Living Normally In An Abnormal World

Chapter 30: After the Sports Day

Lunch was over, and the afternoon session was about to begin. And currently,…

“From now on!! Let’s cheer to wish for the red team’s victory!! Are you ready?!”

“Ohhhh!!!”

This was the cheerleading session for each team.

Ah, this brings back memories. I used to do this in my past life too. I would shout things like, “The color of the sun shining brilliantly is red!”, “The color of apples that everyone loves is red!”, and “The color of your blood is red!” to boost everyone’s morale.

“The color that our beloved Yuuto-kun likes is…”

“Red!!!”

Sorry, but I actually like blue.

The cheering session was conducted in the order of red, yellow, blue, and green teams.

By the way, I’m currently waiting behind the teachers’ seats.

Why, you ask? Because the teachers asked me to cheer for them. I wanted to do something, and it seemed like a good opportunity, so I agreed.

Youth is so important.

Furthermore, for a surprise from the teachers and me, it was kept a secret from the students, of course, including Mana and Yuuna.

I told Mana and the others that I was going to the toilet. They might come looking for me soon.

“Yuuto-kun, your turn is coming up soon.”

My homeroom teacher, Miki-sensei, aka Miki-T, spoke to me.

“Understood, Miki-T.”

“Hehehe, I’m so happy because you have the highest favorability rating among the teachers.”

Miki-T was wriggling her body in joy. After being together for three years, I casually call her by her nickname already.

“Now, put the joy aside, Yuuto-kun. Go and do your best!”

In times like this, she immediately goes back to being serious, so I find her more reliable than the other teachers.

“Okay!”

I took the microphone from Miki-T and took a deep breath.

“Your voices aren’t loud enough!!! Shout louder!!!”

‘Your voices aren’t loud enough!!! Shout louder!!!’

My loud voice echoed across the school grounds through the microphone.

No one would say, “I wonder whose voice that was.” Everyone here knew who the owner of that voice was the moment they heard it.

However, even his mother, sister, and close friends were surprised to hear him raise his voice, as he was usually very gentle.

All the students and parents began to look around, trying to locate the source of the voice.

The teachers who had asked him to cheer for them had taught him how to cheer and the moves to go with it. But this manly voice made their hearts tremble.

However, ignoring all that, he handed the microphone back to Miki-T (not threw, but handed because she seemed to be in a daze) and ran from behind the teachers.

He sprinted across the grounds and climbed onto the podium.

The girls were even more astonished by his appearance.

He was wearing a black gakuran (a type of Japanese school uniform) and a cap with a brim. His outfit, reminiscent of old-style delinquents, combined with the fact that he was Kinoshita Yuuto, sent the female students into a frenzy.

On the parents’ side, they tried to suppress their excitement and continued to point their video cameras at him without saying a word. They knew that if their voices overlapped with his, it would be a nuisance to those around them. It wasn’t just about them; they knew that many others wanted to capture this moment. They could relive the excitement when they get home.

“From now on, I will start cheering to further boost your morale. Are you ready?!”

“Oooooh!”

“Your voices aren’t loud enough!!! Are you ready?!”

“Ohhhh!!!”

“Alright! I understand your enthusiasm! Let’s begin!”

If you were to ask him later what he was thinking when he did this, Kinoshita Yuuto, would probably say something like this:

“A ghost whispered to me, telling me to do this.”

The cheering went extremely well. The current event is the cavalry battle.

“OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!”

A fierce battle was unfolding before their eyes.

Isn’t the usual way of doing the cavalry battle to bump into each other? Can you even do side steps while on the horse? Also, maybe because they were watching from a bit of a distance, but the girls’ grappling looked like they were exchanging rapid punches.

“I got it!”

A girl on the horse raised her hat high and looked at me.

She looked so cool.

However, ignoring all that, I was currently,…

“Why did you do this?”

…being scolded by Mana. I was made to kneel in the gakuran.

“I’m sorry for keeping it a secret. The teachers asked me to do it.”

“But, did you have to go this far?”

“I got carried away.”

“Didn’t you want to avoid standing out?”

“Now that I think about it, since I’m a guy, it’s inevitable that I’ll stand out, so I thought I might as well embrace it and enjoy my time in elementary school… I broke through my shell!”

“Yuu-kun!”

“I’m sorry.”

I couldn’t argue because Mana’s scolding was always 100% correct.

“Now, now, Mana. Although Yuuto didn’t reflect on his actions, we did get to see something amazing, didn’t we?”

“Yes~ He was so cool~”

“He’s got what it takes! Yuuto-kun, let’s go to the office right now!”

Alright, I understood that none of them intended to calm Mana down. Miu-san even got too excited and tried to take me to the office.

“Miu-san, I’ll burn a Blu-ray for you later!”

“Good job, Ribbon!”

“Ah, can I have one too?”

“I want one too!”

“You guys, be quiet!”

I see, so in this group of five, Mana is the tsukkomi (the straight man in a comedy duo).

“Hey, Mana. How long do I have to kneel here?”

“Ah, you can stop now. It must’ve hurt, are you okay?”

“I’m fine, just a bit numb.”

“In that case, lean on me!”

Saying so, Mana turned her back to me.

What do you mean by ‘in that case’? But well, since I have the chance, I’ll lean on her.

After leaning on Mana’s back for a while,…

“The next event is the ‘Borrowed Items Race’!”

…I silently got up from Mana’s back and adjusted the camera.

The ‘Borrowed Items Race’. First, you run about 30 meters from the starting point to a desk. On the desk, there are several pieces of paper with items written on them that you need to borrow. You pick one and then borrow the item written on it. It’s a simple competition.

“The way Yuuto-sama suddenly turns serious after relaxing is truly noble.”

“Ribbon-san, let me take some shots too.”

“Yes, of course! Yay!”

Ribbon-san winked and made a peace sign.

Hmm, wonderful. Women in suits are indeed a sight to behold.

“Ribbon, you’re getting a pay cut.”

Erina, you’re ruthless.

But anyway, I had to put that aside for now. This time, Yuuna was the first one to go. I’m sorry, Ribbon-san, but I have to focus on the camera here.

“Nii~cha~!”

Yuuna looked straight at the camera and gave me a nice smile. Yuuna, even if you come in last place, you’re still number one in my heart!

As I was thinking that, the sound of the starter pistol rang out. Yuuna’s last event had finally begun. Of course, Yuuna was the first one to reach the desk, and she took the piece of paper that was closest to her. As soon as she saw what was written on it, she ran towards me.

“Nii~”

“Mana, I’ll be back!”

I immediately joined Yuuna. It seemed that the item she had to borrow was me.

And then, we crossed the finish line, coming in first place.

“Yuuna, what was the item you had to borrow?”

I was hoping it would be something like ‘a precious person’, so I asked her with a bit of excitement and anticipation.

“A gentle person!”

Well, you weren’t exactly gentle with me a while ago…

“Um, Onii-san! Please lend me your hat!”

A girl from Yuuna’s group came up to me and asked for my hat. So, the item was a hat. Well, it wasn’t mine, so it shouldn’t be a problem. I handed her the hat.

“Thank you very much!”

I thought she would hold the hat in her hand and run, but instead, she put it on and ran off.

“Onii-san! Please lend me your black headband!”

I gave her the headband, and she tied it around her head and ran off.

“Onii-san! Please lend me your gakuran!”

I took off my gakuran and gave it to her, and she put it on and ran off.

“Onii-san! Please come with me!”

I see, so it’s a person.

I followed the girl, holding hands as lovers would (but let’s keep that a secret).

“Onii-san! Please come with me!”

Huh? Again? I don’t think the same item can come up twice… Also, isn’t it strange that everyone is coming to me? This has turned into a competition to borrow things from me.

“Can I see the item?”

It would be strange for the item ‘person’ to come up multiple times.

【Something with balls】

Ah, I see. So, it was ‘eyes’. What a smart girl.

And when the teacher who checked the item turned red, I decided to keep quiet about that.

As the afternoon session progressed,…

“This brings the Asano Elementary School Sports Festival to a close!”

…the sports festival came to an end.

I didn’t care which team won. The important thing was that Yuuna was able to maintain her smile until the very end of the sports festival. There could be no greater joy than that.

We packed up our leisure sheets and cameras and prepared to head home.

“Well then, Yuuto-kun, everyone, see you later~”

“Goodbye, everyone!”

“Next time, let’s gather at someone’s house.”

“I’ll send you a game next time, bye~!”

Miu-san, Ribbon-san, Erina, and Rina-san left.

“Well then, Yuu-kun, let’s go home too.”

“Okay.”

We couldn’t leave with Yuuna and the others because they were still cleaning up after the sports festival.

Mana and I headed home.

Well, today I worked hard for Yuuna, so I think I’ll make some steak for dinner.

“But before that…”