Chapter 39 Join the Student Council?

The next day, early morning.

Fang Li put on his sportswear and went for his usual morning run in the campus of Advanced Nurturing High School.

After a month's time, the morning hours at Advanced Nurturing High School were still the time period for various clubs, and the sounds of club activities could be heard everywhere.

Especially with the first-year students joining the clubs, the morning club activities became even more lively.

Occasionally, when Fang Li passed by members of the track and field club who were also jogging, he could hear discussions like this.

"Isn't that the first-year student that the former club president was trying to recruit?"

"That's him."

"Can he really run fast?"

"Why? Do you want to go up and race with him?"

"Haha, no thanks."

"If you don't have the confidence to beat the student council president, it's better not to embarrass yourself."

"A wise choice."

Fang Li had heard such discussions many times in the past month.

However, at the beginning, it was not so harmonious. There were a few members of the track and field club who didn't believe Fang Li had that kind of ability and came to challenge him to a race, hoping to see his skills.

Fang Li didn't refuse, and whoever came to him, he nodded and agreed.

Then, a legendary story began.

The first challenger, Fang Li ran a draw with him.

The second challenger, Fang Li ran a draw with him.

The third, fourth, and fifth challengers, Fang Li also ran a draw with them.

After all, to achieve a draw with runners of different paces showed that Fang Li's true ability was far beyond that, and was more than enough to match other people's speeds.

This also made the track and field club members have an unbelievable thought.

"Could it be that he hasn't even been pushed to his true strength, not even by the student council president?"

After all, didn't Horikita Manabu also just run a draw with Fang Li?

This made the members of the track and field club start to speculate.

Since then, the track and field club had not come to challenge Fang Li again, nor did they invite Fang Li to join their club.

Because they finally understood that Fang Li was not interested in joining the track and field club.

This was also the effect that Fang Li wanted.

"As long as people realize the gap, then anyone will subconsciously create distance from a distant existence."

Thus, the track and field club had completely given up on their attempts to bring Fang Li into the club.

Fang Li continued to think about these things and shook his head with a smile while running.

However, someone had approached Fang Li at this time.

"It seems that the 'truth' revealed yesterday didn't have much of an impact on you."

A familiar voice came from beside him, but Fang Li didn't turn his head to look.

Even without looking, Fang Li knew who it was.

"The student council president of this school is quite idle. They have time to pay attention to a D-class student like me who is at the bottom of the rankings even when they're out for a morning run?"

Fang Li's pace remains steady, his breathing orderly, and there is no sign of any disturbance caused by the slight interruption of running.

Horikita Manabu, who is running alongside Fang Li, also seems to want to demonstrate his ease and nonchalance, speaking in a tone that is no different from usual.

"You're fine with being called the bottom of the class by the school, aren't you?"

Horikita Manabu's words sound like a casual question, but also seem intentionally provocative.

Fang Li was completely unaffected.

"Even if you know my thoughts, what difference does it make?" Fang Li asked nonchalantly. "Even though I'm in class D, it doesn't matter to you, who is the most outstanding student council president since the founding of the school, does it?"

Compared to Fang Li, who was at the bottom, Horikita Manabu was the other extreme. As a third-year student, Horikita Manabu was not only the president of this year's student council, but also a talented person standing at the pinnacle of the entire school, already the leader of class A.

As long as this year passed, and the third year graduated, Horikita Manabu, as a member of class A and the student council president, would surely enjoy the best guarantee the school had to offer.

Such a person had no reason to pay attention to a student who had just entered class D.

Unless...

"Is there something that even you can't be at ease with right now?"

Fang Li threw out such a question while suddenly accelerating his pace.

"————!"

Horikita Manabu's eyes narrowed slightly, almost reflexively speeding up his pace as well, as if he had entered a sprint state, suddenly catching up.

However, this time, Fang Li, as if to completely leave Horikita Manabu behind, shot out like an arrow from a bowstring at the same time as Horikita Manabu entered his sprinting state.

In the blink of an eye, he had pulled away from Horikita Manabu.

(He's so fast!)

Horikita Manabu was amazed.

Now, Fang Li's speed was much faster than the last time they raced.

(Is this his true strength...!?)

Horikita Manabu held back his surprise and bit down on his teeth, exerting all his strength.

As if squeezing out all his hidden potential from deep within his body, Horikita Manabu desperately increased his speed and finally managed to catch up with Fang Li.

Fang Li didn't react to this, as if he felt that it was enough, he didn't increase his speed anymore.

But Fang Li maintained his speed, just enough for Horikita Manabu to barely keep up with him, and he maintained his advantage over Horikita Manabu by one step.

Only at this point did Fang Li speak again.

"Speak up, what do you want by staring at me like that?"

Even though he had increased his speed to this point, Fang Li's tone remained calm and indifferent.

This turned Horikita Manabu's surprise into shock.

(Could it be... this still isn't his full power...!?)

While this thought flashed through his mind, Horikita Manabu, in a state of maximum effort, instinctively answered Fang Li's question.

"I want you to join the student council!"

As soon as the words fell from his mouth...

"Thunk!"

Amidst the crisp sound of footsteps, Fang Li suddenly stopped and froze in place.

"...!?"

Caught off guard, Horikita Manabu, who had been following closely behind Fang Li, couldn't stop his steps in time and could only rush towards Fang Li's body.

If they collided, both of them would likely be injured.

However, Fang Li seemed to have anticipated all of this, turned around, stretched out his hand, and forcefully supported Horikita Manabu's chest as he charged towards him, stopping him in his tracks.

"Hoo...hoo..."

Horikita Manabu could only gasp for breath.

It was only when Fang Li's voice reached his ears again that he calmed down.

"What's your relationship with Horikita Suzune?"