My love index is at its maximum.

"I didn't mean that..."

The two chatted as they walked toward the parking lot. The black G-Class was parked quietly on the other side of the lawn, like a giant submarine motionless in the deep sea.

Hoshino Hanami got into the driver's seat and leaned out of the window to look at Kuriyama Sakura: "I know what you're thinking, really, I don't blame you. You're almost sixteen now, and you've finally met a boy you can talk to. I'm so happy for you. You've made it through the hardest times, so start enjoying yourself now. Sakura's future will definitely be smooth sailing."

After saying that, she affectionately flicked Xiaoyingliang's smooth forehead with her fingertip, and the G-Wagon roared violently as it rushed out the door.

"Hana-chan..."

Kuriyama Sakura murmured as she watched her leave. Below the black Mercedes, the Shonan Sea shimmered with the morning sunlight, fragmented like a giant mirror shattered into countless pieces.

It was so badly broken that it seemed no one could fix it.

"Tsukasa Tazaki!"

The minister's eyes reddened, and he turned back towards the dojo, shouting at the top of his lungs, "Hurry up and catch up with them!!!"

"I'm already chasing after him!"

The sound came from the doorway, and Kuriyama Sakura looked over in surprise.

The shirtless boy was running down the mountain like his life depended on it, putting on clothes as he ran.

The scene was too comical.

The minister couldn't help but burst out laughing.

After running out of the training camp gate, the black Mercedes was nowhere to be seen.

Tsukasa Tazaki took out his phone and called Hanami Hoshino.

Unable to connect, probably blocked.

Sending a message on Line, the account is not a friend!

Nothing.

There are also class groups!

[Tazaki: @Hoshino-sensei, I haven't finished saying something yet. Please wait for me, or I'll chase your car all the way back to Tokyo!]

I put my phone away and started running.

With eyes fixed straight ahead, not looking to the side, and only the roar of the sea in my ears, I must not be the first to stumble on the road to the "wife-chasing-to-the-cremation" scene.

Gradually, his breathing became heavy.

Transparent sweat seeped from my forehead, forming large droplets that streamed down my cheeks. My legs began to tremble, but that was okay; I could still keep going.

Even if it's a long run all the way back to Tokyo, you have to keep going!

I ran all the way down to the bottom of the mountain, and at the end of the road was the shimmering surface of the Xiangnan Sea.

"Huff, huff~"

Tsukasa Tazaki stopped, his hands on his knees, breathing heavily.

There seemed to be some kind of rough particles in the air, which scratched my throat with every breath, causing a burning pain.

Take a five-second breath.

He wiped his sweat, walked to the black G-Class parked under the lamppost, and gently knocked on the driver's side window.

Hoshino Hanami leaned back in her chair, rolled down the window, and stared at him with utter indifference.

The handsome young man in the sunlight took a small box out of his pocket and handed it to her: "Considering that you might not be feeling well in the next few days, please accept this skincare product."

"Tch~" Hoshino Hanami curled her lips into a mocking smile, reached out and grabbed it, then threw it directly into the drainage ditch beside the mountain path.

"It's alright, there's another one." Tazaki Tsukasa wasn't discouraged and took out another one, handing it to her: "Take this. It's just as miraculous as the Qi and Blood Medicine. One dose can delay aging by twenty years. You can be angry with me, but there's no need to make yourself miserable over your appearance, right?"

The coldness in Hoshino Hanami's eyes did not diminish at all.

"Remember to use it." Tazaki Tsukasa didn't dare to say more, placed the beauty cream on the dashboard, and then asked, "Can you come to watch the national tournament, Onee-sama?"

"Are you done talking?" Hoshino Hanami asked back.

"not yet!"

With his hands clasped together, Tsukasa Tazaki earnestly said, "Please, Onee-sama, come for a morning run at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden every day after school starts, and let me continue to visit Sakura's family every weekend, so I can stay by your side..."

"You really dare to make demands." Hoshino Hanami stared at his red eyes, which looked like he hadn't slept all night, for about fifteen seconds, but her face still didn't show any expression.

"You're shameless enough." Tsukasa Tazaki nodded and smiled obsequiously. "Anyway, I love my onee-sama the most, so I definitely won't let you... Ouch, why did I hit your nose again?"

Hoshino Hanami withdrew her fist, stepped on the gas, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Goodbye~

Tsukasa Tazaki waved goodbye.

Carrying a tangled mess of thoughts, I walked back to the training camp, closed the window tightly, and lay back down on the bed to catch up on sleep. In my half-asleep state, I felt as if my older sister had returned to my side.

You can hear her soft voice and feel the curves of her body with your hands.

When I woke up, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon. The room seemed unusually empty and the silence was somewhat eerie, with only the dust in the beam of light still slowly floating.

I pushed open the door, intending to wash up and get something to eat.

Kuriyama Sakura, who had been waiting at the door for an unknown amount of time, immediately ran up to him upon seeing him and asked, "How is it? Is there any way to salvage the situation?"

"of course can."

"You don't seem worried at all..."

"I can't just burst into tears here, can I?" Tsukasa Tazaki stretched and looked out at the Shonan Sea in the distance.

On a summer afternoon, a handsome young man, who had just woken up and whose face still carried a hint of languor and languor, smiled brightly.

Kuriyama Sakura stared at him for a while, then rubbed her temples in pain: "Please, have some self-awareness. You look bruised and swollen right now, not handsome at all!"

Tsukasa Tazaki quickly turned around and reached out to scratch her chin.

?

The minister blinked, then gave a silly "Meow~"

A newborn kitten, a little slow-witted, whose voice is not yet clear.

"Hahaha~"

Tsukasa Tazaki clutched his stomach with both hands, laughing so hard his body convulsed.

"To! Saki! Tsukasa!"

"You are dead!"

The girl's face, which was originally as white as fresh snow, was quickly covered with large, bright red blushes.

So cute!

While fleeing for his life, Tsukasa Tazaki tried to find a reason to get the department head to appear in front of him dressed as a bunny girl.

Chapter 199 Departure, National Competition!

The next day was another fine day, and Tsukasa Tazaki resumed his normal routine.

I got up at six in the morning, quickly washed up, and started my morning run along the mountain path.

The air in the mountain forest was incredibly refreshing in the early morning; a deep breath left one feeling as if their lungs had been cleansed. Tsukasa Tazaki listened to the chirping of birds echoing through the woods as he passed through beams of light.

Twenty minutes later, I reached the mountaintop shrouded in mist. The paved road turned into a narrow dirt road, stretching long along a stream into the dense forest. The view was blurred, and I had no idea where it ended or where it led.

Tsukasa Tazaki squatted by the stream and scooped up some water to wash his face.

【Ding】

【Stamina 8→9】

After wiping the water off his face, Tsukasa Tazaki thought to himself that he would try to improve his stamina next month. He had already reached the limit of human stamina, and he wondered if there were any items that could help him further increase his stamina bar.

Footsteps sounded behind me.

He glanced at his watch; it was 6:30 in the morning.

The only person he'd likely run into here during this timeframe is Yui Kichikawa.

Looking back, the perfect girl seemed to emerge from the morning mist, her silky golden hair cascading down her back, reflecting a dazzling golden light.

The scenes and characters have a fairytale feel, reminding Tsukasa Tazaki of Alice in Wonderland.

Qichuan Wei came to his side and looked at the large bruise on his face: "You're single again?"

"For now." Tsukasa Tazaki nodded and did a few chest-expanding exercises on the spot.

"Your mood doesn't seem to be affected much."

“Actually, I feel like a piece of my heart has been ripped out.” Tazaki Tsukasa replied breathlessly while stretching his legs, “But it’s good this way. Only when I see the road ahead clearly can I start over. I’m never afraid of difficulties; what I’m afraid of is not knowing which direction to go.”

"What lies ahead of you?" Yui Kikawa bit her glistening, rosy lips. "Is it Hoshino-sensei, Shimamoto-sensei, or me?"

Why should you be included?

“Like you, I’ve never been afraid of difficulties.” Before Tazaki could speak, she continued, “Answer the question from before: Who do you choose?”

Tsukasa Tazaki chuckled and cracked his neck: "Only children make choices."

"What do you mean?"

"Of course I want them all."

Qichuan Yui slowly shook her head: "That's just a child's idea, it's not realistic at all."

"It was unrealistic for me to have come into this world."

"How is it unrealistic?"

Kikawa Yui had her hands in the pockets of her tennis skirt, her delicate face still expressionless.

Looking into those clear blue eyes, Tsukasa Tazaki felt that the gaze was very dull, like eyes drawn on paper with paint, dull and without depth.

She is now the complete opposite of how she was as a child.

With a sigh of regret, Tsukasa Tazaki turned and walked back to the training camp: "I'll let you know if I have the chance."

Yui Kikawa followed silently behind him.