Starting Over as a Kindergartener to Fulfill My First Love! - Episode 3.2

Sports Day

I’m pretty nervous.

It’s not like I’m particularly nervous about the sports day itself…

Well, since I’m “an old man on the inside,” I’ve had plenty of opportunities to be on big stages like this even after entering society.

Even in the company where I worked in the “real world,” there were countless opportunities to present in front of large audiences, and since I couldn’t show any signs of being flustered in front of my subordinates, I gradually developed the ability to create the persona of “me who is not nervous at all” through my past experiences and acting skills.

However, today is not good.

I’ve been tense since this morning, no, for about a week now.

Why is that?

Of course, it’s because Tsune-chan is coming to today’s sports day.

You might wonder why someone like me, who has the mind of an old man, would be nervous over something like that, but there’s nothing I can do about it…

Anyone would want to show their best side in front of someone they like.

Moreover, I’ve been given a rare opportunity to experience things in “this world” that I couldn’t in the “real world.”

And, to put it in a complicated way, I know the ‘future of the real world.’

Yeah, in the “real world,” I was finally chosen as a relay team member, but I know that as soon as the race starts, I’ll suddenly trip and become the laughingstock of the class.

That’s why I absolutely can’t show Tsune-chan such an embarrassing side of me.

That thought became a pressure and heightened my level of tension.

“Isuzu-kun, is something wrong? You look kind of tired… Are you feeling unwell?”

Hisako Kotozuki, with a worried look on her face, called out to me.

As expected of a girl. She has far better observational skills than any guy and is so considerate…

Well, I’ve heard that at this age, girls tend to be more responsible than boys, and since Kotozuki is particularly responsible and caring among the girls, she’s extremely popular in the class as the “Madonna.”

In the “real world,” I also admired Kotozuki a lot…

So, if it were the “real world” me, just being called by Kotozuki like this would have made me so happy that I would have been excited…

Right now, it’s really disappointing that Toshi only looks like a “normal first grader” to me.

“No, it’s okay, Kotozuki-san. I’m just a little nervous… Thank you for worrying about me…”

When I answered like that, Kotozuki showed a relieved expression and then, with a beaming smile, said “I’m glad” and ran off to join the other girls.

When I saw Kotozuki happily talking with the other girls, it started getting noisy behind me.

“Hey, look!! Isn’t that woman Tsune-chan!?”

“Oh, you’re right!! It’s Tsune-chan!!”

The kids from Tsune-chan’s class, who went to the same kindergarten as me, started making a fuss.

Finally, Tsune-chan has arrived!!

I suppressed my joy, forced a calm expression, and was about to head towards Tsune-chan when Takayama called out to me.

“Hey, Isuzu? Who’s Tsune-chan?”

“Huh? Oh, that’s my teacher from Aoba First Kindergarten.”

“Wow, she’s a really beautiful teacher…”

When Takayama said that, for some reason, I felt like I was being praised for my girlfriend, and I said this to Takayama in a slightly louder voice.

“Y-yeah, right!? My proud teacher!!”

I grabbed Takayama’s hand and said, “I’ll introduce you to Tsune-chan,” and the two of us, smiling, ran over to Tsune-chan.

Unaware that Kotozuki had been watching the two of them intently…

“Ts-tsune-chan!!”

I pushed through the “former students” gathered around Tsune-chan and stepped in front of her with Takayama.

And then, when Tsune-chan saw me, she narrowed her eyes, knelt down in front of me with an “angelic smile,” and whispered in my ear.

“Takashi-kun, I’m glad to see you’re doing well. By the way, I heard from Shiho-chan. You were chosen as a relay team member, right? That’s amazing. I’ll be cheering for you, so do your best…”

When Tsune-chan said that to me, I replied with my face turning bright red, thinking, “I’m too old for this.”

“Y-yeah… I’ll do my best…”

I became even more nervous with Tsune-chan’s words of encouragement.

I absolutely can’t fall…

Even if it’s a “dream world,” I can’t show Tsune-chan my embarrassing side…

No, I don’t want to show you…

I will definitely change the past of the real world!!

I clenched my fists and vowed in my heart.