Chapter 14 Basketball 13
It was the evening after school.
In the bookstore outside the Teikou campus, a tall, slender, dark-skinned boy stood in front of the shelves of adult magazines, his handsome and wild face full of contemplation.
Seeing Aomine Daiki's extremely serious look, the young girl next to him, Momoi Satsuki, couldn't help but complain: "Wow, you bought another erotic magazine!"
"This is Mai-chan's new magazine after a five-month hiatus. I'm going to buy it even if the sky falls!"
Tao Jing Wuyue shook her head and sighed: "Ada, it would be great if you could use this hard work in studying."
Qingfeng Daihui snorted heavily and was about to say something, but when he turned his head and saw the direction of the door, his deep blue pupils suddenly shrank.
Then, the boy quickly stuffed the latest magazine of Xiao Mai in his hand back onto the shelf with lightning speed.
Momoi Satsuki: “???”
So this is where Ah Da's ultimate agility comes in handy? And what about the promise to buy Xiao Mai's magazine even if the sky falls? Has Ah Da changed?
But soon, Taoi Satsuki understood the reason for his sudden abnormality.
The sound of wind chimes rang out at the entrance of the bookstore, and a black-haired girl wearing Teiko's sky blue school uniform skirt walked in.
Her long black hair cascaded down behind her, and her facial features were so delicate and beautiful that they seemed to have been meticulously crafted by the Creator. They instantly caught everyone's attention, making the entire bookstore seem brighter in an instant.
——It’s Sana.
Tao Jing Wuyue understood instantly, and she burst out laughing, "No wonder you suddenly gave up on Mai-chan. What's wrong, A-Da? Are you afraid to let Sana know about your hobby?"
"...Chatty May!" Aomine Daiki turned his head with an awkward look on his face, but his eyes still glanced at the black-haired girl not far away.
"Don't be shy, A-Da. You just don't want Sana to know that you like to read erotic magazines. That's normal."
Momoi Satsuki rested her chin on her hand and pondered, "After all, Sana is obviously the daughter of a wealthy family. The books she reads must be as high-end as those of Midorima or Akashi-kun. They must be literary classics that improve one's self-cultivation."
Aomine Daiki: "...Oh, are you sure?"
"Hmm? What's so uncertain about this..." Momoi Satsuki looked in the direction of Kurikawa Sana curiously, but saw that what she was holding in her hand was not the elegant work she had guessed, but a book with a pink cover.
Tao Jing had excellent eyesight, and the book's title was written in unusually large font. She read out the title uncertainly, "Please Date the Awkward Me. Even now, I still can't say I like you." Wait, isn't this a light novel? Or a youth school romance type?
"Well, the other book in her hand is called 'Reincarnation: Re:Zero -Starting Over -The Forbidden Love Journey of the Student Council.'" Aomine Daiki crossed his arms and calmly read out the very embarrassing title of the book in a light novel style in his low, magnetic voice.
Tao Jing Satsuki: "..."
"Haha, I didn't expect that. Sana looks like a noble and elegant lady from a wealthy family, but it turns out she likes to watch this kind of thing. However, the contrast is quite cute..." Momoi Satsuki laughed.
"Tsk... I don't know whether to praise her for being focused or slow. We were behind her for so long and we didn't notice." Aomine Daiki suddenly grabbed a handful of dark blue hair in annoyance. "But if it was Murasakibara, she would always see it first."
"After all, Murasaki-kun is unusually tall. But now that I think about it, Sana is indeed very close to Murasaki-kun, and the same goes for Akashi-kun. He's also become familiar with Sana recently." Momoi May patted her childhood sweetheart's dark shoulder earnestly, "It's a long road ahead, and we still need to keep working hard, A-da."
Aomine Daiki almost exploded, "What nonsense are you talking about? I didn't mean that!"
His suddenly raised voice and huge movements finally made the black-haired girl in front of him who was immersed in the world of light novels notice the movement here.
"Eh? It's Mayu and Aomine-kun." Kurikawa Sana turned her head to look at them, her azure eyes curved with a smile, "What a coincidence, are you here to buy books too?"
Surrounding them were a pile of adult magazines with exploded covers, and Kurikawa Sana opened her eyes wide in surprise.
Aomine Daiki suddenly felt something was wrong and was about to say that he just happened to pass by, but he saw the black-haired girl walking towards him and picked up the magazine with the lowest adult concentration on the shelf very naturally.
Momoi Satsuki blushed, "Sana, are you interested in this as well?"
Kurikawa Sana smiled shyly and said, "I bought it to learn how to dress."
"Hmm? Outfits?" Momoi Satsuki leaned over to take a look, and it turned out that what Sana was holding was actually a fashion photo album that recommended outfit elements, without any erotic content.
The clothes in the photos are very normal and even conservative, and there are also makeup tutorials. It is definitely the kind of fashion magazine that girls would read. It is only because the model on the cover has too sexy big breasts that they are put together.
"I see, that makes sense... Sana and I are the same size, and it's really hard to find clothes that fit us in our sizes."
Momoi Satsuki glanced at Kurikawa Sana's extremely plump curves hidden under the Teiko school uniform without any offense, then looked down at her own and couldn't help but sighed: "This is the trouble that belongs to us big-breasted people."
Aomine Daiki: "..."
He quickly looked away, not following May's gaze to look at Kurikawa Sana.
If it weren't for his dark skin, his red ears might have been noticed by now.
...May, this guy, he's still here! How could he start chatting about private topics between girls without paying attention to others?
Noticing that something was wrong with Aomine Daiki, Momoi Satsuki, who knew her childhood sweetheart's personality very well, had an idea.
Oh my, A-Da’s personality is really weird. He obviously cares about others, but he never dares to be alone with them.
She had noticed long ago that every time during club training or when passing by Class A where Sana was, A-Da's eyes were subconsciously looking for Sana.
Sometimes when teaching Sana to play basketball in the third gymnasium at night, Ada would stare at Sana's back in a trance, but Sana, who was immersed in basketball, didn't notice it.
But Taoi Satsuki, who had always been by their side, saw all of this clearly.
Maybe it can't be called love, but for Aomine Daiki, who has only basketball in his mind and eyes since he was a child, this subconscious concern and gaze tracking of the other person is already very unusual. A-Da just lacks an opportunity to realize this.
So Momoi Satsuki raised her hand, coughed lightly, and said, "I suddenly remembered that Vice Captain Akashi asked me to sort out the information about Kirisaki First Middle School, our opponent for tomorrow's match. I have to go back and sort it out. A-Da, you will be responsible for taking Sana home!"
Aomine Daiki: “???”
Tao Jingwu's back quickly turned into a small pink dot and disappeared, leaving only her lively voice still echoing in his ears: "Be sure to send Sana home——"
Aomine Daiki: "..."
This guy May!!
Just as Satsuki understood his character, Aomine Daiki also understood what Momoi Satsuki was thinking. She simply wanted to create an opportunity for him and Kurikawa Sana to be alone together. But in his opinion, this was really unnecessary.
In fact, Aomine Daiki couldn't really say what he felt about Kurikawa Sana. To say that he liked her would be too quick and too superficial, but he couldn't deny that he inexplicably cared about Kurikawa Sana.
Aomine Daiki thought that it must be the guilt he felt after his basketball hit her at the beginning that involuntarily brought him unusual attention to her. That was absolutely true.
——It’s definitely not for any other reason.
Momoi Satsuki had been playing a role in regulating the atmosphere, but as soon as she left, the atmosphere suddenly became quiet. Aomine Daiki felt his muscles stiffen, and he didn't know what to say.
Kurikawa Sana was the first to speak naturally, "Did you find the book Aomine-kun wanted to buy? Shall we go check out together?"
The girl's voice was so sweet and beautiful that Aomine Daiki suddenly came back to his senses: "Ah? Oh..."
…The book he wanted to buy was the Komai swimsuit magazine, which was absolutely impossible for him to buy now.
Qingfeng Daihui hurriedly picked up an exercise book from the bookshelf beside him, his movements were a little flustered and he was trying to cover up his mistake.
Then he heard the girl laugh softly.
Feeling a "boom" sound in his head, Qingfeng Daiki's ears started to burn again.
…She was definitely laughing at him! After all, everyone in the basketball club knew that he wasn't the type to study hard.
"Aomine-kun, you're so cute." Kurikawa Sana looked at him with a smile, and her beautiful jewel-like blue eyes reflected the deeper indigo color that belonged to him.
Unable to resist such a gaze, Aomine Daiki turned his head away again, "...What's wrong? Can't I buy exercises? Is it so weird that I suddenly want to study?"
"But Aomine-kun, you are holding elementary school math problems." Kurikawa Sana tilted her head in confusion.
Aomine Daiki: "..."
There was a suffocating, awkward silence.
He put the exercise book in his hand, which only elementary school students would buy, back on the bookshelf with an expressionless face.
Forget it, let it be.
When accompanying Kurikawa Sana to the counter to pay, Aomine Daiki finally couldn't help but ask, "I didn't expect you like reading light novels. This is really... surprising."
"Hmm? Is it weird that I like light novels?"
"It's not surprising, I just thought you'd like literary classics or something like that."
The system also said in Kurikawa Sana's mind: "You bought so many light novels at once, it seems you really love reading them."
Kurikawa Sana shook her head: [I bought it for Akashi to see.]
system:【? ? ? 】
[Who am I buying it for… for that Akashi Seijuro? Akashi doesn't look like someone who likes reading light novels.]
Kurikawa Sana confidently said, "What's wrong with light novels? Light novels are so good! Especially those Mary Sue-themed otome light novels. I'm just spoiled by them, and I think Akashi will be spoiled too!"
[Once Akashi's brain is broken like mine, his strategy should be easier, right?]
system:【……】
For a moment, the system was speechless.
If Aomine Daiki hadn't been by her side, he could almost imagine Sana with her hands on her hips and looking righteous.
She really deserves to be called that.
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