Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 23: Single Duel (I)

Midorima Shintaro was right. Kaneki Ken, who was always good-tempered, was irritated for the second time today. The last time he was so angry was during the match with Kiriki First Affiliated Middle School.

"Little old man, is this what you mean by conquer? It looks like I have conquered you." Kaneki Ken's domineering and strong figure made Haizaki Shogo swallow his saliva.

As if he sensed the fear in his heart, Haizaki Shogo became more and more angry. He pushed Kaneki Ken away and came to the free throw line. He stared at Kaneki Ken and said, "I was just not prepared just now, big golden retriever! Come on!"

Looking at Haizaki Shogo in front of him, Kaneki Ken shook his head with some disdain, threw the ball to Haizaki Shogo again and said, "You are too weak. How about this, I will let you score four goals first, and then as long as you score a goal before I score five goals, I will count you as the winner."

The whole audience was in an uproar when they heard Kaneki Ken's words.

"Should we say that this is worthy of Kaneki's style... No one is better at killing people and destroying their hearts than him." Akashi Seitarou said with a look of expectedness on his face.

"It's bad, he got it. If I had known, I would have gone up to fight him." Aomine Daiki looked at Kaneki Ken who was in the limelight on the field and beat his chest and stamped his feet, "I can handle this kind of character."

Hearing everyone in the audience looking down on him, Haizaki Shogo became even angrier. He angrily walked to the top of the arc with the ball and said, "Then don't regret it!"

"Okay, stop talking nonsense. If you have any more cards, take them out quickly and try your best to please me!" Kaneki Ken twisted his neck slightly, looking at Haizaki Shogo with an uncharacteristically fierce look and a ferocious expression. He looked like a ferocious beast waiting to devour its prey.

Looking at the oppressive Kaneki Ken in front of him, Haizaki Shogo didn't dare to say bad things. He forced himself to suppress the panic in his heart, dribbled the ball slowly, took two steps back, and took a tentative shot. Unexpectedly, Kaneki Ken really didn't defend him.

"His mind is so confused, what is he throwing?" As soon as Midorima Shintaro saw Haizaki Shogo, he knew that the ball would not go in.

With a bang, the basketball bounced out of the rim, Haizaki Shogo picked up the rebound and tipped the ball into the basket - yes, he picked up the rebound, because Kaneki Ken didn't try to grab the ball at all.

"First goal, even an elementary school student can score a goal like yours, keep going." Kaneki Ken stood with his hands behind his back, and his voice, like the final judgment, sounded particularly harsh in Haizaki Shogo's ears.

"Stop talking nonsense. I can count by myself." The missed shot just now made Haizaki Shogo feel that his touch was not very good, so he decided to change his offensive strategy and dribble the ball straight to the basket for a layup.

"The second ball, an ugly easy ball, is simply sleepy." Kaneki Ken commented.

"Why do you care how I score the goal? As long as I score, it's fine." After scoring two goals in a row, Haizaki Shogo gradually relaxed and felt that Kaneki Ken in front of him was just like that.

"I will make a three-pointer with this one!" As if he was cheering himself up, or as if he was tentatively provoking Kaneki Ken, Haizaki Shogo dribbled the ball slowly to find his touch, then he shot the three-pointer which hit the backboard and went into the basket.

"The third goal." Kaneki Ken's disdain grew even worse, and he even rubbed his eyes with his fingers, as if something dirty had gotten into his eyes and needed to be cleaned. Seeing Kaneki Ken's expression as if he was looking at garbage, Haizaki Shogo's expression became even uglier, and he gritted his teeth as he took the pass from Kaneki Ken, deliberately dribbled the ball around Kaneki Ken, threw the ball into the air, took two steps to take off, caught the ball that bounced off the backboard in the air, and scored a layup.

"It's the fourth goal!" After scoring four goals in a row, Haizaki Shogo felt that he was doing well again. While dribbling the ball, he looked at Kaneki Ken and said provocatively, "I will pass you from your right side and then kill you with a three-pointer!"

Kaneki Ken shook his head, as if he had heard something funny. He slowly came to stand in front of Haizaki Shogo, looked at him with a smile and said, "Very good, very energetic! Unfortunately, you have no chance. I tell you, you won't be able to touch the ball next time."

Seeing Kaneki Ken's confident expression, Haizaki Shogo felt his heart twitch with anger: "Then let me see if you can do it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Haizaki Shogo suddenly blasted the ball into Kaneki Ken's right hand. His idea was good, using words to confuse Kaneki Ken to focus on the right side of the defense, and then break through from the left to score.

"Great, I fooled him!" Seeing that Kaneki Ken's center of gravity shifted to the right as he expected, Haizaki Shogo couldn't help but cheer in his heart, feeling that his plan was mostly successful.

"Haha, idiot, do you believe me when I tell you to break through from the right? Idiot, you're bound to lose!" In the end, Haizaki Shogo failed to change his bad mouth and changed direction to the left.

The plan was successful and the person got through - if the ball hadn't gone through, Haizaki Shogo might have really won.

"What are you barking about?" Kaneki Ken grabbed the ball with one hand and looked grimly at Haizaki Shogo, who had nothing in his hands. "If that's all, you can get someone from the second team to be my substitute."

If we change it to the perspective of people off the court, it would be seen that after all the operations performed by Haizaki Shogo, Kaneki Ken just stood there, stretched out his hand and caught the ball steadily.

Kaneki Ken did not attack immediately after getting the ball. Instead, he took it to the three-point line and said to Haizaki Shogo in front of him casually, "Since Coach Shirogane asked me to guide you, then I will teach you how to play basketball! Watch out, this is the first ball!"

Just like the first shot in which Haizaki Shogo was blocked, Kaneki Ken took the ball and jumped directly from outside the three-point line without making any adjustments. His body stretched in the air like an eagle spreading its wings, and he made a textbook two-motion shot.

"Don't be so arrogant!" Haizaki Shogo also burst out with all his strength at this moment, which was 90% similar to Kaneki Ken's previous action of diving forward to block the shot. However, what made him despair was that he had obviously drained all the energy in his legs, but his hands could only reach Kaneki Ken's elbow. With the idea that even if it was a foul, he could not let Kaneki Ken score easily, Haizaki Shogo directly slapped Kaneki Ken's arm hard.

"What a ridiculous struggle, like an ant trying to shake a tree." Kaneki Ken's hands, who were fouled, were as motionless as a sculpture cast in steel, and the basketball spun violently, drawing a soaring arc and heading straight for the basket.

After landing, Haizaki Shogo looked back at the basket unwillingly, praying with a one in ten thousand chance that the basketball would not go in. However, the opposite happened. With a swish sound, the basketball went into the net.

"Go pick up the ball, trash." Kaneki Ken's voice was like a tyrant's will, "I still have to teach you how to play the remaining four balls."

Please wait a moment. The remaining photo will be released around midnight. I have to pick up my girlfriend after her night shift.
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(End of this chapter)