Sakayanagi: If I Offered You 20 Million, Would You Come? (Continued)

Because it's a competition based on borrowing items, and considering the complexity and difficulty of the items to be borrowed, generally, being recognized is considered a pass.

So Kikyo can certainly be understood as Kushida.

"Speaking of which, you don't think I cheated just because you couldn't beat me even when you were cheating, do you?"

But then Hachiman suddenly said, "After all, sometimes a very clean thing can only be perceived as dirty by those with a pure heart."

In other words, is Hachiman Hikigaya implying that Ryuen is crying wolf?

"Whispering sound!"

Ryuen's face was gloomy; cheating was possible in the borrowed object competition.

For example, if it's about drawing slips of paper, then just prepare the slips of paper you want to draw.

Then, the first thing you do when you draw a slip of paper is to replace it with the slip of paper you need.

Then you can prepare the things you need to borrow in advance.

Run straight back.

The methods were dirty.

However, there was only one box containing the signature, and it was very large.

In other words, the next few races, even those for older students, were also held here. So, the slips inside wouldn't be checked anymore, making it easy for someone to pass off a fake as a genuine one.

And someone like him, who is always thinking about cheating, would naturally not let such an opportunity pass him by.

He had assumed that by cheating, he was certain to win.

However, that didn't happen.

Is this a case of Hachiman being unable to win even by Hachiman Hikigaya?

"How can it be repaired!"

Ryuen lowered his head with a gloomy expression; he no longer wanted to speak.

As for the other party reporting him, he had nothing left and was completely indifferent. In fact, he didn't think Hachiman would report him, because he still owed Hachiman Hikigaya 8 million yen, and unless the other party didn't want the money anymore, they wouldn't expel him from school.

In this way.

Soon it was time for the next group.

It was Suzune Horikita who signed up for the group.

Unfortunately, she injured her left leg, so...

We need to arrange someone to replace Hachiman here.

"Hey, shall I..."

Since Horikita couldn't run the 1200m relay, Sato should have been chosen to run it, but in the end Hachiman entrusted Chiaki Matsushita with the task.

So this Sato actually had some complaints.

But now.

"Our classmate Sudō hasn't come back from the 1200-meter race yet, and we don't know what the outcome will be," Hachiman said. "So, Sato, I think you should stay here and use this competition to showcase your abilities."

"Perhaps the points you earn here can play an important role in our class."

I see.

They thought they might lose, so they didn't let her participate, but arranged for her to come here instead.

Sato nodded, accepting the result in a good mood.

"Hachiman Hikigaya, you're such a good person," the other person said.

Then, when the referee asked us to assemble, we hurriedly went to the starting line.

Hachiman stared at the other person's back for a while.

"What were you thinking about just now?" As Hachiman sat down to rest at the base camp, a blonde girl with a single ponytail walked over.

Since there weren't many people at the headquarters, Hachiman was sitting on one side of the chair, Karuizawa sat directly behind him.

It's like a backrest.

But we're practically whispering to each other now.

What am I thinking?

"Yeah, didn't you stare at Maya's back for a while?" Karuizawa said.

"..." Hachiman.

You should have given him a heads-up when you saw him like that.

"I just think that girls with a 'gya' (gal) vibe are easier to fool," Hachiman said.

"Oh?"

Karuizawa felt that the other person seemed to have included her in their conversation.

Only.

"So, you actually care about this Sports Festival?" Karuizawa said, placing his hands on his knees.

"Now Horikita's fighting force has failed, and Sudō has also run away. Even Kōenji has joined."

"Then do you think our class can still win?" Karuizawa asked.

"Of course we can win," Hachiman said confidently.

In this way.

The Sports Festival proceeded quickly according to the planned steps.

After the competition using borrowed objects, it's time for Four-Way Tug-of-War.

In.

The Four-Way Tug-of-War is played by the entire class as a unit.

This is a contest of pure strength.

Among them, Class D has a heavyweight like Albert, plus a bunch of fighting prodigies.

Sudō from Class B was absent, Kōenji also withdrew, Hirata, who went to Sudō, did not return.

So, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

In this kind of competition where overall strength is put to the test.

Class A won.

Although Class A is also missing people, it's not a big deal to lose Sakayanagi Arisu, who was unable to play anyway.

Four-Way Tug-of-War, but there could only be one winner.

That is, Class A.

You will be awarded the right to receive an additional 50 points.

Then came the Mixed Gender Two-Person Three-Legged Race.

This is also where Class B has the best chance of winning.

That is, Sudō and Onodera were initially arranged to train, using Sudō's explosive power to score high in the Mixed Gender Two-Person Three-Legged Race.

But the result now is... Sudō ran away in anger.

Hirata went to find Sudō, but he hasn't returned yet.

It seems that Yukimura went to help, but unfortunately, he came back furious.

An argument clearly broke out.

There's not much to say about these things.

Hachiman is already used to it.

In the mixed three-legged race, Onodera, who was used as a scoring weapon, was not injured, but since her main cheat code was not there, she had no way to get first place.

"Does that mean our class is going to be at the bottom?"

"The White team's score is in a very bad state!"

"So that means we'll lose 200 points."

The scores for the red and white teams, now standing in the center of the playground, are as follows.

Red team VS White team

6644 points VS 6312 points.

The Red team's advantage has diminished, but they still maintain a lead.

The students in Class B of the White team, who were at a disadvantage, were naturally worried about losing the Red and White Competition and being penalized with -200 points.

But.

Aside from the Red and White Competition, there is also a total score comparison between grades, and the scores of the four classes are quite delicate now.

Class A 771 points

Class B, 688 points

Class C, 710 points

Class D, 746 points

Class B ranked last.

If no miracle occurs, then they will have to lose 200 points for being ranked last.

Forget about Class B; everyone will lose 40,000 yuan in living expenses every month. It's safe to say that the advantage gained from the Uninhabited Island Exam will be completely wiped out in this Sports Festival.

"So Hachiman Hikigaya, what should we do about this?"

Immediately, people looked towards Hachiman.

This is the norm in this class; people only panic when it involves the interests of everyone.

Some people wanted to go to Kōenji, but Kōenji had already gone to the audience area to watch the play and had asked for a high appearance fee of 5 million yen. No one would agree to such a thing.

Because they weren't classmates?

Why do I still have to pay?

And at that moment, Chabashira-sensei arrived.

"Because it was an unexpected situation, the school allowed a substitution."

Sae Chabashira walked over, her long legs encased in black stockings and high heels, and said coldly, "Of course, you can also choose to give up."

"How can we give up!"

Kei Karuizawa suddenly became excited, clenching her fist and raising it in the air, "We've come this far, we absolutely can't give up!"

"So what?"

Sae Chabashira asked, "Are you going to find someone to replace Sudō, or do you have other plans?"

Are there any other options?

How could she know? She was just listening to Hachiman Hikigaya's confident assurances.

Kei Karuizawa then remained silent.

"Mixed three-legged races are our chance to rack up points," Hachiman said. "And to rack up points, you need to have physical abilities at least as overpowered as Sudō's."

"Only then can we reliably outperform other classes."

"But actually, I didn't initially plan for Sudo to focus his energy on this," Hachiman added. "Because a person's physical strength and energy are limited. Sudō's physical strength is amazing, but after competing in so many events, it's like working hard to rest. So, the chances of winning five consecutive mixed three-legged races are not that high."

"That's why I prepared a secret weapon," Hachiman said. "I discovered this weapon after entering the school, but I kept it hidden until our class faced a life-or-death situation, a very important moment, before using it."

"And now, I think it's time for it to be revealed," Hachiman said. "I believe that after using it, we can move up to Class A."

"You mean..." Everyone, look over here.

Then I noticed a boy who seemed to have a very low profile standing up.