Akashi doesn't like me. Whatever you think is your fault.

On both sides of the road leading to the school, cherry blossom trees are planted, and at this time of year, the cherry blossoms are in full bloom.

It was in such a beautiful environment that Sasaki threw his head (shuai) into Akashi's arms without any image at all, and subconsciously grabbed the fabric on Akashi's back with both hands.

Akashi rushed over very fast, but luckily he finally stopped his speed and hugged Sasaki who was about to fall.

When Sasaki almost fell down just now, he immediately came back to his senses. He grabbed Akashi's clothes and blinked twice before standing still.The smell is indeed...

[Wait, wait, don't get too excited!Maybe it's not Akashi! ]

After he stabilized, he let go of the clothes in his hand, stepped back a little while thanking and looked up to see who it was.

It's really Akashi! ! !

"Thank you, Akashi." God knows how powerful he used to suppress the urge to return to Akashi's warm embrace just now, but calmly thanked Akashi, "Also, good morning. "

He felt that his face was hot right now, so he lowered his head and didn't dare to lift it up, standing still and talking like this.

It never occurred to him that he was so far away from Akashi just now, how could Akashi suddenly appear in front of him to catch him.

"Good morning, Sasaki." Akashi shook hands hanging by his side, as if he could retain the feeling of holding Sasaki in his arms just now, he smiled and turned around, "Let's go together ?”

Sasaki, who lowered his head, heard these words recurring in his mind like an echo. Of course, this is not the time for recirculation. His right hand clenched his fist excitedly at an angle that Akashi couldn't see, and then he walked faster. Go to the edge of Akashi in front.

Huh...why did they stay so far away from that person?

Regardless, although the process was different from what he imagined, he finally walked to school with Akashi today!

The villain in his head shouted 'too successful' and kept running around in his head. As for the embarrassing appearance of almost falling... no, no, he just slipped, and the important thing is that he and Akashi just now !hug!up!

It's not the same as being supported yesterday, although the cause of the two times is similar, but this time it's a real hug!

Sasaki lowered his head thinking that his face seemed even hotter.

If asked by Akashi who saw it, he would say that he has a cold and he is not healed!

After he thought so cleverly, he raised his head and looked at the two people beside him, but Akashi just turned his head to look at another person.

"Let me introduce to you, this is my senior from the same basketball club, Kotaro Hayama in the second grade. This is my classmate Shigeru Sasaki."

As Akashi said, he turned around and saw Sasaki, who had bright eyes and looked so cute, he was a little dazed, and then saw his face that seemed a little flushed... Is it because he still hasn't recovered from the cold yesterday?Or because of that Ye Shanjun?

Habitual thinking made Akashi never consider that it was all because of him, but just looking for reasons in other people.

"Ah, hello~" Ye Shan could see his two canine teeth when he smiled. When he raised his hand to greet Sasaki like this, Sasaki actually had a feeling of "Is this guy a beckoning cat?"

Of course, that was only for a moment. After he responded, the three of them fell silent in unison.

Now that it's a bad deal if you don't talk and get closer! ?Sasaki racked his brains to think of something to talk about, and then sadly found that he seemed to be the kind of person who would only follow other people's topics.

At this time, even if you desperately want to find a topic to talk about!

"Akashi, uh..."

"Sasaki, you..."

The two spoke at the same time, and stopped at the same time. The difference is that Sasaki stopped because he bit his tongue, and Akashi because he found that the other party was also talking.

Ye Shan next to him blinked his cat-like eyes, looked at the situation and didn't speak. Just now they called each other's names, as if there was nothing wrong with him...

"Are you okay?" Akashi looked at Sasaki, who was covering his mouth with his red face, and after thinking of some unharmonious things for a moment, he turned back and asked concerned.

Sasaki shook his head, savoring carefully and feeling the moment of being cared for, although he understood that it was just out of concern for his classmates, he still couldn't help but waver, then he put down his hand covering his mouth, "Akashi, you just now what you want to say?"

This kind of non-stiff, calm communication... is simply a dream.

Really good.

He almost cried for his own words.

"Sasaki also came early today." Akashi showed his charming (?!) smile to Sasaki, and then said the topic that was not a topic at all that he planned to talk about just now.Keep silent about what happened to Hirose yesterday.

Sasaki, who was about to fly into the sky with a smile from Akashi, froze for a moment, then nodded dully, "Because he was going to come out to encircle..." He almost told his real purpose of stopping Akashi from going to school together, fortunately Before it was too late, he changed his words in time, "I said...wai...run around the playground twice to exercise!"

Akashi's smile seen today is totally worth his crazy laps.

"Well, it's good to exercise spontaneously." Akashi continued to show his confident smile, thinking about the topic that was abruptly changed just now while talking, Sasaki really can't lie, at least his habits are still the same as when he was a child , the blunt expression has not changed.

He got up early...to surround who?

[Praised by Akashi! ] Sasaki looked at the cherry blossoms in front of him with a rippling face. This road is really beautiful!

He has no idea that he has been completely seen through.

"Hey, if you want to run laps, you can come to the basketball hall~" Ye Shan, who was unwilling to be lonely, finally found a chance to intervene, saying, "Anyway, the morning practice of the basketball club is independent practice, and the basketball hall in the morning It's open to all."

Akashi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that, but luckily the basketball club really has such things as morning exercises.

Now you know it's wrong to lie!

"Okay, so I can exercise even in rainy days." Sasaki smiled and looked at Hayama over there, while thinking about the chances of running with Akashi if he ran laps in the basketball hall.

This way, you can watch Akashi play basketball by the way!

Thinking of this, his blood suddenly became hot, and he felt that it seemed a very good idea to run laps every morning to watch Akashi and exercise his body.

"Sasaki, do you have the habit of running every day?" Akashi felt that Hayama's proposal was very good. In this case, it seemed that he should go to the basketball gym for morning exercises every day, which greatly increased the time with Sasaki.

"No, I just think that exercising makes me grow taller." Sasaki stretched out his hand and compared the height difference between him and Akashi beside him, he was almost only a little shorter than Akashi, "I was shorter than you when I was young, It's almost as tall as you now."

As he spoke, his smile faltered suddenly, and then he put down his hand in a daze.

Originally, the atmosphere of their chat was very good, but after his expression froze, the scene suddenly became quiet for a while.

How could he get so carried away that he brought up things from his childhood...wouldn't it make Akashi more annoying?

Sasaki looked at the cherry tree in a daze.

Akashi paid attention to the changes in his expression. Originally, he thought that this was the first time they talked about the past after their reunion. It should be a very good opportunity to reminisce about the past and ease the relationship, but now it seems that Sasaki is not willing to say remember the past.

"Eh?! Akashi and Sasaki, you guys knew each other before?" Hayama was a little surprised when he heard what Sasaki said. If they knew each other when they were young, then the behavior of the two of them is too unfamiliar, right?

But he didn't say what he thought, but had a vague guess that these two people don't have a good relationship, right?

See, outsiders have misunderstood you and you are too successful.

"We were at the same table in elementary school, but separated in junior high school." Akashi summed it up briefly, since Sasaki didn't want to mention it, then he didn't need to say too much.

Ye Shan was stunned. Is the way these two people get along with each other the way they met when they grew up at the same table when they were young? !Isn't it really just a stranger pattern?

After Sasaki came back to his senses, he looked up at Akashi whose smile had faded a lot. He didn't seem to want to talk about the past, so he just said a few words and then stopped talking.

He looked down at the road a little downcast, perfectly staggered from Akashi's gaze looking at him.

Afterwards, the atmosphere of their chatting never recovered to the previous feeling, and Sasaki regretted what he said so quickly.

But if even the memories of being together are denied, then what is the difference between the two of them and just met?After Sasaki put down his schoolbag, he went to the basketball hall, thinking seriously and thinking of ways.

He needs to find an opportunity to clarify [that matter] with Akashi, but not now, but wait until their relationship is better than now, and have a good talk.

Recalling this kind of thing, he must let Akashi and him be able to chat about it with a smile.

After he made up his mind, he decided to go to the basketball court to take a sneak peek... No, it was running laps.Before he stepped into the basketball gym, he didn't realize what a wrong decision it was. After he went in and saw two people who had met once, it was already too late.

"Huh, it's you?" Reo Miryu and Nagashi Nebutani, who had just met Sasaki just after arriving at the basketball court, said the same sentence, looked at each other, and then made the same puzzled voice again.

"You know him?"

According to the person who did not want to be named, he twisted his neck for two consecutive days in the first two days of school. The first time was taken by senior A (basketball club) to the school infirmary, and the second time was taken by senior B (basketball club) to go.

According to the party who did not want to be named, how could he not have thought that these two people should know each other.

Chapter 15 I got short of breath after running two laps

Shigeru Sasaki felt that the timing of his step into the gym was wrong.He even felt that he should have stepped in with his left foot first and then his right foot.

That way, maybe they won't be blocked at the door by two burly men.

These two people seem to be about 1.9 meters tall, and they seem to be a little familiar.

The two people who were chatting over there seemed to have noticed him, and the three of them had surprised expressions on their faces at the same time.

"Senior Shiliu, senior Newuya..." Sasaki still reacted quickly to greet the two seniors in the second grade, "Good morning..."

That's right, they are both members of the basketball club, so it's not unusual for them to know each other...or maybe it's strange if they don't know each other.

"Hey, it's you?" The two responded in unison and made the same voice, then turned their heads and looked at each other after hearing the voice from the person next to them, "Do you know him?"

The three of them moved a step to the side to make way for the person who came in behind, but it was too late for Sasaki to wait until the person who came behind had gone far away before thinking of leaving in time.

"This is what I said before, the little brother who twisted his neck." Shiliu Lingyang's usual female self-proclaimed, said so to Nebuya Yongkichi who had a different style of painting from him.

Sasaki felt a sore neck when he heard it.

He had a bad hunch.

"The one who twisted his neck as I said before..." After Genwugu finished speaking, he tightly pressed his lips together, and looked in other directions with a suppressed smile.

"What twisted your neck?" Akashi, who had finished changing into his tracksuit, appeared in front of the three of them.

"Nothing!" Sasaki stood in front of two people who were [-] centimeters taller than him, and waved desperately at Akashi.

How could Akashi know such a shameful thing! ?

Seeing Sasaki's fierce reaction, Akashi originally just leaned over to talk casually, but now he became curious.

Did Sasaki twist his neck?So what does this have to do with Shi Liu and Gen Wugu?

"Since you don't want to say anything, then forget it." Akashi smiled gently and looked very understanding. Anyway, he could still ask Shirou and Netakeya when he was working in the afternoon.

Sasaki nodded his head several times quickly and then opened his mouth to try to defend himself, and then suddenly realized that the rhythm is usually getting darker and darker, so he immediately said that he was going for a run and ran away quickly.

If it weren't for the black history, he would definitely have to stay in front of Akashi until he started training.

He ran around the edge of the square basketball hall, and after slowing down, the heat on his face from what happened just now dissipated a little.At this time, his brain finally started to work again.

After savoring what Akashi said just now, the only conclusion he came to was... Akashi didn't care about him at all.Although this was something he knew very well, he still couldn't help being frustrated by this matter again.

Then he immediately took a deep breath to adjust his mood, he is used to this kind of thing, and isn't he just working hard to change the situation of [Akashi doesn't care about him at all]?

Mr. Sajiki turned his head away a little while thinking this way, and looked for Akashi in the crowd with his peripheral vision. The player who has repaired the skill of [Peripheral Peripheral Eye] to the full level, Sajiki easily saw that he was warming up for the layup. Akashi seemed to be looking in his direction after he scored a goal.

[Must be looking at me must be looking at me must be looking at me! ]

Sasaki believed in his heart that Akashi had just turned his gaze around and caught him, but he still couldn't hold back the self-deceiving swaying in his heart.

He never knew that he was not deceiving himself but telling the truth.

Akashi looked at Sasaki who was running with his head turned slightly, thinking of what the two seniors said just now, he began to worry whether Sasaki twisted his neck again.

It's time to wrestle!

He saw that Sasaki seemed to have used some kind of magical skill and was about to fall. Fortunately, there was a basketball cart beside him to help him save him from the fate of falling on his face.

After such a stagger, his head was straightened to look ahead.

Just twisted his neck back all of a sudden?It won't hurt, will it?

Akashi guessed so.

Completely wrong guess.

When Sasaki saw Akashi looking in this direction and stopped, his heart was soaring. Was Akashi really looking at him? After spinning in his mind, he was so stiff that he almost fell down.

Fortunately, there was something to support it.

He shook his head to get rid of those impossible things, he still concentrates on running first, and after running, he can watch Akashi train from the sidelines in the name of taking a break!

He was about to applaud the perfect excuse he had come up with.

In fact the excuse came true.

Relying on Akashi's words of praise, Sasaki ran two laps as quickly as a small universe exploded, only to find that the lap of the basketball hall was astonishingly large, and his physical strength seemed not enough.

After he walked tremblingly to the chair beside him and sat down, he could no longer stand up.

More tired than the phenomenon.

He was panting heavily, very thirsty but had nothing to drink.

Now it is estimated that the unboiled water appeared in front of him, and he didn't even bother to drink it directly.

I should have brought a glass of water with me earlier, so I wouldn't have to wait until my strength recovers before I can go back to the classroom to drink.

"Why are you here? I remember you joined the shogi club..." A familiar voice suddenly sounded next to his ears. He looked up and found that it was the senior who helped him pick up a pen the day the club recruited.

What are you calling!

Sasaki held back and tried hard to remember the name of the person in front of him, "Senior Dai, good morning. That... I'll come and run around."

Dai nodded, hearing his voice hoarse, and seeing that there was not even a water glass beside him, she reached out and dug out a water bottle from her backpack and handed it to him, "If you don't mind, please drink it."

It's like a long drought meets rain and the end of the world is at this time 【Hello】.

"Thank you very much!" Sasaki took the water glass with both hands and opened it, ready to take a big sip.

By the way, in the posture of drinking water, you can see Akashi who is still in basic training over there. He hasn't drunk water yet. One hand blocked his sight and prevented him from drinking water.

He was looking up at the owner of the hand with doubtful eyes, and Dai said with a smile on his face, "This is cold water, aren't you afraid of diarrhea if you take such a big gulp? Drink it slowly."

He showed an excellent senior demeanor to his juniors who are rare in light novels (and cute in appearance).

At least Sasaki was moved.

He nodded and slowly swallowed a sip of water, and his throat felt better immediately after swallowing.

He looked at Dai, who was wearing a uniform instead of a tracksuit, a little puzzled.

"Senior Dai, aren't you going to train?"

Dai Qianxun, who just sat down next to him, paused, then continued to take out a light novel from her bag and shook it, "The morning training is voluntary, I just came here to get my novel."

Sasaki glanced at the cover of the novel in his hand, "I've read this one as well. The hero and heroine successfully escaped from the game, but it is said that there is a second one about another game that I haven't read yet."

"..." Dai silently glanced at Sasaki, who was ruthlessly spoiling the spoiler. He saw this book on the shelf of Shangxin. It is probably the latest novel. He only read part of it. This person has already read all of it. ?Didn't he say that he only reads light novels occasionally to pass the time?

Dai, who had finished complaining in her head, nodded, put the book back after saying 'oh'.

He never wanted to hold a light novel in front of this person again.

So he turned his attention to the people on the field who were training daily.

Sasaki took a small sip of water, saw that he was looking at the people in the arena, and followed his line of sight to see Akashi's body.

Wait, wait, why is he looking at Akashi? !

Sasaki was drinking water and almost choked on himself. After swallowing this, he looked at Akashi and then at Senior Dai.Just as she was opening her mouth to try and ask, Dai began to speak.

"It's really annoying. They are obviously so talented, but they still work so hard." It seemed that he was feeling something, making Sasaki not quite sure what he should answer.

"Probably because you are already better than others, and you want to see what the scenery at a higher place looks like?" He guessed Akashi's mood in this way. Akashi has always been smart and hardworking since he was a child. , it seems that this has not changed in any way.

As expected of Akashi.

He wavered as he thought about it.

Senior Dai next to him sighed and woke him up.

"In that case, what should we do for people without talent like us?"

Sasaki turned his head to look at Senior Dai. He didn't quite understand his mood when he said this. After all, basketball and shogi are two different things.

But there are still some things in common. There is only one winner when the two sides fight.

"You have to want to win first, right? Then you have to work harder."

What should we do if we don't even have the most fundamental will to win because of the opponent's strength?

Hearing what he said, Dai could barely curl her lips, "They are so powerful, how could they win..." I don't know if she was talking to Sasaki or herself, but Sasaki couldn't understand what he was saying until the end up.

"Sasaki, Senior Dai, what are you talking about?" Sasaki wanted to say something, but he almost slipped the water bottle out of his hand when he heard Akashi's voice.