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Next Mon.

The hateful brother hid the comics.

The itchy Kanda Taketo finally sneaked to the supermarket and bought a comic book.

"It's really cheap."

He lamented that a comic book with more than 200 pages only cost 230 yen. It was so cheap that he even suspected that he had heard it wrong.

"No wonder the quality of the paper is so poor."

Sitting on Qianqiu in the park, Kanda started to watch.

Continue the content of the previous chapter.

It's the battle between Sakuragi Hanamichi and Tetsuo.

Sakuragi was at a disadvantage and couldn't fight back at all.

However, he was in good health and stood up many times.

But at this time, the delinquents led by Mitsui surrounded Sakuragi. It was difficult for him to fight with four hands, let alone five or six people, and Sakuragi couldn't help but look embarrassed.

The members of the basketball team were worried about him, but they were all scumbags and had more than enough intentions but not enough energy.

Takenori Akagi, who is in charge of combat effectiveness, is in physics class at this time.

At this critical moment, the Sakuragi Legion appeared.

They are Mito Yohei, and there are three others.

The Sakuragi Legion assembles.

Sakuragi faced off against Tetsuo, and Yohei faced off against Hisashi Mitsui.

The other three...Takamiya Nozomi, Ohkusu Yuji, and Noma Chuichiro deal with the rest of the bad guys.

They quickly defeated their opponents.

Hisashi Mitsui looks aggressive, but he is actually a weakling.

Since he entered the gym, he has been beaten by Rukawa Kaede and Sakuragi. Now he is no match for Yohei.

Mito Yohei easily punched him to the ground.

Later, Mitsui was hit hard one after another and was beaten badly.

Sakuragi was sent flying by Tetsuo's uppercut. Tetsuo is simply an expert in fighting, he is born to fight.

But Sakuragi didn't care.

On Mitsui's side, he struggled to stand up, but was knocked to the ground by several uppercuts from Yohei.

He was shaking all over, but still did not admit defeat. He used all his strength to slowly get up.

Kanda Taketo couldn't help but change his mind. Although Mitsui Hisashi's character was not that good, he was indeed very tenacious and very perseverant.

Mitsui was beaten by Yohei until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, with blood flying everywhere.

Mu Mu and Miyagi were both stunned.

Yohei grabbed Mitsui Hisashi's collar and said, "I said I won't cause trouble for the basketball team anymore and that I won't be allowed to come to the gym."

Mitsui Shou panted rapidly and stared at Yohei with unyielding eyes.

Sakuragi saw through Tetsuo's boxing style, turned defeat into victory, knocked Tetsuo away with one punch, and quickly avenged Tsunoda, Yasuda and others.

He slammed his fist into Tetsuo's face in retaliation.

Except for Rukawa Kaede, he just gently touched Tetsuo's face.

This kind of behavior made Rukawa Kaede very angry.

Mitsui and Tetsuo lost at the hands of Yohei and Sakuragi.

…

Yohei said to Mitsui who had no strength: "Just tell me, I won't come here again."

Other bad behaviors gave rise to the idea of ​​​​retreating.

Mitsui tried his best and punched Yohei lightly in the face, showing his attitude.

"Why are you so persistent? Mitsui." The other bad guys couldn't understand.

Kanda Taketo couldn't understand either.

What is Mitsui Shou thinking in his heart?

He obviously beat Miyagi badly, so for a delinquent, if he is at a disadvantage, he should just run away with his tail between his legs if he doesn't suffer any loss.

Why are you so persistent?

At this moment, many readers who read this are also confused.

Takasugi Kazuya was angry that Miyagi Ryota was beaten badly by Mitsui's despicable methods, but when he saw Mitsui now, he no longer felt angry and developed a strong curiosity about this character.

Mitsui's story has been foreshadowed for a long time. Mitsui has been described with so much pen and ink. What is his previous story?

He knows the location of the gymnasium, knows Yasuda of the Shohoku basketball team, and even in the current plot of the manga, Mitsui also knows Kureki who steps forward to stop Yohei.

He clearly knows the members of the basketball team. What is the past between Hisashi Mitsui and the basketball team?

Curiosity, in short, very curious.

Many readers think so.

They were itching to read the comics.

Takenori Akagi, who was in physics class, returned to the gymnasium after class.

He took one look at the current situation and understood.

Walking up to Mitsui Shou, he raised his hand and slapped Mitsui.

Obviously, Akagi also knows Mitsui, and he is not surprised by the current situation.

The story is about to be revealed, and readers are looking forward to reading it. There is only unfinished work to be continued...

"Hey! Is it over?"

"Mirai Tori Akino is really good at whetting your appetite!"

"What the hell is going on!"

Kanda Taketo also wanted to go crazy and deliberately left the suspense in the next chapter. Are so-called cartoonists such bad guys?

But unknowingly, he gradually forgot about the emptiness in his heart and became curious about the subsequent comics.

"Tch, I will definitely not read the next episode."

He was about to go home from the park, but when he arrived at an open space, he found several children playing basketball.

It's obviously not a basketball court, but I had a lot of fun playing there.

A trace of nostalgia flashed in Kanda Taketo's eyes, he put Jump under his arm and turned to go to the Internet cafe.

…

At the end of January this year, "Slam Dunk" began to be serialized. As of mid-August, more than six months have passed.

"Slam Dunk" has also been serialized to its 30th episode.

Editorial Department of "Weekly Shōnen Jump".

Torishima Kazuhiko sat at the computer desk and looked at the data, nodding his head.

"Slam Dunk", which started playing in April, stabilized Jump's declining circulation data, and subsequently the circulation increased every month.

4.5 million copies, 4.57 million copies, 4.64 million copies...

Now in August, the latest weekly circulation data has reached 4.76 million copies.

Although it is still far from the jump’s peak of 6.53 million copies, this is already a very good result.

It was beyond Torishima Kazuhiko's imagination.

Akino Tori's "Slam Dunk" was unexpectedly popular, quickly reaching the number one spot in popularity. The impact of the work continued to grow, once again breaking through the boundaries of comics.

There is only a jump circulation of 240,000 short of Tori Akino's requirement to complete a work in the future.

It seemed far away at first, but now it is within reach.

Torishima Kazuhiko was very excited, and at this moment, Sasaki came over.

"What's the matter? Sasaki."

"I think it's time to prepare a single book for "Slam Dunk"." Sasaki said calmly.

Torishima Kazuhiko nodded, it was right to strike while the iron is hot.

"In the follow-up plot of "Slam Dunk", the explosive point of the new chapter will appear." Sasaki is very confident about this.

"By that time, the popularity of "Slam Dunk" will definitely reach a higher level. Therefore, releasing a single book is a very right choice."

Torishima Kazuhiko glanced at Sasaki. He had always valued this subordinate very much.

When Tori Akino submitted his manuscript for "The Soul of the Game" in the future, the person he contacted was Sasaki.

It was Torishima Kazuhiko's choice to entrust Sasaki with this Toriyama that he had painstakingly excavated.

And Sasaki's vision did not disappoint Torishima Kazuhiko. After watching "The Soul of the Game", Sasaki believed that Tori Akino would be the pillar of Jump in the future.

Glancing at Sasaki, Torishima Kazuhiko said: "I also have this idea. But I want to know, what number do you think the sales volume of the first volume of "Slam Dunk" will be?"

"Please let me think about it," Sasaki said.

After a while.

"Maybe it will reach more than 2 million copies."