Star Railway: Kevin's Pioneering Journey

Kevin looked up at the basketball hoop in front of him, slightly distracted.

The basketball streaked through the air, and the intense sunlight cast its shadow on Kevin's face.

Snap –

the near-perfect ball landed on the ground, popping up arcs and sounds on the two-man court.

"Whew... Whew..." There

was a rapid gasp behind him, and Kevin turned his head, only to see a teenager with his hands on his thighs, panting heavily, bean-sized sweat running down his cheeks and dripping to the ground, leaving shallow marks.

After a moment, the boy raised his head and looked at the basketball that was quietly on the side, his expression stretched, and his eyes full of excitement.

"Haha, I did it anyway."

Only he knows how difficult it is.

Compared to many people, he can hardly be called a genius in any field, even if he is often considered too athletic, but that talent is ultimately too rough.

- He may be able to run faster, jump higher, and react more timely than ordinary people, but he is always difficult to grasp the existence of skill.

And anyone who has tried to learn basketball will also know that even if it is just the skill of shooting in place... For those with slightly less comprehension ability, it is also extremely difficult to master.

In Senba Academy, he has always been the most prominent player on the court, able to get past everyone who stands in his way, but...

But in the end, this movement is also universal – people can easily participate in it, but they may also be unable to do so from beginning to end.

"Well, let's try a longer distance."

The teenager straightened up and walked towards the basketball that fell on the side in front of him, and Kevin was standing in the basketball position at this time, his feet perfectly coinciding with the basketball, as if in this court, he was just an outsider.

Sure enough, the teenager didn't notice Kevin from beginning to end, and when he bent down to pick up the basketball, his body went straight through.

The boy clamped the basketball with his arm and walked farther away, only this time, as if sensing something, he quickly turned around, wanting to catch the man pretending to be a ghost off guard.

But behind him was empty, no different from before.

"Did I feel wrong? Odd...... My feelings have always been accurate..." The

boy scratched his head and turned around, although he hesitated, but he quickly dispelled his doubts.

This time, he went farther away from the basket, obviously standing very close to the basket to shoot, but that small success made him happy.

It bodes well for him, with a good start, and now he has more confidence.

Kevin did not stand near the basket anymore, but walked towards the side of the basketball court, the star core that he had held in his hand before had long disappeared, and the seemingly vast campus around was just an illusion, the real space, only this basketball court.

For some unknown reason, Kevin can only stay here for the time being, and he looks at the teenager on the court, which is a wonderful feeling - this time, he is his own spectator.

The boy stood still, he glanced up at the position of the basket, and then closed his eyes. In this way, he forces himself to shoot intuitively.

He raised the ball above his head and threw it forward with his hand holding the basketball, but at this moment, he felt a line of sight from the side, and the basketball came out, but because of his lack of concentration, he didn't even touch the rebound - the ball was completely missed.

The teenager opened his eyes a little angrily, and instead of immediately picking up the basketball that was still beating on the ground, he quickly looked around, he wanted to see who was spying on him.

Kevin, who was regarded as a "voyeur" on the side, was looking at his former self flatly, he knew that he was a little different from ordinary people, even if he couldn't be seen in his current state, he still felt it.

Seeing that the search for someone was fruitless, the young man grabbed his hair with a look of chagrin and blamed himself.

"Aaaaaa Actually make excuses for their failures!

Just as he was reproaching himself, an easy-going and helpless voice came from behind him.

“...... Alas, you really stay here alone again. The

teenager immediately turned around, and Kevin quickly turned his gaze. I saw a young man with long gray hair walking over, his pink eyes showing helplessness.

"Sue...? What are you doing here? That's right! Did you just peek at me?

Su shook her head suspiciously, how Kevin spoke inexplicably today.

"I rushed over when I heard you yelling here, and you insisted on saying that I peeked, and that was only before I called you just now."

The teenager scratched his head, did he really feel wrong? Two more in a row?

Just as he was thinking, the figure of the girl came from a distance, with long dark purple hair, large round-framed glasses, and a quiet aura flowing around her body, and the young man was a little happy to see this.

"Mei! You're here too. Kevin

on the side looked at Mei when she was a girl, and she couldn't help but miss it a little in her heart, but the scene here has already happened, Kevin just sighed and did not linger, the real Mei is no longer there.

On the other side, Su was looking at the teenager helplessly and complained.

"Didn't we make an appointment to eat together today?" Do you have to stay on the sports field all day on a special holiday like before?

"How could there have been such a time!"

The young man spread his hands and retorted, and Mei on the side sighed slightly when he saw this, and shook his head.

"It's okay, it's up to him, I'm used to it."

“...... Feed! "

The boy doesn't remember being so crazy.

Su looked at Kevin's anxious rebuttal and persuaded.

"At the end of the day, Kevin, basketball wasn't meant to be the right sport for you. Swimming, athletics... Even if you lift weights... If you really want to develop in the direction of athletes, these are the ones that are more suitable for you.

Kevin crossed his waist, wiped the sweat from his face, and said disdainfully.

"What's the point, just hitting the limits of the body, it's just too boring."

“...... And, not cool at all.

"What I care about is winning or losing, can you understand? Do you really think I can be happy by throwing a ball around? "

—what I like is the moment of victory, understand?"

Su was stopped by the long list of truths of the young man, and I don't know where this guy heard it, but he still silently reminded him.

"Uh... Let's just listen to it, don't say it in front of other people. "

—will be considered too utilitarian by others."

The teenager walked under the basket and picked up the basketball, not caring.

"I don't care. And it's not what you think, well...

"The kind of victory I want, has neither a past nor a future — it's just a moment, but that's enough."

"I don't care how much I have to pay before that, and I don't care what this victory can bring me."

Seeing that the young man was right, Su quickly stopped his tendency to talk at length.

"Okay, I can see what you mean."

"But to be honest... The world doesn't stop working when you reach that moment. And a lot of your other thoughts... It is too wishful thinking and unrealistic.

"It's just that you can't understand..." Listening

to Sue's words, the boy rolled his eyes at Su holding the ball, and then he turned to look at Mei on the side, his eyes full of expectation.

"What do you say, Mei?"

Mei held up the large round-rimmed glasses with her hand and said without hesitation.

"I completely agree with Sue."

"Huh...?"

The girl's answer surprised the teenager, but then she said.

"But sometimes I just feel... Because of this purity, you seem more cute than others.

Sue & Kevin: "...?

Mei's words made the two of them not react for a while.

"It's nothing..." Mei blushed a little shyly, and quickly turned away.

"I'll go over there and wait for you first.

With an expression that was trying to hide, the girl hurried away.

Even Kevin, who was a few meters away, was a little surprised, most of the time Mei is the kind of quiet and raised hand, this kind of Mei is really rare.

Looking at the back of the girl leaving in a hurry, the young man leaned on Su's shoulder with an iron mountain, and said with a look of excitement.

"Did you hear that, Sue! What did I say before?

Su glanced at the teenager with disdain and urged.

"Okay, what are you showing..."

"Hurry up and change your clothes, I'll wait for you outside."

After that, Su turned around and followed Mei's footsteps.

"Got it, I'll try one last time."

As if he was gambling, or maybe inspired by something, the teenager simply stood on the three-point line this time.

He closed his eyes again and raised his hand... Flip your wrist and feel yourself lightly throwing the basketball in an arc.

Of course, his movements are still a little clumsy – even because of his eyes closed, he shows a kind of pretentious funny.

However, when he opened his eyes....

Snap –

as miraculously, the ball didn't fall short.

"Did you see that! I did it!

Almost subconsciously, the boy turned his head and wanted to share this joy with those closest to him, but there was no one here except a transparent person.

“...... Plums? "

“...... Sue? "

You guys... Where did it all go?

"You see, I... I did it. Just

as the boy was lost, a familiar voice came from behind him.

"yes, you did."

Although the voice is easygoing, it lacks the immaturity of the previous and has a hint of sharpness.

"Sue!"

The young man turned his head in some surprise, and saw that the person in front of him was closing his eyes, although it was a little strange, but the appearance was indeed Su's.

But this person's height is much taller, his facial features have become more mature, and even the clothes on his body have changed from school uniforms to black and white short sleeves.

"Sue...?"

The young man looked at the person in front of him with some disbelief, and exclaimed tentatively.

But "Su" did not respond to him, but faced the other side of the court and said lightly.

"Long time no see, Kevin."