"Reporter?! Of course I can accept the interview, but could you please delete the footage you took earlier?"
Jinguji Budo pointed at the cameraman behind Aida Yayoi and said. And until he finished speaking, Aida Yayoi pretended to be awakened, as if the secret filming before was not her order.
"Haha, of course, of course. After all, it's just training. I'm afraid that my competitors will see it. It's understandable."
"I'm glad you accepted our interview."
As he spoke, Yayoi Aida winked at the cameraman behind him, who understood and operated the camera for a while, then nodded to Wudao. Judging from what he said, he should have deleted his previous training video according to Wudao's idea.
"Um... Jinguji-san, do you need to prepare anything?"
"Or can we start now?"
Aida Yayoi smiled and asked Jinguji Budo. She was supposed to go to Ryonan High School for an interview today. She had already arranged an interview with Ryonan High School. However, when they went to Ryonan, their car passed by Shohoku. With the mentality of trying her luck, Aida Yayoi stepped into the Shohoku campus with a camera.
She had already prepared for a wasted run, after all, she didn't hear any noise from the intense training outside the gymnasium, but after entering the gymnasium, she still had an unexpected gain. And this unexpected gain was Jinguji Budo, the player with the most exaggerated scoring efficiency in the history of the county tournament.
"Let's get started. I don't have anything to prepare."
Wudao smiled and was not opposed to the interview. In basketball, personal strength is always the first priority, but if you want to get the attention of the high-level league, personal fame is also very important. After all, the world's top basketball league is a commercial league.
James' son's ability is just average, but there are definitely teams that want to try to use the selling point of "father and son on the same court" to make some money.
"Well, I'll just ask you some simple questions and you can answer them according to your thoughts."
"If there is anything that is inconvenient to answer, just tell us directly."
"We'll do this in the form of an interview, and you might end up in a magazine or even on TV."
As Yayoi Aida spoke, she walked over to the cameraman and took out a microphone from the camera stand. After a simple adjustment, she nodded towards the camera, signaling the cameraman that he could start.
"Jinguji-san, this time your Xiangbei High School has defeated Wuyuan High School and Kainan University Affiliated High School. Judging from the current results, Xiangbei High School has successfully qualified for the national competition."
"We all know that Xiangbei High School has never entered the national competition in recent years. How do you feel about the team being able to enter the national competition?"
"Are you satisfied with the current achievements of Xiangbei?"
Aida Yayoi raised her hand and passed the microphone to Wudao's mouth, looking at him with a smile. Her questions were not tricky, but just routine interview questions.
Wu Dao held the ball at his waist with one hand, lowered his head slightly, and answered without much thought: "I am of course very happy that our Xiangbei can enter the national competition. Of course, I am not satisfied with Xiangbei's current results. Our Xiangbei's goal is to 'dominate the country.'"
Facing the camera, Wu Dao was very calm, and when he said "dominate the country", his expression was calm, not the kind of pretentious excitement. It seemed that the goal of "dominant the country" was a very common thing for Wu Dao.
Even so, Budou's answer surprised Aida Yayoi and the cameraman behind her. This was the first year that Xiangbei High School, which had never entered the national competition, entered the national competition, and Jinguji Budou even boasted that he would dominate the country, which was something neither of them had expected at the beginning.
Xiangbei's desire to dominate the country is like a kid who ranks at the bottom of the class, who by some stroke of luck gets into the top ten in the class, and then brazenly says he wants to be the top scorer in the college entrance examination.
To outsiders, the goal of Jinguji Martial Arts would not be considered ambitious, but rather ridiculous.
Yayoi Aida is a veteran journalist who keenly captured some of Jinguji Budo's personality traits and discovered a selling point that could be exploited.
If...if Xiangbei really achieves its goal of dominating the country in the end, then this interview of theirs today will probably become a topic of conversation for everyone.
If a child dreams of becoming the president of the United States when he grows up, people will just laugh at him for being unrealistic. But if he really becomes the president of the United States in the future, people will praise him for having great ambitions at a young age.
"To dominate the country... Shohoku actually has such a lofty goal."
"According to the information I know, the best result achieved by our Kainan High School in Kanagawa Prefecture in the national competition was the top 8."
"Shohoku's goal is to win the national championship, so they should have some understanding of their opponents from all over the country, right?"
"Can you tell us which teams across the country can pose a threat to your Xiangbei?"
The questions that Yayoi Aida asked before were relatively routine, but this question was a bit tricky. Some people thought that the bold words that Budo had said before were just the talk of young people, but when Yayoi Aida asked this question, it was a bit too much. She seemed to really think that Xiangbei wanted to dominate the country and had already started preparing for the national competition.
"Which teams are strong? It's really hard for me to answer this question."
"After all, we can only know the strength of a team after playing against each other. I think..."
"No team can beat Shohoku in its heyday!"
Takeshi Jinguji breathed heavily when he spoke. When Aida Yayoi heard Takeshi's previous words, she thought that Takeshi Jinguji would be humble and at least mention a few team names. Unexpectedly, Takeshi Jinguji actually said, "No team can defeat Shohoku in its heyday."
"Arrogant... Arrogant!" Aida Yayoi whispered in her heart, and her expression changed a little. It is a good thing for young people to have goals, but if they are arrogant and look down on others, it is not pleasing.
"Jinguji-san, what do you think of the teams that your Xiangbei defeated in the previous county competition? What do you think of their strength?"
"Has Xiangbei made full preparations for the game against Ryonan? I will go to Ryonan High School for an interview next. Do you have any words for me to bring to Ryonan?!"
Yayoi Aida did not continue the previous topic and changed the subject. When Jinguji Budo learned that Yayoi Aida was going back to Ryonan High School, his eyebrows slightly raised and the smile on his face became bright.
"You know, Hainan is an excellent team. They are quite strong and they did cause some trouble for us, Xiangbei."
"Except for Hainan, I don't have a deep impression of other teams because they are too weak."
"As for the upcoming match against Ryonan, we at Shohoku are of course well prepared. We won once during the practice match before, and we will win this time as well."
"If it's okay, I actually have something to say to Ryonan, Reporter Aida."
"I, Jinguji Budo, am the strongest high school student!"
Wudao said this and turned his head to look at the camera. In fact, he was speaking to Sendoh and Shinomiya Tano.
"Haha, we will definitely bring it there. Let's end our interview here. Please do your best for everyone in Xiangbei and show your due strength in the upcoming game against Ryonan. I also hope that Xiangbei can shine on the stage of the national competition."
Yayoi Aida summarized with a smile, then turned to look at the cameraman, signaling him to turn off the phone.
"Jinguji-san, we won't disturb your training. Goodbye."
"Of course, I would also like to remind you, young man, not to be too impetuous."
Yayoi Aida didn't want to stay any longer. Jinguji Budou's answers were too arrogant. Sometimes he said that they had no rivals in Xiangbei, and sometimes he said that he was the best in the country. Although Aida knew that Jinguji Budou had good abilities, he had not been tested in the national competition. The so-called strong strength was just empty talk.
It's just a county competition. Among the teams that make it to the national level every year, which team doesn't have a ace? !
Yayoi Aida hurriedly left the Shohoku gym with the camera. Jinguji Takeshi had no intention of seeing them off. He watched them walk out of the gym, stood there for a while, and when he saw that they did not return, he continued his training.
He could see that Yayoi Aida was a little emotional because of his answer, but Wudao didn't care. What he said was what he thought in his heart. As for what others thought, future competitions would prove that what he said was right.
"I hope those two can help me convey my message honestly, so that I can drag Xiandao and the others into the game!"
Wu Dao looked at the basket, muttered softly, then shot the ball. The basketball drew an arc in the air and fell into the net.
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After leaving the Shohoku gym, Yayoi Aida no longer suppressed her anger. She led the cameraman back to the car angrily and sat down on the passenger seat.
When the cameraman put away his equipment and prepared to drive, he found that his senior seemed to be angry, and asked in confusion: "Senior Aida, what's wrong with you? Why are you angry?"
"Humph! That Jinguji Budo from Xiangbei is really too arrogant!"
"After all, this was in front of the camera. How could he say something like that? He is not modest or prudent at all."
"He is now the representative player of Kanagawa Prefecture's basketball program. How could he say such things? What would teams from other parts of the country think if they saw this?"
"Are you saying that our Kanagawa players are ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth?!"
"This Jinguji Budo is not mellow at all, he is too young."
Yayoi Aida complained, and only then did the cameraman understand why his senior was angry. She actually felt that Jinguji Budou's arrogance made her, a reporter from Kanagawa Prefecture, feel ashamed and embarrassed.
"Don't be angry. Jinguji Budo is a young man after all. If a young man is not young, can he still be called a young man?"
"Besides, he does have some abilities."
The cameraman started the car and drove towards Ryonan. Yayoi Aida still complained in the car, but as the car got closer and closer to Ryonan, Yayoi Aida's mood gradually calmed down.
There is some distance between Shohoku High School and Ryonan High School. By the time Yayoi Aida and the cameraman arrived at the gate of Ryonan School, it was already an hour after they left Shohoku.
After a brief exchange with the Ryonan security guard, Yayoi Aida and the cameraman walked into the Ryonan campus.
Lingnan High School is located on the seaside. The school is only separated from the sea by a beach and a road, which is only a few hundred meters away.
The entire Ryonan campus was filled with the scent of the sea. The salty, moist, and clear air that entered her mouth completely calmed Yayoi Aida.
"The environment in Lingnan is really good!"
Yayoi Aida walked towards the Ryonan Stadium, looking at the scenery on campus. Unlike Shohoku, which is full of green plants, Ryonan's green plant coverage is not high. After all, it is a school by the sea, and the land properties are not suitable for planting vegetation. The limited greening is also transported from other places.
The school has a lot of open spaces and playgrounds, which gives people a sense of desolate beauty. I just don’t know if this is the filter that Yayoi Aida herself uses.
When the two arrived at the Ryonan Gymnasium, the Ryonan players were training. Coach Tiangang saw the two and personally came to the door of the gymnasium to greet them. The three of them greeted each other, and then Coach Tiangang led the two to the rest area to watch the team training.
In the stadium, Ryonan was divided into two teams, the old and the new, and they were having a practice match. Yesterday they played against Wuyuan, and the intensity of the match was very low, so on the first day after the match, Ryonan's training plan did not change much.
On the court, Sendoh had just completed a steal, and then he dribbled the ball into the frontcourt. Facing the defense of two players from the senior team, he easily made a layup and scored the ball. Amid the admiration of the audience, he and his teammates began to return to defense.
"Coach Tanaoka, that must be the first-year Sendoh." Yayoi Aida was sitting on the sidelines, watching Sendoh smiling and chatting with his teammates on defense, a hint of inexplicable emotion flashed in her eyes.
"Haha, yes, that is the way of the immortal."
"He is the foundation of our Ryonan team!"
Coach Tanaoka nodded with a smile, then pointed to the freshman who was guarding the inside and serving as the center, Shinomiya Tano, and said, "That's Shinomiya Tano, who is also the cornerstone of our Ryonan team."
"To be frank, Shinomiya Tano is the strongest person in Kanagawa Prefecture right now. Even if we look at the whole country, he will not lose to anyone else!"
Coach Tanaoka introduced Yayoi Aida, and a smile appeared on his face when he talked about Shinomiya Tano.
When Yayoi Aida heard this, she turned her head to look at Coach Tiangang and said, "Coach Tiangang, before coming to Ryonan High School, we happened to pass by Xiangbei, and there, we met Xiangbei's Jinguji Budo."
"He said..."
"He is the strongest high school student in Kanagawa Prefecture. What do you think of what he said, Coach Tanaoka?!"
Yayoi Aida secretly winked at the cameraman behind him, who made an OK gesture to Yayoi Aida. He had already turned on the camera since they entered the Ryonan Gymnasium without Yayoi Aida's reminder. After all, the protagonist of their interview today was Ryonan High School!
"Jinguji Budo?!" Coach Takeo was a little surprised to hear this name from Aida's mouth, but no matter how surprised he was, Takeo was quite confident in his players.
"Jinguji Budo! His fame is greater than his strength!"
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