Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 172 Jhin

"The second round of the Neon IH League National Tournament, Shonan High School vs. Toou High School, 138:77, Shonan High School wins!"

"Thanks for the advice!"

"Thanks for the advice!"

With the absence of Ken Kaneki and Daiki Aomine, the remaining games became a contest of the depth of the two teams' lineups - in this regard, Shonan High School can be said to be the first in the country in terms of gaps.

As the game progressed, Rukawa Kaede, Sakuragi Hanamichi and Kabachi Shigehiro continued to exert their strength. Except for Moroboshi Dai who occasionally had some ability to fight back, the other players could not even maintain basic defense. The final result was a 61-point victory.

In this game, in addition to Ken Kaneki who continued to perform stably and scored comprehensive data of 30+6+6+5+5 in one quarter, other players also remained steady and strong.

樱木花道平平无奇地拿到22分+20篮板+6盖帽+4抢断的数据，中距离协防扫荡大闸的威力第一次在全国大赛彰显；流川枫这边不遑多让，砍下28分+8篮板+5助攻+2抢断+2盖帽，逐渐有了点穷人版金木研的意思；桦地重宏也在鱼住纯头顶拿到了25分+14篮板+5盖帽的成绩，和樱木花道一起将桐皇高校的内线打的溃不成军。

"I didn't enjoy the fight this time. You'll have to wait for the Winter Cup, Kaneki."

Aomine Daiki returned to the field, held Kaneki Ken's hand, and said somewhat unconvinced.

"You're back so soon? Have you apologized to Coach Harazawa?" Kaneki Ken asked with a smile, ignoring Aomine Daiki's stubbornness.

"What do you care!" Aomine Daiki let go of his hand angrily, slapped Kaneki Ken's right hand hard, turned around and left the gym.

"Let's go, it's time to go back to training." Reiko Aida sighed softly, watched the players of the two teams leave the field in an orderly manner, and walked out of the field with everyone from Seirin High School.

"Be prepared to train yourself to death." Hinata Junpei's eyes were filled with determination, "Otherwise, you won't be able to beat Kaneki Ken and Shonan in the Winter Cup next year."

"Yes, Captain..." Kagami Taiga responded, looking towards the Yangquan High School formation with a hint of suspicion in his eyes, "That figure just now... was it Chen Ye..."

"It's time to go, Kagami-san." Kuroko Tetsuya's voice interrupted Kagami Daigo's thoughts.

"Oh, here I come." Kagami Daiga shook his head and caught up with the group of people from Seirin High School and left the gymnasium together.

"Kaneki Ken... and Aomine..." Akashi Seijuro slowly stood up, smoothed out the wrinkles on his body, and looked at Kaneki Ken's back meaningfully, "Sure enough, you didn't disappoint me."

"Xiao Zheng?" Mibuchi Reio bravely came to Akashi Seijuro and asked, "Is it time to go back?"

"... Let's go. We all need to practice more during this period." Akashi Seijuro was silent for a moment, then turned around and led the players of Rakusan High School out of the gymnasium. "In the next round, we will face Kaishin High School from Kanagawa. They have come from afar, so we must show our best and don't be rude!"

"Yes!" Everyone at Luoshan High School said seriously.

……

"Today is really enjoyable..."

"Yeah, even though I tried really hard to imagine the fight between Aomine and Kaneki, it was still surprising to see it get that intense!"

"Come to think of it, there seems to be a Generation of Miracles in the East District, right?"

"Oh, it seems so! The shooting guard of the Generation of Miracles, the super tall shooter, Midorima Shintaro!"

"I'm really looking forward to... the next miraculous civil war..."

"It's not just Midorima Shintaro! The Shutoku High School team also has strong players like Tsuchiya Jun, Kishimoto Misaki, and Itakura Daijiro. I believe the game will be more intense than that of Toou High School! Who knows, we might even win..."

"But Shonan High School also has the first-year trio of No. 10, No. 11 and No. 15... and Mitsui Hisashi, who lost to Kaneki Ken by one vote in the junior high school MVP election a few years ago! In the current Shonan High School, he can only be the sixth man..." "That's why it's exciting! Two strong teams competing against each other!"

"Everyone is looking forward to your match against Midori~" After finishing the post-match interview, Kaneki Ken and the Shonan High School students walked in the corridor of the stadium. Listening to the fans' chattering discussions, Momoi Satsuki said to Kaneki Ken with a smile.

"It seems that they don't believe me at all~" Kaneki Ken said Versailles, "Otherwise, why would they look forward to a game with a certain result~"

"That's right!" Sakuragi Hanamichi walked up to the two of them with a smug look on his face and said, "With Gilgamesh and I here, that fool has nothing to fear!"

"Puchi... a... a piece of grass?" Tao Jing Mayu laughed, "Hahahaha, you really know how to give nicknames, Sakuragi. If Xiaolu knew about this, she would be so pissed off..."

"What! You said you won't participate in the competition?!" Just as everyone at Shonan High School was talking and laughing, a shocked and angry voice came from the side.

"Huh? It's those guys from Yangquan High School..." Kaneki Ken pondered, stretched out his hand to stop everyone, his desire to watch the show burning in his heart.

"Yeah, I don't want to fight with Chizai." Murasakibara Atsushi said lazily, "Fighting with Yanzai, even if I can't beat him, at least he can see the difference between me and the red-haired monkey next to him. Maybe..."

"Maybe what?" Masako Araki seemed to have heard the hidden meaning of Murasakihara Atsushi's words, and her expression became a little ugly.

"Nothing, I won't play in IH anymore anyway." Murasakihara Atsushi curled his lips, ignored Araki Masako's question and continued, "I can't beat Akazai again, this kind of competition is meaningless, I might as well go back to read comics..."

"Come, bring my wooden sword over here, I'll chop him to death first!" Masako Araki said with a cold face, stretching out her hand towards Liu Wei.

"Spare his life!" Kaneki Ken knew that he could no longer just sit there and watch the show, so he stood up and said loudly.

"Kaneki Ken?"

"Yanzi?"

"Hey, long time no see, Murasakibara." Kaneki Ken walked over to Murasakibara Atsushi, hooked his arm around Murasakibara Atsushi's neck, looked at Araki Masako and said, "How about borrowing this big guy of yours for a while?"

……

"Tell me, what do you think?" Kaneki Ken, who had come to a corner with Murasakihara Atsushi, folded his hands on his chest and asked Murasakihara Atsushi with a calm expression.

"Nothing, what are you thinking? I can't beat him anyway, why waste my energy?" Murasakibara Atsushi said unhappily as he sat on the steps, "Akazai is very strong now. Apart from Yanzai, I feel no one can beat Akazai."

"Do you remember the time when we secretly read comics together, Murasakibara?" Kaneki Ken looked at Murasakibara Atsushi who had his back to him, and suddenly changed the subject and talked about the past when they were in the first year of junior high school.

"Of course I remember. At that time, we were reading comics in class and were discovered by the teacher. I framed Yanzi, and then Yanzi turned around and handed my book to the teacher." Murasakibara Atsushi said with a pout.

"Yes, I still remember that time you asked me whether I liked Jose or Yabuki Joe." Kaneki Ken smiled, "At that time you said that you liked Jose more, you thought he was powerful and tragic."

"..." Murasakihara Atsushi hugged his knees with his hands, listened quietly to Kaneki Ken's words, without saying a word.

"But look at yourself now, how are you like Jose? You don't even have the qualifications to be Yabukijo!" Kaneki Ken still had a smile on his face, but the coldness in his words was chilling. "It's a pity that Yabukijo burned his tragic victory, but people like you who don't even have the courage to burn yourself... have been ashes from the beginning."

After saying that, Kaneki Ken patted Murasakihara Atsushi's shoulder and turned away.

"Yanzi, have you ever lost?" Murasakibara Atsushi suddenly asked.

"I have lost more times than you, and I have burned myself out more than once." Kaneki Ken stopped, looked back at Murasakihara Atsushi and replied coldly, "But when I grew flesh and blood from the ashes, I still had the courage to burn myself again. Murasakihara Atsushi, I am very disappointed with the way you are now."

(End of this chapter)