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

Chapter 168 It’s no longer a secret

The day Hai Chang played against Luoshan
On the Haichang team bus

There were snorings one after another. Even though today was the day of the finals, and they would stand on the field to face Luoshan in a few hours, they still had to eat and sleep, and there was no trace of nervousness at all.

Kise held his chin with one hand and looked at the scenery outside the car window. A few wisps of breeze penetrated into the car through the cracks in the window and blew the bangs on Kise's forehead.

Beside him, Xiang Yang lay carelessly on the seat, wearing an eye mask on his face and breathing evenly.

"Ryota-senpai."

At this time, a subtle voice reached Kise's ears. He turned around and saw that it was Hashimoto Yuki sitting in the back.

This polite little guy kept his voice very low when he spoke because Xiang Yang was asleep, so Kise had to get closer to hear what he said clearly.

"Ryota-senpai, I'm a little nervous."

Kise was stunned. He couldn't help but laugh when he saw the uneasy look on Yuji's face.

"Don't worry, Yuuki-chan, you are very strong, there will be no problem."

Kise thought for a while and added: "By the way, Xiao Xiangyang was almost as nervous as you when he played in the first year."

"what?"

Yuuki couldn't believe it: "Senior Xiangyang...do you think there are times when you are nervous?"

Kise nodded in response: "Of course, don't demonize him. This guy often has no confidence in his heart, but he never shows it."

Kise's words were very effective. After hearing that Xiangyang had also been nervous, Yuuki felt a lot more relaxed for some reason.

"Then, Ryota-senpai, are you ever nervous?"

Yuuki's voice was still small, but his tone was tinged with curiosity.

Kise held his chin with one hand as if thinking. After thinking for a while, he patted Yuuki's head: "No, it's usually my opponent who is nervous."

Yuuki:…

"Hahaha, sorry, I don't mean to boast."

Kise waved his hand to Yuuki with a smile, and explained: "Because when I was still in Teiko Middle School, the team's reputation was too great, so that every team that came across us would die before the game started. Almost surrendered.”

"Ha...haha, so that's it."

Yuuki laughed dryly and didn't know how to answer. Fortunately, at this time, the bus finally arrived at its destination.

A majestic and huge building, this is the place where they played today, the Tokyo Basketball Arena. Not only in Tokyo, this arena is second to none in terms of facilities and scale in the entire Neon area.

Perhaps because of Akashi's investment, the organizer of this year's national competition spent a lot of money to rent this arena for the competition.

"Hey, this arena looks really good."

Kise sighed, and at the same time reached out to Xiangyang's face with his right hand and took off his blindfold: "Wake up, little Xiangyang, the finals are coming."

The dazzling sunlight shined through the window and onto Xiang Yang's face. Feeling Kise beside him constantly pulling his body, Xiang Yang wrinkled his nose and slowly opened his eyes.

"***."

Xiang Yang was in a bad mood when he just woke up, but he also knew that there were more important things now than sleeping.

呲——

The sound of the bus door opening

Everyone got out of the car one after another. Since they just woke up and didn't want to move much, Xiangyang sat on the chair and waited until the end before getting off the car. Kise and Yuuki also followed behind him.

The weather was very good today and the sun was very strong. As soon as he stepped off the bus, Xiang Yang felt a warmth shining on him.

"yawn--"

Xiang Yang stretched out and moved his body that was a little stiff due to falling asleep. He looked at the Tokyo Arena not far away and clicked his tongue.

At this moment, another bus appeared in front of the arena simultaneously.

Different from regular old-fashioned buses, this bus is very novel and bright both in appearance and interior. You can smell the smell of money from all the way to the sun.

"If you want to say which school's bus is so unique, it must be Luoshan with you, Akashi."

Xiang Yang smiled, standing with his hands on his hips, watching the bus slowly turn off, and at the door, people from Luoshan wearing white team uniforms filed out.

The person who took the lead to get out of the car was not Akashi, but Reo Minoru. This feminine-looking man saw Xiang Yang not far away as soon as he got off the car. However, the two of them were not familiar with each other. He just glanced at it and then took it back. eyes.

"Has Hai Chang arrived at this time? Really... I'm already excited!"

The next person to get out of the car was Hayama. His reaction was completely different from that of Ling Yang. When he saw Xiangyang and Kise, the eyes of this hot-blooded boy burst out with flames. He rushed to the two of them with a quick step and put down Harsh words.

"Kise! I'm going to give you fifty points today!"

"And you, Xiangyang, just wait, Luoshan will definitely not lose this year!"

Ye Shan's voice was so loud that even Hai Chang and others who were far away from them heard it very clearly.

Kobori was the first one to be unable to bear it. He was also a hot-blooded man. He pushed forward in front of Hayama with one swift step. With his advantage in size and rough face, Kobori successfully suppressed Hayama in terms of momentum!

However, the other people in Luoshan were not vegetarians, and Genwu was not slow to react. He pulled Yeshan away and faced Xiaobori face to face.

You must know that in the summer split last year, as one of the "five generals", he steadily suppressed Xiaobori.

Luoshan's first-year freshman Takeshi Hirakawa also stood next to Genwu and looked at Xiaobori with an unkind expression.Not to be outdone, Ohara Hiroshi stood behind Kobori with an expressionless face... Specifically, he stood in front of Xiang Yang.

Before the two teams started playing, there was already a smell of tension. Seeing that the situation was not right, Kise narrowed his eyes slightly and kept looking at the positions of everyone in Luoshan. As an "imitation" genius, he was also good at fighting.

Xiang Yang, on the other hand, had no reaction. He looked sideways at the Luoshan High School bus, and there was one person who hadn't gotten off the bus yet.

As long as this person is here, unless Xiang Yang takes the lead in leading Hai Chang and others to start a group, there will be no stupid things like fights between them.

"Stop this farce."

Sure enough, as a short figure appeared, Akashi's words were like God giving orders.Everyone in Luoshan immediately stopped what they were about to do. Genwu and Pingchuan also took a few steps back, no longer confronting Hai Chang's inside duo.

Akashi was wearing a Rakuzan team uniform. This little man carried the aura of a superior as always. He looked around at everyone present, and finally, his eyes locked on Xiangyang.

At the same time, many people were influenced by Akashi and also set their sights on Xiang Yang.

Xiang Yang, who realized that he had become the center of attention, did not panic. He calmly arranged his hairstyle, then smiled at Akashi and said, "I came all the way to the arena to leave you with the runner-up position. I’m so sorry.”

rustle--

a gust of wind blows

It brushed across the shocked faces of everyone present.

Kise slapped his forehead fiercely and sighed helplessly: Xiao Xiangyang is here again.

Yuuki looked at Xiangyang's back with admiration. The little man's aura put him to shame just by standing there. But Xiangyang-senpai could talk trash so calmly, it was incredible!

[As expected, I am far behind compared to Senior Xiangyang! 】

Yuuki took out the notebook in her pocket and nodded secretly, not knowing what she was thinking about.

Except for the two of them and Hiroshi Ohara, who had always been expressionless, everyone else present had expressions of shock and confusion at this moment.

Everyone in Luoshan couldn't help but secretly glanced at Akashi, and based on the bursts of yin energy coming from behind, if now Akashi suddenly rushed up to stab Xiangyang, they would not be surprised at all!

Unexpectedly, Akashi didn't have any special reaction. He looked at Xiang Yang who looked provocative, shook his head and said, "Your mouth is really powerful."

"Today's champion will be Luoshan, because..."

"I am absolutely."

(You are absolutely.)
Xiang Yang and Akashi said this sentence in unison. He looked at Akashi's slightly narrowed eyes, showing that he was about to get angry, and he wisely stopped taunting.

There was nothing wrong with teasing the chaebol heir, but if he really made Akaashi angry, Xiang Yang didn't want to see that.

"Let's take a step first~"

Xiang Yang turned around, waved to Akashi, and led the others into the arena first.

Behind him, Akashi looked at Xiang Yang's retreating back, his face expressionless.

……

……

Swish!
With the sound of a hollow ball hitting the net, Kise stood outside the three-point line, raising his shooting hand before putting it down. He looked at the basketball that slipped from the net, fell to the floor and bounced back up, and nodded with satisfaction.

"I'm in great shape today!"

Kise ran over to pick up the basketball, not forgetting to pass the nearby basketballs to his teammates one by one.

Before Luoshan entered the arena, Hai Chang had already started to warm up.

Another three-pointer hit the net, and Kise shook his head in defeat. He was just about to ask Xiang Yang to show off his skills, but found that Xiang Yang, who was standing on the sidelines doing dribbling movements just now, had disappeared.

"Ah? Yuuki-chan, have you seen our captain?"

Kise looked around and asked a few teammates, but all received negative answers.

【strangeness?Where has little Xiangyang gone?Did you go to the toilet...]

Just as Kise was hesitating whether to look for Xiangyang, a call came from the audience.

"Ryota!!"

Ok?
Kise looked up. Due to the distance, he only thought they were two familiar figures at first, but as he gradually got closer, a look of surprise slowly appeared on his face.

"Kasamatsu-senpai! Hayakawa-senpai!"

Kaizune's last starting shooting guard and captain - Yukio Kasamatsu, and his last starting power forward - Hayakawa Okihiro.

Having graduated from Haichang this year, they specially came to watch the competition of their juniors.

Seeing the sudden appearance of the senior he hadn't seen for a long time, Kise turned around and ran towards the audience with excitement on his face, while Kasamatsu and Hayakawa also had smiles on their faces.

"Kasamatsu-senpai, why are you two here?"

As soon as Kise asked the question, Kasamatsu-senpai gave him a slap in the face.

Kasamatsu looked at Kise who was clutching his waist with a face full of pain, crossed his arms and said angrily: "As a senior, of course I have to take a look at the performance of the juniors. If I see you later after I leave, If you just waste your training, just wait for death!"

After receiving a slap from Kasamatsu and being scolded, Kise had a resentful expression on his face, but he was secretly happy in his heart.

It's been a long time since he was beaten by Kasamatsu-senpai, so I really miss it!

"By the way, where did that kid Xiang Yang go? Why isn't he warming up on the court?"

Kasamatsu glanced at the court and asked Kise. Before he left the team, the two people who had the best relationship were Kise and Xiang Yang.

"Uh... I don't know. To be honest, I was looking for Xiang Yang just now."

Kise scratched his head, turned to look around, and guessed: "But... I guess Xiao Xiangyang went to the bathroom, right? That guy often goes to the bathroom before playing games."

At this time, Luoshan players also entered the arena to prepare for warm-up.

Kasamatsu turned to look, and after a while said: "Rakuzan's ace... Akashi Seijuro is not here either."

huh?

Kise was stunned. He followed Kasamatsu's gaze and saw that Akaashi was really not among the crowd. Although Akaashi was small, his eye-catching aura made it easy for others to spot him.

"It's strange...where have these two people gone?"

……

……

"Ah!"

In the bathroom, Xiang Yang rubbed his nose while looking at Akashi who was washing his hands on the sink. He slightly arched his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Akaashi, you weren't scolding me secretly in your mind just now, were you? You made me sneeze." That’s it.”

After hearing Xiang Yang's words, Akashi stopped washing his hands and said without looking back: "Don't worry, I'm not that bored yet."

Xiang Yang sniffed noncommittally, of course he knew that it was impossible for Akashi to do such a thing, if he had any opinion on him, he would have come over with a pair of scissors a long time ago, it is impossible to do such a thing like cursing secretly in his heart.

"Tell me, how come we always meet in the bathroom by such a coincidence?"

Xiang Yang smacked his lips, walked to Akashi and looked in the mirror, and next to him, Akashi let out a light "hmm".

The air fell into silence...

After an unknown amount of time, Akashi shook off the water stains on his hands, looked up at himself in the mirror, and asked Xiang Yang, "When will you leave Neon?"

Xiangyang:? ? ?
[No way, how do you all know, I obviously didn't tell anyone except Kise? 】

Xiang Yang looked at Akashi with a confused look. If Takeuchi could understand it if he knew the news in advance, then it would be impossible for Akashi to do so both emotionally and rationally!

Sensing the doubts in Xiang Yang's mind, Akashi explained: "Akaashi's family has someone in the Basketball Association, and I saw your interview. You should... want to go somewhere else to play professional basketball, right?"

"Right, Xiangyang?"

Akashi turned his head and looked directly into Xiang Yang's eyes. This time, his eyes were no longer cold, but filled with some questions and inquiries.

[Is Xiangyang leaving Neon?] Although Akashi didn't want to admit it, he did care about this issue.

"call…"

Xiang Yang sighed and said, "Are you the great detective Akashi?"

"You're right, I want to leave Neon, probably not long after I become an adult. When I can change my nationality..."

"I will plant flowers."

After receiving Xiangyang's affirmative answer, Akashi looked away, stared down at the remaining water in the pool, and stopped talking.

Xiang Yang didn't make a sound either, and the two of them remained silent for who knows how long...

"Why don't you want to join the Neon Basketball Association?"

Akashi still lowered his head, but his voice was very clear to Xiangyang's ears.

"It's impossible for you not to know that based on my status, I would never play professional basketball, and apart from me, Nihong has no point guard who can compare with you."

Xiang Yang licked his lips, Akashi's question brought his memories back to that summer...

"As you said, you are indeed a narcissist, Akaashi."

Xiang Yang teased Akashi with a smile, but this time his gag didn't work.

Akashi still lowered his head and didn't move, as if waiting for Xiang Yang's answer.

Seeing Akashi's appearance, Xiang Yang sighed helplessly and thought to himself: The Generation of Miracles is not only a group of strange guys, but also all of them are troubled teenagers...

"Some things cannot be explained. I have made up my mind to leave Neon..."

Xiang Yang touched his nose, then turned and walked towards the bathroom door. In front of the sink, Akashi, who was lying on top with his head lowered, quietly clenched his fists.

squeak-

The sound of the bathroom door being pushed open.

Xiang Yang stood there, turning his head to look at Akashi's back, his eyes showing some relief.

[It feels really good to be noticed. 】

"Akashi."

Xiang Yang called out, but Akashi still didn't move in front of the sink, as if washing his hands was a very important thing.

Xiang Yang didn't care either. He raised his forehead slightly and raised a smile at the corner of his mouth.

"I forgot to tell you, although I will change my nationality when I become an adult, the time to really leave Neon will be after graduation. In other words... our war is not over yet... As long as you keep up the good work, we We will fight against each other at least three times."

Hearing this, Akashi's body trembled slightly, but unfortunately the amplitude was so small that even Xiang Yang didn't notice it.

"Let's go, Akaashi. The game is about to begin. Our bathroom date is going to be too long!"

Xiang Yang complained, and after saying that, he stood at the door, waiting for Akashi's reaction, but the latter remained motionless. If Akashi hadn't been standing there, and if it had been an ordinary person, Xiang Yang would have guessed whether the man was unconscious and washing his hands. on stage.

"You guy... I have to leave first."

Xiang Yang shook his head and ignored Akashi. Instead, he closed the door directly and gave Akashi some personal space in the bathroom.

As the sound of Xiang Yang's leaving footsteps became smaller and smaller, Akashi, who had been crawling and bowing his head, finally raised his face.

He frowned slightly and looked at himself in the mirror.

The pupil of the left eye glowed slightly with golden light, and Akashi's second personality that could not be completely digested appeared again.

"I thought you just wanted to defeat him, Seijuro..."

(End of this chapter)