Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 29: First Battle (Part )

Just as the two sides finished lining up and saluting, the system prompt that had been silent for a long time in Kaneki Ken's mind sounded again: "Now issuing a side quest: The Almighty King. Mission goal: Obtain 5x5 data once, and ensure that at least one data is the highest in the team. Mission completion reward: Skill upgrade card fragment x10, attribute point x3, mission failure reward: random deduction of one skill."

"You're going to force me to be a brush..." Looking at the system interface in front of him, Kaneki Ken sighed helplessly, "I'm sorry everyone, I won't be a human anymore."

"Beep~" While Kaneki Ken was thinking, the basketball was thrown into the air by the referee with the sound of the whistle, and the first game of the county tournament officially began.

"Ahhhhhhh!" Iwamura Tsutomu roared and jumped into the air, trying to get the opening ball.

"Really? It's so noisy." Murasakibara Atsushi slowly came back from behind and finally pushed the ball into the hands of Nijimura Shuzo with a palm advantage.

"Good job, Murasakibara!" Nijimura Shuzo excitedly grabbed the ball before everyone in the Masakuni group could react, "Quick break!"

Following Nijimura Shuzo's order, everyone from Teikou Junior High School rushed to the front court in an instant as if lightning flashed across the night sky.

"Oh no, hurry back to defense!" The people in Zhengbang, who were shocked by Murasakibara Atsushi's incredible height and reaction nerves, also reacted at this time and ran towards their opponents without stopping.

"Captain, over here!" The two arrows of Teiko Junior High School's fast break - Kaneki Ken and Aomine Daiki simultaneously reached out to Nijimura Shuzo for the ball.

Nijimura Shuzo's eyes drifted towards Aomine Daiki, and with a shake of his hands, the basketball turned into a stream of light, brushing past the fingertips of Sakamoto Koichi who was stealing the ball and going straight to Kaneki Ken.

After receiving the ball, Kaneki Ken ignored Kazuma Tagawa who was chasing him from behind, and after a blast, he took the ball one step inside the three-point line, stepped two steps inside the free throw line, pushed hard with one foot, and flew into the air as if he had stepped on a spring, and slammed the ball into the basket.

"Wow!!!!" Kaneki Ken's explosive performance at the first ball attracted the attention of the entire audience.

"That's incredible! He can dunk in junior high school!"

"Isn't this kind of physical fitness too explosive?"

"Si Guoyi!"

Various voices of surprise and admiration from the audience came like a tide, and Aomine Daiki and Murasakibara Atsushi also excitedly stepped forward to rub Kaneki Ken's golden hair.

"Okay, stop messing around, let's go back to defense." Kaneki Ken finally broke free from the crowd, and touched his messy hair, feeling both amused and helpless.

At Zhengbang Middle School, Iwamura Tsutomu looked at Teiko Middle School returning to defend and said solemnly, "It seems that not only the big guy with purple hair, but also the guy with golden hair is not an easy opponent."

"I'm sorry, I was too slow in returning to defense." Kazuma Tagawa extended his hand to apologize.

"It's okay. It's just the beginning and everyone is a little distracted. Just hit it back with the next ball." Iwamura Tsutomu patted Kazuma Tagawa on the shoulder, comforted him a few words, and went to serve.

"Don't panic, play steadily and get this ball!" Koichi Sakamoto took the serve and steadily brought the ball across the half court. Looking at Nijimura Shuzo who was ready for battle, Koichi Sakamoto made a gesture, indicating that everyone should move according to the tactics.

Seeing this, Iwamura Tsutomu immediately stepped forward to screen, and Sakamoto Koichi successfully got rid of Nijimura Shuzo with the screen. Kaneki Ken did not hesitate to move up to the high position to defend Sakamoto Koichi. Seeing this, Nijimura Shuzo did not immediately signal Murasakibara Atsushi to guard Tagawa Kazuma, and he was responsible for matching up with Iwamura Tsutomu.

If there were other time travelers who loved watching basketball, they would definitely recognize that Teikou Junior High School's defensive tactics were the Warriors' signature skill - unlimited switching. However, compared to the Warriors, which had to give up a certain degree of height in exchange for switching flexibility, Teikou Junior High School had a comprehensive advantage over their opponents in terms of height and speed. From the moment Sakamoto Koichi was enveloped by Kaneki Ken's figure, his instinct as a player made his hair stand on end, as if he was being stared at by a tiger in the jungle. The sudden tremor made him dare not act rashly. He took two steps back, took the ball outside the three-point line, and reorganized the attack.

"Senior, here!" Tomonori Tsukawa, who ran into an open space with the help of Kazuma Tagawa's off-ball pick-and-roll, quickly reached out for the ball. Seeing this, Koichi Sakamoto immediately made a move to pass the ball, and Ken Kaneki also shifted his center of gravity towards Tomonori Tsukawa.

"Good opportunity!" A hint of joy flashed in Sakamoto Hiroshi's eyes, and he slammed the ball to the ground. Looking in the direction, it was Kasuga Takakatsu who had successfully slipped into the baseline.

"Nice pass, senior." Just when Koichi Sakamoto thought he was about to complete a wonderful cooperation, Kaneki Ken didn't even look at it, but directly intercepted the pass with a backhand. While he had just completed the steal and everyone hadn't reacted yet, he launched a fast break alone.

"Damn it! I actually made such a low-level mistake!" Sakamoto Koichi was unwilling to give up and tried to catch up, wanting to make up for his mistake, but as he chased, he found that the gap between himself and Kaneki Ken was getting bigger and bigger.

"Sakamoto-senpai can't even outrun that kid with the ball with his bare hands?" The Zhengbang High School cheering group watching the game from the sidelines also noticed something.

"This kid... runs too fast!" Looking at Kaneki Ken who easily scored a layup, Iwamura Tsutomu's heart sank, "Damn, are all the students in Teiko Junior High School such monsters this year?"

"Senior, how about I defend him in the next ball?" Tomonori Tsukawa came in front of Iwamura Tsutomu and said eagerly.

"Hmm." Iwamura Tsutomu pondered for a moment and decided to let his boy, who had made it into the starting lineup in his first year thanks to his defensive ability, test out Kaneki Ken's potential.

The ball changed hands and Masakuni Middle School launched an attack again. Iwamura Tsutomu received the pass and failed to beat Murasakibara Atsushi under the basket. Kasuga Takakatsu picked up the rebound that was knocked out in the crowd and scored a mid-range shot.

"Aomine, you're distracted!" Nijimura Shuzo pointed at Aomine Daiki and said, "Go back and punish me by making you do five laps."

"Uh... yes, Captain." Aomine Daiki looked at Kasuga Takakatsu with an unhappy face, "It's all your fault!"

"Ah?" Kasuga Takakatsu looked at Aomine Daiki in confusion.

"Captain! Ball!" Aomine Daiki was determined to save his face, and as soon as he reached the front court, he reached out to Nijimura Shuzo for the ball.

"What a hot-blooded idiot you are, Aomine." Nijimura Shuzo sighed and made a long pass to put the ball into the hands of Aomine Daiki.

"It's all your fault. I have to run laps as punishment when I go back!" Aomine Daiki looked at Kasuga Takashi in front of him, and the resentment in his heart almost turned into reality, "I must beat you to death!"

"Huh? Stop bragging, little..." Before Kasuga Takakatsu finished speaking, Aomine Daiki disappeared in front of him like a ghost. By the time Kasuga Takakatsu finally adjusted his body shape, Aomine Daiki had already made a layup and scored.

"Well, fortunately, we're not too late." In the audience, a middle-aged man wearing sunglasses sat down in a remote corner with a short-haired girl.

"Dad, who do you think will win this game?" asked the short-haired girl curiously.

"It's hard to say. If I have to say, the one with more points will win." The middle-aged man said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)