She felt angry that the commentators were so focused on the fact that she hadn't zipped her tracksuit .'If i don't do something , Kenji might think I'm fat'she stood up and confidently gripped the zipper and with all her might pulled it upwards . The crowd gasped as she hid her rather large chest behind the green fabric. Takao was excited when the zipper reached the end and could feel the pressure building up on her chest. The crowd cheered as Kenji just looked puzzled."I'm amazed but is it really such a big deal."She didn't really care about their cheers and instead turned to Kenji.

"So what do you think ? " She asked with a slight blush.

"You should unzip it." He said with a concerned tone.

"Wha-whaaa .You pervert." She spat as she quickly put her arms over her chest.

"Im not a pervert ! Im just concerned about your well being." He shouted trying to undo the misunderstanding.

"You-your .. con-concerned.." She stuttered as her face adopted a whole new shade of red.

They were then interrupted by the School Student Council President , Chitose who announced the beginning of the tournament and revealed a trophy case with Roka's bag in it and announced it as the prize for the tournament . Some of the participants were shocked and almost dropped out but were suddenly pulled back when Chitose announced the fact that Funabori had cleaned it .This fact gave them so much motivation that they began to shout their battle cries in unison , Roka and Takao didn't really care about this fact while Hachi was demotivated because he wanted the bag just the way it was.(Dirty and black).

"It's time to announce the first game ."Chitose announced as she pulled out a box with a hole on the top and Inada who was sitting next to Chitose fished through the box and pulled out a piece of paper."The first game is…PISS ?!"Inada announced slightly baffled."Um … well , I guess we have to seperate the boys and girls….and see who can piss the most ?"She said with an anxious tone.

"No Inada , it stands for Push It Super Strong the rules are simple .Each contestant must push each other of the platform until there are only ten remaining . Those ten will move on to the next round ." Chitose announced as each contestant began stretching their arms . Takao was nervous because she didn't really think she could win in this game .So she decided that even if she losses ,she would have to make sure Kenji losses too . The announcers were silent for a moment as everyone stretched while Takao was nervously thinking of a plan to eliminate Kenji , She was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't even notice that the match had already begun . The students were shoving each other of the platform with full force while some blackmailed others to give up . Takao was in the corner when one of the students found her. He was standing a few inches away from her and his face was filled with excitement.
"Ah Takao , im sorry but I must push you off the platform. Yes a nice shove .I'll just give a nice push on your chest."He said as he took a few steps forward.

Takao was afraid as she felt powerless .Her legs were numb and her throat was dry as she nervously backed away and was at the edge of the platform . He was closing in on her and just before he touched her ,a kick landed on his stomach , sending him flying off the looked to her saviour and was suprised to see Kenji with an annoyed look on his face."If you don't want to play ,you should step down now."he said in a concerned tone.

She was both happy and mad at him now because of the comment and the fact that he saved her . Out of impulse , she quickly pushed him off the platform .He landed on the ground , face first as Takao realized what she had just done ."Why did you do that !"Kenji shouted as Takao felt slightly ashamed.

"Because…..Because I don't want you to win."she said as Kenji was slightly puzzled.

"What ! Why ?!"He shouted as he pushed himself of the ground and wiped the dirt off his shirt.
"Well…I…."She said nervously as she rubbed her index fingers together to ease her tension. Roka who was on the other end of the platform noticed the conversation and noted Takao's body language while Chitose who was still sitting at the commentator's stands was chuckling at Takao's embarrasement. Kenji just sighed as he rubbed the back of his head with his right hand."I guess it can't be helped ."He said as he turned to walk to the stands. Takao who felt guilty just silently watched as Kenji walked slowly to the stands .He stopped in his tracks which caught her attention as he turned to face her , he raised his thumb and smiled."Good luck Takao , beat Roka for me."

She didn't really want to join this competition and the only reason why she was here was because of a big misunderstanding but the second Kenji had said that she felt her heart skip a beat as she recieved a renewed amount of motivation and confidence. A bell rang to signal the end of the round as Takao realized there were only ten people left standing on the platform. Roka , Hachi and a few other students she didn't really know were left. Roka and her were the only girls so Takao felt slightly nervous but then remembered Kenji who was rooting for her to win.

"Time for the next game."Inada announced as she fished through the box again and pulled out another piece of paper and facepalmed as she passed the paper to Chitose who read it out loud."Arm wrestling."

Takao felt her blood run dry at those words and knew she couldn't possibly win in arm wrestling due to her weak 'Strength stat.' Her opponent was a bulky second year who seemed to have muscles on his muscles. His appearance was enough to intimidate her as she placed her hand on the table in between them . Their hands interlocked as the announcer began the countdown.
"Three" Takao wiped her sweat with her left hand .
"Two" She looked to the stands to see if anyone was cheering her on.
"One" She spotted Kenji who was shouting her name in the stands .Her expression became serious as she understood that winning was a 'Must'.
"Start!"Inada shouted as the men let out their battle cries .Takao's opponent lost in a mere millisecond as she had used her unknown super strength to push his hand down. Her strength was truly amazing because even the table broke under the pressure and her opponent was reported to have broken every single finger bone. She jumped in joy as the crowd cheered her on. She looked around to see most of the fights were over but spotted Roka who was fighting against one of the third years. Roka lifted her left hand and motioned it to form a shape that resembled a swan and this sent her opponent flying across the platform and sent gusts of wind to the spectators in the stands.

'Amazing 'She thought. Five of them were now left .Hachi had fought a first year and won easily due to the fact that the first year was considered quite next match was supposed to only eliminate one person and Takao felt the tension among the other , a huge robot stood the tallest and she could hear the rustling of metal from within it's body .Roka was standing with her hands on her waist as she smiled at the crowd. Hachi on the other hand was just looking at Roka with what seemed to be lust in his eyes. Takao didn't let herself breakdown because she knew Kenji was watching her in the stands . She stood up straight and tried to hide the sweat forming on her face.

Inada cleared her throat as she fished through the box out a crumpled piece of paper , she read it out loud. "Poker." Roka smiled as she knew how great she was in this game and Takao knew this too.'It's just luck ,I can still win this' she assured herself in her thoughts as Chitose announced the rules."Four of you will move on ,the one with the worst hand will lose this match ."

They sat around a desk as Roka shuffled the cards and passed five cards to each of the participants. The spectators were quiet as the tension built up among the contestants. Takao looked down at her cards and tried to form the best combination.'King of spades , Ace of spades ,Jack of spades, Queen of spades and Ten of spades.'She smiled to herself as she realized she had a 'Royal Flush' in her hands. Roka didn't show any visible expressions upon receiving the cards and Hachi was chuckling when he got his set of cards while the two other students were quiet and seeing as how Isle was a robot , it couldn't really make any expressions.

"Show your cards."Inada ordered as they revealed their hands. Roka and Hachi had a full house while Isle had three-of-a-kind .The fifth student only had a pair and was not allowed to participate in the semi finals . Roka was up against Hashi while Takao had to face Isle . Chitose had announced Roka and Hashi's game which was 'Tic tac toe' while Takao and Isle was forced to play musical chairs. Takao won the round easily because Isle couldn't actually sit down on the chair due to how it was made . The crowd cheered as both Roka and Takao were in the finals. Takao looked to the crowd and spotted Kenji giving her a thumbs up. She blushed slightly as she turned to Roka. "I am not going to lose this time."she said confidently as Roka smiled at her. "What are you going to do with my bag?."

Takao was unsure because so far she had only joined because of Kenji and she didn't really care about the prize . She rubbed her head with her right hand and gazed into Roka's eyes."You can have it , I guess."she said as Roka used her fire element on her."Oni san , you don't like the bag that I made?"

Takao facepalmed as she realized how uneffective this was and just shook her head. Roka just sighed and looked towards Chitose who was ready to announce the next game . She pulled out the final piece of paper and sweat dropped when she read it."K..kings game."she announced as she tried to contemplate ways on how to play this game with just two people."Well …. Since their are only two people , the person who pulls out the stick with the king label wins."She nervously said . Chitose just nodded and signalled Yamada to give them the sticks . He stood in between them with a can in his hand . The sticks stood out from the top of the can as Takao nervously eyed each stick.'Which one do I take.'

Roka seemed to be able to keep a levelled head as she looked at Takao."You can pick first."she stated with a confident tone which seemed to intimidate Takao slightly as she felt her motivation slowly leave her .She closed her eyes and gripped one of the sticks as Roka grabbed the remaining stick. They both pulled it out and Takao slowly opened her eyes to read the label .Written in bright red words on the stick was 'King'.Takao smiled as she jumped up in ecstacy as Roka just put her hand on Takao's shoulder. "Congratulations , now give me my bag."she said with a reassuring smile on her face which indicated that she wasn't mad about losing. Inada walked down from the announcer's stands and handed the trophy case to Takao as the crowd cheered at her victory .Takao looked around and found Kenji amongst those who were cheering her on and gestured to him to come up on the platform. He was slightly confused but still did as he was told . He walked up onto the platform and was standing beside her .He was a few centimeters from her and this caused her to blush slightly."I couldn't have done it without Kenji's help."she happily announced as Kenji began to look puzzled.

"How did I help !"He shouted .The crowd cheered loudly as Roka crept to Kenji's side. She suddenly pushed him , forcing him to fall over Takao .Takao was on the floor while Kenji was looming over her with a blush on his face."Um…Im sorry…."he said as he nervously got up . The crowd was silent as some of the guys cried in jealousy . Takao stood up and looked to Roka."What the hell are you doing!" She shouted as Roka just grinned. "Consider this an apology for what I did to your club."

Takao then realized that Roka knows that she has a crush on Kenji .Her face turned into fifty different shades of red as the crowd slowly lessened until Kenji and Takao were the only ones left on the platform . They were looking at each other."Im sorry Takao , Roka pushed me and I kinda "Takao raised her hand to stop him from finishing. "I understand Kenji but if you want to apologize , how about "she slowly trailed off as she was at a loss for words.

"How about?"he asked slightly confused.

"Buying me lunch this Saturday."she said nervously. Kenji just placed his hand behind his head and nodded."I guess it can't be helped. Just tell me where and when."Takao smiled at his response and thought to herself. 'Just me and him alone on a date."