[Kuroko's Basketball] Our age

own face.

"Yes, what happened today?"

"Yeah." I nodded and smiled at her unabashedly, "It's a very happy thing."

That day, the impact of that practice match dominated my mood, and I was almost dizzy with joy, so that some subtle changes did not attract my attention.

For example, on that day, there was no shadow of Shogo Haizaki among the members who were training in the gymnasium.

Happiness and pain, positivity and negativity are always positive and negative. In that era of wanton publicity, the conflict between the two was particularly intense.To this day, I can’t help wondering whether the choices we made and the path we took were really the right ones?No, even after seeing the result, you can't say whether the choice at that time was completely correct or completely wrong, right?

At least, not regretting is enough.

At least I still remember that in those days, I was with that group of flamboyant teenagers, and I had memories of being so happy that I couldn’t be happier. In the end, there will still be tears.

The one who changed the most after that should be Kise. As he himself said, he has really fallen in love with basketball and no longer complains about the boring content of daily basic training. No matter how simple the practice is, he will put in several times more energy than others. Thank you Thanks to this, his progress is obvious to all.

Oh, it should be Aomine who is most troubled by this.

"Xiaoqingfeng, let's come oneonone!"

——This can be said to be the sentence that Aomine hears the most every day. At the beginning, he would respond with "Kise, you kid is itchy again?" and soon hit Kise hard with his own basketball, Before he knew it, he had sensed the change in Kise, and had to deal with it with a little more seriousness, until later——

"Kise, you kid, you should be more moderate! Hey Wuyue, drag this kid away for me!"

"Hey~~ Xiao Huang wants you to practice with him, so you can practice with him. Besides, how can I drag a big boy."

"Tsk, it's really unreliable. Then Baishi, you are here to help!"

"Please settle your own affairs, Aomine-kun."

"You, you... Hey Zhe, aren't you Kise's guide?!"

"It's no longer the case now, and Aomine-kun is Kise-kun's senior anyway in the department, and you have an obligation to guide Kise-kun."

"Why even Zhedu..."

"Hahaha! It's God's will, Xiao Qingfeng! Just stay with me oneonone."

"Damn... What is God's will, Huang Lai! Don't be too arrogant, kid!"

The black-skinned boy who was irritated quickly became serious. The basketball was like a beast tamed by him, subdued in his hands. Even though he said how reluctant he was, he didn't show any mercy when he did it.Kise, who was standing opposite him, had improved a lot compared to before, but still couldn't match Qingfeng's frightening strength.After more than ten minutes, like so many times before, it was Qingfeng's overwhelming victory.

"I said Kise, what on earth are you thinking, kid? Haven't you learned your lesson after losing to me so many times?"

After receiving the towel and drink handed over by Momoi, Aomine glanced at Kise while wiping off his sweat: "You are not the same as before."

"Ah~~ Of course, Xiao Qingfeng is too slow to realize now."

"Hey! So don't be too complacent, you!"

"Hahaha! Xiao Qingfeng is too easy to get angry."

Kise threw down the towel and raised his head, as if he was staring at the ceiling, or something so far away that it was unreal.

"I don't just want to be the main pick, I also want to be the starter. I want to stand side by side with you. I want to become stronger quickly. If I practice with the strongest Xiaoqingfeng, I can achieve my goal faster. Bar."

Huang Lai's voice was a bit ethereal, just now the person who was joking and talking about something, but now fell silent because he didn't know how to respond to Huang Lai.

When, when did Kise start to have this idea?

Ah, it started that day.

Because the current Kise-kun really likes basketball.

"Hmph, I'll forgive you for calling me the strongest, Kise."

Qingfeng resumed his arrogant face: "But it's still too early to start or something, you, go and practice slowly."

"Huh? Xiaoqingfeng is too much, at least encourage me."

"I'm talking facts, facts, right, Zhe?"

"Kise-kun still needs a lot of practice."

"Eh? Why does Xiao Heizi say that QAQ?"

"Kise-kun, it's better to listen to Heizi-kun."

"Xiao Huang has to work harder."

Almost exactly the same content made Kise immediately cry like a pet that was rejected, but in the next second, he returned to a look full of fighting spirit.

"Since this is the case, I have to prove it to you! Xiaoqingfeng, let's continue!"

"Huh? You've changed your face too quickly. Besides, you've already lost to me once..."

boom--

The door of the gymnasium was violently kicked open, the sound interrupted all the laughter before, I turned my head, and Haizaki, who had not come to training for several days, appeared outside the door.

"Hey, there are a lot of people today. Is it an independent practice now?"

"Why is Haizaki-kun here?"

"Ah... I'm still a member of this club anyway, so it's normal to come here, right? But you, Baishi, are really unreasonable."

Haizaki glanced at Aomine and Kise, who were in a stalemate because of his arrival, and waved his hands twice: "Go ahead, I'm just here to get something. Shiraishi, are my things still in the original cabinet?"

"……Yes."

Haizaki's nonchalant expression made me a little annoyed, and I couldn't help stepping forward to stop him: "Why hasn't Huizaki-kun come to training these days? Akashi-kun already knows."

"Hey, so what if we know? As long as the technology doesn't regress, that's enough."

The boy waved his hand to signal me to back up, picked up the ball on the ground, retreated, made a layup, and finally made a strong dunk, causing the trembling basketball hoop to shake slightly.

"You see, the starting position is not threatened at all. That guy Akashi wants nothing more than this result."

He spread his hands, glanced at me mockingly, and then at the others: "By the way, Liangtai looks very different from before. Your relationship seems to be quite good?"

"Ah, so this kind of thing has nothing to do with you?"

"Yes, it's okay, so I'll go right away!"

Haizaki waved his hand and turned to leave, then, just as he was passing me, he leaned down and said something softly.

"Hey, that kid is getting more and more annoying."

Qingfeng's voice seemed to come from a distant place, Momoi seemed to be looking at her slightly worried eyes, before she took a step closer, I waved my hand: "I'm a little tired, let's go rest for a while."

"Huh? But Xiaobai, you..."

"I'm fine." Regardless of Momoi's worry, I hurriedly turned and left.

The appearance of that person was like pouring a bucket of cold water on my head, and the fact that I was avoiding and unwilling to admit before became more and more clear.

Haizaki Shogo, who used to be active in the basket with an arrogant smile, has become the person who disrespects basketball the most.

He said to me: "Ryota now makes me want to destroy him more and more."

But at that time, I didn't notice that the eyes of Kise, who had been staring at Haizaki behind me, started to look strange.

40 Basketball is brutal

I have always thought that those who persist are worthy of my respect.

Not purely for work, like my parents, not purely for entertainment, like the teenagers I knew.They really like what they worked hard for, stick to this idea, and never look back because of regret.

However, it is such a person, when they move forward, setbacks, blows, and pressure will always come more serious.

"Ah? What were you talking about just now, Ryota?"

"I said, bet on the starting position and compete with me."

The blond boy had just finished basic dribbling practice, and before he had time to take a break, sweat slid down his forehead, staying under the boy's beautiful eyelashes, and the eyes underneath were determined and serious.

"Those who joined not long ago, don't have big dreams. After all, you didn't beat me in practice, did you? What are your plans?"

"It means that I have won against you now. If other people can't match, Xiangwu-kun will always be fine. No, it should be said that I will not lose to you."

The training has entered the stage of independent practice, but the team members did not disperse in twos and threes. Surrounded by the two recognized strong men of the first army, the atmosphere was stagnant.

Midsummer is approaching, and the heat is already showing its signs. In the gymnasium where a large group of boys have just evaporated the heat, the damp breath sticks to the skin, and it feels like an irritable thing to breathe.

"Wait a minute, Kise-kun. There is no rule in the Ministry that allows such a thing."

"I allow it."

Another person's voice overshadowed me, and his not-so-tall stature blocked part of my sight.

"But, Akashi-kun,"

What Haizaki said that day is so familiar that it seems to still be in my ears.

That person wanted to destroy Kise.

"I said I agreed." Akashi repeated, "Haisaki, if you lose to Kise, your starting position will be his."

There is something different in those red pupils - I am very familiar with this look.

When he invited me to join the basketball club, when he chose Kuroko, a geek, and when he arranged for Teiko and Uesaki's practice match, he always looked like this.

He has his own purpose, this purpose is not something I can guess now, but every time