The scene represented by the above words flashed back countless times in Sakakibara's mind.
Watching her put away her clothes...Watching Uncle Ying help her tidy up the room...In the end, she didn't take anything away, even her favorite white cat doll was left here, and she left directly
Got this home...
Even though he knew that she was leaving and felt that his heart was empty, when he looked back and saw that there were Qiyue and Liuli behind him... he could not say anything to save her...
The reason is that he has no reason to keep her here anymore.
As grandpa said, keeping her here will only increase the pain of having her by his side. Since there is no way to accept her, he has no choice but to let her go.
Kaz... Kaz...
The sneakers scraped against the gym floor.
Huh...huh...
Breathing becomes short and rapid due to strenuous exercise.
Fujino Yoshiyuki was sweating profusely, controlling the basketball he just got. Time and time again, he reluctantly crossed the iron-clad defense. Seeing the opportunity in front of him, he was blocked when he shot.
So he turned around and looked at the other members in mid-air.
"Sakakibara——!"
The basketball immediately flew out like a sharp arrow and reached a place farther than the three-point line.
Raku Sakakihara caught the ball with an expressionless expression.
——Chi, hiss.
Looking at the basket in the distance, he jumped up.
His posture is agile and fast, like a cheetah pouncing before hunting. His body blooms in an elegant arc in the air.
The two defensive players around him hurriedly stepped forward to stop his shot, but in vain. He had already stretched his arms and jumped up.
--call out.
The ball quickly left his fingers and flew towards the basket.
The roar echoed in the gymnasium, teammates held their breaths, rival players looked desperate, and the onlookers raised their chins, all nervously watching the trajectory of the ball. At this moment, time seemed to have frozen - one second became incomparable.
Long.
——Bang...dong...dong...
As the basketball jumped lightly on the floor, a loud whistle symbolizing the end of the game immediately echoed in the empty stadium.
After a few seconds of silence, the stadium erupted into shouts and applause.
"Yes! Yes! Well done, Sakakibara! It's amazing! A super long-range three-pointer. Did you know that this ball stunned the opponent!"
The game was officially over, and after other enthusiastic teammates had left Sakakibara with a smile, Fujinogi walked over, laughed loudly and said this, and at the same time enthusiastically put his arms around Sakakibara's neck.
Sakakibara pushed him away in disgust, "Okay, okay, you're just like those guys who just stink of sweat and lean on me. If you don't spray some perfume when you go back, you're destined to be disliked by your childhood sweetheart."
"I know, Sakakihara, you just like to hang out with girls, right? How can the smell of sweat on a boy's body be as attractive as the fragrance of a beautiful girl's delicate body?"
Fujino looked so stinky, if he hadn't seen him handing him a bottle of mineral water, Sakakihara Raku would have given him a blank stare.
Sit in the rest area and take a sip of cool water.
Sakakibara glanced at the sky outside the gymnasium. It was gray...it was still a rainy day.
Countless raindrops meandered up and down the transparent skylight of the gymnasium, bringing a somewhat cold atmosphere.
"correct."
"What?" Sakakihara looked away from the sky and looked at Fujino Yoshiyuki beside him.
"...Why didn't classmate Tianhai come to see you play today?"
"..."
This sentence immediately stunned Sakakihara Raku.
The Tianhai classmate he was referring to was not Qiyue or Liuli, but Tianhai Zhixue who came to him to go home with him during his last business trip in July.
These days, Raku Sakakihara usually plays a few friendly basketball games with classmates from other classes during club time in the afternoon.
From that day on, Yuki had the habit of watching her play.
Not only Sakakihara Raku remembers it, but even Fujino Yoshiyuki also remembers Amami Yuki who would sit alone in the last row of the basketball court auditorium every day, silently watching him play, and waiting for him to go home with him.
But now...that seat...
Raku Sakakihara subconsciously looked towards the auditorium opposite, the last row, and the seat on the far right.
In the past, there would be people sitting there looking at me every day...but now - it's empty.
"Sakakibara?" Fujino noticed something was wrong with Sakakihara Raku in the past few seconds, and saw that his expression changed from calm to a smile.
"It's nothing," Raku Sakakihara said with a smile, holding a mineral water bottle in his hand, "It's just...she went home."
"...What do you mean? Tianhai-san...isn't he staying at your house?" Fujino Yoshiyuki tried to ask, but he lost his usual joking attitude and became serious, "By the way, what happened to me in the past few days?
I haven’t even seen her in class and she’s sick again?”
"...She will never come to see us play ball in the future. Her father took her home, and she will never come here to go to school again."
"..." Fujino Yoshiyuki opened his mouth and hesitated for a long time, "Transferred, transferred to another school?"
"Hmm..." Sakakihara Raku responded silently and nodded, "That's more or less the case."
Fujino noticed something was wrong with Sakakihara Raku. Hearing the sound of cold rain coming from outside the gymnasium, perhaps sensing that he was in a bad mood, he put his hands on his knees, followed his mood, looked up at the sky and said:
"Haha... That's... such a pity. To be honest, Sakakibara, I think Tenkai-san likes you a little bit, and I have always watched you play... Although you are dating another Tenkai-san,
Haha... You definitely can't respond, right, but she left suddenly, so you must still be a little uncomfortable..."
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Fujino's emotion made Sakakibara smell the gloomy atmosphere of the rainy season.
The air and cool breeze blowing outside the gymnasium seemed to have a rotten smell like mold and moss.
"Sakakibara, your sister is here."
Sakakihara Raku followed Fujino's reminder and looked towards the entrance of the gymnasium, only to find Sakakihara Suzu standing there.
Wearing the school's uniform Western-style uniform and pleated skirt, the only difference is that he wears a beret on his head.
Ah Ling has always been outstanding in school.
Just standing at the entrance of the stadium, she has the aura of a star idol, which will attract people to look at her unconsciously.
Sakakihara Raku also looked at her like this.
It's just that she seemed a little unhappy and anxious, bulging her face and looking towards her.
As soon as she found out that she was actually playing basketball here, Suzu Sakakihara immediately strode forward like a soldier in formation, coming menacingly.
But it’s also a bit pretentious and cute.
Fujino is a very down-to-earth guy. When he saw that Sakakihara Suzu was here to make trouble for her brother, he left decisively after saying, "I'll still play here tomorrow."
When Sakakibara turned around, he realized that this guy had already picked up his schoolbag and was about to go home. At the same time, he saluted him. He was speechless.
This guy...
Before Raku Sakakibara had time to complain about this guy sneaking away like this, Suzu Sakakibara, the big star idol in the school, walked up to him.
Sakakihara Suzu put her hands on her hips and looked very angry.
"Did you drive Yuki away?"
"..." Sakakihara said nothing.
The old man said he would come to pick up Yuki on Saturday.
But the day after tomorrow, that is, last night - Thursday, he picked up yuki.
It happened that Suzu Sakakibara didn't go home last night. She worked overtime and stayed in a hotel. She only got the news that yuki sent her on her mobile phone that she was leaving.
So - Ah Ling, who was rushing back to campus for class today, found a good best friend who suddenly ran away, so she came over anxiously.
Raku Sakakihara stared at the half-drunk bottle of mineral water in his hand and replied:
"I won't drive her away."
"Then why did Yuki come back to Tianhai's house? I only found out the news yesterday! She can't even practice well."
"...There are many reasons."
Sakakihara Suzu didn't understand, "What do you mean? There are many reasons for that? Isn't it just because of grandpa, but also because of brother, you let her go...?"
Sakakihara Raku did not raise his head, but stared at the rotating mineral water bottle in his hand and replied:
"Yuki returns to Tianhai's house, and grandpa is just one of the factors. Ah Ling, it's not like you don't know the fact that she likes me. Do you think I can accept her?"
Sakakihara Suzu was stunned for a moment as she listened. She thought for a moment. After a moment of hesitation, she squatted down, sat down next to him, and replied: "...Definitely not. There are Qiyue and Liuli behind you."
"Yes... I still have the feelings of Qiyue and Liuli. So it is impossible to accept Yuki. So do you think... it's good for me to keep her by my side?"
"..."
Suzu Sakakibara, who was wearing a beret, lowered her face and became quiet.
As for the person who can understand this feeling and mood best, she must have one.
So of course she can understand what the brother means.
The fact is indeed true - long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. Letting Yuki go home is the best choice for these people.
Can...
Even so.
Sakakihara Suzu still doesn't want Yuki to leave because she has known so many things after being together for so long.
She knew exactly what kind of feelings Yuki had for someone.
What kind of longing and expectation.
This emotion, this feeling, made her find something completely similar to herself in yuki.
Sakakihara Suzu understood deeply.
Yuki, you definitely don’t want to leave someone’s side...
Even if you get nothing, just watch from a distance...
"...something's wrong..."
"What's wrong?" Raku Sakakibara looked at Suzu Sakakibara who puffed up her face.
Sakakihara Suzu frowned and pursed her lips and replied to him: "Even if it's what you said, yuki definitely doesn't want to go home! There must be other reasons that caused yuki to be forced to go home! Did you intentionally hurt him?
She, and then asked her to go back with grandpa?"
"...Aren't I trying to keep Yuki here these days?"
"Then what? Why did you give up!"
"...A Ling, I said it just now, because I can't find any reason to keep Yuki... Just as grandpa said, letting Yuki go back is a good choice for everyone. July
He and Liuli can't refute this, and they also know in their hearts that although they have a considerable affection and intimacy with Yuki, they still cannot accept her feelings for me."
Not happy...not happy at all...
Yuki went back, not happy at all.
Sakakihara Suzu didn't speak, and her expression turned gloomy. There was always an uncomfortable feeling in her heart.
She kept thinking...yuki is home...
yuki...go home...
From now on, two people can no longer eat together, sleep together, chat together...
Even though I can still chat with her through the software, if she leaves, she just leaves.
This distance felt strange to Sakakihara Suzu.
Eh...
At the same time, she understood, can she blame her brother for this?
Can't... absolutely can't.
Their reasons are very good and there is no point of argument.
Suzu Sakakihara suddenly looked at the familiar side face of Raku Sakakibara...a feeling and an idea arose spontaneously from her heart.
In fact...even if I am recently understanding my identity...
Even if I am really an orphan...
He must also find it difficult to accept it because of Qijiu.
Just like yuki.
Hate...
I hate this feeling...
On the one hand, I hate someone's scumbag behavior, but on the other hand, I vaguely hope that he can turn this scumbag behavior on himself.
This contradiction, this feeling of two ideas contradicting each other, made Sakakihara Suzu extremely uncomfortable.
"What?" Sakakihara Raku turned to look at Sakakihara Suzu.
"I'll go talk to grandpa and ask Yuki to come back."
"...Don't even try to convince grandpa. Qiyue, Liuli, I... the three of us can't find any reason for Yuki to stay, and grandpa didn't force Yuki to go back.
It was she who asked to go back..."
"Huh, I don't believe it! I'll go find Zhixue tomorrow! You can come too!"
"...what am I going to do?"
"I don't care, you still have to come!"
"..."
*
School is over in the afternoon.
Sakakibara held an umbrella and returned home with Qiyue and Liuli.
With the two of them by my side, I can talk to each other about nothing, and to be honest... I don't feel lonely.
However, when Raku Sakakihara was changing shoes at the entrance, he would still subconsciously look at the corners of the corridor.
Under normal circumstances, as long as you come back by yourself, Yuki will be at home.
She would put her hands on the corner of the wall, poke her little head out, and secretly look at herself.
But now I look at that place again - it's empty, there's nothing...
Raku Sakakihara lowered his head and looked at the slippers he had just put on, and once again realized in his heart the fact that "Yuki has gone home."
"Feeling reluctant to give up?"
The person who spoke was Nanami Nanamiyue. She reached out and took the groceries she bought at the supermarket in the afternoon from Sakakibara Raku's hand.
"...Of course, not in July?"
"Of course I have it too, and so does my sister."
Tianhai Qimingyue said this, and Tianhai Jiuliuli stood aside and remained silent for a moment.
"...When we came back together before, Yuki would always say, 'Welcome home' in the corridor, right?"
Sakakihara Raku: "That's right..."
Tianhai Jiuliuli seemed to remember something again, and murmured: "Am I alone? When I get home late...yuki will also say, 'Sister Liuli is back'...such words."
Sakakibara laughed suddenly and said, "Didn't Yuki always call you Liuli and Xiaojiu before?"
"Lejun! That was good in the past," Tianhai Jiuliuli said angrily, "Ever since I took Yuki with me for several days in Hawaii last time, she would call me Sister Liuli."
"...Yes, there is another thing," Raku Sakakibara looked at Nanami Nanami again, "Qiyue also took Yuki with him for several days, right?"
Tianhai Qimingyue responded with silence, "I am very obedient, but I always like to be hungry. Last time I drove several kilometers in the middle of the night before buying her a fried ice cream. I still don't like to sleep at night, very
You want to talk to me."
"..."
The three of them suddenly fell silent.
Because they all realized that yuki had left.
Talking about these things again is nothing more than reminiscing about the past.
And recalling these things will only make people feel uncomfortable.
Because the people who really drove Yuki away from this family were actually the three of them.
...
No one spoke anymore.
Seeing the atmosphere like this, Sakakibara no longer had the happy communication feeling in the past.
After just saying "I'm going to prepare the meal for tonight", I went to the kitchen carrying the vegetables I bought in the afternoon.
*
Today's dish was cooked very neatly.
Because there is one less person watching from the side.
She always likes to say "I want to eat" when she is cooking, and then Raku Sakakihara has to put down what she is holding and feed her mouth a small piece of the ingredient she is still preparing.
Maybe it’s because I still miss it in my heart.
When Sakakibara was cooking, he would also look at the cabinet bar in the open kitchen to see if Yuki was still lying on it, waiting for him to finish the meal.
"Le." - She always likes to call her name so briefly, and then look at herself with those simple and kind eyes.
We just sat down and ate dinner with Qijiu.
Ah Ling still has to go to work, because now she is considered half an idol, and she has to record and practice the songs for the anime OP and ED.
This meal was also very quiet.
Almost no one spoke or chatted.
An atmosphere like this lasted until all the homework was finished.
"Since Yuki is gone, brother, please move back to the previous room. That room is too small for you now and can't even fit a desk."
Amami Nanamigetsu suggested this, but Sakakibara Raku didn't say anything.
Just when I was about to push open the door to Yuki's room, I hesitated and could never choose to push it open.
On the second day.
That is Saturday.
This guy A Ling specifically took a day off and said he wanted to go find Yuki.
She tried to pull Rakuya Sakakibara to come with her, but she couldn't pull her away. She said angrily, "I'll go by myself!" and immediately walked out the door.
However, it was not until noon, four hours later, that Sakakihara Suzu went home with a face full of disappointment.
"...How about it?"
"No...I can't even see Yuki's face."
"...Are you locked out?"
"That's not true. Uncle Ying is still very enthusiastic. It's just that when I said I wanted to see Yuki, Uncle Ying always used my grandfather's words to persuade me... He said that Yuki won't let other people visit now, and he should come later."
"...It must be like this, that's why Zhixue was called home. Considering her mood...Grandpa will definitely not let any of us meet her, lest she wants to come back again."
Sakakihara Suzu was dissatisfied, "I won't give up anyway! I will go every day from now on! I will see Yuki one day!"
However...
Whether it's the second day, the third day, the fourth day, the fifth day...
One week, two weeks, even early June...
Even Sakakihara Suzu couldn't see the snow of Tenkai.
"Ah! No, bro! Yuki didn't even reply to my line! She would reply once in a while before."
Ah Ling spoke so anxiously, it is hard to imagine that she is an idol who usually shines on the stage.
"...Maybe you were restricted by grandpa. You have been running around Tianhai's house for so many days. Grandpa knows what you are thinking."
"What should we do?"
"...There is no way."
"Is something happening to Yuki? I went to Tianhai's house recently, and Uncle Ying didn't talk about Yuki's situation."
"...Unclear."
On the surface, Sakakibara Raku answered sparsely and indifferently, but suddenly he remembered that Yuki was sick, and the doctor in Hawaii told her not to let her have any mental stimulation...
Is there a possibility that Zhixue's condition has begun to relapse again?