The school's running track is 400 meters around. The last relay race, which is 1200 meters, needs 6 students to run 3 laps each.
Kamio Tatsuya, as the last runner, was already standing in the middle of the oval track. Quite a few people had gathered there, including the second and fourth runners.
In this ultimate relay race where twelve people start at the same time, it's impossible to prepare twelve lanes, so they start side by side, and the leader gets to use the inner lane.
Also, to be fair to the first-year students, Class D is on the innermost lane, followed by Class C, and the third-year classes are on the outermost lanes.
To be fair, this is definitely a disadvantage for the third-year classes.
Compared to the people in the inner lanes, the students in the outer lanes have to run about ten meters more to pass the baton.
But even so, the older students weren't shaken at all.
The first runner for Class C was Komiya, the fastest guy in the class besides Kamio Tatsuya.
His goal was to take advantage of his position and try to grab the innermost lane.
The next three runners were girls: Kinoshita Minori from the school's track team, Yajima Mariko, and Yamashita Saki, who was good at sports.
The fifth runner was Ryuen, who was even faster than expected, and Kamio Tatsuya himself would run the last leg.
As the starting gun fired, the twelve students lined up at the start took off at the same time. Sudou from first-year Class D was in the lead.
He was already in the innermost lane from the start, which gave him a huge advantage, and he was really fast. When he reached the second runner, Komiya was still about ten meters behind.
Hirata, the second runner for Class D, took advantage of Sudou's lead and performed perfectly.
After receiving the baton from Komiya, Kinoshita immediately took off for Class C.
However, Kinoshita was a girl, and even though she was on the track team, she was still not as good as the all-around Hirata.
She barely managed to hold onto second place for the third leg, but Hirata had pulled ahead by about ten meters.
"Sorry."
Yamashita Saki, the third runner, didn't even hear Kinoshita's voice. She just wanted to catch up to the person in front of her. Class D had an all-girls team from the third runner onward.
She was confident that she could catch up.
But, starting with the third leg, the older students had basically made up for the disadvantage of their starting positions and were starting to chase after the leaders.
"Looks like you've really fit into the class."
"Of course, I really like this class," Kamio Tatsuya said, looking at Horikita Manabu next to him. Then he smiled. "By the way, Ayanokouji, I remember the entry form that Class D submitted didn't have you listed for the relay race."
"Miyake twisted his ankle, so I'm filling in."
Ayanokouji's expression was as unreadable as ever.
"Is that so? So, can I assume that you chose to participate in the relay race?" Kamio Tatsuya asked, staring into Ayanokouji's eyes.
"What if I did?"
"If that's the case, then I'm going to go all out and beat you here."
"Are you saying you're planning to compete with me?"
Kamio Tatsuya was taken aback for a moment, then laughed heartily.
"If the fifth runners can come at the same time, it wouldn't be impossible."
"Is that so? I didn't expect you to become so obsessed with victory after switching classes."
Hearing Ayanokouji's clumsy attempt to provoke him, Kamio Tatsuya shook his head.
"If it were this morning, I might have agreed with you. But now I have a reason why I absolutely have to win. I want to win the Most Valuable Player award for the first years, so no matter what you say, I won't be swayed."
A battle with Ayanokouji?
Being mocked by Ayanokouji?
Who cares about that?
Getting Kamuro is the top priority. Everything else is temporarily unimportant!
The third-year class was originally in the lead, but they made a mistake during the handoff to the fourth runner, and the fifth runner tripped and fell, getting passed by the second-year class.
Now they were in second place, about twenty meters behind the second-year class, followed closely by first-year Class B and first-year Class C.
"This match is our victory, President Horikita. If possible, I'd really like to have a close match with you."
After seeing the fifth runner from the third-year class fall, Nagumo immediately smiled. He seemed to think that a twenty-meter gap was completely insurmountable.
Horikita Manabu looked at Nagumo, then glanced at Kamio Tatsuya.
Although he didn't say anything, Kamio Tatsuya knew very well what he wanted to say.
"You want me to take him down, right?"
"Oh well, I'm a little sorry, Senior Nagumo, but it's your fault for blocking my way."
"Sorry, Senior Nagumo, I'm going to pass you on the last leg."
"Oh?" Nagumo became interested in Kamio Tatsuya's words. "Junior Kamio, I admit that you're fast, even a little faster than me, but that alone won't be enough to make up for a twenty-meter gap."
"Senior Nagumo, just wait and see. I don't have many strengths, except that I can run pretty fast," Kamio Tatsuya said with a confident smile.
"If that's the case, then I'll be watching."
After saying that, Nagumo walked onto the track to prepare for the final leg.
"Do you really want to change this school?"
Looking at Nagumo, Horikita Manabu asked.
"The student council up until now has been too boring. They talk about strictness, but when it comes down to doing things, it's a different story.
Like that incident during summer vacation. If it were me, I would have definitely convinced the school to expel all the people involved."
That incident was the Ike's secret filming incident. When Nagumo mentioned it, his face darkened a bit.
"I agree with that, Senior Nagumo. It seems like we'll have a lot to talk about."
"Hahaha, see that, President Horikita Manabu? Junior Kamio also agrees with my ideas. So, I'm going to create the ultimate meritocratic school."
After saying that, Nagumo started his run-up and accepted the baton as it approached.
Soon after, Kanzaki from first-year Class B and Ryuen from first-year Class C arrived almost at the same time.
Kamio Tatsuya and Shibata also received the baton almost simultaneously.
"I'm going first, Shibata."
After receiving the baton, Kamio Tatsuya immediately unleashed his full speed, the speed that he only reached when practicing alone.
Feeling the cool wind in his face, Kamio Tatsuya unleashed an unprecedented terrifying speed, a speed that was approaching the limits of human ability.
"No way?"
The audience in the field was completely stunned by Kamio Tatsuya's sudden burst of speed.
"That guy!" Sudou gritted his teeth with an unpleasant expression. "He definitely wasn't going all out when he raced against me!"
"He can run that fast?"
The students from Class D were also a bit stunned.
"Is that really a speed that humans can achieve? It feels even faster than the Olympic champions I've seen."
"Is that for real?"
In the first-year classes' camp, Kamuro Masumi's eyes shone with an unprecedented light as she watched the incredibly fast Kamio Tatsuya.
So fast, so amazing!
And he's running so fast for my sake!
Kamuro felt a huge sense of happiness enveloping her. Her eyes couldn't see anything but Kamio Tatsuya's running figure.
After a hundred meters, Nagumo was already within reach, one second, two seconds, five meters, three meters.
When he was fifty meters from the finish line, Kamio Tatsuya caught up to Nagumo.
He really wanted to tell him that he was coming, but at full speed, Kamio Tatsuya felt like his lungs were about to explode, and he couldn't say anything at all.
All he could do was run forward, forward, forward!
If he had the idea of winning the Most Valuable Player award at the beginning, at this moment, Kamio Tatsuya only wanted to be the first to cross the finish line.
He couldn't hear any sound, and he couldn't see anything except the finish line.
"Victory!"
"I want to win!"
Kamio Tatsuya opened his eyes wide, then pushed harder with his legs, increasing his speed again, and instantly left Nagumo behind.
And Nagumo, after seeing Kamio Tatsuya's back, was also shocked, but soon he smiled.
"Nice!"
"Very nice!"
"This is too good!"
"I thought I would become bored after President Horikita Manabu left the school, but Junior Kamio, you've given me a real surprise!"
After crossing the finish line, Kamio Tatsuya gradually slowed down and finally stopped, using his hands to support his knees as he started to breathe heavily.
Even with his system-enhanced body, Kamio Tatsuya felt a lot of pain after running at his limit like that.
His whole body was shaking.
At that speed, Kamio Tatsuya felt like he was about to break the world record.
"You did, pretty, well, Junior Kamio."
At this moment, Nagumo also reached the finish line.
"Ha, ha, I, won, Senior Nagumo."
Both of them were panting as they looked at each other, then they both smiled at the same time. Then, the field erupted in cheers again.
The two of them looked back and saw Ayanokouji and Horikita Manabu running on the track at a very fast pace.
But no matter what, these two couldn't compare to Kamio Tatsuya. Kamio Tatsuya's speed was so incredible that people doubted if he was even human.
"I'm going back now."
After saying goodbye, Kamio Tatsuya walked towards Class C's camp with shaky steps.
"That was amazing, Kamio!"
"Yeah, I was so moved by that speed."
The Class C boys immediately gathered around him, their eyes filled with admiration as they looked at Kamio Tatsuya. Kamio Tatsuya's incredibly fast running had really moved them.
"But Class D also has guys like that, who can run really fast."
"Even so, they're still no match for Kamio."
"Hahaha, that's right. Kamio is our Class C partner now."
At this time, Ryuen squeezed through the crowd.
"You might not care about this, and it's a little late, but I still want to say it." Then Ryuen extended his hand. "Welcome to Class C."
Kamio Tatsuya took a deep breath, and he wasn't panting as much anymore. He reached out his right hand and shook Ryuen's hand, jokingly saying, "With such a warm welcome, I might just want to stay here forever."
"Hahaha!"
Class C erupted in loud cheers, and everyone on the field could feel the atmosphere.
"Look, the results are out."
Someone's cheer drew the students' attention to the huge screen above the stadium's stands.
"Now, we will announce the results of this year's sports festival."
The numbers for the Red and White teams on the electronic bulletin board started to count up, and the values increased.
Then, the results were announced: The Red team, represented by the D alliance, had won the final victory.
Next were the rankings for each year level. All twelve classes were divided into three groups, which were displayed on the screen in order.
First place: First-year Class C
Second place: First-year Class B
Third place: First-year Class D
Fourth place: First-year Class A
Hey, what's wrong with your class? Class D provided you with the entry form, and you still lost even though you had two more people than Class D.
Your athletic ability is too weak, isn't it?
But although the White team performed well in the first-year level, Class D won first place in both the second and third-year levels. The older Class D didn't fall into fourth place, placed second and third respectively.
It couldn't be helped.
So, the Class C students weren't discouraged. After all, they had already won the overall championship for the first-year level.
In this way, the Red team won the overall victory. Class B and Class C would each be deducted 100 class points, but Class C received 50 points for taking first place in the year level.
And Class D in the Red team came in third place, so they would be deducted 50 class points. As for Class D, they didn't have any points left to deduct.
If nothing unexpected happens in the last few days, the class points for next month should be like this:
First-year Class A (Sakayanagi Arisu): 1030 points
First-year Class B (Ichinose Honami): 812 points
First-year Class C (Ryuen Kakeru): 219 points
First-year Class D (Horikita Suzune): 0 points
The top three classes all had some points deducted.
Although Class C still had few class points, there were only about 200 points between Class B and Class A.
If there was a special exam involving a large number of class points next time, they might directly clash.
I wonder what the next special exam will be like.
President Horikita and Senior Nagumo didn't reveal anything at all.
"Now, we will announce the Most Valuable Player for each year level."
Then, a name appeared on the electronic bulletin board: Kamio Tatsuya.
"Ah!"
Although he had expected it, Kamio Tatsuya couldn't help but shout out when he saw his name. His voice was so loud that almost everyone around him could hear it.
Like Kamuro, who was in the Class A crowd not far away.
"Idiot!"
And in Class C, after Kamio Tatsuya won the Most Valuable Player award, Ryuen immediately called the boys to go towards Class D's camp. The girls had already gone to gather and prepare for the closing ceremony.
"What are you doing here?"
When they saw Ryuen coming over, the Class D students became wary.
"Of course, we are here to thank you." Ryuen had a sly smile on his face. "If you weren't so foolish, how would Kamio have come to Class C? Hahaha."
Not just Ryuen, but all the students in Class C had teasing smiles on their faces.
Looking at the Class C students, the Class D students had unpleasant expressions on their faces.
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