Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 92 Crush
"Murasara Atsushi-kun got the ball again! Nice slam dunk!"

"Kiyoshi-san shook off Murasakibara Atsushi-san... and made a move... Oops, Murasakibara Atsushi-san blocked it..."

The semi-finals of the Neon Junior High School Basketball League are in full swing.

"Time out!" Zhaorong Middle School, which was being chased relentlessly, called a timeout in desperation.

"Damn it! Is that number 7 a monster?" Takao Kazunari's eyes were lifeless, and he was breathing heavily. "Not only is he so powerful, but he's also so fast!"

"Teppei..." Even Fujima Yoshiji, who had been in battle for a long time, felt desperate at this moment, "Give up, we can't win anymore..."

"..." Muji Tieping didn't say anything. He stared at the ground with empty eyes, recalling what had just happened on the field.

……

"Hey, is basketball interesting?" Murasakibara Atsushi glanced at Kiyoshi Teppei with a look of impatience.

"Ah?" Kiyoshi Teppei obviously didn't expect Murasakibara Atsushi to ask this question. "Of course it's interesting. Otherwise, why would you be willing to give everything for basketball?"

"Tsk, really..." Murasakibara Atsushi sneered, "To be honest, I never understood why Yanzi thought so highly of you talentless guys, but the way you challenged me really made me uncomfortable."

"Ball!" Murasakibara Atsushi took a slight step and blocked Kiyoshi Teppei's position, then reached out to Kaneki Ken to ask for it.

"Murasara!" Kaneki Ken ignored the double-team of Fujima Yoshiji and Takao Kazunari and passed the ball to the inside with a high lob.

"Hey, you said basketball is interesting, right?" Murasakibara Atsushi looked down at Kiyoshi Teppei with contempt, "Then let's make the game more interesting, how about that?"

……

Muji Teppei didn't want to recall the scene that followed. He lowered his head, panted, and his limbs were trembling slightly. Murasakibara Atsushi's sudden force shattered his pride as the former No. 1 center in the country.

Unlike the gloomy scene at Teruei Junior High School, everyone at Teiko Junior High School was now surrounding Murasakibara Atsushi and looking at him curiously, as if they were meeting him for the first time.

"I didn't realize that, Murasakibara." Aomine Daiki patted Murasakibara Atsushi's shoulder, "You can beat last year's national best center like this. Did Kaneki give you special training?"

"Don't bring everything onto me." Kaneki Ken drank his drink leisurely, "I've been so busy lately that I hardly even go to team training. How can I have time to give special training to Murasakibara..."

"Ah, speaking of this." Aomine Daiki looked at Kaneki Ken in confusion, "You have indeed rarely come to training recently. Tell me the truth, what have you been doing recently?"

"Guess?" Kaneki Ken said jokingly, "Besides, you can't beat me whether I practice or not, so I have to give you a chance to catch up."

"Tsk, you mysterious guy, I'm just a kid and I'm still guessing." Qingfeng Daihui curled his lips, "Don't let me defeat you, or you won't be able to sit firmly in your position as captain~"

"Haha, then I'll be waiting for you anytime." Kaneki Ken smiled and shook his head, not bothering with Aomine Daiki.

Kaneki Ken certainly did not relax his training. The reason why he missed the team's daily training was that, on the one hand, Shirogane Kozo hoped that the team would gradually get used to playing without Kaneki Ken; on the other hand, the U15 youth team of Japan specifically asked Kaneki Ken to participate in the sparring. During this period, Kaneki Ken had been training with the members of the youth team. However, due to confidentiality requirements, everyone at Teiko Junior High School
"Yanzi, keep passing the ball to me." Murasakibara Atsushi wiped the sweat off his face, his eyes filled with endless violence, "I want to see to what extent these mediocre people like basketball!"

……

The final result is still self-evident. Kiyoshi Teppei was beaten to a pulp by Murasakihara Atsushi from beginning to end. "Congratulations, you won." After the game, Kiyoshi Teppei held back his tears and came to Murasakihara Atsushi and stretched out his right hand, "Next is the finals, I hope you can win the championship..."

"So you still think basketball is interesting?" Murasakibara Atsushi asked, holding Kiyoshi Teppei's hand with some disdain.

Kiyoshi Teppei loosened his hands slightly and stared at Murasakibara Atsushi in a daze, not knowing how to answer for a moment.

"Don't be so rude, Murasakibara." Kaneki Ken looked at Murasakibara Atsushi seriously, "Hurry up and apologize to Muji-senpai!"

"...I'm sorry." Murasakibara Atsushi said reluctantly, "Let's go, Yanzi, the mousse cake I brought will not taste good if you don't eat it now~"

"Here comes Murasakibara." Kaneki Ken looked at Kiyoshi Teppei's desperate expression, shook his head and sighed, then led everyone from Teiko Junior High School back to the locker room.

"Muji-senpai...Muji-senpai?"

After an unknown amount of time, Kiyoshi Teppei finally woke up from his dream and looked at Takao Kazunari who came to call him: "Where are Murasakibara Atsushi and the others?"

"Senior, the game has been over for a while..." Takao Kazunari lowered his head, not wanting to look at Kiyoshi Teppei, "We lost..."

"Yeah, we lost..." Kiyoshi Teppei said in a dry and disappointed voice, "What an incredible talent... Not only Kaneki Ken, but also the other people in Teiko Junior High School..."

Muji Tieping's voice was steady, but his eyes gradually turned red, and he could no longer hold back his tears, which burst out and fell to the floor with a plop.

"It's okay, Captain..." Seeing the depressed look on the usually strong and optimistic Teppei Kiyoshi, Kazunari Takao comforted him with a trembling voice, "Next year, we'll come again next year..."

"Yes, come again next year." Muji Tieping wiped his face and forced a smile.

"Another powerful team that was crushed by Teiko’s iron hoof..." Domoto Koichiro sighed with a smile, "It is basically certain that Kaneki Ken is fully capable of being the core of a dynasty team!"

"Don't be too happy too soon..." Tobita Souji poured cold water on Domoto Koichiro, "Kaneki Ken hasn't promised you that he will definitely join Fenghuang!"

"He will come, other teams are not worthy of him!" said Koichiro Domoto confidently.

……

"Ken-kun, why are you here alone?" In the open space near the training hall, Taoi Satsuki looked at Kaneki Ken who was lying on the grass and looking at the starry sky with some confusion, "Are you unhappy about something?"

"Oh, it's May~" Kaneki Ken looked at Momoi May and shook his head with a smile, "How can I be unhappy, it's just a little... Never mind, it's nothing."

"Hey, come on, tell me~" Momoi Satsuki held Kaneki Ken's hand and said coquettishly, "Ken-kun hasn't dated or chatted with me for a long time~"

"Hey, May." Kaneki Ken took a sip of the Coke, "If I successfully won the Golden Arch Bridge Company competition and then went to the United States to participate in Jordan's special training, would you be happy for me?"

"Of course I'm happy for you!" Tao Jing Mayu's eyes sparkled in the moonlight, "I believe you can do it. When you come back, I'll teach A-Da and the others a lesson, haha~"

"Haha..." Kaneki Ken was amused by the cute Momoi Satsuki, "Okay, then wait for me to come back and teach Aomine and the others a lesson!"

(End of this chapter)