STEPBROTHER (HAIKYUU X KUROKO NO BASKETBALL SUMMER CAMP)
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Ushijima walked quietly down a path that led him to an empty building behind Teiko Junior High School, looking old and unkempt, the wall paint has also been peeled off and some of the window glass has cracked.

There is nothing special around the building, because the location is quiet and surrounded by vacant land owned by the Japanese government with a Board that says Land will be built housing.

"You guys practice first, I'll be there in about two hours." Ushijima sends a short voice message to Tendou, he feels that his business with Ryo will not be too long and he also makes sure to make Ryo kapok and reluctant to deal with him again.

His steps still looked calm, he was not too rushed or slowed down at all. There is not the slightest sense of trepidation in Ushijima, in fact, he was quite calm when he saw a group of people in the building with a fierce face and everyone was holding a dangerous object that was very painful when it hit him at any time.

"Welcome, Ushijima-Senpai!" said Ryo who was in the front row, he smiled happily to welcome the presence of Ushijima in front of him.

Ushijima only smiled back, not the friendly smile he gave but the childish smile of Ryo.

"You want to gang up on me?" ask Ushijima to the point.

"No, I should've taken Akashi today. But you insisted on replacing Akashi, so don't blame me if you get hurt later. Besides, if you're great, it's not going to be battered dong later."

"What was the mistake the boy made until you made it this far? Or maybe you're just childish and like bullying other people because of your inability to play basketball?" ushijima asked rudely when considering Akashi and Ryo are Basketball players. Indeed, the Shiratorizawa Basketball team is less shining than the Volleyball Team and the prestige since the presence of the Kiseki no Sedai.

"Be quiet, Ushijima Senpai! You don't know anything about my past at all" Ryo snapped.

"What's wrong with your past? What crimes has Akashi committed?" ask Ushijima again.

Ryo smiled, he laughed for a long time and fell silent afterwards. Then, he threw a chocolate map at Ushijima.

"Read on! So you know how the people you defend have ruined the lives of others" Ryo said.

But instead of taking the map, even Ushijima folded his hands with a thin smile.

"I'll never quote anything under my feet, if you want me to read it then give it away politely and kindly."

Ryo stops smiling, hinting at one of Mizuki's men who has been hired to give the Map to Ushijima. Fortunately Mizuki did not complain about it and let Ryo behave as he pleases at the moment, as long as Ryo fully imagined them.

Ushijima took a quick glance at Ryo, before he finally received the Map and opened the contents of the Map which was in the form of several medical letters belonging to Ryo himself.

"You can see for yourself, my medical records are getting worse. You know why? All because of Akashi's actions, he made me a failed human being." Ushijima just let Ryo talk, he tried to remain neutral this time before making a decision.

"At first I tried to forget all the bad things that happened to my life, but unfortunately forgetting those things was not easy. Moreover, a few months before the Teiko and Shiratorizawa Junior High School match at that time, I got word from the Doctor who handled my rehabilitation that I was no longer allowed to go through any sport. You can see for yourself the medical records, the real evidence that I have a bone disorder that is quite rare and the injury that I experienced first was the beginning of this disaster. I can be sentenced to be paralyzed at any time if I still force myself to play Basketball, but the problem is that Basketball is the most important part of my life."

"Then why do you want to deal with him again? It's not that you already knew your life was a mess a few months before," said Ushijima who seemed reluctant to sympathize with Ryo.

Ryo laughed again, "I haven't played basketball in a long time, you know that I'm just a second-tier player on Shiratorizawa's team. Besides, my current activities make me forget to take revenge on him, until the match that time made me hate him again. And the hatred was getting smolder during the quarterly quarrel, you deliberately floated the game break for the intention of protecting our Akashi and Junior right?" ask Ryo.

"What do you mean, Ushijima-San? You're talking like you're accusing me of lying."

"Maybe you're lying, let me ask you now. How did that injury happen to your leg?" asked Ushijima who was reluctant to take a headache, he stared at the time on his watch.

"His incident? Okay, I got this injury wound when we had a big fight on the second floor balcony after a friendly match held at Teiko Junior High School. And the result of the fight was that I fell and brought you a great injury, but I was kicked out of my Junior High School Basketball Team while he did not get any sanctions." 

"You serious? Then why isn't the news on television or in print?" mizuki asked who looked surprised, but not with Ushijima who was flat.

"His father took care of all the things that would ruin Akashi's reputation and reputation, and even his father went to the school and my family to shut us up. Somehow Mr. Akashi Masaomi was able to influence my family to make Father and Mother instead forget the incident and choose to forget the problem." Mizuki and her subordinates seemed to pity listening to the story that Ryo was telling.

"You seem to be trying to be the main protagonist in your point of view. Now let me ask you, what is the reason you fought and who started the fight first?" asked Ushijima which made Ryo a little worried.

"It's none of your business, after all you never know what it's like to be humiliated when you lose that game. You yourself must have heard about the bad behavior of all members of Kiseki No Sedai every time they compete, they never appreciate their opponents at all and it was appropriate that day I was very upset." Ryo tried to defend himself.

Ushijima raised next to his brows, "Ah, apparently you picked the fight first because you were upset?" asked Ushijima who made Ryo speechless without giving any answer.

"If you keep quiet, then you agree with what I'm saying that you're the one who made the first fuss with Akashi. Then why do you hate him? It's not that the accident that happened to you wasn't Akashi's fault, it's possible that you were not careful and fell down at that moment. Moreover, you are covered in the flames of anger, surely you are unable to concentrate and do not use your common sense."

"You're right, I slipped at the time. But still, this is all his fault. If only he and his friends hadn't underestimated us, I definitely wouldn't have seen all my colleagues and senpas crying in the locker room and igniting the flames of anger that day. After all, it was just a friendly match, but why were we seen as trash by them?" yelled Ryo who was still defending himself.

"I don't care about their bad behavior, you're the one I think is overdoing it. It is possible that there are many opposing teams that are also looked down upon by members of Kiseki no Sedai before your team, your Team, but look now they never once held a grudge or intend revenge by cheating like you. And it's possible that your former team members have forgotten about the incident, while you're still trapped in the past." Ushijima let out a long sigh and began to change position to be waist-glazed.

"If they underestimate you in a game, then you can repay them in another game by trying to win that game from them. Remember that! Eyes are returned, hands are returned and defeat is met with defeat as well. If indeed you feel the pain of being underestimated, then defeat them and prove you are more powerful. Life is simple, you're overdoing it." Ushijima folded his hands again.

"You're making me even more angry! You can talk like that because you have never experienced what I feel," said Ryo who did not accept himself criticized by Ushijima.

"I'm just telling you the truth, you just look like a weak coward who can't do anything. You always blame everything that happens and doesn't live up to your expectations of others, you don't want yourself to be blamed for your own failures. And now, how dare you blame Akashi for your inability to rise to become a basketball player again!" celtuk Ushijima who did not stop issuing sharp words.

Ryo who had begun to run out of patience immediately raised his hand as if to signal that the man who was his man immediately finished Ushijima.

"Ease he is completely helpless, if you can make a worse injury until he asks me for forgiveness!" ryo's orders.

Ushijima immediately threw his bag and put up the horses to fight the thugs Ryo.

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