17. Traces Volume XVI
What exactly is a dream?
When he was young, he held a tennis racket in high spirits, fantasizing that one day he could create a world on the red earth.
However, now he has long lost the qualification to pursue his dreams.
Hino Nen fell on the tennis court and covered his eyes with his hands to prevent the dazzling sunlight from dazzling, but also to prevent the tears from being discovered by the two not far away.
How long have the bodies been cremated, and do you still care about losing face? It's so pretentious.
"This time I lost."
And he lost too completely.
It's not just this tennis, it's life.
Perhaps when he agreed to the rich man's request to play match-fixing, he compromised with life. If you are in a hurry, busy and busy, and finally do nothing for a lifetime, this is undoubtedly a portrayal of most people.
As Nanaya said, in the end, because life was too stressful, he began to drink heavily. He is obsessed with getting drunk and forgetting all the troubles in the world, and sometimes even feels that he just falls asleep in a daze and never wakes up again.
That evening, he collapsed to the ground and was mercilessly run over by a car.
When he came to his senses, he found himself floating in mid-air. He waved his arms, shouted in panic, and then "ran" frantically, only to find that he could pass through the bodies of the crowd of onlookers around him without hindrance.
It wasn't until he realized that what he had done was no longer helpful that he began to cry bitterly.
Surprisingly, he did not enter reincarnation right away, but remained in the human world in a strange way.
So he found out that the one who knocked him down turned out to be the royal driver of the young master of the trace department back then.
The tide of memory came against the current, he remembered the move, his father's death, his own pain, and the more he thought about it, the more he fell into the swamp of hatred, but he forgot the good times when he first met.
Jibu strode over, didn't say anything, he bent down slightly, and slowly stretched out his hand.
Hino Nen stared at the big hands, stunned for a moment, and finally smiled with relief.
The little boy in front of him has finally grown up.
Probably able to understand the nobility in the other party's mouth, he may have done it, but why not? Now, he hopes that the boy in front of him will always be noble.
Although nowadays they can't stick to the so-called dream.
"Let's hurry up and become a Buddha." Nanaya glanced at Hino Nin, who was lying on the ground like a mess of mud, and his always expressionless face rarely softened, and his tone was not without ups and downs, but he could detect a trace of tenderness when he listened carefully.
"Thank you." Hino Nen stood up with the help of Jibu's hand, took off the necklace around his neck, handed it to Jibu, and then took off his shirt and handed it to Nanaya.
He caught a glimpse of the corners of her mouth curled up, but finally he couldn't bear to say what was in his heart.
The truth is always cruel, his sins are deep enough, don't break this hard-won beauty at the last moment.
When he saw the big boy disappear from his eyes in an instant, he couldn't help but feel a little stunned.
Everything that happened during this time was just a trick of fate.
Although he was haunted by bad luck and did a lot of unglamorous things, he did not regret knowing him, after all, he once brought him happiness. He once envied him who was unrestrained and free to pursue his dreams, and he also regarded him as an opponent worthy of surpassing in tennis, but this qiē will be buried in the grave of time.
He rested his hand lightly on Nanaya's shoulder, and the image of the spirit became clear, and Hino Nian, who had disappeared just now, reappeared in front of him.
He watched him become more and more transparent, with a rare smile on his face, as bright as it was on the street tennis courts. Then his body began to glow with tiny light, gradually blurring, and his body shattered into pieces, one by one, vanishing in the wind.
"Goodbye." He pursed his lips and whispered to the vanished afterimage.
Goodbye to his cousin, and his childhood.
He had a dream at night that he was back in elementary school.
This time, what gave him a headache was no longer loneliness, but how to avoid the "harassment" of others.
Yes, that's right, a man who is close to middle age, always loves to "harass" him as a child. For some reason, the uncle, who is stable in the eyes of others, is as naughty as a schoolboy in front of him.
"Yo, Xiao Jingwu is still so gorgeous today." His uncle hooked him around his neck and laughed, making him almost spill his coffee with shaky hands.
"Uncle, you respect yourself."
What the hell is that "Little Keigo" called?
In the face of the elders, even if the trace department was full of anger, he had to grit his teeth and say it at a glance, but the tone was naturally not very respectful, in fact, this was another kind of closeness.
Although his uncle's interruption upset him, he was excited every time he visited. Because in addition to the "big child" uncle, his cousin will also come to play with him, which undoubtedly adds a bit of fun to the monotonous life.
Although he didn't say it explicitly, he liked his cousin very much, because they had a common hobby since childhood, which was playing tennis.
Having defeated everyone in the school, but not yet tasting the fruits of victory on his cousin, he felt a little frustrated, but more of an infinite drive.
And after a hearty game of tennis, the two ignored the eyes of others and lay on the lawn casually and lazily to rest.
"Yo, I won this time." Hino said with a smile as he lay on the lawn with the word "big".
"Don't be too complacent, next time Uncle Ben must win." Jibu snorted coldly.
"Well, I'll be responsible for reaching the top with tennis in the future, and you'll be responsible for opening the way for me, what do you say!?" Facing the comfortable breeze and the warm sunshine, Hino squinted.
"Hino, you've been daydreaming a lot lately, ahhh Traces glanced at him with disgust, but what he thought was the opposite of what he seemed.
Naturally, he can't dream of tennis, but he will inherit the family business and rule the world in another way.
At that time, as his solid backing, it is also a good choice to watch him create a miracle of the world step by step.
When he woke up, he rubbed his temples, and the dream blurred after a few minutes, but there seemed to be tears in the corners of his eyes.
He sometimes even feels as if everything that happened during this time was just a nightmare.
However, the two almost identical inferior necklaces at the head of the bed proved to him the truth of the matter.
The Wraith is over, but life goes on.
The Ice Emperor's School Festival lasts for a total of three days.
From the first day, Keigo of the student council president disappeared mysteriously, and he didn't see anyone until the third day, which made the student council officials breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, there is also the leadership of Natsu Morikawa and the vice president.,I was able to let the school festival go on smoothly.。
After returning to work, the trace department quickly fell into a busy situation.
Although he helped the trace department solve the resentful spirit accident, Seven Nights was not completely idle.
Trouble always follows, although the trouble in front of you is not comparable to being haunted by a spirit.
"Little Asahi, what a coincidence." Huang Se narrowed his eyes and smiled and waved at her.
Qiye had to nod, but he had some doubts in his heart.
It's really strange, obviously he has such a low sense of zài, why can he always sweep her from the crowd at a glance?
"Although Xiao Asahi's sense of zài is very low, it is still different from Xiao Heizi." As if to see through what she was thinking, Huang Se winked playfully, causing the girls around her to exclaim.
Nanaya glanced coldly at the sparkling boy beside him. She used to see him as a huge golden retriever, who was easy to wallow in front of acquaintances.
Should it be said that the other party deserves to have the sensitivity of a "canine"?
However, just as she was quipping in her mind, the unusual feeling of being stared at in the last meeting reappeared.
It's strange, it's definitely not an ordinary gaze. After seven nights of many strange things, I vaguely felt that this gaze was not quite right.
She slowly turned her head and looked around, and found that it was full of girls who were pointing at her and being nymphomaniac to the boys around her. There are too many objects to lock onto.
So why do you attract bees and butterflies so much? Keigo is like this, and so is Ryota Kuse.
"The last time I came to the Ice Emperor to play a practice match, the people from the basketball club gave me a ticket for the school festival," Huang Se smiled and explained the reason why he was here, "It just happened, Xiao Asahi shouldn't mind being a guide, right?" ”
"Huang Se-kun,I promised to take someone else to the school festival today.,If you don't mind, you can go together.。 Qiye bowed slightly, with a slight embarrassment in his expression.
"Huh?! I'm only familiar with you in the Ice Emperor, so I don't mind being together. Huang Se patted his chest and said very considerately that he was fine.
Although he also knows other people in the Ice Emperor, the girl in front of him is more reliable when he thinks about it. Although the other party's attitude was a little colder, at least in front of her, he didn't have to worry about the other party's admiring gaze.
Qiye glanced faintly at the blonde boy next to him who was smiling brightly, and sincerely hoped that he would see the person who had made an appointment with her in a while, and he would be able to do what he just said, "I don't mind".
However, when Huang Se came to the school gate with Qiye and saw the person who had made an appointment with Qiye in advance, it was like an eggplant beaten by frost, and his full state of vitality disappeared in an instant.
"Long time no see, Ryota, Seven Nights."
The dazzling red hair and polite but strong smile were none other than Seishiro Akaji, the captain of his junior high school basketball team.
"Little ...... Little Akaji, why are you here!? Huang Se was so surprised that he couldn't keep his mouth shut.
Kyoto and Tokyo are not very close.
"As the president of the student council in Luosan, I will communicate." Akaji nodded at him, and explained the reason for his visit in a single sentence, succinctly and politely.
Huang Se struggled to maintain a smile, but his heart was a capital bitterness.
Follow Akaji to visit the school festival?!
Hehe.
And he doesn't want to be a light bulb!
"Ah, I'm sorry, little Asahi, I just remembered that I had an agreement with my senior, let's be together again next time I have a chance!"
Nanaya looked at the blonde boy who disappeared from view in an instant, nodded expectedly, and then turned his head to look at the red-haired boy in front of him.
"Long time no see...... Seijuro. After hesitating for a few seconds, she said the name anyway.