Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 209 New toys
After the game, the players of Shonan High School went to the Akaiguro Ramen Restaurant, which Kaneki Ken often went to during his junior high school years, to have a dinner to celebrate.

"cheers!"

At the dinner table, everyone raised their glasses to celebrate the national championship they won after overcoming many obstacles.

"Hmm~ so refreshing!" Sakuragi Hanamichi drank a whole glass of ice cola in one gulp, stuck out his tongue, and burped.

"Well, everyone..." Akagi Takenori raised his glass reluctantly while all the players were present, "After today, Murasaki and I will quit the basketball team..."

"Gorilla..." Sakuragi Hanamichi looked at Akagi Takenori in confusion, "We haven't played the Winter Cup yet..."

"Now that we have you on the team, Akagi and I feel relieved." Mumu Gongchi sighed and said with relief, "Akagi and I should prepare for our studies now... After all, the college entrance examination is about to begin..."

"University entrance exam?" Listening to Mugure Kochi's speech, Sakuragi Hanamichi seemed to suddenly remember something, turned to look at Mitsui Shou and said, "Hey, Xiaosan, you..."

"I will still play in the Winter Cup with you all." Mitsui Shou smiled, put down the drink in his hand and said, "After all, I am not like Akagi and Murasakibara who have excellent grades and are hoping to win two championships and enter a better sports university~"

"Xiao San, isn't your family very rich? Why do you still want to go to college?" Sakuragi Hanamichi asked with some confusion.

"It's more prestigious to get into a university by yourself..." Mitsui Shou smiled and said a few perfunctory words without saying anything else.

"I respect your choice, Akagi." Kaneki Ken also stood up at this time, raised his glass and said to Akagi Takenori, "Then I wish you can get into the school of your choice."

"I also wish you can lead Shonan High School to successfully defend the title in the Winter Cup." Akagi Takenori clinked glasses with Kaneki Ken and drank them all in one gulp, then patted Kaneki Ken on the shoulder, "I'll leave Shonan High School to you."

"Don't worry." Kaneki Ken patted Akagi Takenori's big hand on his shoulder with a firm look in his eyes and said with a smile.

"Ding-ling-ling~" Just then, the cell phone in Kaneki Ken's pocket rang.

"You guys eat first, I'm going to answer a call." Kaneki Ken looked at the caller ID, his expression changed slightly, he shook the phone in his hand, and left the box.

"Ken-kun..." Momoi Satsuki keenly observed the change in Kaneki Ken's expression, and quietly followed Kaneki Ken out of the box.

……

"Hello, Baldy, what's up? I'm having lunch with my teammates!" Kaneki Ken came to the corridor, answered the phone, and spoke casually to the person on the other end of the phone.

"Hey boy! Congratulations!" Michael Jordan on the other end of the phone said with a smile without taking it as an offense.

"You are well-informed." Kaneki Ken raised his eyebrows slightly, "I remember it's just dawn in the United States now, right? Why, did you watch my game?"

"It's just a game between high school students. What's so interesting about it?" Michael Jordan said noncommittally. "David told me that Falk said you performed well."

"Okay, thank Falk for me. If there's nothing else, I'll hang up first." Kaneki Ken said impatiently. "Fuck, can't you be a little respectful when talking to a basketball superstar?" Michael Jordan scolded with a smile, "Let me tell you a good news. Oak Hill High School has decided to invite you to participate in their summer training, and the Golden Arches High School All-Star Game is going to invite you to represent international players in the competition."

"Joint practice? Golden Arch Bridge High School All-Star Game?" Kaneki Ken repeated the two things Michael Jordan mentioned, curling his lips with interest, "I admit that I am a little interested. Tell me, what new toys have you prepared for me?"

"Fuck, you sound more arrogant than me. Damn it, but I just like your arrogance." Jordan stood up and poured himself a glass of whiskey, then continued, "Oak Hill High School lost to Lower Merion High School in this year's All-American High School Basketball League. They have high hopes for you, so let me invite you to practice with them during the holiday so that the other players on the team can get to know you a little better."

"I don't need them to understand me, they just need to do their own thing." Kaneki Ken shrugged indifferently, "I know all the secrets about basketball... But since you invited me, I won't refuse. As for the Golden Arches High School All-Star Game you mentioned, tell me, which players will participate?"

"As of now, we know that Jermaine, Kobe, Pierce, KG, Marbury, and Stackhouse will all be participating on the U.S. team." Michael Jordan studied his nails and moved his thumb unconsciously. "As for the international team... we already know that there is Vince from Vancouver, Wally from Spain, Peja from Yugoslavia, Dirk from Germany, and a big guy from Dragon Country, whose name seems to be Wang... Shit, Dragon Country people's names are really hard to pronounce..."

"Wang Zhizhi?" Kaneki Ken's heart moved and he asked tentatively.

"Oh, yes, Wang Zhizhi." Michael Jordan said with a smile, "You are really an expert on Dragon Country. If I go to Dragon Country to participate in an event one day, I will definitely ask you to be my interpreter."

"Forget it, I'm too expensive, you can't afford me." Kaneki Ken complained, "I'm very interested in everything you said, when will it be over?"

"The Oak Hill training camp will start on the 28th of this month." Michael Jordan checked the calendar. "You will have to arrive in the U.S. on the 25th at the latest. The training camp will last about two months, and then the Golden Arches High School All-Star Game will take about a month."

"Will you be back just in time for the Winter Cup?" Kaneki Ken roughly calculated the time and said to the person on the other end of the phone, "OK, I'll go. You're a rubbish baseball player, you'd better train hard during this period, otherwise, it will be embarrassing if I beat you up when I get to the United States."

"Fuck, if I die and I'm buried in the ground for three years, I can still beat you up when I dig you out," Michael Jordan cursed. "Besides, I like my life now."

"Oh, really?" Kaneki Ken said with a noncommittal smile, "I heard that Hakim has won two consecutive championships. It seems that your position as a basketball superstar is not very stable~"

“……”Michael Jordan listened to Kaneki Ken’s response in silence for a while and hung up the phone directly.

"Damn it, you useless thing, you just hang up the phone." Kaneki Ken cursed with laughter when he heard the beeping sound on the other end of the phone, but when he turned around, he saw Momoi Satsuki staring at him blankly from behind.

"May, why are you here?" Kaneki Ken asked with some confusion.

"I just got here not long ago..." Taoi Satsuki smiled, stared at Kaneki Ken and asked, "Are you going to the United States, Ken-kun?"

……

"Damn it, this kid dares to look down on me like this..." Michael Jordan thought a little unhappy about Kaneki Ken's provocation, which seemed intentional or unintentional. He found a long-forgotten number from his mobile phone and called it.

"Oh, Michael, it's so rare to receive a call from you." A hearty laugh came from the other end of the phone.

"Stop talking nonsense, Grover." Michael Jordan's eyes flashed with a long-lost fighting spirit, "Help me develop a recovery plan. I want to be back to my peak condition within two months."

(End of this chapter)