Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 206 The game begins

"Why can these guys also enter this state..." Kagami Taiga stared at the players of Rakusan High School who were all trapped in a pseudo-zone, "Isn't this something only Kaneki Ken can do..."

"Although the principles are different, Akashi is fully capable of this." Aomine Daiki explained in a deep voice, "Kaneki Ken guided all the members of Shonan High School into a pseudo-zone state, relying on his strong strength to back up his teammates and let them focus all their energy on basketball... and Akashi, who possesses the Eye of the Emperor, can always observe the slightest changes in his teammates, and then use the most perfect pass to guide his teammates into the best state they can perform..."

"In other words, if we only consider passing skills, Akashi Seijuro's current point guard position..." Midorima Shintaro narrowed his eyes and said with a firm tone, "It's at the ceiling level!"

"Chi~"

While Midorima Shintaro and others were still talking, Akashi Seijuro on the field made another pass without looking at anyone, guiding Hayama Kotaro to flash past Mitsui Hisashi with lightning.

"Damn it..." Mitsui Shou chased Hayama Kotaro into the inside with a ferocious look on his face, "This guy suddenly became so fast... I didn't expect that besides Kaneki, there is another person who can do this!"

"Don't waste your energy, Mitsui-senpai! You can't stop me now!" After catching the ball, Hayama Kotaro jumped up and laughed happily in the air, "It's better to let Kaneki Ken return to the court as soon as possible!"

"You're teaching me how to do things, you little brat!" Mitsui Shou gritted his teeth and jumped up from behind Hayama Kotaro to block the shot, but Hayama Kotaro easily dodged it with a pull-up shot. The basketball spun and rubbed against the top of the backboard, and bounced into the basket with a swish.

"Coach, I want to play." Kaneki Ken, who was standing off the court, spoke decisively as he looked at Shonan High School which was in an unfavorable situation.

"Wait a moment, Kaneki-san." Anton Mitsuyoshi held his chin and looked at the field with a serious expression, but his words were extremely light, "Trust your teammates."

"Of course I believe in my teammates, Coach Anton." Kaneki Ken stood up, took off his coat that was keeping him warm and said, "But as an ace, I have an obligation to go on the court and lead them to victory; as a friend, I also need to go on the court and say hello to my long-lost old friends!"

"Okay, Kaneki-san." Anton Mitsuyoshi sighed, "Then I'll leave everything to you!"

"Yes, coach." Kaneki Ken nodded heavily.

At this time on the court, Mitsui Hisashi missed a three-point shot and the rebound was picked up by Akashi Seijuro. Netani Takenagakichi took the lead and Akashi Seijuro made a long pass to Netani Takenagakichi.

"Good pass, Akashi!" Netani Takeyoshi, who received the ball in the restricted area of ​​Shonan High School, exclaimed, holding the ball with both hands like iron pliers and jumped up, "Look at my muscle dunk!!!"

"Drink your mother's head! Go to hell, you black-skinned muscle ape!"

Sakuragi Hanamichi's eyes flashed with lightning, like a burning fire that instantly covered the entire court. In the shocked eyes of Takeyoshi Netani, Sakuragi Hanamichi put his big hand on the basketball, and with a bang, the basketball was blown out of the court by Sakuragi Hanamichi.

"Beep beep~ Shonan High School requests a substitution!"

"Thank you for your hard work, Miyagi!" Kaneki Ken tucked his jersey into his waistband, walked onto the court, looked at Miyagi Ryouta with a smile, pointed behind him and said, "Go back and rest for a while!"

"Yes, Captain Kaneki." Miyagi Ryouta came to Kaneki Ken and gave him a high five, then said with some shame, "I'm sorry, Captain, the score difference has been widened to 11 points..."

"Haha, it's only 11 points." Kaneki Ken patted the back of Miyagi Ryouta's head and laughed, "I'll get it back for you before halftime."

"Kaneki finally chose to go on stage..." Shirogane Kozo said with a complicated expression, "these two children finally meet again..."

"It was an exciting match." Seeing Kaneki Ken preparing to play, Aomine Daiki suddenly lost interest. "Being able to force Kaneki into this state, Rakusan High School must be the strongest team besides Shonan High School..."

"The outcome is not determined yet, right? Although Kaneki's suppression of Akashi is unquestionable..." Kagami Taiga said uncertainly, "But as a point guard, Akashi Seijuro can completely avoid Kaneki Ken, right? Rakuzan High School is leading by 11 points now. Even if Kaneki Ken leads all the players of Shonan High School into a pseudo-zone state, he can only be on par with Rakuzan High School at most..."

"Then just watch~" Aomine Daiki smiled playfully, "Kaneki Ken won't give Rakusan High School another chance."

As Aomine Daiki finished speaking, everyone turned their attention back to the court. Since Sakuragi Hanamichi had just blocked the shot out of bounds, the ball was still in Rakusan High School's possession.

"Hey, long time no see, Akashi." Kaneki Ken came to Akashi Seijuro and greeted him, "As a gift for not seeing you for a long time, I'll let you touch my trophy later."

"How about letting me get this trophy and then I'll give it to you?" Akashi Seijuro was not angry when he heard Kaneki Ken's teasing, he just said with a smile.

"That won't do." Kaneki Ken shook his head, "I promised a man who is both my teacher and my friend that I would conquer Japan before joining him~"

"Then let's give it a try. I don't think the current Rakusan High School is much weaker than Shonan." Akashi Seijuro's eyes were full of determination.

"Akagi!" Takeyoshi Netani sent a sideline ball, interrupting the conversation between the two.

"Come on! Akashi!" Kaneki Ken looked at Akashi Seijuro who caught the ball, and a golden thunder dragon burst out from Kaneki Ken's eyes.

"No matter when I face you... you are always equally powerful!" Akashi Seijuro felt the tremendous pressure coming from his body, smiled bitterly, and slowly pushed the ball forward. His two pupils were shining, staring at the reflection of Kaneki Ken on the ground.

"Chance!"

Suddenly, Akashi Seijuro caught the moment when Kaneki Ken's reflection changed its posture, and the whole person rushed out instantly like a spring that was compressed to the extreme. "You changed someone, but your eyes are still so good?" Kaneki Ken just smiled and moved his feet, and easily blocked Akashi Seijuro in front of him, "It's a pity that you still can't get through."

"I don't plan to go over there either!" Akashi Seijuro said in a deep voice, "As long as my teammates can score a goal, that's enough!"

With a "whoosh" sound, the basketball turned into a stream of light and flew to the left corner, but the moment the ball was shot, Akashi Seijuro knew something was wrong.

"It seems that you have discovered it, Akashi." Kaneki Ken looked at Akashi Seijuro who had a grim expression and said, "Of course I can pass the ball like you do... But the reason why I chose to use other methods to lead my teammates into the pseudo-zone state is because it is too easy to be disturbed if I simply rely on passing the ball to guide my teammates!"

"It must be said that only Kaneki can do this..." Kise Ryouta shook his head and admired, "He hasn't even entered the zone yet, but with just a defensive position, he interrupted Akashi's painstaking layout..."

"The angle is wrong!" The moment she caught the ball, Mibuchi Reo felt something was wrong, "And the force of the ball was too great!"

"Hu~~"

"I won't let you score again!"

Just when Reo Mibuchi had finally adjusted her body shape, Mitsui Hisashi had already pounced in front of her with wind pressure.

“Damn it… Is this the end…” Mibuchi Reio’s face was filled with despair, and the crimson glow in her pupils disappeared completely. “No, I will never give up!”

Mibuchi Reio gritted his teeth and squatted down to play the game, and Mitsui Hisashi also pressed up at the right time.

"Closer to me..." A hint of smugness flashed in Mibuchi Reio's eyes, and her center of gravity moved slightly forward, "Look at my Earth Shot... How could this happen?"

There was a look of horror in Mibuchi Reo's eyes. Just now, when he was about to hit Mitsui Shou to make a 3+1, Mitsui Shou stepped back as if he had expected it, and his long arms accurately reached for the basketball in Mibuchi Reo's hand.

"There are three ways to shoot. Kaneki has already written them clearly in the information he gave us!" Mitsui said with a smile, "The Earth Shot... As long as you don't commit a foul, you just pass the ball to your opponent!"

"Don't even think about a fast break!" Looking at the frustrated Reo Mibuchi, Kotaro Hayama rushed forward to try to steal the ball, at least to stop Shonan High School from launching a fast break.

"Do you think I'm a shooting guard like Yasha who can only shoot three-pointers?" Mitsui Shou looked at Hayama Kotaro who rushed over and said with a smile, "I was originally a point guard!"

"What..." In the shocked eyes of Hayama Kotaro, Mitsui Hisashi gently pushed the ball behind his back with his left hand, avoiding Hayama Kotaro's interception and passed the ball to Sakuragi Hanamichi.

"Golden Flash, quick..." After receiving the ball, Sakuragi Hanamichi was about to pass the ball, but Akashi Seijuro came in front of him like a leech. Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was in the zone, quickly stopped passing the ball and turned his back to face Akashi Seijuro.

"Here!" Mitsui Hisashi also got rid of Hayama Kotaro's entanglement and reached out to Sakuragi Hanamichi for the ball path.

"It doesn't matter, this ball can be intercepted... Oh no!" Dai Chihiro was attracted by Mitsui Hisashi's figure. Although it was only for a moment, when he came to his senses, Ogiwara Seihiro had disappeared from his sight.

"Damn it...why did I ignore him?" Dai Chihiro wanted to catch up with Ogiwara Chenghao, but it was too late.

Sakuragi Hanamichi looked at Mitsui Hisashi, but his right hand suddenly grabbed the basketball that bounced up from the floor and threw it behind him casually.

"Is this... a pass? It's a little too off-center..." Takeyoshi Netani was wondering, when suddenly, Seihiro Ogiwara's figure appeared in his sight.

"It's this guy... Oh no, hurry back to defense!" Mibuchi Reo also saw Ogiwara Seihiro's figure, and an ominous premonition prompted him to run desperately towards the backcourt.

"Sakuragi-san, you are really amazing..." Ogiwara Narihiro's fringe covered his eyes, making it difficult to see his expression, "You can shine beside Kaneki... Then I have to do what I should do! Go ahead, Captain Kaneki!!!"

"boom!"

The enemy Cheng Hao slammed his palm heavily on the side of the basketball, and the basketball instantly spun and turned into a red light and flew towards the front court.

"Isn't this well done, Ogiwara!" Kaneki Ken, who had already entered, jumped up, grabbed the flying basketball in the air, and slammed it into the basket.

"What a skill!" Tashiro Heihachi was amazed at Kaneki Ken's score. "Ogiwara-san and Kaneki-san completed an aerial relay across the entire court! The score difference is back within double digits again!"

"As a courtesy to our old teammates after a long absence, Akashi..." Kaneki Ken let go of the basket and let it fall, "I gave you a nine-point advantage. Now the game... officially begins!"

"呲呲～"

As flashes of lightning rang out, the players of Shonan High School, led by Ken Kaneki, instantly flashed golden lightning in their eyes.

(End of this chapter)