Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 178 The Most Glorious Moment

Chapter 178 The Most Glorious Moment

"Thank you for your hard work." Koichiro Domoto said sincerely to the players in front of him.

"Coach, this isn't the time to talk about this..." Kazunari Fukatsu frowned and said, "How should we deal with Kaneki Ken now?"

"Now that the game has reached this point... we have already unilaterally revealed our cards to Shonan High School..." Domoto Koichiro said solemnly, "Now we can only try that one trick..."

"But coach, it's only the first quarter now..." Fukatsu Kazunari said hesitantly, "Isn't it too early... If it doesn't work, we won't have any energy left in the second half..."

"We don't have time to be timid..." Domoto Koichiro crossed his arms over his chest and said with a firm look, "Just fight! If you win, it's yours, if you lose, the responsibility is all mine!"

"I don't need anyone else to take the blame for me. If I lose, I lose. If I'm a bad player, I'm a bad player." Zebei Rongzhi stood up and said with a stern look, "It's not like I can't afford to lose."

……

After the timeout, Zebei Rongji took advantage of the double pick-and-roll to score a three-pointer over Rukawa Kaede, which slightly stopped the team's decline.

"Kaneki..." Just as Sakuragi Hanamichi was about to serve the ball at the baseline, he found that Sendoh Eiji was standing in front of him waving his arms desperately. Kaneki Ken was surrounded by Nijimura Shuzo and three others.

"Oh my god, Fenghuang High School chose full-court press!" Beichuan Guangtai said in shock, "It seems that Fenghuang High School really felt a huge pressure. They took a gamble and adopted full-court press at the beginning of the game to try to close the gap."

"Sakuragi, here!" Seeing this, Shuji Izawa immediately ran into Sakuragi Hanamichi's sight and shouted.

"Rukawa..." Just as Izawa Shuji was about to take advantage of the empty backcourt of Minee High School to pass the ball to Rukawa to launch a fast break, he found that Nijimura Shuzo and Sawakita Eiji had double-teamed him at some point.

"Nice steal!" Ideki Genichirō shouted excitedly, "Nijimura Shuzo and Sawakita Eiji successfully forced Izawa Shuji to make a mistake... Nijimura made a layup and scored! The score difference is back to one goal!"

"This feeling is... zone? No, it's too rough and inferior..." Kaneki Ken felt the atmosphere permeating the air above the court, was stunned at first, and then looked at Nijimura Shuzo with a complicated look.

"Captain Nijimura..." Kaneki Ken called out to Nijimura Shuzo with a complicated expression, "It's just a game, is it worth all your efforts?"

"For you, it's just a game. After all, you are a well-known prodigy..." Nijimura Shuzo turned around and looked at Kaneki Ken, his eyes flashing with a hint of blood red, "But for me, this is the last battle of my basketball career!"

……

"Coach! Let me use that move!" Before the timeout ended, Nijimura Shuzo stood in front of Domoto Koichiro and said solemnly, "I have entered that realm under Kaneki's guidance, and I have a high chance of success using that move! You also know that it is impossible to deal with the Generation of Miracles without that realm!"

"Impossible, I will never allow players to trade their sports careers for a win in a game!" Domoto Koichiro flatly refused, "Do you know what the consequences of using that trick are?" "I know, coach, I know it better than anyone else." Nijimura Shuzo's eyes were filled with genuine calmness, "Use flow to force yourself into a state of concentration, focus all your attention on the game, and forcibly lift the instinctive protective restrictions on your body, thereby achieving a state that is temporarily closer to the zone than the pseudo-zone... but it is very likely... you will never be able to play on the court again..."

"Since you know the consequences of doing this, you shouldn't have brought this up with me!" Domoto Koichiro said angrily, "Even if you lose, I can write you a letter of recommendation to any sports university, and your grades will get you into a good university. There's no need for you to work so hard!"

"But coach..." Nijimura Shuzo said, clenching his fists, "My father's health is getting worse and worse, and I no longer have the energy to continue to devote myself to the basketball that I love... During the finals last year, I left the court halfway through. If it weren't for Zebei's efforts to save the situation, the honor of Fenghuang High School would have been ruined in my hands..."

"Don't torture yourself because of something like this, we all understand that!" Domoto Koichiro wanted to continue persuading, but was interrupted by Nijimura Shuzo.

"Coach, I have always been a very lucky person." Nijimura Shuzo's eyes were full of sincerity. "I was able to meet the Generation of Miracles in junior high school and enter Fenghuang High School in high school. I didn't do anything along the way, but I became a successful person and a lucky person in everyone's eyes... I didn't have any opportunities before, but now, I, a lucky person, really want to do something for everyone! I don't know when your most glorious moment was... But for me, the most glorious moment is today!"

"...If this is what you want..." Domoto Koichiro clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white, "I'll give you ten minutes. If you feel any discomfort during this time, tell me immediately!"

"Yes! Coach!" Nijimura Shuzo nodded excitedly.

……

As if to fulfill Nijimura Shuzo's last dance, after returning from the timeout, Kaneki Ken focused all his energy on organizing the offense and did not take the initiative to attack the defense of Mineou High School - until the last ball of the first quarter.

"Nice steal! Nijimura Shuzo stole the ball from Sakuragi Hanamichi and launched a fast break!" Kitagawa Mitsuyasu's eyes widened. "Nijimura Shuzo is in great form today! If this goal goes in, Fenghuang High School will be the first team in the national tournament to maintain a tie with Shonan High School at the end of the first quarter!"

"Run faster... run faster!" Nijimura Shuzo felt as if he had become a child of the wind, feeling the air blowing across his face. He didn't know when the blood-red flash in his eyes gradually faded away.

"Is this the feeling of Zone... the real Zone..." Just as Nijimura Shuzo was enjoying the omnipotent pleasure brought by Zone, he suddenly felt a loud bang coming from his heel, and immediately, he felt his leg bone stepping directly on the ground.

"Is this... the price for forcing your way into the Zone..." At the last moment before falling, Nijimura Shuzo threw the ball into the basket, the light turned red, and the ball went in.

"Beautiful! In the last second, Nijimura scored the goal. The two teams tied at 32:32!" Kitagawa Mitsuyasu said. He noticed something was wrong when he saw Nijimura Shuzou who was still unable to get up. He explained hesitantly, "Nijimura who just fell down hasn't gotten up yet... I hope it's not a serious injury... Otherwise, it will be an irreparable loss for Fenghuang High School..."

"Captain Nijimura..." Looking at Nijimura Shuzo lying on the ground and unable to get up, Kaneki Ken walked forward with a heavy heart, squatted down, stared into Nijimura Shuzo's eyes and asked, "Is this... really worth it?"

"I finally know what the scenery looks like in your eyes, Kaneki." Nijimura Shuzo looked at Kaneki Ken with tears in his eyes and said, "It's a pity that I couldn't let you enjoy it... So count it in as my share... Keep winning..."

(End of this chapter)

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