บท 236: The Children Who Brought Fortune

"By the way, why did Kimura-kun bet on his own victory? He even bet that he could win the match within half a second."

Curious, Mizuki Sugawara stared at both Kimura Kazuki and Tomoya Saito who were standing on the stage. He turned to look for an answer from Ikioi Ito. In his opinion, Ikioi Ito seemed to be relatively closer to Kimura Kazuki as Ikioi Ito appeared to be rather obsequious around Kimura Kazuki. 

"That's definitely because of…" When Ikioi Ito was about to make up a lie, he realized that Mizuki Sugawara's gaze was fixed on the stage. Mizuki Sugawara appeared to be in a daze and his eyes were filled with astonishment. 

Following Mizuki Sugawara's gaze, Ikioi Ito looked at the stage. Immediately, his heart skipped a beat.

The competition had ended within a blink of an eye! He was distracted only for a few seconds to speak to Mizuki Sugawara. But before he could even finish his sentence, the competition had already finished.