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part 18

Before we start the next scene," Mashima stood up on his seat. "The scenes starting with this one will be set in the future."

"The future." Sakayanagi muttered to herself.

"Isn't it awesome?!" Ishizaki grinned.

"I can't believe we're watching the future now." Horikita whispered to herself.

Even after we returned to the tent, Sudou didn't calm down. I kept my distance to let him cool off. Karuizawa called to Hirata and me.

"Eh? Ken?" Ike glanced at Sudo who's nervous about the scene.

"What did you do now?" Shinohara scowled at him.

"Stop looking at me! I don't know!" Sudo exclaimed. He didn't turn around to know what expression Horikita is supporting.

"How did they even get the memories about the future?" Ayanokoji said to himself, "More importantly, my future memories?" He said annoyed.

"Isn't this bad news, Kiyotaka?" she asked.

"Huh? First name basis?" Sato wiggled her brows at Karuizawa.

"W-what are you implying?" Karuizawa stuttered, "I have a boyfriend!"

"A fake boyfriend." Shinohara joined in on the teasing.

"What?! Mou! Stop insinuating something!"

"What is? Wait. Why'd you use my first name?" I asked.

"Why? Well, I call Yousuke-kun by his first name, so I thought I'd try using yours," she replied.

"Hmm? Since when?" Hiyori asked.

"It's the future! How would I know?"

"Stop with the noise! I can't hear the damn projector." Ryuuen complained.

Then why had she dropped the honorific in my case? Was she implying that I was lower than Hirata?

Ayanokoji raised a brow in Karuizawa direction. She shrugged rather violently.

"I don't think that's it, Ayanokoji-kun." Hirata sweatdrop.

"Dropping a honorific means that you are more closer to the person, right?" Ichinose asked her classmates who nodded.

"At any rate, I want to discuss Horikita-san. Hasn't she been struggling for a while now? Even during the cavalry battle, she was in really rough shape," said Karuizawa.

"Yeah," I replied.

Horikita was in a bad way, and not just in the team contests. Her rankings had fallen greatly across every event. The reason was clear: the fall during the obstacle course had injured her right leg. We normally would've suggested that she withdraw, but if she did, then Class D would be penalized.

"It's the sports festival." Hoshinomiya whispered to the three teachers.

"We can see that." Chabashira said flatly.

"The rules around the penalties are harsh." Katsuragi noted.

"Physical activities...?" Hashimoto winced glancing at his princess. "It seems you will also sit this one out, princess."

Sakayanagi analyzed the scene. "Such a shame. And I thought that I can finally face of against my childhood friend."

"Childhood friend?" Kamuro muttered.

"I don't really think I can blame her, though. Her opponents were just too much," said Karuizawa.

True. Horikita had gone up against difficult opponents each and every time. If she kept facing off against students who were the best in their respective clubs... This was far too much to be mere coincidence.