"Captain?"

Seeing that the other party did not react, Ryo Hoshino thought something was wrong. He was already a little night blind, so he could only squint and get closer, and shouted tentatively: "Captain, are you okay?" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt the hand that had been holding his arm suddenly tighten a little. Before he could react, the hand was gone. From its original position, it began to slide down the entire arm, and when the rough fingertips brushed the inside of the elbow, the sudden itching made Ryo Hoshino shake.

He subconsciously wanted to retract his arm, but was pulled hard.

"It's okay, relax." The boy finally spoke, his voice a little suppressed hoarse.

The voice instantly reminded him of last night's dream. The distance between them was not far away, and with the fact that he had just leaned forward, the words almost sounded like they were whispering in his ear.

【Hoshino ......】

The words in the dream are still very clear. A tingling itch crept up from his spine to the back of his neck, and Ryo Hoshino was sure that the goosebumps on his arms stood up.

The touch slid until his forearm was close to his wrist, and he felt the other man's fingertips rub against his wrist bone.

Hoshino raised his hand and grabbed Ushijima Wakari's other hand: "Team, captain? ”

"It hurts?"

"W-What?"

Ushijima Ruoli lowered his eyes, four fingers circled the boy's wrist, and the remaining thumb slowly rubbed the other party's skin: "You have been touching this side just now, is it painful?" ”

"Still, alright?" Ryo Hoshino felt that he couldn't speak very well, "It's not particularly painful, maybe it's because I've been fighting for too long today." ”

"You just said my strength."

Hoshino choked. So the captain was there at that time?

"I'm just saying it casually, nothing else, really!"

The boy just lowered his head and didn't say anything, not knowing whether he believed it or not.

Hoshino was anxious: "I really just said casually, I practiced a lot before and it was like this, and it will be fine in two days." Captain, you probably know that, too! Well? Captain—"

He stopped suddenly.

He felt something on his shoulder, and then realized that it was the other person's forehead.

Ryo Hoshino opened his mouth, finally pursed his lips, and said nothing.

The equipment room was already quiet, but after they all fell silent, it was even quieter, except for two shallow breaths.

It wasn't really a hug, and there was even a noticeable distance between their bodies. But this posture is even calmer than the hug at the previous graduation ceremony.

After a long time, Ryo Hoshino spoke softly: "Captain? ”

"Hmm." The boy replied in a muffled voice. The voice came from the place where the two of them touched, and there was a strange feeling mixed in the air transmission that was different from when they spoke normally.

The ears are more itchy.

Hoshino Ryo closed his eyes impatiently, tried to regain his senses, and asked cautiously, "You...... Aren't you happy? ”

This time, the other party did not answer immediately. Ryo Hoshino felt that the wrist he had been holding was rubbed a few more times, his breathing was slightly chaotic, and he grabbed the boy's index finger and touched the boy as if he were soothing.

"Captain, you're not happy." This

is the tone of affirmation,

His head moved forward slightly,

He touched the other party's shoulder. With this action, he asked softly, "Is something happening?" ”

“…… It's okay. ”

"It's okay, it's like this." Ryo Hoshino paused deliberately and pretended to be distressed and said, "It's like I've done something heinous." ”

"Nope." Ushijima immediately straightened up and replied in a deep voice.

Even if he couldn't see his expression clearly, Ryo Hoshino could imagine it in his mind. It must have been frowning, and his eyes were very serious, as if he was answering a question in class.

Ryo Hoshino couldn't hold back a smile: "Ah, yes, I don't believe it, the captain is just comforting me, right?" ”

Ushijima Ruoli really frowned: "I didn't." ”

"Then why is the captain unhappy? Obviously when I first came over in the evening, I was still in a normal mood, right? Hoshino asked while the iron was hot.

If Hanhee Yong was here, he would definitely ask in shock: Can you actually tell from the expressionless face of Ushijima-senpai whether he is happy or unhappy?!

It's a pity that he's not there, so the pressure to answer is all on Ushijima Wakari.

However, Ushijima Wakari has always spoken straightforwardly, and he has always said whatever comes to mind. Therefore, after a moment's thought, he said, "You hide from me." ”

“！！” In just three words, Ryo Hoshino was shocked. What? It's all discovered! He's hiding it well......

"You don't want to train with me and don't say a word to me."

His eyes widened: "!! I didn't! Didn't you say a word! ”

"Just one sentence."

Hoshino Liang choked, and for a while he didn't know whether it was good to be weak-hearted, or to complain that the other party had set up a broken person.

After a while, he explained: "I didn't deliberately hide from you, I just wanted to calm down." Don't you think we played together later? ”

"I'm here for you."

Ryo Hoshino choked up again: "Then, then I'll look for you tomorrow?" ”

"Hmm."

Ryo Hoshino breathed a sigh of relief. Finally got through this hurdle.

Well? Wait a minute? So the captain is unhappy today because he didn't talk to him?? Isn't that a little-

"Huh? What's wrong? The boy suddenly pulled him out of the equipment room.

Suddenly moving from the dark to the light, Ryo Hoshino subconsciously squinted, and after getting used to the light, he found that he had been pulled to the door.

Ushijima Ruoli bent down and picked up the two of them's bags, reached out to turn off the remaining lights, and then turned his head to look at the person behind him: "Key." ”

"Huh? Oh, here. ”

Ushijima let go of his hand, waited for him to lock the door, and said, "Let's go." ”

"Huh? Where to? Ryo Hoshino found that he couldn't keep up with the other party's thinking tonight, so he could only follow behind the boy in confusion. And then—

Well?? Why are you in the dormitory again? Isn't the dormitory a little more frequent lately?

"Captain, did you drop something here yesterday?" Small silver hair probe.

"Nope."

No? Why is that?

Perhaps the doubts in his eyes were too obvious, Ushijima Ruoli frowned and grabbed his hand: "

Hands, red dots. ”()

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In general, this situation only occurs with beginners, but a similar situation can occur if you practice a lot of cushioning and catching at times. He's been practicing catching almost all the time today, and with the fact that he doesn't like wearing bracers, it's no surprise that this is the case.

No wonder it feels a little ticklish.

Hoshino Ryo suddenly.

"It's okay, just apply a hot compress or rub some medicine, it's not a big deal." He smiled heartily, took out an ointment from the medicine box on the table, and was about to unscrew it, when a hand reached out next to him and drew the medicine.

Huh?

Ryo Hoshino blinked.

I saw that Ushijima Ruoli had already unscrewed the ointment, and said softly, "Reach out." ”

"Oh." He obediently stretched out his hand.

The boy lowered his eyes, grabbed his fingers with one hand, and picked up the squeezed ointment with the other, looking quite serious. A cold, cold ointment lands on the skin and is gently pushed over every red-dotted spot.

At first, it was cold and a little itchy, but then it slowly got hot.

It's strange, did this medicine also cause fever before?

Hoshino Ryoshi frowned and thought for a moment, and before he could remember, he heard the other party say, "Okay." ”

"Thank you, Captain!" Ryo Hoshino immediately smiled and thanked him.

"It's almost a game, pay attention these days, don't affect the state of the game." Ushijima Wakari wrung the ointment and put it back in the medicine box.

"Okay! Make sure to rub the medicine carefully every day! Ryo Hoshino stood up straight with his desk. He had been leaning against the table all along, and now that he had stood up, he suddenly realized that they were very close.

But soon Ushijima Ruoli took a step back, and Hoshino Ryo secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Captain, are you going home?" It's getting late, so it should take 1 hour to get back, right? ”

"Half an hour is enough for a taxi."

"That's a long time! And it's dangerous to be so late. Ryo Hoshino looked annoyed, "I've delayed you for too long today." ”

"Nope."

He rubbed the back of his head irritably: "Tsk, if you still rent a house outside, you can stay overnight or something-"

"Is that okay?"

Hoshino Ryo was stunned: "...... Yes? ”！

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