Chapter 81 - Sports Festival – Part 1 (1/2)
Sports Festival – Part 1
On the day of the sports festival, the normally empty school grounds was bustling with people. It was held on a holiday after all, and many local residents come to see it as a small festival of sorts.
After the end of the troubling opening ceremony and a word of thanks from the principal, the program officially began.
“Heeey, Thief-kun!”
A girl waved at me from a seat in the general audience. It was Natsumi-chan.
“Can a student in the process of taking exams really waste her time like this?”
“It’s fine, it’s fine. I’ll be entering on a recommendation after all. Anyways, do your best today!”
Natsumi-chan grinned and showed her white teeth. She definitely came just to laugh at me, this girl…
“Nii-san? Did someone you know come?”
Sana came over in gym clothes with a red headband wrapped around her head.
“Aah. Sana-chan! Hello~”
“Ueh, Nacchan… A student from another school isn’t supposed to come!”
There’s no such rule.
“I came to see Sana do her best!”
“Hmph. Sana will just say this, but she’s super athletic, so she’ll show you. It’s fine for you to just sit there and watch.”
“Eh? You’re lying.”
“It’s not a lie! Just watch. Sana will win first in all her events!”
After fuming from her nose, Sana returned towards her own class.
“Sana-chan is really funny because gets provoked more easily the more you push her.”
“Natsumi-chan, please don’t play with another person’s little sister.”
“But, I was really surprised. She has a flat chest so it was nice when she was in a swimsuit, but gym clothes with a headband really suit her.”
Describing Sana, she would have a slender build. Whatever she wears would look nice. Or at least, that’s what Fujimoto said.
After Saying goodbye to Natsumi-chan, I started my work as part of the organizing committee and while waiting for my turn. Since Hiiragi-chan was Hiiragi-chan, she was busy with work as the teacher in charge, and it would seem to be unlikely for her to watch any events.
The events that I’m in are the borrowed item race and the bread eating competition. Being a part of the organizing committee, I was in fewer events than other people, which to be honest, is quite a lot of help.
“The next event is the borrowed item race. Participants please take your positions and until the race starts, please—curse you—talk among yourselves.”
In place of the normal broadcasting club announcer, it turned into a handsome guy’s voice. There was a comment that I didn’t really get, but anyways, it’s my turn. Since I was first, I’m pretty nervous…
“——This time, the broadcast is brought to you by, second year class B’s Fujimoto.”
So it’s you! What are you doing? You have a great voice!
… Was he part of the broadcasting club? Wasn’t he part of track and field…?
Aaah, somehow, after going back and forth between now and ten years later has really changed things a bit.
Taking a short glance over, I noticed that Hiiragi-chan who was supposed to be over there just now, wasn’t there anymore.
While tilting my head in confusion, I faced the starting point.
“Contestant Sanada, please move to the start point without tilting your head. Are you looking for someone you’re interested in, YO?”
As Fujimoto’s attractive male voice urged me, I lightly jogged over to the starting point. At that time, a black shadow appeared on the course, and left just as fast as the wind.
… That’s Hiiragi-chan.
She seemed to be trying to communicate something to Fujimoto, who’s at the broadcasting booth.
While I was thinking that it was weird, the starting pistol sounded out, and with the three people in the same group, I ran straight out into the course, arriving at a place with face down cards. From left to right, there was a normal card, a normal card, a heart shaped card, and a normal card, lined up. I-it’s suspicious… Rather, there wasn’t such a card included in the props.
“Do your best～!”
Hiiragi-chan was jumping and cheering me on. In her hand was a camcorder. She’s taking videos again…
No matter how you think about it, anyone would avoid this weird card and so I tried to take a normal one. Kuu. I missed my chance to take a normal one…!
Everyone checked their cards.
“Eh? Something red?”
That’s normal.