Kamio Tatsuya had only seen pole-toppling contests in comics or light novels. This was his first time actually taking part in one.
That pole was so tall and thick. Just the weight of the pole itself falling on someone would be bad.
The best way to win this kind of contest was to have someone climb straight to the top and use their weight to topple it.
But when the pole fell, the person who climbed to the top would definitely fall with it.
Falling from that high up would hurt just to think about.
So, this was a simple, rough, but very dangerous contest.
But there was good news too.
In the pole-toppling contest, students from all four classes competed together.
Classes B and C together had 41 boys, while classes D had only 37. That was a difference of four people.
This was a clear edge. As long as they played it safe, the white team from the first year would definitely win!
Besides, this was a school that valued strength above all else. The pole-toppling contest didn't have any special rules. As long as you didn't seriously hurt anyone, normal pulling, shoving, and bumping were allowed.
So, Class C had a big advantage in this contest.
The pole-toppling contest was best two out of three. If you won two rounds in a row, you didn't have to play the third round.
In the first round, Class D was the attacking team for the red team, and Class B was the defending team. Sudou and Katsuragi were in charge of each team.
For the white team, Class C was the attacker first, and Class B was the defender.
When the signal to start the contest went off, the students from Class C charged towards the other side like wolves and tigers. The fighting group, led by Yamada, charged like bulldozers.
Kamio Tatsuya and Ryuen followed behind, waiting for their chance.
Even though the school strictly forbade violence during contests, some physical contact was unavoidable in a contest like this.
On the other side, the attack from Class D seemed weak. Faced with the united students of Class B, hardly anyone could break through the line except for Sudou and a few others.
On this side, Yamada led Ishizaki straight to the red team's pole.
Class B didn't have many boys who were good at sports. Katsuragi, Kito, and Hashimoto were the only ones.
But Class C clearly had stronger people.
For example, Yamada Albert, who was almost two meters tall with arms as thick as thighs. He grabbed Class B students like they were baby chicks and easily broke through the line.
Class C won the first match without any trouble. Kamio Tatsuya didn't even have to do anything.
In the second match, Class C defended for the white team, and Class B attacked. After the whistle blew, the Class B boys, led by Shibata, charged towards the red team's pole.
Then something happened that surprised Kamio Tatsuya.
"Hey, Kanzaki!"
"Are you sure you want to do this?"
"Of course! I can't let the people from Class C look down on me!"
Shibata gave a thumbs up, showing his shiny white teeth.
Holy crap, he reminded Kamio Tatsuya of a certain green pufferfish.
"If that's the case, let's do it!"
Shibata, who was halfway there, stopped. Kanzaki, who was a few meters ahead of him, turned around, bent over, and put his hands down with his palms up.
Then, Shibata started to run faster and stepped on Kanzaki's hands. At the same time, Kanzaki powerfully raised his hands, sending Shibata flying forward.
"Holy crap, a flying man!"
That's right!
With the help of Kanzaki, Shibata flew towards the pole guarded by Class D. This surprised almost everyone there.
Then, Shibata accurately grabbed the top of the pole and ended the match instantly with his momentum!
"Yeah!"
The white team students cheered right away. What happened just now was too unexpected and really cool!
Even Kamio Tatsuya was impressed.
Whether he could do that move or not was one thing, but it took great courage to even try it.
At least, Kamio Tatsuya wouldn't do it. It was too dangerous. He could get seriously hurt if he wasn't careful.
If he could win safely, why would he risk it?
But Shibata from Class B, you really put on a good show.
On the other side, the Class B students cheered and ran to Shibata.
"Shibata, are you okay? Are you hurt?"
Shibata got up from the ground, brushed off the dirt, and gave a bright smile with a thumbs up.
"I'm fine!"
While the boys were having their pole-toppling contest, the girls were busy with their ball-throwing contest.
But compared to the danger of the pole-toppling contest, the ball-throwing contest was much safer. You just had to figure out how to throw the small balls into the basket as much as possible.
The pole-toppling contest ended early, so the boys decided to watch the girls' contest first.
After all, when the girls threw the balls hard, you could see them jiggling because of the force. It was nice to look at.
The contest ended quickly, and the judges started counting the balls.
"Fifty-six balls, the white team wins!"
Next was the tug-of-war.
Like the pole-toppling contest, the white team had more people in the first-year tug-of-war. This time, not only the boys but also the girls had more people.
"This is tiring. I can't even catch my breath."
The students started complaining one after another. The weather was hot, and the pole-toppling contest was really intense, so many students had used up a lot of energy.
"Kamio, you're in charge of the tug-of-war. I don't want to deal with the weaklings from Class B." Ryuen said this and pushed Kamio Tatsuya forward.
That was fine. Although Ryuen didn't care about winning or losing, Kamio Tatsuya didn't want Class D to win.
Besides, with an advantage of four people, it would be too embarrassing to lose.
"Kanzaki, can I arrange the tug-of-war?"
When Kanzaki saw that it was Kamio, not Ryuen, who came to talk, he sighed in relief and nodded. He trusted Kamio Tatsuya's skills.
"We'll cooperate with you completely."
"Thanks."
The tug-of-war was a contest of strength. The most basic strategy was to have the taller people stand in front and the shorter people stand in the back.
After making up his mind and getting Kanzaki's approval, Kamio Tatsuya clapped his hands and started to direct the students from the two classes.
"Class B and Class C, come gather here. Taller people in the front, shorter people in the back. Yamada and Ishizaki, you two go to the middle. Front people, focus on lowering your center of gravity..."
Seeing that Class B and Class C were using such a safe and scientific formation, even with their advantage.
The students from Class B and Class D felt their spirits sink.
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