Kapitel 797: Please Don’t Underestimate Me, Asada-san
After the opening performance, the main events of today, various sports competitions, were about to begin.
Before the first competition started, Shinichi planned to go to Class C to find Yotsuba but coincidentally met her on the way to the preparation area.
It was like a celebrity stepping onto the street.
As almost every student in the school knew her, Yotsuba held a cup of bubble milk tea in her hand, smiling and greeting passing students. One or two students were fine, but the more people behind her, the more her energetic smile faded, as if tired.
Shinichi observed from the side without letting her notice him for now.
Apart from just greetings, everyone said to her that they expected her to shine in the sports festival, hoped she would show compassion, and wanted to see her break school records.
Since the exchange meeting video was released, Yotsuba became famous in school for her excellent physical fitness. Moreover, as a sports committee member of the student council, many students saw her moving a lot of equipment and still walking fast.
The future star of the athletic club had long been left behind. Yotsuba currently only had one impression in the minds of all students—Physical Monster.
No one had ever seen her panting from exhaustion, and no one had ever seen her holding her knees and smiling bitterly from fatigue.
Except for Shinichi and the others, all teachers and students believed that the sports festival was the perfect stage for Yotsuba to shine, and they even wanted her to dominate the entire school and impress people outside the school.
This is the consequence of being famous. Shinichi thought about it and knew the pressure public expectations and acknowledgment would bring to Yotsuba.
Unfortunately, she was not a physical monster but just an ordinary girl who worked too hard.
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"Yotsuba, go for it! Don't give in to others."
"Ahaha, I'll do my best~"
"Let everyone see the strength of our Shuchi'in Academy!"
"That's not exaggerated! There are many people in the athletic club better than me..."
"Nakano-san, our red team is relying on you!"
"Eh..."
"Nakano-san, please jump to our white team now!"
"Eh, that..."
On the way to the preparation area, Yotsuba was surrounded by more people, and the milk tea in her hand almost melted due to the enthusiastic crowd.
She looked embarrassed and walked with difficulty, struggling to overcome the shouts of others. She wanted to speed up and get away from the crowd, but she was afraid they would look at her with disappointment.
Preparation time was running out, and if she didn't leave, she would be disqualified... No, the competition was important, so let's run!
Just as Yotsuba decided to use her unique skill—escaping while apologizing, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in her view.
The other party hid very cleverly behind the shadows of the crowd. If she didn't take a step forward herself, even Yotsuba's rabbit-sharp senses wouldn't be able to detect the other person's aura.
—Like an old person in the park, he was an expert in disguising his aura!
A strange recognition flashed in her mind, and Yotsuba shouted with a relieved and slightly surprised expression while still waving her free hand with enthusiasm.
"Asada-san!"
Shinichi waved back at her, and Yotsuba, without much thought, turned and apologized to her classmates who still wanted to talk to her, "Sorry, Asada-san... The president is related to me!"
Then, she ignored their reactions, like a runaway husky, she happily ran to Shinichi's side.
"I'm saved... Do you need anything from me?"
After those words fell, before Shinichi could answer, Yotsuba handed him the bubble milk tea.
"Can you get this for me first? I have to go to the competition and will be back soon!"
"It's okay to help you get it..." A cold feeling spread to his palm, making Shinichi frowned.
"Drinking ice in this weather? Although drinking a cold beverage before exercise won't have much impact, you're not participating in just one competition."
Drinking a cold beverage immediately after intense exercise can cause stomachaches and diarrhea. Although it's unknown how many sports Yotsuba considers as intense exercises, the impact is still more or less there.
Shinichi looked at Yotsuba with a questioning expression.
Yotsuba, who has been a member of the sports club since middle school, undoubtedly understands this truth, but she only answered with a wry smile:
"There are many reasons..."
She briefly explained that the president of the athletic club might have ordered drinks for all students in the school. She made it clear that they would all be given ice, but the shop mixed some ordinary iced drinks into it.
"Use your enthusiasm to melt the ice."
Then the members of the athletic club shared cups of bubble milk tea with the same amount of ice, including Yotsuba.
"Are you crazy!"
After hearing what she called reasons, Shinichi expressed his rough feelings.
"No, it's not the president's fault! Actually, he only mentioned it for fun at first, but everyone found it very interesting, and it turned into a game..."
Yotsuba didn't know how to explain it, and the only result of thinking carefully about her words was her brain swelling.
So she stopped thinking and looked towards the preparation area.
"Don't talk about this again. Asada-san, I'll prepare it now. I leave the milk tea to you!"
Shinichi suggested for her sake: "How about I talk to the president and ask him to replace yours with a cup without ice?"
"NO!"
Yotsuba's suddenly raised voice made Shinichi fall silent and look at her in surprise.
"Everyone says that; I can't be the only one..."
The next words were too blurry, and Shinichi didn't hear them clearly.
Yotsuba's lips twisted a few times, and then she made a decision.
Then, a hand grabbed the drink back from her hand.
"Yotsuba, you..."
Before Shinichi could react, Yotsuba sucked the remaining half cup of iced milk tea into her mouth.
"Hah~" Yotsuba sighed long, still smelling of milk tea.
She lay back to calm her irregular breathing, wiped her mouth, and handed the empty cup back to Shinichi.
"It's up to you too!"
As if she had done something great, Yotsuba giggled but covered her mouth and burped.
"Hehehe~ Even the burp smells..."
"..."
Shinichi held the empty cup and looked at the girl in front of him.
Yotsuba smiled and said softly:
"Asada-san, I'm going to compete now; please support me!"
Without waiting for his answer, Yotsuba untied the rabbit earband from her hair and put on the red headband distributed by the school uniformly according to the class. She looked at Shinichi's white headband and thought about herself.
"We're on different teams, too bad..."
But it's okay; she didn't plan to offend anyone today!
After hanging the hairband on Shinichi's wrist, Yotsuba looked at him, and laughed with joy.
"Why am I so easily worried about everyone..."
"...Don't you have self-awareness?" Shinichi finally spoke, his fingers slightly tightening the hair tie in his hand.
Turning her face and scratching her cheek with her fingers, Yotsuba whispered with a hint of sadness: "I've never been so tired that I faint, whether it's in the school forest or exchange meetings..."
Shinichi sighed: "Under the tree..."
"Ah – you also want to talk about me sleeping under the tree!" A bit annoyed, Yotsuba complained, "The problem is saying the same thing; that time doesn't count! Then treating me like Asada-san before practice..."
"I used to worry quite a bit," Shinichi shrugged; he already had abs and could face his useless past and even use it to educate others.
"So you also know why we worry you might go too far?"
"I understand what's really going on. Anyway, everyone is very kind," Yotsuba nodded with certainty, then shook her head seriously.
"Believe me, Asada-san. Many people say this, and even in my opinion, the sports festival is my stage. I've worked hard for so long, and everyone expects me to perform well. It's just like an exam..."
"Asada-san, when you go into the exam room, do you think about whether you should do your best or write random questions just to make it easier?"
Shinichi fell silent for a moment and answered honestly: "No."
"I don't know either."
Yotsuba turned her wrist.
"Although I'm not a genius... Don't underestimate me, Asada-san."
She showed a warm and fearless smile.
After saying goodbye, she ran towards the preparation area.
"...Isn't there no need to worry?"
Seeing her back, Shinichi recalled that somewhat charming smile. After pondering for a few seconds, he sighed and turned around.
He threw the empty cup into the trash, folded the still warm hair tie, and put it in his pocket. He found the right position to watch the next 100-meter race.
Shortly after, as everyone expected, Yotsuba easily took the first position in the first competition with a wide margin.
Shinichi set aside his unnecessary worries, and when he returned the hair tie to Yotsuba, he also obtained important information from her.
"Miku is at the medical station; do you want to go see her?"
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