I'm Sick And Tired Of My Childhood Friend's, Now Girlfriend's, Constant Abuse So I Broke Up With Her
/ I'm Sick and Tired of My Childhood Friend's, Now Girlfriend's, Constant Abuse so I Broke up With Her Chapter 9
Author's Opening Comments: Last chapter I said the same thing, but thanks again for all the comments!
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The day of the athletics festival has come . The weather is perfect and everyone is pumped .
As the events are going on, everyone else is free to do what they want on the sports grounds . As for the three of us, we're having fun watching all the events .
Egg toss, scavenger hunt, centipede race, tug of war, dance competitions and so many more events . It was pretty impressive seeing so many events in a row . Yukishiro-san did the egg toss and Hasuike did the tug of war . As for me, I decided to do the large skip rope . All the second years participated in the Sodan Bushi dance and the scavenger hunt was for the whole school .
After much time, the much anticipated 2nd year relay race finally arrived .
"You two do your best!"
Hasuike and I both give Yukishiro-san a thumbs up .
"I'll do my best as the first one up, everything's up to you after . "
And after Hasuike's words, I do the same thing .
"The first runners for the relay, please line up!"
Hasuike leaves to line up as we hear the student council president's resounding gathering call . Yukishiro-san and I stand and watch Hasuike as he gets ready . From the speakers, we can hear the classic relay song "Hellish Orpheus'' playing .
"On your marks, get set, GOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!"
Bang .
The pistol fires off its blank and the four runners begin their run .
"You can do it, Hasuike-kun!"
Yukishiro-san and all of our classmates shout words of encouragement as loud as we can . Our shouts reach him, and we can see his face light up . And with that, the tops pass over the baton to the next runners .
Our class has 31 students and with each baton pass, the relay keeps on going, inching towards the finale .
"What will I do . . . I think it's going to be my turn soon…”
Yukishiro-san turns white as her turn slowly approaches .
"Hey, calm down Yukishiro-san, this is what you've been practicing for . You'll be alright . "
"Th-thanks . Hey, Ichinose-kun, can you put out your hand?"
"My hand? Sure . "
I don't really understand what she wants with my hand, but I put it out anyways . She takes it with her hands and clasps it tightly .
"Huh . . . "
"I think that'll do . Thanks Ichinose-kun, I feel more confident now . "
"Y-yeah . . . "
Her usually white face now has a shade of pink, glowing with vigour . I smile and wave as she leaves, but all I can think about is my racing heart .
As she takes the baton, her soft hair flutters in the wind as she runs as fast as she can . I find myself gazing at her intently . As she reaches the next runner, she manages to pass the baton successfully . Having fulfilled her duty, our eyes meet and we both smile at each other .
And all that's left is my job, the most important one .
Right now, Class 2 is leading the competition by a considerable margin, meanwhile our class is second with the third place class chasing our tails . The anchors take their positions . Kirigaya, the anchor for Class four, me and the anchor for Class three line up in that order .
Everyone is stretching their muscles and rolling their wrists except for me . I'm standing stock still . The guy from Class four turns to Kirigaya .
"Is the guy from Class 1 an amateur or what?"
I'm pretty sure the anchors from Classes 3 and 4 are members of the track team too .
"The anchor from Class 1 is in the track team too . But his girlfriend dumped him, so his mind is in a twist right now . Hahaha!"
" . . . . . . . . ''
It's obvious that Kirigaya is mistaking me for Hasuike .
"Well, it's not like he can ever win against me in anything . Not in running and definitely not in lov-"
"The baton's coming . "
"ah, I'll be going then . "
With a cocky smile, Kirigaya gets ready to take the baton, but not before he pushes his hand through his hair . And the gap between first and second becomes even more drastic . People from my class are anxious . Yukishiro-san and Hasuike especially, as they look at the oncoming runner with worry .
The runner from Class 2 runs up and she passes the baton to Kirirgaya .
With the stars of the show finally appearing on stage, everyone's attention focuses back on the running track . Under the shining May sky, the banging of drums, the enthusiastic cheers from the girls and the yells of encouragement from the guys are all united .
As the final runners get ready, the final song ends . All that's left is a straight dash to the finish line .
Alright then .
The guy from Class 4 takes off and I'm getting ready myself . Destroying Kirigaya is my only goal, nothing has changed . I've come this far, no backing out now . I get myself ready like how Hasuike has instructed me many times before .
The Class 4 anchor receives his baton .
And then, a few seconds later .
In my hand, my classmate hands over the baton to me .
Off I go .
I can feel the wind resisting me as I start springing forward . The noise of the cheering fades away and all I can hear is my own breathing .
In front of me, the Class 4 anchor seems to be frozen in time, so I easily pass him .
And second place is mine .
But that's not enough .
In my line of sight lies the back of Kirigaya .
I'll fucking pulverize him .
Just then, the tailwinds and headwinds shift .
With every step, I advance further, my feet kicking on the soft ground .
With every step, Kirigaya's back becomes bigger .
Just like the haughty hare, he thinks he's all alone running so far ahead of everyone else . His stiffening eyes as he sees me approaching is so satisfying .
With every step, the goal line becomes ever so clear as Kirigaya and I are neck and neck .
He really is the track team ace . His running speed is fast .
But I am a level beyond him .
"Fuu . . . Kuu . . . "
As I break the goal tape, I hear Kirirgaya's pained moans behind me .
All the students seem to be shocked silent, but the next second, thunderous applause is heard throughout the sports grounds . All my classmates come rushing towards me, pick me up and throw me into the air .
"H-hey everyone, calm dow-"
Since I'm all the way up in the air, none of my classmates can hear me . Oh well, might as well live in the moment .
As I look down, I see tears running down Yukishiro-san's face and beside her, Hasuike is weeping loudly, his face in his arms . Those two seem to be elated .
"Ichinose, you're one hell of a runner!"
"You were so fast!"
"I know right! If it weren't for you, we wouldn't be in first place!"
"You're so hot!!!"
"The anchor for Class 2 was the ace of the track team, Kirigaykun! You left him in the dust!"
"That piece of shit deserved what came to him given his cocky face before . "
Seems like Kirigaya is trying his best to remain cool, but the girls in his class can see through his flimsy act . With reality hitting him, Kirigaya flops down onto the ground and stares dumbfoundedly into space . I manage to catch this from the corner of my eye .
The atmosphere for Class 2 definitely feels like a funeral, with an ashamed feeling going around everyone . With everyone abandoning him, Kirigaya turns his attention to the first year area .
As if it was just magic, my eyes find a first year girl furrowing her eyebrows and biting her lip . My eyes meet with that girl, Hanabi Kisaragi .
Oh no, her own boyfriend got beaten by her ex, how vexing . For fuck's sake . Well, I'm not really angry or anything, just mildly annoyed . Because of Hasuike, I was able to beat Kirigaya and with that, I have even more reason to not give a damn about Hanabi .
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Translator's Notes: Such a satisfying chapter, the running sequence was pretty hype . Also, expect a delay for Chapter 10, I have a surprise in the works . Look out for that!
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