blue fantasy

Turn around and look.

"Who are you?"

"...Why do you say it's yours?"

"I didn't write my name again."

"I'm Mitsui Hisashi from Class [-], Class [-], this Shimizu..."

Mitsui paused, looked around impatiently, and answered lightly.

"I know."

"Mitsui Shou?!"

Everyone was surprised again, and some people murmured tremblingly.

"Are you Mitsui Hisashi who returned to the basketball club last month?"

"has a problem?"

Mitsui frowned.The harsher tone than usual revealed that he was really upset.If the consequences of angering oneself were placed in the past, they would never be let go.

"Since that's the case, I'll give it back to you."

The leading boy with glasses was sensitively aware of the tendency of the surrounding air to condense, so he stammered.

"Thanks."

Mitsui nodded slightly, ignored everyone, and walked away expressionlessly.

"Mitsui Hisashi..."

There was a low exclamation from behind.

"It's amazing, it's scary."

"He used to be bad..."

After walking out of the campus, Mitsui took a deep breath and gradually calmed down.The evening breeze is blowing, it is really cool.He looked down at the knee pads in his hands—Aadidas, his favorite brand.Once you hold it, you will know that it is made of reinforced Oxford nylon material with super toughness.Fortunately, it was not dirty, and the card was as clean as ever.Opening the card, staring at the few words of Qingqing, I was silent for a long time, unable to tell what it was like in my heart.Birthday.She still remembers the days that she has almost forgotten. Could this be the so-called liking?

Unexpectedly, my stalemate mood loosened a little at some point.He smoothed out the wrinkled knee pads due to careless handling, and then put the card into the sports backpack behind his shoulders, and then shook his head with a wry smile as if he was helpless with the action just now.

two

On May 5th, Golden Day (Friday), the National High School League Kanagawa Regional Qualifiers officially kicked off.At 19:2 pm, the county sports competition center was full.Since the competition adopts a point system, only the first place in each competition area is eligible to enter the final week to determine the first and second place, and represent Kanagawa to participate in the national competition in Hiroshima.The Shonhoku Basketball Club also ushered in the first official game of the year, Shonhoku VS Sanpotai.

It is a great pity that first-year students such as Haruko and Ayako were unable to attend such an exciting moment due to normal class schedules.So Haruko has been anxious and depressed since the first class in the morning, so that she makes mistakes again and again and becomes everyone's laughing stock.Finally, when it was time for recess, my friend Fujii couldn't wait to ask Haruko.

"What kind of team is San Po Tai?"

"This Sanpotai is very strong."

Haruko rested her palms on her hands, and turned her face to the side showing an unhappy expression.

"Last year they didn't lose until they met the Hainan High School. And it is said that they have been training hard this year, with the goal of defeating the Hainan University High School."

"Affiliated to Hainan University?"

"That's right. Last year's No.1 was the nationally famous team that has participated in the college league for 16 consecutive years—the basketball club of Hainan High School."

Haruko frowned, with a bit of worry on her face.

"No.2 is Xiangyang High School, which is close to Hainan High School every year. It is the seed team in our district."

"Wow!"

Matsui on the side couldn't help crying out.

"Isn't that powerful? Xiangbei will be in trouble now."

Ayako glanced sideways at them, is there going to be a hard fight?This should be Mitsui's first official game since entering high school, I wonder if he is ready...

"There will be no problems this year."

Haruko's eyes widened all of a sudden, she hesitated for a while and then blushed and muttered.

"With the addition of Rukawa Kaede, our team has strengthened a lot."

"Rukawa?"

Matsui smiled "puchi".

"Isn't it only at the level of a junior high school student?"

"I have nothing to say to a layman like you."

Haruko gave her a white look.

"What Shonhoku has this year are players who are known as the top players in the prefecture—"

"Is it that powerful?"

"of course."

Haruko nodded and said seriously.

"Although admiring my elder brother, it is inevitable to be suspected of boasting. But I really think that my elder brother is the leading center in the county."

"It's not too much to say, Akagi-senpai is indeed very powerful."

Matsui smiled slightly.

"Even Lingnan's captain, Yu Zhu, is no match for him."

"Then there is the top defender Miyagi-senpai who is known for his speed, super rookie Kaede Rukawa, and..."

Haruko glanced at the two rows of desks and chairs on the right side, Ayako who remained unmoved and stared at the book, then pointedly continued.

"And the junior high school MVP Mitsui-senpai who just returned to the team."

"Why no Sakuragi?"

Fujii couldn't help but interrupt.

"He played basketball because of you."

"Sakuragi he..."

Haruko was a little taken aback.

"After all, I was the one who brought me into the basketball team, so I can't make a mistake..."

"He, Rukawa and Mitsui are participating in the high school league for the first time, ah, I really want to go and cheer for them."

Fujii sighed exaggeratedly, then tilted his head to look at Ayako, and smiled narrowly.

"Did I say that, Ayako?"

Ayako was stunned, her cheeks were on fire, she lowered her head and remained silent.But I thought silently in my heart: What qualifications do I have to care about him now?It's been said so badly.

"If you don't want me to bully you, go where I can't see you!" 』His voice echoed in my ears all the time for days.She thought sadly: Do you want to continue pestering the other party with the cheek?How many times does it take to experience the feeling of being disgusted by others before giving up?This kind of humiliation once is enough, and I should have realized... now is indeed the time to end...

In fact, the game did not go well.Facing the strong team of Sanputai, although the Xiangbei basketball team was led by the opponent at the beginning of the game, with the active efforts of Rukawa, Miyagi and Mitsui, they quickly narrowed the gap and finally ended with a score of 42:24 the first half.But in the second half, Sanfutai used his secret weapon: the giant of 196cm and 155kg--former rugby player Naito as the vanguard.As a result, the game returned to the starting point and became a 46:46 tie.Fortunately, Rukawa Kaede saw through Naito's weakness of only moving in a straight line, and the situation turned to Xiangbei.Everyone worked hard to maintain the victory until the end, and Xiangbei won the first victory since the start of the competition.However, Hanamichi Sakuragi's memorable debut battle has become a bittersweet memory of him scoring zero and leaving the field with five fouls in 16 minutes of the second half.

It was not until after school that Haruko learned the result of the competition in the first place.The basketball team has returned to school and is doing some light recovery work in the gym.

"I'm going to buy a drink."

Haruko blinked with a smile, made a victory gesture to Ayako, and hurriedly left the classroom.

"I haven't finished copying your notes yet!"

Ayako speeded up her writing and shouted anxiously.

"Send it to the basketball court."

Haruko said nothing without looking back.

"I'll wait for you there..."

"Hey!"

Seeing Haruko's disappearing figure quickly, Ayako stopped her movements as if giving up, and couldn't help complaining in a low voice.

"I said never to go there again."

She couldn't blame her friend for ignoring her feelings. Thinking that she might meet that person soon, Ayako was so annoyed that she couldn't even copy the notes smoothly.I don't want to face the mocking eyes of that person again, and I don't want to experience the same pain again.Matsui and Fujii looked at each other, and sighed in unison: It's enough trouble.

**********

Feeling hesitant, Ayako stepped into the basketball hall half an hour later.At a glance, Haruko was happily holding Akagi's hand, jumping and laughing, and it was rare to see her lose her composure like this.Rukawa Kaede was doing simple shooting moves with nothing to do with it, while Sakuragi hid in the corner with a black face and licked his wound angrily, with a very sad look on his face.Yang Ping and others gathered around him, comforting the injured child in their own special way.

Not seeing Mitsui's figure, Ayako's hanging heart relaxed a little.Along the way, she kept drawing the battle plan of "forward" and "return" in her mind. Although on the one hand, she persuaded herself to just return the notes to Haruko and leave immediately, on the other hand, the feeling of worry was always pressing on her like a cloud. I can't get it out of my heart.

"Shimizu."

Yohei saw her in a blink of an eye, smiled and nodded.

"What's wrong, Sakuragi-san?"

Ayako looked at Sakuragi's depressed face and asked in surprise.

"Uh... the five offenders leave."

Yohei put his hand lightly on Sakuragi's shoulder, shaking his head helplessly.

"A sad first commemoration."

"Yangping."

Hearing his friend's explanation, Sakuragi immediately pursed his lips in protest.

"Speak less in front of Haruko!"

"Then the game..."

Ayako asked a little nervously.Although she had already warned herself not to care about the situation of the basketball team, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't completely ignore it. She secretly blamed herself for being weak in her heart.But looking at the situation, Xiangbei should be the winner.

"I've already won, and in three days' time it will be the Diagon High School match."

Ayako finally understood the reason for Sakuragi's frustration, she pushed back her slightly long hair behind her ears, and smiled.

"Although it's a pity, Sakuragi has also gained very valuable experience in the game. As long as you accumulate it over time, you will definitely become an important person who can influence the game, so you can't act too hastily. If you think this way, you will feel better."

"Why is Xiao San's girlfriend coming to comfort me?!"

Sakuragi hugged her head and yelled "Ah—"