Heizi's Basketball: I'm not the boss?

Chapter 125 Masako becomes an ostrich

In a ramen shop

"Kasamatsu-senpai, it seems like it's going to rain."

Kise took a fork of noodles and noticed that the sky outside was a little gloomy.

The weather forecast clearly says it won't rain today.

Kasamatsu looked up and looked out the window and said, "Eat quickly and then go home."

Huang Lai nodded in response, put the forked noodles into his mouth, and murmured vaguely: "By the way, we all won the championship, isn't the coach taking us to a dinner or something?"

Kasamatsu shrugged and said, "After all, there are interviews to deal with. Xiang Yang and the coach should celebrate together now."

yes…

Kise looked at the ramen in the bowl and nodded thoughtfully.

Seeing Kise's trance, Kasamatsu hit him on the head with a knife without mercy, and said angrily: "What's the matter with you? You've been restless since just now, and you're always in a daze. Your noodles will become lumpy if you don’t eat them.”

Faced with Kasamatsu's scolding, Kise turned around and looked outside the store with squinted eyes.

I always feel a little uncomfortable...

Not long after, Kise's words came true. The light raindrops outside fell to the ground. It was just a few raindrops at first, but it didn't take long before it turned into a heavy downpour.

"I told you to eat quickly. You can't go back now."

"I'm sorry, Kasamatsu-senpai, let's leave after the rain lessens!"

……

On the other side of the city, inside the Shark Gym
Masako was half lying on the sofa, holding a magazine in her hand. On the coffee table in front of her was a mobile phone with the screen still on. The red missed calls on it were very conspicuous.

Although she was reading the magazine, she hadn't turned a page for a long time. It was obvious that Masako's mind was not in the magazine.

Suddenly, the door of the Shark Gym was pushed open.

Masako slowly raised his head. Apart from loyal fitness enthusiasts, the only one who came to the gym on such a rainy day was Xiang Yang.

Sure enough, Xiangyang stood at the door, his hair and clothes all wet. Obviously he did not expect that it would suddenly rain heavily.

"After the game, why don't you go have a dinner? Takeuchi isn't that stingy, right?"

Masako closed the magazine in her hand and asked calmly.

"Because there was some kind of interview, the coach was afraid of being delayed for too long, so he dismissed it first and said he would replenish us next time."

Xiang Yang answered while finding a towel to wipe the water stains on his body.

Masako didn't speak but looked at Xiang Yang quietly, and the two of them remained silent for a long time.

"Miss Masako, I'm hungry."

After Xiangyang wiped his hair, he said to Masako with a smile on his face.

"What do you want to eat, steak?"

Masako stood up and stretched. She hadn't eaten dinner yet.

"Indulgent meals will have to be eaten the day after tomorrow."

Xiang Yang's words made Masako stunned. She turned her head and stared at Xiang Yang, who still had a smile on his face, as if nothing was abnormal.

"Wait."

Masako didn't say anything, turned and walked to the kitchen.

Looking at Masako's leaving figure, the smile on Xiang Yang's face gradually faded.

He didn't ask Masako why he didn't answer his call, just like Masako didn't ask him why he didn't answer her call.

After a while

Masako walked out with two plates, and could smell the aroma of steak through the distance.

"What are you doing, Miss Masako? The day after tomorrow is an indulgent meal."

"I just finished the game, so I can use it up by eating a little more."

Ignoring Xiang Yang's anomaly, Masako brought the plate directly in front of Xiang Yang.

Today's dinner for Xiangyang is two steaks with broccoli and a bowl of rice.

Putting the delicious food in front of him, Xiang Yang didn't insist anymore, picked up the chopsticks and started to eat.

Although it is a bit strange to eat steak with chopsticks, this is not a Western restaurant, and Masako is the only one around, so just do whatever makes you feel comfortable.

Different from Xiangyang's rough way of eating, Masako rolled up her hair around her ears, and ate the salad on the plate in small bites.

For a moment, there were only the sounds of chewing and swallowing in the air.

"Hey, Miss Masako, I was not chosen by the National Youth Team."

Xiang Yang said while tearing the steak in the bowl. His tone was very calm, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.

Masako's hand holding the broccoli paused, and she said softly "Hmm". She had already guessed it.

There was another moment of silence. Although there were often quiet moments between the two of them, there had never been a time of silence before that made Masako feel so uneasy.

"Don't you ask me why? You obviously won the game, isn't it strange?"

Hearing Xiang Yang's words, Masako's hand holding the chopsticks tightened slightly, as if she wanted to pinch off the broccoli. She did not raise her head, but stared at her plate intently, as if thinking about what to eat next.

It's a pity that Xiang Yang didn't look at Masako either, otherwise he would definitely find something wrong with Masako now.At this time, he was also staring at the steak in front of him and said with a wry smile: "Coach Takeuchi told me that as long as I participate in the trial training next week, the Basketball Association will let me join the National Youth Team."

"Thank you, Miss Masako. If it weren't for you, I would probably still be happily looking forward to the trial training..."

Xiangyang leaned on the backrest and looked up at the ceiling, with a trace of unwillingness in his eyes.

But he didn't see that just opposite him, Masako's emotions suddenly broke out. She immediately raised her hand to cover her mouth, and her body twitched slightly.

"I'm sorry, Miss Masako, it was all in vain that you helped me train...ah? Miss Masako, what's wrong with you??"

Xiang Yang, who was still raising his head and lamenting the impermanence of life just now, when he lowered his head, he discovered the scene that made him feel chaotic.

That Araki Masako, is she crying now? ?
At this moment, Masako finally couldn't help it anymore. Tears the size of soybeans were left down her cheeks. She kept trying not to cry. She even bit her lips purple.

Xiang Yang panicked. Was there something wrong? He was not chosen. Why was Masako so excited? ?

However, although he didn't understand the situation, Xiangyang still took out a few tissues and handed them to Masako's hand. At the same time, he said something mysterious in his mouth: "Miss Masako, in order to prevent me from misunderstanding, I want to confirm first that you are not the eyes." Are you sweating?"

After saying this, Masako cried directly.

Xiang Yang:…

He had no choice but to see Masako's mood getting worse and worse. Xiang Yang had no choice but to sit down next to Masako, imitating the tone of adults in the previous life when coaxing children, and softly comforted Masako.

"Don't cry, don't cry... Masako is a good baby, right! A good baby can't cry..."

Xiang Yang suppressed his shame and comforted Masako with an embarrassed face, but he had to say that he didn't seem to have the talent in this area.

Before she said a few words, I don't know if her words were effective or if she stimulated Masako, she grabbed Xiang Yang's collar and buried her head on Xiang Yang's chest, avoiding looking at Xiang Yang. A muffled sentence came from his mouth: "Stop talking! It's disgusting!"

Xiang Yang immediately shut up, these words not only irritated Masako, but also tortured himself.

As time went by, Masako's sobbing became smaller and smaller. Xiangyang estimated that she was almost done crying, because Xiangyang could feel that the clothes on her chest were already wet.

Sure enough, women are made of water...

Xiang Yang sighed secretly, looked at Masako Araki who was still leaning on his chest, and asked carefully: "Miss Masako? Are you okay?"

silence…

Masako didn't answer Xiang Yang's question. Just when Xiang Yang felt a little embarrassed and didn't know whether he should ask again, a sound as thin as a mosquito bite suddenly sounded.

"sorry."

Ok?Who is speaking?

Xiang Yang looked around and saw that the entire gym was empty except for him and Masako.

"Uh, Miss Masako, did you speak just now?"

Saying sorry again, Masako answered Xiang Yang's question in a disguised form.

"Why are you apologizing to me? Shouldn't it be me who apologizes to you for not joining the national youth team? After all, you have helped me so much, but I have let you down."

Facing Xiang Yang's doubts, Masako said nothing. After a while, another sorry sound came to Xiang Yang's ears.

Xiang Yang:…

Are you a repeater?And it’s really difficult for me to listen to you when you bury your head so deep!

Xiangyang raised his head and rubbed his eyebrows, activated "Super Thinking" to calm down first, and then whispered to Masako: "It's okay, Miss Masako, although I don't know why, I forgive you, why don't you raise your head and wipe your face first?" , let’s have a good chat again?”

Masako didn't react at all, so Xiangyang gave her a tentative tug. Well...his collar was really held tightly by Masako.

Hey hey... This doesn't really match your character...

Sensing the resistance from Masako's behavior, Xiang Yang didn't do anything, so he lowered his head and pressed close to Masako's head and asked, "Tell me, Miss Masako, I'm listening."

Under Xiang Yang's persistent persuasion, Masako finally ended the apology session, but she still did not raise her head. As if she did not dare to face Xiang Yang, she kept lying on Xiang Yang's chest and recounted everything that happened outside the stadium today. .

……

"What the hell, Miss Masako, you don't want me to join the national youth team? I thought you did."

Xiang Yang's expression was a little strange at this time. He seemed to have misunderstood Masako's previous meaning.

Hearing the implication of Xiang Yang's words, Masako, who had been acting like an ostrich for nearly 10 minutes, finally raised his head and asked carefully: "Don't you hate me? I personally ruined your dream of being a national junior!"

Xiangyang scratched his head, picked up a tissue and wiped the tears on Masako's face, and said after careful consideration: "Well... it would be too exaggerated to say it is a national youth dream. I admit that I wanted to join the national youth team because I was not convinced. I have to prove myself, but I have thought about it now. It doesn’t matter if I don’t go to the National Youth Team, I am very happy to stay and play in Haichang.”

"And Miss Masako, you didn't do anything, right?"

Hearing the second half of Xiang Yang's words, Masako immediately retorted: "No! It's just because I didn't do anything, so I'm at fault!"

"I can help you, but I haven't done anything..."

At the end of the sentence, Masako's voice became smaller and smaller, as if she had reprimanded herself. I don't know if she felt ashamed, but she lowered her head and wanted to get into Xiangyang's chest again.

Seeing this scene, Xiang Yang quickly grabbed Masako, stopped her "ostrich" behavior, and said with a smile: "Miss Masako, it's not that you didn't do anything, on the contrary, you helped me."

"You let me know why the Basketball Association has such a bad attitude towards me."

Guoqing No. [-], right? It's a good game...

(Okay! Try another emotional scene. There should be no awkward moments this time, right? Regarding the National Youth Team, everyone can relax a little bit. The original plan was not to go ahead, not to mention that you are all resisting this thing. The main plot It’s still a three-year competition in high school. The National Youth Team is only concerned about how it will end.)
(End of this chapter)