Wednesday, October 21st, was unexpectedly cold in the morning.
The pure black sheen skirts were knee-length, and slender, strong, white, and dark legs were sticking out from under the skirts. The girls were sitting in a line in the gymnasium.
The young men in western-style school uniforms were never quiet for a moment. They leaned on the shoulders of the people in front of them and looked around eagerly.
"Quiet!" the physical education teacher yelled, and everyone immediately sat up straight.
The principal, with gray hair but in good spirits, stood on the podium.
He took out a piece of paper from the pocket of his old suit, slowly unfolded it, looked at it, and said a word.
"In this golden autumn season full of harvest, all the teachers and students of Shenchuan are welcoming the 56th Sports Festival with joy and high spirits..."
After the boys and girls sitting together had gotten to know each other, the principal's speech, which was apparently very short but sounded very long, finally came to an end.
"…Before the sports festival begins, I want to say one thing: In the recent national mock exam, our third-year student Mai Asuhi achieved a good result of third place in the country."
There was perfunctory applause from below.
"Also, first-year student Toru Watanabe won first place in the country. Applause!"
The principal led the applause, and the applause finally became a little louder.
"So, before the sports festival begins, I would like to invite Toru Watanabe to speak as a student representative, Toru Watanabe."
"Yes!" A stern voice rang out in the gymnasium.
The boys looked desperate.
"Are you kidding me? This is the opening ceremony of the sports festival, right?"
"Wrong, it was actually the opening ceremony."
"It's fine to let someone go up and speak, but why him? It should be a third-year senior, right?"
"Who else could be the son-in-law of the Kujo family if not him?"
"I really envy this guy. Not only does he have such a beautiful and rich girlfriend, but he's also handsome and has excellent grades. He's ranked first in the country! I heard that he's also the main force of the wind band that made it to the national competition?"
"Is it because he's handsome, has good grades, and is good at music that he can find a girlfriend like Kujo-san?"
"This is disgusting. How can someone be so good?"
The girls didn't care.
Ever since the cultural festival "400 km from Iwate Prefecture to Tokyo" was broadcast, the image of Toru Watanabe who beat girls has faded from their minds.
Instead, it was Toru Watanabe, the affectionate man who always looked at Iwate Prefecture with his clear eyes, with a melancholy look on his face in the sunlight and his eyes closed while playing the oboe.
Besides, it is more comfortable to sit here and quietly admire the beautiful boy than to sweat on the playground.
Under the gaze of those who were willing or unwilling, Watanabe Toru slowly walked forward.
He has a handsome and delicate face, with his back straight, fully revealing his confidence as the best in the country.
'As Orison Marden said: Some people have special magic. Before they start doing things, they always fully believe in their abilities and overcome all difficulties and obstacles until they win.
Watanabe Toru is a person who gives people this impression.'
——The above is from Toru Watanabe’s inner narration.
After all, he is probably the only student at Kamikawa High School who would go out of his way to read "Orison Marden's Success Story" and knows that Orison Marden said this.
Not necessarily.
No matter when or where, be careful of R-san - I wrote this sentence on the cover page of my notebook later.
While I was daydreaming, Toru Watanabe had already walked onto the stage.
He bowed to the principal, bowed to the teachers leaning against the wall , and then walked to the podium.
"Hello everyone, I'm Toru Watanabe from Class 4, Grade 1."
"Thank you, President, for giving me the opportunity to speak. Looking back to the time when spring had just arrived and the cherry blossoms were in full bloom, I was sitting down like all of you, watching the freshman representative, Kiyono Rin, speak."
"From that moment on, I wondered: Why wasn't I standing there? Why wasn't it me?"
"Later I found out that this guy was the eldest daughter of the Kiyono family."
There was laughter from the audience.
Qingye Rin hugged her knees with an expressionless face, her obsidian eyes staring straight at the podium.
"Of course I was joking. I didn't know Kiyono-san before I joined the club."
"To save money, I took the JR train to Tokyo. I changed trains too many times and ended up at the wrong platform. When Seino-san was speaking as a representative of the freshmen, I should have eaten my bento at the station."
Everyone laughed again.
"I won't talk about Kiyono-san anymore, lest someone says that I, the freshman representative of the second generation, am too arrogant and keep mocking the first generation."
“Before going on stage, the principal asked me to share some of my learning experiences. I have prepared some and am happy to share them with you.”
Everyone finally got serious. After all, they were going to high school and they all had an instinctive desire for efficient learning methods.
"I got first place in the country by being smart, that's all."
Toru Watanabe left the podium, bowed to everyone, and turned to walk off the stage.
The gymnasium was silent.
"Pa pa pa." The crisp and monotonous applause, Asu Mai had a faint smile on her face.
Then, the girls also applauded, and some of them stood up, wanting to take a closer look at Watanabe Toru before he walked back to his seat.
The boys were joking with each other, saying "This guy is so arrogant!" and clapping along with the crowd.
When Toru Watanabe sat back in his seat and was surrounded and beaten by the boys in the class, the dean of discipline picked up the microphone.
"Next is the school song chorus. Everyone stand up."
The members of the wind band, who had been holding their instruments for a long time, stood up all at once and pointed the instruments in their hands at the students like guns.
After everyone stood up slowly, Misaki Komatsu, the head of the wind band and the conductor, raised her baton.
The sound of musical instruments poured out, and the singing of the Kamikawa school song roamed in the huge gymnasium.
"The Yotsuya hills, the school building where crows fly over, our alma mater, Kamikawa."
“…”
After singing the school song, the sports festival officially began.
The sports festival of Kamikawa High School is held one event at a time.
There will definitely not be a situation where one side is competing in shot put, another side is competing in long jump, another side is competing in running, and even another side is competing in high jump.
Anyway, there are three days left, so there is plenty of time.
The first event is the 50-meter race. The top two from each of the three grades will be decided, and then the final will be held.
By the time the audience moved to the stands, the athletes had already changed into professional sportswear with their classes labeled on them.
Class 4 of Grade 1 was not very active in the sports festival, so in the end Koizumi Aona had to call on them.
Toru Watanabe relied on his close relationship with his beautiful homeroom teacher and didn't sign up for anything.
He works out not to show off in front of high school students at the sports festival, his goal is to conquer Kujo Miki!
Almost all the boys in the class went to change their clothes, and most of the girls had also left. Watanabe Toru sat with Koizumi Aona and Akiko.
"Why didn't Watanabe go up?" asked Akiko.
"I don't have enough strength." Toru Watanabe took the chestnut from her leg.
October is the season for eating chestnuts.
Toru Watanabe recalled the scenes of going up the mountain to pick chestnuts with his friends in the village in previous years. He wondered if they would remember that they had lost a brother when they went this year.
"Wow, you're quite rude." Akiko said, snatching the chestnut back.
"Mr. Akiko, as a teacher, you are too stingy."
"I'm stingy? You're being too rude! I can only give you a handful at most!"
Watanabe Toru grabbed a handful, and Akiko looked at the almost empty bag and looked at his big hands in disbelief.
"Watanabe, you..."
"Alright, alright." Koizumi Aona hurried to stop the fight, "Watanabe, can you eat it if you hold it like this? Put it back, eat one and take one."
"I listen to Mr. Koizumi."
"Watanabe-san," Akiko gritted her teeth and said, "you'd better not be assigned to my class in the second grade!"
"Then you're getting a great bargain, I'm the best in the country." Watanabe Toru ate two chestnuts and felt a little choked, so he took the oranges that Akiko bought.
After he took everything, Akiko immediately moved the orange in the middle to her side, acting like a child protecting food.
Toru Watanabe divided the orange in his hand into three parts, one for Koizumi Aona and one for Akiko.
"Hmm - so sour!" He couldn't help squinting his eyes.
"It's good enough to have something to eat! As a student, I should honestly thank the teacher for his kindness!"
While the three were having snacks, the first-grade athletes participating in the 50-meter race were already in position.
There were two plane clouds in the sky, running from north to south. The planes seemed to want to join in the fun, so they flew slowly towards the south.
In the distance, beech trees formed a green wall, and close-ups of athletes appeared on the large electronic screen.
The broadcasting department provides real-time commentary on the game through the school radio.
"We are now holding a 50-meter race, and the first to start is the first grade group. We have invited the physical education teacher to be a special judge."
"Hello, Mr. Saito."
"Um."
"Excuse me, who do you think is most likely to qualify among the first graders this time?"
"Tsuda from Class 2, that guy is on the track and field club, and he won a prize in the county competition in junior high school. And Nakamura from Class 3, he's also very fast."
"So, this year the first grade has a good chance of winning the championship from the third grade?"
"It depends on the performance on the spot. Grade three, I remember Class 1..."
"Oh! Received a message, the athletes are in place, the competition will begin soon!"
Tsuda from Class 2 ran really fast. Before the camera could move away from him, the guy had already crossed the finish line.
As Toru Watanabe was eating Akira's potato chips, he could hear cheers coming from the stands of Class 2, Grade 1 not far away.
The first grade ends with the second grade, then the third grade, and then the finals.
The fifty meters ended quickly, and in the end Tsuda only got the bronze medal. The first place was taken by a third-year athlete from the track and field club.
If Toru Watanabe remembered correctly, this guy was the president of the track and field club who was overtaken by him that night and insisted on joining him.
After that, there was a 100-meter race, and the champion was still the director of the track and field department.
After the two main competitions were over, there was a club entertainment competition in between. The first game was "Long-distance Football Shooting".
"Teacher, I'll be back after I get the first place. Please help me peel an orange. Remember to clean up the orange fibers."
"Okay." Koizumi Aona nodded with a smile.
"Aren't you physically exhausted?" Akiko's mouth corners were black from eating chestnuts.
"What does playing football have to do with physical strength?"
"ha?"
"Teacher, don't believe him!" Kuniichi Osamu, who changed into sportswear and came to the stands, reported, "This guy has great stamina!"
Toru Watanabe ruffled Kunii Osamu's hair, then quickly walked down the stands and headed towards the assembly point.
"What is this guy doing!" Kunijima Osamu quickly took out a small mirror and fixed his hairstyle.
He was going to look for Ikki Aoi later.
When Koizumi Aona and Akiko saw him take out a mirror from his sportswear, they looked at each other and thought, "There are so many different kinds of male students nowadays," and nodded to each other.
"Okay, the first club competition entertainment match will begin immediately. We invite the new student council president, Nana Miyashita. Hello, president."
"Hello, Tanaka-san."
"First of all, congratulations on becoming the new student union president. I would like to ask you one thing: do you have any plans to increase the club's budget?"
"Isn't this the time to talk about this?"
"Haha, sorry, sorry."
"Regarding the club's budget, I do have some ideas. They should be written on the bulletin board published by the News Department. You can also wait for the student union to notify you."
"What about the broadcasting department? The broadcasting department is already very poor! President, look at this microphone. Even though it looks good now, it will explode if you are not careful!"
"Tanaka." A voice that should be that of a teacher sounded.
"I'm sorry. Uh-huh, let's get back to the sports festival. President, which club do you think will take first place?"
"Hmm - I don't know much about the various clubs yet, but I think it's probably the soccer club. Don't blame me if I guess wrong~"
"After all, the game is about soccer shooting, so it's normal to guess that the soccer club will win. Ah, the game seems to have started, let's look at the big screen! Woo - so handsome, worthy of being Watanabe-kun!"
"Yeah, it's really cool. I'll bet on the Human Observation Department to win~"
"President, what are you doing, President, this is sports!"
"Ahaha, sorry, sorry, I really like Watanabe-kun's looks~ Unfortunately, I heard that he has a girlfriend. Watanabe-kun, if you have anything in the future, you can come to the student union office to find me~"
Toru Watanabe on the big screen was concentrating on padding the ball with his feet.
The students participating in this entertainment competition were all wearing sportswear because they had other competitions. He was the only one wearing a uniform, which made him look very different.
"Okay, the game has begun. The first club to challenge is the Mathematics Department. Their slogan is: Goal is a matter of probability. Repeating the experiment can find ways to increase the probability."
"Isn't this what more practice means?"
"That should be it? Let's see the distance they challenged... one meter? Really one meter?!"
"I see. There is more to increase probability than just practicing more. Reducing variables is also a way~"
"President! That's not the place to complain about!"
"Hehe~"
"Okay, the Math Department representatives are in place. Take a deep breath and shoot! Very good, it went in. We are worthy of being the Math Department!"
"Yeah, it's very strong, although it's a little short~"
"Next is the Manga Research Club. Their slogan is: How many times do you think I've scored in manga?!"
"Very experienced!" There were applause of affirmation amid the words.
"...As expected of the student council president, he's better at lying than any of us."
"Ah, the broadcasting department's expenses..."
"Ah—I didn't say anything!"
"Haha, I forgive you~"
"Phew - I was scared to death. Okay, the broadcasting department has successfully overcome the crisis, let's get back to the game. The representative of the comic research department... Eh? Isn't this the senior Cheng who was reported by the news department for selling pornographic books at the cultural festival and was punished by the school?"
"That's terrible~"
"Yeah, that's too bad, but he challenged 50 meters!"
"That's great... but still bad."
"Fifty meters away, very impressive! Let's wait and see! Okay, the bad senior is in position, shooting, the ball is flying in the sky, wait a minute, this is... the ball actually stopped moving at a distance of ten meters?!"
"Ahhhh, I feel weak. This won't do~"
"President——! H, forbidden!"
The playground was filled with laughter and everyone was clapping and clapping their legs.
The poor senior who was about to cry was comforted by the members of the comics research club and helped back to his seat.
"It's such a tragedy. I hope that the next club can be realistic and recognize their own strengths ."
"Yeah, you should exercise more, everyone~"
"Next is the Film Research Department. Their slogan is: Tamako Tamako, I love you!"
“Ahhhh~~”
The big screen is divided into two parts.
On the left: Ooji Mochizo is shouting something to the members of the Film Research Club in the distance; on the right, Tamako, a cheerleader in a short skirt, is squatting on the ground with her hands covering her face, not moving.
"Senior Dalu, it's all right, get in position!"
Dalu Bingzang, with a red face, walked to a position ten meters away from the goal. Yuzi's fingers cracked and she looked over here secretly.
"Senpai Ohji, Senpai Tamako is watching you~"
On the screen, Yuzi immediately put her fingers together again.
"Cute!" The female member of the broadcasting department roared like a pervert.
"Yes, please invite me to your wedding ceremony!"
Amid the crowd's jeers, Dalu Bingzang, who just wanted to finish the game quickly, kicked the ball somewhere and it was not seen in the goal.
"What a shame. Okay, next up is the favorite to win - the football team! Their slogan is: Don't underestimate football, hey!"
"Don't underestimate others, hey!"
"Um, President, are you from the Rakugo Club? You seem to be very skilled at making jokes!"
"No, I just like watching crosstalk shows~"
“I see.”
"What is the shooting distance of the football team?"
"Let me see, fifty meters! Just like the porn department!"
"Don't say that about the Manga Research Club. It's only Senior Cheng who's wrong~~"
"Let's see some professional skills! Okay, the football club representative is in place, with a very relaxed expression. Wow, his legs are very strong! President, do you think he can kick it in?"
"Ah, I can't handle people with too much leg hair."
On the big screen, the football team members were taking deep breaths and almost couldn't catch their breath.
At this time, the photographer from the news department gave a close-up of his legs, and now everyone's attention was focused on his lush leg hair.
"Hahaha!"
Amidst laughter, the members of the football club kicked the football away and decided at the same time - to shave their legs when they get home!
"It's in! Oh my god! It really went in! You're worthy of being a member of the soccer club!"
Along with the shouting of the female member of the broadcasting department, exclamations and applause were heard in the audience.
"How awesome~~" The not-so-serious student council president also applauded.
There were many clubs participating in the competition, but the competition progressed quickly, one after another, and soon it was Toru Watanabe's turn.
"It's Watanabe-kun! Wow, don't suddenly enlarge your face, it's not good for my girlish heart!"
"Yeah, yeah! Come on, Watanabe-kun~~"
"You are too partial, President. It seems that you only gave him encouragement?"
"No, I just didn't think of it when other people were competing~"
"...Okay, let's take a look at the Human Observation Department's competition slogan: I can do anything!"
"Who wrote this sentence? Who said it?"
"Watanabe-kun?"
"I agree~"
"Okay, the Human Observation Department's challenge is 40 meters... Huh? Wait, I just received a notice that it has been changed to 110 meters... 110 meters?!"
"Isn't that the length of an entire football field?!"
"The news is confirmed to be accurate. It has indeed been changed to 110 meters! This, this... President, what do you think?"
"It doesn't matter how long it is, Watanabe-kun can do anything just by being so handsome~~"
"Wait, this is not a OO scene, President!"
On the big screen, Toru Watanabe was holding the football and walking back and forth until he reached the goal.
The camera immediately followed, and from his perspective he looked at the 2.44-meter-high goal on the opposite side. At a distance of 110 meters, the goal was as small as a trash can.
There were exclamations from the audience. Some girls stood up nervously, some boys laughed, and some also stood up to see more clearly.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the big screen.
Toru Watanabe gives people a very confident feeling, as if there is nothing he can't do and he can remain calm in the face of even the most difficult problems.
In fact, he does things that others cannot do.
He ranked first in the country, led the wind band into the national competition, and had an affair with two young ladies who were as beautiful as flowers on the mountain.
"Will it be successful?" The female member of the broadcasting department expressed everyone's expectations.
"Come on, Watanabe-kun~~"
On the big screen, Toru Watanabe pulled his tie down, revealing his collarbone.
"Gurgle~" A clear sound of swallowing saliva came from the radio.
The originally tense atmosphere relaxed and everyone started laughing.
The girls were both embarrassed and reluctant to take their eyes off the screen.
"Okay, Watanabe-kun is in position. His standing posture is very handsome. Ah, his profile is also very handsome. It's really deceptive! Even his neck twisting is flawless!"
"Hmm~~"
"Tanaka!" The teacher's scolding voice sounded again on the radio.
"Well, back to the game, handsome Watanabe-kun has finished stretching his body and is about to start shooting."
"Kick it~~"
"Oh my god, the ball is flying so high! Camera, follow it!"
"Still flying! Still flying! So high! I can see the airplane cloud!"
"Camera, what are you doing! How come you lost the ball again? What's the result? Did it go in?"
Everyone was looking for the ball, and many people couldn't wait for the big screen broadcast, so they stood up from their seats and looked at the court.
Toru Watanabe is also waiting.
At this moment, the camera on the big screen shook and aimed at the goal position. Inside, a football was blocked by the net.
"He's in! He's really in! Watanabe is in!" a female member of the broadcasting department screamed.
The camera turned to the audience, and there was complete silence, everyone was in disbelief.
In a moment of silence, the camera suddenly turned and focused on Watanabe Toru. At this time, Hase Momoka from the News Department was already standing next to Watanabe Toru with a microphone in her hand.
"Watanabe-san, do you have anything you want to say now?"
Watanabe Toru, who was also overjoyed, raised his hands excitedly and shouted, "Shout out my name loudly!"
Through the microphone, the sound pierced the clouds and echoed throughout Shenchuan!
"Watanabe! Watanabe! Watanabe!"
The slogans were in unison, everyone raised their arms and shouted, and the whole playground was boiling!
At the explosion scene, the camera turned to the Human Observation Department - this was a long-standing conspiracy of the News Department to dig up a love triangle.
The big screen is divided into two again.
Left: Like the scene in Shawshank during the storm, Toru Watanabe also roared to the sky, and the audience around him were fanatical, cheering and jumping on the spot with excitement;
On the right: Kiyono Rin has a hint of surprise on her face; Kujo Miki’s expression is hard to describe, she looks at Watanabe Toru on the screen and turns away with disgust.
'Shout out my name loudly!' If Kujo Miki remembered correctly, before going to bed that day, Watanabe watched an episode of a TV series on her work tablet and said, 'The positive reviews are over 95%'. He hugged her and watched it together, and this line was in the episode.
Full version: Shout out my name loudly, Ultraman, Ze-Ta!