186 – Victory – 2
I thought I was being foolish again.
What on earth are you talking about?
So I warned you, right? You should have listened to me a long time ago and taken action.
I was listening to the story with half contempt and half bewilderment.
“To be honest, I think I know what you guys are hiding.”
Minsu Kim started like that.
“But I want to hear the truth. “Our sincerity, not our senior’s.”
What on earth are they talking about?
But this man looked very serious.
In the empty classroom after school, Yuuki and I gathered together and quietly looked at Minsu.
“Let me speak first… “I’m in the position that I don’t want to break up with my senior.”
He said so.
That was natural.
I was like that too.
I admire Eri Takase.
She is both cool and pretty, beautiful and miserable.
Watching her run, anyone who is unfamiliar with sports can’t help but stare blankly as their eyes are taken by her beauty.
Eri Takase’s charm cannot be confined to the frame of just being a track and field ace, which is why she receives so many fans, requests for interviews, and even casting her as a model.
I am her fan.
But there was nothing I could do.
Eri Takase already likes him.
But now I was going to leave him.
I gave up my mind and now try to escape to a far away place to avoid suffering.
Now, to a space where I can forget him, to forget him.
As far as I know, it was a very natural response.
Everyone chooses to retreat in the face of problems that cannot be solved.
It’s the same for me, and even characters in this world can’t avoid it.
I was already so convinced, I couldn’t even figure out what Minsu Kim was trying to do.
“Well, I imagined that one day my sister would go far away. Because Eri is amazing. “There were times when he felt sad that even if he wasn’t a track and field athlete, he would become distant in some way.”
Yuki said with resignation.
“Yes… But all we can do is support her. “Even though she was sad and disappointed, she was prepared to do it.”
And, as Eri’s old childhood friend, Haruna spoke as if she had prepared for this along with Yuuki.
“Then…” “What about Shiraishi?”
Minsu next turned around and asked.
Akira closed his mouth and remained silent.
However, she soon opened her mouth, looking downcast and not like her usual self.
“That’s… It’s Eri’s choice. “We cannot be an obstacle to that.”
Look at that.
Even the heroines and protagonists of this world have no choice in the face of reality.
Everyone says that.
Just as you choose Haruna and become increasingly distant from the other heroines.
“…… Yuuko, what about you?”
I sighed and turned my head.
“What do you mean by asking this?”
It meant there was no need to answer.
Minsu took a deep breath and looked back at us.
“Why shouldn’t it be a hindrance?”
Because it was a direction we had never thought of, everyone, including me, froze, unable to respond.
“Why… What on earth are you talking about….”
When Yuuki asked in bewilderment, Minsu opened his mouth.
“I don’t want you to be separated from us. “I wish we were still together.”
“……… That’s it…… Me too….”
Yuki said it as if it was absurd, but couldn’t agree with it and just gave it a go.
“It’s not necessarily a good idea to be considerate and then step aside. Is not it?”
“But, Minsu….”
Haruna stretched out her hand as if to stop him, but this fool did not back down.
“I really want to bump into my senior.”
“…… Sincerity… If so….”
As Akira mumbled, Minsu confirmed it once again.
“If you all still think you want to be with Takase-senpai… “I want you to help me.”
Everyone looked at each other as if shaken by that unexpected assurance.
Yuuki and Haruna, Akira and Elena.
“If we really confront each other and our senior can persuade us…” So, if you decide to stay here by your own choice… “I don’t think that’s necessarily a bad thing.”
It was Yuuki who shouted with all her might after washing her face.
“Yeah, right…” ! I also agree with Minsu’s opinion! Eri is amazing! “You don’t have to go abroad and everything will work out!”
“Yu-kun….”
“Isn’t that right? “It’s unacceptable to just let it go like this!”
When stupid Yuuki agreed first, Haruna lowered her head.
But then he turned to everyone and opened his mouth.
“Me too… I wish her sister would look back at her at least once. If that doesn’t work… “I have no choice but to send it off with a smile.”
I was surprised.
Seeing how even Haruna agreed with this opinion, albeit awkwardly.
“I….”
Akira was hesitating, as if he couldn’t bear to be a fool in the face of reality.
“Lady.”
Then Elena, who had been watching us silently until then, came to the front.
“…… Wow, I agree.”
“Elena?
“Right? Miss.”
“…… Yes. “Of course.”
After exchanging glances with Elena for a moment, Akira suddenly became the same idiot.
The flow had already changed.
Everyone was wondering what this man was talking about, either bewildered or acting like an idiot.
When I came to my senses, everyone except me was following him.
“…… “How about Yuuko?”
Minsu looked at me and asked carefully.
Damn. In this atmosphere, there is no point in shouting opposition alone.
I nodded, feeling as if I had now become an intruder.
“If everyone’s opinion is… “I will follow too.”
However, he barely agreed, hiding his expression.
“Thank you. Then, I will explain the ‘plan to change my senior’s heart’ that I came up with. “First of all, I want to hear everyone’s opinions.”
“Is there even an operation…? “It’s meticulous.”
“We just built a framework. “We need everyone’s help with the details.”
“Yes. “I will do anything I can!”
We put our heads together and came up with a plan.
The framework of the operation that Minsu explained was nonsense, but as everyone’s opinions were added, it became more and more plausible… No, it was transformed into an even more absurd operation.
“You idiot Yuuki! Talk about something that makes more sense! “What do you mean, let’s set a trap?”
“No, no, it’s just a joke…” ! Ice breaker!”
Exchanging opinions with each other in such a short period of time, we hastily completed the operation.
It was an unknown operation that had not even been tested, the probability of which was unknown, but we put our hands together and fought.
***
Eri had an expression similar to mine a few hours ago when she heard Minsu’s story.
“I thought you were suggesting something out of the blue….”
An extremely absurd, half-disdainful expression.
“I had no idea you were talking about running.”
“I’m sorry. But the last runner is me….”
Minsu Kim still maintained his calm appearance and looked back at everyone who had changed into their gym clothes.
“It’s a 100M run, right?”
“…… Okay. “You were a man who could be so shameless.”
Eri took off his jersey and placed it on the floor.
There are three runners other than Minsu who changed into gym clothes. It was Yuuki, Haruna, and Akira.
“No matter what the content is, the result will not change.”
Eri turned away from us and approached the starting line.
What Minsu suggested to her was her running competition.
However, it is a race in which she runs alone and the four of us take turns running.
At first glance, you might ask how he can deal with four people on his own, but if that one person is Eri Takase, this is a story that would make you laugh.
Professionals and amateurs are different.
Even if Eri Takase is a sprinter, her basic abilities are different from ours.
What’s more, there’s even Haruna, who is a sports fanatic.
Even if she runs the 400M alone, there is no room for her to feel at a disadvantage.
“So, if this side wins, you will be giving up studying abroad without any regrets, right?”
“…… “I don’t know what you’re thinking.”
She smiled as she stood quietly in front of the starting line without even warming up.
“That won’t happen. “Because I won’t lose.”
Minsu also had a faint smile.
“You’re so confident.”
I don’t think there’s anything good about provoking a professional like that.
In this match, I was just watching, so there was nothing I could do.
The only thing other than maintaining a poker face is to not let anyone know that you have a plan.
“…… Manager.”
Suddenly, a senior with serious eyes looked down at him.
“I accepted the conditions you offered. Then….”
Yuuki, Haruna, and even Akira stood behind Minsu.
“What will you guys do if I win?”
“…… That.”
Minsu shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently.
“I will give you whatever you want.”
“Okay. “Then tell me now.”
Eri raised her arms.
Then he stretched out his finger and pointed at him.
“You… I’ll take you. “To the same place as me.”
“Yes?”
More than Minsu, the ones who were surprised by those words were Haruna and Akira who were next to him.
“Huh, sister?”
“Eri, what do you mean!?”
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Eri said with an indifferent expression.
“I agreed to the ridiculous conditions you offered. “Then shouldn’t you also show the same level of determination?”
“I’m still a high school student….”
“I am responsible for your future. “Don’t worry.”
Minsu Kim sweating profusely, Haruna in surprise, and Akira clenching her fists and showing fiery motivation.
“If you bet on me….”
Eri exuded spirit and spoke in front of her old childhood friends and the man she liked, as if she had no intention of ignoring them.
“I’m asking you to show that much sincerity.”
I didn’t think I had any serious intentions in running this far.
Yuki and Haruna cringed at Eri’s spirit and kept their mouths shut.
Is it possible to know because I have been watching her by her side for a long time?
If Eri Takase comes out as ‘real’, how scary she will be.
“Don’t worry.”
As if to remove Eri’s intimidation, Minsu spoke coldly.
“Because we are all sincere.”
When they glanced back and said that, only then did they make up their minds.
“Okay. “Then let’s begin.”
Eri stood quietly, looking at her distant feet.
Yuuki lowered herself down next to her, gulping.
“Yu, Yuu-kun. Fighting~”
“Don’t cheer with such a weak voice! “You feel more exhausted.”
Is it really okay?
With a worried look.
I blew the whistle around my neck.