No matter what difficulties I face, I will not flinch. This is my ninja way.
No matter what benefits I face, I will strive for them. This is also my ninja way.
Therefore, Tanaka Masao decided to try harder.
"Xuezhixia Classmate, think about the first-place prize, direct contact with pandas."
Hearing the prize, Yukinoshita Yukino's inner balance shifted slightly.
"I'm doing this for your own good, I absolutely have no other intentions."
Upon hearing this, Yukinoshita Yukino's inner balance shifted back, even further than before.
"I don't believe Tanaka-kin has no other intentions."
Seeing his thoughts exposed, Tanaka Masao smiled a little sheepishly.
"Just a little, just a tiny bit."
"Although I think it's not very feasible, giving up directly without trying is clearly not something I can accept."
Yukinoshita Yukino sighed helplessly.
"Fine, I'll give it a try."
At this moment, she even felt that being princess-carried by Tanaka Masao was more acceptable.
While Tanaka Masao had made his decision, on the other side, Fujiwara Chika was being carried by Shinomiya Kaguya.
Both pairs could be described as small horses pulling a big cart.
But clearly, Tanaka Masao's challenge was a bit more significant.
Fujiwara Chika looked at Tanaka Masao, a little smug.
"Junior Tanaka, it seems I'm going to win this round."
"That's hard to say, I have faith in Xuezhixia Classmate."
Yukinoshita Yukino: Please don't have faith in me. Facing you, I truly lack confidence.
With the staff's command, the competition officially began.
The time limit was five minutes. A staff member with a stopwatch stood next to each pair of contestants. As long as they could continuously hold their partner for one minute within these five minutes, they would succeed in the challenge.
Yukinoshita Yukino pinched her chin, circled Tanaka Masao once, and then circled him again.
Seeing Yukinoshita Yukino's prolonged inaction, Tanaka Masao urged her.
"Xuezhixia Classmate, hurry up, I'm already impatient… *cough cough*, I mean, time is running out."
"I'm looking for the right angle, but after looking around, Tanaka-kin, you give me nowhere to start."
Yukinoshita Yukino shook her head, having no choice but to bite the bullet.
"Sigh, no choice. Tanaka-kin, don't move around."
"I absolutely will not move."
Tanaka Masao raised both his arms and bent his body slightly, creating the best conditions for Yukinoshita Yukino.
Yukinoshita Yukino gritted her teeth, stepped forward, put one hand under Tanaka Masao's armpit, and the other under his bent leg.
She took a deep breath, concentrated her qi in her dantian, and exerted all her strength.
Yukinoshita Yukino had studied Aikido for a period of time, so she did have some strength.
Thus, even though it was extremely strenuous, Tanaka Masao's feet still left the ground.
Feeling his body suspended, Tanaka Masao couldn't help but praise her.
"Ah, Xuezhixia Classmate is so strong, truly amazing.
She's simply a woman among women, a female among females."
Hearing Tanaka Masao's words, Yukinoshita Yukino really wanted him to shut up.
But she was now using all her strength and had no energy to deal with him.
And the combination of Tanaka Masao and Yukinoshita Yukino naturally attracted the most attention in the venue.
Other combinations were either men carrying men or women carrying women; the only somewhat interesting ones were men carrying women.
None of those were as interesting as a woman carrying a man.
And it was a beautiful young girl carrying a fat man.
"That guy is so lucky, to be carried by such a top-tier beautiful young girl."
"If it were me, let alone being carried by a beautiful young girl, I'd be willing to die if I could carry a beautiful young girl."
"But this beauty is really amazing, she actually managed to lift him up."
On the other side, Fujiwara Chika, who had been successfully carried by Shinomiya Kaguya, couldn't help but exclaim when she saw this scene.
"Xuezhixia Classmate is really amazing, she actually managed to lift Junior Tanaka."
Tanaka Masao said somewhat smugly.
"Of course, you don't even need to ask who this is, Sobu University's unreachable flower…"
Just as Tanaka Masao was about to praise Yukinoshita Yukino and list her various titles, his body suddenly felt a sensation of falling.
Whether it was an illusion or not, while feeling the Earth's gravity, he also felt a pushing force.
Tanaka Masao's plump bottom hit the ground with a heavy thud.
"Ouchie!"
The pain in his bottom made Tanaka Masao cry out.
He reached out to rub his bottom, looked up at Yukinoshita Yukino, and complained.
"Xuezhixia Classmate, you're deliberately getting revenge, aren't you?"
Yukinoshita Yukino stumbled a few times before she managed to steady herself.
However, her face was a bit red at this moment, and she was panting heavily. Hearing Tanaka Masao's words, her gaze flickered for a moment, and she said very calmly.
"No, I just suddenly reached my limit and couldn't hold on anymore."
Yukinoshita Yukino would never admit that she had just painstakingly used all her strength to lift Tanaka Masao, only for him to still be in the mood for casual conversation.
A bit annoyed, she used a little extra force when dropping him.
Tanaka Masao stood up from the ground. Yukinoshita Yukino had only lifted him slightly off the ground earlier, so this fall didn't affect him too much.
"Xuezhixia Classmate, do you want to try again?"
This time, Yukinoshita Yukino shook her head very firmly.
"No, no matter how many more times I try, it won't be possible to succeed."
"Alright then."
Tanaka Masao didn't press Yukinoshita Yukino further, because he had already received all the benefits he wanted, and pushing his luck would only backfire.
[Yukinoshita Yukino's embrace was really nice, it's just that I didn't feel anything.]
The two confirmed with the staff that they were giving up the competition.
After receiving confirmation, the staff announced.
"Alright, the first pair of contestants has withdrawn from the competition. Their final sustained time was six seconds. Let's congratulate them on winning a panda keychain."
Saying this, the staff member took out two cute panda keychains and gave them to the pair.
"Please, both guests, keep them safe."
Receiving the panda keychain, Yukinoshita Yukino was in a good mood.
Although it wasn't as tempting as the first-place prize, she quite liked this one too.
[This trip wasn't in vain. If only there hadn't been that annoying business of princess-carrying Tanaka-kin, it would have been even better.]
Originally, seeing Tanaka Masao fail so quickly, Fujiwara Chika wanted to mock him a bit.
But seeing the panda keychain he received, she said with a hint of envy.
"That's so nice, that panda doll is so cute, I really want one too. Kaguya-douchi, why don't we just give up too?"
In order to carry Fujiwara Chika, Shinomiya Kaguya could be said to have struggled with all her might. Upon hearing her words at this moment, she couldn't help but feel an urge to spit blood.
[Your humble servant is ready to fight to the death, why does Your Majesty surrender first?]