Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 208 We are the strongest
"Hey~~~ Is this a magic trick?"

"What was that just now? How did it go by so fast?"

"The Shonan players are running so fast! I can't see their movements clearly at all!"

The cooperation between Shonan High School was too smooth, and the spectators on the sidelines could not see clearly what was happening on the court. They only heard a crisp bang, and then Sakuragi Hanamichi received the ball and completed a dunk.

"This feeling is... sync?" In the Poseidon High School formation on the sidelines, Kamiso Ichiro looked at Shonan High School in astonishment, "We've already entered a state of pseudo-zone for all players, how can we still enter sync?"

"This is not normal sync..." Maki Shinichi said solemnly while looking at the field, "Kaneki Ken used his powerful strength to force the players to play according to his ideas... In other words, the common brain of Shonan High School is now Kaneki Ken. In this state, even if Kaneki Ken is given four strangers, they can enter into perfect sync..."

"This kind of thing... can it really be done?" Kiyota Nobunaga listened to Maki Shinichi's explanation and muttered to himself in amazement.

"I originally thought that Akashi Seijuro's relay pass was already amazing, but I didn't expect Kaneki Ken to be able to do this..." Maki Shinichi smacked his lips and said, "It really is worthy of being a showdown between the strongest of the Miracle Generation..."

"You have a good idea, Akashi." Kaneki Ken, who completed the assist, stared into Akashi Seijuro's eyes and said, "Passing the ball on the court is indeed faster than running, and the way you bypassed me is also very clever... But, it's not enough. Your pass... requires the person who receives the ball to think too long."

"But..." Kaneki Ken turned around so that Akashi Seijuro couldn't see his expression, and said softly, "I'm very happy that you can come back. I look forward to the day when you surpass me."

"Kaneki..." Akashi Seijuro looked at Kaneki Ken's back, and the obsession with winning or losing in his heart suddenly disappeared, leaving only his love for basketball and enjoyment of the game.

"Alas... this game is over." Aomine Daiki sighed, "Akagi has tried very hard... but every time he finally created an opportunity to turn the tables, Kaneki Ken would immediately crush him with his stronger strength... this feeling of loss is just too..."

"And you don't even know if this is Kaneki Ken's strongest ability..." Midorima Shintaro recalled the scene where he tried his best but was still beaten by Kaneki Ken. His expression became a little complicated, "This feeling of playing in fear is really too uncomfortable..."

"You are still young, and one or two years of competition is nothing. You might as well think about the bright side. At least you have reached a goal worth chasing now." Shirokane Kozo said with a gratified smile, "Look carefully at Kaneki Ken now, remember his every move, every choice, and then try to catch up with him with twice or even three times his effort. One day you will catch up with him."

The miracle people present listened to Platinum Kozo's expectations without saying anything. They just sat quietly in their seats and watched the game with Platinum Kozo.

After Kaneki Ken started the third stage of the zone and led the players of Shonan High School into a pseudo-zone state in a synchronized state, the game completely lost its suspense and entered a one-sided crushing state of Shonan High School against Rakuzan High School.

When the mid-game whistle sounded, the score between the two sides was 72:66, and Shonan High School went from being 10 points behind to overtaking by 6 points.

As the game entered the third quarter, Kaneki Ken continued to maintain his full firepower mode, and Shonan High School continued to pursue him relentlessly. Even though Akashi Seijuro still made wonderful passes from time to time, he was still struggling in Kaneki Ken's imperial domain and was unable to resist.

In the middle of the third quarter, Akashi Seijuro, who had maintained two zones from the beginning to the end, also began to run out of energy. Seeing this, Shirogane Eiji decisively withdrew all the starters and declared surrender. Ando Mitsuyoshi also tacitly replaced the field and replaced it with the second lineup led by Miyagi Ryouta and Rukawa Kaede.

最终，湘南高校以126：98的比分击败了洛山高校，斩获了本届I.H高中篮球联赛的冠军奖杯。金木研则以23分钟的出场时间，砍下了46分+13篮板+16助攻+5盖帽+5抢断的成绩荣膺本次全国大赛总决赛的FMVP。

"This is the feeling of defeat... My heart aches, and my breathing becomes heavy..." Akashi Seijuro stood at the bottom of the championship podium, looking at Kaneki Ken who was holding up the FMVP trophy and the championship gold cup on the podium and accepting the audience's congratulations. Tears overflowed from his eyes, but the corners of his mouth had a complicated smile and he murmured to himself, "But Kaneki, it's great to be able to play against you!"

……

After the award ceremony, the players of Luoshan High School were packing up in the locker room. At this moment, a knock on the door came from outside the locker room.

"Are you there, Akashi-kun?" Taoi Satsuki's voice came from outside the door.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong, Momo?" Akashi Seijuro opened the door. His eyes were red, obviously because he had been crying, but he still smiled gently and asked Momoi Satsuki.

"Well, it's nothing serious..." Tao Jing Satsuki put her hands behind her back, and after hesitating for a long time, she gritted her teeth and stomped her feet, holding the championship trophy from behind her back, and said with some embarrassment, "Yanjun asked me to move the championship trophy over so that you can touch it, saying that he promised you."

"???"

All the Luoshan players present at the scene looked at Taoi Satsuki with question marks on their faces, and Taoi Satsuki also became a little at a loss in the eyes of everyone.

"Haha... This is the first time in my life that I've missed the championship trophy..." Akashi Seijuro looked at the embarrassed Momoi Satsuki in front of him, chuckled, walked forward, solemnly took the trophy from Momoi Satsuki's hand, stroked the trophy with both hands, and his eyes became moist again.

"Akagi-kun..." Taoi Satsuki looked at Akashi Seijuro who was once again in sadness, and asked cautiously, "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, Momo." Akashi Seijuro shook his head, took a deep breath, and after calming down, he handed the trophy back to Momoi Satsuki, "Please tell Kaneki Ken to thank me... and by the way, tell him that I look forward to playing against him again in the Winter Cup."

"Yeah." Looking at Akashi Seijuro whose knot had been resolved, Momoi Satsuki took the trophy with a smile and nodded, then jumped and hummed a song as she left the locker room of Rakusan High School.

"Xiao Zheng, don't worry, we still have a chance..." Seeing Akashi Seijuro staring blankly at Momoi Satsuki's back, Mibuchi Reo walked to Akashi Seijuro with some worry, looked at him with concern and said. "It's okay, Akashi." Hayama Kotaro also smiled and walked to Akashi Seijuro and said, "Train well when you go back, and play in the Winter Cup again."

"Yes, we'll fight back in the Winter Cup." Akashi Seijuro took the backpack handed over by Neya Takeyoshi and looked at his teammates with a smile, "Everyone has worked hard today. Let's go have barbecue tonight. It's my treat!"

"Yes!" The players of Luoshan High School cheered in unison, and the originally depressing atmosphere was swept away.

……

"I'm back!" As soon as Taoi Satsuki opened the door of the locker room, Sakuragi Hanamichi snatched the trophy from her hand and handed it to Sakuragi's father.

"Haha, Dad, did you see that?" Sakuragi Hanamichi laughed and patted his chest to show off to his father Sakuragi, "Your son, I am now the national champion! I am the basketball genius Sakuragi Hanamichi!"

"Okay, okay..." Father Sakuragi looked at Hanamichi Sakuragi with a smile and nodded continuously.

"Did you see that, Akagi?" Mumu Gongchi looked at the happy Sakuragi father and son in front of him, adjusted his glasses, tears flashed in his eyes, and said in a trembling voice, "We... We finally fulfilled our dream!"

"...Hmm." Akagi Takenori was silent for a long while after listening to Mugure Kochi's words. After a while, he hummed in a trembling voice.

"Brother Glasses, Gorilla! Why don't you come over..." The sharp-eyed Sakuragi Hanamichi looked at Akagi Takenori and Mugure Kochi who were standing silently aside, and was about to pull them to celebrate with their teammates, but he keenly noticed the tears in the corners of their eyes.

"Okay, we won the championship." Sakuragi Hanamichi walked behind the two and said in a relaxed tone in their ears, "Everyone is celebrating, be happy~"

"Stop talking nonsense..." Akagi Takenori still wanted to maintain the dignity of a senior, but his feet involuntarily walked towards where his teammates gathered.

"Sakuragi has really matured..." Miyagi Ryouta and Mitsui Hisashi stood side by side, smiled and said to Sakuragi Hanamichi who was gently comforting Akagi Takenori.

"The coach and captain are back!"

At this moment, Kentaro Ishii hurriedly pushed open the door and ran into the locker room to report.

"How about it, is the beverage barrel ready?" Mitsui Shou quickly looked at Tetsu Shiozaki and asked.

"Ready!" Tetsushi Shiozaki said to Mitsui Shou while making an OK gesture.

"Okay, now listen to my command..." Mitsui Shou leaned against the door and muttered silently, "Three, two, one!"

"We're back...Fuck!"

Just as Kaneki Ken and Anton Mitsuyoshi pushed open the door of the locker room, a bucket of drink poured over their heads, giving them a startle.

"Bah!" Kaneki Ken wiped his face and roared, "Who did it? Whose idea was it?"

"Quick, quick, lift it up!"

No one present paid any attention to Kaneki Ken's angry voice. Instead, someone mentioned it, and the players of Shonan High School immediately worked together to lift Kaneki Ken and Anto Mitsuyoshi up.

"Three, two, one!" Mitsui Shou said excitedly, "We are..."

“The strongest!”

The players of Shonan High School responded in unison and threw Kaneki Ken and Anton Mitsuyoshi high into the sky.

"Fuck, put me down!" Kaneki Ken, who was a little afraid of heights, roared until his voice broke.

"Oh, oh, oh, oh~" Anton Mitsuyoshi seemed to be enjoying it at this time and laughed happily.

"We are the strongest..." The usually aloof Rukawa Kaede was now quietly standing in the corner of the locker room, muttering softly, with a barely perceptible smile on his lips.

(End of this chapter)