Chapter 1: World Apocalypse
'496... 497... 498... 499... 500.'
I collapsed onto the ground after thrusting my spear 500 times. I looked to the left of me to see a middle aged man making his way over towards me. I supported myself up with the wooden spear in my hand to greet the man's eyes.
"Winter..."
"Coach Sterling..."
Me and the man exchanged looks with each other before a smile broke out on our faces. Coach Sterling wrapped his arm around my shoulders and started chatting away like always, "You know Winter, why don't you compete competitively? You definitely have the skills to compete for the country, why not grasp at the opportunity?!"
I unhooked Coach Sterling's hand from around my neck and gave a slight smile. "You know the answer, Coach Sterling, and why it is as such. Asking me the same questions every day won't change the outcome of my answers. I'm happy enough that my father and mother are still allowing me to train here after the 'incident.'."
Coach Sterling shuddered as he thought about the incident. Seeing Winter walk away, he quickly caught up. "Mr. and Mrs. Izanami have no idea what they're talking about, it was clearly not your fault, and all charges have been dropped! If you weren't to compete, it would be a waste of your talent and physique!" Coach Sterling said with enthusiasm.
Though I wanted to refute, what he said wasn't wrong. I had a natural talent for spearmanship ever since I started training at the age of 3, and while growing up, I was called a prodigy, genius, and every once in a blue moon, a 'monster.'. My physique wasn't anything to look over either, though I wasn't able to show much, and not trying to be a narcissist or anything my physique was definitely top tier. I trained so much that my body looked as if it was carved by the Greek god Adonis himself, though my looks are nothing but slightly above average, sigh.
If it wasn't for the incident, I would've been competing for the country. Well, there's nothing I can do about it now...
"You aren't wrong, Coach Sterling..."
"Exactly, that's why I think—"