STEPBROTHER (HAIKYUU X KUROKO NO BASKETBALL SUMMER CAMP)
5

"Hello, Mayuzumi Senpai!" say hello to Akashi to someone across the phone.

Mayuzumi, who was busy reading Novel in her room, was surprised to be contacted again by Junior. Not usually Akashi contact Mayuzumi at midnight this way, especially they also rarely communicate since Mayuzumi's graduation from Rakuzan High School and Mayuzumi himself never had time to visit back to Rakuzan High School after sitting on the lecture bench.

"What's up, Akashi?" asked Mayuzumi confused, he until martial stopped the chapter in his novel for the sake of the Captain.

"Mayuzumi Senpai, have you been busy lately?" ask Akashi.

"You're so weird, Akashi. What if I'm busy or not busy right now?" mayuzumi asked back without giving any answer to Akashi's question, he was famous for his very sharp speech regardless of his reticence. Although he actually loved and respected his junior very much.

"We need one more member for the Rakuzan Basketball Team, because we will take part in the Summer Training Camp as well as train to compete with Teams from members of the Generation of Miracles later. You're willing not to join Rakuzan's team back for the training, Mayuzumi Senpai?" ask Akashi who tried to offer the position to the Alumni.

Obviously, Mayuzumi laughed amusedly listening to the offer from his Former Captain. No other member can be invited until he has graduated must be involved.

"You kidding me, Akashi? I graduated, why not just invite the other members?"

"I just thought of your name lately, do you not want to avenge our defeat to Seirin High School? Come on, Mayuzumi Senpai. Will you accept my invitation this time?" tawar Akashi once again tries to lure Seirin's name to Mayuzumi.

"Your reasoning is not strong enough to persuade me, Akashi." Mayuzumi sounded like teasing her junior. For some reason since entering college, he began to learn to mingle with others and reduce his stupid attitude that had once made him invisible to others. And it seems like the only person currently close enough to her from Rakuzan High School is either Akashi or rather Akashi who congratulated her on graduation that day, it wasn't Akashi who had ruined his pride during the Winter Cup match.

"So, I have to how is Mayuzumi Senpai?" akashi asked so innocently, however, he was only a first-grader who was only 16 years old. He is known as a great captain of Wise when on the field, a strategist and a leader who respects his members very much. But still he is just a Junior who is still innocent when outside the Basketball Team and will forever be a favorite Junior for Mayuzumi, Nebuya, Hayama and Mibuchi.

"Think about it yourself, later after you get a new idea call me back. That's why I ended the phone first huh," Mayuzumi immediately ended the phone call and let Akashi be stunned for a while to think of the right way to persuade her Senior.

"What am I supposed to do?" akashi asked who was still lingering in his mind, until a name flashed through his mind at that moment. 

"Good night, Nijimura Senpai!" Call Akashi from his cell phone. A name that sounds much more familiar to the audience Kuroko no basketball. Of course, who else if not the former Teiko Basketball captain who is none other than Shuzo Nijimura.

It seems that Akashi still has a good friendship with Nijimura, he knows very well that Nijimura is the only right choice for him to be able to ask for advice other than his Senior who is in Rakuzan.

"Yes, the night is also Akashi."

"Is Nijimura Senpai busy right now?" tanya Akashi who did not want to interfere with Nijimura's time if the senior was busy, especially Akashi knew that Nijimura had a busy schedule for work, college and looking after his grandmother in the hospital.

"I happen to be not busy right now. Is there anything you want to talk to me about, Akashi?" ask Nijimura.

"Yes, Senpai. I want to ask you something important, because I don't have the right answer to this problem."

"I had to offer one of my Senpai to attend the Summer Training Camp, but he said I should give him a strong reason to persuade him. Can you give me any advice, Nijimura Senpai?" akashi asks who made Nijimura smile, he does know that Akashi is a good and responsible child but he does not suspect that such a simple problem can not be solved by Akashi.

Nijimura let out a long sigh to give Akashi the right advice, "Akashi, I think your Seniorm is teasing you. So, you can just tell me that you need him the most and that you feel very lucky that he would accept your offer."

"Will it really work, Nijimura Senpai? Because I'm not the Akashi I used to be, I don't want to use others anymore just to fulfill my interests. And I know that this senior of mine has high self-esteem" said Akashi who is still hesitant.

"I'm sure, Akashi. I also know that you're not the creepy Akashi anymore. So, just try to be straightforward with your feelings. If you really need it, then you just tell him. You can also tell him that he is the best senior you have, because he may need to be praised by a great junior like you right now."

"I understand, Nijimura Senpai. Thank you for your advice and sorry for troubling you," Akashi said respectfully.

"No problem, Akashi. I should be happy to be your problem solver right now, it's not usually an Akashi to tell other people about the problem." Nijimura smiled in satisfaction, he felt his former vice-captain was looking adorable.

"Well, I'll hang up the phone, yeah." Nijimura continued, before ending the phone call.

Akashi, who now has good advice to persuade Mayuzumi, finally immediately contacted his Senior. This time, he was full of confidence that Mayuzumi would accept his offer.

"Night, Mayuzumi Senpai. I've found a compelling reason to persuade you, Senpai." Akashi immediately said it without further ado.

"What is it, Akashi? I thought you had given up on persuading me" said Mayuzumi, who was still teasing the Junior.

"I really need you in this Team right now, you are the only Senpai I can rely on. And I would be very lucky if you would accept my offer, Senpai. I promise I will never destroy your pride again or hurt your feelings like the matches we've been in, again I'm really sorry for what happened. I also know that we don't have much time to be familiar seniors like Kise, Kuroko, Midorima and their high school seniors, so your presence this time can improve our friendship. You want to accept my offer, Mayuzumi Senpai?" akashi asked after blushing at length.

Long enough the call seemed silent for a while, it seemed that Mayuzumi was trying to rethink Akashi's offer after listening to an unusual touching heart come out of Akashi's lips. Even this sentence was much better than the last time Akashi persuaded him to join the Rakuzan Regular Basketball Team back then.

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"How, Senpai?" ask Akashi again.

"Okay, okay. I accepted your offer. You can send me the schedule and location of the Summer Training Camp after this call" Mayuzumi said for the first time to arrange Akashi.

"Thank you, Senpai." Akashi could not hide his sense of relief.

"Mmm.yeah, I closed ya." Mayuzumi again ended the call once again without saying anything afterwards, he was indeed a very irritable person to talk and did not like to linger in communication with others.

Unbeknownst to Akashi, Mayuzumi immediately contacted all of his lecturers to ask for permission to take a few weeks off just for Akashi's sake. He also canceled a meeting of the Book Lovers community and several other meetings that night, too, obviously all of this happened because he had great respect for Akashi as the former Captain and loved Akashi as the first Junior he had during his third year Senior High School at Rakuzan.