afternoon sun

It’s obviously not the first time I’ve been to America.” Echizen Ryoma lamented when he became so sentimental while tidying up his things, “If you want to come back in the future, you can still come back.”

Then the rest of the words were buried in the golden light of the setting sun on Ryoma.

Later in the day, Horio called Ryoma and told him to go back to Seigaku. The temperature in Tokyo at night was very low, but even so, the joy of Christmas approaching could still be seen on both sides of the street.

Echizen Ryoma was wearing a light gray overcoat, with his hands in his pockets, looking at everything in front of him, he suddenly felt very warm.

The purpose of Horio calling him back to Qingxue is actually very simple. Tomorrow, the third grade students will collectively make up lessons, so no one has time to go to the airport to see him off, so now Qingxue is helping him hold a farewell party in advance.

Few people attended the farewell party, just a few people that Echizen Ryoma knew well in his study and life.Tomoka, Sakurano, and Horio trio, plus Echizen Ryoma, there are only six people in total.

"Originally, A Tao-senpai also said that he would come. But later, because the school didn't let him go." Horio rubbed the back of his head, smiled embarrassedly, and then his expression became a little more serious, "Echizen, you have to work hard when you go to the United States, so that you can do it later Said you belonged to my friend Horio!"

"Hmm..." Echizen Ryoma nodded slightly.

"Ryoma, the two of us actually have nothing to say!" Katsuro and Katsuo were still a little shy, but their expressions were sincere, "But Ryoma, you have been the best since the first day you entered Qingxue, Come to the United States and work harder!"

"kindness."

"Ryoma SAMA, I don't have anything to give you, so I drew a picture by myself, you have to look at it before the game, it means I'm helping you cheer" Peng Xiang stepped forward and spoke to Ryoma The tone of the voice was very exciting, and he kept sitting and cheering, "Ryoma SAMA, come on, Ryoma SAMA, come on!"

The last person to see off was Sakurano.

From the very beginning, Sakurano kept her head down from beginning to end, but when she walked in front of Ryoma, Ryoma still didn't see her expression clearly.

"Ryuzaki...you..." Echizen Ryoma called out his name first.

"Ryoma-kun...you... You have to work hard in the United States!" Sakura raised her head, put her hands in front of her, her eyes were clear, "For your dream, please work hard..." Then she smiled slightly at Ryoma-kun, "What Ryoma-kun said ., we will definitely be able to do it, and we will definitely be able to be number one in the world.”

Stretching out his hand, it was still just a tennis ball, but there was no pattern on the tennis ball, "Mr. Longma, I didn't draw on it because I don't know where you will go, but no matter where you go, we will will bless you."

"Thank You" Echizen Ryoma took over the tennis ball, his eyes filled with tranquility and fighting spirit.

Is it the first time?Should be the first time.

For the first time, Ryuzaki Sakura did not stutter when facing Echizen Ryoma.

On the second day, the sun was shining brightly and evenly on everyone. Echizen Ryoma boarded the plane to the United States, and the plane drew a quiet but prolonged inter-air cloud in the sky.

half year later-

"Ryoma-kun, it should be night in the United States now, and spring has already entered in Japan, and the cherry blossoms in Ueno Park are in full bloom."

"Ryoma-kun, the life of the third country is very busy now, and it has entered the final sprint, and you have to work hard."

"Ryoma-kun, Senior A Tao asked you today that if you play against him now, you should be able to beat him."

"Ryoma-kun, the entrance exam is about to take place. Because of the time difference, it should be winter in the United States."

"Ryoma-kun, tomorrow is the entrance exam, and the graduation ceremony will be a week later, will you come back to participate?"

Ryoma, in fact, we miss you very much!

Half a year passed quickly between the fingers, and time will not stop for anyone.

Occasionally, when she is free, Ryuzaki Sakura will send an email to Echizen Ryoma according to the classmate record.Although Echizen Ryoma has not responded to an email so far.

Sakura thought, "Maybe it's because the game is busy."

The study and life of the third year of junior high school has also become tense day by day, and there will be a lot of exercises overwhelmingly rolled up every day.

And finally when the day of the entrance examination came, Ryuzaki Sakura felt that she still had no confidence.

One year of junior high school life, three years of junior high school life, all have a complete answer when entering the gate of the examination room.

When she got home from the examination room, Sakura turned on the computer, and suddenly an email came from the mailbox.

TO Ryugasaki

On graduation day, I'll be back.

BY Echizen Ryoma

Part28

The hot sunlight pierced through the transparent glass, forming a long and irregular circle of light on the floor of the auditorium.

It forms a huge contrast with the original color of the ground.

It seems that as long as you face the direction of the aperture, you can feel the scorching light of the sun.

In the Youth Academy at this moment, some of the students from National [-] and [-] are holding decorative paper boxes in their hands, shuttling around every corner of the auditorium, making final preparations for the graduation ceremony of the students from National [-] tomorrow.

Graduation ceremonies in Japan have always had an unwritten rule that every class of junior high school students should decorate the auditorium, especially students in other grades. This rule has no basis, but it has continued to this day.

But this time, Sakurano Ryuzaki, who is about to graduate, volunteered to decorate the auditorium with his juniors.

Not for anything else, just because of tomorrow's graduation ceremony, Echizen Ryoma will be back.

Sakurano raised her head from the busy atmosphere, got up, took out a hand roll from her pocket to wipe off her sweat, then looked at the light reflected by the glass on the ground, and at the halo formed on the ground.There also seemed to be some intense heat in the air.It also has a hint of sunshine.

"So... summer has really arrived!"

parting summer.

The graduation ceremony of the Youth Academy has always been held very grandly. The auditorium of Nuoda University is full of third-year students and teachers. Because the entrance examination has ended, the graduation ceremony does not need to wear school uniforms, and the students talk. Naturally, the time has lost a lot of the original tension, and there is more reluctance and expectations for a new life.

The seats for the graduation ceremony can be made casually. Tomika and Horio have locked the seats in the last row for a long time, so when the students can enter the auditorium, Tomika and Horio took the seats just off the plane and were still full of excitement. The sleepy Echizen Ryoma ran to the rear.

Because at the end, you can move freely, and you can see the expressions of the students in front.

This is called the best of both worlds, understand?

Echizen Ryoma sat next to Horio and listened to his explanation and suddenly felt very depressed.

"Why hasn't Sakura come here yet? I clearly remembered to tell her the time yesterday." Pengxiang raised her wrist, kept checking the time and the door of the auditorium, "The graduation ceremony is about to begin!"

"Did you say the wrong time, Tomoka?" Horio also sat up, kept looking towards the door of the auditorium, and then said to Echizen Ryoma who was sitting next to him with a slightly tired face, "Echizen, why are you not in a hurry at all?" What does it look like?"

After hearing Horio's words, Echizen Ryoma raised his head and glanced slightly, then pulled his cap off and said "it's okay", then leaned back on the chair and closed his eyes.

"Anyway, Ryuzaki might still be trying on clothes at home."

Sure enough, 10 minutes later, Sakurano ran to Tomoka's side with an apologetic expression on her face, put her hands together, and whispered, "I'm sorry! I've been changing clothes for too long." Then she smiled softly at Tomoka and Horio Smiling, his eyes turned to Echizen Ryoma, "Ryoma-kun... Long time no see."

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Then Sakura straightened her skirt and sat beside Tomoka.

There is enough air-conditioning in the auditorium, and you can even hear the roar of the machines outside the auditorium. Ryuzaki Sakura remembers sitting here when she first came to Qinggaku to hold the entrance ceremony for freshmen, and she faced new students. Classmates, and now, the time has jumped for three years. The classmates are already familiar with each other, but they have to face the ending of being separated soon.

At this time in previous years, Sakura should be a junior student who arranged the auditorium to send off the seniors and seniors who left. This is the case with Oishi-senpai and Momoshiro-senpai. Every class who left once sat in this auditorium. But now, it was the new junior students who sent them away.

Many girls cried after hearing the principal's speech, and there were sobs and sobs in the auditorium from time to time.Then there was the sound of opening a tissue.

Tomoka leaned her head gently on Sakurano's shoulder, and Sakurano could clearly feel the small tremors of Tomoka's body.Sakura then raised her head slightly.He stared hard at the ceiling.

Horio on the side was also sadly lying on the desk of the classmate in front of him, while Echizen Ryoma looked at Sakurano, Tomika, and the classmate in front of him, and then sighed softly.

In fact, I knew a long time ago that there would be a day of parting, but I kept lying to myself that it was still early, and I kept lying to myself that I would not cry even if I left, because everyone is in Japan, and we will see each other again one day.

However, who can guarantee that you can really "see you" after saying goodbye?

After all, they are classmates who have been together for three years. After all, they have spent three years with these classmates in spring, summer, autumn and winter. After all, they have grown up together. After all, they are still reluctant.

Ying Nao remembered that many seniors who graduated from school told her, "The third year of junior high school is actually a period of time to experience by yourself, and graduation is just a small period of that time period.