[Black Basket] Star Trail

Akashi Seijuro glanced down, and the plastic painting tube was lying in his cross-body bag.

The silvery trophy was placed on the bench in front of him. After drying his body, the red-haired boy bent down and put on his T-shirt.Supervisor Platinum was still outside dealing with the media and didn't come back. The rest of the basketball team had already started arguing. It was indeed a bit noisy, but since they had just won the second consecutive championship, it was understandable that they were emotionally high, and Akashi didn't stop their quarrel.

According to Momoi, Kanazawa Norie left after handing over the painting tube to her.It can be seen from her email that the girl doesn't want to disturb his subsequent celebrations... It's quite her style.

No, it would be better to say that if you are too considerate, it is easy for people to think too much.

Given Akashi Seijuro's family background, no matter how expensive a souvenir is, it's hard to surprise him.Kanzawa Norie saw through this point, so contrary to the established concept of "representing heart with price", he gave these two things with what he is good at.Akashi knew that she liked photography, but never knew that she could sketch, and her skills were not bad.

Just having this heart is enough to touch Akashi.

So the red-haired boy turned on his phone.

To the surprise of the girl, Akashi actually called directly.

At that time, she was walking on the path, and there were residential houses on the left and right sides, and she hadn't turned back to the silent mode, so when the phone vibrated, Kanzawa Jihui was really startled.She doesn't have the habit of talking with people on the phone outside, but prefers to contact people by email, and there are only a few people in the call log.

"Akashi-kun?" The girl was a little puzzled. It stands to reason that the captain of Teiko's basketball team is quite busy at this time, and it is unlikely that he would be able to spare time to call her, so the girl walked away tactfully—wait, could it be? What happened to the letter?But she had checked again before going out. "Is there a problem?"

Through the phone, Akashi Seijuro's voice was a bit hazy, but the unique sense of transparency was still there, and it rang in the girl's ear, as if talking next to her.Kanzawa Norie's waist and eyes were a little numb, and he could hear what he said clearly after he settled down, "I still think it's more sincere to call directly to thank you for your gift."

"Eh..." Kanzawa Norie smiled, "Akashi-kun is too polite."

The red-haired boy leaned against the outer wall of the preparatory room, and from this angle he could vaguely see the court.At the end of the song, except for the supervisor and the reporters who stayed behind, there was no audience, and it seemed a bit empty. "Sketch is beautiful."

The girl was a little surprised that he continued to expand the topic, but he continued following Akashi's words.

"Thank you, I learned it for a while when I was a child."

The corner of Akashi Seijuro's mouth raised slightly, and a short laugh fell on the girl's side. Kanzawa Norie interrupted the conversation a little unnaturally, "That... Akashi-kun, isn't he going to be busy next?"

"Probably go to celebrate." The boy glanced at the door of the preparation room, there were still chatter and laughter coming from inside, the girl issued a cryptic order to drive away, Akashi naturally found the opportunity to say goodbye, this time even he heard it After coming out, I did soften my voice a bit, "I will cherish the gift. See you at the beginning of school."

"See you at the beginning of school."

She hung up the line and let out a heavy breath.Standing in front of Akashi during the intermission, Kanzawa Norie could indeed look at him with a straight face, but after seeing his smile when he won and hearing his words of thanks, those smoldering impatience The dissatisfaction disappeared without a trace in an instant, and all that remained was heartfelt joy.Kanzawa Norie is not a person with a strong sense of identity, and she can't say why if asked, but seeing Teiko once again dominate the middle school academic world, Akashi held up the trophy, and her chest was almost overflowing with pride .

For this team, but also for this boy.

"Where's little Akashi?"

Midorima pushed his glasses, and the bandage on his left hand has been fixed again, "Talk on the phone outside."

"He seems to be looking at his phone all the time..." Kise seemed to think of something suddenly, "Could it be!!"

"'Could it be' a ghost, you are so noisy." Qingfeng complained about the blonde model while putting on a T-shirt.Although his expression could not be said to be unhappy, it was calmer than anyone else in the preparation room, as if the victory had nothing to cheer about, it was just a manifestation of the difference in strength and nothing else. "Mayue, hurry up and call Akashi back, I'm starving to death."

Speaking of "hungry", Midorima subconsciously glanced at Murasakihara.The tall, purple-haired boy was eating a bag of potato chips in a corner, his bulging cheeks resembled a hamster.Purple Log looked back at Midorima blankly, with his hands still not empty, he threw another handful into his mouth and continued to chew.Momoi confirmed that there was no problem with the game video, and turned off the camcorder, "I won't be the one who cut the red line."

"So Akashi-chan really is──?!"

"I don't know either." Momoi pointed to Akashi's bag with his chin, and shared his message with everyone, "But Kanzawa-san asked me to hand over the things to Akashi-kun after the game, so I should be talking to her There was nothing wrong with the phone call."

"Eh-"

Akashi closed the phone and pushed open the door of the preparation room.

The atmosphere inside obviously froze for a moment. The red-haired boy felt something happened when he was talking on the phone. He frowned and wanted to speak, but Ziyuan, who remained expressionless, was the first to urge him. A nasal sound. "Xiao Chi──Didn't you say to go to eat, hurry up──"

"Yeah." Akashi took a few steps forward and picked up the bag.Supervisor Platinum had said early in the morning that he would not attend the celebration banquet, so he would bring the trophy back to Teiko, so there was no need for Akashi to make another trip.The red-haired captain missed the eye contact of everyone behind him, and when he turned around, the "conversation" that only a few people knew was over, "Let's go."

Faced with Akashi's strangeness, in fact, the generation of miracles didn't have much opinion. At best, he used Kanizawa Norie to tease him behind his back, and neither of the parties involved needed to know.Although Kanzawa Norie herself has a different opinion, her reputation in the second grade was not that bad.On the one hand, there is Kanzawa Jizheng as a bridge between her and the outside world, and on the other hand, the girl's own conditions are also quite good.

Of course, the most important thing is that they can all see that the relationship between Akashi and her is comparable to that of ordinary classmates.

On the second day after Kanzawa Jizheng came back, school remedial classes began.

According to Diguang's arrangement, the second grade only requires students in need to participate in make-up classes, while the third grade "recommends" everyone to go back.Because mock test papers will be distributed in make-up classes for the third year of junior high school, general candidates will take the initiative to go back.Kanzawa Norie doesn't need to go back to school this year, so he can watch TV leisurely while eating the dessert Ji Zheng brought back at home.She even took care of Heart and Spade.

She and Akashi haven't been in touch since then.Although the basketball team had a small holiday after the National League, the other party obviously didn't really take time off, but was even busier—Kanazawa Norie could probably guess what he was busy with, growing up in that kind of family , it is really easy to get busy.

So the girl is going to have some fun for herself.

Akashi closed the book, looked down at the dark blue cover, and the neatly arranged English letters on it.He put the book back on the bookshelf, and there were more than a dozen similar books beside it, covered with small notes and color stickers, obviously read carefully.Akashi lifted the lid of the notebook.

Because August 31st is Friday, the school simply extended the summer vacation to early September.Today is September [-]st, Saturday, and the second semester will start the day after tomorrow.Akashi's study schedule for today is over, and the real free time is next. The red-haired boy rests his chin with one hand, slides his fingertips on the sensor pad, opens Twitter and sees Kanzawa Norie at a glance.

To be more precise, I saw her in Kanzawa Jizheng's Twitter.

"Enjoy the sun and the beach in Zushi City before the end of summer vacation!! Norie Kanzawa"

Zushi City is located in the south of Kanagawa Prefecture. The beach there is indeed very famous, especially now that it is August, so it is only natural that it will be crowded with people.Because there are no swimming beaches in Tokyo, if you want to enjoy this kind of vacation, you have to go to Zushi City-it is the closest place.

The three apparently wanted to play until Sunday before returning to Tokyo.

There is also a patchwork photo below the tweet, all of which are twins without exception, so it can be inferred that the person holding the phone should be Kanzawa Jiyu.In the first picture, the sun was shining behind them, and the teenager hugged the girl's waist and spun around. Compared with twins, they looked more like a pair of unusually similar couples.

The girl opened her arms like a child, with a relaxed and happy expression on her face that Akashi had never seen before.

The second one is a solo photo of the teenager. He is wearing black beach shorts and swimming goggles around his neck, posing proudly for the camera. The girl is in the corner of the picture, drinking Coke and holding back her smile.

In the third picture, two people are playing ball.It was Kanazawa Norie who served the ball. She wore a half-sleeved gauze skirt over her swimsuit, which reached about half of her thighs. The neckline was a bit too big, revealing her slender collarbone.She also wore a one-piece swimsuit under the gauze skirt, which was designed with a tie at the back of the neck, and the strap just stuck to the collarbone.

You can't usually tell that although Kanzawa Norie is thin, she has an unexpectedly good figure. The waistline from slightly below the ribs to above the pelvis is soft but distinct.She is also a precocious type, taller than most girls of the same level, and according to this trend, she should be 1.7 meters when she is an adult.

The last one is the boy carrying Kanzawa Norie on his back.More than half of his calf is in the water, the girl is clinging to his shoulders, wearing sunglasses, her bangs are pulled back, her long hair is tied up in a high ponytail.Both of them tilted their heads and grinned at the camera, the background was slightly backlit, but Akashi could still see the girl clearly.

The red-haired boy clicked on this tweet, and there were unexpectedly many comments below.In addition to the people in the swimming team who are familiar with Norisha Kanzawa, there are also many comments directed at Norie Kanzawa—most of them are praises.

On the first day of school, Akashi Seijuro met a girl outside the school gate.

No matter which sports club it is, there is no reason to do morning exercises on the first day of school, especially after today, the third-year club members will retire and concentrate on preparing for the exam.

Akashi returned to school with Midorima Shintaro.The black car drove past them and stopped beside the gate of Diguang.Even if he didn't try it deliberately, Akashi already remembered the model and license plate number of the Kanzawa family's car.Kanzawa Norie opened the car door and came out with her schoolbag in her hand. When she looked up, she saw the two of them.

Akashi stopped in his tracks.It may be that he has preconceived ideas and always feels that the girl's complexion is better.

"Good morning." Kanzawa Norie greeted them, while making room for Kanzawa Jizheng to come out.The black-haired boy stepped forward, put the hair tie in his hand into the girl's palm with a "snap", and greeted them lazily.The four changed their shoes in front of the shoe cabinet, and then walked up the stairs together.

Kanzawa Norisha and Akashi walked in front, Midorima Shintaro and the girl were in the rear.The lucky item he held in his hand today was a bottle of mineral water. Kanzawa Norie glanced at it, and it said "Take me away" in French.

When learning a strange language, as long as you come into contact with a word or phrase, you usually subconsciously disassemble it.Probably because she watched it for too long, Shintaro Midorima took the initiative to ask, "What constellation are you from?"

Although she didn't know why the other party asked, Kanzawa Norie answered honestly, "Tianping."

Midorima raised his eyebrows, "Good luck."

The girl could only laugh, and stole a glance at Akashi who was in front of him, kind of asking for help.She never believed in horoscope and fortune, and no one around her would talk about these topics, "...Really."

"Yeah." The other party nodded seriously, "To be precise, the recent fortunes are good."

Kanzawa Norie only continued the topic, "What kind of luck?"

The eyes behind Midorima's glasses flickered.

"in love."

After finally walking up to the second floor while chatting with Midorima, the girl and Akashi were the first to leave the team and walked to the classroom of Group A.Because Akashi was in front, the boy opened the door for her, beckoning her to go in first.

"Thank you."

Kanzawa Norie took a step after speaking, so Akashi's answer rang in her ears, and the distance between the two was only a few feet away.Unlike when talking on the phone, this time his voice was much more real, not as cold and distant as before. "……polite."

At that moment, the girl seemed to feel his warm breath gently brushing her cheek.With her back turned to her, Kanzawa Norie was distracted, and she took a step to avoid seeing her gaffe.Saying that, Akashi Masaichi Akashi Seijuro walked past Kanazawa Norie's seat, the girl lowered her head, her cheeks were flushed.