Trapped in the sunset

"Tokyo, Japan, Seirin High School——"

Hei Zizhe also had a straw in his mouth expressionlessly, silently sucking on the vanilla milkshake in his hand.

The teacher who was teaching on the podium didn't notice him, a student who was wandering, let alone that he was violating the rule of "no eating and drinking between classes".Although his zero presence has brought him a lot of inconvenience, but there are also many benefits.

——Is this a blessing in disguise?

He blinked slowly, and belatedly came to a conclusion.

But there are some people in the world who are not affected by his inhuman presence.Akashi Seijuro is one of them, and the other is Weiyang.She was the one who knew him earlier than Akashi-kun and was able to find him in the crowd at the first sight.

As for the girl, Hei Zizhe doesn't even know what kind of feelings he has for her.should be. . .Like a brother treats his sister?Zhe, who is the only child, also thinks so uncertainly.

Everything that happened in the final of the Winter Cup is still vivid in my mind.Even if he was dazzled by the joy of victory, his first reaction at that time was to turn his head and look at the opponent's bench.

The girl's face was pale, her lips were tightly pressed, and she passed the towel in her hand silently when the red-haired boy came off the stage.

Zhe also watched his former captain silently approach the girl, lowered his head, and did not reach out to take the towel.

The girl bit her lower lip, and spread the towel over the boy's head.

The interaction between them, honestly, seems natural.

Even Midorima-kun, who had the best relationship with him during the Teiko period, did not experience the trust that Akashi-kun showed when facing Weiyang.

He quietly took out his mobile phone, opened the latest text message and frowned imperceptibly.

How could he fail to read that perfunctory tone?But he is very clear that Wei Young is not the kind of person who would blame others for something like the Winter Cup.In the end, the reason why she appeared at the scene was more for him and Akashi-kun who were childhood playmates.

Where is she now?what are you doing?

. . .

An ordinary day ended like this.

—No, maybe not yet.

Hei Zizhe also looked at the caller ID on his phone, and stood outside the school's basketball hall expressionlessly.Can he just press the reject button?The thumb moved back and forth over the red button.

The name "Kise Ryota" kept flashing, and there was no intention of giving up the call because of Tetsuya's lack of response.

Seriously, Kise Ryota has been calling the Age of Miracles all the time since the end of the Winter Cup, saying that he wants to have a good get-together.

Let’s not talk about Aomine Daiki and Midorima Shintaro who never answer his calls, even if they answer the phone, they just say “If you bother me again, I’ll crush you”, and Atsushi Murasakihara who can’t be reached at all Akashi Seijuro, Tetsu also thinks that even if he agrees, it is meaningless.

He sighed, turned and started towards the school gate.

— Just let it keep ringing.Then he explained that he didn't hear it.

Although I had such a plan, but——

Zhe Ye rubbed his forehead, his temples ached.

——What kind of thing is that shiny yellow head surrounded by the crowd at the school gate? !

The man turned his head as if aware of it, and when he saw him, he showed his signature "charming" smile—"Hey, little blackie! Long time no see!"

The ace and model of Haichang High School stood in the sun, exuding the "brilliant" smell even the thick scarf around the neck could not resist.

He walked over obediently: "Mr. Huang Se, did you skip the activities of the regiment and come here?"

"あれ? How did you guess it all of a sudden? Xiao Heizi, let me tell you, I came all the way from Kanagawa to Tokyo to find you! I didn't even notify Kasamatsu-senpai!"

——Kise-kun, you are begging for a fight.

"Can you tell me what your purpose is here now?"

Zhe also watched indifferently as his off-line former teammate once again managed to get rid of the crowd of fans and walk towards him.

"Didn't I just say that? Of course I'm here to find Xiao Heizi!"

"So what's the matter with me?"

In the bottom of his heart, he was calculating how long it would take them to rush over there to pick up their team members if he called Haichang's group now.

"Xiao Heizi, let's go to Xiaolujian and Xiaoqingfeng to play together, okay? They've been so busy since the finals, they don't answer my calls at all."

——No, Kise-kun, they did it on purpose.

"Please allow me to seriously reject you, Kise-kun."

"へえ!!! Don't do that, little blackie! Don't you want to see them at all?"

Kise stared at Tetsuya with a mournful face and blinked tearful eyes.

"Do not want to."

"Well, how about we take the Shinkansen to Kyoto to find Akashi now? Or go to Akita to find Murasakihara?"

"No need. Please go back now, Kise-kun, I am very troubled by you."

"Why is this so?!!!" Kise Ryo bowed her head in shock and did not speak.

There was silence between them.

——Anyway, Kise-kun has convulsions, not once or twice.

But when Kise raised his head again, all the jokes were erased, only seriousness remained in his eyes.

Seeing him like that, Zhe also had to let go of the idea of ​​bullying him, and became serious.

——Actually, Kise Ryota is far less harmless and idiot than he looks.

Accidentally came to a small park, they stopped tacitly.

Kise sat on the short fence in the park without saying a word, unconsciously rubbing the remaining snow under his shoes.

"...Hey, little blackie, little Akashita, have you contacted me?"

"No."

"...Really? It really is."

. . .

"London, England, February [-]—"

The semifinals will be held today.

Wei Young was flipping through the score of Schubert's "Sonatain AD.664", and a thought flashed through her mind.

——She missed Tetsuya's birthday.

——Buy some local products as gifts before returning to China to make up for it.

There was a little firmness in the silver-gray eyes, and then he devoted himself to the realm of the song again.

——This is the final sprint.

Schubert's Opus 120 was completed in July 1819.This piece is different from his other pieces, and it can be regarded as an outlier in his works.Schubert was inspired by Mozart while composing, as evidenced by the lyrical chord section.

In fact, this piece represents more of Schubert's state of mind.

Schubert admired Beethoven very much and had been looking forward to having a face-to-face conversation with him.Unfortunately, Beethoven, who was seriously ill at the time, did not intend to see anyone, so Schubert only saw his back from a distance until the moment he passed away.

But it is worth mentioning that when Beethoven was buried, Schubert was the one who carried the corner of his coffin.

Unlike Beethoven, who had many sponsors, Schubert paid for all his music by himself.So by the time the song was first published it would have been 1849 - the year after Chopin's death.

That is to say, Schubert, who died in 1828, was not able to witness the moment when his song was published.

——Probably, it will be a pity.

"Ah, is it 01:30 so soon?"

Wei Young glanced at the time, quickly put down the music score, turned and walked towards the dressing room.

. . .

"Tokyo, Japan, February [-]rd—"

Hei Zizhe also had hair that was second only to a bird's nest, and drowsily took his breakfast today—two boiled eggs—sat down on the sofa in the living room, and turned on the TV in a daze.

The sweet voice of the narrator on the morning news instantly filled the living room——

"A fire broke out in Tachikawa City, Tokyo yesterday evening—"

"Hokkaido is still snowing heavily until today. This has obviously affected the actions of local residents—"

"Regarding the theft that happened last month, the police have investigated the whereabouts of the criminal—"

"Now let's look at the international news—"

Pale blue eyes flicked nonchalantly across the screen.

It's okay not to look at it, this look can completely dissipate his drowsiness.

——Isn't the girl standing in the corner on the TV the childhood sweetheart he was still thinking about a few days ago?

Hei Zizhe, who has always been calm and composed, also froze for a moment.

The game-time highlights that followed brought him back to reality.

To be honest, this is the first time he listened to Wei Young's music.

I have always known that she is very talented, but this is the first time I have had the opportunity to experience the truth of that sentence.

——It turned out that the girl I knew could also have that expression.

——the kind of look he's seen on his teammates that speaks of incomparable fulfillment and joy.

"—The above is the finalist list of the International Music Conference held by the Royal Academy of Music."

Really, it's amazing.

Akashi-kun, do you know?

No.

Zhe also recalled the interaction between the two, and denied the question that popped up in his mind.

He must know.

. . .

"London, England, February [-]—"

Wei Young was sitting in front of the bed, with a laptop on her lap, typing on the keyboard with her ten fingers quickly.

Because she has already confirmed that she will participate in the finals, the date of her return ticket, which she has not been able to decide before, can be set today.

She lowered her head and counted the time - the competition ended on February [-]th, followed by the awards ceremony and interviews, all ten of them had to stay and participate, and the next day was spent shopping for souvenirs and gifts for others ——

——There are still seven seats left on the no.12 midnight flight in February.It was decided that day.

At this time, there was a knock on the door.

Wei Young put down what she was doing and came to the door.

"can I help you?"

She opened the door and looked puzzled at the friendly smiling girl outside.

——She is an American girl who is two years older than her and also popular in the finals.

"Hi, I'm Anne Wiens. I've wanted to say hello to you since the beginning! Let's be friends? I'm your fan~"

The girl named Annie carelessly stretched out both hands to hold Wei Young's hand and shook it vigorously, her movements were hearty and not fake.

"Hello."

Wei Young, who didn't know how to respond to this enthusiasm, took a long time to hold back such a sentence.

"I know, you came here by yourself, right? Wow~ Your teacher is really reassuring of you! It's not like me, who follows me all day long, nagging non-stop. By the way, have you lived in the United States? You speak English with a very similar accent. Are you hungry? Do you want to eat with me? I treat you."

Faced with a series of words without any logical order at all uttered by the strange girl, Wei Young blinked blankly.

——This is the first time I have seen a person with this personality.

but--

——I won't hate it.

The author has something to say: This chapter can be regarded as. . .Tetsuya's story, right? Although "Innocent Looking at the Sky" is called a competition, it seems that it only mentioned a little bit? "Think deeply. . . 』

Say something. . .Now I really want, really want, really want to change Wei Young's name. . .Just ran to Wang Wang and turned around. . .Wei Young or something. . .So common! ! ! "howling"

Forget it!As long as Akashi-sama likes it, that's fine! ! ! ~(￣▽￣)～

Suddenly, he wanted to conjure up a rival in love to play with the captain. . .Forget it anyway.Captain, I can't afford to offend you! ! !

☆, competition