Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 140 It will be very tiring

"Click, click, click..."

At the entrance of the Kanagawa Prefecture Tournament Stadium, the sound of camera shutters rang out before the Shonan High School bus had even come to a complete stop.

"crunch~"

As the bus slowly stopped, the reporters on the scene swarmed in like a tide. When the door slowly opened, Kaneki Ken got off the bus amid the eager anticipation of the reporters.

"May I ask what Kaneki-san thinks of Kaijo High School's defeat?"

"Excuse me, Kaneki-san, what do you think of Kise Ryouta's performance?"

"Excuse me, Kaneki-san, you didn't play in Shonan High School's first two games against Kitagawa and Miuradai. Did you have any conflicts with Coach Anton?"

The moment Kaneki Ken appeared in front of all the reporters, countless microphones rushed to Kaneki Ken, trying to obtain some first-hand information.

"First of all, I watched the match between Kaijo High School and Poseidon High School. Both teams performed very well and it was indeed a very exciting match. There were no losers in this match. Kise, Amu, and Sendoh all tried their best." Kaneki Ken said solemnly, "As for the fact that I did not play in the first two games, that was a normal rotation arrangement of the coaching staff. Coach Anton and I have no conflicts. Now, please make way for us. We are going to enter the field to warm up."

Seeing that Kaneki Ken was determined to leave, the reporters stopped pestering him and stepped aside to make way for him.

"Kaneki Ken seems to be very cold towards the reporters today..." Sakuragi Hanamichi felt the low pressure on Kaneki Ken and quietly turned his head to say to Momoi Satsuki.

"Haha, don't be nervous, Sakuragi." Taoi Satsuki chuckled, "This is Ken-kun's usual style. He is always like this before important games."

……

"Amu, how are the preparations going?"

In the locker room of Poseidon High School, Takagi Kazuki looked at Maki Shinichi who was wrapped in a towel and asked.

"Have the Shonan guys entered the field?" Makishen, who had already completed a round of warm-up, had a gleam of lightning in his eyes. Steam was rising from his entire body, and his naked upper body revealed his strong muscles.

"They just entered the stadium." Sendoh Akira smiled, leaning against the door frame, his hands crossed in front of his chest, "You know that teams with Kaneki Ken always waste more time on team interviews, so don't worry, there's still time."

"It's been three years..." Maki Shinichi took off the towel on his head with a complicated expression, "Finally, I stand opposite Kaneki Ken again!"

"Come on, senior Amu! He's just a first-year kid!" Kiyota Nobunaga cheered on.

"Ah, yes." Maki Shinichi stood up slowly, like a tiger that had just awakened, "They are just a group of first-year students."

At the same time, in the locker room of Shonan High School nearby.

"I won't say any more." Kaneki Ken sat on a bench against the wall wearing a black and red uniform jacket. His eyes, which had been slightly narrowed, suddenly opened. He stared at the people in front of him with a sharp gaze and said, "Two words, a big victory!"

"Yes, captain!" As Kaneki Ken's voice fell, everyone at Shonan High School felt as if they were facing a giant dragon that had just opened its eyes.

"Akagi, it's been three years..." Looking at the brand new team in front of him, Kogure Kochi said to Akagi Takenori beside him with great emotion.

"Yeah." Akagi Takenori said in a deep voice, "I've never been so excited about... the showdown with Poseidon High School!"

……

"Oh my god..." At the entrance of the stadium, Tokyo Sports Daily photographer Nakamura No. 30 looked at the crowded auditorium and sighed, "There are still minutes before the game starts, but the auditorium is already half full..."

"That's natural..." Aida Yako said with a smile, "The two teams participating today are both well-known strong teams! One is the undefeated Poseidon who has entered the national competition as the champion of Kanagawa for 16 consecutive years and recently defeated Kise; the other is the up-and-coming Shonan led by Kaneki Ken, the absolute lion of the Miracle Generation, the first awakener, the captain and founder of the three-time Teiko Championship. I think this kind of strong confrontation can be compared with the miracle confrontation..."

"Hey, Haruko!" On the sidelines, the sharp-eyed Takamiya Moto immediately spotted Akagi Haruko and her friends who were looking for seats on the high platform behind the audience, and quickly called out, "Here, I've saved seats for you!"

"Thank you, Takamiya, you've been a great help." Akagi Haruko came and sat down next to Takamiya Nozomi, looking expectantly at the player passage on the sidelines, waiting for the players of Shonan High School to enter.

"The IH High School Basketball League Kanagawa Prefecture Trials in Neon Country, the match between Shonan High School and Kaishin Junior High School is about to begin. Players from both teams are invited to enter the stadium."

As time passed, the door to the player tunnel slowly opened, and players from both teams arrived slowly amid the expectant eyes of everyone.

"Poseidon! Poseidon! Poseidon!"

"Shonan! Shonan! Shonan!"

Before the game started, fans of each team in the stands on the sidelines began to cheer and cheer against each other. Some of the people who sat close to each other even started to curse at each other. "Poseidon High School, Shinichi Maki, Sendoh, both of them are the kind of players who have been called geniuses since they set foot on the road of basketball... If it weren't for him, Maki and Sendoh might not have joined forces..." Aida Yako first looked at the two figures standing at the front of the Poseidon High School team, then turned her head to look at the Shonan High School team, "Shonan High School, Kaneki Ken..."

In an extremely warm atmosphere, the players of both teams slowly entered the field. Maki Shinichi looked at Kaneki Ken, who was wearing a uniform and had his hands in his pockets, with an extremely solemn expression.

"Today is going to be a tough battle..." Xian Dao Zhang, who was always calm and composed, also looked serious.

"Are you Kaneki Ken?" Just when the atmosphere between the two teams was tense, a figure walked from beside Shinichi Maki to Kaneki Ken.

"Who are you?" Kaneki Ken asked, looking down at the familiar figure in front of him.

"Remember this! I'm the talented newcomer of Poseidon High School, Kiyota Nobunaga!" The man proudly pointed at himself with his thumb, "I'm the man who will succeed Senior Maki as the next captain of Poseidon High School!"

"What? Turns out he's just a arrogant dwarf." Sakuragi Hanamichi couldn't stand Kiyota Nobunaga's rudeness in front of Kaneki Ken, so he stood up and mocked him.

"...Damn it! How dare you look down on me!" Kiyota Nobunaga was a little angry and snatched the basketball from Sakuragi Hanamichi. "Watch out, red-haired monkey, I'm going to show you my skills first!"

As he spoke, the basketball in Kiyota Nobunaga's hand bounced dizzily like a leaping elf.

"The ball control is OK, but a little bit fancy..." Kaneki Ken raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "But the moment he stole the ball from Sakuragi just now was quite interesting..."

"Tsk, isn't it just dribbling?" Sakuragi Hanamichi snatched the basketball from Yasuda Keiharu and began to show off his dribbling skills.

"It's a good thing we're not late. The game is about to start, right?" In the audience seats on the sidelines, the students of Kaijo High School had just taken their seats when they saw the scene of Sakuragi Hanamichi and Kiyota Nobunaga competing against each other.

"What a skillful ball control..." Kasamatsu Yukio looked at Sakuragi Hana with some emotion and said, "Kise, you said he only played for three and a half months? Why don't I believe it?"

"What I said is true. Why would I lie about something like this, Captain Kasamatsu..." Kise Ryota smiled helplessly, "Well, that's normal. After all, Sakuragi is a player of the same level as us in terms of talent..."

Just as the two players on the court were still showing off their dribbling skills to each other, a basketball rolled over from the side and interrupted their "confrontation".

"Rukawa Kaede!"

"Stinky fox!"

Sakuragi Hanamichi and Kiyota Nobunaga were interrupted and looked at Rukawa Kaede with a common hatred, wishing they could pounce on him and bite him.

"Bang!" x2
Kaneki Ken and Maki Shinichi couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so they stepped forward and hit their own funny guy on the head with heavy hammers.

"Sorry, it's embarrassing." Kaneki Ken said while holding Sakuragi Hanamichi by the scruff of the neck.

"No, no, it's our Kiyota who is rude." Maki Shinichi smiled and waved his hands, then grabbed Kiyota Nobunaga's collar and apologized.

"Eh? Number 4? Isn't this guy the coach?" Sakuragi Hanamichi fluttered in Kaneki Ken's hands, and noticed that Maki Shinichi was wearing the No. 4 jersey of Poseidon High School. He quickly asked Maki Shinichi, "Um, how old are you this year?"

"..." Maki Shinichi was speechless after being asked by Sakuragi Hanamichi.

"Wild monkey, you people from Poseidon High School are so despicable that you actually let middle-aged people play basketball for you!" Seeing that Maki Shinichi didn't say anything, Sakuragi Hanamichi looked at Kiyota Nobunaga and accused him.

"What bullshit are you talking about! Captain Amu is a genuine 17-year-old high school student!" Kiyota Nobunaga retorted angrily.

"Come to think of it..." Maki Shinichi put down the struggling Kiyota Nobunaga in his hands, walked up to Sakuragi Hanamichi with a dark face, pointed at Akagi Takenori and said, "Akagi looks older than me, doesn't he?"

"Well, if you say so..." Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was reminded by Maki Shinichi, turned his head to look at Akagi Takenori, then turned back to look at Maki Shinichi, "It seems that they are similar..."

"Asshole! What do you mean! Stop looking at me!" Akagi Takenori felt dizzy when he was stared at by Sakuragi Hanamichi, and he yelled at Sakuragi Hanamichi with clenched fists.

"It turns out that he has always cared about it..." Kamiya Ichiro muttered softly as he stood aside.

"Okay, don't waste time on trivial matters, Amu." Kaneki Ken picked up Sakuragi Hanamichi and put him down behind him. "I watched the match between you and Kise. You played well."

"Thank you for your recognition, but the one I want to defeat the most is you." Maki Shinichi stepped forward, stood in front of Kaneki Ken, looked into his eyes and said, "I remember our last fight very well!"

"Don't remember this kind of thing." Kaneki Ken raised a smile, "After all, you will fail more and more in the future, and it will be very tiring to remember every one of them."

(End of this chapter)