Book 14: Chapter 6: The Aloof Wunderkind of Class 2-D, Part 2
After around two more hours of travel, we finally arrived back at the harbor in the starting area.
Nanase had started lagging behind during the final stretch of the journey, so she arrived about a minute after me, completely out of breath.
“Haaaa… I finally managed to catch up.”
She wiped her sweat with a hand towel as she tried to stabilize her breathing.
“It’s hard to believe you’re a first-year high school girl. I didn’t expect you to have so much stamina.”
Throughout our time together so far, there had been several instances where her physical prowess had piqued my interest, but this had been the most intriguing by a long shot.
“No no, compared to me, you’re not even short of breath, Ayanokōji-senpai… You’re just as outstanding as I thought.”
“I’m just putting on a stoic front. Well, that aside, take a look over there.”
“Wow─! So many people!”