Chapter 532 – Episode 57. Sports Day Mayhem
After the two-man three-legged match, the remaining matches were a running race for the opposing battle and a horse racing match for the red and white battle. It was a highlight game that could mark the end of any sports day.
I was wondering which game would be the last game at St. Francis Girls’ Academy, so I checked the pamphlet, and it turned out to be a horseback game. When I think about it, since there is a higher risk of injury in horseback combat, which is more of a group battle than in continuous running, it seemed like they wanted to do continuous running, which has a lower chance of injury, first and then do horseback fighting last. Since it is the last game, even if students get injured, they can go to the hospital right away without worrying about their schedule.
“It’s a 2-person, 3-angle run, but you start running right after the run… “The person who planned the game really has bad taste.”
Lisa Minamoto muttered in response to the broadcast telling her to prepare for the next race. It was true that the schedule for these sports meet was quite hardcore. It’s not like the Olympics, it’s all in one day… Are you doing eight sports, including archery, dodgeball, two-a-side, cross-country running, lacrosse, fencing, horseback riding, and horseback riding?
Risa Minamoto was originally to participate in the continuous sprint, but because she had just overworked herself in the 2-person 3 angle, Diana Saionji decided to participate instead. She thought that even though Saionji Diana had cyber implants, she wasn’t noticeable, so she wouldn’t get caught as long as she ran really fast.
“We are the top class today anyway, so don’t push yourself too hard.”
I told the students because we had already won all of our previous competitions. Even if we didn’t win the relay race, our class was the best class. However, Risa Minamoto seemed to have a different opinion than me, and she came out in front of the students and tried to inspire them.
“If we win this relay, we will become the top class to win all events for the first time in the history of St. Francis Girls’ Academy. Let’s all decorate a page of history.”
The history of St. Francis Girls’ Academy was by no means short. The Daigo family took over the mission school established by missionary Francis (who was later canonized as a saint and became Saint Francis), so it has quite a long history. The sports day was held 137 times, but because sports days were often canceled during world wars or major earthquakes, it had a history of nearly 160 years.
But for 160 years, no class has won in any event? Isn’t this a greater record than expected? After Lisa Minamoto’s words, everyone’s morale was boosted by the thought that they could become a page in the history of St. Francis Girls’ Academy.
“Ryuutachi! “You can’t aim for the world with such a complacent mindset!”
“That’s right, teacher! “I want to become a part of the history of St. Francis together with you!”
As a result, I was the one who got scolded for some reason. I just hope that everyone doesn’t fall down while running because they are too motivated.
After all the students left, the only ones left were Shiyo Naruse, Risa Minamoto, Tsubaki Shido, who were not competing in the relay race, and me. Fortunately for Shiyo Naruse, she seemed to be in pretty good shape today.
“I also wanted to go to at least one game…”
Shiyo Naruse mutters with a slightly lonely expression. As she was just watching the match today, she seemed to have something on her mind. Her classmates are accomplishing something, but she feels like she isn’t in it.
“Then you can participate in horseback combat.”
Lisa Minamoto responded to Shiyo Naruse’s words. The cavalry fight was going to be quite intense, but Shiyo Naruse thought she might be a warrior and tried to stop her, but before that, Minamoto Risa’s words continued.
“You can just be a jockey. “If the kids who are going to be horseback riders are good fighters like Kina Kujo, they won’t get hurt much.”
Ah… Is it? In horseback combat, there is the role of a horse and the role of the rider who rides it, so the role of the jockey may be less taxing on the body. Of course, riders also need combat power, but as Risa Minamoto said, if the students riding below shouldered more of the burden, it seemed like they could make up for Shiyo Naruse’s lack of combat power.
“I’m a teacher…”
Shiyo Naruse was just giving me a look in her eyes that said she wanted to leave. Unable to hold back the sparkling eyes, I had no choice but to nod her head.
“If I feel like it’s too much for me during the game, should I withdraw?”
“I understand.”
Shiyo Naruse nodded her head with an excited expression. It would be better for me to choose the students who will assist Naruse Shiyo as horseback riders. In horseback combat, one horse consisted of one rider and three horsemen, so our class was able to make centuries. If you have Diana Saionji and Yukae Otagi behind you, you’ll probably do well.
“Then Naruse Group decided to make it like this…”
“You don’t put Kujo Kina in it?”
It was Lisa Minamoto who questioned the group I made. But Saionji Diana and Otagi Yuka are stronger than Kujo Kina.
“Even if Naruse gets eliminated, I want to create a team that can win.”
“Hmm, that would be fine too.”
Risa Minamoto nodded at my roughly made-up excuse and was now contemplating forming the remaining two groups. In fact, it didn’t matter whether he won or lost in the red-and-white battle, but he still seemed to want to win.
The run ended while we were forming teams.
“””Ah… !”””
Me, Risa Minamoto, and Shiyo Naruse let out a sigh of relief at the same time. I guess you didn’t watch the game to form a cavalry battle group. If you get caught for not watching the game, the kids who ran next will definitely get upset. Tsubaki Shido, who was sitting next to me, smiled and said, “We won.”
“Did you win? Then I guess I’ll just have to do something vague.”
“What are you doing, Ryu Tachi?”
“No, it’s a different story. Congratulations on winning the continuous race!”
“Right? “I opened the gap by half a lap!”
As if my acting worked, Seiza and Shii heaved and boasted. Without realizing it, I enjoyed it. I said that, but Seizawa Shii was like, caught! He rushed at me with that expression.
“As expected, you didn’t watch the game!? My turn to run was so different that I had to look at it~☆”
“Teacher~! You didn’t watch the game? “Isn’t that too much?”
“Sir, that’s too much! “I can’t shield this either.”
“Ahahaha… ! Sorry, I was busy planning the next game.”
As Seiza and Shii started nagging and yelling at me, the rest of the students also added a word with a sad look on their faces. I made excuses, but everyone was in no mood to let me go. Lisa Minamoto couldn’t keep up with the students in her class, so she made an excuse for them.
“Oh, that’s because of me. I must have overexerted myself during the 2-person 3-leg, but my calf hurt, so Naruse had to go instead. So I was concentrating on forming a group that could win, but I couldn’t watch the game.”
“Lisa-tan, are you okay?”
“Calf? “Is it the one you tied up?”
“Would you like to give me a massage?”
As expected, when I said it hurt, they seemed to just ignore it. Looking at everyone’s concern, Risa Minamoto was cold to men and me, but she seemed to be quite loved by her classmates.
She is performing her role as class president well.
“It’s okay, I just ran so fast that my muscles were surprised. This new group is…”
Risa Minamoto immediately called for the cavalry team. I called Diana Saionji and Yuka Otagi and asked them to keep an eye on Shiyo Naruse.
-The red and white cavalry battle is about to begin, so please come up to the stadium.
The announcement announcing preparations for the final game rings loudly. Since the horseback riding event was a competition in which almost all students participated, the stadium was crowded with students. Everyone was wearing the red and white hats of their team, but it is said that they changed to hats 10 years ago because there were many accidents with hair ties.
The captain of the red team was, of course, student council president Taira Kanna. The captain of the white team was Rina Nakanoin, the chair of the disciplinary committee, with a confident expression on her face.
The students in my class were on the left wing, and when a screen showing one of the horsemen, Karen Uenozono, wearing a red hat appeared on the screen, the students who could not participate in the horseback riding cheered. I didn’t know much until now, but Uenozono Karen is quite popular…
-Preparation… Beep!
After the preparations I heard several times today, I heard a signal sound and a group of four horsemen were advancing towards each other’s territory.
The thing that stood out the most after the start was Kina Kujo’s group carrying the wooden horse to Alrik. Usually, two people hold the rider’s legs and one person supports her from behind, but Kina Kujo created an irregular horse with her Alic riding on top of her and the other two supporting her from behind.
Kina Kujo ran towards the white army formation at incredible speed, like a famous horse carrying a vanguard. Naturally, she ran alone, not caring that her allies were following her, so she had no choice but to be surrounded by the white army. But the rider riding her Kujo was Alric. Like a cat avoiding a snake’s blow, she dodged the hand that tried to snatch her hat with great reflexes, and when she counterattacked, there was no chance that Alrik would have a white hat in his hand.
The next thing I saw was the group I was worried about, Shiyo Naruse. Of course, Diana Saionji and Yuka Otagi were a group with a deceitful horsemanship, so they took advantage of that. Like an out boxer, when the opponent extends his hand, the rider automatically falls back and pushes in at the timing when the opponent withdraws his hand, allowing Naruse Shiyo to take off his hat just by extending his hand.
Shiyo Naruse, although her body was weak, was surprisingly able to take and eat the meal prepared by the horsemen, perhaps due to her good sense of hand. He seemed quite happy, perhaps because it had been a while since he had played a game like this. Even though it’s a sports day game, it’s been a long time since I’ve been able to run around and play with my friends like this.
Of course, oddly enough, the white team, which included most of the disciplinary committee, did quite well, but the red team was able to win thanks to the strength of Kujo Kinawa Alic’s team, Naruse Shiyo’s morale cavalry team, and the ironclad captain Taira Kanna.
Fortunately, even though it was a fairly intense horse fighting, no students were injured and all sports games were finally over.
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Shiyo Naruse sports day uniform~!
I don’t know what the dolphin next to me is with greasy eyes lol
Why is he glaring at the window lol
Naruse Shiyo wearing a cavalry hat.
