You call this a love option?

Chapter 126 qualifiers (4)

The race continued, the afternoon sun scorching the track.

At five kilometers, Minamoto Kawase could already feel his back being soaked with sweat.

The Wind Breaker can play a role in protecting teammates in the team, but it also consumes 20% more physical energy than others.

Therefore, the Wind Breaker has always sacrificed himself to help his teammates win.

When Minamoto Kawase took the initiative to take on the important task, Yamashita Tomomi strongly opposed it.

As the ace, he should stay in the team and recharge his batteries to conserve his energy.

Even many schools don't understand how strong Nara is?Actually let the ace be the windbreaker?
“I can get more people to the finish line.”

Gengawaze made Yamashita Tomomi change her mind with just one sentence.

different from before.

Hakone Ekiden is a team competition that focuses on team performance. Genkawase’s first priority is to get as many teammates as possible to the finish line.

"You have to speed up for the last kilometer, is that really okay?"

"no problem."

As long as the team is brought to the match point, Minamoto Kawase has to start accelerating in the last kilometer to get as high a ranking as possible.

. . . . . . . . . . .

"Genchuan, if you get tired, switch to me." Akiyama Teruyoshi closely followed Gengawaze's rhythm.

Even as the director of the track and field department, he had to admit that he could not compete with Minamoto Kawase in long-distance running.

This guy seems to be born to play sports.

"rest assured."

Minamoto Kawase only replied with two short words. Saying more words after a long run would be a waste of energy.

Nara's team has always maintained a middle position, and the same is true for the overall strength of Minkyo Academy.

Their windbreaker is the director of the athletics department, Masahiro Yoshimoto.

Mingjing's tactics are the same as Nara's, which is to let the strongest person be the windbreaker in order to improve the overall performance of the team.

Masahiro Yoshimoto looked at Minamoto Kawase out of the corner of his eye for the first time.

He could see that Minamoto Kawase was very strong, but unfortunately, Hakone Ekiden's competition was never about personal ability!
Masahiro Yoshimoto withdrew his gaze and began to speed up.

Mingjing's overall strength is already very good and can keep up with the faster pace.

Seeing this scene, Minamoto Kawase didn't rush to speed up. His current task was to ensure that his teammates behind him could keep up.

At seven kilometers, Akiyama Teruyoshi once again signaled Minamoto Kawase to take over the position of the cyclist.

Minamoto Kawase said he can still run.

At eight kilometers, Minamoto Kawase signaled to speed up, and now he was about to start sprinting slowly.

The emotions of the audience outside the venue continued to be high, and many people had already taken out their mobile phones to take pictures.

In such a noisy environment, Jiugongye could no longer calm down and read.

She stared closely at Minamoto Kawase, who had been the windbreaker from beginning to end, and sighed, "How silly..."

"Mingjing arrived at the match point first, with only one kilometer left!"

A reporter from TV Tokyo tells the camera about the current game situation.

"Following him is Sakagami. It seems that he has an advantage in participating in competitions frequently!"

Reporters will not only look at the first few, but also those at the back.

"Nara's position is a bit awkward. If you don't work harder, it's easy to..." After a brief pause, the reporter said in disbelief: "Nara's wind-breaking hand has begun to speed up!"

On the track, Minamoto Kawase left the team after giving a signal to Akiyama Teruyoshi.

In the last kilometer, he had to start accelerating with all his strength.

The final score in the qualifying round is the sum of the times of the four fastest players on the team.

Only the top ones take less time.

Nara will be more likely to enter the official competition.

After starting to accelerate, Minamoto Kawase passed several schools in a row.

With 9 kilometers already almost consumed, no one could keep up with him.

Among the crowds of people from Magnolia High School and Sakagami High School, Genkawase's Nara sportswear stood out.

The audience outside the venue made a sound of exclamation.
Some people speculated that Minamoto Kawase was dying.

With such a huge distance difference, how could it be possible to make up for it by accelerating?
There are also people who are expecting Minamoto Kawase to create miracles.

Amazement and ridicule were mixed together, and high emotions accumulated in the crowd and filled the sky above the stadium.

Jiugong Ye stared at the arena with calm eyes, but the pages of the book in his hand had become wrinkled unconsciously.

"Nara's Wind Breaker has caught up!"

The reporter from TV Tokyo used his eyes to signal the photographer to turn the camera.

This kind of clip will definitely increase the ratings!
Minamoto Kawase jumped from the Nara team, which was ranked in the dozen, to catch up with the first-ranked Meikyo Academy.

Masahiro Yoshimoto only glanced sideways, and Minamoto Kawase was already standing side by side with him.

"There is a guy named Gengawaze in Nara who can achieve 32 kilometers in 10 minutes in a single unit. You should pay special attention..."

The day before the competition, Mingjing’s track and field manager specifically told everyone.

He had been to Nara for exchanges, and Minamoto Kawase left a deep impression on him.

32 kilometers in 10 minutes?Then try it!
The footsteps became heavier, and the two were evenly matched in an instant.

The audience roared like a tide, as if the two of them were shouting with all their strength...

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

It’s four o’clock in the afternoon, an hour has passed since the game ended.

After the referee team repeatedly watched the video, No. 1 was finally awarded to Nara.

Minamoto Kawase won the qualifying round with a score of 31.2 points.

"Genchuan, I really belong to you!" Akiyama Teruyoshi said in admiration: "You can win even though there is such a big difference. If you are willing to join the track and field club, I will definitely recommend you to be the director next semester!"

"If Minister Jiugong agrees, I'll definitely have no objection."

Gengawaze took a long breath. He was now covered in sweat and felt very uncomfortable.

Akiyama Teruyoshi really felt that it was a pity that Minamoto Kawase didn't join the track and field club. He didn't want to give up this time. "I'll go talk to Jiugong later. I will never bury your talent!"

Don't...

Minamoto Kawase doesn't want to spend the next two years sweating every day.

As for the glances from outside the court, Minamoto Kawase turned a blind eye.

Megumi Nagashima walked behind the team. Although she performed steadily this time, she failed to finish in the top four of the team.

Even if Nara advances to the official competition, she will not be able to participate.

In the official competition, only the top four fastest teams will be selected.

Nagashima Megumi was not very disappointed, after all, he did lack practice.

Especially in August, I went to Kamakura to play and was lazy for a while.

Thinking of Kamakura, Nagashima Megumi's eyes unconsciously moved to Minamoto Kawase.

That guy seemed to get up early and run every day when he was in Kamakura...

"Nagashima? Nagashima!" Akiyama Teruyoshi's voice.

Only then did Nagashima Megumi realize that he had been staring at Minamoto Kawase's profile for a long time.

"What...what happened?" Nagashima Megumi immediately looked away.

"You performed very well this time, don't be discouraged!"

Akiyama Teruyoshi believed that Nagashima Megumi was distracted because he lost the game.

"I know..." Nagashima Megumi muttered.

Returning to Nara's camp, Yamashita Tomomi immediately came up to greet everyone.

"Thank you everyone for your hard work. This run was great!"

That being said, the only one with really good individual results was Gengawaze, and almost all the others were outside the [-]th place.

Tomomi Yamashita turned to Gengawaze again, "Genkawa, you performed very well this time. You are the Ace of Nara. You deserve it." "There is only 2 seconds difference between No. 0.3 and No. [-], which is a narrow victory."

Minamoto Kawase told the truth that he and Mingjing's Masahiro Yoshimoto crossed the line almost at the same time. Only with the naked eye, there was no difference at all.

"Be content!" Yamashita Tomomi didn't know whether to praise Minamoto Kawase for his humility or call him a 'Versailles', "He was the long-distance running champion when he was in junior high school."

However, what is really a pity for Minamoto Kawase is that his best score is 30.2. However, he has failed to break through the 30 mark in recent times.

"Genchuan, you really shocked me at that time." Matsubara Hidenori admired this junior from the bottom of his heart.

Several other seniors also agreed.

After all, it is indeed amazing to be able to grab No. 1 despite such a big difference.

Although it is only the first single unit.

"Don't be too happy. The final promotion depends on the results of the top four!" Yamashita Tomomi's words brought everyone back to reality.

The next step is to wait for the results.

At this time, Minamoto Kawase walked towards Kunomiyaha who was reading a book.

After the game, the guy immediately started reading again.

"Minister Jiugong, are you impressed?" Gengawaze sat down next to Jiugong Ye.

Jiugongye's handsome brows wrinkled slightly, with a somewhat disgusted tone, "Stay away from the smell of sweat..."

"I am now a great hero!" Minamoto Kawase said dissatisfied: "Minister Jiugong, you make me very sad!"

Jiugongye stared at him with cold eyes.

Minamoto Kawase had no choice but to sit far away.

"You haven't finished talking about whether it's powerful or not." Gengawaze continued the topic.

"good."

"It's just okay?" Minamoto Kawase was a little dissatisfied, "Minister Jiugong, your requirements are too high!"

Jiugongye didn't reply and continued to look at Oedipus King.

So not cute…

Minamoto Kawase felt bored and drank more than half of the iced wheat tea in his hand.

At the end of the day, Jiugong Ye closed the book and stood up.

"Minister Jiugong, are you finally willing to leave?" Gengawaze teased.

Jiugongye picked up the camera and seemed to be preparing to collect information.

"Can you still move?"

"I can still run another five kilometers," Minamoto Kawase said, "but I don't want to move now."

"Whatever you want." Jiugong Ye turned around and left the base camp.

After walking a few steps and realizing that Minamoto Kawase hadn't followed, she stopped and stared at him with calm eyes.

"..."

Gengawaze stood up and followed the girl.

"You guy, none of your words can be trusted..."

Kunomiyaha wanted to take track material this time, but Minamoto Kawase always felt that she took a lot of irrelevant shots.

For example, the treetops are swaying in the wind.

Minamoto Kawase even suspected that this guy just liked photography.

"Hello, can I take a photo with you?"

Just a few steps away from the base camp, Minamoto Kawase met several girls from other schools.

"no problem."

Minamoto Kawase usually doesn't refuse requests for group photos, "But I'm covered in sweat."

Several girls immediately made it clear they didn't mind.

This is the difference. In contrast, Minister Jiugong sat away in disgust.

To sum it up, it’s not cute at all!
"Thank you, you looked so cool when you were running just now!"

After taking a group photo, several girls left happily.

Gengawaze walked to Kunomiyaha who was still patting the branches.

"You can't take pictures well."

In fact, this photo is quite good, but Minamoto Kawase’s standard is higher.

"You take the picture." Jiugongye thrust the camera into Gengawaze's hand.

"Then I must let you see it!"

Minamoto Kawase adjusted the parameters and angles while aiming at the swaying branches.

The sunlight clearly illuminates the texture of the branches and leaves.

"This photo can be sold for at least [-] yen." Genkawase was quite confident in his skills.

Jiugongye glanced at it and said nothing more.

Next, the two walked around the venue a few times and took some pictures of the scenery.

Just as they were preparing to return to the camp, the two met Mingjing's team head-on.

They were getting ready to take the school bus back to school.

Seeing Minamoto Kawase snatching the No. 1 spot, Mingkyo’s eyes clearly showed dissatisfaction.

Of course, what surprised them more than Origin Kawase was that Jiugong Ye was also here.

"Jiugong Ye?" One of the girls couldn't help laughing, "Did you... transfer to Nara?"

Jiugongye's eyes seemed to say, 'Can't you see? '.

It seems that the relationship with the two of them is not good. No, Minamoto Kawase has never seen anyone who has a good relationship with Jiugongha, regardless of gender...

"Hey..." the girl snorted coldly, and turned her eyes to Genkawase. She immediately understood what was going on, "I see, Aili is talking about you, right? You... are quite handsome..."

That last sentence was completely subconscious.

"Thank you." Gengawaze nodded.

The girl was stunned for a moment, and then slowly realized that the two sides were in a competitive relationship, and her face immediately turned bad.

"I didn't expect you to be able to endure Jiugong Ye..."

Gengawa Ze glanced at Jiugong Ye out of the corner of his eye. The latter had an expressionless face and didn't care about this person at all.

"Indeed, Minister Jiugong is very unlovable sometimes, and he also has a vicious tongue..."

Gengawaze said with a serious face, "But she can kick me every time when I make a mistake, and she will also lend a helping hand when I encounter difficulties. These two points alone are enough!" "

Jiugong Ye looked at Minamoto Kawase with disbelief.

The Mingjing players on the opposite side looked puzzled, thinking that it was Jiugongha who helped Gengawaze...

"Really, Jiugong...Minister Jiugong?"

Gengawa Laze turned around and found Jiugong Ye turned around and walked away.

"Genkawa." Masahiro Yoshimoto, who had been silent, finally spoke, "I hope to see you in the official match."

Masahiro Yoshimoto wants to compete with Minamoto Kawase in the official competition, but the premise is that Nara can enter the top ten this time.

Gengawa Laze nodded expressionlessly, and then caught up with Jiugong Ye who was about to leave.

"Minister Jiugong, I'm speaking for you." Gengawa Ze said in a helpless tone, "You should at least say a few words. At least, don't leave without saying a word... Where are we going?"

Gengawaze realized that this was not the way back to the Nara camp.

"bathroom."

"It feels weird." Gengawaze said softly.

Jiugong Ye sighed, "Yuanchuan-san, even if you are as perfect as me, you will still have to go to the toilet sometimes..."

"I don't listen."

Here in Minamoto Kawase, beautiful girls never go to the toilet!

[PS: Hakone Ekiden has made some changes. Initially, four people participated, but now it has been changed to a pre-selection of ten people, and the fastest four people are selected. 】

(End of this chapter)