Real teaching, hypocritical gray life

"As you can see. The main player is injured, and I am the substitute."

But even so, I didn't expect that after doing that, Senior Nanyun would stop me at this time.

"Don't be ridiculous. Your explanation can't even explain why they can maintain the same speed as before. Even at the end..."

Nanyun-senpai's face gradually became gloomy in front of me.

I, who posed no threat, became a little more mysterious at this time, which led to a change in his attitude towards me.

"I'm sorry that your plan has unexpectedly changed. But after all, I promised others that I had to win, so please forgive me."

This self-humiliating speech can end here.

After leaving an opening for Senior Nanyun, I took another step.

Compared to his panting, my movements seemed easy.

However, he was not going to give up. At the same time, the familiar yet strange question he asked made me pause.

"How fast have you reached?"

"........."

[Probably, I can always exceed others’ expectations.]

This is the only answer I can recall, but I didn't respond that way.

I cannot guarantee that the current situation is consistent with that of a few years ago.

What is certain is that I can probably show far more limits now, so I should answer -

"Look, I can still speed up."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, I turned around, leaving only my back, and walked back to the class camp alone, no longer caring about anything that Senior Nanyun said.

At the same time, we don’t want to cause any extra trouble.

As I thought about this, my brain suddenly sank.

"Luo! You guys, aren't you super fast? What kind of big boss behavior have you been doing so far?"

Okabe ran over and clamped my neck under my armpits. It hurt because the force was quite strong.

"I just finished running 1000 meters. It was very tiring."

My sight was completely fixed on the playground, so I pretended to be powerless and patted his arm. But this time, my words were not understood, instead, they easily saw through my trick.

"Ha, you still have the nerve to say that after performing like this. You ran 1000 meters without getting red in the face or out of breath, and you tell me it was strenuous?" As he said that, Okabe tightened his grip again, and I could only resist by trying my best to relax.

Even though it's not my full effort, I should at least treat the winner well...

"Sorry, I was wrong."

I was locked up and could only beg for mercy in a low voice. Finally, Okabe stopped and released my armpits.

I covered my neck, feeling a little strange, and then slowly paid attention to the situation in the classroom.

Because of the wonderful competition between the three of us and the amazing chasing speed, the final game successfully attracted the attention of the whole school.

After running 1000 meters, everyone in the class looked at me with curiosity, and there were many admiring glances.

In the following seconds, I was under tremendous visual pressure.

"Well, even I would feel troubled if I were stared at like this."

The boys surrounded me directly, especially those who were familiar with me, and even touched me. Although the girls were not so close, I can be sure that their eyes never strayed from me, even when they whispered to each other privately, they kept their eyes fixed on me.

"I say, do you know how fast you ran just now?"

"........It shouldn't be that fast. It's just that the opponent is too slow."

"Hey, hey, are you serious? I don't know the exact time, but the second place started at least twenty seconds before you."

"Ah, is that so........."

At this point, it seems that I can no longer escape this disaster by simply pretending to be stupid.

"Two minutes and twenty-five seconds. This is the time it took Luo Jun to run 1000 meters. The second place finisher should have run about seconds earlier."

Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked behind them. Wangcang was sitting not far away, biting a lollipop that he had given us to temporarily replenish our energy, while raising his hand and shaking his phone.

What is displayed on the screen is an application that can do timing, and the value is exactly what Wangcang just mentioned.

02:25.13

It seems that the maximum time recorded cannot exceed hours.

"............Why does Mazi keep time?"

Bai Bo asked what we all were thinking. In fact, this matter is not difficult to explain, and Wangcang did act as if he didn't care.

"After seeing what happened just now, I'm sure you'll be thinking about timing it, maybe racing with the student council president or something...but I never expected the result to be like this."

At the end, Wangcang still had an expression of disbelief and looked at his mobile phone screen in confusion.

"Why did things develop into a speed contest between you, the student council president and Ayanokouji-san from Class D?"

"Ah, just let it happen naturally..."

I'm sorry, but I don't know the reason for the one-on-one competition myself.

"Anyway, the blood is boiling."

I made a very youthful speech, and this conclusion caused everyone to be stunned, as if 'a mere idiot can actually have passionate moments'.

"........."

"Asako, are the times taken by D-class Ayanokouji and the student council president also recorded?"

"Yes, because I only pressed the record button, not the stop button."

Mr. Wangcang operated on the screen, and then another recorded time appeared before our eyes.

02:45.56

“Hey, is this the only data?”

"Because the two people crossed the line too close together, at least I couldn't tell the order in which they crossed the line... Oh, isn't the referee also using a camera system to confirm this?"

This can be basically confirmed from the busyness within the staff camp.

"Let's not talk about them for now, but their result is too exaggerated. They have directly surpassed the 23-second lead of the second place!"

"This is not the most exaggerated thing. If Vice President Nanyun had not interfered with Luo in the end, it might have been even faster."

The girls noticed this in great detail.

At the very beginning of the race, I was following closely behind Ayanokouji and Horikita, but as my body warmed up, I gradually started to move. Now that I think about it, the three of us kept passing people.

But at the end of the game, I was the only one who caught up with Senior Nanyun.

At that time, Senior Nanyun was probably surprised by my speed, and he subconsciously ran closer to me. In terms of distance, we almost collided with each other, which forced me to use the outside circle at that corner, and at the same time, I increased my speed to overtake him.

So, the result might be even better than the original one.

As for the rankings of Ayanokouji and President Horikita, I didn't pay attention to them, but the third and fourth places will definitely be between them.

"Isn't this result close to the world record?!"

"Even if you say so, I can only feel myself running......"

"So why didn't you show it before? This way, you have a good chance of winning the best student award in the school competition, right?"

The most critical issue has been brought out.

The energy conservationists' arguments are no longer feasible, and claims that force was used out of necessity for the greater good of the class will only arouse suspicion.

I need an explanation that is more reasonable and that my students can trust.

At this moment, everyone is waiting for my response, but there is no doubt that I have run out of ideas.

Ichinose opened her mouth in the middle of the girls' group, but after hesitating for a while, she said nothing.

Perhaps it can only deepen others' suspicion of themselves.

After waiting for a few seconds, I decided to fully establish my identity as an "energy conservationist", but -

"I asked Luo to do this."

Kanzaki suddenly stood up at this time.

"Eh, was this arranged by Kanzaki-kun?"

Kanzaki is surprisingly popular among girls, but his cold personality means that no substantial intimacy develops. Ichinose is also surprised by Kanzaki's statement, but she finally acquiesces to such behavior.

"So Kanzaki-kun already knew about Raku's athletic ability?"

"Well, the training time before the sports festival was already clear, and it was also at that time that I deliberately asked Luo to conceal his own strength. I apologize here for hiding this from everyone." Facing everyone's questions, Kanzaki calmly responded one by one.

"It doesn't matter, but...why do you want to do this?"

"Just in case."

"Class C did not conduct any reconnaissance or intelligence gathering on other classes during the training period before the sports festival, or we did not notice it."

"Although I don't know what they want to do, I know that they will definitely use some kind of strategy in the sports festival. I have taken the current situation into consideration. Regardless of whether the contestants are suitable or not, as long as they encounter strong players from the AD team, I will try to make them incapable of action."

"The facts are just as I expected. Our class's main fighting forces, Shibata and Wakayama, as well as Class D's Sudo and Horikita, have all been injured and temporarily or permanently incapable of participating in the competition. Considering this, I decided to keep Luo hidden until the time when we actually face off against the other classes."

"Also, I apologize again for hiding the truth from everyone when I was selecting the players for the final relay race."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kanzaki bowed to us, and everyone said that it was not necessary to go to such lengths.

Kanzaki said these words not because of my arrangement, but because of his own considerations. He has realized that my strength is not as simple as it seems. Even if I don't admit it, he has probably linked my personal existence with the previous special exam.

This information must not be made known to the students in the class under any circumstances, so as to achieve a surprise effect. At least, it must not be known to the students until the traitor in the class is found out.

"Although the victory in this relay race came a little inexplicably... Anyway, we finally beat Class C."

"That's a great job, Luo."

“Want to experience a celebratory basket toss? You can.”

Basket toss should mean toss the basket, but——

"Celebration basket toss...what is that?"

"It's a celebration of victory."

"It can't be the kind that throws people up or something like that......"

"Yes, how do you want to come?"

“Please spare me…”

I have been living an ordinary life until now, and such a contrast will definitely have an impact on the future, but how to deal with it depends on what other people think in this regard.

Also, if Kanzaki's excuse were to reach Ryuen's ears through the 'traitor' in our class, he would probably be shocked.

It's just a pity that he is unable to understand the truth of the matter right now. If he has to explain it, he will probably be too confused to think about it.

[Students from all grades and classes are requested to gather in the designated area as required. The closing ceremony of the sports festival is about to begin. ]

The announcement sounded at this moment, and our class stopped the fun celebration. Led by Kanzaki and Ichinose, we left the class camp.

"Is this what Luo Jun told me about, that someone would walk the rest of the way for me? The ending really won't be a regretful departure."

Shibata fell to the back of the class because of a waist injury, and I was just walking slowly.

"It was just a fluke."

I said it nonchalantly, but unexpectedly it made Shibata-san laugh.

"Ah, I understand. Luo Jun is a trustworthy companion."

“…Perhaps.”

I responded vaguely.

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The school announced the results while the closing ceremony was taking place.

At this moment, all the teachers and students in the school turned their eyes to the huge electronic bulletin board.

"Then we will announce the results of this year's sports festival—"

The electronic bulletin board, divided into two groups, red and white, began to count down and displayed numbers.