Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 68: Battle against Baishui Pavilion (Part )
"The second match of the third round of the Tokyo District Tournament and the National Tournament Tokyo District Trials, Teiko Junior High School vs. Hakusuikan Junior High School, starts now!"

"Please give me some advice!"

After the two teams finished their salute, Murasakibara Atsushi and Ootsubo Taisuke also came to the center line to prepare for the jump ball.

"Hey, hey." Murasakibara Atsushi looked at Ootsubo Taisuke in front of him with a little excitement, "Senior, you have to do your best today!"

"Ah? Oh, thank you, I will do my best, and you should also work hard." Ootsubo Taisuke looked at Murasakibara Atsushi with a confused look on his face and responded politely.

"Beep~" As the referee blew the whistle, the basketball was thrown high into the air.

"Yo, good job, Murasakibara!" Nijimura Shuzo took the basketball that Murasakibara Atsushi passed to him and started his first attack.

"Kaneki!" As usual, Nijimura Shuzo gave the first ball to Kaneki Ken to help him find his feel for the ball, but Kaneki Ken, contrary to his usual behavior, passed the ball back to Nijimura Shuzo.

"Huh?" Nijimura Shuzo looked at Kaneki Ken with some surprise, and found that Kaneki Ken was signaling him with his eyes to play against Kasamatsu Yukio alone.

"Really, did he take my unintentional words before to heart?" Nijimura Shuzo smiled with mixed feelings (see Chapter 44 for details). To be honest, since several newcomers joined the team, Nijimura Shuzo has been playing a supporting role. It is impossible to say that he has no ideas, but for the stability of the team, he still resolutely made the sacrifice.

"Since Kaneki trusts me so much..." Nijimura Shuzo's eyes gradually became enthusiastic, "Then let everyone see what the former ace of Teiko is!"

"His aura has changed..." Kasamatsu Yukio instantly felt the change in Nijimura Shuzo, but before he could react, Nijimura Shuzo passed by him with a whistling sound.

"Stop him! Miyachi!" Kasamatsu Yukio chased back while calling for support from his teammates.

"Understood!" Miyaji Kiyoshi, who was originally defending Aomine Daiki, immediately moved sideways and blocked the path that Nijimura Shuzou had to take to break through.

"Even if I can't stop him, as long as I can delay him for a while, everything will be fine when Kasamatsu returns..." This is what Miyachi Kiyoshi thought.

"It's a good idea... but it's a bit too slow." Aomine Daiki looked at Miyaji Kiyoshi with a smile, "Although Senior Nijimura has a sour face all day long and punishes us to run laps when the coach is not around, but when it comes to strength, Captain Nijimura will not lose to anyone!"

As Aomine Daiki finished his words, Nijimura Shuzo made a big crossover to shake off Miyaji Kiyoshi and made an easy jump shot.

"Yo, Captain!" Aomine Daiki excitedly ran to Nijimura Shuzo and prepared to high-five him.

"Hey, Aomine~" Nijimura Shuzo was looking at Aomine Daiki with a smile, but Aomine Daiki felt an inexplicable chill on his back, "It seems like you've been upset with me for a long time! It's really hard for you to be able to endure for so long~"

"Uh... there's no cheerleader!" Aomine Daiki looked at Nijimura Shuzo in a flattering manner, "Don't listen to what others say! I obey the captain's management very well!"

"Oh? Is that so?" Nijimura Shuzo looked at Aomine Daiki with a playful expression.

"Of course, of course ~ Hahaha... ha..." Aomine Daiki, who had tried his best, fell silent when he looked at Nijimura Shuzo who remained calm in front of him.

"Forget it, just play well first and we'll talk later." Nijimura Shuzo decided to let Aomine Daiki go for the time being.

"Hey, Captain!" Aomine Daiki slipped away immediately as if he had been pardoned.

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"Hey, you're not late, Muji." In the audience, a group of players wearing Teruei Junior High School uniforms sat down in the front row. "Yeah, Takao." A tall, kind-looking player smiled and looked at the field and responded.

"I heard that today Hakusuikan will play against Teiko Junior High School, which crushed them in the first two rounds." Takao Kazunari looked at the field, "I wonder if the Hakusuikan you're optimistic about can hold up~"

"It should be no problem." Kiyoshi Teppei said with a smile, "Last year they made it to the quarter-finals of the national competition. Ootsubo Taisuke and Kasamatsu Yukio are both national-level masters. When I was chatting with Kasamatsu before, I heard that this year they specially strengthened their shooters, and..."

Muji Tieping turned his head and looked at a sturdy figure in the field: "That guy is not an easy character to deal with..."

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"Aaaaaaaaaaaaa! MUSCLE BOARD!"

Just now, Yukio Kasamatsu managed to get rid of Shuzo Nijimura's deathly entanglement with the help of Taisuke Otsubo's pick-and-roll, but he was stared at by Shintaro Midorima who came to defend and was a little helpless. There was no route for passing the ball at this time, so Yukio Kasamatsu had to take the shot himself. In his haste, the basketball unsurprisingly went wide of the basket.

"Yongji! Rebound!" Yukio Kasamatsu hurriedly reminded Takeyoshi Netani in the inside to pay attention to protecting the rebound.

"Leave it to me!" Netani Takeyoshi responded with great enthusiasm.

"Weak, too weak." But just as Netani Takenagakichi jumped up from under the basket and prepared to grab the rebound, Kaneki Ken's voice rang out from behind Netani Takenagakichi, "What are you talking about muscle rebounds? You don't look like you have the muscle strength, and you can't grab a rebound."

As Kaneki Ken finished his words, Takeyoshi Netani, who was clearly holding the basketball with both hands in the air, was hit on the back of the head by Kaneki Ken and the ball was snatched away.

"Quick attack!" Kaneki Ken glanced at Murasakibara Atsushi as he landed. Murasakibara Atsushi understood what he meant and ran away.

"Go, Murasakibara!" Kaneki Ken encouraged, "Go and show him what muscle fighting is like!
"Hi!" Murasakibara Atsushi jumped up from the free throw line in one step, grabbed the ball passed by Kaneki Ken in the air, and glided towards the basket.

“Damn it! Don’t underestimate me!” Netani Takenaka, who had been hurrying, finally reached Murasakibara Atsushi at the last moment and jumped up, “Ahhhh! Muscle block!!”

"What muscles or no muscles? You're making so much noise, you guy!" Murasakibara Atsushi's face was full of dissatisfaction, and the power in his hands was raging like a flood that broke through a dam. Before Netani Takeyoshi could react, Murasakibara Atsushi dunked him and the ball into the basket.

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"It's impossible!" Kiyoshi Teppei was so shocked by the violent slam dunk in front of him that he jumped up, "Who the hell is this kid! Neya Takeshi...he was actually dunked on from the front!"

"..." Takao Kazunari had a serious look on his face and didn't say anything. He had a hunch that the dunk just now was definitely not Murasakibara Atsushi's best performance.

"Yoshi!" Murasakihara Atsushi excitedly clenched his fist and walked to Kaneki Ken, stretching out his big hand.

"Clap~"

Kaneki Ken was also very considerate and reached out his hand and gave Murasakibara Atsushi a high five.

"Well done, Murasakibara!" Kaneki Ken pointed in the direction of Kiyoshi Teppei in the stands and encouraged, "Keep it up! Let's use the Hakusuikan today to issue a challenge to the former No. 1 center!"

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