Chapter 238: Cheering for Kamuro, the Death Stare!
"Sakayanagi? Hikigaya? You guys are...?"
Katsuragi Kouhei was the first to speak and inquire. The members of Class C also cast attentive gazes over. After all, after the Katsuragi faction stepped down, Sakayanagi Arisu had become the sole person in charge of the class.
"Explain it yourself."
Hikigaya only felt it was a hassle, signaling to Sakayanagi Arisu beside him to handle it herself.
"Hehe~ Everyone needn't worry."
Sakayanagi Arisu gave a calm smile, saying words that made it impossible for everyone else to remain calm: "I've simply brought my boyfriend to the class to have a look."
"...."
"Nani?!"
"B-boyfriend?!"
As soon as these words came out, it was like a heavy bomb dropped into Class C.
"Hey!!!"
Hikigaya was also scared into a loud cry, hurriedly wrenching his small hand free from hers: "Sakayanagi, that nonsense you spout out of nowhere is a bit too outrageous!"
'Speaking of which, where is Kamuro? Why isn't she coming out to help explain!'
"In short, it's just a joke, right?"
Katsuragi Kouhei took a deep breath; he also understood Sakayanagi's temperament for stirring up trouble.
"Hehe~"
Sakayanagi Arisu smiled without speaking.
"I'm leaving!"
Hikigaya had a face full of displeasure.
He had kindly sent her back, but in the end, not only did she not thank him, she even pulled a stunt like this. This "loli brat" was simply asking to be disciplined!
"Wait a moment, Hikigaya-kun. Since you're already here, why not sit for a bit?"
Sakayanagi Arisu expressed her desire for him to stay.
"Not sitting."
Hikigaya was too lazy to pay her any mind and prepared to leave without looking back.
"Kamuro-san's race is about to start."
Sakayanagi Arisu's words caused Hikigaya's footsteps to pause. He turned his head and looked toward the arena; sure enough, in the distance—on the 400-meter track—he saw Kamuro Masumi's figure.
'I might as well take a look then...'
"As expected, Hikigaya-kun is quite fond of Kamuro~"
Sakayanagi Arisu pulled him down to sit.
"Bang!"
With the sound of a command gun from afar, several people on the starting line ran out quickly. The contestant from Class D was Shinohara Satsuki; this woman's academic grades were poor, and her sports performance was also quite a drag. She fell behind at the start, not worth mentioning at all.
The contestant from Class B was Manabe Shiho. This woman usually acted quite arrogant, but her physical stamina looked average. The ones competing for first and second were Ando Sayo from Class A and Kamuro Masumi from Class C.
"Does Hikigaya-kun think Kamuro-san can take first place?"
Sakayanagi Arisu chatted casually.
"Hard to say... That Class A girl looks like the athletic type. Her leg muscles are very solid."
Hikigaya narrowed his eyes and focused his gaze.
"My, my~ Hikigaya-kun really loves looking at legs~"
Sakayanagi Arisu teased.
On the 200-meter mark of the track, Ando Sayo and Kamuro Masumi began to slowly pull a gap. Kamuro Masumi followed closely, gritting her teeth.
"This isn't good; Kamuro's rhythm has been disrupted."
Hikigaya frowned.
From his perspective, Ando Sayo's physique was sturdier and her explosive power stronger, while Kamuro Masumi was relatively slender but had better endurance. The overall level of both sides should be roughly equal.
"Hikigaya-kun, why not shout out loud to cheer for Kamuro-san?"
Sakayanagi Arisu smilingly suggested.
Hikigaya was startled at first, then his mouth twitched. Sitting secretly in another class's spectator area during the sports festival was one thing. If he also cheered for a girl from another class, he really didn't dare imagine what kind of expressions the people of Class D would show if they saw it.
Especially those few girls...
"Kamuro-san is almost here, Hikigaya-kun!"
Sakayanagi Arisu urged.
Dammit! This "loli brat" is doing this on purpose!
Hikigaya noticed that people from other classes were all shouting loudly to cheer for their own athletes, except for Class C. Although he couldn't say there were none at all, the voices cheering for Kamuro were sparse and sounded very half-hearted.
It was because Kamuro Masumi's personality was cold and she didn't like interacting with people in her class, resulting in her popularity in the class being very poor. Additionally, the fact that she was on good terms with Hikigaya further increased the class's dissatisfaction with her.
Thinking of this, Hikigaya couldn't help but sigh and made a decision.
"Kamuro, go for it!
You're the best!!
Masumi!!!"
Hikigaya opened his throat and shouted loudly.
"!!!"
In the middle of the track, Kamuro Masumi clearly also heard Hikigaya's shout. She looked up at Hikigaya in the spectator stands, and her expression instantly became resolute.
"Hashimoto."
Sakayanagi Arisu signaled to her subordinate, Hashimoto Masayoshi.
"Yes, Princess."
As the capable assistant of the Sakayanagi faction, Hashimoto Masayoshi immediately rallied the classmates to shout and cheer.
'Dammit! Why didn't you shout earlier!'
Hikigaya's forehead was covered in black lines, confirming once again that Sakayanagi did this on purpose! All of a sudden, in the spectator stands where Class C was located, everyone shouted in unison. The cheering—instantly drowned out the cheers from the other classes.
'Not good!'
Hikigaya felt a bad premonition in his heart. From a distance, he saw several sharp, murderous gazes from the direction of Class D locked onto him!
'Wait, why are people from Class A and Class B staring at me too?'
Hikigaya couldn't bear to look.
On the field, the final hundred-meter sprint. Kamuro Masumi suddenly exploded with great potential, pursuing vigorously and quickly shortening the distance with Ando Sayo.
"See~ after hearing Hikigaya-kun's shout, Kamuro-san instantly gained power~~"
Sakayanagi Arisu poked his waist with her elbow with a teasing expression.
"Don't talk nonsense, Kamuro was always an endurance-type athlete. Besides, the cheering was also thanks to Class C."
Hikigaya expressed his disbelief in such metaphysical claims.
In the end, Kamuro Masumi surpassed Ando Sayo by a narrow margin to take first place in the women's group! After crossing the finish line, Kamuro Masumi didn't jump for joy in celebration like the other contestants. She just leaned over slightly, walking a few steps to adjust her breathing. Then she turned her head and looked toward Class C.
To be precise, she was looking at a certain someone. She slowly raised a hand and made a peace sign.
"That girl Kamuro did a pretty good job."
"She can even make a peace sign; I didn't expect her to have a sunny side."
Class C's view of Kamuro Masumi improved significantly. Hikigaya silently returned a thumbs-up.
"Hikigaya-kun, are you leaving already?
Kamuro has other events later."
Sakayanagi Arisu expressed that she hadn't had enough fun yet.
"Sorry, I have a race too."
Hikigaya gave a legitimate reason that she couldn't refute.
"Alright then, I'll go watch Hikigaya-kun's race."
Sakayanagi Arisu nodded.
"Wait, what are you coming to watch me for?"
"To cheer for Hikigaya-kun, of course~"
"I think you should cheer for your own classmates in Class C."
"Please don't fret over such small matters."
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