It sounds like we're in agreement. We'll stick to the same events as usual from previous years.

As for setting up the day of, that will be the same way as well. Duties will be divided up between committee members and...

(This is very different from what I expected.)

(I always imagined Sports Festivals as everyone working together to come up with fun ideas.)

(But nobody is really voicing any opinions.
They all seem somewhat dispassionate.)

(I guess Hoshino did mention that not many of the students here get particularly excited about school events, so this is probably normal.)

Haruka, I'm sorry...

You were nice enough to join the committee with me, but this probably isn't what you were expecting, huh?

It's okay, Tenma. This is a prep school after all, so everyone is probably focused more on their studies than school events.

Alright, that should do it for today's initial meeting.

Not so fast!!

Huh?

Hm? What's going on?

I believe that's Emu Otori from 1-B.

I want to organize a more exciting sports festival!

Wh-What do you mean...?

All you've been saying this whole time is stuff from previous years...

I really don't think that's gonna make for an interesting event!

I'm guessing there are a lot of girls here who aren't very athletic and don't even like the Sports Festival...

But I wanna come up with something that even they remember as being super fun and stuff!

A Sports Festival where everyone smiles, or in other words...!

I want this Sports Festival to be the best show anyone's ever seen!!

Sh-Show...?

She reminds me a lot of my brother.

And the more fun everyone has during the event, the more energized they'll be for school after that!

Oh...

...

So I think we should all come up with some fun events, decorate the place together and...

Let's all brainstorm ways to make this Sports Festival super fun!

Yeah, but the committee this year is so small. Even if we do come up with new ideas, there's no telling if we'll even have enough time to get ready.

That's right. We also have to keep in mind that we have exams coming up right after too...

We're all taking time away from our studies to do this. Asking everyone to invest even more time might be going a little too far.

But... But...! If we all work together, I'm sure we'll find a way...

I appreciate your suggestions, Emu, but I just don't think it's very feasible.

But... I...

...

I agree with Otori. I'm for her idea.

What?! Haruka?!

You're...

I'm Haruka Kiritani.
I understand your concerns. However...

This is an event where everyone at school is supposed to participate, so I think we should make it enjoyable for as many people as possible.

That still doesn't change the fact that we just don't have the manpower to handle a bunch of new events.

In that case, how about we revive some of the older events instead?

There's a guidebook in the library that details everything about this school's past Sports Festivals. I went through it earlier today and saw a few that might be fun.

Since they were held in the past, all the necessary equipment should still be here and setup shouldn't be a problem.

The current format also splits each event up by grade, but what if we had all grades competing together?

Wouldn't that be a little difficult?

Yeah, that sounds like a lot of extra work...

If students can choose when to practice ahead of time, we can have all grades practice together and it shouldn't take too much time out of their schedules.

These changes should be manageable even with a small committee like this or not a lot of time to practice to go around.

Wooow...! Those are awesome ideas!

Yeah, that sounds fun!

We might actually be able to pull off something like this...

Thank you.

But we'll have to decide which events to bring back and come up with a practice schedule for all of the students...

That won't be a problem. Otori and I made these suggestions, so we will come up with a few proposals before the next meeting.

Does that work for you?

Yup! I'm the one who started it, so of course I'll see it through to the end!

I'll help out as well! I want to make this a fun Sports Festival for everyone too.

Thanks!!

Let's make this a Sports Festival that everyone will remember!

Yeah! Wonderhoy☆

Wonderhoy...?

Hahaha! That's so adorable! You're just too much, Emu!

Hehe. I agree.
She may be a little strange, but...

Oh, hey! Since we're making changes, why not make the opening ceremony a big show too?!

We could have clouds of smoke everywhere for a giant robot to fly out of, and have it zoom around the track and stuff!

Okay...
Make that very strange...