Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 148 Class Test

A week later, in the basketball hall of Haichang High School.

"Kise, it's time to leave." Kasamatsu Yukio knocked on the door of the locker room and said.

"Yeah, I'm here." Kise Ryota took off the towel on his head, opened the door and walked out.

"How is it?" Kasamatsu Yukio patted Kise Ryouta's butt and asked, "Is everything okay?"

"Ah, no problem." There was an unprecedented light in Kise Ryouta's eyes.

"Since everything is ready, let's get in the car!" Takeuchi Genta glanced at his watch and said with a smile.

"Yes!" Everyone from Haichang High School responded with great momentum.

"Kise, sit next to me." Just as Kise Ryouta was about to board the bus, Kasamatsu Yukio's voice came from the back of the team.

"Yes, Captain..." Kise Ryouta came to Kasamatsu Yukio with some confusion.

Soon, after everyone had boarded, the bus started moving slowly.

"Kise." Just when Kise Ryouta was looking out the window in boredom, Kasamatsu Yukio's voice brought Kise Ryouta back to his senses.

"What's wrong, Captain?" Kise Ryota asked Kasamatsu Yukio with some confusion.

"Are you still nervous?" Kasamatsu Yukio asked with a smile.

"Of course I am a little nervous." Kise Ryota shrugged, "After all, we have to face Kaneki..."

"I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but I'm actually very nervous right now." Kasamatsu Yukio changed his usual stern tone and spoke in a soothing voice.

"Huh? Is this true? Captain Kasamatsu would be nervous?" Kise Ryota felt unbelievable. In his impression, Kasamatsu Yukio has always been synonymous with calmness.

"Of course it's true. I've finally come this far and waited for an ace of the Miracle Generation level. I have the opportunity to challenge the national championship. I'm so nervous that my hands are shaking!" Kasamatsu Yukio's smile became more and more sincere.

Kise Ryouta listened quietly to Kasamatsu Yukio's story without saying a word.

"Actually, I almost quit the club last year." Kasamatsu Yukio changed the subject and talked about the past.

"Huh? Why?" Kise Ryota looked at Kasamatsu Yukio in surprise. He never expected that the captain in front of him had such a past.

"Last year, we entered the IH National Tournament as the second-best team in the prefecture. At that time, we all thought that it would be a historic year for Kaijo High School." Kasamatsu Yukio said calmly, "But at the last moment of the first game, I made a stupid mistake. My pass was intercepted by the opponent. The opponent scored the winning goal over my head. This made Kaijo High School the first team in Kanagawa Prefecture to go home after only participating in one game."

"Captain Kasamatsu..." Kise Ryota looked at Kasamatsu Yukio, who looked like he was telling someone else's story, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"At that time, I was just like you. I locked myself in the locker room and refused to come out." Kasamatsu Yukio sighed and continued, "We became the laughing stock of the entire Kanagawa Prefecture. At that time, I almost lost confidence in basketball. I submitted an application for resignation to the coach and decided not to play basketball again..."

"So what happened next..." As soon as Kise Ryouta said this, he laughed at himself.

"Later, the coach sternly rejected my application to quit the club, and after the third-year seniors retired, he immediately promoted me to be the captain of Kaijo High School." Kasamatsu Yukio didn't care about Kise Ryota's occasional stupidity, and narrated seriously, "The coach has given me great trust, so helping Kaijo High School win a national championship trophy to repay the coach has always been my long-cherished wish - this is also the reason why I looked down on you before, you are too frivolous."

"Captain..." Kise Ryota stammered, thinking about his past and feeling speechless.

"But the coach can trust me even though I made mistakes, so I can trust you as well." Kasamatsu Yukio looked at Kise Ryota with great expectations, "I believe you will lead us to win the championship and become the first team in Kanagawa Prefecture's history to win the championship, washing away last year's shame - because you are our trump card!"

"Well, of course!" Kise Ryota was infected by the power in Kasamatsu Yukio's words. There was no trace of tension in his eyes anymore, and the setting sun shining on his head looked particularly dazzling.

……

"The information that should be distributed to you has already been distributed in May, and Coach Anton has also given you instructions on what to pay attention to."

When the Shonan bus was about to reach its destination, Kaneki Ken stood at the front of the bus, looking down at everyone present, and carried out the final pre-war mobilization.

"Many people say that I, Kaneki Ken, am arrogant because I gave up the good Fenghuang High School and insisted on going to a weak public school to try to prove myself." "But others think you are weak, but I don't think you are weak. Although the school's equipment is old, it is well preserved. After leaving every day, everyone cleans the gym very carefully before leaving. Every time I walk into the gym, the floor of the gym is wiped like a mirror, and the light is shining, which fully proves your love for basketball."

"Every time I think about it, I feel honored to be your teammate."

Having said that, Kaneki Ken raised his right fist.

"In the past week, we have defeated many opponents, including national powerhouses like Poseidon High School."

"Now, we only have one opponent left, and that is Kaijo High School! The school where Kise Ryota from the Generation of Miracles is! As long as we can beat him, we can proudly say to all those in Neon Country who once called us fish fry, screw you! Do you have the confidence?"

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" The players in the car couldn't contain their excitement. Even a poker-faced player like Rukawa couldn't help but cheer.

"We are the strongest!" Sakuragi Hanamichi jumped up and didn't care even when his head hit the roof of the car.

"Oh, oh, oh, oh~" Seeing that the morale of the whole team had been mobilized by Kaneki Ken, Anton Mitsuyoshi couldn't help but smile with relief. He felt more and more that it was an extremely correct decision to choose Kaneki Ken.

"Creaky~" As the atmosphere in the car reached its climax, the bus stopped in front of the stadium.

"Everyone, let's go together!" Kaneki Ken picked up his backpack and shouted.

"Yes!" The players of Shonan High School also followed Kaneki Ken off the bus.

……

"Luckily we are the staff..." Nakamura said in amazement as he carried a camera on the road and looked at the dense crowds of people in the audience seats, "Otherwise, I don't think we would even have a place to sit..."

"That's natural..." Aida Yako suppressed her inner shock and pretended to be calm, "Who wouldn't be interested in the internal war of the Generation of Miracles? Besides, Kaneki Ken and Kise Ryota entered Teikou one after the other, and they both play in the same position... Didn't you see that people on the Internet are calling this match a fateful duel?"

"That's what I said..." Nakamura said, pointing at the figures in the corridor behind the auditorium, "But...even the aisles are full of people. Isn't this too outrageous?"

Looking around, the Kanagawa Arena was already packed. Although the game was still more than an hour away, the fans were already eager to take their seats, waiting for the game to start.

"The IH High School Basketball League Kanagawa Prefecture Qualifying Tournament in Neon Country, the match between Kaijo High School and Shonan High School is about to begin. Players from both sides please get ready."

As the broadcast above the stadium sounded, the atmosphere at the scene immediately reached its peak. In the audience seats on the sidelines, three groups of female fans took out their own flags, which read: Kaneki, Kise, and Rukawa.

"I didn't expect that Rukawa Kaede's popularity among girls can be compared with the two members of the Miracle Generation..." Sendoh Akira said in surprise while sitting on the chair.

"If you cut off your broom hair, you can also be so popular." Maki Shinichi said speechlessly.

"Haha, let's not talk about this for now, let's wait for the game to start." Sendoh Akira laughed and turned his gaze to the field.

"The game is about to begin, players from both teams please enter the field."

As the broadcast sounded, the door to the player tunnel suddenly opened, players from both teams filed in, and cheers from the audience resounded throughout the stadium.

"Rukawa!", "Rukawa!", "Rukawa!"

"Kaneki!", "Kaneki!", "Kaneki!"

"Kise!", "Kise!", "Kise!"

As the two teams gradually walked to the center of the field, cheers, shouts and screams could be heard from the sidelines.

"We've finally come to this, Kaneki." Kise Ryota looked at Kaneki Ken and said with a smile, "Let's have a showdown!"

"It's not a showdown." Kaneki Ken crossed his arms, his golden eyes revealing an air of contempt for the world. "This can only be called a casual test of you."

(End of this chapter)