[Kuroko's Basketball] The First Promise

Because it was so painful, he didn't even feel the tears slipping out of his eyes along with the blood.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++ After the snow melted, many small puddles accumulated on the bumpy gravel road.When the sneakers stepped on, the snow water splashed on the bare calves, which was icy cold.Kuroko took off the Seirin school uniform jacket that was draped over his shoulders and returned it to the people around him.

"Hey, it's winter, is it okay to wear short sleeves?"

"It's okay, the ball will be hot after playing for a while."

"You guy... I don't care if you have a cold."

"Yes, I'm sorry, Lord Vulcan."

"Hey - I said I won't care!"

"Well I see."

"...Really, you guys put on the clothes for me!"

For this kind of frizzy and tepid conversations, most of the serious high school freshmen are used to it, but they just follow behind Vulcan and Heizi, occasionally laughing secretly because of Vulcan's words.

Spring break is a good time for every student to go out. Heizi proposed to use the prize money from the national competition to let those seniors who graduated from high school have a good time. They carry out more systematic training.

"Captain, what do you think the school's expanded gymnasium will look like? I'm really looking forward to it!"

Hearing the words, Vulcan turned his head to look at the member, rubbed his hair after a while and said, "Well... it must be more spacious and advanced than before. But isn't the previous gymnasium already very big, there is no need to expand it, ah ——It’s still a long way to go to the outdoor basketball court outside the school! How long will it take?”

"Hasn't Vulcan-kun always liked street basketball?"

"It's true to say that, but Japanese street basketball is still different from American street basketball..."

"What's the difference?"

"Well, it's different anyway. The street baskets in the United States are more secure and regulated!"

"Mr. Vulcan will be arrested for saying that."

"Hey - obviously you asked me!"

It was only when Heizi arrived at the open-air basketball court that he realized that it was a very small court, older than he had imagined, and the basket seemed to be slightly rusted.After going up the steps, the familiar voice of dribbling could be heard more clearly. Heizi glanced at Vulcan, who shrugged.

There are four or five young people playing basketball on the field, and a few are sitting under the basket and chatting.This course was introduced by a freshman in the first year of high school. He himself only came here once with his classmates.

"Since there are already people, let's change to another one. There should be other courses nearby." Heizi turned his head to ask Vulcan's opinion, and the latter's eyes kept on the group of players who were playing.

"I'll ask." After a while, Vulcan replied, walked towards the person holding the ball in the middle of the field, and stopped a few steps away, perhaps because of his sudden appearance, those young people stopped In order to play, the person holding the ball looked over.Vulcan smiled: "Can you give us this court? Just an hour."

Those few people were stunned for a while, and then they laughed at the same time.

"Little friend, this is not a place for you." A young man with white hair dyed sitting on the ground smiled and said, "High school student? Just go back and practice dribbling. It would be a waste of resources to lend you this kind of place. "

Vulcan frowned.

"Don't talk about them like that, it will scare the kids." The black-haired young man with the ball licked the golden lip ring on his lower lip, smiled flirtatiously, and his expression emphasized that it made people feel uncomfortable: "Kid, you If you want this course, it’s fine, we happen to be short of a few sparring partners, why don’t you play a game with us, if you win, it’s okay to play here for as long as you want today!”

"Vulcan Lord, forget it. After all, they came first." Heizi knew from the tone of these people that it would be very difficult to borrow this basketball court, and even if they won the game, the opponent would just play tricks.

Vulcan turned to look at Heizi, the hesitation in his eyes made Heizi feel a little uneasy.

"Yo, are you afraid?" The black-haired man rubbed the tip of his nose and said with a smile, "Forget it, let's continue playing."

"Hey! Who said we're afraid? I'm afraid that you will lose too badly and won't be able to come down!" Hearing what the other party said, Vulcan lost his temper immediately, and turned around to refute the basketball that came back from the shop. It was already too late for him to speak, and his hands instinctively blocked his chest to catch the powerful basketball.The basketball spun half a circle in his palm, the strength of which made Vulcan suddenly excited, and his palm was slightly hot from the friction of the basketball.

——This group of people must be very powerful.

Knowing that Vulcan is warlike, Heizi immediately reminded him: "Vulcan Lord, we are not here to compete today, and after the national competition, everyone must recover well, today is..."

"Ah, it's not a big deal to play a three-on-three game? Heizi, don't worry about it." Throwing the ball directly to the ground, finding the rhythm of the past, Vulcan slowly dribbled the ball.Although he was speaking to Heizi, his eyes were always looking at the black-haired man opposite: "You pick another person, three against three."

Heizi pursed his lips: "Let's change the basketball court, Vulcan Lord. Don't play any more games today."

"It's so long-winded, just play for a while!"

Heizi really didn't have the strength to continue the stalemate with Vulcan, so Heizi turned his head to the people under the steps helplessly and said, "Then, Kurokawa-kun, is it okay?"

"Oh, oh yes! I'm fine!"

It's not that Heizi's worries are unnecessary, but that most of these members who were promoted from senior one to senior two have no actual combat experience, that is, Kurokawa, who has just been named, has had the experience of coming off the bench, even if Vulcan is sure Two-on-three can also win, and Heizi also has to consider everyone's physical strength and the upcoming itinerary.

It's really... meeting such a combative captain is indeed sometimes troublesome.

Heizi suddenly thought, if Qingfeng was here now, would it be the same.But if it's really Qingfeng, I'm afraid he will ask to find other courts before he speaks. That person will always be able to guess his heart before he says it.

But after all, my own light is different now, so there is no need to take it out for comparison.

Sighing, Heizi took off Vulcan's jacket and handed it to a junior behind him, and walked to Vulcan's side.There were four youths standing opposite, one of them talked to them a few times, then went to the side and sat down to watch the battle.The black-haired man who threw the ball before glanced at Heizi, and laughed out of nowhere: "So short? Playing PG?"

Heizi looked up at the man, but nodded without speaking.

Perhaps it was because Vulcan wanted to fight quickly, or because he couldn't understand how those people treated Heizi and wanted to prove that Heizi was as good as himself. After he urged impatiently, the black-haired youth directly took out the Coin: "Heads us, tails you, no objection."

"what."

The coin bounced into the air, landed and spun several times before stopping.

front.No one picked up the coin.

The fast-paced style seemed a bit abrupt. The young man on the opposite side directly dribbled the ball and launched a fast attack to bypass Vulcan. The ball player ran to the basket in the opposite direction and yelled Heizi directly.Because he believed too much in Heizi's cooperation with him, he didn't even need to look back to know that Heizi would send the ball directly to him.All he needs to do is wait for Heizi's assist.

The dribbler ran two steps away and only saw Heichuan's expression on his face. He came forward to defend him, and with a sneer, the young man dribbled the ball in a different direction and passed Heichuan in an instant, because he brushed against him. At the same time, he only felt a strong gust of wind rushing towards his face, and the next second he felt the ball in his hand was thrown out suddenly, and when he looked carefully, he realized that it was the one that he had almost forgotten. The existing sunspot broke his dribble with one blow.

The ball bounced a few times on the ground, another young man with blond hair rushed up to snatch it, and just as his fingertips touched the surface of the ball, he suddenly saw a white hand holding the ball from below, and with the strength of his forearm, he directly Toss in the opposite direction——

The blond young man looked up blankly as the ball slid over his head and hit the basket, and the next moment he was poured into it by the Vulcan jumping up from the basket.

The senior students who were watching beside the steps couldn't help cheering, and the sparse applause made people feel a little funny.

Vulcan held the basket with one arm and hung in the air for a few seconds before landing. When he looked up, he saw the shocked eyes of those young people who had spoken rudely before, and couldn't help laughing.Sure enough, as he thought, as usual, this will be another hearty game.Although the opponent is someone who is familiar with running and bombing tactics, there is nothing he can do against a player like Heizi.

"Hey hey hey... are you kidding me, who of you saw the process of him stealing the ball just now?" Not feeling impolite, the black-haired young man pointed at Hei Zi, and turned to ask a few friends sitting on the sidelines in disbelief .The latter shook their heads.

"...Oh, it looks like he is indeed an interesting guy." After a long while, the black-haired young man looked back at Heizi's face and sneered, "Interesting... really worth being destroyed."

Heizi didn't speak, turned around and stood back to his position.

The second ball was held by the black-haired young man again. He made a simple thumbs down gesture, and the next second the two teammates rushed directly in front of Heizi for strict marking.Heizi looked up at them, still with a paralyzed expression on his face, while Heichuan, who was obviously ignored, had a hurt expression on his face.

But Vulcan is not worried, no matter if two people are marking or how many people are marking Heizi, as long as it is not the monsters of the Miracle Generation, no one can guard against Heizi.Thinking in this way, Vulcan saw that Heizi disappeared from the other party's sight in an instant, and then heard the other party's unbelievable exclamation and laughed out loud. As expected, the black-haired young man with his back to his teammate When he shouted, he turned his head subconsciously and looked back. The moment he turned his head, the figure that flashed quickly around him swung the ball and immediately hit the ball towards Vulcan.

The difference in strength between the two goals is obvious.The black-haired young man always ran around the field in order not to be intercepted by Heizi halfway. After a few trips, his physical strength was seriously damaged. He thought that the only thing he had to guard was Vulcan, but he never thought that Heizi alone would give him such a Big trouble, so far he hasn't even faced Vulcan face-to-face.

That elusive brat...

The black-haired youth's eyes instantly dimmed.

Feelings of jealousy suddenly came to mind.He really couldn't understand those people with outstanding talents.

Heizi wiped the sweat from his chin by pulling at his collar, and Vulcan next to him dribbled the ball and punched him with one hand.Even though he hadn't practiced the ball these few days in order to recover his physical strength, he slowly regained the touch after these few strokes. Heizi gradually relaxed his tense emotions, and his eyes kept falling on Vulcan's dribbling movements.

This time the black-haired young man imitated the Vulcan posture before and stood under the basket without moving, but made a gesture of raising his index finger and little finger. The players who watched his gesture immediately stepped forward in pairs to block Vulcan. The anti-personnel trick that can be dismantled, Vulcan passes the ball horizontally to Heizi, who is unstopped, almost without thinking. After receiving the ball, Heizi dribbles the ball and runs directly to the basket. Although shooting is not his strong point, but this If you want the distance under the basket...

He had just jumped up with both feet off the ground, and before his arms were fully stretched, he felt a black shadow in front of his eyes, but the inertia of the jump had made it too late for him to dodge, and the top of his head was suddenly hit by the opponent's bent elbow , Heizi only felt a "buzz" in his brain, the ball was out of his hand, and he hit the ground hard, his right temple hit the basketball hoop, and his eyes suddenly went dark.

Heizi whimpered in a low voice, and immediately raised his head to cover his right eye, which was rapidly aching.

The sudden change made Vulcan froze in place immediately, and in the next second he almost rushed over with his fastest speed and punched the black-haired young man in the face, who turned his head to avoid it.Heichuan, who was relatively close, hurriedly ran over to help Heizi who fell on the ground, only to be horrified to find that bright red was constantly overflowing between the fingertips of Heizi's tightly covering his right eye.

"Team, captain! Senior, he is bleeding!"

"You fucking...!"

Hearing this sentence, Vulcan's eyes instantly turned black, and he turned around almost without hesitation and rushed towards the instigator. The latter frowned and raised his knees to kick him. For a moment, the two of them really got entangled. The young people immediately surrounded them, and some of them stooped to applaud and laughed emphatically.

A few completely stupefied Gao Yisheng looked at the chaotic situation and felt flustered. They didn't know whether to run over to help the captain for a while, and two or three came back to their senses and rushed over to Heizi's side to check his injuries.

Heizi's right hand trembled a little, and the pain in his eye socket made him unable to open his eyes for a moment. He could feel the viscous liquid continuously overflowing, and the pain made his lips turn white.His left eye was slightly opened but it was still a bit blurry. He could vaguely see the figure of Vulcan shaking in front of him. The noisy sound in his ears almost split his head. It took him a long time before he managed to speak: Divine Lord...don't fight..."

Vulcan tugged at the opponent's collar, as if he felt that no amount of punches would be enough to dispel his hatred, his finger bones clenched so tight that he was about to gnaw his back teeth before he turned his head and said to Heizi who was sitting on the ground: " He was a flagrant foul!"

"Huh? What kind of malicious foul? It's obvious that he was so careless and short. I didn't see him when I jumped up." The black-haired young man sarcastically said with a smile. He made an effort to push the man to the ground with almost all his strength, pressed on and grabbed the man's neckline again, and was about to continue punching when he was stopped by Heizi behind him: "Mr. Vulcan, you want to be arrested for fighting privately?" Banned!"

Hearing this, Vulcan's arm bent in the air paused for a moment.It seemed that it took a long time to suppress that anger, Vulcan slowly let go of the person in front of him, his tightly clenched fists trembling.

"Enough." Heizi spoke intermittently because of the pain, almost nameless anger and disappointment slowly gnawed at his heart, and the helplessness in his tone was obvious.

The feeling of stagnation in his chest made him tired for a while.It's not just because Vulcan wants to fight with the opponent regardless of his captain's status, and it's not just because he easily agreed to him to play this knowingly unfair game.He didn't even know where that feeling of disappointment came from, it was as if what the empty blood attracted was the result of his unexpected and extreme cooling.

Heizi sat on the ground for a while before suppressing the severe dizziness in his head, and with the help of Heichuan next to him, he slowly stood up, panted a few times, and then slowly said: "Mr. Vulcan take everyone back first. , I'm going to the hospital."

"I'll go with you!" Vulcan answered his words anxiously, and stepped forward to replace Heichuan to help him, but Heizi avoided him calmly.

It was just a simple dodging movement, but Vulcan froze in place instantly.It's as if something that shouldn't exist is gradually growing and sprouting from the bottom of my heart.

"No, I'll go by myself."

Heizi struggled to open his right eye to look over, the blood from the corner of the eye flowed to his lips, and splashed down his chin onto the collar of the snow-white school uniform, the dots of red gradually spread, which was shocking.

The darkness he saw in his right eye made his heart sink little by little.

Because it was so painful, he didn't even feel the tears slipping out of his eyes along with the blood.