Chapter 40 [End of Week 1]
Another tough day ends.
After visiting Kurikawa Sana in the hospital, Midorima Shintaro once again walked uncontrollably to her house, looking up at the building in a daze.
He should have discovered it sooner.
Sana was in poor health. He should have noticed this the last time he sent her home when she fell ill.
But no one could have imagined that it would be so serious.
In what should have been the best time of her life, Sana closed her eyes and could only sleep forever on the hospital bed.
If only time could go back...how wonderful it would be.
If he could go back to that day again, he would definitely not just stand aside and watch his teammates do such a thing.
Do your best and wait for fate. In the past, he always believed that as long as he did his part well, it was enough, and other people's boring tricks had nothing to do with him.
But he was wrong, he shouldn't have just stood by and watched.
He clearly had the ability to stop it, but he didn't take action.
Is turning a blind eye a form of original sin?
He had clearly noticed that her face was pale and that something was wrong with her, but he still couldn't stop it from happening.
There is no doubt that Sana disapproves... no, perhaps it can even be called disgust.
Sana hated the way they humiliated their opponents in the final of the national league, and hated how no matter how many times she tried to persuade them, they became more and more excessive.
Midorima Shintaro didn't know if he was among them, and didn't know if he was also hated by her.
But Sana had already fallen down and could not tell him the answer to this question.
If she could wake up, he could hate him or scold him... as long as he could see her open her eyes again and hear her voice again, anything would be fine.
Midorima Shintaro glanced down at his phone. The pink bunny pendant on it was beautiful and cute, and looked exactly like the person who gave it.
When he first met Sana, he gave her a bear pendant, which she cherished and hung on her phone. So when she gave him a bunny pendant, he immediately hung it on his phone... some inexplicable little thoughts.
It seemed to be perfectly suited to hers.
That day, after Sana learned that his Cancer zodiac sign had bad luck today, she immediately came to him and gave him a lucky charm personally.
But he failed to protect her.
Midorima Shintaro recalled that morning's divination had predicted a very unlucky day for Leos, suggesting they should stay indoors. Cancers also had bad luck that day, and were prone to losing important and cherished items.
How can there be such accurate divination?
Sana is a Leo and he is a Cancer.
Everything predicted in this divination came true... except the last sentence.
The last sentence is - "If Cancer brings today's lucky item, perhaps the problem can be resolved."
Liar show, asshole show.
Why can't the last sentence be realized?
Midorima Shintaro clenched the phone in his hand suddenly, but when he felt the touch of the rabbit pendant on his palm, he was stunned again and quickly loosened his grip, as if he was afraid that if he hurt it, the owner of the gift would be sad.
After coming to his senses and realizing what he was doing, Midorima Shintaro pulled the corners of his mouth into a wry smile, as if he felt helpless about himself.
Really.
What on earth is he doing?
"…Midorima Shintaro?"
Suddenly, someone called out his name in a gloomy voice.
Midorima Shintaro raised his head, and the owner of the voice turned out to be Hanamiya Makoto, whom he had met in the competition before, the main force of Kirisaki First Junior High School and one of the "Five Uncrowned Generals".
Hanamiya Makoto's temperament was as gloomy as ever, and for some reason he looked even more gloomy than before, and his irritability was visibly evident.
The black-haired boy frowned tightly and said in a very cold voice: "What are you doing here?"
Midorima Shintaro gave him a cold look in response, "It's nothing. It's none of your business."
Just as he turned around and prepared to leave, Hanamiya's voice came from behind him: "Where is Kurikawa Sana?"
Midorima Shintaro's steps suddenly stopped.
"She's sick."
“……?!”
Hanamiya was stunned and suddenly raised his voice: "Sick? What's wrong?"
Is that why she hasn't been home for so many days? The house next door is empty and deserted. Hanamiya Makoto can't count how long it has been since he last saw Kurikawa Sana, nor can he remember how long it has been since he last heard her piano music.
Midorima Shintaro turned back, frowned, and asked, "Are you familiar with her?"
"What's your relationship with her?"
"Tsk...neighbors." Although he really didn't want to admit that he and her were just simple neighbors, Hanamiya didn't have the heart to argue or show off at this moment. He frowned tightly, and his tone became unusually impatient: "So what's wrong with her?!"
Midorima Shintaro did not have a good impression of Hanamiya Makoto. He still remembered the little tricks this man used to hurt people during the competition. Even he and Aomine Murasakibara had suffered losses at the hands of Hanamiya Makoto.
But for some reason, I later heard that Hanamiya Shin changed his playing style and never hurt anyone in the game again. He won by relying on his own strength and won all the way.
And at this moment, after hearing the news that Sana fell ill, this man's nervousness and worry were about to overflow, and it didn't seem like he was acting.
As Sana's neighbor, perhaps Hanamiya Shin had also shown some concern and care for her. Telling him about Sana's situation and asking him to visit her seemed like a good idea.
Ever since Sana fell ill, only her classmates have been visiting her every day. They have never seen Sana's parents... Midorima Shintaro would even feel relieved if there was one more person who cared about her, even if that person was the infamous Hanamiya Makoto in front of him.
“………”
However, the words were already on the tip of his tongue, and when Midorima Shintaro opened his mouth, he bitterly discovered that his throat was tight and he couldn't tell Sana the truth.
Her brain is deprived of oxygen and she is brain dead. Whether she can wake up depends on a medical miracle.
He couldn't easily say such a short sentence, such a cruel fact.
In the end, Midorima Shintaro could only write a note in silence and hand it to Hanamiya Makoto.
"This is the hospital and ward where she is."
"If you want to know her situation, go see her in person."
After leaving these two sentences, Midorima Shintaro turned and left, this time never looking back.
Hua Gongzhen looked at the note in his hand, and an extremely bad premonition came to his mind. His heart felt like it was being hooked by a heavy lead and falling straight down.
An ordinary piece of paper, at this moment, felt like a scorching hot iron.
…
It was not until he arrived at the ward where Kurikawa Sana was that Hanamiya Makoto finally understood why Midorima Shintaro couldn't say it just now.
Even the bouquet of flowers in his arms fell to the ground with a "thump" because he was too shocked.
The girl who was so lively and bright not long ago, who could play such beautiful piano music not long ago, was lying lifeless on the hospital bed just a few days later.
Even though he was nicknamed "the bad kid," he had never met anyone of his age with such a serious illness in real life.
Especially that person, it was Kurikawa Sana.
Kurikawa Sana, from the first time he heard her piano music and the first time he met her, Hanamiya Makoto couldn't help but care about her.
This was the first and only time in my life that I met such a stunning person, and now he was unconscious.
What exactly happened?
Hanamiya couldn't help but recall that every time Kurikawa Sana condemned him for injuring someone during a game, she would have particularly obvious emotional fluctuations, which were extremely strong sadness, grief and anger.
It turns out that there were already traces of everything.
Because she wanted health more than anyone else, she felt particularly sad and angry about his bad behavior of harming other people's bodies.
At this moment, Hanamiya Makoto finally began to reflect and waver. His motto, "Other people's suffering is as sweet as honey to oneself," which he had regarded as the truth in the past, might really be wrong.
Seeing her fall, the feeling in my chest was so uncomfortable and painful.
Sitting beside Kurikawa Sana's bed, Hanamiya was stunned for a long time.
Only at the end did he give a helpless and self-deprecating smile.
It seems that Sana's dislike for him at the time must have been a hundred times more serious than he imagined.
Later, she was willing to talk to him again because he took the initiative to propose that he would change his playing style and no longer hurt others during the game, which just touched a deep point in her heart.
If it weren't for this promise, she probably wouldn't even bother to say a word to him...
Really, it's hard for her to play the piano for a guy like him, just for the sake of other contestants she doesn't know and to protect their bodies from getting injured during the competition.
"Really... I really lost to you."
Hanamiya Makoto's voice was hoarse as he muttered to himself, "Don't you feel energetic when you scold me? If you hate me, then try to wake up and scold me..."
"You might not know this, but I have excellent academic performance. I'm the kind of top student that many schools are vying for me to enroll in. The school I finally chose immediately asked me which university I wanted to apply to and what major I wanted to study."
"At that time, I was just bored and didn't give an answer. Now... I have the answer."
The black-haired girl on the hospital bed had her eyes closed, her face pale and pretty, and she looked like she was just sleeping peacefully.
The doctor said her chances of recovery were slim, and she might not even wake up for decades. The probability was so small that it could only be called a miracle.
Looking down at the girl, Hanamiya Makoto said softly, "Just study medicine."
"I don't want to wait for a so-called medical miracle to happen."
Placing the bouquet next to her bed, the boy's voice gently echoed in the white ward, like a solemn promise.
"I'm going to go and chase the miracle myself."
…
*
"Eh? There's a bouquet of flowers on the bedside. Did anyone come to visit Sana today?..."
When Momoi Satsuki, Aomine Daiki and Kuroko Tetsuya arrived at the ward, they immediately saw the conspicuous bouquet on the bedside table. It was a bunch of fresh and beautiful daisies, exuding a faint fragrance.
But after seeing the color of the flowers, Tao Jing Satsuki was stunned for a moment, "But is it really okay to send white flowers when visiting a patient? I wonder who sent them..."
Kuroko Tetsuya glanced at the bouquet indifferently, and the boy's sky-blue eyes no longer had the brilliance of the past.
He understood at a glance that what was important was not the color of the flower, but its meaning.
The flower language of daisy is secret love, the love hidden deep in the heart.
For a moment, many people who might have sent this bouquet of flowers flashed through Kuroko Tetsuya's mind, but in the end he closed his eyes and stopped thinking about it.
Forget it, no matter who gave it to me, it doesn’t mean anything anymore.
Because Sana has no way of knowing that person's feelings.
Before Sana passed out, she had argued with Akashi and the others about him and Ogiwara Narihiro. After learning this fact, Kuroko Tetsuya could hardly stand, and a strong feeling of suffocation came from his chest, and he was so depressed that he couldn't breathe.
Guilt, sadness, regret.
If he had known this, he should not have told Sana about the agreement he had made with his childhood friend Narihiro Ogiwara.
Sana is so sad because she has such a strong ability to empathize.
But what if she didn't know? Given Sana's personality, even if she didn't know the opponent was her close friend, even if she didn't know they had a precious agreement, Sana would still express her thoughts and stop Murasakibara and the others from humiliating their opponents in the game, and the outcome might still remain the same.
Kuroko Zhe couldn't help but think sadly.
The only way to break the deadlock might be if Sana never met them from the beginning.
…
Aomine Daiki walked carefully to the bedside and looked at Kurikawa Sana who was sleeping with her eyes closed. He stretched out his hand to touch her, but froze in mid-air and finally withdrew his hand.
No right to touch her.
Since that day, Aomine Daiki recalled many past events and found that he seemed to be the most cruel person to her.
Of all people, she probably hated him the most.
There is no opponent in basketball. Is it really worth it to hurt Kuroko and Sana because of this reason?
Sana tried again and again to comfort him and enlighten him, and she tried hard with both words and actions, but what did he do to her?
First, he made her faint and fall into the swimming pool, causing her to have a high fever. Finally, he said so many inappropriate words to her in the final, so that what she saw before she finally collapsed was still his worst side.
Just like the day when he and Kuroko had an argument, he looked up at the overpass by the river and saw Sana. In the heavy rain, the slender girl looked helpless and confused.
But the moment their eyes met, Sana ran away in panic, as if he were some terrifying monster.
Now he was sure that he was indeed a monster.
From beginning to end, he only brought sad memories to Sana.
…
Aomine Daiki and Kuroko Tetsuya both said nothing, but just silently looked at the unconscious girl on the hospital bed. The atmosphere in the ward was terribly depressing.
Tao Jing Satsuki was caught in the middle, and instead of feeling embarrassed, she felt only sadness.
The hospital had complained that there were too many people visiting Sana too frequently every day, and asked them to come in groups of two or three as much as possible, so as to minimize the disruption to the hospital's order and the patients' rest... If it weren't for this request from the hospital, I'm afraid Kuroko wouldn't have appeared with Aomine.
Ever since the incident in the junior high school league, the relationship between Kuroko and the other members of the team has reached freezing point.
Tao Jing Satsuki thought about it for a long time but still couldn't understand why everyone who were so close at the beginning ended up like this?
The gorgeous fireworks, everyone’s bright smiles, and the warm and beautiful atmosphere that night on our trip to Hakone seemed like just a dream.
At that time, she asked Sana, will everyone be together forever? Will they always be happy like this?
At that time, Sana held her hand tightly and told her in a very gentle voice - "I will, May."
Tao Jingwuyue suddenly had a strong urge to cry, and her eyes felt sore and painful.
Sana, Sana, Sana...
I miss her so much.
How could such a wonderful person suddenly suffer such a drastic change?
"No wonder Sana's wish under the fireworks that night was 'good health'..."
Tao Jing Mayu said with tears in her eyes: "Has Sana known for a long time that her health is not good? And her parents have also known that they haven't come to see her once in such a long time..."
Aomine Daiki and Kuroko Tetsuya's bodies both froze.
Not only May, they and others have the same doubts, why did Sana's parents never show up? But more than doubts, they feel heartache.
I feel so heartbroken.
Sometimes Kuroko Tetsuya even wondered if everything about Sana was just a dream.
Otherwise, why would such an angel-like person appear, but disappear in a flash?
When he turned around, Kuroko Tetsuya saw that Aomine Daiki's face was also full of guilt and regret.
Kuroko Tetsuya closed his eyes, and only darkness remained in front of him.
…
*
Kise Ryouta came to the amusement park alone, the amusement park where he and Sana spent the whole day together.
He walked alone all the roads he had walked with her that day, riding the roller coaster she loved again and again, not stopping even when his stomach was churning like a tidal wave, almost like self-abuse, mechanically and rigidly.
He bought a lot of her favorite popcorn and marshmallows and sat on the bench in a daze until the marshmallows were about to melt.
He shot ten rings in every shot and won countless prizes, but under the boss's astonished gaze, he left all the prizes and dolls and turned away without taking any, because this time there was no one to give them to.
Finally, he got on the Ferris wheel, looked at the night view of the park and the brilliant fireworks outside the window, and recalled many things.
Kise Ryota remembered that he seemed to have promised Sana something very important.
By the way, he promised her that he would not steal the ball from his teammates to score again.
But in Sana's eyes, his promise should be that he would not humiliate his opponents in the game again.
He trampled on the agreement between him and Sana.
In the match that day, he was even the one who took the initiative to propose the terrible proposal of "111 to 11". Even he himself could not understand why he made her sad for that little bit of bad "fun".
Didn't he notice at that time that she was pale and her tone was wrong?
No, he did notice it, but the mischievous side of him got the better of him, and since everyone else was on the same side as him, he just continued on as if it was natural.
No one expected such serious consequences.
By the time you regret, it's already too late.
When the Ferris wheel reached its highest point, Kise Ryota remembered that he had confessed his love to Sana here.
He told Sana word by word that he liked her.
He said he liked her, but he did something that made her sad.
Kise Ryota smiled bitterly.
Sana should hate him, right?
The last memory he left her with before he fell into a coma was of his terrible side.
…
It was dark at night, and when he walked out of the amusement park, Kise Ryota met someone unexpected.
It turned out to be Haizaki Shogo.
It looked like he had come specially to stop him. The gray-haired boy had fierce and angry eyes, as if he was looking for a fight to vent his anger.
"Hey, you bastard...!" Haizaki Shogo rushed forward and grabbed him by the collar. "Why did that Kurikawa Sana suddenly become like that?! What on earth did you guys do?! You can't even protect a girl!!"
This accusation was actually groundless and unreasonable, and could be said to be unreasonable. Haizaki Shogo himself knew clearly that when illness came like a mountain... he couldn't blame anyone.
But he was just angry and irritated, and he just wanted to find someone to fight with to vent his anger.
It was difficult for Haizaki Shogo to describe how he felt the moment he sneaked into the hospital ward and saw Kurikawa Sana.
The girl who once had a bright smile can only lie on the hospital bed, surrounded by monitors and treatment equipment, and can no longer open her eyes.
"She's already like that, and you're still in the mood to play in the amusement park?!"
Huang Lailiangta slapped his hand away with an expressionless face, "If you want to fight, just fight directly. There's no need to find so many excuses."
"That's perfect, what I wanted." Haizaki Shogo sneered and punched him!
…
The punches were delivered with extreme ferocity, leaving bruises on the model's fair and handsome face, and the bad boy was also beaten back.
The farce finally stopped when both of them were exhausted.
Kise Ryota lay on the ground gasping for breath. The pain in the injured parts of his body was nothing compared to the pain in his chest and heart.
The thought that she would never wake up again was countless times more painful than this.
Those who came to fight with him to vent their anger seemed to understand this and felt the same as him.
Haizaki likes Sana, and Kise Ryota noticed it from the beginning.
That's why he was like this, feeling just as sad as him.
"I warned her back then that instead of pitying me for quitting the basketball club, it would be better to say that you who are still in the basketball club are the most pitiful..." Haizaki Shogo's voice was hoarse. "Damn it, I was right."
What he said came true.
Kise Ryota was stunned.
After saying this, Haizaki Shogo stood up shakily and turned to leave.
The gray-haired boy's back hunched over in pain made his tall body look somewhat pitiful.
Like a trapped beast that has lost something important.
Kise Ryota raised his hands to cover his eyes. Only in this way could he see Sana.
The girl seemed to appear before his eyes again: her black hair like a waterfall, her white dress swaying beautifully, standing on the street downstairs from his modeling agency, looking at him from afar.
The moment she saw him, the girl smiled sweetly and brightly.
Sana...
He already knew he was wrong.
It didn't matter if she didn't forgive him...as long as she could wake up.
But really, can you wake up?
The back of the boy's hand, which was covering his eyes, was cold and wet.
…
*
Half a year later.
Private Kaijo High School, gymnasium.
"As expected of a basketball powerhouse known as the 'Blue Elite'. The gymnasium is so luxurious."
"We can actually play a practice match against Kaijo High School, a regular participant in the national tournament, and this year Kise Ryota from the Age of Miracles has joined Kaijo..."
"But speaking of which, where is Kise Ryouta? I don't seem to see him."
The Seirin High School basketball team was buzzing with discussion. Kasamatsu Yukio, the captain of the Kaijo High School basketball team, stepped forward and said, "If you're talking about Kise, he's got some personal stuff going on, so he'll be a little late. But don't worry, he promised to attend today's practice match."
Seirin High School's captain, Hinata Junpei, raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Is that so... Kise seemed so excited the last time he played against our team's Kagami. I thought he wouldn't miss a single minute of the game."
Kasamatsu Yukio was silent for a moment, thinking that if it were normal times, Kise would definitely not miss any opportunity to compete with Kagami.
But today is different. Today is the day that Huang Lai has to go to the hospital to visit someone without fail.
All the regular members of Kaijo knew that their team's ace, Kise Ryota, had someone he loved very much.
She was a girl who was prettier than the stars on TV, but she met with misfortune half a year ago and has been in a coma in the hospital ever since. The chances of her waking up are slim.
Kaijo's teammates didn't expect that although Kise looked like he might have eight girlfriends, he was unexpectedly a pure love god. He would never go to any social gatherings or have an affair with anyone. Kise Ryota loved the girl named Kurikawa Sana who was lying in the hospital with all his heart and he had been guarding her all the time.
Kasamatsu Yukio didn't want to reveal too much about Kise's private thoughts, but Moriyama Yutaka, the big leak in the team, quickly said: "Kise is going to the hospital to see the girl he likes today. If you calculate the time, he should be back soon."
Kasamatsu Yukio: "……"
When will this guy change his bad habit of making a big hole in his stomach?
"Eh?! Kise actually has someone he likes?! That sparkling model, Kise Ryouta, actually already has someone he likes!"
"Wait, with that wording, does that mean the person Kise likes isn't his girlfriend yet?!"
Everyone in Seirin was excited to watch the show, but Seirin's new ace, Kagami Daigo, was stunned for a moment and immediately thought of his teammate Kuroko Tetsuya.
Kuroko would also go to the hospital at this time every week to visit a female manager from his time at Teiko Junior High School.
Kagami Daigo clearly remembers the shock he felt when he saw the young girl on the hospital bed when he accompanied Kuroko to the hospital one day.
He had been in the United States for so long and was so used to seeing foreigners that he found his language so poor that he could not describe the beauty of that girl.
It's just a pity that no one knows when the girl named Kurikawa Sana will wake up.
And every time Kuroko looked at her when he went to the hospital... the look in his eyes was filled with sadness.
Could it be a coincidence? But Kise is also Teiko's, so it's very likely that they are the same person.
"Is this the Tokyo University Affiliated Hospital?" asked Kagami Daigo.
Kasamatsu Yukio looked at him in surprise, "How did you know?"
Kagami Daigo: "Ah, then I think I know."
It's indeed the same person.
Kagami Daigo couldn't help but think of the pale and beautiful face of the black-haired girl.
It turns out that guy Huang Lai likes her.
"What? What was the encrypted conversation between you and Captain Kaijo, Kagami?" Seirin's Koganei asked curiously, "Come to think of it, our Kuroko hasn't come yet either. He went to the hospital to visit a girl..."
Kasamatsu Yukio: "……"
It can’t be such a coincidence, right?
The gymnasium door banged open, and a handsome, blond-haired boy walked in. "Everyone, I'm back. Practice can begin!"
The sky-blue-haired boy following behind Kise Ryouta was none other than Kuroko Tetsuya.
The two came back together.
It seems that they were visiting the same person in the hospital.
Kasamatsu Yukio was a little surprised, "Why did you come back so early today?"
Normally, Kise would have stayed with her in the hospital longer and would not have come back so early.
"Because Murasakibara-chan came over today." Kise Ryota curled his lips. "It's really hard for that guy to fly all the way from Akita to Tokyo every time, so I gave him some alone time."
Heizizhe did not comment either. He looked indifferent and his expression showed no emotion.
Kasamatsu Yukio was silent for a moment, subtly sensing the Shura atmosphere in the air. He also caught a glimpse of the complex relationship between the "Generation of Miracles" and the girl in the hospital from their few words.
"Alright, everyone, let's start the practice match between Kaijo and Seirin!"
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*
Inside the hospital ward.
"Atsushi, I didn't expect you could even do physical therapy." Himuro Tatsuya watched his movements in amazement. "Your massage techniques are very professional... Did you learn it specially?"
Himuro Tatsu was also a teammate of Murasakibara Atsushi's when he entered the basketball powerhouse Yosen High School. He knew that Murasakibara Atsushi would fly from Akita to Tokyo every week just to visit the girl in the hospital. This time, he accompanied Murasakibara Atsushi to Tokyo and also came to visit his childhood friend Kagami Taiga.
This was also the first time he saw the girl that Atsushi liked with his own eyes. Although Himuro Tatsuya himself was already a very handsome person, he still couldn't help but feel amazed when he saw this girl.
She's really... a very beautiful person.
But if it was just about being pretty, with Murasakibara Atsushi's childlike nature and lazy and casual personality, it would be impossible for him to travel back and forth between Akita and Tokyo every week.
"Yeah." Murasakibara Atsushi responded lightly. Unlike his tone, the strength and meticulousness of his massage were not sloppy at all.
He carefully massaged Kurikawa Sana to relax her arms and shoulders, never touching other parts of the girl, maintaining a proper sense of boundaries, and his technique could be described as professional.
If patients who have been bedridden for a long time do not receive massage and rehabilitation therapy, their body muscles will become stiff and atrophied. However, the girl in front of him did not seem to have this sign. Her usual treatment programs and the people who came to visit her must have put a lot of effort in this regard.
"Lizi has lost weight again." Murasakibara Atsushi lowered his eyes, hiding the sadness in his narrow purple eyes.
Himuro Tatsuya was stunned for a moment.
Dun is always like this. Although he has a huge body over two meters tall, he always reveals a childish and sad expression at certain times.
He could keenly sense that Dun felt a strong sense of guilt towards this girl.
Like a child who knew he had done something wrong but couldn't suppress his desire to see her, he clumsily tried every possible way and action to make up for it.
Himuro Tatsuo didn't know what happened to them in the past, he just felt that Murasakibara Atsushi seemed to regret the past.
He sighed, stood up and left, leaving the space to Murasakibara Atsushi.
…
*
Tonghuang Academy, basketball hall.
"That bastard Aomine! He didn't come to training again today?!" Toou Academy's center, Wakamatsu Kosuke, roared angrily, "Does he even take his seniors seriously?!"
Shooting guard Sakurai Ryo trembled and said, "I, I went to the rooftop to look for him, but Aomine-kun wasn't there..."
Captain Imayoshi Xiangyi, as if accustomed to it, said soothingly, "Since it's not on the rooftop, it must have gone somewhere else."
Wakamatsu Kosuke finally understood, and his anger subsided a little. "...You mean the hospital?"
"That's right. Plus, Momoi wasn't here today, so they must have gone to the hospital to see her."
…
When Aomine Daiki arrived at the hospital, he happened to meet Murasakibara Atsushi in the corridor.
"You're here today too, Murasakibara." Aomine Daiki stated the fact calmly, "Can you handle flying back and forth so frequently?"
"Don't make me angry, Fengzi." Murasakibara Atsushi's eyes were cold, "Otherwise, I will crush you to pieces."
Himuro Tatsuya and Momoi Satsuki remained silent, feeling helpless about the tense atmosphere from the start.
It was a passing nurse who broke the awkward silence, "Hey, what's wrong with you guys? How many people have come to see Miss Kurikawa today?!"
"Yesterday, the one with green hair, the one with gray hair, and the one with black hair came in turn. Luckily, Ms. Kurikawa is in a private room, otherwise the other patients would have complained!"
There is no doubt that the one with green hair and the one with gray hair are Midorima Shintaro and Haizaki Shogo, and the one with black hair is most likely Hanamiya Makoto from Kirisaki First Junior High School, or it could be Captain Nijimura Shuzo who has temporarily returned to Japan for vacation from the United States. It is not surprising at all that they would come to the hospital to visit Sana.
Especially that guy Midorima, he comes almost every day.
The nurse frowned and continued, "This morning, a red-haired boy showed up, and at noon, a blond-haired model showed up, and now it's you guys..."
Red-haired boy?
Murasakibara Atsushi and Aomine Daiki couldn't help but pause.
That Akashi guy... is coming from Kyoto too?
…
*
Luoshan High School, rooftop.
"Senior Dai, I hope you can become the new phantom sixth man in the Luoshan basketball team."
Dai Qianxun looked at the newcomer with some surprise. He had a fair and handsome face, crimson hair and two eyes of different colors, one gold and one red. He was the famous young master of the Akashi family on campus.
But this condescending tone makes people feel uncomfortable no matter how they listen to it.
"Sixth man, just pass the ball? I don't want it." Dai Qianxun refused lightly and turned back to look at the light novel in her hand.
"Are you reading a light novel?" Akashi Seijuro suddenly asked, looking at the pink book in his hand.
Dai Qianxun shook the book with a pink cover and said, "It's a light novel, yes. What's wrong, young master? Do you look down on light novels as a form of literature?"
"No, on the contrary I like it very much."
Hearing his answer, Dai Qianxun looked at him in surprise and found that he was not joking.
He actually saw unprecedented tenderness and sincerity in the previously false and indifferent smile of the young master of the Akashi family.
Akashi Seijuro's gaze as he looked at the light novel in his hand surprisingly seemed gentle and nostalgic.
It was as if the liking he was talking about wasn't just about the light novel, but that he was missing someone through that cute pink cover.
Dai Chihiro frowned in confusion and was about to say something when she heard Akashi Seijuro continue to comment: "You like light novels, you have good taste."
Dai Qianxun: "..."
What kind of personality does the young master of the Akashi family have?
…
After successfully persuading Dai Chihiro to join, Akashi Seijuro returned to his office as the Rakusan Student Council President.
He opened the locked cabinet in his office, took out an orange basketball, and gently held it in his arms.
That was the basketball that Sana Kurikawa gave him when he and Sana were kidnapped together.
Using the basketball, he performed an Ankle Buster on the kidnappers, knocking them down and escaping with Sana.
Looking back now, it seems like it all happened a long time ago, but he still clearly remembers Sana holding his hand and running under the moonlight, and he also clearly remembers the roar of his heartbeat at that time.
Two people had given him basketballs, one from his mother and the other from Kurikawa Sana.
The mother has passed away and Sana is in a coma.
Akashi Seijuro closed his eyes and gently touched the surface of the basketball, as if he was touching someone through it.
Sana...
It won't end up like his mother, right?
…
*
A few months later.
The Winter Cup final was an upset, with Seirin High School defeating the basketball powerhouse Rakuzan High School with amazing strength. Kuroko Tetsuya led Kagami Taiga and the Seirin team, defeating Kise Ryota, Midorima Shintaro, Aomine Daiki and Murasakibara Atsushi one after another, and finally even defeating Akashi Seijuro, who led the three "Uncrowned Five Generals".
The members of the Miracle Generation, which had once fallen apart, finally rediscovered the meaning of friendship in the process and rekindled their love for basketball and team spirit.
Akashi Seijuro's first personality, which had disappeared for a long time, also reappeared in this final.
"Kuroko, thank you." Akashi Seijuro expressed his gratitude sincerely, his gentle eyes holding a thousand words, "I'm sorry for the time I was away..."
Kuroko Tetsuya took a deep breath. This day had finally come. Only he knew the bitterness he had gone through along the way.
I really want to go to the hospital immediately.
I really want to tell Sana in person right away that he succeeded, he really did it.
He brought back the former Akashi, Aomine, Murasakibara, Kise and Midorima, and he brought back the people from their trip to Hakone Hot Springs.
…
Just at this moment.
Tao Jingwuyue pushed open the door of the gymnasium with a "bang", and the girl's crying voice penetrated the gymnasium and went straight into their hearts.
"Everyone... Sana! She's awake!"
!!!
After a brief silence, there was the sound of their chaotic fighting.
The basketball in Akashi Seijuro's hand fell, the lucky charm for the day in Midorima Shintaro's hand shattered on the ground, Aomine Daiki and Kise Ryota fell directly, and Murasakibara Atsushi in the audience crushed the potato chips in his hand.
Then, there was a surge of ecstasy and an urge that almost made me want to cry.
Momoi Mayu continued panting, "But, for some reason, there's already someone else in Sana's ward! It seems like someone who's particularly famous for playing volleyball and tennis..."
“…?!!”
I could no longer hear other sounds, and there was only one thought in my mind.
The miracle that I had planned to wait forever for finally happened.
The black-haired girl's bright smile flashed through their minds, making their eyes sore.
Ignoring all media interviews and the shouts of their senior captains and coaches, the rainbow-haired teenagers rushed out of the gymnasium and ran towards the hospital.
This time, I will definitely cherish it.
This time, I will never lose again.
[End of Week 1.]
Vol.2 Volleyball World
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