Autism

"Eh? But if you're playing basketball... you're definitely not short."

At the age of seven, he looks at Akashi, and he stands out from the crowd in the class...but no matter how he thinks about it, he feels very inconsistent.For such a quiet person like Akashi, suddenly saying that he wants to play basketball is really true, I can't imagine it.

"Because the head teacher asked me to." Akashi was still doing his homework quietly, without raising his head. "Plus there is nothing else to do, so I agreed."

In fact, you... have such a good personality!She secretly covered her mouth and smiled, "I thought you would go to the chess club, but I didn't expect you to join the basketball club."

"No, I also signed up for the Chess Club, my grandfather asked for it."

"Then you're not afraid that there will be conflicts in the event?! Chess Club will occasionally sign up for competitions, right?"

"Just win with the fastest speed."

Don't be so confident!A seven-year-old with a flat mouth hurts a person's self-esteem too much! "But I haven't decided which club to join, and I don't think I'm interested in it."

She rested her chin and looked out the window, wondering what clubs were there in the school?In her previous life, she didn't join any clubs. If it was because there were no clubs in school when she was a child, she didn't have so much time to participate in those extracurricular activities when she was in college.Every day is drawing, drawing...

"Do you want to come to the basketball club?"

"Ah?" She pointed at herself, then smiled and waved her hand, "I don't want it, I'm not a person with motor nerves, I can't do it."

"Actually... I just asked you to help. But since you don't want to go, then forget it."

Seven-year-old watched Akashi bow his head while doing his homework, and he wasn't angry at all...but he was a little worried.Will it break the child's heart?After all, it was a rare invitation from him.

"Ah Zheng, are you angry?"

"No."

Your expressionless face... is really unpredictable!It's not good to be so precocious at such a young age! "Well...how about I go talk to the teacher, and I can help you if I don't join the club. Anyway, don't we go home together? I don't have any clubs I want to join at the moment, so I have to wait for you no matter what. .When I find a club I want to join... that's it."

Akashi looked up at the little girl opposite with pleading eyes, smiled and lowered his head to continue doing homework.

"Okay."

Ah, what a nuisance.The seven-year-old looked at it and swallowed, "Um, you continue to write...I, I'll go back to my seat..." She got up and walked to her seat and sat down.Then he lay down on the table and buried his entire face in his hands.

That soft smile is so foul!Don't children suddenly smile so beautifully!

If the future could be predicted at this time, Akashi Seijuro would definitely not have offered such an invitation to Toda Seven Years Old.Such an invitation that almost ruined her life.

After that, she did not break her promise, and followed Akashi to the basketball club with her schoolbag on her back after school.When he saw the seven-year-old who followed, the teacher froze for a moment, "Is Toda-san coming to play basketball too?"

"No, I'm just here to help! Anyway, I have to wait for Ah Zheng to go back together!"

The teacher raised his hand and rubbed her hair, "You two have a really good relationship. Then can you go and help push the basketball out?"

"it is good!"

When they were practicing, they sat on a bench at the age of seven and watched. They were all a group of tall boys, and there were also a few girls. Akashi was not considered tall among these people.

Seeing these people doing basic batting exercises, it was rare for her to see Akashi make a mistake.

Because Akashi Seijuro has always been synonymous with being correct or number one, and the test papers are often full marks. Even if he makes a mistake, No.1 will always be his.Even himself, a time traveler, can't help him with his absolute status, let alone shogi, which he has always been good at.

But now... the appearance of not being able to play basketball is so cute!

The seven-year-old covered his mouth and suffocated his laughter... But it must be said that he worked very hard. Once he made a mistake, he would never make the same mistake again. He has been practicing continuously and has not been lazy at all.

Perhaps, his first was not a coincidence or a miracle.

Hard-working geniuses are really hard to surpass.

"are you tired?"

"Ah."

On the way home, Akashi kept looking listless. Sure enough, it was because of playing basketball, right?She sighed and looked around to see if she could... Ah!

"Ah Zheng, wait!"

When Akashi looked up, Seven Years Old had already disappeared.It took a while to see her coming out of the convenience store on the side, scooping up two popsicles in her hand, running up to him with a snort, and handing one over.

"Give!"

He took a popsicle and glanced at her, "Why?"

"I see that you look very tired. Eat something sweet to restore your strength! This new taste is really expensive! I used up all the pocket money for tomorrow!"

Tearing off the wrapping paper, Akashi stuck out his tongue and licked the popsicle.The cold touch made him shiver suddenly, and then he bit down.After taking a bite, the seven-year-old said, "Then don't eat, I'm not very hungry."

"Hey, why are you doing this! It's rare for me to spend money on a treat!"

"Thanks for taking care."

"Ah Zheng, you are so boring, I decided to hate you for five seconds!"

"5, that's it."

"Hey hey hey hey hey!"

That's all right, let's go home happily together, how wonderful!

When I went to visit Akashi on the weekend, I saw him practicing basketball in their dojo.And she looked very hard. After thinking about it, she still didn't disturb the other party, but sat there quietly and watched.

When Akashi found out that she was seven years old, she had been sitting there against the wall and reading books for a long time.

The girl read the book quietly, but the occasional twitching of the corners of her mouth and changing facial expressions could guess what she probably read.

I'm always bad at hiding my feelings.

"Have you been waiting long?"

"Ah?" She was almost startled, touched her heart, and exhaled, "Don't make a sudden noise! ​​It's so scary!"

"You get scared when you have ghosts in your heart. That's what the grown-ups say."

"You have ghosts in your heart!" Seven-year-old stood up, patted his pants and raised his hand to look at his watch. He was speechless for a while, "It's been an afternoon! I really don't know why I came to your house today. Well, I'm going back."

It's just that Akashi suddenly stopped her unexpectedly.

"Come with me for the next game before you go."

"You are really... energetic... Okay! Come on, I will definitely win you this time."

"impossible."

When she was sleeping at night, she thought of Akashi working hard alone, and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.I don't know where I feel uncomfortable, just restless.

In the dream, she was standing alone in an empty and endless white, a huge sense of emptiness swept over her body and spread throughout her body.

Nothing.