[Comprehensive] Kazuya's happy life

Kazuya stood at the agreed tram station exit and waited for others.

The autumn sky is clear and cloudless.In the bright sky, a young man dressed in white stood tall, quietly waiting there. The profile of the young man under the sun was unbelievably handsome.

The sunlight seemed to penetrate his skin and directly reflect on his body. The whiteness of his body engulfed the contours of the sunlight, making him look as if his whole body was glowing.

Already, more than a group of girls hugged each other and blushed and came forward, wanting to exchange cell phone numbers with him.

He also smiled wryly and politely declined one by one.

—He kind of regretted arriving so early.

However, it doesn't make sense to let the girl wait for him instead, right?

According to Kise, Jozuka should have arrived at least 15 minutes earlier than the agreed time - because she definitely didn't want to leave a bad impression on Kazuya at the very beginning of the "date" because she was late.

"Girls will try their best to show their best side in front of the person they like?"

That's what Kise said to Kazuya on the phone.

"Especially if it's your first date again. She's definitely going to want to make everything perfect."

"...It's not a date anymore." Kazuya corrected him helplessly, "Of course I know she will be looking forward to meeting that day, and if possible, I don't want her to leave sad memories."

That's why I'm looking for you to help me now!

But what's the matter with your happy attitude?

And the direction of the advice given is not at all how to refuse as tactfully as possible without hurting others, but more like how to further develop the relationship according to the other party's wishes...

And also sighed heavily.

"Ryota, I am seriously seeking your help." His tone was rare and serious.

Kise on the other side of the phone was silent for a moment after hearing the words for unknown reasons.

"Kazuya, you want to find a way. Even if you reject the other party, you want her not to feel so sad as much as possible. You want to protect the other party's heart as much as possible. Even if you can't accept it, you want to cherish the other party's heart. It’s best to be able to say goodbye with a smile at the end without leaving deep scars...isn’t that the way?”

——When he spoke again, his tone seemed to have become a lot deeper.

He also nodded hesitantly: "Well... you can put it this way."

But the way Kise described it somehow made people feel a little uncomfortable - although he did guess what Kazuya was thinking.

The person on the other end of the phone didn't seem to, but actually sighed heavily:

"That method doesn't exist."

There was an unspeakable sigh in his tone.Without waiting for Kazuya to respond, he continued to narrate:

"Kazuya, you know that too, right? No matter how gentle your attitude is, no matter how euphemistic your words are, a refusal...is a refusal."

"Just like every time we reject a girl who comes to confess."

"Obviously knowing that the moment the word 'sorry' is said, the person opposite will definitely be sad because of it, but will you not refuse because of this, and choose to accept it?"

"Is that impossible?"

"So, this time, it's no different from any previous one."

"All you need to do is say that 'sorry' one more time."

"Why do you find it so difficult?"

"Is that girl special to you?"

...is she special to herself?

And almost no need to think about it, he has already made a decisive reply——

"Do not."

"Then why do you only care so much about her affairs, even to the point of wanting to seek a so-called 'tactful' method of rejection that you should have known long ago that it was impossible?"

Kise asked again in a rather persuasive manner.

……yes.

why?

Kazuya himself couldn't figure it out.

If it is said that he can't bear to hurt a girl who has done nothing wrong and just simply likes him, then which one of the girls he rejected before is not like this?

Jozuka... how is it different from them?

He also felt a moment of bewilderment.

On the other side of the phone, seeing him speechless for a long time, Kise couldn't help but soften his tone:

"That's why I've been warning you for a long time, don't go on being so gentle."

He was helpless and somewhat inexplicably proud.

"Although I'm really sorry that I can't accept their feelings, but this is not the fault of Kazuya and you as the accused party."

"You just need to remember this. For the rest... don't expect things like the best-of-two rejection method that won't make the other party feel sad, which are simply impossible."

"How can the feeling of liking someone disappear so easily?"

"As long as this feeling doesn't disappear, how can you not feel sad when you are rejected?"

"It was inevitable anyway."

He said this at last, almost sighing.

Kazuya was silent for a long time.

He knew Kise was right.

He also knew that he had actually realized this a long time ago, but subconsciously wanted to pursue that "impossibility".

——Really...very greedy.

He smiled wryly.

"Ryota is really powerful sometimes."

He seemed to be admiring, but also seemed to be teasing.

Sure enough, Kise over there immediately protested:

"What is sometimes!"

"It means literally."

"No! I've always been very good."

"Who is that person who hasn't been able to find the blacklist yet? I heard that he was originally removed from the blacklist, but he was added to it again not long after the start of school?"

"That's..." Huang Lai was at a loss for words.

He also wants to know why!Obviously, I have reflected on it carefully, and I did it very seriously when I played the practice game later, how could it have the opposite effect...

I always feel that Qingfeng must have done something again.

He naturally (→_→) thinks so.

So the phone call went to the end, and it turned into Kise's unilateral Aomine exchange meeting again. (No)

And also sounds funny.

If he remembered correctly, Kise originally admired Aomine the most.Although he didn't say it explicitly, but every time Qingfeng was mentioned, the light that flashed in his eyes was obviously a deep longing.

However, since the beginning of the summer vacation this year, the taste of longing has gradually disappeared.

It's hard to say whether such a change is related to Heizi, but Kazuya feels that the disappearance of Kise's longing for Aomine is not necessarily a bad thing—sometimes, the loss of longing is just the beginning of his own growth.

So and also did not say a word about this.

"Kazuya classmate?"

The sudden call from the ear will awaken Kazuya from the memories of a few days ago.

When he raised his head, he saw Jozuka standing not far in front of him with a smile on his face. When he looked up, the already bright smile on the girl's face seemed to be a little brighter——

"Good day."

And also returned her a polite smile:

"Good day, Miss Jozuka."

"Sorry, you've been waiting for a long time?" It could be seen that Jozuka Kazuya was still a little unwilling to call Kazuya "Miss Jotsuka", but she held back her complaints and showed an apologetic smile.

Kazuya shook his head, "No, I just arrived not long ago."

"Really. That's good." Tiaozuka said with a sigh of relief, and then quickly raised a smile again: "Then let's go now?"

He also nodded naturally.

The two walked out of the station side by side.

Because it was Jozuka Kazuka's invitation, so this day's itinerary is also arranged by her, and Kazuya has to do it, it's just to cooperate with the company, so along the way, Jozuka Kazuki has been chirping non-stop.

They first went to a newly opened bookstore near the station, and spent a lot of time in it. When they came out, both of them had several favorite books in their hands.

Then I visited two culture and education stores and sporting goods stores by the way, and Kazuya fell in love with a baseball glove in one of them, and Dang even bought it without hesitation. Come and ask:

"You like Kazuya-san?"

He also nodded: "Well, it feels very suitable for my brother."

"...Huh?" The answer that was not what the girl expected made her tilt her head subconsciously: "So, this is for Tatsuya?"

"Yeah." Kazuya replied, with a soft smile unconsciously on the corner of his mouth: "The gloves used for practice at home are already very old, and I was just about to change them to new ones."

And... the glove that Kazuya gave him in the previous life was a beloved thing that Kazuya still treasured until his unexpected death, and would take it out for use in every important game.

Both brothers have entered the baseball club in this life, so it doesn't make sense that Tatsuya gave Kazuya gloves, but Kazuya never gave Tatsuya?

Although this season is a bit embarrassing - the birthdays of the two brothers have already passed, and Christmas is only two months away, but it can still be regarded as a gift for winning the national competition.

Speaking of which, after winning the championship, the two of them received all kinds of congratulations from the outside world, but thinking about it carefully, it seems that they haven't congratulated each other yet?

Then...it's decided!Just use this glove as a congratulatory gift!

Brother should be very happy after receiving it, right?

Just like in the previous life, when he received the glove from his brother.

Kazuya put away his gloves with a big smile on his face.

Turning her head, she found that Jozuka was looking at herself in surprise...

"Miss Jozuka?"

As if awakened by his call, the girl waved her hands in panic:

"Ah... no, that's nothing! I just think that Kazuya-san and Tatsuya-san have a really good relationship."

"Really." Kazuya smiled unconsciously again when he heard the words, "Actually, maybe it's not as good as everyone thinks it is?"

he joked.

Jozuka smiled cooperatively.

"I'm a little tired after shopping for so long, why don't we go sit down and have a cup of coffee?" she suggested.

Kazuya naturally nodded in agreement, and not long after, the two sat down facing each other in a nearby coffee shop.

The waiter quickly delivered the coffee they ordered, and the two chatted while drinking.

The topic mostly revolved around some classmates in the school and their daily life, while chatting and chatting, the girl opposite suddenly made up her mind and put down the coffee cup in her hand...

"Kazuya-san, do you know "Summer of Memories"?"

she asked softly.

Kazuya's movements froze all of a sudden.

—he remembered.

When the name of that familiar movie came out of the mouth of the girl opposite, he suddenly remembered.

Once, he was also sitting with this girl, like now, in a shop.

She smiled brightly and asked him, do you know "Summer of Memories"?

Of course he knew.

Because, that was the movie he had made an appointment with Xiao Nan to watch together.

But at that time, I couldn't get enough of the coquettish and obsessive behavior of the girl opposite, so in the end, I went to see it with her first.

As a result, not only did he miss the opportunity to take wedding photos with Xiao Nan because he was dating the girl across from him to watch a movie that day, but he also missed the opportunity to take wedding photos with Xiao Nan because he had already watched the movie "Summer of Memories". When I went to see it again, I was recognized by the theater conductor. In the end, the two of them didn’t see the movie, and Kazuya also got Xiaonan’s comment that he was too gentle and cared too much about others. Such a person would not live long...

Memories that had been blurred or even deliberately forgotten flooded into my mind like a tidal wave, and at the same time as he finally established the connection between the girl in front of him and her in the previous life, he finally understood that he seemed to be unreasonable before, but the subconscious Just the idea of ​​not wanting to hurt the other party, what is the reason——

Because, he had already rejected the girl in front of him once.

Even though I have forgotten many things from that year, the girl's sad expression when she was rejected still remains in my memory.

Sadder than any girl he'd ever rejected.

The look in her eyes at that time, even though the memory related to her was blurred, it still remained in Kazuya's mind, leaving a deep impression on him.

He also sighed silently.

If this is the case, then he really shouldn't let the other party continue to have unrealistic fantasies and expectations of him.

——The more serious her feelings are, the more seriously and solemnly he should speak clearly.

He took a deep breath.

"Miss Jotsuka."

"Yes?"

Facing the gentle and focused eyes of the girl opposite, Kazuya opened his lips slightly, and was about to say something...

"Kazuya? What a coincidence, you're here too?"

A palm was suddenly pressed on his shoulder, and Kazuya turned his head, and saw someone wearing a very familiar look - a low-brimmed hat, big sunglasses, and a scarf pulled down to his chin - standing beside him with a smile ...

"re..." halfway through the name, he immediately silenced his voice, and Kazuya looked at the person who could only peek at the faint "brilliant" smile from the small gap between the sunglasses and the scarf. , for a while, I don’t know why I suddenly felt a chill down my spine——

I always feel that Lian's smile seems a little strange...