[Kuroko's Basketball] The winner is king

I have a dream.

【I—I want to spend my whole life with the person I like.I will cherish the memories between us very much. I want to become a grandfather and an old woman together with him. I can still say to my grandson when I can’t walk anymore, ‘Your grandfather was an outstanding boy when he was young. '. 】

Yes, that's it - very, very mundane dreams.

I want to be an ordinary person, it doesn't matter how great I become.I just hope that the person I like can spend my life with me, and that's enough.

I don't need the person I like to be so good, I don't need him to be desperate for something, even sacrifice his "companion"——

I don't want people I like to misunderstand what is important.

I don't want him to push himself and give up the relationship.

I hope not.

It took a long time to be allowed to enter the towering building, the spacious garden, and many different plants planted in the courtyard, which cannot be described in terms of beauty alone.

However, the girl's emotion lasted only a few seconds, and then she resolutely turned her head and walked towards the interior of the building. After taking a deep breath, she could clearly feel her trembling.

This is the first time I have had close contact with Akashi.

Recall what you have done in the past, and blink to realize that it has been so long.

She never thought that that person would be so close to her, nor did she think that that person would be so far away from her.

The place the butler brought her was not the indoor hall, but went around behind the garden gate, staring at the trees outside the courtyard with wide eyes in the lamp, and couldn't help but forget the words for a moment.

It is not yet the flowering period of the cherry blossoms, but in another month and a half, all the cherry trees here will be in full bloom.

Pink will envelop the area, along with the teenagers in civilian clothes standing under the trees.

"Then, I'll take my leave first." The housekeeper bowed to the lamp, and the lamp immediately responded with a bow, and then escaped from the scene in front of him.

She looked up again and walked forward. The boy leaned against the tree trunk and looked at her. Both of them were silent for a long time, but they didn't feel embarrassed.

"Are you going to dig that out?"

It never occurred to him that Akashi was the first to speak. Before the girl could make a sound, he pointed to the ground. The girl couldn't help but look down, stunned for a few seconds, and then smiled wryly again.

That's where they buried the time capsule back then.

No wonder the land felt so familiar to her.

"it is good."

It was incredible for her to dig up the land of other people's house by herself at the young master's house, especially for Akashi Seijuro.

He seemed to have calculated all of this, and no one came here to interfere with them.

Holding a shovel, Akashi skillfully dug up the softened ground.Deng Li persuaded him to be careful of hurting his hand while helping, but he was stunned and said nothing.

If it was normal, he might remind her not to get hurt or something, the girl thought as she lowered her head and looked at the box where the outline could already be seen.

With almost no effort, she successfully took out the box. Akashi found a paper towel and wiped the edges, and opened the box easily.

When the tirade came, the last clue.

She could only clearly remember that she had done such a thing, and clearly remembered the importance of the box in front of her, but she couldn't remember what she had written at all.

She thought she would make a long speech in it, but it wasn't her who made the long speech.

"Would you like to read it out?" "Okay... I'll go first?"

So the girl sat down beside her and read out the words on the paper.

【I want to be with Xiao Chi and my parents all the time. 】

[Be sure to be his companion forever! 】

She finished reading the content on the paper calmly, and looked up at the red-haired boy.

"It's gone."

That was the moment when the girl who was trying to suppress her emotions felt that she had accomplished something in the office for the first time.

So hand over the baton.The boy glanced at her and read it slowly.

[I hope mom can get better soon. 】

[I hope I can grow up quickly and find out the situation of that matter. 】

【Must work harder, don't be knocked down. 】

The boy paused, and the lamp couldn't help but tilt his head, and then the girl froze in place.

[You must grow up...to be a person who can make myself, my mother, and her... all proud. 】

He quieted down.

Covering his lips with his hands, he revealed his feelings after a long absence.

"It seems impossible for me to fulfill all my wishes. What about you... Have you become such a person?"

"...not at all, not at all."

"You have to work harder."

"Ah."

Deng Li folded the paper in his hand again, walked to his side and squatted down.

"Speaking of which, why did you tear off the bottom half of that paper?"

... The scene fell silent again, and only the breathing of the two could be heard clearly.

"Why did you find out?"

"...Because it feels like paper torn from the same notebook...I thought it was an illusion."

The girl stared at the edge of the paper in front of her, hesitated for a while and put it back in the box.

"If you don't want to say it, you can say it or not, the content over there."

"Do not……"

Akashi clenched his fists, then loosened them, turned his head to look into her eyes and pursed his lips.

"Counting today, this is the third time I've opened it."

"The first time was after you left, everyone told me that you would never come back, and some even told me that you were dead."

The breathing in the lamp couldn't help but stagnate.

"You mean... when I was taken away by my mother right after I got out of the hospital?"

"It was a little later, after I fully recovered and was discharged from the hospital. What I wrote at that time was the part I just read out. At that time, you and auntie, there is no trace of you. All traces of existence are all gone. It disappeared."

"……sorry."

"It's not your fault, is it? Because that's the only clue that you existed and I was able to find it. So when I saw it, I was really glad."

"The second time was before, a few months ago. The night you said 'please reject me' to me, I was also fighting mentally."

Hearing this sentence, Deng Li couldn't help showing a surprised expression.

But it's true, she was too concerned about her own emotions at the time and didn't think about it at all.

Those who are fighting against reality are not only Five Watch Lantern, but also Akashi Seijuro.

"Obviously I finally met you, and the girl I care about the most likes me, no matter how I think about it, it's the best situation... But I still think it's not good, I'm afraid I'll hurt you, and I'm also very afraid of this matter It would mess me up, so I found this again that night."

"The first time, what I did was to put the part I just read at the front."

"The second time, I peeked at the note you wrote. I was surprised but also very painful, so I tore off the second half of the note I wrote and buried it back."

"The third time was just now. I couldn't say anything when I saw you. I didn't even know how to explain the situation to you."

His voice was still so calm, but there was a hint of not very calm emotion.

Deng Li couldn't help lowering his eyes, he simply knelt down on the ground, leaned over and stretched out his arms to gently hug the boy squatting beside him.

Akashi was a little surprised, and immediately stretched out his hands to support the ground behind him, and spread his legs to support the girl.

"...It's okay." She said, lowering her head, "Although I understand it a bit late, I have received your thoughts."

Akashi was startled, stretched out a hand to touch her arm, and then slowly increased the intensity.

"In the lamp..."

"I... No, we will save you. I also want to bear your pain. Don't bear it alone, okay?"

"I...haven't been so weak yet."

"This is not weakness. Do you understand what it means to share weal and woe?"

"...I'm not in that pain."

"Don't lie to me."

The girl pressed down on the boy's shoulders, retracted the hand that was supporting the ground, and Akashi just lay down on the ground.

Lantern stretched out his hands to support the sides of his head, straddled him, looked straight into his eyes, and repeated.

"...You don't lie to others."

"Even if I forget what happened when I was a child, I will never forget when I was sitting next to you... When, what expression did you show, what exactly do you mean, do you think I will really be deceived? !"

The scene where the head is slightly turned, the way of looking over with a faint smile, the oblique angle of the head, the situation of closing the eyes for a little rest, the situation of clasping the hands together, pursing the lips and frowning, and opening the eyes due to surprise when gasping. The expression of the big pupils, the smile that was touched and revealed, when he was not reconciled, he clasped his hands and began to take a deep breath...

Hey, how much time did we spend together?

How much time is blank, and how much time will continue to stay in our memory?

You care about me, I like you, you make you suffer, you make me suffer.

But I still like you.

...I really want to help you, I don't want to see you in such pain.

... Nah.

"That's what I said... If you can't even feel it, maybe I really can't stand it."

For a moment, he seemed to return to his previous appearance.

The boy narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at her with a wry smile, and looked directly into her eyes calmly, but couldn't help but want to cry in the lamp seeing this scene.

"I don't want to see Akashi Seijuro in such pain."

"……yes?"

"Don't look at me with such a sad expression, can't you just say it directly?"

"……is it okay?"

He looked at her with a bitter smile.

That look was worse than crying.

So sad, so sad, Akashi-kun, Seijuro, Aka.

Please, let me bear it with you, please?

I'm so sad.

She lowered her eyes, pursed her lips, and hid her expression, along with her true emotions.But I can clearly feel your pain.

"sure."

Bottomless loneliness, your expression seems to be pouring out your loneliness.

You kept asking me for help, over and over again, again and again, but I didn't notice it at all, like a fool, obviously the person closest to you, obviously the person most likely to understand.

sorry Sorry.

"Where is the best place to start?"

"All."

"It's a bit greedy."

"...Then from when you can remember?"

"Isn't it basically all right?"

Akashi stretched out his hand, wrapped the hair in the lamp behind his ears, and smiled faintly.

"It's not good to lie on the ground all the time, get up first."

...the usual Akashi-kun.

relieved.

What I want to tell next is about Akashi Seijuro's life so far.

There are many overlaps with the life in the five watch lamp so far.

The boy and the girl met each other when they were very young.

Girls at that time, because their mothers were maids and their fathers were housekeepers, had a lot of opportunities to play in the homes of rich young masters, that is, boys.

The boy's family is a consortium, powerful and powerful, but because of this, many people are targeting him.It is precisely because of this that boys have almost no friends until they meet girls.

At first the girl was just curious, and occasionally went to see the boy, but as the number of times increased, the girl knew more about him, and what he had was a talent that girls didn't have.

Sometimes the boy will teach the girl to write, sometimes he plays the piano and she sings, sometimes they play chess together. Thanks to the boy, the girl learned a lot in her childhood.

So the friendship grew stronger.

Until one day, the boy and girl traveling together encountered kidnapping for the first time.The other party was clearly aiming at the boys, but it was impossible to confirm which one was the real target.

So at this moment, the girl's father, the housekeeper of the boy's family, spoke.

——"The person you are looking for is a girl. Boys are useless at all. Please return my child to me."

The girl didn't realize the fact that she had been abandoned at all. On the contrary, the clever boy quickly discovered this, and protected the girl to death, and was hurt because of it, but the girl was still hurt.

By the time the incident was over, both the boy and the girl, as well as the girl's father, had been hurt.The girl's mother insisted on taking the girl away, and when the boy returned safely, the house was empty.

Akashi Seijuro just lost Akakawa Tori.

There is no trace of her existence left, and she even almost bears the name of a murderer.

If he hadn't been in contact with her, she would not have been in danger at all, and she would not have suffered such serious injuries at all.

The young man of that year clearly felt his responsibility.

The feeling oppressed him, and even breathing became painful.

It seemed like everyone was repeating the incident around him—murderer, murderer, calling his name like that.

It was the first time that Akashi Seijuro was driven into a desperate situation like this.

It was his gentle mother who saved him from this dead end.

The mother who brought him into the basketball world was the same this time, stroking the top of his head tenderly and telling him that it was all right, all right.

But at that time, his mother was already seriously ill, and when the cherry blossoms bloomed again, he became alone again.

Whether it was Dengli or his mother, they all left him.

All that can support him is basketball.

Only when playing basketball, he can forget all the pain and truly feel happy.

Then, two years later in the spring.

He met a girl again in front of the class table of Teiko Middle School.

When talking about this, Akashi paused for the first time.

"...In the lamp, are you shaking?"

"It won't."

"But you're crying, can't you hold on?"

"……Won't."

Deng Li shook his head, took deep breaths, and bit his lower lip.

"I was just thinking, what Seijuro went through was indeed more painful than mine. When you met me, you were so uncomfortable that you were about to collapse, right?"

"Maybe, after all, that period was one of the most painful periods for me... The word 'murderer' has somewhat affected me. After that, I couldn't help but want to help more people. I want to make amends."

"But you obviously did nothing wrong! Why do you push yourself so hard..."

"Only in this way can we go all out... Moreover, sometimes we can't help ourselves. So when I saw you, I felt like all the burdens on my body disappeared instantly."

"..."

"But you don't remember me at all."

"…………sorry."

"At that time, I thought it was really funny. It was obviously the culprit who made me suffer for so long, but it completely forgot about me."

"Do not……"

"But I feel very at ease. ... If I forget about that incident, can it be treated as if it never happened? I can't help but think so, even if I know it's impossible."

"That incident was not your fault at all. And... I knew that my memory was a real thing, but I still believed my mother's 'lie' and treated everything as an illusion...I, it is ...Really treat the memories of being with you as if they don't exist...Woo..."

"……do not Cry."

"...Woo, ah..."

"No matter how regretful you are, it's all a thing of the past."

"Uh... um..."

What happened after that was the story between him and the girl.

Asking the teacher to move the two seats closer is also what the boy did. During these days, he has been helping the girl more or less.

Then the relationship between the two changed dramatically on that day.

The day when the girl fell in love with the boy and confessed to him.The teenager's mood was so chaotic, he finally opened the time capsule and found his past self.

【If possible, I want to keep guarding the lamp. 】

[I had a very happy time with her. 】

[I hope that my future self will never forget it. 】

"That is, the lower half that was torn off by me...doesn't it look like me?"

Deng Li shook his head, laughing through tears.

So the boy made up his mind, broke the previous rhetoric, and chose to be with the girl.

At this time, however, another event occurred which affected the boy.

Basketball, which has been the spiritual pillar of the teenager during the most painful two years, has become no longer happy.

He prefers victory over happiness.

The teammates gradually dispersed.The girl who wanted to help her kept trying to wake him up, wanting him to cheer up and change the broken team back to the way it was before—

...But it became his pressure.

For the first time, he had the emotion of wanting to give up.

Some collapsed, some were tired, some wanted to give up, and it was only him and the girl who worked hard to cheer him up on the court.

[I still want to stay here, I still want to stay here. 】

[I still want to play basketball happily with everyone like before, I still want to...——]

Then, the boy himself realized what the girl pointed out.

Akashi Seijuro is just an ordinary person.

Just an ordinary boy longing for love.

"I also think about the pain of failure. Is that something more painful than this emotion?"

"If you pay attention, maybe it is."

"Is that so..."

"Hey, victory or friendship, which do you think is more important?"

"Does it even need to be said?"

"……hey-hey."

"However, in the lights, when I stand on the court, I will still become the 'second me'."

"At that time, everyone will wake you up."

"how about you?"

"Come on for you."

"……what."

"Isn't it all written in the note, 'Being your companion forever' or something."

"……Ah."

"Don't laugh, I will really try my best."

"..."

"The lamp will always be your companion! Are you happy?"

"Well, very happy."

"I will bear all the pain with you, happy?"

"Well, very happy."

"With this companion in the lamp, you are really invincible! Are you happy?"

"Ah, very happy."

"Even if you don't like me, I will always like you... Are you happy?"

"...I'm going crazy with joy."

"What is that."

There were still tears on the girl's face.

The boy's pain still hasn't passed.

But the girl finally conveyed her heart.

However, the boy was finally rescued again.

I want to save you-

— Please help me.

The voice of the call finally reached the other side.

The girl smiled with tears in her eyes, and the boy smiled wryly and reached out to wipe away her tears.

"Speaking of which, what school did Akashi-kun apply for?"

"Kyoto, Luoshan High School."

"...Ah, damn it, has my office established a branch there?"

"It's too late to change your choice now."

"...that's true."

"What about the lamp?"

"The high school near your home is not too far from the office."

"...It's not that I can't see it."

"...Speaking of which, this year's school festival will be graduated after the opening."

"Do you feel lonely?"

"How many times."

"Are you going to sing this year?"

"Well, don't expect to sing the graduation song."

"What about dancing?"

"...You clearly know."

"Ah."

"Seijuro."

"……do not move."

"I like you."

"I know."

"like you very much."

"I know."

"Because you are here, I can move forward. You are such an existence to me."

"...You are a hero to me, right?"

"...I can't hear you, what did you just say?"

"...I said, I like you too."

"That's great, we're in love with each other."

The boy hugged the girl's waist tightly, and the girl leaned on each other's shoulders and closed her eyes.

"I didn't realize it until so late... I'm sorry."

"I noticed it but I don't know what to do... I'm sorry."

"I'm late... sorry."

"...but you're still alive, and you're still here."

"..."

"In the lamp, open your mouth."

"……Well."

"..."

"Huh, huh..."

"Do you need me to teach you?"

"No need!... Mmm."

"..."

"...I really don't want to graduate."

"However, we still have to grow up."

"...Well. I will work hard to grow into a better person."

"I'll work harder too."

"……come on."

"Ah."

"I will definitely work hard to become a better person, I will."

"Well, you will."

"It's going to be really, really good, being on TV screens, having a huge following and stuff like that."

"That takes a lot of work."

"Then pointing at the big boss of the consortium and saying that this person belongs to me, etc... Just kidding."

"...that's right."

"what"

Deng Li couldn't remember how he got out of there.

I don't remember how to go home, I don't remember the painful feeling when I got home, I don't remember the tears and confusion.

Keep reviewing, keep practicing, encourage each other, and then work hard to pass the exam.

until graduation.

The Miracle Generation went to different schools in various places, and the final scene is indeed disappointing, but the lessons of middle school really cannot change the habits of these teenagers.

Akashi Seijuro leaned against the wall and asserted with a smile, "They will grow."

Deng Li couldn't help but nodded, "I will definitely."

Chihiro and Morning went to different places in the end, but they are still somewhat connected.

Fujikawa and Kurosawa came together, and they were also admitted to the college with the highest deviation value in the prefecture.

The other students more or less dispersed to various colleges and universities in the county. Liu Lizi applied for cancellation of the punishment under the persuasion of her brother before, and after being recommended by a certain school because of her high scores, she was admitted with the highest scholarship (that is, admission credit first place) into that academy.

It is worth mentioning that that school is not far from Seirin High School, where Kuroko Tetsuya applied.The two can still go to and from school together.

All the lamp knew was that they accepted each other, that's all.

The school festival held in the last year was considered grand. After the exam, everyone was liberated and faced all this with a relaxed mind.

The atmosphere was very harmonious, so harmonious that even the impending separation was forgotten.

Lantern was lined up to sing without accident.

The girl also chose a song suitable for the graduation season as she told Akashi, and many people couldn't help crying while singing.

The hand holding the microphone no longer trembles.

The last ball.

Kurosawa invited Fujikawa, and made an appointment with Chihiro in the morning. Asakura Ruriko and Kuroko Tetsu also looked at each other for a while, and the man made an invitation gesture.

Looking at all this, Deng Li was startled, showing a gratified smile.

Akashi stepped forward and took her hand, pulling her to dance.

One step, two steps, three steps.

It's a lot more proficient, and this is also the result of practice.However, the other party's elegant movements still made her a little out of tune.

Damn it, I have to practice better next time—the girl was thinking so indignantly—while recalling belatedly, there would be no next time.

Now is the last time.

Then there was the parting.

I can't help but feel a little sad.

...Oops, I feel like crying.

What are you kidding...

"...There's no need to show that expression."

"Eh?"

"It's not that I won't see you in the future, there's no need to show that expression."

"But in the future, the chances of seeing each other will be greatly reduced... Even sitting at the same table with Seijuro, today will be the last time."

"It doesn't matter if you're not at the same table, isn't it always a companion?"

"...Hmm, huh? It's just me doing Seijurou unilaterally... Eh?"

"Two-way, it's called a companion. And isn't it the one in the lamp that you want to pursue equality?"

"...It's true, it's true."

"So, it doesn't matter if you are not at the same table, I will always be your companion."

"Wow, I feel so relieved after being said that."

"...do you understand how I feel a little bit?"

"Hey, would Seijuro feel at ease with a teammate like me? Wouldn't it be a hindrance..."

"But, I'm not alone."

"...What's the matter, at least I'll refute it and drag you down or something..."

Lamp couldn't help laughing.

He stretched out his hand and embraced the boy's body.

"But sure enough, I like you the most."

Sure enough, I still can't beat you.

But indeed, the whole person has become at ease.

We are never alone in our battle against what is called reality.

"...Ah, me too."

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