"There is a marathon in the fall. Starting today, there will be three physical education classes per week, and the first two periods will be all about long-distance running."

"ah--"

"No--"

The crowd howled.

The physical education teacher blew the whistle hard, and then shouted: "Time to run around the playground for fifteen minutes, get ready now!"

"Other schools have marathon competitions in the third semester, why is our school in the second semester?"

"It's just that the weather is so hot right now. If you run for fifteen minutes, you will definitely faint!"

"If I knew I was going to run long distance today, I would definitely ask for leave in advance!"

"Even if I know one class in advance and I skip class and go to the infirmary, it doesn't matter if I finish the marathon anyway!"

Amidst the complaints, the physical education teacher blew the whistle again, and everyone finally stood on the track.

"All boys! Attention!" The physical education teacher stood at the starting line and raised one hand.

Watanabe Toru randomly occupied a seat and gathered with Osamu Kunii, Keisuke Saito, and the Eye Squad Leader.

"I heard that during this cultural festival, the Human Observation Department is going to perform a play?" asked the Eye Squad Leader.

"Yes." Toru Watanabe replied.

"run!"

The boy rushed out.

"Run slower!" Saito Keisuke said, "For two thousand meters, a constant speed is the way to go! No one is allowed to run fast! Just follow the big group!"

The four of them leisurely soaked in the middle of the large army.

"Is there a kissing scene?" Osamu Kunii asked.

"No."

"Add it in!" Osamu Kunii said anxiously, "Anyway, you have that kind of relationship with Kujo-san and Kiyono-san, and as long as there is a kissing scene mentioned in the promotion, the whole school, no, people from other schools will come to watch!

"

"Our drama does not pursue those."

After saying that, Toru Watanabe turned to Keisuke Saito and asked: "Is your game ready?"

"Almost!" Keisuke Saito gasped slightly, "By the way, when Chichiko gave me the original painting, she said that the head of the art department dreamed about you at night."

"Dream about me? What did you dream about?"

"She said she dreamed that she was forced to change the drawings by you. You asked her to draw chemical experiment equipment. After she finished drawing, she said that it was not suitable for the chemical experiment you were going to do. The head of the art department was so angry that she argued with you in the dream.

.”

"How on earth did you harm others?" Osamu Kunijing asked curiously.

"How can you call it torture? I was training her ability to withstand stress."

"Slow down! Slow down! Stop going so fast!" Keisuke Saito shouted quickly.

The four of them slowly fell to the back of the crowd of boys. The girl who ran faster was already ten meters behind them.

Watanabe Toru looked back and saw Miki Kujo running at the front, so he slowed down.

The girl next to Miki Kujo voluntarily stepped aside and looked at the two of them with a snicker.

"What a coincidence." Kujo Miki said with a smile.

"Unfortunately, I was waiting for you." Toru Watanabe replied.

"Over there!" the physical education teacher whistled sharply, "Toru Watanabe! Run for me! There are some boys over there! Whoever is overtaken by a girl, run around the school three times for me!"

"Teacher, is a girl being passed by a boy?" Toru Watanabe turned to the physical education teacher and shouted.

Rin Kiyono, who is at the back of the women's team, has a lovely face and a pair of clear and moving eyes, staring directly at Toru Watanabe.

"Run around the playground twice!"

"Ah! Watanabe-kun is so annoying!"

"Why do you ask?"

The girls howled.

Several girls from the track and field department spread out their strong legs and quickened their pace.

At the same time, the boys also increased their speed.

Osamu Kunii, Keisuke Saito, and the squad leader of the eyes stopped talking about a constant speed and increased their speed one after another. Osamu Kunii even rushed to the first echelon.

"Do you think Kiyono wants a run penalty?" Toru Watanabe said with a smile in his voice.

"Absolutely." Kujo Miki said with a smile.

"Heroes think alike." Toru Watanabe fully agreed.

"Toru Watanabe!" the physical education teacher roared.

After physical education class, Qingye Rin leaned on the table.

"How pitiful." Miki Kujo held her delicate and charming face in her hands, admiring her pale face with a smile.

Rin Qingye remained in a confused posture, looked at her, and said weakly with her lips that were just the right size:

"Men are just like children sometimes, regardless of their age or status. They often come up with childish ideas, and enjoy them endlessly, even obsessively - bullying the people they like is one of the manifestations."

"After being a loser for a long time, my ability to comfort myself has become so strong!" Miki Kujo said with admiration on her face and clapped her hands.

"You're not bad either." Qingye Rin replied without interest.

After a brief exchange between the two, Toru Watanabe, who was ordered by Kiyono Rin to buy a drink, walked in with a lot of drinks.

"Qingye-san, I want to see how you drink all this." He said.

Qingye Rin took away a bottle of lemon juice, took a sip, and pointed to the front of the class: "The rest will be distributed to the girls in the class."

After a short pause, she added: "Except Kujo-san."

They went to class, club activities, and were chased by class and club cultural festival programs. They went over and over again and spent these ordinary times leisurely.

◇

On the penultimate Saturday before the cultural festival, Toru Watanabe and Rin Kiyono went out to purchase equipment.

Appointed at ten o'clock, Toru Watanabe arrived at "Itabashi Station" at nine forty.

After waiting for five minutes in front of the newsstand at the exit, Rin Kiyono walked out of the ticket gate.

The weather was still hot, so she wore a striped shirt and a green skirt with a waistband.

With the hem of her shirt tucked into her skirt, you can clearly see how slender her waist is.

There were not many people at the exit, but Rin Kiyono looked like a model who had just walked out of a high-end fashion show.

After exiting the station, she simply looked around and then walked towards the equally eye-catching Toru Watanabe in front of the newsstand.

"It's been a long wait," she said.

"Just arrived." Toru Watanabe replied.

"Kujo-san didn't come?" Kiyono Rin mocked.

“I dislike Banqiao District being too remote.”

"Don't say Banqiao District is remote at Banqiao Station." After a lecture, she said with a smile, "But I haven't been here either."

"You're a raccoon dog, run quickly, you're going to get beaten." Toru Watanabe walked towards the zebra crossing beside him.

Qingye Rin also took a step forward: "Like a raccoon dog is a derogatory term, I suggest you change it to another term."

"A gangster? A gang of foxes and dogs? A collusion?"

"Collaboration originally has no positive or derogatory connotations, don't you know?"

"Know."

"Ah," Rin Qingye put his hand on his chin and said with a nice smile, "aren't you always proud of your understanding of Chinese culture? You don't understand it as well as I do."

"They all said I knew."

"A sharp tongue."

"I know this! It comes from Chapter 30 of Lan Ling Xiaoxiaosheng's "Jin Ping Mei Ci Hua", right?" Watanabe Toru said proudly.

"Is "Jin Ping Mei" good to watch?" Qingye Rin asked with a smile as if chatting.

"Speaking of it, Banqiao is really just like the countryside." Toru Watanabe said.

The two men were passing the tram tracks.

In summer, grass grows wildly in the middle and on both sides of the railway track, giving it a sense of wilderness.

Suddenly, someone was driving a group of sheep over from the opposite side. The sheep were grazing as they walked. It was not unusual to see such a scene suddenly. This was the summer station in Banqiao District.
To be continued...