[Black Basket] Star Trail

Kanzawa Norie rested his chin, looking bored at the street scene outside the cafe.

On a Saturday afternoon, the street was full of people, and even this cafe was no exception. Looking around, it was already full.There was a light rain this morning, and the ground was still a little wet at the moment. It was still raining a little when the girl came, but fortunately, the umbrella was used to prevent it from getting wet.This is the top cover of the JR station in Shinjuku. From here, you can see the pedestrians on the avenue, the flow of colorful umbrellas, and the dark crowd.

The girl turned on her mobile phone to confirm that 2 minutes had passed since the appointment time, and that person was late.

But it doesn't matter, she has long known that the other party will not give in easily.

The waiter brought her a latte. The heart-shaped latte on it looked like a graffiti drawn by a painter. There was a small piece of brownie next to the cup. The girl took a look and saw that there were crushed hazelnuts in it. She took a bite and tasted not bad.

Someone opened the seat opposite her, the girl looked up, the man sat down with a smile, brushed the hem of the chiffon skirt, and did not forget to explain the reason for being late. "There was a traffic jam on the road, sorry."

Kanzawa Norie picked up a small spoon, mixed the coffee well, and took a sip. "It doesn't matter."

No matter what reason the other party said, she would not care, because she would never believe every word from that mouth again.The man ignored the sharpness of her words, and raised his hand to call the waiter, "Hot chocolate, thank you."

Kanzawa Norie held the cup in both hands and took another sip.

The waiter put away the menu card for the man, who rested his arms on the table.

"You asked me out, what's the matter?"

Kanzawa Jihui put down the cup, smiling no less than the other party, "Well, there are indeed some things I want to talk to you about. But even if I don't say it, you know it, right? So we might as well save that time and go straight to The topic, after all──”

The girl tilted her head, and said with a pun, "I know you're busy."

Himejo Ayaka's smile was still there, but she glanced left and right.Kanzawa Jihui knew what she was looking for, and explained without waiting for her statement, "It's not a TV series, and no one I know is around. As I said in advance, I don't have any audio or video recordings. The risk I took today is actually Not on par with you."

The girl lay back, her fingertips stroked the wall of the cup, and the temperature of the latte was transmitted to her fingers through the porcelain cup.

"If saying this doesn't make you feel at ease, then there's nothing I can do about it."

Jicheng Lingxia rolled her eyes, "I have nothing to worry about. Choosing this place where people come and go can actually explain the problem, right? Otherwise, I wouldn't come."

They are not at ease with each other, just as Kanzawa Norie would not believe what she would do unless she made an appointment with Jicheng in a crowded place, if Jicheng knew that the appointment was going to a secluded place, she would never come .

Things have developed to this point, both sides know each other's hole cards, there is nothing good to do.The rest is just to see who can subdue whom, and who is more patient.

The waiter brought Jicheng's hot chocolate and the cake ordered by Kanzawa Norie. The brown-haired girl picked up a fork and cut it open. The marble-patterned matcha cheesecake had one corner crumbled, "I know you are the source of the rumor."

Himejo Ayaka neither admitted nor denied, Kanzawa Norie knew that she was not a person who would obediently acquiesce, the other party was waiting for her to finish speaking. "I also know that the direction of this rumor is quite clear."

"First of all, I don't know how you came up with this idea." Jicheng spread his hands after confirming that Kanzawa Norie would not speak again. Both of them leaned forward to listen quite tacitly, "I've heard that rumor before, why would you think it came from me, Shenze? It's not wrong for me to like Jizheng Shenzawa. I can admit it frankly, but Doesn't that mean I have enough motivation and means to do so?"

"The accusation needs evidence." Himeiro Ayaka seemed to think that the hot chocolate was not sweet enough, so she added another bag of sugar.Kanzawa Norie put down the silver fork, the plate was clean except for the cake and the fork, without any crumbs.

"That's great, it's exactly what I wanted to say." Kanzawa Norie mixed the latte again, without looking directly at Himejo Ayaka, she was finally tired of such circles, and chose to tear it up A surface of peace. "To accuse someone, you need evidence. If there is no evidence, it is called false accusation."

"Yeah, I know." Himeiro Ayaka responded briskly, as if Kanzawa Norie's accusation was harmless, "If you thought I was 'framing', you wouldn't ask me out at all. You have so many ways to stop me—let’s assume I’m really the one spreading the rumors—by choosing this one, you’re admitting to something, okay?”

The one who couldn't see the situation clearly was actually Himejo Ayaka.

This is an unfair battle, just like the one between Kanazawa Norie and Akashi Seijuro, the difference is that Kanzawa Norie has more advantages this time.She has Chino who can use it as a cover, she also has the assistance promised by Akashi, and more importantly, the trust of Kanzawa Norisha.On the last point alone, Ji Cheng had already suffered a crushing defeat.

Love makes people blind.

"No, I just think it's too much trouble." Of course, Kanzawa Norie would not be so stupid as to take up Ji Cheng's words, which would be tantamount to admitting that he had indeed concealed his illness as she said, "Let me just say it straight to the point."

"What I want is for you to stop this kind of behavior. Although the unfounded lethality is limited, it bothers me a little to always be looked at by strange eyes." Kanzawa Jihui's words are very careful. "In addition, I would like to know, on what basis did you make this so-called reasonable speculation... With such a clear direction, how could I believe that you made it out of thin air? Although I am not smart, I am not stupid enough This level."

Himejo Ayaka said, "Why do you think I'm willing to talk?"

"Because you are here." Kanazawa Norie had already finished the cake, she put down the fork and looked directly at the black-haired girl opposite.In all fairness, Jicheng Ayaka is not bad looking, and Kanzawa Norisha doesn't dislike her either. If the other party had good intentions from the beginning, Kanzawa Norie would never make matters worse. "Because I have Ji Zheng."

If you want to count the reasons for the opponent's loss, it is undoubtedly because you care about Kanzawa Jizheng.

Both of them are aware of each other's weaknesses, and both of them are the same person.Kanzawa Jizheng.

Himeki Ayaka acted recklessly because she cared too much about him, and Kanzawa Norie told one lie after another because she was worried about his reaction.Although she has the same weakness, Kanzawa Norie's natural advantage allows her to use this weakness to deal with Himegi Ayaka. The outcome has already been decided, and this is just Jicheng's dying struggle.

Kanzawa Norie is so thorough, obviously full of confidence.Jicheng Lingxia leaned back on the back of the chair, closed her eyes, and seemed to be calming down.Kanzawa Norie wiped her mouth and drank the last bit of coffee in the cup without saying a word.To her surprise, when Jicheng Lingxia opened her eyes again, there were no tears in them.

"Remember the lunch you and Akashi Seijuro had with Kamisawa-kun and me after the Teiko Festival arrangement?"

"Although it will be distracting to have other people join in later, I have been paying attention to your actions that time. You may not be able to see your reaction to food. As a girl, your reaction is really a bit unnatural. Yes. You eat cleanly, and you have to chew for a long time every day—too long. There are other explanations for this kind of reaction besides a bad stomach. Your health is indeed not good, but it’s not bad. At that point, Kanzawa-kun skipped practice after resuming classes because of you, that kind of situation never happened before the suspension of school, conclusion: you have a problem, and you are hiding its existence, to everyone."

"If Kanzawa-kun knows, his reaction can't be so calm." Jicheng Lingxia's expression was calm, and Kanzawa Norie noticed that her eyes were a little dazed, and the other party was not as calm as on the surface. "This is not a trivial matter. If the family knows about your situation, they will definitely arrange corresponding supporting facilities. It is not impossible to suspend school again."

Kanzawa Norie stared at Himejo Ayaka's face, and suddenly figured out why the other party could hit her heart right away, knowing that something was wrong with her.The brown-haired girl said softly, "You too."

The other party gave only silence.

She took this as a default and went on to speculate, "There is something wrong with your body. According to your skeleton, you are too underweight and out of proportion. What you see is not me. , is my past self.”

Jicheng Lingxia didn't respond at first, but finally she couldn't help turning her head away from her sight.

"However, as far as I know, you don't have a similar experience to mine. You are very popular at school, and you haven't changed at all since you transferred in the third semester of Junior One—" Kanzawa Norie grasped the point keenly. "...Is it Guoyi's business?"

Himeki Ayaka nodded, and finally implicitly acknowledged Kanzawa Norie's conjecture. "I didn't like myself very much at the time."

Kanzawa Norie could no longer say a word.

Having said that, she actually touched the old wound of the other party, which she did not expect.The matter has obviously been resolved, but the good mood that should have never appeared.No matter how hard Kanzawa Norie could bear this dead silence, the people next to him were still chatting, but there was nothing to say at this table.After the brown-haired girl settled the bill, all she had to say to Jicheng Lingxia was a promise. "...I promise you I won't say a word."

Kanzawa Norie picked up her handbag and left. When she landed on the opposite street, she couldn't help but glance at the cafe.Jicheng Lingxia was sitting by the window, Zhi Yi looked out, with wet tears on her cheeks.

At this time, Norie Kanzawa received an email from Akashi.

"Solve it"

The girl looked at Jicheng Jixia again, and the content of the reply seemed to be the truth, but it seemed to be completely opposite to the truth. "solved"