Chapter 36 Basketball 35
When Kurikawa Sana woke up and opened her eyes, what she saw was a beautiful jaw with smooth lines, a boy's golden yellow hair, and a starry night sky.
She lay on her back on Kise Ryouta's lap and on the park bench. He even used his coat to cushion her under him, which was very considerate.
The intimate knee-resting action allowed her to feel the boy's hot body temperature and the faint scent of sports spray on his body through his clothes.
Kurikawa Sana slowly opened her eyes in surprise.
...Huh? What's going on? Wasn't she watching a movie in the mall just a second ago?
"Ogurikawa, you're awake." The boy smiled and looked down at her.
Even from this bottom-up angle, he is still handsome without any blind spots, worthy of being a popular model.
"You fell asleep shortly after the movie started. I didn't want to disturb you, but I didn't know where you lived, so I just took you to the park outside to rest."
Kurikawa Sana was stunned for a moment, then quickly sat up, "Did I fall asleep? Sorry, Kise-kun, we were supposed to go to the movies together..."
"I should be the one to apologize. I didn't consider that Ogurigawa must be very tired when I suggested going to the movies."
Is Huang Lai such an easy-going person?
Kurikawa Sana stared at him for a long time, and finally couldn't help but say, "Kise-kun...you are a little different from what I imagined."
"Hmm? What's the difference?"
The girl said calmly, "I was sick with a high fever and didn't go to school. Everyone sent messages to say hello, but Kise-kun didn't."
Kise Ryota: “…”
After a dazed look on his face, a large golden retriever uttered a sharp, explosive cry: "Unfair, didn't Murasakihara say that you, Ogurigawa, hate being woken up by news when you're resting?"
Kurikawa Sana: "???"
W-What?!
There was actually such a thing, but she didn't seem to have said such a thing to Murasakibara? After all, her phone would automatically turn on Do Not Disturb mode when she slept, so there was no chance of her being woken up by a message.
The black-haired girl looked even more surprised than he was, and Kise Ryota instantly understood what was going on.
He sighed silently in his heart. It was indeed like this. Little Ziyuan, that guy, looked like a "three-year-old purple boy", but it turned out that he was quite scheming...
"I see. I understand. I misunderstood Kise-kun."
"Haha, Ogurigawa, you don't have to be so polite to me." Kise Ryota glanced at the clock in the middle of the park, "Ah, it's already this time..."
Kurikawa Sana looked over and was shocked by the time shown on it.
——It’s already half past five in the morning.
So, has Kise been with her for that long?
Kurikawa Sana looked at him in surprise, "Kise-kun, aren't you sleepy?"
"Hmm? I'm fine. I closed my eyes and rested for a while. But Ogurigawa, did you get enough rest? You were so sleepy that you fell asleep just ten minutes into the movie."
"Sorry, maybe it's because I pulled an all-nighter. I was still at the police station taking statements at this time last night."
Kise Ryota: “!!!”
For various reasons, he had never dared to ask about the kidnapping case. He heard that the criminals had even opened fire, and just imagining it was terrifying.
Her tone sounded nonchalant, but Kise Ryouta's mind inexplicably flashed with the image of the girl being tied up in a dark place and crying helplessly, as if the gangster's gun was about to pierce the sky in the next second -
No, not that kind of thing!
The big golden retriever with a strong imagination made another sharp explosion in his mind. He grabbed the girl's hand worriedly and raised his voice suddenly: "Oguri River, why don't you not go back tonight?!"
Kurikawa Sana: "...?"
An inexplicably awkward atmosphere enveloped the quiet and deserted park at 5:30 in the morning.
Even Kise Ryouta himself fell silent.
Ah, what on earth did he say?!
"That's not what I meant! It's just, look, Ogurigawa, being chased by the kidnappers happened very late at night. If you go back alone, you might be scared! And tonight is Friday, and tomorrow is Saturday, so you don't have to go to school, and you don't have to worry about not being able to get up...
Later on, Kise Ryouta didn't know what he was saying, and for the first time he realized that he had such a weak side.
Help! There was a day when he couldn't even speak clearly. Was he nervous?
"So that's how it is. I understand."
Under the moonlight, the girl's black hair was like a waterfall, and she was smiling softly. Her blue eyes were slightly curved and filled with stars.
"Okay, Kise-kun, then I won't go back."
“……!”
Kise Ryota suddenly felt a fatal blow.
This is too, too unfair, right?!
"So if we don't go back, where should we go?"
Huang Lai Liangta took a deep breath and asked seriously——
"Ogurigawa, do you like amusement parks?"
…
*
At nine o'clock in the morning, as soon as the park opened, Kurikawa Sana and Kise Ryota went in and had a great time.
The amusement park was packed with people on Saturday. The music was lively and bright, the rides were colorful, and the atmosphere was filled with joy.
Roller coaster, pirate ship, rapids... When she was in poor health before, the doctor did not allow her to try any of these exciting activities, but this time Sana Kurikawa tried them all.
When accompanying Kurikawa Sana on a roller coaster for the sixth time, Kise Ryota exclaimed, "Kurikawa, it seems like you really like these maneuvers."
Kurikawa Sana: "I love it! But isn't it too much for Kise-kun to play so many times in a row?"
How could a man say no? Huang Lailiangta immediately said seriously: "No, it's not true. I don't feel uncomfortable at all."
When the roller coaster reached its highest point, jumped down, and then turned 360 degrees ten times, Kise Ryota closed his eyes peacefully.
Ah, I feel like I'm about to ascend to heaven.
Whenever this happened, he could clearly feel that the cup of breakfast coffee he drank to refresh himself was instantly stirred in his stomach.
But when he heard the girl's cheerful and beautiful laughter beside him, Kise Ryota couldn't help but open his eyes again and look at her.
At the highest point in the air, the wind and sunshine fell on Kurikawa Sana's delicate and beautiful face. She raised her hands high and cheered, with a bright smile on her face, enjoying the pleasure of weightlessness and the pursuit of ultimate speed.
Kise Ryota was slightly stunned.
It was clearly just an ordinary roller coaster ride, but he felt as if she was trying her best to open her arms and embrace freedom every time.
A magical thing happened, the physical discomfort disappeared. Suddenly I felt that as long as she liked it, I would have no problem playing with her a hundred times.
After finishing a round, when they walked down to the store, looking at the photos of the two of them on the roller coaster on the computer, Kise Ryota said proudly, "Please print out ten photos."
The photo showed the black-haired girl raising her arms high with a bright smile, while the yellow-haired boy turned his head to look at her with a focused gaze, and indescribable emotions were brewing in his yellow eyes.
After receiving the printed photo, Kise Ryota stared at it for a full five minutes.
Kurikawa Sana thought he liked taking pictures, so she dragged him outside to the park to take more pictures using the photo booth.
The camera of the photo booth in the park couldn't focus on two people at the same time, so Kurikawa Sana reminded him: "Kise-kun, lower your head a little? You're too tall..."
"Ah? Oh..." Kise Ryota came back to his senses, bent down and rested his chin on the girl's slender and soft shoulders, with an intimate posture and showing his signature model smile.
Kurikawa Sana was slightly stunned.
In the small space, they were so close to each other that even their breathing could be heard clearly, and the air seemed to be heating up rapidly.
Woohoo, why is the favorability still not increasing, Huang Laijun QAQ
"Ogurikawa, which set of photos do you like?"
The two sets of photos taken show different mascot images of the theme park, one group is a yellow puppy and the other group is a white rabbit.
"I want this." Kurikawa Sana smiled and chose the white rabbit.
Looking at the strangely familiar yellow puppy in the photo, Huang Lailiangta also laughed out loud, "Coincidentally, this one looks quite like me."
"Pfft... Did Kise-kun say he looks like a puppy?"
"No! It's just the color!"
…
On this day, Kurikawa Sana forgot all her worries and was filled with pure joy and happiness.
The thrilling amusement rides, the screaming haunted house, the wonderful performances, the sweet smell of juice, cotton candy and popcorn in the park... She played until the evening and still didn't feel tired.
A certain yellow puppy seemed to be the same. He even shot with full energy and won countless prizes. He could immediately hit the ten rings with just one look at other people's operations, and beat the boss so hard that he had to close his stall in despair.
It was not until this moment that Kurikawa Sana realized how talented he was. It was not just basketball, but any sport, he could "copy" and learn it immediately just by taking a look.
Everyone in the "Generation of Miracles" has their own strengths that shine brightly.
"Last night, Oguri River gave me so many dolls from the claw machine. This is a return gift." Kise Ryota smiled and handed the park's characteristic white bunny doll he had just won to her. "Where do you want to go next?"
"Thank you, Kise-kun." Kurikawa Sana held the little rabbit and looked up at the sky. "Ah, it's dark again... The facilities should be almost closed."
"No, there's another one." Kise Ryota looked at the huge Ferris wheel that was lit up in rainbow colors not far away.
…
*
When the Ferris wheel reaches its apex, the neon-colored rides in the amusement park are ablaze with color, colorful balloons float slowly in the air, and the dazzling and bustling city night scene not far away is all in sight, which is breathtakingly beautiful.
With a bang, the park's nightly fireworks show began. Brilliant and beautiful fireworks shone brightly in the night sky. Like multicolored shooting stars, the fireworks spread out, enveloping the entire amusement park, like a dreamlike and beautiful castle descending from a fairytale.
Sitting in the Ferris wheel cabin and looking at the scenery outside, Kurikawa Sana hugged the little rabbit doll in her arms, a little absent-minded.
For a moment, her thoughts seemed to go back to the trip to Hakone Hot Springs, and the same brilliant and gorgeous fireworks at night.
At that time, everyone had not "changed" yet.
Kurikawa Sana looked at the fireworks outside the window, while Kise Ryota looked at her quietly and recalled the same memories.
At that time, the fireworks stopped when she was making a wish. In order to ensure that her wish would not be unfulfilled, he was the first one to take the initiative to buy a firework stick, light it, and let her make a new wish.
High in the sky where the Ferris wheel was, the sound of fireworks exploding outside was deafening, drowning out all other noise.
But Kise Ryota could clearly hear the sound of his rapidly beating heart.
It was not until this moment that he finally knew for sure what the feeling was that had dominated him from last night until now.
Yes, I like it.
——He likes Kurikawa Sana.
In fact, he knows it better than anyone else, and he knows himself better than anyone else. It’s not that he didn’t understand before, but quite the opposite.
It is precisely because I liked you so much when I first met you that I don’t want to get involved.
Don't want to lose.
If you don't join the game, you won't lose.
That's why I never approach her actively, but just watch others fall into it silently.
Kozuhara once commented that he could remain so calm because he only thought he could watch the fire from the other side of the river... Now it seems that what Kozuhara said was right.
In the end, he inevitably joined the game.
When he finished his tiring modeling shoot and went downstairs, the moment he saw Kurikawa Sana, the originally boring street scene seemed to light up at that moment, and all he could see was that beautiful figure in a white dress.
Because at that moment, he clearly felt for the first time——
Here it comes.
She finally, for the first time, came for him.
Kise Ryouta came for him.
Before today, he had subconsciously hidden and suppressed his feelings for her.
Now it seems that there is no need for this.
…
【Kise Ryouta, Favorability +30. 】
? !!
what happened?
Kise's favorability has finally increased! But why did it increase so much?!
Hearing the sudden favorability notification sound, Kurikawa Sana, who was originally admiring the fireworks, turned her head in shock.
The moment the Ferris wheel rose to its highest point, illuminated by the fireworks outside the window, between light and shadow, the boy's face was so handsome that it was almost dazed.
The smile on his face was more gentle than ever before.
Then, the young man opened his lips and spoke word by word.
"Sana."
"I like you."
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