[Hanhejiang]: I'm home.

The screen of the mobile phone suddenly lit up, and the silver-haired boy sitting at the desk immediately picked up the phone, but was stunned when he saw the person who wrote the letter. After raising his hand and replying to "Okay", he exited the chat interface between the two and clicked on the top chat interface.

Messages sent half an hour ago still show unread.

Hoshino Ryo knocked on the table unconsciously, with some worry between his eyebrows, mixed with a hint of imperceptible irritability.

Dysphoria?

When he discovered the inexplicable emotion in his heart, Ryo Hoshino paused when he knocked on the table, and then felt a little unbelievable.

Why does he feel irritable? Just because the captain didn't reply to his message? Or is it because the captain didn't train tonight?

Even if they made an appointment to practice together in the evening training, the captain was no longer a member of the team, and he would not have appeared every day. Besides, isn't it necessary to be unable to train without a captain?

"Tsk." Ryo Hoshino pressed his eyebrows and said to himself, "...... Let's take a shower first. ”

When you're in a bad mood, taking a shower calms people, at least for Ryo Hoshino, it's always been like that. He lifted his head and reached out to pull the strands of hair from his forehead back to his head. The water flowed all the way down from the top of the head, bringing with it the dust and fatigue of the day, and gradually returning the heavy brain and body to their usual appearance.

Hoshino Ryo opened his eyes, and the fine and dense droplets of water formed an uninterrupted stream of water and slapped on his face. Occasionally, a few drops splashed into his eyes, but he only squinted slightly, and did not dodge.

The bathroom is a relatively small place, and it's easy to feel like it's your own space and relax. In a state of mental relaxation, the human brain will subconsciously grasp some emotions and details that are usually easy to ignore.

For example, when he saw Ushijima Wakari laughing with his juniors during the day, a strange look suddenly rose in his heart. For example, because of a small accident in the evening training, he himself did not understand the anxiety. And also...... In the morning, Ushijima stayed in the bathroom for most of the hour.

A little further back, the night they shared the bed, the hug that was not a hug in the equipment room, and the ambiguous dream.

Everything is swirling in the head. And Ryo Hoshino only realized at this moment that this was only the third day of Ushijima Wakari's return. So much had happened to them in just three days, and he seemed to ...... Just completely accustomed to the existence of the other party.

It shouldn't be like this.

Hoshino Ryoshi pressed his frowning eyebrows, but his expression was a little stunned.

It shouldn't be like this, again...... How should it be?

The comfort of taking a shower after exercising is gone, and not only that, but his mind is more chaotic than before. Perhaps for this reason, not long after he had blown his hair and sat down in his chair with his clothes dressed, the nerves in his temples began to ache faintly.

Hoshino leaned back in his chair, and the irritability in his heart intensified because of the nerves he was pulling.

Can't think about it anymore.

He forcibly interrupted the back and forth in his head. Knowing that he wasn't in a good position to do anything else tonight, he got up and walked to the door to turn off the lights, intending to rest early.

With a "pop", the moment the light went out, the mobile phone on the desktop suddenly lit up, accompanied by a fine vibration sound.

Ryo Hoshino walked over and saw the screen

When the word "captain" beats up,

Action for a while.

If it's usual,

He must have been connected right away. But he didn't know why, he had a faint hunch that today's phone call would change something.

"Zizi-"

In the quiet environment, the vibration was particularly prominent, as if ringing in his ears. The nerves that were originally throbbing became stronger with the two words that jumped and jumped.

The cold light of the screen was reflected in his eyes, showing a bit of darkness.

Just as the phone was about to hang up, the silver-haired boy sighed lightly and pressed his thumb.

"Click", the phone is connected.

For a few seconds, neither of them spoke. Two different frequencies, but equally gentle breathing, were entangled through the phone.

After a while, the person on the other end of the phone spoke first: "Hoshino? ”

“…… Well. ”

"I'm sorry, my phone didn't charge last night, and I don't know when it turned off, and I just charged it."

Meaning you just called as soon as you charged it?

Ryo Hoshino was silent.

Ushijima Ruoli waited for a while, didn't hear a response, frowned, and explained, "Home in the afternoon."

Something suddenly happened, and after dealing with it, there was news from the team that there was a temporary game tomorrow-"

"So the captain is in Tokyo now?" Ryo Hoshino suddenly spoke.

Ushijima paused: "Yes, I just returned to the dormitory." After saying that, as if he didn't think it was enough, he added, "...... I didn't mean to break the contract. ”

"Breach of contract......" Ryo Hoshino chuckled, "We didn't have an agreement in the first place, so how can it be said to be a breach of contract?" I was just a little worried when I saw that the captain had not heard from me, but now it is enough to know that you are okay. The captain has been on the road all day, so let's rest early. I'm going to sleep too. ”

Just as I wanted to take the phone away, I heard a voice from the other side: "Wait! There was an eagerness in his tone that he had never felt before.

Hoshino was stunned.

It's just that he was stunned, and the other party's words have already been said: "Are you angry?" ”

"Angry?" He chewed the words in his mouth and paused for a moment before saying, "I'm just a little annoyed." ”

"Why? Is it because of me? If it's because of me, I apologize to you. ”

"Why ......" he tapped on the table, his gaze falling on the thick night outside the window.

After a long time, he suddenly smiled, "If you want to talk about the reason, it does have something to do with the captain." ”

Ushijima Ruoli was silent for a while, and just wanted to apologize: "Hug-"

"Because I can't see you."

“…… What? Ushijima was stunned, even thinking that he was having auditory hallucinations.

"I said-" Ryo Hoshino stopped knocking on the table with his hand, and said word by word with a smile in his voice, "Because I can't see the captain, that's why I feel irritable." ”

That's right, it's that simple.

It's just because I can't see this person that I feel irritable. And the strangeness I felt when I saw Ushijima Ruoli talking and laughing with others during the day was nothing more than jealousy.

Ryo Hoshino has always been a very smart person. Otherwise, it is impossible to always see through the weaknesses of the opponent in the competition, and it is impossible to get a scholarship all the time while training most of the time.

And his cleverness certainly won't just be used to play and study.

A little analysis will show that his mood today is not normal. Or, when the captain graduated at that time, the emotions he deliberately ignored were already abnormal.

If it were someone else, how could he be unhappy because of such a trivial matter? Whether it's family, friends, or anyone else around him, he doesn't.

It's just because the other party is Ushijima Wori, and Ushijima Wakari is special.

- This is the only one that is special.

When did it start?

Was it the time of the New Year's Festival, or was it when the captain entrusted him with this identity when he left the team?

Or, further along, is it every instruction the captain gives him in training, or every heart-to-heart conversation they have?

He lowered his eyes.

Perhaps, as early as the moment he saw the captain jump and smash the ball, he was already moved.

- He likes the captain.

[Ryo Hoshino likes Ushijima Wakari. 】

All he needed was one sentence to unravel all his previous confusions.

He wanted to see him, he wanted to hear him, he wanted to be with him.

He had never been so clearly aware of his mind as he was now.

Just thinking about it, suddenly a sentence came to my ear:

"I'm sorry."

"Why do you apologize again?"

He raised an eyebrow.

The other party honestly replied, "It's because you're unhappy because of me." ”

Hoshino Ryoshi held his forehead and smiled dumbly: "...... Captain, aren't you a little too cute? ”

"Cute? No one has said that about me. ”

"Now there is." Hoshino Ryoshi replied, his eyes rolled, and then said, "Since the captain feels sorry, then let's re-agree?" ”

"Re-engagement?"

"Because the old agreement can't be done, you can only make an agreement again, right?"

Ushijima Ruoli thought for a while: "Well, what do you want to agree?" ”

"National Competition."

Ryo Hoshino bent his eyes, "-Come and watch me play, Captain." ”！