My second life is a bit strange?

"Go for it! If you win, you'll treat everyone to cold drinks!"

Hearing the squad leader's promise, everyone gritted their teeth and said, "Yes, sir!!"

As the rope was pulled over little by little.

The referee blew the whistle.

"Stop! Red team wins."

A surge of collective honor welled up inside him, and Fatty loosened the ropes binding him, lying on the ground without a care for his image: "Hahaha, my mission is complete!"

"Get up, the ground is so dirty." The homeroom teacher chuckled and pulled him up from the ground.

While everyone was distracted, Kimura secretly sneaked into another class, unceremoniously sitting by the water dispenser to cheer on the other classes, and frantically stealing snacks, cutting off the enemy's supplies.

After the tug-of-war, it was time for the men's 200-meter and 400-meter races. Each class ran on one lane, and Feng was lucky enough to be assigned to the inner lane.

"Come on, squad leader!"

"Go, Feng!" Qianhua shouted along with her classmates, waving the baton to cheer him on. Because of the large movements, the excessive fat on her chest also jiggled.

Feng gave a thumbs-up towards the direction of his class.

"Ahhh!"

"Come on!"

"Everyone is in position! Get ready!"

"Squad leader, tap tap open!!"

Bang!

With a gunshot, Feng shot off like an arrow, quickly putting a considerable distance between himself and the others.

"Wow, so fast! Is A-Feng really that good at running?" Fujiwara Chika exclaimed in surprise. Eriri wasn't surprised, after all, she had an older brother with equally terrifying physical abilities.

Are they really family?

Feng won first place without any doubt. After crossing the finish line, he took a moment to catch his breath and lifted his shirt to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

The girls blushed deeply.

"I'm going to keep it as my screensaver."

"He has abs! That's amazing! Ahhh, I'm going to die!"

Eriri was so jealous she was about to explode. Kaede pushed through the crowd, went to the restroom, washed his face with cold water, and came out to find Eriri leaning against the door waiting for him.

Holding the bottled water he had bought, Feng took the water, unscrewed it, and had just taken a sip when he heard Eriri say something.

"I only bought it for you to open for me, how come you just drank it by yourself?"

"Hey." Feng handed the water he had just taken a sip of back to her.

Eriri blushed and turned away: "I won't drink what you've already drunk."

"What's the situation now?"

"The men's 200-meter race is over, now it's the women's 200-meter race. Who will be competing for our class?"

"Shinomiya-kun."

"Hey???"

Eriri looked at Kaede in disbelief: "Shinomiya would be interested in something like this??"

"Guess~" Feng said, keeping everyone in suspense, and then walked ahead.

"Tell me quickly."

When Kaguya returned to the classroom, she was already standing on the track, stretching her ankles and staring blankly ahead.

The cheers from other classes had no effect on her at all, but there was no sound from her own class. After all, no one expected Kaguya Shinomiya to participate, even though she had been sitting alone on the side just moments before.

That sense of unfamiliarity made everyone unsure how to interact with Kaguya.

"Hey, hey, what's going on? We can't let others intimidate us." Bai Yinfeng clapped his hands and shouted, "3, 2, 1, Kaguya!"

"Go for it!" The shouts of the whole class were deafening. For a moment, Kaguya Shinomiya couldn't hear any other sounds. Looking at the boy standing at the front of the class, her eyes inexplicably felt a little sore. Maybe it was because the wind was too strong.

A gunshot startled her awake. Even though she started slower than her classmates, she had practiced Aikido since childhood and had physical abilities far beyond her peers. She quickly overtook them and continued to expand her advantage, eventually winning the championship.

"Yay!!!" A burst of screams erupted in the class.

Fujiwara Chika rushed up and hugged her, excitedly saying something.

Kaguya untied the headscarf from her head and looked at Kaede, who was smiling at her, her heart in turmoil.

……

Kaguya Shinomiya also didn't know how to get along with her classmates, nor did she know why she had such a strange feeling, so she carried her stool back to the classroom alone.

"how do you feel?"

Upon hearing this, Kaguya paused, her hand still open to the book: "They all fear me."

"They don't understand any of this. It's your fault for coming in with such a cold face. They look scary. After all, they're just a bunch of thirteen or fourteen-year-old kids. Kaguya Shinomiya is Kaguya Shinomiya."

"You know who I am?"

"Yeah, I checked it when I got home yesterday, and it really scared me, but so what?"

"Yeah, so what..."

After a moment of silence, she continued, "Thank you for today."

"Then you promise me one thing."

“…Speak.” Kaguya looked into his eyes, wanting to know what he was thinking.

"Shinomiya-san is a bit troublesome to pronounce, so from now on I'll call you Kaguya, and you can call me by my name in return."

"Okay, but only you are allowed."

"It's settled then." Maple waved and left, leaving Kaguya alone.

He didn't notice that Kaguya's face was a little red, and her hands were unconsciously tightening, making the book a little wrinkled. She kept turning the pages of the book in her hands, but her thoughts were flying to the window, drifting into the sky along with the shouts.

After spacing out for a while, she packed up her books and returned to the playground. Although she was standing on the periphery, she slowly began to integrate into the group.

...

"Ah, I'm so happy~" Kaede stretched and walked side by side with Eriri on the street.

“It’s been a while since we went back together,” Eriri said.

"Well, after all, there are club activities."

How was the art exhibition?

"The response has been good, and we've received many suggestions. Let's work together to improve."

"Ah."

The setting sun cast long shadows of the two of them, stretching towards the future.

Chapter 18 Knee Pillow

The temperature dropped suddenly, causing Eriri to catch a cold and stay home to rest. During lunch break, Fujiwara Chika was called over by the teacher again.

"Hey, Feng, let's have lunch together?" Some male classmates, seeing that Bai Yinfeng was rarely alone, wanted to invite him to lunch.

When Kaede saw Kaguya leave alone with her lunchbox, he put his hands together and said apologetically, "Sorry, I have an appointment for lunch."

He carried the lunchbox and ran all the way to the rooftop, where he saw Kaguya sitting quietly on the steps.

"It's windy outside today, let's eat inside."

"Hmm." Kaguya untied the silk wrapping of the bento box. The bento box was as exquisite as ever, and the food was not only balanced but also delicious.

"I'm starting to eat!" (x2)

"Kaguya, your bento looks delicious! Is this squid ring?"

"Would you like to try some?" She pushed the bento box forward.

"I won't be polite." Feng picked up a piece and took a bite. The squid ring seemed to pop open in her mouth like a taut rubber band.

"Mmm, it tastes pretty good. You should try my burger patty."

Kaguya couldn't refuse. Her chopsticks easily pierced the hamburger patty, and with a gentle stroke, a small piece of meat was picked off. Kaguya held it underneath with her hand and ate the beef wrapped around onions in one bite, the juices filling her mouth instantly.

Kaguya was amazed. The two of them quietly ate their bento boxes, enjoying the tranquil atmosphere.

"Ding-dong." Both of their phones rang. Kaguya opened it and found that it was a message from Fujiwara Chika.

She invited everyone to her home on Christmas Eve.

"Kaguya, are you going?"

"Yes, my family will also let me go."

[After all, it's the Fujiwara surname.]

"I'll go too. I was thinking it would be awkward if there weren't enough people. Did you get a new phone?"

"No, I just bought a backup phone. Fujiwara has already added me to the group chat."

"Then add me. You can use this to contact me normally, so you don't have to go through the trouble of sending emails." Feng opened Line and showed Kaguya the QR code.

"Alright." Kaguya stopped in the notes section and, after careful consideration, filled in "class monitor".

The two chatted idly, one sentence after another, until Kaede fell silent. Kaguya looked at him and found that he had fallen asleep.

Just as she was about to get up, Feng leaned on her shoulder and then slid down. She quickly used her hands to support his face, her face turning as red as if it were about to bleed. After supporting him for a while, her hands became a little sore, and she couldn't hold on any longer, so she put them on her lap.

She had never been so close to a man before. Her hands were at a loss, worried that he would wake up and that others would see them.

Kaguya stared blankly at his sleeping face.

【friend.】

Kimura, lost in thought, went up one more floor and saw two people sitting on the top step. He immediately hid around the corner.

[Oh no, I'm doomed! Seeing this, I'm afraid I'll be killed to cover my tracks! I'd better get out of here!]