Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 223 Returning to China
"Um...please wait!"

After the game, just as Kaneki Ken was about to pack up and go back to the locker room to wash up, Alex Garcia called out to Kaneki Ken.

"Hmm?" Kaneki Ken turned around with a puzzled look and looked at Alex Garcia, "Excuse me, ma'am?"

"Um..." Alex Garcia looked into Kaneki Ken's eyes, his mind went blank, and he asked subconsciously, "Excuse me...are you Kaneki Ken?"

"What? You just found out who I am now?" Kaneki Ken's expression suddenly became a little strange. "I've been on the hot topics four or five times recently, so I should be pretty well-known, right?"

"Sorry... I don't usually pay attention to social media... so I'm a little behind the times..." Alex Garcia scratched his head awkwardly and smiled, "It's Tatsuya... Himuro Tatsuya mentioned you to me, so I'm a little curious... Sorry to bother you..."

"You don't have to explain it to me in such detail. I know Chen Ye." Kaneki Ken put down his backpack and said with a smile, "But from my impression, he should have returned to Neon last year, right?"

"Yes, but he came back again and said that there is a group of people called the Generation of Miracles in Japan who are very difficult to deal with..." Alex Garcia smiled and said, "So he came back to train with me for a while, and just returned to Japan a while ago..."

"It seems that Himuro Tatsuya has already learned the Kagerou shooting..." Kaneki Ken raised his eyebrows slightly, "I wonder if Sakuragi can handle it..."

"Kaneki? Kaneki?" Alex Garcia looked at the dazed Kaneki Ken and waved his hand in front of him.

"Oh, I see, Ms. Alex." Kaneki Ken came back to his senses, his eyes reopened and focused on the main point and asked, "Nice to meet you, is there anything else?"

"Nothing else, I just want to learn more about the Generation of Miracles from you..." Alex Garcia scratched his cheek a little embarrassedly and said, "After all, Chen has mentioned it to me more than once..."

"If you want to learn about the Generation of Miracles, I suggest you go to Neon to see for yourself." Kaneki Ken said with a playful look after hearing Alex Garcia's request, "It's pale and powerless to describe them with words."

……

"Do you feel this pale and powerless feeling, Daigo?" In the drizzling rain, Himuro Tatsuya looked at Kagami Daigo's surprised expression and said with a smile, "This is a gift I specially prepared for the Generation of Miracles."

"Hey, Himuro, it's raining now. If you don't leave now, you'll catch a cold." Murasakibara Atsushi looked at the rain getting heavier and heavier in the sky, and shouted to Himuro Tatsuya helplessly.

"Oh, here I come." Himuro Tatsuya smiled as he walked to the sidelines and picked up his backpack. Before leaving, he looked at Kagami Taiga and said with a smile, "I look forward to our 100th duel, Taiga."

"Tatsuya..." Kagami Daiga stared blankly at Himuro Tatsuya's back, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Let's go." Hinata Junpei looked at Kagami Daiga's dejected expression and slapped Kagami Daiga on the shoulder. "Don't be sad here anymore. Whatever you want to say, save it for the field."

"Yeah." Kagami Taiwo nodded noncommittally and walked back to the waiting room with Hinata Junpei and others.

"Ah~ the game is over..." In the waiting room, Koganei Shinji looked at Kise Ryota and Sakuragi Hanamichi who were standing on the sidelines shaking hands with a look of regret and said, "Time passed too quickly..."

"How was it? Who won?" Muji Tieping asked curiously.

"Shonan High School won..." Koganei Shinji clicked on the statistics area and said, "114 to 86, lost by 28 points..."

"How did that golden-haired and that red-haired monkey perform in this game?" Kagami Taiga immediately paid attention to the performance of Kise Ryouta and Sakuragi Hanamichi.

“等一等，我来看一下……”小金井慎二听着火神大我的问题，转头点开了论坛中的数据统计表，“黄濑同学30投16中，罚球7中7，三分球6中5，拿到了44分12篮板10助攻4盖帽4抢断……樱木同学29投19中，罚球8中8，拿下了46分18篮板6助攻6盖帽5抢断……”

As Koganei Shinji continued to recite, his voice gradually became quieter. The players of Seirin High School suddenly fell into a dead silence.

"What... This is simply a Kaneki Ken-style data..." After a long time, Furuhata Mitsuki sighed, "Forget about Kise-san... Now even Sakuragi-san..." "It seems that even without Kaneki Ken... Shonan High School is not easy to deal with..." Kiyoshi Teppei sighed, patted Kagami Daigo on the shoulder and said, "You still have to work hard, Kagami."

"Yeah, I know." Kagami Daiga nodded slightly. First it was Himuro Tatsuya, then Sakuragi Hanamichi. The continuous pressure came like a mountain, and even Kagami Daiga, who was usually calm, couldn't help feeling a little stressed.

"Ding-ling-ling-ling~"

Just when everyone fell into silence, Hinata Junpei's cell phone suddenly rang.

"Moximoxi?" As soon as Hinata Junpei picked up the phone, an angry roar came from the other end.

"Hey, you guys are dead outside. It's raining so hard outside, what kind of game are you still playing? It's been so long and you haven't come back yet. What are you doing? You all want to practice more, right?" Aida Reiko's roar made Hinata Junpei's ears buzz.

"Hello... Hello?! The signal here is not very good. I'll talk to you later. I'm hanging up first!" Hinata Junpei decisively hung up Aida Reiko's call, stood up and looked at everyone and said, "Okay, don't worry about other people's games now. The national competition will officially start next month. We should be thankful that at least we still have time to get stronger."

"Yes, captain!" Everyone present nodded and left the park stadium under the leadership of Hinata Junpei.

"We are back." Not long after, Cheng Ling's highly efficient players returned to the school gym.

"Hey, I say, you guys..." Aida Reiko was about to step forward and criticize the team harshly, but seeing everyone's solemn expressions, her tone softened and she asked curiously, "What's wrong? What happened?"

"Nothing." Muji Teppei wiped the rain off his head with a towel and said, "We just thought we should come back earlier for more practice."

Reiko Aida looked at everyone present with some hesitation, and she was a little confused about what they were thinking. But after just a moment of hesitation, Reiko Aida shook her head, looked at everyone with enthusiasm and said, "Since everyone is so motivated, let's start training!"

"Yes, coach!" the players of Seirin High School roared.

……

A month passed in a flash. With the coming of the Neon Winter Cup National Competition, Kaneki Ken also made his debut in front of American fans, leading the international team to defeat the American team led by Kobe, Garnett, and Pierce with a score of 108:99. Kaneki Ken scored 46 points, 16 rebounds, 12 assists, 5 steals, and 5 blocks, and was unanimously elected as the MVP of the Golden Arch Bridge High School All-Star Game.

After the game, David Falk and Michael Jordan held a small celebration party for Kaneki Ken.

"You did a great job, Big Boy." In the box, David looked at Kaneki Ken's calm expression excitedly and said, "Did you know? You just defeated the strongest high school team in the United States with a group of unknown young people in a game broadcast live across the country! I suspect that even if you participate in the draft now, there will be teams that will take the risk of using their first-round pick to gamble!"

"Just a first-round pick, David?" Kaneki Ken smiled and shook his head. "A first-round pick won't satisfy me."

"Haha, don't tell me you want to be the No. 1 pick now." Michael Jordan laughed, "You know, when I graduated from North Carolina, I was only the No. 3 pick~"

"Fuck, your smile is really ugly. Don't compare yourself to me, I am definitely better than you, Michael." Kaneki Ken said firmly, "And you are so happy because you are afraid that I will enter the NBA too early and you will never win the championship again? I remember you were not so timid before~"

"Damn, no one can beat me except me!" Michael Jordan said with a smile, "Don't think you can be so arrogant in front of the God of Basketball just because you beat a bunch of rookies, little guy."

"Then you'd better hurry up, otherwise you won't have a chance after I enter the NBA. And the last person who said this in front of me lost miserably..." Kaneki Ken took a sip of the milk in front of him, and then said, "By the way, the toys you prepared for me are very fun, Michael, but that's all. I have booked a flight back to Neon tomorrow, and thank you for your hospitality during this time."

"Have you really made up your mind, kid? You know, some basketball players never have such a glorious life..." David Falk said with a dissuading look on his face, "If you are willing to listen to my advice, now is the best time for you to expand your influence. You should stay at Oak Hill High School, play for a year, win the MI High School League championship, and then enter basketball giants such as North Carolina and UCLA - Michael and I can help you with all these - and then become an NBA No. 1 draft pick..."

"The prospect you mentioned is indeed very exciting, but I refuse - there are still a group of old friends waiting for me in Neon, David." Kaneki Ken picked up the knife and fork and started cutting the steak in front of him, "As for the best time you mentioned and joining a wealthy team... Shit, there is no need for that at all. Wherever I appear, I will be the focus of everyone's attention. Whichever team I join will be a wealthy team."

(End of this chapter)