Karaoke Lung Capacity Training

"I can't speak, I can't sleep, a reverie.

The true identity you're looking at.

A medical chart no one can read.

I just want to know the mystery."

"Wow, as expected of Ichinose."

"I even feel like the air has become a little sweeter after hearing Ichinose's singing voice."

"For real?"

Ichinose replied shyly, while the students of Class B cheered loudly in the karaoke room, the fatigue from a day of physical training vanishing in an instant.

"Do you want to sing too, Kagami?"

Ichinose had specifically invited Nagami to the class gathering at the karaoke bar to thank him for his help during the Uninhabited Island Special Exam. Ichinose wasn't the type to keep secrets well, and her entourage had already managed to piece together the inside story of the island.

"If we sing a duet, sure."

"Hey~ oh, that's fine. What should we sing?"

In this parallel world, most of the timelines remained the same as the original world. This included his favorite song, One Last Kiss by Utada.

Nagami sang with a low, deep voice.

"The first time at the Louvre, I didn't feel anything particularly special.

Because my own Mona Lisa, I had already met long ago."

He pointed the microphone toward Ichinose, signaling for her to continue.

[Though there have already been many, Let's add one more.]

"[Can you give me one last kiss?]

[Things I don't want to forget.]

[Oh ➡Oh➡Oh➡ Oh ⬆Oh⬆Oh⬇...]"

"I love you more than you'll ever know."

Ichinose's voice was clear, sweet, and soft, and Nagami's low, deep tone blended perfectly with it, as if they were whispering something to each other.

Their voices intertwined, and whether it was due to the lyrics or the accidental collisions of their gazes, a subtle warmth began to permeate the air.

Just like the beginning of the song, "My own Mona Lisa, I had already met long ago."

Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap...

"That was great! I didn't expect Nagami to be such a good singer."

"I feel like younger underclassmen would be instantly defeated by that, even though we don't have any."

Wave after wave of praise brought the atmosphere to its peak. It was only missing someone to shout, "Get together! Get together!"

"Thanks, thanks."

Nagami responded.

In the dim light of the karaoke room, no one noticed the blush staining Ichinose's cheeks. She kept stealing glances at his profile, replaying those ambiguous lyrics over and over in her mind.

Even though it was just a brief moment of contact, something had been planted in the heart of the adolescent girl, and every time she looked at him, that bittersweet, swelling feeling became even clearer.

"It's already 9:00 PM. It's getting late, let's head back."

The happy time passed quickly, and it was soon 9:00 PM. Although the student dormitory didn't have a mandatory curfew, given the school's strange hidden rules regarding ability evaluations since the start of the term, everyone followed the schedule of a model student.

"That was so much fun today. Bye Chihiro, bye Kanzaki, bye Asako..."

Walking to the foot of the dormitory building, Ichinose said goodbye to her friends one by one.

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"Kana, Honami."

"Yeah! See you tomorrow, Kagami."

"Nagami-kun, I haven't seen you around lately. What have you been busy with?"

Kushida from Class D suddenly leaned in to strike up a conversation.

"Oh, it's Kushida-san. I forgot to tell you, I'm a student council trainee now. There's just so much to do with organizing the Sports Festival."

"Just call me Kikyo. Nagami-kun is truly amazing. Have you signed up for the mixed-gender three-legged race? I feel like I'm not close enough with anyone else to feel comfortable asking."

"The boys in Class D are all excellent. If you really can't find anyone else, come find me."

Nagami refused, as a three-legged race with someone of such a vastly different height was nothing short of torture.

"Hirata, I'm participating in the 100m dash, 110m hurdles, 200m run, group tug-of-war, pole-toppling, and the school-wide co-ed 100m relay."

The cavalry battle and the high jump were not suited for pure power athletes; for the rider, a lighter weight was a greater advantage, while the opposite was true for the person acting as the mount.

"Nagami-kun, you're entering six events. Will your stamina hold up?"

"It's perfectly fine. As long as I distribute my energy reasonably, it won't be an issue."

(The standard time for a Level 2 athlete in the 100m is 11.74s, and the Asian high school record is 10.52s. Unless my luck is abysmal and a record-holder happens to be in this school, taking first place with a full-effort 10.5s run shouldn't be a problem.)

(For the men's 110m hurdles, the optimal height is between 180cm and 188cm. Only athletes with that height-to-limb ratio can complete the seven-step approach to the first hurdle.)

"It's been a while since I've trained. I'll go find my rhythm once I'm done with everything today."

"With Nagami here, Sudo can save a lot of his stamina."

"Koenji, do you have any events you're participating in?"

"Apologies, I'm not feeling very well. I can only cheer for you all from the spectator seats."

Koenji was slacking off as usual, and Hirata didn't bother trying to persuade him otherwise. Everyone had long since grown accustomed to the eccentric behavior of this blond man.

(He does have the capital to slack off, though. It's just a pity that Class D has quite a few deadweights who are neither athletic nor academically gifted.)

"Sigh, let's reorder the list. After all, we can only submit it once."

Hirata-mama was working himself to the bone for Class D; his dark circles had grown significantly heavier.

It was hard to imagine that in a magical place like Class D, there would be a saintly person like Hirata.

Ike and Yamauchi were plunged into extreme anxiety because this exam was far too unkind to them.

"What do I do? We lose ten points if we're in the bottom, I should've studied harder. Starting today, I've decided to stop reading light novels."

"Ike, I've decided too. From today on, I won't play a single game. I'll throw myself entirely into studying. I'm going to study all night."

"Ganbatte!"

"Ayanokoji, what events did you sign up for?"

The Three Idiots asked.

"I signed up for all the team events, like the scavenger hunt, four-way tug-of-war, and the co-ed three-legged race."

"Everyone has to sign up for team events, but is the co-ed three-legged race with Horikita-san?"

"Even though Horikita usually acts cold and is hard to get along with, it's genuinely frustrating to let you take advantage of the situation."

"Hey, Ayanokoji, don't you dare take advantage of Suzune, you hear me! I'll be watching you!"

The red-haired gorilla was very bothered by this.

The entire student body seemed to be filled with enthusiasm for the Sports Festival, including the Student Council President.

"Nagami, you're here. Did you sign up for the relay events for this Sports Festival?"

"I did. After all, the points are quite substantial."

"I look forward to your performance. In the previous competition, before I was Student Council President, I won a beautiful victory in a relay race against the former Student Council President."

"The relay race between the candidate for president and the incumbent Student Council President has always been a tradition of the student council."

"Oh! Then I will certainly give it my all."

(The Student Council President, huh? What a pain. Once you graduate, senior, I'll just slip away. After all, out of sight, out of mind.)