Tezuka felt as though he was meeting Rukawa Sakura for the first time. He looked straight into her eyes.
"Sakura …"
Rukawa Sakura seemed to be mocking herself as she smiled coldly. "Yeah, I just can't understand. I can't understand this … For the sake of victory, for the sake of glory, you can get hurt, and then you don't even have any self-awareness after getting hurt?
What about your family and friends?
That's too much.
What's worse is that you've been hiding it from us. "
Tezuka looked at Rukawa Sakura and his heart skipped a beat. A warm current flowed through his heart.
This … was the first friend in his life, a confidant … someone who truly cared about him and always thought about him …
"Yes, I was wrong …" Tezuka's voice was much gentler than before. It was very gentle and not as cold as before.
"It won't happen again. Don't worry …" He smiled, his eyes shining.
Rukawa Sakura avoided Tezuka's gaze. "Tezuka Kunimitsu, I allow you to get hurt, but you must take good care of yourself after getting hurt. Don't force yourself.
It's not like you won't be able to play tennis for the rest of your life. Why rush it?
I hate it the most when you drag your injured body around to force yourself. "
"Yes," Tezuka replied.
He didn't want anyone to worry about him, especially this person in front of him.
She understood everything better than he did, including his principles, his character, and the way others thought. She was like an elder educating her child, always caring and reminding him. She didn't oppose him, but rather, she understood him.
This feeling … was good, very good …
Tezuka Kunimitsu was just a teenager.
"Thank you, Sakura.
I'm sorry to have made you worry. "
His gaze was gentle as he looked at her. There was gratitude and apology. It felt good to be understood and worried.
He should be glad that there was such a person, and that person was her.
She was the only one who could understand him in such a way. She blamed, cared, encouraged, worried, saw through him and told him about himself that even he didn't understand.
Such a gentle way, as expected of her.
Such a gentle gaze … Was it Tezuka Kunimitsu?!
Rukawa Sakura froze for a moment and looked away.
That kind of him would give her the wrong impression.
He was her most important friend, her childhood sweetheart, and they had grown up together. That was why she had said so much.
She had never been a talkative person. She never cared about what others did.
In her world, there was only one Kaede Rukawa.
As long as her brother was fine, everything was fine.
There was no doubt that Rukawa Sakura was a cold-hearted person.
Her gentleness had always been reserved for a few people.
However, could Tezuka Kunimitsu's … promise be trusted?
She felt a faint heartache.
Even someone like Tezuka Kunimitsu would "betray" her, right?
Tezuka was so real … Because it was so real, too real. She knew that his promise was far less than his responsibility.
Because long before this promise, he had already made another promise.
"To be the pillar of Qing Xue." That was his promise, his responsibility.
What Rukawa Sakura hated the most in her life was probably betrayal.
What she couldn't stand the most was being deceived by friends.
Because she had more than ten years of experience, she had already suffered that kind of pain more than once.
This world was always accompanied by cruelty.
The feeling of having one's heart being trampled on was really chilling.
Her past self in her previous life was really too innocent.
So in this life, she was unwilling to give her heart.
No matter how many friends she had, she wouldn't trust them easily.
No matter how beautiful she was in the eyes of others, she couldn't get rid of the darkness in her heart.
In this world, friendship was especially pure and precious.
That kind of light made her want to cry.
But her heart had already calmed down. Except for the "main characters" she knew, she still couldn't trust anyone else.
In this world, there were too many precious friendships. For the sake of their dreams, they gave their hearts and worked hard together.
Her brother had a group of good teammates, so did Tezuka. Tachikaidai's tennis club also had good teammates.
It wasn't that she wasn't moved, but her heart was too calm and she couldn't find the past.
So she became so gentle, and in the end, even she couldn't find her past self.
Her "friends" still needed to be judged by herself.
She only trusted herself.
In fact, only two or three true friends were enough.
Tezuka was one of the few people she could trust.
Not because of the familiarity and friendship they had since they grew up together, but because he was Tezuka Kunimitsu.
This was a man who could be trusted at first sight.
However, could such an upright Tezuka's promise be trusted?
Rukawa Sakura was already avoiding thinking about the answer.
Was this a kind of deception?
But it wasn't deliberately targeted at her.
She knew.
Tezuka Kunimitsu had deceived everyone.
It wasn't that she couldn't forgive him … as a true friend …
But as a true friend, she felt powerless.
For the sake of his responsibility, he could still treat her like this in the future, right?
Then what about her, who was worrying about him?
An idiot?
Ha, Tezuka was also an idiot. He didn't know how to take care of himself at all.
He was obviously so tired, but he still didn't collapse.
Rukawa Sakura didn't expect that she was also someone who liked to put on a brave front.
She never complained about her pain and never allowed herself to collapse, even if she was extremely tired.
Ha!
He was Tezuka Kunimitsu!
What was she worried about?
Rukawa Sakura thought.
Tezuka was a trustworthy person. There was no doubt that it was undeniable.
But in some aspects, he wasn't so trustworthy.
She simply hated being deceived, so it was understandable that she was a little extreme.
"Ah Guang, to be honest, your promises are completely untrustworthy." Rukawa Sakura laughed mockingly.
Before today, if someone said that Tezuka Kunimitsu was untrustworthy, she wouldn't have believed it.
Did they think that she didn't know Tezuka Kunimitsu?
That person was her childhood sweetheart!
Did they think that she hadn't watched "King of the Net"?
Even if she hadn't eaten pork, she had seen pigs run!
Moreover, did she need to "hear" about it?
She was living here, all right!
That person must be stupid, right?!
You haven't watched "King of the Net", right?!
Fine, it wasn't your fault. It was God's fault that you were born into this world!
But today, she realized something that she might have forgotten a long time ago.
Tezuka Kunimitsu was simply a "great man"!
How could you expect him to give up his responsibility?!
This responsibility made him untrustworthy.
Rukawa Sakura glanced at Tezuka. "Of course, it's only in this aspect.
With Ah Guang's character, there's naturally nothing much to say in other aspects. "
She laughed self-deprecatingly. "I've said what I should say. Ah Guang, I don't care what you think.
In the future, I won't say anything to you anymore. I won't ask you to take care of yourself or anything like that.
Do your own things and take responsibility for them. Otherwise, it's really heartbreaking. Are my worries so cheap that they can be forgotten just like that? "
She sighed softly. "Tezuka Kunimitsu, you have such a strong sense of responsibility. How far can you go for a promise?
Others can't imagine it. "
She muttered softly, "Ah Guang, how great are you?"
"I …" Tezuka couldn't say anything.
"Then, Tezuka Kunimitsu, work hard." Rukawa Sakura looked at Tezuka with a burning gaze. Her gaze was very serious.
"No matter what it is, if it's you, I believe that you can definitely do it.
You're at a height that others can't reach.
Then, please sit on the throne of the emperor. You're so outstanding that no one can be jealous.
Only you can achieve such a perfect state with such a method.
It's only suitable for you. "
Tezuka was shocked. He opened his mouth slightly but couldn't say anything.
Tezuka Kunimitsu seemed to be born with such integrity.
Therefore, only by standing at a place where others could only look up to but not reach, and becoming an inviolable faith, could he make everyone believe in him. No one could be jealous or say anything.
Rukawa Sakura believed that Tezuka could do this.
He was so outstanding.
"Try not to use your left hand during training. I know that even you can't guarantee that you won't use it.
So, try your best.
Acupuncture should be able to relieve the injury, but the treatment process is a little long.
But for now, this might be the most effective.
You can't completely stop playing tennis. You can only take it slow. This is also good.
Tomorrow, I'll take you to see a traditional Chinese doctor. When I'm not in Tokyo, you can go by yourself.
You can't stop the treatment, even if it's just to relieve the pain.
Take care of yourself. "
Rukawa Sakura put away the silver needles. She was neat and tidy, without the slightest hesitation.
And when she walked out, she didn't even look back.
Tezuka touched his shoulder and looked at her back. His eyes were flickering.
He … had probably failed to live up to her good intentions and made her angry again, hadn't he?
It couldn't be helped … She saw it so clearly. Not to mention that he wouldn't lie, even if he wanted to, there was no way to escape her eyes.
— — Before he could see his own intentions and decisions clearly, she had already predicted the result …
He might have some failures as a person.
But he had a close friend who understood him so well.
Was he lucky?
Yes.
But maybe she didn't realize it herself — — they were so similar in some ways.
She was probably exhausted to the extreme, wasn't she?
But she would never say it. She was still stubbornly tired herself out.
She didn't change herself, and she didn't let others interfere … for what?
She probably didn't know …
Thank you, Sakura.
But, I'm also very sorry …
Tezuka took off his glasses, closed his eyes, and pressed between his eyebrows.
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