Chapter 345: Chapter 343: Sports Festival Basketball Match
"So, what does Shirakawa think about this?"
On the rooftop, Hayakawa Kashi, after a long time, sat together with Shirakawa Sawahei, eating their lunch bread, and started discussing the sports festival matters.
"Just the two of us deciding?" Shirakawa Sawahei seemed a bit hesitant: "Isn’t this too dictatorial, Hayakawa? Aren’t we going to hold a meeting or something?"
"When the leader is competent enough, dictatorship is the most efficient system." Little Arrogant took a bite of her freeloaded yakisoba bread and said leisurely: "Moreover, didn’t I ask you to join?"
"Why do I feel like you’re pulling me in not to discuss, but to find a reason to trap me..."
"That’s not true, Shirakawa, your level of caution is overly high."
"How should I put it, this caution was taught through Kaori’s many years of blood and tears lessons."
"She was just easy to deceive. If Shirakawa were like her, I could save myself a lot of trouble."
"Like what?"
"Like... I wouldn’t have to bring lunch anymore." Miss Kaori said calmly, waving the yakisoba bread in her hand: "I suppose I haven’t thanked Shirakawa yet?"
"It’s shameful for a lady of a financial consortium to say such things." Shirakawa Sawahei commented with a cold face: "Let’s discuss the basketball game plan you mentioned..."
"Alright."
"Basketball isn’t particularly popular, but it takes up a small space and involves many participants."
"The event’s premise is justified, it can be said to promote sports projects, the plan is easy to pass on the school’s side, and the basketball club will surely be glad to help, manpower is sufficient."
"Compared to other sports, like tennis or badminton, the basketball club has fewer members, with less impact on the match situation."
The two of them listed some advantages of hosting a basketball game, then Shirakawa Sawahei paused and began to evaluate the disadvantages.
"The biggest disadvantage is just one: basketball isn’t popular."
"Yes." Little Arrogant said softly: "But precisely because of that, pushing an unnoticed sport to the sports festival, and getting everyone interested in it, differentiates our festival from past boring ones, don’t you think?"
"..."
"Did you plan this activity after watching the video of me playing basketball with your sister?" Shirakawa Sawahei asked suspiciously: "Otherwise, it’s too much of a coincidence for it to be basketball."
"Shirakawa, you’re overthinking it." Evil Little Arrogant glanced at him and said softly: "I wouldn’t get upset over such inconsequential, boring little things."
"Besides, even if I did care, would I wish to have Shirakawa hit me in the head?"
"???"
Shirakawa Sawahei felt a bit frustrated and changed the topic: "The school’s budget is still limited, should we seek sponsorship..."
Hayakawa Kashi gave him a strange look: "I am the sponsorship."
"..."
Talking about budget in front of a financial consortium heiress really is an insult...
Oh boy, even more frustrated now...
"How will the competition be structured? Class competition?"
"Yes." Miss Kaori responded: "That was my initial idea, but considering the physique can’t be generalized across classes, the competition structure needs further thought."
"What about a boys vs. girls match? Restrict the boys’ abilities through rules."
"Couple basketball game? Shirakawa, you never miss a chance to flirt..."
"Hayakawa, I’m trying to help you, hearing such comments would upset even the most considerate romantic comedy protagonist, wouldn’t it?"
"If romantic comedy protagonists got upset with girls, they wouldn’t have bad reputations..." Little Arrogant said calmly: "A couple basketball game is possible, but gathering enough couples for the match might be difficult."
"Then how about a teacher-student basketball game?" Shirakawa Sawahei suggested: "At Akihisa High School, about 40% of the teachers are under 30, and 5% are under 25, enough to pull together a team based on numbers alone."
"And... teachers are easier to handle compared to students."
Evil Little Arrogant pondered for a moment and decided: "Let’s go with the teacher-student basketball game for now. We’ll consider replacing it with a couple basketball game after reviewing the survey data."
"If we want to promote basketball, we should cut down on some other sports at the festival... at least don’t let everyone exhaust too much energy."
"Yes, cut the long run, relay..."
"Keep it as the symbolic event of the sports festival."
...
In a lunch break, Shirakawa Sawahei and Little Arrogant roughly discussed and tentatively set two event concepts—teacher-student basketball game and couple basketball game.
Shirakawa Sawahei obviously preferred the teacher-student basketball game; this event is simpler, and the troublemaking system wouldn’t have opportunities. The couple basketball game, however, could easily backfire.
But speaking of which... it’s been a while since I intercepted any confessions for Little Arrogant... could it be that Little Arrogant has been too intimidating lately, scaring off all potential confessors?
The title of school flower confession interceptor can finally be shed... though I wonder if Black Hearted Lolita will still cause any trouble...
The Lowbrow System is truly lowbrow. I can’t decipher it even as its user, let alone as an observer of higher-dimensional worlds. If not for the habit of grinding skills, Shirakawa Sawahei might have forgotten its existence.
Due to Little Arrogant’s involvement, the sports festival planning group, where Tsukimi Sakurazawa was, essentially lost its power. Many people felt relieved to avoid a big nuisance, but many others felt regretful.
The Little Angel Holy Temple Team emerged victorious in the power struggles but didn’t seem too happy—because Shirakawa Sawahei and Hayakawa Kashi started frequent contact again and spent their lunch breaks chatting at the rooftop, known as a couple’s spot. Black Hearted Lolita hadn’t slept well for several days, and her originally plump and tender face now appeared a bit tired.
As a result, the Little Angel Holy Temple Team had to hold several more meetings to analyze why Lord Angel became like this. After much discussion, they still didn’t have a universally convincing theory, but one thing was certain! This matter is definitely related to that guy Shirakawa Sawahei!
As a former planner of the sports festival, Tsukimi Sakurazawa undoubtedly belonged to the group of those who weren’t happy.