The World God Only Knows GS

(I--)

When he stood on the court again, the panic in Kise's heart had subsided.

"Kise Ryota, what is your goal?" 』

The feeling of Dongyue's palm and fingers patting her cheek is still there.Dongyue's voice sounded in Kise's ear again.

(yes, my goal is to-)

Looking at Aomine walking towards him, Kise slightly narrowed his amber eyes.

(Beyond Xiaoqingfeng,)

speed.strength.Skill.agility.jumping power.experience.All the moves of Aomine playing basketball are replayed in Kise.Every detail is infinitely magnified, learned and absorbed by Kise.

(Go to the top of the country with everyone in Haichang——)

He gets angry easily and kicks people, but in fact he is a very gentle senior, Kasamatsu.Moriyama, a senior who always thinks about girls and looks not serious at all, but is very reliable at critical moments.Calm and calm, a gentle gentleman, but also tough when he should be tough senior, Kobori.Hayakawa, the hot-blooded senior who yells non-stop, beats the beat and swallows words.

(Seniors really have to work hard to take care of an unsocial first-year student like me.)

Thinking about it now, Kise really wanted to dig a hole and bury the messy self who was so proud in front of Kasamatsu and the others.

(The supervision is also hard.)

After the Teiko Middle School Boys Basketball Club achieved a three-game winning streak, the name "Generation of Miracles" has become the name of the starting members of the basketball club without authorization.

As the "Generation of Miracles" became more and more famous, the rift between those dubbed "Generation of Miracles" by others became more and more obvious.First, Aomine of ACE frequently skipped the practice of the basketball club, and then "The Sixth Man of Illusion" and Kuroko retired from the club.With Captain Akashi's retirement, Midorima and Murasakihara no longer appear in the gymnasium.Eventually, Kise, the last "Generation of Miracles" member, stopped appearing in the basketball club as well.

The school entrance season is just around the corner, and in order to get members of the "Generation of Miracles", there is an endless stream of high school basketball team supervisors who come to Teiko Middle School every day to poach candidates.

Faced with those different faces, Kise would always ask the same question: "Will the teacher not go to Xiao Qingfeng?"He is the strongest ACE in "Generation of Miracles". 』

"How is the relationship between Kise-kun and Aomine-kun! ?It would be the best if Kase-kun can persuade Aomine-kun to join our school together! ! 』

"We really want Aomine-kun too!But what about Aomine-kun? ...less collective consciousness?He has resisted our persuasion several times. 』

『We approached Aomine-kun, but he refused.But Kise-kun is not much worse than Aomine-kun, I think Kise-kun is a good choice. 』

Those supervisors who are either gentle and passionate or serious and serious always say the same thing.

"...What about little Heizi? 』

"ah?What?Who is that? 』

"Who is "Little Heizi"?"Does Diguang have any other great players?Please be sure to introduce Kise-kun to me. 』

"Ah, Kuroko Tetsuya-kun from "The Sixth Man of Phantom"?"That kid is indeed powerful, but he is not the talent our team needs. 』

There is no "Generation of Miracles" and the other members of the "Generation of Miracles" who are so strong that no one can persuade them to change. Compared with other "Generation of Miracles" members, Kise can be said to be both ordinary and gentle.

Such Kise is a stable candidate.It's those who can't get the rebellious Aomine, can't convince Akashi, can't impress Murasakihara, can't stand Midorima's overly idiosyncratic words and deeds, but think they are superior, look down on Kuroko's strength, or have never discovered Kuroko's goal at all. The best target for team supervisors.

(At that time I was disgusted by all the poachers.)

Kise, who was waiting in the corridor without air-conditioning to deliberately procrastinate and chat with the girl who came to talk to him, was sweating profusely because of Takeuchi who had a longer time to communicate with Kise.T-shirts were exposed under the sweat-soaked white shirt, and the students coming and going couldn't help but look at Takeuchi, and laughed softly at Takeuchi's fat body that was constantly sweating.

Never blaming Kise's big name, nor angry at other students' disrespectful behavior, Takeuchi just kept waiting.Takeuchi, who didn't ask the Teiko school to call Kise out of the classroom, waited until Kise walked out of the classroom on his own initiative.

The supervisors who came to see Kise almost all thought that Kise was worse than Aomine.Only Takeuchi gave a different answer from the others.

"...Aomine?Ah, um.As an ACE he is indeed stronger than you.But I believe that's just now. 』

What Takeuchi Genta really wanted was "player Kise Ryota", not "spare Kise Ryota" or "second option Kise Ryota".

"It doesn't matter if you come to Haichang or not.But there is one thing you should be clear about. 』

The sweaty Takeuchi who was tossed by Qiuhuo looked like a slovenly uncle.Kise and Kise showed extreme contrast in appearance, but when he said these words, Kise felt very handsome.

"What you have to choose now is not the direction in which others are going.is your own future. 』

At that time, Kise didn't understand what Takeuchi meant.The reason why Kise went back to Nian Kaichang was simply because Takeuchi was the only one who didn't see Kise as a backup option.

(I understand now.)

There will only be one summer of sophomore year in middle school.Those happy days spent with Kuroko, Aomine, Midorima, Murasakibara, Akashi and others are over.Then everyone chooses the path they want to take, and everyone moves towards their own future.

(I can’t just stay where I am——)

"Kose,"

The solemn call of the baby-faced female teacher echoed in Kise's ears.

"Kose, do you like basketball? 』

Fuyutsuki, who was walking beside Kise, asked with an unspeakable expression on his face.

"...? 』

Waiting for Dongyue to get off work, Kise, who was walking home with Dongyue, was at a loss.

"No, nothing.It was me who asked the strange question.No need to answer. 』

Seeing the perplexed Kise opened his mouth to speak, Dongyue hurriedly interrupted Kise.And from that day on, Dongyue no longer asked Kise to wait for her to get off work, nor would she spend time alone with Kise after school like before.

To be honest, until now Kise didn't think of the reason for Fuyutsuki's question.I didn't think about the relationship between Dongyue and the distance between herself and this problem.

(Teacher, I really...)

But if Kise is asked to answer this question, then the answer must be——

(I like basketball very much. Very much.)

At first, maybe it was just to pass the boring life, stubbornly wanted to catch up with Aomine, and felt that Heizi who was persistent was very handsome.Now Kise plays basketball just because "I want to play basketball".

"That is--……"

Breathing stops at this second.Whether it is the players on the court or the audience in the auditorium.

"Kise and Aomine..."

The heartbeat rose suddenly, and the hot sweat gushed out rapidly.The tidal shouts almost knocked off the roof of the gymnasium.

"That's right---------------!!!!"

bah—

The ball hit the wooden floor with a crisp sound.

Amber eyes narrowed slightly, and Kise, who was dribbling the ball, lowered his figure.Then, the moment Aomine opened his eyes wide, Kise brushed past Aomine's side like a ray of golden light, breaking through Aomine's defense.

"Really, I'm getting impatient! Hurry up and beat them!!"

Amidst Kasamatsu's shouts, Kise already dribbled the ball for a layup.

(what--……)

Although he caught up with Kise at the first time, Aomine threw it half a beat too late.

(What is that, May? A worried look.)

Of course Aomine knew that the movement Kise used to sway him just now was undoubtedly his usual movement.

(What about that anxious expression? This one too, that one too...)

(Don’t get me wrong!!)

So what if Haichang breaks through the "predictive defense"?Even if Haichang widened the gap with Tonghuang, so what?Even if the direction of the game is completely controlled by Haichang, so what?Even if Haichang's players are very good, so what?So what if that Kise copied his basketball style?

——So what if the opponent is himself?

Aomine Daiki can also throw the ball and shoot the basket with his hands.Aomine Daiki's legs and feet can still jump and run.Aomine Daiki's consciousness has not been broken yet.

"Are you kidding——!!!"

Feeling a little bit of joy while being angry.The excitement gushing out from the bottom of my heart even made the other self on the other side of the "door" eager to push the door and get out.

(How long has it been since you felt this way?)

Run hard.Breathe hard.Unreservedly exerting all his strength as if he was going to burn out.

"Playing basketball alone is so boring..."

There is neither opponent nor companion.Apart from being boring, the one-man court is a constant reminder to Aomine that he is "one-man."

(Yeah. At first it was just, really just trying to play basketball without regrets.)

Qingfeng used to be a brat who cried out unwillingly because he lost a game.In order not to have that unwilling memory anymore, Aomine practiced desperately.With fewer and fewer losses, Qingfeng began to feel unwilling for his mistakes.At the same time, I will also feel happy for my slight growth in basketball.

Shoot the ball into the hoop in a position where no one else can.Throw opponents away with speed and agility that no one else can achieve.When Qingfeng can throw the ball casually and the ball can go into the basket, and when Qingfeng runs and jumps casually and no one can stop him...Qingfeng suddenly doesn't understand how interesting basketball is.

The summer of the second grade of middle school.That was the time that Aomine was happiest and least willing to recall—it was precisely because at that time Aomine had opponents and companions, and every day he lived happily and satisfied because of basketball, and now Aomine knew that he would never go back. Feeling more and more lonely.The desire for an opponent who can fight with all his strength is becoming more and more eager.

(I just--)

want opponents.

I also want companions.

Want to not be alone on the pitch.

"You want me to lose at this level...?"

A bright flame was ignited in the blue eyes.Aomine, who raised the corner of his mouth, jumped up after Kise.With his arms extended, he moved towards the basketball racket in Kise's hand.

"Stop being so self-righteous——"

"Kose————————————!"