"First lap, 1 minute and 10 seconds"
"Second lap, 1 minute and 8 seconds"
"Third lap, 1 minute and 15 seconds"
It started to slow down, and to see how long the young man could hold on, Okamoto still felt that his hunch was not wrong.
"Lap 4, 1 minute and 9 seconds"
"Lap 5, 1 minute and 6 seconds"
What! Okamoto glanced at the stopwatch in his hand in disbelief, and then stared at Kuriyama Mai's strong back with wide eyes...
He was 100% sure that he had never seen this classmate on the track and field after school before. He couldn't help but look up to the sky and let out a sigh:
"What a talent!"
"Teacher, how long ago did Kuriyama-san start running?"
Miyajima, the first member of the track and field team to reach the finish line, also found that Kuriyama Mai's speed was ridiculously fast.
"He officially started, 5 minutes and 40 seconds after you started, and now he has almost completed five and a half laps, which means that if he doesn't lose speed in the later stages, he will be more than a minute faster than you..."
"What!" Miyajima, who was breathing heavily with his hands on his knees, couldn't believe it. Is that guy not only fighting, but also running so well?
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Kuriyama Mai ran very freely. On the third lap, he even deliberately slowed down to admire the young girls showing off their youth in the stadium.
He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, it felt so good to be able to remake.
And when he reached the sixth lap, some female classmates who had finished the race looked at him with admiration and envy.
[Heartbeat value +1]
[Heartbeat value +2]
[Heartbeat value +5]
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[Your heartbeat balance is 746 points]
Kuriyama Mai thought to himself, if this pace is maintained, the Faiz belt is really not far away.
In the last lap, he was 14 minutes and 40 seconds away from passing the test. There were still more than 2 minutes left. He could pass even if he just walked.
Just as he was about to overtake the fat and white Oshima Mitsuru again, "Hey, Kuriyama... can you help..." His unclear voice mixed with heavy breathing stopped him.
"I really...can't run anymore..."
Kuriyama Mai had almost stopped walking at a walking pace, but Oshima Mitsusu could barely keep up with him.
If he continues at this speed, he won't be able to pass, and with his physical strength, he will definitely not be able to pass the make-up exam after resting for ten minutes...
Thinking of this, he quickly stepped in front of Oshima Mitsuzu and reminded him seriously:
"Come on, hold on to me and I'll break the wind for you from the front!"
Kuriyama Mai's 'steed' was suddenly pulled down as if by a heavy weight like a train car.
"Slow down...slow down..."
But even if he adjusted the speed to just enough to pass the line, Guangzhou behind him whispered to him, looking like he was about to fall down.
The students who had finished running at the end of the track stood sparsely in small groups. Seeing Kuriyama Mai suddenly stop, they couldn't help but make comments.
"Why did he stop? Did he want to help Oshima?"
"Maybe both of them will fail..."
"Oshima seemed to have failed the physical education test last semester," said Kitagawa, the class president of a handsome boy who was in the same class with him as a freshman in high school. "If you fail the physical fitness test three times in a row, your application for college will be easily rejected."
"This is his last chance. It seems like he has no chance..."
Everyone saw that Oshima Mitsusu at the other end of the runway had stopped completely, and Kuriyama Mai beside him didn't know what he was saying to him.
"There is only one and a half minutes left, and they are still 300 meters away..."
"Oshima is out of business again, alas."
"Who told him to grow so fat? Hahahahaha~" One of the boys' group burst into enthusiastic laughter, "I don't know what kind of loser Kuriyama-san is?"
"Yeah, that kind of useless guy won't be of much use if I help him." Someone in the group continued to say helpfully.
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Kuriyama Mai was a little anxious. Seeing Xiaopang stop immediately, he couldn't move anymore. Unfortunately, at this time, there were no items to restore physical strength in the system.
"Don't... worry about me..."
"I really...can't do it anymore..."
Oshima Mitsuru was panting and lowered his head, holding his knees with both hands. Although he had started special training a month in advance, he didn't expect that he was still almost...
Forget it if he couldn't apply for those universities, he thought of giving up.
"How can a man say he can't do it?"
"I said you can come to me if you have any difficulties."
This was when his city gate was being built, and the prestige he had just established in the class needed to be consolidated.
After all, they had not betrayed themselves in front of Mr. Honda in the training office.
Kuriyama Mai helped him face to face and nodded firmly to him, "You can do it!"
"Take off your clothes first!"
As he spoke, he quickly took off his training short-sleeved shirt, twisted it into a hemp rope, and handed one end into Oshima Mitsuru's hand.
He raised his head in frustration, "It's too late..."
"Hey, if you don't take it off, I'll take it off for you."
Kuriyama Mai refused to give in at all, and directly lifted up the hem of his clothes with both hands.
"Yeah!" Mitsuru shouted suddenly, and used all his strength to cooperate with Kuriyama Mai to take off his short sleeves.
The two short sleeves were like two tracks, connecting their hands.
"Hold it, don't think too much, pay attention to your breathing, and just follow me."
With one minute left before passing the test, Kuriyama Mai used two short-sleeved shirts to pull Oshima Mitsuru and started running again. From a distance, he looked like an instructor correcting the same hands and feet during military training.
This will not only minimize the energy consumption of his arm swing, but also help him maintain his cadence with the least physical effort.
Although Kuriyama Mai felt like he was running with a parachute, he tried his best to maintain the arm swing frequency to a frequency that he could barely keep up with.
Although Oshima Mitsuusu's thighs were already weak, he felt like he was floating on the runway as the power of a tow truck came from his hands.
"They're coming!"
"150 meters left!"
"The last thirty seconds!"
"come on!"
The students standing beside the track cheered for them as if their throats were lifted.
Even the small group of boys who had sarcastically mocked them before, were infected by the class atmosphere and shut up and quietly watched the final result.
"The last 50 meters!"
"10, 9, 8..."
Teacher Okamoto couldn't suppress his excitement and shouted passionately.
Oshima Mitsuzuru's vision became increasingly blurry, and his lungs felt like they were about to explode. "Are you finally going to pass..."
Less than ten meters away from the finish line, his eyes suddenly went dark...
Kuriyama Mai also suddenly noticed that the resistance on his hands suddenly became heavier, and he quickly turned around. Oshima Mitsuru, who was 172cm tall and weighed 170cm, was about to fall on him.
"5, 4..."
There was also a hint of worry in the voices of the physical education teacher and classmates over there.
"Teacher, catch him!"
In the blink of an eye, Kuriyama Mai made his decision. He turned to the teacher beside the track and shouted. On the other side, he bent slightly and caught the unconscious Oshima Mitsuru with his back.
Seeing the teacher and several classmates running quickly to the finish line, he immediately curled up his body like a slingshot.
The basic strength brought to him by [Fighting A-] and [Parkour A] allowed him to eject Oshima Mitsuru on his back like a cannonball to the finish line.
"2!"
"1!"
"Oshima-san, are you okay?"
"You two, send Oshima-san to the infirmary quickly!"
At the moment before the countdown of fourteen minutes and forty seconds ended, the teacher and two classmates standing at the finish line happened to catch him.
[Heartbeat value +5]
[Heartbeat value +3]
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[Your heartbeat balance is 758 points]
"Teacher, he accidentally fell over just now, so the score should be counted."
Kuriyama Mai, who tried his best to 'launch' the light universe, still stayed in place.
Teacher Okamoto looked around and saw that the students in Class C were all looking at him expectantly. He pretended to be calm and put his hands behind his back:
"Ahem, diving across the line is allowed in the competition, so Oshima-san is considered to have passed this time!"
"Wow!" There was a burst of warm cheers from the surrounding students. Okamoto smiled knowingly at Kuriyama and reminded him, "Kuriyama-san, get dressed quickly and prepare to run again later."
"Okay, teacher."
"Other students, prepare to start the thirty-minute football confrontation class! Sports committee member please distribute the distribution equipment." Okamoto calmed down and organized the students to carry out the next stage of activities.
Although he had to run again, Kuriyama Mai smiled happier than anyone else when he learned that Oshima Mitsuu had finally passed.
"I've protected another little dream~"
He sighed silently in his heart.
The students on the other side were still talking to each other privately.
"Kuriyama-kun, he really dares to help when something happens!"
"It seems that the words he said on the podium were not empty words."
"As a friend, he might be more reliable than that Inoue Kunio!"
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At the end of the physical education class, Mai Kuriyama walked out of the bathroom after changing clothes, but he already found two boys in his class waiting for him at the door of the locker room for a long time.
Seeing him coming out, the two boys hurriedly greeted him respectfully.
"Kuriyama-san, do you need us to deliver lunch to your classroom?"
"Ah?" Kuriyama Mai was a little confused.
He complained with some discomfort in his heart:
"Why are there so many heart-warming points in the class, but the ones who come to play straight ball are two boys..."
But being a big brother being served like this, he always felt a little uncomfortable, and he quickly waved his hand:
"Let's go together. We can't eat the freshest food if we bring it."
"That's right..." The two boys smiled apologetically, carefully followed Kuriyama Mai, and continued to say in a flattering tone:
"Kuriyama-san, if there is anything we can do for you, please let us know!"
"Then please help me write a 2,000-word inspection book~"
Kuriyama Mai turned to look at them with a wicked smile.
