episode_0073

For the sake of balance, we started playing badminton divided into Hong Yeon-seo, Lee Se-ah, me and Seong Yu-rin.

Probably because Hong Yeon-seo was stronger than me, and Seong Yu-rin was stronger than Lee Se-ah.

“What is it? Are you pretty?”

But surprisingly, Se-Ah Lee was doing well.

“Well, really?”

Se-ah Lee looked like she didn’t know why she was so good at swinging the racket.

You discovered an unexpected talent in badminton.

It was something I had known for a long time that a person of that stature had talent for sports.

On the other hand, we can also see that Lee Se-ah has never played badminton, a common sport.

In the end, due to Isea’s good performance, the pair of Seong Yu-rin and I were put in a disadvantageous position.

I was busy blocking Hong Yeon-seo’s attack and hoped that Seong Yu-rin would break through Isea, but the strategy did not work well.

“Phew… . after… .”

At that time, the path to victory began to appear.

Although Lee Se-ah was quite good at swinging the racket and hitting the shuttlecock, physical problems were revealed due to her lack of exercise.

“Yurin. All you have to do is rally, send it away from Se-Ah.”

“Yes. Okay.”

After several rallies, Hong Yeon-seo, who noticed our strategy, made a desperate attack, but we were somehow able to withstand it.

It was a smashing attack with so much force that I thought the racket would break first, rather than me.

“Hey! Shamefully!”

Hong Yeon-seo’s dissatisfied voice echoed through the court.

In the end, it became difficult for Lee Se-ah, who had run out of stamina, to receive attacks, and the loss of defensive power naturally forced Hong Yeon-seo, who was in the back, to come out to cover.

As a result, the pair of Lee Se-ah and Hong Yeon-seo naturally lost their offensive power.

After that, we won easily.

“Yes.”

“Good job.”

After the game, I gave a quick high five to Seong Yu-rin.

“I’m sorry… . Hehe.”

“Are you okay? Uh, um.”

After the game, as I approached Lee Se-ah and asked how she was doing, I had no choice but to stop.

It was difficult to look directly at Lee Se-ah, who was lying on the floor of the court, exhausted and disheveled.

Huh. The weather is a bit hot… .

“Uh-huh!”

It was Hong Yeonseo who blocked my gaze.

… I said I didn’t want to see it either.

Before she knew it, So-yoon Lee came over and gave Se-ah some water, and after resting for a while, Se-ah regained her energy.

“My heart almost exploded… .”

“Why are you running so hard? Do it in moderation.”

“… What are you saying?”

I had nothing to say to Se-ah Lee’s scolding, so I looked the other way.

… Well, it’s a world of competition where you can use strategies like this to win.

“Now I can come out often on the weekends and play badminton. Shall we do it together?”

“Ugh, hmmm. I’ll think about it… .”

Lee Se-ah broke into a cold sweat at Hong Yeon-seo’s brightly smiling suggestion.

No matter how I look at it, it looks like I don’t want to do it.

As soon as I finished putting away my used coat, the bell rang, signaling the end of lunch time.

“Is today the same as yesterday?”

“Hmm. Our class is practicing chain running today instead of tug-of-war and jumping rope. The ball game in front is the same.“

On the way to the playground to meet up with the kids in class again.

Se-Ah Lee answered what I was saying to myself as I was passing by.

“That’s right.”

As I was nodding my head alone, Hong Yeon-seo intervened and spoke to me.

“Dodgeball I’ll finish it quickly and go watch it. Should I be doing well?”

“Uh. Yes.”

Let us pray for peace to the opposing female students who will be hit by the ball thrown by Hong Yeon-seo, who is trained in handball.

* * *

The class was divided in half again, with the women leaving and only the dull men remaining.

I changed my shoes to soccer shoes and warmed up.

Because I played badminton earlier, my body was in good condition, moderately warmed up.

As I was turning my shoulders, the captain approached me.

“Hey. Let’s do well today too.”

As he said that, he held out his fist.

It’s not a scene from some youth cartoon… .

Ah, this was the world of romantic comedies.

“… okay. You too.”

The captain smiled as we bumped fists together.

… It doesn’t matter that the man is smiling while looking at me.

Well, it was a joke. It was a good incident to strengthen our fighting spirit.

We spread out and warmed up, but when the time came, we gathered in the center.

A physical education teacher with a whistle around his neck stood in the center, looked at both teams, and spoke.

“ character. Everyone knows that today is the round of 16, right? Everyone, work hard.”

… no. Wasn’t it a practice match?

I was dazed for a moment, but I soon understood.

There are only so many classes in first grade, so it won’t be possible to play all the games in two days.

By the way, if we lose today, we won’t be able to play soccer at the sports day.

After listening to the physical education teacher’s words, the captain gave a detailed explanation to the confused team members, who, like me, were probably the only ones who did not know about the schedule.

Today and tomorrow, there will be two preliminary rounds with a single round. It is said that four teams will play the semifinals on the first day of the sports festival and the finals on the second day.

They say that because there are more first-year classes than 16, there are several teams that get a bye, but we say that’s not the case.

As I looked at the captain, who was slowly avoiding my gaze while saying that, he looked like he had lost some kind of lottery.

by the way. Playing one game every day for four days, you won’t play like this even at the professional level.

Moreover, if I were to participate in other sports, I wouldn’t even be able to do it with average physical strength.

I later regretted that I had participated in soccer for no reason, but I had no choice.

It’s not like I joined the team out of my own will in the first place.

The only consolation is that the second half of the first half was short and there was no extra time. The rule was that it lasted just one hour.

If they were told to play the game full time, it would have been a boycott.

… … by the way. When and where will the other qualifying matches be held?

* * *

… … Well, I complained a lot inside.

The first step on our journey to victory ended in a lighter victory than expected.

The opposing team started the game early near the end of the first half due to a hat trick by the captain, who single-handedly dominated the game by hitting three goals into the net in the first half alone.

We were able to quickly finish the game and preserve our stamina thanks to the surrender of the guys who had lost the will to continue the second half.

If the opposing team had been me, I think I would have chosen to withdraw. You probably didn’t want to see the score of 10-0.

Looking at the captain’s blood-boiling spirit, he would have been able to bomb the net of the opposing team who had lost the will to defend.

by the way. Captain: Although this is just a guess, it is clear that he was conserving his strength because he was just practicing.

As I was spending my spare time playing futsal, the girls who had finished playing dodgeball walked to the soccer field.

“What is it? Why are you playing?”

Seeing a scene that did not look like a soccer game at all, Se-ah Lee, representing the confused women, approached and asked.

Then, when one of the boys closest to them explained the situation, everyone seemed at a loss.

“What is it? Aren’t our class actually really strong?”

“… Maybe so.”

It was a conversation between Lee So-yoon and Seong Yu-rin.

… As the saying goes, this might be a surprisingly strong team.

In first-year physical education, there is a male ace and a female ace in the same class.

Come to think of it, the two senior first-year students are also in the same class… .

Even if it’s half of the main character, isn’t that being too partial?

Well, since I’m in the same class, there’s nothing bad about it.

After spending a good amount of time, we headed to the track and field stadium.

Anyway, it’s a school that has everything… .

We must have arrived a little early, so we could see the organizing committee members busy with preparations.

They appeared to be senior students recruited from public clubs such as the student council or leadership club.

Because we arrived early, our class got a good seat and was able to take a break while watching other classes gather at the stadium.

“Class C continuous running runners~ Come out and get ready!”

I stood up from my seat following the words of Chae-yeon Jeong, who had spoken with the physical education teacher.

Ten runners, including Ji-woo Yoon, Se-ah Lee, Yeon-seo Hong, and Yu-rin Seong, moved to the lane to prepare.

The cheers of the children in the class echoed throughout the stadium.

The first male runner, Ji-woo Yoon, and Se-ah Lee, the first female runner who will take over the baton from Ji-woo Yoon, stood in front, and then lined up in order.

I exchanged looks with Lee Se-ah and Seong Yu-rin.

This is because the second male runner to pass the baton to Lee Se-ah was me, and the second female runner to pass the baton to was Seong Yu-rin.

Note that. Hong Yeon-seo emerged as the final runner as our class’s secret weapon.

Feeling the warm sunlight, I looked at Yun Ji-woo holding the baton.

Do your best, man.

He said the words he couldn’t say out loud with his eyes.

Of course, Yoon Ji-woo is not a superpower. You probably didn’t notice it at all.

Before we knew it, the runners were at the starting line, seemingly ready.

The first runners lined up turned their ankles and prepared to start.

… Due to the large number of runners, let’s applaud the hard work of the organizing committee members who worked hard to draw additional lanes.

However, I understand that not all classes played at once and were divided into two groups.

The physical education teacher, holding a signal gun in his hand to signal the start of the race, stood next to the runners.

“Each runner. To the starting line!”

Children take their starting positions with great nervousness.

earth!

After a moment of silence, with the sound of gunpowder exploding, the legs of the runners standing at the starting line began to move diligently.