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Some people did the math and realized that the friendly match had already aired for more than twelve episodes, which made them even more anxious.

"The comic book is being serialized so slowly!"

Some people started complaining.

The match between Shohoku and Hainan is not over yet; the most agonizing moment has arrived.

Akagi entered the game and initially displayed great prowess, but soon, Maki Shinichi reached his peak performance, and the score that Shohoku had just surpassed was caught up by Maki Shinichi.

Ryota Miyagi, agile and quick, defended Shinichi Maki, but Maki easily bypassed him and broke through to the basket. Takenori Akagi jumped up to block the shot, but instead of preventing the score, he was fouled and forced to make an extra free throw.

"He managed to score a basket after passing through Miyagi, the fastest player in Shohoku, and colliding with Akagi, the strongest player in Shohoku!"

Shinichi Maki possesses both the best skills in Kanagawa and immense strength; he is practically without any weaknesses.

At 51:52, Shohoku is behind.

Maki Shinichi continued to score, and if they couldn't stop him, Shohoku would be in danger.

Akagi and his team decided to focus all their efforts on defending Maki Shinichi, but this gave Hainan's three-point shooter, Jin Soichiro, an opportunity to score a three-pointer.

The point difference has widened to seven points.

Because Mitsui Hisashi wasted two years, his three-point shooting percentage is not as good as Jin Soichiro's, who practices shooting 500 times a day.

Shohoku is in grave danger!

In addition, apart from Sakuragi Hanamichi, everyone else was exhausted, and Akagi Takenori was injured in the foot. Despite their hard work throughout the game, Shohoku was getting further and further away from victory.

Coach Anzai, who had remained silent, saw the players' efforts.

He chose to stop the game and start strategizing.

Akagi, Rukawa, Miyagi, and Mitsui formed a defensive zone to prevent Maki Shinichi from dribbling and cutting in.

Meanwhile, the physically gifted Sakuragi Hanamichi closely guarded Jin Soichiro.

As for other people shooting three-pointers, that's all down to luck.

This tactic worked!

Jin Soichiro has a flexible body and a perfect three-point shot, but his stamina and speed are no match for Sakuragi Hanamichi.

Even if he broke through Sakuragi's defense and jumped up to shoot a three-pointer, Sakuragi quickly caught up and swatted the basketball away with a "fly swatter" shot!

"Sakuragi Hanamichi's level of exercise is truly astonishing!"

Shohoku's fast break!

After Sakuragi Hanamichi missed his shot, Akagi Takenori grabbed the rebound and dunked successfully!

They finally managed to pull back two points.

Upon landing, Akagi's face showed pain.

The heavy weight of his jump and landing put a lot of strain on his ankles.

Coach Anzai watched this scene quietly.

Using the same tactic, four players defended Maki Shinichi, and this time he passed the ball to the other players.

Whether it hits or not is up to fate.

Fortunately, the opponent missed the shot, Akagi grabbed the rebound, and Sakuragi Hanamichi launched a fast break!

But at this moment, Maki Shinichi had already reached the Hainan basket.

"bring it on!"

He watched Sakuragi Hanamichi rushing towards him.

What I saw was a pair of resolute eyes!

"I will surpass him! I will surpass Kanagawa's No. 1!"

This gaze startled Mu Shenyi.

He watched as Sakuragi Hanamichi leaped up aggressively, lunging towards him and the basket; he was even a beat too slow.

After realizing it instantly.

"You're ten years too early!"

He jumped up and shouted through gritted teeth!

This moment attracted everyone's attention.

In a tense match, with only five minutes left, this goal was extremely important.

What will happen when a rookie golfer challenges Shinichi Maki?

"Foul! White jersey number 4."

As soon as Maki landed, he was panting heavily. In the end, his choice was to foul and stop Sakuragi Hanamichi from dunking!

Knowing that Sakuragi Hanamichi would miss the free throw, he chose to foul.

Sakuragi Hanamichi himself was aware of this.

He chose to take a different approach.

With his legs slightly bent and his hands holding the basketball at his crotch, it looked like he was holding a chamber pot.

This strange pose drew gasps from the audience.

Even the readers found it strange.

"Is this how you take a free throw?"

"Are we allowed in or not?"

Kazuya Takasugi felt a strong sense of familiarity as he watched this scene.

"Isn't this it?"

The answer was quickly provided in the comic.

NBA basketball star Rick Barry uses this move to shoot free throws with an accuracy rate of 94.7%!

"it is as expected!"

……

Sakuragi Hanamichi was taking the free throw, and he was absolutely certain that he could make it.

With his whole body relaxed, Sakuragi Hanamichi stared intently at the basket and naturally exerted his strength, throwing the basketball upwards towards it.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the ball slammed into the basket.

"Score!"

The second shot went in!

Sakuragi Hanamichi scored two precious points.

“Although the movements are strange,” Kazuya Takasugi said, rubbing his chin, “doesn’t this show that Hanamichi Sakuragi has been using his brain all along? Learning how to play basketball, no wonder he’s improving so quickly.”

In the final chapter of this manga, Shohoku is down by four points with four minutes remaining.

There's still a chance to fight it out.

Coach Anzai also has his own plans.

In this episode, he seems like a different person, focusing on his coaching duties and devising tactics for the Shohoku players.

"How strange," Kazuya Takasugi remarked.

He had lost count of how many strange sounds he had made.

The latest chapter is both exciting and unconventional, it's really interesting!

"I want to see the next chapter right away!"

"I want to watch basketball games from the Slam Dunk anime."

"Yes! I really want to!"

He was rolling on the ground, barely able to hold back anymore!

"Teacher Akino should stay in the teachers' dormitory." He suddenly had a dangerous thought, and only managed to suppress it with all his rationality.

……

Just like in Hirohiko Araki's "Diamond Is Unbreakable," once readers know the manga artist's address, they find it hard to resist secretly looking at the original manuscript.

The administrator stopped another student.

"This is the teachers' dormitory. You little kid, get out of here."

“I am a teacher,” Kazuya Takasugi said earnestly.

The administrator bluntly stated, "In terms of height, it is indeed the height one would expect in their thirties or forties."

Takasugi Kazuya, who is 1.65 meters tall, was also hit hard.

"But how could the fuzz on your lip be a teacher? Get out of here right now!"

The administrator breathed a sigh of relief after Takasugi Kazuya left.

"There are so many people every day, really..."

If Higashino Hibiki hadn't given him a salary, he really wouldn't have wanted to quit.

There are just too many things to worry about every day.

“Tori Akino-sensei,” he stopped complaining and said respectfully as Higashino Hibiki approached, “You’re back.”

After all, this salary, the amount of which is the same as that of an administrator, deserves a better service attitude.

He thought to himself.

“Uncle Nakamura,” Hibiki Higashino said, “you’ve really worked hard.”

He saw Takasugi Kazuya arguing with the administrator from afar.

"Oh, it's okay, it's okay."

“If there are any more people like that,” Hibiki Higashino said, “please inform them that the first edition of the ninth volume of Slam Dunk has been published.”