Chapter 192 - Solving The Problem (1/2)

Shun smiled at the figure of his pouting girlfriend as she grabbed on to the hem of his shirt, not willing to go. Satsuki and Shun had spent a lot of time with each other in the summer vacation. But now, in the second half of the summer vacation, Shun was visiting Spain for this year's FIBA summer camp, and would only return at the end of the summer vacation.

A twenty-day separation was difficult for a new couple such as them, and neither wanted to spend time apart from each other. Shun almost canceled his trip to Spain because of not wanting to separate from Satsuki, but he needed to solve the problem that was plaguing his play style and thought that the training camp would provide him with some much-needed help.

He grasped Satsuki's hand and enjoyed watching her blush at the sudden contact. She was still not used to skinship and would blush when Shun would take her hand in his. She looked at him with upturn eyes, and that hit Shun in the heart and made it skip a beat. She wasn't the only one to be weak to the other.

Shun: ”You know this only makes it harder to go, right?”

Satsuki tightened the hold on Shun's hand that was holding her and spoke in a soft voice.

Satsuki: ”I don't want you to go, don't go.”

A soft, sad smile made its way to Shun's face, and he spoke to the girl in front of him.

Shun: ”I will be back before you know, and we can talk every day via video chat. I promise to be online every day at the decided time.”

Satsuki looked at Shun feeling a little better as she asked.

Satsuki: ”Promise?”

Shun lightly chuckled as he nodded.

Shun: ”Yes, I promise.”

From the side, two sets of parents watched their children with varying reactions. The mothers of the couple were smiling with broad smiles.

They had been patiently watching and bidding their time to see if their children will get together. Both knew that their children liked each other and watched with interest as thy progressed in their relationship. The two mothers didn't want to interfere with the relationship of their children, but they did drop a hint or two to get them together.

Shun's mom: ”They got together.”

Mrs. Momoi looked at her friend and nodded with a smile.

Mrs. Momoi: ”They sure did.”

Shun's mom happily chatted with her neighbor and friend.

Shun's mom: ”Isn't this great.”

Mrs. Momoi spoke as she watched the young couple talk to each other.

Mrs. Momoi: ”Yes, it is.”

On the other hand, the fathers had different reactions from the mothers. The father of the girl, as you would expect from his history with Shun, wasn't happy at all. He looked at Shun and Satsuki with an unpleasant expression.

Mr. Momoi: ”Satsuki is too young. Too young!”

He was patted on his shoulder by Shun's dad and comforted.

Shun's dad: ”Don't worry, they are responsible children, and if it is any consolation, Shun took the birds and bees talk surprisingly well.

Our children are smart, and I am confident that they won't do anything stupid.”

Mr. Momoi looked at his frequent drinking partner and spoke.

Mr. Momoi: ”That doesn't make me feel better at all.”

Shun's dad smiled at his friend and offered.

Shun's dad: ”How about I treat you to a drink today, my treat. That will take your mind away from this.”

Shun's dad would come to regret this as Satsuki's dad would end up ranting about the relationship between their children under the influence of alcohol.

Just like that, Shun left for Spain for his second FIBA summer camp.

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Shun arrived at the dormitory that they were staying and entered the room, took a shower, and slept after the long flight. He was woken up by the alarm he set for himself and saw that there was some extra luggage in the room, that he assumed was his roommates' stuff.

Shun sat upon his bed as he stretched his arms and torso. He turned his head when he heard the noise of water from the attached bathroom.

Shun: 'He must be taking a bath.'

Shun decided to set up his luggage in his closet, and he finished just as his roommate came out of the bathroom. Shun's eyes widened when he saw his roommate. He had wavy, light brown hair with matching colored eyes, and he was quite tall. Shun recognized his roommate and greeted him.

Shun: ”Roger! Hey, it's been what a year. How are you?”

Roger smiled as he greeted Shun with his usual calm and composed demeanor.

Roger: ”Good to meet you again, Shun. I am doing just fine. I was surprised when I saw you were my roommate, what are the chances?”

Shun nodded and commented on the thing he first noticed about Roger.

Shun: ”You hit a growth spurt, didn't you. How tall are you now?”

Roger last year was 197 centimeters tall, but Shun was now sure that Roger had crossed the 200-centimeter line and was well over it. Roger confirmed Shun's guess by telling him his height.

Roger: ”I am now 206-centimeters tall.”

Shun whistled as he calculated the height in his mind.

Shun: ”That is a solid 6 feet 9 inches.”

Roger nodded as he walked over to his bed towards his luggage.

Roger: ”So, any idea about who the coaches will be this time around?”

Shun shook his head and answered the question.

Shun: ”Nope, no idea. I didn't really ask, plus I slept right after I came to the room.”