"Wahhh!"
"Why are there traps…!"
"HP is zero!"
People from the A, B, C, and D Classes successively began to withdraw.
Thankfully, now, Tenya was the GM. If it were Akihiko, zero HP would mean the game helmet in reality would release high-powered microwaves, destroying the player's brain.
Swoosh... Swoosh... Swoosh...
Facing the rolling logs and falling rocks from all directions, all four classes, A, B, C, and D, suffered heavy losses.
In contrast, taking the lead and securing the front-runner position were Kei and Kushida from D Class. This was simply because both of them had experienced full immersion in Tenya's room beforehand, and their control over their characters was better than everyone else's.
"This level of game is very simple."
Arisu, relying on her high intelligence, quickly mastered the game character's body. She dodged obstacles while rapidly advancing, her position only slightly behind the leading Kei and Kushida.
"Sakayanagi is actually running the fastest?" Masumi watched in shock.
She recalled how the other party usually needed a cane to walk and often ordered her to run errands. Now, in the game, she was running ahead of her, this feeling was hard to describe.
Following closely behind, there were also Ichinose, Hiyori, Mio, Suzune, Airi, Haruka, and others.
"Huh? Why are all the girls running so fast?" Ken, being an athlete, expressed his inability to accept it.
"Because they are girls." Ayanokōji maintained a poker face throughout.
"So?"
Everyone was still confused.
"Tsk! Still don't understand? What a bunch of foolish guys. The key is pretty girls." Ryuen revealed the truth in one sentence.
Upon hearing this, everyone first froze, then thought of something. Looking at Tenya on the spectator stand, each of their faces showed an expression of extreme jealousy.
"Can a GM just do whatever he wants?!" Everyone yelled indignantly.
"Hmm."
"You're right. A GM can do whatever he wants."
Tenya possessed the highest administrator privileges and could modify character attribute data at any time. That is to say, if he wanted to, he could arrange the arena rankings according to his own ideas. This depended on his intimacy with the girls.
"Tenya, you're abusing your power for personal gain. You've severely disrupted the game's balance." Yuki seemed to notice something was off, retorting with a speechless expression.
"What's wrong with that? It's just a game. As long as it's fun, it's fine. Besides, the server key for full immersion was originally provided by me. My territory, my rules."
"Who agrees? Who opposes?" Tenya openly displayed his selfishness.
What game, what joint school activity, is it more important than him picking up girls?
And so, under Tenya's casual arrangement, the first round of the competition ended.
The specific results are as follows:
First Place: D Class
Second Place: A Class
Third Place: B Class
Fourth Place: Class C
"Damn it!"
"They actually let the D Class people take first place."
The A Class students, who had always held themselves in high regard, all expressed their dissatisfaction.
"I am actually in second place. Sure enough, did I lose out on quantity?" Arisu raised an eyebrow, a hint of displeasure flashing on her face.
"Are you saying that D Class has more pretty girls, so they got first place?" Masumi suddenly thought of a certain possibility.
"Oh my. Kamuro-san, you've surprisingly become smart for once." An expression of surprise appeared on Arisu's face.
"What do you mean, 'surprisingly become smart'? This kind of thing is obvious, okay?You alone, Sakayanagi, wouldn't have been able to defeat B Class and C Class, right? Perhaps, I also contributed." Masumi said proudly.
"I cannot refute that." Arisu, uncharacteristically, did not deny it.
"We're actually in third place? I'm not convinced. Ichinose alone is equivalent to several people." Ryūji expressed his indignation.
"Ah, this…"
"Sorry, everyone. It's my fault for not getting information about the game from Yoshida-san." Ichinose immediately felt remorseful.
"Ichinose, we don't mean to blame you. We're just concerned about your love life."
Almost everyone in B Class was good-natured, and at this moment, they were more concerned about Ichinose herself than the class's performance.
"Love life or something..."
Ichinose opened her mouth, instinctively wanting to refute, but for some reason, she couldn't speak.
"No need to deny it, Ichinose. Anyone with eyes can see that you have a good impression of Yoshida-san. We just want to remind you that there are many girls eyeing Yoshida-san right now, so you need to work harder."
Everyone in B Class was urging her
Class C was at the bottom, and Ryuen stepped forward to summarize their failure.
"What a pity. Although we have Hiyori, it's still too few."
"Hey! Ryuen, what do you mean by that?" Mio jumped up, expressing her dissatisfaction.
"Ibuki? Heh heh. If you only look at the face, you're barely pretty. But your personality is idiotic, and you don't know how to lure men." Ryuen shook his head, a look of mockery on his face.
The other girls in Class C also felt attacked. What Ryuen said was equivalent to saying that they were all common and couldn't attract Tenya's attention. In fact, it was the truth.
"Neither quantity nor quality can win. Then we'll just have to play dirty."
Ryuen narrowed his eyes, then said, "Shiina, how about you go to Tenya's place tonight?"
"That's too much, Ryuen. Although I'm not against dating, it should follow a normal process." Hiyori's voice was soft, but her refusal was firm.
"Then Ibuki... forget it." Ryuen hesitated to speak.
He was actually trying to provoke Mi9.
"What do you mean by forget it? Don't look down on me!" Mio immediately became enraged.
"Just a pervert, I can take him down in minutes."
...
"Off-road race, finished. Next is the Christmas celebration time, please enjoy yourselves, students." Yuki announced the results.
"Merry Christmas!!!"
Everyone shouted "Merry Christmas" in unison.
Boys and girls treated it as an opportunity for dating and strengthen their feelings.
"Hey, go."
"Ibuki, are you... shy?" Ryuen egged her on.
"You're the one who's shy. I'll go then. What's there to be afraid of?" Provoked like this, Mio strode quickly towards Tenya.
"Shiina, aren't you going?" Ryuen felt that the other party was unreliable, so he immediately wanted to trick Hiyori.
"No. At this moment, there are simply too many girls eyeing him." Hiyori keenly noticed that a large number of girls had their eyes focused on Tenya.
Especially from Sobu High School, a considerable number of girls had a close relationship with Tenya. She speculated that among them, many even had a deep understanding of each other. Rushing in now would only lead to a dead end.
"Is that so?"
"Tch!"
"What an annoying guy, inside and out."
Ryuen couldn't help but click his tongue. If he could beat Tenya, he would have already made a move. But the other party's combat power was off the charts. Even Ayanokōji had fallen.
— — —
"Hey, Tenya, are you free now?"
Mio walked over in a hurry, but when she saw Tenya's face, her heart couldn't help but pound faster.
"Ibuki, that's a foolish question." Tenya narrowed his eyes meaningfully.
Without even looking back, he knew that a group of girls had walked out from the Sobu High School team.
"Oh my. Tenya-kun , how nice. Yet another girl is asking you out." Utaha launched a venomous attack.
"Hey! Tenya, didn't we agree earlier? After the arena, you were going to take us to visit your villa in Aincrad?" Eriri walked over, fuming.
"Uh... I also received this invitation." Yui smiled foolishly.
"Scum. To invite multiple girls at the same time." Yukino spoke coldly.
"That's what I was going to say too."
"..."
Alisa's face was full of indignation.
"Calm down, Alya. We need to keep our composure." Maria comforted her.
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