Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 197 Final Day

"Doctor, is Yanjun okay?"

In Tokyo General Hospital, Momoi Satsuki looked at Kaneki Ken lying in the ward with a worried look on her face and asked the doctor beside her.

"It's nothing serious, just some food poisoning..." A middle-aged doctor wearing a mask said in a deep voice, "The patient's stomach has been washed. The exact time he can wake up depends on his physical condition... But according to the results of our examination, the patient should be able to wake up around 8 o'clock tomorrow morning at the latest."

"Eight o'clock tomorrow morning?" Sakuragi Hanamichi was anxious when he heard it, "How can this be possible? We have to play the game at eleven o'clock tomorrow morning!"

"Nonsense! Are the competition more important than lives?" The doctor scolded unhappily, "All of you get out now!"

With that, the doctor waved his hand and drove everyone else out of the ward, leaving Momoi Satsuki alone guarding Kaneki Ken.

"What should we do..." Outside the ward, Miyagi Ryouta looked at Kaneki Ken on the bed with concern, "If Kaneki-san can't play tomorrow... who will deal with Akashi Seijuro?"

"It can only be you." Inoue Ayako looked at Miyagi Ryouta with a serious expression and said, "Although Mitsui-senpai and Izawa-san can occasionally play as the point guard, their essence is still the point guard style...Except for you, Shonan High School has no other point guard!"

"Okay, I understand." Miyagi Ryouta nodded slightly, his eyes full of determination, "I will protect it, even if I die!"

"Don't worry, Miyagi." Sakuragi Hanamichi's face showed a rare resolute look at this moment, "As long as you can delay that arrogant little dwarf for a step, I can beat him to death!"

"What are you discussing? I'm not dead, so why would it be your turn to deal with Akashi Seijuro?"

Just when everyone was silent and felt that a dark cloud was slowly gathering above their heads, a weak but firm voice sounded.

"Kaneki-san?"

"Glittering?!"

"Ken-kun just woke up and had to come out after hearing your discussion..." Momoi Satsuki looked at the blaming expressions of everyone, pointed at Kaneki Ken and stammered with a little shrinking.

"It's just a little food poisoning. You won't die." Kaneki Ken pulled the needle off the back of his hand and said, "You all have a good night's sleep now, and follow me to beat up that red-haired dwarf tomorrow."

"Yes!" Although Kaneki Ken's voice was still weak, it gave a shot of confidence to everyone at Shonan High School.

……

Eight o'clock the next morning.

"How are the preparations going?" Anton Mitsuyoshi asked the people in front of him.

"It's no problem, old man..." Sakuragi Hanamichi said, "It's Gilgamesh..."

"I'm fine. I've taken the medicine the doctor told me to take." Kaneki Ken said decisively, "Although high-intensity exercise can't exceed 20 minutes at most...it's enough to beat them."

"Are you really okay, Kaneki-san?" Anton Mitsuyoshi looked at Kaneki Ken with some concern, and asked with concern, "Don't you need to rest more?"

"You'll have plenty of time to rest after I die." Kaneki Ken wiped his face and stood up. He was the first to walk towards the team bus outside the hospital. "As for now, I have to fulfill my promise to my old friend, and... my responsibility as the ace!"

……

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, venue for the finals.

"Hello, audience friends! In one hour, the highly anticipated Miracle Peak Civil War will begin." Yayoi Aida stood at the entrance of the stadium with a microphone and reported, "In the clash between the two Miracle captains, who will have the last laugh? Please pay attention to our station's subsequent detailed reports."

"Xiao Zheng, it's time to go on stage and warm up."

In the players' locker room of Rakuzan High School, Mibuchi Reo cautiously came to Akashi Seijuro and reminded him.

"Okay, I get it." Akashi Seijuro took off his headphones and muttered to himself, "From today on, the debate over who is stronger between Kaneki Ken and me... ends here!"

After saying that, Akashi Seijuro threw off his coat and walked towards the player tunnel alone.

"Sister Lingyang..." Yeshan Kotaro looked at Akashi Seijuro's murderous back and swallowed his saliva and said, "Akashi is so scary today..."

"Yeah..." Mibuchi Reo looked at Dai Chihiro in the corner with a trace of pity in her eyes, "I hope this guy won't make a mistake today... Otherwise, I can't imagine how Xiao Zheng will treat him..."

At this time, the locker room of Shonan High School players was silent. Everyone was looking at Kaneki Ken who was taking a nap with his eyes closed, and were unwilling to disturb him.

"It's so quiet..." Kaneki Ken said with his eyes closed, "What time is it now?"

"It's almost time for the players to enter the field, Captain Kaneki." Izawa Shuji looked at Kaneki Ken worriedly and said, "How about letting Senior Miyagi start for you today? As long as I can find a way to get around that guy Akashi, I think I can deal with Mibuchi Reo."

"As long as we can find a way to widen the gap within 20 minutes, I don't think my body will have any problems." Kaneki Ken opened his eyes, his pale face could not hide the sharp edge in his eyes, "If I can't start the game, I don't know how that guy will treat me when I go on the court!"

"In that case, it's decided, Kaneki-san." Anton Mitsuyoshi looked at Kaneki Ken calmly and said, "In this game, I will strictly control your playing time to within 20 minutes. During this time, you have absolute decision-making power on the court."

"Thanks, coach." Kaneki Ken raised his eyebrows slightly, "That's enough."

"The finals of the Neon Country IH High School Basketball League is about to begin. Players from both teams are requested to enter the venue in an orderly manner."

"Let's go!" Kaneki Ken stood up, straightened his wrinkles and said, "It's time to welcome my old friend back!"

"Yes!" the players of Shonan High School responded solemnly.

……

"Hello, audience friends! In one hour, the much-anticipated finals will begin!" Tashiro Hei introduced on the sidelines, suppressing his excitement, "Believe me, you all know that this game will ultimately decide who will be the strongest of the Generation of Miracles." "Yes." Kitagawa Mitsuyasu nodded slightly, "On one side is the strongest dark horse, Shonan High School, which has fought back all the way from the beginning to the end, and on the other side is the long-established, absolute powerhouse Rakuzan High School. The top trump cards on both sides were once captains of the Generation of Miracles. We are looking forward to what kind of sparks they will collide with in the next game!"

……

"Hey~ here you are." Kaneki Ken said to Akashi Seijuro who was walking towards him, "Why don't you go warm up? Are you here to ask me to go easy on you?"

"You don't need to use this kind of boring word game to try to anger me." Akashi Seijuro looked at Kaneki Ken calmly and said, "To be honest, Kaneki, you are the only one who has been disobeying me for such a long time without being punished by me. Today, let's make a break here!"

"It's time to end it all, Akashi Seijuro." Kaneki Ken's eyes gradually became deeper as he looked at Akashi Seijuro. "You should give back the time you stole from Akashi!"

"Hmph, you don't understand." Akashi Seijuro's pupils shrank slightly, and he snorted coldly before returning to Rakusan High School's half of the court.

……

"Now let's go out and introduce the players."

As the warm-up time came to an end, the on-field broadcast began to introduce the players.

"First up is Shonan High School, number 15, center, Shigehiro Kabachi."

"The best center under miracles!"

"Murasara Atsushi from Shonan!"

"Come on, Kabadi!"

With his outstanding performance over the years, Shigehiro Kabata has gradually accumulated a group of loyal fans. Amid the cheers of the crowd, Shigehiro Kabata slowly walked towards the court.

"No. 10, power forward, Sakuragi Hanamichi." The broadcast voice continued to introduce.

"Oh, Sakuragi!!!"

"Come on, Sakuragi-san!!!"

The Sakuragi Army and Akagi Haruko, who were sitting in the first row of the audience, cheered loudly.

"Hehe, I will, Haruko~" When Sakuragi Hanamichi heard Akagi Haruko's voice, his eyes narrowed with a smile.

"I feel like Sakuragi didn't even see us..." Mito Yohei said, shaking his head helplessly.

"Do we need to guess?" Noma Chuichiro said with a smile, "This single-celled organism cannot think about too many things at once."

"Number 11, small forward, Rukawa." The voice above the court was steady and powerful.

"Come on, come on Rukawa Kaede! Our idol Rukawa Kaede!"

"Come on, Rukawa-senpai! And Karachi-senpai, come on too!"

In addition to Rukawa Nobuaki who appeared on the sidelines in every game, all of Rukawa Kaede's juniors from Toyama Junior High School were present at the finals to cheer for the former ace trio.

"Is it them?" Rukawa Kaede looked at the formation of Toyama Junior High School in surprise and said softly.

"Well, we're all here. So you mustn't embarrass yourself in front of the juniors, Rukawa." A hint of blood flashed across Shigehiro Kabaji's dark face, and it was obvious that his blood was boiling at this moment.

"Number 9, shooting guard, Shuji Izawa." The voice of the broadcast became a little suppressed, as if it was the prelude to the arrival of some loudest sound.

"Here we go." On the sidelines, Midorima Shintaro looked at Izawa Shuji who quietly entered the field, and then looked at Rakusan's Mibuchi Reo, "Who is the top scorer under the miracle? Today we should have a consensus."

"Number 4, 203cm tall, the lion from Teiko Junior High School, the second captain of the Generation of Miracles, point guard, Ken Kaneki!!!"

As Kaneki Ken came on stage, the sound of the broadcast exploded in everyone's ears like thunder, but no one found it noisy. Everyone's eyes were fixed on Kaneki Ken who raised his right hand and slowly walked towards the court.

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

The fans of Shonan High School on the sidelines couldn't help but cheer, and the name of Kaneki Ken was echoing throughout the stadium. It seemed that the Tokyo Gymnasium had become the home court of Shonan High School in an instant.

"Players from both teams, line up and salute!"

After the Luoshan High School players entered the court, the referee came to the court holding a basketball and said.

"Please give me some advice!"

"Please give me some advice!"

"bring it on!"

Ken Kaneki and Seijuro Akashi in the queue looked at each other with tacit understanding, and both of them could read each other's thoughts from each other's eyes.

"Beep beep~"

With a whistle, the basketball was thrown high into the air by the referee, and Shigehiro Kabaji and Koichiro Nango jumped up. The long-awaited battle at the top began from this moment.

(End of this chapter)