[Kuroko's Basketball] The First Promise

Only Heizi Zhe also understands Vulcan's self best, better than anyone else.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Looking at being taught by the teacher and falling on the desk On the test paper, Vulcan is very strange.It stands to reason that his grades should have improved. After all, since last month, he will take an hour of make-up lessons every day after school.

But why did the monthly test results go down even more this time...

"Vulcan Lord, it is necessary for me to have a serious talk with you about grades."

Pushing his glasses, the director's tone was very cold.She tapped the paper on the table with her nails, and frowned: "Do you understand your current situation?"

Vulcan stood by the table, looked at the big red "9" on the test paper, and shook his head honestly for a while.

"What kind of person can get nine points in the monthly test? Only you!"

Seeing Vulcan's attitude, the teacher became angry instantly:

"Do you still want to go to university, huh? If you continue to study with this attitude, you should go back to your United States! Don't go to university in Japan—you have no hope, understand!"

At the beginning, he didn't expect the problem of grades to be so serious, and Vulcan's mind went blank for half a second.His plan is to go to the same university as Heizi and continue to play. He has always wanted to go.But it seems...a little naive.It took a while before I opened my mouth, and my words were a little stiff: "No...hope? I still want to play in Japanese universities and those basketball players in those universities, so what should I do?"

"You are simply... are you trying to piss me off? No matter what your reason is, the purpose is the same. With your current grades, you will definitely not be able to do it, let alone go to college to play. You will not be able to get into any Japanese university University!"

Seeing that Vulcan finally looked scared, the teacher leaned back on the chair, rubbed the center of his brows, took a sip of the cold tea next to him, and said: "If you continue to maintain this state, it is true It's hopeless. But if you change your attitude towards learning, it's still possible."

Vulcan's eyes lit up immediately:

"—Yes? How to change it!?—How to do it?"

"You..."

Sighing, the teacher glanced at the glaring single-digit numbers on the test paper.For this student who looks fierce but is actually quite sensible, she either doesn't like it, or because she likes it, so seeing his unsatisfactory grades, she really gets angry.Constantly rubbing between his brows, the teacher said lightly: "You are the head of the school's basketball club, right? You spend all night every day participating in club activities. Look at the ratio of energy you put into basketball and study. What are you doing? Have you distinguished what is the priority? Learning is more important, or hobbies are more important? Whether you listen or not, I will give you this piece of advice."

"—Starting today, stop your work, concentrate on studying, and find ways to improve your own grades, understand? No matter how much you love basketball, it is not as useful as scores. If you can't do it, you go back to the United States Going to college, do you hear me?"

Vulcan never thought that in Japan, grades would be so important.During his stay in the United States, good grades were not the only criterion for a teacher to judge a student's future direction. He still remembers that once he failed in the final exam, his instructor still encouraged him to play basketball and cultivate his interest. .

Moreover, Seirin has already started preparing for the new round of the league, and the work of recruiting new players has just ended, and the new players still need time to get familiar with. As the captain, he must devote a lot of energy to this.

When passing by the door of the class, Vulcan deliberately looked at the seat behind him, and as he thought, there were still empty tables and chairs.Their last class itself is a self-study class, but because Vulcan has a one-hour make-up class every day, he has to leave 10 minutes before the end of the self-study, and every time he comes back from the make-up class, Heizi is no longer there.

The only thing he knew was that when Heizi disappeared, he definitely didn't go to work.

Probably went to the library or study room again.

——Heizi, what the hell is he thinking?

Vulcan pursed his lips and gritted his back teeth for a while.

When we arrived at the gymnasium, most of the members had already arrived. Vulcan briefly explained the content of today's training and let everyone do warm-up freely.Akutagawa at the end of the line ran up to Vulcan immediately after the crowd disbanded, and greeted with a smile: "Good evening, senior."

"Ah, good evening, I have to train hard today."

Vulcan patted Akutagawa on the shoulder, turned around and looked for the wristband in his backpack.The latter immediately followed his steps and said softly, "Senior Vulcan, Senior Heizi didn't come today."

Vulcan paused for half a second while taking out his backpack, and continued:

"Understood, let's record sick leave first."

"It's not sick leave, why did Senior Vulcan remember his sick leave?"

Akutagawa smiled and continued:

"I met Senior Heizi when I was passing by the library just now. Senior probably forgot to have some work today. Shall I go and call him?"

Vulcan responded lightly:

"Well, that was hard work."

Akutagawa didn't come back after going out for a long time.Vulcan didn't have the heart to think about his affairs, and now his mind is full of what the teacher said before.Dribbling the ball casually, Vulcan easily passed the two members in front of him, and a hook was a smooth layup.

The basketball slowly rolled away after landing.

Vulcan stared at the basketball in a daze for half a second, usually... who would help him pick up the ball?

When walking towards the basketball side, the two members he had passed before also ran over, and the excitement in his words was hard to ignore.They are freshmen recruited this year, and they looked forward to Vulcan: "Senior, the preliminaries will start next month, I'm so excited!"

"That's right! Senior, how about we practice more on weekends? Let's add an hour to practice every day after school! Everyone really wants to play more every day!"

Looking at these chirping juniors, Vulcan suddenly thought that he and Heizi were also looking forward to playing in the same way. Now it has only been two years, and suddenly they can't find the excitement they used to have.The self who couldn't sleep because of the excitement of a game, now he feels so strange... The simple desire to play basketball at that time has changed, because of the responsibility and the increasing pressure.

Vulcan didn't answer, he bent down to pick up the ball, looking at the lines on the basketball in a daze.

"Senior? What's wrong with you?"

"Ah——I see! Senior must be very excited! I am the same now, thinking that I will be able to stand on a real basketball court and play soon, I am so excited that my hands are shaking!"

"Haha, yes, thanks to the teachings of Senior Vulcan and Senior Heizi, I feel that my strength will soon be able to be the starter. What does Senior Vulcan think of me!"

Listening to the expectations of the juniors for the basketball game, Vulcan only felt that his shoulders were heavy.Now he is the captain, not only playing basketball for himself, but also running on the court for the team.Because of his responsibility, he never thought of giving up. Even now, facing the problem of going to school, he still wants to persevere.

He shouldered the glory of the whole team, and he suddenly understood why Muji insisted on playing at the risk of a knee injury.

If you're a man, it's okay to be arrogant, but you must never abandon your responsibilities.

Halfway through the social activities, Vulcan asked everyone to take a good 10-minute break.He went back to the locker room alone.Sitting on the bench and panting for a while, Vulcan randomly pulled a towel to wipe off his sweat.He looked at Heizi's cabinet opposite, the cabinet was very clean, like a brand new one.

Vulcan felt empty and messy in his heart.

He suddenly wanted to see Heizi very much.

Then chat with him, even if it's just a word or two, he wants to tell him that he is in a mess now, and the pressure and burden make him a little out of breath-and also wants to tell him that he misses him.

Only Heizi Zhe also understands Vulcan's self best, better than anyone else.

Sometimes Vulcan doesn't even need to say it, Heizi has already sensed Vulcan's mood.When he was in a bad mood, Heizi would always use his own methods to calm him down and calm down his restless mood.For someone else, using the same method has no effect.

Only his shadow... can help him.

Vulcan punched the cabinet door beside him, and as his hand rubbed against the cold metal and slid down, Vulcan frowned more and more tightly.He clutched the towel tightly in his hand.

He had never looked forward to it like this.

——Looking forward to the appearance of Heizi soon.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sitting by the window, the spring wind It feels very comfortable to blow over.Heizi turned his head slightly to look at the central garden downstairs.Because it was already dusk, everyone went to the restaurant one after another, and the school seemed much empty.

Slowly stroking the pages of the thick book with his fingertips, Heizi lowered his eyelids, feeling sleepiness welling up.Last night he was repeatedly stimulated by the pain of the eye injury, and he couldn't fall asleep no matter what, and he fell asleep unsteadily in the early morning.When I got up in the morning and looked in the mirror, I found that my right eye was very swollen, probably because he rubbed his eyes too hard at night.

So much so that he never dared to go back and talk to Vulcan after he came to school.

When Akutagawa found Kuroko, the latter was rubbing his right eye with his head down, his face was obviously tired.He smiled, walked over, and said hello politely and softly: "Senior Heizi, good evening."

Hearing someone calling him, Heizi raised his head slightly in surprise, and when he saw that it was Akutagawa, he smiled back politely: "Mr. Akutagawa, what's the matter?"

"Well, Senior Vulcan asked you to go to training."

Akutagawa pulled a chair over, sat opposite Heizi, and looked at Heizi's red and swollen right eye with his chin: "Ah, what happened to Heizi's eye? Didn't you rest well? It's very swollen."

"No, it's okay, just take care of yourself."

Heizi didn't laugh anymore, he hesitated for two seconds and then closed the book:

"Let's go, Lord Vulcan is still waiting for me?"

"Ah, don't worry, don't worry."

Seeing that Heizi was about to leave, Akutagawa quickly stopped him with a smile:

"The social activities don't start until half an hour away. Seniors can just continue reading. I'm really sorry for disturbing seniors' reading."

"Nothing."

Heizi has always liked this polite junior, and after hearing what he said, he was not in a hurry to go back.Putting the book on the table, Heizi rubbed the center of his brows, and said softly, "Then Mr. Jiechuan, let's go back first. I'm a little tired, so I'll sleep for a while, and I'll go there by myself later."

"Well...it's okay, I'll stay here with senior, right?"

Akutagawa smiled obediently, and took the book from Heizi's hand:

"It just so happens that I really want to read this book, senior, go to bed first, I'll read for a while."

Heizi didn't refuse any more. He was really sleepy. If he didn't take a rest, he might not be able to bear it after going to training. Besides, this was the first time Vulcan sent someone to call him over. I'm afraid there was something important. Going inappropriate.

Lie down on the table, Heizi slowly closed his eyes.On the opposite side, Akutagawa thoughtfully took off his coat and put it on Heizi's back. Seeing Heizi's face about to fall asleep, Akutagawa sat back, took Heizi's mobile phone on the table, and said softly: "Senior, I will help you. You turned off the phone so that it won't disturb your rest. Please have a good rest."

"—You are too tired."

Heizi responded in a low voice, and soon fell asleep.

When Akutagawa returned to the gymnasium, some people had already left one after another, most of them went to study at night.When he entered the arena, he didn't see the person he was looking for, so he went straight to the dressing room behind the passage. When he opened the door, he saw Vulcan sitting inside.

"Senior Vulcan—"

Akutagawa walked in with a smile, and when he met Vulcan's gaze, his smile froze slightly.

He was not mistaken, when Vulcan raised his head, his face was full of anticipation, but when he saw him, he suddenly lost it.

...Are you waiting for someone to come over?

Akutagawa knew that Vulcan was waiting for him without asking, he smiled, walked over and sat beside Vulcan.

"Where's Heizi?"

Vulcan even ignored the polite greeting, and directly said what he cared about most.Originally, he was already lost when he saw Akutagawa's face, but when he saw Akutagawa coming in alone, his eyes became even more dim.

"Senior is reading in the library."

Akutagawa answered honestly.

Vulcan was obviously taken aback by his answer:

"—You didn't say, let him come to work? I'm waiting for him."

"I said it before."

Akutagawa still smiled:

"It's just that the seniors said that practicing is really a waste of time, it's better to read the book and not let yourself fail the subject."

As soon as he heard the word failing, Vulcan's face immediately changed, and he said after a while, "He... is still in the library?"

"Yes."

Kagami looked into Akutagawa's eyes without any expression, just watching.Heizi understands Vulcan just as Vulcan understands Heizi.He didn't believe what Akutagawa said, that Heizi would really not want to work in the society because of his studies, and knowing that he was still waiting for him, this was definitely not Heizi's style.

Without talking to Akutagawa, Vulcan took out his mobile phone and was about to call Heizi. Akutagawa saw it, raised his hand to block the phone, and smiled at Vulcan who looked up: "Senior Vulcan, if you are in the library, it is normal They don't even answer the phone."

Vulcan ignored him and insisted on calling.Akutagawa clearly saw Vulcan's expression turned ugly immediately after the call was made, he frowned, and said, "What's the matter, senior? What did Senior Heizi say?"

Vulcan directly closed the phone and stood up, his eyes had completely cooled down, his chest heaved obviously, but it didn't feel like he was panting, but trying to suppress something: "Before you said that you wanted to talk to me I played a game? Let's go."

Akutagawa smiled, stood up and followed:

"It's a fight, but it's actually a study."

It was getting dark outside the basketball court.When Heizi rushed to the basketball court, it was already empty inside. He opened the side door and walked in, only to hear the sound of the basketball hitting the ground, which was very clear and neat.He stood at the door panting for a while, and was a little anxious when he ran over.

He took two steps in, and saw two people who were talking one-on-one diagonally opposite.

"Take your feet in, and do this when your footsteps are swaying-after sticking out the leg on the non-dribbling side, you must immediately start to the other side. If the opponent pauses, you also have to pause. Don't rush."

"Yes, senior Vulcan see me like this right?"

"Yeah, straighten your back, yeah... straighten up. Okay, speed up—faster!"

"is this OK?"

"Oh, good! - Switch sides, speed up, right...rotate left and right, speed up, don't stop until you make a mistake and miss the ball!"

Heizi supported the basketball hoop beside him, silently looking at the two people who were very devoted to practice.Vulcan values ​​Akutagawa's ability, he understands it, and now he understands even more how much Vulcan looks at Akutagawa.

Speaking of which... when he wanted Vulcan to practice with him, the latter never explained it so carefully.

Heizi smiled slightly, lowering his eyelids.His right eye hurt a little.There is the "squeak" sound of basketball shoes rubbing against the floor, and Vulcan's continuous teaching voice, very patient and serious.Then there was the voice of Akutagawa humbly being taught, and finally there was no voice to speak, only the sound of footsteps and dribbling.

It seems... It is redundant to stand here by myself.

Heizi thought silently, and smoothed out the broken hair on his forehead that blocked his eyes.Although the position where he was standing was not very obvious, he could still find it when he looked over, but Vulcan never looked back, and kept blocking Akutagawa with his outstretched arms, and he never looked sideways.

After watching them quietly for a while, Heizi rubbed his right eye, let out a sigh of relief, then turned and walked out of the gymnasium.

All contradictions are initially caused by misunderstandings.