Black Basket - The World's No. 1 Idiot's Guide to Growing a Man

"You've been carrying that watch for a long time... have you lost it?"

--'10 years! In 10 years I will be grown up!Wei Ye will marry me when the time comes! '

"Well, it's a pity."

——'Wait until the date on the watch, jump to ten years later! '

"But...it's something that can't be helped."

——'Agreed!Yui also has to wear a watch all the time! '

"Since you lost it, don't think about it anymore."

——'Yui, never forget the promise! '

Absolutely, don't forget the promise!

……Um.

I have a good memory.

Not at all.

Every word, every word is remembered in my heart.

Because it's an agreement.

...Because this is an agreement.

Yui also put the pills and water on the bedside table.

"Wei Ye, don't you want to take painkillers?"

"go out."

"Varied……"

"I don't want to see your face right now."

"Huh? Yui, you..."

"Do you want me to say something worse?" Wei also looked up at Kise: "Get lost."

After hearing the sound of the door being closed, Wei Ye got out of bed, took out the mobile phone from the coat, and dialed a number to Heizi: "Hello? Heizi?"

"Well... let's forget about today's tutoring."

"It's nothing, it's just that the cold has become serious and I feel uncomfortable."

"...Well, please help me ask for leave."

"Thanks, I'll treat you to a milkshake next time."

"Um...bye."

After hanging up the phone, Wei Ye realized that her hands were trembling slightly.

...not at all like my usual self.

My normal self should be calm and self-sufficient, and can cope with any situation.

But when faced with Kise's words just now, Yui also found that he couldn't react properly.

There are a lot of words, but I can't say a word.

want to question.

want to complain.

want to cry.

There were various other ideas, but in the end only one remained.

Don't want to see him.

Because of too many emotions mixed together, it finally turned into anger.

But Yui didn't regret that he said that to Kise impulsively... or rather, when he saw Kise's hurt expression, joy welled up in his heart.

—Look.

He still cares about me.

My behavior, my language, even my expression can make Kise emotionally affected by it.

In Kise's mind, I am important.

Very important, very important.

...is not optional.

That's right, just forgetting a promise doesn't mean... I am also an existence that can be forgotten at will.

At least I can, think so?

Wei also stood by the bed for a long time, then picked up his coat and walked out of the lounge.

"Huh? Aoki-kun, have you rested?" The teacher in the health room looked up.

"Yes, thank you for taking care of me."

"Oh, I didn't help much... Ah, that's right!" The teacher in the health room smiled gloatingly: "Huise walked out with a blank face just now, are you okay?"

"... Well, he's fine. Teacher, I'll go first."

"Oh, be careful not to let your wrists get in the water when you take a shower. If you can't apply the ointment on the bruises on your back, ask your family to help!"

Wei Ye saluted the teacher before leaving the health room.He walked towards the school gate without even taking his schoolbag, but at the school gate, he ran into Aomine Daiki, looking bored.

Qingfeng saw Weiye and thought for a long time before pointing at Weiye: "Ah, that childhood sweetheart of Huang Lai!"

Although Wei didn't like this address, she still maintained her politeness: "Qingfeng-kun, good afternoon."

"Ah? Your...face...hahahaha!! It's too miserable!"

"Really?" Wei also reached out and touched the corner of her bruised eye, wrinkling her face in pain.

"Have you been beaten by someone? It's too low!!"

"Yeah." Wei Ye answered without hesitation.

"...You admitted it very simply."

"Why not?" Wei Ye asked, "Is it embarrassing to lose in a fight?"

Qingfeng rubbed his chin and thought for a while: "Hmm...Although it's embarrassing, what's even more embarrassing is that you don't fight back when you get hit."

"That's it." Wei Ye replied perfunctorily, and found that Qingfeng Dahui was also with him: "Qingfeng-jun, are you skipping class now?"

"Aren't you also skipping class?"

"I asked Heizi to ask for leave."

Hearing Heizi, Qingfeng paused, and asked seemingly unintentionally, "How is Heizi recently?"

"not so good."

"..."

Wei Ye continued to walk in the direction of going home, seeing Qingfeng Dahui behind him seemed thoughtful, and said: "If you want to know more details, it's better to ask yourself."

"This..." Qingfeng scratched his cheek in embarrassment: "Actually, I don't particularly want to know."

"...He is taking tutoring and is very busy." Wei also continued on the way home: "He wants to take the Seirin exam, but his grades are a bit difficult."

"Pfft! His grades are really bad!"

"If you are worse than him, don't laugh at fifty steps." Wei Ye glanced at him and stopped suddenly.

"what?"

"Since I answered your question, shouldn't you answer mine too?"

"what do you wish to ask?"

Wei also clenched her fist subconsciously.

——"If you are in a bad mood, how will you vent it?"

Then...the two came to the game hall.

"Is that this?"

"Of course! Playing this can relieve stress!" Qingfeng patted the fighting game console in front of him.

"...Can you play with me for a while?"

"Hey? He is obviously a top student, but he doesn't reject this."

"I also play some computer games, like Go," Wei also sat on the stool in front of the game console: "But I haven't played fighting games."

Aomine sneered and patted Yuiya on the shoulder: "Sure enough, the games of top students are so boring, so is Akashi, so is Midorima, and even you are too. What's so interesting about Go..."

"...That's right," Wei Ye smiled wryly: "The top students are all dull and boring."

Qingfeng realized that he had said something wrong, and explained uncomfortably: "Uh, I didn't mean that..."

"Well, I know," Wei Ye lowered his head to study the buttons of the game console, and asked again: "Can you play with me?"

"Of course," Aomine sat opposite Yuiya: "But since you are a beginner! So I suggest you use the system default one when choosing a character! Although the power is a bit weak, but the operation is simple, when you get used to it It’s better to change to another character, and there’s also the character’s move table, you can see it by pressing B on the title screen, as for the character’s blood volume, attributes, etc..."

Qingfeng talked endlessly, Wei also listened selectively, kept the list of moves firmly in his heart, and finally said: "Let's start."

"Oh? So fast?" Qingfeng hugged his chest like a master: "Don't underestimate this game, if you are careless, you will be abused by me..."

Wei also took advantage of Qingfeng's nagging and looked at the move list several times.

When Qingfeng finally entered the game, it was already 10 minutes later.

But the result turned out to be exactly what Qingfeng said, Wei also was abused by the opponent within 5 minutes.

"Tsk tsk, let me just say, if you underestimate this game..."

"Come again." Wei Ye interrupted Qingfeng's words.

Letting him continue talking would inevitably waste another 10 minutes.

The result of the second set was the same.

Then the third set, the fourth set, the fifth set... In the sixth set, Yuiya was finally able to last 10 minutes unbeaten.

Qingfeng respected Wei Ye: "I didn't expect you to improve so fast... But, hey, you are a novice after all, and you are not a threat to me—"

Wei Ye turned a deaf ear and stared at the characters on the screen for a long time before pressing the start button: "Come again."

Qingfeng only accepted defeat and rolled up his sleeves... so he lost badly.

Aomine stared at the words "gameover" on the screen in a daze, and Wei Ye on the opposite side said slowly: "This game is not very difficult."

"...Impossible! You are obviously just a novice!"

"As long as you write down the move table and your usual moves, you can easily win." Wei also glanced at Qingfeng: "However, it has no decompression effect at all."

No annoyance when you lose, no sense of accomplishment when you win.

The stinging pain in the chest still exists, lingering.

Wei also felt that playing games here would be better than going home and going to sleep.

"Wait! Do it again! I was careless before! I underestimated the enemy! How could I lose to a novice! Unscientific!!!"

Aomine was furious and pressed the start button resolutely.

"... Well, if you insist." Wei Ye sat down again and started a new round of abuse.

After losing more than a dozen times, Qingfeng lay powerlessly on the game console, and raised his middle finger angrily at Weiye: "Fuck! You are definitely not a rookie!"

"I said it was the first time I played a fighting game," Weiye paused before continuing, "Besides, I played Super Mario." It was Kise who dragged him to play together.

"I don't believe it." Aomine gave up the idea of ​​continuing to compete with Wei Ye, stood up and left the game hall, and when he was about to part, Wei Ye suddenly said: "Can I ask a question?"

"Huh? What else do you want to ask?"

"You and Ms. Momoi are childhood sweethearts, right?" Wei also lowered his face: "Did you make any promises when you were young? The promises at that time...have you fulfilled them now?"

"Promise?" Qingfeng scratched his head in doubt: "What did Momoi tell you? What promise?"

"No, nothing was said, I wanted to know for personal reasons-can you tell me."

Qingfeng was stunned, hesitated for a long time before answering reluctantly: "...Probably yes, what to do when I grow up, or what to do in the future. Although I vowed at the time that I must do it "Ha," Qingfeng sneered, "it's just a promise made by the brat, and it's impossible to actually do it...well, I don't really remember the content of those promises, and Momoi probably doesn't remember either, after all, it's just The child said it casually... Even if Lagou said that he should not forget it at the time, it would not be binding."

"...I understand," Wei Ye was silent for a long time before raising his head: "Thank you."