[Black Basket] Star Trail

The opening ceremony was over, and the students filed out of the auditorium one by one.

Kanzawa Jizheng and Jicheng are going to the swimming pool next, and there is a retirement ceremony for the third-year seniors there. As the ace and manager of the swimming team, they must be present.Since that incident happened, the girl has not appeared on the same occasion with Ji Cheng again, and she does not intend to be Kanzawa Norisha's tail at this moment.

"I'll wait for you on the bench over there in the basketball hall." The girl took a look at Ji Cheng and left with her schoolbag.Although Kanzawa Jizheng knew that she and Jicheng were at odds, he didn't know the inside story, and—out of a strange tacit understanding, neither of them had any intention of revealing anything to him.

The girl walked towards the basketball court alone. Apart from the members of the sports club, there were also many students like Norie Kanzawa who could leave the school after the opening ceremony.She walked slowly along the crowd, with her hands empty, she stroked the black bow on her neck, lowering her eyelashes in a daze.

Kanzawa Norie didn't know what Akashi was thinking, in her opinion, she had two thoughts that were unmistakable.

She has a good impression of Akashi, more than a friend.When, where, and why this feeling sprouted, the girl didn't know anything.When he realized it, it seemed that there was nothing he could do about it.

Even if I still don't know what the other party's attitude on the night of the welcome banquet means, as long as Akashi softens his attitude a little, I can't get angry at all, and I don't even care about the other party's family affairs.Obviously he was treated coldly and was extremely wronged, but he still found reasons for him.

Kanzawa Norie doesn't have many friends, but she wouldn't be so confused that she would treat such kindness as an attitude towards friends.You can criticize your friend's flaws at will, but you will fall in love with your lover's flaws.

Girls are never submissive.

Although she looks calm and self-sustaining, she is just like Kanzawa Jizheng in the bottom line, and she has a not-so-small temper.It's just that no one has broken into her life before, and everything is going on the old track, no matter how big or small it is, whether it's the company of Kanzawa Jizheng, or the love of her parents, everything runs smoothly , So she lost the reason to get angry.If someone hurts what she cherishes, Kanzawa Norie will be the same as Kanzawa Norisha, the same as Kanzawa Jiyu... No, maybe it will be more heartless than them, because the girl's life circle is narrower than them, compared to Compared with them, "family" occupies a larger part in Kanzawa Norie's life.

Second, unless Akashi signaled that she had a chance, Kanzawa Norie would never take the initiative.

Not out of any cliche like "boys should take the initiative" or something, but because she didn't have enough confidence in herself.Whether in school or in the team, Norie Kanzawa has seen him shine.However, the closer he gets, the more he feels that Akashi Seijuro is too perfect to be approached.

He is too strong, so strong that he has no weakness at all, she can hardly imagine what kind of girl is worthy of her, and she doesn't even know if the other party has someone she likes.It's true that the girl also felt that Akashi's attitude towards her was pretty good—perhaps better than others, but she couldn't tell whether it had something to do with other things.

Is the kindness towards her out of sympathy for knowing her condition, a perfunctory act of scruples about having dealt with the two families, or is there another reason?Kanzawa Norie has no way to figure it out.Under his too dazzling halo, the girl lost her due self-confidence, as if she was just a shadow behind others.

And she's not used to it, and she doesn't intend to put herself in such a humble place.

The Age of Miracles is also walking in the crowd, right behind the girls.

Kise was one of the first to see Kanazawa Norie, he gave Akashi Seijuro a meaningful look, then lowered his head and asked Momoi, "...Is that person..."

Momoi nodded with a smile.

"Hey, I didn't look closely at her last time I saw her, so she's not really petite," Kise sighed, her eyes still fixed on the brown-haired girl, "It doesn't look like a cute type."

I thought Akashi would like girls who are more lovable.

The red-haired boy heard the conversation between the two of them from the noise, and tilted his head subtly, so small that it was hard to be noticed.He had never heard what other people thought of her, and it was rare for someone to talk about her, so Akashi couldn't help being a little curious.

"I think she's pretty cute..." Momoi replied.

The red-haired boy tugged at the corner of his lips.

The ceremony for the third-year students to withdraw from the club finally came.

There were no tears on the black-haired boy's face, nor any expression of regret.

As the former captain of the basketball team, the relationship between Xiuzo Hongcun and the Age of Miracles has always been a bit delicate.Although there were also factors of family changes, Akashi really admired Hongcun's ability to give up the captain's position without hesitation──After being crowned the title of "Captain of the Teiko Basketball Team", Akashi deeply understood to its charm.It's like getting a unique treasure, or being loved by a unique person. Glory and sweat coexist, aura and pressure go hand in hand. Akashi took over the stick from Hongcun. For two people , is an honor.

Even though he never said it out loud, Akashi admired this senior very much.Therefore, after knowing that he has to take care of his father and cannot continue to play basketball, he feels deeply regretful.Few people know about this matter. If Akashi hadn't heard the whole incident outside the supervisor's office on the day he resigned from Hongcun, he would probably have become the captain in a daze.In any case, with Hongcun's strength and talent, it is a pity to withdraw from school basketball: Akashi knew that not only would he no longer be able to fight alongside him, but it would also be impossible for him to be his enemy.

"Work hard." Nijimura Shuzo patted Akashi's arm, and the black tie around his neck loosened a little. At this moment, Teiko, who was not good at accepting media interviews, caught Huizaki, who had skipped the game, and beat him up. The captain seems to be back again.

"The basketball team... I'll leave it to you."

Akashi looked at him seriously, knowing that behind this half-joking statement, there was an exclamation that was not humane. "...I will. Di Guang will win the Three-in-a-row Championship next year."

Words such as "certainly will" and "definitely will" are not used. This promise does not need to repeatedly emphasize the result, because it is something that can be foreseen, and Akashi is quite sure of this.This is the only statement that the red-haired boy made.

"At that time, please be there to witness our victory."

Hongcun laughed heartily, "It will definitely."

Kanzawa Norie waited for a long time, then took out a small notebook and began to doodle.The notebook is not specially used for drawing, it is just a notebook for daily use, and the pen is just an ordinary ballpoint pen.

The girl drew the cats and dogs at home.It may be that Heart is too good-tempered. Even an arrogant and domineering black cat like Spade will not be cruel to it. The two get along very well, and occasionally take a nap together.What she described was their posture when they were taking a nap. The black cat nestled in the belly of the golden retriever, half-closed its eyes, looking mysterious and dangerous.The golden retriever was already sound asleep, its fluffy tail brushing the ground.

The sun wasn't too strong today, the girl took off her sweater again, and she didn't feel hot sitting in the open air.There was a faint black shadow approaching her from behind, the girl thought it was Ji Zheng, and said casually, "It's so slow, I'm hungry."

"Ok?"

Hearing the unexpected voice, Kanzawa Norie was so frightened that he almost dropped his pen on the ground, the brown-haired girl turned her head, and Akashi Seijuro stood behind her in a shirt, looking down at her slightly.

"...I'm sorry, I thought it was Ji Zheng." The girl touched her head, after all, she was stupid, a little embarrassed, "Is Akashi-kun's retreat ceremony over?"

The red-haired boy put his schoolbag on the outside and sat down beside her, "Yes."

Sensing that Akashi's eyes fell on the notebook in her hand, the girl simply handed it to the boy, most of which were drawn by her in her spare time, there was nothing to cover up, "Let's take a look if you don't mind?"

Akashi took it over, "Shouldn't Kanzawa-kun say goodbye to the seniors of the swimming team over dinner?"

Randomly flipping through a page, Akashi's hand stopped on the paper, and the boy couldn't help but glance at Kanazawa Kie, at this distance, he could even see the little fluff on the girl's face, and the eyes were covered by the light. Bright, red as a Spanish woman's skirt.There used to be deep, deep pen marks on the paper. For some reason, the girl wiped it off later, but the things she had painted are still clearly visible—someone's eyebrows and eyes.

Kanzawa Norie just put the pen back in his schoolbag, and never saw this scene before, "But isn't Akashi-kun here too? Ji Zheng and I plan to have a meal before going home, and it should be almost here..."

Akashi turned to the next page of the book before the girl turned her head.Most of the following are stick figures and sketches of cats and dogs, and nothing like the previous page appeared.The red-haired boy returned the notebook to the girl.

"Really beautiful."

"Draw a picture of Akashi-kun if you have time?" Kanzawa Norie said with a smile, and then seemed to realize that the meaning in his words was too intimate, and quickly changed the subject, "Speaking of which, our junior high school career is more than halfway through Right? There is exactly one year left, and then Akashi-kun will retire from the basketball club."

"Well," Akashi saw Kanazawa Kisho in the distance, and the black-haired boy was walking in this direction, so Akashi leaned in the opposite direction of the girl, "There is one more middle school competition, and then we will be promoted It's high school."

When she heard "high school", Norie Kanzawa moved her eyes away from Akashi, focused on her twin brother, subconsciously stroked the thin calluses on the place where she was writing with her fingers, and kept her face calm when she spoke again. "Time flies by so fast. Akashi-kun, you probably have already figured out where to go to high school, right?"

"Indeed, I have some ideas. You have one too." Akashi glanced sideways at the girl, "...um.