Knock knock.

There was a knock on the door.

"What?"

Suzu Sakakihara, who was dressed in summer pajamas, with her hair lifted back on her head and a bunny headband on her head, poked her head out of the room.

I also wore a miserable white mask.

"What's the matter, I was just getting ready to go to bed, and I have a final exam tomorrow."

“……”

Before Sakakihara could speak, Sakakihara Suzu immediately saw the food on the plate that the elder brother was holding.

She blinked, and the expression of Nu's mouth instantly smiled:

"Supper?"

"Or else?"

"Count you or my brother"

Sakakihara Suzu snatched the plate of fried ice cream from his hand without thinking about it, picked up a piece and put it in his mouth to eat, and then looked at him, a little happy, and a little dissatisfied:

"I'll do it myself...... Hee-hee, didn't you do it for me? ”

Sure enough, the old brother I saw just now was an illusion.

He was just arguing with Sister July during this time, and he was angry.

"Come on."

Sakakihara knew that she was trying to be crooked, and sighed: "It's just that I temporarily feel that you all have a lot of things to do tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and you need a little encouragement." ”

"You just want to be nice to me! What excuses to make, duplicity. Hum! ”

Sakakihara Suzu didn't believe him, picked a small ice cream and threw it into his mouth, and said at the same time:

"Mouth hard."

"Believe it or not." Sakakihara didn't want to explain too much.

"What about the snow? Fried ice cream, alas, didn't the old brother call her to come over and eat it together? ”

Sakakihara glanced at the time on his watch.

11:13 p.m.

"She's still downstairs on the basketball court, the phone can't get through, and I'm about to call her."

Suzu Sakakihara stiffened in mid-air as she ate, blinking, "She's still practicing?" ”

"If she hadn't run halfway to do something else, it would have been so."

"It's really hard enough......" Suzu Sakakihara muttered quietly.

"That's it, you eat slowly, review the questions you put on again after eating, and then go to bed early."

"No problem!"

Seeing the old girl's energetic response, Sakakihara nodded, didn't say anything more, and after a little something, took the elevator downstairs.

*

The night in the big city is full of hustle and bustle.

Even if you walk on a stretch of road without street lights, countless high-rise buildings in the distance are as bright as stars.

It's full of bustle.

Sakakihara crossed the road to a pitch next to the park.

Bang bang...

Bang bang...

Boom......

The sound of basketball came clearly in his ears, and Sakakihara looked up and found that Tianhai no Yuki was playing basketball. She dribbled quickly and ran towards the basket, and although she wasn't all that tall, her movements were neat and imposing.

The basketball went through her arm accurately, bounced off the plastic floor, and then she held it in her hand, then went up and volleyed into the air.

The ball went in.

Quite a nice ball.

Sakakihara couldn't help but stop and watch outside the stadium's wire fence.

After the ball was scored, the snow did not stop.

Bang bang...

Bang bang...

Bang bang......

The sound of dribbling continued, and again and again, the basketball in her hand flew towards the basket again and again, as if guided by fate.

Sweat slid down her arms, along her elbows, and down to the light blue sneakers beneath her feet.

……

Bold and swift.

At her level, she has improved so fast that Sakakihara Le can't believe that this is the posture she can show.

"Le."

Amamiyuki catches the ball and finds Sakakihara Le, who is standing outside the court watching. She put down her basketball and bent down to the nearest position, gasping for a long, long breath. At the same time, she propped her hands on her knees. Sweaty collarbones and arms are alluring under the streetlights.

But.

Even though she was so tired, she still raised her head seriously when she approached Sakakihara Raku, and tried to ask:

"Le, what's wrong?"

“……”

At the moment when he saw her raise her head and sweat profusely, Sakakihara remembered how aggressive she was when she jumped up towards the basket, and suddenly felt that she had changed a lot.

I became a lot braver......

Sakakihara Le handed the lunch box in his hand to her:

"It's late, let's see how you're practicing, bring something for you, and go to bed by the way."

"For me?"

Tianhai Zhixue was a silent girl, she silently took the lunch box, silently opened the lid, and silently looked at the fried ice cream inside.

The girl looked at it for a long time, then looked up at him again.

There are no words.

Only the sight remains.

"Made for you." Sakakihara said.

"Know ......"

"Don't like it now?" Sakakihara smiled.

"Nope."

The snow of the sea shook her head, still staring at him.

Yuki gives people the feeling that this is probably it.,Obviously rarely speak.,Obviously no body movements.,But you can always see the true thoughts in her heart through her eyes.。

"Thank you."

After taking the lunch box, all she could do was to say a sincere thank you to him, right?

He reached out and rubbed the snow of the sky and the sea.

"Want to thank me?"

"Hmm." The snow of the sea cushioned his toes, his head meeting his palm. ”

Sakakihara didn't want to say anything big to her, or to eliminate the predicament in Yuki's heart through words, but simply laughed and said simply:

"How about we play basketball?"

"Hit ...... Basketball? ”

*

Knock, bang, bang, click......

Basketballs and sneakers are constantly rubbing against the ground.

"Defend! Defend! Don't keep thinking about attacking! ”

“……”

"The reaction is slow, the attack is too casual."

“……”

"Hurry up, the speed of reaction needs to be faster!"

“……”

"Possession of the ball! Possession of the ball, control of ——!? ”

The snow of the sky and the sea rushed straight in front of her eyes, her steps were fast, and the basketball in her hand flew out of a rather beautiful arc, just through Sakakihara Raku's arm, and before he could finish shouting the words of the snow of teaching, the girl crossed his position, bent her footsteps, and jumped up outside the three-point line.

The basketball arcs in the night sky.

Goal.

……

Then, it fell quietly.

This ball was something that Sakakihara didn't expect at all.

Even if he lost his mind for a moment just now, there was an absolute gap in physical fitness and basketball skills with Tianhai Zhixue.

So no matter what you say, you shouldn't let Zhixue have this opportunity, so that she can shoot three-pointers past herself.

… But there is nothing to be disappointed about, on the contrary, it is a testament to the results of Snow Snow's efforts.

What should her balls have been said from the start?

There's a taste of unstoppableness.

She basically has no defense, only offense, and he doesn't even defend his offensive moves at all, but takes the initiative to attack offside in order to counterattack himself and disrupt his defensive rhythm.

And she won a three-point shot against Sakakihara, which is not the happiest thing for Sakakihara.

He's happier about that—

Tianhai Zhixue didn't blindly follow her own training just now, but followed her own inner thoughts and directly used an eye-catching operation.

"Awesome."

The basketball fell into the hoop and fell to the ground, crackling in the silence of the night.

Sakakihara looked at the snow of the sky and sea that bent down and gasped, sweating like rain, and praised it from the bottom of his heart.

"Did the ball, the ball go in?"

"It's in, it's still a hollow ball."

"Great, great, so happy."

……

I don't know if Snow is naturally suitable for learning.

Sakakihara always felt that she was a quick learner, and basically by saying something herself, she was able to get the main points after a few loops of practice.

And was able to adapt quickly to her rhythm and break through at critical moments.

Maybe she didn't like sports much since she was a child, and she is indeed a genius in sports?

Sakakihara smiled casually.

Originally, I thought that it would be good for Xue to win the top ten with everyone at this sports festival, but now it seems that it is not impossible to win the championship with the help of Tian Nai and Ruri.

"Happy... Why is Le laughing? Tianhai Zhixue barely supported her body, although it was painful, but it could be seen that she was still happy for the ball just now.

"Happy."

"Happy? Happy...... What......? ”

Sakakihara Le, with one hand, asked seriously: "Can you tell me the reason why Yuki didn't choose to defend just now, obviously I just told you to defend." ”

Tianhai Zhixue was obviously stunned when he heard it, and then slowly replied:

"It's just...... I just think that will give me a chance to break through. ”

"Just, just think like that?" Sakakihara frowned.

"No, isn't that right?" The snow of the sky and the sea is uncertain.

Sakakihara laughed again.

Grow.

That's growth.

Zhixue has her own opinions, even if it is only a small beginning, but she does not completely choose to follow her own arrangement, but chooses to follow her own judgment... That's a great place to start.

This is what she has found in this day and night training.

Something of her own.

She just ...... I'm happy to score a three-pointer.

"Do you want to continue? It was almost twelve o'clock. ”

"When, of course!"

"Good! Answer with spirit! Sakakihara walked over, picked up the basketball, and turned around, "Then continue!" Fight outside until 2 a.m. and go back to bed! Does Zhiyuki have any special ideas this time? ”

"I want to dunk the basket."

"Haha, it's really in the calmest tone, saying the most ruthless words. However, with you now, you still can't succeed, yuki——! ”

"I—I'm not going to lose."

"You must have learned Ah Ling's lines."

The two restarted the game, the two sides exchanged words, and the offense and defense became more and more intense, and the two ran back and forth on the court, staggered, and carried away.

I even forgot the time for a while, and only ran towards the end of the night.

*

However, the time lasted until half past one in the morning at most.

The snow of the sky and the sea was so tired that they couldn't hold it anymore, and the two of them lay on the lawn of the park drenched in sweat, looking at the night sky.

"Tomorrow's exam, Zhixue is fine." Sakakihara Raku's hand rested on the back of his head.

"No problem." A tired response from the girl came from beside her.

"That's good." Sakakihara closed his eyes and felt the slight coolness of the night breeze penetrating into his sleeves, "Zhiyuki wants to win the basketball championship of the sports festival?" ”

"Yes." Amamiyuki sat up, eating the fried ice cream that Sakakihara had made earlier, her sweat already staining her T-shirt and the hair around her ears.

"Do you really want to?"

"I really want to." The snow of the sky and the sea said while eating.

"How about shouting at me?"

“……？”

"I want to work hard to win the women's basketball championship!!" Suddenly, Sakakihara shouted at the night sky, and after the release, he laughed, which was considered a demonstration.

“…… No. "The snow of the sky and the sea blinked.

"Huh? Why not. Sakakihara turned around and looked at her cute little face.

"Looks so silly."

"Haha."

Sakakihara smiled again and lay back on his original lawn. The tip of the grass touched the back of his neck.

Sure enough, it's very easy to get along with such snow.

"By the way, I have something for you."

"Huh?"

Sakakihara sat up, left for a moment, and then brought a cardboard box under the gaze of the snow of the sky.

"What is this?"

Sakakihara tried to hand the carton into her hand, "The day after tomorrow, Yuki, you're going to compete, I see that the shoes you are wearing are still the ordinary sneakers that I bought for you when I went shopping before, and I took the time to buy you a new pair of sneakers in the afternoon." ”

“…… New shoes. ”

"What? Embarrassed to take it? It's okay, it's not like you don't know that I'm not short of money, a slightly better pair of sneakers. It's the reward for the hard work of Zhixue, and I'll give you a gift. ”

“……”

"Snow?"

Instead of continuing to speak, Tianhai no Snow sat quietly on the lawn, sweat dripping down the contours of her face from her dye hair. From Sakakihara's point of view, her petite back perfectly complements the vast night sky.

"Small gift, yuki, I'm not short of money, it's also a small meaning for me."

"Dad is also very rich."

Sakakihara already knew what she was going to say.

Tianhai Zhixue looked at the lunch box opened in his hand, then looked at the pair of sneakers that were still wearing on his feet, and then looked at the cardboard box he handed over.

The girl's face did not have the previous sense of loss, but in a very calm tone and mentality, she looked at him seriously and said:

"But these things are only given to me by Lehui."

“……”

The old man is absolutely top-notch in managing the family affairs.

But if he wants to pay attention to what his daughter should wear, does he need a new pair of shoes before the competition...... It wasn't something he could think of.

Tianhai no Yuki said "Thank you", accepted the sneakers, and opened them to look at them.

It's a pair of white high-end sneakers, which are very beautiful and handsome.

"Love ......"

"If you like it, it's fine."

"How will you repay the joy in the future?"

"You don't have to think about this kind of thing."

"I think I still want it. But I can't think of what Le needs now, and I can't do anything about Sister July's affairs, so as long as Le needs me in the future, I will do my best. ”

As she spoke, she moved closer to him, as if she wanted to give people a sense of firmness in her body and eyes.

Sakakihara laughed.

"It's true."

"I'm not laughing at you for not telling the truth, but at surprise."

It was quite unexpected.

Obviously, the snow of the sky and the sea is so serious, and it doesn't give Sakakihara a sense of heaviness at all.

On the contrary, it made him feel that her mood and thoughts were very cute.

"Yuki, do you like me?"

"I like it."

"Then you have to like yourself, too."

"I will."

"That ......" Sakakihara leused his knees, got up, and walked towards the snow of the sea that was sitting on the lawn.

He crouched down on one knee and held out a clenched fist at the girl.

"I believe in you, Yuki, please start basketball tomorrow, work hard, I believe in you, you will definitely achieve a good result."

Tianhai Zhixue looked at the fist he handed over in disbelief, and looked at him again.

The girl subconsciously spoke: "Thank you-"

"No," Sakakihara shook his head and smiled, "What should I say now?" ”

Tianhai Zhixue was stunned, facing his smile, looking at his smiling eyes, and also seeing himself reflected in his eyes.

The girl slowly raised a petite fist, parallel to him.

"I... It will also ...... Believe in yourself. ”

"That's right!"

Sakakihara stretched out his fist forward, bumped into the daze-bellied girl, and smiled at her.

Under the night sky, only his smile shone in front of him.

In less than a moment, the sweaty girl smiled lightly.

"Hmmm! Definitely! ”

……

(End of chapter)