[Black Basket] Star Trail

"The weather is fine." Kanzawa Norie leaned on the window and looked outside.The morning sky at seven o'clock was cloudless and blue as if it were fake. If the sky could last for another hour or two, then she could take pictures on JR—she was not satisfied with the current picture Composition, "The scenery on the road should be good."

"Well, it's rare to be able to see such a beautiful sky at the end of the year." Kanzawa Yoshihiro replied, lowering his voice consciously.The girl looked at the black-haired boy sitting next to her, Kanzawa Kino was fast asleep.

...the consequences of staying up late playing PSP.

"Is there anything Miss Tachikawa wants?" Kanzawa Norie suddenly remembered this matter.Like her and Akashi, the relationship between the elder brother and Tachikawa Masuki is getting closer and closer. According to Tachikawa's previous statement, the wedding will be held within a year, and there is no need to regard the other party as "a member of the Kanzawa family". what is the problem.

"You can do whatever you want." Kanzawa Jiyu replied like this, and then, as if he had discovered something, he poked his head in front of the car window, pressed the steering wheel, and the horn sounded.

The red-haired boy walking on the road heard the horn and looked back.

The black-haired youth slowed down the speed of the car, drove up to Akashi Seijuro, and lowered the window.

"Do you need me to give you a ride?"

Kanzawa Norie raised her eyebrows──I didn't expect to see Akashi here.

The red-haired boy glanced at the girl in the back seat, because he was not allowed to hesitate for too long on the path, and this was not a difficult decision, "... then it will be troublesome."

Because the back seat was already occupied by two people, Seijuro Akashi had to sit in the co-pilot.It may be his illusion, but the gaze cast by Kanzawa Yoshihiro when he was seated was quite meaningful. "Good morning, Akashi-kun."

"Good morning, Mr. Kanzawa." Akashi Seijuro said and glanced at the girl, "...Good morning, Kanzawa."

Although everyone knew about him and the girl, even if he had met the parents, it was only Kanzawa Norie who had seen his father unilaterally.To be on the safe side, Akashi still treats the girl like an ordinary classmate in front of her family.

Kanzawa Norie apparently had a similar idea.The brown-haired girl adjusted her slightly lazy sitting posture, and put on a posture of "we don't know each other well", "Good morning, Akashi-kun."

Kanazawa Yoshihiro smiled.

"Then, have a nice trip—and Akashi-kun too." Kanzawa Yoshihiro put down his sleeves that were rolled up to his elbows, and then patted the rear lid of the car. "Ji Hui, remember to send me an email to report your safety when you arrive in Kyoto."

The girl named blinked her eyes, "Remember, don't work too hard."

Akashi Seijuro, who was watching from the side, looked around the two of them, and suddenly felt that the situation was a bit delicate.The young man stroked the girl's hair, "Got it, I'll take a good rest. Speaking of which... I heard that this time we will be grouped by class, right? In other words, Akashi-kun and Ji Hui will act together throughout the whole process?"

Although he didn't quite understand what his brother really meant, Kanzawa Norie still nodded in affirmation. "Um."

"Really...then I'm relieved." The black-haired young man cast a glance at Akashi Seijuro, his eyes were not without warning—he said "rest assured", but in fact he was the one who worried the most Right, "It's good to have someone to take care of what happened to the two of you. It's almost time, so be careful."

Hearing that the other party deliberately bit "what happened" very hard, Akashi looked at Ze Jihui calmly.The brown-haired girl didn't seem to notice anything, she couldn't hear the double meaning in the young man's mouth, nor could she see the complicated look in Akashi's eyes.She just clenched the handle of the suitcase and waved to the young man.

"Then let's go first."

It seems that what happened last night made the other party vigilant.

Akashi Seijuro thought about this while taking half of the earphones handed over by the girl.Kanzawa Norie didn't seem to be unusual, as if he didn't care much about the young man's chatty speech.

It is understandable for an older brother to want to protect his younger sister, but giving his own warning so directly was beyond Akashi's expectations—or rather, it made Akashi, who didn't think too far, face this matter squarely .If you really want to care about it, Akashi can be sure that every move of Kanzawa Norie is from her own will, otherwise Akashi would never touch her.

Just thinking about it, a weight came from his shoulders.Akashi Seijuro glanced sideways, and saw that Kanzawa Norie was sleeping with his arm in his arms, and she seemed to have the habit of falling asleep while traveling.

──Forget it, firstly, the other party can’t be so lenient, and secondly, Kanzawa Norie is not a person who will be influenced by others, and Akashi Seijuro has already learned about the latter point.

Don't think about things that haven't come yet.

At the end of the carriage, a teacher came.

Akashi Seijuro closed his eyes.The earphone cable is covered by the girl's hair, and it is similar to her hair color, so it is not easy to see at a glance.But if one of them was found to be awake, their posture would be too wild.Akashi Seijuro heard the sound of footsteps stopping nearly half a meter in front of them, paused for a few seconds and then took another step, and then there was the sound of the carriage door opening and closing.

...Barely pass.

"Akashi-kun." Kamizawa Jihui called his name, her eyes were still closed, but she could hear that she was awake from the beginning to the end, "I told Akashi-kun before that my hometown is in Kyoto, right?"

"Ah."

"Then this Guanghao is heading for my home now."

"Ah."

"It feels a bit strange." Kanzawa Norie buried his face in his arm, his voice was a little nasal, and his warm breath brushed over the floating veins on his arm, "It's like going back with Akashi-kun Like home."

The red-haired boy straightened her messy bangs, and unconsciously softened his voice, "...um."

"Akashi-kun, do you remember where my target university is?"

"Yes."

"This school trip will also go to Nara, right?"

"Yes."

"I really want Akashi-kun to see my house."

"There will be a chance."

As drowsiness hit, the girl's tone gradually blurred, and it was impossible to make out what she was saying without listening carefully. "Akashi-kun... you'll like it... turn down the music..."

The red-haired boy took out the MP3 from her coat pocket, Kanazawa Norie rubbed his forehead against his arm for the last time──Akashi recognized this gesture, she also did this to Kanzawa Norisha last time, it seems It was her little movement before she fell into a deep sleep──and then fell into a deep sleep.

Sure enough, there are eleven kittens in these places.

Not far away, Kanzawa Ki was climbing on the back of the chair and looking at the two of them. Akashi Seijuro, who was nearly ten meters away from the former, followed his silent instructions and put his hand on the girl's head and rubbed it.Just listening to Kanzawa Norie sniffling, the rhythm of breathing was adjusted again.

Nodding in the direction of Kanizawa Norisha as thanks, Akashi Seijuro turned to look sideways at the sleeping girl, and after a while, he whispered something as if to himself.

"—I'll like it."

Because the first day's itinerary was planned, and the four people in the same class were divided into groups, even if Kanzawa Norie wanted to take Akashi to see the place where he grew up, it was impossible.Even the old house of Shenze was just glanced at from a distance when taking the bus.

...and ended up at a place where every tourist comes.

"Speaking of which," Kanzawa Norie picked up the mormori on display and stroked the weaving patterns on it, "This pair of marriage blessing mormori is very suitable for the elder brother and Miss Tachikawa, anyway, they are also engaged, so they can barely apply it. .Is that—please bring me a pair—a combination of only blue and red?"

"Yes."

"Then you need a pair, and the test ward and the health ward."

The woman in the maiden costume glanced at Akashi behind Kanazawa Norie, "Don't you need a love guard?"

The girl turned her head slightly when she heard the words, and just now asked Akashi if she wanted to buy it, but she was blocked by the words "Although there is no disrespect, but I don't believe in gods", Kanazawa Norie simply dumped Akashi Go shopping for gifts yourself.At this moment, Akashi Seijuro stood outside the crowd, folded his arms and closed his eyes.

Autumn in Kyoto is not very cold, and Seijuro Akashi just put on a white suit jacket.However, when the afternoon sun shone on him, the blood-like thick red hair seemed to be a flame being ignited. Just looking at him, Kanzawa Norie could feel the ironing temperature coming from his whole body.

It's not warm, like soaking in a hot spring, or putting your cold fingertips close to the stove, it's so comfortable that it's almost sighingly warm.Kanzawa Norie raised her lips unknowingly.

"No need." The brown-haired girl said to the man.Because there is no place for blessing anymore, the status quo couldn't be better, and everything couldn't be more perfect.If you ask for anything more, you will probably be scolded by the gods for your insatiable greed.After all, what she got was such an excellent person.

"That's enough. Thank you."

"You can go."

Akashi opened his eyes, just in time to see Norie Kanzawa putting the pen back into his pocket.

"By the way, this is for Ah Zheng." The two people in the same group were still hesitating about what to buy, and there were only the two of them at the moment, so the girl changed her mind accordingly, "I know you don't believe it, but this I gave it as a gift? Please ignore the religious connotations and accept it as a gift."

The red-haired boy looked down at the girl's palm.

On the silver-white guard, the word "Ping An" is embroidered with silver silk thread, shining brightly in the sunlight, like flowing water.Akashi Seijuro took the things, and at this time the other two people had already walked down the stairs and came towards them.The girl seemed to remember something, and specifically explained, "Don't look at the things inside. If you read it, the wish I wrote down will not come true. Ah Zheng doesn't believe it, but I still believe it."

The author has something to say: The next chapter is High Energy Warning.

Hikari: JR train "ひかり", it takes about 2 hours and 40 minutes from Tokyo to Kyoto.

2014-04-06 first release