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ANHS- With Horikita
Horikita was struggling to issue orders to her class as Sakayanagi made offensive attacks in the special exam.
Rules of The Special Exam- Question and Task Bombardment Exam
Round 1;
Class A/C issues several questions or tasks to Class B/D
Class B/D quickly distributes the questions to several members of their Class best suited to answer the questions or perform the tasks.
Round 2;
Class B/D issues several questions or tasks to Class A/C
Class A/C quickly distributes the questions to several members of their Class best suited to answer the questions or perform the tasks.
Earning Exam Points (EP);
Correctly Answered/Completed Question= +5 EP
Partially Answered/Completed Question= +3 Ep
Unanswered/Uncompleted= -3 EP
Incorrectly Answered/CompletedQuestion= -5EP
Class Points Available;
1st Place= +100 CP
2nd Place= +50 CP
3rd Place= +/- O CP
4th Place= -50 CP
Current Tablulatted Class Points;
Class A (Sakayanagi)= 1658
Class B (Horikita)= 1609
Class C (Ichinose)=1528
Class D (Ryuen)=1474
Horikita- This is the last Special Exam of our third year. I can't fail. Even one mistake and we'll lose our position as Class B and any chance at Class A. Ayanokoji. I can't fail. Not after the promise I made to him.
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Second Stage
Nagi waited as Zantetsu and Niko came through. Nagi walked up to them and Zantetsu asked "Where did Reo go?"
Nagi sighed and said, "He got picked by Ayanokoji."
Niko was shocked and asked, "He wanted to play with Reo but not you?"
Nagi nodded his head saying "He did."
Zantetsu agreed and said, "Then the three of us should team up. Three heads are better than one. Um was that right?"
Niko's sweat dropped as he said "Nice try Zantetsu-Kun."
Nagi looked at them and nodded saying, "I was too weak. That's why Reo was picked instead. But this time I want to win and be the one who picks."
Nagi says this with an egoistic look. Niko looks at Nagi and says "I know how you feel."
The three head off into the next room finding Kira, Chigiri and Kunigami waiting for them.
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Koji's Team Vs Rin's Team
Rin's Team is White, while Koji's is Red. Koji observed Rin and thought, 'If he can bring out that same ego as he did in the match against Yosuke, he might cause me some trouble.'
Rin looked at Koji and thought 'He's the number one rank. With him becoming the best will be much easier. He'll be an asset.'
Koji turned to Reo and said, "In this match I want you to awaken your true playstyle. Your ego. Don't make me regret picking you over Yosuke."
Reo nodded as he passed to Koji and the two rushed up the field. Rin arrived as he said, "Do you really think I can't..."
Koji shoulder-barged him, sending him flying into the grass as he received a pass from Reo, making Rin think, 'What kind of physical freak is this guy?'
Tokimitsu looked scared shouting "The number 1 is so scary!!!" as he tried to stop Koji but Koji leaned on him as he shot the ball.
Just before it went in Yosuke blocked it as it was sent flying out of bounds as he said "I know you better than anyone here Kiyotaka. I know how strong you are."
Koji looked at Yosuke and said, "Not bad Yosuke... but there are people here you have no idea about."
Bachira had the ball as he passed that ball into the centre causing Reo to rush forward as he thought 'What's my Ego as a striker? I have to find it!'
Reo saw Rin press him as Rin shouted "Not so fast!" Reo didn't think. He just felt it as he did a black hole trap with his right foot shocking Rin as he then shot the ball into the goal with his left foot. He had done this on instinct.
Announcer: "Goal By Mikage Reo." Red (1) : White (0)
Reo looked in awe of his own goal as he thought 'My goal...I earned it and I did it without Nagi...'
Koji looked to Reo and said "So that's it. A Chameleon Style."
Reo looked at Koji and said "Chameleon huh? I like it."
Rin gritted his teeth in annoyance as he thought 'That guy's physical strength is no joke. I have to be more careful when dealing with him.'
Reo and Bachira start with the ball passing to each other as the mix of creative and technical styles is confusing for Yosuke who had no idea how to react as they got past him. Rin hung back watching Koji who received the ball as Tokimisu tried to block his path shouting "I'm sorry scary Mr. Number 1 but I can't let you through."
Koji inspected his body and thought 'He's taller than me and wider. I could topple him but that would be a foul.'
Koji passes the ball to Reo who traps the ball emulating Nagi as he then rushes forward copying Bachira who says "Woah Reo! Nice moves."
Reo confronts Rin who steals the ball from him saying "Is all you can do copy?"
Koji is there right in front of him as he kicks the ball into the goal Rin himself obstructs the Goalie's view.
Announcer: "Goal By Ayanokoji Kiyotaka." Red (2) : White (0)
Rin realised his mistake thinking 'He slipped into my blindspot and took advantage of that fact to steal the ball as soon as I did. It was a beautiful play. He's just like Sae.'
Reo and Bachira hi-fived celebrating having a 2-goal lead when Rin looked at them in annoyance and said, "Do you two think this is some kind of game? This is a battlefield and you just turned your back to a enemy with a gun." He placed down the ball and shot it into the goal.
Announcer: "Goal By Itoshi Rin." Team Red (2) : Team White (1)
Koji was shocked and asked, "Is that even legal?"
Reo nodded and said, "Yeah but normally only a crazy person would try something like that."
Koji put down the ball and said "Then I guess I'm crazy." He shot the ball as Rin just barely blocked it.
Rin turned his head slowly looking at the ball slowly rolling towards him as he thought 'You can't be serious. He perfectly replicated my technique? Is he really better than me? No he's not! He was just lucky. I'm the best in this place. I'll destroy him completely now!'
Koji looked to Rin and said "Don't even think about it Boring Striker. If you try that again things will et messy for you."
Rin sweated at this as he passed to Yosuke as the two of them raced forward via 1-2 passes as Koji went face to face with Rin and said, "Maybe that version of you in the match you had against Yosuke could prove itself to be a threat to me but this sad version of you doesn't stand a chance."
Rin tried to dribble past him but Koji stopped him when he heard Yosuke call out to him shouting "Pass to me Rin!"
Rin passed the ball to Yosuke who rushed forward showing off a technical playstyle as he reached the other end of the field dribbling past Reo who noted 'He's good at dribbling. Better than most but not as good as Bachira.' Yosuke shot the ball into the goal.
Announcer: "Goal By Hirata Yosuke." Team Red (2) : Team White (2)
Yosuke then thought 'Even though I scored I still don't know. What is my ego as a Striker?'
Koji passed to Bachira as they rushed forward passing with Reo as their anchor. Tokimitsu blocked off Koji as Rin tried to stop Reo. Koji passed the ball to Reo who copied Bachira's roulette as Yosuke did a slide tackle causing the ball to go out of bounds and causing Reo to curse "Damn it!"
Koji patted him on the back and said "Don't worry about it. We'll get it back."
Yosuke threw the ball in as Rin rushed forward with it as Koji was right in Rin's path as Rin thought 'He knew exactly where I was going? What the hell is up with him? Can he read my mind?'
Rin diverted to another path but Koji quickly accelerated killing that path as well as Tokimitsu called out "I'm clear Rin!"
Rin clicked his tongue in annoyance passing the ball to Tokimitsu who barged through the defence with ease using his physicality. Rin then thought 'This can work. As long as I get into...' He then saw Koji already running towards the spot and thought 'He's going to make it before Tokimitsu!?'
Yosuke rushed in to support saying "I'm open!"
Rin then thought 'This is bad!' as he rushed back to the goal as Koji stole the ball from Tokimitsu and made a shot. Rin just barely made it in time blocking the shot with his face as the ball hit the crossbar and then went out of bounds for a corner kick.
Yosuke walked up to him offering a hand as Yosuke said, "I had no idea he could do that."
Rin looked annoyed wiping the blood from his nose as he said, "He deliberately drew us out of the defence to clear his shot from all the way back in his own penalty area. His shot power and speed is enough to travel fast enough that the goalie wouldn't be able to stop it the first time they saw it."
Yosuke looked at him and asked, "You calculated all of that? That's incredible!"
Rin sighed grabbing Yosuke's hand and getting up as he said, "Yeah I calculated it but I still ended up having to use my face to block his shot."
Yosuke looked down and said, "Thank you for blocking it Itoshi-San."
Rin looked at him and said "You're too respectful. It's annoying so cut it out."
Yosuke scratched the back of his head awkwardly and said, "Alright Rin."
Rin felt a sense of dread as Koji took his spot readying for the corner kick as Rin thought 'I had figured that out but in the end, I was still dragged into a future he created. Another person I have to crush! And he's so much like Sae that it annoys me. Well then. I'll use him as a warm-up for beating Sae.'
Rin looked at Yosuke and said, "You're still lukewarm. Find your ego already." Yosuke nodded as Koji ran up as he shot the ball.
Rin shouted "Yosuke! Go low! Tokimitsu, recover!"
Yosuke slid as Rin jumped up as the ball was out of control as Rin cleared it Tokimitsu rushed towards the ball to recover it but Bachira made it there first as he then made it past Tokimitsu. Tokimitsu still managed to catch up and steal the ball as he cleared it. Rin sighed in relief as Koji sighed and said "Well there was nothing to be done about that."
Rin looked at Koji incredulously and thought 'He added a curve to a knuckleball. What the hell kind of shot it is that? I've never even seen Sae do something like that. Is he... better than my brother?' Rin gripped his hand as he thought 'That last play was on instinct. I can feel myself... getting stronger when I face him.'
Koji looked to Reo and said, "Pass it here."
Reo passed the ball as Koji rushed forward with the ball swerving through each of the players leaving them in the dust using quick and calculated motions as he lined up a shot. Rin and Yosuke rushed in to stop him as Koji rushed past them with ease saying "You really think you can stop me while you're still at this level? That's not ego. That's a delusion."
Rin took a second to realise that Koji had passed him as Tokimitsu made it trying to stop Koji but Koji didn't budge as Koji shot the ball into the goal.
Announcer: "Goal By Ayanokoji Kiyotaka." Red (3) : White (2)
Rin gritted his teeth thinking 'I'm really losing.'
Rin took the ball as he passed to Yosuke and they rushed up the field as they did 1-2 passes as Yosuke thought 'I need to find my ego! What is it?'
Reo rushed in trying to stop Yosuke when Yosuke passed to Tokimitsu without looking. Tokimmitsu was surprised thinking 'Huh? To me? How did he know I was...' as he collected the ball and passed it back. Yosuke got into position getting into shooting motion when Koji blocked the shot as the ball spun wildly. Rin was there in a perfect spot as he shot the ball scoring. The goal happened due to pure luck.
Announcer: "Goal By Itoshi Rin." Team Red (3) : Team White (3)
Koji walked up to Yosuke and said "You found it. Your ego. For a second you had it."
Yosuke looked at him surprised and asked, "I did?"
Koji sighed and said, "So you haven't realised what it is yet."
Rin was sweating as he wiped his face with his shirt as he observed Koji and thought 'The bastard isn't even sweating. What kind of monster is he?' Reo started with the ball passing to Koji as they rushed up the field. Bachira who was waiting for a pass rushed up the other side as Rin thought 'A pincer? Two of them on each side and Koji in the middle.'
Koji dribbled down the middle as Tokimitsu tried to stop him blocking off his path as Koji stopped killing the balls motions as Tokimitsu tumbled and Koji rushed forward. Rin got in the way thinking 'He'll try to shoot it....in.'
It was too late as the ball was sent flying towards Bachira who said "Thank's partner." He collected it and shot it into the goal.
Announcer: "Goal By Bachira Meguru." Team Red (4) : Team White (3)
Rin saw it and thought 'Damn it! We're a goal down again!'
Tokimitsu started panicking as he shouted "They're so strong! We're done for!"
Koji walked over to his team and said "It's almost over. Let's wrap this up."
Bachira smirked and said, "Yeah let's end this Partner."
Reo smiled and said, "Yeah it's our win."
Yosuke passed to Rin as he rushed up shouting "Don't get so cocky Ayanokji Kiyotaka! It's not over yet!" Rin and his team all rush out into the offence. Rin capitalizes on their offensive strength by using Tokimitsu and Yosuke in a triangle formation as they rush upfield. Bachira and Reo do their best but are unable to help stop them. Koji however stays back near the goal. Rin lines up for a shot but hesitates.
Rin thinks 'I can score but what if he blocks it. How would Sae do it?'
Koji suddenly closes the distance. Before Rin can do anything Koji has stolen the ball and he races upfield with it and shoots it in. He then looks at Rin and says "The reason you lost is because you cling to the shadow of your brother. Your movements are unnatural. Each step you take you adjust it minorly to fit a slightly different style. Isn't copying your older brother boring?"
Announcer: "Goal By Ayanokoji Kiyotaka." Red (5) : White (3)
Rin gritted his teeth as Koji continued saying "If you act like his little brother. Like beating him is all you care about you'll never become the best. You'll just became slightly better than a man who didn't have the Ego to reach the top of the world."
Reo looked to Koji and said, "So we're picking Rin right?"
Rin thought 'I'm being picked... I hate this. I want to be the one to pick.'
Koji shook his head and said, "I think I'll take Tokimitsu."
Rin looked shocked as he shouted "Huh? But I'm clearly the better player! Tokimitsu didn't score a single goal!"
Koji looked at him and said "Sure but there's nothing you can do that I can't and on top of that in your state, I don't want you. Even if Tokimitsu is a worse choice than you I don't want you. Right now you're useless to me." Rin looked at him remembering how Sae had done something similar to him as he bit his lip in anger. Koji continued by saying "If you want to beat me I'll be waiting in the fourth stage. If you keep me waiting too long I'll leave."
Rin looked up at Koji as he walked away with his team, his true ego sparking up as he said "Just die already Ayanokoji." Koji looked back as Rin continued "You'll pay for this. From here on out you are my rival. Remember that means I'll definitely kill you."
Koji looked him dead in the eye and said "At your level that's not possible." Koji walked away with his team leaving Rin and Yosuke behind.
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To Be Continued
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Rating Out Of 10 For This Part:
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