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"Sakuragi Hanamichi, a delinquent from Wako Middle School, was rejected for the 50th time after confessing his feelings to a basketball player. As a result, he developed a deep hatred for basketball."

Even after entering Shohoku High School, he was still in a bad mood.

One day, not long after the start of the semester, a very pretty girl walked up to him, poked the muscle on his arm, and asked him, "Do you like basketball?"

At that moment, he instantly fell in love with someone else…

Hearing the sounds coming from the side, Sakuragi Hanamichi and the others who were drinking together stopped at the same time.

Unexpectedly, at the class reunion, I met someone who knew so much about what happened back then.

At this moment, time seemed to have returned to that spring.

Back then, when I had just started school, I met Haruko, the captain's younger sister, and that's how I entered the world of basketball.

Although his relationship with Rukawa gradually improved, he was still his arch-rival during that first year.

Unfortunately, after entering university, Haruko ultimately chose someone else.

He later married other people.

"...The moment Mitsui saw Coach Anzai, he could no longer contain his emotions. Tears streamed down his face as he knelt before Coach Anzai, crying, 'Coach, I want to play basketball!'"

Engrossed in listening, Doma Umaru noticed Masamune had suddenly stopped and couldn't help but ask:

"Why did you stop, President?"

Before Masamune could speak, a burst of crying suddenly came from the side.

Wow...!

Seeing the older young man the president had just spoken to crying like a child, Doma Umaru paused, then gestured with his eyes:

'President, why did you make her cry?'

'It's none of my business; I was just telling a story.'

Mitsui Hisashi wiped away his tears with his sleeve, rubbed his protruding beer belly, and, forcing back the tears, said with a smile:

"I'll take care of the rest."

"That year was the strongest period for Shohoku. Sakuragi, Rukawa, Akagi... when we were together, we were really strong."

"But Sakuragi was still a rookie that year, I wasted two years, my stamina was insufficient, and I relied entirely on experience to play. Rukawa played too selfishly. Each of us has our own shortcomings."

"In the end, we still couldn't beat Hainan and could only participate in the national competition as the second place winner. This was our first regret."

"After that, we entered the national competition, and we finally defeated the strongest team in the country, Sannoh Industrial, after going to great lengths."

"But due to exhaustion and multiple injuries, the second match was lost without a fight. Despite defeating the strongest team in the country, we couldn't make it to the end, which is the second regret."

"After the game, Akagi, a third-year student, left the basketball club to focus on preparing for his college entrance exams, while I stayed on the team and barely managed to finish the winter tournament."

"But without Akagi, the results naturally weren't very good."

"In the second year, Sakuragi gradually grew up, and Rukawa's cooperation with him gradually improved, but strong players from other schools also joined, and the results were still not good."

"I barely made it into the school team when I entered university, but the two years I wasted had a huge impact. My skills were not up to par. In fact, I only spent four years in the school team during university."

"After graduating from university, I joined my own company and spent my days drinking and socializing. My muscles gradually became loose and I slowly developed a beer belly."

"To be honest, over the years, I've been jealous of Sakuragi and Rukawa all the time, jealous that they can still play basketball."

At this point, Mitsui Hisashi suddenly slammed his hand on the table and shouted:

"Damn it! You guys are only 32 years old, right? Play until you're 40! As long as you can run, keep running."

"If I could go back to my high school days, as long as I don't die from running, I would keep running on the court and I would never give up."

Upon hearing this, a tall man dressed as a chef also came over.

"Sendoh, Sakuragi, and Rukawa, as an outsider, I was actually too embarrassed to speak up just now."

"But since Mitsui has put it this way, I can no longer remain silent."

"Don't rush to retire, keep playing. You only have a few more years left to play."

"Even if my skills decline and I can no longer be the main player on the court, as long as I can continue to play, even if I can only play a supporting role, I think it is worth it."

Sakuragi Hanamichi looked around, took a deep breath, and said seriously:

"Yes, Monkey Boss, I won't retire like this. I admit, I was hit hard by losing to newcomers. But even though I'm getting old, as long as I can still run, I'll keep staying on the court."

"Yes, me too."

After the three men stated that they would not retire, laughter returned to the store.

Compared to before, the laughter now carries a greater sense of sincerity.

"That year was indeed the strongest year for both of our teams. If Uozumi and Sakuragi had played basketball since they were young, and if Mitsui hadn't wasted those two years, our two teams might have been able to defeat Hainan and meet in the finals of the national tournament."

"Yes, although I really enjoyed watching Sakuragi and the others play their games afterward, the most memorable one is definitely that summer of my first year of high school."

"Want to have a match? An amateur match."

"Really? With my current physique, I'd be lucky to run for five minutes."

"Haha...that's true."

Seeing this, Doma Umaru couldn't help but grab Masamune's hands and asked with a smile:

"President, is this the scene you wanted to see? Adult romance."

"Hmm." Masamune nodded gently.

Although it was quite different from what I had imagined, seeing this scene made the trip to Kanagawa worthwhile.

Chapter 420 Why did you steal my things?

[...Summon your courage and take the first step...]

That evening, inside the hot spring bath, listening to the humming coming from beside him, Doma Umaru couldn't help but tease:

"You really like this song."

"Yes, I love not only the melody, but also the lyrics. Every time I sing it, I feel like my heartstrings have been touched."

Setsuna turned to look at Umaru, and unconsciously looked down to compare their sizes.

They seem to be about the same size, around C.

Excellent, this friendship is good enough to last forever.

He glanced back at Mashiro, who was sitting quietly in the water, and thought to himself:

They seem to be about the same size.

"Just before we went into the bath, the president told us several times to take good care of you."

Honestly, the president is worrying too much.

Compared to two years ago in the animation, I feel you've improved a lot and don't need much care from others anymore.

The evidence is that the clothes were put away properly in the changing room and were not left lying around.

"Yes, that's what I think too," Mashiro replied softly.

"It's Saturday today. I thought there would be more people, but it turns out there are only the three of us in the women's bath, and the president is probably the only one in the men's bath, maybe with his bodyguards too. Did they book the whole hotel?"

"do not know."

"Every time I'm close to Mashiro, I have this incredible feeling... You'll be marrying the president next spring, right?"

"Ah."

"So... what do you think about this? How should I put it, don't you think it's a bit early? After all, you'll only be 19 when you graduate from university next year."

Mashiro suddenly looked over; this was the first time the two had made eye contact.

At that moment, Setsuna inexplicably felt that there was an unfathomable meaning in her eyes, as if she were looking down at her from above, as if she had already seen through her heart.

At the same time, it seemed as if he wasn't thinking about anything, just staring straight ahead in the most ordinary way.

"You like Masamune?"

Such blunt words left Setsuna stunned, unable to recover for a long time.

Originally, I was just testing the waters, hoping to get closer to him.

I never expected that I would be seen through to this extent.

"What if I say yes?"

Mashiro subconsciously touched her chest and whispered:

"I feel a little uncomfortable here."

"I'm sorry, I'm not trying to compete with you for anything, I'm just being honest about what I think. Actually, you two are getting married soon, so I really don't have anything to fight for."

Why are you angry?

"When you ask me so bluntly, it feels like I'm being mentally attacked."

"I didn't mean that. I like you too."

At this moment, Yukina inexplicably fell silent. After a long while, she revealed a slightly aggressive smile and asked in return:

"so what?"

"Why are you not happy?"

"Hey... anyone who would laugh at a time like this is the one with a problem, right?"

Yukina sighed helplessly, because the other person's emotions were always very restrained, and his expression did not change much, so it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

To be honest, I've always had the feeling that I 'can't win' against someone like that.

Relatively speaking, it's easier to see through people whose emotions are readily apparent on their faces.

"I don't know if you understood what I meant, but since you asked that question, I can no longer pretend to be calm."

Do you still remember the story of White Album? Even though the anime has been over for a long time, the "White Album" meme is still on many people's lips.

You probably still remember me from the story, right? Romantic relationships and friendships are actually in conflict; greedily trying to have both will only result in both disappearing in the end.

"not understand."