Lonely Me and the Lonely Caring Goddess - Chapter 78

“That’s… Takanashi?”

“I’m running in the same group as him.”

“I’ll definitely win!”

The number of enemies has grown, and it’s getting troublesome.

However, since Senpai is cheering for me, I will run as fast as I can.

I heard a voice from the cheering area as I was about to go to the starting line.

“Do your best, Takanashi-kun!”

“Do your best, Onii-chan!”

It was Todo-san and Mio-chan.

They came to cheer for me…

I waved, and they waved back at me. Mio-chan’s hair, tied in a twin-tailed style, is swaying.

Mio-chan’s presence healed me in this atmosphere full of murderous intent.

Todo-san was surprisingly an average and adorable person.

By the way, what’s up with those guys who turned around when they heard that I was called “Onii-chan”?

“A-Angel!?”

These guys… What are they talking about?

After that, I heard a voice from a little distance away.

“Kazunari, do your best!”

Even Yokogawa…

That guy… He started calling me by my first name just after that one incident.

I still have trust issues with Yokogawa, so I won’t call him by his first name. Since he came for some reason, I’ll just ignore the way he called me… and to be honest, It didn’t feel bad.

I raise my hand in response.

With that, cheering voices became louder.

It included the two of my classmates who belong to Natsumi-senpai’s fan club.

Aren’t those guys near Yokogawa’s fan club?

“Takanashi-kun, we came to support you as a representative of Sara!”

Natsumi-senpai came too.

Most have no direct association with me, and I know they have their reasons.

But to have so many people supporting me like this is something I never thought possible.

After meeting Sara-senpai, I realized once again that it was because of her that I was able to expand my horizons.

To what extent did Sara-senpai save me?

By the way, the hate from the boys peaked as the cheer from the girls became louder…

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I gave it my all, but it’s not something you can achieve with guts alone.

I ran with 10 guys and came in 5th, which, from my point of view, would have been an outstanding achievement.

I mean, running a 200m as hard as I can with a body that doesn’t usually do any exercise…

It made me super exhausted. I wanted to see Sara’s face, so I went to the live coverage tent…

“Good job, Takanashi-san! That was amazing!”

Upon getting closer to the tent, I was greeted by a beautiful voice.

I turned around and looked to see Sara-senpai coming up to me.

She praised me with such a dazzling smile.

In contrast, the people around were eager to kill.

I’m glad she came here, but… is Fukuzawa-san alright?

“Umm, Satsukawa had an urgent matter to attend to and has left for the time being. I will be on my own until she returns…”

Fukazawa-senpai’s announcement echoed.

Urgent business… Could it be…?

Oh no! This means I have to bring Sara-senpai back as soon as possible.

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I returned to the live footage seat with a happy Senpai.

I still have the scavenger hunt to participate in, but I’ll have to nail it this time to prevent the same thing from happening to me.

“Students competing in the girl’s sprint event, please go to the starting area…”

Fukazawa-senpai announced the next event. She’s been talking all this time. Isn’t she having a hard time?

Moreover, the question is, is Fukasawa-senpai competing in any events?

After arriving at our respective seats, Sara-senpai spoke.

“Good job, Takanashi-san. You did a great job! Especially catching up in the middle of the race. Good luck in your next event, the scavenger hunt.”

“It’s all thanks to your support, Sara-senpai.”

“Fufu… Is that so? Then I’ll be sure to support you in the next scavenger hunt. If you do well… I will give you a reward later.

A reward??!

What could it possibly be?

I’ll need to work hard on the scavenger hunt…

“You two! Please stop flirting in the live coverage area…”

Seeing this side of Fukasawa-san, a twin-tailed loli with a cutesy expression might be a reward for some.

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“Everyone! Minamin will now be competing, so I will hand over the microphone…”

I guess Fukasawa-senpai will be competing as well.

Was it the 100m dash?

By the way, Senpai will participate in the 200m dash in a little while.

So who will take over the live coverage…

“Everyone, good work.”

The Student President came back.

He sat down in place of Fukasawa-senpai.

So that’s how it is.

The Student President didn’t look particularly nervous and began to speak into the microphone.

“I will take over the live coverage from here on in place of Fukazawa-san. I’m your Student Council President, Daichi Uesaka.”

The President and Vice-President doing work supposed to be done by other members of the broadcasting club, albeit temporarily, is also a highlight event…

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“Well then, Takanashi-san, I’ll go now.”

The Student President and Sara-senpai explained it to some extent. It was because Senpai had to leave to participate in the event.

“Do your best, Sara-senpai.”

“Yes!”

Thus, we two boys were left behind.

Will the Student President be the sole commentator…?

Thinking about it, I should have just gone to cheer for her if Sara-senpai wasn’t here.

“I’ll be there cheering for Sara-senpai, so good luck, Student President.”

As I hurried to leave before he said anything unnecessary, the Student President spoke on the microphone.

“Since Satsukawa-san will participate in the 200-meter run, she will be leaving temporarily. And until Fukazawa-san returns, we will be your host commentary, Uesaka, and Takanashi-kun!”

…No, no, no! You must be kidding me.

I don’t want to! I can’t do it!