Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 284: The Duel between Brothers
"Come on, Ichiro!" Mitsui Shou looked at the junior who once admired him so much with complicated eyes and said in a deep voice, "Let's end this here!"

"As expected, it appears..." In the audience seats at the sidelines, Mibuchi Reo looked at the two people facing off at the top of the arc with a complicated expression and said softly, "The duel between the Man of Wind and the Man of Fire!"

"Sister Lingyang, the two brothers are playing the game on the court, why are you so sad?" Hayama Kotaro looked at Mibuchi Lingyang with some confusion and asked.

"What do you know?" Mibuchi Reio rolled his eyes at Hayama Kotaro and said, "You know, before Midorima's rise, the Fenghuo men's combination at Takeishi Junior High School made countless three-point shooters feel ashamed!"

"Come to think of it, I'm not surprised by Mitsui Shouyan's nickname. That guy often hits some magical balls in a row..." Hayama Kotaro scratched his cheek and said, "But Katsumi Ichiro... I always feel that his nickname is a bit confusing."

"You'll know if you come and score some points someday..." Mibuchi Reo said with a complicated expression as he looked at Katsume Ichiro who was making a triple threat in front of Mitsui Hisashi, "That guy's three-point shooting speed... is second only to Izawa Shuji!"

"Be careful, Mitsui-senpai!" As soon as Reo Mibuchi finished speaking on the sidelines, Katsume Ichiro seized the moment when Mitsui adjusted his steps and jumped up, picked up the basketball from his waist with both hands, and aimed straight at the basket.

"Dry pull-up jump shot?" Wakamatsu Kosuke said in surprise as he looked at Ichiro Katsume stretching in the air. "How could he be so confident in using such a difficult move even when he was behind in the score?"

"Rather, this is the best time to use this trick..." Imayoshi Xiang pursed his lips and said, "Although it is convenient for Seirin High School to catch up now that Kaneki Ken is not on the court, on the other hand, it also means that if Seirin High School cannot pull the score back during the time when Kaneki Ken is resting, then when Kaneki Ken comes on the court, Seirin High School will really have no chance at all!"

"So what?" asked Wakamatsu Kosuke, blinking his clear and stupid eyes.

"So, now every offensive round of Seirin must be fast, and they must try their best to avoid Rukawa Kaede and the twin towers of Shonan High School!" Konyoshi Xiang said in a firm tone.

"Shh!"

As if to confirm what Shoichi Imayoshi said, the basketball drew a high arc in the air after leaving Ichiro Katsume's palm and fell accurately into the basket.

"I'm not here today to reminisce about the past with you, Senior Mitsui!" Katsume Ichiro looked at Mitsui Shou with a serious expression and said, "Although Senior has a two-year window, I will definitely not show mercy! We, Seirin, must win this game!"

After speaking harshly to Mitsui Hisashi, Katsume Ichiro turned around and ran towards the backcourt without looking back.

"This brat..." Mitsui Shou looked at Ichiro Katsumi's departing back, lowered his head to glance at his own palm and sighed, "Ichiro has really grown up! I would have been able to block this ball before..."

"This has nothing to do with whether he's grown up or not. You've been a delinquent for more than two years, how can you defend him?" Miyagi Ryouta said with a hint of ridicule, "How about it? Do you want me to pass the ball to you later? If you get shot at like a sieve in front of your junior and don't respond, you won't be able to enter Fukazawa Sports University even if we win the Winter Cup..."

"None of your business!" Mitsui Shou looked at Miyagi Ryouta angrily and said, "Anyway, just remember to pass the ball to me more often!"

"Okay, okay~" Miyagi Ryouta shrugged helplessly, "Then come on, Mitsui-senpai~" Miyagi Ryouta nodded indifferently at Mitsui Beast, then came to the bottom corner and stretched out his hand to Sakuragi Hanamichi to ask for the ball.

"Xiao San, catch the ball!" Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was responsible for the baseline ball, naturally saw the actions of his friend Mitsui Hisashi, and quickly threw the ball in the direction of Mitsui Hisashi.

"This idiot, why don't you just throw a bomb over here?" Mitsui Shou looked at the flying basketball speechlessly. After briefly judging the path of the ball, he reached out to hold Katsume Ichiro behind him, then jumped up and barely caught the pass from Sakuragi Hanamichi in the air.

"What a messed up pass..." Aomine Daiki looked at Mitsui's embarrassed look when he received the ball, curled his lips in silence and said, "As expected, Shonan High School cannot do without Kaneki Ken."

"Come on, Mitsui-senpai!" Katsumi Ichiro narrowed his eyes and roared at Mitsuimon, "I will definitely beat you today!"

"If you want to beat me, come and try!"

As he spoke, Mitsui suddenly threw the ball, and before Katsura Ichiro could react, he rushed towards the defense line guarded by Katsura Ichiro.

"Ah... Mitsui-senpai's rhythm is so weird..." Katsume Ichiro looked at Mitsui Shou and said, "I remember... Mitsui-senpai didn't seem to be this fast..."

"With this speed... Ichiro might lose the defense soon!" Hyuga Junpei struggled to recall the scene when Mitsui Shou just successfully broke through, and hurriedly reminded his teammates in the interior, "Kagami, Teppei! Pay attention to the backup defense!"

"Leave it to me, Hinata!" Without saying a word, Teppei Kiyoshi came in front of Mitsui Shou, but Mitsui Shou, who had already completed the breakthrough, only used a nimble turn to nimbly get rid of Teppei Kiyoshi's double-team and dribbled the ball straight into the three-point line.

"Don't even think about going over there!" Just after Mitsui Shou successfully got rid of Kiyoshi Teppei, the thin Kuroko Tetsu suddenly appeared behind him and accurately reached for the basketball in Mitsui Shou's hand.

"I had expected you to do this!"

As Mitsui Shou finished speaking, Kuroko Tetsuya, who was about to touch the basketball, suddenly felt a flash before his eyes, and the basketball brushed past his fingertips and returned to Mitsui Shou's hands.

"How is it possible?" Hinata Junpei looked at Mitsui Shou with some surprise and muttered to himself, "Obviously Kuroko's presence is the lowest on the field... How is it possible that he can see Kuroko?"

"What are you kidding? Do you really think Mitsui is just a three-point shooter?" Miyagi Ryouta looked at Mitsui's figure with confidence, and said to Hinata Junpei beside him, "Don't forget, Mitsui played as a point guard before entering high school! With his dynamic vision, he can keenly perceive even the slightest change around him with just a little attention..."

"Although I understand the reason, but he still has such a high basketball IQ on the court after having a two-year gap..." Maki Shinichi, who was standing by, shook his head helplessly after listening to Miyagi Ryouta's explanation and said, "I can't imagine how much Mitsui would have grown if he hadn't had these two years of gap."

"And it's not just about basketball IQ..." Miyagi Ryouta said with a mysterious smile, "Have you forgotten? Not only you, Seirin, but we at Shonan High School also have our own phantom sixth man!"

"Yabai!" After listening to Miyagi Ryouta's introduction, Hinata Junpei's heart suddenly skipped a beat. He quickly turned his head to look at the Shonan High School bench, only to see Ogiwara Shigehiro clenching his fists with anticipation, his eyes fixed on Mitsui Hisashi who was moving in the crowd. The seriousness of his eyes reminded people of the look of people worshiping Buddha in a mountain temple.

"boom!"

In the horrified eyes of Ichiro Kumi, Mitsui used a clever Buddha bow to shake off Ichiro Kumi, and then stepped back to the three-point line with a explosive shot.

"Crack!" Just as Mitsui Hisashi stood firm outside the three-point line, he saw Kagami Taiga, who was originally defending Sakuragi Hanamichi, decisively left his opponent behind and rushed to the three-point line and jumped up.

"Xiao San, over here!" Seeing that Kagami Daigo's sturdy body had firmly covered Mitsui Shou in his shadow, he quickly cut into the inside and stretched out his hand to ask Mitsui Shou.

"Kagami... you really jump very high." Mitsui Shou looked at Kagami in front of him and said with envy, "But do you know who I am?"

"What does this guy mean? Isn't he Mitsui Shou?" Kagami Daigo looked at Mitsui Shou with suspicion without saying a word. He just stretched out his long arms, trying to interfere and even block Mitsui Shou's shot.

"Oh no, he's going to be blocked!" Wakamatsu Kosuke on the sidelines looked at Mitsui Hisashi on the field and his face suddenly changed.

"It's not that simple." Imayoshi Xiangyi shook his head with a complicated expression and said, "The reason why Mitsui's three-pointer is difficult to defend is that it can not only be shot from the top, but also shot while moving!"

"But if he doesn't vote again, won't he be able to leave?" Sakurai Ryo asked with some confusion.

"How could it be a traveling move?" Aomine Daiki asked with a chuckle, "Mitsui just closed the ball, his pivot foot hasn't moved yet!"

As Aomine Daiki finished his words, Mitsui Hisashi in the court suddenly put down the basketball in his hand, took a step back again, jumped up, and leaned back to throw the ball into the basket.

"Is this... the inviolable blue shot?" Shinji Koganei, who was off the court, muttered to himself as he looked at Mitsui Hisashi in surprise.

"No, it's harder than that." Aida Reiko looked at Mitsui Shou who was slowly throwing the ball with a serious expression and said, "To be honest, this ball is a combination of an inviolable shot and a heavenly shot!"

"Shh!"

As Reiko Aida finished her words, the basketball thrown by Mitsui Hisashi drew a high arc in the air and fell accurately into the basket.

"Nice three-pointer!" Commentator Heihachi Tashiro excitedly slammed the table and roared, "Mitsui Hisashi took two steps back and then used a perfect fadeaway jumper to respond to Katsume Ichiro's goal just now!"

"Ichiro, I'm going to give you the ball back." Mitsui looked at Ichiro with a smile, pointed at the basket and said, "If you're not convinced, then try to make another three-pointer over my head."

"I will definitely vote for you, Senior Mitsui!" After taking a deep breath, Ichiro Katsume looked at Mitsui Hisashi with a serious expression.

In the next five minutes, Mitsui Hisashi and Katsumi Ichiro performed a shooting art for the audience. The two shooters made five three-pointers over each other's heads. Basically, after Katsumi Ichiro made a three-pointer, Mitsui Hisashi would definitely return a three-pointer, and vice versa.

"Shh!"

In the sixth minute of the second quarter, Mitsui Shou once again made a three-pointer over Katsumi Ichiro's head.

"The scores on both sides are increasing so fast!" Jin Jixiang looked at the court with a serious face and said, "But can this rhythm really be maintained for a whole quarter?"

"It's impossible even if you think about it!" Aomine Daiki rolled his eyes at Imayoshi Sho and said, "That guy Mitsui Shou has been preparing since the beginning of the match... Just wait and see, Katsume Ichiro will definitely not make the next shot."

"Ichiro, catch the ball!"

As soon as Aomine Daiki finished speaking, Hinata Junpei passed the basketball to Katsume Ichiro at the top of the arc.

"Come on, Ichiro." Mitsui rushed over the moment Katsumi Ichiro received the ball. His left hand was vaguely blocking the central axis of Katsumi Ichiro's body, and his left foot was just right in the path of Katsumi Ichiro's breakthrough.

"Damn, is this the defensive skill of Mitsui-senpai when he's serious about it?" Katsume Ichiro felt very uncomfortable with Mitsui's defensive position. His eyes were full of hesitation, as if he was considering whether to pass the ball.

"Ichiro! Over here!"

Kagami Daiga, who was standing by, seemed to have noticed Ichiro Katsura's dilemma, and quickly took advantage of Teppei Kiyoshi's pick-and-roll to run outside the three-point line and reached out to Ichiro Katsura for the ball.

"Kaguya!" Katsume Ichiro looked at Mitsui with an unwilling look on his face, then raised the ball high up and made a passing gesture under the attention of the spectators on the sidelines.

Just when everyone thought that Katsume Ichiro was about to pass the ball to Kagami Taiga, Katsume Ichiro suddenly took the ball back, lowered his center of gravity sharply, and was about to break through Mitsui's defense.

"What a beautiful fake move!" Aida Yako said in surprise, looking at Katsumi Ichiro's back, "As expected, he is a two-guard like Mitsui!"

"You are too naive, Ichiro. Your trick may work for other people, but you are too young to fool me."

Just as Katsume Ichiro was about to step past Mitsui Hisashi, a soft chuckle suddenly sounded in Katsume Ichiro's ears.

"boom!"

As a feeling of emptiness came from the palm of his hand, the face of Katsume Ichiro, who was in a state of panic, suddenly changed. He couldn't help but look at Mitsui Shou in front of him, only to see that Mitsui Shou had a complicated smile on his face at this time.

"It's really a nostalgic scene, Ichiro." Mitsui Shou said, "But you seem to have forgotten who I am... I am Mitsui Shou... a fiery man."

(End of this chapter)