Love Comes After Learning

Thinking of this, Hikigu Hachiman looked at the eyes of the black-haired beautiful girl beside him, and unconsciously became even more disgusted.

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Asada and Yotsuba are currently in crisis.

The finish line was just around the corner, but there was still a team running ahead of them, sprinting towards the finish line at a very fast speed.

The gap between the two is not big, but if they can't catch up in a few seconds, they will miss the first place and get the second place score.

This caused Yotsuba, who had just determined to win the first place, to panic. The past habits formed muscle memory, and the originally well-controlled rhythm and speed gradually accelerated.

Go after them!

While narrowing the distance between the two sides, the footsteps of her and the companion beside her began to be misaligned, and the orderly trampling sound became chaotic noise.

She didn't care, just stared at the leader's back, and kept speeding up.

Asada was keenly aware of this, and while increasing her running speed to the limit, the hand on Yotsuha's shoulder slightly exerted force, and slightly pulled her upper body into her arms.

"Hold on, this is not a one-man race, I'm holding you back!"

Clover was taken aback for a moment, and quickly shook her head, her voice became more urgent and fragile:

"No, no, Asada-san didn't hold back..."

He stared straight ahead with his eyes, attached to the girl's ear, and said quickly and in a low voice:

"Then concentrate on listening to my instructions!"

Words became a reassurance, and that absolute trust made Yotsuba temporarily put aside her panic and focus on his voice.

"One two one two one two one two one...two!"

The forward pace gradually slowed down, but the misplaced pace returned to the feet.

The familiar sense of coordination once again connected each other's bodies, as if the two had merged into one, and an indescribable satisfaction and warmth rose from their chests.

Clover couldn't feel at ease.

Because it's not ahead yet!The first place will be snatched away!

"Don't worry, look at their footsteps."

Anxious mood was gradually cooled by the confident voice, Yotsuba couldn't help but look forward.

Those two contestants, who should belong to Huangying Academy, were rushing towards the finish line at a rapid pace.

"Gourmet, gourmet, gourmet, gourmet, gourmet, gourmet -! I must eat the gourmet food made by the handsome chef!"

"Please, please wait a moment, ring! You, you run so fast, I won't be able to keep up... I can't keep up with your rhythm!"

"Handsome guy, gourmet, ahhhhhhhhhh!"

A brown-skinned girl who seems to have fallen into a berserk, and a black, long, straight, pure and beautiful girl with a panicked face, these are the contestants of Huangying Academy participating in the two-person three-legged contest.

Although they were fast, they didn't have the same sense of tacit cooperation as Asada and the two. It was obvious that the brown-skinned girl dragged the black-haired girl straight forward along the way.

If it weren't for the black-haired girl's seemingly good motor nerves, I'm afraid she couldn't match the brunette girl's rushing speed, and both of them fell down after taking a few steps?

But even after three-quarters of the way, the black-haired girl finally came to her limit under the rush of her partner without thinking about herself. Her feet, which she could barely keep up with, suddenly softened and stopped In such a second, a huge pulling force came from the ankle.

"Oops!

Chapter 45 True Feelings

Shocked, she reacted extremely quickly and rolled to the ground, her black hair flying, and she sat firmly on one knee on the runway.

The girl named Soruin Azumi patted her chest reassuringly and smiled.

"Fortunately, it's okay, this is the blessing of exercising muscles... No, no, what's the sound?!"

In the rope beside the feet, the foot that should have been tied together was no longer there.

Zhu Mei looked around worriedly, but found her teammates before the finish line.

The fall just now had only one effect on Sha Cangxiang - that is, at the moment when he broke away from the rope, he used his strength to fly into the sky, and landed heavily like a giant soldier, raising a cloud of dust.

The next moment, she crossed the finish line in a brown flash.

"Win! It's a step closer to handsome food!"

The girl recovered from the berserk state, and cheered happily as the staff looked at her strangely and raised her hands.

Not long after, Asada slowed down with Yotsuba, crossed the finish line and passed her, and kindly reminded her.

"This is a two-person three-legged race, not a sprint race."

"I know! Two people with three legs is a race where two people's feet are tied together to run..." At first he didn't realize it, but Sakura Hibiki still responded happily.

But soon, the smile on the brown-skinned girl's face became stiff little by little.

She lowered her head slowly and looked at her feet. The calf and ribbon that should have been there had all disappeared, completely different from the two people who just passed by.

"...Ale, where's Zhu Mei?"

Yasakura Hibiki asked the air blankly.

Could it be that she went to the toilet after running to the finish line at a faster speed?

"I'm here, ring."

At this time, by chance, Zhu Mei from the Zuoliuyuan came over with a ribbon in her hand and smiled wryly: "Although you are the first to reach the finish line, it is a pity that we should not get points for this level because of the foul... ...Hey, I don't know if we can run again in this situation..."

"You, what did you say?!" The last sliver of luck was ruthlessly punctured, Kakura Hibiki turned pale instantly, and swayed a few steps precariously, his expression seemed to be sad and empty after being deprived of something important.

"Handsome Chef's set menu... the dream of letting a handsome guy feed me gourmet food is even further away..."

"No, I don't think he would feed you even if he won the first place..."

The people from Huangying Academy over there were in a gloomy mood, while the two from Xiuzhiyuan here had just registered their scores with the referee, and walked slowly back to the ** line, chatting along the way.

"It's a good thing we won..." Clover said confidently, "When I saw that they were only [-] meters away from the finish line, I really didn't know what to do."

"It's normal to win. Their movements are very uncoordinated from the start, and it's basically impossible to last until the end." Asada shrugged calmly, "I should have told you directly when I found out, so that you can It won't be that stressful."

"Uncoordinated..." Her footsteps stopped slightly, Yotsuba lowered her head, wanting to apologize in frustration.

"Sorry, if Asada-san didn't remind me..."

Since the feet of the two were still tightly tied, her sudden pause caused Asada to fall forward half a step. Fortunately, he held the little hand next to him in time to stabilize his ankle before he twisted his ankle or fell down. live.

As soon as Clover's words came out of her mouth, she was interrupted by the sudden warmth from her palm in her half-open mouth.

Her feet were tied, and her hand was also held. This posture must be extremely intimate in the eyes of others, right?

But Asada did not let go of her hand immediately, but raised it up, so that she, who was so surprised that she was stunned, could see the palms of the two clasped.

"That's proof of partner.

"Whether failure or honor, we share and bear together... Isn't it the same for your quintuplets?"

Hitting her forehead with the back of this hand, Shinichi Asada couldn't help laughing.

The tone was obviously a lesson, but the voice was as gentle as a spring breeze.

"What could make someone happier than an apology?

"Really, remember what I said several times before, you idiot Yotsuba!"

"..."

Clover stared blankly at his profile for a long time.

It's been so long that she didn't even realize that the rosy face and aching heartbeat had returned to normal at some point.

From the holding hand, there was an endless stream of warmth and peace of mind.

"...Thanks, that's the way to say it, right?"

The words came in a low voice, with a slight smile.

Asada could feel that the strength of the small hand gradually increased, and the drooping head gently leaned against his upper arm.

But he didn't resist, the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, and his casual smile remained the same.

"That's right, thank you for cooperating with me to slow down, otherwise I would not be able to catch up with Huang Ying's guy no matter what."

Clover thought for a while, and said:

"Student Asada, thank you for calming me down in time. Otherwise, if I speed up, it would be easy to directly destroy the balance between the two of us."

Asada raised his eyebrows and asked jokingly:

"Then, is this even?"

"pull……"

The voice ended here, and Yotsuba suddenly fell silent.

She straightened her body, shook the hands of the two of them lightly, and suddenly stepped forward again, and Asada followed subconsciously.

Without slogans, they can naturally walk towards the shade of a big tree together in a three-legged state, as if nothing had happened.

There, there is a baton with a rabbit sticker on it, leaning against the tree root to enjoy the shade.

"...Thank you, Lord Amulet, for your blessing. I'll check what to eat with the baton when I get back."

Letting go of Asada's hand, Yotsuba clasped his palms together facing the baton, murmuring very seriously as if offering sacrifices to the gods.

Then he picked it up together with the handkerchief and carefully put it in his pocket.

"This handkerchief, I'll return it to you after I wash it."

While speaking in a calm tone, Yotsuba squatted down and began to untie the red ribbon that tied their feet tightly.

Asada looked at the top of her head with some puzzlement, frowned and thought for a few seconds, and then planned to squat down and ask her something.

Unexpectedly, Yotsuba had already untied all the knots before that, took a step back, and looked up at him.

"Asada-san."

"Four... leaves?"

He was stunned.

On the girl's face was a complex expression he had never seen before.

It seems that the disguise of pretending to be brave with a smile has faded away, and the fragility, confusion, discomfort, sadness and tenderness underneath, all kinds of emotions are all presented in front of his eyes, making Asada unable to even speak for a while.Just watch.