Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 179: No time to explain, the next one to come on stage is...

"To be honest, I kind of regret it." In the hospital, Kaneki Ken sat next to Nijimura Shuzo's bed and handed him a freshly peeled apple. "If I hadn't taken you to experience that realm back then... maybe the situation wouldn't have developed to this point today."

"Everything is my own choice, and I am the one who should regret it." Although Nijimura Shuzo said this, there was no regret on his face. "To be honest, that game was the happiest game I have played since you entered Teiko."

When it comes to the competition, Kaneki Ken remained silent.

虹村修造因伤退场之后，在虹村修造和堂本光一郎等人的强烈要求下，金木研第一次在全国大赛中打完了全场。比赛也不出意外的以166：68创下了I.H联赛创立以来的最大分差。出战全场的金木研拿到了82分22篮板10助攻7抢断7盖帽的数据。

"Why aren't you talking?" Nijimura Shuzo lazily ate his apple, "Are you worried that I'll blame you for being too harsh? Or do you think that Fenghuang High School lost too badly and you're afraid to bring it up in front of me and embarrass me?
"I don't care if you die. You can't even stop eating." Kaneki Ken curled his lips and said, "But don't you think it's a pity? With your talent, even if you can't go to the United States, at least you can get the status of a national player in Japan..."

"You also know that's an identity I got by cheating on someone." Nijimura Shuzo chewed his apple in big mouthfuls and said incoherently, "I'm tired of being treated as a cheater on a championship team. If I continue to be a cheater in the future, they might as well kill me. Rather than being a cheater for the rest of my life, I might as well be a genius for ten minutes... Nijimura Shuzo and the Generation of Miracles were evenly matched in one quarter. How nice it sounds~"

"Alas, this kind of thing... As long as you are happy, it's up to you..." Kaneki Ken sighed and shook his head, "What should your uncle do if you lie here now?"

"Speaking of this, I really have to thank Akashi." Nijimura Shuzo wiped his hands with the quilt after eating an apple and said, "After I was injured and sent to the hospital, Akashi immediately sent someone to visit me and arranged a special nurse for my father..."

As he said that, Nijimura Shuzo glanced at Kaneki Ken with some dissatisfaction, "Look at him, that's what we call a considerate junior, and then look at you, you only know how to embarrass your senior all day long."

"You're not much better than me." Kaneki Ken stood up and brushed off the non-existent dust on his body. "Forget it, I won't chat with you anymore. The day after tomorrow is the match with Midorima. I have to go back and train hard."

"Ghana~" Nijimura Shuzo waved his hand and said, "Just keep winning like this, and take the share for me and Coach Platinum with you."

"Tsk, your personality is becoming more and more like that old man." Kaneki Ken snorted, turned and walked out of the ward.

"I heard your leg was broken, Nijimura."

Not long after Kaneki Ken left, Haizaki Shogo pushed open the door of the ward and walked in.

"Oh, you and Kaneki get along pretty well..." Nijimura Shuzo said with a smile, "It's a rare guest that you can come to visit me~"

"Kaneki?" Haizaki Shogo's expression changed slightly, "He's here too?"

"He just left. Didn't you see him when you came?" Nijimura Shuzo asked in surprise.

"I didn't see him." Haizaki Shogo sat on the bench with a big smile, "That guy always looks down on others, I guess he didn't see me either."

"You... are such a fucking bastard." Nijimura Shuzo cursed and laughed as he looked at Haizaki Shogo's face.

……

"Xiao Zhen, take a break." In the basketball hall of Shutoku High School, Takao Kazunari looked at Midorima Shintaro and begged exhaustedly, "You have to shoot for at least 5 hours every day these days. You are not tired of shooting, but I am tired of passing..."

"I didn't force you to come here." Midorima Shintaro looked at Takao Kazunari and said, "You can just go and rest."

"You're being too polite." Takao Kazunari stood up after taking a breath with his hands on his knees, and said, "Even the red-haired idiot from Shonan High School has the confidence to accompany Kaneki to develop and dominate the country, so I can do it too...but..."

"Just what?" Midorima Shintaro threw the basketball in his hand again, and with a crisp sound, the basketball went into the basket as usual.

"But, can we really win, Xiaozhen..." A hint of confusion appeared in Takao Kazunari's usually cynical eyes.

……

"Dingle bell bell bell~"

The alarm clock on Kaneki Ken's bedside table rang on time, without changing because today was the important day for the final four of the national competition.

"Uh~~" Kaneki Ken lazily turned off the ringing alarm clock, rubbed his face with his hands, stretched, walked to the bathroom and started washing.

"Don't sleep here, why are you crying~"

Just as Kaneki Ken was washing up, his cell phone rang.

"Hello, who is this?" Kaneki Ken asked vaguely.

"It's me, Shintaro Midorima." A steady voice came from the other end of the phone.

"It's you, what's wrong, you green algae-haired guy?" Kaneki Ken asked weakly.

"Nothing, I just wanted to tell you that today's morning divination said that Cancer has the best compatibility today." Midorima Shintaro said in a deep voice on the other end of the phone.

"But I don't believe in morning fortune-telling." Kaneki Ken snorted, "Don't you know that I am the God of the court?"

"Hmph, I don't believe in God. Also, don't call me green algae head, you big golden hair." Midorima Shintaro snorted and hung up the phone. "You called me so early in the morning to say this nonsense... You are really a god..." Kaneki Ken listened to the beeping sound from the other end of the phone and complained speechlessly.

"Hey, Gilgamesh!" Just when Kaneki Ken had just finished washing up, Sakuragi Hanamichi's voice came from outside the door, "Are you ready? The bus is here!"

"Coming, coming!" Kaneki Ken hurriedly wiped his face with a wet towel, picked up a piece of bread from the table and stuffed it into his mouth, picked up his backpack and walked out of the house.

"How is it, Kaneki-san?" Anton Mitsuyoshi asked Kaneki Ken, whose hair was a little messy, "Are you confident about tonight's game?"

"Don't worry, coach." Kaneki Ken looked at Anton Mitsuyoshi while holding a piece of bread in his mouth, "I'm here, we're guaranteed to win!"

……

"What the hell? Why did you bring a half-body Iron Man figurine?" Sugitani Taro looked at the figurine in Midorima Shintaro's arms and complained, "Don't tell me this is your lucky charm today!"

"Of course, when have I ever carried useless things with me..." Midorima Shintaro turned to look at Takao Kazunari and said, "Except for this guy..."

"Hey, hey, hey, Xiaozhen, what you said is too hurtful!" Gaowei Kazunari grumbled in dissatisfaction, "Have you forgotten who was diligently passing the ball to you during training?"

"Okay, stop making trouble." Nakatani Hitoshi walked into the locker room with a tactical board. "We'll be on the court for warm-up in a moment. Let me announce today's starting lineup adjustment. Takao Kazunari will replace Itakura Daijiro as the starting point guard. What do you think?"

"No objection." Itakura Daijiro was the first to speak out, "Takao and Midorima have the best chemistry on our team. As long as we can win, I don't mind being a substitute."

"I don't have any objection either."

"I have no opinion."

Seeing that all the parties involved agreed with this matter, the others also voted in favor.

"Very good." Nakatani Hitoshi tapped the tactical board with the marker in his hand, and looked at Midorima Shintaro with a serious look in his eyes, "The next game will depend on you, Midorima."

……

"Miracle Civil War has a huge amount of traffic..."

In the audience, the players of Poseidon High School took their seats one after another and exclaimed at the crowded audience.

"Of course..." Kamiso Ichiro was very active today, "The members of the Generation of Miracles are all handsome and good at fighting, so it's no surprise that they have become the focus of attention..."

“Xiu De!”, “Xiu De!”, “Xiu De!”

"Shonan!", "Shonan!", "Shonan!"

As the flags of the two teams were hung on both sides of the stadium, fans of both sides also took their positions, each clearly supporting their own team.

"Alas~ I wish I could have the popularity of the Generation of Miracles~" Sendoh Akira shrugged self-deprecatingly, "There were a lot of spectators when we lost to Rakuzan, and they all supported Akashi Seijuro~"

"Maybe after you put down your fishing rod." Mu Shenyi teased mercilessly, "Then I'll get rid of that mop head of yours."

"The third round of the Neon Country IH High School Basketball League, the match between Shonan High School and Shutoku High School is about to begin. Players from both teams are requested to enter the court in an orderly manner."

“Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!”

"Kaneki look at me!"

"I love you Midorima!"

"Kaneki Giant can smash 10 sissy shooters!"

"Midorima-sama can shoot through a bunch of clinging golden retrievers!"

As the door to the player tunnel was opened, the enthusiasm of fans from both sides reached its peak, with shouting and arguing between them being heard everywhere.

"Hey! What did the golden retriever do to you?" Ryouta Kise, who was watching the game in the back row of the audience, was shot innocently.

"It's time to go."

Amid the noise, Midorima Shintaro and Kaneki Ken looked at each other across the court and spoke in unison to their teammates.

"Yes!" Players from both sides responded in unison.

(End of this chapter)