Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 170 Old Friend

"This monster... can actually do this..." Himuro Tatsuya looked at the golden light in the eyes of all the students of Shonan High School and felt that cold sweats were about to break out. "But doesn't it mean that only miracle-level talents can enter the zone..."

"That's true... but this isn't a zone..." Murasakibara Atsushi looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi with a hint of jealousy in his eyes, "and in the end it's all Ken's credit..."

"It's not zone? It's Kaneki Ken's credit?" Although Himuro Tatsuya could accept it, he couldn't understand it.

"This state, in a sense, is very close to the Zone state. It can be called a pseudo-zone, and the effect is very similar to flow. As for the reason...how to put it? Yanzi has been playing as a ball-holding core since his debut, you know?" Murasakibara Atsushi asked back.

"I heard from the coach." Himuro Tatsuya nodded slightly. From the day he was recruited by Araki Masako and returned to Japan, Araki Masako kept popularizing knowledge about the Generation of Miracles to him, and Kaneki Ken was no exception.

"The biggest advantage of playing with Yanzi is that you have to think about very few things on the court." Murasakibara Atsushi's eyes showed a trace of nostalgia, "Yanzi on the court can not only predict the opponent's state, but also the state of his teammates. You don't have to think about what to do if your defense fails when you are defending, and you don't have to think about what to do if I miss the shot when you are attacking..."

While Murasakibara Atsushi was explaining the game on the court, the game on the court attracted everyone's attention again. At this time, Aomine Daiki had already received the baseline ball and came to the three-point line of Shonan.

"Do you want to dance too?" Aomine Daiki looked at Rukawa Kaede who was standing in front of him, "But only Kaneki and I are invited to this dance, no one else is allowed in!"

With two bangs, Aomine Daiki first made a crossover to the left, followed by a large crossover to the right, and he was about to pass Rukawa Kaede completely.

"Don't be so reserved! How about letting me dance for you, black monkey?"

At this moment, the voice of Sakuragi Hanamichi came from their ears, and with a bang, the basketball in Aomine Daiki's hand was hit hard by Sakuragi Hanamichi.

"What! This guy!" Aomine Daiki looked at the red light hidden in the golden light of Sakuragi Hanamichi's eyes in disbelief, "I was careless and forgot that he had entered the zone before!"

"Good steal, Sakuragi!" Izawa Shuji immediately caught the basketball and passed it to Kaneki Ken, "Captain Kaneki!"

"boom!"

Kaneki Ken didn't even catch the ball, but slapped the basketball directly, and the basketball turned into an orange-red light and rushed straight into the inside.

"Whoosh~" A gust of wind blew past Uozumi Jun, and Kabaji Shigehiro rushed to the inside with a speed that was not inferior to the normal speed of Murasakibara Atsushi.

"Stop him, Yuzumi!" At this time, Imayoshi Shoichi had no choice but to hope that Yuzumi Jun, who had not yet arrived at the frontcourt, could defend the inside in time.

"I know!!!" Yuzumi Jun knew that he had a heavy responsibility and rushed to the three-second zone as soon as possible, but it was too late.

"boom!"

Before Jun Uozumi could reach the free throw line, he saw Shigehiro Kabaji leap up in the three-second zone, grab the flying basketball at the highest point, and shove it into the basket.

"What a violent slam dunk..." Himuro Tatsuya was a little shocked, then he came to his senses and asked, "By the way, A-Dun, you haven't finished what you just said, right?"

"I don't want to say anything more. You all should go and see Qingzai." Murasakibara Atsushi yawned, obviously very dissatisfied with the fact that everyone didn't listen to him just now.

"Hey, don't say half of the words!" Araki Masako slashed Murasakihara Atsushi's head with a knife in dissatisfaction, "Explain to us quickly, how did Kaneki Ken let other people enter the pseudo-zone?"

"Ah, it hurts!" Murasakibara Atsushi was about to lose his temper when he saw Himuro Tatsuya smiling and handing him a bag of potato chips and saying, "Don't worry about it, Atsushi. Eat first and talk later."

"Hmm..." Murasakibara Atsushi picked up a potato chip and continued, "What do you think is the most important prerequisite for entering the Zone besides talent?"

"Training?" Masako Araki said tentatively.

"Luck?" Mike Okita gave a funnier answer.

"Neither of them." Murasakibara Atsushi said, "It's about concentration. When you play basketball with Yanzi, you have very few things to consider, because most of the time, Yanzi will plan everything for you first. With fewer things to consider, it's easier to concentrate."

As he spoke, Murasakibara Atsushi seemed to remember something, and suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "Just like that red-haired idiot, his brain can't think of too many things, otherwise, how could he enter the pseudo-zone!"

"Hahaha, Atsushi, you're really targeting me." Himuro Tatsuya looked at Murasakibara Atsushi's jealous face and said with a smile. "Well, this situation should be coming to an end now." Murasakibara Atsushi continued to speak leisurely.

"The end?" Araki Masako glanced at the timer and asked tentatively, "Are you saying the first quarter is almost over?"

"That's not the case. It's obvious that Qingzai has distracting thoughts now, and with distracting thoughts, he can't enter the zone anymore." Murasakibara Atsushi said as a matter of course, "For Qingzai, who has always only intercepted other people's passes, being intercepted is simply unimaginable. When he was facing off with Yanzi, there were actually other people who could stand up and pose a threat, which would make him angry, and anger is distracting thoughts. Since Qingzai can no longer enter the zone, Yanzi will not use the zone against him."

The situation on the field was exactly as Murasakibara Atsushi had expected. As Aomine Daiki exited the zone state, Kaneki Ken also lifted the zone immediately, and both sides returned to the regular time of playing the game according to tactics.

"Buzz~"

As time passed, the buzzing sound of the timer on the sidelines rang on time. The first quarter ended with a score of 36:22, with Shonan High School leading by 14 points.

"Uh~ ah! I'm so tired~ Sometimes I feel like watching a game is even more tiring than playing it..." Murasakibara Atsushi stretched, stood up, looked at Himuro Tatsuya beside him and asked, "Do you want to go to the bathroom together, Muro?"

"Haha, thank you Murasakibara, but I don't really want to go to the bathroom right now..." Himuro Tatsuya refused a little embarrassedly.

"Okay, then I'll go alone." Murasakibara Atsushi shrugged and walked towards the bathroom.

"You should stay with him for a while." Araki Masako looked at Murasakihara Atsushi's back with some concern and said, "Don't let him get lost in the bathroom again."

……

"Murasara-kun~" Just as Murasakibara Atsushi was washing his hands, Kuroko Tetsuya's voice sounded from behind Murasakibara Atsushi, "Long time no see."

"Hey, it's Kuro-kun~" Murasakibara Atsushi responded indifferently, "Why are you here? Haven't you been eliminated?"

"Hey, Murasakibara, isn't it too much to bring up Kuroko's sad story when you old friends meet for the first time?" At this time, Kagami Taiga came to Kuroko Tetsuya and hugged him, pretending to be sad and said.

"Hmm?" Looking at the Kagami Daigo in the mirror, his expression suddenly became serious. He walked step by step to the Kagami Daigo and looked at him expressionlessly.

"What's going on, this guy..." Kagami Daiga felt uneasy when being stared at by Murasakibara Atsushi. Suddenly, a sharp pain came from her eyebrow.

"Hey, this is so strange..." Murasakibara Atsushi said curiously while holding a tuft of eyebrows he had just plucked, "There are actually people with two eyebrows~"

"Ahhhhhh it hurts, what are you doing?" Kagami Daiga yelled angrily at Murasakibara Atsushi.

"Phew, forget it, it's boring, I don't want to play anymore." Murasakibara Atsushi blew away the hair in his hands with a bit of boredom, looked at Kuroko Tetsuya with a trace of pity in his eyes and said, "Is this the partner that Kuroko chose? Such a weak one..."

"Hey, what did you say?" Kagami Daiga became furious at what Murasakibara Atsushi said.

"Why, isn't it wrong to say that you're weak?" Murasakibara Atsushi said with a slightly raised eyebrow, "I heard that Kuro-chino was also somewhat dissatisfied with Ken's basketball. I thought he would choose a very strong partner to prove himself... It turns out that he is such a scum. I have to suppress the desire to crush him."

"Atsushi, let's go!" Just as Murasakibara Atsushi and Kagami Taiga were confronting each other, Himuro Tatsuya's voice came from outside the door.

"Well, my teammates called me." Murasakibara Atsushi turned around and prepared to leave the bathroom. When he reached the door, he seemed to remember something, and suddenly glanced back and said, "If this is the confidence of Kurochika, you'd better give up. Yanzi and Akazi are both very domineering on the court. We are all old friends. This is the last advice."

After saying that, Murasakibara Atsushi lifted the door curtain and walked out without looking back.

"What's wrong, A-Dun? Why did you take so long to use the toilet?" Himuro Tatsuya asked curiously.

"Nothing." Murasakihara Atsushi took out a rice bran roll from Himuro Tatsuya's pocket, "Besides Ken's, Himuro's is the best."

"You, whoever gives you food is fine." Himuro Tatsuya smiled, "What's wrong? You look unhappy when you come out."

"If I really have to say it... I'm just trying to wake up an old friend who's pretending to be asleep."

(End of this chapter)