[Black Basket] On the Victory of the Emperor

03: United States

Aomine Yoshitoshi finally left in a hurry, although he really wanted to stay and let his son and Akashi meet, and then "let Daiki and Ko Seijuro learn from it.".However, Aomine Yoshitoshi is a high-level Interpol, and the calluses on his hands are left by holding guns all year round. Later that day, when he answered the phone, he scratched his head with a wry smile, and said to Akashi Fukuro:

"Fu Jiulang, Dahui and the others will entrust you."

It may not be the first time Yoshitoshi Aomine has said this, so Akashi Fukuro agreed almost without thinking.

Akashi looked sideways.

The reason why Aomine Yoshitoshi put his wife and children in the country may be because he has not solved a troublesome case, and he did so in order to avoid affecting others.As an Interpol, Yoshitoshi Aomine cannot stay in the country all the time, so... Yoshitoshi Aomine's family has always been protected by his father.

Just because, are you friends?

Sitting in the private car back to the main house in Tokyo, Akashi began to recall that "future" memory.But even with that kind of memory, Akashi still can't truly experience the feeling called friendship.

The sharp shogi piece in his hand made his immature little hand feel a slight pain, Akashi turned his head, looked at Akashi Fukuro who was beside him who was closed his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking about, and said:

"Dad, I want to learn shogi."

Hearing his son's voice, Akashi Fukuro opened his eyes immediately, and responded to Akashi's request,

"it is good."

If Akashi wants to learn shogi, it is naturally impossible to go to the chess academy to study like ordinary people. Akashi Fukuro specially hired a shogi teacher for Akashi, who is said to be a retired professional shogi player.

Although it is easy to get something that ordinary people may not get in their lifetime, it seems that people can't help but blame the many injustices in the world, but because of getting more, Akashi paid more.

Before the retired professional shogi player gave Akashi his first lesson, he was invited by Akashi Fukuro to have a private talk about Akashi.

The old man Fujita, that is, the former professional chess player, was extremely puzzled by what Akashi Fukuro told him in advance, and Akashi Fukuro didn't give him any answers, but just let him do what he said domineeringly. That's it.

"Until Seijuro's chess skill surpasses yours, you must not play a complete game with him, you must click to the end."

Strange request, but old man Fujita had to do it.

"Good day, Mr. Fujita."

According to the atmosphere needed for shogi, here is a Japanese room with simple decoration but eye-catching.Akashi was dressed in a child's kimono and looked like a young adult, kneeling on the tatami, in front of him was a chessboard with chess pieces.

The old man Fujita almost thought that he had returned to the time when he was a professional chess player. I have to say that the atmosphere was really created very well.

"Good day, Master Akashi,"

Fujita closed the door, and sat across from Akashi, on the other side of the chessboard, "I will teach you shogi from today on."

"Yes, you can start, I'm ready."

Akashi had already taught himself the basics of shogi before the old man Fujita arrived.

"Master Akashi, before I teach you, I need to say a rule of mine."

"Please."

"Although I teach you shogi, I will never play a whole game with you."

"Why?"

It was the first time Akashi had heard of such a strange rule.

"This is just my old man's quirk. I hope Master Akashi will forgive me. If Master Akashi wants to have a quick fight with me, then you have to wait until you become a teacher."

"……it is good."

Akashi paused, but finally agreed to this weird condition.

"Then let's start teaching! Master Akashi should already know the position and ability of each chess piece, and today I will teach you how to use them. First..."

After a shogi lesson, old man Fujita not only looked sideways at Akashi's talent and wisdom, but also understood the meaning of Akashi Fukukuro's strange request.

Akashi is too obsessed with victory, but at his current age, it is impossible to say that he will not fail.Experienced ex-professional shogi players and five-year-olds learning shogi for the first time, can win or lose at a glance.No matter how talented Akashi is, at least in the first match, he has no chance of winning.

Akashi's self-esteem is too strong, and his obsession with victory makes Akashi Fukuro a headache. In order not to hurt his son's heart, Akashi Fukuro, who is not very good at raising his son, can only do this.

Shogi and many things that Akashi will learn in the future belong to the competitive category. At least Akashi cannot win the first time he gets started because he does not have enough ability and experience.

So Akashi Fukuro thought, in this case, let's wait until we have enough ability to compare.

——What a good father who dotes on his children, fortunately, Master Akashi is also a good boy.

When the old man Fujita left Akashi's house, he looked at the father and son and sighed in his heart.

However, the method of Akashi Fukuro may be able to hide Akashi once or twice, but it is impossible to hide it forever.But when Akashi realized the whole story one day in the future, he didn't resist, but...accepted Akashi Fukuro's concern with a tacit attitude.

***

"Seijuro, get ready for our trip to America today."

Akashi Fukuro suddenly called the 10-year-old Akashi to the study.

"Are you going to see your grandfather?"

Akashi has a grandfather, but his grandfather handed over the family to Akashi Fukuro before Akashi was born, and then settled in the United States for the elderly.The number of times Akashi saw his grandfather was also very few, except that his grandfather came back a few times on Akashi's birthday when he was a child, and he basically didn't go back to China after that. Of course, his body is still strong.

"Yes, father, he just called and said he wanted to see you." Because it was so boring.

Akashi Fukuro pressed his temple, and he could only smile wryly at the old man's increasingly strange personality after retirement.

"I see. Then I'll go back to my room, Dad."

"Well, leave in an hour."

***

Los Angeles.Located in the southwestern United States of America, it is a neighborhood known for its movies, beaches, and fashion.It is also the place where Akashi's grandfather retired. I have to say that Akashi's grandfather will enjoy it quite a bit.

"Seijuro, my "Alex" is lost. "

In the face of the Akashi father and son who had just sat down for no more than 15 minutes, Akashi's grandfather suddenly said such a sentence to Akashi.

Alex is a golden retriever raised by Akashi's grandfather. Of course, he has nothing to do with former WNBA basketball player Alex Garcia (Alexander Garcia).

(This dog comes from the official novel. In order to distinguish, the English refers to the dog, and the Chinese refers to the person.)

"I see, Grandpa. I'll find Alex for you."

Although he didn't meet much, Akashi, who had a deep understanding of his grandfather's increasingly weird temperament, took a deep breath and said.

"Well, I'll trouble you then, there is a National Forest Park nearby, and I don't know if it went somewhere."

The corners of Akashi's father and son's eyes twitched, and finally Akashi nodded in response, and then walked out of Akashi's house in Los Angeles, USA alone.The reason why he was alone instead of being accompanied by someone was naturally Akashi's grandfather's instruction.

"Father……"

As soon as Akashi walked out, Akashi Fukuro spoke in an anxious tone.

"Fu Jiulang, you dote on Seijuro too much."

"...I know, but you let Seijuro go alone in the forest to find a dog, it's really..."

Akashi Fukuro frowned.

"Don't think I don't know how many people you secretly sent to protect Seijuro."

No matter how you say it, Akashi's grandfather is also someone who has experienced it, so he is naturally better than Akashi Fukuro.

"Even so, the laws of the United States..."

In order to protect their children, the United States has formulated a series of crime prevention laws.Among them, children are not allowed to go out in groups or go to dangerous places alone. If they are discovered by the police on the way, they will be taken home.

"Seijuro will inherit the Akashi family in the future. If he can't even deal with the small American protection law, how can he become a successful businessman in the future?"

Grandpa Akashi took a sip of his tea, and said without haste

"It's the same sentence, Fu Jiulang, you dote on Seijuro too much. I can see that Seijuro is an eagle. It's not good for you to spoil him like this. An eagle should soar alone."

"……I see."

Akashi Fukuro has always seen Akashi's excellence, and it is precisely because of this that he pampers Akashi so unscrupulously and without a trace.But at the same time, he didn't want Akashi's excellence to be ruined in his hands, so he still accepted Akashi's grandfather's approach and waited here for Akashi's return.

And Akashi here.

After finally avoiding the trailing protection of those annoying policemen, Akashi came to the National Forest Park mentioned by Akashi's grandfather, and found Alex's paw prints in a gazebo in the park, but Alex was nowhere to be seen.

—I hate disobedient dogs.

"Oh~ cute little boy, what are you looking for? Where are your parents?"

Looking at Akashi alone, a woman walking up with a Welsh Corgi dog.

"Good morning, ma'am"

Akashi speaks fluent English. After all, as an international lingua franca, English is a language that Akashi must know. "My dog ​​is lost. It is a clean and beautiful golden retriever. It has a dog tag with its name written on it. The name is Alex. Have you seen it while walking here?"

"Golden Retriever called Alex? I happened to meet him an hour ago, but he was being led for a walk by two friendly little boys with an oriental face like yours. Did you get lost with your brothers? ?”

The woman kindly told Akashi what she knew.

"……Yes."

Although I don't know who the two little boys are in this woman's mouth, but the dog they are leading for a walk is probably the Alex that Akashi is looking for

"Thank you very much for your help, I'll go find them right now."

"What a polite child~"

The woman looked at Akashi's leaving back and sighed.

"Tatsuya, how long will it take for us to arrive at R Academy?"

Kagami Taiga and Himuro Tatsuya walked towards their destination while holding Alex whose origin was unknown. The effect of holding Alex was very good.Although the two children traveled alone without the company of their guardians like yesterday, the eyes of the adults did not focus on them at all.

"It's coming soon, probably before noon."

Ice room replied.

"Great, I can finally get those basketballs!"

The love for basketball makes Vulcan forget for a moment that there is the creature he fears most—the dog.