About me getting up at 04:30 every day for the basketball and volleyball club

Yingmu Huadao sent a message saying that when he arrived at the gate of Class C of the third year, he stood up quickly like a frightened meerkat and looked around.

One window was made into a take-away window similar to a dessert station, and the other three windows were pasted with many mint sky blue decorations, and there were bunches of white and pink flowers on the windowsills—it was not considered an expense, because it was Pulled from the school lawn, anyway, even if no one picks them, they will be pushed by the lawn mower.The student Yamamoto who made this suggestion came to the school early in the morning to twist the flowers, as if he was afraid of being copied by other classes so as to save money.

His most ecstatic gaze swept over a couple, three boys in pairs, two girls holding each other's arms, and fell to the back of the line, a tall man who was still wearing a mask and peaked cap on such a hot day.He was holding a paper bag in his hand, and was staring down at his mobile phone, moving forward like a hill little by little with the team.

"Uncle?" Zui Hesheng approached him and called him in a normal voice. "Gently" is impossible.The two girls in front of him are still immersed in the thoughtful service of classmate Huang Lai from the class next door, and the two girls behind him are chatting enthusiastically.In such a noisy environment, the normal volume is not easy to be noticed. After all, when the business suddenly became particularly good just now, the people in Class C were almost asking the "back kitchen" if the pearls and konjac were ready.

"Ah?" Yingmu Huadao followed the voice and lowered his head. He didn't wear sunglasses, his eyes curled up with a smile, and he stretched out his hand to rub Zutsusheng's head. I can recognize it."

"It's very easy to reverse the process after knowing the answer." Finally, Tsurusheng made an analogy that Yingmu Huadao, who hadn't touched a book for many years, didn't understand, "Uncle, aren't you hot?"

"It's hot...but otherwise I might...have to wait until night when I get to you." Yingmu Huadao sighed, he raised his hand and was about to take off his hat to fan the wind, when he suddenly realized that this is a public place.The open palm patted the top of his head, and finally fell down again weakly.

"Your Aunt Haruko doesn't like to go shopping with me anymore." He complained bitterly.

"Afraid of being blocked by fans and asking for an autograph, right?" Zui Hesheng nodded in understanding, "Uncle, wait for me, I'll get a small fan and blow it on for you!"

"Oh! Good!" Yingmu Huadao's gaze followed Zue Tsurusheng into the classroom, followed her tossing around in the classroom for a while, and then came out again.

"There is a small kettle under this that can sprinkle water, it should be cooler." Zui Hesheng turned on the small fan and handed it to Yingmuhua.There is only drinking water with ice in the classroom. Although the power of the small fan is not strong, the cooling effect of the cold water mist on the face is far better than nothing.

"I'm alive, I'm alive... Why is Tokyo so hot..." Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was holding the iced milk tea and the ice water fan, squeezed on the small bench in the dining area of ​​Class C.His size is too big, and the visual effect of sitting on this kind of stool reminds him most vividly of the picture of an elephant stepping on a ball in a cartoon circus.

As for why it is iced milk tea, it probably comes down to the fact that Yingmu Huadao is really a very well-educated professional player.In order to maintain his physical condition, smoking and drinking are absolutely forbidden, and he hasn't touched hot, sour and sweet food that would cause great irritation to the stomach for a long time.

But in this weather, drinking milk tea at room temperature is actually not much different from drinking hot milk tea. In the end, He Sheng asked his classmates to help him put two ice cubes in it, stir it, and then quickly fish it out...it feels a little cold to the touch.

"Isn't Kanagawa hot?" Zue Tsurusheng handed him a few more tissues.

Yingmu Huadao took the tissue while swearing that he would have a daughter in the future.

"Kanagawa...is hot too! But my hometown is better than Tokyo no matter whether it's good or bad! If it wasn't for the manager saying that Tokyo has convenient transportation, your Aunt Haruko and I should be enjoying the wind by the seaside of Kanagawa right now." Yingmu Huadao sucked Taking a sip of pearls, "Where is the most popular? Which one do you think is better, Miyagi or Tokyo?"

"Miyagi." Sai Tsurusheng did not hesitate.

"That's right. There's nothing better than my hometown." Yingmu Huadao probably grinned, and finally saw his apple muscles bulge.

Because he was afraid that others would recognize him, he opened a gap at the bottom edge of the mask and poked the straw in even to drink milk tea.

It's weird, and a little silly, but cute.

While Sakuragi Hanadao wasn't paying attention, Sue Tsurusheng took a photo of him and sent it to Sakuragi Haruko.The other side immediately replied with a series of hahahahahaha.

Yingmu Huadao bought two cups of milk tea, and at first Hesheng thought he would drink two cups, but after sitting for a long time, Yingmu Huadao only drank one cup, and he didn't seem to even have the desire to move the other cup.

It may be because the amount of sugar has not been adjusted, and it is overwhelmed, so take it slowly.

Zui Hesheng waited patiently for a while, but Yingmu Huadao still did not move.

So Zui Hesheng looked at the milk tea, and then at Yingmu Huadao.Yingmu Huadao also looked at her, then at the milk tea, and asked, "Why don't you drink the most Tsurusheng?"

Oh... so it was bought for her...

In fact, everyone in the class has the right to enjoy a cup of milk tea for free, and the last one has already been used, so she couldn't help but taste the milk tea that was about to be sold.Otherwise, if she knew that Yingmu Huadao didn't hate this kind of greasy drink, she might just leave this opportunity to him. Compared with milk tea, Zuo Sheng still prefers scented tea.

"I've had it." Zui Hesheng patted his stomach, "I've been here for a long time, and now my stomach is full of milk tea."

She didn't say that she didn't like milk tea, for fear of spoiling Yingmu Huadao's interest.

"That's it, then give it to your classmate?" He scratched the back of his head, "It seems a bit bad to waste?"

Finally, he remembered Haruko Sakuragi once said that her husband didn't even have a pair of decent sneakers.

"Well, good." Zui Hesheng agreed.

Sakuragi Hanamichi had a good rest, picked up the paper bag that was always at hand and asked Saitsurusheng if he had discussed with that "stab head" classmate.

"I think he will come..." Zui Hesheng was a little embarrassed.In fact, she was not particularly sure, and this uncertainty stemmed from the fact that she didn't know whether Aomine Daiki's conscience was still alive and kicking.But even so, she still called Yingmu Huadao.

"It's okay. If you don't come this time, there is still a chance next time." Sakuragi Hanamichi held a small fan and shook it under Saitsuru's chin.Double sedation was performed for her mentally and physically.

Guessing that Akashi should be almost busy, he finally called him.The phone rang once and was picked up: "Qingase, is your uncle here?"

"Here we are, I've already had a cup of milk tea—ah, by the way, Akashi-san, do you want some milk tea?"

"Me? I don't need it."

"What about Midorima Kise and the others?"

Akashi said "wait a moment", and then Zuo Tsurusheng said "I don't want it either!" from far away from the microphone.

"Well, that's what you heard." Akashi's voice sounded a little helpless.

All right.Tsurusheng finally decided to leave this cup of milk tea full of kindness to Mizutani Shizuku.Xueba studies must continuously replenish sugar for the brain.

As for Momoi Mayzuki, she prefers soda water.

"By the way, Qingfeng..."

"He's here." Akashi said before Saitsuru had finished asking.His voice sounded a little impatient... Unable to hide his joy, his ending sound rose slightly.

On the way to find Akashi and the others, Zui Tsuruo kept humming the March of the Chocobo, and couldn't help but hum along with her in a nasal voice with Sakuragi Hanamichi.

The gymnasium of the basketball department only borrowed one.

The one that is usually selected is still closed.

"Xiao Moi!" Momoi waved at her from a distance, and then probably felt that this was not enough to express her miss after being separated for three hours, so she ran over and hugged Moe Tsurusheng again.

Zui Hesheng: "..."

Forget it, she's used to it.

"Xiaomo, what method did you use to call Ada over?" Momoi asked her in a low voice that only the two of them could hear, "It's too much, why does this guy listen to you so much! Could it be——?!"

"No way!!!" Vaguely guessing what was going on in Momoi's mind that was filled with pink bubbles part of the time, Tsurusheng immediately stopped her thinking from further diverging.

"Eh—why is that?"

"I'll tell you later."

"When is it later? Xiao most——"

Unable to withstand Momoi's offensive, Tsurusheng hurriedly stood beside Yinggi Hanamichi: "Let me introduce you! Yinggi Hanadao! My uncle!"

"!"

Momoi Wuyue, who was about to pounce on her again, immediately stood up straight: "Hello, Uncle Sakuragi!" After shouting, Momoi Wuyue came back to her senses and felt that something was wrong.

Yingmu Huadao is only ten years older than them, calling him uncle seems to call others a little old...

The person who had the same question as her was Kise Ryota, but unlike her, Kise Ryota directly asked the question "Don't you feel like you're being called old?"

Akashi laughed heartily.Midorima Shintaro's hand knife fell immediately.Hei Zizhe also turned his face away in disgust.Atsushi Murasakihara was completely out of the situation, he was muttering about Kiyose Saitsuru, why didn't Momoi Itsuki bring him milk tea.

Kise Ryota hugged his head and exclaimed, "It hurts!"

Yingmu Huadao was amused by his unconventional thoughtfulness: "Hahaha no no. Lastly, Hesheng has always called me that since he was a child, and he is used to it."

"Eh? So it's my uncle?" Kise Ryota asked again.

We've known each other since childhood, and their seniority is still so high.

"It's my wife. She and the most surviving mother are juniors in the university." Yingmu Huadao explained patiently.

There was no one else in the gymnasium, so he finally took off his hat and mask.

Perhaps because the light in summer is too bright, the saturation of all colors is automatically increased.A big star with a red cropped head who usually only appears on TV actually stood in front of him.

This kind of strong, bright color like a dream, I don't know why it makes people feel unreal...

It's as if the sun hasn't shone into this stadium for a long time.

"Oh!" Kise Ryota slapped his head and suddenly realized, and then fell into confusion again, "But isn't it only four grades behind in college?"

He remembered that Su Hesheng had an older brother who was studying in college... If Su Hesheng's mother married early, would it be too early?

"Hmm... my wife was a college student at the time, was Suzuki's mother a doctor or a monk?" Yingmu Huadao looked at Suzusu.

Zui Hesheng: "A monk is promoted to a doctor!"

Kise Ryota: "I see!"

other people:"……"

Sakuragi has such a good temper!Normally, if Kise Ryota kept asking questions like this, Akashi would stare at him indifferently.

This trick is also called mandatory silence by Zui Hesheng.As long as the temperament is in place, it is still very easy to use. Tsurusheng tried it once in Zhuqingzhuang, and Sakaguchi Yohei was so frightened by her that he took two packs of snacks from the room to apologize for what he had done wrong.

Aomine Daiki had been standing by the side watching them talking and laughing.

Before coming here, Tsutsuru told Sakuragi Hanamichi that everyone in the Generation of Miracles is a good person, the one with red hair is Akashi, the one with purple hair is Murasakihara, and the one with navy blue hair and darkest skin is the legendary "thorn head" Aomine Daiki .

When chatting with Kise Ryota, Sakuragi Hanamichi's eyes would occasionally glance in the direction where Aomine Daiki was.

He didn't pay too much attention to the excitement here, on the contrary he seemed a little preoccupied.

Hanamichi Sakuragi said he was a "big star", but in fact he was just one of the few players in the same generation who played better.

Not everyone will be extremely excited when they see Sakuragi Flower Road, at least Generation of Miracles is very calm, even the excitement shown by Kise Ryota is only out of "novelty" and "interesting", not "worship" or "admiration" This puts him in an untouchable high position of affection.

Anyone who has watched their game video will probably say that young people are formidable.Sakuragi Flower Road is no exception.

But a child remains a child.Whether it is physiology, technology, or mental state, they are far from mature.

Sakuragi Hanamichi took out his wrist and knee pads from the paper bag containing a change of clothes.

His opponent in this one-on-one duel was pushed and shoved by the little girl named Momoi Wuyue, and stood in the middle of the field.

…………

One-on-one doesn't use the entire court. After the fifteen-goal score was decided, the referee and the players walked to the free throw circle on the left half of the court in the basketball hall.This circle is the same size as the center circle and is often used as a one-on-one jumper point as well.

Although talking about trouble, Midorima Shintaro, holding today's mascot lavender plush bear, blew his whistle to signal two players to enter the field and prepare for a jump ball.

Sakuragi Hanamichi and Aomine Daiki nodded to each other, and Midorima blew the whistle again and threw the ball high into the air.

When the ball reached the highest point, Sakuragi Hanamichi took off one step ahead of Aomine Daiki, who was obviously out of shape. With a hook, he firmly covered the ball to the right side of his body, and immediately dribbled the ball beyond the three-point line to prepare for the organization attack.

Probably because he finally realized that the person in front of him was not someone of the same age that Fang Hai could beat, Aomine Daihui came back to his senses at this time, and he followed closely behind, bowing forward.

Sakuragi Hanamichi dribbled forward and took a test step in the direction of Aomine Daiki. His upper body hardly swayed in any direction. Aomine Daiki quickly returned to his state so that he could better distinguish the opponent's next move.

His arm length and jumping are excellent, Sakuragi Hanamichi did not choose a fallback jumper, he swayed to the left, just when Aomine Daiki jumped up and raised his hand to go down, Sakuragi Hanamichi suddenly turned sideways with the ball in both hands Taking the ball to the right, Aomine Daiki lost his position defensively, and Sakuragi Hanamichi took the opportunity to shoot.

Less than 1 minute into the game, the first point was scored by Hanamichi Sakuragi.

The ball jumped to Akashi's side, Sakuragi Hanamichi took Akashi's pass and thanked him, while looking at Aomine Daiki.

The kid was so inattentive that he was starting to feel a little frustrated.Yingmu Huadao sighed, isn't it so nervous to be one-on-one with him?

In the second point, Hanamichi Sakuragi made an emergency stop behind the three-point line and made a basket.

Aomine Daiki took the third ball.His ability to attack with the ball has always been very strong. He dribbled and flicked. He planned to hit the board and jump shot, but the ball was intercepted by Hanamichi Sakuragi in the air, and he was scored by a layup instead.

What does it mean for an athlete to have a really big heart?

It's not that you can't feel the tension and oppression is the best. Excessive emptying yourself will only make you an idiot and let your opponent slaughter you.

Knowing how to turn pressure into motivation is an essential quality of a good player.

Or to put it another way, in what state is a rubber band most powerful?

Naturally, the state of tightness but not exceeding the critical point can be called excellent.

However, it is a pity that Aomine Daiki's "tension" finally returned when the score reached 7:3.

He was blocked, intercepted, turnover after turnover and the frustration of the turnover ignited his competitive spirit a little bit.

For the next five balls, he and Sakuragi Hanamichi exchanged back and forth, and at this time, Sakuragi Hanamichi no longer dared to let the ball go too far away from him like before. At this time, Aomine Daiki seemed to be adjusted to the best state A good engine can dribble the ball eight out of ten times.Jiuhui was taken away by him in a flash. His flexibility is amazing, coupled with his explosive power, he made many movements that were out of shape in the eyes of others, but he made them extremely smooth.

The last ball was thrown into the basket by Aomine Daiki.

But his efforts were in vain.

The previous score difference was too big, and Yingmu Huadao was by no means an opponent that could be easily overcome.The final score between the two sides was fixed at 9:6.

Aomine Daiki lost.

Big drops of sweat emerged from his forehead, and some long-lost emotion was surging in his heart.

Sakuragi Hanamichi came over and shook his fist with him, then turned and walked towards Kiyose Saitsuru who was on the sidelines.

He looked at Yingmu Huadao's back, and then lowered his head to look at his hands that were still trembling slightly. He was in a daze for a while, as if he had a dream.

And the one who woke him up from his dream was Momoi Itsuki.

"Ada, you are so amazing!!! You actually fought so fiercely with contestant Sakuragi!!!" She looked up at herself, almost incoherent with excitement.Every time he won a game when he was a child, Wu Yue would run over like this with a towel and water.

He has heard too many words of praise, and too many words of praise.

He's been "okay".No one ever said he was "not good".Everyone who lost to him was so convinced.

He felt that he should not be a monster.His talent has blossomed, but it has become an excuse for others to avoid.

So is he "good" or "bad"?

He stared at the happy Momoi Wuzuki, and heard her ask again: "Have you found a little bit of love for basketball?"

"..."

"...Ada?"

"...No." It wasn't until the corner of his mouth curled that Aomine Daiki realized that he was actually "smiling" just now.

"Not at all," he said.

"Today is a professional player here, so I will be like this. But what about in the future?" He saw Momoi Wuzuki's smile melt away a little bit, and then looked up to see those teammates who were frowning at him.

He raised his finger and pointed at Yingmuhua, "He will grow old in the future."

Pointing to himself again: "And I'll keep growing. My body will get stronger, and my technique will get better if I let it."

"But what about the others?"

He was struggling and thrashing in confusion.

"They'll still point at me and say I'm a monster. They'll still blame me for not winning. They'll still be boring."

He got too much happiness and joy in a moment, after which he could only feel emptiness and loneliness.

He looked at Momoi Wuyue who was in a daze and said, "I still can't like basketball like I used to."

Momoi Itsuki herself didn't know how the tears welled up.

She stood there crying helplessly, and for a while she could only hear the sound of her tears hitting the court floor.

Sakuragi Hanamichi looked at the group of silent children, and at last he looked like he was about to slap Aomine Daiki.He pulled Zui Hesheng, and spoke in the silence: "But in this world, if you want to persist in doing something well, you can't do it if you like it. Qingfeng-kun."

"I don't know what other internal causes of your pain, but if you only do something because you like it, it's the same as a player who treats pressure as non-existent and is blindly optimistic."

"Yes! Yes! Ah!" Sai Tsurusheng echoed super loudly, "Whether you like it or not, Momoi has always been helping you wholeheartedly! She only cares about what she likes, and doesn't want others to place expectations on you, but Still enjoying other people's care in peace - you are like this! What is the difference between you and a scumbag!!!"

Aomine Daiki opened his mouth, but found that he couldn't say a word of rebuttal at all.

As if they were right.

But had he been wrong all along?

"Although I also heard that you are very mindful of people calling you a monster, but have you ever thought that there are so many people who like you and support you!"

"That's it!" Kise Ryota cut the needles, "Xiaoqingfeng, don't worry about it! As your long-term and stable one-on-one opponent, I respect and love you very much! If you really mind being called a monster, then never From today onwards, my fans will be your fans!"

Zui Hesheng: "..."

You don't have to.

Midorima Shintaro silently took out his phone.

Atsushi Murasaki: "What are you doing, Luzi?"

"Twitter unfollows Kise."

"??? Why!!!"

"I didn't follow you voluntarily, and now I don't want to be represented."

"Is there a little bit of ruthlessness??? Is there a little bit of camaraderie???"

"I reject."

Aomine Daiki quietly watched the commotion in front of him.

Until a hand was placed on his shoulder: "Young man, you are back to your senses."

"Mr. Sakuragi..."

"You are by far the most talented teenager I have ever seen. If you are willing to keep playing you will be able to do a lot in the future."

"You heard it just now, this kind of expectation is useless to me." Aomine Daihui took a deep breath.

Yingmu Huadao nodded: "Yes, but I still have to say."

Aomine Daiki: "...Do whatever you want."

As he said that, he turned around and was about to leave, but Yingmu Huadao grabbed his arm again.

The body was twisted and turned in one direction—Momoi Wuyue wiped away her tears, and walked slowly towards the place where Zutsurusheng was.

"Let me tell you a secret. Even Haruko—ah, my wife, she doesn't know about it."

Aomine Daiki: "I don't want to hear it."

"Why don't you listen? I don't charge you for interviews."

"...Then tell me."

"The secret is—"

"Actually, I don't like basketball as much as I did in high school."

Aomine Daiki's mind went blank, and then he turned his head to look at Yingmu Huadao, who was still smiling brightly.

Media reports always say that his future is bright, his future is bright, his direction should be clear, and his love must not be mixed with water.

Because only such a pure person can devote himself to a career for a long time.

But now such a person tells him: Ah, in fact, I am not as pure as everyone thinks.

what is this?

In order to coax him back to play, the human balloon star is already willing to self-destruct to this point?

"How is it? Do you think what I just said is very convincing now?" Yingmu Huadao asked him with a smile.

"...It's a lie..." Aomine Daihui couldn't believe it.

"I didn't lie to you. Really." Yingmuhua stopped laughing.For a moment, he revealed the serious appearance of an adult.Then he looked at Su Hesheng and laughed again.

"In my third year as a professional, I wanted to renew my contract with the team, but I got a contract that my agent thought didn't match my worth." He laughed and said that it didn't sound so good in the past.

"It's really nothing. But what made me focus on spending money was when I saw the cost of a child from birth to college one day-ah, to be honest, those strings of zeros still make me feel terrible when I think about it... …And, my wife had an illness that year. It was not a serious illness, and she was fine after a week in the hospital. But it was the first time I went to see the medical insurance by myself. I found the insurance to be expensive, and replaced it with my contract The money seems to be unable to buy a few copies..."

"So from that year on, I became more concerned about my grades, the annual salary on the contract, and what others thought of me. I also understood why at the end of the season, some people would frantically grab the ball and check the data, because analysts would see your The data, and the team owner will offer a price corresponding to your data based on the advice given by the analyst.”

Aomine Daiki: "...you have become materialistic."

"Yeah. It was also from that time that I found that playing basketball didn't seem to be a happy thing."

"But you have to fight." Qingfeng Daihui looked up at him, "If you don't fight, you will have no money, and I am different from you. I am still young, and I still have many opportunities to choose."

"Then what are you afraid of?" Yingmu Huadao asked, "Since you don't have my worries, what are you afraid of?"

"There is only one pair of eyes staring at you from beginning to end." He looked at Momoi Mayzuki, "Her expectations make you feel breathless?"

"No... but—"

"But playing is too boring, you don't want to waste your time on it?"

"..."

"Then tell me, is playing basketball really boring? Follow me."

"Do not."

"So you're just picky. Just like a child picky eater."

"........."

"If it's delicious, we'll say it's delicious, and if we don't like it, we'll put it aside. But how can there be so many things in the world that suit our appetite?"

"It's impossible to do something well just by liking it. If you can't like something all the time, you will die. Human beings will be extinct long ago. I... the previous psychologist told me that people spend their whole lives looking for The value of one's own existence. The sense of satisfaction at the moment when one's own value is proven can make one work hard to live even after a long time."

"Don't care about what you like. Take a good look at the people around you. After you do this, if playing is still so boring, it's not too late to give up."

"What if I still give up?"

"Then at least you have responded to the expectations of the person who has been watching you." Yingmu Huadao smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "By then you will really die, and she will definitely support your choice .”

"So keep playing! Boys! Life is still so long! If you become a professional in the future, you will find that there are many others who are as strong as me! Right! If I have a chance, I will call my teammates to play with you hahahaha Haha, the kids nowadays are really amazing hahahahaha!"

"……it is good."

Sakuragi Hanamichi's laughter echoed in the empty basketball arena.Several people standing outside the court turned their heads to look at the same.

Like a group of silly roe deer...

Aomine Daiki suddenly laughed.