[Black Basket] On the Victory of the Emperor

15: Emperor Light

"Kise-kun, please take me to say hello to Mrs. Kise."

Akashi said.

He wasn't angry at Kise's rudeness, instead, he continued to talk calmly, and judging from Akashi's words, could it be... Does Akashi ask Kise?

As soon as this idea came up, Midorima denied it.

Although the contact time is not long, Midorima can feel some of Akashi's own pride.

"what?"

Kise originally thought it would be Midorima who answered him, but who knew it was Akashi who answered him, "Oh yes."

He nodded absently.

"Then we'll take our leave and don't bother Kise-kun."

Akashi pointedly looked at the cream on Kise's cheek.

"kindness?"

Kise didn't understand what Akashi was looking at. He touched his face and felt something sticky with his fingers. He stretched out his hand in front of him and saw that it was white cream with a sweet smell.

Only then did he suddenly realize that he had been talking to others with a creamy face, and Huang Lai's face suddenly became hot.

"Right, one more thing."

Akashi, who turned around to leave, stopped and walked up to Kise again.

Akashi took out a white handkerchief from the side pocket of the black suit, with Akashi embroidered with red thread on the corner.

Just such a high-quality handkerchief was used by Akashi to wipe off the remaining cream on Kise's face, as well as Kise's fingers that had been stained with cream just now.

His strength was just right, and the handkerchief itself was very soft, so Kise didn't feel any discomfort, but was very comfortable.

Akashi's sudden behavior made Kise stunned, looking at Akashi who was a little shorter than himself but with a mature posture in front of him, Kise unconsciously cooperated with Akashi's movements.

When Akashi said "hand", he stretched out his dirty hand obediently. In Midorima's eyes, this scene was like the owner cleaning the hair of a naughty golden retriever.

"All right."

Because there is not much space, Akashi finished it quickly.He folded the handkerchief upside down, wrapped the dirty place inside, and held it in his hand.

"Since it's my grandfather's guest, as a grandson, I can't neglect it. See you next time, Kise-kun, I wish you a good time."

Akashi and Kise distanced themselves, the corners of their mouths slightly raised.

"……goodbye."

Kise said goodbye with complicated emotions.

Kise had the reputation of being a genius anyway, from Akashi's words just now, he already knew that Akashi was the grandson of the banquet host, and his previous behavior might have been a bit disrespectful.

Even so, the other party still kindly helped him wipe off the dirt...

——Little Akashi is such a good person!

Turning around, Kise intends to continue eating the unfinished cake he just quit, but finds out...

"Hey! Where's my cake?"

Huang Lai clearly remembered that he casually put it on the table beside him, but now the table is not to mention his leftover cake, even the original snacks have all disappeared.

He looked around, only seeing a few waiters walking around the venue carrying something, which was the original food on the table.

"Wait for me!"

Considering that his stomach was still hungry, Kise left the remote corner without hesitation and got into the crowd.

"Ah, is it Kise-kun? I am..."

"Hi, young master of the Huangse family! I am..."

"Master Huang Lai's face is probably inherited from your mother, right? It's really similar."

……

Huang Lai, who had just entered the crowd, was surrounded by a group of people. Hearing the compliments in his ears, Huang Lai was suddenly at a loss.

Obviously, I still dismissed it before, why...

Kise felt that it was really difficult for him to understand the thinking of adults.

Not far away, Akashi and Midorima stood quietly, watching Kise being accosted one after another, Akashi said to Midorima as expected,

"It's cleaner, isn't it?"

"……what."

Midorima looked at Kise with some sympathy.

Most of the people surrounding Kise are the ones who tried to pry words from him and Akashi before but failed. At this banquet, the behavior of Akashi and Midorima was watched by everyone, even if it wasn’t true. But many people pay attention to their movements for a certain purpose.

So when they went to Kise's place, they were naturally seen by those people. After Akashi made such an intimate move towards Kise, almost everyone thought that Kise and Akashi had a good relationship. In the jerky and stiff conversations between Kise and others before, Kise has undoubtedly become a little white rabbit who can pry information in the eyes of everyone.

It's just...they are destined to be disappointed.

It's not because of Kise's tight-lipped tone, but because Kise didn't know anything from the beginning to the end, and he might not even remember Akashi's name clearly after being entangled by everyone and asking questions.

No.

Midorima watched helplessly as Kise greeted them happily amidst the crowd's siege.

This idiot, doesn't he know that he will be entangled even tighter?

Just as Midorima guessed, after Kise finished greeting, the people around him seemed to have received some kind of verification, and they were more committed to digging information from Kise's mouth.

***

"Hey, two applications. Did you submit them for a friend?"

The boy raised his head and looked at the person in front of him.

Unique rose-colored red hair, outstanding appearance, clear red eyes, never falling honorifics, blue and white school uniform, never wrinkled collar in the crowd, extraordinary temperament attracts recognition.

"Akashi Seijuro, Murasakihara Atsushi...you are Akashi-kun, right?"

The boy looked at the two applications in his hand, both were written by one person, but he separated the person in front of him.

If you want to talk about the reason, you can only say that it is because of the height filled in the application. There are two applications, one is taller than him, and the other is 158CM.

"Yes."

Akashi nodded slightly.

——Is it so short?I didn't see it.

The boy thought to himself.

Akashi is not tall, but if there is no reference object, it is hard for anyone to think that his height is only around [-]. After all, his temperament gives people the impression that he is a noble person. high character.

"Okay, I know."

The boy put away the two applications, and then told Akashi, "According to the practice of our basketball club, we will conduct an assessment for new members this afternoon. The result of the assessment will determine whether you will be assigned to the first army, the second army, or the third army. Be careful not to be late, or you will be sent directly to the three armed forces.

Ah, also, don't be discouraged if you accidentally enter the third army, there is a promotion test every month, and you can still enter the second army if you get good results in the test.

Diguang is a basketball giant, and the assessment has always been very strict. Every year, only a small part of the freshmen will enter the second army, and the rest will be assigned to the third army... As for the first army, Diguang has not yet appeared and just started school. There is a precedent for entering the first army, but I believe that under the strict training of the Diguang basketball team, it is possible for you to enter the first army. "

"Thank you very much for the reminder, senior."

Akashi didn't say anything unconvinced about what the boy said, nor did he show any disappointment. His expression was calm, as if he already knew the result of the assessment.

Yes, he just knew it!Whether he has the memory of that future or not, the result will never change, because—he is Akashi Seijuro.

"Goodbye."

Akashi stood up from the club recruiting booth, and then disappeared into the crowd.

"Beep, beep—"

Akashi carefully avoided the flow of people, and then walked to a quiet place.

Without making the other party wait for long, Akashi answered the phone.

"Chizi~so slow~"

Ziyuan's lazy voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Sorry, Don."

Akashi simply apologized.

"It's okay~ Because I'm a red boy, so it's okay~"

"Okay, where are you now?"

Akashi had expected that Murasakihara would get lost a long time ago, so he skillfully asked Murasakihara's direction without waiting for Murasakihara to ask him.

"I don't know either..."

Ziyuan's words sound a bit perfunctory, but in fact they are not, let him be a big road idiot.

"Is there anyone around Dun? Give him the phone... remember to be polite."

Thinking of what happened to Murasakihara a few times ago, Akashi reminded him emphatically.

"I am searching……"

It's not that there are no people, but because there are many, Ziyuan began to be picky.

"..."

Akashi didn't urge him but just quietly listened to the noisy voices on the other end of the phone.

"Chizai, I found it~ What a small one, just like Chizai!"

"Give him the phone and I'll talk to him."

"Enn... (Hey, Chi Zai wants to talk to you on the phone.)"

"..."

The phone has been picked up by that person, but it may be because he hasn't digested Ziyuan's behavior, the person was silent for a while before he opened his mouth uncertainly,

"Excuse me... is it..."

It may be that Zi Yuan called him [Chi Zai] from the beginning to the end, and he didn't say anything to him, but the person who just spoke was stuck on the title.

Akashi suddenly smiled on the other end of the phone, but he didn't make a sound, just an obvious arc. Unfortunately, no one saw it.

"Hi, I'm Akashi Seijuro. Atsushi, that is, the guy who gave you the phone. His name is Atsushi Murasakihara. He doesn't have a good sense of direction. If possible, could you tell me your location?"

Akashi took the initiative to solve the opponent's encirclement.

"Hello, Akashi-kun."

The tone on the other end of the phone was a little relieved, "We are..." The man reported an address.

"Thank you very much, but can I ask you to watch Dun for me there? I'm afraid he'll get lost again. I'll be there in five minutes."

"No problem. Then I will return the phone to Murasakihara-kun."

First there was a noise, then the phone returned to Zi Yuan's hand,

"Why does Chi Zai want him to look at me? I'm very good."

"Well, I know, you stay there and don't move, I'll come right away."

"Hurry up~"

After hanging up the phone, Akashi walked towards Murasakihara and the others according to the Teiko Middle School map that he had written down in his mind.