Chapter 258

"How dare you! Ryuen! You bastard!"

"They're completely uncooperative!"

The students in Class A were almost furious, and their patience with Ryuen had almost reached its limit.

Because the guys in Class D showed absolutely no intention of cooperating; they just let the people in Class D stand wherever they wanted.

Even Albert, the strongest person in Class D, was placed first!

While it is indeed very intimidating, the utilization rate of power is far too low!

"No way."

Kohei Katsuragi sighed deeply. "Let's continue."

Although he had anticipated that Ryuen wouldn't cooperate, he didn't deny that Ryuen might simply abandon their responsibilities and run away with everyone.

"Shh!"

The whistle blew.

The entire White team immediately lowered their bodies and shifted their center of gravity.

This way, you can make it as difficult as possible for the other party to influence you.

The students in Class C, however, also tried to do the same.

But without a doubt.

Class B will not cooperate.

"La!"

As if he wanted to vent all the frustration he had just endured in the pole vaulting competition, Sudō roared and pulled the rope backward.

Then...

"Shh!"

The whistle blew again.

The White team won.

However, everyone was still in a daze.

Because they simply exerted force once and easily pulled the rope across the line.

The referee blew his whistle immediately.

And so, they won the victory so easily.

"Ha, trash from Class D!"

Sudō finally burst into laughter, releasing all the pent-up frustration from the beating he had just endured.

"Ryuen".

Meanwhile, Katsuragi from the Red team earnestly advised, "We are both from the Red team after all. If we lose, it will be a loss for both of us. I hope you can seriously consider cooperating with us sincerely."

"Cooperate?"

Ryuen chuckled and waved his hand, "You guys from Class A are still as naive as ever."

If Ryuen used to look down on Ichinose's class the most.

So now, the person he looks down on the most is Katsuragi's class.

Although he enjoys playing tricks and schemes.

But he is also willing to admit his mistakes.

So after losing to Hachiman Hikigaya, he will seriously reflect on his mistakes and then regroup.

And the reason why he keeps losing.

He has figured it out.

It's because he never figured out who his real opponent was—

He thought it was Horikita.

But now he realizes that the only real enemy from beginning to end is Hachiman Hikigaya.

In contrast, what do Class A have?

If it were Sakayanagi, he might be wary, but now, with the two parties competing, Katsuragi is completely being used as a pawn by Sakayanagi, and Katsuragi is completely unaware that he has become a pawn on the chessboard.

"Shh!"

The second round of whistles sounded soon after.

The members of the Red team and the White team are ready again.

In this second round, the positions of both sides remained unchanged.

The Red team won, so they don't think there's anything wrong with their positioning.

My performance just now says it all.

So they chose to continue.

As for the Red team, they had no choice.

The students in Class A were so angry they were almost numb, because they knew that no amount of anger would change anything.

The guys in Class D have absolutely no sportsmanship.

"Ready, one, two!"

The students in the White team shouted slogans loudly, and then their movements were equally synchronized as they leaned back.

"Pull!"

"Bang!"

At the command, everyone exerted all their strength, pulling the rope in their own direction.

And try to lower your center of gravity as much as possible.

Trying to win—

Then, they all fell heavily to the ground.

Everyone's backs were being intensely rubbed by the uneven sand, and they felt a burning pain.

"Haha, the idiots in Class B and Class C."

Ryuen laughed as he looked at the Red team members, and the members of Class D also wore mocking sneers on their faces.

Yes.

The White team won.

Once again.

Even if Class A tried their best, it was still no use when everyone in Class D gave up holding onto the rope.

Everyone in Class A was pulled over, staggering as they went.

All the members of the Red team collapsed to the ground.

They won.

However, I did not feel any sense of joy from winning through competition.

Instead, there is a kind of anger stemming from being given charity and pitied.

"Ryuen!"

Sudō got up from the ground. The pain of the fall stirred his heart, reminding him of his previous experience of being tricked and beaten by Class D during the pole-climbing competition.

He roared angrily, but was met only with Ryuen's mocking gaze.

"So this method works on idiots."

Ryuen sneered inwardly, but his gaze fell on Hachiman Hikigaya in the crowd, his eyes serious.

This inferior method is foolproof against a brainless idiot like Sudō.

However, this only applies to idiots.

Those who are even slightly clear-headed will not fall for it.

Because they knew it was a provocation tactic.

"This is truly remarkable, Ryuen."

Katsuragi's gaze also turned cold.

He was ripped off by Ryuen, and badly so.

So he knew that this was a very dangerous man.

With his intelligence, he easily saw through Ryuen's provocation and psychological warfare.

The purpose was to disrupt the White team's mindset and lower their rationality through two team battles.

This caused them to lose their composure and perform poorly in subsequent matches.

Even though he knew it was because of this, the composed Katsuragi was still enraged.

Ryuen is simply making a fool of them all!

Moreover, the tug-of-war competition is a best-of-three match, so now, due to Ryuen's provocation, the victory in the tug-of-war competition has been handed over to the White team.

"Yet you remain as self-centered as ever, treating everyone else like fools. Ryuen, you'll suffer a great loss sooner or later if you continue like this."

Katsuragi took a deep look at Ryuen, then turned and left.

The White team's alliance still has one thing left: Cavalry Battle.

I initially thought there was still some room for cooperation with Ryuen, but now it seems...

It's no longer necessary.

By deliberately provoking the White team, Ryuen probably wanted to do something dangerous, something that Class A absolutely could not get involved in.

"Although I didn't expect Sudō to be so resilient, able to withstand a beating for so long, Sudō is no longer a threat."

Ryuen ignored Katsuragi, coldly withdrawing his gaze and no longer paying attention to the impotently furious Sudō. "This kind of irrational guy is meaningless. No matter how good his stamina is, he's just a fool. Now, let's send him out."

"As for Hachiman Hikigaya..."

Ryuen narrowed his eyes, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

Sudō is about to leave the game, Hachiman Hikigaya, how can you possibly turn the tide?

The tug-of-war competition ended, and there was a short break.

The boys' group activities have basically come to an end.

Only one Cavalry Battle.

This competition is a four-person team, with three people acting as horses and carrying the other person on their backs.

The person being carried on the back had a headband tied around their head. They were being treated as a general.

The winner is the one who tears off the opponent's headband.

By the way—

Starting with the pole vault competition, the progress of the events for boys and girls began to diverge.

The boys are about to begin Cavalry Battle.

Meanwhile, the girls were still having a ball-throwing contest.

Let's continue our cooperation.

Kanzaki led the students of Class C over. They had won one and lost one in two consecutive team matches, but their morale had been worn down by Ryuen. Kanzaki didn't think this was a good situation.

Therefore, it is said, "To catch the thief, first catch the king; I suggest we eliminate the dangerous Ryuen first!"

Kanzaki is physically fit, and although he doesn't usually express his opinions, it doesn't mean he lacks his own opinions and perspectives.

"I suspect Ryuen is using reverse psychology on us," Kanzaki said. "And the target of their reverse psychology..."