Star Dome Railway: Kevin's Pioneering Journey

Kevin no longer stood near the basket, but walked to the side of the court. The star core that he had held in his hand had long disappeared, and the seemingly vast campus around him was just an illusion. The real space was only this basketball court.

He couldn't figure out the reason, so he could only stay here temporarily. Kevin looked at the boy on the court again, and he had a strange feeling in his heart - this time, he became his own audience, but there seemed to be something fishy...

The boy stood there quietly, looked up at the basket, and then closed his eyes. In this way, he forced himself to shoot intuitively.

He raised the basketball above his head, turned his wrist, and threw the ball towards the basket, but at that moment, he felt a pair of eyes staring at him. The basketball also flew out of his hand, but because of the distraction, the flying basketball did not even touch the backboard - this shot did not go in at all.

The boy opened his eyes angrily. He did not immediately pick up the basketball that was still bouncing on the ground. Instead, he quickly looked around. The ball did not go in. Although he had his own reasons for it, he still wanted to find out who was spying on him secretly.

Kevin, who is regarded as a "peeping Tom", looks at his past self calmly. He knows that he is different, even if it cannot be shown now, he can feel it.

The boy couldn't find the peeper, and he grabbed his hair in frustration, blaming himself.

"Ah ...

Just as he was blaming himself, a kind yet helpless voice came from behind him.

"...Alas, you are here alone again."

The boy immediately turned his head, and Kevin also quickly turned his eyes away. He saw a boy with short gray hair walking over, with a hint of helplessness in his pink eyes.

"Su...? Why are you here? Oh yeah! Were you the one peeking at me just now?"

Su shook his head in confusion, wondering why his best friend was speaking so strangely today, but he still answered truthfully.

"I came here because I heard you screaming. If you insist on accusing me of peeking, it could only have been before you screamed."

The boy scratched his head. Was he really wrong? And twice in a row?

Just as he was thinking, a young girl came from a distance. She had long dark purple hair and wore large round-framed glasses. She exuded a peaceful aura and the boy was delighted to see her.

"Mei! You're here too."

Kevin, who was standing aside, looked at the young Mei and couldn't help feeling a little nostalgic, but he didn't know how long ago the scene was, and the real Mei... had passed away long ago. And Su... was he also... dead?

On the other side, Su looked at the boy helplessly and said helplessly.

"You really have the nerve to ask. Didn't we plan to have dinner together today? It's a rare special holiday, are you going to stay at the sports field all day like before?"

"There's no such time!"

The young man spread his hands and retorted. Mei, who was standing beside him, sighed slightly and shook her head.

"It doesn't matter, just let him be. I'm used to it."

"……Hello!"

The boy couldn't really recall ever behaving in this way.

Su looked at Kevin's eagerness to argue and persuaded him.

"In the final analysis, Kevin, basketball is not suitable for you. Swimming, track and field...even weightlifting...if you really want to be an athlete, those are more suitable for you."

The boy put his hands on his hips, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said with disdain.

"Those are meaningless, they just push your body to its limits, so boring... and they're not cool at all."

He looked up at Su and said seriously.

"I care about winning or losing, can you understand that? Do you really think I can be happy just by playing ball?"

"——What I like is the moment of victory when the basketball goes into the basket!"

Su was speechless after hearing the young man's words, and he didn't know where he heard it from, but he still reminded him silently.

"Uh... We can just listen to this, but don't say it in front of others. You will be considered as too utilitarian and arrogant."

The boy wiped the sweat from his face and said nonchalantly.

"I don't care what others think, and the truth is not what you think. Well...how should I put it..."

The boy scratched his head and thought for a moment, finally organizing his words.

"The kind of victory I pursue has nothing to do with the past or the future. It only takes a moment, and that moment of victory is enough. That's why I practice shooting so tirelessly."

“Whatever it takes for this moment, as long as I can get to the end, that’s enough, and I don’t care what victory will bring me.”

Seeing that the boy was speaking so seriously, Su nodded and commented.

"I roughly understand what you mean, but to be honest... the world will not stop functioning just because of you. The victory you want is similar to your previous thoughts. They are... too idealistic and unrealistic..."

"Forget it. I don't expect you to understand..."

Although the boy said this, he still curled his lips in dissatisfaction. Then he turned to look at Mei beside him, trying to see a hint of recognition on her face.

But what greeted him was not what he imagined. Mei pushed up her glasses and said with a serious face.

"I completely agree with Sue's assessment."

But before the boy could respond, Mei coughed twice more, her voice even softer and a little shyly added.

"But sometimes I also feel that...it is precisely because of your purity that...you are more lovable."

In response to Mei's rare personal emotional evaluation, the boy and Su looked at each other, and saw shock and confusion in each other's eyes.

"what?"

"No...it's okay..." Mei covered her face with her hands, turned around and hurriedly walked out of the basketball court. Perhaps because she wanted to break the awkward situation, her voice was a little louder.

"I...I'll go wait for you outside!"

Watching the girl's hurriedly leaving back, the boy calmed down, hooked Su's shoulder with great excitement, and whispered in his ear to show off.

"See, Sue! Remember what I said before?"

Su shook his head, broke free from the boy's restraining arms, and rubbed his shoulders. This guy always hits without mercy when he gets excited. He looked at the boy, without blaming him, but just said with some disgust.

"You, stop showing off... Go change your clothes. I'll wait for you outside. Don't dawdle too long."

After saying that, Su hurriedly left the basketball court. His shoulder had not recovered yet and was still aching.

"Okay, okay, I'll try one last time and come back later."

The boy did not realize that he had used too much strength before, and he just responded casually to Su's urging. Perhaps he was encouraged by something, and this time he walked to the three-point line and did not move.

The boy closed his eyes again, raised his hand, turned his wrist, and threw the basketball in an arc. Of course, his movements were still a little clumsy in Kevin's eyes, and even looked a little funny because he closed his eyes.

But when he opened his eyes...

Like a miracle, the ball did not miss the target, but went straight into the basket.

Snapped--

The basketball landed perfectly.

"Did you see that? I did it!"

The boy couldn't help but stamp his feet excitedly. Almost subconsciously, he suddenly turned around, wanting to share this joy with the people closest to him. However, there was no one here except the invisible man "Kevin".

"……plum?"

"...Su?"

"Where...did you all go?"

"Look, I...I did it."

The young man lowered his head in disappointment, and his arms, which had been waving in excitement, also dropped down. The environment of the entire basketball court also dimmed and began to become blurred, and the entire space began to fluctuate chaotically.

Kevin on the side couldn't help but frowned. The scene was almost the same as he remembered, but also very different. It seemed that something was going to happen. Was it because of the star core?

Just when the boy was feeling lost, a familiar voice came from behind him.

"Yeah, you did."

With one person's response, the trend of the entire basketball court's collapse began to reverse and return to its previous normal state. The voice, although still easy-going, lacked the previous childishness and had a hint of sharpness.

"Su!"

The young man turned around in surprise, only to see that the person in front of him had his eyes closed. Although it was a bit strange, he did look like Su.

But this person has grown a lot taller, his facial features have become more mature, and even his clothes have changed from school uniform to black and white short-sleeved shirts.

The young man was a little bit unbelieving, as if this scene was what he wanted but also what he didn't want. He looked at the person in front of him and called out tentatively.

"Su...?"

But "Su" did not respond to him, but said lightly towards the other side of the court.

"Long time no see, Kevin."

Chapter 67 Cross-server Chat

"Kevin, long time no see."

"Su" said lightly facing the other side of the basketball court.

Kevin, a young man standing by, felt extremely weird when he saw "Su" saying incomprehensible words. Beads of sweat formed on his forehead that he had just wiped.

He swallowed and asked stiffly.

"I...I'm not saying that, Sue? Besides, we just met, right?"

Hearing his question, "Su's" "gaze" moved from a distance to him, only to see "Su" shook his head and smiled.

"Sorry, the Kevin I was talking about...is not you." He added, "At least not the you now."

"what?"

The young Kevin was confused when he heard this, not knowing what the "current self" meant.

"Su" did not explain anything to him. He just opened his eyes, and a dark red light shone from his eyes, sweeping straight to the other side of the basketball court. Kevin, who was originally out of tune with this space, gradually showed up.

The young Kevin stood there in a daze watching this scene, and he pointed at Kevin in panic.

"You! How come you look like me..."

Before the young Kevin could finish his words, his body was frozen.

Kevin didn't look at him, but frowned and stared at the "Su" in front of him. He could clearly feel that this person was also independent of this space, but his previous experiences made him unable to identify the person in front of him, even though his aura was almost the same as the person in his impression.

What if "Su" is impersonated by someone else, or created based on one's own memory?

Besides, he had no memory of the afterlife, but according to the plan laid out at that time and the information about the afterlife given by Walter, Hua was the only fusion warrior who survived the End War.

Kevin guessed from this: Su, most likely because of the Hengsha plan... unless, he is the same as himself.