[SD Doujin] Light Blue Summer

Outside the stadium, the two teams are saying goodbye.

Because it wasn't because of the basketball team, we all stood in another place far away, watching the coaches of the two teams shake hands with each other, and then Sakuragi and Rukawa shook hands with Xiandao respectively. Both of us looked very disdainful towards Xiandao The appearance, especially Sakuragi, I always feel that his handshake is quite strong.

"Hanato, he is quite unwilling to lose to Xiandou."

Yohei put his hands in his pockets, saw Sakuragi approaching angrily, and said with a smile.I looked at Rukawa, and smiled secretly in my heart, I am afraid that Sakuragi is not the only one who is not reconciled.

"That, Sakura..."

Xiandao walked a few steps, and suddenly opened his mouth. Sakuragi turned around, raised his hand and gestured several times, "Xiandao, wait until the next time you lose to me!"

After finishing speaking, he akimbo laughed a few times.

"Oh? Hehe." Looking at Xiandao's expression of wanting to say something but hesitated to speak, but in the end he still wore a habitual smile. After I glanced at him, He Yanghei and the others caught up with the aggressive Sakuragi, Left with Xiangbei.

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As the team moved forward slowly, although everyone was dissatisfied with the one-point difference, many people soon recovered, Senior Akagi encouraged and said, "This is just a practice match! We still have a long way to go!"

"Come on, Xiangbei!"

Everyone agreed, and morale gradually returned. Even Sakuragi forgot about the unhappiness because Haruko came to him on purpose and praised him. He rubbed his head and smiled proudly at Haruko.

"Ayu, do you want to go to dinner with us?"

Yohei gave a thumbs up, and Noma, Danu, and Takamiya also desperately encouraged me to "go, let's go".

I subconsciously looked at Rukawa who was walking at the back with his head bowed and not saying a word. I was a little worried. This was his first failure... I shook my head apologetically at Yohei and the others. He gave them miso ramen coupons, gestured for Yohei to open his hand, and put it in his hand.

"It was given to me by Mami-san when I was working last time. Here it is, you and Sakuragi will go together!" Smiling and blinking, "Let's treat it as a reward for a genius's debut!"

"I don't know if it's my illusion, but I always feel that you pay special attention to Huadao!"

Noma stared at the coupon in Yohei's hand, and asked me curiously, while Takamiya snatched it, looked at it over and over again, and said, "Wow, wow, you can eat all you can eat without paying for it." Voucher!

"That's right." Looking at the fiery red hair in front of me, I nodded, "Because I most envy and appreciate people who are always serious and energetic..."

After I finished speaking, I slowed down and walked to Rukawa, looking at his colder face than usual, I really didn't know how to speak, and after walking side by side for a few minutes, Rukawa's voice came from came from overhead.

"I lost."

I didn't look up and looked at the shadow on the ground. His tone was filled with anger and unwillingness. Before I could speak, he had already walked away on his own.

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When I went back from the 24-hour convenience store to buy lemon tea and instant apple pie, I didn’t choose to go home directly, but went around to the small court. As I expected, Rukawa made a strong dunk, shaking the backboard. All trembling.

"call……"

This guy is obviously exhausted, is he still practicing desperately?I don't know why my anger started to rise. I ran over a few steps, opened my arms, and stood in front of him before he could react.

"I bought apple pie and lemon tea, let's practice after eating." Holding up the handbag, Rukawa held the basketball, without any objection, and sat with me in the open space next to the court.

I quickly took out the straw, tore open the package, I handed the food to him, and I started to eat bit by bit. The process was very quiet, except for the sound of his rapid breathing.

"People can't always win, Rukawa."

After thinking for a while, I looked up at the gradually darkening sky, and said slowly, "Didn't you take the NBA as your goal when you were in junior high school? So it's a good thing to have someone better than you, At least he is a new goal that can be surpassed, defeating him is equivalent to one step closer to your dream."

Originally, I was not the kind of person who could speak nice words to comfort others. After I finished speaking, I saw that Rukawa still didn’t respond. I stood up, and then I squatted in front of him with my right hand like a microphone. The only basketball player in Japan who has won the NBA All-Star Game, what do you want to say?"

Before he could react, the finger holding the lemon tea trembled slightly. I put my hand down and looked into his eyes, "Because my seriousness exists only for basketball."

After I finished speaking, I sat back next to him again, "At that time, as your friend, I will be very happy too." It seemed that I had seen Rukawa surrounded by various media in the near future, and I couldn't help it laugh out loud.

"kindness."

After drinking the lemon tea, he threw the ball into the trash can accurately with his hands in a shooting posture, and turned his head slightly to my side, "I won't lose again."

"That's right, I am the same, no matter what, at any time, you have to take it seriously."

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"Miss...Miss? May I ask what do you need to buy? I can introduce you."

I finally came back to my senses, I don’t know what happened, I actually walked to the sporting goods store, looking at the smiling mustache store manager, I was stunned for a long time, yes, why did I suddenly walk in?

Clutching my temples, I closed my eyes and thought for a while, and then I remembered that during the lunch break today, I discussed with Yohei that Sakuragi has been training very hard recently, and even the shoes he wore in the last game have been broken, and that’s not it. Basketball shoes are just a pair of the most common indoor cloth shoes, so I walked in unknowingly, wanting to help Sakuragi buy a pair of basketball shoes...

My consciousness has almost completely returned, and I looked at the boss with some apologies, "Sorry, I'll just take a look myself." He smiled clearly, and then went to the side to greet other customers.

Why do you pay so much attention to Sakuragi?

I looked at the pairs of shoes on the shelf, and I couldn't help but ask myself.

It's because he treats things very carefully and attentively.

A voice in my heart said, yes, Sakuragi's hard work for basketball will always remind me of Mitsui senior who also took basketball seriously three years ago.

That's why I started to pay attention unconsciously, and I immediately figured it out, and I planned to buy the sneakers I always liked as a gift for Sakuragi.

"Boss, please, I want CONVERSE, the black NBA global star series."

"Boss, has Converse's NBA Global Star arrived yet?"

The one who rang out at the same time as my voice was a person who had just walked into the store, Immortal Dao of Lingnan.

He seemed more surprised than me, opened his mouth slightly, and looked at me.

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"what?"

Even the boss was shocked by the slightly weird atmosphere that flowed between us. He spread his hands and smiled, "Unexpectedly, both of you are supporters of CONVERSE. Miss, which style do you want? What is the shoe size?"

"Boston Celtics. Shoe size..." I hesitated, Sakuragi was about the same height as Rukawa, and that was, "29 size."

"This classmate, what about yours?"

The boss looked at Xiandao standing behind me.

"It's exactly the same as hers." After finishing speaking, he tugged on his school uniform jacket and took a few steps forward.

After a while, the boss came down with a shoe box in his arms, and said to the two of us apologetically, "I'm sorry, there is only one pair of these sneakers, you two, why don't you discuss it yourself?" Ding dong ding dong, the boss put the box on the counter, "I'm going to greet the new customers."

"What a headache, Sakurai-san."

Xiandao looked around at the surrounding shelves. Although he said he had a headache, his expression was completely invisible, and he still looked leisurely.

"Wahahaha, Miss Haruko, what do you think of this!!"

"Sakuragi, jump up and try!"

Eh... these two familiar voices, I quickly took a few steps back, and through the middle of the shelf, I saw the boss on the other side covering his face, while Sakuragi kept jumping around in the store's sweatshirt and basketball shoes, I grasped the railing of the shelf with my fingers and watched the two of them carefully.

"Well, Sakurai-san, how about..." Xiandou said.

"Don't talk." I put my index finger on my mouth and made a "shh" gesture. I signaled with my eyes that Xiandao hid in the corner with me. Sakuragi and Haruko had already spared him. Although he was puzzled, he still followed me. , hiding behind the box.

"Hey, you stepped on my favorite Air Jordan-1!" Sakuragi just stepped back a few steps and stepped on the white pair of Nike-Air Jordan series on the store manager's feet. He took off his shoes and wiped them carefully while complaining.

"Your pair is pretty good. Since it's second-hand, sell it to me at a cheaper price!" Sakuragi said after thinking for a while, then took out three 10 yuan coins from the school uniform pocket and put them in the boss's hand, wearing the shoes with Haruko We left triumphantly together, Xiandao and I looked at each other, and walked out from behind the box, the boss still looked like he was about to cry, holding the coins, and there seemed to be tears in the corners of his eyes.

"You don't want to be like him, do you! I firmly disagree!"

The boss immediately rushed back to the counter, holding the shoe box tightly, watching Xiandao and me vigilantly.

Sakuragi already has basketball shoes, so if this is the case, I put my gaze back on the pair of Nike-cortez on the shelf, and pointed to the pair of jogging shoes, "Please, I want this pair to be size 28, pack it up. Then Give a pair of CONVERSE to this guy who plays basketball very well.”

"Sakurai-san...?"

Xiandao asked puzzledly, the boss had already packed another pair of shoes and put them in a bag and handed them to me. I took out my wallet and bought the shoes. When I left with it in my arms, I took a look at Xiandao who still seemed a little confused. "Hey, basketball shoes still prefer to be on the court rather than off the court, bye."

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Xiandao happily paid the money, took the shoes and planned to leave, but was stopped abruptly by the shouts behind him when he just went out.

"Is this yours? It was thrown on the floor over the counter just now."

The boss handed him a student ID card with a black cover, and smiled, "Practice harder with new basketball shoes!"

Xiandao responded with a smile, but unconsciously opened the student ID card with his hand, and there was a blank photo on the ID card, with "Ayu Sakurai, Class 7, First Year, County Shonhoku High School" marked next to it.

"So, it's her..."