The Kamiyama High School Sports Festival has begun! Our opening event is turning into a heated battle for first place between the red and blue teams!

(Oh, the first years' scavenger hunt...)

You can do it, Mizuki!

You've got this, Akito!

Wait, Mizuki and Akito?!

Nicely done, Akito.
Your speed should guarantee you first place.

Dude, why are you cheering for the red team?!

Huff... Huff...

(Li'l Bro's way too fast...!
I can't close this gap!)

Alright, first one here...

Oh, Shinonome from the red team's got his assignment! Everyone, can you guess what it says?!

(Okay, just gotta find what's written on here and run back with it...)

Huh?!
What the?!

Hm?
Shinonome seems a bit flustered.

Now's your chance!

Mizuki, go catch up to him!

What's the matter, Akito?!
Why are you all frozen up?!

(“Someone with a very loud voice.”
That means... No, wait...)

Akito, what does it say?!
If there's anything I can do, just ask!!

Geez, how loud can someone be?
I can hear them from all the way over here. They're not even using a mic.

Still, what's going on with Akito?
He seems really bothered for some reason...

Huff... Huff...
A little late... But I finally caught up...!

(Did Li'l Bro draw a really bad assignment or something?)

I hope I get something easy... Please!

Hey!

This one's in the bag...!

Someone!
I need an accessory with a ribbon motif!

A ribbon...?

Oh!
The bracelet I wore for today...!

Ah, that should be fairly easy to find.

Does anyone nearby have anything like that?

Mizuki! Mizuki, over here!

Take this! I wore it here today!
It should be what you're looking for!

Really?!
Nice one, Ena!

Here! Hurry or Akito's gonna catch up to you!

Right, thanks!

So...

Smell you later, Li'l Bro!

Grr...!
Why'd you have to go and do that, Ena...?!

Heh heh heh.
No way I'm losing to the red team!

Ugh... Looks like I don't have a choice...

Tsukasa!
Would you mind?

Ah, so you do need my help after all!

Alright, what can I do for you?!

Climb on!

Huh?

(Awesome! The goal's right there!
At this rate, I should finish first and...)

Not happening!

What?!
But my lead was huge! He already caught up?!

Whoa, what the?!

Tenma's riding piggyback on Shinonome! Looks like it's full steam ahead!

Hah hah hah!
We're cruising past everyone!

I know! Please, just be quiet for a bit...!

(He can run this fast while carrying someone...?)

(But... I'm not ready to lose just yet!!)

What's this?!
Akiyama's found another gear!
Can Shinonome close the gap?!

Not bad...!

Hehe.
Catch me if you can!

Akito, this is bad.

Huh? Why?

The wind's starting to dry out my eyes.

...

Whoa!
Looks like Shinonome's also found another gear! Talk about speed!

Huh...?!
No way... How...?

Waaahhh?!

Mizuki?!

This race just keeps giving!
Akiyama tripped while trying to see where Shinonome is!

No...
I'm still not giving up!

Akiyama's back up!
Shinonome flies by!
He's back in the lead!

And there you have it!
With the crowd roaring in the background...

We have a winner!!!

Yes!

Noooo!

Akiyama finishes second!
What an incredible race!

Huff... Huff...

Hey, you okay?

Grr...

I was sooo close!
Next time, you're going down!

So close!
You did great, Mizuki!

I'm just glad Mizuki didn't get hurt too bad.

Still, Shinonome has some quick legs on him...

He does help out with the soccer club a lot. Also, you need a ton of stamina to get through our practices.

I see. That means Aoyagi may also pull off something special since he's also on your team.

Speaking of which, Shiraishi, won't you be facing him next during the ball toss?

Yeah...
But our practices have been good training for me too, so I'm not letting him walk away with this!

That's good to hear.
I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of battle unfolds.

Alright, the mixed ball toss is usually a drama-filled event each year, and it looks like the green team's having a bit of a tough go at it!

There!

...

Yeah! That's another!

Nice, Shiraishi.
Your form's as good as a baseball player's.

Hehe. Right?

Hold on. You've been watching me this whole time. Shouldn't you be helping the green team not finish last...?

Right. We'll need to work more efficiently to overcome this deficit.

Everyone on the green team. Listen.

I suspect that this ball toss event favors taller people.

I'm not the most agile person, but I think I can help throw these balls into that basket.

So, I'd like it if you could gather up these balls and bring them to me.

That's fine and all...
But isn't this the first ball toss event you've ever been in, Aoyagi?

That won't be an issue.
I have a good idea of what to do after watching Shiraishi throw these.

What...?!
That's why you were staring at me?!

I see...
It actually might be better if you threw them instead of me.

Hang on. I'll be right back.

I'll go get some too!

Yes, thank you.

(Ah, I see...
It seemed odd that Aoyagi wasn't doing much of anything. I guess he had a plan in his back pocket this entire time.)

(Which means...)

Okay, here you go.
I got you some balls.

Thank you.
This should be more than plenty.

Alright...

(Oh no...!
If Toya gets serious now, he might...!)

There!

...?

Huh...?

Hmm... That's strange.
My body may've gone off-axis.

But I'll get this next one to...!

Um...

Alright, next...

(I see...)

T-Toya...

(Not a single bucket...!)

Hmm...

Sorry, I seem to have run out.
Would you mind gathering some more for me?

I mean, sure...
But it might be faster for us to just throw them, you know...?

Great work during the events, everyone! We will now be announcing how things currently stand.

Following that, it'll be time for Kamiyama High School's famed cheering competition. We will be passing out voting slips to everybody watching, so please make sure you get one.

(We're already halfway through. That was fast.)

(The standings may change how we all feel going into the cheering competition... Alright, let's see them...)

<Whoa! It's almost time for the cheering competition! I'm getting super-duper excited☆>

Ah, Miku... Hello.

<Hey, you shouldn't jump out like that. What if someone sees you?>

<Sorry!
I can't wait to see the cheering competition because Rui worked so hard on it!>

<Zzz...♪ Zzz...♪>

<Hey, Luka! Wake up!>

Hehe. Thank you.
I promise to do what I can to meet your expectations.

But before I do, I'll need to hear what the current standings are.

<Oh, right!
How do you think the blue team's doing, Rui?>

Okay...
We've just tallied up the score.

Here are the current standings...