Enyun-chan: Sorry, but my scumbag master said girls' affinity is easier to farm.
Shirogane Miyuki retracted his hand. Forget it, I'll just study hard! Getting immersed in cute cats will only slow down the speed at which I do my homework.
By the way, in the current student forum speculation for the new student council president, President Nobunaga's vote count was still the highest, with 700 votes. But he himself was not running, so Shirogane Miyuki, in second place with 500 votes, had a good chance.
The other second-year senpais mostly only had two or three hundred votes. And Enyun-chan, who had been uploaded by who-knows-who, already had a full 400 recommendations, and it was gradually rising.
Enyun-chan's status as the school cat was gradually being solidified. And Enyun-chan's scumbag master? He was slacking off at Toyogasaki.
Kasumigaoka Utaha: "A sports festival... I really want to take the day off. I'm not very good at sports, and I'm writing all the time. I have no time to rest."
Eriri: "If you don't get a proper amount of exercise, your body will become weak sooner or later. Unlike me~ Although I'm drawing manuscripts every day, I still exercise at home. (Like a few squats and a few sit-ups.)"
Kasumigaoka Utaha: "Hehe, that's right. Eriri-san, you must be very fast at running~ After all, you have no resistance. Unlike me... my shoulders get sore after just a few steps."
Eriri, Kita Ikuyo, and Ijichi Nijika took critical damage.
Bocchi-chan looked down at herself and didn't dare to speak. Why did she feel that what Kasumigaoka-senpai said made sense?
Uchiha Ryo: "Ishigami Yu's side has already preliminarily finalized the game build. Now we're just waiting for us to insert the characters and dialogue. Although the music isn't urgent, let's try to get it done as quickly as possible. Let's aim for three songs this month."
Kita Ikuyo: "We'll do our best! By the way, Kasumigaoka-senpai, and Sawamura-san. Next week is the Kessoku Band's first official performance. Would you like to come and listen~ I can give you a friendship price."
Yamada Ryo: "Mhm, original price 2000, we'll charge you 1600."
Gotou Hitori: "Ryo-senpai, isn't one ticket 15.... mmph mmph (mouth covered by Ryo)."
Ijichi Nijika: "Ryo! Um, sorry, you two. Ryo just likes to joke. The original price is 1,500 yen per ticket. If you two want to come, we'll count it as an internal price. How about 1,000 yen?"
Kasumigaoka smiled. "It's fine. Even as friends, I don't want to take advantage of this kind of thing. 1,500 is fine."
Eriri: "Mhm, mhm. I'll just treat it as a way to relax. I'll take a ticket too."
Suddenly, Kasumigaoka Utaha turned to look at Uchiha Ryo.
"By the way, Ryo-kohai, the sports festival seems to be a competition between the two schools. Are you on Shuchiin's side or Toyogasaki's?"
Uchiha Ryo said nonchalantly, "Probably Toyogasaki. I still have two weeks before I go back, after all."
Gotou Hitori, sitting in the corner, lowered her head. Is that so... Uchiha-kun is going back to Shuchiin in two weeks. Although she had met other people she could talk to in this game circle, she still felt... a little sad that he was leaving.
Eriri: "What are you thinking about, Bocchi-chan?"
"Ah!!"
Eriri tilted her head, propping her chin on her hand. "Sorry for scaring you. But this personality of yours, Bocchi-chan.... I've suddenly found new inspiration for my manga!"
The famous R-rated doujinshi artist online, Eriri, had found inspiration. Kasumigaoka Utaha rolled her eyes and didn't want to speak. Just don't draw her, and it'll be fine.
The Kessoku Band had no idea about Eriri's true identity. They only knew that her art was amazing and that she could draw manga.
Kita Ikuyo: "Eh! You're going to draw Bocchi-chan into a manga! Can you add me too! No, I mean, the Kessoku Band together!"
Uchiha Ryo imagined it. In that case, please make me the male lead!
Ijichi Nijika: "That sounds very interesting, Eriri-san. Please be sure to let us see it after you've drawn it."
Eriri: ".....Then let's just forget it, hahaha. I was just kidding. I won't draw a manga of you."
.....
On Wednesday morning, Toyogasaki Academy was unusually quiet. The reason was that the students and teachers had been taken to Shuchiin in a dozen buses early in the morning.
Participation in the sports festival was not mandatory. Many people chose to be spectators, such as Kasumigaoka Utaha.
Takashi, on the other hand, really wanted to participate in the sports festival. Although he felt that his body was weak after spending so much time with the youkai around him, in reality, both his strength and stamina were much stronger than his peers.
On the Shuchiin Academy sports field, at some unknown time, the school had moved several thousand chairs here. These were for the parents and the spectators who were not participating in the sports festival.
The daughter of a publishing company president, the newspaper club's Kino Karen, picked up the microphone.
"Dear students, aunts, and uncles, this joint sports festival between our two schools, led by Shuchiin, officially begins. Next, let's have our principal, Adolf Pescarolo, speak."
A hundred drones with high-definition cameras took off. The students from Toyogasaki watched with both excitement and amazement.
Was this the grand gesture of a prestigious academy? Over a hundred high-spec drones, and a huge broadcast screen in front of the school building. What was Shuchiin doing? Weren't they just going to run on the field!
Adolf Pescarolo took the microphone, and his figure appeared on the big screen.
"Everyone, the events for this sports festival were proposed by me alone. It's because modern students lack exercise and competitiveness!"
"Think about it. When you're all at home, how many of you still play outside with your friends like you did in elementary school?"
Principal Adolf chuckled. "Today, our theme is reliving childhood! We are abandoning the traditional sports festival races, relays, and the like, for a thrilling and exciting recollection of our childhood!"
This old-and-playful principal was at it again. President Nobunaga patted Shirogane Miyuki on the shoulder.
"I don't have to participate. You do your best later."
Shirogane Miyuki: "I'll do my best. But there probably aren't many people signed up for these games, especially the girls."
Adolf Pescarolo waved his hand, and the big screen instantly showed the introduction to the first game of the sports festival.
[Cops and Robbers]
[Game Location: The game area is within the fence of Shuchiin's back mountain. However, climbing over the fence will result in disqualification.]
[Game Rules: Three hundred robbers and ten police officers will be selected for each round. A search and capture will be conducted within two hours. The robbers will wear special clothes, while the police will be equipped with water guns with colored dye and rubber daggers with dye. Any robber stained with dye will be considered out.]
As soon as the game rules were announced, some of the boys and the vast majority of the girls chose to be spectators. Playing a game like hide-and-seek in the back mountain on a hot day? That's too tiring!
However, with more than two thousand students from both schools combined, it was still easy to gather 620 people for two teams.
Principal Adolf excitedly picked up the microphone.
"Alright then. For the first round, please have the three hundred students from Shuchiin go and change clothes. The ten students from Toyogasaki, please go to the armory I have specially prepared for you to choose your weapons."
Inside the armory, Uchiha Ryo and Takashi, as "police officers," looked at the dazzling array of water guns and red dye.
"Ryo-nii, a game like this should be easy for you, right?"
Uchiha Ryo: "Well, I'll do my best."
Takashi smiled. "In the mountains, you not only have to chase the fleeing students, but you also have to find the ones who are hiding."
Rakuzakura: "It's fine, Takashi. They can't see me. I can help you find people!"
Uchiha Ryo: "Why did you bring Rakuzakura?"
Takashi pointed to the cherry blossom branch in his pocket. "Because Rakuzakura seems to have gotten stronger. She doesn't need to stay by her main body now. She can move around freely as long as she has a branch."
Takashi was the first to choose his weapon. The other eight boys from Toyogasaki were fighting over the cool-looking water guns, while Uchiha Ryo saw the rubber daggers and rubber kunai on the wall...