[Black Basket] Star Trail

The girl in the passenger seat cleared her throat.

"What's the matter?" The black-haired young man focused on the road ahead. Recently, he finally overcame the psychological barrier and was able to drive by himself. However, the road conditions in the United States and Japan are too different, and there are lessons learned from the past, so he has to be more careful.He never takes his eyes off the front glass unless necessary.

Kanzawa Norie looked out of the car window, the night was already deep, and some places in Tokyo had completely darkened.She was silent for a moment, as if she had to carefully consider her words before she could ask. "The Akashi family──something seems wrong."

"Well, Mrs. Akashi passed away many years ago." The young man replied casually, only to wake up after seeing the girl's bewildered expression, "What, so you don't know?"

Kanzawa Norie shook his head, with extremely complicated emotions in his eyes, "Maybe I was too young back then, and I never heard of such a thing. So the situation of the Akashi family is... there are only two father and son?"

The car turned a corner and arrived at Shenze's house.The young man opened the garage door with an electronic remote control, and then reversed the car to get in. This procedure was done very smoothly.Kanzawa Jiyu turned his head and looked at the rear of the car, controlling the parking space.

"Yes."

The girl fell into silence again.

A person like Akashi Seijuro, who took the initiative to talk about family topics, probably wouldn't hide it.But she never thought of asking, so the matter was revealed to her in the most unexpected way.Kanzawa Norie doesn't know what other people's family relationship is like, Akashi's is obviously beyond her imagination.It's not that she hasn't seen the open and secret fights in the family, just like the ones that Kanzawa Jizheng is facing now, but the girl never thought that, even though they are close relatives, there is a sense of alienation in the conversation between Akashi and his son.

She thought she was friends with Akashi Seijuro, but at this moment the girl realized that she knew very little about him.

The girl wiped her hair and closed the bathroom door, locking the light mist of the room behind her.Since it's a holiday, her desk has almost nothing on it, except for her phone, which is plugged in and charging.

She sighed, turned on the phone while blowing her hair, wrote the message several times, but deleted it again.

Nothing seemed right to say anything, especially on this particular night.He had to defend his crown tomorrow, and she couldn't keep him distracted tonight.Kanzawa Norie fell on the bed after washing, staring at the ceiling in a daze. Heart climbed onto the end of the bed with its front paws, wagging its tail to look at Kanazawa Norie.The girl raised her hand to beckon it over, and then hugged it like a huge and warm doll. Heart lay on his back with his back to the girl, she kissed it, smelled the smell of pet bath lotion, and stroked its belly.

The phone vibrated, and the girl grabbed it from the bedside table, and it was Kanzawa Norisha's kaomoji email again.

"If you don't sleep, you will be scolded by your grandfather tomorrow..."

"Aren't you going to get up early to watch the game tomorrow? How dare you talk about me?"

"I want you to take care of it, idiot→_→"

"The one who calls a fool is a fool, okay?"

"I don't want to be told by people who have to go back to school to make up classes during the summer vacation"

"There are delicious matcha desserts in Kyoto and I want to bring them back, but now I have changed my mind."

"........."

Kanzawa Norie gritted her teeth at the phone screen for a while, then exited the email page and switched to Twitter.

The girl specially opened Akashi Seijuro's page, intending to find some clues in it, let her know the other party's mood at the moment, but it has been a while since the other party's last update.

Akashi's performance today made her a little worried.

Shouldn't he be hated?

what is the reason?Kanzawa Norie desperately recalled that he hadn't offended Akashi recently at all. It took so long to talk about the mid-term test and suspicion of him, and the possibility of the other party's sudden attack was not high.

However, his performance today clearly shows that he hates himself.Sitting opposite him at the time, I was able to see his every expression clearly: when Akashi Seijuro looked at her, there was no warmth in his eyes, no different from looking at a stranger, as if what he did had nothing to do with him.

He was the one who reached out to her, and he was the one who said "you can trust me" to her, but with his current reaction, it was no different from another person.If Akashi's father hadn't explicitly said "inuzi" and "classmate" at that time, she would almost think that she was facing Akashi's twins.

"The face changes so quickly..." The girl closed the phone with a "snap", turned off the light, and hugged Heart tightly in the darkness with a little aggrieved, "What is this?"

A night without dreams.

Kanzawa Norie woke up before the alarm clock rang, and when she opened her eyes, she saw Heart's sleeping face, with all four feet resting on her body, the girl gently pushed her away, and then got off the bed.She was in a bad mood and didn't even have the strength to bother dressing up. Kanzawa Norie found a solid-color vest and put it on with skinny jeans.

Today is Saturday, and there was no movement on the second floor. She went downstairs to check, and it was rare for her brother to go to work. He must be still sleeping soundly at this moment.Kanzawa Norie picked up the satchel, put on high-heeled sandals, and went out. It was only 07:30 at that time, and the game started at ten o'clock, so there was still plenty of time.

I did bring the souvenir for Akashi, and it was foreseeable that Teiko would win, so I took this gift as a small gesture of congratulations to Errenba.Kanzawa Norie is indeed bitter about Akashi's attitude yesterday, but she is not stingy enough to take back the gift that is about to be sent, let alone temporarily cancel the appointment not to watch the game.

Putting the mail written in the JR train into the draft box, the girl walked out of the station, picked a restaurant at random, and walked in.

Because she went out early, when Norie Kanzawa stepped into the gymnasium, the occupancy rate was not high.The entrance where she came in happened to be on the side of Diguang, and the front row was already occupied by the second and third armies of the basketball team. The girl barely sat at the front, but she was still in the middle row of the auditorium.

The girl sits on the banner of "Victorious in all battles". The position in the middle row is very clever, which not only ensures the view, but also will not be blocked by railings and other objects. Players can see her as soon as they look up on the field.

It was about 45:[-] when the Diguang basketball team entered the field.

As the first five members, the Generation of Miracles seemed very calm. Akashi was wearing a "TEIKOBASKETBALL" T-shirt. When he walked through the auditorium, he raised his head inadvertently, and instantly captured the girl sitting in the middle.

Compared with yesterday, Akashi seems to have returned to his normal state today, and he no longer has that overly aggressive aura.The girl and Akashi met each other's eyes, Kanzawa Norie paused for a moment, then mouthed lightly.

The distance might be a bit far, but she knew Akashi would get her point.

Come on.

When the starting players began to warm up, the atmosphere of the stadium seemed to be ignited by something, breaking the stagnation before, and instantly becoming hot.Like a pot of water that is about to boil, beneath the calm surface is an ever-increasing temperature.It was the first time for Kanzawa Norie to come to the scene of a basketball match. Unlike a swimming match, a basketball match lasted half an hour even if each quarter lasted only 8 minutes.During the swimming competition, she just needs to close her mouth and focus on Kanzawa Jizheng, but here, what her eyes need to chase is the ball, not the person.

Akashi Seijuro took off his T-shirt, and the No. [-] jersey underneath originally belonged to the former captain Nijimura, which itself is already a proof of strength.The sneakers screeched against the ground, and the generations of miracles lined up side by side, moving forward and stopping in front of their opponents.Amid the uncontrollable cheers of the audience, ten players on the court spoke in unison with their hands behind their backs.

Kanazawa Norie opened her eyes slightly.

"Please advise!"

After the opening game, the five starters formed a small circle before returning to the benches.

Kanzawa Norie couldn't hear what they were saying, but she seemed to see Akashi cast a casual glance at her before lowering his head.The girl frowned, and looked away from Kamada Nishi School.She has already confirmed that there are two players with the same body shape and the same face. With such a high degree of similarity, it is enough to determine that they are identical twins.Kanzawa Norie herself has a twin brother. No one on the court knows how powerful this God-given bond can be.

The girl watched Akashi's movements, and he seemed to be smiling when he tied his shoelaces.

If she was still a bit puzzled before seeing this smile, then seeing the boy's smile, she was finally relieved—the one who led the crowd on the field was the Akashi Seijuro she knew.

Norie Kanzawa knew nothing about the boy who sat across from her last night, but she had faith in the man who was now on the court.If it was him, he would definitely be able to return in triumph.

Akashi yelled "I want to win" loudly, and the other four responded, and it was inevitable that they were a little unclear amidst the shouts of the crowd, but the girl slightly raised her lips.Akashi Seijuro gave her one last look before turning around and entering the stage.

Teiguang played well at first.

Aomine Daiki's indeterminate shooting became the main output, and Diguang scored double points in less than 2 minutes of the opening.Kanzawa Norie paid attention to the movements of the twins. After Aomine scored the fourth ball, they wiped off their sweat and started talking.It was too far away for the girl to hear, but it was obvious that they were about to make a move.

Sure enough, on the next ball, Kise Ryota was about to dribble past someone, but the referee blew a loud whistle.Kanzawa Norie only saw one of the twins in a black jersey intercept and then fell to the ground. The blond boy was still holding the ball. "White jersey No. [-], hit someone with the ball!"

The blond boy threw the ball with a look of displeasure.

"Tch... did I use so much force?"

Hongcun let out a low cry, and was the first to realize it.

The fallen man slightly curled his lips.

The ball fell on the other twin, and he jumped up to shoot, Aomine Daiki also raised his hand to block, the two collided in mid-air, and the whistle was blown again. "White jersey No. [-], push!"

If she was just skeptical before, the girl can now confirm what she saw.Unlike swimming, in the world of basketball, luring opponents into fouls is also a skill.To use an analogy, Kanzawa Jizheng only needs to ensure that he will not steal, and there is basically no suspicion of fouling, but Akashi is different. He needs to consider various foul names in basketball, and when he meets this kind of opponent- ─Kanazawa Norie narrowed his eyes and looked at the boy who cried out in pain.

She didn't believe that Teiko's training would make players commit fouls recklessly. Besides the basic training, they must have been instilled with the idea of ​​avoiding fouls. She concluded that the opponent used their own body as bait to make Teiko's players foul.Kanzawa Norie doesn't know how many fouls in basketball will lead to being out, but head-to-head is definitely not a long-term solution.

After the referee called out her second foul, the blonde model finally couldn't help but refute loudly.

"──I don't accept this kind of judgment──"

Akashi turned his head to stop him, "Kise, shut up---"

The referee blows the whistle again. "White jersey No. [-], technical foul!"

Not only using one's own body, but also using the opponent's temper. This strategy removes moral criticism, and it kills two birds with one stone.The sign with "3" was raised up, and the girl leaned forward unconsciously, and even unknowingly threw herself into the game.

Teiko's coach immediately replaced Kise, replaced by former captain Nijimura Shuzo.

Next, Teiko played very conservatively, trying not to let the opponent win, but at the end of the second quarter, Teiko and Kamada Nishi were still five points behind, and Teiko was behind.

The halftime players left the field, Kanzawa Norie listened to other people's discussions, while pulling out his mobile phone.

I was so engrossed just now that I didn't notice it, but now I opened the inbox and saw the message from Ji Zheng, asking her about the score of the competition.The girl was too lazy to type, so she turned on the camera and took a picture of the scoreboard and passed it to him.

"what"

"This one……"

"It doesn't look good"

Kanzawa Norie glanced at the bench where there were only the coach and Aomine. "Hmm... there seems to be a surprise attack"

"Hey──then Akashi is very dangerous! Don't worry too much."

The girl was stunned for a while before receiving this reply, and then pressed the keyboard viciously after reacting. "Where did you go, idiot!! I also have souvenirs! Eat them all for you to see"

"I know, the letter you brought to Akashi."

"When did it happen?!"

There was a direct call from the other side. The girl looked at her mobile phone in silent mode and walked out of the venue quickly with her handbag.There was a stone bench outside the basketball hall, Kanzawa Norie put down her handbag, and as soon as she pressed the answer button, Kanzawa Norisha's smiling voice came from the other end.

"Oh, oh, it's so fast." The black-haired boy teased. "Sure enough, when it comes to Akashi's affairs, he is super concerned.