Atobe Keigo is absolutely reliable, mature, steady, and kind.
Especially for friends.
In his opinion, Shuji Tsushima was a regrettable genius who was extremely gifted but suffered from a terminal illness.
He is still a poor little man who has few friends due to his physical condition and family background.
Growing up, I could only spend various festivals at home and in the hospital.
Even the school is asking for leave every now and then.
Atobe Keigo's heart had already played out a scene of Tsushima Shuji as a child, sitting on a hospital bed, watching other children go to school through the window, his eyes full of longing and envy.
Atobe Keigo: I must let Tsushima know that he can also have these happiness.
then……
Atobe Keigo, Kagachi Takahiro, Akashi Seijuro, and Tsushima Shuji reunited again.
"Um..." Shuji Tsushima, wearing a hooded sweatshirt, raised his hand silently.
"Huh?" Atobe Keigo, who was wearing a short-sleeved and hooded cardigan jacket, answered as he lit his mole with one hand.
"What are we going to do?" Tsushima Shuji, who was called out from home, pulled off the hat of his clothes.
Since he and Atobe Keigo went to a street tennis court last time and wore hooded sweatshirts, Butler Tanaka sent him a wardrobe of hooded sweatshirts overnight.
I vowed that I would have the opportunity to wear it.
"Just follow me," Atobe Keigo said confidently.
Shuji Tsushima: ...Hey...
"Then I'll leave it to Atobe-kun today." Akashi Seijuro said indifferently, his tone polite.
So Atobe Keigo took a few of them to the arcade city.
Shuji Tsushima:......
Let me think about how to play you.
"Here is..." The boy with slightly curly black hair, a bandage on his right eye, and pale skin opened his iris-colored left eye.
"The legendary video game city?!" He said in a surprised and delighted tone.
"I have never been to a place like this..." There was a slight blush on his face.
Akashi Seijuro, who originally wanted to say that they were not suitable for coming to such a place, silently took back what he almost blurted out.
If Tsushima likes it...
Just let him play.
"So Tsushima, what do you do every day?" Akashi Seijuro asked.
Atobe Keigo: Ah...Akaashi doesn't know about Tsushima's situation.
"Me?" The side face of the boy with slightly curly black hair peeking out from under the hooded sweater looked a bit rounded. He could not turn his eyes away from the various projects people were playing in the arcade at this moment.
"Staying in a daze at home..." Suicide in the brain?
"Sometimes I read a book..." A perfect suicide manual?
"Then do some homework..." Organizational tasks?
"Having a chat with friends..." Prank on Bourbon and Scotland?
"Something like that..." The young man said and his tone suddenly dropped.
"Sorry, it's boring, my daily life." The young man turned his head to look at them sheepishly and lowered his head.
Atobe Keigo & Akashi Seijuro:...
Takahiro Kagachi: Ah.
"Didn't I take you out to play? You can play whatever you want..." Atobe Keigo said.
"No matter what you play, Akashi, Kaashi, and I will accompany you."
"Right?" Atobe Keigo asked the other two people.
"Yes." Chonghong Huaji did not hesitate.
"Ah, Atobe-kun is right." Akashi Seijuro nodded in agreement.
"Hey... Then I want to play with everything!" The young man sounded excited, looking particularly like a child at this moment.
…
Shuji Tsushima is addicted to catching dolls.
Moreover, no one was caught.
The depressive aura surrounding him has affected those around him.
People around him couldn't see his face, they could only see the bandage on his outstretched hand. Occasionally when he lowered his head and looked up, some black curly hair and pale lower face would be revealed from the hat.
Onlookers watched as he cashed in six more chances, then again came up empty handed.
He looks...even more lost...
Atobe Keigo: It’s been a whole morning...
Ever since I stood in front of the claw machine, I haven’t left it...
"Tsushima..." He stretched out his hand and held the other person's shoulder.
He felt the boy's body stiffen.
"Sorry...I was too carried away..." the young man said weakly.
"Which one do you want?" Keigo Atobe decided to show him the skills of a big brother.
"Huh?" The young man raised his head and stared at him.
"I want them all!" he said happily.
"Ah...isn't that too much..." As if he suddenly thought of something, he silently lowered his head again.
Shuji Tsushima: As expected of me, that’s too much~
"No, it's nothing." Keigo Atobe's tone was calm, without any panic.
After exchanging a handful of game coins, the king sets out to fight.
Then it failed miserably the first time.
Atobe Keigo: It was an accident, it doesn’t matter.
Then facing the failed mechanical claw for the second time, Atobe Keigo's mouth twitched.
It doesn't matter, it only takes three. The third time will definitely work.
Sure enough, the third time the mechanical claw firmly grasped a little devil-shaped doll.
Atobe Keigo: As expected...
He combed his hair with his hand and was about to express his appreciation for his strength when he saw the doll falling next to the exit.
Atobe Keigo:……
"Ahem... why don't you let me try?" Akashi Seijuro suggested with a slight cough.
"Why don't you use another one." Atobe Keigo also suggested.
"Atobe-kun means..." Akashi Seijuro said with a gentle smile.
"Let's have a game, Akashi." Atobe Keigo said aggressively.
"As you wish, Atobe-kun." Akashi Seijuro agreed decisively.
"Arno...Atobe-senpai and Akashi-senpai...I..." Tsushima Shuji looked at the two people hesitantly and raised his hand stiffly.
"Tsushima, you can just watch from the side." Atobe Keigo said matter-of-factly.
"Yes, Tsushima-kun, just be our witness..."
"As a reward, both Atobe-kun and I's trophies belong to you, how about that?" Akashi Seijuro said calmly.
It shows the certainty of victory.
"Ah...referee? Okay!" The young man nodded seriously.
Shuji Tsushima: Let’s fight, let’s fight——
Although both of them looked confident of winning, their performance... was quite unsatisfactory.
The flames behind him were about to burn the arcade city.
"Oh, I have found its blind spot." Atobe Keigo said confidently with his lips curled up.
"The World of Ice——"
Shuji Tsushima: Appeared! A skill that can see through all the opponent's blind spots! Ah...but can it really freeze the dead spots of the machine?
He recalled the report of the opponent's participation in the game in middle school.
"Atobe-kun, please don't take it lightly..." Akashi Seijuro said in a relaxed tone.
"Eye of the Emperor——"
Shuji Tsushima:! Appeared! The legendary Eye of the Emperor of Heaven! It is said that it can predict the opponent's movements and even render them unable to move.
But...can it really take effect on the machine?
Shuji Tsushima stood aside and watched the exchange of eyes between the two people, as well as the pile of game coins in their hands, and fell into thinking.
