Hachiman Hikigaya, who returned from his studies after completing his training.

"Up."

"it is good."

Facing Ichinose, who was left with only one rider, Karuizawa chose to charge straight in.

In the instant of close combat, Karuizawa reached out to grab Ichinose's headscarf, but Ichinose, who was prepared, blocked his hand and launched a counterattack.

That was close; I almost got caught.

After turning his head to let Ichinose miss, Karuizawa quickly adjusted his center of gravity, which had been swaying due to the intense movement, and directed his friends to retreat two steps to rest and regroup for another battle.

"We shouldn't underestimate Karuizawa-san either."

Ichinose didn't give Karuizawa much time to adjust and immediately ordered the students to charge at Matsushita and the other two. The battle between Ichinose and Karuizawa, separated by 'horses', instantly escalated to a fever pitch.

After a back-and-forth struggle, the two grabbed each other's hands to get a break.

"Once you're out, don't even think about coming back." Karuizawa was panting, his smooth forehead covered in a fine layer of sweat.

"Hehe, but I think it won't work for you."

Ichinose, who was also panting heavily, replied that she hadn't expected Karuizawa to suddenly become so difficult to deal with, and that her physical abilities seemed to have improved significantly.

But she will definitely be the one to win in the end.

Chapter 171 Shiina's Request

"It's strange that Ichinose-san seems to be chasing after Karuizawa-san ever since the beginning."

With a white headband tied around her forehead, Shiina's smooth silver hair, as a backup among backups, was tied into a bunch and hung down her back, giving her a more sporty look.

The strangeness she mentioned was obvious to Hikigaya without her having to explain it.

When the BC faction is in internal strife and lacks two riders, the correct course of action is to take down the six riders who are coming to fight before Horikita and Ibuki have settled their differences.

As Karuizawa fled in a panic, the two pursuing riders turned around and engaged in an eight-on-five battle, and Yukinoshita and the others were quickly defeated.

"Perhaps Ichinose has already given up on winning, since winning the mounted battle wouldn't change the outcome."

Hikigaya glanced past Ichinose Karuizawa, who was locked in a fierce battle, and gently nudged Shiina's cute face to draw her attention to Yukinoshita, who was locked in a fierce struggle with Kamuro.

He knew, of course, why Ichinose and Karuizawa were at odds, but he couldn't reveal the reason.

"Is Yukinoshita very powerful? She has practiced Aikido."

"That's similar to Lingyin, both a beauty and skilled in both literature and martial arts."

Shiina sighed softly and pinched her delicate, flat arm, shifting her attention away from Ichinose.

In terms of academic ability, she was about the same as the other two, but unfortunately, she was far inferior in physical ability. In the morning running race, she finished eighth, just like the other two. In the three-legged race, she also finished eighth.

“I was in eighth place in all my matches this morning, it must all be Hachiman’s fault.” Shiina’s cute big eyes turned into crescent shapes.

"Hey—is it my fault?"

Seeing Shiina's squinting smile, Hikigaya knew that Shiina was joking, and he cooperated by lowering his head and making a dejected expression.

Then a slender white finger poked his cheek, making him look up.

"So Hachiman has to take responsibility and bring me along when you train in the future."

The moment he looked up, Shiina's exquisite face appeared very close to his eyes, her delicate eyebrows clearly visible, and her smile charming.

"it is good."

貳澪貳栮+ 13邻y.虾尔 did not use the excuse that Horikita was training Karuizawa and asked her to join as well, and Hikigaya nodded sincerely and stroked the silver hair of the girl who was close to him.

How could he possibly refuse Shiina's request?

In the match, Horikita emerged victorious in the challenge between Ibuki and Horikita.

After dealing with the traitor Ibuki, Horikita didn't even glance at Karuizawa before reuniting with Yukinoshita. Under the combined assault of the two skilled warriors with long, straight black hair, Himeno and the others began to crumble.

It seems like there's not much time left.

After glancing at his teammate Ichinose, who was clearly at a disadvantage, he decided to abandon all martial ethics.

Karuizawa was more difficult to deal with than she had imagined; she dodged or blocked many of her attacks.

Driven by her classmates, whose physical abilities were clearly superior to Karuizawa's, Ichinose immediately overwhelmed Karuizawa, forcing him into a desperate retreat and putting him in grave danger.

"Satsuki, hold on!" Karuizawa urged anxiously.

The mount, forced to retreat, naturally made Karuizawa's body unstable, making defense difficult, let alone offense.

"Victory is mine."

"I won't let you get away with it so easily!"

Taking advantage of Shinohara's stumble, Ichinose leaned forward and grabbed Karuizawa's white headscarf. However, Karuizawa grabbed her wrists tightly as she tried to pull her hand away.

Ignoring the unsteady swaying of Shinohara and the others, Karuizawa exerted all his strength, causing Ichinose, who was already leaning forward, to fall forward even further.

After Karuizawa fell off her horse first, Ichinose was also brought to the ground.

After perishing together with Hachiman, Karuizawa ignored the pain in his body and quickly propped himself up to look at where Hachiman was. His heart was filled with the joy of defeating Ichinose, the bad woman who abandoned Hachiman.

Unfortunately, Hikigaya is now looking towards the side where Yukinoshita and Horikita are wreaking havoc.

What? That bastard Hachiman didn't even see my heroic figure.

Complaining as she got up from the ground, Karuizawa turned her gaze to Ichinose, who had fallen to the ground with her.

Ichinose, who had propped herself up with her hands on the ground, looked in the same direction as before, her lips pursed, looking unhappy.

.............

.............

"You did a great job, thank you for your hard work."

After the girls won the horseback riding battle against the BC team, Hachiman greeted Karuizawa, who was pouting as she returned, with an energy drink in hand.

"Hachiman, you haven't never looked at me even once, have you?"

After receiving the drink, Karuizawa's expression softened slightly. He removed the cap and tilted his head back to drink.

Her fair neck, glistening with sweat, looked exceptionally beautiful under the sunlight, and a few stray strands of hair clung to her rosy cheeks.

"How could that be?" Hachiman chuckled awkwardly.

When the onlookers gasped in surprise, he shifted his gaze from Yukinoshita and Horikita, then met the resentful and blaming looks from Ichinose and Karuizawa.

He never expected that the two of them would perish together and both fall from their horses. Fortunately, neither of them showed any signs of injury.

"Huh—really?"

"real."

After comforting and seeing Karuizawa off, Hikigaya participated in the boys' horseback riding battle, and that bastard Ayanokouji also participated as one of the four riders of Class C.

Aside from Hachiman, the other three Knights of Class B are all boys with average strength.

Kanzaki and Shibata, the only two students in Class A with outstanding physical abilities, naturally participated as knights, while Katsuragi, Hashimoto, and Kito were the other two from Class D.

As soon as the referee blew the whistle, Ryuen, just as Hikigaya had expected, backstabbed his teammate and approached him, just like Ibuki had done.

"They fled as planned."

"That bastard Longyuan!"

While cursing Ryuen for doing something inhumane, Sudo obeyed Hikigaya's order and moved to a deserted corner, while Miyake and Hirata showed helpless smiles.

When the competition list was first announced, they were curious why Hikigaya had formed such a luxurious team, including the strongest boys in Class B besides Koenji.

Looking back now, it seems that Hikigaya really understood Ryuen; the two truly lived up to their reputation as fair-weather friends in the eyes of outsiders.

In the chase between Ryuen and Hikigaya, the AD faction wiped out the BC faction's six riders at the cost of six riders. Among them, Ayanokoji displayed great power and killed three riders before 'reluctantly' being eliminated.

"I'll deal with Hachiman."

"Wait a minute, let them continue..."

Ignoring Katsuragi's instructions, Kanzaki directed the classmate responsible for the horses to charge towards Hikigaya, forcing Katsuragi to follow and keep watch over Ryuen.

After Katsuragi blocked Ryuen, Hikigaya also stopped in place and waited for Kanzaki to arrive.

If the remaining three riders joined forces to attack him, they might be able to defeat him, but with only Kanzaki, he had no reason to run away.

"Hikigaya."

As Kanzaki rushed closer, he called out his name in a deep voice, and his right hand grabbed at his headscarf with lightning speed.

"Here it is."

Hikigaya, arriving late but arriving early, grabbed Kanzaki's wrist with his right hand.

Chapter 172 Follow me, Hachiman.

Kanzaki showed no sign of panic as he pulled his right hand back, which had been grabbed, while his left hand moved in and out, giving Hachiman the impression that he was about to attack.

After several feints, Kanzaki pulled his right hand back with all his might, while simultaneously launching a full-force attack with his left hand.

Just as Kanzaki was thinking he could at least pull his right hand back, his left hand was also grabbed by the wrist by Hachiman.

"Does this mean a stalemate is about to begin?"

"No, you'll find out soon enough." Hachiman's lips curled into a smile.

Having been harassed by Kanzaki many times before, he decided to show Kanzaki what unparalleled power truly meant.

In mounted combat, one's legs are immobilized and one cannot attack. When both sides' hands are tied, it is naturally impossible to remove the other's headscarf.

But who can say that one hand cannot control two hands?

As Kanzaki's eyes widened, Hikigaya forcibly brought Kanzaki's wrists together, his right hand quickly spreading its five fingers and gripping Kanzaki's wrists tightly.

Kanzaki could no longer remain calm. "Don't underestimate me, Hachiman!"

It is an utter disgrace for a boy to have both of his hands held by another boy's hand in full view of everyone.

Kanzaki's face visibly flushed red, and Hachiman could feel the intense struggle coming from his right hand.

Unfortunately, this level of force was not enough to reach his limit.

"No way, just how strong are you, Hachiman?" Sudo's face was full of surprise.

Judging from his physique and the curve of his bulging arms, he was certain that Kanzaki was quite strong, at least as strong as Hirata.

But even with both of Kanzaki's hands, he couldn't match the strength of Hikigaya's single hand.

Off-site,

Most of the boys, like Sudo, exclaimed in amazement, especially the boys in Class 1-A, who knew that only Shibata could match Kanzaki's strength in the class.

"Nagamo-kun, how about we change the last runner in the 1200-foot relay race?"

Inside the Class 2-A tent, Mizowaki stood cautiously beside Nagumo, whose face was extremely gloomy. Hakiya's amazing performance in the competition had prompted him to make this suggestion again.

In early September, Nagumo at the stadium only verbally agreed to bet six million personal points on the outcome of the final leg of the 1200-foot relay race between Hikigaya and Nagumo.

I watched every race that Hikigaya participated in and concluded that Nagumo's chances of winning were slim.

He had already mentioned it once this morning, but Nagumo ignored it.

The current situation of Class 2A is not good. Under the combined attack of the three classes, they unsurprisingly came in last place in this sports competition.

Six million personal points is no small number.

"Are you teaching me how to do things?" Nagumo glanced expressionlessly at Mizowaki, then turned his gaze back to his former rival who stood out from the crowd on the field.

With an unremarkable speed, Hachiman easily removed Kanzaki's headscarf with his left hand.

"Cooperation?" Ryuen looked at the silent Katsuragi with a mocking expression.

"never mind."

He patted the student who was serving as his mount on the shoulder, and Katsuragi landed without a fight and surrendered.

What if Ryuen retreats while he's charging forward? Should he continue charging or not? What if he ends up like Kanzaki? Doesn't he have any pride?

Anyway, Class D has no chance of turning things around in this sports festival, so they can just enjoy the festival to the fullest.

“Boring.” Long Yuan’s smile vanished.