Classroom Of The Elite 2nd Year - Full Volume
Chapter 5 Chapter 7

"I took the first position. Shibata is pretty fast too. I beat him" Dropping Shibata to second after securing first place twice in a row was a good sign for Sudou, who aims to be the best among our school years.

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We didn't even have time to rest because we had to prepare for the three-legged race. On the other hand, the hurdles race for the women had changed drastically from the first round. Horikita had already tried before for the sake of results as she separated herself from C class from the start.

"I've seen this before"

"It seems like she is in the same group as Yajima-san and Kinoshita-san again" Horikita has high potential, not only in sports but also in her studies and various things. However, it is not an easy task to beat someone who specializes in a particular field.

As the match began, Kinoshita darted forward. He managed to reach the balance beam before everyone else and forcibly created a distance between himself and those who followed behind.

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Yajima is in the second poem. And Horikita who followed them was how the match started. Unlike a 1 00 meter run or a pure running race testing only one's speed and stamina, it is not, there were various unknowns involved in the form of obstacles and therefore the distance did not widen as thought. After passing through the balance beam, the gap shrank to the point where they almost lined up next to each other.

"It seems like there's a chance for him, this time" On the side, Sudou also cheered Horikita and he clasped his fist eraterat as he watched her. By the time they crossed the net, Horikita finally took the lead. However, Kinoshita was also a fast runner. Taking advantage of the distance between the obstacles he approached and shortening the distance. Then he took the second position again for himself.

Yajima's position as the first position may not be threatened. Horikita ran at her best to try and steal second place. Horikita approaches Kinoshita as she loses a bit of her balance upon reaching the sack. Then, as soon as he passed through it, he started running with all his might and shook it.

The difference between them is 1 or 2 seconds as it seems. Horikita ran at full speed for the remaining 50 meters. By the way, maybe he was worried about Kinoshita approaching him from behind, as he shifted his gaze repeatedly.

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That might cause him to come to a standstill once again, Horikita and Kinoshita lined up next to each other. In the next moment, Horikita, who had been trying to outrun Kinoshita, and Kinoshita who were chasing, collided and knocked each other down.

"Woah !? Hey, something big happened!" I can't say from afar which one hit the other but it seems to have happened as a result of their struggle.

While the two of them got back up, the others passed them one after another and in an instant, they fell to the bottom. Perhaps they could not immediately retreat, as the two of them desperately tried to get back on their feet behind the cloud of dust. Although they could somehow continue the match,

the incident had a strong effect until the end and Horikita came in a staggering 7th position. The other who fell, Kinoshita, ended up with the last position as the pain in his leg prevented him from continuing the match. He must have regretted that he ended up like this after getting into first place. And with this, 1st position, 3rd position and 7th position, huh? So far this match, there is no other choice but to consider it an incident of misfortune but....

"........."

"What's up, Ayanokouji-kun?"

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"If this 'coincidence' happens again, I might no longer be able to think of it as a mere 'coincidence."I raised a topic that I had not talked about before with Hirata.

"As I thought, you think so too? I think the other disciples also started to gradually realize it as well. But that means...that something is starting to move in a bad direction, right?" Unfortunately, his assessment is very correct.

"If any of the students already know this, can I ask you to take care of them?"

"of course. That's my role. But isn't there something we can do....?"

"It would be better if there were one"

I was relieved to see Hirata accept the task without any dissatisfaction, so I headed over to the women who seemed to be dissatisfied. Horikita had a gloomy expression on her face that came back after her hurdle race. The situation is clear as day if you see him walking and his posture is causing discomfort.

"Is that painful?"

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"..... just a little. But not to affect the match. If I rest for a while, I'll be fine" He did such a stubborn act but just from sitting down, it seemed like he was having a hard time. Forging myself against his anger, I tried to touch the part where I believed the wound was there.

"!?"

"Wouldn't there be any effect you say?"

"Don't touch me. And also, don't mind me. I have to endure it" Being in a position where winning is a task that can be painful at times like this. Especially for people like Horikita, who prided themselves on being able to produce results.

"I thought if you were absent, you wouldn't even get any points, so I understood your desire to stay there" I thought he would glare at me for causing pain, but Horikita started talking about something completely different.

"More importantly, what caught my attention was the woman. Almost like a contact made out of revenge"

"..... and what does it mean?"

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"Of course I think it's weird. But as soon as I saw her again, we collided with each other and rested exactly as you saw. I'd object, but if it's a casual collision, it shouldn't call my name" Of course, there's a high chance that this is a surprise attack.

"Honestly, I can't keep up with it. Think we're still in the middle of this ...." According to the entire school report, Horikita will be the third person to be injured. There was a 2nd year that crashed during the race and had to retreat due to a foot injury but in their case, there was nothing to worry about as it was a single incident.

"Rather than worrying about me, you should worry more about yourself. Your results are worse than mine, right?" Horikita, who took first position, third position and then 7th position due to the collision, currently stands at 30 points. I stand at 27 points. As close as possible, there was no change in the fact that I was still losing.

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"I'll do my best. But, don't push yourself too, listen?"

"I intend to participate in the match even if I have to crawl to do so" Leaving Horikita, who said such words, I moved to prepare for the next contest: the three-legged race.

"How is Horikita-san?" Hirata, after confirming the situation from a distance, anxiously called out to me.

"Seriously enough. Looks like it'll affect the next game"

"Severe events" While we tied the rope, we exchanged small interactions.

Not long after, a three-foot race began for first-year kids. They started one after another. This sports festival is completely organized by the school and the matches take place without any waste. It was a brilliant performance almost on par with a scheduled plan. Since a three foot race was inevitable to become two people, eventually forming one team, the number of teams running at once was four people. Sudou, who was in the group that started in front of us, harbored his anger and started.

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Sudou's partner is Ike.

T/N: Waduh :v

Usually, it would be considered silly and very risky but through certain methods, that combination leads the round to victory.

"Yeah!"

Screams flowed out from Ike in the middle of the match. Apparently from the first step, Sudou's technique exploded. In a sense, this is a major three-legged race, a sure way to win. Sudou, stuck in the middle of the road by having to bring Ike back, roared with all his might. On one hand, it was similar to a cheating game, but only at a glance, it was still running as a three foot race. He managed to secure the first position while forcefully propping up Ike so as not to let him fall.

"How difficult the situation is, Sudou-kun must be very reliable" I feel sorry for ike because he was the one chosen as his partner but he must be satisfied because he already occupies the first position.

"Of course he's reliable. But if we talk about victory, then Sudou alone is not enough." If I can't control him, he might as well become a double-edged blade that could hurt us.

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"Let's follow Sudou-kun" Along with those words, Hirata began. Fortunately, there were no shrewd people who were in the same group as us. Since we fit in as a pair, the same as Sudou, we ended up with the end result from first position. Now no one has to complain.

"Yeah! Hirata-kun is so cool!" However, the cheers from the girls directed at Hirata were painful to hear...

Then the three-legged women's race began and in the second round, the Horikita/Kushida couple began to prepare. The couple consists of Horikita, who learns little to accept and Kushida, who is too willing to accept. The relationship between them was very bad but since their interests were aligned with victory, there should be no problem. Now it's time to practice their exercises.

They were seen making preparations without much of starting talks with each other. From my point of view, knowing their personal affairs, it was a strange couple, but from a Class D point of view, they were a relief, safe, and capable couple. They had a promising start as second place. Not a bad start and cheers began to rise.

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"Fight, Suzune!" Sudou, who secured the first position, arbitrarily and broke their promise, called her by her first name but her voice did not always reach Horikita, Sudou would probably be fine.

However, the cheers immediately came to a halt afterwards and their ranks fell. Before I realized, the ones running in the first position were the girls from Class A. It was a pair led by a girl who vaguely had the same aura as Horikita. At that moment, the Class C pair with Yajima in it who was in second place, started chasing them.

"Something's weird"

"Ahh? What's?" Sudou, who was busy cheering, didn't really see me before cutting her off like that.

"No. I think Horikita's movements are stiff"

"... since you said it, it's true" Horikita always pulled her partner violently during practice but in the actual event, it looks as if Kushida was in the lead. As I expected, the pain in his leg affected him.

Splice...