was only 57 points. So, 282 + 57 = 339 points.
"Looks like it ends here."
The three teachers from Classes B, C, and D, who had been watching from a corner, began speaking.
The one speaking was Chie Hoshinomiya.
Class A had obtained 340 points, while Class B had only 339.
Though the gap was tiny, there was still a difference in rank.
"So, Sakagami, you can only try harder next time."
"You won't be able to become Class A's homeroom teacher this month," Hoshinomiya said.
"..." Sakagami-sensei said, "The students in my class have already done their best. I'm satisfied with this result."
Though he said that, losing by just one point was still frustrating.
"At most, we'll fight again next time."
Fight again next time. Based on the current results, the Red and White Competition would give them +100 points, but because they were one point below Class A, they could only take second place. That meant Class A would recover 50 points.
So they had only narrowed the gap by 50 points.
They would have to fight again from here.
However.
The teachers here were not limited to Classes B and C. The homeroom teacher of Class D was also present.
"Chie, the expressions on your students' faces seem a little strange." At that moment, Class D's homeroom teacher suddenly pointed it out.
"My students'?"
Hm?
Chie Hoshinomiya looked over and noticed that five, six—no, quite a few of her students seemed to have breathed