Ryo Hoshino had never said such a thing to anyone else because he didn't feel it was necessary. But it wasn't until he said it that he realized that he had actually been wronged in his heart.

Why him? Why did he go through this? Why let him have these dreams?

Even if he didn't dream of becoming a volleyball player from the beginning, he would still play volleyball well, and his vision of Ushijima Ruoli might make him choose Shiratorizawa again. In that case, he wouldn't have been away from the pitch for so long, and he wouldn't have ...... I panicked because I dreamed that Shiratorizawa lost.

He gritted his back molars, and the hand on the bed clutched the sheet tightly at some point.

"Ryo," Tendo Satoru suddenly whispered, "Are you, dreaming that we lost?" ”

Hoshino was startled and looked up at him suddenly.

The red-haired monster's acuity has never been used only in the game, just like the last time the opponent saw through his anomaly, and now he can detect the truth behind his anomaly.

This ability sometimes makes people panic, but after Tian Tong Jue said this, he didn't speak again, just looked at him silently with those clear eyes, and the reassurance in his eyes easily let him off guard.

Finally, Hoshino replied in a hoarse voice, "...... Right. As he said that, his shoulders loosened imperceptibly, as if he had lifted some burden.

He thought that the other party would continue to ask, but he didn't expect Tiantong Jue to just nod thoughtfully: "Hmm~ So that's the case." ”

That's it?

Hoshino Ryoshi blinked, and before he could say anything, he heard Tiantong Jue speak again: "Then have you seen me in a dream?" Ah, I mean—"

"Before we met," Tian Tongjue looked at the young man with a somewhat stunned expression, and his eyes bent: "Have you already seen me in a dream?" ”

Ryo Hoshino was stunned.

Although he knew from the beginning that Tian Tong Jue was a very sensitive person, he was still surprised every time the other party showed this ability to read minds.

He said a little helplessly: "Senior, how did you do this ability to see through people's hearts?" ”

Hearing this sentence, which was equivalent to acquiescence, Tian Tong Jue snapped his fingers excitedly: "Sure enough!" I'll just say, you didn't look at me like you were seeing me for the first time. What do you think? Am I as handsome in my dreams as I am in reality? ”

Hoshino Ryo was eerily silent for a moment: "...... Yes, it's handsome. "In a sense, [Saiyan] is indeed very handsome...... Right?

Tiantong Jue then asked, "What about Ruoli?" Did you dream of him too? ”

"Yes."

"Did you dream of me or did you dream of him first?"

“…… You. ”

"Haha!!" Tiantong felt stiff and crossed, "It's me who won!" ”

Ryo Hoshino: "......" is the focus of his life, and he really doesn't know where to start complaining.

But for some reason, he inexplicably laughed along with the other party.

"yes, that's what Ryo really laughs at."

Ryo Hoshino paused.

"The previous smile looked very reluctant."

"Yes...... Is it so obvious

？ ”

Tiantong Jue snorted: "What do you say? ”

Ryo Hoshino was silent.

"However,

I'm so unhappy,

It's the first time I've seen it, but only Ryo remembers it. He leaned back in his chair, "If only I could remember, how nice it would be." ”

Ryo Hoshino was silent for a long time: "...... Remember, it's not necessarily a good thing. ”

"But I think it's a good thing." Tian Tong Jue chuckled, "You think, obviously two people who don't know each other, but they can meet in a dream, just like Alice in Wonderland." ”

"You fell into a dream and experienced a wonderful journey in a dream. There are many things that happen on a trip, both good and bad. If you get a catch from your trip and that one stays, that's great. But if something very bad happens to you, or even if it makes you feel pain, then you have to remember this sentence. ”

Those red eyes were like a brilliant ruby, like the Mr. Rabbit who guided Alice: "It's just a dream, Alice, nothing will hurt you, but if you're too scared, just wake up and you'll be fine.] Like this-]"*

A warm hand covered Ryo Hoshino's eyes, and the warmth spread from the palm of his hand to his eyes, and then flowed down the veins to his whole body. Then, the hand moved slightly, and Hoshino Ryu blinked, and everything in front of him gradually became clear

Come.

"When you wake up, you will find that nothing has happened in reality, there is no [Knight of Hearts], there is no [Red Queen], and there are no so-called wars."

"- Ryo, maybe that world is real, but for you, it's just a dream."

Ryo Hoshino slowly looked at Tendo Satoru and met a pair of smiling eyes: "So, the meeting we had in the gymnasium was the first day we officially met." And I'll always remember that day. ”

"Ahh As if he suddenly thought of something, Tian Tong Jue knocked on his palm, "However, if you want to tell me about the scene we met in our dreams, I am also very willing!" ”

Ryo Hoshino looked at Satoru Tento. The other party was also looking at him.

After a long time, he spoke: "-You hit me in your dream." ”

Tian Tong Jue was shocked: "Huh——?!!! ”

"And more than once." Ryo Hoshino's eyes were gloomy.

"No, no, no, wait a minute! How can it be?! The red-haired boy, who had always seemed to be at ease, was shocked by these two words, "That's definitely not me!" Ryo, you hurry up and forget about it! ”

"Poof,"

"Huh?" Tiantong Jue was stunned.

"Hahahahahahaha......ha

"Good! Are you laughing at your seniors? ”

"I didn't hahahaha......"

"You'd rather stop and cover it up." Tian Tong Jue looked at him helplessly, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

I don't know how long I laughed, but Ryo Hoshino finally stopped.

He looked at the ceiling lamp above him, a white halo reflecting in his amber eyes.

After a long time, he whispered, "...... yes, it's just a dream. ”

The moment he said this, he felt his heart loosen, like a stone pressed on it, and suddenly it was pushed away. whereas

At this moment,

Only then did he realize that

Actually, the stone was not big, it had just been pressed there for so long that he had forgotten that he could push it away.

It turns out that it only takes a gentle push.

What?

The silver-haired young man's eyebrows relaxed: "Thank you, senior." ”

"Hmph~"

"You did hit me, though." Hoshino Ryoshi changed his words.

"Ahh

*

On the fifth day of the night, 8 a.m.

As before, the players from the six schools gathered in Gymnasium 1 for the final practice match of the camp. The last and first scenes seem to be more different in people's minds. Maybe it's because of this difference that everyone is working hard and playing every ball as hard as they can.

"This way!"

"Kawanishi, cover!"

Sparks flew on the court, and every collision between boys and boys shone with incomparably brilliant brilliance.

It was at this time that Ryo Hoshino walked into the gymnasium. He stood silently by the door, silently watching the people running around the court.

For the first time, he looked so formally, intently at a place he had missed so many times.

So, he finally realized what a dazzling world it was. Like the glint in each of their eyes.

They run on the field to their heart's content, writing their own poems in this world with sweat.

Ryo Hoshino watched all of this with almost fascination. Until the whistle blows, the song ends, but the afterglow remains.

And the people on the field finally turned around and saw him.

"Hoshino!!"

They ran to him.

"Why are you here? Is your body okay already? How about the legs, do you want to sit down? Han He Jiang Yong, who was at the forefront, asked a series of questions, and the others also surrounded him at this time.

"Hoshino, how are you?" The five-color worker was worried.

Ryo Hoshino swept around from left to right, and finally stopped his gaze on Tendo Satoru's body. The two looked at each other for a few seconds, and Ryo Hoshino withdrew his gaze: "I'm fine." ”

In the center of the crowd, the silver-haired young man browled his eyebrows and said softly:

"—because I had a good dream last night."!