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Chapter 271 - 145. Sports Festival (End)_3

Chapter 271: 145. Sports Festival (End)_3

The girls screamed with their hands over their mouths, the boys applauded and cheered, and both groups spontaneously dispersed, forging a direct path for Dubian Che to reach Kiyono Lin.

Dubian Che’s gaze followed the distant contestant navigating the obstacle zone as he reached out his hand towards her.

Kiyono Lin touched her chin, watching his reaction with lively interest.

"Hurry up, we’re running out of time!" Dubian Che urged.

Kiyono Lin chuckled lightly, "Okay."

Amidst the cheering crowd, she placed her hand in Dubian Che’s.

"Are you okay?" Dubian Che asked as they ran towards the obstacle zone.

"Getting through obstacles depends on agility and reaction, what do you think?"

"Given your reaction just now, I thought you had early onset dementia."

Kiyono Lin wasn’t upset because she had enough good news to keep her mood high, "Mr. Dubian, I’m afraid I have some unfortunate news for you."

"Did I guess it right?"

"..." Kiyono Lin took a breath, "Your walking over here confidently to invite me was fine, but your hesitancy and avoiding eye contact with me, Jiutiao will definitely take care of you."

"...You’re kidding, right?" Dubian Che turned his head in disbelief.

"Just wait and see." Kiyono Lin smiled confidently, certain of what was to come.

At the obstacle zone, they passed through the varying speeds of the jump rope section, leaped over goats, and traversed the horizontal bar...

Both were well-trained in their movements, quickly overtaking the people ahead of them; another pair—from the Drama Department—was much slower compared to them.

"You can do it! Come on!"

"No way! They were the last to start, can they still overtake? That’s Mr. Dubian for you~~"

"Kiyono is amazing too!"

Dubian Che felt down, navigating hills and rivers; Kiyono Lin was in high spirits, moving more agilely than usual.

The final awards ceremony arrived without question: the Human Observation Department won first place in the club competition, and Class 3-2 took the title of the strongest class.

After the principal concluded his speech, the noise dissipated, marking the end of the three-day sports festival.

After school, Dubian Che picked up his backpack and headed to the Wind Instrument Club.

Kiyono Lin stood at the conductor’s podium: "I know everyone is tired from the sports festival, but there are only two days left until the official competition, and on Sunday we have to drive to Nagoya, so the only full day of training we have left is tomorrow. I hope everyone can push through for the final sprint."

"Yes!" Despite their exhaustions, the clum members of the Wind Instrument Club responded with robust voices.

"Get a good rest tonight, start training early tomorrow, you’re dismissed."

"Hard work today."

As everyone packed up to go home, Dubian Che stayed to practice a bit longer, not leaving the school building until he regained the level he had before the sports festival.

At Shibuya Station platform, he unexpectedly encountered Xiaoquan Aonai, Akiko, and Miyazaki Mieko.

"Teacher?"

Xiaoquan Aonai turned around: "Dubian? Why are you still here?"

"We have a competition coming up, so I stayed to practice a bit longer." Dubian Che gestured with his musical instrument case and asked, "What about you teachers?"

"The car’s in for repairs," Akiko said.

"You... went to fix it together?"

"Yep." Akiko nodded.

"It’s the same car." Xiaoquan Aonai said with a smile, patting Akiko, "The three of us grew up together from the same town and came to Tokyo. We live together now and share a car."

"Property prices in Tokyo are too high," Akiko complained.

"No, it’s the teacher’s salary that’s too low," Miyazaki Mieko interjected, "But this time Aonai, thanks to the young boy’s first national title, got quite a sum of prize money."

"Are you treating us?" Dubian Che asked.

"You cheeky little guy, have some manners!" Akiko jostled Dubian Che with her elbow, much like a mob boss schooling a new recruit.

Lauhging, Xiaoquan Aonai pushed Akiko away and said to Dubian Che, "Sure, we were just about to hit the bar. Want to join us?"

"No thanks, I was just joking," Dubian Che waved his hand to explain, "I have to get up early for practice tomorrow. When I bring back a national gold medal, let’s make it a celebration party."

"You cheeky little..." Akiko didn’t finish her sentence before being pushed aside by Xiaoquan Aonai.

While Xiaoquan Aonai soothed Akiko, Dubian Che glanced at the station’s electronic display. The train was one minute away.

He addressed the tired-looking Miyazaki Mieko, "Mr. Miyazaki, are you alright?"

"Yeah, I’m fine." She was indeed exhausted, but Miyazaki Mieko felt a sense of relief after work, so her spirit was good.

"By the way, I have a question for you."

"Go ahead, young man, is it about gender knowledge?"

"...No. I want to know: if a wound gets wet it can get infected, but can disinfecting it multiple times have any adverse reactions?"

"Generally, disinfecting it three times a day is fine."

"And if the intervals between the three times are short, does it make a difference?"

"Did you disinfect it yourself?"

"No, just curious."

Miyazaki Mieko nodded and didn’t tell Dubian Che whether there would be any effect or not.