Introverted Archer 65

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65. Rational Powerful Strategy!

Let me explain!! The strategy of the Rational Fisherman's Advantage!!

It's a truly rational strategy where we join the fray when red and white have worn each other down, and we just take the good parts!

"At this point, 70 minutes from the start... It's a good time to attack."

We had discussed meeting up approximately one hour after the start in advance.

The blue team is already short on manpower. There's no doubt that to win, we have to choose an appropriate strategy.

...However, one irritating thing is that even when the blue team won once in the past, it seems they also used the same fisherman's advantage strategy, which may have weakened my enthusiasm.

Thanks to that, it was easier to convince everyone, so I guess it's fine.

"Eimu-kun, how many points do you have right now?"

"Hmm? I have 1860."

"That's amazing... First-year Hoshikake and I managed to get around 550 points by defeating a few on the way."

"So, with Sakuma-senpai and Kageyama-kun, that's 2410 points. Adding the points from red and white, the remaining points are 4190. It's not quite over half, but we're keeping more than 30% of the total, right?"

Hmm, isn't it accumulating less than I thought? Even though we cleared out that many students on the way.

No, thinking about it, it's normal. The leader holds 2000 points out of the remaining 4190 points overall. Defeating the average student won't have that much impact.

"Huh, but if we split the remaining 4200 points in half, that's 2100, so we're definitely in first or second place, right!?"

"True, but... we can't be too optimistic."

It was surprisingly Sakuma-senpai who shook his head at Hina's statement.

"Do you have some concerns?"

"Yeah. And that concern is the biggest challenge in our strategy from now on. Oh, they're getting closer."

At that moment, shouts from several people could be heard from the direction we were heading.

"Wow, that's intense!"

We peeked at the scene ahead while hiding in the bushes.

On the other side of the bushes, there was an open area without trees where many students were engaged in a chaotic battle.

It was like witnessing a fierce battle in a historical drama. Apparently, this was the main battlefield for red and white.

"For now, it seems they haven't noticed our presence due to the large number of people."

"Then let's watch for a while. Since red and white were evenly matched in strength, it should be okay to watch for another 30 minutes or so."

As I leisurely observed the whole situation with <Observer>.

I soon noticed something unusual.

Huh...? This is completely different from what I heard.

"You noticed, first-year Kageyama."

Rikimaru-senpai said so as he looked at my expression.

So, the concern he mentioned earlier was about this!

"What's wrong, Eimu-kun? Tell us too!"

"Well... Hina and Rikimaru-senpai may not know what kind of enemies we've been facing, but have you noticed the characteristics of the red and white teams?"

"Hmm, I'm not sure about the details, but... isn't the white team more organized as a team, while the red team acts independently?"

Indeed, Hina seems to have a similar sense as me.

At first, I thought the white team preferred to form organizations.

I expected that the leader of the white team was a student who preferred strict posture and valued order, something like that.

However, that's not the reality.

The white team is forced to form teams. More accurately, they had no choice but to form teams because they couldn't win without them.

"...Look over there, that!"

Fuyuka pointed ahead—where groups of white students were seen running together.

In front of them stood a student from the red team. Alone, he faced the enemy with a calm demeanor.

In the next moment, the group of white students, who seemed like a mountain, was blown away instantly.

The cause was the red team's student drawing his sword. That was all it took.

"What's that!? A student was taken down just by drawing a sword!?"

No, it's not just that. In the brief moment when he unsheathed the sword at his waist, I could see an electric aura surrounding it.

"As I suspected... that's what it is. It seems the concern I mentioned earlier has become a reality."

"W-What do you mean!? You don't mean—"

Rikimaru-senpai nodded at Hina's face. Sweat was running down his forehead.

"He's a third-year, the leader of the red team, Shiranui Ren. He alone possesses enough power to rival all the students in the academy except for those outside of it."

"A single person against all the students in the academy!? Is that even possible!?"

"No, I don't think it's impossible... His aura is so much larger than that of other students..."

Even from my perspective, it was clear that the man was strong. And with Fuyuka's confirmation, there's no doubt about it.

"When Seina and I were first years, we faced off against Shiranui during the sports festival. But the result was a complete defeat. Seina, frustrated, worked hard for a year and sought revenge in our second year, but—we couldn't win, and Shiranui alone defeated nearly 200 upperclassmen and others."

"200 people by himself!?"

Rikimaru-senpai stared at Shiranui as if possessed. His hands were clenched without him realizing it.

"Seina, faced with Shiranui's overwhelming power, fell into despair. The serious girl she was eventually beginning to sneer at the effort."

"Look!"

At that moment, we're looking at Shiranui. He grabbed a student's face and effortlessly lifted the boy's bulky body with one hand.

It's easy to tell. That must be the leader of the white team.

"Could it be... all over...?"

No one is heading towards the battlefield, towards Shiranui. As Hina said, everything has ended.

The white team—has been annihilated.

"The goal of this sports festival I mentioned to you was to 'show Seina a good time.'... That wasn't accurate. My goal is to defeat that man and bring back the old Seina."