You call this a love option?

Chapter 188 The mountains of Hakone are dangerous to the world! (1)

In the next two days, Minamoto Kawase ran ten kilometers in the morning and went to school for training in the afternoon.

In the evening, I will have dinner at Miss Honma's house and help Ozawa with her homework.

As for Jiugong Ye, this guy didn't go back to school to complete the animation production work.

She always seems to have endless things to do, and animation production is just one of them.

what is she doing?
Gengawa Ze heard that Sister Shenzi said that Jiugong Ye accepted the request of Grandma Jiugong and started to get involved in the family business.

Regarding the age of high school students, when they have to start contacting the workplace, Minamoto Kawase feels that it is a bit too early...

"Yuanchuan-kun must not slack off. As the son-in-law of the Jiugong family, it is not enough to just study well."

Sister Shenzi said so.

Minamoto Kawase thinks it makes sense. If you are looking for the number one in the unified recruitment, there will be one every year, but not every number one can be qualified to enter the Jiugong family.

December 28th, the night before the game.

After taking a shower, Minamoto Kawase lay on the bed, looking at the chat messages on his phone and Jiugong Ye who were still stuck on a few days ago.

'Sending a message at this point shouldn't disturb her work...'

Minamoto Kawase thought to himself and typed a sentence in the typing column.

【What time tomorrow……】

Halfway through, Minamoto Kawase deleted it again.

Thinking about it, thinking that they would meet tomorrow morning, Minamoto Kawase still held back his mood.

Go find her early tomorrow.

"She has just come into contact with the family business, so she will probably be very tired. It's better not to distract her..."

Minamoto Kawase said this, but the phone screen still stayed in the chat box...

the other side.

In the building on the opposite side of Yuyuan Park, in the top floor room.

Jiugongye frowned slightly after watching the 'typing' message on her phone disappear.

'What the hell is this guy doing...'

At this moment, she was sitting on the sofa. There was no light on in the living room, only her laptop and mobile phone were glowing.

Shinjuku's night view lights can still shine in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, so even if the lights are turned off, the living room is not particularly dark.

Jiugong Ye watched for a long time, but did not wait for a message from Minamoto Kawase...

The next day was a perfect day for running, but it was still freezing cold.

Jiugongye wore a warm shirt, and chose a pure white velvet jacket from the wardrobe, with khaki trousers underneath.

Putting on the red scarf, Jiugong Ye went downstairs with the small schoolbag on her back.

It was six o'clock in the morning, and she planned to go to Genkawase's house now to see what this guy was doing.

There has been no news for two days...

However, as soon as he got out of the elevator, Jiugongye saw a familiar figure sitting on the steps outside the glass door.

It’s pretty cognizant…

The corner of the girl's mouth curled up slightly, and she took steps to walk over. Her smile made this winter morning even better.

The glass door is automatic and makes no sound when it opens.

The girl had already walked behind her, and Minamoto Kawase didn't notice it either.

"How long are you going to sit there?"

The sudden sound startled Minamoto Kawase.

"Oh, my minister, I was almost scared to death by you! You can't even make a sound when you walk..."

Minamoto Kawase stood up, looking dissatisfied after being frightened, but still handed over the rice ball in his hand.

"It seems a little hot. I thought you wouldn't go out until at least seven o'clock..." Minamoto Kawase said helplessly.

Gengawaze got up at six o'clock. After washing and running in the morning, it was around 06:30. He came here after calculating the time.

He really didn't expect Jiugong Ye to come out early.

Jiugongye's delicate face had returned to calm. She took the hot rice ball and asked casually: "What have you been doing these past two days?"

The two of them were walking on the streets of Shinjuku in the early morning. There were very few people, and even the horizon had just turned white.

"I run in the morning, cook for myself at noon, go to school to practice in the afternoon, and go to Miss Honma's house for dinner in the evening, and tutor Ozawa by the way..."

"There's no need to be so detailed..." Jiugong Ye said.

"No, your tone just now meant that you wanted me to explain in detail!" Minamoto Kawase affirmed.

He suddenly remembered something and continued: "Ozana has been saying that she misses you these past few days, but can't find a chance to contact you."

"You don't know how to send messages?" Jiugongye looked at him helplessly.

"You didn't want to start the family business. I thought you didn't have time..."

Jiugongye sighed, "Who said I don't have time?"

On the street where there were not many people, a young man's disbelieving voice suddenly sounded.

"Minister Jiugong, you mean that you have already completed the familiarization work arranged by the family?"

Minamoto Kawase couldn't believe that he actually wasted two days when he could have discussed studying with Minister Jiugong.

Jiugongye didn't want to speak, but nodded almost imperceptibly.

"Damn it, I have to find a way to make up for these two days!" Gengawaze gritted his teeth and said: "There is still time, why don't you go to my house first?"

Jiugongye naturally understood the meaning of the young man's words. She frowned and said, "The competition is about to begin. Are you willing to die?"

Gengawaze patted his chest and assured, "You can always trust the members' bodies!"

Jiugongye sighed, "It's really hopeless." He couldn't help but speed up his pace.

Ming was anxious to see Minamoto Kawase just now, but now she wants him to stay away.

This level of speed increase is nothing to Minamoto Kawase.

The two of them arrived at the tram station at a neither fast nor slow speed. They had to meet at the school first and then go together on the bus rented by the school.

On the way, he ate half of the Jiugongye rice ball and gave it to Minamoto Kawase on the grounds that it was too hot.

"Do rich people waste food like this?" Gengawaze continued to eat where there were bite marks from the girl.

"talk less."

After coming out of Omotesando Station, it was almost 10 minutes away from the school. When we arrived at the school, it was exactly eight o'clock.

Minamoto Kawase received two messages, one from his sister and the other from Asami Kitagawa.

Yuanchuan Raku: [Come on, brother, my dad hasn’t gone out to work anymore. He has been sitting in front of the TV after dinner. Many people in the town are waiting to see you appear...]

The other one belongs to Asami Kitagawa. Because the shrine has something to deal with at the end of the year, she cannot be there today.

Kitagawa Asami: [Asami will compensate Ase, just try the posture Ase mentioned before...]

That pose...

Genkawase swallowed and put the phone back in his pocket.

When we walked uphill to Nara, we could already see the bus parked in front of the school.

"Yuanchuan..."

Director of the Athletics Department, Akiyama Teruyoshi was about to say hello to Gengawaze, but when he saw Kunomiyaha on the side, he immediately took it back.

The sudden appearance of Jiugong Ye caused the bus full of track and field members to be completely silent on the way to the stadium.

"Minister Jiugong, do you think the quietness is too much?"

Genkawase and Kunomiyaha sat in the last row, Kunomiyaha sat by the window, and Genkawase sat next to the aisle.

"I didn't tell them not to talk." Jiugongye said in an uninterested tone, and she took out the long-lost camera from her bag.

I haven’t seen Minamoto Kawase for a while.

"If it's about running, I recommend going to see the strong wind blowing." Minamoto Kawase said.

"Animation?" Jiugong Ye adjusted the camera without raising his head.

"Well, the theme is Hakone Ekiden. It's quite interesting."

This series was accidentally discovered by Minamoto Kawase when he learned about Hakone Ekiden some time ago.

It took him half a day to read an old show.

"I'll take a look and consider it if it has reference value." Jiugongye said.Gengawaze said seriously: "You must go see it!"

The unusual silence in the bus was broken by Mr. Yamashita.

"Is everyone nervous?"

Nervous as hell.

You can feel it just from the atmosphere on the bus.

"I feel like vomiting..." said a boy who had already changed into sportswear in advance.

"There will be a lot of people here later, right?" Matsubara Hidenori asked knowingly.

"Of course!" Akiyama Teruyoshi was so nervous that he sat upright with his back straight.

Hakone Circuit is divided into five areas.

The first area starts in front of the Yomiuri Shimbun headquarters in Otemachi, Tokyo.

Akiyama Teruyoshi was in charge of the relay in the first district. As a start, even the director of the track and field department was very nervous.

"You're so nervous, so why shouldn't Junior Yuanchuan be under a lot of pressure?" someone said in a joking tone.

Minamoto Kawase is in charge of the second area.

District [-] has always been called 'Flower District [-]'.

In this range, each school will send its own ace player.

Not only because this is one of the longest sections, but also because there is a steep slope starting from the middle 13 kilometers.

In the last 3 kilometers, there are devilish uphill and downhill slopes waiting for the runners.

"I believe in Gengawa, there will definitely be no problems in his area." Yamashita Tomomi looked at Gengawaze with determination, "Right, Ace?"

"Although I don't want to be so conceited, but...yes, I am that strong."

Minamoto Kawase's voice was neither loud nor quiet, and could be heard in the carriage.

With this gag, the atmosphere in the car became much more lively.

Everyone was discussing the strong contenders for this Hakone Ekiden.

"That girl from Sakagami High School, I heard she is ridiculously strong, so she will probably be placed in the second area."

It is not easy for a girl to squeeze into Hakone Ekiden where almost all boys are.

"The biggest problem should be Masahiro Yoshimoto of Minkyo Academy. There is only a few tenths of a second difference between him and Genkyou, and Minkyo's overall strength is very strong."

Yamashita Tomomi interrupted everyone's discussion, "Don't belittle yourself, we Nara are not bad either!"

"That's right!"

"Let him see Nara's true strength!"

The atmosphere in the carriage was high.

"Blind confidence." Jiugong Ye said in a calm tone.

Gengawaze immediately covered the girl, "My Minister Jiugong! Please consider the situation and speak!"

Fortunately, everyone was in high spirits and Jiugongye's words were not heard.

Jiugongye stared at him with dissatisfied eyes.

Gengawaze let go after he was sure that she would no longer have a "venomous tongue".

"I'm just telling the truth."

This time, Jiugongye said in a voice that could only be heard by two people.

Indeed, even Nara's entry into the official competition relied on Genkawase's No. 1 performance.

It is almost impossible for Nara to get good grades.

"Everyone is training very hard for this Hakone competition..."

Gengawaze still had his hands on his chest, "Minister Jiugong, have you heard the saying 'I have no dreams, but I can protect other people's dreams'?"

"555?"

"That's right..." Gengawaze nodded. Suddenly, he noticed something, "Have you seen Kamen Rider 555?"

'I have no dreams, but I can protect other people's dreams'

This sentence comes from the eighth level of Kamen Rider 555, Qiao Ye's famous saying before his transformation.

Jiugongye snorted, "I've seen it a little bit."

"It's pretty, right?!"

Minamoto Kawase had an expression that said, "Nothing I recommend is not good-looking."

"It's not bad..." Jiugong Ye said in a calm tone.

"Not only 555, but also Dragon Knight, oh... You should watch BLACK first, but there are so many movies derived from him, it will probably take a long time to watch... If you don't want to watch the previous ones, you can start watching them from Heisei..."

"I've seen it all."

Jiugong Ye said it very lightly and casually.

Minamoto Kawase's voice stopped suddenly, and he asked tentatively: "Have you... seen everything?"

So far, there are 25 Kamen Rider movies in total, of course, not counting those spin-off theatrical versions. It will take at least a month to watch them all.

Minister Jiugong, will you really spend your time on this?
"I just can't bear to see someone looking at something more every day just to show off." Jiugong Ye flipped up her long, satin-black hair.

"Minister Jiugong, you are so charming now." Minamoto Kawase said.

"I said, I'm already very charming and I don't need praise."

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

Arrive at the Yomiuri Shimbun Headquarters in Otemachi.

Because Hakone Ekiden requires lanes to be occupied, many roads are closed today.

Director of the Athletics Department Akiyama Teruyoshi and a senior are getting off here.

Minamoto Kawase needs to pick up the running belt at the end of the first zone and complete the section of the 'Flower Zone Two'.

Teacher Yamashita, she needs to follow the whole game, so she has to get off the car now.

"Don't be nervous, the teacher will follow you throughout the entire process today!"

"Yes!"

Momentum is high.

Jiugong Ye covered her ears and followed Minamoto Kawase out of the car.

It was still a little far away from the Yomiuri Shimbun headquarters, and there were gradually more and more people on the road.

"There are so many people on the road. I can't believe how lively the scene is." Akiyama Teruyoshi said excitedly.

"There will probably be many reporters following us later, so don't be nervous," said Mr. Yamashita.

nervous?

Minamoto Kawase couldn't see that this guy was nervous. On the contrary, he was quite excited...

"Yuanchuan, you are under the most pressure. You must pay special attention and don't let your rhythm be disrupted."

Teacher Yamashita started talking more now, "High school in Hakone is not like college. There are not such strict time requirements. If you have the chance, save your energy..."

She was also nervous.

"Don't be nervous, just leave it to me. I'll show you the number one in the second district!" Gengawaze pointed at himself with a thumbs up.

"Genchuan-san, before comforting others, can you please stabilize yourself first? How nervous are you?" Jiugong Ye mercilessly poked at Gengawase.

Gengawa Ze thought he had concealed it well, and neither Mr. Yamashita nor Akiyama Teruyoshi noticed it.

"Minister Jiugong, you talk a lot today..."

As for the starting point, it’s hard to describe.

All Minamoto Kawase remembered was that the camera flashes were flashing continuously, the aisles were crowded with people, and reporters could be heard reporting from time to time.

Through the car window, you can feel the excitement of the scene.

[PS: The weather was fine on November 11th. Regarding Hakone Ekiden, the cat discovered that the starting and ending points cannot be changed, so it is unrealistic for four people to run the entire distance... after all, it is a full 15 kilometers.

Four people finished the race?Even if all four of them are Minamoto Kawase, it's impossible...

Let's go as a team of ten.

Cat said in the chapter of the preliminary round that ten people would choose the fastest four to participate in the competition. Let's change it to all ten people participating. The change is not big, just changing one sentence. 】

(End of this chapter)