Sakayanagi's Invitation! (5k)!

Because the competition had only just begun, two people had already started cheating. Naturally, that drew everyone's surprise.

P.S. Today's update is here.

Sob, sob. I want monthly votes.

Classmate Sakayanagi's Invitation! 5k!

The second-year boys' teams had already begun competing and were in position.

The boy assigned to compete in the first group was Rokusuke Koenji.

And this was also Classmate Sakayanagi's arrangement.

A monster like Kōenji was famous, but while most students had learned that he took first place during the uninhabited island exam, they had only watched him score highly every day and had not seen how terrifying he truly was.

But now...

They could see it.

And this was beneficial to Second-year Class A as well.

For example:

"Look, the fastest runner is a student from our class."

"It's Rokusuke Koenji!"

"With Kōenji here, even if Classmate Sakayanagi didn't give any additional instructions for this Sports Festival, we can still win!"

Things like that.

Since Classmate Sakayanagi was unwell, she had not participated in directing this Sports Festival, and Katsuragi had taken over instead.

Some students seemed uneasy about that.

This arrangement was intended to have Kōenji claim the first victory and raise morale.

The first group of second-years was now in position.

Bang!

As the starting pistol sounded, Rokusuke Koenji shot forward like an arrow, finishing first or second with an incredible lead of over ten meters on third place.

Was this what it meant to be physically overpowered?

But why was it said that he had finished first or second?

"Beep!"

The referee stationed at the finish line raised the small flag in his hand, requesting a temporary halt to the competition. He needed to review the footage to confirm who had taken first place.

Under the usual procedure, every group's race would be