Ichinose Honami: Sakayanagi? / Horikita Suzune Wants to See Him

"Still looking, but we already have a target."

Kiriyama Ikuto pulled out a notebook, about the size of his palm, which he had just put in his pants pocket.

"How does Hashiba- kun plan to throw it away?"

Horikita Manabu, who had been sitting quietly listening on the left, placed his hands on the table and asked Hashiba Hikaru a question.

"Now that we've made the bet, we naturally have to do our best to ensure we win,"

Hashiba Hikaru took the notebook from Kiriyama Ikuto and quickly circled a few names in it.

"These few people can continue to push forward; they'll understand what I mean."

"Okay, I understand."

Kiriyama nodded silently.

"You started preparing for this a while ago?"

Horikita Manabu suddenly became curious.

"Yes, I'll explain to Horikita-senpai after everything is over."

Hashiba Hikaru nodded slightly, a cold smile playing on her lips.

"Then I'll treat you all to a good show."

"I'll be looking forward to it."

492

Chapter 492 Ichinose Honami: Classmate Sakayanagi?

After the morning's academic classes, the afternoon's schedule includes basic physical training, which will reportedly involve long-distance running, requiring everyone to get used to the rhythm of exercise.

I heard that the school will be holding Road Relay Race on the last day, with different members of the group exchanging batons for each leg. This requires considering whether each student can persevere to the end.

Because Hashiba Hikaru already engaged in effective training during his school years, the intensity of physical education classes was a minor issue for him. However, after running a few laps and seeing his group members panting heavily, he realized that intensive training was indeed necessary.

Otherwise, if someone takes the exam without prior training, they might actually fail.

How does everyone feel?

He asked the other members of the group, and they said that those with good athletic ability seemed to have it easy, but those with weaker abilities found it very difficult.

"It felt alright, it's just that the intensity was a bit high all at once, so everyone was a little caught off guard."

Shibata, also an athletic young man, appeared relaxed as he scanned the other members of his group, taking in their performances.

After all, running in the mountains and forests is different from running on a rubber track.

"Regardless, please continue this training, for the sake of final victory."

"Yes, yes, we'll do our best!"

The students in Class A of the First Year were easy to communicate with, while among the other three students, one had good stamina, but the other two performed worse, and their legs were already trembling after a few rounds.

"You guys keep up the good work. If you have any problems, feel free to ask, and I'll try to find a solution for you."

"Classmate Hashiba. We'll do our best."

Having spent some time together, these people have integrated into the group. Apart from the student from Class C who is relatively difficult to deal with, the other two are quite easy to talk to.

"After the exercise, there's one more event today,"

Hashiba Hikaru recalled the first day's arrangements, "It was about mental training."

"Is it going to be meditation again?"

Because one cannot talk while meditating and must maintain one posture for a long time, this part can be quite difficult for active high school students.

"No matter what it is, every single one must be taken seriously."

Let's go.

The students returned to the same wooden Dojo as in the morning for the next lesson. Before dinner, there was one last lesson, which was also meditation.

"Why is it that Classmate Hashiba's posture is always so perfect, and he can hold it for so long without making a sound?"

"Yes, please teach us some techniques!"

After the meditation session, the students, whose backs and waists ached, looked at Hashiba Hikaru, who seemed relaxed. They hadn't been allowed to chat during the entire session, so they could only ask her questions afterward.

Whether it was the first round in the morning or the second round that just ended, Hashiba Hikaru's meditation posture remained consistently perfect. After completing [Zen Meditation], he closed his eyes and remained motionless, just like a true ascetic.

"Don't think about anything when you close your eyes, just let your body stretch out and you'll feel better."

Hashiba Hikaru smiled slightly, "Everyone should know what meditation is for, right? It's to soothe the Mental Strength."

"But I find it very difficult to control my body."

"Just practice more and you'll get better."

The boy patted the other person on the shoulder, preparing to go have dinner with everyone.

Just as he entered the restaurant, Hashiba Hikaru saw a tall, pink-haired figure; it was his girlfriend, Ichinose Honami.

"Hikari, you're here."

The girl turned her head with a smile. She had completed all her classes meticulously throughout the day, and although she was physically and mentally exhausted, seeing her boyfriend made all of that seem insignificant.

"Honami."

Hashiba Hikaru smiled gently and leaned over to walk into the cafeteria with her.

How did you feel about today's class?

On the way to the cafeteria, Hashiba Hikaru took the initiative to start a conversation.

"It's alright. Our team members are all quite hardworking, and they even volunteered to make breakfast tomorrow."

Ichinose Honami side by side with her boyfriend, a bright smile always on her lips.

"Our group started with the third-year students,"

Hashiba Hikaru thought for a moment, "If you're going to cook, you'll have to get up early, right? If it's six o'clock, then the person cooking will have to be at least two hours earlier."

"Yes, we've already discussed it. We need to get up at four o'clock to prepare breakfast."

"It must have been really tough."

Hashiba Hikaru sighed. Just as they were walking down the corridor, they witnessed a dispute ahead. Several men and women were gathered together, seemingly talking about something.

The boy, with his keen observation skills, quickly spotted the person surrounded by the crowd. She appeared to have fallen, and the people around her were apologizing to her.

"Hikari, what's wrong?"

Ichinose Honami was holding her boyfriend's arm when she noticed him suddenly quicken his pace and run forward, breaking free of her grasp.

Someone fell down, I'll go help her up.

"What?"

Ichinose Honami quickened her pace to follow her boyfriend, and the next moment, she witnessed a scene that made her heart skip a beat.

The boy who was originally standing opposite seemed to be the one who caused the girl to fall. He tried to help her up, but the silver-haired girl completely ignored him.

But when her boyfriend walked over, Sakayanagi Arisu smiled slightly, then very cooperatively placed her small hand in the boy's hand, and was helped up by Hashiba Hikaru.

Not only that, her boyfriend also carefully put his arm around her slender waist to help her stand steady, and bent down to pick up her walking stick.

"Classmate Sakayanagi..."

"Hikari, what happened?"

Ichinose Honami smiled and stepped forward to ask the somewhat disheveled silver-haired girl a question. The girl had already stood up, leaning on her cane, but was standing very close to Hashiba Hikaru.

"It seems that when Yamauchi walked over, she accidentally knocked over Classmate Sakayanagi's cane, which caused her to fall."

Hashiba Hikaru offered a gentle explanation to his girlfriend, then looked at Yamauchi Haruki standing there and said coldly, "Have you apologized?"

"I didn't do it on purpose, and I've already apologized!"

Yamauchi Haruki looked at Hashiba Hikaru with an indifferent attitude, while Sakayanagi Arisu shook her head slightly and said, "I'm fine, Yamauchi, you should go eat first."

After Yamauchi left, Sakayanagi Arisu noticed that Ichinose Honami was keeping her gaze fixed on him.

She felt a little amused, because the pink-haired girl's posture resembled that of a puppy guarding its food; whenever someone approached her "precious child," she would immediately send out a very clear warning signal.

"Then I'll be going now, goodbye Classmate Hashiba."

"Yes, remember to be careful, Classmate Sakayanagi."

"I will."

The silver-haired girl turned and left deftly, while Ichinose Honami took Hashiba Hikaru's arm again, staring intently at his face and saying, "Hikaru's eyesight is really good; he could see someone had fallen from that far away."

"... Uh, it was just a coincidence."

Hashiba Hikaru smiled awkwardly. For some reason, he felt that Ichinose Honami's words had a hidden meaning.

I hope it's just my imagination.

493

Chapter 493 Horikita Suzune Wants to Meet

After the first day of classes at the Forest School, everyone in the group felt exhausted. After dinner, all they wanted to do was rush back to their dormitories to rest.

"So, how's the first day of classes going? Is everyone doing well?"

Hashiba Hikaru touched her hair and asked the others in the group with a smile.

"It feels really troublesome, especially meditation."

Shibata immediately expressed his true feelings: he had no problem with long-distance running, but meditation, which required him to remain motionless for a long time, was indeed very uncomfortable for an athletic young man like him.

"Yes, running is fine, but meditation is the real challenge."

"I feel that meditation is okay, as long as you find the right posture, there won't be any problems."

"If I get used to it gradually, I should be able to manage."

"That's good. Everyone must be tired today. Let's take a shower and get some rest soon."

Hashiba Hikaru thought for a moment, "Tomorrow is Saturday, and according to the school's arrangements, we should have a break, so we can relax a bit."

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, the boys in the room immediately became restless.

According to the information in the manual, we arrived here on Thursday, today is Friday, there are only half a day of classes on Saturday, and Sunday is a full day off.

"Come quickly tomorrow, I'm planning to go out for a walk."

"But there's only woods and hillsides here, nothing fun to do. I might as well stay in the dorm and rest."

"You can go find everyone and have some fun."

The boys couldn't help but enjoy their two days of rest. While everyone else started lining up to wash up, Hashiba Hikaru went out onto the balcony alone.

"Tomorrow... I still need to continue communicating with Kiriyama, hoping that things will get better with his arrangements."

Hashiba Hikaru stroked her chin. After the next two days of rest, she would have to focus all her efforts on preparing for the exam, ensuring everyone was in peak condition before the exam.

"What is Classmate Hashiba thinking about?"

As one of the most outstanding boys in Class A of the First Year, Kanzaki Ryuji has always had excellent observation skills. He immediately noticed the boy standing on the balcony with a pensive expression.

"Kanzaki..."

Hashiba Hikaru was taken aback at first, then seemed to realize something and immediately asked, "Do you have any plans for tomorrow?"

"What's wrong?"

Seeing his serious expression, Kanzaki's expression also changed slightly.

"I need you to do something for me, is that alright?"

"What is it? Please feel free to ask if you can do it Classmate Hashiba."

Kanzaki Ryuji always trusted Hashiba Hikaru and never complained when assigning tasks.

"Yes, that's right."