Starting in class C: not completely defective.

Arc 4 chapter 2: sports festival announcement (part 2)

"Excuse me, but I have a question. Is that all right, Sakagami-sensei?" I asked, raising my hand.

"Feel free," replied Sakagami-sensei. He smiled thinly at me.

Both Ryuuen and I understood how this school worked. The more questions we asked now, the better we'd understand later. Better safe than sorry.

"I realise that no further changes will be accepted once the submission window closes. However, in the event of someone's absence, what do we do? In the case of an individual competition, I assume that would be treated as an absence, but for group competitions? Especially in games like the cavalry battle and the three-legged race, we might not be able to compete at all if one important person is missing."

"Should you fall short of the minimum required number of people for competitions for all participants, you will be deemed unable to continue and disqualified," replied Sakagami-sensei. "For recommended-participant events, however, you are permitted to arrange a substitute-for a price. To establish a substitute, you must offer points as compensation."

We'd have to pay to prove we weren't cheating, huh?

"While we're on the subject... if an athlete's health suffers, or they're severely injured, will it be possible for that person to continue participating if they wish? Or will they have to stop and see a doctor?" I asked.

"We leave that to the students to decide for themselves. Knowing your own limits will be an indispensable skill in the working world. For instance, you can't simply take a day off just because you have a fever on the date of an extremely important conference," replied Sakagami-sensei.

So, personal responsibility might trump personal health if the stakes were high enough.

"However, if someone's health gets truly poor, then they'll have to drop out," Sakagami-sensei added.

"I understand. Well, how many points are needed to assign a substitute?" I asked.

"A substitute requires 100,000 private points per competition. That's expensive or cheap, depending on your resources," replied Sakagami-sensei.

"I see. Thank you very much."

That was affordable, since we were getting more points than we did at the start of the year.

"If there are no more questions, we'll wrap up," said Sakagami-sensei.

He looked around the classroom. Students glanced at one another doubtfully and whispered, but made no effort to speak up. This was likely our last chance.

"Next period's location will move to gymnasium 1, where you'll meet with students from other classes and grade levels. That is all," Sakagami-sensei said flatly. He checked the time. "You have twenty minutes of homeroom remaining. You're free to use that time however you wish."

With the teachers permission, Ryuuen walked up to the teachers podium.

"Listen up class. From now on, we are going to train every day. I trust those who know how to exercise to be able to train themselves accordingly. I also expect them to help train the less athletic students. If you're not confident in your physical abilities, one of the fitter students will train you," he said.

A good plan. The most notably athletic students were me, Albert, Ibuki, Komiya, Kondou and Ishizaki. There were a few of the class who were extremely underprepared for this festival, such as Kaneda and Shiina.

Since I was one of the more athletic students, I would probably end up stuck tutoring someone. What a bother.

"Ok, you can all do whatever you want now. Ayanokouji, can I speak with you?" Ryuuen asked.

"Sure." I went over to talk to him.

When I got there, he was waiting expectantly.

"Well? What's your plan?" Ryuuen asked.

"What do you mean? My plan is just to try and get through the festival without pulling a muscle or something," I replied.

"Tch," Ryuuen clicked his tongue, looking down in frustration. "Ok. I trust that's not all you're going to do, but I'll wait to be surprised. I'd prefer you tell me what you're going to do in advance, but I'm fine with this."

Wow. Ryuuen could read me like an open book. I did have a plan.

Authors notes
1261 words
Pretty much straight from the ln again.
The class is going to train every day.
Ayanokouji has a plan.
I just rewatched shrek the final chapter. It always makes me cry 😭.
Not much else to say really
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