Chapter 1832 Second Task
?1832 Second Task
Thanks to the eventual arrival of Sawano and the rest of our class, Shiina’s attention didn’t linger on me long enough to recognize me by face.
Still, she did pause and creased her brows when I thanked her for the towel though. Most likely, she found my voice familiar yet she couldn’t match my image to what was registered in her memory bank. Or at least, she didn’t have that much time to think about it yet. The moment she learned my name, that familiarity would definitely click.
Back when Miwa-nee, Minoru, and I met them, it was before sunrise so that’s probably helping my case here. Some lamps placed on the path guided the hikers in the dark and hikers brought flashlights to see clearly.
Sara would possibly fail to recognize me at all since she fell unconscious halfway through being carried by me and that useless boyfriend of hers was even supposed to be from a different college. What was he doing here? Why did she not break up with him yet?
In any case, if someone would recognize me by name then Shiina would by far be the most likely person. She even tried flirting with me back then as well. She only stepped back when she remembered how Miwa-nee and I introduced ourselves; husband and wife. With Minoru as our son, any doubt about that was removed from her head.
“Damn it, Onoda, join our soccer club. My senior can make you a starting player. You can be a forward striker! You’re also great at dodging obstacles.”
A few minutes later, while we were sitting on our asses in our designated spots while waiting for the rest of the Year 1 students, Sakuma blurted that out once he finished catching his breath.
Everyone looked at him but no one disagreed with him. They’re probably thinking the same thing as him.
“Nope. Too troublesome. I am busy enough attending to more important things.”
“What? Busy enough to get close to the girls?” Fukuda interjected with an annoying smirk.
He probably thought that was a jab worth throwing at me. How pathetic.
“Get close to the girls? Are you outdated with the news? I’m already close to them.” I dismissively replied before turning to Hino who looked like he was deliberating whether to support my claim or not, “Ask Hino how close I’ve become with our Class President.”
Fukuda immediately turned his head to his lackey. He narrowed his eyes as though he was going to eat him if he stepped out of his line.
Man. He’s not acting as a leader at all. Is he not one of your close confidants?
Without anything else to do, I spent my time organizing my bag, checking again if Akane packed more than she should. And sure enough, I found some chocolate-flavored energy bars tucked in one corner.
That girl, did she have a Foresight ability?
I pulled out two and gave Sakuma one of them. Among the boys here, I guess he’s still the one who’s still the closest to me.
And from there, all we did was wait until everyone arrived. That took about twenty minutes.
Since it was unfair to the ones who arrived last, the camp managers allowed us to rest for another twenty minutes.
At that point, the sun was already fully visible in the eastern direction.
We left the school at 5:30. The bus arrived here around 6:30. And this first task took at most an hour including the rest.
With the dazzling sunlight warming up our surroundings, the camp managers soon gathered in two groups as well.
Sawano, Sara’s boyfriend, and the other two guys stood before us boys while Shiina, Sara, and the other two women took charge of the girls.
Sawano then stepped up and announced.
“I gathered that you’ve all rested enough. Once again, congratulations on finishing your First Task. Our Camp is just starting. As previously stated, we’re all going to be here until tomorrow. We prepared a lot of activities for you. We, the camp managers will be watching over you, and sometimes, join you in the activity. Let’s all have fun.”
The guy started with a boring speech but I guess he’s lively enough compared to the other three. On the other side, the girls sounded more energetic as they cheered after Shiina finished her speech.
Not wanting to be drowned out by their enthusiasm, someone started clapping and shouting among the boys. I don’t know who but it only takes one leading the charge and everyone soon follows.
For the next three minutes, it became a loud cheering battle between the two sides.
And that’s effective to wake everyone up. Those looking sluggish widened their eyes and found their energy.
A while later, I thought we were going to go to our cabins now but Sawano and Shiina announced our next task instead;
“Okay. Let’s get this rolling while you’re full of energy. Your next task will be... Preparing your breakfast.”