G.G. Byron
Sudo-kun!
Horikita?
If you drop out, Class D loses any chance it has to win.
Seems to me like they lost that already.
You're right.
After all I did to carry you guys...
Sudo-kun.
I know you've been taking the sports festival very seriously.
But you still have a lot to answer for.
I'll take a pass on the lecture, Horikita.
I'm pissed off enough as it is.
A child to the end, I see.
How do you ever expect to function in society?
Shaddap!
That attitude is exactly what I'm talking about.
Yeah, figures. It's a lecture.
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2nd Season
Classroom of the Elite
Classroom of
the Elite
Gimme a break already!
If I gotta listen to some lecture, I'm gonna barf!
I figured bein' athletic would make a sports festival an easy win.
But all this group crap means I got idiots holdin' me back.
It's clear that you dislike losing in your specialty field.
But is that all it is?
I wanted people to see me...
Respect me, I guess?
I guess that's what it was.
Really show up everyone who talked smack about me.
Pretty sad, huh?
My parents were trash, and I'm their trash kid.
I always told myself I wouldn't end up like them,
but I see more of 'em in me every day.
That's not the right way to look at it.
You can't blame how you turn out on others.
You have to decide it for yourself.
How much easier it would be if the sister of a genius was necessarily a genius...
What's that supposed to mean?
Who you are isn't set in stone yet.
It's still up to you to choose.
You have spectacular talent in the field of sports.
But at this moment, you're worthless.
You're trying to run from reality.
If you continue this mad flight,
I really will be forced to declare you trash.
Go on and declare it, then.
I don't care about nothin' no more.
The lunch break will soon end.
Students, please come to the athletic fields.
Go on back, Horikita.
Not until you agree to come with me.
I'll be waiting for your return.
Your call, man.
I'll take that.
Kushida, could you make the tie?
Sure!
Boy, is that hard to believe!
Horikita-san actually went looking for Sudo-kun?
Kushida...
Hang on, I'm almost done—
It's you, isn't it?
You're the traitor who leaked Class D's submission form to Class C.
What a mean thing to say, Ayanokoji-kun!
Where's this coming from? It's not a very funny joke!
I saw you taking pictures of the submission form.
I just wanted to make sure I wouldn't forget!
We were told not to take pictures.
Oh, were we?
Sorry, I forgot!
Is that the whole reason you suspect me?
I'm afraid it's far more certain than that.
We wouldn't be losing to Class C so badly if someone hadn't leaked our form.
Hey, Ayanokoji-kun...
Let's say for a minute that I was the one who leaked the class's information.
If you knew I was gonna do it because I took pictures,
wouldn't that mean you knew the form would get leaked?
Then why didn't you change our roster after I did?
It would be pointless.
As long as the traitor was someone in Class D, they'd find a way to leak it.
What do you mean?
Anyone in Class D could check the changed form anytime.
If you kept the real form hidden,
and only turned it in at the last minute,
then even if the traitor saw it,
they wouldn't have time to adjust, right?
Of course, that would raise a lot of confusion...
So you couldn't do that.
But I'm still not the—
Shall I ask Ms. Chabashira
if anyone came by to check the roster
after the participation form was submitted?
You sure are something, Ayanokoji-kun.
But I guess there's no point in hiding it now.
Sure, I leaked our submission form!
You admit it?
Sure!
But there's no way you can tell anyone else about it, right?
Remember my uniform with the fingerprints on it?
I recognize that I can't expose you as the culprit.
I only wanted to confirm.
The exam on the ship, too...
Things turned out the way they did because you used Ryuen
to reveal the fact that you were the VIP, right?
And you wanted a favor from him in exchange.
A favor?
You mean you know what I'd want so badly that I'd betray the class to get it?
I imagine it's the same thing you asked me for once before.
Yep, okay!
You really know everything, don't you, Ayanokoji-kun?
I do want to see Horikita Suzune expelled.
The only thing I can't figure out is the source of your grudge against her.
I'm going to get Horikita-san expelled.
You can't do anything to change my mind.
And you'll sell out Class D for that?
I sure will!
I don't need to make it to Class A.
Getting Horikita-san expelled is the only thing I want.
Oh?
Don't get the wrong idea, though!
Once Horikita-san is gone,
I'll happily work with everyone to reach Class A.
That's a promise, okay?
Oh, but I have changed my mind on one thing...
I just now added you to the list of people I want expelled!
So I'll only work to get to Class A with everyone
once the two of you are out of my life!
You really stayed here the whole time?
Yes.
Wait, Sudo-kun!
Where are you going?
Back to my room.
Sudo-kun, I've spent this last hour thinking.
About what kind of person I am, and what kind of person you are...
And I realized...
that you and I are alike.
You and me?
We ain't nothin' alike.
You know the student council president, don't you?
That stuck-up bastard?
He's my older brother.
Our relationship is anything but a loving sibling one.
It's because of my incompetence.
My exceptional brother hates being associated with a sister who's anything but.
Yeah, right. You're smart and good at sports.
All fields in which my brother effortlessly excels.
I've spent my whole life running, single-mindedly focused on catching up to him.
And as a result...
I'm always alone.
I thought I was fine with that.
I thought that if only I excelled, my brother would eventually accept me.
I was approaching this sports festival with a similarly mercenary attitude.
I had a vague hope that
if I excelled at multiple events, my brother would look fondly on me.
Our class's fate was a distant second in terms of priority.
I finally realized.
I'm not exceptional,
and my priorities were wrong-headed.
I can't do this alone.
Working with a team is the first time true accomplishment has seemed within my grasp.
I will not give up.
I will work hard to get my brother to acknowledge me,
and to become someone I'm not ashamed to be.
And if it appears you're about to stray again from the path,
I'll bring you back to it.
I won't push you away again.
So please help me, from now until graduation.
In exchange, I promise to dedicate myself to your aid.
None of that ever seemed like it was true before.
How come your words hit so hard all of a sudden?
I'll say it one more time, Sudo Ken-kun.
Help me.
Horikita...
Damn it!
I'll help you, Horikita!
I feel like I've been seen for the first time for somethin' other than basketball.
I'm gonna be who you think I can be!
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2nd Season
Classroom of the Elite
Classroom of
the Elite
Sorry!
If I hadn't lost my temper, Hirata wouldn't have been hurt,
and our morale wouldn't have tanked.
We're about to lose, and that's my fault, too.
Sudo-kun...
Let's hit this last event with everything we got!
We'll follow your lead, Sudo-kun!
Could I request a substitution?
I don't think I'll accomplish much with my leg like this.
That's true.
Can we send you in, Kushida-san?
Sure thing!
Sorry, but I might have to sit out, too.
I twisted my ankle in the 200-meter this morning.
I thought it'd feel better if I rested it,
but it still hurts.
It sounds like we'll need a stand-in from the boys, as well.
Well, then...
Do you mind if I run?
Team White
Team Red
Last Event Combined Class Year 1200 Meter Relay
Go! Go!
Go!
Win this! Fight!
I've been observing your class all this time.
I assumed you were beyond salvation.
But that no longer seems to be the case.
What happened?
If something's changed,
it was your sister who changed it.
I see.
Our class will become stronger.
I have no interest in hypothetical futures.
Then are you interested in learning what kind of person I am?
What?
If that's what you want, I could be convinced to indulge you with a race.
Interesting.
Catch you later, Senpai!
E-Excuse me...
Well done.
What's wrong?
He's not running.
Why?
Before we race, let me tell you one thing.
What is it?
Run with all your strength.
Ayanokoji-kun!
Amazing!
No way!
My entire life,
I've never run with all my strength in front of the world before.
Now I'll go even faster.
Damn. Wonder if I'm on there!
A splendid result indeed!
Sports Festival Totals and Class Rankings
Team Red 9724 Points/Team White 9643 Points
Individual Class Totals
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
Points
Although our class did rank dead last...
True!
Still, great news for Team Red!
Pretty much all the classes lost some points, so it's a wash, in a way.
You were pretty fast back there.
The others were just slow.
I couldn't beat the president in the end.
Well, what do you expect?
The guy running in front of you fell.
The result is still what it is.
That's still your take, with how everyone else is acting?
Ayanokoji! You're one hell of a runner!
You been holdin' out on us all this time?
It really was incredible, Ayanokoji-kun.
I misjudged you, Ayanokoji!
It was just a surge of adrenaline.
That wouldn't explain it, liar.
Is that any way to treat a soldier who just gave his all in battle for you?
It hurts.
If you'd run like that from the start, we'd be in a totally different situation.
I failed this time. Thoroughly.
Still, I feel that this sports festival has brought me to new levels of growth.
Though I never thought I'd find myself talking about "learning from failure"...
If it helped you to grow, isn't that a good thing?
This class will become strong.
And in time, we will become the top class.
What?
That was so unlike you, it sent a chill up my spine.
I suppose. It's not like me at all.
But we'll have no end of issues ahead of us.
And problems to deal with in the immediate future, as well.
Problems?
None of your business, of course.
Thank you for today.
Heya.
I'm impressed you were brave enough to come...
Suzune.
If I ran away, I don't think I'd ever forgive myself.
I'm ready.
Impressive resolve.
Do you feel like you've improved?
But before I deal with you...
Could you drop the act already?
What in the world are you talking about?
You leaked our information in the sports festival.
That's why Class C had it so easy.
And having Ryuen-kun here makes things easier for you, too.
Right?
Oh, gosh! Who in the world told you that?
Hirata-kun? Ayanokoji-kun?
He's the only one here.
Why don't you just come clean already?
Come clean? About what?
I didn't recognize you at first.
But...
I just remembered.
There was someone like you at my middle school.
Yeah, I was kind of a problem child, huh?
And if you've put that all together, I imagine you know
what I'm really after, right?
You intend to drive me from this school.
But to attempt that presents a tremendous risk to you, doesn't it?
Very true! However...
If you ever tell anyone about me,
that's when I'll really apply the thumbscrews.
And if that happens, you won't be able to keep your precious big brother out of it.
Why not just ignore me?
You know I don't pry into matters that don't concern me.
In order to be the person I am,
I really need everyone who knows about my past gone.
Oh, really? Would that put me in your sights, too?
It maybe could, someday!
Smart girl.
Let me tell you, Horikita-san.
I am going to have you expelled.
I'll even make a deal with the devil to do it.
You heard her.
You got the better of me this time.
You planned the entire sports festival, too, didn't you?
Such a persecution complex...
But since you insist, I'll indulge your little fantasy.
That's right.
Before the sports festival started,
I had Kikyo send me all of Class D's participation rosters.
And I arranged the match-ups to be good for us and bad for you.
Brilliant maneuvering.
Luck was on your side, as well.
Luck?
The fact that I was taken out of the running through injury.
And that Kinoshita-san tripped and was badly injured.
Neither could have been done intentionally.
You really think Kinoshita's injury was luck?
You mean...
It's true that she fell.
But a fall like that usually wouldn't hurt you that bad.
So I had her pretend to be in pain
and took her out of the sports festival.
Like this.
I see.
I'm recording this, you know.
If you try to take this to the student council,
or blackmail me for points and prostrations,
I'll fight back, with this as proof.
What an entertaining woman you are.
I told you at the start...
That was all hypothetical.
I was just indulging your little fantasy.
I can still erase the part where you call it a fantasy.
If you do that, I'll present the original.
I've been recording the whole thing, start to finish.
Now, grovel,
Suzune.
Very well.
To: Ryuen Kakeru Subject: Listen to this
Well, isn't that something?
Suzune.
Whoever's pulling your strings is something special.
They planned the whole thing out.
If you want to entrap and crush Horikita Suzune from Class D, I'll give you a plan.
Race Suzune in the obstacle course and crash into her.
Do whatever it takes to take her to the ground.
After that, I'll injure you and blackmail them.
What in the world?
Looks like we had a traitor, too.
You've been used, Kikyo.
Your betrayal—all of it— was anticipated in advance.
Someone who could prepare a recording like this won't make themselves known easily...
But I will track them down.
Suzune, this is over... for now.