Race with Yotsuba

　　"Those who have completed this round can rest first, and continue in fifteen minutes!"

　　"Yes~"

　　On the wide red runway, the sprint club president shouted loudly, and the members stopped after answering, looking for a place to drink water and rest.

　　"Hah? Yotsuba, are you not taking a break?"

　　Yotsuba smiled at the club president with a confused face.

　　"I've always felt it was a waste not to run, so I won't be resting for now. President don't need to worry about me~"

　　"Okay, but don't push yourself too hard. There was a competition that required you to participate recently. Stay fit and never get hurt!" The club president said seriously, and Yotsuba gave a salute to show understanding, then continued.

　　Looking at the slender but energetic back, the club president couldn't help but let out a sigh.

　　"What a hard-working kid... Maybe in the future, there will be another sprinter in our club..."

　　"Um? It is..."

　　A tall and thin man suddenly stepped onto the runway and chased after Yotsuba.

　　Since the field is shared, other than the members of the track club, there are still many people running and exercising, so it's not a hassle to have one more.

　　But in front of her, the boy was clearly chasing Yotsuba who was jogging at a constant speed with all his might.

　　... Well, even though he was running with all his might, he wasn't running very fast. If Yotsuba sped up a bit, he might not be able to catch up.

　　"Is there something for Yotsuba? Or..." While guessing in her heart, the club president slowly widened her eyes and said in surprise, "A Yotsuba suitor?!"

　　Scanning the shape of the boy's body with her eyes, she immediately found an inspirational script about young love with around 100,000 words——

　　A weak teenager fell in love with a girl who was galloping on the field. Even though he was not good at sports, he still worked hard and worked hard to get ahead.

"Aaaaaah..." The club presidents entire body was trembling slightly

　　The club president immediately ran over at an extremely fast speed.

　　"Big news!"

　　At this time, her gossip soul was already burning!

　　...

　　Yotsuba was concentrating on running, not noticing the odd behavior of the track club president, but only looking ahead, her breathing and speed maintained at a certain frequency.

　　For her, running is a good way to relax and exercise.

　　Yotsuba likes to run with tricky problems.

　　Now she uses her running time to think about math problems.

　　"X and Y... X and Y squared... Need a line? Why are lines countable in English? Humans are truly amazing..."

　　Yotsuba looked at the cheat sheet on her left wrist, and classified this question into an unknown range.

　　Then raise her right hand.

　　"The principal's office data code is S, the student association's data code is H, and the data to be destroyed is Garbage's G. Garbage is trash..." Yotsuba opened her clear blue eyes and exclaimed, "Wow, I've only learned one word, Asada- san amazing!"

　　"You are also very kind. You can use your time in that way."

　　A calm voice suddenly sounded beside her.

Yotsuba stared at the figure beside her.

　　"Asa-Asada-san will appear on the field? Could it be that I'm hallucinating from running!?"

　　"You are so rude. Even though I'm not good at sports, it doesn't mean I can't exercise."

Shinichi stopped slowly and looked at her.

　　Even if he had to run with all his strength for a certain distance, it would not be difficult for him to catch up to Yotsuba who was running at a constant speed.

　　 Yotsuba glanced down at Shinichi's tracksuit, pointed at the rest bench beside him, and said, "Asada-san was here looking for me, right? Wait, let me finish this round and come back soon!"

　　As she spoke, she wanted to run straight away.

　　"Wait!" Shinichi quickly took her hand.

　　"Eh? What is it?" Yotsuba looked at him in surprise, her eyes fixed on the gripped wrist for a moment, then turned to Shinichi's face and asked doubtfully.

　　"Is it urgent?"

　　"No rush, but I suddenly have an idea." Shinichi showed a mysterious smile and let go of her hand.

　　Yotsuba tilted her head and looked at him.

　　Shinichi raised a finger and was about to speak, but met Yotsuba's eyes.

　　As if Shinichi didn't want to admit defeat so easily, he looked at her seriously.

　　This time, Yotsuba looked away. She looked up at the sky, then down the runway, her face still rosy from the workout.

　　—Oh, my victory.

　　Smiling childishly inside, Shinichi maintained a mysterious demeanor.

　　"To prove that I'm not weak, let's have a race."

　　While Yotsuba was surprised, Shinichi continued to speak confidently to his words.

　　"From now on, whoever runs back to the starting point line will win first, and the loser must answer the winner's questions honestly."

Pointing at the white line that marked fifty meters, Shinichi said provocatively.

　　"You wouldn't be afraid to take on the 350 meter race, would you? Yotsuba."

Yotsuba was dumbfounded, her confused expression slowly faded away, leaving only a hint of hesitation, "...Why?"

　　"If you want to ask, wait until you defeat me." Shinichi got into a running position

　　"Whether you want to run or not, I will still run, and I will ask you questions after I win… This is my dictator's challenge, and as the head of the forest school, I ask you to accept the challenge."

　　As he bowed, he said softly.

　　"...If a good Yotsuba, she would never refuse my request."

　　Yotsuba clenched her fists.

　　Shinichi didn't give her any time to react, he pressed his toe hard on the ground, and at the same time blessed quickly.

　　"Prepare three two one... Goodbye!"