My childhood sweetheart is Nishimiya Glass

Chapter 371 Difficult for Her Heaven?
"..."

Tsuna didn't say anything, which was taken as tacit agreement with what he said.

Fearing that something embarrassing might be exposed, Nishikata rushed to the railing before Tsuna could look at him, and watched Takagi and the others' obstacle course race up close.

This time, the three of them, including Shoko, didn't repeat the mistakes they made in middle school; the contents of their slips of paper were much more normal.

Takagi's is a 'sparkling thing', while Ayumi Ajitani's is a 'sound amplification tool'.

The note that Shoko held out was about 'objects that move and stop intermittently'.

"Something that's sparkling..."

"A tool that can amplify sound..."

"An object that moves and stops intermittently..."

"Ayumi-chan, aren't you going to find a megaphone or a loudspeaker or something?" Shoko looked at Ayumi Ajitani, who was fanning her neck with her hand.

Under the scorching sun, the other contestants had already scattered across the lawn searching for notes and other items.

The three of them, however, huddled in the sweltering shadows of the tent, curled up, and began to discuss in hushed tones.

"I'm thinking..."

“However…” Takagi’s gaze lingered on the notes in the hands of the two people opposite him:
"We think these are all pretty easy to find, but can you guess what this one of yours is, Glass-chan?"

She already knew what her 'sparkling thing' was: a clear water glass filled with water in the sun.

“No…” Shoko shook her head frantically: “It moves on and off… I can’t figure it out! I can’t figure it out at all!”

"Have it!"

Ayami snapped her fingers. Without a word, she grabbed the two of them's hands and ran towards the finish line.
"Hey, hey, Ayumi-chan, what are you doing? We haven't found anything yet!"

"Water glass! Water glass!"

Shoko and Takagi verbally resisted, but their bodies obeyed, letting her drag them all the way to the finish line, both wondering what she was up to.

"Ms. Shouge, we're here to submit the items for the borrowed race!" Ayumi Ajitani pulled Takagi Shoko along, panting as they rushed to the referee's stand next to the finish line and stopped.

It just so happens that the person on duty is their class's physical education teacher, "Shougejutsu," who is also the teacher who usually finds Ayumi Azurani the most annoying.

"Oh?"

Ms. Shouge took the note from Ayumi Ajitani, her gaze habitually sweeping over the three girls' empty hands. She immediately frowned, her face showing surprise:
"Where is the tool...that amplifies sound?"

"Wait a minute..." Ayumi Ajitani said, reaching behind her back and pulling out a cell phone in front of everyone.

"Ayumi-chan, where did you get that phone from?" Takagi asked, surprised.

This leotard doesn't have any pockets...

"Don't worry about the details."

Ayumi Ajitani smiled and waved her hand, handing over her phone for safekeeping for the time being. She then looked at the waiting teacher, Shouge:

"Watch closely, Teacher Shouge."

As soon as she finished speaking, amidst the confused gazes of the three, Ayumi Ajitani quickly cupped her hands into a megaphone shape and placed them near her mouth, shouting to Mr. Morikazu:

Something that can amplify sound!

The three of them were speechless.

The two options, pass and fail, kept bouncing in Teacher Shouge's mind.

"Pass it..." Teacher Shouge almost couldn't bear to look at her, then turned to the two people behind her, Shoko and the other: "And you two...—"

"Yes, yes, yes! They have them too!"

Ayumi Ajitani raised her hand to interrupt him, took the note from Shoko's hand, and handed it to him:
"Watch closely, it's something that moves and stops intermittently."

She took the phone from Takagi, set a vibrating alarm that would ring every minute, and handed it to Mr. Morikaze.
"Teacher Shouge, it will be ready in a minute."

"..." Teacher Shouge's speechless expression never changed.

"Is Ayumi-chan really a genius...?" Shoko leaned close to Takagi's ear and whispered, looking surprised. She still hadn't figured out what the note referred to.

"Ha ha……"

Takagi chuckled dryly, momentarily at a loss for words to refute Shoko.

"Pass...pass, next."

Teacher Shouge quickly handed the phone back with a sigh of relief, wanting to end this matter as soon as possible.

But Ayumi Azurani didn't answer at all.

The next second, with a crisp "smack," the phone was forcefully slapped back into Teacher Shouge's outstretched hand.

To make matters worse, that familiar note belonging to Takagi was also slipped in.

Teacher Shouge stood frozen in place, forgetting to retract her hand that was holding the phone and the note.

He looked down at the two-piece set that had suddenly appeared in his hand, his eyelids twitched, his throat tightened, and he managed to squeeze out a few words in a weary voice:
"There...there's more...?"

"Mmm!" Ayumi Ajitani nodded vigorously with a smile, her eyes crinkling, even a little smug.

"As soon as Teacher Shouge turns on the flashlight mode, we'll know immediately whether we can pass or not!"

"Pass! Pass! Pass!"

Before she could finish speaking, Teacher Shouge shoved the phone and note back into her hand, waving them away with a hint of disdain.

"I'll help you register your time. Let's go, let's go back to the stands and rest."

Upon hearing this, the three of them turned around and walked towards the audience seats without lingering.

Along the way, Ayumi Ajitani walked with her chin held high, quite smugly: "How about that? Am I smart? I deciphered three notes with just one cell phone!"

...............

The afternoon sun shone brightly on the playground, baking the rubber track and causing it to emit an unpleasant smell.

When Shoko and the others returned to the audience seats, their foreheads were all soaked with sweat.

"Squad leader, are you having a neck cramp?"

"..."

"Pfft..." Takagi covered her mouth but still couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Ayumi Ajitani didn't explain, but grabbed the cheering stick next to her and swung it at Nishikata, who was trying to slip away with his neck tucked in.

Shoko sat down right next to Tsuna, her forehead glistening with fine beads of sweat.

Almost at the same time.

Tsuna reached out naturally and grabbed the small fan she had placed beside her. With a "click," he turned it on, and a gentle breeze softly blew towards her face.

She turned to the side, rubbing the coolness of his arm against her skin, and casually wiped away her sweat with a tissue before eagerly starting to talk to Tsuna.

His voice carried a slight panting from exercise, and his warm breath occasionally brushed against Tsuna's ear.

She vividly described Ayumi Ajitani's recent feat, as well as the subtle expression on Professor Shoukaku's face, as if he had swallowed a whole lemon.

After a short break, the closing ceremony began with the sound of trumpets. Students in the audience rose one after another and surged towards the specially chosen auditorium.

"Sister, I'll be waiting for you here." A voice rang out.

The only response she received was the hurried backs of Shoko and her friends, and Tsuna raising his hand and waving in the crowd.

…………

When Tsuna and Shoko returned from the auditorium.

The huge auditorium was now empty, with only Yuzuru Nishimiya, a few scattered parents, and a few unfortunate students on duty in this area.

(End of this chapter)