Book 15: Chapter 4: Surrounded on All Sides - Kōenji Vs. The Free Group (3)
As a result, Kouenji's goal was to participate in an assignment at E3
He quickly got to the desired task and agreed to participate. He immediately stopped on his way. After a few minutes of delay, Mikitani and his team caught up with Kouenji.
However, they were forced to wait until the end of the task because one person had accepted after Kouenji and the number of participants had reached their capacity. Task was an English test, and although there were participants in grades one through three, the content level was the same.
The result was that Dodo Michimichi, one of the most gifted third-year students, took first place, but Kouenji came in a close second, and was awarded four points.
With the teachers' eyes on him, Mikitani and his team planned to approach him as soon as he left the task area, but Kouenji ran before his eyes disappeared.
However, Kouenji fled before they could reach him. They were forced to distance themselves and just chase after Kouenji, who was too fast for them to catch up.
The next time they were able to circle Kouenji was just before 3:00 p.m., when they reached the designated area for the third time.
Mikitani and his team managed to corner him three times.
"They sure are working very hard."