[Kuroko's Basketball] The First Promise

Heizi felt that Tsuruma's palm was not on the ball but on his face hard.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++The opponent of the University of Tokyo is the Kyushu University, which has been very good in recent years and has injected a lot of fresh blood. And because the reputation of the former has not been good in the past few years, it is conceivable that most of the people watching the game will be Supporter of Kyushu University.The match was scheduled for the afternoon, after the match between Hosei University and Waseda University.The check-in time for the competition is 03:30 in the afternoon, but Heizi arrived at 01:30. Firstly, he wanted to get familiar with the environment here, and secondly, he also wanted to watch the match between Hosei University and Waseda University.

When they arrived at the arena, the game had already entered the end of the second quarter. Since the basketball clubs of the two universities were not candidates for the championship, there were not many people watching, and the auditorium on the second floor was almost empty.But what Heizi didn't expect was that he would see Kise in the first row of the auditorium.

"Ah~ to meet Xiao Heizi unexpectedly, we are indeed the most destined!"

Kise was obviously very excited when he saw Heizi walking this way.

"I didn't expect to meet Kise-kun here either."

Heizi lifted his backpack and walked over, seeing Kise holding a video recorder in his hand, he narrowed his eyes in doubt.

"Ah, Xiao Akashi told me not to miss the process of each game, so he asked me to come over and record." Seeing Kuroko's doubts, Kise explained while pointing to the video recorder screen, paused and looked at Kuroko again : "Did Heizi come early to watch the game? Why didn't you change your team uniform?"

Heizi nodded: "I won't change before the game starts."

There was a slow-paced game in the arena below the stage. The second quarter was coming to an end, but the score of the two teams remained at more than 20 points, stalemate with each other.Heizi stood behind the railing and watched for a while, and Kise who was next to him rubbed his hair and said helplessly, "The shooting percentages of both teams are so low-there is no need to record such a game."

"If neither side's defense is so strong, the score and shooting percentage will be much higher."

Heizi silently followed, and Kise who was beside him couldn't help but smile.He probably felt a little tired holding the video recorder, so he changed his hand, stretched his sore shoulders, then turned off the video recorder, and put his arms around Heizi's shoulder: "No more pictures, no more pictures, little Heizi is better than a competition. Looks good~ let's go~ I saw a small shop selling vanilla milkshakes on the way here just now, I invite Xiao Heizi~"

"I just had a drink."

"Hey—don't be like this, little Heizi, I can't even invite you even once..."

"Well, there's no harm in having another drink."

"Yeah, then I'm going to share a straw with Xiao Heizi~"

"Kise-kun, please allow me to solemnly refuse you. And please let go."

While talking, the two turned around and walked up the steps. The whistle for a timeout was already heard from the audience.Heizi turned around and looked at the score before turning back and continuing to walk. He didn't see the oncoming person clearly when he walked. When he was hit on the shoulder, he lost control of his balance and staggered two steps to the side. , Huang Lai's eyes were quick and his hands were quick to stabilize the person, frowning and looking up at the person who hit him.

"Feel sorry."

After rubbing his shoulders, Heizi immediately apologized earnestly, but was stunned when he raised his head again.

The person hit by him moved his arm while looking down at Heizi condescendingly, his eyes stared blankly at each other, after a long while the person hit suddenly raised the corners of his lips with the ring on his lips, hugged him with a sneer Arm looked over: "Hey, didn't you meet an acquaintance?"

Originally, he just hoped that he had identified the wrong person, but when he heard the other person's words, Heizi's expression suddenly froze.Huang Lai over there didn't know what was going on, but he could understand Heizi's resistance to this person from his demeanor, but after all, he didn't know anything, and he couldn't say anything right away, but he really couldn't figure out what Heizi was doing. How could I know such a badly dressed young man, and then I was taken aback when I looked at that person's school uniform.As if he noticed Kise's eyes, the man looked at him, and sneered again when he saw the logo on Kise's team uniform: "Tokyo University? It seems that we met beforehand."

Kise frowned slightly:

"From Kyushu University?"

I really didn't expect that the two sides who will be competing later will meet in advance.Huang Lai can tell that this person is not easy to mess with just by his appearance, not to mention the unusual attire, his height and tone are definitely not a good person.Can't help tugging at Heizi, Huang Lai frowned and asked in a low voice: "Little Heizi, your friend?"

"Haha, we're not friends." Before Heizi could speak, the boy couldn't help laughing mockingly: "It's just that he met a player who was defeated when he played street basketball. I don't think he wants to be with me. Let's be friends?" After a pause, the man reached out and twisted Heizi's jaw to force him to raise his hand, and looked straight into his eyes: "Huh? Your eyes are healed? I thought you'd just go blind. "

"Hey! What are you talking about, show respect!" This move undoubtedly aroused Kise's anger, almost without hesitation, he immediately reached out to block the boy and pushed the boy away, Kise pulled Heizi behind him, But his tone couldn't help but cool down: "Although I don't know what kind of grievances there are between you and Xiao Heizi, but it's nothing special to provoke before the game."

"Specially to provoke?" The man didn't get angry because his hands were opened. He shrugged and stood there without moving, with a face of indifference: "I didn't think so, but since I saw it, I just wanted to say a few words of concern."

As if feeling the slightly stiff body of Heizi leaning behind him, Kise took a deep breath, but it was hard to suppress his anger, and his tone was still not good: "If you have anything to say, it's not too late to say it on the field. Why bother?" Come to make the so-called greeting."

The boy still had an expression of indifference, and was about to take a step forward as if he wanted to touch Heizi, but was blocked by Kise calmly, and Kise Heng in the middle seemed to dilute the aura that made Heizi too frightened at once. Too annoyed, the boy chuckled and withdrew his hand, but someone behind him stopped him: "Hejian, what are you doing there?"

When his name was called, the man impatiently turned his head and answered, then looked away at the person behind Huang Lai, smiled and said, "Let me completely destroy you for the afternoon game."

Without waiting for Kise to say anything, Tsuruma lazily waved his hand as farewell, then turned and walked towards his partner.

"Tsk... isn't it just playing street basketball? I also played with Xiao Heizi, right?"

Huang Lai looked at the figure of the man and felt very uncomfortable all the time. When he turned to look at Hei Zi again, he saw that the latter lowered his eyebrows, and there was some fine cold sweat on his forehead.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++ Kise could clearly feel Kuroko's nervousness. After the parade ceremony was over, Akashi handed him a bottle of water. The always polite Kuroko forgot to say thank you after taking it.Seeing the man put on the jersey silently, Kise couldn't help walking over to ask him if he was okay, but just as he took a step, the late Aomine suddenly appeared and diverted most of his attention.Kise watched as Aomine took off his team uniform and walked towards Heizi out of habit.

After a pause, Kise stood where he was, and looked back at the Kyushu University players in the rest area over there. The tallest and most conspicuous one was Tsuruma who was sitting beside him drinking water and not listening to the coach's tactics.The man was listening to music with his earphones plugged in, his legs were shaking repeatedly with the rhythm, Kise understood that this was the quickest way to warm up, and just as he was thinking about it, he heard the roar of the opponent's coach.

"Tsuruma! Did you hear my instructions clearly!?

Tsuruma impatiently took off his earphones, ignored the coach's words and said lazily to the person next to him, "Ahhhhhhhhh, I'm so fucking sloppy, I can stare at whoever I want. Kawashima, you switch places with me, that one The blue-haired dwarf just let me play twice, and this time I will completely destroy him." When he said the last sentence, the arrogance in Tsuruma's eyes suddenly became stronger.

Sitting on the coach chair with his legs crossed, Akashi gave some instructions to Murasakihara next to him, and then nodded slightly to signal that everyone can play.Akashi is not a captain who likes to say cheers or any words of encouragement, so after the players got ready, he just said lightly with a smile on his face: "If you lose a game, you will die."

The first-year substitutes behind him shuddered.

Heizi's expression remained dignified, and when he took his place, Qingfeng who was next to him happened to also walk over.It seems that because of the tacit understanding, Qingfeng saw that something was wrong with Heizi at a glance, and walked over with a frown: "Azhe, are you feeling unwell?"

His lips moved slightly, and just as Heizi was about to speak, the whistle for the first quarter officially sounded.

Akashi's strategic deployment before the game was very simple. Don't just think about scoring blindly when you get the ball, let Kuroko organize the attack first, and whoever gets the ball will then attack.In a nutshell, no matter who it is, they must create assist opportunities for Heizi.

Bearing this in mind, Ziyuan bounced the ball to Heizi after throwing it, and the latter quickly checked the layout and position of the whole field after receiving it steadily. Going down slightly, Heizi decisively passed the ball directly and quickly, and at the same time that the ball in his hand was about to be released, Tsuruma blocked him.

With his forearm straightened suddenly, Heizi clenched the basketball tightly but did not pass it out. After a pause, he directly passed it horizontally to Kise who was closest to him.

Facing Tsuruma, Heizi found that not only was his movement blocked, but his brain and thinking were all under control.He looked up and saw Tsuruma's familiar sneer.

"Why are you hesitating?" Hejian chuckled, "So afraid of me? Or are you afraid that your eyes will really go blind this time?"

Heizi's body stiffened terribly.

Over there, Kise ran throughout the entire field. The long-distance transfer gave him many fast-break opportunities, throwing off the defenders who were not as fast as him, Kise rushed to the basket with a hook and scored a layup.

Midorima, who was only a few steps away from him, pushed his glasses, and his tone sank slightly:

"What's wrong with Heizi, the ball just now."

Those who are familiar with Heizi know that the receiver of that person's pass has never changed suddenly, not to mention that at that time, everyone could clearly see that the person Heizi wanted to pass the ball to was Midorima.

Kise tugged on the wristband of his right hand, glanced at Midorima, did not speak, turned and ran back.

The rhythm of the first quarter was very subtle. Although the first goal was won by Dongdae University, but because there were supporters of Kyushu University outside the court, this goal did not receive much applause. For those who are used to hearing applause and praise For these few people, it is a very special game.

Heizi didn't want to be restrained by Tsuruma, let alone get close to him. Heizi lowered his body and chose to pass by him with speed. The opponent player dribbled the ball very fast. Heizi immediately went to him when he saw him approaching. Stealing the ball, while running towards that person, I only heard a sneer from behind: "So you want to steal the ball?"

Kuroko's footsteps paused, and when he turned around, the dribbler had already run to the basket. He raised his hand for a layup and was easily blocked by Murasakihara. Because he had been listening to Akashi's words, the ball that Murasakihara dunked went directly into Kuroko's arms. After the latter received the ball, he saw Tsuruma approaching him from the corner of his eye. He wanted to run, but felt that his feet were pinned in place by those cold eyes.

He was terrified to find that his body could not listen to his orders at all.

"Azhe!"

Qingfeng avoids the players defending him. This kind of one-on-one marking is the lineup he hates the most. Seeing Heizi holding the ball for too long, he immediately called back Heizi's absence and quickly ran to his side. As if he breathed a sigh of relief, he directly hit the ball towards the person behind him. Tsuruma missed the pass but touched Heizi's arm, and Heizi took two steps back as if he was electrocuted.After Qingfeng received the ball, it went much smoother, and the person who quickly passed the marker was a dunk.

Heizi complied with his slightly confused breath. After a few balls, due to Tsuruma's marking, he couldn't make a long pass at all, unless those people stood quite close to him, he could barely pass the ball.Seeing the countdown on the backboard, with 15 seconds left until the end of the first quarter, Heizi's palms holding the ball were covered in sweat.I don't know why except for Qingfeng, everyone else is under strict defense and cannot rush over to assist in a short time, but this time Qingfeng stood at the farthest position from him. Heizi gritted his teeth and dribbled the ball directly to the basket Undershoot.

Tsuruma raised his eyebrows, and immediately leaned against his body to mark.

The height is not enough but the speed is in place. Heizi quickly passed through the gap between the two approaching markers like a butterfly wearing flowers. When he dribbled the ball to the basket, he raised his hand and was about to make a layup, but suddenly opened his eyes wide in the next second.

Tsuruma Hengkong blocked his head to block the shot.

The familiar scene overlapped with the figure, and Heizi felt a sudden lump in his throat, and the ball in his hand was slapped away by Tsuruma before he could throw it up.

At that moment, Heizi felt that Tsuruma's slap was not on the ball but on his face hard.

It seems that because Aomine's attention was completely focused on Heizi's dazed expression, Tsuruma easily bypassed Aomine's defense and shot a three-pointer one second before Murasakibara stepped up.

The buzzer hit a three-pointer.

Tsuruma's shooting percentage seems to have improved a lot compared to last year. Heizi stared blankly at the updated data on the scoreboard. Even though they led by nearly 20 points in the first quarter, he was not happy at all.

The point guard is the most critical existence in the whole game. All offenses need to be sorted out and organized by him. Tsuruma knows this very well, so controlling Heizi well is to control the rhythm of the whole game. Even if Kyushu is currently behind, as long as Heizi is on the court , Kyushu has a chance to overtake.

"This state is still the first one? It's not too shameful." Hejian wiped the sweat on the tip of his nose, smiled in a low voice while passing Heizi, and blurted out a sarcastic sentence: "——Let me tell you how you made it The team is leading to failure."

Heizi's body was still stiff, and Qingfeng, who was walking towards him, suddenly heard this sentence, and the color in his pupils suddenly became darker.

"Azhe, is this the person you said hurt your eyes?" Qingfeng stepped forward and dragged Heizi to his side, looking coldly at Hejian.Heizi stood up with his strength but didn't speak.

Tsuruma smiled contemptuously, and replied directly: "Aomine Daiki? Take care of your partner."

Provoking Heizi was definitely challenging Aomine's bottom line, Tsuruma wiped his sweat and walked back to his resting area after putting down the harsh words, Aomine looked down at the person beside him, but the latter still didn't say a word.Sighing for a while, Qingfeng took him to the coach chair.Akashi saw everything clearly from the audience, and when he saw Kuroko approaching, he didn't say anything and just threw him a towel to wipe his sweat.

After taking the towel, Kuroko looked up at Akashi, paused for a few seconds and then whispered:

"Akashi-kun, replace me in the second quarter."

Akashi chuckled, and said directly to Midorima next to him: "When that Tsuruma marks Tetsuya again later, you get rid of the marker and assist him."

Heizi's tone fluctuated a bit:

"Akashi-kun, the second quarter..."

"—Tetsuya, I am the captain."

Interrupting Heizi's words without mercy, Akashi stretched out his hand and took the towel from his hand and spread it over his head.Aomine rubbed Kuroko's hair through the towel, added a few sips of water, and then looked at the rest area of ​​Kyushu University.

The timeout after the first quarter was very short, and the whistle sounded before Heizi could adjust his emotions.Pulling off the towel, Heizi bit his lower lip until it hurt.Kise came over and patted him on the shoulder, and said in a low voice to relax.

Before going on stage, Kuroko looked back at Akashi again.The latter couldn't help but chuckled when he met his hesitant gaze, and raised his chin at him: "Go. Let them see the strength of the starting point guard."

The beginning of the second quarter seemed to be a copy of the first quarter. After Ziyuan easily grabbed the first ball, he habitually found a shortcut and quickly passed it to Heizi.

"It's the same no matter how many times, right?" Tsuruma spread his arms to block Heizi's path and also blocked his vision: "You don't dare to pass the ball, and you don't dare to make a layup. Go up and start point guard."

Heizi dribbled the ball slowly. Although his movements would become stiff when facing Tsuruma, he was trying to control his emotions.

Pain in memory can make people weak, and Heizi understands this better than anyone else.

When dribbling and running, the jersey was raised slightly, and those blue eyes suddenly became sharp.

——That's why, after reviewing that memory, look for a way out.

"Actually, I don't like being controlled."

Heizi looked up at Tsuruma, and said seriously.

Tsuruma was stunned, and in the blink of an eye, he only felt a blur in front of his eyes, and when he regained consciousness, there was only air in front of him.

"... Impossible! How did it disappear?"

Without twists and waves, it can't be called a wonderful game.