The venue for the banquet hall is a room that runs through almost an entire floor of this luxury hotel, and this huge room has many floor-to-ceiling windows.

Some of the floor-to-ceiling windows opened the velvet curtains with a mellow color like red wine, and it can be seen that many terraces have been occupied by people in twos and threes.Men and women with gentle smiles on their faces, holding wine glasses in their hands, as if they were old friends who knew everyone 800 years ago, and they all seemed to be having a good conversation.Some of the curtains outside the balcony are half-covered reservedly, but from time to time, through the unclosed gap of the curtains, people can be seen moving inside—this undoubtedly reveals the meaning of refusing to disturb.

In this way, Akashi took Ah-chan through half the hall, holding her hand without hesitation along the way.And the girl quietly followed behind him, quietly observing the boy who was holding her hand.Compared with the junior high school days, the current teenager has of course changed a lot - it seems that most human men will develop rapidly in high school - his outline has become more defined, and his figure has become more robust.The most obvious evidence is that he held her hand more strongly than when he was in junior high school.

He greeted many strange men and women who looked very familiar.Those who may be the top dignitaries in this country all looked at A-chan at first, and there would suddenly be some kind of hot and secret greed or jealousy in their expressions, but then because of the young man beside her, they had to Extremely unwilling to restrain her own desires——A-chan can see this.

Akashi seems to be protecting her, he shows his strength in front of her, and at the same time, he seems to be declaring her ownership to everyone.

And when the feeling was about the same, the young man invited A-chan to enter a balcony outside the hall with a graceful gesture that was hard to refuse.

She stood by the French window that was about to enter the terrace, staring quietly at Akashi for a while, as if trying to figure out what he was trying to do.But the boy just looked back at her politely and gently, and looked at her calmly.

His restrained and peaceful attitude seemed to reassure Sakurai-chan. After she felt that she should just be talking, she lowered her eyes and stepped into the balcony from his side.

Akashi pulled the velvet curtain that had just been fully opened behind her, and then covered the floor-to-ceiling windows, ensuring that he and Ah-chan would not be disturbed or affected by the outside world.

When he turned around, he saw the girl standing by the railing of the balcony, looking up at the stars in the sky.

Her demeanor was quiet and gentle, her long hair was carefully coiled behind her head by the stylist, revealing her slender neck and the white and greasy skin on her back.It was a seductive scenery. Under the light of the night, the skin on the shoulders and back exposed by the tube top black dress looked more delicate and radiant.This made Akashi frowned slightly.

But the earrings, necklace, and pearl hairpin she was wearing were all gifts he had chosen, which made his expression soften a little.

Akashi slowly walked to the girl's side, he suppressed all his longing, just glanced at her side face as if casually, and cast into the darkness outside.

——It is not accurate to say that it is dark.Because from the balcony, you can see the stars in the sky, the lights in the world, and the beautiful courtyard that has been trimmed out of exquisite shapes on the ground.

But those are nothing compared to the girl beside him.

These brocade clothes and luxurious clothes, mansions and noble courtyards, fragrant clothes and shadows on the temples, singing and singing every night——

Everything here is almost the pursuit of a large part of human life.But all of them together may not compare to the girl's slight smile.

Akashi was beside her, and said normally, "I remember you don't like this kind of banquet."

He mastered the sovereignty of the conversation familiarly and with ease, and perfectly eliminated the embarrassment that the identity of the ex-boyfriend might bring.

But the first sentence has far-reaching influence, and a good beginning is enough to make people let go of their defenses and anxiety, and then he easily brings them into the atmosphere of smooth communication.

He didn't say "Why are you here", nor did he say other hypocritical things, because he must have known that A-chan would be brought by Kawamura.

When they were still dating, Akashi often had to attend this kind of gathering. At that time, he attended most of the gatherings with his father. Once he took Achan to participate, and then they sneaked away halfway .

It's hardly Akashi's character to do such a disrespectful thing, but at the banquet, almost everyone's eyes refused to leave Ah-Chan's body for a moment.

In their eyes, Akashi, who was standing with his father, was just a child who had no deterrent power—before he could not protect her well, Akashi had decided never to let her appear in these places where using power could almost challenge the law in front of people.

"Yes. But my president said that many banquets have already been canceled, so I have to come to this one." A-chan replied, "It's okay if you only attend once."

"Are you planning to develop in the entertainment industry in the future?"

"Not sure yet." A-chan shook her head and replied softly, "Maybe I'll quit after saving enough money."

The words seemed so easy that they seemed flippant and naive.Akashi stared at her, he thought he would protect her for the rest of her life with her calm demeanor as if everything in the world could be easily decided.But she left him.

"That's a lot of money." The young man analyzed in a very realistic tone: "And your grandfather's condition requires long-term medical treatment."

Ah-chan didn't ask Akashi how he knew, she just glanced at him, wondering what he was trying to say.

"If you want to save money in the entertainment industry, you need resources and contacts. Hecun has a way to pull the strings, but you can't hide behind him forever. After all, more and more people will come to you. At that time, there will be more and more banquets like this, and it will become more and more impossible to refuse, if I don't show up today, do you know what will happen?"

"Hecun said to take me to say hello to a few people, and then send me home."

Akashi smiled, "How many people? Then should the others be ignored? What will those people who are ignored think? Just say hello and leave, and those who say hello will not be happy about this perfunctory way of getting things done Right? Now Kawamura can still excuse that you are a student to gain tolerance, but maybe people will directly say that you should just drop out of high school. So what should I do?"

"For you, the large sum of money that you need to treat your relatives is not worth mentioning to many people here. If the other party says that he will pay for all the money, but if he wants to take you away, do you think Hecun can do it?" protect you?"

Ah-chan stared blankly at Akashi, and blinked slowly.That pure and ignorant innocent appearance made Akashi's heart soften for a moment.But he pursed his lips and continued, "Even so, these banquets are a burden for you. For many people in the entertainment industry, they may dream of attending once. But Ah Chan, maybe at first There will be people who want to maintain their image, maintain their demeanor, and do nothing, but a man's patience and desire are extremely limited. Once you find out that no matter what you do to you, there is nothing you can do - what will you do ?”

"Are you implying... that I need a protector?" A-chan asked, "You want to say that Akashi-kun is better than those people?"

Akashi smiled, "I didn't say that."

"I know that kind of thing very well." Ah-chan replied, "I knew that Akashi-kun is better than everyone present, I knew it from the beginning, that's why I fell in love with Akashi-kun, and then I fell in love with Akashi-kun." Are you in a relationship?"

"..."

"If I need a protector, of course no one is more suitable than Akashi-kun. But Akashi-kun means, what do I have to do to protect me?"

Akashi replied quietly, "Of course I only sell what I want. If it's just a junior high school classmate, what is there for me to protect?"

"Then what do you want?"

"you."

The boy's outspokenness seemed to make Ah-chan stunned for a moment.

"So... how is Akashi-kun different from those people outside?"

"There is no difference. I like you, and those people outside have a possessive feeling for you, which is essentially desire. But, I am the best choice."

"It sounded like there was no other way for me to go."

Akashi's golden and red eyes carried a certain expression, "Achan, your appearance is destined to help you in the future, and it can also bring you much resistance. If you have been in the showbiz , and soon you will find that all the roads will become narrower and narrower."

For humans, Akashi's rhetoric is unsettling enough.Because what he said was the truth.

If A-chan is not an alien, but just a human girl, the balance in her heart will undoubtedly tilt towards him.

So what if we broke up already?So what if you don't like him anymore?

In the face of the realistic future, anyone who has experienced the cruelty of society is very clear that compared with smooth career and material things, sometimes feelings are not so important.

The young man standing in front of Ah-chan at this moment is no longer simply Seijuro Akashi.He is the successor of the Akashi family, a person who can almost reach the sky in one step as long as he stands by his side.

Even a fool would not refuse the hand he extended.

What's more, apart from his family background, he is handsome enough and outstanding enough.

He is young, steady, and cautious.As he said, he is indeed the best choice.

The superior family background and outstanding talent can give Akashi a strong confidence.Obviously human beings say that the one who likes first is the weak doomed to lose, but Akashi is able to occupy a high position and condescendingly say: "I like you, and in all your choices, I am the best one. But you It's best to seize the opportunity, because you have only one chance, and that is that I still like you now."

The liking for others is often a sharp weapon to make one's heart hurt and weak, but this young man can turn this feeling into a weapon to the outside world, thereby exerting tremendous pressure on the other party.

——Once I don't like you anymore, you will fall into a terrible hell, but you will never find someone who can save you.

In this world of suffering, your only salvation is me.

"You really..." Ah Chan couldn't help laughing, "It's amazing, Akashi-kun."

"Although you are the same as Aomine-kun, you have not changed at all, but you are all stronger." Not knowing what came to mind, Ah-chan laughed, "If I hadn't met that person today, maybe I would be shocked by Akashi-kun now You don’t know what to do, right? But today, a senior from our team came back.”

Akashi frowned slightly, "Is Kiyoshi Teppei?"

"...Akashi-kun is still the same as before, as if everything is under control."

Without waiting for Akashi to answer, Ah-chan continued with a smile, "One of our five generals without a crown said that your analysis is very good, but your analysis is too much. People should believe in their own possibilities."

possibility?That illusory thing?

Akashi's expression was calm.He looked at her and didn't speak, but his expression, his eyes, seemed to say "I don't think so".

"Take basketball as an analogy. Tetsuya once said," the girl tilted her head, "even if you are playing against the strongest opponent, even if the point difference has been drawn to the point of no return, there will be a meteorite in the end." The possibility of falling. Of course, the probability of winning is greater than falling from a meteorite, right?"

This made Akashi silent for a moment, and then suddenly changed the subject: "Since when did you start calling Tetsuya?"

A-chan was taken aback by his question, and then laughed. "Isn't Akashi-kun the same? Akashi-kun, do you remember when you stopped calling me 'Sakurai-san'?"

"I no longer call you Sakurai-san, because people always want to get closer to the person they like. What about you? Do you like Tetsuya?"

"I chose him. I believed in him."

"What do you believe in him?"

"He can beat you. No, it's not just you, it's you."

"You think Tetsuya...can defeat me?"

"I don't know. But I trust him."

He asked calmly, "Then the possibility you want, do you mean Seirin's victory, or do you just want Tetsuya to win?"

"Victory is of course a good thing." Ah-chan replied, "But that's not what I want most."

The girl faced Akashi-kun, "Akashi-kun, do you still remember that I said I wanted to see what Akashi-kun looks like?"

"...looks angry."

This correct answer made Ah-chan stunned for a moment, and then laughed. "Akashi-kun actually still remembers."

She smiled and said, "I've seen Akashi-kun's angry face before. It didn't disappoint me, it was very beautiful and handsome... I will never forget that kind of fearsome courage."

"So now, I want to see Akashi-kun defeated."

"That's something I look forward to more than just winning."

"So, do you want to make an appointment?" Akashi looked at her, "It's like in Teiko."

"Use this Winter Cup as a promise, if I win, then you will be with me."

"If Seirin wins, then..."

"I'm with you too."

Because if the Winter Cup also fails, Ah-chan is not going to struggle any longer.After updating the genes of Aomine and Akashi at that time, maybe she will be ready to go to the next world.

But the unexpected words made the red-haired boy stunned.

He looked at the girl in front of him holding his face seriously, and added his own conditions: "But, I want another Akashi."

As soon as her words fell, A-chan closed her eyes and kissed her gently.

When he felt the touch of the girl's warm and soft lips, a strong shock came from the depths of Akashi's heart.The boy's eyes widened unexpectedly.For a moment, his golden eyes flushed a little crimson again.

"This, let's treat it as a promised kiss."

But the girl didn't seem to notice his strangeness. After Ah-chan left these words, she turned around and left the terrace.

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