[Black Basket] Star Trail

Late at night, at the Kanzawa House.

The brown-haired girl stuffed the travel-sized bath products into the suitcase, and put the other two coats on the surface to prevent things from being messed up.Because it is a school exchange activity, I wear school uniforms. Except for the free time on weekends, there is no need to bring other clothes.The boy leaned against the wall with the black cat in his arms and watched, Spade squinted at the girl with his golden eyes, Kanzawa Jizheng just came out of the shower, touched the black cat, and sighed meaninglessly, "It's not done yet."

"There are a lot of bits and pieces to take with you." Kanzawa Jihui continued to tidy up without raising his head. It was past ten o'clock, and the eldest brother hadn't come back yet, and there were only the two of them at home at the moment.The girl pointed to the paper on the dining table, and the teenager walked over to take a look, and it listed the things she would bring in her carry-on bag. "Please, help me pack these. I have already put the passport and other things in the small bag, and I can ignore this."

Kanzawa Jizheng put down Spade, and the black cat jumped to the ground nimbly when he bent down, and quickly walked up the stairs to find the golden retriever, "By the way, are you going back to school first tomorrow or gather directly at the airport?"

"School!" Kanzawa Norie closed the suitcase, locked it and wrapped the belt, "The driver will take me there tomorrow. You have a race tomorrow, right? Come on, don't embarrass me."

The boy sneered, "You are the one, don't come back sick to me."

Kanzawa Norie re-tied the loose ponytail, and walked to the black-haired boy to find out the items on the list.He handed the novel to the girl, "What time do you leave?"

"It's very early, about six o'clock." Kanazawa Norie took it and put it in the backpack, next to the camera, "So tomorrow I will cook breakfast. What do you want to eat?"

The boy thought for a while, "Hot pancakes. You know the taboo."

Two people are much faster than one person to clean up. Kanzawa Jihui tied the straps of the backpack, and at this moment there was the sound of keys outside the entrance, and the elder brother finally came home, "Well, that's all, you haven't answered me what you want for the souvenir Woolen cloth."

"Whatever." Kanzawa Jizheng yawned, "I'll go back to bed first, idiot."

The girl lay on the bed, only a reading light next to it was turned on, and the orange light fell on her. She scratched the chin of the golden retriever. It was surprisingly energetic tonight, and it was looking at her with piercing eyes at the moment.

Kanzawa Norie turned on the phone.

"So, what gift does Akashi-kun want?"

She sends this message.The scale of the foreign exchange group this time is not large, only a dozen or so people, led by two teachers and a local tour guide, most of the group members are Junior Three students, who planned to study abroad, and took this opportunity to try their adaptability That's all.Kanzawa Norie originally thought that it would take a while to reply, but Akashi seemed to be free, and he still spoke in his usual concise tone. "It doesn't matter"

Even if Akashi said so, she wouldn't know what to buy...

The girl turned over in distress, and plugged in the phone that was about to run out of power.After thinking about it, Akashi didn't lack anything at all. The gift was just her own wish. If he didn't like it, she wouldn't force him to use it or keep it well.The girl turned off the light, pulled the quilt and fell asleep, missing the next two pieces of mail.

"Be careful"

"Bon Voyage"

When Kanzawa Ji was walking down the stairs with his backpack, the girl had just brought breakfast to the table.

She was wearing a school uniform and an apron, and she seemed to be in a very good mood. She even made coffee for her elder brother. At this moment, the dining room was filled with the aroma of coffee.The girl handed him maple syrup, "Good morning."

"Morning...Good morning." Kanzawa Jizheng yawned, even in the summer with short nights and long days, the sun has just risen at this time, it is still too early for him.If it wasn't for having breakfast with Kanzawa Norie, he would have planned to go to bed later.One cat and one dog were still sleeping, and the elder brother was still on the second floor. Norie Kanzawa turned on the TV, and the morning news had just started broadcasting.Kanzawa Jizheng took out his mobile phone casually, and read emails while eating breakfast.

"It turns out that the basketball team just started playing the middle school game today." Kanzawa Jizheng reported casually, "It's earlier than us, so you might bump into them when you go back to school, right?"

"Maybe." Kanzawa Norie subconsciously looked at the mobile phone beside the table, and then poured himself a glass of juice. "My NO.20 night flight, were you in Kyoto or Tokyo at that time?"

"Kyoto. My grandfather and I told No.18 to go back, and we will go back to school to make up lessons after staying in our 20s." Kanzawa Jizheng rubbed his eyes, still biting a piece of pancake in his mouth and slurring his words, "I won't come to pick up your plane gone."

"You──this──what──the suitcase──" Kamizawa Yuki happened to take it out of the trunk with difficulty, looked down and saw that his hands were red, "Are you sure you can carry it by yourself? It will definitely not exceed the limit ?”

Kanzawa Norie waved his hand, "There are consumables inside and the wheels are easy to push, but it's a little troublesome when getting in and out of the car. Let's do this first, the driver is still waiting."

Hug her on top of Kanzawa Yoshihiro, who smiled and said nothing, "Be careful."

"Ah."

Kanzawa Jizheng also came up, the girl put her hands on his shoulders, and pressed her face to his.

"Okay, let's go, it's time to go to the swimming pool."

After watching the car leave, the girl pushed the suitcase back to school.The road was not difficult to walk, but there was a small step in the middle, and the girl tried to pull it up but couldn't, so she took a step back, intending to gather strength and start again.However, someone took over from behind, the girl turned around, and Akashi Seijuro pulled the lever from the side, pushing the suitcase forward without touching her hand.There are a few people behind him, most of them are members of the basketball team, the Generation of Miracles, she remembers this name.Kanzawa Norie nodded to them one by one, and finally his eyes fell on the red-haired boy.

"Good morning," she said, "Akashi-kun."

Akashi Seijuro realized how heavy that suitcase was.Norie Kanzawa was carrying a backpack and a long trench coat with a plush lining that was out of tune with the Japanese weather, but he knew she would need it as soon as she landed.It may be the illusion of Kanzawa Norie, the others lagged behind intentionally or unintentionally, only Akashi Seijuro and Kanzawa Norie walked side by side.The girl puts the long trench coat on the open space under the pull rod, and then continues to pull.

"It's so early." Kanzawa Norie opened the topic, and glanced at his attire, the basketball team jacket, and the messenger bag. It couldn't be more obvious what he was going to do today.The girl looked at her watch, "According to this time, I'm afraid you will be here much earlier."

"Come here in the morning to practice your hand feeling, and confirm the plan casually." Akashi responded like this, "Will you leave right away?"

"I'm afraid so," the girl said. "The flight at nine o'clock in the morning."

Because the car was going in the direction of the airport, Norie Kanzawa was going in the direction of the basketball stadium—same as Akashi.The people behind were still talking, Kanzawa Norie glanced at it, and it seemed that no one else was feeling too nervous. She noticed that the Generation of Miracles was complete, and the atmosphere was much better than last time.

The girl smiled.

Looks like things are getting better.

"Then," when we reached the gate of the basketball court, the girl still had a short distance to go, but the members of the basketball team had already reached their destination, Kanzawa Jihui pulled the backpack strap, "Maybe you are tired of hearing it... I wish you all the best!" Good luck, I hope Diguang can defend the title."

Akashi looked at her, the eyes under the bangs were a bit like cats, red like blood, revealing a calm fighting spirit, almost making Kamizawa Norie shudder. "Yes, I will."

He softened his voice a little, so slightly that he couldn't even notice it himself──But Kanzawa Norie realized this extremely small change. "Then, it's time for me to go too."

Kanzawa Norie turned to the Generation of Miracles, and told them the same thing again. From this distance, Akashi Seijuro could see her red ears.The girl touched her ears unnaturally, then pulled up the suitcase and left.

At that time, Akashi didn't know that in the foreseeable future, there would be too many times where he would watch her leave.

"She looks much better." Momoi walked to Akashi's side, "Compared to when I just came back."

Akashi nodded, "She helped herself out of the haze."

"It's hard to imagine what she has endured. Maybe I don't know it yet, but the expression on her face is a little more relaxed than before, and the smile is more than before." Momoi smiled, "Actually, she looks pretty when she smiles. "

indeed.

A girl doesn't smile often, but that doesn't mean her smile isn't pretty.Although it seems self-aware to say this, Akashi knows that he is probably the person who knows her best in school besides Kanizawa Norisha—he even knows her biggest secret.Secrets can connect two unrelated people, Akashi has never tried it deliberately, but the distance between him and Kanzawa Norie is indeed gradually narrowing.

To what extent this secret will link them together, not to mention Akashi himself, even Kanazawa Norie doesn't know.However, this feeling of approaching each other slowly and slowly does not seem to be bad.

The girl made the last phone call before takeoff at the airport.

"Grandfather?" Kamizawa Norie said, surrounded by teachers and third-year students, and some of them were calling their families just like her.The girl sat on the chair, and the time left was short, so she had to make a long story short. "Well, this is Ji Hui. I'm about to board the plane. I'm really sorry that I can't come to Kyoto."

"Well, yes, the winter vacation is a little bit...but the third year of junior high school will come back more frequently, you know, about high school. The school over there has indeed been found, but there is still an interview, in the second semester of the third year of junior high school It looks like I might stay in Kyoto for a week. Ji Zheng will arrive in Kyoto immediately after the swimming competition, so please don’t worry.”

"My eldest brother and I are fine, but he seems to be very busy. I will ask him to contact you regularly."

The teacher leading the team urged the girl with his eyes, and Norie Kanzawa finished it tactfully. "Well, I'll go first, grandfather."