"Brother, you... bought it for yuki, but you didn't buy it for me?"

Sakakihara Suzuki said angrily, and even took a sneak peek at the new shoes on Amami Nozuki's feet... They were white and so bright that they shone.

"There will be more later."

"There will be a future? What do you mean there will be a future... We are obviously competing together, but Sister Liuli and I are not interested!"

Sakakibara Suzu's unhappy face was thrust in front of her. Sakakibara was forced to turn her head and reluctantly explained under her questioning:

"Zhixue's shoes are worn out. The sneakers she wears for practice are the ones you wore, and no one bought them for her, so I can't buy her a new pair."

acid...

Sour.

To be honest, although my brother's words are well-founded, after seeing the beautiful new shoes on Zhixue's feet, I still feel a bit jealous.

Sakakibara Raku has seen his sister's expression like this many times.

"Why does she have it but I don't?", "Why can she go out but I can't?", "Why don't you take me with you?".

Children are like this, they are very sensitive to so-called "differences".

Raku Sakakibara remembers that when he was a child, he and his mother went out to get something and came back an hour later. He just asked Suzu to stay at home and wait. But she didn't want to and had to go with him. If he didn't take her, she felt aggrieved.

shed tears.

This probably means that I feel like I have been "left behind".

But children should grow up one day.

"Come on."

Sakakibara hit his sister on the head with a knife, "I have given you so many things since you were a child. Don't just try to grab what others have. You see, Liuli, as my girlfriend, hasn't said anything yet."

"That's because Sister Liuli is generous, but I'm stingy!"

Suzu Sakakihara hugged Sakakihara Raku's right arm in public, her cute face was bulging, she looked at him and muttered, "I want new shoes too..."

"...This is in the gymnasium, with so many classmates around."

"I want."

"You don't want your idol airs anymore?"

"I want."

"..."

Raku Sakakibara glanced at the many classmates who were looking this way. He really had no choice about such a grown-up sister who still wanted to act coquettishly in front of her brother.

But people still have to grow up after all.

"No."

"I want."

"No."

"I want!"

Sakakihara Suzu was unhappy. She stared at her brother's face that had not softened at all. She was extremely unhappy and thought about when he had become so tough.

In the past, if I wanted any gift, I would have it if I acted coquettishly.

But this time, Sakakihara not only did not let go, but was even more severe. He threw away his sister's hand and hugged him, pinched his wrist and said:

"If you don't give it, you won't give it. I didn't even give you the glass, so what are you going to do? You only bought these sneakers for more than a month, and it's a waste to buy new shoes? This thing is not for you to show off."

Sakakihara Suzu couldn't believe that he actually took the initiative to shake her away, her eyes widened: "You——"

Too much.

This is really too much...

What does it mean to throw yourself away in public...?

Quarrel?

Why are you acting so indifferent?

I just want a new pair of shoes. Even if you promise to give them to me after the competition, that’s fine... What are you going to do to get rid of yourself?

I didn’t quarrel with you... I was always thinking of helping you before.

In this short moment, Sakakihara Suzu felt aggrieved.

Of course she won't leave in a bad mood like before, but she just realizes that my brother has become a stranger again...

Azusa Amami was on the side, staring curiously at Raku Sakakihara, who had just taken the initiative to shake off Suzu's arm, and she also noticed something was wrong.

"Don't argue, it's just a pair of shoes."

Upon seeing this, Amami Kuruuri immediately came to smooth things over, and persuaded and persuaded the two brothers Sakakibara Raku and Sakakihara Suzu. Amami Yuki also said halfway that she should have her shoes fixed by Suzu.

"It's okay, I'm not angry."

Sakakihara Suzu knew that everyone had good intentions, but she just stared at her brother with some confusion.

"He has become a different person."

At this time, Tianhai Qimingyue, who had been silent until now, interrupted midway.

Sakakihara Suzu looked back at her, unhappy, "Why are you talking about my brother like that?"

Tianhai Qimingyue did not speak immediately, but after being quiet for a while, he calmly said: "The facts are before our eyes."

"My brother, that's..." Sakakibara Suzu turned around, looked at Sakakibara Raku, and then said to Amami Nanami Mingyue, "My brother didn't become like this because of the dilemma between Qiyue sister and Yuki.

You can't blame him."

"I don't want to argue with you. Instead of discussing this anymore, we should prepare for the next game. Well, that's it."

After Tianhai Qi Mingyue finished speaking, she turned around and left for the locker room.

Sakakibara Suzu wanted to say something else, but when she looked at Sakakibara Raku who was completely different from usual, the strange distance made her unable to say anything at all.

After taking one more look at my brother, he also left, following the pace of Tianhai Qimingyue.

...

"Lejun, why do you say that?"

After watching the two people leave, after a long period of time, Amami Kuruuri couldn't help but ask Sakakibara Raku.

"Lejun also understands that doing this will break Suzu-chan's heart, right?"

Sakakibara closed her eyes without any excessive emotions, "A Suzu needs to be independent. I will give her whatever she wants. It will only make her dependent on me for the rest of her life."

"But Ling, isn't this already the case?"

"That's why change is needed."

"But Lejun just gave her extra lessons for Ling... the day before yesterday."

"I won't agree to non-essential requests. Just like asking for sneakers just now, it's just that she is unbalanced. It would be better if she hates me a little bit. Liuli, please do your best next game, I will continue to watch.

"

After Raku Sakakihara answered what Amami Kuruuri said, he turned around and said a word or two of encouragement to Amami Noyuki, and then left.

...

Tianhai Jiuliuli stared blankly at his retreating figure.

"Xiao Le, have you been like this lately?" Tian Haizi appeared next to him and asked.

"Um..."

Tianhai Jiuliuli nodded, then shook his head, "That's not quite right. Sometimes Lejun will be very talkative, and sometimes he will be like this... becoming colder than before."

Azusa Amami held a lollipop in her mouth, stared at Raku Sakakibara's back as she walked outside the gym, and thought seriously for a moment.

"What about you, Liuli? How do you feel when you get along in private?"

"...It feels like..." Tianhai Jiuliuli recalled carefully, "It feels... like I'm not as enthusiastic as before? I'm usually quite nice, and would smile at me, buy me things, etc... But

He can buy it for me, so why not buy it for Ling? I don’t know how I feel about it.”

"Where's Yuki? What did you say?" Tian Haizi turned around and asked again.

Tianhai Zhixue raised her head and said, "Le is very normal. He said a lot to me last night, and then he played basketball with me until one o'clock in the morning."

Tianhai Jiuliuli was very surprised: "Did he accompany you until the early morning, Yuki?"

Tianhai Zhixue nodded, "Yeah."

"Is that normal? I said a lot to you last night," Tian Haizi thought again, "It sounds like he has a different attitude towards each of you. Standing alone with him for a while, I also think he is weird.

weird."

...

"How does he feel about July?"

Tianhai Jiuliuli tried his best to explain, and Tianhaizi understood the current situation of several people.

"Yuki, can you repeat what Xiaole said to you last night and roughly what it meant? Do you still remember it?"

"Remember."
To be continued...