Faced with the blackened heroine, they actually stopped time

"I don't think there's anything between us."

"Huh? You're not..."

"But I accept this proposal, Kujo Nao. I will tell you that not everyone needs to act according to your ideas. The principles you believe in are not the truth."

"Haha, you better have this chance...then come!"

Compared to the two girls here who are at loggerheads.

The first fight to begin was between Oreki Gen and Ito Sensei.

Looking at the young man in front of him, the man who had participated in the whole night honestly felt like he had regained his youth at this moment.

I found the feeling I had when I was young, when I was fearless and desperate to achieve a very naive goal.

It seems that my previous self was very naive, and it seems that only after entering society did I understand the complexity of this world.

But what I miss more is nostalgia. I miss the time when I was brave and simple-minded, without having to think so much, and without having to look back and forth like I do now, considering the interests of all parties, making it difficult for me to move forward.

This is youth...

To risk your life and shed your sweat and tears for a goal that may be ridiculous, this is the meaning of youth!

I, a man who is about to enter middle age and become numb, rotten and smelly in the ups and downs of society...at least at this moment, no longer exists!

Sensei Ito looked at Oreki Gen and shouted loudly.

“Oreki-kun! I won’t let you down just because you’re a student. You’d better show your strength!”

Oreki Gen looked at the other person with a smile and shook his head with ease.

"Teacher Ito, I admire your courage, but that's all. Courage is precious, but strength is the only thing that matters."

“Stop bragging! At least here, I won’t lose to you! Oreki Gen, be prepared!”

"Then come on, Mr. Ito. There is no other time, it's now!"

"Now! Sushi!!!"

The passionate shouts shocked many people.

Of course... the meaning of this shock may be a little strange.

"What is Mr. Ito talking to Oreki-san about?"

"Wait, is that really Mr. Ito? Just from what he said I thought it was some middle school boy!"

Even a few teachers pressed their temples with headaches.

"I said Mr. Ito is a simple person, right?"

"I don't care. I've been preparing to make fun of him about this for a month when school starts. It's so funny, hahahaha..."

"But don't you think... Mr. Ito seems to be completely immersed in it now? Just like these children... Think about it, if we teachers play like this, we probably can't reach this level, right? I really envy Mr. Ito."

"Indeed... When you say that, I feel like tears well up in my eyes... I've never seen Mr. Ito like this before... Come on Mr. Ito!!"

"Yeah! Ito! Come on, you must win!!"

People always see things in others that they don't have, and thus miss them and feel moved.

Perhaps it is not because of the person I saw that I was moved, but to commemorate the past and that summer that I can never go back to.

It’s a pity that fantasy is beautiful, but reality is cruel.

Although Mr. Ito tried very hard, at this time he mobilized almost all his strength and passion, as if he had picked up his youth again.

The moment he rushed forward, he even felt as if he had traveled through time and space, becoming younger and braver.

But when he really rushed in front of Oreki Gen, Oreki Gen accurately grasped his hands.

Before Mr. Ito could react.

Oreki Gen suddenly raised his hands, as if dancing, and Ito Sensei turned around, and then he felt the boy's chest behind him.

He simply couldn't resist the strength of this young man, the reality at this moment was so powerless.

When he heard the slight whine of the name tag on his back, what he heard was not the sound of the name tag being torn off, but the distant call of his younger self.

'Don't miss the past, the past is over. Now you should live your life well!'

At the same time, he heard the young man's low voice behind him.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Ito, but this time, I must win."

"Tear!"

The name tag was torn off.

The man stood there, his hands had actually been released, but he felt as if his soul had been taken away.

After a while, he looked at Oreki Gen.

He smiled bitterly.

"It's ok."

Then he raised his head with relief and looked at the starry sky.

Have you seen such a sky when you were young?

But what kind of dreams did I have at that time, and what kind of future did I fantasize about? Would I have thought that I would be like this today?

Yes, youth is indeed over, it has ended long ago.

But life...is still on the way.

After Oreki Gen finished this task, he did not rush to help Asagiri Ryou, nor did he do anything else. Instead, he watched the two girls' close combat quietly with interest, just like the spectators on the side.

Asagiri Sumiko and Kujo Nao did not have any special preparation before the battle. In fact, they did not know what strategy they should adopt, and perhaps there was no need for it at all.

After all, now we are fighting with our emotions.

So they rushed towards each other at the first moment. Of course, the only bottom line was not to develop to the point of pulling hair, otherwise it would be unacceptable in front of so many people.

Their hands intertwined and constantly changed directions, as if they both felt the other's determination to defeat them and the strength that left no room for maneuver.

Nao Kujo is taller and appears to be healthier, as if she has better athletic ability.

From the very beginning, she was in a position that slightly suppressed Asagiri Ran.

Looking at the serious-looking girl in front of her, Kujo Nao sneered while trying hard.

"Asagiri Ran... apart from your looks and your grades... you have nothing. Don't you understand?"

Beads of sweat covered Asagiri's forehead, but she had no intention of falling behind in any aspect.

"Don't be ridiculous. As a student, what else do I need? Do I need to be as rich as you? Or do I need those fake friendships?"

"Because you have no friendship, you say those are false friendships?" Nao Kujo was very disdainful.

Asagiri Ran sneered even more.

"Because of the benefits you give and the gifts you bring to them, they surround you. Do you think this kind of friendship is true friendship? I don't have friends because I don't need such friends. I don't feel pitiful or lonely. You are the one who is self-righteous!"

"Stop being so tough!"

Nao Kujo suppressed her opponent step by step, and all the benefits of her usual exercise seemed to have turned into advantages at this moment.

Her eyes seemed to be spitting fire.

"You could have been friends with me... You could have avoided all this, but you insisted on doing this! Aren't you just looking down on us? Do you think we are childish and unworthy of being your friends? Why?"

This sentence made Asagiri Ran stunned.

She didn't seem to expect the other party to say that.

Because of this moment of distraction, her strength was instantly reduced, and Kujo Nao did not hold back her strength at all, so...

"boom!!"

In an instant, the situation got out of control.

The two fell to the ground together, but Asagiri Ran was lying on the ground while Kujo Nao was riding on the girl's waist.

The posture looks a bit strange, but it looks particularly novel when it appears on two girls.

And Kujo Nao looked straight at the other person.

"What was I thinking in the beginning? It's obviously you who are disgusting! Do you think I'm jealous of you because you're pretty or because you have good grades?! Damn... You're the one who's so self-righteous!"

Asagiri Ran frowned slightly, still seeming to be persisting at this moment.

she asked.

"Then what's your reason?"

It seemed that Kujo Nao no longer cared about the current situation at this moment. She had so many things she wanted to say to this girl.

"I just don't accept it! Why do you have to be so unique? Why do you have to be so special? Why can everyone be friends, but you have to be alone and stand out from the crowd? Why do you think you can do something that a group of people can't do?"

It seemed as if Kujo Nao only understood the meaning of those things at this moment.

I was indeed a little jealous of this girl's looks and her intelligence, which allowed her to take a long break from school and come back to top the grade...

But more importantly, she felt that she could never become someone like Asagiri Ran.

She has been lonely since she was a child, and she felt lonely because her parents were too busy with work to be with her.

So she needs company and more friends to resolve these emotions.

But what about Asagiri Ran? She never seemed to say that she was lonely, and never actively asked for any friendship or communication... She even refused when I took the initiative to make friends with her.

Why? Why do I seem weaker than her?

It turned out that it was this kind of emotion that covered her that made her target Asagiri Ran in front of her. Only at this moment did Kujo Nao understand everything.

So she wants to win, win to show her, and tell her that her friends may not be able to do many things, but they can definitely do more than one person.

Asagiri Ran seemed to understand something at this moment.

Her eyes fluctuated rarely, and she took a deep breath as she looked at the girl in front of her.

"When I win, I'll tell you why."

"You still want to win...what...!"

Before Kujo Nao could finish her words, Asagiri Ran quickly raised her upper body with her flexibility.

She opened her arms and instantly hugged Kujo Nao.

While Kujo Nao was still a little at a loss, she reached out to Kirito Ran, accurately and precisely.

"Tear!"

It was Asagiri Ran who was pressed down who tore off Kujo Nao's name tag!

Kujo Nao was stunned for a moment before she realized something.

Kujo Nao, whose mood seemed to collapse in an instant, sat down in a mess, and Asagiri Ran also stood up.

"Kujo Nao."

Asagiri Ran stood up and called out the girl's name.

Kujo Nao looked up blankly, but did not see the smug smile of a winner on Asagiri Ran's face, but a calm expression instead.

She looked at herself and whispered.

"Everyone has his or her own life and has the right to choose his or her own lifestyle. You may need more friends, but I may think that is a burden."

Kujo Nao murmured in a low voice in embarrassment.

"What kind of answer is that..."

But the next moment, Asagiri Ran reached out her hand.

Kujo Nao was a little slow to react... Doesn't this mean she doesn't need friends? Why did she do this?

Asagiri sighed.

"But you are right, and neither am I. There are some things that I may not have done well enough, but I have no plans to change them for now. But maybe I did not make it clear to you at the beginning... Well, let me say it again. I still don't need so-called good friends for now, but we can talk occasionally in the future and say hello to each other when we meet. I... don't hate you."

Kujo Nao stretched out her hand and shook it with the other person.

After Asagiri Ran pulled Kujo Nao up, she let go of her hand and turned around, still like a lone walker.

Oreki Gen saw this scene clearly, but he chose not to talk about it because there was no need.