Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 276 Victory
"Don't even think about scoring a goal, asshole!"

Just when Hinata Junpei was about to shoot, Mibuchi Reo suddenly rushed in front of Hinata Junpei and jumped up to meet Hinata Junpei who was about to shoot.

"Even if it's just a pseudo zone, the state after entering the zone is indeed different... The defensive reaction is simply scary fast!" Hinata Junpei looked at Mibuchi Reo who was rushing towards him, and his heart was calm.

"This guy... why doesn't he look panicked at all?" Mibuchi Reo looked at Hinata Junpei in front of her, and suddenly a bad premonition arose in her heart.

"Yeah... why am I so calm? So calm that I can't believe it..." Hinata Junpei's mouth curled up slightly, "Does this scene sound familiar to you? Mibuchi Reio!"

"What does he want to do? Could it be that..." Mibuchi Reo's eyelids twitched wildly, as if she had already anticipated what the next scene would be like.

"Although I have never practiced it specifically, thanks to Koganei and Katsume, I have already mastered the overall steps!" A smile of revenge flashed across Hinata Junpei's face. Seeing the horrified look on Mibuchi Reo's face, he slightly bent his knees, slowly lowered his center of gravity, and then jumped up to meet Mibuchi Reo who was rushing towards him.

"Not good..." Mibuchi Reio gritted his teeth and muttered to himself as he looked at Hyuga Junpei who was getting closer and closer to him, "At this distance... I can't hide anymore!"

"boom!"

With a dull sound of body collision, Mibuchi Reio crashed heavily into Hinata Junpei's chest.

"Since it's already a foul... just pull him down first!" A fierce look flashed in Mibuchi Reo's eyes, and her right hand turned into a hand knife, slashing fiercely at Hinata Junpei's palm.

"Bang!" A crisp sound of a hit echoed throughout the stadium, and Hinata Junpei's shooting hand instantly became red and swollen.

"Are you also feeling flustered, Mibuchi Reio?" Hinata Junpei said with a chuckle, "You're not the only one who's been practicing shooting!"

As the words fell, Hinata Junpei slowly moved the basketball in front of Reo Mibuchi's horrified expression. The basketball drew a high arc in the air and slowly fell towards the basket.

"The force he hit me with just now was so strong, it shouldn't go in, right?" Wakamatsu Kosuke muttered as he watched the basketball falling in the air.

"No." Sakurai Ryo shook his head solemnly and said, "This ball... will go in!"

Not only Sakurai Ryo, at this moment, all the shooters present, such as Midorima Shintaro, Matsuyama Yutaka and others all have similar intuition - naturally including Mibuchi Reo.

"Duang!"

Under the gaze of everyone, the basketball finally hit the neck of the basket heavily, then bounced high and hit the rim again. After rolling unwillingly for a few times, it slowly fell into the basket.

"Beep, beep~~" As the sound of the basketball hitting the net rang out, the referee blew his whistle, "White No. 4, defensive foul! Black No. ! The ball counts! One free throw!"

"boom!"

As the referee finished his words, the audience, who had been singing with bated breath, suddenly erupted into thunderous applause.

"It really is raining cats and dogs... Luoshan High School." Jin Jixiang looked at the field with a smile and sighed, "Why did it happen at this time, why did it happen to be a three-point foul..."

"But even if this free throw goes in, it's useless, right?" Wakamatsu Kosuke scratched the back of his head and said, "The best result of this shot is going into overtime. According to the current state of Chengling High School, we may not win even if we go into overtime... Not to mention there are still six seconds left after this shot!"

"I'm sorry, Xiao Zheng..." Mibuchi Reo walked up to Akashi Seijuro with a guilty look on her face and raised her hand and said, "I reacted too subconsciously to that shot just now... It's not a big deal if I let him score..."

"It's okay, Reio." Akashi Seijuro lifted up his jersey, wiped the sweat off his face and said, "Now is not the time to blame. The focus now is on this free throw. Seirin High School has no more energy. They won't choose to play overtime with us."

"Are you saying that Hinata will deliberately miss this penalty?" Netani Takeyoshi asked, with his hands on his hips and breathing heavily.

"Of course, he missed the free throw on purpose, then grabbed the rebound and made a tip-in. That must be it." Akashi Seijuro stared at Netani Takeyoshi with a burning gaze and said, "So it's up to you now, Yoshi. You must not lose this rebound."

"I understand, Akashi." Takeyoshi Negaya nodded heavily and said.

"I will miss the next free throw on purpose, and then Kagami, Narumi..." Hinata Junpei looked at his teammates and said, "The most important thing for you two is to grab the rebound for me!"

"I understand, Captain." Kagami Daiga and Narumi Daisuke looked at each other, nodded heavily and said.

"Well... I have an opinion!" Muji Teppei raised his hand and said, "I am obviously the center of Chengling High School. How can I hand over such an important task to a newcomer?"

"I don't mean anything else, Teppei." Hinata Junpei stared at Kiyoshi Teppei with burning eyes and said, "It's just that your legs..."

"My legs are fine." Kiyoshi Teppei slapped Hinata Junpei on the back of his head and said with a smile, "I finally got this opportunity. How can I, as a senior, give up this chance to show my face to a newcomer... Not to mention that this may be one of the few opportunities I have left to show my face!"

"Senior Muji..." Kagami Daigo stared blankly at Muji Teppei's hearty smile, and a sour feeling suddenly surged in his heart.

"Okay..." Hinata Junpei slowly closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his eyes were full of calmness, "Then I'll leave it to you, Muji, you must grab this rebound for me later!"

"Yes, Captain~" Muji Tieping said in a light tone, "But you, please don't accidentally score the free throw~ I don't have the stamina to play another overtime game!"

"Stop talking nonsense." Hinata Junpei rolled his eyes at Kiyoshi Teppei, then clapped his hands heavily and said, "Everyone, cheer up! It all depends on this one goal!"

"Yes! Captain!" The Seirin High School players present responded loudly in unison.

"Black Four, prepare for the free throw!"

The referee came to the baseline and reminded Hinata Junpei who was outside the three-point line.

"Go ahead, Hinata." Muji Teppei pointed to the free throw line and said, "Leave the rest to us."

"Yeah." Hinata Junpei nodded slightly, then stood at the free throw line and took the basketball from the referee.

"It's all this idiot's fault... It's okay, if you insist on saying there aren't many chances left..." Hinata Junpei gently patted the ball in his hand. Every time the basketball landed, he recalled part of the past.

"Hah!" Just as Hinata Junpei was adjusting his shooting rhythm at the free throw line, Netani Takeyoshi at the baseline suddenly felt a huge force coming from the front.

"What the hell?" Netani Takeyoshi looked at Muji Teppei who was stuck in front of him with a look of horror and muttered to himself, "This guy... can actually burst out such a powerful force?"

"There aren't many games left... I don't have to hide it anymore..." Muji Tieping looked up at the basket, a frank smile appeared on his lips and he said, "I've told you a long time ago, muscle guy, even if it's just a contest of strength, I will never lose to anyone!"

"Go, Muji!" Hinata Junpei took a deep breath and threw the basketball into the basket casually. He stared at Muji Teppei who had trapped Netani Takeyoshi behind him and said, "Let these people see the true power of the iron core wood and the iron bottle!"

"duang!"

Under the attention of the players on the court and the spectators on the sidelines, the basketball thrown by Hyuga Junpei hit the blue neck hard and bounced high. "Hey!!!" Kagami Taiga was the first to react, his knees slightly bent, and just as he was about to jump up, he found himself being stuck outside the restricted area by Dai Chihiro and Hayama Kotaro.

"Damn it! I can't reach it!" Kagami Daigo, who was carrying two people up by force, looked at his arms that were too far away and for the first time envied Murasakibara Atsushi's height and arm span.

"Uhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

Just when Kotaro Hayama and others breathed a sigh of relief, a dull roar suddenly sounded from under the basket, attracting the attention of everyone at Rakusan High School to the basket.

"How is it possible?" Hayama Kotaro murmured in shock as he looked at Muji Teppei who pushed Neya Takeyoshi away, "This guy actually carried Yoyoshi away!"

"It's not over yet!" Netani Takenaka looked at the jumping Kiyoshi Teppei with an unwilling look on his face and shouted, "Look at my muscle rebound!!!"

"Stop getting in my way, you muscular man!" Seeing Takeyoshi Negaya preparing to gather strength for a jump, Daisuke Narumi rushed over and took over Teppei Kiyoshi's job of blocking the position and blocked Takeyoshi Negaya behind him.

“Uhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!” Muji Tieping jumped high, grabbed the basketball tightly in the air with his hands like iron clamps, then he retracted his long arms and held the basketball tightly in his arms.

"Very good! Grabbing this rebound means we're halfway to victory!" Aomine Daiki praised Kiyoshi Teppei for grabbing the rebound, "Next, as long as we can pass the ball successfully..."

"Double-team Muji! Kotarou! Reio! Yongji! Don't let him pass the ball!"

As soon as Teppei Kiyoshi landed, Seijuro Akashi led all the players of Rakusan High School to surround Teppei Kiyoshi. Everyone stretched out their arms and waved them desperately, trying to interfere with Teppei Kiyoshi's passing vision.

"Damn... the defensive pressure is too great! Muji can't pass the ball!" Hinata Junpei muttered to himself with a worried look on his face as he looked at Muji Teppei who was double-teamed.

"Pass the ball quickly, Senior Muji! We're running out of time!" Shinji Koganei on the sidelines also stood on the sidelines as if he had been injected with chicken blood, and reminded loudly.

Not only Shinji Koganei, but all the spectators on the sidelines looked at the timer on the basket and started counting down spontaneously.

"six!"

"Hinata can't pass the ball, and Kuroko can't find it for a moment...where else...where else can I pass the ball!" Kiyoshi Teppei held the basketball tightly in his arms, his face full of despair.

"five!"

"Hu... Hu..." The exhausted Kagami Daigo supported his hands on his knees and looked blankly at Muji Teppei who was surrounded by people, wondering what he was thinking.

"Four!"

"Do something, Kagami-san!" Kuroko Tetsuya looked at the helpless Kiyoshi Teppei and quickly turned his head to look in the direction of Kagami Daiga and urged him.

"Yeah... do something... of course I have to do something!" Kagami hit me and my mind went blank, but my active body had already reacted for him.

"three!"

"Senior Muji! This way!"

Just when Muji Tieping felt the strength draining away from his body, a powerful voice came from the free throw line, which immediately gave Muji Tieping a shot of adrenaline.

"two!"

"Kagami! Catch the ball!" Teppei Kiyoshi pushed away Kotaro Hayama who was trying to steal the ball from him, jumped up, and threw the ball high towards the free throw line between the crowd.

"Time!"

As a flash of lightning sounded throughout the stadium, Kagami Daigo squeezed out the last bit of strength in his body, his eyes flashed with lightning, and he stepped heavily on the free throw line and jumped up.

"one!"

Just as the countdown on the scoreboard reached the last second, Kagami Daigo successfully caught the basketball flying from the air.

"That's it... Let's stop here! Akashi Seijuro!" After receiving the pass, Kagami Taiga glided in the air like an eagle, slowly opened his arms, and slammed the ball heavily into the basket.

"Buzz~"

The buzzing sound of the timer on the sidelines rang out, and in a flash of red light, Kagami Daiya slammed the basketball into the basket, but none of the fans present dared to celebrate - because the time when Kagami Daiya shot was too close to the end of the game.

"Does this goal count?" Reiko Aida turned her head to look at the workbench beside her, her hands clenched into fists nervously, and muttered to herself.

"Beep beep~"

With all the fans watching, the referee on the workbench blew the whistle after carefully studying the replay of the game.

"How is it? Does it count?"

"If it goes in, it's a decisive victory. If it doesn't go in, it's also a decisive victory..."

"Say it quickly!"

The spectators on the sidelines suppressed their excitement and cast their eyes on the referee.

"Goal... count!" As the fans in the stadium waited for an eternity, the referee made a two gesture, and then waved it downwards heavily.

"Yes! Great! We won, we won!" Reiko Aida jumped up excitedly the moment she heard the referee's decision, hugged Shinji Koganei beside her tightly, and shouted excitedly.

"Oh oh oh oh oh oh!!!"

"Seirin!", "Seirin!", "Seirin!"

Looking at Aida Reiko who was cheering in the stadium, the fans of Seirin High School finally confirmed that the winner of this game was the team they supported, and the suppressed mood was released in an instant. They waved the flags and banners in their hands desperately, and the cheers and shouts gathered into a majestic sound wave, shaking the entire stadium.

"As expected... failed again?" Akashi Seijuro looked at the Seirin High School students hugging each other to celebrate with a complicated expression and slowly said, "It seems that I have to break my promise this time... Kaneki Ken, and Shonan High School..."

(End of this chapter)