I Really Wanted You to Be the Very Good-Lucky Guy – Part 04

“Let’s go, Aikawa!”

“Hey, Tomonori!”

“I said we’d cross the finish line together. Yesterday you were the one who pulled me. Now it’s my turn. I’m gonna make sure you take first place!”

Her tightly pressed chest bounced with every stride. She couldn’t swing her arms, so she wasn’t running at full speed, but she was still leaving most of the crowd behind.

One runner, then another, we passed them all. We broke into third place, and the offertory box came into view.

Tomonori turned left, but she’d built up too much momentum. The smooth stone pavement offered no grip, and she was about to go down.

She yelped. I yanked her hand hard, pulling her upright just in time. She didn’t fall, but I did.

“Aikawa!”

“Don’t stop! Go! Win this thing!”

“But I want you to be first.”

“Forget it. Just go.”

Tomonori looked straight ahead, and