"...I have said that running should be done step by step. How can you climb from 10 kilometers back to 20 kilometers all at once?"

Sakakibara was so tired that his brain turned white.

I haven't exercised for a long time, and my physical fitness is really weak.

Surprisingly...he is completely inferior to Liuli.

"Liu Li... Liuli, you need to know, I saw you leading the race all the time... You didn't even say you were tired to any other girl, how could I have the nerve to ask you to give up?"

"Lejun, don't be brave at this time."

"...Besides, no matter what, I am also Liuli's boyfriend. How can you admit defeat..."

Tianhai Jiuliuli puffed up her face, "What do you mean by Lejun? Who said that a girlfriend can't protect her boyfriend? I will protect Lejun from now on. I also learned kendo before."

Liuli has good physical strength and is also tall.

At least most of the boys on the street are not as tall as her.

If it comes to actually starting a fight, she seems to be really good at it.

Thinking of being protected by Ruri holding a wooden sword from now on, Sakakihara Raku felt like laughing inexplicably.

"...Lejun doesn't believe it?"

"No, no... I just think... Liuli's physical ability is better than mine now, which is a bit incredible."

"Lejun just hasn't practiced for a long time, but I keep practicing every day. Especially during the time when I quarreled with Qiyue, I went for a run whenever I had free time during that time... As for protecting Lejun, Lejun

You can really think about it!"

"Liu Li wants me to eat soft rice?"

"Isn't it good?"

"Ruri, please give me some self-respect." Sakakibara said with a smile.

Return to the apartment.

I don’t know if it’s because I was exhausted from running just now, but my spirit has been a little sluggish.

Seeing Sakakibara Raku looking like this, Amami Kuruuri took care of him and let him rest on his lap after taking a bath.

Sure enough, it would be great to have a girlfriend like Liuli...

She takes care of herself when she feels uncomfortable, and is willing to rest on her soft thighs.

However, because he failed to outrun Ruri today, Sakakihara Raku was still quite concerned, because it meant that he could not even compare to Ruri in terms of physical fitness.

Obviously he is still the "brother", but she is the "sister".

"Why would Lejun compare this kind of thing?"

Sakakibara closed his eyes and thought about Amami Kuruuri's thigh flesh, "...Men have inexplicable self-esteem, and they always feel that they should not be compared to girls."

"Then we have to consider the objective facts. Lejun gave up training for too long because of other things, but I have been training."

"That's what I say, but in my heart I still want to be stronger."

...The real reason is probably multi-faceted.

From the beginning, Liuli was extremely dazzling in terms of her life experience, achievements, sports, and artistic talents.

I can't compete with my background, my grades have been tied several times, and I rely on cheats for my artistic ability. Only sports surpassed Liuli some time ago.

It can be said that exercise is the only thing that I can really compare with Liuli.

And now, due to several months of neglect, I haven't been able to catch up with Liuli after practicing for a week... This huge gap is displayed in front of me, which is a bit hard to accept.

"Why compare?"

"..." Sakakihara Raku couldn't answer, and just leaned on his girlfriend's thigh.

Tianhai Jiuliuli looked at his profile on her lap, "Lejun doesn't need to compare with me now. As I said just now, it's not that Lejun is inferior to me, it's that Lejun hasn't practiced for too long."

"...I know this, but——"

"Lejun." Tianhai Jiuliuli interrupted him.

"...Well, Liuli, tell me."

"Lejun thinks, what is the most important thing about a sport?"

"victory?"

Tianhai Jiuliuli shook his head, "Victory is absolutely important, but it is definitely not the most important thing. What is more important than victory, I think there are more things, and hard work is included in it.

"...Efforts are accumulated bit by bit, and strength is also accumulated bit by bit. No matter how talented a person is, there will be unimaginable efforts behind the scenes...A genius who studies well may

He has been surrounded by his professor parents since he was a child, and he has been reading his parents' papers since he was five years old... A person who is a strong runner may be that the only happiness he has been exposed to since he was a child is running. In running again and again

grow up.

"If there is only victory left in a sport, and factors such as love, fairness, sweat, etc. are put aside, it will only become a game for cheaters.

"I think the most valuable thing in sports, the most passionate thing, is fighting with all your strength, the feeling of trying everything to climb up... This feeling will not only make your opponents admire you, but also the audience will

Touched by you."

Sakakihara laughed: "What Ruri said is too ideal. I don't think what Ruri said is wrong, but the reality is... How can the audience care about how hard the second place works? They can't see how hard he works.

effort."

"The reality is like this... But Lejun's efforts are right in front of my eyes. I see it, and I feel it... It is precisely because of this that I feel sorry for Lejun."

"Liu Li is so outstanding."

"Don't say such things."

Tianhai Jiuliuli pouted her face as she spoke, and reached out to poke the cheek of someone on her lap.

"Really, Lejun, don't be depressed just because I can't run today. Lejun's failure now is only temporary. As long as Lejun works hard and moves forward, he will be the best Lejun... Lejun wants to continue to win."

As for me, I will wait for Lejun in front, watching silently as he slowly climbs up and surpasses me."

"Don't you dislike me?" Even though he knew her answer in his heart, Sakakibara still wanted to hear her say it herself.

"It's too late, Ai Le-kun! And why would you dislike Le-Jun just because you can't compare to me now?"

The more Sakakibara listened to her words, the more he couldn't resist the smile on his face. He put his arms around the girl's waist and buried his face in her fragrant belly, "I still want to hear it."

"What do you want to hear?"

"The words Liuli loves me."

"Aile-kun?"

"Um."

"...I can't say what Lejun wants me to say now...but I still love you very much, Lejun."

"Liu Li touched my head and said."

"...Are Lejun acting coquettishly?"

"Liu Li~~"

"Stop shouting like that..."

"Liu Li~~"

"...Lejun wants me to call you 'good'?" Tianhai Jiuliuli stroked his head and intertwined his fingers in his hair.

"Okay, I'll just call you Ruri's mother." Sakakihara hugged her waist tighter, his breath filled with the fragrance of the girl who had just taken a bath.

Tianhai Jiuliuli: "..."

"Liu Li~~"

"...Okay, okay, Lejun, be good, I will cook for you later."

"Liu Li~~"

...

"Is it a little weird for me to shout like this? I feel like I've been spoiled by you, Liuli, and become a useless person."

"...It's a bit strange." Tianhai Jiuliuli continued to touch his head and smiled softly, "But...it feels pretty good to pamper Lejun like this. I have always been pampered by Lejun like this before.

"

Sakakihara enjoyed his girlfriend's gentle touch very much, "What should this feeling be called? The motherly nature unique to girls?"

"No way...I'm not married..."

"But this is how Liuli feels to me now. Come on, Liuli, pet me a little longer and touch me a little longer."

Amami Kuruuri looked at Sakakibara Raku on his lap, laughed softly, and continued to stroke his head, "...Hmm, um, Raku-kun is good... By the way, I won't spoil you Raku-kun, right?"

"

"Then just spoil her. Liuli is so good anyway."

When Tianhai Jiuliuli heard this, he couldn't help but smile again.
Chapter completed!