Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Chapter 118 An unexpected surprise, the first newcomer!

Author: Chief Disciple of the Beggar Clan

Chapter 118 An unexpected surprise, the first newcomer!

Shohoku High School successfully won the first game of the prefectural competition trials. There were three days between the second game and the first game.

After the game ended that day, the Shohoku High School basketball team returned to the school gym for training for a few hours before announcing its disbandment.

Early next morning.

Even if there is a game in Shohoku two days later, the team's training will not be interrupted. However, the training programs arranged by coach Anxi are not the kind of high-intensity physical training, but more basic exercises, mainly to keep the players feeling good about the ball.

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At the same time, in order to allow the players to have sufficient physical fitness to cope with the game two days later, after today's training, coach Anxi announced that he would take a day off tomorrow and no corresponding training items were arranged.

This is also within Takenori Akagi's expectations. In previous years when they played in Shohoku, Coach Anzai's leadership rhythm was the same as now. There would be no training the day before the game.

Takenori Akagi remembered what he promised to Haruko yesterday, so at the end of the training, Akagi approached Hisashi Mitsui.

"Mitsui, there is no training tomorrow. I heard that Takeishi Middle School will have an 8-4 game tomorrow. Do you want to go and watch it together?"

When Akagi approached Mitsui Hisashi, Mitsui Masaru, Budo and Miyagi were practicing shooting. Although they completed the training tasks arranged by coach Anzai, private practice was still indispensable. He and Budo

The reason why his ability is far superior to other teammates is not only due to his personal talent, but also because he has put in more sweat than others.

"Takeshi Middle School's game? 8 out of 4?"

"Why are you suddenly interested in junior high school students' competitions? We have a competition the day after tomorrow. Why don't you have a good rest tomorrow?"

Hisashi Mitsui did not expect that Akagi would ask him to watch the game with him. Hisashi Mitsui would not be surprised if it was to watch Xiangyang or other high school strong teams, but watching junior high school games does not mean much to them.

After all, they are high school students, so they won't play against the junior high school team in the county competition, right?

"Uh... the game is held in the morning. I don't have anything to do anyway, so I just wanted to take a look."

"Aren't you and Wu Dao both members of Wu Shi Middle School before? Watching the competition of the juniors, you just feel relaxed."

"And I heard that Takeishi Middle School has an ace named Rukawa Kaede. This year he is in the third grade of junior high school. He should be entering high school next spring."

"I think……"

Akagi scratched his head and explained. He would not tell Mitsui Hisashi that he went because his sister pestered him to ask him to watch the game. The reason given to Mitsui Hisashi was also considered by Akagi.

"I see, I didn't expect that the county competition is not over yet, and you are already helping the team find outstanding newcomers!"

"Rukawa Kaede! I haven't seen this kid for a long time, and I don't know what his current abilities are like."

Mitsui Hisashi had a look of interest on his face, and then shouted to Budo and Miyagi who were shooting in the court: "Hey! Budo!"

"There is a match tomorrow at Takeishi Middle School. 8 will advance to 4, will you go and watch it?"

Budao shot from a long distance, and when he heard Mitsui calling, he turned his head and forgot about it. After a brief look at each other, Budao nodded and said: "Go, there is nothing to do anyway, let's go and watch their game."

"Miyagi, you should go too. There is an outstanding junior who will be our teammate in the future. You should also go and see his playing style."

After hearing what Budo said before, Miyagi Ryota was still thinking about rejecting the offer. He was not interested in competitions at the junior high level. Besides, he was still thinking of dating Ayako tomorrow.

But the words after Budao still aroused some curiosity in Miyagi. Words like "outstanding junior" and "will be teammates in the future" made Miyagi swallow the rejection back to his stomach.

Budao seemed to be aware of Miyagi's thoughts, and suddenly smiled and said: "You can also call Saiko, after all, we are inspecting future team members. As a manager, she should also go together, right?"

"Okay! I'll go talk to Caizi!" Miyagi's eyes lit up, he immediately responded, and then he went to find Caizi.

Akagi in the distance saw that Mitsui Hisashi agreed, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Although there were many more people watching the game, it didn't matter, his mission was still completed~

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The junior high school prefectural competition is held slightly earlier than the high school competition. Although the schedule of the junior high school competition and the high school competition overlap for a period of time, both the junior high school competition and the high school competition are held in Kanagawa.

County Stadium.

It's just that the time of the game has been staggered. Today, a junior high school basketball 8-4 game is being held in the arena.

Takeishi Middle School is a strong team that has entered the national competition. Although it is a junior high school competition, there are still many spectators attending the game.

There were a total of four games held today, and Takeishi's game was the second one in the morning. The opponent was also a strong team, Tomigaoka Middle School.

Takenori Akagi was dragged to the stadium early this morning by his sister. Akagi did not forget to call his good brother Konobu Kigure. The three of them came to the stadium before the start of the first game and occupied the first row.

By the way, it also occupied positions for Mitsui Hisahi and Budo and others.

"Brother, why do you occupy so many seats? Besides Mitsui-senpai, are there anyone else coming?"

Haruko looked at the long row of empty seats occupied by backpacks and drink bottles beside Akagi, and asked curiously. Today, Haruko did not wear the uniform of their fourth middle school, but a casual suit. With her pure and beautiful appearance, she looked like a neighbor.

My little girl is very eye-catching.

"Hey, a few friends are coming too, and among them is that guy you said is not as good as Rukawa Kaede."

Akagi replied, but his eyes were watching the game in the stadium.

On the field, there was a young man who attracted his attention. He was a player who was only about 170cm tall. He was obviously not tall when standing on the field, but he had quite terrifying bounce. Facing the opponent's defense, he repeatedly broke through and succeeded in layups. Personally,

His ability far exceeds that of other players on the field.

When Haruko heard Akagi's slightly perfunctory words, she stuck out her tongue, stopped talking, and focused on the court.

"Hoorahoola!"

"Can you guys run faster? You can't guard against this genius like this!"

"This game will be taken over by my uncle, Kiyota Nobunaga!"

In the court, the junior high school student who was being watched by Akagi made another breakthrough and made a layup. He proudly pointed at his opponent with such a arrogant look that even Akagi, who was not playing on the court, gritted his teeth.

I want to teach that brat a lesson.

Akagi is like this. Kiyota Nobunaga's opponents will only become more furious and glare at Kiyota one after another. However, facing the angry looks of his opponents, Kiyota not only did not show any weakness, but instead sneered and said mockingly: "Lord chicken and dog!"

At this time, the opponents' anger was all ignited. For a while, the players' movements became much louder. The game had only started for a few minutes and it was already at a fever pitch.

"Ho ho~ That kid is really interesting!" Just as Akagi and others were concentrating on watching the ball, Mitsui Hisashi's voice came to Akagi's ears.

With a thick smile on Mitsui's face, Mitsui walked down the stairs from the entrance and walked towards where Akagi and the others were. Behind Mitsui Shou, Ayako looked around, a little surprised that there were so many junior high school competitions.

The audience. Behind Ayako, Miyagi was like a dog-legger, following Ayako closely, and diligently handed water to her.

Takenori Akagi, Haruko and others went out looking for fame, and happened to see Hisashi Mitsui and others.

Akagi Haruko also noticed that behind Miyagi, there was a tall and handsome young man, who was watching Kiyota Nobunaga with great interest. Beside the young man, there was also a tall and beautiful girl,

A pair of jade arms held the young man's arm, looking at Takenori Akagi and the others.

"Oh! Mitsui, Miyagi, and Ayako are here."

"Hey, martial arts, who is this?"

Takenori Akagi saw the person coming and stood up to say hello. When his eyes glanced at Martial Arts and the beautiful girl beside him, Akagi hesitated and asked.

"This is." Just when Wu Dao wanted to introduce the girl next to him to everyone, the girl took the initiative and introduced herself.

"Hello, my name is Fujima Takako, and I am a friend of martial arts."

Fujima Takako showed a gentle smile and smoothed her long hair in front of her forehead. Today, Fujima Takako was wearing a light blue dress, without any jewelry or hair accessories, and her long hair was draped behind her.

It looks clear and simple, and the gentleness revealed inadvertently makes people subconsciously like it.

Her image today has greatly overturned the previous image of a judo girl, and she is not formal and generous when meeting her martial arts teammates.

"Oh! Sit down, everyone, please sit down first."

"Takeshi's match has not started yet. Takeshi's match will not start until this match is over."

Although Takenori Akagi was a little surprised that Budo would bring a girl to watch the game, he quickly reacted and simply packed up the bags and drink bottles around him to help free up the seat.

However, Takenori Akagi obviously did not expect that there would be one more person at the beginning. He knew about Ayako's arrival, but he did not know about the arrival of Fujima Takako, so there was one less seat.

Mitsui Hisashi and the others also discovered this problem. Looking at the empty seats, they did not sit down immediately, but turned to look at Martial Arts.

"It's okay, just sit down."

Fujima Takako also noticed this and said with a smile. Budao looked at the positions where the number was obviously insufficient, and then said: "I will just stand and watch for a while."

Because Akagi and the others are in the first row, there is a row of passages for spectators to walk through in front of the stadium. Standing there, it will not affect the sight of the spectators in the back row, and they can also have a good view of the ball.

It's just that most spectators don't want to stand and watch the game, so although there are empty seats in the front row, there are very few people watching the game.

While Budo was talking, he walked to the passage, grabbed the fence with both hands, and looked towards the court. Mitsui Hisashi and others sat down, chatting in low voices while watching the ball.

"Nobunaga Kiyota!"

"I didn't expect that I would be able to see this kid's game in today's game."

Budo looked at the person on the court and secretly sighed in his heart. Kiyota Nobunaga was considered an acquaintance to Budo. The first spring monster in the slam dunk was not Hanamichi Sakuragi, but the kid in front of him.

In the first year of high school, with her 178cm tall body and 2-meter-long mermaid Sumumi, no matter how you look at it, she is a gifted person.

If Kiyota Nobunaga's height can reach around 195cm in the future, then his talent will not be weaker than Sakuragi Hanamichi.

"Martial Arts, I see you have been staring at that player. Is he someone you know?"

Just when Budo was watching the ball and was lost in thought, Fujima Takako came to him and asked softly curiously. Fujima Takako did not sit on the table at all. After all, he was not very familiar with Akagi and the others, so he had nothing to say.

chat.

Moreover, Ayako was too obsessed with gossip. She grabbed Takako Fujima and asked her questions. Takako Fujima was in the same class as Budo and Ayako, but when they were in school, Ayako didn't notice Budao and Fujima at all.

Takako's private relationship is actually the kind of relationship that can be called out to watch football.

Takako Fujima couldn't stand it any longer, so she came over to watch the football match with Budo. Noticing that Budo had been staring at Kiyota, Takako Fujima couldn't help but be curious.

"That's right, a player I've heard of before."

"Why don't you go and sit down? They are very easy to get along with, and Caiko is also a very enthusiastic person. You will become good friends."

Wu Dao turned his head and looked at the empty seat next to Cai Zi and asked.

Fujima Takako didn't speak, he just stood quietly beside Budo, watching the game on the court. Seeing Takako's appearance, Budo didn't ask any questions and returned his attention to the court.

The junior high school team that Kiyota Nobunaga plays for is called Sakiminan Middle School. It is not very famous, but it reached the quarterfinals this year. It can be seen that Sakinan Middle School is quite strong under the leadership of Kiyota Nobunaga.

As the team's main attacker, Nobunaga Kiyota is unbeatable at the junior high level.

As the game progressed, the score difference between the two teams began to gradually widen. Kiyota Nobunaga's offense was mainly based on breakthrough layups. His breakthrough speed was quite fast. Relying on his excellent jumping, his layups

The basket is not only stable, but also difficult to intercept. None of Sakiminami's opponents can stop Kiyota, who has already started to speed up.

By midfield, Sakiminan had already taken a 15-point lead. Among the total 37 points scored, Kiyota Nobunaga scored 17 points alone. As far as junior high school standards are concerned, it is a very good result.

After watching this game, Wu Dao realized why Qingtian was recruited by Hainan and why Qingtian regarded himself as the first rookie. His strength is indeed quite good.

The number one newcomer he often talks about is not a boast, of course, if there is no Rukawa Kaede.

Being able to see Qingtian's match is an unexpected surprise for martial arts. After all, he is a future opponent, and it is okay to understand the opponent's ability in junior high school.

After the second half of the game started, Qinan Middle School still maintained the offensive firepower of the first half and overwhelmed its opponents.

Twenty minutes later, Qinan Middle School won the game.

After the game, Takeishi Middle School led by Rukawa Kaede and their opponents stepped onto the court.

"Rukawa Kaede! It's Rukawa Kaede!" Rukawa Kaede appeared. Akagi Haruko seemed particularly excited. She grabbed Takenori Akagi's sleeves, pointed at Rukawa Kaede in the field and shouted in a low voice.

Akagi also looked in the direction Haruko pointed, and finally saw the young man in Takeshi's team who his sister said had "ability beyond martial arts."

"This kid is still the same as before. He looks cool, doesn't like to talk, and doesn't know how he gets along with the team members?"

Mitsui Hisashi saw Rukawa Kaede and seemed to be worried as he spoke.

"Rukawa Kaede is Takeshi's leader now, and there will be no problem getting along with the team members!" Haruko seemed to know Takeshi very well, and after hearing Mitsui Hisashi's words, she explained.

"Leader? Is this guy a leader?!"

"If the captain of the team has such a character, the team members will have a headache!"

Mitsui Hisashi covered his forehead and said that he had some expectations for Rukawa Kaede's ability and did not think that Rukawa Kaede was not capable enough to become a leader. However, Mitsui Hisashi had a big headache with Rukawa Kaede's character.

"The leader of each team has his own way of getting along with his players. Whether he is suitable to be a leader or not can be determined by his performance on the court."

What kind of character can become a leader? There is no standard in martial arts. You can be a locker room bully like Jordan, a lone wolf on the field like Kobe, or you can be as smooth as James. You can even be like

Curry becomes a joke like that.

The criterion for evaluating leaders has never been character, but strength.

Takeishi Middle School started the pre-match warm-up.

"Bang!" A loud bang sounded in the venue without warning.

And as Kaede Rukawa received a pass from his teammate and completed a dunk, the atmosphere in the entire arena was pushed to a climax.

Budao looked at Rukawa Kaede on the court with a smile, recalling the proficiency Rukawa Kaede showed when he dunked just now, and whispered softly:

"It seems that the growth is really big!"

(End of chapter)