My childhood sweetheart is Nishimiya Glass

Chapter 206 The Trio in the Gymnasium

"Hmm..." Tsuna paused and hesitated for a moment: "No need, it's not like it's a competition."

Let's forget about having Shoko cheer him on in front of so many students.

Besides, it wasn't any important competition, just a small test...

"Alright then, good luck later, I'll be waiting for you at the finish line." Shoko seemed to read his mind and nodded.

"drop!!!"

Mr. Zuo Jing stood at the starting point of the test, released his whistle, and shouted loudly towards the line:
"Get in line and hurry up! Don't you want to finish the test quickly and go have some fun?"

As soon as he finished speaking, both teams quickly and neatly headed towards Teacher Zuojing without the need for their class leaders to direct them.

"Nishimiya-kun, come out for a moment."

Once the team had stood at the starting point and quieted down, Mr. Zuo Jing shouted loudly into the team.

"Go ahead, Mr. Sai probably asked you to help him record the students' sprint times." Tsuna pinched Shoko's cheek while she was still in the group.

"Mmm." Shoko slapped his pig's hand away, rubbed her right cheek, and walked to Sakai-sensei's side. "What's wrong, Sakai-sensei?"

Just as Tsuna had predicted, Professor Sai asked Shoko to help with the recording.

Mr. Zuo Jing took a timer out of his pocket and said to the two people at the front of the line:

"When I blow the whistle, you all start running. Once you reach the finish line, you can go play and don't need to come back to the group."

"Hi!"

"Okay, Mr. Sakai."

"drop!!"

As the sharp whistle pierced the stagnant air, the two students, before they could even feel nervous, rushed across the starting line.

Mr. Zuo Jing stared at the two figures until the boy reached the finish line first, then he pressed the timer that had started when they started running.

"Shoko, boys 31.56 seconds, girls 34.35 seconds."

"Ok."

Upon hearing this, Shoko lowered her head and quickly wrote down the two times that Mr. Saoi had just mentioned under the two names at the top of the record sheet.

After Ms. Sakai finished taking notes, she reset the timer and turned to shout loudly into the line:

"Alright, next step, get ready!"

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"Miyamura, get ready!"

As Gang watched the number of students in front of him gradually decrease over time, it was his turn to prepare at the starting line in the blink of an eye.

Because of the imbalance between the number of boys and girls in the class, when it was his turn, he was all alone at the starting line, and he began to feel a little nervous.

Most of the students who finished running went to play with their friends.

A small group of people gathered around Shoko, looking at the record sheet in her hand, while also wondering how long it would take for the next student to finish running.

"Tsuna, do your best!"

Ignoring the stares of the students around her, Shoko mustered her courage and shouted encouragement to someone at the starting line.

"Ready!" Teacher Zuo Jing interrupted them directly, not giving them a chance to exchange glances.

"3!"

"2!"

"1!"

"drop……!"

Before the students around them could react, Tsuna had already dashed off the starting line when Mr. Saoi's whistle blew.

When I looked again, all I could see was his receding figure.

"24.86 seconds? That kid's good."

Mr. Zuo looked at the paused timer in his hand and muttered something to himself. His surprise was mixed with a hint of astonishment.

"Sai-sensei, how many seconds is Tsuna?" Shoko asked, unable to contain her curiosity, as the other person was still not telling her Tsuna's time.

"24.86." Mr. Sakai reached out and took the record sheet from her hand, glancing at the time briefly. Seeing that Miyamura Tsunayoshi was a full 4 seconds faster than the fastest student, his desire to trick him into joining the track and field club grew even stronger.

"What!?"

"Mr. Zuo, are you sure you didn't press the button too early?"

"Yeah, that's four seconds faster than Anwei from the track and field team."

"Go away, go away, go play your games."

Ignoring their surprise and confusion, Mr. Sai waved his hand to drive away the students surrounding the glass.

At that moment, Tsuna returned to the starting line from the finish line and walked to Shoko's side, asking curiously, "How was it? How many seconds did I take?"

"24 seconds, the fastest in our class, amazing." Shoko gave him a thumbs up.

Tsuna opened his mouth to bite Shoko's thumb, but she dodged it and slapped him back, telling him to watch his step, since Sai-sensei was still there.

"Ahem!" Teacher Zuo Jing coughed, drawing the attention of the two of them:

"Miyamura, come here, come over and let's talk over there. I need to talk to you about something."

After saying that, he beckoned to Tsuna.

"Go ahead, Tsuna, I'm going to find Takagi and the others to play. You can come find me after you're done." Shoko gently nudged Tsuna beside her.

She knew that Ms. Saoi must have something important to discuss with Tsuna, and it couldn't be about being caught having a puppy love.

So there's nothing to worry about.

"Mhm." He nodded and quickly followed Mr. Zuo Jing, who had left first.

Shoko stood still and waited until the two had walked a distance before turning her gaze away from Tsuna's back and starting to look for the two familiar figures in the gymnasium.

"Mr. Sakai, is there something important?"

The two walked out of the stadium side by side without saying a word until they found a bench outside and sat down. Only then did Tsuna slowly speak.

"Don't be so nervous, it's nothing serious."

Mr. Zuo chuckled and waved his hand, then got straight to the point: "Have you ever considered joining the track and field club?"

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"Why did your partner go out with Mr. Sakai?"

When Shoko came over, Ayumi Ajitani and Sana Takagi gave up their seats in the middle. Then, Ayumi Ajitani couldn't contain her curiosity and asked a question.

Shoko calmly shook her head: "I don't know, she probably has something important to discuss with Tsuna."

She was already used to Ayumi Ajitani and Sana Takagi's usual teasing, as long as Tsuna wasn't around.

“I guess it’s related to the test we just did.” Takagi Sana’s gaze was fixed on Nishikata Naoto, who was playing volleyball with someone in the distance.

“That makes sense…” Ayumi Ajitani nodded thoughtfully, then rested her head on Shoko’s left shoulder: “I heard from those people that Miyamura ran in 24 seconds, is that true?”

"Yes, it was Mr. Zuo Jing himself who said it, so it shouldn't be a lie."

Shoko tried to push her head, but when she found it had no effect, she let the other person lean against her.

"Then my guess should be pretty accurate." Seeing that Ayumi was leaning against her, Takagi Sana unceremoniously rested her head on Ayumi's right shoulder.

"Mr. Sakai is the advisor for the track and field club. He should be helping Miyamura consider whether or not to join the track and field club."

"..." Helpless glass.

"You'll find out when Tsuna gets back."

Shoko gently nudged Takagi's head and found it had some effect, but since he was just adjusting the angle, she resigned herself to it.

However, she didn't dislike how she was now; on the contrary, she felt it was quite nice...

"By the way, Takagi-chan, how are things going with you and Nishikata lately?"

After a moment of silence, Ayumi Ajitani's attention was drawn to the commotion from the volleyball game, and she asked curiously.

"How is it going?" Takagi Sana asked knowingly, her eyes also fixed on the volleyball.

Shoko simply listened intently, her gaze fixed steadily on the entrance to the gymnasium.

(End of this chapter)