Was this her full strength?
Only...
Ichika's figure swiftly chased after her like the wind.
After all, Ichika couldn't afford to show weakness in front of the person she liked.
"That's amazing!"
The surrounding students watched the two figures quickly vanish into the distance.
Before anyone had even noticed, Yuki had already sprinted off, yet Ichika could still keep close behind her. It was astonishing.
"Those two girls are ridiculous."
The boys in the surrounding groups grumbled.
If they had been the ones running, they probably would have been left eating dust far behind.
Kiyotaka Ayanokoji had clearly already dropped out, so how were there still monsters like this at the school...?
"This is the relay point for the fifth runner. We can now see the fourth runner approaching—the fifth runners have set off."
Majima-sensei sat at the desk and switched on the walkie-talkie, allowing the other students to learn the current state of the exam.
From confirming each runner to the final leg now.
"Utsunomiya from Group 8 is in the lead. Ryuji Kanzaki from Group 5 is close behind." In the end, the teacher in charge of the fifth relay point announced.
That meant the ten-kilometer relay had reached its final stage.
All the students turned their attention toward it.
Since they had not gone to the finish line, they could only learn the result through the teachers' reports.
And now...
"Group 5's final runner has taken the lead and claimed victory." A voice came through the walkie-talkie.
A narrow victory.
"Looks like the upperclassmen are still stronger."
At the finish line, Kanzaki and the underclassman Utsunomiya braced their hands on their knees and gasped for breath. As the final runners, they had taken on their entire teams' efforts and given it everything they had.
Utsunomiya had