"Good Luck. Doc. " I padded Doc's shoulder after I finished 200m race, the last competition in this morning. So this was the last chance for him too.

Doc smiled awkwardly. He was in the same group as Onizuka. So I could say he wasn't hopeless at all.

I walked back to the tent. After this, it would be a lunch break. I decided to rest for a while. I heard from somewhere that instantly eating after exercise can be dangerous.

"Hey. Kiyotaka. It seems to be trouble."

Someone referred me with my first name. I was surprised by the fact that it was Karuizawa.

"What do you mean? And why are you calling me with my first name?"

Karuizawa shrugged her shoulder. "Well. I start calling Yousuke-Kun with his first name. So I think I should start calling you too."

It didn't make sense, did it?

"However. We lost Horikita and Sudo at the same time! Do you know what happened?"

I considered it for a while. Hirata said that he didn't want our classmates to know about that letter. But Karuizawa wasn't a tell-all girl.

"Sudo got the letter from class D. It said Horikita is going to the hospital?"

"Hospital!? Her injured's serious that much?" Karuizawa exclaimed. We had the nursing room and clinique in this school. But it was for the normal ill or injury. If we needed to go outside, it might be serious.

If we needed to go.

"No. Horikita is fine. I call her and can confirm that she's in the nursing room. Hazama-Sensei is taking care of her."

"Eh!? What's about that letter!?"

"It's a trick for sure. Sudo's too impatient. " I shook my head. "But I can't call him. He left the phone in his bag."

"Moe! This's bad!" Karuizawa moaned. "At least, Horikita-San will come back, won't she?"

"If Hazama-Sensei let her go. He's a very great doctor though. I'm sure he will cure Horikita soon."

Karuizawa sighed with relief.

"Phew. Pathetic Horikita-San. It's a hard time for her. Since the racing, it looks like she's been malicious."

"She is been malicious. " I insisted.

"Really?"

"Hirata told me and I think so. " I was sure it was Kushida. Inogashira confirmed it. But I decided to not tell anyone.

Not only Horikita. Our every step was known by our enemy. Sudo or Onodera met only a weak opponent. While Yukimura, Ike, or Doc met the strength athlete.

"Can't you do something to help her?" Karuizawa asked.

"I'm not a mastermind. I just..."

"You're just a lucky guy. I know. But can't you use your luck to do something?"

I licked my lips and thought about it.

"I can do something. "

"Right? What will you do?"

"Let's help the janitor clean the trash. " I stood up.

"What?"

"Doing good is the best way to increase Poonya. And Poonya will increase your luck. This is the best we can do now."

Karuizawa looked at me unbelievably. But suddenly, she turned to the yard and opened her eyes wide.

"Oh! Look! It's Sotomura-Kun's turn."

Without asking my willingness, Karuizawa dragged me to the sideline. Doc was standing behind the line, preparing to run. He was sweaty with nervous.

Besides me and Karuizawa. Many girls seemed to be interested in this competition and it was surprised me. Doc wasn't Hirata. He was never popular.

"What happened?" I asked her.

"Well. You know that Mori-san gives Doc a challenge, right? We girls think it's funny so we make a little gambling. He can do it or not. " Karuizawa explained. "Most of us take on the not side."

"What about you?"

"I bet that he will win."

"Hm? Why?"

Karuizawa smiled. "Because it's more excited."

I nodded. "I feel you. Without risk, the gambling won't be fun."

"But I think I will lose now. Look at class D."

Doc's opponents from class C were Kondo and Komiya. They were in the basketball club. No wonder, it was an impossible work for Doc.

I looked at Mori. She looked at Doc with---Did I misunderstand--expected eyes.

I could see hopelessness in her eyes too.

The girls who bet that Doc would lose licked their lips with confidence. This was a sure victory.

Bad for them---

"Do you have something you want to buy soon?"

"I saw a gorgeous metal ring at Keyagi mall yesterday. But it was so expensive. Why?"

"Well. You will have enough points to buy it soon."

I already blessed Doc.

And the blessing from a lucky guy like me was as worth as a god's blessing.

The gun was shot. And the runner was released.

"Yargh!!!!" Doc screamed and ran like his life was in danger.

He ran and ran and ran. Alas, he was still slower than a turtle with the 100t brick on its armature.

However, 1 is more than 0.

"W--What happened!?" Fujimaki cried out shockingly.

Doc bogged down and turned around. He found himself was the only one running. The rest nine were collapsing and holding their belly with suffering behind the start line.

"My stomach!!" They moaned.

It would be found later that they got appendicitis at the same time, except Onizuka. He just ate spoiled bread and got diarrhea.

Doc was confused and not sure if he should continue running or not.

Suddenly---

"Hideo-Kun! Run!!!" Mori yelled.

"Ossu!!!"

Doc replied and continued running. He almost fell many times but he still kept running.

With the cheering from the audience, Doc could reach the finish line finally.

"And, without expectation, the first place is-----Sotomura Hideo from class 1-D!!!!!!"

Fujimaki jumped with happiness, even he was excited about this victory.

Half of my girl classmates seemed to be dead. They just lost big gambling.

"Hell Yeah!!!" Karuizawa screamed and hugged me excitedly.

"Oi. Hug your boyfriend, not me. " I warned her. Karuizawa flinched and separated from me immediately.

Doc ran back from the finish line. He smiled as wide as he could.

"Nene-chan! I can do it!" I noticed that he forgot to use his ancient accent.

"You can do it! Hideo-Kun!" Mori screamed and hung her arm around Doc's neck.

"Nene-chan---Nene-chan---Nene-chan---Nene--"

"You can call me with my first name. But you don't have to call me all the time."

"No---I---can't breath---"

"Shit! Hideo-Kun!"

His first turned red, not because he was abashed but because his blood couldn't run.

Karuizawa and I looked at them from a distance.

"What a heartwarming. " I commented.

"Ah! I want a childhood friend! But not that pink hair onion. " Karuizawa mumbled.

...

There was an exited sound from the yard. But Horikita Suzune didn't hear. No, she heard it, but she didn't realize its existence.

Horikita was waiting and hoping for someone's visit.

Her brother, Horikita Manabu.

Horikita knew that her brother wouldn't come. Since she became a mid-schooler. Manabu never showed his love to her anymore.

She knew that he thought she was just a child. A weak and defective child that couldn't reach or compare to him. That was the reason she came to this school.

But sometimes, she was tired and wanted a little pad from her beloved brother.

Like this time.

Horikita ruined it

If her class turned back to class D again, it was her fault.

Just like in the island test.

Just like in the Zodiac test.

Just like when she cleaned the bottle.

While her classmates were fighting outside. All she could do was laying on the bed in the nursing room and let Dr. Frankenstein's Monster heal her.

"Just drink this mandora drink. You will be fine. " Hazama-Sensei said and gave her a suspicious cup of drink.

"Can I ask you which university you study?" Horikita asked.

"Hogwarts, Haward, Oxford. It's not a problem. I can heal you. It's all you should know. "

"I think it's a big problem."

"Funny. I don't even have a medical certificate and you worry about which university I graduate."

"That should be---What?"

Hazama-Sensei ignored her and closed the curtain around her bed. She heard he talked something with the patient in the next bed. She didn't sure what he said or who was that patient.

Suddenly, she heard her phone ring. Horikita answered it. It was from Kushida Kikyo.

Horikita raised her eyebrows. After giving her a phone number reluctantly, Kushida never called.

"Hello."

"Horikita-San. Can you go to the nursing room for a moment?" Kushida asked from the other side of the phone.

"I'm already in the nursing room."

The caller became silent for a while.

"Please wait there. I have something to tell you."

Then, Kushida hung up. Horikita didn't get any clue from this call. What did Kushida want to talk with her?

She warned herself to beware. Kushida might relate with her injured.

After a moment. Kushida opened the curtain and walked to her bed, followed by Chabashira-Sensei.

"What's going on here?" Horikita asked. If Kushida took the teacher with her, this wasn't just chit-chat for sure.

"I want to talk to you about Kinoshita-San?"

"Who?"

"Can't remember even the person that you hurt, Kuku?"

That disgusting laugh. There was only one.

The curtain was opened. Ryuen Kakeru stood there, beside the next bed.

On that bed, a crying girl that Horikita met many times in this sports festival was laying.

So she is Kinoshita-San?

"What do you mean that I hurt her, Ryuen-Kun?"

"I mean what I mean Kuku. When you two compete in the obstacle course, you hit Kinoshita on purpose, didn't you, Kuku?"

"Are you insane? I never do something like that."

Ryuen grinned. "But the video told differently, Kuku. While you were running, you turned around to look at Kinoshita many times, Kuku. I think you do it that you will know how far Kinoshita was. Then, when she came closer, you just ran out of the yard and hit Kinoshita, Kuku."

"I turn around because Kinoshita-San kept calling my name!"

"But Kinoshita said she didn't say a word, Kuku."

Horikita stood up with anger.

"Why did I have to do it? It's nonsense."

Ryuen shook his head.

"It actually very makes sense, Kuku. You lost Kinoshita many times, Kuku. So you decided to cut her out of the game, Kuku."

Ryuen's laugh made Horikita mad. She breathed in and tried to calm herself down.

"It's just your theory."

"Unfortunately. " Chabashira-Sensei who kept silent for all the times spoke out. "Kinoshita's injured is very serious and it seems to be a willful wound. This is too harsh to just let it go without any investigation. Kinoshita also wants to appeal. If you can't show your evidence, we had to take this case to the student council."

Horikita flinched after hearing it. If she couldn't prove her innocence, her brother would know it. He might be mad at his stupid sister.

"Oi! This is a nursing room! Don't be noisy!" Horikita stopped herself from warning Hazama-Sensei that his voice was the loudest here.

"Sorry. We have a case to---"

Chabashira-Sensei stopped her sentences when she saw Hazama-Sensei.

Also as him.

Two teachers looked at each other like no one else was in that room like they traveled into their private dimension.

Hazama-Sensei coughed.

"Ahem. Hazama Kuroo Desu. The nursing teacher. Nice to meet you."

Chabashira-Sensei smiled like a maiden.

"Chabashira Sae Desu. I'm class 1-C's instructor teacher. Nice to meet you."

Kushida and Horikita looked at their teacher shockingly. Chabashira used the voice like a little girl that they never heard or expect that she would do.

"Sensei---Are you drunk?" Kushida asked with worried. "It's just noon. You shouldn't drink until---"

Suddenly, Chabashira moved her hand only a bit. But the next second, Kushida's mouth was pinned with the clothespin.

"Haha. " Chabashira-Sensei laughed like a shy girl. "Sorry for my student. She talks too much sometimes."

"I see. " Hazama-Sensei sleeked his hair. "Deal with kids is difficult. But it looks like you can deal with them like a professional."

"Sweetmouth, Hazama-Sensei."

"Call me. Kuroo-San, please."

Chabashira-San giggled. "Yes. Kuroo-San. You know what. Why don't we just find something to eat this lunch? And I will tell you how to deal with these kids."

"Sound good. Let me treat you, Chabashira-San."

"Sae-San. " Chabashira fixed the words.

Two teachers laughed before walking arm in arm out of the nursing room.

"Oi! " Ryuen shouted. "Chabashira-Sensei. Shouldn't you help me about Kinoshita's case, Kuku?"

Instantly, Chabashira ran back and pulled Ryuen's shirt, lifting him up from the floor.

"You know what, you little bastard. " She whispered. "I wait for this moment since I was born. And I won't let some little injury ruin it. Do you hear me?"

"I--I understand---Ku---"

"Say loud!! Do you hear me!!?"

"I understand, Sensei, Kuku!" Ryuen was about to cry.

"Good. Now do it for yourself, like that time when you learn how to make yourself satisfied. And don't dare use that Kuku words in front of me again. And I will show you what is violence is!"

Chabashira let Ryuen fall to the floor. Then, she smiled and walked to Hazama-Sensei.

"Sorry for letting you wait."

Ryuen looked at them until he couldn't see them, before standing up and holding his breath.

"Calm down. Kuku. " He mumbled. "You're this volume's antagonist, remember? Kuku."

Then, he turned to Horikita and Kushida.

"However, I won't let this case go like when Sudo hurt my classmates again. Kuku. I will do my best to punish you, Horikita, Kuku."

"I said I didn't do it."

"So why don't we report it to the student council, Kuku? I'm sure the student president will be interested in this, Kuku."

Horikita became silent. She couldn't let her brother know.

No, she mustn't make this a trouble. The trouble from a stupid sister would make him shame.

Because he would hate her more.

"Ryuen-Kun. I think we can compromise. " Kushida spoke out.

"Hm?"

"I'm sure Horikita-San is unintentional. However, we couldn't deny the responsibility."

Horikita bit her lips. Kushida was lying. This was big bullshit! They planned it to make her fail.

The most annoying was she couldn't protect herself at all.

"I will apologize. " Horikita made a decision. It wasn't about she was right or not. She had to deal with a problem.

"Kuku. It's not that easy. Suzune. Kinoshita is in the athlete club, Kuku. If she's injured, she can't practice and she will lose the opportunity, Kuku. Don't have to say about 400,000 points that she had to pay for changing the representative. It's a lot of benefits, isn't it? Kuku."

"Please, Ryuen-Kun!" Kushida played along with him.

Ryuen pretended to sigh and walked to Kinoshita's bed. When he came back, he said;

"My classmate wants 1,000,000 points as damages. Kuku."

"Nonsense. " Horikita replied immediately.

"So let's call the council, Kuku."

Ryuen walked to the door. Horikita didn't know if he literally walked slowly for giving her a chance to change her mind or it was just her imagination.

If she admitted it and paid 1,000,000 points. Not only did she have to pay too much, but she also accepted accusations. Horikita Suzune never kneeled to anyone.

But if Ryuen reported it to the student council, the rumors that 'The president's sister hurt her opponents for purpose' would spread around the school. And she couldn't let it happen too.

The play that Ryuen and Kushida were playing happened next to her and she couldn't do anything.

"Ryuen-Kun. Can I pay for Horikita-San?"

"Kuku?"

"I don't think Horikita-San will be that kind of person. But I don't think Kinoshita-San was lying too. It's just an unfortunate accident. So---"

"Kuku. Do you join class B's cult, Kuku? No. Suzune is the guilty one. If she didn't pay, it meant nothing, Kuku. Well. Let's go to the council's room, Kuku."

"Wait."

Horikita cried out to stop him. She looked at him with anger and patient eyes.

"If I pay, you will pretend that this never happens, right?" Horikita asked.

"Oh. Are you admitting---"

"No. I'm not guilty. 1,000,000 points aren't damages. It's just price for my stupidity."

"Kuku. She doesn't patent at all. Will you forgive her, Kinoshita? Kuku" Ryuen yelled.

Kinoshita answered from behind the curtain. "Unforgivable!"

Ryuen shrugged his shoulder.

"But I'm a kind guy, Kuku. Maybe I can accept your offer in a personal. Kuku. Then, I will convince my classmate. Kuku."

"You said 1,000,000 points, right?"

"It's a previous offer. You denied me once, Kuku. The condition has changed, Kuku. I will think about it if you kneel and bow for begging my mercy."

Horikita stared at him.

"You!!"

"Oi. Don't look at me like that, Kuku. Or you want me to report to the student council, Kuku."

"I'm afraid that I can't let you do that, Ryuen-Kun."

The door was opened and a girl with a ponytail walked inside.

Ryuen raised his eyebrows.

"It's not your business, Kuku."

"Yeah. But as a good Japanese citizen. I have to warn you about the presumption of innocence. The accused is innocent until proven guilty. I think you are treating Horikita-San like a culprit. "

"As she is---"

"As she is claimed to be. " The girl fixed his words. "Of course, you can consider this agreement as compromising. However, I think forcing someone to bow to you is against a human right. Especially, to the innocent. And I don't think the teacher will accept this rascal behavior. Hazama-Sensei and Chabashira-Sensei are still---Uh--flirting outside. They can come in here any time."

Ryuen looked at the girl and laughed.

"We have a third wheel here. Kuku " He said to Horikita. "You don't have to decide now. I will come to get your answer after the sports festival. Prepare yourself, Kuku."

He announced and walked out of the door.

The girl smiled at Kushida.

"Kikyo-chan. Can I talk with Horikita-San privately?"

Despite having grievances on her face, Kushida nodded and walked out of the nursing room.

Horikita looked at the new girl with an unsure feeling. She didn't know if she could trust this girl.

"Thanks for helping me. But--who are you?"

"Amikura Mako. " She answered. "Ayanokouji Kiyotaga-Kun asked me to come here to meet you."

...

"I still didn't understand."

"Hm?"

"How helping the janitor clean the trash will help us win?" Karuizawa asked while putting another can in a garbage bag.

"Just wait and see. " I answered her and collected a can of beer from the floor.

Um. Weird. Why did I find it at class A's tent?

Suddenly, I saw Ike running toward me.

"Ayanokouji!!" He yelled.

"What? Aren't you competing in a scavenger hunt race?" I asked him.

"Yes! I have to find this! Do you have one?"

Ike showed me a piece of paper that he got from the competition.

Find the excacitraitrecogzinator

"Oh. You have to find the excacitraitrecogzinator."

"What is the excacitraitrecogzinator?" Karuizawa asked.

"I think I have one in this garbage. "

"Hurry up!"