[Black Basket] Winter Cherry Blossoms

The Kurama Fire Festival is over, winter is coming in Kyoto, and the intensive training of the Luoshan basketball team has begun.

Compared with the training in previous years, the intensity of this year’s training has increased a lot. In order to achieve good results in the Winter Cup, the school has also given special treatment to the basketball team. This arrangement is comprehensive, but for some people, in addition to basketball and tutoring, they need rest and relaxation.

Akashi and Saya are a good example. They haven’t been on a date for a long time since the last Red Leaf Festival. One morning was busy with basketball training, and the other night they had to go back to Kagawa for female general training. The number of times the two could get along alone countable.

Regarding this, Akashi didn't seem dissatisfied on the surface, but he was actually a little uneasy in his heart.Becoming a real lover does not mean that you can get it done once and for all. On the contrary, there are still many people who are expecting a crack in this relationship so that they can replace it.Take his first grade as an example. Some girls boldly confessed to him even though they knew he already had a girlfriend. It may be said that this kind of thing happened once, but it happened one after another, which made people suspicious. Boring, doing these little tricks.

Akashi was thinking about this doubtful point, but Saya on the other side lived peacefully. Although abnormal events happened around her, she didn't pay attention, but put aside those gossip and gossip, and focused on her own study life.

"Have you heard that second-year Oikawa-senpai is secretly dating first-year Kasuga?"

"Impossible, she is Akashi's girlfriend, doing this is stepping on two boats with one foot."

"Shh, keep your voice down, don't let her hear you."

"So what if I hear it? I just want people like her to listen to their own crimes. Don't let her think how beautiful she is, but her behavior is disgusting."

In the library, the whispers of the first-grade girls drifted into Saya's ears. If it were someone else, they might have opened their mouths to refute, but Saya ignored their words, staring at the textbook in his hand. Taking notes, she was not affected at all, until Masahiko Inoue, who was sitting opposite her, couldn't see it, and began to scold those girls.

"This is the library, please keep your voice down, don't hinder others from studying."

This warning took effect immediately, and those gossiping girls left the library in despair, and gave other students a quiet space to study.

"Sister, thank you for being patient. You should refute the situation just now." It's not that Masahiko Inoue loves to complain, but that kind of rumors have been going on for a week, and there are new versions every day. Here, if he hadn't expressed his opinion angrily on the spot, he wouldn't know what version of the rumors would be processed into.

"No matter how wrong I say, no matter how much I defend myself, the rumors will not stop."

The spread of weird rumors started last week. The source is unknown, but it has spread widely among the first graders. As there are many people in the second and third graders who are familiar with Saya, they will naturally not be affected by the rumors.However, this negative phenomenon has also attracted the attention of the school. The dean has talked to her several times. The content is mostly to ask her to concentrate on her studies, but she has not been severely reprimanded. After all, her good grades are obvious to all. If she often spends time playing love It is impossible for the game and academic performance to maintain the original level.

"Don't you think it's strange?" Inoue Masahiko also noticed the abnormality of the first-year students. Before Akashi announced his relationship, there was almost no gossip. Why did it appear inexplicably at the end of the semester? The only possibility is that someone Fanning the flames behind his back is purely to discredit Saya.

"It's very strange, but if you ignore them too early, you won't be able to catch the person behind the scenes." Rumors are annoying, but people's hearts are even more terrifying. Saya dares to draw conclusions. Rumors are just the beginning, and there will be bigger troubles in the future. wait for her.

"If you need my help, just ask. If you want to find someone in the school, I am better than you." It's not that Masahiko Inoue likes to brag. No one is more familiar with the people and things on the campus than him. As long as there is a small disturbance in the school, he will He can receive first-hand information, so he is better at finding suspicious people who spread rumors.

Yes, when it comes to finding someone in the school, no one can match Masahiko Inoue, but the trouble this time is extraordinary. For the sake of the safety of others, Saya thought carefully for a while, but still rejected Masahiko Inoue's proposal, saying: "No , This time it was aimed at me specifically, I can't drag you into the water, I have the ability to deal with those things."

Faced with Saya's stubbornness, Masahiko Inoue couldn't help but sighed, and persuaded in a good voice: "You, at least discuss it with your boyfriend, don't be brave by yourself."

"He is training for the Winter Cup. I can't cause him any trouble. Please keep it secret for me, senior. Don't let him know." Thinking of the situation on Akashi's side, Saya's gloomy expression did not fade away. She knew very well that the Winter Cup would His importance, if something happens during the training camp, it will definitely have a negative impact on the entire team, and she must not let those troubles find him.

"Okay, I'll keep it secret for you for now." Now that Saya has made a decision in his heart, Masahiko Inoue can't stop him, so he can only secretly hope that the rumors will pass as soon as possible, and there will be no more troubles, otherwise, he can only tell Akashi everything.

*****

Kyoto in winter is the off-season for tourism. When the lively atmosphere of the red leaf festival dissipates, the crowds of people coming and going have disappeared without a trace.Today, the red makeup of the trees in the past has lost all their leaves, leaving only bare branches, and the outdoor temperature has gradually dropped to 2 to 9 degrees.But even so, the locals still live a leisurely life, especially at night, when the cold wind is raging outdoors, the business of various food kiosks is increasing unabated, and the shops are very busy, let alone those famous shops There is a kiosk, and the business there is even more prosperous than the small storefront.

How many times is this already?Looking at the single-serve dinner on the table, Akashi who was sitting at the table lost his appetite. Before winter, when he came home every night, he could see Saya in the kitchen, watching her busy with dinner for him.But now, the two of them haven't sat together for a long time. He misses her good cooking skills and is used to having dinner with her instead of sitting alone in the dining room in a daze, unable to eat.

He and her can no longer live like this.

Akashi picked up the chopsticks on the table and hurriedly finished his dinner. After the meal was finished, he went upstairs and changed into a black suit jacket, planning to go out to Kagawa. At this time, Masao Nakamura, who was repairing the alarm system at the entrance, stopped his hands immediately. Li's work, stepped forward to block his way.

"Master, where are you going?" Masao Nakamura looked at his young master's clothes curiously. At night, the young master usually likes to stay at home and rest. Why did he suddenly want to go out today?

"Please send me to Kagawa, I'll pick Saya back." The rumor incident is a fuse. Before finding out who is behind the scenes, Akashi always has a bad premonition in his heart, as if someone is manipulating everything behind the scenes Saya got rid of her, and tried to destroy the alliance between Akashi and Hashimoto's family. Hmph, those people can't succeed, and no one can touch her!

"Yes, I'll get ready right away." After taking the overcoat brought by the deacon, Masao Nakamura helped Akashi tidy up his clothes, and walked out of the entrance to the garage to drive.

Walking out of the mansion, the cold wind of winter night hits Akashi's face directly. Even if the outside temperature does not reach zero, the chill of the cold wind still makes people feel uncomfortable, and the considerate Masao Nakamura will not let his young master blow the cold wind. He drove the car to In front of the mansion, he quickly got out of the car and opened the door so that the young master could get in the car to avoid the cold wind outside.

When the lights came on, the car quickly drove out of the Akashi family mansion and headed towards Kagawa. At the same time, Kagawa had just ushered in the peak of passenger traffic, and no one in the whole store was idle, even Mrs. To come out to help in person, it can be seen that in the winter night, the business of Xiangchuan is very prosperous.

"Reina, let's have another drink. It's been a long time since we had such a good drink." Kasuga Miho filled the glass with wine, raised her head and drank it down, and then continued to pour wine into the glass, but was taken away by the long-haired beauty bottle.

"Come on, how can you get drunk after drinking plum wine." Looking at the wine bottle that was about to bottom out, Reina had to open the last bottle of plum wine and fill it up for herself, "I think you should take care of Naoki first, he Why do you keep staring at my younger brother Xi, that look is really strange."

"No way, as soon as he heard that I was going to Kagawa, he insisted on following me, saying that he wanted to see Miss Hashimoto's appearance at work."

Miho didn't bother to complain about her younger brother anymore, he was the only child of Kasuga's family, her father was always overly nervous because of his younger brother, and had sent people to warn Miss Hashimoto's family more than once.From her point of view, because of her father's interference, even if Ms. Hashimoto doesn't enter Akashi's house, she won't come to Kasuga's house, but her younger brother is stubborn and likes to compete with Akashi. Once this situation develops, It will be the woman who will suffer.

"If Seijuro sees them, the two of them will have a quarrel." This is not because Reina is alarmist, but to tell the truth, the men of the Akashi family have always been possessive, and whoever dares to covet their own things will usually ask the other party to pay. Only when the price is equal will they stop. She doesn't want those two to fight against each other and get both sides hurt.

"It's not such a coincidence." Miho didn't want her younger brother to quarrel with her cousin, so she took a sip of wine and changed the topic, lest boring questions spoil the appetite of the meal, "By the way, why did you come to Kyoto today, Tokyo?" Is there no work there?"

"I'm here to help uncle with some things." Reina did not specify the purpose of coming to Kyoto this time, but just brought the topic lightly, "I will go to my cousin's house to say hello after talking about the old days. Live at his house."

"Then let's go shopping and eat when we have time." Miho is very happy to have a companion for shopping. In the next few months, she will stay in Kyoto to take care of the family business, but she will not be bored. Headache, her father asked her to watch her younger brother, not to let him get too close to Miss Hashimoto, but the problem is that the younger brother has made up his mind to chase only one person, and no one can stop him, so what should she do?