I, who advocate giving up, feel like a disqualified person

But... if it's just Yehui and I, it's fine. But if we add Rinquanchuan and Lingcan, then there are four of us running side by side... I always feel a little embarrassed. Besides, the others from our class and Class 6 are also there...

And what if the principal or someone sees it?

A boy actually has three girls running with him...it seems inappropriate just thinking about it.

"Well..." I glanced at the playground, "It's a bit inappropriate for us to go together... I think I should forget it... How about you guys go first..."

Then he suddenly realized the strong murderous intent in Rinquanchuan's eyes, so he quickly shut his mouth.

【凛泉川】「lv.999」[HP:5359/5359]对【伊社稷】「Lv.233」[HP:2333/2333]发动了技能『心灵震慑』

[Isaji] 「Lv.233」[HP:1450/2333]

Status: "Silent".

[Yi Sheji] plays [GG].

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"Don't say that, useless... Um, Shaji-kun."

I didn't expect Ling Can to change his words in front of Ye Hui...

"Don't be so reserved. What's wrong with even small groups doing activities together?"

....Normally it's nothing, but unfortunately I encountered this special situation...

"Actually, after hearing what Shaji said... I also feel that it's a bit inappropriate. After all, it's a bit embarrassing for the four of us to run together in front of our classmates."

Well said, Ye Hui, you are indeed the one who understands me the most.

"Hmm... Is that so?" Rinquanchuan seemed a little shaken.

After all, this guy is usually quite reserved...

"So it's better to go in groups of two. Yehui and I will go first, and then you can go in front or behind..."

I was about to make the final decision, but when I saw Rinsenkawa's look that said, "When is it your turn to speak?", I tactfully shut my mouth.

"Um?"

Ye Hui didn't seem to understand why I didn't finish my words and looked at me strangely.

I'm sorry... I shouldn't have spoken so carelessly.

"Then..." After saying these two words, Rinquanchuan suddenly stopped and coughed twice unconsciously.

...are you nervous?

"Well...you all...would you rather run with this guy?"

Pointing at me, he said, "Since you're a boy, you can be used as a practice subject, right?"

...Huh? What do you practice with? Running? Running requires a practice object?

What nonsense is this guy talking about...

"Well... well, I've never run with Sheji before. If possible this time... it would be better to run with him... right?" Lingcan said vaguely.

What... Are there any benefits to running with me... Oh, it seems so... Because I lack exercise, I can't run fast like other boys and it's easy to keep up... I guess that's why.

But it doesn't have to be me...

"In that case, then let's do this." Lin Quanchuan seemed to be about to make the final decision.

"Huh?" Ye Hui didn't seem to understand what was going on, so he gave me a questioning look.

...Actually, I don't understand what happened either... I'm so sorry.

He could only shrug his shoulders in response.

"Then let this lowly...cough."

Oh, it’s really hard to change a bad habit of speaking in a short time.

"Let this guy..."

This word isn't any better...

"Just run with us separately."

"Hey?"

Separately? Wait... three people... how to divide them?

Is it the kind where you cut it twice horizontally and twice vertically? No...it's not divided into thirds. This is the wrong type of math problem...shouldn't it be a matching type? Like how to match a hat with pants?

Before I could react, Ye Hui asked the question on my behalf.

"Wait...what do you mean by separate?"

"That is, he should run with the three of us separately. That way, he will just have to run a few more laps."

What? It's just a multiplication problem...

You only need to run six laps, and in our school one lap is 400 meters, which means...

.....

Is it too late to skip class now?

The norm of exercise

"Hey? Is that necessary? Wouldn't it be tiring to run so many laps?" Ye Hui looked at me with some concern.

I'm so touched... He actually cares about me so much, unlike those two people next to me... One likes to cause trouble for me, while the other doesn't think trouble is troublesome... and even wants to make it more troublesome.

Just thinking about this makes me feel troubled...

I was about to respond with "It would be very tiring indeed..." to reject Rinquanchuan's proposal, but Rinquanchuan pulled my sleeve and dragged me onto the track.

"Don't worry, this guy is very durable."

She said this expressionlessly and gave a thumbs-up to the two people looking at us.

What the hell is long-lasting?! What nonsense... Uh... What's the truth? What exactly does long-lasting mean? And there's no basis for that statement, right? What about the saying "Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth"? How can you know if you haven't even tried it...

"Hey, please be careful with your words..." I reminded Lin Quanchuan in a low voice.

"Huh? Did I say something wrong?"

A completely unconscious expression...

"No..." Seeing her like this, I didn't want to say it directly. After all... I might get beaten... to death?

"Then let's do it like a relay. After he and I finish, the next one will follow."

Oh, this suggestion really completely disregards my feelings. Six laps non-stop? It's still much shorter than that long-distance run, but I don't want to waste too much energy at this moment...

"What are you still standing there for? Run..."

Rinquanchuan said this and pushed me, as if urging me to move quickly.

"...ah..."

What a nasty feeling...

Chapter 5: The Normality of Exercise

Deep down, I don’t actually hate running.

Well, if I had to give a reason...it's probably just because I'm an animal. As an animal, I have to move, so there's no need to complain about something as natural and reasonable as running.

But I refuse to "run in circles".

Running requires a reason. Animals in nature run to survive. Whether it is a cheetah hunting or a wildebeest escaping, running is indispensable and so are the reasons.

But...what's the point of running if it's just to get back to where we started?

You can neither be there for the people who need you, nor be there for the people you care about.

"Running in circles" is one of the most meaningless things humans do.

If I had to use "exercise" as an excuse, then there's nothing much to say, but compared to the other reasons, it seems insignificant.

One step, two steps, or even ten steps or a hundred steps, even though you already know the final destination, you still have to gasp for breath and calculate how many steps you have to run. At most, you can take some time to look at the clouds floating in the distance in the sky and complain that your freedom is far less than that of those guys in the sky.

To sum up, it is most appropriate to use "boring" to summarize "running circles".

And I actually have to do such a boring thing today... I feel desperate just thinking about it, let alone having to do it...

"Oh, you can't just get distracted in class, you can even get distracted while running... Can you get distracted during class time?"

...I always felt that there was a certain teasing tone to those words coming from Rinsenkawa, and since there wasn't much hurtful feeling, I was a little uncomfortable with it for a moment...

"I just get distracted sometimes..."

Besides, it's normal to get distracted while running.

"Ha... I see you're often distracted..."

Maybe because of lack of exercise, Rinquanchuan was panting a little when he spoke.

"...If you feel tired, it's better not to talk."

I reminded her.

"Oh wow... I'm not that... not that weak..."

...I always feel like she's being a bit stubborn. Is there really no problem with the long run in a few days?

"Hey..." She suddenly made this sound, as if she wanted to ask some questions.

"what happened?"

"Until then...will you run with me?"

I was a little suspicious whether I had heard it wrongly. Would Linquanchuan say such words to me on his own initiative?

"In the name of the society...it's probably okay, right?"

She then added.

"Hmm... probably."

There's no reason to refuse anyway. Besides, this guy will definitely fall behind, and it won't do without someone looking after him.

But why me...

"That's settled then... Phew, we're finally here..."

Are we there yet?... Two laps doesn't seem that tiring.

Just like that, I slowed down and watched Rinquanchuan and Ayano exchange.

"Hey hey hey, this time it's my turn to play."

Lingcan seemed to come over excitedly and asked, "Are you Patchis from somewhere?"

[Pirate Patches, a must-have orange card in every Pirate series...everyone who plays Hearthstone knows it.]

"Welcome?"

I don't know if this response is inappropriate...

"Running will be very tiring...I mean long-distance running."

Lingcan started talking to me right away.

It's just that because of the height difference, I always feel like I'm running alone... It's like the person running with me isn't a classmate, but a younger sister in junior high school...

"Um...ah..."

What did you just say?

"That would be terrible... I'd be easily drowned in the crowd like this, right?"

Lingcan seemed to be talking to himself with some worry.

But this complaint is really impeccable, and it really makes me feel involved.

"It seems that there is a possibility..."