Kazehara Tetsu looked at this scene and walked over.
The rustle of footsteps on the grass caught Morishita Ai's attention.
She raised her head and her eyes narrowed slightly when she saw Kazehara Tetsu.
"What's wrong?"
Kazehara Tetsu stopped in front of the two of them, his eyes falling on their calves that were tightly tied together.
That piece of Red Cloth Band looks particularly dazzling against the white skin.
Even because of the pulling just now, a faint red mark was left on Yamamura Miki's ankle.
"It seems that you have not found the so-called 'tacit understanding'. Do you plan to join forces to participate in Two-Person Three-Legged Race? If this is the case, not to mention getting the ranking, I am afraid even finishing the competition will be a problem."
"Kagihara..."
Seeing the person coming, Yamamura Miki seemed to have seen a savior, and seemed to be even more nervous. She quickly tried to shrink herself behind Morishita Ai, but because her legs were tied, this action almost made her fall again.
"No, it's not like that."
Morishita Ai was quite calm. She stretched out her hand to support Yamamura Miki.
"Yamamura Miki is just a sparring partner."
"Sparring partner?"
"That's right."
Morishita Ai nodded, "Because we couldn't find a suitable candidate, we temporarily used Miki's legs to experience the feeling of being restrained. But..."
She glanced at her panting friend with some regret.
"Data collection failed. The data sample of Miki is too biased and has no reference value at all."
"Huh... huh... Sorry, Morishita..."
"I really... even taking just two steps is already my limit..."
Kazehara Tetsu raised his eyebrows, "Since you don't even have a suitable partner, Morishita, are you really going to have fun? Giving up on this project is a wise choice."
Although a project like Two-Person Three-Legged Race seems simple, it has extremely high requirements for height matching, stride coordination and tacit understanding between both parties.
If you can't find the right partner, it's a disaster.
"No."
Unexpectedly, Morishita Ai shook his head.
She let go of Yamamura Miki's hand, squatted down, and untied the cloth strap wrapped around their ankles.
As the restraints were released, Yamamura Miki immediately took two steps back as if he had been granted amnesty, rubbing his somewhat red ankles, with an expression on his face that said he was "finally alive".
Morishita Ai took the Red Cloth Band in his hand and stood up.
She did not put the cloth belt away, but gently wrapped it around her white fingers, looking straight at Kazehara Tetsu.
"I'm still very interested in this project."
She said it as a matter of course, as if the dilemma of not being able to find anyone to train with her just now didn't exist at all.
"This process of forcibly binding two independent individuals to achieve a goal through forced unification through close physical contact... In a sense, it is of great research value, isn't it?"
"So..."
She took a step forward and walked in front of Kazehara Tetsu.
The distance between the two people instantly shortened.
She raised the red ribbon in her hand and waved it in front of Kazehara Tetsu's eyes.
"I want you to join me in Mixed Gender Two Person Three Leg."
This is not a discussion, more like a notification.
Kazehara Tetsu looked at the girl in front of her who was always a bit unique and couldn't help but smile.
"Hey, Morishita Ai."
He put his hands in his trouser pockets and leaned back slightly, looking helpless.
"Are you being too forceful? I obviously don't intend to participate in such a troublesome project."
He looked down at the strap.
"It is my right to refuse such an ineffective proposal."
Upon hearing this rejection, the expression on Morishita Ai's face did not change at all.
She just looked at Kazehara Tetsu quietly, her eyes sparkling.
"Refuse?"
She tilted her head, seeming a little confused by the word.
Then, she said something that almost shocked Yamamura Miki, who was rubbing her feet at the side.
"Since he is my boyfriend, it makes sense to help."
The air seemed to be quiet for three seconds at this moment.
"Cough cough cough!"
Yamamura Miki broke out into a violent cough. His eyes widened as if he had seen a ghost, and his eyes glanced back and forth between Kazehara Tetsu and Morishita Ai.
"Boyfriend?"
As one of the few friends of Morishita Ai, and even an inseparable shadow, she was completely unaware of this breaking news!
"That's it."
Kazehara Tetsu nodded and took a step forward. This time, he took the initiative to approach Morishita Ai.
"Since the request is based on my status as 'boyfriend', it is indeed difficult to refuse."
He stretched out his hand, not to pick up the strap, but directly held the hand holding the strap by Morishita Ai.
The cloth belt was picked up by Kazehara Tetsu with his fingers.
He didn't think of himself as Outsider. He didn't even wait for Morishita Ai's response and squatted down very naturally.
One hand held Morishita Ai's slender and white ankle.
Kazehara Tetsu raised his head, his eyes followed the straight calves upward, past the edge of the gym pants, and finally stopped at Morishita Ai's expressionless and delicate face.
Morishita Ai looked down at the man who was "raising and lowering his hands" on her ankles, still as calm as ever, as if the person whose vitals were being held was not her.
Kazehara Tetsu was not tied very loosely. In order to ensure the synchronization rate of the two people during exercise, he deliberately tightened it some.
"It's done."
He stood up and clapped his hands.
At this time, the two of them were standing side by side, with one side of their bodies almost completely touching each other.
In order to maintain balance, Kazehara Tetsu stretched out his hand very naturally and hugged Morishita Ai's waist.
"In order not to fall, you can try to hug me. After all... we are of the same mind now."
Morishita Ai turned his head slightly, a trace of thought flashed in his eyes.
Then, she made a decision.
"Sound advice."
Morishita Ai adjusted his breathing and tilted his center of gravity slightly toward Kazehara Tetsu.
"Then... start!"
Get started.
Surprisingly smooth.
The inner legs of the two people stepped out at the same time, and the red belt was tightened, but there was no sense of blockage.
"One, two."
Step two.
The stride length is exactly the same.
"As expected."
Morishita Ai nodded secretly in his heart. If it was Kazehara Tetsu, he could indeed keep up with her rhythm.
At this moment, she even had an illusion.
This is not two people running, but a creature with three legs moving.
She even felt a faint sense of ease.
"If this is the case, the speed can be increased further."
As a girl with strong curiosity, after confirming the stability, her first reaction was naturally to test the limits.
She slightly increased the intensity of her steps, trying to speed up the pace.
However.
The moment she had this idea, she suddenly felt something was wrong.