Practical teaching, all I want is your reward.

Suzuki Tetsuya was stunned for a moment. He thought that Yamauchi Haruki would rush up to argue with him, or at the very least, provoke him in a fit of anger.

They just ran away like that?

Chapter 281 I Want You to Experience Youth (Bonus Chapter 8/12)

Because it ended so quickly, Toru Suzuki almost thought Haruki Yamauchi might have gone back to call for reinforcements.

It wasn't until he saw Haruki Yamauchi running towards the restroom that he realized the other man's fighting ability was probably far inferior to that of the street thugs.

How dare you harass the girls in your class like that?

Suzuki Tetsu made an extremely strange expression. Fortunately, he was unaware that the boys in Class D were even loudly discussing breasts and buttocks in the classroom, otherwise it would have been even stranger.

"Thank you, Suzuki-kun," Sakura Airi whispered behind him, then quietly let go of his sleeve when he wasn't looking.

The movement was so subtle that Suzuki Toru didn't notice it at all; only Yamauchi Haruki saw it.

"Are you close to him?" Suzuki Toru turned to look at the girl. She was also wearing sportswear, probably because she was afraid that her body would be seen when she was sweating. She deliberately wore long pants and a jacket, but even so, she couldn't hide the fullness of her chest. It was too big.

“No… I haven’t spoken to him at all.” Sakura Airi cautiously glanced at Suzuki Toru’s expression.

“In that case, we can treat him like a stranger from now on and simply reject him.” As Suzuki Tetsu was speaking, he suddenly sighed, “No wonder you are so easily targeted; even I couldn’t help myself.”

Sakura Airi blushed and whispered, "Please, please don't tease me... Actually, I was thinking of refusing, but..."

"But what?" Suzuki Tetsu asked.

Sakura Airi couldn't explain it; nobody probably cares about the thoughts of someone so insignificant.

Seeing this, Suzuki Tetsu said, "I saw you running just now. Although you came in last, I didn't expect you to give it your all and reach the finish line."

Sakura Airi immediately felt embarrassed, her face turning bright red as she waved her hands: "I-I'm sorry, it's because I rarely participate in sports activities... I-I'll practice more in the future!"

"Hmm? I didn't mean to laugh at you. You really tried your best." Suzuki Tetsu comforted her. "Some people run out of energy halfway through and then just take it easy and walk all the way to the finish line. But Sakura-san, you didn't do that at all. You really tried your best."

Sakura Airi really wanted to say that no one can walk in a 100-meter race. This situation mostly occurs in middle- and long-distance races because she used to be one of them.

However, Suzuki Tetsu praised her so naturally and it sounded so pleasant that Sakura Airi blushed and didn't want to refute him.

“You can’t improve your running skills much in a short time. Your stamina isn’t good, so you should practice your breathing rhythm,” Suzuki Tetsu said, then asked, “Also, I heard from the boys earlier that you still don’t have teammates for your team competition?”

“Yes, but it seems not…” Sakura Airi said somewhat embarrassedly, “I was the one they left over, and Inogashira, who was paired with me, was also left over. And neither of us knew how to practice.”

"Fighting on horseback?"

"I have teammates too... but they haven't asked me to practice with them yet."

So you can only practice individual events now?

Sakura Airi gave a soft "hmm," her hands gripping the hem of her clothes tightly as if she had done something wrong. She lowered her head slightly, waiting motionless for a scolding.

However, Suzuki Tetsu had no intention of cursing. Having lived for so many years, he knew very well the personalities of different people, and even their values, which were extremely difficult to change.

You can't expect an introverted and timid person to do something daring. If they could, there wouldn't be such a thing as a shut-in.

"Does Sakura-san want to make friends?" Suzuki Tetsu suddenly asked.

"Eh, teach me how to make friends?!" Sakura Airi was clearly surprised and almost bit her tongue.

“That’s right. I always feel like there are quite a few people who can be friends with Sakura-san.” Suzuki Tetsu thought of the many guys he knew who also didn’t have any friends.

Sakura Airi was somewhat tempted, but quickly shook her head and said, "No, someone like me could never have anyone as a friend."

“I always thought Sakura and I were friends.” Suzuki Toru was surprised.

Sakura Airi's eyes widened, and she quickly said, "I-I didn't mean that! I meant...it's impossible for me to have any friends other than Suzuki-kun...No, no, besides Suzuki-kun, no one would want to be my friend!"

Seeing how anxious she was, Suzuki Toru stopped teasing her and smiled instead: "I don't know what kind of person Sakura-san was before, but high school is a wonderful time. If you're always the only one enjoying your youth, isn't that a bit too much?"

Sakura Airi was stunned.

“Occasionally, you should share some happiness with others, like me now, or friends you will meet in the future,” Suzuki Toru said softly. “I don’t think anyone will dislike you after getting to know you.”

For some reason, her face was burning hot, and getting hotter and hotter, as if it were about to catch fire. But she didn't feel any aversion at all. Instead, she felt a little lost. She felt a surge of heat coursing through her body, and her whole body was slightly itchy. This made Sakura Airi very restless. Just looking into his eyes made her heart tremble.

Even more strangely, her body felt lighter, and her chest was burning. No matter how she tried to hide it, Sakura Airi felt that her face must be very red now, and she couldn't even look away from herself.

Sakura Airi held her breath, feeling as if her heart was about to jump out of her chest whenever she saw Suzuki Toru standing in front of her, whenever she saw Suzuki Toru's face.

"Why...why do you say that?" she said in a very soft voice.

"What?" Suzuki Toru didn't hear clearly at first.

“I mean…” Sakura Airi mustered her courage, but seeing his expression, the words changed before she could finish them. “Rin, why does Suzuki-kun want to help me make friends?”

"Because this is a personal little wish of mine, could you please grant me this request, Sakura-san?" Suzuki Toru smiled slightly. "I'd like to introduce you to a few people."

Sakura Airi subconsciously puffed out her cheeks. She knew that Suzuki Tetsu wasn't telling the truth, but this just-right gentleness, the first time someone had thought of her, made her feel a little sweet inside, like a little bear finding honey in spring, wanting to eat more.

"Is he a friend of Suzuki-kun?"

She was both excited and hesitant. Was it a girl?

"I can't say right now. Let's talk about it after Sakura practices hard and participates in the competition." Suzuki Tetsu paused. "Consider this a favor I'm asking of you."

"What? I'm not happy at all," Sakura Airi said, pouting in dissatisfaction.

Chapter 282 Unpredictable Changes

Her angry little gestures were kind of cute. Suzuki Tetsu subconsciously poked her cheek, and her originally puffed-up cheeks deflated like a punctured balloon.

At the same time, Sakura Airi's eyes widened slowly, and a blush crept onto her face.

"Seeing Sakura-san like this makes me feel much more at ease. I'm sure there are people who would like to be your friends." Suzuki Toru was very pleased, as if he wasn't the one who had poked her cheek just now.

Sakura Airi wanted to deny what she said, but then she realized that she had already said a lot of discouraging things, and if she continued, Suzuki Tetsu might hate her.

After hesitating for a moment, she whispered, "Thank you."

"No need for thanks, we're friends." Suzuki Tetsu shook his head. "If you keep doing this, I'll feel guilty, because I still don't know who's been harassing you."

Sakura Airi quickly said, "That's not true! Suzuki-kun has always been very helpful to me!"

Suzuki Tetsu just smiled and then said, "If anything is bothering you, be sure to tell me. No matter what it is, I'll help Sakura-san."

"Ok!"

Sakura Airi was somewhat happy, but then felt a little apprehensive. She felt so bad that she was always troubling Suzuki Tetsu.

Perhaps I really should make up my mind this time.

Thinking of the pervert who had been harassing her, Sakura Airi's initial courage vanished instantly; she really didn't have the guts to face the box weapon.

It's outrageous! I never thought she'd be exposed like this, even though she always tries so hard to disguise herself.

"By the way, do you want to continue practicing?"

"You need to practice."

"Okay, I'm going back to practice too."

Upon hearing this, Sakura Airi felt rather dejected, but she dared not show the slightest unhappiness on the surface. She could only smile at him and say goodbye in a low voice.

In the girl's eyes, Suzuki Tetsu was always surrounded by a lot of people, who were obviously of higher status than her and could not possibly be by her side all the time. She also couldn't be so shameless as to force herself to join them.

Sakura Airi continued practicing sullenly, but soon her teammate Inokashira Shin returned and wanted to practice three-legged race with her.

Not only that, her two teammates who had practiced horseback riding also approached her, agreeing to practice hard in tomorrow's PE class and simulate battles with other groups.

The sudden situation left Sakura Airi bewildered for a while. Although she didn't know what was going on, she realized that she no longer seemed to be alone.

As a result, Sakura Airi was no longer alone for the next two weeks.

……

Once Suzuki Toru has dealt with Sakura Airi's situation, today's practice should be almost over.

Having asked Kikyo Kushida for help, she smiled and held up one finger to Toru Suzuki, signifying that her owner owed the puppy a favor.

Suzuki Tetsu's face darkened, but he still reluctantly agreed, after all, as the master, he had to be magnanimous sometimes.

After the two classes finished their intensive practice, Suzuki Toru left the indoor gymnasium while everyone was packing up. On his way back to the dormitory, he took out his phone.

"We've already been asking around in Class A and Class D today, trying to get closer to the students, and then sending people to observe the situation while they practice."

This is news from Kiriyama Ikuba.

Scrolling further up the chat history, he found that he had sent a message to Toru Suzuki yesterday, which was the same notification sound that Suzune Horikita had heard.

"Does Nagumo know?"

"It's not clear yet, but he'll find out sooner or later."

After thinking for a while, Suzuki Tetsuya was told by Katsuragi Kohei and Kiriyama Ikuha that there was some news that wasn't too bad.

Nan Yunya did not personally arrange the competition schedule for each class, but instead let them perform on their own.

Kohei Katsuragi interpreted this as Masaru Nagumo trying to emphasize his own strength and once again refute the recent rumors and undercurrents targeting him in a fair and square manner.

The idea was correct, but Suzuki Tetsu was wondering what Nagumo Masayuki would do next.

The fact that the other party would take such measures indicates that they do not believe there will be any challengers in the second year, or that any students could threaten their position.

That's why Nan Yunya didn't have a particularly strong reaction.

For him, the goal at this moment should be to fight Horikita Manabu and satisfy his own desires.

However, Suzuki Tetsu felt that Nagumo Masaru was unlikely to let him go either.

Aside from Horikita Manabu, Nagumo Masaru will likely target himself first.

Therefore, Nangumo Masaru's cold treatment during her second year might be because she is now secretly focusing her attention on Suzuki Toru or Horikita Manabu.

Putting aside Horikita Manabu, if I were Nagumo Masaru, how would I deal with Class 1-A in the Sports Festival?

Because it wouldn't cause any losses to their own class, it's clearly impossible for someone like Suzuki Tetsu to kill a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of their own, and it's even less likely that Nagumo Masa would cross grade levels to participate.

The simplest way, of course, is to use someone else to do the dirty work.

In the first grade, which knife is sharper?

Suzuki Tetsu first ruled out Class D. Of the remaining two classes, Class B was too honest, so it had to be Class C.