[Black Basket] Star Trail

Unlike the Akashi family, the Kanzawa family is a big family. Although there are not many people staying in Kyoto now, the traditional long table is used for dinner.The old man naturally took the top seat, with the silver-haired woman sitting on his right, Kanzawa Norie on his left, and Akashi Seijuro on the girl's left.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was good. Although the two old men didn't talk much, their expressions were calm and gentle when they spoke, which was a little less aggressive than before.When the appetizers were served, the old man seemed to remember something, and asked Akashi Seijuro, "By the way, if Akashi-kun goes to high school in Kyoto, do you have a fixed place to live? Are you staying in hotels these days?"

"Yes." Although the atmosphere was not as tense as before, Akashi Seijuro still did not neglect, and put down his chopsticks before answering the other party's question, "My family also has real estate in Kyoto, so if I pass the exam, I will live there."

The old man narrowed his eyes.Akashi finally found the similarities between him and Kanazawa Norie, when he squinted his eyes to look at people, he smiled half-smile, ambiguous and transparent. "Yeah."

──Since I have real estate in Kyoto, there is no need to stay in a hotel.The reason why the two elders were willing to let Kanzawa Norie to book a hotel instead of living in their hometown was because the girl insisted and didn't want to leave Akashi alone.Although the young man didn't know anything about it, but now it seems that Kanzawa Norie has thought too much about him.

Or, really don't want to separate for a second?

Kanzawa Norie can naturally think of things that the old man thinks of.She just raised her eyelashes and glanced at her grandfather, then buried her head in the food in front of her again without saying a word.If I have to say the reason, it is because everything I say at this time will only be laughed at by my grandfather.

The old man saw through the meaning in that look: Kanzawa Norie was telling him to shut up, not to expose her petty thoughts in front of Akashi.He pursed his lips slightly and smiled, then changed the subject according to her wishes.

"I think my grandfather really likes Ah Zheng."

Akashi Seijuro raised his head, at this time the car had already driven near the hotel.In the boy's palm lay Kanzawa Norie's five fingers. The journey was too boring, and before the girl opened her mouth to break the silence, he kept playing with her fingertips. "...does it look like this?"

Apparently he had reservations about what she said.

Kanzawa Jihui twisted his wrist, and held his fingers in his backhand, clasped his palms tightly, and intertwined his fingers.

There is no light in Kyoto at night. In early February, Kyoto is far from the end of the snow. It is better at noon, and the temperature drops at night. It is not the temperature that can make Kanzawa Norie walk comfortably on the street—no matter whether she How many clothes are worn.Contrary to her, Akashi Seijuro was clearly only wearing a formal suit with a sweater underneath, and it was still warm when he hugged it.

"You probably can't read the words on your face." The girl with brown hair explained, "But I'm a family member who has been with them for many years. I can figure out what my grandfather and grandmother really think. They both like Ah Zheng, just don't say it out of the mouth."

"Is it?"

"You don't need to be so pessimistic." The girl stroked the knuckles on the back of Akashi's hand, and swept it back and forth along the arc, as if to appease someone, "The last time my brother said something so strange was because he was worried about me. There is no malice in itself, I can guarantee this point?"

Akashi glanced at her.

"I thought you wouldn't bring up the subject."

"Because as long as there is a third person present, there will be a feeling of 'how can such a thing be said'..." Kanzawa Norie thought deeply, "So it's not Ah Zheng's problem."

The car finally stopped, and Kanzawa Norie said to the driver sent by his grandfather, "It's hard to work so late", and then pulled the boy's men out of the car.The conversation on the car would probably be passed back to the grandfather's ears verbatim, or rather, it was precisely because of this understanding that the words were so clear.

This is a clear signal from the girl that she hopes that the two parties can get along well, regardless of business affairs or Akashi Seijuro's identity.She didn't stay with him to add another bargaining chip to her side, and there was no need to complicate things too much.

She doesn't let that happen either.

"Compared to this, after I finish the interview in the last room tomorrow, I still have some time to go shopping and eat. As the last meal before leaving, is there anything Akashi-kun wants to eat?" Kanazawa Yuki Hui intentionally distracted the boy's attention, "I will go with you everywhere, so I can do whatever Ah Zheng wants."

When Kanzawa Norie came out of the third choice school the next day, besides the red-haired boy standing in the wind and snow, there was another piece of news that caught her off guard.As soon as the brown-haired girl stepped out of the school gate, she reached for the phone in her handbag. She had agreed with Ji Zheng to explain the situation after the last interview. It would be better to finish this matter before she forgot.

However, when the phone's boot screen disappeared, the first notification that popped up was not a call from Kanzawa Jizheng, but an email in the mailbox——from the sender's email address, it was obvious that she was not someone she knew people.

Kanzawa Norie thought it was spam at first, but when he was about to delete it, his eyes fell on the suffix of the address.The girl stopped her fingers: nanmei.jp, the name of the boarding school for girls.

The interview was only completed at noon yesterday. No matter how efficient the administration is, it is impossible to send a message the next day. No matter how you say it, it is too abnormal.Kanzawa Norie glanced at Akashi Seijuro who was not far away, opened the email with his lips pursed, and raised his eyebrows after reading it quickly.

...what an unexpected development.

Akashi Seijuro naturally saw her and stopped.The red-haired boy in a thick coat couldn't wait for her to come over, so he walked towards her. "……What's wrong?"

"Huh?" Norie Kanzawa pressed the key of the phone to lock the screen, then looked up and down at Seijuro Akashi's outfit.No matter how good your health is, it will be very nerve-wracking if you get cold and sick in the ice and snow. Norie Kanzawa specially reminded Akashi Timoi before leaving the hotel today. It seems that the other party can still listen to her. "Interview? I think it's pretty good, so it should be fine."

The girl deliberately avoided answering.Anyway, she has been preached so many times, and from the look on her face, it's not something that would worry her, it's better to say she was relieved.If she wanted to say something, she would naturally find an opportunity to say it, and Akashi Seijuro didn't bother to pester her on the snowy street.He picked up the girl's left hand, and the moment he touched her fingertips, she shivered from the cold. The boy with a little fluffy hair put her hand in his pocket, sharing the warmth he accumulated with her .

"It's so warm." Kanzawa Norie laughed like a kitten that had had enough sleep, and scratched his palm, "Ah Zheng, I want to eat dessert, can you come with me?"

"Have everyone in the basketball team selected their high schools?"

After Kanzawa Norie ordered what she wanted to eat, she returned the menu to the waiter. "It seems that Ah Zheng has never heard of it, but the goal of several people is to be a basketball player. After all, it is the generation of miracles."

"Probably we have a conclusion." Akashi Seijuro explained everyone's whereabouts to her, Kanzawa Norie listened quietly, and did not ask "Why don't you go to the same high school?"If anyone can understand their intention of doing this, perhaps Kanzawa Norie can see it more clearly than Kuroko Tetsuya. "I am the only one who chose to go to high school in Kansai."

The brown-haired girl lowered her head and fiddled with the tail of the scarf, "Is that so... Indeed, if it were them, they would have the capital to make the school take the initiative to send out invitations—hey, Ah Zheng, I have something to say to you."

Akashi Seijuro probably guessed that it was related to the email she just received, so he didn't say a word, quietly watching her take out the phone from her pocket.Kanzawa Norie did not directly show him things like last time, but stared at the screen and told the news──or for her now, she must find a point to focus her attention on , to be able to capture a little bit of realism.

"... Early admission?"

"Yeah." Kanazawa Jihui finally had no reason to look at the screen, so she turned to look at the tall cup in front of her.It's fine to look at anything, but I don't want to look at Akashi Seijuro who is opposite.He has made such a big concession for himself, but it is difficult for him to repay a point. For Kanzawa Jihui, this feeling of indebtedness is more difficult for her to do. "Probably because they knew the relationship between their mother and the school, plus letters of recommendation... I didn't expect them to make a decision so quickly... All in all, I'm sorry, Ah Zheng."

The red-haired boy didn't change his color, but the vertical pupils in his eyes almost shrank into a needle.

"What are you apologizing for?"

"Because, because I said the whole thing as if I would go to Luoshan..." The girl had to clear her throat at this point, "It might make Ah Zheng have such expectations...so I let you down..."

Akashi Seijuro let out a deep breath.Kanzawa Norie's thinking always differs from his in some subtle ways, and there have been a few times in the history of catching the wrong focus, but as long as it is not the worst plan he made originally, there is no unsolvable problem. "Give me the note in the guard, I'll read it."

"Eh……?"

Akashi repeated it calmly.

If the girl had a tail, it would probably be blown up by now, "When did it happen?"

"Before leaving for Kyoto for the second time." He said, "I also thought that you might be admitted to your first choice school instead of Luoshan, so I want to make all the preparations before making any plans. You said it before, right? ? There's... something written in it."

That wasn't the wish the girl said at all, it was just a little lie told to prevent Akashi from taking it apart and looking at it.Akashi Seijuro's original plan was that if Kanzawa Norie was admitted to the first school, the relationship between the two of them would have to be re-examined—not to say that they should part, but to say how far they should go in the future to change the status quo. keep it up.If this is the case, it is necessary to find out whether what Kanzawa Norie wants is consistent with him.

As soon as Akashi saw the note, he knew that he had nothing to worry about.

The girl was not a sweet talker, and Akashi himself hadn't said much to her.Yet neither person doubts the other's affections because the other's actions have made it clear.

──Even so, there will be times when you want to hear such words.

The girl once sent an airmail to Akashi Seijuro.

It was in the envelope with the photo and a small note written by her. "If every encounter is a star trail." At that time, I only wrote this sentence. Akashi Seijuro thought there would be no more, but Kanzawa Norie did not think of it, but wrote it in another place inside.

Then give it to him separately.

It's almost like some kind of riddle or puzzle.As long as Akashi lacks a bit of decisiveness, or can't remember what the first half of the sentence is, or doesn't like her enough to want to fulfill the girl's wish, then he will never connect the two sentences in his life, and he will not be able to see the complete picture.

Her thoughts have been made clear long ago, just waiting for him to find out.

Now he has successfully pieced together the fragments, from two meaningless words to a voice that she never spoke.He has indeed seen the connection, and has indeed accepted her heart.

Kanzawa Norie was completely speechless.

Akashi can always touch her in the most unexpected places.The girl couldn't tell the reason, it seemed that she had been saved by him since the resumption of classes.The shadow brought by death went all the way to the decision of the future. Unknowingly, the two of them have experienced so much that when Kanzawa Norie turned around and looked back, he would feel that the self who was so sad for the loss, It seems like a lifetime away.

He has never been a helpful person.

But he pulled her up again and again.

If this is not someone's plan, the coincidence is too amazing.Kanzawa Norie couldn't imagine how things would have developed if Akashi Seijuro hadn't come out of the basketball hall to see her at that time.However, everything didn't go on the track she thought at the time. Maybe even Akashi himself didn't know what that step from the basketball gym meant to her.

"...Really." The girl tried her best to calm herself down. It was obviously not a sad thing, but tears began to roll in her eyes unconsciously, and a hoarse feeling came from her throat. "Then Ah Zheng...what do you think?"

Akashi Seijuro leaned his back on the chair, clearly answering the wrong question, but it happened to be the only answer out of her expectations among the questions that had no correct answer.

"Energy drinks are a good option," he said.

Kanzawa Norie covered her lips with her fist and cleared her throat before she could make a sound.

"This answer...is too cunning."

Every small act of kindness, taken together, can change the world.Akashi Seijuro stretched out his hand to her that day, and never thought that the relationship between the two of them would come to this point.

If our life is a circle, then from the starting point to the end point, the distance from the center of the circle is the same.However, from the perspective of the starting point, it is a journey that goes farther and farther. I don't know where I will go, but it never stops for a second.Akashi Seijuro once thought that he was Kanazawa Norie's starting point, and the two would eventually part ways, but now he can finally see where he is.

As long as there is a red string left on the little finger, no matter how far you walk, the distance between each other will be the same.That's right, like the trajectories of the stars, they seem far away and untouchable, but in fact they are just moving the things drawn by the pen into the universe.

──If every encounter is a ring of stars.

──Then our encounter is the brightest star trail.

The author has something to say: this, no, yes, finish, end, first, don't, hurry, go, go

The title has already revealed the spoiler. In the relationship between two people, most of the time is in a different place or even a foreign country.

I want to cry while writing the final chapter, obviously it's not the end in the true sense.But I still want to slow down and slow down, and consider every word.Idiot? Me.

The meaning of star trails is clearly explained in this chapter.

...Well, I'd better stop here and talk on the sidelines of the last chapter

Please be with me until the end (laughs)

2014-04-20 first release