Little bunny sticker means it's my favorite

　　This wasn't the first time Shinichi and Yotsuba had exercised together on the sports field in the morning.

　　Both of them already understand what must be done during this process.

　　"Asada-san, let's do twenty rounds first!"

　　"Piece of cake."

　　The girl's energetic gaze fell on him, and the boy's bright smile responded.

　　The two start at the starting line and run side by side across the field at a constant speed.

　　After twenty laps, they took a break, followed by sprints of 50 meters, 100 meters, and 400 meters. Yotsuba even carried a stick, and the two of them ran an 800 meter relay.

　　"Why did you suddenly come here with a stick?"

　　"There's a sports meet in the second semester! The chairman said, we will start relay training starting this semester, so I went to buy one to prepare!"

Yotsuba looked excited and showed the bottom of the baton.

　　"Look! There is my mark here, proving that this is mine."

　　Shinichi looked at it and couldn't help but laugh.

　　"I thought it was a name sticker, but it turned out to be a rabbit sticker?"

　　"Hehe, it feels like a talisman!"

　　Yotsuba looked at the stick, and smiled happier than usual.

　　Then this talisman becomes covered in sweat on the two's hands during the relay race, leaving Shinichi not knowing whether to complain.

　　When their physical strength waned and there were only 15 minutes left before class, the two of them sat and rested under the shade of a tree they often visited, drinking water and wiping the sweat all over their bodies with towels.

　　Shinichi refilled his water and wiped his face with a towel when out of the corner of his eye, he saw Yotsuba wiping the stick with a handkerchief.

　　"If you want to use this one as a talisman, it's best to buy a new one for practice. Otherwise, would it be a shame if it got dirty or lost?"

　　"Eh?...Ah, uh-huh!" Yotsuba put down the stick in a panic, as if trying to hide something.

　　"Don't worry, I have this idea!"

　　"Really…" Shinichi always felt that something was wrong, but he didn't bother to discuss it.

　　With his back against the tree and the cool breeze, he closed his eyes and slowly regained his strength in the cool weather of early September.

　　"Asada-san."

　　Yotsuba suddenly spoke softly.

　　"What?"

　　"Is Rui-chan okay?"

　　"Very good."

　　"That..."

　　Yotsuba stopped.

　　"How?"

　　Shinichi opened his eyes and looked at Yotsuba who was looking at him worriedly.

　　Immediately, he reached out, and flicked her rabbit ear headband.

　　"Thanks to you, I am better than before. Don't worry."

　　Yotsuba didn't care about his attacks, she leaned her head on her knees and laughed.

　　"That's good."

　　In silence, there is something quietly growing.

　　Shinichi didn't look away, but continued to stare at the side of her face, and even leaned slightly to one side of her body.

　　"…"

　　Yotsuba looks like she's resting, looking at the ground.

　　But the longer Shinichi looked at her, the redder her face became, and she panicked.

　　The current atmosphere made the girl's heart beat faster than when she was exercising earlier.

　　Yotsuba continued to curl up, her heart pounding, anxiously waiting for the "evil wolf" next to her to make a move.

　　Shinichi naturally had no intention of turning into a wolf. After carefully looking at her beautiful face that had turned crimson, he sighed.

　　"The person you should worry about is yourself. Various talent exchange meetings, sports meetings, daily training, I heard that you also took over the activities of the volunteer club?"

　　"With such a busy schedule, be careful not to pass out from exhaustion."

　　Yotsuba was surprised.

　　"Asada-san... Are you worried about me?"

　　"Is that the point?" Shinichi had a headache.

　　Women are creatures who always tend to mistreat others and focus on things that are completely unimportant.

　　Even if Yotsuba looks silly and careless, she is still a girl – an inscrutable creature.

　　"When you were worried about me just now, I didn't ask this question?"

Shinichi said angrily: "Remember to be polite and don't treat me like a cold-blooded person!"

Yotsuba waved her hand and explained.

"That's not what I meant, I was just thinking... I was a little surprised by Asada-san's new hairstyle!"

　　Displeased, Shinichi got up.

　　"However, as the captain of this exchange meeting, you must take good care of yourself."

　　"If your body breaks down, I will take care of you with question books for all subjects!"

　　Yotsuba looked at him with wide eyes.

　　"Oh, normal Asada-san is back~"

　　Shinichi said flatly.

　　"Just wait, I'll get the textbooks now."

　　"Ahhhhh, I was wrong! School just started today, Asada-san, please don't, don't do this to me——!"

　　The two were noisy for a while, and the preparation bell rang. They immediately left the field with the other students, separated in the corridor, and walked towards their respective classrooms.

　　"Ah, Asada-san, wait for me!"

　　Shinichi hadn't walked a few steps when he heard Yotsuba's panicked voice coming from behind.

　　Just as he was about to turn around, he felt his clothes being pulled.

　　Shinichi turned his head and saw Yotsuba behind him, the color of her cheeks still not fading, facing him with a bright smile, showing two rows of white and neat teeth.

　　"There's something on your back, I'll help you take it off!"

　　"…Thank you."

　　Looks like Yotsuba wasn't lying. After all, she would sweat every time she lied.

　　Even though he was still a little confused, Shinichi, who was used to Yotsuba's strange behavior, didn't explore it further, he continued walking towards his classroom.

　　"Hurry back to class."

　　"Okay~"

　　"…This isn't a lie."

　　Yotsuba muttered softly.

　　Hiding her hands behind her back, she crumpled the small bunny sticker she had removed from Shinichi's back.

　　Yotsuba stared at his back, making sure the next moment Shinichi walked around the corner.

　　Turning around, she immediately entered the women's bathroom, turned on the faucet, and cooled her increasingly hot face.

　　She splashed water on her face while making a sad cry like a small animal.

　　"Wuuhh... Luckily I didn't get caught!"

　　"Otherwise, he will definitely misunderstand…"

　　"Why did I take such a bold step! Asada-san isn't my favorite, even if I put a sticker on it..."

　　"No, no, stop thinking, Nakano Yotsuba!"

　　"...Don't think too carelessly, Asada-san definitely won't like this!"

　　Looking in the mirror, Yotsuba wiped her face, and began to reflect on herself.

　　After finally finishing her reflection, she rushed back to class, only to find that the class meeting had begun. All the students looked at her in surprise as she walked into the classroom with her face red and dripping with water.

　　The teacher worriedly asked her if she felt uncomfortable somewhere and if she needed to go to the infirmary to lie down.

　　Yotsuba explains that she is very healthy, which makes the teacher feel relieved and look at her with a friendly smile.

　　So after that, Yotsuba was punished by having to stand up for the entire class meeting.