STEPBROTHER (HAIKYUU X KUROKO NO BASKETBALL SUMMER CAMP)
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Akashi again walked down the University area, he observed his surroundings by relying on days just remember because the phone missed this morning.
Fortunately he had no trouble finding the existence of an old Sports building at the University. The building is still good, but not as good as the sports building previously shown by Mayuzumi.
And in front of the door of the building, he could see clearly Mayuzumi and Rei were waiting for Akashi. More precisely they managed to confirm the meeting with Akashi because of the Akashi Initiative who first contacted Mayuzumi via a phone that Akashi had borrowed earlier.
"You're always in the habit of being late" lamented Mayuzumi.
"Don't complain, Senpai. I also never promised I'd come on time before." Akashi did not care at all what Mayuzumi complained, he then looked at Rei who seemed to have just finished Judo training with a Judo series that had been raised with sweat.
"Have you just finished training, Rei-San?" ask Akashi.
"Yes, but he asked permission to train you today. Thank him, Akashi."
"Thank you, I'll appreciate any practice you give me. Besides, I'm the best basketball player in Japan and you don't have to feel like a loss to waste time on my behalf." Akashi smiled, he was a person filled with confidence.
"I would be happy to share my knowledge and experience with you, then can we go inside? It just so happens that this building is not in use today, so we can use it as much as possible."
"You go in first, let me buy you a drink." Mayuzumi immediately walked over and whispered softly in Akashi's ear, "Just follow her words, Rei. Please lower your arrogant attitude a little, Akashi."
"I know, Mayuzumi-Senpai. Take it easy, I'm not the old Akashi." Akashi whispered softly and started following Rei's steps which seemed to have no trouble walking at all.
Inside the sports building, he could see some sports equipment from several clubs arranged very neatly, he said, there is even a basketball basket placed in the corner of the court and a baseball bat basket that is also next to the basket Basketball.
"Since there is a new building, this building is only a storage area for the former club members. Although it is often used as a training ground for some clubs that have excess members too, "tell Rei.
"Rei-San, what exactly do you want to teach me? We can start right away, because I don't want us to waste too much time. Not that I'm not happy to know you, but you also certainly have other activities that you have to do and the same with me who has to get ready to learn after this."
"Well, if that's what you want. " Rei smiled, then used his cane to help walk towards the basketball area. Of course he did not forget to also fumble with his other hand.
Akashi just followed Rei's steps, he did not help or criticize what Rei was currently doing. Rei reaches the basket and throws the ball at Akashi, who is captured easily by Akashi.
"You know the sense of hearing possessed by the visually impaired like me is much more sensitive than normal people in general. We have become accustomed to adapting to processing sounds differently to replace our lost vision. "
"Then?" ask Akashi. "What do you really want to teach? I'm not as visually impaired as you are, I can still see Rei-San."
"really? Is not it now that my right eye is your weakness, you must be very difficult if an opponent plays basketball on your right because that position becomes a blind spot for you. Am I right, Akashi?" asked Rei who was still smiling kindly.
"You're right, I had a little trouble coping with that. But as long as I can master the abilities of my new eyes other than Emperor Eyes, my intelligence in making srategis and tactics, as well as my ability in being a playmaker and dribble and my excellent leadership. I'm sure such a trivial matter would be easy to overcome. I have a partner who can help me win as a team, there's no reason I'm a coward!" refute Akashi.
"You think all this is enough to hold other people's views on you? Don't you have to be stronger to be gold in your own team?" rei asked that made Akashi speechless this time, not out of doubt but that he was waiting for Rei to give him an answer to his own question.
"Listen, Akashi! I know you're one of the other talented members of Kiseki no Sedai, you're even a captain in Rakuzan. So, you must realize that everyone expects your increasing abilities not to decline."
Rei nodded many times as if confirming what Akashi said earlier, "I want to teach you that, I want you to rely on my two ears to be more sensitive to the sound, movement and bang of a basketball."
"Can you prove your ability?" asked Akashi who wanted to test the prowess of a Rei, there was no reason for him to believe in the prowess of a person if it had not been shown before his eyes.
Rei himself did not mind, he smiled and put his cane on the basketball basket. Then he stood up straight as if he were getting ready, "I'll try to take the ball out of your hand, even if I'm not a basketball player but I'll try to take it from you."
"Then I will slowly dribble" Akashi said.
"You can begin to dribble now and walk away from me. I'll start chasing you when you've stopped in your position."
Akashi just considered and walked away while dribbling the ball away from Rei, not long after he had no longer stepped from his position. Rei began to walk calmly like a normal person, even he was running a little slowly as if not as a blind person who had previously felt with the help of a stick. But the difference this time he actually closed his eyes and looked focused.
Whether it was a coincidence or a fact, he managed to approach the existence of Akashi who was in front of him. For a long time he was silent while moving his head slightly to the right and left following the thump of the ball bouncing from the floor which continued to move to the right and left positions alternately, until lightning fast he landed his hand towards the ball which was in the right position and tried to snatch the ball from Akashi's hand.
Unfortunately the ball failed to be seized by him, because Akashi deftly held the basketball and threw it towards the ring behind him. And deliberately he deliberately made the basketball that entered the ring a little bit about the end of the ring that makes it sound as if the ball did not make it in because it hit the pole.
"What do you think, Rei-san? Did I manage to get into the ball or fail to get the ball into the ring?" ask Akashi.
Rei smiled again after putting on a serious face earlier, "You managed to put the ball into the ring, the sound was just a sound produced because it was exposed to the corner of the ring alone."
"How can you be so sure?" ask Akashi again.
"I don't know much about basketball, but the sound produced by the ball at the time of bouncing many times only focused on a narrow area after entering the ring, but the sound produced by the ball at the time of bouncing many times only fixed on a narrow area after entering the ring, while the ball that fails to enter the ring will bounce towards a wider area and move randomly away from the ring. Maybe that's the conclusion that can be explained by a layman who does not understand basketball like me," explained Rei who began to open his eyes.
"You act as if you can see, Rei-San. If it's an ability to be learned, then how can I learn it?" tanya Akashi is getting interested.
"I can see with both ears, and I can hear your footsteps since the basketball game started. You have stepped your foot because 30 steps to be in your position now and you make additional steps in place when dribbling the ball 14 times. And one step to get the ball into the ring" Rei said.
Akashi smiled proudly, he felt the ability possessed by Rei really deserved to be appreciated by him.
"I don't care what you say is right or wrong, can we start training now?" akashi asked with a smile.
"Sure, you can learn to cover both eyes now." Rei held onto both of Akashi's ears as he spoke calmly.
"You'll learn to use your ears now, let your left eye rest for a moment."
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Sorry guys if anyone is not connected.😊 So, that's how Akashi finally got new powers.