[Black Basket] Star Trail

"Are you a liar?"

The brown-haired girl pursed her lips slightly and smiled, looking at Seijuro Akashi who was adjusting the tie knot.The teenager in formal attire didn't look at her, but looked directly at the mirror in front of him.The tie under his fingertips happened to be the one that Kanzawa Norie gave her—she didn't know whether the other party did it on purpose or not.

Luoshan's interview is over, and the next thing she has to deal with is the first choice school she wants to get into.In other words, Akashi Seijuro's purpose in coming to Kyoto has been achieved, and what he needs to do now is not just to return to Tokyo together after Kamizawa Norie is finished.The boy let out a thick nasal voice, "Huh?"

"I wasn't so nervous during the interview in Luoshan this afternoon." Kanzawa Norie looked at the boy's attire. With her bare feet, Akashi was already half a head taller than her. As for the distance that is too hard, "Did I say that? Grandpa is not a difficult person."

Even though Kanzawa Yoshihiro is not a difficult person to get along with, Akashi still remembers clearly what the other party said to him.Once her interests are involved, the Kanzawa family will show extraordinary hostility.

"I know." Akashi Seijuro replied, before putting on his suit jacket.Kanzawa Norie stepped forward to button him up, and the boy also looked down at her.Compared with him, Kanzawa Norie's dress is much more casual. After all, he wants to go home for dinner instead of visiting anyone, so it is understandable when you think about it.

The girl was wearing a knitted sweater and skirt, the collar was a little too big, and the edge was next to her arm. The milky white plush made it tickle, "If you remember, put away this expression. I'm all nervous You must become expressionless, if you become like this, you will scare grandfather, right?"

As she said this, she put her fingertips on the corner of his lips, and gently pulled it into an arc.Akashi Seijuro smiled reluctantly, and kissed the side of her finger. The girl made up light makeup, and her lips and cheeks were currently restricted. "Is Ah Zheng ready? You can go."

The style of the Kanzawa family is almost the same as Akashi Seijuro imagined.

The teenager has been to her home in Tokyo, and this time she also came to her hometown. The styles of the two places are completely different, but there are always some things in common, such as the luxury of details, such as Japanese and Western styles. The combination of wind.The red-haired boy followed her out of the car, and then watched her turn on the intercom system. Soon there was a sound at the iron gate, and the lock was unlocked. Akashi Seijuro opened the door and let Kanzawa Norie go one step ahead.

Kanzawa Norie stared at him, squinting at the boy with a half-smile from an angle invisible to the monitor at the door.She took his arm and walked in together, the iron door closed behind them, the second the door closed, several people came out of the room at the same time.Akashi Seijuro is already used to this posture, and he has similar personnel in his home in Tokyo.However, the feeling of walking in here is a little different.

Rather than being uncomfortable, it is better to say that there is a sense of sight.

Perhaps because he was a guest, the butler in kimono came forward, and the first sentence was not greeting Kanazawa Norie, even though Akashi could see the kindness in the old man's smile.Kanzawa Norie lived in Kyoto for a while when she was a child, and she must have dealt with the housekeeper at that time.The old man nodded to Akashi first, and gave his name. "Welcome to Kanzawa's house, Akashi-san."

Then he moved away and waved his hands, "Mr. and Miss, please follow me. The master is already waiting."

──No wonder Kanzawa Norie has such a good tutor.

This was Akashi Seijuro's first impression after seeing the housekeeper.

I have always cared about it since before, the girl's words and manners are far more polite than her peers, and the frequency of using honorifics is almost on the same level as that of Kuroko Tetsuya, and it is the same for everyone except Kanzawa Jizheng. Divide intimacy.This is probably why, when I first came into contact with her, I always felt that this person was unapproachable: she was too polite, so polite that people felt that she was being polite.

Compared with Kanzawa Jizheng, the girl's character is obviously a little more restrained, but she said that she is the only girl among the three generations, and she can still develop such a character in this environment, which is evident from the good tutoring .

The three of them walked inside the Kanzawa house.This room seemed to be old, and the wood was still in good condition, but after all, there was a slight noise when one stepped on it.Akashi Seijuro and the girl followed behind the butler side by side, the boy turned his head imperceptibly, and looked at Kanzawa Norie's expression.

The night had fallen, and the roadside lights illuminated the girl's cheeks, casting a dark gray shadow on the wall beside her, even the arcs of her eyelashes were cast onto it.Kanzawa Norie's expression is more relaxed than he imagined, Akashi Seijuro has never seen her expression, it is almost as gentle as when he is asleep, it is obviously the occasion where words and deeds should be the most cautious , but her performance was more natural than when facing Kanzawa Jiyu.

Sensing the gaze from Akashi Seijuro, Kanzawa Norie looked back sideways, without saying a word, but quietly took his hand.Akashi only felt a heat in his palm, it was her fingertips that were warmed by the hand warmer.Because anything hidden in Akashi's coat would be conspicuous, so Kanazawa Norie didn't directly wrap the hand warmer for him like Hatsune did at that time, but instead clenched his five fingers tightly with her own body temperature.

After all, there was someone else less than half a meter in front of him, and Akashi didn't make too much of it, but he let go of the girl's hand after rubbing the back of her finger.At this moment, the butler also stopped, raised his hand and knocked on the door in front of him.

"Master, Miss and Akashi-san are here."

Then an old voice came from inside.

"Come in."

The butler opened the door for the two of them, then bowed his head to signal them to go in.Akashi Seijuro did not forget to nod to him, and then followed the girl into the room.Kanzawa Jihui had already introduced the family members to him when he was on the way. Although she ignored some of them intentionally or unintentionally, she gave a few introductions to those who had the opportunity to meet this time.

Kanzawa Norie's grandfather is not very similar to her, but the girl's outline has some shadows of her grandmother.The silver-haired old woman was sitting on the single sofa. Opposite her was a white-haired old man in a kimono. She was resting with her eyes closed. When she heard the two people coming in, she opened her eyes and looked in their direction with burning eyes.

Coercion.

The coercion coming from all directions at the same time.It's like the drowning person is surrounded by sea water, every pore can clearly feel the oppressive feeling, like water pressure, which can make people unable to resist the slightest thought.Akashi had experienced this kind of experience countless times in his own father. In a sense, the red-haired boy who was used to it calmly bowed to the old man──this was not purely out of seniority etiquette.

"It's the first time I've met you. I've admired you for a long time. Mr. Kamizawa and Mrs. Kamizawa. I'm Akashi Seijuro."

Before the old man had time to speak, the woman sitting opposite him glanced at him first, and then turned to the two of them. When her eyes swept across Akashi, it was as cold as a sharp blade made of ice and snow, falling on Kamizawa Yuki. When Hui was on her body, it instantly softened into a pool of spring water.The woman ignored Akashi's greeting and waved to the girl.

Although her health is not very good, but she has been the mistress of the Shenzawa family for more than half a century, and the old woman is naturally not mediocre.In the face of other business partners, there is no chance to show it, but when the red-haired boy is standing in front of him, considering his other identity other than "Akashi Seijuro", the coercion she brings is not even worse than that of his wife. few.

"Ji Hui is here, sit down quickly, dinner will be ready soon."

Kanzawa Norie knew exactly what her grandmother was doing, or trying to do.After the death of their parents, the degree to which the two elderly people cared about the twins and Kanzawa Yoshihiro could almost be called connivance.Kanzawa Norie even felt that if this incident happened at a younger age, it might not necessarily spoil them.

Kanzawa Norie sat obediently on the sofa next to the woman, leaving the red-haired boy behind.She also faced alone when she met with Akashi's father, defending Akashi at this time is useless except to make him look weak.Instead of doing bad things with good intentions to destroy the impression of Akashi on the two elders at the beginning, it would be more straightforward to let him do it himself.

Anyway, the status quo can't last long.

Sure enough, after Kanzawa Norie took his seat, the old man withdrew his scrutiny, patted the sofa beside him, and signaled Akashi Seijuro to sit down.Since he is willing to let him sit down, there is no surprise at all. After all, the boy's surname is too familiar, and the old man has no need to embarrass him.

After confirming that Akashi was safe and sound, Kanzawa Norie explained the situation in Tokyo to his grandmother.Leaving aside the matter of Kanzawa Jizheng High School, the news of Tachikawa Masao alone is enough to keep the attention of the two elders on it all night. "It's just been three months. Both the mother and the child are in good health. There shouldn't be any problems. Now I've resigned and concentrate on recuperating at home. My eldest brother visits her every day."

Since he was asked to sit down, there was no need to put on airs. The old man made a cup of tea for Akashi himself, and casually asked, "How is Mr. Akashi doing?"

"Father is doing well." The red-haired boy looked down at the amber tea in his cup, and then took a sip, "I knew that I would come to visit Mr. Shenze, and he reminded me that he took care of me a lot. Don’t be negligent.”

"He's too polite." The old man has heard this kind of courteous words in the mall for a long time in his life, and at this moment, he poured a cup of tea for Kanzawa Norie without changing his face, but he was speaking to Akashi , "I don't care about things anymore. Now the people on the front line are all young people, so what's the point of taking care of them?"

Then the topic changed again, "So, is Akashi-kun planning to go to high school in Kyoto in the future?"

"Yes."

"Are you guys interviewing at the same college?"

"Yes."

"That is to say," the old man concluded lightly, and leaned back on the sofa with a small teacup, "I have a chance to be a classmate with my family's Ji Hui for six years. I probably understand."

──At that time, Kanzawa Norie knew what he had done as soon as he saw his voluntary declaration form, let alone tell others in person.The old man also knew that the center of gravity of Akashi's family was in Tokyo, how could it be so coincidental that he chose the same high school as Kanazawa Kie, but he was too lazy to expose it.

──He can easily see what Akashi Seijuro has done.

Hearing the words, the red-haired boy finally couldn't help but glanced at Kanzawa Norie.At this moment, the old woman opened her mouth to ease the atmosphere, "...Dinner is ready, let's go together."

Kanzawa Norie helped up his grandmother, took her by the arm and walked slowly, with a bright smile on his face like a contented child.Akashi Seijuro and the old man walked behind, and the boy took a step slower than the other, so that they would not walk shoulder to shoulder.What he wanted to say seemed to have been finished, Akashi Seijuro didn't intend to open the topic until he got any gesture from the other party, and when he was about to concentrate on walking, he heard the old man's voice.

"That child, it's been a long time since I smiled so happily."

After saying this, the old man walked forward without waiting for Akashi Seijuro's answer.The red-haired boy knew the second half of the sentence that the other party hadn't said yet, and his footsteps froze for a moment, then he followed again.

The answer is still that.

"……Yes."

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2014-04-19 first release