[Black Basket] Winter Cherry Blossoms

More than a month after the start of the school year, the lively atmosphere of the freshmen in Luoshan University gradually dissipated, and the "miracle" incidents that the students were talking about became routine. No one had any objections to the freshman who had just joined the basketball club as the new head , let alone think that a first-year student is not capable enough to serve as the president of the student union. As long as he has enough strength, nothing is impossible in Luoshan.

However, the rumors of the "miracle" ended, and the incredible events remaining in the basketball club continued to happen every week, and Akashi heard the rumor not long after he entered the basketball club. He heard that every Wednesday, someone from the basketball club They will receive a bento box during lunch time. The dishes inside are different every week, and the ingredients will change according to the season. It is weird that no one knows who sent the bento box. Even if there are people in the basketball team who know it, they They were all tight-lipped, not revealing half a word, which deepened the exaggeration of the rumors by others.

For the boring guessing game, Akashi only acts as a bystander and does not want to participate in it. It was not until the rumors turned from words to reality that he knew that the target of the rumors was by his side, the second-year Hayama Kotaro.

"What are you doing?" After the morning practice, when Akashi went back to the locker room to change, he saw several second-year members discussing things in front of Kotaro's locker. They had weird expressions, and some of them were still holding tools. It seemed that he wanted to open the locker to see what was going on when there was no one in the locker room.

"Yes...it's Akashi, it scared us to death, we thought Hayama had come back..." The second graders looked relieved on the surface, but they were panicked by Akashi's gaze in their hearts, and cold sweat even rolled down their cheeks , obviously, even they felt that the reason for holding back their feet was not convincing, and what they did couldn't hide from Akashi's piercing eyes.

"If you have the energy to do small moves, it's better to use it in basketball practice. There are vacancies in the list of the three armies recently. If you are interested, you can tell me."

"I'm very sorry, Minister, we will definitely double up the practice in the afternoon, and now we're going to apologize to Hayama." Even if he is stupid, he knows that Akashi's words are not a joke. Several second graders left in a hurry after apologizing, not daring to be in the original place. They stayed for half a step, because they walked in a hurry, and the strength when they closed the locker room door shook the sundries rack in the room, causing the rolls of paper on it to be scattered on the ground, and one of the rolls of posters rolled to Akashi's feet. side.

Picking up the loose rolls, Akashi opened the poster in his hand, the figure inside quickly reminded him of what happened in March, is it her?That girl who set up a stall in the flea market is also a student of Luoshan?According to the date on the poster, the shooting time was September last year, so she should be one grade higher than him, and she is his senior sister. This is really a coincidence.

"Xiaozheng, you actually found the posters of last year's school festival? I thought they were all sent to the old warehouse for storage." Reibuchi returned to the locker room after the practice, and saw the scattered items all over the place. Enduring the mess, he knelt down to collect them, and put them back where they belonged again.

"It seems that you have completed the morning training list, how is Kotaro?"

"He was pestered by a few guys from the Second Army. It's probably the magic bento thing again. They are really serious. They know that there is no truth and they are still guessing. I really admire their patience."

"Magic bento?" Akashi frowned suspiciously, and he became increasingly aware of the absurdity of those rumors, "Is that rumor related to Kotaro?"

Ling Yang nodded, "That's what those guys call Kotaro's magic bento. The truth is actually very simple. The person who gave you the bento is the girl in the poster you held. The second and third graders call her Aoi."

"That's not her real name, but her nickname for the school festival."

"You guessed it right, because she was arrested to play Kui Ji at the school festival last year. That nickname is often used by sophomores and third-year students. In addition, she is the secretary of the student union and often goes to various clubs to help. That The nickname can’t be thrown away. Until now, the managers of the major clubs will ask her to help if they are absent or understaffed. This is her job—manager’s agent, it’s strange. You should have met face to face in the student union. , you are the new student council president."

"The official takeover of the work started last week. In addition to the position of the vice president has been arranged, the positions of other officers have to wait for the recommendation list from the dean, but I think of a faster and better way." Just waiting is not enough. To solve the problem, Akashi decided to take the initiative to find the answer he wanted.

"A faster and better way? Could it be..."

"There is a person in this school who knows the people and things in the whole school. If I go to play a game of chess with him, I will naturally get the information I want."

"The premise is that you can win. The former student council president is a troublesome person."

"The one who wins is definitely me."

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The minor turmoil in the locker room of the basketball club did not end with the apology of the sophomores. After the morning classes were over, the students ushered in their lunch break. Many students chose to go to the school cafeteria for lunch, or find a place in the cafeteria. Sit down and eat the bento you brought.

Akashi is no exception. He has long been used to having his own lunch in the restaurant, but the whole meal process is accompanied by a battle for food from his teammates in the basketball team. This made Akashi have to stay several meters away from them every time to eat quietly.

"Xiaozheng, there is a seat here." When Akashi was about to go to the corner table to eat, Lingyang, who was seated in the central area, waved to him, indicating that there was a vacant seat beside him.

Akashi didn't walk over immediately, but his strange-colored eyes scanned the position where Reo was sitting, and after confirming that Kotaro and Netaketani were both in a calm state, he moved slowly and walked to Reo. The table they are on.

"It's a miracle today. It's rare for the two of you to have a truce. It seems that something came at the right time. That prank was very interesting." There was no quarrel, no messy vegetable juice, today Kotaro and Nebuya were very quiet, Akashi originally wanted to ask Lingyang about the cause of the incident, but after seeing the things placed in the center of the table, he already roughly understood the reason.

"Haha, that's because this week's bento is very difficult, not to mention Kotaro himself, even Nebuya can't do it. In the past, the plate in front of Kotaro would have been emptied long ago."

"Sister Akashi and Lingyang, don't laugh at me. I'm still wondering whether to open it. Really, that guy can't use ordinary utensils to make bento? This seemingly high-end thing is really a bento box?"

"There is no doubt that it is a real Japanese-style three-stage heavy box." Ling Yang only solved half of Kotaro's confusion.

"It's just that it's not an ordinary three-stage heavy box, but an Echizen lacquerware used in a high-end restaurant. From the maki-e technique on it, it can be seen that this item is all made by famous masters. Does Kotaro know someone from the Oikawa family?" Akashi continued. The end of Yang's words.

"A person from the Oikawa family? Well, that guy is my childhood sweetheart. Every Wednesday morning, she has to complete the cooking project set by her grandparents. This is also the origin of the magic bento that others said." After finishing speaking, Xiaotaro cautiously Open the lid of the three-section heavy box, "Look at what she made this week, the first layer is pickles and mizuna salad, the second layer is salt-baked mackerel? The third layer is tempura and hot tofu? It seems that today That guy has been trained a lot earlier."

"These dishes look so delicious, just smelling the taste can make people move their index fingers." The hand holding the vegetables stopped in the air, and Genwugu was attracted by the food in front of him, hesitating where to start.

"I think you should give up on them. If you are too rude when you eat, you will leave scratches on the paint of the heavy box. Don't forget, this bento box is not cheap."

"No... no way, it looks so valuable?" After being told by Ling Yang, Gen Wugu couldn't do anything.

"This is the owner's little prank. At least I can eat quietly today without hearing Kotaro complaining." Akashi broke away the disposable chopsticks in his hand and was about to start eating, but at this moment, a burst of roaring suddenly came to him Immediately afterwards, the figure of a long-haired girl quickly passed by the window, and finally ran into the restaurant, anxiously running towards the direction where Akashi and the others were.

"The cabinet over there is empty." Before the girl could ask for help, Akashi had pointed her out where she could hide.

"You are... thank you..." The brief eye contact with Akashi awakened the girl's memory, but before she had time to say hello, she could only thank her in a hurry and hide in a nearby vacant locker.

"You're welcome." Akashi's expression was calm, and he continued to eat his lunch as if nothing had happened, but someone insisted on making a lot of noise, which made people feel uneasy even after lunch.

"Hey, have you guys seen Saya Oikawa from class A of the second year?" The third grader who was chasing the girl angrily asked the four of Akashi.

Kotaro, who was biting the grilled mackerel, shook his head, expressing that he didn't see anything, while Nebuya, who was stuffing his mouth with food, had almost no time to talk, his attention was all on the food, and he didn't pay attention to the roar of the senior at all. In his eyes, it was the good-tempered Ling Yang who replied——

"Kudou-senpai, Oikawa left from the direction of the entrance, you should be able to catch up with him now." Lingyang kindly provided the senior with information on the escape of the target.

"Thanks, Mibuchi, I'll treat you to lunch next time."

In this way, under Lingyang's wrong guidance, Kudo-senpai ran towards the entrance quickly, until the figure disappeared from everyone's sight, and the person hiding in the cabinet had a chance to escape from the restaurant.

"Saya, you guys gave me your own food again, even if you resume training, you will still give me normal food!" Seeing his childhood friend busy running around again, Kotaro couldn't help scolding her, in order not to It made her stomach ache from hunger. He rummaged through the table for the boxed milk given by the restaurant, but today he ate Japanese food, and there was no sign of milk on the table. Just when he was looking for other alternatives, someone had already stepped forward Pick up the items on the table and throw them out the window.

I don't know if it's a coincidence or the timing is just right, the girl who ran out of the window also quickly caught the object that suddenly hit her. She lowered her head and found that it was the curry bread specially provided by the restaurant every Wednesday. She looked at the person who threw the bread, " Uh... this is..."

"You owe me this, Oikawa-senpai." Akashi said to the girl.

"I..." The girl wanted to ask what she meant, but when Kudo-senpai's roar came back to the restaurant again, she had no time to stay where she was, so she could only reply in the same way: "I will definitely pay you back."

"Akashi, do you know Saya?" Kotaro was very curious. Akashi had just entered school not long ago, and his childhood friend was usually erratic at school. The possibility of the two meeting each other should not be high, but now the conversation between the two is so lively How to explain it?

"No, this is the first time I met her." Looking at the plum logo on the lid of the heavy box, Akashi felt that his high school life would not be boring in the future, and he seemed to have discovered something more interesting outside of basketball.