"Whew...... Ha...... Call...... Wait...... Troy ...... Miss...... I—I'm so tired......"

After calling a timeout for the third timeout, Yulia bent over her knees and began to breathe heavily. During the night run, due to the temperature, Yulia has changed into a much more normal sportswear than her previous sports shorts.

Troy next to him was already a little helpless about this, and his tone became weak from the initial accusation.

"Yulia...... It doesn't seem like it's a thousand meters yet, right......? Anyway, you're a boy too?"

"Let you ...... What a waste of time...... Call...... Whew......"

Yuria, who was weak all over, almost wanted to sit on the side of the road and rest. Because she sweats when running, Yulia simply travels lightly and doesn't wear any drag wear except for this tracksuit. Since the real hair has a considerable length, it should not be easy to be seen at night. Coupled with Troy by her side, even if something happens, she must be someone she can rely on.

"Yulia...... It's a really cute way to run, but it's a complete mistake, kick your feet towards your hips as much as possible, and keep your body as straight as possible...... It's like this. Do you understand?"

Troy demonstrated the maneuver on the spot.

Her athletic posture is so charming, like a female leopard leaping up. The black ponytail tied together with a new headband dances like a fairy, perfectly interpreting the connotation of "sporty beauty" from head to toe.

However, what can't be done is what can't be done......

"Well, is there anything easier to learn-?"

"Nope. ”

"Woo......"

The lazy request was mercilessly denied, and Yulia was a little dissatisfied. Even though I feel stupid - I puff out my cheeks in the night, and no one will see it.

But Troy was keenly aware of Yuria's anomaly. If it were Airi or Thousand Nights, the devil would have been trained mercilessly, but Troy only smiled softly and bitterly.

"It's okay, it's tiring when you start studying, but when you get used to it, it becomes easier. Now, it's not that hard. ”

"Since Miss Troy says so...... Then I'll give it a try. Don't laugh at me?"

"Ah, how about going to Central Park to practice? There's a light over there, so you can see it better. ”

In fact, Yulia was just feeling tired. If he could learn the right moves, he would be happy.

The two walked side by side in the various high-end villas in the accommodation area. So......

It seems like the first time I've walked with Troy like this.

Even though night was already falling, and only the lights were shining from the surrounding villas, it was difficult for Yulia to see her expression in the pitch black. However, for some reason, he still turned his head sideways.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned his head, he saw Troy's face.

She seemed to be staring at herself all the time. Underneath the tall and somewhat heroic bridge of the nose, there are silhouettes from the faint lights around it. The two stared at each other blankly for a long time, and even stopped.

“......！”

“~~~~！”

A cold wind blew through.

The two of them quickly lowered their heads as if in a dream. Fortunately, it was at night, and Troy would not see his cheeks, which might have been flushed for a long time, and Yulia breathed a sigh of relief.

On the road after that, both of them were silent. Even if you occasionally look at it, you will be too shy to twist your head to the side.

Fortunately, the school park is ingenious in the design of the accommodation area, and the time to arrive at Central Park is earlier than expected. In a familiar scene, several benches are neatly arranged.

"Then ...... Try it, shall we?"

"Hmm...... Good...... I'll check the movement for you, don't worry. ”

Maybe it was because he realized something, and the atmosphere was inexplicably a little awkward.

Under the soft glow of the streetlights, Yulia struggled to recall Troy's demonstration. Fortunately, after this period of rest, my physical strength has almost completely recovered.

"Hey~!"

Yuria jumped up as hard as she could. First the toes, then the balls of the feet. Jump up and repeat with the other foot. Kick your feet towards your hips as much as possible, lean forward slightly, and don't bend over and hunch.

"Whew...... Whew......"

This kind of running seems to make real sense when you think about it, but it is still too tiring for Yulia. After running for about a dozen meters, he stopped.

"Miss Troy, how was your action?"

I had some anticipation in my heart, after all, I had already tried very hard to imitate Troy's movements. If I had to say it, there was even a little bit of excitement.

Troy had been sitting on a bench under the lamp, and when he saw him approaching, he didn't react.

"Uh...... Miss Troy?"

“......”

"I'm done!"

"......?!ah...... Sorry, I seem to be a little distracted......"

She shook her head as if to drive away some thought.

"How's that? What did you do just now, what do you need-"

"That ......!!"

She suddenly stood up from the bench, and Yulia was a little frightened.

"Yes, what—"

"Be sure to run again!

Troy rarely makes such requests, and she can't possibly be in a daze when Yulia is running hard. But after being stared at expectantly by the excited night eyes, Yulia couldn't say anything to refuse.

"Then I'll do it again. If something is wrong, please let me know. ”

"Hmm!"

She was really not good at dealing with that kind of innocent childlike gaze, so Yulia had to start again.

It doesn't seem to be difficult to master the essentials, but for Yuria, whose physical strength limit is only five, it is too much of a burden to regulate running movements.

Either way, Troy will see it clearly.

Yulia looked back in the direction of the bench, maybe with some effort, she could run a little longer-

"Ahh

Suddenly, it was as if the right shoulder had hit something soft and light.

This scream did not come from Yuria's throat, so Yuria, who realized that she had bumped into someone else, didn't even have time to look at who it was, and immediately lowered her head and apologized.

"Isn't it?!Why did you run?????!!?

Click, click, click.

The woman wore boots that were dangerous when running. Still, when Yulia reacted, he only caught a patch of white cloth disappearing into the shadows. Can even an ordinary maid run faster than herself...... Yulia sighed a little at her powerlessness.

But......

Isn't that exclamation a bit ......

Familiar? (To be continued.) )