Chapter 142: Running Is Good, It Can Be Used to Escape, and Also to Move Forward

After the two afternoon classes ended, Qingshan Li's heart began to accelerate.

Even he became nervous.

"Qing Shan Jun," Amakusa classmate just turned her head, and discovered Qingshan Li was already gone.

If Qingshan Li were given another chance, on the day of changing seats, he would not have shaken hands with Amakusa, because the back door also has a benefit.

Fast, even faster!

Taking advantage of the corridor still being empty, Qingshan Li violated school rules and started running.

Today there is no mandatory club activity participation, and the school also advises students to go home early in the evening to rest, to prepare for tomorrow's long distance running competition.

Must start performing before the first student leaves school.

Passing the teacher's office, he bent his waist; going up the stairs, for efficiency, he took three steps in one stride.

"Ah, it's Qing Shan Jun!" A female student cheered.

Mikami Ai glanced over and let out a cold laugh.

Running this fast, looks like not going running in the morning was a lie, not physical discomfort.

As student council president, Miyase Yaeko frowned and murmured: "What is this guy running for?"

Class 3-1, Bass Sakurako who saw Qingshan Li, put down her half-packed bookbag and sprinted out.

Class 3-4, Ono Mika and Agatsuma Haruka the two made eye contact, and also walked quickly out of the classroom.

Unknowingly, all five people of the Sunny Band Club followed along.

Kuze Oto who just came out of the principal's office looked toward the window; on the overpass corridor from the school building to the club building, six people ran past, the May wind blowing their hair up.

She stopped her footsteps, both hands inserted in her white coat pockets, appreciating the scene before her eyes.

"Qingshan!" Everyone rushed into the club room.

"You"

"Move the instruments first!" Qingshan Li interrupted.

"W-wait! Haa, haa!" The girls ran until they were panting.

"Qingshan!" Kobayashi Shiki and Aizawa Jun suddenly ran over.

"You guys came at just the right time!" Qingshan Li's eyes brightened.

Kobayashi Shiki laughed like a villain: "The teacher sent us to find you, saying you ran in school, want to punish you——"

"Come help!" Qingshan Li said.

The three youths began moving sound equipment and other props.

When going downstairs, Kobayashi Shiki said: "——The teacher punishes you: after you finish running tomorrow, you must stay in the infirmary doing volunteer work until all faculty and students have left school!"

"Qingshan Li, I came over to ask you, do you need me to accept the punishment in your place?" Aizawa Jun said.

"According to my concept, mature woman complex and lolita complex are the same crime." Qingshan Li said.

"Don't just because you yourself like girls, think others are guilty!" Kobayashi Shiki protested.

"First, you are not a mature woman complex." Qingshan Li said.

"Second, you don't like girls that much either." Aizawa Jun said.

Finally, the two used the gaze of looking at a lolita complex to stare at him, as if Kobayashi Shiki just now between 'chocolate-flavored that' and 'that-flavored chocolate', chose 'chocolate-flavored that', both admiring and despising.

The two of them chose not to eat.

Moving all props to the school gate roundabout, in front of a flower bed, neither blocking the way nor failing to intercept all foot traffic.

Students have already begun leaving school.

"Start the performance!" Qingshan Li said, "While there are few people now, let yourself slowly get used to it!"

Everyone looked at Agatsuma Haruka.

Just at this moment.

"Tap!" "Tap!" "Tap!"

The sound of drumsticks striking each other.

Everyone looked at Drummer Mumi; Drummer Mumi dropped the hammer and suddenly struck the drum set; unable to think in time, the other three subconsciously played their instruments.

Ono Mika faced the entire campus, took a deep breath, her body starting to sway with the rhythm.

Waiting for Ono Mika to start singing, Qingshan Li listened for a while, then turned and left.

"Where is he going?" Kobayashi Shiki puzzled.

"Not clear, maybe there are other things." Aizawa Jun said.

Qingshan Li ran to the school building's entrance/exit, took out yesterday's remaining flyers from his school uniform pants pocket, and held them high.

"Sunny Band is performing at the school gate, interested students please appreciate for three minutes!"

"Sunny Band is performing at the school gate, interested students please appreciate for three minutes!"

"Ah, Senior Ando, how is the cooking club lately? Sunny Band is performing at the school gate, those interested please stop and listen!"

"Calligraphy Club everyone, still remember me? Back then following behind Mikami classmate facing off, that was me, right, Sunny Band."

Qingshan Li previously did sign-holding part-time work, attracting customers for a dessert shop on Christmas.

The work wasn't done with perfect ease, but he wasn't stage-frightened either.

"The all-female Sunny Band is performing at the school gate."

【Sunny Band: 40%】

"Mikami classmate! Mikami classmate! Have time go take a look, doesn't count as cheating!"

Mikami Ai didn't pay him any attention at all.

Qingshan Li hadn't even reached Mikami Ai's side before he had to run toward the Divination Prophecy Department's ponytail girl: "Classmate! Classmate!"

3:40 PM school ends, Qingshan Li roughly started holding flyers to promote at 4 PM, until evening 6 PM, when the school was about to close quietly, he wiped his sweat and walked toward the school gate.

The band girls sat on the edge of the flowerbed, drinking water and chatting, their faces showing both fatigue and smiles.

Qingshan Li couldn't help but laugh.

He took out his mobile phone and recorded the scene before him.

"Ah!" Drummer Gu Meng Shi held a water bottle in one hand and pointed at him with the other, "Someone is secretly filming!"

"Junior Ono Mika, don't be nervous, he's a repeat offender," Bass Sakurako comforted her.

A repeat offender should be even more afraid, right? — Everyone wanted to say that, but F·Rino beat them to it.

Everyone laughed.

After recording the scene, Qingshan Li put away his mobile phone and asked with a smile, "Where are we eating the celebration party?"

"Good~, we get to eat free dinner!"

"Huh?"

"We can't spend too much money, let's just eat at the family restaurant."

"Wait."

"I want to eat yakiniku!"

"Stop stop stop!"

"I want to go to Ikebukuro to eat Haidilao Hot Pot."

"Isn't the one in Shinjuku closer to us?"

Qingshan Li looked at Ono Mika with a worried expression.

Ono Mika laughed, feeling he was like a husband whose brother was getting married but couldn't even come up with the gift money.

"Just kidding you!" Agatsuma Haruka said to Qingshan Li with a smile, "We're treating you, and it's still the family restaurant!"

Everyone started moving the instruments.

Without the help of Kobayashi Shiki and Aizawa Jun, they were sweating profusely from exhaustion.

When they carried their bookbags and walked out of the school, the sun had completely set, and only a few strands of black-gold clouds like gauze remained in the sky.

"How many people?" Ono Mizuki asked after they gathered.

"More than sixty!" Ono Mika excitedly said, unusually like a girl.

"You really don't have the strength to perform at the Budokan, do you?" Qingshan Li said in surprise, as if everyone bought lottery tickets together, joking and teasing each other about winning the jackpot, only to find their numbers exactly matched the ones already drawn.

"Who knows!" Drummer Gu Meng Shi is now very confident.

"There are also many bands that debuted in high school and became famous!" Agatsuma Haruka also said with yearning.

"I really envy you guys, with bad grades you can easily give up studying and focus on the band," Bass Sakurako said.

She was tickled.

"Dame dame, dame dame dame~" Bass Sakurako's resistance made people even more excited.

After eating dinner, everyone was still excited, but had to disperse.

On the way home, Qingshan Li sent a message to Miyase Yaeko.

【Qingshan Li: Can the Sunny Band Club be revived?】

【Miyase Yaeko: What do you say?】

【Qingshan Li: Yes!】

【Miyase Yaeko: Then yes.】

【Qingshan Li: Let's post it again, I want to take a screenshot to show them.】

【Qingshan Li: Can the Sunny Band Club be revived?】

【Miyase Yaeko: Yes】

Qingshan Li took screenshots of the last two chat logs and posted them in the 【Sunny Band Club】 group chat.

【Drummer Gu Meng Shi: So great!】

【Agatsuma Haruka: My heart finally settled down】

【Bass Sakurako: Why only screenshot the bottom part? Can't we see the top part? @Qingshan Li】

【F·Rino: Inspiration came, inspiration came!】

"I'm going out for a run~" Qingshan Li went out wearing sportswear.

"Let him run away!" Ono Mizuki said resentfully.

Ono Mika smiled a little, seeming not to take it to heart, but actually felt a hidden worry.

Qingshan Li ran at Jingu Gaien.

Without the system, compared to this morning, it was much easier.

The initial five kilometers took only 27 minutes, and there was still a bit of remaining physical strength; Qingshan Li was very satisfied.

He just didn't catch Mikami Ai.

【Mikami Ai: Good evening】

【Mikami Ai: The Sunny Band Club is resuming club activities; according to the agreement, starting tomorrow, you must return to the Athens Philosophy Research Club.】

She wanted to deal with him, this liar.

【Qingshan Li: Where are you?】

【Mikami Ai: Huh?】

【Qingshan Li: I'm waiting for you outside Jingu Stadium! (Selfie)】

【Mikami Ai: Go home early to shower and sleep; our relationship hasn't reached the point where we can meet up at night】

【Mikami Ai: Good night】

Mikami Ai stared at it for a while, then laughed.

It wasn't a physical problem, and Qingshan Li wasn't lying — he went to find her on purpose.

Still saying you don't like her?

If you don't like her, why would you do something like this?

Even if it hasn't reached the degree of liking, at least there's enough goodwill, right?

She had won for sure.

(Chapter End)