The Generation of Miracles : Us ! ~Translation

Chapter 2

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At last, Kuroko went to bed and quickly fell asleep, exhausted.
Tears falling down his cheeks.

The next day, he went to training and immediately, he knew that it was going to be terrible for him. Riko wanted to "scan" them to see their physical improvement. And that, was really bad for Kuroko. Obviously, she would (finally) see his wounds, and questions would follow.

But deep within, Kuroko wanted that someone finally notice what state he was in and that they would worry for him. He could not stand this constant loneliness anymore... He bit his bottom lip while wondering if he should leave right now.

He went to see Seirin's players who saluted him in a cold way. Hurt, he lowered his head. They lined up like the demon... sorry the words slipped out of my mouth, their coach. The bandages on his stomach were visible but they hid the hematoma. At his side, Kagami saw it immediately and looked at him with worry.

- Kuroko... What happened ? Were you assaulted ? Where are the assholes who hurt you, I'm going to kill them !

Kuroko reassured him and froze. Riko walked in front of him and she turned pale. Indeed, she could "see" the impact from Kirisaki's player's blow.

- Kuroko-kun ... Where do all these bruises come from ? Your ankles ... Oh ... How could I not notice ?

She was shook, poor Riko. She had failed at her duty and she really blamed herself.

Riko's father, Kagetora, was here and he too scanned Kutoko who took a step back, lining up behind Kagami who put his hand on his shoulder. The tall player pushed him a little bit forward.

- Kid, your ankles. What did the doctor say ?

The rest of the team, drawn by Riko's cry, came. Instinctively, Kuroko backed away a little more, as if he became fearful in front of his own teammates.

He was scared. He couldn't stand to be in the spotlight ! It was not for nothing that he had no presence and that he had the role of a shadow ! He restrained himself as best as he could, holding back his fear and answered without flinching :

- That I needed to hold back otherwise I won't be able to walk for the rest of the season, sir.

You could hear frightened cries. Kuroko was starting to relax, slowly -the worst was behind him- when he heard :

- How are we going to win if he is not here ?

He widened his eyes, the students...

- You should've said it before Kuroko ! Do you wanna ruin Seirin's chances ?

... didn't care how he was doing. At last, those who didn't usually play with him. His breath quickened and his eyes widen. Unlike the first-years, Hyuga came closer to him and put a reassuring hand on his shoulder. Kiyoshi, who probably understood what he felt, went next to him, followed by Izuki.

- Stop it ! The captain ordered. Do you not realize how much pain he had to hide to be able to follow the training without failing ?

Some excuses were mumbled but Kuroko was not moving anymore. He was surprised by their reactions and he had trouble recovering. He heard on, from a first year, which hurt him more than the others.