Chapter 95 Guards
In the short time before the pole-reversing competition began, Shimizu changed into the red team uniform and headed for the entrance.

The last match that just ended was a horse-riding battle for the girls. The mechanism was to get points based on the number of enemy horses knocked down and the number of partner horses left behind within three minutes.

From what Aoyama Nanami said just now, we learned that our camp seemed to have won the excellent second place.

Although there was a dispute between Sakurai Haruka and Nishikawa Yui due to a collision during the competition, the sports meet cannot be cancelled because of this.

Their scores will not be counted in their respective camps for the time being. After the sports meet, the incident will be handed over to the student union for further mediation.

Then, a shrill sound came from the school speakers.

「Ah——Ah——Ah——」

Next, there's the sound of someone testing a microphone.

[The next event to take place is the boys’ pole-turning competition—]

The rules of the pole toppling game are quite simple. Each team will erect a pole at their position, and the team that knocks down the opponent's pole first will be deemed the winner.

To put it bluntly, this is a simple but rough and somewhat dangerous team competition.

Listening to the live broadcast, Shimizu prepared to queue up in front of the entrance, but a group of people gathered in front, blocking the way.

"Ah, I see you're finally here."

At this time, Shimizu met Shinichi Ishikawa who was also participating in the competition.

"What's going on here?"

Ishikawa Shinichi shook his head.

"I don't know, but it looks like something happened ahead."

"Um……"

Never mind. It doesn’t matter anyway.

According to the draw, the first to start will be the red camp where Shimizu Mi is located and the white camp, and then the two will each compete with the blue camp.

After both teams have lined up, they begin to enter the field and the pole-reversing competition is about to begin.

The red camp and the white camp were lined up in a row on the campus, which was truly a spectacular sight, with the generals of the two teams being particularly eye-catching.

[First, let me introduce the captains of both teams. The white team is the president of the soccer club, Hayato Ogihara, and the red team is the president of the basketball club, Shinichi Ikeda.]

Following the live broadcaster's introduction, the spectators turned their eyes to the generals of the two teams.

"Hato Ogiwara?"

When Shimizu heard the name, he looked forward and found that in the opposite camp, Hayato Ogihara, whom he had just met on the stairs, had a gentle smile on his face and calmly raised his hand in response to the audience's call.

"Don't worry, even if I'm alone, I will definitely defeat my opponent."

Perhaps because Shimizu Mitsuki kept staring at the enemy's general, Ishikawa Shinichi patted his shoulder and reassured him.

I always feel that Shinichi Ishikawa is particularly motivated today and is determined to win.

After noticing Onodera Rin watching the game from the sidelines, he naturally understood everything.

"You want to knock down the pole, not knock down someone else."

Shimizu was really worried, so he reminded Ishikawa Shinichi for the time being.

……

As soon as the signal gun sounded, both camps immediately came out in full force.

The atmosphere was almost boiling with the roars and shouts of the boys on the field and the enthusiastic cheers of the girls outside.

"Ishikawa-senpai~! Come on~!"

Onodera Rin's cheering came over, and Ishikawa Shinichi was completely ignited, rushing forward shouting.

His speed was too fast. The boys next to him, who were supposed to be from the track and field team, were left far behind.

The other members in charge of the attack seemed to be calling everyone to follow, and they also rushed into the enemy camp with Shinichi Ishikawa.

Shimizu Minori was placed in the defensive camp, and their general was the president of the basketball club, Shinichi Ikeda.

He is also a third-year student like his opponent Hayato Ogihara, but judging by his appearance he should be a very calm and steady person. He is like a military strategist in charge of the battlefield, and he has carefully planned the tactics and layout before the game begins.

People like Shinichi Ishikawa who participate in sports clubs every day are naturally assigned to the offensive camp by Shinichi Ikeda to give full play to their physical advantages.

Students from the Homecoming Club, such as Shimizu Mi, were arranged to stay firmly in the camp, responsible for defending against the enemy's attacks and ensuring the stability of the defense line.

On the other hand, the same is true for the enemy's white camp. Both sides are beautifully divided into attackers and defenders.

By the way, obvious acts of violence such as punching and kicking are of course prohibited.

However, such competitions will inevitably involve some degree of scuffling and pushing, so as long as it is not too excessive, the school should allow it.

Shinichi Ishikawa took the lead and broke into the opponent's defense camp. After daily exercise, his body had strength that was difficult for ordinary high school students to resist. The students who were clinging to the pole were pulled down one after another by him.

"A bunch of rubbish, stop him! Kill him quickly!"

The White Camp's general Hayato Ogihara made an extremely dangerous statement.

The students in charge of defense followed the instructions and stood in front of Shinichi Ishikawa like a human wall, neither too fast nor too slow.

However, the game is not that simple.

In addition to Shinichi Ishikawa, there were some other strong and eye-catching students assigned to the attacking camp.

From their tacit understanding and habitual eye contact, it is not difficult to infer that these people should be members of the baseball club like Ishikawa Shinichi. On the other hand, in the white camp, except for a few who rushed out of the camp early and only focused on attacking, almost no one was proud of their strength.

Shinichi Ishikawa and others used concentrated firepower and single-point breakthrough tactics to attack the white camp.

Needless to say, these few people joined forces and easily broke through the enemy's defenses one by one.

The white camp quickly collapsed due to lack of tacit understanding and was soon forced back under the pole.

"What are you doing? Why are you retreating?! Hurry up and stop him!"

Hayato Ogihara could not stand the team's continuous defeat and mercilessly blamed the retreating team members.

"Even if you say so... those guys are not even on the same level as us... it hurts so much, I'm even bruised."

"It's just a scratch, right? You can go up and kick or knee me, but you just have to hold on! You're useless!"

Hayato Ogihara's previous gentle and humble appearance was replaced by a terrifying face that was intimidating and terrifying. The team members who were stared at by him lowered their heads and dared not look at him.

When a conflict broke out in the enemy camp, Shinichi Ishikawa was fearless and had no intention of stopping. He just rushed forward.

Shinichi Ishikawa's full-speed sprint caused his increased weight to generate powerful force, which directly broke through the human wall and crashed into the pole.

Because of Shinichi Ishikawa's attack, the pole lost its supporting effect, and the man and the pole fell down together. Dust was raised around them, and the outcome of the game was decided in an instant.

At this moment, the whole stadium cheered. Amid the frantic cheers from the outsiders, Shinichi Ishikawa roared his victory louder than anyone else.

"Ah—what are you all doing! You are so useless!"

Hayato Ogihara stared at the fallen pole and vented his anger on the players who failed to defend it.

I thought the game was over, but——

Hayato Ogihara turned around and stepped barefoot on Shinichi Ishikawa's back.

Then, as if he was standing up to claim the throne, he kicked Ishikawa Shinichi in the back with all his strength.

"what!"

This happened in an extremely crowded match. Hayato Ogihara took advantage of the body of his teammate next to him and the dust raised by the pole falling to launch a vicious attack on Shinichi Ishikawa.

"Ah, you guy... this is a foul!"

Ishikawa Shinichi glared at Ogihara Hayato who kicked him.

"What? There was someone there? I'm so sorry, I didn't notice it."

After saying this, Hayato Ogihara put his hands in his pockets and left the venue without any guilt or remorse.

Although Shinichi Ishikawa wanted to chase after him, the pain in his back seemed so severe that he couldn't stand up immediately.

Most people were either feeling happy at winning or sad at losing at the end of the game, so they didn't see this scene.

There were cameras installed outside the venue, but the viewing angle was very limited. Moreover, this happened during a competition with dust flying and students mixed together. It can be said that the timing and approach of the action were very clever.

Shimizu originally wanted to go over to check the situation, but when he saw a petite figure quickly running to Shinichi Ishikawa's side, he stopped.

"Ishikawa-senpai, are you okay?!"

Onodera Rin carefully helped Ishikawa Shin up.

"Hmm... it's okay... that pretentious bastard is really abominable! Next time I see him, I will make him pay!"

Rather than feeling any pain, Ishikawa Shinichi seemed to be more furious about Hayato Ogihara's foul.

For a moment, Shimizu thought of the girl to whom Hayato Ogiwara had just confessed his love, and a wave of worry welled up in his heart.

……

The red camp eventually won the pole-toppling contest, gaining valuable 30 points at one go and widening the gap with the other two camps, but Shinichi Ishikawa was also injured.

After school, Shimizu took Shinichi Ishikawa to the health room.

Hayato Ogihara's method was very clever. Although he caused injuries to Shinichi Ishikawa, there was no mark on his back. In this way, even if he reported it to the school after the game, there would be no evidence.

On the way back, Qingshuijian caught a glimpse of a girl with long peach-colored hair walking slowly to the back of the teaching building downstairs in the corridor on the second floor.

is her?

At this moment, the peach-haired girl lowered her head while walking, her hands tightly grasping the hem of her uniform, with an indescribable tension on her face.

By the way, when Hayato Ogiwara confessed to her, he asked her to give him an answer after school.

Are you going to a date?

Just as Qing Shuijian was lost in thought, he suddenly heard a slight strange noise.

He looked in the direction of the sound and found that the girl's amulet had accidentally fallen to the ground.

However, she kept her head down and was completely unaware of this small change.

Qing Shuijian wanted to remind her, but suddenly realized that he didn't know her name.

After hesitating for a moment, he decided to call her twice, but the girl, who was preoccupied with her thoughts, didn't notice anyone calling her at all.

There was no other way, Qingshuijian had to go downstairs to help pick it up.

However, when he saw the pattern and colors on the amulet, Shimizu was suddenly stunned.

"This is……"

(End of this chapter)