Chapter 21 Basketball 20
"There can't be any more people, Lizi."
After saying this, Murasakibara Atsushi bent down and hugged Kurikawa Sana tightly in his arms.
Kurikawa Sana was completely stunned.
In the hug, she could even feel the boy's strong muscles, sturdy arms, hot body temperature under his yukata, and the refreshing scent of soap nuts after he had just taken a bath.
The huge height and body shape difference allowed her to put her ear right next to his heart, and she could hear Murasakibara Atsushi's clear heartbeat... a very rapid heartbeat.
[Murasara Atsushi, Favorability +8. ]
...Favorability increased again!!
No, what we should be concerned about now is not this, but Murasakibara's words "there can't be any more people". If someone as slow-witted as Murasakibara has already realized her purpose, then wouldn't others also...
Kurikawa Sana suddenly felt a little sweaty.
She was just about to ask Murasakibara what this meant when, coincidentally, a familiar voice sounded behind them.
"Murasakibara, let go of Kurikawa."
Akashi Seijuro's voice was indifferent, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry.
? !
When she heard Akashi Seijuro's voice behind her, Kurikawa Sana felt her whole body numb.
...Akaashi actually saw them, which made the already failing strategy even worse.
Murasakibara Atsushi always obeyed Akashi Seijuro's orders. After a moment of silence, he let go of the girl in his arms.
Kurikawa Sana looked back with a headache and found that there was not only Akashi Seijuro but also Captain Nijimura.
...So the former minister and the current minister were walking in the courtyard late at night!
Nijimura Shuzo was wearing a black yukata, folding his arms as he looked at her, a half-smile in his black eyes.
"Akashi, Murasakibara, please go back to your room first. I want to talk to the manager alone." said Nijimura Shuzo.
Kurikawa Sana: "..."
Wow, with all that serious talk and atmosphere, Captain Nijimura was probably going to reprimand her, right? He was going to reprimand her for being the basketball club manager and having an affair with a regular player, or something like that...
Akashi Seijuro's gaze moved back and forth between them. As soon as Nijimura Shuzo spoke, the black-haired girl became visibly depressed, lowering her head and looking somewhat ashamed and at a loss.
“…”
Looking at her like this, the red-haired boy sighed inaudibly, "Let's go, Murasakibara."
[Akagi Seijuro, Favorability +2.]
Kurikawa Sana raised her head in surprise. No, how could the favorability increase?
She had already seen the scene of her hugging Murasakibara, and she was prepared for Akashi's favorability to decrease, but she didn't expect it to increase instead of decrease... Could it be that Akashi is a minotaur?
Nijimura Shuzo looked at the backs of Akashi and Murasakibara as they left, and fell into another level of silence.
Ah, what Haizaki said is right. If you look at Akashi and Murasakibara's backs like this... it really does look like stir-fried tomatoes and eggplant.
"Captain Nijimura...what do you want to tell me?"
"Haha, it's time to change your tone. Just call me Nijimura-senpai. I'm not the captain anymore."
"In my heart, Nijimura-senpai will always be the captain."
Nijimura Shuzo finally couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then he chuckled and reached out to ruffle the girl's soft black hair. "Kurikawa, I'm going to America soon, please forgive me."
A double entendre.
Kurikawa Sana didn't think there was anything wrong with this sentence. She just lowered her head in shame and waited quietly and obediently for the judgment of Senior Nijimura.
After the pleasantries, I should be preparing to reprimand her, or to tell her not to go too far...
"What's wrong? You look so nervous. Do you think I'm going to scold you?"
Kurikawa Sana looked up in surprise, "Huh? Isn't that right?"
Nijimura Shuzo sat down on a wooden bench by the courtyard, casually supporting his chin with one hand as he looked at her.
The warm yellow light of the hot spring hotel fell on that handsome face, illuminating the smile on his face.
"Why would I scold you? If it were you, Kurikawa, even if you had ten boyfriends, it wouldn't be too much."
“…”
“??!”
Kurikawa Sana guessed that her expression must be very interesting now.
I thought I was going to be reprimanded, but I didn't expect the other party to give me a completely unexpected answer. Is Nijimura-senpai's thinking really that advanced?
The black-haired girl's face showed two expressions of shock and serious thought: "Is this really okay?" She looked like she was really thinking seriously about the feasibility.
Nijimura Shuzo was stunned for a moment before bursting out laughing: "Pfft...Pfft, hahahaha! This reaction is so funny... Of course I was joking."
"It was just a joke." Kurikawa Sana breathed a sigh of relief.
Nijimura Shuzo said seriously, "Yes, ten is indeed a bit too many. Five should be about right."
Kurikawa Sana: "..."
"Please stop teasing me, Nijimura-senpai. It's not right to have multiple boyfriends."
Nijimura Shuzo chuckled and said, "So, let's just not talk about it, right?"
“……!”
Kurikawa Sana could hardly suppress a shudder.
...What a perceptive person.
But she sensed no malice in his tone; he was simply stating the facts.
"Don't be nervous, Kurikawa. I told you I don't mean to blame you." Nijimura Shuzo waved his hand. "In your youth, you don't have to be bound by anything and can live the life you want. Isn't that something to be envied?"
Kurikawa Sana was stunned for a moment.
Speaking of which, the reason why Captain Nijimura suddenly quit the basketball team was because his father was seriously ill and the whole family had to go to the United States for treatment...That's why Captain Nijimura said he envied her, because in his eyes, she could live the life she wanted.
But in fact, she didn't want to do this...it was all for health value.
"Okay, I won't bother you anymore. You want to go find Kuroko, right? He's in the lobby. He seems to be a little dizzy from soaking in the private hot spring in his room, so he's outside to get some fresh air."
Kurikawa Sana: "!!!"
She was nearly losing her composure, bewildered. How had she been exposed? Why had everyone, Murasakibara and even Chief Nijimura, figured out she was looking for Kuroko?
"…Why does Minister Nijimura think I'm looking for Kuroko-kun?"
"Hmm? Didn't Kurikawa realize it himself? The eye contact between you and Kuroko today was very abrupt. Normally, you and Kuroko wouldn't even make eye contact."
Nijimura Shuzo raised his hand and touched her head again, smiling and saying, "There's no need to hide anything in front of me. Just go if you want to."
"Whatever you want to do, just do it, Kurikawa."
His palms were broad and warm. Kurikawa Sana looked at him and couldn't help but be dazed.
Her brother also likes to touch her head like this.
"Thank you, Nijimura-senpai."
The girl bowed deeply to him, then turned without hesitation and walked in the direction he had pointed, where Kuroko was.
After looking at her back intently, Nijimura Shuzo slowly put away his smile.
"Oh, I really envy those brats."
…
*
Kurikawa Sana found Kuroko Tetsuya in the lobby as she wished.
He seemed to have recovered a lot and no longer seemed to be feeling uncomfortable from being knocked unconscious by the hot spring.
When he saw Kurikawa Sana running towards him breathlessly, a look of surprise appeared on the boy's fair and handsome face, "Kurikawa-san...what happened?"
Kurikawa Sana didn't say a word, she just reached out and touched Kuroko Tetsuya's face.
With a "ding" sound.
[Kuroko Tetsuya, current favorability rating: 63.]
Wow, so high! When did the favorability level get so high?!
【Kuroko Tetsuya】
Position: ??? (Phantom Sixth Man)
Back number: 16
Height: Current 162cm, Future 168cm
Weight: Current 52kg, Future 57kg
Birthday: January 31
Constellation: Aquarius
Blood type: A
Special skills: Misdirection (line of sight induction), reverse line of sight induction, accelerated pass, disappearing dribble (to be unlocked), phantom shot (to be unlocked)
Personal interests: basketball, reading, observing people, puppies
Favorite type of girl: Gentle ones
Favorite food: Vanilla milkshake, special bread
Kurikawa Sana: "..."
Is this the legendary feeling of being far away in the sky and yet right in front of you?
It turns out that the last person in the basketball world is really a hater!
…
"Kurikawa-san, what are you doing?"
Kuroko Tetsuya grabbed her wrist. His voice was clear and as pleasant as the sound of a brook, but his tone was not as calm as usual.
Kurikawa Sana suddenly recovered from the shock of knowing that he was a capture character.
"Nothing. I heard Kuroko-kun wasn't feeling well, so I came to check on him."
Kurikawa Sana quickly tried to withdraw her hand, but lied and explained, "It's the manager's duty to pay attention to the health of every draft pick. It looks like Kuroko-kun is fine now, that's great."
Kuroko Tetsuya looked at her quietly for a long time before he softly said "hmm" and let go of her hand, "Sorry."
[Kuroko Tetsuya, Favorability +2.]
Ah...it's already 65 points of favorability.
Had Kuroko's favorability already been this high without her knowing? Did it increase when she, Kuroko, and Aomine were playing basketball together in the third gymnasium? She hadn't noticed at all...
The system's voice rang out in her mind at the right moment: [Kuroko Tetsuya is an expert at misdirection. It's normal that you can't detect his gaze.]
[When you were practicing together at the gym, your basketball skills improved rapidly. Kuroko admired your talent. Plus, he liked gentle people, so he had a high impression of you.]
Kurikawa Sana: […System! Why didn't you tell me earlier that Kuroko was a capture target!]
system:【? ? ? 】
System: [I thought you knew but didn't want to do the strategy. Didn't I ask you to memorize the target's appearance at the beginning?]
Kurikawa Sana: […Kuroko is really good at hiding his presence. He might have been blocked by Murasakibara and the others at first. I didn’t even notice him. QAQ]
System: [But after actually meeting Kuroko, you were able to detect his movements. No one else could see Kuroko, but you could see him clearly. Akashi even commented that you had "special eyes" because of this.]
Kurikawa Sana was also puzzled: [Oh yeah... now that I put it that way, it really is like that. Why is that? ]
The system chuckled.
That can only be the result of deliberate control by the user of visual induction.
I don’t want to be seen by others, but I want to be seen by you.
That's all.
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