[Kuroko's Basketball] Our age

It was decided before the game started, and I didn't take it seriously at the time. I didn't feel that it was heavy and hot until I held the invitation letter with the bronzing letter in my hand.

I don't have much interest in this kind of commercial event, but I couldn't help but be surprised by Akashi's straightforward attitude in agreeing, although it didn't take long to figure out the reason - it was for Teiko's status... right?

The victory of the All-China League can only prove that Teikoku is a school with strong overall strength, and the selection of all the starters and one of the main players is a proof of the strength of everyone in Teikoku.

Perhaps it was because of the influence of Qingfeng, or maybe it was because of this competition. At Teiguang, the training of all the staff has become more and more tense. It is normal for all the staff to stay together during closing hours. The heavy atmosphere will overwhelm you head-on, and there will be less and less time for talking and laughing. All you can see are teenagers with their heads down and focused on training.

This is especially true for those few people. I have been used to seeing them training after staying in the gymnasium of the First Army for a long time, but this time the investment has really exceeded every time before.On that small basketball court, it only takes a few steps to walk from the basket to the free throw line, and then from the free throw line to the halfway line. The end makes me feel that the distance is extremely long.

This is true even for Akashi Seijuro as the captain.

In the long seemingly endless summer, in the sound of cicadas that seemed to never stop, I watched the red figure go from far to near and then to far, until my eyes hurt a little because I looked at it for too long. The figure finally turned into a red spot of light.

I still can't describe the mood at that time, but I always feel that there is something I want to say, something I want to ask Akashi, but I can't open my mouth once.

As the game time approached, Momoi and I, as managers, became more and more relaxed.Three days before the start of the competition, Akashi and the others organized a short-term sleepover with the organizer, and the logistics members selected by the organizer were responsible for the logistics during the competition between the two sides.Without the main force of the Diguang Basketball Club, it is of course much easier to take charge of their work.

But also a lot of emptiness.

Tokyo, Shibuya Ward.

The buildings that block the sun are quite tall. The Tokyo Gymnasium was designed and built more than 50 years ago. In the past 50 years, I don’t know how many people have realized their dreams.

There was a crowd of people around, reporters, students, basketball fans, basketball trainers, people from different age groups gathered here, and among these people, Momoi and I were too inconspicuous.

Today is the start of the junior high school basketball all-star game between representatives from East Japan and representatives from West Japan.The more than 20 selected representatives are among the best basketball geniuses among Japanese middle school students, and among them, six are from Teiko Middle School.

It is also because of them that the training of the Teiguang basketball team was specially suspended today, and the players were allowed to watch the game and admire the heroes from among us.

Walking into the hall, the sign posted on the wall clearly indicated the direction. From the sign, I can clearly determine where the six of them are now.

"It's the first time."

"What?" Hearing my sigh, Momoi lowered her head.

"Watching their game as a spectator for the first time."

The first time not as their supporters, not going to the lounge but directly to the audience area, the first time as a bystander.

Slightly... kind of annoying.

"I haven't seen them for several days." I looked up at the subtitles that flowed directly above the hall, "Aren't Momoi-san worried about Aomine-kun?"

"Ao, Aomine-kun? I don't bother to care about him. Anyway, Akashi-kun and Zhe-kun are with him. I said several times before that he would make lunch for him during the competition, but he refused. What's more, the organizer of this kind of competition specially finds him People are responsible, so I don’t have to worry about it.”

At the end, the girl's face bulged into a steamed bun: "I'm really upset."

"……is that so."

No matter when Momoi expresses his thoughts so frankly, it has never been annoying but a little funny.

I stopped in my tracks.

——This time, I couldn’t laugh.

"Ah yes... Wait, what's wrong with you, Xiaobai?" Seeing me stop, Momoi frowned slightly, "Are you... don't you feel well?"

"Momoi-san... isn't it a pity?"

"Huh? I, sorry?"

I slowly closed my eyes, and with the sense of familiarity I had known for more than a year, I could easily imagine that in the lounge, Midorima was solemnly fiddling with the bandages wrapped around his hands, and Murasakibara was holding a delicious bar or potato chips in his mouth, forever. When he was out of state, Kise's cell phone kept ringing, and he would receive blessing text messages from fans almost every 10 seconds, and then he would be severely scolded by Aomine when he was babbling, and then Heizi was like a ghost Appearing from a corner where there was no one there just now surprised everyone, and in the end, as long as Akashi coughed lightly, everyone's expressions immediately froze.

But these are all imaginations, this time they are not in sight.

"Today, Momoi-san doesn't need to collect the opponent's data anymore, and I don't have to think about tactics based on these. The supervisor will take care of everything. They will be together, with the person in charge sent by the organizer, and several representatives from other schools. There... there is no need for us."

We are not needed, of course we are not needed, this has long been understood.

So where does my regret come from?

"Don't use that expression." A moment later, a hand gently pressed on my head, "Really, Xiaodouding thinks like a little Douding."

"I'm not Little Douding!"

"Then don't say stupid things!" Momoi added some strength, "Hey, to be honest, I can't completely refute you. It is true that if I stand with them every time, I feel sorry for missing one time, but the manager Is that what the position requires? As long as you support them all the time, is it enough? In my case, just watching them play basketball with a smile, and watching Aomine-kun play basketball with a smile is enough."

—Watch them laughing and playing basketball?

I suddenly opened my eyes wide.

——Ah, yes, isn’t that what I thought too?

——What, it turned out to be the same wish as mine.

——And, you really value Aomine-kun more than anyone else, right?

"Thank you." Pulling down the hand on top of my head and holding it firmly, I raised my head, "Go in."

"That's right, it's almost time, we should be able to see a good game, right?" Momoi narrowed his eyes after holding my hand, "Let's go!"

In less than half a second when I met her gaze, I seemed to see something strange—like just now, the same thing hidden in my heart.But the time is too short, so short that I can't confirm it at all.

——Is it an illusion?

******

In recent years, Japan has invested a lot of manpower, material and financial resources in sports for middle school students. In direct proportion to this is the continuous emergence of outstanding talents among middle school students in recent years. Geniuses from different schools were dubbed the "five generals without a crown", and this time, three of the West Japan representatives came from here.

Mibuchi Reo, Nebuya Nagayoshi, and Hayama Kotaro, these three were originally favored by the middle school basketball circle, so it is not surprising that they are called the representatives of West Japan.

It is said that the other two of the "Five Generals Without a Crown" also received invitations, but Kiyoshi Teppei was unable to participate due to a leg injury, and Hanamiya simply rejected the invitation.

But it doesn't matter who the opponent is. I know better than anything that it doesn't matter who the opponent is. As long as it is Akashi's opponent, the East Japan representative will never lose.

Glancing at the East Japan representative's seat, I couldn't help being surprised—Akashi wasn't among the starting five, but instead, Kuroko stood on the PG position instead.

"Akashi-kun ordered the supervisor to arrange this, right? Sure enough, I will never understand what Akashi-kun is thinking." Momoi shrugged and seemed to sigh helplessly.

I was about to nod my head in agreement when the discussion from the next seat reached my ears.

"Have you heard of it? Teiguang has a 'Phantom Sixth Man' also selected, it is said that he is a guy trained only for passing the ball!"

"Huh? Is that kind of guy okay? Just pass the ball or something?"

"I saw it in the National League! The ball passed through an impossible angle, and it happened to be passed to the player who was most suitable for the shot. What a pity."

They exchanged glances with Momoi, and immediately understood what each other meant——Akashita, did he really want to deliberately show Kuroko?

Sunspots are shadows and Qingfeng is light. The stronger the light, the thicker the shadows, and thicker shadows will make the light stronger and stronger.

Qingfeng, who has already bloomed, has strengthened to another level. What kind of strength can he display after cooperating with Heizi?

"That being said, I haven't seen Tetsu-kun and Aomine-kun cooperate since the end of the National League." Momoi couldn't help but raise his lips, "I'm looking forward to it."

"Me too, I'm starting to look forward to it."

The referee standing in the center raised his arm, and as the ball was thrown high, the centers on both sides jumped at the same time.

Game start.

That sentence, let’s practice it from now on.

Seeing you laughing and playing basketball is just enough.

The author has something to say: All-star game and so on, it really is to get revenge for watching the NBA All-Star game during the winter vacation, half of it was driven out by my mother to buy soy sauce, so I couldn’t watch the end ==

Why don't senior Muji appear on stage, because I really can't bear to abuse senior ==. . .

67 Don't hold back

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