Before the third day's preparation time had even begun, Class C had already occupied a stretch of open space beside the stands.
Several marker ropes lay across the ground. No one said it was an official area, but Ishizaki stood beside the ropes.
"Someone was using this place first." Sudo tucked the folder under his arm.
"When did the school say this place belonged to you?" "They didn't," Ishizaki said with a grin.
"But we got here first."
Horikita looked at the ropes, then at Class D's two schedules. "Move the logistics schedule to the other side."
Sudo immediately turned around. "Why?"
"There's room for the record board over there." "Move the fitness window too?"
Gu Heng did not answer right away.
More people had gathered beside the stands. Some looked at the ropes, while others looked at Class D.
Ryuuen sat on the steps as if waiting for a conclusion.
"If we move everything," Gu Heng said, "people will remember that Class D gave up the spot."
"And if we don't?" Horikita asked.
"People will remember that we stopped preparing over a spot."
Sudo pressed his fist against the folder. "Then kick their ropes aside."
"That would become another kind of record," Hirata said.
"Are you people preparing or not?" Ishizaki shouted.
Ryuuen raised his eyes. "Don't decide for them."
Ishizaki immediately shut up.
Gu Heng pulled a blank sheet from the stack of forms.
"The fitness window starts at its original time. The logistics window moves to the right."
"Why should logistics give way?" Sudo asked.
"There are two confirmable times for the logistics handoff." Gu Heng pointed to the time slots Karuizawa had circled.
"The fitness window has only one starting point, so we protect the action that can't be moved first."
Horikita looked at him. "Are