A Good Show Is About to Begin

Seeing how tense things were between the two, Morishita sighed.

"Uchiha, I heard from the other students that you started running over forty seconds late. Why be so hung up over who crossed the finish line first?"

"No matter how you time it, you won."

Uchiha said, "This is a war between men. Women, stay out of it."

Morishita said, "Oh."

Dongshan froze for a moment.

Then he slapped away the masked boy's hand.

What an insolent brat!!!

He vehemently denied it.

"I wasn't targeting you. I treat every student on the field equally."

"You said I was deliberately targeting you. Exactly how?"

How?

Uchiha answered without a second thought, "In every way."

"You..."

Uchiha raised a hand to cut him off, then calmly asked, "You said I broke the rules. Where exactly did I break them?"

"Please list them."

Dongshan thought for a long time, yet found himself speechless.

In that time, the heavy rain had already soaked through his clothes, shoes, and socks.

His toes began to itch—not from embarrassment, but because years of exercise had caused fresh calluses to form.

"Your hairstyle is far too explosive. That doesn't comply with campus regulations for college students..."

With no other option, Dongshan vaguely pulled out a random excuse.

??

Uchiha rubbed his fluffy wool curls. Are you fucking picking a fight?!

This insanely handsome hairstyle, and you said it broke the rules?!!!

That was a personal attack!!!

"So, do you dare race me in long-distance running?"

"If I run you into the ground, put aside your prejudice and apologize to me in person."

To earn Boldness, he had no choice but to make another grand declaration.

Anyway, whatever he did, the system would take the blame.

So he felt absolutely no moral pressure!!!

"..."

"???"

The track fell deathly silent.

You wanted to run a PE teacher into the ground?!

And make the teacher apologize to you?!!

Ryuuen abruptly turned his head, his gaze slightly vacant.

Ibuki's mouth hung wide open.

Horikita had reached the exit, only to immediately turn back.

They all thought they had misheard.

"..."

Dongshan stared at Uchiha without speaking for over ten seconds.

Then...

He crooked his lips into a smile.

It was not a mocking smile.

He genuinely found it funny.

An ordinary college student wanted to compete in long-distance running against an Ironman Decathlon champion?!

Do you even know what I'm capable of, and you dare say you'll run me into the ground?!

This troublemaker was still too young.

He wouldn't turn back until he hit a wall!

Sure, your explosive power was decent, but when it came to stamina and endurance, he would not be afraid even if another ten students took turns challenging him!!

"Fine."

Dongshan's eyes were full of amusement as he agreed outright.

"I'd like to see what you're made of."

It was about time these youngsters learned what the Whirlwind Prince was all about.

He was an Olympic retiree who had been at Advanced Nurturing for eleven years. He had no idea how many arrogant brats lacking any self-awareness he had run into the ground. How could he possibly lose?!

"..."

Escorted under umbrellas by their lackeys, Ryuuen and Ibuki consciously stepped off the track.

The two exchanged a glance, each seeing the other's disbelief.

Was this guy serious?!

Racing the PE teacher?!

Ibuki rubbed her knuckles, her emotions complicated.

She had to admit that Uchiha's strength in that hit earlier had truly shocked her.

But strength alone, without endurance, still would not be enough to beat the teacher.

"He's dead," Ryuuen said, clearly not optimistic about Uchiha, mockery in his eyes.

Ibuki said nothing.

She thought so too.

The other students all pursed their lips.

Then they suddenly began calling friends over.

Kushida called Ichinose.

"Bestie, hurry and bring people to the track to watch a good show."

Ichinose said, "?"

Tilting her head in confusion, she asked, "What good show?"

Kushida nearly burst out laughing.

"Jiahao versus the PE teacher in a long-distance race!!!"

"An epic showdown of ridiculousness!!!"

"If Jiahao wins, I'll confess to him on the spot!!!"

"..."

Ichinose had already been curious about Uchiha. She still had not figured out how he had gotten into the student council, and now he was going head-to-head with the PE teacher in a marathon?!!

What else was there to say? She called the entire class and headed out!!

At the track.

Yamauchi frantically made posts on the campus forum. Never mind whether the contents were good or bad—the titles were all exceptionally eye-catching.

<#Jiahao makes a wild claim, says he'll run the PE teacher into the ground in a marathon!!!>

<#Uchiha has a screw loose! Showing off in the rain backfires—watch Teacher Dongshan discipline this villainous Hao!!!>

<#Shocking! The climax is here, and boys and girls are at a loss!! Pictures included!!>

Compared to the first two, more students preferred the third.

They clicked into it with sleazy expressions, only to discover...

The text was exactly the same as the first and second posts. Not a single word or punctuation mark differed. It was obviously copied and pasted!!

The keyboard warriors began typing at lightning speed.

"Disgusting!! Clickbait!!!"

"Fuck!! Which pervert wrote this crap? Anonymous, huh? I'll track you down in real life!!!"

"I've got nowhere to vent my anger. I'm going to watch Uchiha at the scene and have some fun to balance my mood."

"Go go go!!!"

[Boldness +1168]

[Boldness +1259]

[Boldness +1214]

[Boldness +1577]

[...]

Uchiha's eyes lit up.

Not bad, not bad.

This PE class had not been a waste.

In just this short while, he had gained another ten thousand Boldness.

Hehehe!!!

It felt incredible!!!

Meanwhile.

Dongshan stood in lane two.

"Kid, I'll give you the inside lane, lane one, so the students won't say I'm bullying the young."

Uchiha slowly walked toward lane three.

"No need."

"Otherwise people might say I'm bullying an old man."

Dongshan's eye twitched.

"You're giving me a handicap?"

Uchiha nodded. "It's fine."

"I'm giving you one because I'm bold enough."

"..."

"???"

Ryuuen nearly failed to hold it in from the side.

You were giving Teacher Dongshan a handicap?!

It seemed that kid still had no idea of Teacher Dongshan's illustrious record.

Dongshan took a deep breath and forcibly controlled his twitching expression.

"Before we start, I suggest you take a look at page twenty-seven of the admissions guide. It has my profile on it."

Hearing that, the other students opened their admissions manuals in the rain, then stared wide-eyed one after another.

"Holy shit, Teacher, you're actually that strong?!"

"He bragged too much. This time Brother Jiahao is going to crash and burn!!"

"Hahahaha, he finally kicked an iron plate! Any bookies taking bets on how many laps Jiahao will lose by?!"

Onizuka said, "I'll be the bookie!!"

This boy had been voted by the girls as one of the least popular boys, tied with Yamauchi.

Yamauchi said, "I bet he loses by five laps."

Ike said, "I bet he loses by three laps!!"

Tomura said with heartfelt grief, "Hmph, none of you believe in Brother Jiahao? He's our classmate, and he's someone who creates miracles!!!"

"Think about it. He dared to chop lightning with his bare hand!!"

"Just now, he waited more than forty seconds, carried a girl weighing eighty or ninety jin on his back, and still overtook the strongest Black student!!"

Yamauchi and Ike spoke in unison. "So what are you saying?"

Tomura smiled shyly. "Nothing, I mean..."

"I bet Jiahao... loses by ten laps!!!"

Yamauchi said, "???"

Ike said, "..."

Tomura merely wanted to fool the traitors and see whether he could balance out the odds.

After all, everyone was betting on Jiahao losing. He figured the points he earned otherwise would not even be enough to fill the gaps between his teeth.