Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 54 Virtual Training Ground

After the basketball team training in the evening, everyone gathered together and curiously asked Kaneki Ken about the middle-aged man who came to see him in the afternoon.

"Nothing, just some small things." Kaneki Ken was tidying up his closet with a normal expression and briefly recounted what he had agreed with Miyaribari Tsutomu this afternoon.

"What? The manager of the Tokyo district of Golden Arch Bridge? He's also inviting you to participate in the challenge?" Qingfeng Daihui was shocked. "How did such a good thing happen to you?"

"Stupid Qingzai, Yanzai has defeated last year's top four teams in the Tokyo zone for two consecutive rounds. It's normal for him to attract attention." Murasakibara Atsushi muttered while drinking yogurt boredly.

"Yeah, after all, this kind of thing is not something other players like you can understand." Midorima Shintaro said sinisterly from the side.

"Hey, hey, hey, do you think you guys are the best? Everyone else is different, they are all other players!" Aomine Daiki's face turned red because of Midorima Shintaro, and he even forgot that Murasakibara Atsushi had just called him an idiot.

"The conditions are very generous! If I were Yan-kun, I would agree too." Tao Jing Satsuki smiled and looked at the noisy people on the side, "Since Yan-kun has agreed, he must be confident about the competition."

"It's OK." Kaneki Ken said indifferently, "The only thing I care about is the last spot in the training camp. I'm not short of money. As for the wealthy school? Among all the basketball high schools in Japan, any one of them that has mine is a wealthy school."

"Have you discussed this matter with the coach?" Taoi Satsuki asked curiously.

Kaneki Ken nodded without comment, and his thoughts returned to the time when he had a private chat with Shirogane Kozo this evening.

……

"Coach, I want to go to the United States." Kaneki Ken looked at Shirokane Kozo seriously and explained in detail the meeting and discussion with Miyari Tsutomu this afternoon.

"I roughly understand what you mean." Shirogane Kozo smiled and looked at Kaneki Ken with some emotion, "You have always been a very mature child, and I don't doubt your talent. If you really want to participate in this street competition held at the Golden Arch Bridge, I can approve it."

Shirokane Kozo tapped the table with his pen, paused for a moment, and then said, "But I still want to know what your consideration is. As for money, 200 million yen is not a large amount for the school. I can apply for a scholarship from the school. As for the recommendation letter from the prestigious school he mentioned, I can also provide it to you."

"Coach, don't worry. First of all, the tournament will be held in the fall, when the Summer Cup will have ended, so it won't delay the competition." Kaneki Ken looked at Shirogane Kozo with sincerity in his eyes, "Secondly, I want to challenge players of a higher level, not just junior high school and Tokyo, and even not just Neon."

Looking at the ambition burning in Kaneki Ken's eyes, Shirogane Kozo fell silent. He knew very well what Kaneki Ken was talking about, not just neon.

"I agree with Kaneki-san." Shirokane Kozo pondered for a long time and looked at Kaneki Ken with the eyes of a strict yet kind father, "But you must remember, no matter what, don't over-develop your talents at this age. I'm doing this for your own good."

"Yes, coach." Kaneki Ken looked at Shirogane Kozo with gratitude in his eyes.

……

"Ken-kun? Ken-kun?" Momoi Satsuki's call brought Kaneki Ken back from his memories.

"What's wrong, May?" Kaneki Ken asked in confusion.

"No, I just saw that you didn't say anything, Yan-kun, so I thought you were in a bad mood~" Taoi Satsuki stuck out her tongue and said shyly.

"No, I'm just thinking about something." Kaneki Ken smiled embarrassedly, and then as if he remembered something, he looked at Akashi Seijuro and said, "By the way, Akashi, we were interrupted at noon. What did you want to tell me?" "...It's okay." Akashi Seijuro was stunned for a moment, smiled and shook his head, covering up the past with vague words.

At this time, a car drove up from behind Akashi Seijuro, and a well-dressed man with half-white hair slowly opened the car window.

"Seijuro, get in the car." The man in the car looked at Akashi Seijuro coldly, with scrutiny and criticism in his eyes.

"Yes, father." Akashi Seijuro first bowed obediently to the man in the car, and then slowly walked to the front of the car. Before getting in the car, Akashi Seijuro looked back at the people in Teiko, with a hint of envy in his eyes.

"I don't know why, but I actually feel a little sorry for Akashi." Aomine Daiki said with some emotion as he watched the car slowly drive away from the crowd.

"Don't judge other people's affairs." Midorima Shintaro pushed the frame of his glasses, "Born into the Akashi family, this is his mission."

The sudden incident made everyone lose interest in chatting. They said goodbye at the subway entrance and went home.

……

"I'm back!" Kaneki Ken pushed open the door, and after paying respects to his parents as usual, he lay on the bed and began to plan for the future.

"According to Miyari Tsutomu, the competition will start auditions in October. As a special guest, I can skip this stage..." Kaneki Ken thought as he opened the system, "In other words, as long as I keep winning like this, I can get about 18 more attribute points just at the beginning of the auditions... It will take at least 1-2 months to finish the competition, and the training camp will last for three months... At least another 30 attribute points..."

Just as Kaneki Ken was calculating how many attribute points he could obtain before the finals, an unread message from the system's virtual training ground caught his attention.

"Host currently has 100 victory points and can enter the virtual training ground. Do you want to enter?"

"Enter!" Kaneki Ken was so shocked by the news that he sat up. "Why did I just think of it? If you want to challenge Jordan, of course it's faster to brush the Jordan copy!"

"Host, please choose a training star."

"Jordan!" Kaneki Ken decisively chose a bald man wearing red No. 23.

"Please select the match."

"..."Kaneki Ken looked at the dazzling array of famous scenes on the screen and was in a dilemma about what to choose.

"Ten seconds left. If you don't make a choice after ten seconds, you will be randomly sent to the training ground. 10...9...8..."

"The last shot!" Kaneki Ken finally chose the copy of Jordan's buzzer-beater against the Jazz.

"Scene generation in progress... Character introduction in progress... Generation completed."

As the system prompt sounded, Kaneki Ken only felt a swish sound, a flash of white light in front of his eyes, and he fell into dizziness for a moment. When he came to his senses, he was wearing a Jazz jersey. The cheers and shouts of the audience seemed to shake the entire stadium. In front of him was Michael Jordan, who had just completed a steal and was slowly walking towards him with the ball.

(End of this chapter)