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This match was incredibly intense, and as it neared its end, the arena was eerily quiet.

"Crunch, crunch."

"Clap clap clap."

Inside the stadium with thousands of people, the only sounds were the friction of basketball shoes against the floor and the slapping of basketballs.

Everyone was watching intently.

There is only one and a half minutes left.

Hainan scored another goal.

Everyone in Shohoku was breathing heavily, their bodies covered in sweat.

Rukawa fought hard throughout the entire match. He was so exhausted that he couldn't lift his head, and sweat dripped down like raindrops. He felt his vision blurring.

Coach Anzai remained expressionless as he listened to the cheers and encouragement from the substitutes on the bench.

"We must find a way to make them win...we must..."

But that's what he really thought.

……

We must win!

Haruko Akagi in the stands, Hanamichi Sakuragi on the basketball court, Takenori Akagi, and the other members of Shohoku High School all had this sentence in their minds.

We must win.

Shohoku is on offense. Ryota Miyagi dribbles the ball to the three-point line outside Hainan's defense, which is as solid as an impenetrable wall.

Time is ticking away, and this kind of psychological pressure can easily lead to irrational behavior.

"Don't try to close the gap with three-pointers. There's still a minute and a half left, we should play it safe and take it one point at a time," Coach Fujioka thought from the sidelines.

"It happened."

Chapter 195 Shohoku! Go for it!

"Too fast, why can't you keep your composure?"

Mitsui Hisashi took a rash shot, which hit the rim and then flew off the court.

"Great." Coach Gao nodded to himself.

"what!"

To his surprise, Akagi Takenori jumped high and his fingertips touched the basketball, changing its trajectory.

There are one minute and thirty seconds left.

This shot was very important.

The audience, the Shohoku bench, and the players from Shoyo and Ryonan all watched this play with bated breath!

The basketball still flew out of bounds, but now there was a greater chance to save the ball...

"Boom!"

Sakuragi Hanamichi slammed the ball hard against the out-of-bounds seat, finally passing it back.

"boom!"

The basketball soared high into the air, and as Maki Shinichi watched the shot, he felt the tenacity of Shohoku.

The ball finally landed in Rukawa Kaede's hands.

At this point, even when the ball was passed to Rukawa, Sakuragi Hanamichi put aside his awkwardness and focused solely on scoring a goal.

With everyone's efforts, Rukawa Kaede finally dunked!

Shohoku gets two points!

He himself was finally exhausted and collapsed on the floor, no longer having the strength to continue playing.

Xiangbei made a substitution and Mu Mu Gongyan came on.

"You've done your best, you performed exceptionally well. Now, leave the rest to your teammates," Coach Anzai encouraged.

Rukawa Kaede did not respond. His head was covered with a towel, his head was down, and his hands were limply curled up.

"hateful!"

I felt extremely resentful.

"I haven't lost yet! I haven't lost to Maki! I haven't lost to him!"

Akagi Takenori's fighting spirit, the ideals he had established since his first year of high school, and the battle against Hainan gave him a strong belief.

After grabbing the rebound, he ignored his foot injury and passed the ball to Mitsui Hisashi.

But now, Mitsui has reached the limit of physical exhaustion.

With 45 seconds left, Shohoku was down by 4 points, and the manga reached its climax.

……

"Huh?" Torishima Kazuhiko realized.

This week's content hasn't yet depicted the final battle; it's still building up the atmosphere.

"Is there something wrong with my memory?" he wondered.

"No, it was my subconscious that I thought Akino-kun would definitely use the most climactic plot to face COWA!, so it would definitely be the final battle between Shohoku and Kainan. But... there wasn't?"

Torishima Kazuhiko smiled.

"Tori Akino-kun, you've grown up too."

……

"Tori Akino-kun, you've grown up too."

Hirohiko Araki held a glass of milk in his fingertip, looked at the comic book, and a satisfied smile appeared on his lips.

He has always had high hopes for this younger generation.

The other party's drawing skills and plot design have been continuously improving.

His competitive spirit in the past led him to increase the pace of the manga "Hikaru no Go".

But today, it's a fair and square showdown.

"How terrifying, these young people these days," Hirohiko Araki said with a laugh.

……

On Friday, Hibiki Higashino learned about Masashi Kosei's grades in "Slam Dunk".

"Down by 34 votes? Hmm, I understand."

This is very regrettable news, Higashino Hibiki sighed.

The future performance of "COWA!" will be very poor, and he will never have the chance to surpass the real Akira Toriyama.

"what happened?"

Akemi Akemi came out of the kitchen, carrying a bowl of tonkotsu ramen.

The rich aroma was so enticing that Higashino Hibiki instantly perked up.

"It's a real shame that Xiaozheng only got second place," Higashino said with a grin.

He couldn't wait to pick up the ramen, blow on it a couple of times to cool it down a bit, and then immediately slurped it into his mouth!

The rich aroma of the broth and the chewy texture of the noodles captivated him.

"Ah~ So delicious."

In the end, he even drank the soup clean.

Seeing that Higashino Hibiki wasn't disappointed, Akemi Akemi didn't bother to comfort him. She laughed and said, "You're such a glutton."

"It's all because Miss Akimiya's food is so delicious."

In old online novels, there are mythical beasts and dragons that are tempted by the protagonist's food and barbecue, and Hibiki Higashino is no exception.

Perhaps in a fantasy world, Akemi Akemi could become the protagonist.

……

Next Monday, Jump will be released again.

Yoshihiro Togashi didn't have time to watch it.

He recently got a girlfriend and they're dating.

The subject is Naoko Takeuchi.

A gathering organized by Kazushige Hirahara during summer vacation led to his acquaintance with Naoko Takeuchi.

Fearing being laughed at by Akino Mirai, he didn't contact Naoko Takeuchi until after the party ended.

"Want to come to my house for some thrilling activities?"

If it weren't for Naoko Takeuchi's affection for him, Togashi would have been in serious trouble.

"Oh no, it's watching a horror movie," Togashi quickly explained under Naoko Takeuchi's dangerous gaze.

Naoko Takeuchi agreed.

At Yoshihiro Togashi's house, they watched "Venturing Fire" together, and naturally, they ended up together.

"You seem a bit distracted," Naoko Takeuchi asked with concern while they were shopping.

“Yes,” Yoshihiro Togashi nodded, and said frankly, “Tori Akino’s Slam Dunk has reached its climax, and I’m very curious about what will happen next.”

Naoko Takeuchi deeply understands this sentiment.

She is also looking forward to Tori Akino's new romance manga.

The two of them were right there, talking about another man.