Chapter 363: Chapter 360: The Sports Festival Bonding Legend
"Shirakawa... why is there an extra water cup in our cabinet? Did you use it?"
"That was used by Hayakawa." Shirakawa Sawahei replied, "Don’t take the wrong one."
The loafing girl looked at this couple-themed cup, and her good mood instantly became lackluster.
What the heck... How come I never noticed that Hayakawa and Shirakawa had such a good relationship before? They just casually left her cup at our place! Is that reasonable?
Damn it, I even used to ship them together... Close call, good thing I didn’t try to matchmake them, or else I’d have ended up being Hayakawa Kashi’s Minotaur victim??
Pure Love War God never surrenders!
That cute little Ise Yu clenched her fist and stealthily moved Hayakawa Kashi’s cup a little deeper into the cabinet...
Then moved it a little more...
Only then did she reveal a satisfied smile, taking out a packet of instant milk powder from the bag next to the cup.
What a beautiful day~
"Today is the first day of the sports festival, remember to wear your sportswear, and make sure you wear the headband I gave you... Do you want red or white..."
As they were about to leave home, Shirakawa Sawahei turned back to remind the always careless loafing girl.
"Choosing a color?" The loafing girl hesitated, "White... seems to match my hair tie better, but red, it looks a bit more comfortable..."
Shirakawa Sawahei: "..."
Without hesitation, he shoved both headbands into the loafing girl’s hands, indicated her to think carefully, and couldn’t be bothered to deal with this troublesome person anymore. Only then did Ise Yu Yuzhijin remember that she was in love, and should consider everything with the person she likes in mind...
Choosing colors...? Am I an idiot? At such a moment, I should obviously ask what color team Shirakawa is in...
Ise Yu, oh Ise Yu! I can’t be this naive anymore...
As soon as they got off the train and arrived at the school, they were immediately shocked by the vibrant atmosphere of Akihisa High School. Not only the sports field but even the school gate was filled with victory slogans and passionate banners. People of all colors came and went, one after another discussing what the couple’s basketball game, the finale of this sports festival, would be like.
"Hey, Little Hua, have you heard? The last event of this sports festival is a couple’s basketball game... They say this event was held at an old school that was the predecessor of Akihisa High School... And there’s a lot of legends associated with it..."
"Really... There’s a legend about a basketball game?"
"Of course there is! It’s said that at that old school, a senior and a lady designed the couple’s basketball game because they didn’t want the sport to remain unnoticed. They wanted to attract everyone’s attention... And then!"
"Then what happened?"
"Then... the promotion of basketball didn’t succeed, but many of the participants ended up becoming couples!"
"Is it that effective?!"
"Exactly! It’s that effective... So, after that, there’s a legend that if you participate in this game with the person you’re interested in, you’ll become lifelong partners..."
The girls discussing the gossip and legends walked by slowly, leaving Shirakawa Sawahei alone in the wind, bewildered after hearing the whole thing.
What the hell... What does all this have to do with anything... Do Neon people really enjoy all these random matchmaking legends? I clearly planned this game with Hayakawa Kashi... Why don’t I know anything about this?
Wait... Could it be that Miss Kaori spread this legend on purpose to increase the hype...
From the result, Miss Kaori’s method seems very skillful, even a bit overkill for just a regular sports festival at Akihisa High School, with the atmosphere easily in her control, being kneaded as she pleases.
However... only a fool would believe such nonsensical rumors...
Shirakawa Sawahei shook his head gently, just as he was about to pull the loafing girl away to gather with the class, she softly tugged at him.
"Hey... Shirakawa, is the matchmaking legend they talked about true?"
Facing that cute little Ise Yu’s bright eyes, Shirakawa Sawahei couldn’t help but fall silent.
Uh-oh... There’s actually a fool??
Although she’s my study companion, it shouldn’t affect me, right...
No choice, since I chose her as my study companion, I’ll have to keep guiding her, even if it’s a hassle. Shirakawa Sawahei skillfully brushed off cute little Ise Yu with a few words, then pulled her towards the class.
Class president Kikuchi Takamiya had been waiting for a long time in the class, and after everyone arrived, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and led everyone to the sports field.
Even though Shirakawa Sawahei and Little Arrogant’s plan was to make this sports festival memorable, it didn’t mean they had to completely overturn the previous format. Some traditional symbols of the sports festival, such as the tug-of-war relay, were ultimately decided to be kept.
After the warm-up events, the first was the tug-of-war. This was a competition between classes, and Shirakawa Sawahei scanned around, noticing that even the teachers seemed to be infected by the air of excitement, becoming tense and ready to fight.
"Hey, isn’t that Teacher Uehara, your sportswear fits well."
Middle-aged man Uehara Shigeo appeared proudly on the track in somewhat ill-fitting sportswear and heard Teacher Takagi, Hayakawa Kashi’s homeroom teacher, actively taunt him, smiling slightly: "It’s okay, I’ve been lacking exercise recently..."
"Come on, even if you’re busy, don’t forget to exercise; being a teacher, you should set a good example for students... Though Hayakawa from our class doesn’t need a role model, her sports performance is excellent, and she’s not bad at any sport, truly a model all students should learn from..."
"Eh, Teacher Takagi, you’re wrong there. Although our Shirakawa doesn’t like running around aimlessly, he’s extraordinarily smart; didn’t he easily obtain the scholarship last time? In my view, a student’s main task is still studying; I hope Hayakawa doesn’t get misled, focusing solely on physical strength is useless; these days, brains win the day..."
"You fatso, who are you calling simple-minded?"
"Hey! Teacher Takagi, why are you being rude!"
"Did I insult you? I just offered a description of you."
"Well, I just offered a description of you too!"
"Do you want a fight, eh? Want another go?"
"I... I want to set a good example for students!"
"... ..."
Seeing the situation, Shirakawa Sawahei silently withdrew what he had just said.
Some teachers being tense is apparently not just because they’re affected by the atmosphere...
In the class competition, Shirakawa Sawahei was put in the transparent class, a fact that left him a bit dumbfounded...
He wasn’t worried about the little transparent; this little girl has always been obedient and cute, unlikely to cause him any trouble. What Shirakawa Sawahei worried more about were those several delinquent students he hadn’t seen in a long time...