Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism novel Chapter 96

During the last Moon Festival, Casey faced punishment.

This time, all the members of the dance club would participate in the bottle picking game to help Casey secure first place and use the medal to lift her punishment.

However, they were not the only ones interested in the medal.

The senior from the tennis club who had previously helped Violeta investigate backend data also had her eyes on the medal.

The reason was that her boyfriend also needed to remove his punishment.

Having previously assisted Violeta, the senior now sought Violeta's help to participate in the game and pick bottles together.

The more people picking bottles, the higher the chances of winning.

Even though Violeta and the senior were not in the same club, Violeta decided to participate because the senior had aided her before.

The members of the dance club somehow discovered that Violeta would also be participating in the game.

They were determined to surpass Violeta!

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The afternoon activities commenced.

Many small stalls were neatly set up in the open space downstairs.

The stalls offered various items for exchange.

It resembled a small market, and soon a crowd gathered around the stalls.

Some people even held books or figurines in their hands...

After the stalls were set up, registration for the bottle picking game began.

Violeta and Kaylee went to the registration area together and were assigned to the senior's group.

While filling out the registration form, a large group of people from the dance club approached them.

The student council members in charge of the game handed them the registration forms.

The student who was filling out the form in front saw the large group of people from the dance club approaching. They all made way for them, and some felt pessimistic.

"There are so many of them. They're going to win this, no questions asked."

"With more people, there will definitely be more bottles picked up. Forget it, I participated, but it's meaningless. It's just a waste of time."

"It looks like they will be the first this time. Let's just slack off and pick up a few bottles to exchange for keychains."

The members of the dance club were pleased to hear their resignation.

"Yeah, with so few of you, you should give up quickly. The first place will definitely be ours."

As they spoke, the people from the dance club also glanced at Violeta and her group of four.

On Violeta's side, there were only her, Kaylee, her senior, and the senior's boyfriend.

Compared to the large group from the dance club, they were truly insignificant.

Zelena and Hattie were also among the people from the dance club. When they passed by Violeta while filling out the form, Hattie chuckled.

Casey even rolled her eyes.

Last time at the Moon Festival, they had a grudge against each other.

The senior suddenly felt discouraged. "Ah, it seems we have no hope this time, Violeta. We don't need to participate and waste any more time."

Kaylee said, "But we can't do that. Isn't your boyfriend going to do an internship this semester? If he gets disciplined, he will definitely have to postpone graduation."

The senior fell silent for a moment, looked at her boyfriend who had a worried expression, and sighed helplessly. "If we have to blame someone, it can only be him for not following the rules. Forget it, forget it, let's not participate. I'll think of another solution."

Kaylee looked at Violeta and said, "Vio, what should we do?"

Violeta glanced at the group of people from the dance club, then looked at the game rules.

Suddenly, she had a brilliant plan in mind.

"To win this game, it's not about having more people, but about having more bottles. As long as we have more bottles than them, we can win too."