Sports Festival (part 3)

Noon, Seika HS, courtyard.

"Ehi, look there. Isn't it a bit... odd?" (???)

"Them?" (???)

"Ssshh, lower your voice. I don't want be killed together with you." (???)

On a green picnic blanket, Tadao was eating a series of various food before him: a dish of vegetable terrine made with a thin layer of flaky peppers, aubergines, courgettes, carrots, soft chickpea and broccoli mousse, a set 6 pieces of sashimi covered by a special thin brown sauce, cooked chicken slices with lemon and a dash black pepper, a plastic case with 6 classic pudding inside, a glass container with around 20 Amedamas inside, 4 case of rice, 3 plastic container with different flavor to add on rice, two medium-sized thermos filled of Miso soup and Ohaw soup, 3 set of onigiri with different fillings (stewed pork, Umeboshi, grilled tuna), a dish of Tamagoyaki, a dish of thin fried eels that wrap layer of courgettes pate as a hollow cylinder with a cherry tomato inside and big thermos filled of a special tea made by Tadao.

This 'lunchbox' was made by Tadao yesterday, and it wasn't for only one person. There was an tense atmosphere around him, or rather he was near from its 'sources'.

He was sitting next to Suzuna who was taking some annotation on her notebook. Before them, there were Takumi and Misaki eating quietly Tadao's lunchbox with a really awkward atmosphere around them. Mostly for Misaki.

Initially, Tadao invited Misaki to eat together but she had refused it. However, under her friends and her sister's insistence, obviously being in league with Tadao, she has been trick- uhm, convinced to accept.

Last year, Tadao and Takumi had eaten on a separated place, but this year there were Misaki and Suzuna too.

Apparently, their actual position were planned time ago by Tadao. He placed the dishes to form a T-shape pattern to force Misaki sit next to Takumi and adding Suzuna to cover the remaining space.

From the boys teams stand, many whispers could be heard, but everytime, Tadao would cover them making noises with his chopsticks that had been noticed by his cousin who has ignored it.

Takumi, with a curious expression, was peeing Misaki to see her cute reaction. She was eating her lunch without making a single sound. She was blushing a bit and wanted burst out her frustration, but she couldn't with her sister watching them.

"Suzuna-chan, I can give you some of my personal recipes if you desire." (Tadao)

"Ohh, don't need them. We're too poor to have enough ingredients." Answered Suzuna without turn her sight from her notebook after stopped a moment to think.

Hearing that, Tadao sighed with regret. However, her sister showed a different reaction because she still didn't know he had paid a visit to her family.

"Ehi, Suzuna! How do you know that annoying sandbag?!" (Misaki)

"That's harsh, Prez. I played a lot in some contests and winning many prizes for her. We became friends after hanging out for a month. Nee, Suzuna-chan?" (Tadao)

"Yeah." (Suzuna)

Tadao was still showing his annoying 'punch me' face to Misaki. To answer her, he called Suzuna, who didn't change very much her expression, to confirm it. She inclined her body towards Tadao who did the same, and they made the peace and love hand sign towards Misaki. But those actions was noticed by some idiots...

"Last time with Yukimura's sister and now with Prez's sister..." (???)

"Does he really like younger girl?" (???)

"Dunno." (???)

"Perhaps he's a lolic-" (???)

Before a student of class 2-4 could finish his sentence, a chopstick flew and hit his forehead with a unbelievable speed and put him K.O. at its impact. He collapsed with a red mark on his forehead and a broken chopstick next to his head.

"I'm sorry guys! My hand slipped just now!" (Tadao)

'''''Like hell your hand slipped''''' (Students of class 2-4 and those who saw what happened to that poor soul)

That chopstick was Tadao's. He got up and walked towards that poor soul and carried him to the medic stand. None of his friends dared stop him under his simple but threatening smile.

There was a rumor on him in Seika: Tadao is known as someone really friendly and easygoing, but one time he was seen alone in the forest on the near hill. There, that senior saw a guy, who look like Tadao, holding a katana cutting through with a single swing the trunk of tree wide more than half a meter. It wasn't confirmed if it was Tadao's work, but that sliced tree could be saw if someone follow some indication on the forum from where that event spread out.

Tadao negated that rumors as just a rumor and that senior far from that tree when it happened. However, that sliced tree existed and everytime that senior saw Tadao, he would run away for his life. Since when that spread out, few students of Seika dared to face him when he was mad.

After a while, a long and loud scream came from the medic stand, scaring out the male students who were waiting for that, Tadao headed to his previous spot.

"Another fellow fell." (Student 1 of class 2-5)

"He brought it to himself when he said Tadao is a lol-" (Student 2 of class 2-4)

And that scene happened a second time, but with all male students didn't dare to open mouth this.

After 'treated' those two idiots, Tadao returned to his lunch box. When he arrived, Suzuna was just getting up to return to her school. She thanked Tadao for the lunch before she left Seika.

Meanwhile, Misaki went to her friends side. She ran away after being too much embarrassed even to watch Takumi. But she thanked them for the lunch too. Their mother has taught them very well.

"Welcome back. How many hours this time?" (Takumi)

"About 3 hours I think? However, did you liked my present?" (Tadao)

"Not bad. Your skills has improved another time." (Takumi)

"Did you decided to move on her? I know you don't want her hate you but your holding back is too inefficient. I'll create a chance for soon. You don't have to thank me." (Tadao)

"Then about you? Does she know your feelings, Tadao? If you wait until we graduate, she'll pass the age of marriage. You're more inefficient and shy than me. Beside..." (Takumi)

While many imaginary arrows were hitting Tadao with Takumi roasting him, a hour passed and it was almost time for the afternoon events.

For the first event of the afternoon, the Class Competition consisted on various team sports competition like football, volleyball, basketball, ecc.

The prize was the authorization to raise a flag of the winning competition, placing it above the entrance door of the winning class, proudly showing it to everyone who would pass before it. Most of competition had been won by second year classes since third year ones were busy for the graduation exam and first year one had less coordination.

Takumi and Tadao stood on the sidelines without join any competition. Meanwhile, the girls team didn't take part since that competition was designed as a 'war' between classes. In the end, the classes 3-1, 2-5, 1-2, 2-6, 2-2 won a flag each one. And few injured idiots who got ankle sprain were still in infirmary when the next race started.

With the second race, the Tug war, the girls won hands-down. All the opponents told there was a terrifying glance over time everytime they grabbed the rope, before a overwhelming might would pulled them through it.

Meanwhile, since there hadn't been no injured at this round, our MC was talking to someone on his phone... so much that he seemed a typical teenager girl who was chatting with her bestfriend.

"... Yes yes, that brand is really popular now. You can use it even for tailor a cosplay of Doremi-chan!... No, I'm planning to cosplay as Double x (Gundam Double X)... That one, but I'm gonna add some special effects... Mmmh, I recommend you come to the Mall tomorrow, there is a discount for it. Also a new perfume of a new manufacturer is on second phase and it is going on third phase but it still isn't commercially available, but I know they're selling for a cheap initial price tomorrow... It's true! I have some connection in that sector. They assured me it's sensational, you'd love it!..."