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

"Hmm... I didn't expect that..."

At this time, Lingcan tied her usual twin ponytails into one and then coiled them behind her head, looking a bit like my king without his ahoge.

Like the other girls, I chose shorts and a sweatshirt... Well, even though they're shorts, they're a bit longer than the other girls'... maybe it's because of my height...

"Anyway... just keep going."

I said, extending my clenched fist towards her.

"Hehe..." She laughed handsomely and bumped her fist with mine. "This isn't encouragement, this is my performance."

Yes... yes... as long as you are happy...

"Well," I retracted my fist, "I'm going to go take a look further ahead..."

"Oh...have a nice trip~" she said and waved to me.

Have a good journey or something...

I followed the crowd closer to the school gate.

Just like what Liu Yan said, this feeling is really a bit like getting a vaccination... However, in this case, the higher the line is, the sooner you can come back.

"..." In a trance, I seemed to see a familiar figure.

After thinking about it, I decided to say hello.

"You...seem a little...nervous..."

I glanced at Rinsenkawa who was standing beside me with his head lowered.

"......"

After hearing what I said, she looked up and glanced at me, her eyes still as sharp as ever.

"...Well..."

It seems I disturbed her... Could it be that she was also distracted? I really feel sorry for that.

Seeing that she didn't react, I scratched my cheek, said "sorry" silently in my heart, and prepared to go to the front of the team.

"Hey..." She suddenly pulled the corner of my clothes.

"Um?"

"June 14th."

She rattled off a date.

"Um?"

I didn't react for a moment.

"..."

She said nothing more and let go.

June...ah...I suddenly understood the meaning of this date.

"Oh...it's yours..."

"Yeah! Do you understand?! You can go now..."

"...oh..."

Still the same... no...

I suddenly noticed that her left arm was unnaturally folded across her chest, as if she was deliberately covering her slightly small breasts... Ah ha... What a cruel reality...

"You have to stick to it." I gave her a thumbs up. "And this outfit doesn't look out of place on you."

"Eh?...Well...Humph, it's not your turn to judge!"

After saying that, he turned his head and ignored me.

"...ha..."

It was only for a moment, but I still noticed it.

I'm actually shy...

"..."

Well, run hard.

. . . . . . . . . .

As expected, I successfully stood in the front position, and I only needed to run a few steps to get out the door.

"Attention, students of Class 3, Grade 1... Get ready..."

The announcer holding the microphone was not far from me, and I always felt that the shouting was a bit harsh...

But... it's starting now... At this moment, the tension I felt before has completely vanished. This is what it means to give up everything, I guess...

"run!"

As the whistle sounded instead of the starting gun, I took the first step in the long-distance run.

Ah... Goodbye to No. 1 High School for now, see you in twenty kilometers.

Because the traffic has been diverted in advance, there is no need to worry about any accidents when going out... It takes courage for a school in the city to hold such an event.

"I'll leave first."

Liu Yan ran past me quickly.

...I looked at his running back, and there was only one word in my mind.

Silly "beep......"

This isn't a thousand meters, nor is it four hundred meters. It's a solid twenty kilometers. If you start running like this, you'll eventually collapse on the road from exhaustion...

I walked rhythmically, verifying the route I had imagined in my mind.

Although being familiar with the route has no practical significance.

Quite a few people passed me, some of them unfamiliar faces... Could they be the guys from Class 4? Showing off their physical prowess like this reminded me of the natural males who, when courting a mate, would go to great lengths to display their talents.

Ahahaha... maybe it's also appropriate to describe them.

Although all students in the school participated... However, in this long-distance running event that is mainly based on participation, there is no competition at all.

After getting rid of the restrictions of first and second place, we... no, all I have to do is to complete this long-distance race. Although I am not alone, from a certain perspective, it is only me.

“Come on…”

I encouraged myself and continued to walk steadily on my own path.

Not everyone has a clear answer

"You seem troubled."

She said this while looking at the direction where the baseball flew.

The tone was understated, but very certain. He must have been confident enough to say this.

but...

Am I really troubled?... I successfully hit the baseball, and it flew far away, and I'm feeling relaxed, so I can't be troubled...

"No..."

I smiled in response, wiping the sweat from my forehead.

"Really..." She frowned slightly and pointed at me, "But there's still a look of worry on your face..."

How did she figure that out? I felt like I was smiling. Don’t tell me it was because my smile was too ugly.

"Ah...well..."

I scratched my cheek and put away the smile that was on my face.

Well...although some things have been done, the fundamental problem has not been solved and I have no clue.

That's it, I'm really troubled now...

"What's going on? I've already advised you that..." She sighed, patted my head with her glove-covered hand, and then left the glove on my head.

"Well..." I don't know how to answer.

After taking off her gloves and putting them in her school bag, we started walking in the same direction.

"You look really troubled... What's going on?"

“…”

I don’t know how to answer...and are you really going this way?

"Are we going the same way?" I asked.

"That's not the point! I'm trying to help you, don't change the subject."

She seemed very angry.

"Ah...sorry."

After giving a brief response, I began to consider whether or not to tell her, because... this wasn't something that could be easily resolved... at least it couldn't be resolved with passionate words.

I can't solve the problems that arise in my heart right now, so I'm not sure if I can entrust them to outsiders.

"I can't stand it..." She scratched her hair as if in trouble.

"....." I'm really sorry...

If she couldn't stand my sullen face.

"If you don't mind..." Her eyes became serious, but there was still a smile on her lips.

"How about telling me about it?"

Chapter 11: Not Everyone Has a Clear Answer

Actually, after I got the rhythm right, running wasn't as tiring as I thought... Maybe that was partly due to the punishment from Brother Nan...

"You can't take it slow!"

This sentence suddenly came from behind me, startling me as I was daydreaming.

Following the sound, I saw a boy who looked familiar running past me and giving me a thumbs up.

I thought he was greeting the person behind me, so I didn't pay much attention to it. Then I remembered that I had met him once before.

"Is that guy also a first-year..."

When Senior Bai pulled him to play baseball, he seemed to be the pitcher... His name seemed to be Xiaolong, and I have to say that his physical fitness was really good.

Looking back at myself, I hadn't run for long when I was overtaken by many people, including some girls.

Well... I felt like I still had some energy left, so I tried to increase my speed and accidentally overtook a few people... But it looked like they didn't run seriously either.

Let’s not think about them for now...Since I just met Xiaolong, I can’t help but think of that energetic senior.

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

The airship-like clouds in the sky have dissipated, and the sunlight is gradually disappearing, replaced by neon lights coming from afar.

Although I was still hesitant just now, I told her immediately when she asked, "Do you want to discuss it with me?"

It's a strange feeling... Is it because of face? Or is there just a lack of a reason?

"A friend...whom I can't remember?"

After telling Senior Bai Qiong about her inner confusion, she seemed to become confused as well...if you could only judge by her tone.

"Yeah... When I tried to verify it, I was told it didn't exist..." I sighed, "But I still feel like something's wrong."

I always feel that...she does exist.

“…”

She suddenly stopped and looked at me blankly.