Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 74 We Want You

"I'm sorry, Coach Domoto, I don't quite understand what you mean." Facing the head coach of the national giants, Koichiro Domoto, Kaneki Ken said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "For me, it's a little too early to consider college now."

"It doesn't matter. We can wait for you." Domoto Koichiro said indifferently, "I can tell you that as long as you come to our school, all tuition and miscellaneous fees will be waived, and the annual scholarship will definitely not be less. And I can guarantee that you will be the ace starter from the first grade. We will build a brand new lineup around you."

"It's a very tempting promise." Kaneki Ken didn't even raise his eyelids, "So what's the price?"

"The most important thing is, of course, the results." Domoto Koichiro had clearly prepared a plan before coming. "Have you heard of FMVP, the only loser in the final of last year's national competition?"

"I've heard of Zebei Yaoye, a very outstanding forward-guard swingman." Kaneki Ken obviously knew all the national-level masters well, "He led the team to the finals alone, and ultimately lost to the trident of Poseidon High School."

"Kaneki-san is very well-informed." Domoto Koichiro looked at Kaneki Ken in surprise, "We have completed the recruitment of Zebei-san. As long as you join, we will form a high school three-time champion team with you and Zebei as the core. In the future, there will only be one powerful school in the whole of Japan, and that is our Fenghuang High School."

"That's a great idea, Coach Domoto." Kaneki Ken nodded thoughtfully, "But I have a question to ask, if Zebei and I join at the same time, who will be the absolute core of Fenghuang High School?"

"Mine Emperor will be your team." Domoto Koichiro said with a smile, "but it will also be his team. So please be sure to win at least one championship in the next few years. This is also my request to Zebei-san."

"Before you come, Coach Domoto." Kaneki Ken stared at Domoto Koichiro solemnly, "General Manager Miyari Tsutomu of the Tokyo Region of the Golden Arches has invited me to participate in the invitational tournament across Japan. He promised that as long as I win the national championship in the invitational tournament, he will recommend me to any of the top universities in Japan and provide me with a ticket to Michael Jordan's training camp in Las Vegas."

"Kaneki-san..." What Kaneki Ken said was something that Domoto Koichiro had not expected, "But..."

"I understand what you want to say, Coach Domoto. Even if I am recommended to other powerful clubs, they may not give me the status I mentioned." Kaneki Ken interrupted Domoto Koichiro, "But I once said that I don't care whether I go to a powerful club or not, because where I am is a powerful club, I am victory, I am the champion. Therefore, if you want to recruit me, I must be the absolute core, and the others are just my supporting arms."

"In that case, Kaneki-san." Domoto Koichiro's expression became more serious than ever before. "As long as you can complete my requirements and get the qualification to try out for Jordan's training camp, I promise that from the moment you enter Fenghuang High School, you will be the absolute core of Fenghuang High School."

"A wise choice, Coach Domoto." Kaneki Ken slowly extended his hand, "Let's wait and see."

"I'm looking forward to your performance." Domoto Koichiro also held Kaneki Ken's hand tightly with a serious face.

It was not until Domoto Koichiro's back gradually faded away that Momoi Satsuki quietly came to Kaneki Ken's side and asked softly: "Ken-kun, who just came..."

"Just an insignificant middle-aged man." Kaneki Ken returned to the dining table and continued to eat his lunch without even raising his eyelids.

"You really deserve to die..." Qingfeng Daiki's expression was full of jealousy, "You got such a good deal!"

"Don't say such stupid things, Aomine." Kaneki Ken said expressionlessly, "I haven't decided whether I want to go or not."

"Yes, of course you have to go!" Aomine Daiki was worried about Kaneki Ken, "You train so hard and compete so hard just to get into a wealthy club, right? That's a wealthy club. If you can't even get into a wealthy club, then all your hard training will be in vain?" "Yes, Ken-kun." Momoi Satsuki also persuaded, "Although we come from a small place like Akita, and it's quite remote, I am willing to go with you. It's such a rare opportunity..."

"Don't be so nervous, okay?" Kaneki Ken smiled, patted Momoi Satsuki's shoulder and hugged her, "It's just a wealthy family from the old times! Times have changed. Even the real wealthy families can't stand up to the bull's iron hoof, let alone the bankrupt version of the yellow-green of the Japanese high school world?"

"Actually, I'm more interested in Fenghuang." Akashi Seijuro suddenly said, "Or Luoshan is also OK, but after all, our Akashi family is a member of Luoshan's board of directors, so we still hope to avoid suspicion."

"Then make your decision quickly, Yanzi." Murasakibara Atsushi said confidently, "I'll go wherever you go in the future."

"Haha, then we have a deal." Kaneki Ken raised his fist towards Murasakibara Atsushi, "If no wealthy family wants you in the future, you will come to me."

"What a hassle." Murasakibara Atsushi pretended to be helpless with a bit of tsundere, stretched out his fist and lightly touched it with Kaneki Ken's, "I'm done eating, I'm going back to the classroom first."

"Ding-ling-ling..." Just as everyone was talking and laughing and imagining the future, Bai Jingong's cell phone rang in the office.

"Moshimoshi?" Shirokane Kozo was flipping through the newspaper and thinking about the next opponent he would face while answering the phone. "Oh, it's Domoto. Long time no see...Kaneki Ken? This kid has a good personality. How come you have met him? You want me to persuade him? This kid is very stubborn. What I say may not work. And you have met him, but you didn't persuade him? Oh, it's enough to persuade him. There is no need for me to do anything more...Okay, okay, I'll try my best. That's it. I have something else to talk to you about. "

Shirokane Kozo hung up the phone in a hurry, his eyes fixed on the huge photo of Kaneki Ken in the newspaper, without moving away for a long time.

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"Hey, hey, hey, have you heard? Coach Domoto from Fenghuang High School is here to recruit Kaneki-san!"

"Are you talking about the Celtics of Japanese high schools, the absolute powerhouse that has been on par with Luoshan for the past ten years, Fenghuang High School?"

"Then where else can there be a high school like Fenghuang?"

"Isn't it normal for Fenghuang High School to come and recruit Kaneki-san? If I were Coach Domoto, I would also recruit such an outstanding player if I saw him."

In the evening, in the Teiko Junior High School basketball team, the news of Domoto Koichiro's visit spread throughout the entire basketball team. Everyone looked at Kaneki Ken with envy and whispered to each other.

"Really, Aomine..." As soon as Kaneki Ken saw this situation, he knew who leaked the information and looked at Aomine Daiki helplessly.

"...This stadium is really a stadium..." Seeing Kaneki Ken looking at him, Aomine Daiki lowered his head guiltily. For the first time, he felt that the floor under his feet was wiped so clean.

(End of this chapter)