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Seeing this, Kikuchi Hidemi exclaimed in surprise, "There are so many spectators! Before, we were lucky if we could fill half the seats."

“Thanks to the influence of Professor Akino Tori,” Yamamura Morimichi nodded.

He gradually got used to praising Higashino Hibiki.

“By the way, I’ve always been curious,” Kikuchi Hidemi blinked at Yamamura Moromichi, “what does Yamamura-san’s job do? He seems to have plenty of time.”

Office workers don't have time to watch the game with her all the time.

Mamoru Yamamura shook his head. "I'm currently unemployed. My previous job was a huge blow to me."

After "The Sun Murder Case" was canceled, Arai-sensei quickly had a new work, and recently he has been hovering around 15th place.

With his extensive experience of canceling serializations, he doesn't really care whether it's canceled or not. The fact that his last manga was serialized for over two years was already a pleasant surprise.

For newcomers in mountain villages, life is much more difficult.

This was the first time he had ever suffered such a blow since he was a child.

More than half a year has passed, and he still hasn't recovered.

However, his mood has become increasingly cheerful recently due to his contact with Hidemi Kikuchi, and his new work is about to be released.

This time he had a new idea: to increase the proportion of romance in the prop detective setting.

It might be like "Himura Kenshin," adding emotional elements to a delicate story to attract readers' attention.

“The adult world is so complicated…” Kikuchi Hidemi sighed, but quickly rallied and encouraged Yamamura Morimichi, “Yamamura-san is a very strong person. It must have been very painful for him to show his weakness. Please rest well, and then try again to overcome this difficulty!”

Seeing her concerned expression, Yamamura Morimichi couldn't help but ruffle Kikuchi's beautiful hair, and both of them immediately became shy.

After a while, Yamamura said, "I'm no longer dwelling on the past. Thank you, Ms. Kikuchi."

“I’m happy to be able to help Yamamura-san,” Kikuchi Hidemi said softly, her head bowed.

They're showing off their love here; the players have already entered the field.

The players of the Japanese Tokai University basketball team's opponent, the Nippon University of Foreign Studies basketball team, were taken aback; the opposing team's players were putting immense pressure on them!

It stared intently at me, as if it wanted to devour me.

Especially the two "giants" who are over 190 centimeters tall, their eyes seem to be glowing red, they don't look like they're here to play ball, but rather to fight.

"Kanda! Do your best!"

"Kanda! Do your best!"

Kanda Takehito's ears twitched, and he looked towards the audience.

The person cheering him on was his former best friend, Takago, who had actually returned from Kanagawa to Tokyo just to watch his match.

Feeling a little touched, he lowered his head and whispered, "It's so noisy."

With the addition of Takehito Kanda, the division of the Tokai basketball team is more reasonable.

Shooting Guard: Nightcrawler

Center: Takehito Kanda

Power Forward: Hua Chao

Small Forward: Baba

Point Guard: Tian Bei

Kobayashi, once a key player, can now only serve as a substitute.

Takago looked at Kanda Taketo on the court with a sigh. "Finally, you're on the right track too. But..."

"This guy looks so funny in his basketball uniform, hahaha!"

After shaking hands, Kanda Takehito, the tallest player on his team, and his opponent from the Foreign Languages ​​Team, who is 185 cm tall, jumped for the ball at the start of the game.

Seeing his opponent's timid and hesitant demeanor, Kanda Takehito remained highly motivated. He had been looking forward to a long time, to have a formal match on the field after their long separation.

As the whistle blew, the referee tossed the basketball vertically into the center of the court. As the basketball began to fall at its highest point, Kanda jumped high, surpassing his opponent by 40 centimeters, and swatted the ball into his teammate's hands.

"Wow, that guy is amazing! He's a tall center from East China Sea!"

"His height is amazing, and his jumping ability is incredible. He's truly a genius player!"

Once the basketball was in Tian Bei's hands, he quickly organized an attack. While the foreign language team was still in shock and hadn't reacted yet, he and Yagami quickly broke through to the opponent's basket.

After dribbling past several players, he passed the ball to Yagami.

Yagami jumped to shoot from beyond the three-point line, but unfortunately the shot hit the rim.

Just then, Hua Chao, who was right behind him, jumped high, crushed the opponent's player, grabbed the basketball, and slammed it into the basket!

Donghai scored less than five seconds into the game.

The crowd erupted in cheers!

Even Yamamura Morimichi clapped enthusiastically, "Tokai's basketball team is even stronger now! I don't think they'll lose to Meiji University!"

He still has a deep affection for Tunghai University.

"Yes!" Kikuchi Hidemi nodded excitedly.

In the stands, Feng Nan watched this scene with a serious expression. "It's not just the Sports University; Donghai is also a threat."

He looked at Kanda Takehito and said, "This center forward is very strong, and... he looks so familiar."

This game was both exciting and boring.

The excitement lies in the constant scoring.

What's boring is that, faced with the powerful Donghai basketball team, the Foreign Languages ​​basketball team quickly lost all resistance and fighting spirit.

Before ten minutes had passed, the point difference had already widened to 50 points.

At this moment, the Foreign Languages ​​Basketball Team only wanted to end the game as soon as possible and stop being tormented by the East China Sea Basketball Team.

This one-sided situation became the only stage for the Donghai basketball team to shine.

The final score was 120-18, ending the game.

The audience remembered this team and began to look forward to the next game, hoping for a strong opponent to show them a closely matched and exciting game.

……

After winning the first match, Baba looked at the stands and thought, "Tori Akino-sensei didn't come to watch."

“Tori Akino-sensei doesn’t have much free time at all when drawing manga,” Yagami said.

Baba said, "That makes sense, but I'm still quite disappointed. Seeing my heroic figure on the racetrack might inspire me to draw it and turn it into manga material!"

Hana looked at his teammates and encouraged them, saying, "Higashino told me that he would be watching the Tokyo finals as an invited guest."

"So that means?" Kanda Takehito exclaimed, "If we make it to the finals, Tokai University's match will be able to be seen by Tori Akino!"

"come on!"

"profound!"

Shan Cun peered down, wondering why Donghai University was so excited about such an easy match.

Without lingering on any fancy ideas, he sent Kikuchi Hidemi back to school and then returned to his studio to jot down his inspirations for the day and begin creating the first three volumes of the manga.

……

A week passed, and it was November.

During the game, the Donghai University basketball team easily won another game.

Also, Jump was released.

Yamamura Morimichi held a Jump and eagerly read the rest of "Slam Dunk".

Sakuragi Hanamichi's comedic role excites the audience; it's been a long time since we've seen a player act so recklessly.

He played twice, but still scored zero points.

This caused Sakuragi a great deal of distress.

He considers himself a genius, but he is also very prone to social withdrawal.

Left with no other choice, he sought Akagi's help, hoping to obtain the secret to avoiding being sent off.

This requires diligent study and practice, and meticulous attention to footwork. The impetuous Sakuragi hates practicing the basics the most.

However, after his setback, Sakuragi was determined not to be sent off again.

This made Akagi very happy, and he said that Sakuragi was a guy with a lot of backbone.

"He's probably the one who will hold the key to the future matches!"

On the other side, Mitsui Hisashi walked out of the hospital.

After falling into delinquency, he never appeared at the hospital again, which made the doctor very happy.

Mitsui's injury has fully healed and will not affect his ability to continue playing basketball.

"Even if I encounter stronger teams in the future, I will never lose! Because I, Mitsui Hisashi, have been reborn!"

He muttered to himself with a resolute expression.

Just then, Tie Nan, who wasn't wearing a helmet, passed by.

The two exchanged a few brief words, as if separated by a thick barrier. Faced with the unscrupulous Tetsuo, Mitsui didn't know what else to say.

"What's with your hair? You look like an athlete." Tetsuo glanced at Mitsui's new hairstyle, lit a cigarette, and then said.

"Never mind, this looks better on you."

Iron Man said with a smile.

Just then, the traffic police caught up from behind.

Tie Nan got on the motorcycle, and before leaving, he turned back and said:

Goodbye, athletic boy.

Amidst the bright lights of the night, watching the traffic police chase after Tetsuo, Mitsui revealed a relieved smile.

Goodbye, Tetsuo.

They disappeared at the end of the road.