I'll Take Nanase-san, Who Is Small And Adorable, Away From Her Cheating And Clueless Ex And Make Her Happy. - Chapter 293: Hiyori-san, Me, and the Autumn of Sports (Jump Rope Edition).

Hiyori-san, Me, and the Autumn of Sports (Jump Rope Edition).

“Roge~r! Alright! Let’s do this!!”

With a spirited shout, Hiyori-san began jumping rope.

As instructed, she started at a slow, steady pace to let her body adjust, then spoke to me while skipping.

“Hmmm, this brings back memories…! I haven’t done this in years, but my body still remembers how!”

“I mean, we haven’t done this since elementary school, but surprisingly, things like double jumps are still doable, right? Well, there’s no need to go that far today, though.”

As I watched her nostalgically, my mind wandered back to my own elementary school days.

I remembered how we did jump rope and group skipping during PE. At some point, those activities just disappeared from class, and thinking about that made me feel a little lonely. Sensing my distant gaze, Hiyori-san flashed a playful smile and said:

“Eh~? But wouldn’t you actually be happier if I did more advanced jumps, since everything would be bouncing around for you to see?”

“I would not be happy. Besides, I’ve heard that jumping with too much bounce can actually hurt, so it’s better if nothing moves too much.”

“Well, yeah, that’s true, but… if my boyfriend really wanted to see something a little naughty, then as his girlfriend, I wouldn’t mind cooperating a little…!! As a thank you for helping me with my diet, I could at least offer some boob-bounce service!”

“It’s really fine. I just want you to lose weight in a healthy way, that’s all.”

“Hmm… I guess you really are a butt guy… not much interest in boobs, huh…”

“That’s not what I meant, okay? Anyway, if you’re able to joke around that much, I think your warm-up is done.”

I teased her lightly as I pulled a stopwatch from my pocket.

Watching her hop cutely, light on her feet, I spoke up.

“Alright, let’s start picking up the pace. For dieting, sixty jumps per minute is ideal.”

“Sixty per minute!? That means… I have to jump once every second!?”

“Yeah, that’s right. You can do it, Hiyori-san.”

“You say that with such a gentle face, but you’re telling me to do something insane!? Uwah…! But… I guess there’s no choice…!!”

Resolving herself, she wore a determined expression as she gradually increased her pace.

Instead of big jumps, she shifted to smaller, quicker hops to conserve energy. Still, the faster tempo began to wear her out.

“This is… actually really tough…!! Was jump rope always this hard…?”

“But your pace is perfect. Keep it up!”

“I’m already giving it everything I’ve got! Ngh…! Even though I haven’t grown taller since elementary school, my chest and hips have, and it’s making me feel so heavy…!!”

Hearing her strained words made me a bit self-conscious, and when I glanced at her chest… well, it was definitely moving.

It wasn’t a dramatic, exaggerated bounce, but with her size, even small jumps caused them to sway noticeably. Realizing where my thoughts were drifting, I quickly forced such indecent ideas out of my head.

Fortunately, Hiyori-san seemed too focused on jumping to notice my moment of weakness. Her breathing grew more ragged as she desperately continued.

“Yu…Yuusuke-kun? It’s been a minute already, right? Can I rest now?”

“Ah, actually, it’s better to continue for three minutes. That counts as one set. Then you can rest.”

“Three minutes!? Not just one!? I’m already at my limit after one minute – there’s no way I can triple that!!”

“Hmm… well, let’s at least try once. If it’s really too much, we can adjust then.”

“Yuusuke-kun, are you secretly sadistic!? Are you using this chance to get back at me for teasing you all the time!?”

That wasn’t my intention at all. But having been in sports clubs, the mindset of “give it your all first” was deeply ingrained in me, and perhaps that was showing.

Even as she complained about my athletic mentality, Hiyori-san continued her desperate jumps. Her breathing became so heavy it was almost painful to watch.

“Hah… hah…! I can’t… I really can’t…!! Please… just let me rest… even for a little…!”

“Just one more minute! You can do it, Hiyori-san!!”

“Nngh, fuu… When this is over, you’re doing the exact same thing, okay? You need to experience just how brutal this is… with your own body…!!”

With her cheeks flushed and a somewhat sensual glint in her eyes, she declared that to me.

Seeing her expression, her ragged breaths, her chest bouncing, and her shirt riding up just enough to reveal her navel, my imagination began to run wild again. But before my thoughts strayed too far, I checked the stopwatch and spoke up.

“Ah, three minutes are up! Let’s take a break.”

“O…one hour… give me a break for about an hour…!”

With a heavy thud, Hiyori-san dropped her large hips to the ground, utterly spent.

The sultry aura she had a moment ago was gone, replaced with a completely exhausted expression. Seeing her like that, I let out a small chuckle, and after giving her an extended rest, we continued with her diet training once she recovered.