Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 253 Kaneki's Script

"What you said makes sense, May." After taking a sip of his drink, Kaneki Ken said with a smile while touching Momoi May's head.

"Don't touch my head, Yan-kun, it won't grow taller." Taoi Mayu said angrily.

"Kaneki-san seems to be very relaxed." Nakamura said while looking at Kaneki Ken on the sidelines, "Isn't Shonan High School still lagging behind?"

"Even Michael Jordan can't always be ahead of his opponent. What's important is whether there is a way to turn the tables after being ahead." Aida Miko sighed and said, "Yoquan High School seems to be playing with great momentum, but Kaneki Ken has not yet exerted his strength. On the other hand, Murasakihara Atsushi has been constantly switching defenses for his teammates. The physical energy consumption of both sides is incomparable..."

"So, in that case, Murasakibara-san is going to lose again?" Nakamura asked Aida Yako while looking at her.

"Let's see. If Murasakibara-san can enter a deeper zone, there may be a solution." Aida Yako said with a one in ten thousand chance of success.

"Buzz!"

Just as the spectators on the sidelines were discussing the game, the timer on the basket announced the end of the intermission.

"Let's go." Murasakibara Atsushi patted his cheeks, took a deep breath, stood up, and strode towards the court.

"Adon!" At this moment, Himuro Tatsuya suddenly called out to Murasakibara Atsushi.

"What's wrong, Murasaki?" Murasakibara Atsushi looked back at Himuro Tatsuya in confusion and asked.

"Nothing." Himuro Tatsuya smiled and shook his head, his face full of gratitude as he said, "This game is really thanks to you."

"Tsk, so pretentious." Murasakibara Atsushi frowned slightly and curled his lips and said, "It's time to go."

"Ah, it's on." Himuro Tatsuya pulled off the towel on his head and nodded heavily.

"Dear audience, dear audience, the second quarter has officially begun." The commentator on the sidelines felt the solemn atmosphere on the court and became excited, shouting loudly, "The two sides were evenly matched in the first quarter. Yangquan High School is slightly ahead of Shonan High School by 6 points. How will the game develop in the future? Let us wait and see!"

"Oh oh oh oh oh oh!!!"

As the words fell, the passion of the audience on the sidelines was completely aroused, and they waved flags and glow sticks in their hands, cheering for their respective teams.

"Did you see that, Mickey?" Jerry West was in a trance as he watched the lively atmosphere in the stadium. "How similar... The Lakers during the Showtime era were also so popular every night at the Great Western Forum Center."

"You're right, Jerry, this guy was born for big occasions." Kupchak nodded in agreement. "If he wasn't Asian, I think he would be a natural Laker."

"Kaneki!"

Under the gaze of the spectators on the sidelines, Shigehiro Kabaji took a deep breath and passed the baseline ball to Ken Kaneki.

"Don't even think about going over there, Ken!" There was a flash of lightning in Murasakihara Atsushi's eyes, and his huge body blocked Kaneki Ken's body. A shadow like a mountain covered Kaneki Ken's head.

"Get out of the way, Murasakibara." Kaneki Ken dribbled the ball slowly as if he was strolling in the garden, as if he was oblivious to Murasakibara Atsushi's momentum today. With a barely perceptible look in his eyes, he said, "You can come again next year."

"If I think this way this year, I will still think this way when I meet Akazai next year." Murasakibara Atsushi stared into Kaneki Ken's eyes and said, "I was scared when I faced Akazai in junior high school. If I'm still scared when I face Kenzai now, I don't deserve to be the ace of Yangquan High School!"

"Very good." Kaneki Ken shook his head and sighed softly, "Then you should witness the power of Kyoka Suigetsu, Murasakibara!"

"boom!"

As the sound of a basketball hitting the ground was heard, Kaneki Ken suddenly threw the ball under the vigilant gaze of Murasakibara Atsushi, took a big step forward with his right leg, and then rushed to the left rear of Murasakibara Atsushi.

"Left or right..." Murasakibara Atsushi suddenly felt as if his brain was overloaded, and it kept working. "According to Yanzi's habit, he always relies on his super first step to get past others... But what if it's really an illusion..."

"What are you hesitating about, Murasakihara?" Just as Murasakihara Atsushi gritted his teeth and tried to determine the direction of Kaneki Ken's breakthrough, Kaneki Ken's voice suddenly came from behind Murasakihara Atsushi, "Instead of hesitating and guessing my movements and not daring to take action, you might as well choose a direction to defend, so that you still have at least a 50% chance!"

"It doesn't matter if you get passed... Just catch up again!"

Murasakihara Atsushi turned his head away with an unwilling look on his face, only to see Kaneki Ken's back, like thunder, passing through the combined double-team of Himuro Tatsuya and Mike Okita, and leaping up while Okamura Kenichi looked struggling.

"Yanzi!!!" Murasakibara Atsushi roared and rushed to the inside, but suddenly he felt a body collision and stopped.

"What's going on? Why is someone blocking me?" Murasakibara Atsushi's face suddenly changed. "Could it be?"

"Crack!"

At this moment, the sound of glass breaking reached Murasakihara Atsushi's ears. Murasakihara Atsushi felt dizzy and his eyes were blurred with dazzling white light. When Murasakihara Atsushi came to his senses, only Himuro Tatsuya and Mike Okita who were knocked away by him were left in front of him. There was no sign of Kaneki Ken.

"Be careful of Kaneki's shooting, Murasaki!" Okamura Kenichi looked at Murasakibara Atsushi's confused face, who seemed to have not yet recovered from the shock, and shouted a reminder.

"Who am I? Where am I? What should I do?" Murasakibara Atsushi's head was dizzy, "Oh, yes, I have to defend Yanzi's shot..."

Murasakihara Atsushi shook his head, forced himself to cheer up, and rushed towards Kaneki Ken. At this time, Kaneki Ken had already caught the ball and jumped, and was about to complete the shot.

"call!"

Murasakibara Atsushi forced his huge body to jump up, stretched out his long arms, and tried to block Kaneki Ken's shot.

"Well done, Murasakibara. You have 80% of my oppression." Kaneki Ken said with a meaningful smile, "In that case, I will give you a gift."

"Gift?" Zi Yuandun had a puzzled look on his face.

"Oh no, Adun, it's almost a foul!" Himuro Tatsuya saw some clues from Kaneki Ken's expression and reminded him with a look of horror.

"You reacted quickly, Himuro, but it's too late." Kaneki Ken chuckled and pushed the ball away.

"I won't let you score!" Murasakibara Atsushi gritted his teeth and slapped the basketball with his big hands, but all he got was a shadow.

"Ah..." Murasakihara Atsushi stared at his palm blankly, and then, as if he remembered something, he widened his eyes and looked at Kaneki Ken who was still flying in the air with an incredible look. "Yes, that's it." Kaneki Ken's smile finally made Murasakihara Atsushi's heart finally die, and the basketball returned to Kaneki Ken's hand again, and then Kaneki Ken didn't even aim, and directly kicked the ball out.

"This ball is too casual, it can't possibly go in?" Murasakihara Atsushi swallowed his saliva and turned to look at the basket with a lucky feeling. With a swish, the basketball passed through the net in Murasakihara Atsushi's unwilling eyes. The crisp sound of the net made Murasakihara Atsushi feel as if his head was hit by a heavy hammer.

"I'm really sad, Murasakibara..." Kaneki Ken smiled and looked at Murasakibara Atsushi after landing, "We've been apart for too long, you even forgot my talents!"

"Kaneki Ken... actually managed to imitate Jing's unique skill successfully!" Alex Garcia muttered to himself as he stared at Kaneki Ken in the field with his mouth wide open. A sudden feeling of loss suddenly surged into his heart.

Also feeling lost was Himuro Tatsuya.

"Bakana..." Himuro Tatsuya's eyes twitched slightly. At this moment, he finally understood why Kaneki Ken was so dismissive of his Kagerou's basketball shot.

"I've told you before that the gap in talent cannot be made up by technology." Kaneki Ken suddenly said as he passed by Himuro Tatsuya, "You actually fantasized about using static to control dynamics... Do you think I'm your single-celled junior brother?"

"Enough, Ken, let's just compete. The duel between you and me isn't over yet." Murasakibara Atsushi stepped forward and stood in front of Himuro Tatsuya, shielding him from the aggressive gaze of Kaneki Ken.

"Very good. I'm looking forward to it." Kaneki Ken chuckled, and the electric light in the corner of his eyes rose upwards. From behind, it looked like he was wearing a phoenix-wing purple gold crown.

"Captain, serve quickly!" Murasakihara Atsushi looked at Kaneki Ken's back, gritted his teeth, then turned around and yelled at Okamura Kenichi.

"Oh, yes!" Okamura Kenichi, who was intimidated by Kaneki Ken's momentum, finally reacted and nodded his head and went to the baseline to prepare for the serve. But when he looked up, Himuro Tatsuya, who was originally in charge of the ball, was looking depressed at the moment. In desperation, Okamura Kenichi had to serve the baseline ball to Mike Okita.

"Damn it..." Mike Okita slowly pushed the ball forward after receiving it. Looking at the distracted Himuro Tatsuya beside him, he gritted his teeth and said, "Kaneki Ken, this guy not only kills people... but also wants to destroy their hearts!"

"Stop it, little golden monkey!"

Sakuragi Hanamichi did not give Mike Okita the chance to think too much. Just when Mike Okita crossed the midfield line with the ball, Sakuragi Hanamichi's figure appeared like a giant spider, opening his big web towards Mike Okita.

Mike Okita felt the tremendous pressure coming from Sakuragi Hanamichi and had to adjust his steps and turn his back to the basket to avoid Sakuragi Hanamichi's steal. However, after turning his back to the basket, Mike Okita completely lost the vision to observe his teammates.

"What should I do? The line is blocked, the ball can't be passed at all..." Mike Okita's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he tried his best to maintain control of the ball. But what he didn't notice was that the hour hand on the timer on the sidelines was moving every minute and every second.

"five!"

"Four!"

"No, the time is coming!"

The sound of countdown from the audience on the sidelines woke up Mike Okita. Forced into a corner, Mike Okita could only grit his teeth and try to force his way through Sakuragi Hanamichi's defense.

"three!"

"Hah!" Mike Okita shouted angrily, lowered his center of gravity and slammed backwards, but it was just like tickling Sakuragi Hanamichi. Sakuragi Hanamichi's body trembled slightly, then he steadied his steps and didn't even take a step back.

"Damn it, even if this guy's power is not as good as his resources... it's not much different!" Mike Okita said secretly with red eyes as he looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi's face.

"two!"

"Okita!"

Just as the countdown was about to end, a tall figure suddenly rushed out from the bottom line. It was Liu Wei. Liu Wei came to the three-point line and clapped his hands at Mike Okita, signaling him to pass the ball quickly.

"Get rid of it!" Mike Okita gritted his teeth and threw the ball to the ground.

"Your intention of passing the ball... is too obvious."

Just as the basketball bounced high and was about to fly into Liu Wei's hands, Kaneki Ken's chuckle suddenly rang out, causing the Yangquan High School players present to tremble in their hearts. A golden stream of light flashed by, and the orange-red basketball disappeared from Liu Wei's sight.

"How is it possible..." Liu Wei looked at Murasakibara Atsushi in astonishment, "Wasn't Kaneki Ken entangled with Murasakibara just now?"

"Kaneki's athletic ability is indeed abnormal, but it is not enough for him to break free from Murasakibara's entanglement and complete a steal without any preparation." At this time, in the stands behind the audience seats, Akashi Seijuro said with a smile while looking at Kaneki Ken on the field.

"Xiao Zheng, what do you mean?" Mibuchi Reo looked at Akashi Seijuro with some confusion and asked, "Kaneki Ken, is this something you've prepared for?"

"Prepared for this?" Akashi Seijuro chuckled and said, "Rather, from the beginning till now, everything was planned by Kaneki Ken!"

"Planning?" Hayama Kotaro asked in surprise, "Even if Murasakibara Atsushi entered the zone at the beginning, did he have the mind to plan?"

"Of course, maybe this is within Kaneki Ken's consideration." Akashi Seijuro nodded and said, "First force Murasakibara into the zone, and then intentionally or unintentionally give the ball to Rukawa Kaede to play, use Rukawa Kaede to inspire Himuro Tatsuya's fighting spirit, and even let Himuro Tatsuya's explosive performance in the first quarter. The purpose of all this is to bring Himuro Tatsuya to a height that he has never reached before in Yangquan..."

"But...what is the purpose?" asked Takeyoshi Netani with some confusion.

"Himuro, he has talent, but not enough to reach the level of the Miracle Generation, but he is stronger than the generals..." Akashi Seijuro put his hands in his pockets and analyzed slowly, "Such a player, his fighting ability is very idealistic... Let him reach the highest point, and defeat him when he is at his strongest. In most cases, this player can be solved once and for all. After Himuro Tatsuya was solved, the other two big guys of Yangquan High School were obviously not guys who could control the ball. Only Mike Okita was still able to hold the ball. At this time, let Sakuragi Hanamichi, who has explosive athletic ability, limit his breakthrough, and at the same time leave a gap on one side for Mike Okita to cooperate with his teammates... It means that from the moment he received the ball, Mike Okita only had one way to go, which was to pass the ball to the left hand side..."

"But what if Murasakibara Atsushi doesn't enter the zone at the beginning?" Mibuchi Reo was still a little puzzled, "Or what if Himuro Tatsuya is also restricted by Rukawa Kaede and can't play out?"

"Isn't this better?" Akashi Seijuro asked with a smile, "Murasakihara is restrained by Kaneki Ken, and Himuro Tatsuya can't play well, so Shonan High School can win the game easily, right?"

"Hiss..." Mibuchi Reio couldn't help but take a breath after listening to Akashi Seijuro's analysis from beginning to end. She looked at Kaneki Ken with a hint of fear in her eyes and said, "This guy... Even if he doesn't have such outstanding physical talent, I'm afraid he will be a very difficult opponent on the court, right?"

Under the gaze of the audience, Kaneki Kenichi, who had completed the steal, ran towards the front court with the ball. The audience on the sidelines felt that in the blink of an eye, a golden stream of light rushed into the three-point line of Yangquan High School.

"boom!"

Kaneki Ken stepped heavily on the floor, making a dull sound, then glided towards the basket, swung the ball behind his head with both hands, and slammed it towards the basket. With a loud bang, the sound of the basket's whine resounded throughout the court again.

(End of this chapter)