Trapped in the sunset

There are three major competitions in high school basketball: the national competition in summer—commonly known as InterHigh; the National Games in autumn; and the Winter Cup in winter—WinterCup.Not so long ago, the biggest of these was the national competition held in the summer.But with the passage of time, the size of the Winter Cup has continued to increase year by year.The current Winter Cup is on the same level as the national competition—even above that, it is the biggest and last championship of the year.

And today is the opening ceremony of the National High School Basketball Selection Championship.

Sitting on the special bus of Luoshan University, Wei Young subconsciously glanced at the young man sitting next to him with his eyes closed.

Akashi's recent training volume has obviously increased.He could still be seen occasionally in the past, but recently he disappeared as soon as the get out of class was over.She only learned that he had been going to the gym every day for personal exercise in addition to his ordinary department work in the past few weeks after he was busy with the performance.

I still remember the first time she stepped into the gym and saw the complete set of high-end training equipment, her first impression was that Luoshan was really good. . .So luxurious.After all, the people who use it are just a group of high school students.

But if you think about it from a different point of view, it is not so difficult to understand that Luoshan will be called one of the best sports giants in the country.

but--

"Emperor who opened up"?

Wei Young thought of the title that Ai Harada had told her, which made her helpless and somewhat puzzling. . .In the end, I was speechless.

The noise of other second-year candidates came from behind—even though they said so, the only one who was really talking was the senior named Hayama Kotaro, who had no self-awareness as a senior at all.Sitting next to Hayama was a senior named Nebuya Nagayoshi, who was also in the second grade.Wei Young looked at someone who started to eat a huge beef rice bento again, and once again deeply understood the reason why he was the number one "big eater".

Reo Misaki was sitting behind her and Akashi on the left, and next to her was the only third-year candidate who had no sense of existence at all and was extremely ordinary compared to the others.

For Dai Qianxun, Wei Young always has complicated feelings.

She learned about the deeds of the Age of Miracles from Harada Ai, and the rest from Akashi.

She doesn't know what happened in the Age of Miracles, why Tetsuya retired back then, why the relationship between them is so delicate, and why when she mentioned Akashi, Tetsuya, Momoi May and Kise Ryo Too much reaction would be that big.

But just like she never asked Tetsuya, she wouldn't take a cliché from Akashi.

After all, it was between them—and she was just an outsider.

They have a past that others cannot participate in, and festivals that others cannot understand.The three years they have been together will neither be long nor short, and the three years have left indelible marks on each of them.They will become who they are today -- for better or for worse -- thanks to their time at Teiko High School.

So she won't interfere.

Even though there is a voice in my heart that has been silently saying: I really want to know. . .

Akashi Seijuro had no intention of hiding anything from her.

And she, who has always been smart, vaguely has the recognition that "Dai Chihiro is trained by Akashi-kun to replace Tetsuya".

On one side is her childhood friend, on the other is someone she trusts with all her heart.

She can't control the bias in her heart, but she can tell herself rationally: You are not allowed to intervene, and you are not allowed to let the things between the two of them affect your feelings for them.

But be really neutral. . .is it possible?

Wei Young herself doesn't know.

"Hey, little manager, what are you thinking? You've been wearing such a serious expression since just now."

Hayama Kotaro's loud voice interrupted Wei Young's heavy thoughts.

Wei Young shook her head at the senior who was as cheerful and carefree as before: "It's nothing. I'm just thinking about some past things."

"By the way, little manager, I went to your last performance! You are super cool on stage! Hey, how many years have you been studying piano?"

Ever since she became the "nominal" manager, until now, she still couldn't adapt to Hayama's enthusiasm——

"That, I have been learning since I was a child." She couldn't tell when she started.

"Okay, Xiaotaro, if you go on like this, be careful to wake up Xiaozheng. It will be nice to see you later." Shizuo Lingyang interjected at the right time, but after thinking about it—"Speaking of which, Xiaoyang, you will be welcome at the next opening ceremony." Are you going to watch from the audience or join us in line?"

"this--"

"Just stay with us." Akashi, who had been silent and closed his eyes, opened his eyes at some point, and was listening to their conversation silently.

Wei Young looked at him with some hesitation: "But, is that really good? After all, I'm not an official manager."

Akashi stared straight at her with strange eyes, and raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "If it's you, no one will object. Right, Coach Platinum?"

Sitting in front of Akashi and Wei Young, Bai Jin Yongzhi, who was called by name, glanced at them calmly: "It's up to you."

What Akashi decided would be invalid even if he objected.However, the girl behind is not simple either.She has a deeper understanding of basketball than the average girl of her age, and her observation skills can be called keen; the only regret is that she doesn't know how to play.But the most important thing is that she was recognized by Akashi Seijuro in this short period of time.

Akashi Seijuro is a cold - even heartless man.He will not pay more attention to irrelevant people; he will not have any sympathy for those who violate him.The boy who can say the words "even if it is a parent, anyone who disobeys me will die" is destined to be a person who is cold and almost cruel.

However, such a person allowed the existence of this girl.

However, it's not just him, I'm afraid the other candidates are also aware of it.

The girl had no fear of facing Akashi.The way she looked at Akashi was unbelievably calm.

Is it in response to the calm mood of the girl?Platinum Gold and Mizuki Reo and the others guessed that more than once.Akashi's treatment of girls has never been the same as his attitude towards other people, the attitude of his boss towards his subordinates.

After all, this is the difference between girls and others.That's why the girl can get close to the heart of this king-like boy.

The bus finally stopped outside the venue of the Winter Cup.

The main candidates from Luoshan got out of the car one after another.As soon as Hayama Kotaro landed on the ground, he stretched his waist, and then jumped around like a child at an amusement park for the first time, shouting excitedly—"Wow! Is this the place where the Winter Cup is held? It's so big! "—To be honest, Lingyang walked over and blocked his mouth, gritted her teeth with a smile: "Please, don't embarrass us, okay? Besides, this venue is the same as last year. What are you excited about?"

Hayama tore off Shizuo Lingyang's hand, and muttered aggrievedly: "But, Miss Lingyang—"

After such a big move by Ye Shan, many passers-by stopped to look at them, and after recognizing them, they started talking in groups of threes and twos.

Akashi and Weiyang got out of the car at the end.

As soon as Akashi stood still, his eyes scanned the surroundings casually, and the people around him automatically fell silent.

Taking the lead, his voice floated back gently——

"gone."

Everyone will obey his words, even if they don't speak in an orderly tone.

Wei Young followed behind them, staring at the red-haired boy who was walking in the front, wondering what he was thinking.

When she came to her senses, they were already in the venue.

It was at this time that Wei Young thoroughly understood the specialness of Luoshan.From the eyes of the contestants from other schools, she saw fear, dissatisfaction, and strong fighting spirit.

Wei Young looked around, but couldn't find even a familiar face in the crowd.Tetsuya must be somewhere in this venue.

The same and routine speeches are meaningless to Wei Young.Silver-gray eyes quietly observed the people surrounding them.In fact, if it is at an average level, many people's physique should be good.But in the eyes of the Winter Cup and Wei Young, who is used to the strength of Luoshan and his group, it is not worth mentioning.

Compared with Seirin alone, Tetsuya's school is much better.

. . .

"Weiyang."

Wei Young, who had just bought drinks at the vending machine, looked sideways at the source of the voice: "Akashi-kun? What's wrong?"

The opening ceremony ended 10 minutes ago.After the end, Wei Young and Akashi talked and ran out alone to buy drinks.

She looked at the battle table.The first match of the Winter Cup is between Seirin and Tonghuang.The person who thought she would stay in the hall and wait for the game to start was standing in front of her at this moment.

Wei Young's eyes fell on the mobile phone held in Akashi's hand, and she looked up at him suspiciously.

Akashi admitted without reservation: "I made an appointment with my teammates from the previous Teiko period, and now I plan to meet them in the past."

"Is it with those people from the Age of Miracles?"

"Yes. Weiyang, do you want to follow?"

"Ah?" Wei Young opened her eyes wide in a daze. "But won't it bother you?"

Akashi raised his hand and gently rubbed the top of her hair: "They won't have any objections. Besides, I don't think some of them will come here alone."

Wei Young thought for a while, and finally quickly bought another bottle of green tea, and then came to the gathering place with Akashi.

Before arriving, Wei Yang saw the group of teenagers with their own characteristics at a glance.The first thing that caught my eye was Kise, who had met once, and Momoi Itsuki, who was standing aside.Wei Young nodded politely to the pink girl, and also took a full view of the surprise that crossed Momoi's face.

"Sorry for the wait."

At this time, Akashi spoke.

Seeing that the already tense atmosphere had dropped to freezing point because of Akashi's three words, Wei Young subconsciously stopped at a distance of about three steps behind the red-haired boy.From this angle, she can see everyone very clearly, but others cannot see her.

Intuition told her that for the rest of the conversation, she, an outsider, just needs to stand still and watch quietly.

Looking over Akashi's shoulder, Wei Young carefully looked at those people——

A boy with green hair, a bandage on his left finger, and black-rimmed glasses held a pair of scissors in his hand, and looked at Akashi with a serious face; the purple-haired boy had an astonishing height—two meters tall by visual inspection , holding snacks that don't match his height but not eating, surrounded by a feeling of laziness; the dark blue-haired boy has scorched black skin, fierce, defiant, and arrogant between his eyebrows; lastly is Tetsuya, and the brown man behind him A boy who is clearly not part of this group.

"Akashi-kun."

Tetsuya was the only one who responded to Akashi's words.

Wei Young behind Akashi naturally couldn't see the boy's oppressive eyes at the moment, only heard him call everyone's names slowly with his unique voice——

"Daiki, Ryota, Shintaro, Atsushi, and, Tetsuya, I'm very glad to see you again. I'm very moved that everyone can gather here today. It's just that someone who doesn't care about the occasion got mixed in." Said At this point, Akashi's voice dropped dangerously: "Now I just want to chat with my former partners. I'm sorry, can I invite you back?"

The boy stood stiffly where he was, eyes wide with terror.

Zhe also turned his head——"Fengqi Jun——"

But before he finished speaking, a boy with fiery red hair appeared behind the boy named Jiang Qi.He put a big hand on his teammate's shoulder, and stared at Akashi provocatively: "What? You are too cold. What if the partner doesn't call?"

Tetsuya turned around while lowering the flag, and looked at the person in surprise: "Vulcan Lord?"

Vulcan big me?Wei Young frowned slightly.Having watched so many games of Tetsuya, I still have an impression of his obviously impulsive partner.

"I'm back, I have something to say later." He said to Tetsuya in this way, and then turned to Akashi: "I want to say a few words first. Are you Akashi? It's a pleasure to meet you."

Akashi was silent, staring at Kagami with cold eyes without blinking, and turned to Midorima Shintaro after a while—"Shintaro, lend me that pair of scissors?" After finishing speaking, he walked towards him step by step.

Wei Young was exposed in their sight because of his departure.Shocked but shocked, they didn't dare to say anything because of Akashi.

"What are you going to do with it?" Midorima Shintaro glanced complicatedly at the strange girl who was obviously brought by Akashi.who is she?

"The hair is too long and it's piercing my eyes. I want to cut it a bit." Akashi replied, taking the scissors. "But before that," he came to Vulcan--"is it called Vulcan?" Then he stabbed at Vulcan with the scissors.

Everyone was startled.Vulcan reacted quickly and dodged, but still left a slight scratch on his face.

Blood flowed down his cheeks, ignoring Tetsuya's anxious call, Akashi smiled inexplicably: "I escaped. This time, I spared you on your divine dodge, but there will be no next time. If I say go back, you will Go back. Victory means everything in the world: All of the winner will be acknowledged, all of the loser will be denied. I have never failed in anything, and never will. I will overcome all, all of me They are all correct." Saying this, Akashi cut his bangs short, showing his handsome eyebrows: "I will not let anyone who dares to disobey me, even my parents."

At this moment, he turned his head, glanced at the girl who was just witnessing all this in silence, and then said to them—"That's it, I'm leaving first. I just came to say hello today." After finishing speaking, he started to walk towards Wei Young.

"Are you kidding, Akashi! Did you call us here just to say hello?"

Aomine Daiki's roar came from behind him.

Akashi's footsteps stopped, and he tilted his head slightly to answer: "No, I originally wanted to come over to confirm something, but seeing your expressions, I think it's unnecessary. Everyone, you haven't forgotten the oath you made that day. That's good. Next See you next time on the field."

Coming in front of Wei Young, Akashi smiled slightly at her: "I've kept you waiting." His tone was completely different from what he said to them a few minutes ago.Although they couldn't see his expression, with his voice, everyone in the Age of Miracles had the illusion that their former gentle captain had returned at that moment.

Wei Young raised the corners of her lips, and handed him the last bottle of green tea she bought: "It's for you."

"Thank you, Wei Young. Let's go back, Ling Yang and the others are waiting for us."

"Well, good." Wei Young nodded.Before turning around, her gaze met Tetsuya's sky blue eyes.She moved her lips silently and said something——

——"Come on for the game, Tetsuya. 』

Then he left with Akashi.

The author has something to say: Actually. . .I really don't understand how the crownless generals call each other. . .

Ye Shan seems to call Ling Yang "Sister Ling Yang"?What about the others?

Is there a lot of words in the recent chapters? ! ! !

Also, the reason why I use traditional Chinese characters: I grew up reading this type of characters, and it is a font I am familiar with.For those who want to read simplified characters, please forgive my obsession with my characters.

. . .Akashi Chuji's character really confuses me! ! ! How should I write "wailing"?

. . .The boat arrives at the bridge. . .naturally straight. . .Bar?

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☆, the past