Although Yukinoshita Yukino caused them to lose to Tanaka Masao, Kawasaki Saki didn't blame her.
Because as someone who also swung the rope, she could best understand the other person's hardship; her arms were also a bit sore now.
She couldn't last much longer either, so stopping now was a relief for her.
And she had already won one match today. Oh, no, it should be two matches.
It was fine to let Tanaka Masao win one now; she was already very satisfied.
As for who didn't win any matches today, she wouldn't say.
Yukinoshita Yukino: It was me, it was me, is that good enough? Also, let me ask you, let me ask you, what do you mean by 'two matches'!
When the rope stopped, Tanaka Masao also breathed a sigh of relief. At such a fast pace, he had already reached his limit. If they continued, he wouldn't be able to hold on either.
That being said, Tanaka Masao's mouth was still unforgiving.
"Heh heh, is that all you've got? I haven't even used all my strength yet. You're really weak, aren't you?"
Yukinoshita Yukino stretched her somewhat sore arms and retorted without ceremony to Tanaka Masao's taunt.
"I think Tanaka-kin, whose breathing is already this disordered, has no right to talk about me. You should just shut your mouth and rest properly, lest you suddenly die from not getting enough air."
"Yukino, are you concerned about my health? I'm so touched."
Tanaka Masao pretended to wipe the corner of his eye, as if deeply moved by Yukinoshita Yukino's gentle thoughtfulness.
Yukinoshita Yukino's face showed obvious disdain.
"Tanaka-kin, indeed, I can always trust your reading comprehension."
After all, this was the guy who could interpret 'The moon is beautiful, isn't it?' as an expression of the author's homesickness. No matter what his thought process was like, Yukinoshita Yukino wouldn't be surprised.
So how exactly did this guy get first in grade with a perfect score like her? He must have cheated, right?
Compared to Tanaka Masao being able to get a perfect score on his own, Yukinoshita Yukino at this moment believed more that he had the superpower of clairvoyance to copy her test paper during the exam.
"I'm not that trustworthy, you know."
Tanaka Masao scratched his head a little sheepishly.
"But if you're willing, you can confidently entrust your back to me."
Upon hearing this, Yukinoshita Yukino thought of what happened just now and subconsciously covered her bottom, appearing very wary.
[Who would confidently entrust their back to you!]
Even without confidently entrusting her back to him now, he was already practically staring a hole through her. If she confidently entrusted her back to him and let him do as he pleased, wouldn't he...
Cover it with cupping marks.
After all, Yukinoshita Yukino was quite confident about her back: fair skin, smooth and delicate, without a trace of excess fat.
It would be such a shame not to cup such a good back.
Tanaka Masao naturally noticed Yukinoshita Yukino's small movement and complained in his mind.
[Why cover it? Don't you know I'm watching? Take your hand away.]
Tanaka Masao waited a bit longer. After his breathing stabilized, he continued to ask.
"Hey, Yukino, can I ask you a question?"
"What question?"
"If I really ran out of breath just now, would you give me CPR to save me?"
Yukinoshita Yukino was silent for a moment, as if seriously contemplating, before speaking.
"Tanaka-kin, sometimes I really want to open your brain and see what's actually inside, always thinking about these pointless things every day."
Upon hearing this, Tanaka Masao took a step back, covered his head with both hands, and said with great fear and alarm.
"Yukino, you're so scary, thinking about opening my head.
My brain is trembling."
He retreated to Kawasaki Saki's side and said,
"Saki, I know you. If it were you, you definitely wouldn't just stand by and watch, right?"
Kawasaki Saki was momentarily unsure how to answer.
Actually, if Tanaka Masao really encountered such a life-or-death crisis.
Given their current relationship, not only her, but even Yukinoshita Yukino would lend a hand and offer help.
After all, in a life-or-death situation, human life is naturally more important than shame.
Of course, this only applied to friends. If it were a stranger, and you wanted to trick a beautiful girl into giving you CPR by pretending to die, the difficulty would be quite high.
However, you don't need to worry. If you truly encounter danger, the stone-hearted beautiful girl won't help you, but our gentle and kind Lord Tanaka definitely won't mind and will be willing to help you.
Here comes the big fat otaku.
Kawasaki Saki's face showed clear signs of struggle, but she finally spoke.
"Let's talk about it when you actually encounter such a situation."
She was the type to take practical action, but if he asked her about such a hypothetical situation now, she wouldn't feel comfortable agreeing.
Agreeing to something like this, what was the difference from agreeing to kiss him?
And agreeing to kiss him, what was the difference from agreeing to be his girlfriend, partner, marry him, have children, and grow old together?
Kawasaki Saki's vague answer was quite clever. She neither directly refused nor agreed, and in her opinion, it was the most perfect answer.
But she forgot that she was facing Tanaka Masao, who had a perfect score in reading comprehension. Her words, falling into Tanaka Masao's ears, transformed into:
"Yukino, did you hear that? Kawasaki is willing to give me CPR anytime. This is a true friend with whom you can share your heart and confidently entrust your back.
You, cold and heartless person, I will never forgive you, never."
Yukinoshita Yukino's expression was quite calm; she merely replied faintly,
"Oh, is that so? Then I'd rather never share my heart with you. You can just never forgive me then."
At the same time, she raised an eyebrow at Kawasaki Saki, her tone teasing.
"Kawasaki-kun is truly courageous. No wonder you faced me when jump roping just now. So it was because you felt confident enough to entrust your back to Tanaka-kin.
Tsk tsk, I certainly don't have that courage. Kawasaki-kun is truly admirable."
Kawasaki Saki's face turned crimson from their back-and-forth, her chest heaving, feeling somewhat ashamed and angry.
When did she agree to give Tanaka Masao CPR anytime? Don't make her sound so casual, alright?
She should have used 'occasionally'!
Hmm, 'occasionally' doesn't seem right either.
Never mind that, and why entrust her back to Tanaka Masao? Yukinoshita Yukino, aren't you the one who should have the most say!
With the ringing of the school bell, the interesting physical education class finally came to an end. The three walked back to the classroom together.
Because they had just finished physical education and the training volume was sufficient, Yukinoshita Yukino specifically gave Tanaka Masao the day off, allowing him to go home early today.
Suddenly having so much free time, Tanaka Masao could go to the supermarket to buy some ingredients and try out some dishes with his excellent cooking skills.
And he naturally didn't forget Yukinoshita Yukino, extending an invitation to her.
Hearing Tanaka Masao say he was preparing dinner tonight, for some reason, Yukinoshita Yukino's mind suddenly recalled a week ago.
When she was sick, the bowl of porridge Tanaka Masao made for her.
For some reason, even though it wasn't particularly delicious porridge, and she had no appetite when sick, she was still somewhat fond of that bowl of porridge.
So after Tanaka Masao extended the invitation, she reluctantly agreed.
She claimed it was because she was afraid Tanaka Masao might accidentally blow up the kitchen, and since she had received so much care from his family, she naturally had to help supervise.
Kawasaki Saki also needed to go to the supermarket to buy ingredients to prepare dinner for her family.
To prevent good quality ingredients from selling out, she usually went to buy them right after school, and then did other things.
So the three of them barely separated after physical education. After tidying up their belongings, they gathered again in the bike shed and left school together.
And when they arrived at the school gate, an unexpected figure appeared.
"Junior Tanaka."