Translated: Sei, MTL-sensei-tachi
Edited: Sei, Grammarly no Danna
Source: Syosetu

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32, Another High-Five


　After finishing talking with me, Tatsumiya's expression brightened.

"Haa...Kaichou. ...Nfufu"

　Tatsumiya seemed to enter her own world in a dreamlike state, grinning to herself.
　It seemed that she felt like she had already become Ike's lover.

"I'm going back to my class."

　It seemed she could no longer see me, but I said that just in case and left.
　As I made my way to the tent where the group was waiting, I spotted Kana, who was alone and glancing around the area.

　The sports competitions were coming to an end, and I wondered what was she doing here all by herself.
　Just as I was thinking so, Kana seemed to spot me and came over to me, waving her hand vigorously.

"Yuuji-kun, I finally found you!"

"Were you looking for me?"

　I respond to Kana's words.
　She nodded and said, "Mm, that's right."

"The final event is about to end, where were you and what were you doing?"

　To Kana who asked with a worried expression,

"I was having a little chat with Tatsumiya."

　I replied.

　Hearing my words, Kana let out a relieved breath.

"What is that reaction?"

"Well, I was just thinking that if it's Tatsumiya-san, it should be safe."

"Safe?"

"That's right. I'm really worried that if you were with Fuyuka-chan, the two of you might have been flirting with each other. But Tatsumiya-san likes Haruma, so I thought it wouldn't be a problem."

　That's what Kana said with a smile on her face.
　I hesitated about how I should respond, but decided to change the subject for the time being.

"Now that I think of it, why were you looking for me, Kana?"

　At my question, Kana made a surprised expression.
　Then, with an innocent smile,

"T-That's right! Yuuji-kun, high five, high five!!"

　She said excitedly, raising both her hands into the air.
　Pushed by her momentum, I raised my hands up to eye level.

　Kana immediately tapped my hand on top of her own.

"Yay, we did it!!"

　She continued to clap her hands on mine happily.
　I was confused, but all I could say was, "O-Oh."

　Kana had been enjoying the high-five for a while, and then, continuing the high-five, she naturally intertwined her fingers with mine and shook my hand.
　Then, looking me up, she smiled, letting out a carefree voice “Eheh” as she looked at me.

　...As expected, this situation cannot be seen by others.
　Thinking that, I let go of her hand.
　She looks a little disappointed,

"...What was this high-five about?"

　I asked her,

"What, you ask. The relay. We won, right?"

　Kana looked puzzled, then continued,

"It was great that you passed the baton so well in the relay, wasn't it? Our practice paid off!"

　She said and smiled.
　Even though it was the result of the practice, I didn't do that much since I was only doing it occasionally during class.　
　But there was no way I could say such a serious thing, so I responded with words, "Ah, that's right."
　Hearing my words, Natsuna now smiled softly and looked straight at me.
　Then,

"You were so cool, Yuuji-kun!"

　She said so in a very warm voice.

　Hearing those embarrassing words, I was deeply moved again.
　It's a big difference from last year's sports festival where I was skipping by myself.
　I am glad that I was able to realize the preciousness of working hard together with my friends and classmates.

"Thank you. Kana was cool too."

　I honestly said that to Kana, who easily overtook the boys from the sports club.
　Then, with a shy smile on her face,

"Thank you!"

　She replied.

　At that moment, a sudden cheer reached my ears.
　Shortly thereafter, an announcement is heard.

"Looks like the last event is over."

"Yeah. Shall we go back to class, too?"

"Yeah, let's do that"

　After exchanging words like that, we returned to class side by side.


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　And so the closing ceremony finished without a hitch.
　In the end, the White team, which Ike and I belonged to, was victorious.

　Those in the class who took the event seriously shared their joy with their classmates.

　And—,

"You did it, Tomoki-kun!"

"Tomoki-kun was as active as Ike-kun!"

"You were really helpful!"

　Their voices were directed at me.
　Being able to share the joy with them might be the happiest thing for me.

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　—And, before we had time to bask in the afterglow of our joy, the first and second years had to clean up the sports festival.
　It was a hassle for the students who had just been seriously engaged in the competition, but it could not be helped.

　The students around us, too, looked listless, but still followed the instructions and proceeded to clean up the place.

　After putting the equipment away in the gymnasium storage, they were about to return to the school grounds.

—Gusu

　The sound of someone crying reached my ears.
　I thought at first that it was my imagination, but after hearing it two or three times at intervals, I realized that there was no doubt.

　If I went there I'd probably just scare them, but maybe someone got hurt while they were cleaning up.
　I couldn't just ignore that, so I headed towards the sound and decided to see what was going on.

　The source of the cry was soon found.

"...What's wrong, Tatsumiya?"

　Behind the gym storehouse.
　In a place that probably won't catch anyone's eye.

　Tatsumiya Otome was crying alone—.