[Black Basket] Daydream

Turning on the phone, he found that the two missed calls were from Heizi, and Jiuli didn't have time to adjust to the bad mood after the quarrel with Aomine, so he quickly called back.

After only two beeps, the call was picked up.

"Hey, Kurashi-san."

"Tetsuya-kun, I'm really sorry, I didn't receive two calls just now." Jiu Li apologized first, and then asked him cautiously, "Are you okay, Tetsuya-kun?"

Although I guess it won't be much better...

"For me, it's okay for now, no problem." Heizi said, his voice hesitated.Now Kuroko is sitting alone in Seirin's lounge, only his voice echoes in the space, "When the first call was broadcast, because I was in a mess, I dialed it unconsciously but didn't know I had to say something, so I hung up. But after thinking about it, I should have called, so I made a second call."

"What would Mr. Zheye want to say to me? I'm listening."

"..."

"Although I haven't thought it through yet, all I can say right now is..."

"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, Kurashi-san.

"Tetsuya-kun, what are you talking about, what do you have to apologize to me!" Kuri raised her voice and retorted in a panic. Heizi, who is so desperate, looks powerless compared to Heizi, what qualifications does she have to accept him apology? !

"I'm really sorry that we couldn't realize the agreement between us. It was clearly agreed before. I don't want to find any reason. If you lose, you lose. There is nothing to quibble. Kurisan has always believed in it. I, have always supported me to come here, and even from the beginning, it was Kuri-san who brought me to Seirin, so I met everyone, but I couldn't even fulfill the promise with you..."

"Zhe Ye-kun, stop talking..."

"...The feeling of losing is really uncomfortable."

It was the first time that he was so impolite, Heizi hung up the phone with a "snap", watched the screen keep lighting up to indicate that there were new text messages and a new call from Ogata Kuri, and remained silent.

He sat alone in a chair, watching the basketball in the corner in the fading light.

"This may be our limit."

Even if he turned his back to Vulcan and didn't look at him, Heizi knew what his expression was like now.

"In the face of overwhelming force, you can't win just by working together, can you?"

The lounge door slammed shut with a bang.

God only gave human beings dreams, but did not give them the power to realize them.

On the day of the last game of the final, from the early morning, the sky was somewhat gloomy and it began to rain sparsely.

The very thin raindrops hit the window without sound, but the small water stains gradually melted away, making all the scenery in front of people blurred.The sky is dark gray and dark clouds, which weigh heavily on the horizon, making people feel breathless when they look at it.

In fact, Jiu Li hated such a drizzle. She put away her umbrella and got into a taxi, and told the driver the name of a temple.

The shirt was wet from the wind and the rain, it was sticking to the back and it was very wet, Kuli wiped the water droplets on his arm with a paper towel, and the wind blowing in from the window immediately made his whole body goose skin pimple.

"It's really annoying, this kind of weather..." Jiuli murmured.

The mobile phone in the bag vibrated, and as soon as Kurashi answered it, Aida Reiko's voice was as energetic as before.

"Hey, Kuri-chan, did you come to the game today?"

Aida Reiko deliberately avoided Kuroko who was doing warm-up activities when she called. She subconsciously understood that Kuroko was somewhat resistant to Kuri's desire to watch the game.

Heizi's expression was as calm as usual, but his blue eyes seemed lifeless.Anyone can see how much Seirin in general, especially Heizi, has suffered after Tong Huang's battle.

"Ah, Reiko-senpai." Kuri looked at the rapidly passing street outside the car, and apologized, "I can't do it today, sorry, but I can't watch the final match. If you can, help me and Tetsuya You say cheers."

"Huh? No problem, don't worry if you leave it to me." Although Aida said so, the worries in her heart were higher than the next level. She hung up the phone and sat back to the rest area a little out of breath after the warm-up was over. Heizi's eyes turned firm again.

The referee had already signaled the two teams to enter the arena. Aida assembled the crowd, put his arms around the necks of the two people on the left and right, strangled them hard, and shouted: "No matter what, this is the last game of our finals. Should we cry or laugh?" , Let’s talk about everything after we work hard!”

"Before that, don't show me a sad face, little bastards!"

Twenty minutes later, the taxi climbed to the top of a mountain and stopped at the gate of the temple on the top of the mountain.In the drizzle, under the cover of the dense leaves of several centuries-old trees, the temple standing silently in it is like a silent old man.

Walking through the green brick-paved front yard, Jiuli bowed politely to the head monk in yellow robes, and he led him into the main hall to offer incense and worship.Because of the rain, the only sound in the huge temple was the sound of insects and raindrops beating the leaves. Curls of light smoke floated out of the main hall and disappeared in the drizzle.

Kuri remembered the time when he said goodbye to Muji at the hospital.

"Hey? Today's game? Ah, what a pity, I have to go for a comprehensive physical reexamination today, otherwise Dr. Maoming will not let me go out of the hospital..." Muji took out the basketball that had been kept under the bed Come out, playing tricks in a good mood, "Can't Jiuli go and see?"

"Well, today's words... there is no way."

"You are so beautifully dressed, are you going on a date?" Muji's eyes widened, and his serious tone made it difficult to see whether he was joking or not.

Jiuli tugged at the hem of the dress, feeling a little shy suddenly. She was holding a large bunch of white flowers that Muji didn't know, and her smile was very gentle, almost matching the dew-stained flowers in her arms: "It's very nice to visit. Important person. If Muji-kun thinks that I am more beautiful than usual, I will be at ease, I always feel that what Muji-kun said is the truth. They should be very happy to see me like this."

Walking into the backyard, surrounded by the brilliant blooming flowers beside the wall, there are dozens of densely arranged tombstones.

The monk who led the way put down the wooden bucket in his hand, and the water surface was disturbed by the raindrops, causing small ripples.Although the tombstone had been washed by the drizzle, Jiuli scooped up water with a long-handled wooden spoon, poured it slowly on the tombstone, and wiped the uneven surface of the tombstone with a rag because of the engraved name.

Put the flowers and fruits you brought in front of the tombstone, and a small pot of turquoise wine bottle.Sitting quietly in front of the grave, Jiuli closed his eyes, only the sound of raindrops could be heard, and even his breathing was stretched infinitely.

"Mom and Dad, I'm here to see you."

"I was praised by my friends for being beautifully dressed today, so do you think... I'm a little prettier?"

"Today is the last game of Tetsuya-kun and his team's final. The previous game was a big blow, but I don't know how to comfort him. I feel really bad." Jiu Li slowly poured out of the jug Sake, talking naggingly, "Tetsuya-kun's words are about the boy I told you about last time, you should still remember?"

"This kind of wine was specially brought to me by Zheng Jun. It is said that it is the authentic Daiginjo of Chrysanthemum. Although I don't understand it at all, I just remember that you like to drink it, Dad. But this is expensive, and you have to be restrained occasionally. Some."

"Ah, by the way, Zheng-kun is studying in Kyoto now, and he is a little far away from me. When I think of him, I feel really lonely... But he, when he brought the wine, said that he brought it back when he and his classmates went to Kobe for a trip. Special product. You see, he is still the person who pretends to be a bad guy no matter what he does."

Saying this, Jiu Li's voice lowered: "I sent it over a week ago, probably he remembers today..."

The pattering rain gradually began to weaken, and the singing of insects in the grass in the cemetery became louder and louder, echoing under the sky where the dark clouds were slowly dissipating.In the distance, from behind the thick clouds in the sky, there are several breathtaking golden lights pouring down, like a miracle.

"It's so beautiful..." Jiuli stared blankly at the beams of light breaking through the dark clouds, and coating the place where it was reflected with a layer of brilliant gold, only feeling that the eyes were sore from the dazzling light, sore and swollen .

She didn't close her eyes, but stared them wide, until two lines of teardrops slowly overflowed from the corners of her eyes, and fell straight to the ground like a broken thread.

"Isn't it... a little dazzling..." Jiuli murmured to herself, she wiped her tears, turned her head to the names of the two silent people on the tombstone, pouted and smiled, "It doesn't matter, it's just the eyes It's just a little sore..."

In the distance, there was the sound of wooden clogs stepping on the bluestone road, which disturbed the hissing insects, and the cemetery fell silent for a moment.

Jiuli looked out, only to see the rose-haired boy in a light-colored bathrobe. He happened to lower his head and shake off the raindrops on the paper umbrella, walking towards where she was.

Akashi sharply raised his head almost when Kuri's eyes turned to him, and nodded to Kuri.

"Zheng-kun?" Kuri tilted his head and watched him approaching gradually, with some doubts, "I need to go to class today, so can I come to Tokyo like this?"

"Come whenever you want, of course, don't worry too much." Akashi replied casually, bent down and put the small can of sake in his hand in front of the tombstone, carefully filled it with the small wine cup and sprinkled it in front of the tomb, and then Standing side by side with Kurashi without saying a word.

After standing silently for a while, the sky finally cleared up. After the drizzle, the air still smelled of damp grass and soil. A few birds fluttered up from the branches, flapping their wings and flying towards the light blue sky.

"Go back, Kuri." Akashi suddenly said, he bent his straight and proud back, and bowed slightly to the tombstone, "Uncle and Aunt, Kuri is doing well, now I'm bringing her home, please rest assured."

Kuri was stunned, and walked back and forth in the same way as Akashi was pulling her wrist, she subconsciously turned her head to look at the tombstone.

After several years of weathering and knife carving, a young couple is buried in a quietly standing tombstone.

"I'll see you again soon, before that..." Jiuli said softly in her heart, not knowing whether she was telling them or persuading herself, "Before that, let's continue to see each other in our dreams, Mom and Dad. "

As soon as they walked to the gate of the temple, the private car of the Akashi family, which didn't match the style of the temple at all, slowly drove up to the two of them.Sitting in the car, the driver in the driver's seat turned around with a smile: "Miss Ogata, are you going home?"

"Uncle Kurihara, long time no see. Has Shinsuke been naughty recently?" Even though he hadn't seen the driver Kurihara for several months, Kuri still greeted him familiarly. It's just very harmonious.

"That fellow Shinsuke, since Ms. Ogata moved out, she has been crying for a few days." Kurihara drove steadily down the mountain road, talking to Kuri from time to time, "Ms. Ogata has always been very popular with children. Ah, my new assistant has always caused you trouble."

"Kurihara, it's going to be an urban road soon, drive carefully." Akashi sent a few text messages after getting in the car, reminding him softly, "Take Kuri to the hospital first, she won't go back today."

"Ah, ah, yes, young master, I understand." Kurihara quickly stopped talking, not daring to speak any more.