After some hesitation, Yukinoshita Haruno still sat down in the back seat of the tandem bicycle.
"Tanaka, this is Sister Haruno's first time riding this kind of bike, so I'm completely entrusting you to guide me, okay?"
"Leave it to me, Sister Haruno. Although my experience isn't very extensive, it's not a difficult task. You just need to listen to my commands."
It must be said, riding a tandem bicycle is still somewhat challenging.
Because the bike is longer, heavier, and has someone sitting in the back, it greatly increases the difficulty of operation for the person in front.
And the person in the back, whose vision is affected, needs to maintain sufficient trust in the person in front.
When turning, it tests the tacit agreement between the two people.
"Sister Haruno, turn left ahead."
"Okay."
"Here we are, turn right."
"No problem."
"Continuous S-turns..."
With each turn, Yukinoshita Haruno's movements became more skilled, allowing her to cooperate more perfectly with Masao Tanaka.
"What's with this sudden feeling of tacit agreement? Is riding a tandem bicycle really this fun?"
Sitting in the back, Yukinoshita Haruno felt for the first time that cycling could be so enjoyable.
After just ten minutes, she was completely engrossed in the activity, unable to extricate herself.
"Tanaka, Tanaka, faster!"
"No problem."
Hearing Yukinoshita Haruno's command, Masao Tanaka stood up and pedaled vigorously.
The speed of the bicycle suddenly increased.
"Wow~, so fast, this is so exciting, we're flying!"
Yukinoshita Haruno felt that the thrill of cycling was greater when she was in front, rather than sitting in the back.
So she asked Masao Tanaka to stop, and they switched positions, with Masao Tanaka moving to the back.
Now in the back, Masao Tanaka looked at the beautiful back in front of him and felt the scenery was better from this vantage point.
The only regrettable thing was that, perhaps because she was too gentle or couldn't let loose, Yukinoshita Haruno never stood up to pedal.
Otherwise, Masao Tanaka would have been able to see an even more beautiful view.
At the same time, Yukinoshita Yukino rode her electric bicycle, following the two with a calm expression, her heart "completely unfazed."
"It's just riding a bike, is it really that fun?
Speaking of which, is there any traffic law that prohibits riding tandem bicycles on city roads? If there is, I should report it immediately.
It's not for any other reason, it's purely because maintaining public order is everyone's responsibility."
Unfortunately, Yukinoshita Yukino searched her mind but couldn't find any such regulation.
Especially when the three of them passed a police officer, the officer only looked at them with a very surprised expression and did not stop them.
Seeing this, Yukinoshita Yukino could only reluctantly give up.
"I didn't want to try what it felt like at all."
...
On the other side, after riding for a few minutes in front, Yukinoshita Haruno suddenly felt that cycling had become much more difficult, which made her a little puzzled.
"What's going on? Am I out of energy? But why so suddenly?"
She subconsciously looked back and found that Masao Tanaka had stopped pedaling at some point and was sitting leisurely in the back.
"Oh, Sister Haruno, what's wrong? Keep riding."
Yukinoshita Haruno rolled her eyes.
"Tanaka, how can you even say that? Sister Haruno was having so much fun, why did you suddenly stop moving?
Don't you know it's very hard to ride the bike all by myself?
Also, this is a tandem bicycle. Aren't you going to feel guilty for slacking off by not pedaling in the back?"
Masao Tanaka shook his head.
"I don't feel guilty at all. On the contrary, watching Sister Haruno work hard to lead me forward from the front gives me a strange sense of accomplishment."
Hearing his shameless statement, Yukinoshita Haruno smiled.
"Tanaka is really humorous and interesting. Sister Haruno, I really like guys like that."
A complete reversal!
Their positions changed back to Masao Tanaka in front and Yukinoshita Haruno in the back.
This time, Masao Tanaka was pedaling, and Yukinoshita Haruno was sitting in the back, leisurely enjoying the ride.
"Ganbatte, ganbatte, Tanaka! (Go, go, Tanaka).
Fight! Fight! Tanaka!"
Masao Tanaka, pedaling in front, knew that Yukinoshita Haruno was playing with him, and her cheering was just to drain his stamina.
However, with someone cheering him on, he somehow didn't feel tired, and his legs, pedaling the bike, felt even stronger.
A moment of hot-blooded impulsiveness led to endless regret and remorse.
When Masao Tanaka finished his training for the day and relaxed, an overwhelming sense of fatigue swept over his entire body.
It was then that his legs began to cry out in pain.
Masao Tanaka clutched his leg, his expression somewhat distorted.
"C-cramping."
Even though Masao Tanaka's physique was very strong now, reaching an astonishing nine points, he was still within the normal human range.
High-intensity training would still tire his body.
He rolled up his pant leg, revealing his somewhat muscular calf.
Perhaps because he trained his legs a lot, and his body type was such that fat was almost entirely concentrated on his stomach and face, his limbs were not too obese.
So, the muscle definition in his calves was quite good now.
However, under the influence of the cramp, his calf muscles were somewhat twisted and deformed.
Yukinoshita Haruno crouched down, looked at Masao Tanaka's calf, and said with great surprise,
"Wow, your calf muscles are so big and exaggerated, and your veins are so clear. They must be very powerful."
Just looking wasn't enough; she also reached out and gently poked it.
"So hard."
Masao Tanaka gasped.
"Sister Haruno, don't touch it, it hurts a lot."
"Oh, really?"
The more Masao Tanaka told her not to touch it, the more Yukinoshita Haruno wanted to.
Looking at the joyful expression on Yukinoshita Haruno's face and her wicked fingers, Masao Tanaka looked terrified.
"Don't come any closer!"
Seeing Yukinoshita Haruno gradually approaching, Masao Tanaka ran forward, but because his leg cramp hadn't subsided, he ran with a limp.
"Tanaka, don't run."
He ran, she chased, he couldn't escape.
Yukinoshita Yukino watched the two chasing each other with a calm expression.
"In front of them, I'm like a bystander."