[Kuroko's Basketball] Our age

It is rare for Haizaki and Murasakihara to play at the same time, so it is no wonder that they won so easily.

"Okay, okay, Miki, he's making a lot of noise. I said Momoi, what were you and Shiraishi talking about just now? What's haunted?"

Haizaki put the water glass aside, glanced at Miki to calm her down, and the topic shifted to what Momoi and I had just discussed.

"Eh? Did you all hear that?"

"Crap, you're crying too loudly. So what the hell is it?"

"It's just that there are ghosts in the fourth gymnasium, but Xiaobai said that the gymnasium was not built ten years ago, so I don't believe it, Sanjiang QAQ"

Momoi made a tearful gesture while talking, leaving me speechless, but Miki started laughing.

"Hahahahaha!! This is really what you would say, Shiraishi, hahaha!!"

"Oh, I've heard of that too!"

Ziyuan, holding half a delicious bar in his mouth, joined our conversation: "Is it the wraith who died in a car accident the day before the new delicious bar was launched?"

"Murakahara-kun, don't join such a boring conversation. This is for you."

Not even in the mood to complain, I stuffed a bag of potato chips into Murasakihara's hand to stop him from thinking about where it would go.

"Miki-san don't laugh anymore, okay? Wraith or something... it should be the member who stayed to practice at night, right? By the way, I remember that Aomine-kun has been practicing in the Fourth Gymnasium for the past few days. If there is a wraith, he will definitely be the first One ran to look for Momoi-san, right?"

"Huh? What do you say about me?"

Said Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived, and with the heavy sound of the door being pulled open, Qingfeng really appeared outside the door, still holding a basketball in his hand.

When we explained the content of the discussion clearly, the dark-skinned boy frowned slightly: "Ah, Shiraishi is right."

"Huh?! What's the matter, Aomine-kun, I'm not surprised by such an answer."

"What surprises is there in May for the ghost?! Besides, I don't want to practice with the ghost! It's just that the members of the three armies stay to practice at night!"

"Tch, what am I supposed to be? It turns out it's only from the Three Armies. It's boring, boring!" Haizaki snorted disdainfully.

"Haisaki-kun is too relaxed. Members of the third army may also be promoted to the first army. It is not certain that they can replace you. It is better not to relax your vigilance."

"What are you talking about, Shiraishi? Since you work so hard and still stay in the three armies, it means that your strength is no more than that, right? Hmph, I don't have the bloody interest to compare with him!"

"Hey, Haizaki, what you said made me sound very upset!" Aomine threw down the towel and stood up, "Let's not talk about your strength, I won't allow you to insult people who like basketball."

"Qianqian, Fengzi, you are so boring. What's the use of liking it? Basketball is unfair. It's useless to work hard the day after tomorrow if you don't have enough talent. That's why we are always in the first army, aren't we?"

"Purora, you..."

"I can't agree with what Ziyuan-kun said. Talent and acquired hard work are not equal, but it doesn't mean that hard work will be completely denied, right? Besides, even Ziyuan-kun and you, if everything is excluded and only talent is left, I don't think so. You're going to get this far."

I don't know why my blood was surging, and I spit out a lot of words.

Murasakihara stood up a little unhappily. Although I usually treat him as a child with no ideas, but at this time his aura is strong, and the pressure of his height makes me feel a little uncomfortable.

"Really, even if it is a small stone that buys me potato chips, I will crush you."

The atmosphere is getting more and more uncomfortable, and I never thought that I would feel nervous when facing Murasakihara.Haizaki, who was leaning on the railing, cursed in a low voice, and Aomine's expression became more and more unhappy.

"Little...Little Zi!"

Momoi was a little flustered, got up and pulled me back a step: "Xiaozi, calm down, Xiaobai, don't be so excited, and Aomine-kun, don't..."

"What are you doing?"

The side door of the gymnasium was opened, accompanied by a quiet and oppressive sound.It was Akashi who entered, and Midorima followed behind him.

"Do you want to quarrel?"

Akashi looked around and sneered, "I don't remember ever allowing such a thing."

I have to admire Akashi's powerful aura, and the tense atmosphere can be cooled down with just one sentence.Murasakihara obediently stood behind Akashi, Aomine picked up the basketball and said "I'm going to practice" and there was no sign of it, Haizaki could have left a long time ago because he won today's practice match, now he puts on his backpack and leaves.

"Cut, it's boring, it's really boring!"

This topic, which was caused by rumors of ghosts and almost developed into a quarrel, ended with Haizaki’s unintentional words when he left. In the second half of the grade, a small turning point began.

The training that day has ended, and there are only a few players left in the gymnasium.Akashi, who was about to leave, looked back at me: "Shiraishi, you will do the data sorting this week, right?"

"Yes, it's done."

After tidying up the record sheet in my hand, I followed Akashi to the archives room.

The small room is full of old materials, the red-haired boy slowly flipped through the record sheet in his hand, and any casual word would make me nervous.

"It's rare for you to be so restless, Shiraishi."

"Sorry, it was my fault today." I lowered my head, "It's just that I don't agree with what Haizaki-kun and Murasakihara-kun said today."

"Oh, is it?"

He put down the record sheet in his hand, raised his head as if he was interested in something: "I would like to hear your opinion."

"mine?"

"You didn't finish just now, did you?"

"Yes……"

Until now, I am still a little unaccustomed to facing Akashi alone. The other party has a strong aura, and even the club's consultant teacher will feel a little unnatural when talking to him.

But it also means that no one can lie in front of Akashi.

"I don't deny the talent of Akashi-kun and you guys, but I think it's unfair to use talent to decide everything. There are many people who join this club who like basketball, and there are also many people who work hard every day until late. Haizaki I really can't agree with what Jun and Ziyuan-kun said."

"So what? It is also true that those people you said are not talented enough."

"Talent is not determined that easily!" I couldn't help but raise my voice, "I didn't know anything about basketball, but Akashi-kun still found me and asked me to be the manager of the team, and now, I really have a good understanding of myself in this regard. Confidence also confirms that I am formulating tactics before the game. Even if you are the so-called genius Akashi-kun, Akashi-kun is good at deploying from the overall situation, and Midorima-kun is good at outside three-pointers. It can't be exactly the same, can it?"

"What do you want to say?"

"I don't think there is no talent, it's just a question of whether it can be discovered, and there is no talent that can be discovered without a little effort. Now everyone does have talent and hard work, but if someone with more talent and harder work appears, It is not impossible to lose to those people."

Akashi has been sitting quietly, quietly listening to my long paragraphs, without expressing a single opinion.

Then, he slightly raised the corners of his mouth, just like when I handed him the U disk the second time we met, he laughed softly.

"Shiraishi, I did not misread you."

"Of course my team won't stop here, you just need to be quiet and optimistic."

25 began to look forward to

I still remember that during my high school years, the Japanese high school basketball world experienced drastic changes. Talents with distinctive characteristics appeared one after another, and one after another exciting games were amazing.If you want to say that the weirdest guy among them is undoubtedly the boy named Heizi Tetsuya. Although he is short and inconspicuous, his novel style of play and unyielding character make him stand out among many geniuses.Until now, when I think of that little figure practicing over and over again under the basketball hoop, respect will come from the bottom of my heart.

If the initial understanding of Kuroko Tetsuya was just concepts such as "a member of the three armed forces" and "an ordinary boy who likes basketball", it should be after a certain promotion test in the fall of the first year of junior high school that he really started to understand him.

When the training started that day, Akashi, who was supposed to be the first to appear, did not show up at the basketball gym for the first time, but called Midorima, Momoi, and me away alone.

"Within one month, you will be responsible for all matters within the basketball department."

As soon as the first sentence was spoken, all three of us stared at Akashi with wide eyes.

This person's decisions are never wrong, but it's also true that thoughts with unclear purposes often confuse us.

"Akashi, what do you want to do?"

"It's nothing, it's just that there is one player I need to personally train him, he will become our main force, you need to get to know him now."

There was a knock on the door, Akashi nodded and said please come in, and with a sound of "I'm sorry", the not-so-tall blue-haired boy pushed the door and entered.

"... Mr. Heizi?"

"Do you remember him, Shiraishi?"

"Kuroko-kun of the Three Armies, Akashi-kun why..."

Why did you call him here?Why will he become the main force?

Me, Momoi, Midorima, the three of us exchanged glances, completely unable to understand Akashi's decision, while Kuroko, who was the subject of our topic, bowed his head and greeted politely.

"good afternoon."

"What's going on, Akashi?"

Facing Midorima's questioning, Akashi just smiled lightly: "Didn't you just say that? I need a month, and during this time I will train this child to become a master."