COTE : Backed By Black Technology System-Chapter 186 - – Kanda Shuichi: I Only Did Something Small and Insignificant

A few minutes later, Kanda Shuichi and Miyake Akito sat in the designated dining area, ready to eat.

Besides cold noodles, Kanda Shuichi had also prepared other dishes, like cold beef, all neatly placed on a foldable table he had set up earlier.

Since there were still events to compete in later, Miyake needed to eat well and regain his energy.

"By the way, Akito, aren't you going to eat lunch with Hashibara-senpai?"

"Don't be ridiculous. There's no way Akane would let me go over right now." Miyake picked up a piece of beef with his chopsticks and took a bite. His eyes lit up. "Mmm, this tastes great."

At some point, Miyake and senior Akane had become a couple, and they now called each other by name.

Although Class D took a hit in morale after Sudou left the morning competition, Miyake still performed well. He placed first in the individual events, and even in the three-legged race, he and Makita managed to take first place.

In the afternoon events, he had to participate in the scavenger hunt, tug-of-war, and the 1,200-meter race, so lunchtime was crucial for replenishing his energy.

It seemed like preparing meat for lunch was a great decision.

Just as the two of them started eating, Hirata approached with a few girls.

"Mind if we eat here too?"

"Of course, go ahead." Kanda Shuichi smiled. "Want some beef? I made plenty. The morning events must have drained a lot of your energy, and you still have recommended events in the afternoon."

As he spoke, Kanda Shuichi pulled out another lunchbox from the side. Inside was a serving of cold beef salad.

"This..."

Hirata hesitated, but before he could decide, a voice chimed in.

"Me! Me! I want to eat that! It looks so good!"

It was Karuizawa Kei—Hirata's supposed girlfriend, though in reality, she was under Kanda Shuichi's protection.

She was also the one who had leaked their class's competition lineup to Ryuen.

"Karuizawa, you don't have any events in the afternoon, do you? This food is for those who still have competitions left."

Miyake spoke while chewing.

"But I worked really hard in the morning too~~"

Karuizawa pouted, acting spoiled, and looked at Kanda Shuichi with pleading eyes.

She knew how good his cooking was—there was no way this wouldn't taste amazing! Plus, she wanted to show off her cute side in front of him.

"It's fine. Everyone can eat."

Kanda Shuichi didn't mind at all. After all, this food came from the Gourmet Tablecloth.

At first, he had been wary of it, but eventually, he let it go. The way he saw it, the food it produced was just another system-provided item.

He had already eaten the Translation Konjac and the Memory Candy before, so there was no need to overthink it.

Would the system really try to harm me?

"Yay!" Karuizawa cheered and quickly took the lunchbox filled with cold beef salad from Kanda Shuichi's hands. "Thanks, Kanda!"

Hirata could only let out a helpless smile, as if to say, *Are you really okay with spoiling her this much?*

Then, Kanda Shuichi took out another lunchbox from his bag and placed it on the table. "Hirata, have some too. Ayanokouji, want to try some?"

"Alright, sure."

"Huh? I get some too?"

*MD, if you don't want to eat, then don't. You slacked off all morning—you don't deserve it!*

That was what Kanda Shuichi thought, but instead, he just smiled. "Of course. You have an event in the afternoon too, don't you?"

He had only prepared three portions of beef, but they were large enough, and since everyone had brought their own lunches, even with seven or eight people sharing, there was more than enough to go around. Everyone was satisfied.

"Ryuen made his move after all," Hirata said as he packed up after eating.

"So, who's the traitor? Yosuke, you know, don't you?"

Ever since they returned from the deserted island, Karuizawa had been calling Hirata by his first name.

Seeing Karuizawa like this, Kanda Shuichi thought of a saying:

Women are natural-born actors. The more beautiful they are, the better they are at lying.

He didn't know who originally said it or whether it applied to everyone, but right now, it fit Karuizawa perfectly.

She's pretty good at acting.

"Yeah, it's a shame Horikita couldn't see through Ryuen's plan. Not only did he get his hands on our lineup, but she also failed to calm down the furious Sudou."

"This was actually my fault. I was so close to him, yet I didn't stop him."

At the mention of Sudou, Hirata showed a guilty expression.

"But I actually thought Sudou was pretty cool at that moment. Even if Ryuen weren't in the same class, he'd still be an annoying guy."

Unlike Hirata, Karuizawa straightforwardly praised Sudou. After all, she held a deep grudge against Ryuen, who had once used her past to threaten her.

Even though Sudou hadn't hit Ryuen for her sake, she still felt incredibly satisfied.

In fact, she wasn't the only one who thought so.

Some students believed Sudou had gone too far, but others found his actions quite satisfying.

Still, no matter how satisfying it was, hitting someone was still wrong.

And the fact that Ryuen could suppress his anger and humiliation after getting punched... that guy was something else.

As they sat and discussed the sports festival, a commotion suddenly broke out among Class D students nearby.

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"What's going on?"

"Not sure."

Just as they were wondering, someone shouted from the crowd.

"Sudou's back!"

Hearing this, Hirata, who had been sitting on the grass, immediately stood up and ran toward the crowd.

Miyake also looked over curiously, but Karuizawa turned to Kanda Shuichi, her eyes filled with curiosity.

It was as if she were asking: *Did you bring him back?*

Kanda Shuichi gave a slight nod.

Seeing this, Karuizawa instantly got excited. *What's up with this guy? He even managed to handle Sudou? That's amazing!*

"Let's go check it out too."

When they arrived at the gathering spot, Sudou was standing in front of everyone, surrounded by Yamauchi and the others.

"Nice one, Ken! You really let Ryuen have it. That punch was so satisfying to watch!"

"Yeah, I felt the same way!"

It turned out that Karuizawa wasn't the only one who thought so—even some of the boys felt relieved.

"But the fact remains that Sudou hit someone. Now he's even lost his right to compete, which will seriously affect our class's score."

Of course, there were calmer voices in the group.

However, despite their words, they had already acknowledged Sudou's importance to the class. In fact, they had started relying on him in this sports festival.

"I'm really sorry! I lost my temper and fell for Ryuen's provocation. Not only did I hurt our morale, but I also put Class D at risk of losing."

Hearing all kinds of opinions from his classmates, Sudou didn't argue back. Instead, he bowed his head deeply, expressing his sincere apology.

Seeing him bow at a full ninety-degree angle, the Class D students fell into silence.

None of them understood what had happened to Sudou.

If it were the old Sudou, he would never have done this.

"What's up with you, Ken? This isn't like you at all."

Even his best friend, Ike Kanji, found this version of Sudou unfamiliar and couldn't help but comment.

"When you make a mistake, you have to own up to it. Let me apologize too, Kanji."

"It's not your fault that we lost. I'm not good at sports either... Sorry, I wasn't much help."

Just because of that apology, the students of Class D gradually forgave him. Of course, the fact that the person he hit was Ryuen also played a role.

The students who had been unhappy with Sudou before hadn't done as well as him in the competition, so after his apology, they didn't have much to say.

"But because of what happened, Sudou, you got disqualified from the competition, right?"

"Kanda already helped me take care of that, and I just confirmed with the PE teacher—I can compete in the afternoon matches."

After Sudou said that, everyone turned to look at Kanda Shuichi.

This guy, who had been silent throughout the whole sports festival, had actually done something like this behind the scenes?

"But how did you manage that?"

The students were obviously confused since Sudou had broken the rules right in the open.

"I just did a small favor. No need to worry about it." Kanda Shuichi smiled, not intending to mention that he had given Ryuen twenty million points.

Hearing Kanda's words, Sudou was full of gratitude.

Kanda could have said it out loud and gained a lot of recognition, but at the same time, Sudou might have felt uncomfortable about it.

That's why Kanda chose to stay quiet. Unlike Kushida, who wanted to be friends with everyone, he only cared about the people he valued.

If saying it would make Sudou feel bad, then there was no need to bring it up.

The students of Class D were curious, but seeing that Kanda didn't want to explain, they didn't push further. They understood the situation.

"Alright then, let's do our best in the afternoon event!"

"Yeah!!!"

Not far away, the student council president, who had been watching Class D, nodded slightly to himself.

He had been paying attention to the first-year matches, so he had seen how much Class D had struggled.

Even though you say you don't like getting involved in conflicts, you're still doing things for your class, Kanda.

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