[Black Basket] Sakura's Basketball

The deadline for replying to the invitation letter of the National Youth Women's Basketball Team was very long. Before graduating from middle school in my country, I finally locked it in the locker of the Women's Basketball Club and never mentioned it to anyone.I have also carefully read the foreign high school materials my parents gave me, but I put them in a drawer in the study for the time being.

After the term exam, the election of the student council finally came. Akashi Seijuro became the vice-chairman of the sports committee as he wished, and I also became the chairman of the student council. The third-year students also retired from the student council.

Slap, slap, slap, squeak -- this night, I slapped the basketball and practiced the continuous movements of turning and changing hands, sudden stops and jump shots.I have already achieved results in slam dunks. When I have enough physical strength, I can already use them in competitions. I can’t stop honing other skills. I have to prepare for the next school year’s competition.

"Sister Takahashi!"

I turned my head and saw that it was Qingfeng and Heizi.I smiled and said, "Good evening."

"Let's play a game?" Qingfeng twirled the basketball with his index finger.

"Of course." I smiled and threw my ball away, getting ready.

Playing with Qingfeng is very refreshing, high-speed, high-intensity, just 5 minutes made me sweat again.We played this game for 10 minutes without stopping at all, exhausting my energy.

"Yeah!" Qingfeng clenched his fists and cheered, smiling so that his white teeth glistened under the light, "I finally won! Sister Takahashi, I will never lose to you again!" Qingfeng's growth rate is very fast , already faintly has the shadow of the Miracle Generation.At the end of the first grade, he was able to beat me one-on-one without even growing his body.

After a few more days, Qingfeng will surpass Hongcun in single-player strength.Well, in terms of command ability, even a hundred green peaks are no match for me and Hongcun.

I hit him on the head with a basketball, "What are you talking about? You're so loud." Fuck, I practiced well, it's so hot.

"Ah! It hurts! Senior is really violent!"

Heizi opened his eyes wide and said: "Student Qingfeng is too simple." He immediately complained about me and Qingfeng at the same time.

Speaking of which, hey, where did Heizi go just now?I silently looked up at the gymnasium ceiling.

"Forget it, those who like basketball are good people! Sister, let's go eat," Qingfeng scratched his head and revived in the blink of an eye, "I'm very hungry after playing a game."

"Yes." Heizi nodded in agreement.

──So, what exactly was Kuroko doing just now?

"Senior Takahashi," Heizi ate the cone I invited as he walked on the road, eating bite by bite, "I'm going to have a special upgrade test tomorrow."

"Special upgrade test?" I looked at my empty wallet and found that the protagonist of the anime also needs to eat.

"Vice-captain Akashi helped me arrange it. I can't perform in the formal test, I can only be useful on the field, so tomorrow, vice-captain Akashi will let me play in the practice games of the second and third armies for testing."

I looked at him and patted his shoulder, "Come on."

"Yes, thank you."

The next day, I took some time off from my homework and went to the men's basketball gym.

"Hey." Hongcun, who had already been notified and knew that I would come, called me.

I raised my hand and bowed to Sanada, the coach of the men's basketball team, "Hello, excuse me."

"Hello, Takahashi-san, I haven't seen you for a while. I watched the video of the last national competition. You played very well and commanded on the field." Coach Sanada slapped Rainbow hard with a blank expression. Village, "Much better than this idiot. In the final match, you did your best."

"Hiss!" Hongcun flinched and smacked his mouth.

"Although you are only in the second grade, you are already the first captain of the middle school women's basketball team." Coach Sanada encouraged me seriously, "You have to keep working hard."

"Thank you, I dare not take it."

After exchanging pleasantries with Coach Sanada, I stood in an inconspicuous corner.Hongcun also came over after dealing with other matters.

"Excuse me." I stood leaning against the wall, arms crossed.

Hongcun also leaned against the wall, and glanced at me, "Why did you come here today? You have to help the juniors after school, don't you have time to make up lessons?"

"I have something to care about."

"That sunspot?" Hongcun seemed to think of something, and twitched the corners of his mouth.

"What kind of reaction is this?" Well, I also know that Heizi's appearance has nothing to do with a basketball player.

"A twitching reaction. But since it was recommended by Akashi, let him try it. If he is a necessary talent, I have no reason to object to him joining the first army."

"For victory?" I looked up at him.

"If you don't have this awareness, you don't have to join the club. This is team training. I don't have free time to play house, and the people here are serious. Do you practice every day just to play house? Really have no IQ?"

"Isn't it just extracurricular activities? When I grow up, I will look back and laugh at myself."

"Extracurricular activities and life can be killed if you don't realize it. When you grow up, extracurricular activities are your current life. If you can't do well now, don't tell me about the future. Instead of giving me so much haggling, Why don't you practice, idiot, when did you become so strong, do your own thing and waste time." He pouted unhappily, "Don't worry about everything, idiot."

"Too harsh."

Hongcun pouted, watching the game finally start, "Are you an idiot?"

I also cast my eyes on the field, staring at Heizi Tetsuya, "To each other."

Heizi showed his ability to pass the ball in the game. Even Hongcun was taken aback. He successfully passed the promotion test and finally rose to the first rank at the end of his first year.

He's a really good passer, but that's not what I care about.

I found Akashi.

"Takahashi-senpai." Akashi nodded to me with a gentle and polite expression.

When I saw Kuroko displaying his power just now, Akashi's handsome face had a smile that revealed his ambition.I had a vague feeling that he was this type of person when we were working together before, but it was the first time I had seen Akashi be so obvious.He should be very happy to get Heizi, the captain of this future generation of miracles.

"Akashi," he and I are in a place where no one else can notice, and Hongcun also went to discuss things with the coach, "Did you understand Kuroko's pass?"

"I think so. Is there anything you want to ask, sister? If it's yours, you might as well speak up."

"Then I'll just say it straight." I looked at him, "Heizi will always be a passer if he continues like this."

"...What do you mean?" Akashi frowned.

His reaction made me stunned, "Didn't you expect this development?"

"No, you can't say that, I just guessed his development direction." He smiled, "Student Heizi has done much better than I imagined. What does senior sister mean?"

"Gesture and touch."

Akashi immediately realized, "I see. I think I understand what Senpai means. Are you meddling too much?" Akashi still smiled nonchalantly, "I don't think Kuroko-san has other ways You can go. This is also the reason why senior sister didn't tell this matter on the spot, isn't it?"

"I want to hear what you have to say first. I'm not too busy to say anything to him, but I don't think I'm indifferent. If Heizi wants to maintain this unique way of passing, he can't be like an ordinary person. Learn other skills, just the eternal passer of the team," I suddenly remembered the name in the animation, "it is the shadow that cannot be touched."

"Didn't Senior Sister already make it very clear?"

I frowned.

"Student Kuroko is a shadow." Akashi stretched out a finger, and said in a very sure tone, "If he is caught, he will not be able to display this kind of skill again, right?" His smile was the same as usual, but It makes people feel chilling for no reason, "I think, from the moment Heizi mastered this skill, he has made up his mind to play even if he becomes a shadow. Heizi, he is such a person."

I turned to look at Kuroko Tetsuya who was beaming brightly when he learned that he had been promoted to the First Army, "Have you ever thought of a solution?"

"Senior sister can't think of it, can't she? This is very good. Diguang has never been short of goalscorers. Student Heizi is only worth playing when he becomes a shadow."

I turned around and looked down at Akashi Seijuro, who was a few centimeters shorter than me, "I said you, because I have no use value, have you become arrogant without concealing your tone?" Following the student council With the reassignment of posts, I no longer have a direct relationship with him in the new year.

"Please don't say that, it's too much to say." Akashi laughed, "Don't get me wrong, I don't have any dissatisfaction with my sister as the leader of the student union. On the contrary, I appreciate it very much. I'm just discussing the facts. As for the basketball I like, Senior sister, don’t you think this attitude is better? Your expression has become serious.”

"I owe you a beating." I rolled my eyes, "Okay, Akashi, I won't do anything more." Forget it, Kuroko is the main character. "You are actually troublesome enough." He didn't hesitate to get tough, forcing me to stay out of the matter and not say much.

Akashi smiled and changed the subject, "Sister Takahashi, you seem to be in a bad mood recently."

"Yeah." I folded my arms and looked towards the lively stadium.

"Forgive me for being troublesome, did senior sister receive an invitation from the National Youth League?" He said, "I guessed it from the attitudes of Coach Sanada and Supervisor Platinum. Please don't worry that other people will know."

I looked at him twice, "Then you know my answer."

"You are hesitating. You didn't agree. This is a little out of my expectation, and it is not difficult to understand. Of course, how to choose is the freedom of the senior sister. I have no intention of interfering, just a little curiosity. If you don't want to say it, please Don't force it."

"Don't say anything else, just say, basketball player, have you thought about this option?" Akashi's words will understand what I mean.I put down the arm I was holding, stretched out my hand and pressed his shoulder a little harder, "Thank you for your concern." Regarding the matter of Guoqing, I really can't tell anyone other than him, especially my teammates. Their worries and considerations affect their state.I nodded to Akashi, passed him and walked out of the building.

"No, just a sentence. You go slowly."

I waved my hand back without looking back, and walked out of the men's basketball gymnasium, and Ichikawa Asahi was also walking over.

"Takahashi, let's play the game! I think I'm in good shape today, and I will win you!" She smiled, with confidence on her young face, "I have no intention of losing."

"Follow up your homework first." I said calmly.

Ichikawa froze for a moment, "Don't do it."

"If you don't play in the spring," I continued, striding toward the women's basketball gym, "you will do so at your own peril."

"Gao, Takahashi!" Ichikawa Asahi ran to catch up, "It's too much! Why does the world have to make up exams? If you fail, you won't pass, fuck!"

"It's useless for you to tell me." I shrugged.

"How about this, Takahashi, help me beat up the teacher and let them pass me?"

"I understand the reason why you are not qualified." This is called the classic without nerves, "IQ is too low." Is it an honor to fight with the teacher?

"...You are the worst! Cut! It's getting worse and worse! When we first met, it wasn't that extreme."

"Takai likes me very much." I shrugged.

Ichikawa Asahi raised his hand and re-tied the bun that fell off, "Cut! They will nod whatever you say, Gao Jing is your loyal fan after all. You two knew each other when you were in the Three Armies, right?"

"Yeah." I glanced at her.They will nod if I suggest anything? "Are you dissatisfied with my proposal to relax the admission criteria again?"

"I think, you have to do some screening anyway. If everyone is admitted, what have we become? This is different from the three armies. Our three armies in Diguang are sent to other schools, at least they are the regular candidates. Your previous set is It doesn’t make sense to say that the three armies occasionally practice together, but this time it doesn’t make sense.” She curled her lips, “First of all, I don’t mean to disagree with you, fuck, I just don’t understand.”

"No, I like it when you bring it up." I said, "This is my personal opinion. I think basketball is accessible to everyone regardless of talent or competition. There is no need to draw it down before reaching out to touch it." limit."

"...what if you have a heart attack?"

"I can't help it if it's serious, but if it's not too serious, you can sit aside and watch."

"You even want to admit people with heart disease! You're crazy!!" Ichikawa Asahi ran up to me and shook my shoulders, "Show me clearly, we are in the sports club. It’s an intense basketball team! It’s still the Teiko basketball team! Ah, I’m going crazy. It’s like having a club with the boys at most, Sakura, you really want to get all these people into the game team?”

"I don't want to open another because I don't want to set a boundary. I admit that competition is different from casual play," I laughed, "but if you don't try it first, who knows what mode you want? Playing well and playing badly There will be boundaries between good people, that's beyond me, it's a reality, but before that, I want to give everyone who is interested a chance. That's what I think."

"The one who fails will be very miserable, right? Knowing that he will not be able to fight well in his life... Ah, just thinking about it makes his whole body shiver."

"We have given them the opportunity and the guidance to protect them as much as possible. It is their own decision whether to try it later, and we are not responsible for the consequences of this part."

"You," Ichikawa Asahi opened his mouth wide, "I never thought that someone so naive as you would say such things!"

──You really have the nerve to call me naive.

"Well, since you have thought about it behind your back," Ichikawa pouted, "then I feel at ease. I understand, and I support it. But speaking of it, even if I don't understand, I don't want to oppose you. What? Ah! Have I become a fool? I don't want to become a fool like Takai Satomi!"

"Food?" I pushed open the door of the Yijun Gymnasium, "Isn't it Ikeuchi." Yuki Ikeuchi, who was also selected, looks very serious, but food sticks to his mouth every day.

Ichikawa Asahi yelled and pointed at me: "You are complaining!"

"Good afternoon." I raised my hand to the people in the museum and straightened my back.

"Good afternoon! Captain Takahashi!" Everyone immediately stopped what they were doing and greeted me before turning back to work.

"Ichikawa." I crossed my arms, looked at them, and said softly.

"What?" Ichikawa Asahi, who was wearing a sweatband, asked.

"Ask any questions in the future." Don't let ordinary middle school girls' clubs turn into weird ones, twisted days are enough.

"Of course." Ichikawa curled his lips again, "Tch, I'm not a fool!"

I laughed.

During the spring break training, at night, I took the book to the auditorium of the track and field, sat down cross-legged, and studied by myself by the street lamps.As soon as I sneezed, a coat was handed over. I looked up and saw Akashi who was also holding a book.

"Thank you." I took it and put it on, "Good evening."

"Good evening, Takahashi-senpai." Akashi said gently, "Are you studying by yourself? Do you want to go to the library? I asked the school to borrow a key, so I can go in at night. It's windy outside, it's not good if you catch a cold gone."

"I like nature." I tug on the collar of my cotton shirt.I feel uncomfortable indoors.

"So that's the case, then please pay attention to your body. I won't bother you, goodbye."

"Akashi," I held my head and stopped him, "There is one thing I want to hear from you." Others would not object to me at all.

"Yes," he stopped and sat up, "please tell me."

"I want to relax the admission criteria. Anyone who wants to play basketball and has no serious diseases can join the team."

Akashi raised his eyebrows, "It really looks like something Takahashi-senpai would do."

"Go to hell." Are you laughing at me?

Akashi smiled lightly and waved his hands, "Please don't get me wrong, I have no other intentions. I can probably understand your thoughts, this is not something I would do, but if you want to do it, I think there is nothing wrong with it. You can consider it I think my senior has thought about the place to do it well." He crossed one foot, propped the other up, and rested his elbow on it with ease, Shi ordered, "The remaining problem now is, do you You have to bear the resentment of the losers, and whether you can actually control the emotions of the new members in the team. Generally speaking, you don’t care about the losers, but Takahashi-senpai’s foothold is super popular. Once there is a gap, it is a danger to yourself. As for new members, those who have potential are easy to say, and they can be convinced by their strength and daily relationship, but for those newcomers who have no potential and have not experienced those with their seniors , Their trust in you will not be high, and if there are too many people, it will become a breakthrough for the team, and the other intact parts will be pulled down."

"The resentment of the loser," I smiled, "I don't want to shoulder their lives. Continue."

"Of course the best way is to set up a club and isolate them, but because it violates the idea of ​​the senior sister, it was rejected. The only thing we can do is to raise the image of the first army, so that the losers understand that they have to do It's not about jealousy, it's because you are so high that you are out of reach, so you won't have bad emotions, or at least not against you personally. It's not your business to complain, and this kind of person If nothing happens, it won’t pose too much of a threat. Unite one army, and in turn unite the two armies, and control the second problem as well, saving effort.”

"I have thought about it," I exhaled softly, "but I don't want to use the first army as a shield. Under the halo is pressure."

"I don't want to sacrifice my grades. This is a step I have to take no matter what. It is a necessary step, but it can also solve the problem. In addition, there is no other feasible solution. Of course, this is the step."

"Is this your logic?"

"It's just the most reasonable inference. You are too persistent. It is not within your choice at all. There is no need to be persistent."

"If you don't stick to every step, you will win the overall situation. I understand what you mean," I said with a smile, "Thank you."

"No, you asked, so I'll just say it." He stood up on the ground, patted his pants with his book, "Then, goodbye."

"Goodbye." I smiled.

The most interesting thing about interacting with others is that you can always hear answers from different angles.

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