STEPBROTHER (HAIKYUU X KUROKO NO BASKETBALL SUMMER CAMP)
85

For a few hours on the Osaka-Tokyo trip, it must have made the two teenagers feel exhausted. And once they get home, it is natural that both of them want to immediately lie on a mattress to rest the body.

But unfortunately, that desire must be removed immediately. Because, unexpectedly, they were greeted by angry gazes from Masaomi who was waiting for the return of his two children from the House.

It seems that what Akashi and Ushijima are doing today is panicking Masaomi, he looks unhappy at Akashi's arbitrary actions. In fact, he left his job to meet Akashi today for information given by his in-laws.

Mrs Ushijima, who knew that her husband was a little different than usual, chose to remain silent, neither did she dare to rebuke or condescend her husband's anger. Moreover, he himself did not know the root of the problem that had provoked Masaomi's anger.

And as soon as he saw his two children appear in the doorway of the house, he immediately ran to save Ushijima first. He did not want Ushijima to follow the fire of Masaomi's anger.

"Follow me to the other side of the building, I need to talk to you in private!" review Masaomi without further ado. Simultaneously, Ushijima pulled Ushijima away from Akashi's side, but Ushijima refused and removed his mother's hand from her arm.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Masaomi. But it's all purely not Akashi's fault, I got involved. So, I'm entitled to participate in your private talks."

"What the hell are you doing, Wakatoshi? It's your father and stepbrother's business, let them finish their business in private, you can't interfere." Madam Ushijima was not happy at Ushijima's pretentious attitude of being involved in the tense atmosphere.

"We're family, of course me and Mama are involved. So, stop to constantly save yourself. Didn't Mama want to be Akashi's surrogate mother? Show me now," sharp as Ushijima was, he scolded his mother like this for her brother's sake.

Akashi smiled, "Truly, we are family. Why not just talk about it openly here? Kan, there is no harm Ushijima-san and Mama come to know what Papa really wants to talk about."

However, his body immediately broke out in cold sweat right then and there. For him this was the first time an Akashi had publicly denied his father's wishes. And make Masoami wrathful in an instant.

"Follow me now, Seijuro! I never taught you to fight me this whole time, your attitude just now doesn't reflect an Akashi at all." Masaomi's tone of voice immediately rose and made the atmosphere cool.

Ushijima who felt the anger of his stepfather immediately put up to protect Akashi, he stood before Akashi with a sharp glare at Masaomi.

"Pak Masaomi has no right to call it that just because he expressed his opinion, it does not mean that he also fought against Mr. Masaomi when he rejected your wishes."

Ushijima's words just made his mother more upset, he obviously did not want to see his son being this outrageous. But on the other hand, he agreed on the words of Akashi and Ushijima. Indeed, the family should be open to each other and somehow his suspicions so far on the strange attitude of Masaomi who often choose to leave the city began to arise again.

"Go away, Wakatoshi! I have to teach my son a lesson now. You can't interfere," ketus Masaomi with a tone that begins to decline. Then he looked at his wife firmly.

"Bring your son away, I don't want to vent my anger on him either." He seemed to rule over to Madame Ushijima. For the woman, this was the first time Masaomi had not been gentle with her. And it was this attitude that made her even more suspicious, especially when her husband hurriedly wanted to go home just because he got word from someone about Akashi and Ushijima who went to Osaka.

"Mas, what exactly makes you this angry? Are you really hiding something from me?" asked Madam Ushijima who could not bear to hold back anymore.

For a moment, Madam Ushijima wavered and just nodded in agreement. It was then that Masaomi walked up to his two sons with the intention of pulling Akashi towards the building opposite the House to punish him as usual.

"Let's go with Papa, you've gone too far. Please don't embarrass your late mother with your shameful attitude like this" said Masoami's origin as he tugged at Akashi. Ushijima tries to get rid of Masaomi's hand from his sister.

And there was a light fight between the three at this time, even unconsciously Ushijima accidentally dropped a flower vase belonging to the late Mama Akashi who was on his right until it broke to the floor.

Madam Ushijima who felt unable to bear what she saw, must not remain silent. For him, this was not the kind of family he had been waiting for. He immediately slapped Ushijima until a loud sound came from his palm. Then she pulled her husband away from her two sons.

"Stop! What the hell are you three, you've ruined the image of the family I've dreamed of all this time." She screamed in annoyance, then she looked at her husband.

"What have you been hiding all this time, Mom? Why did you get so angry at your own son, just because he was traveling to Osaka? What is in Osaka? You're not supposed to hide anything from me, I'm your wife now!" he hit the husband's chest.

Then he looked back at his son, "You too, Ushijima. I brought you here to give you a chance to feel a happy family too. Don't you ruin your mother's dream, you should also learn to respect your father. He loves you and is trying to be a good substitute for you!" snapped again.

She was like a person who had lost a dream, but still her words just now did not make her husband speak honestly at all. 

"Indeed, from the beginning, Mama's dream will never be realized in this family" said Ushijima who also could not stand the attitude of his mother who did not stop blaming him continuously.

Ushijima pointed at Masoami, "As you know, Mr. Masaomi is actually not a good person as Mama had imagined. He was a cruel old man and had no empathy. And how could he possibly think of me as his son, if Akashi had not been considered by him all this time. So, stop all those fake Mama dreams!"

"Take care of your words, Wakatoshi!" mrs Ushijima.

"That's the truth, Ma. It is possible that we are completely worthless in her eyes, the only person most precious in her life is Yuki-san who lives in Osaka. And it could be that Mr. Masaomi deliberately married Mama to hide his feelings of loneliness, he really is a bad person."

Ushijima's words immediately startled his mother, he was wavering to the loyalty of the husband.

"What does Wakatoshi say, Mas?" asked Madam Ushijima who began to worry mixed with doubt. Moreover, Masaomi did not show an attitude of rejection to the arguments presented by Ushijima, he could-can be calm when Ushijima tried to mock him.

"True, I won't dodge it again this time. I do have a son in Osaka, the only treasure left by my late wife." Masaomi did not turn to Madam Ushijima, he was busy staring at the dreamy Akashi.

"Then, what about me? Am I valuable in your eyes too?" asked the hopeful Madame Ushijima, she smiled confidently that her husband loved her very much. Not without reason, because all this time her husband always defended her and made her like a lucky Queen in this World.