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August 19th, it's Monday again.

Kanda Takehito bought a copy of Weekly Shonen Jump.

He said he wouldn't watch it anymore, but the closer it got to Monday, the more curious he became.

A voice seemed to be in his head asking him, "What happens after Slam Dunk?" He was extremely curious.

The sound got louder and louder, and more and more annoying.

He had no choice but to buy Jump.

"This is really a headache." Kanda Takehito shook his head helplessly, and finally couldn't wait to open the manga.

After Mitsui Hisashi was slapped a few times by Akagi Takenori.

The perspective begins to unfold from Kogure's point of view.

His words were like a bolt from the blue, shocking Sakuragi and Miyagi in the manga, as well as the readers.

“Mitsui…Mitsui is on the basketball team.”

The story goes back to his third year of junior high school, when Takeshi Junior High was playing against Yokota Junior High. The score was 52-53, with Takeshi trailing by one point and twelve seconds left on the clock.

Wu Shi has no hope left.

Both Kiminobu Kogure, who was watching the game from the stands, and Coach Taoka, who was a guest at the event, thought the same thing.

Meanwhile, Mitsui Hisashi, the ace player of Takeishi Middle School, was encouraging his teammates.

"We haven't lost yet! We still have time! We can definitely turn the tide and win!"

Kanda Takehito's eyes widened.

"This character, who shines like a manga protagonist, is actually Mitsui Hisashi, a disheveled, effeminate thug who was beaten bloody and looked terrible?"

The fact that the two people were completely different made it difficult for Kanda Takehito to accept.

In Kogure's memories, Mitsui said.

"As long as I, the genius Mitsui, am here, Takeishi Middle School will surely win!"

His passionate and energetic Mitsui inspired the players of Takeishi Middle School, giving them all a boost of motivation.

Just like Akira Sendoh from Ryonan High School.

This caught Coach Taoka's eye.

Mitsui Hisashi is very talented, and he is already preparing to bring Mitsui under his control. With Mitsui around, the Ryonan era will begin in less than two years.

……

Takeshi is down by one point against Yokotanaka with twelve seconds left on the clock.

When Yokotan has the ball, their strategy is to keep passing the ball around and run out of time.

Time passed second by second.

10 second, 9 seconds, 8 seconds...

Mitsui Hisashi did not lose heart. He used all his strength, running and exhausting himself, and finally intercepted Yokota's ball.

The Takeshi players received the ball and immediately passed it to Mitsui.

Mitsui broke through to the three-point line, and with three seconds left, under the lights of the basketball arena and in the focus of countless eyes, Mitsui Hisashi jumped up and shot.

Kanda Takehito watched the ball intently, from the front, the side, and at a 45-degree angle—multiple manga-style shots, all illustrating…

Goal!

In the final moments, Wushi Middle School turned the tide and won!

Coach Taoka's eyes widened, and Kogure couldn't help but exclaim, "He's too strong."

The entire audience cheered, but the other guest—Coach Anzai—remained unmoved.

Takeishi Junior High School won the prefectural championship, and Mitsui Hisashi of Takeishi Junior High School was selected as the best player.

Kogure has finished speaking.

The scene has shifted to the present.

Looking at Mitsui Hisashi now, Kanda Takehito couldn't bear to look at him.

He looked at himself in the mirror and sighed.

"My hair seems to have grown too long; I should probably get it trimmed."

His hairstyle, which he usually took for granted, made him very uncomfortable at this moment.

Looking at Mitsui in the manga, it's as if he's looking in a mirror.

However, he is not as good as Mitsui.

"In the final prefectural tournament of high school, we lost to Hirata High School..."

This sense of déjà vu made him want to throw away the comic.

But I'm still curious: why would Mitsui, who was so full of fighting spirit, fall into depravity?

After graduating from junior high school, unexpectedly, Mitsui Hisashi rejected invitations from strong teams in the prefecture—Hainan High School, Shohoku High School, and Ryonan High School—and joined Shohoku High School instead.

He gave up the special privileges of being a special student and came to the unknown Xiangbei.

To Kogure, a basketball player with no talent, Mitsui Hisashi, a first-year student, was dazzling.

Mitsui said, "Let's work together to make Shohoku stronger, and we'll definitely dominate the nation!"

……

Tokai University, Japan.

In the final ten days, the Donghai basketball team continued their training camp.

During her free time, Hana was watching Jump.

Kogure and Akagi were classmates at Kitamura Middle School and entered Shohoku High School together.

At 193 centimeters tall, Akagi can easily dunk, and his height alone has attracted everyone's attention.

Akagi also had the idea of "dominating the whole country and becoming number one in Japan!"

The only thing that Shohoku, this little-known basketball team, can boast about is its coach, Mitsuyoshi Anzai.

When Coach Anzai entered the field, Mitsui Hisashi's eyes lit up.

He was also full of fighting spirit in the subsequent matches with the new players.

He then easily continued to score with his shots.

Despite receiving a lot of attention, Akagi can't even dribble properly. He often kicks the basketball or knocks it away while dribbling.

“Oh, so that’s why you’re so strict with Sakuragi,” Hanako nodded.

Sakuragi, who had just joined the Shohoku basketball team, was constantly told by Akagi that he could only play basketball after he learned how to dribble. This made Sakuragi very resentful, and he almost quit Shohoku.

However, Sakuragi, skilled in dribbling, played a significant role in the friendly match between Shohoku and Ryonan.

It turns out that Akagi had learned from his own mistakes, which is why he made such demands of Sakuragi.

"Mitsui's shooting is very beautiful, he's as simple as a machine, constantly shooting and scoring."

At this point, Kogure's expression turned dejected.

"I never expected it to turn out like this, that Mitsui would become like this now."

With his hands in his pockets, not standing properly, and looking rather sleazy, Mitsui Hisashi's eyes were downcast, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

……

"What exactly happened to Mitsui Hisashi?"

Hanacho was very curious.

Mitsui was once so trusted by the players.

The students of Wushi Middle School followed him to the unknown Xiangbei.

The Shohoku basketball team was full of praise and joy because of his joining.

Dominating the entire country seems to have become a possibility.

So, what exactly is Mitsui's story?

The new chapter resolves previous doubts, but even greater doubts arise.

Hua Chao closed her eyes to calm herself down, then got up and went to practice shooting.

Kanda Takehito, meanwhile, threw away Jump and went back to sleep.

Three to five minutes have passed.