Chapter 38: Chapter 38: Eriri Is an Idiot
Chapter 38: Eriri Is an Idiot
"The whole class, today we have a physical fitness test. Go change into sportswear, let's start!"
Kirisu Mafuyu tapped the blackboard, announcing the test.
"Sawamura-san, let's go together."
A voice rang out from beside him.
Yukima Azuma turned around to look in the direction of the voice.
It was a beautiful girl with long, fiery red hair.
What was her name again?
Ah, it seems like...
"Um! Kita-san, I'll be right there!"
Eriri responded, a bit flustered.
After all, she had just argued with Yukima Azuma, and her pouty, sulking expression made her look like she was being playful.
After gathering her things,
Eriri turned to huff at Yukima Azuma,
Like a little kitten giving a challenge.
Then, she quickly ran over to Kita Ikuyo.
Yukima Azuma watched the scene with a somewhat thoughtful look in his eyes.
Has Eriri made a friend?
"Yukima-san, your expression right now is like 'that child is the one I raised day by day.'"
From behind, Kato Megumi's soft yet meaningful voice rang out.
Teased in the right spot, Yukima Azuma couldn't help but smile.
"That's right, that child is one I've raised since she was little. Finally, she can make friends on her own."
If Eriri still couldn't make friends by now, that would be a real worry.
Yukima Azuma would be in real trouble.
Since elementary school, he had been guiding Eriri on how to interact with others.
Although there was a break during middle school,
At least she should have made some progress by now.
Hearing Yukima Azuma's words, Kato Megumi nodded slightly, as though contemplating something.
When she regained her focus,
She found that Yukima Azuma had extended his hand in front of her.
"Let's go, together."
Kato Megumi reflexively placed her hand on his.
After being pulled up, she suddenly realized something.
"Together? But the physical fitness test is separated by gender. Are you planning to sneak into the girls' changing room to... spy?"
Yukima Azuma pulled Kato Megumi up and immediately let go of her hand, playfully flicking her forehead.
"What are you talking about? Don't you get what I mean?"
Of course, Kato Megumi knew what Yukima Azuma meant.
But even someone as composed as Kato Megumi can also joke sometimes.
The physical fitness test began.
In addition to the usual measurements like height, weight, and chest circumference,
The rest were physical exercises.
"Male students will do sit-ups, female students will do the forward bend. Then switch. Each group of two will record each other's results!"
The teacher in charge of the test announced.
Kato Megumi sat on the mat, feeling awkward.
No one had paired up with her.
Even the teacher seemed to have forgotten about her existence.
From experience, in this situation, she would do the test on her own and then randomly write down a reasonable number on the sheet.
After all, no one would actually check it.
But this time...
Kato Megumi quietly waited.
In less than two minutes, she heard quick footsteps approaching.
"Kato-san, let's start. I'll help you record the numbers."
Yukima Azuma said, sitting down next to her.
Hearing this, Kato Megumi bent over, extending her arms forward. More importantly, she wanted to hide the expression on her face.
Yukima Azuma carefully wrote down the data on Kato Megumi's physical test sheet.
When she sat up, he handed her his sheet.
"While no one's paying attention, I finished so I can help you with your leg stretches."
Yukima Azuma said, urging her.
Kato Megumi nodded slightly, not sure if it was from her previous movement, but her cheeks turned slightly red.
Receiving the test sheet from Yukima Azuma, her gaze involuntarily flicked over the data on it.
Kato Megumi's eyes accidentally scanned the numbers above.
"So... he has such high scores? And his sit-up count... ninety... that's amazing."
In her eyes was a great sense of admiration.
Meanwhile, over on the other side.
"Where did that guy go?"
Eriri glanced at the boys' area but couldn't find anyone on the mats.
"Sawamura-san, what's wrong?"
Kita Ikuyo asked curiously.
In response, Eriri immediately shook her head.
"Nothing... just spotted a lazy, clumsy guy!"
After speaking, she sat down on the mat and began the forward bend exercise.
She had to be the shining princess of this school.
She couldn't be like some people, with no motivation, running off as soon as the physical test started to be lazy.
In Eriri's impression, Yukima Azuma was also clumsy with sports, just like her.
Skipping the physical test was completely normal.
"Sawamura-san said, was it Yukima-kun?" Kita asked curiously while recording the data.
Eriri nodded.
Kita blinked.
Yukima-san is clumsy with sports?
When she passed by earlier, she had seen Yukima Azuma doing sit-ups so fast it almost created a blur.
It didn't seem like someone who couldn't exercise at all.
It felt like there was something strange between Sawamura-san and Yukima-san...
After the sit-up test, they moved on to the side jump, standing long jump, ball throw, and 50-meter dash.
Along with that was the dreaded "disaster" physical test for boys running 1000 meters and girls running 800 meters.
Eriri gave her best effort to achieve a good result.
In Japanese schools, not only academic achievements but also physical abilities, club participation, and so on were important criteria in evaluating a person.
Being labeled as "clumsy in sports" would make it hard to avoid teasing in the future.
To protect her image at school, Eriri was determined to give it her all.
She had even practiced during the spring break.
Although... it was just "three days of fishing, two days of sunbathing."
"Kita, seven seconds nine-three."
"Sawamura, eight seconds three flat."
"After a break, go to the starting line and wait."
After running her hardest, Eriri bent over with her hands on her knees, panting.
Her golden ponytail swayed with each breath.
"That was tough, Sawamura-san. Do you want some water?"
Kita Ikuyo brought two unopened bottles of mineral water.
At this point, Eriri could barely breathe and gently shook her head to decline.
She was focused on catching her breath.
She felt that if she drank water and rested, she wouldn't want to keep moving.
After catching her breath and feeling steady again,
The two of them walked together to the starting line.
When the whistle blew, Eriri, along with the crowd, lined up and began to run.
"At least... at least i can't fall behind..."
Eriri thought to herself.
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