Book 10: Chapter 2: Part 6

Book 10: Chapter 2: Part 6

Part 6

And the afternoon events continued to progress and the competition finally came down to the last event, the cavalry battle.

This is the last event This year was by far the much more intense competition compared to a normal athletic festival.

I guess so. And its going to be nationally televised, so thats great.

I-I can relate to why people would want to see this when the event is this spectacular. It may not be comparable to the Olympics or the National Athletic Meet, but it is still very exciting.

Yes! And this time, its a very close match with the white team. Were losing now, but if we win this cavalry battle, we will be the winners!

Ryo was right, so far, it was a close match, and the pair that wins this cavalry battle would likely determine the outcome of this competition.

So, are you ready?

Of course!

Leave it to me! I, the [Nobleman of Cavalry], will support you well!

I-Ill do my best!

It was decided that our horses would be Ryo, Shingo-kun, and Akira, and I would be the rider on top.

I asked them if they were sure it should be me, but all three nodded vigorously and unanimously agreed that only I could do it.

Since they expect so much from me, I must do my best

Well, the next cavalry battle will be the last event in the athletic festival. With the intense fight up to this point, the current scores are very competitive, and the winner of this cavalry battle will be the athletic festival champion!

As for this cavalry battle, the teachers, including myself, will be there to support students. I know everyone is tired because they have given their all so far, but that is why you must be careful not to get hurt.

After all, competition is a competition, and it seems to be conducted with the support of the teachers.

So, all the boys formed up on horseback, and I got on top of them, and then the game started.

The rules of the cavalry match itself were to fight freely for a certain period, and then the remaining pairs would fight one-on-one.

You guys! Drag down the general of the red teeaaamm!

Go for the general of the white team!

There was also a general cavalry rider from each team, both were strong seniors in their third year.

Following the instructions of these seniors, the riders maneuver their horses, and finally, the battle between the riders begins.

Bring me that head!

Sink they down!

Isnt it too noisy?

When the charge began, everyones eyes were bloodshot, and they madly headed for the other rider to take him down!

Oooh, theres some fierce fighting going on! However, looking at the situation, I would say that the white team has a slight advantage.

I fought to not lose to the other seniors, but I couldnt move as fast as I wanted because of the crowded battlefield and the possibility of injuring my opponent if I really tried to beat him.

As I tried to find the right balance of strength under these circumstances, the match progressed.

T-the white team! Theyre making it look like they are going after the red teams general, but they are cutting down the forces around them!

As Shirase-san announced, before I knew it, the other riders in the red team were overwhelmed by the white riders who were teaming up, and by the time the time limit approached, there were only three riders left in the red team including me and the generals rider.

In contrast, the white team had more than ten riders left.

This is a complicated situation for the red team! Is victory for the white team sealed at this point?

In accordance with the rules, the one-on-one battles would start here, but the general cavalry would be last, and we would be the team ahead of him.

I-I wonder if well be alright

Umm indeed, I must say that it seems quite hopeless even for me, the [Nobleman of Cavalry], to turn this situation around

Akira is right; it will be very tough for the red team to regain ground from here.

When it came time to start the single horse race, the red teams riders, who had remained until then, lost in that first race.

Now there were only two riders in the red team, us and the generals cavalry.

With the difference being so great, the white team was now confident of victory and could see that they had enough time to win.

Ryo and the others tried to fend off the onslaught of the seniors somehow, but it didnt work.

I tried to beat the general as quickly as possible, but the cavalry was so skillful that when I tried to engage them, they quickly pulled away. This caused Ryo and the others to lose their balance, and this continued as a vicious cycle.

But!

Haaa!

W-what?

The generals cavalry charged when Ryo and the others had lost their balance, but I took advantage of that by supporting my almost collapsing balance with my torso, and I finally caught the other general!

Whooaaaaaaa!

Haaaaaaah!

The opponent was not giving up but fought back desperately. I tried to use my strength to dismount the general of the white team, but.

I-Im sorry, Yuuyaaaaa!

!

Finally, Ryo and the others ran out of stamina, and our horses fell apart.

But I took advantage of the momentum to grab the other general, and dragged him to the ground with me!

Then, the other general and I landed on the ground at the same time.

I-its settled! What a surprise, participant Yuuya has collided with the white teams general cavalry! With this, the cavalry battle was won by the red team! The red team is the winner of this years athletic festival!

WHOAAAAAAAAA!

When Shirase-san made the announcement, loud cheers echoed through the ground.

Yu-Yuuya! You did it! We won!

What do you think? This [Nobleman of Cavalry] lives up to the name with this strength of mine!

A-as expected of Yuuya-kun! I cant believe you took the opponent out in that situation, too!

As Ryo and the others ran up to me and told me this in hushed tones, the senior, who was the general of the white team, held out his hand to me.

It was a good match. A total defeat for us.

T-thank you very much!

I shook hands with my senior.

All the athletic events had been completed, but everyone decided to do a folk dance at the end of the festival.

Naturally, the students had practiced in advance, but it was a different feeling when we danced after the competition.

We switched one by one, and regardless of whether we were in the white or red group, we danced with Kaede and the other girls in the red group, as well as with Yuti from the middle school.

I was nervous because I had never danced with girls my own age before, and I ended up dancing with Kaori.

Yuuya-san!

Kaori!

As we took each others hands and began to dance, I was still embarrassed.

Then Kaori opened her mouth.

Congratulations to the red team for winning the competition. Yuuya-san was really cool in the cavalry battle, you know?

I-is that so? Um T-thank you

My face gets all flushed when someone tells me to my face that Im cool

Since Im in the white group, I really should be cheering for the white group, but I ended up cheering for Yuuya-san.

Kaori laughed like a child who had just been caught in a prank, and I couldnt help but be amused.

But it was really fun, wasnt it?

Yeah, it was fun.

We look at each other and laugh.

My first athletic festival after coming to Ousei Academy ended in this way.