“Lose…..Lose!”
Mitsui stared blankly at the basketball that rolled to his feet, then turned his head to look towards the basket, as if he wanted to confirm whether this was the ball he had just thrown.
At this time, everyone in the stadium looked at him. The faces of the Ryonan players were full of joy. After hesitating for a few seconds, the Ryonan substitutes cheered and rushed into the stadium, hugging each other. It was not until this time that Mitsui Shou realized the reality and whispered to himself.
The moment Mitsui realized that the team had lost the game, his ears became deaf and he could not hear the voices of the people around him at all. He looked at the crowd hugging Ryonan with a dazed look on his face.
"It's just a matter of one move."
"Everyone knows that our Xiangbei's final attack will be carried out by Mitsui."
"The Ryonan guys obviously noticed it, and Hanagata also knew that there would be no rebound for this shot, so he used his height to successfully block Mitsui's shot."
"If you were the one to execute this shot, the result would be completely different!"
Coach Anxi placed his hands flat on his knees, sitting straight and upright. He looked at the disappointed Xiangbei players on the court, but his words were directed to the boy beside him.
“… …” Wu Dao did not answer. After a long time, he seemed to accept this result. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
"I can't guarantee that I can do better than Xiao San. He has already tried very hard."
"The reason why Xiangbei lost has nothing to do with other people. It's because I didn't fight with them on the court..."
Jinguji Takeshi picked up a towel, wiped the sweat off his face, and said.
Budo felt a little bit guilty about Shohoku's defeat. Although Mitsui Shou opened fire at full power in the last two minutes and perfectly achieved what he had expected at the beginning and successfully continued Shohoku's firepower, problems also emerged. In the last few dozen seconds, everyone knew that Mitsui Shou would be the one to make the final move. In a sense, Mitsui Shou was the easiest to be defeated at this time.
The result was indeed what happened. Ryonan gave up its inside advantage during Shohoku's last attack. Fujima, who is tall and strong and has good speed, actually followed Sendoh Fujima and the others to defend. The one who blocked Mitsui Hisashi was none other than Hanagata Toru who came out to make up for the defense.
As for Fujima, his height and explosive power are not enough to support him in blocking Mitsui Hisashi.
"The team lost because the team is not strong enough. As an individual, you have done very well. Don't worry about it."
"Let's go, let's line up."
Coach Anxi stood up, patted Wudao on the shoulder, and cast his eyes on the court. Everyone in Ryonan was immersed in the joy of winning and advancing, while Xiangbei was in a low mood. Coach Anxi only comforted Wudao and didn't say anything else. For him, winning or losing was something he had already let go of a long time ago.
Moreover, Coach Anzai had been mentally prepared for Xiangbei to lose today, and he was not surprised when it happened. Coach Anzai even thought it was quite remarkable that Xiangbei could play against Ryonan to such an extent.
According to Coach Anzai's deduction, Xiangbei would be far behind Ryonan at halftime, let alone competing with Ryonan at the last moment.
The match between Shohoku High School and Ryonan High School came to an end, and Shohoku was eliminated in the 8-to-4 series, the top 8 in the national competition. This was the final result achieved by Shohoku High School in this national competition.
Mitsui Hisashi had already forgotten how to leave the court with his teammates. After the players from Xiangbei and Ryonan lined up to greet them, the Xiangbei team was quickly taken back to the hotel by coach Anzai to rest.
After arriving at the hotel, Wudao hurriedly washed up and fell asleep. His tired body allowed him to think less. As for the other players of Xiangbei, although they had consumed a lot of energy, they were not like Wudao who just lay down as soon as he touched the pillow. This afternoon, the Xiangbei players who returned to the hotel were unusually quiet.
Haruko, Sakuragi Hanamichi and others did not go to the rest area to look for them after Xiangbei lost the game. In Haruko's opinion, her brother needed some time to digest the defeat. Sakuragi, who wanted to comfort Jinguji Takeshi, was persuaded by Haruko not to look for Takeshi.
After the game, the victorious Ryonan High School players were interviewed by reporters in the lobby of the stadium. In front of reporters from all over the country, Coach Tiangang expressed his ambition to "dominate the country". At this time, Coach Tiangang had completely stopped acting.
He felt that Ryonan High School's biggest rival had been defeated today, and that Ryonan was already aiming for the national championship.
The remaining opponents are nothing but chickens and dogs to them, Ryonan!
The next day, after a day and night of rest, Jinguji Takeshi said goodbye to Coach Anzai alone and boarded the train back to Kanagawa Prefecture. Coach Anzai did not say much and approved Takeshi to act alone, and then he still led the players to watch the 4-to-2 match that day.
In the semi-finals, Ryonan High School faced Hakata University of Commerce Affiliated School from Fukuoka Prefecture.
Ryonan High School was somewhat affected by the game against Shohoku High School the day before, and the starting lineup was very different from the past. The center was Uozumi, the power forward was replaced by Fukuda Yoshitaka, the small forward was Sendoh, and the back line was Fujima and Uekusa Tomoyuki.
At 10 minutes into the first half of the game between Ryonan and Hakata University of Commerce, Ryonan High School was 8 points behind Hakata University of Commerce at 16:24. The situation on the court was one-sided, with Hakata University of Commerce occupying an absolute advantage.
But after a timeout of Ryonan, Shinomiya Tano replaced Uekusa, and after he came on the court, he led Ryonan High School to launch a terrible counterattack.
His one-on-one chances and slam dunks under the basket elicited waves of cheers from the audience.
Shinomiya Tano came on the court for only 5 minutes and directly led Ryonan to a 14:3 climax. The score between the two teams came to 30:27, and Ryonan easily reversed the score.
The Xiangbei players looked at the active Shimada on the court without saying a word, while other spectators were surprised that Shimada recovered to his full form in just one night after yesterday's big battle.
At the end of the first half, Ryonan High School took the lead with a score of 45:37, an 8-point difference.
In the second half, Coach Tanaka replaced Sendoh with Hanagata in order to preserve the energy of the main players and made a small adjustment in the lineup. This lineup adjustment did not affect the performance of the Ryonan players. Under the leadership of Shinomiya Tano, Ryonan High School took less than ten minutes to completely establish Ryonan's leading position.
At the end of the game, Lingnan High School won the semi-finals with an overwhelming advantage of 97:76 and successfully advanced to the finals.
Shimono played the full 30 minutes and scored a game-high 41 points. Sendoh only played for 24 minutes, but his personal score reached 21 points. The performances of Uozumi, Fujima, Hanagata and others were also quite eye-catching and were remembered by the audience.
In the final the next day, Lingnan High School faced the host Luoan High School.
Halfway through the game, Ryonan established a leading position with an absolute advantage of 54:33, leading the opponent by 21 points. In the second half, Coach Takeo had no intention of slacking off and still maintained the lineup of the first half, playing the whole game with Shinomiya Tano, Sendoh, Uozumi, Hanagata, and Fujima.
I thought the final would be a fierce battle, but it turned out to be a one-sided crushing victory.
At the end of the game, Lingnan High School successfully defeated Luoan High School with a score of 103:64. With its absolute strength, it demonstrated the invincibility of the new overlord to the national audience and successfully won the national competition trophy.
Under the leadership of Shinomiya Tano, Ryonan High School achieved the best results since its establishment and won the championship for Ryonan High School, which had been without a championship for decades. In the trophy room of Ryonan High School, there was also a championship trophy for the IH basketball project.
After this series of national competitions, Ryonan High School's Shinomiya Tano suddenly became the focus of fans, and major sports media rushed to report on it.
"The best high school student in the country!"
"The most dominant high school player ever!"
"Extremely strong, Ryonan's trump card!"
"The savior of basketball!"
Sports newspapers and magazines all used different covers and headlines to describe the same story. Shinomiya Tano's name became a hot topic among fans as Ryonan High School won the championship.
At the same time, driven by Shinomiya Tano's fame, the Shohoku High School that fought with Ryonan until the last second on the court, and the Jinguji Budo who made Shinomiya Tano fight to exhaustion, also came into the fans' sight.
However, all of this has nothing to do with Jinguji martial arts.
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In the early morning, the breeze is not dry and the sunshine is just right.
In the center of the dojo of Fujima Shinichi's family, Jinguji Takeshi, wearing a blue judo uniform, was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed. Opposite him, Fujima Takako, also wearing a blue judo uniform and with a ponytail, was also sitting cross-legged in meditation.
The sun shines over the window sill and into the dojo. The dripping water in the courtyard makes a soft "da... da" sound. The atmosphere of the dojo is simple and quiet.
"Budao, didn't you plan to go to China some time ago? When are you going?"
Suddenly, Fujima Takako broke the quiet atmosphere of the dojo, opened her eyes, and suddenly asked.
"I don't plan to go. I'm afraid there's no point in going."
"I already know what I lack and how to make up for those shortcomings. There's no need to look for my problems over there."
Wu Dao closed his eyes and answered.
A hint of disappointment appeared on Fujima Takako's face. She had originally planned to go with Wudao when he went there. She was still looking forward to traveling to China, but she didn't expect that Wudao didn't plan to go.
"Come to think of it, you haven't been going to basketball team training for a while. Is that okay?" The disappointment on Fujima Takako's face quickly disappeared, and she asked casually.
It has been three days since the match between Shohoku High School and Ryonan High School.
The morning after the competition, Takeshi Jinguji returned to Kanagawa Prefecture alone. From then on, every morning, Takeshi would come to the dojo to meditate, and then practice sparring with Shinichi Fujima. In the afternoon, Takeshi would borrow the equipment room of the Fujima family and perform physical training under the guidance of Shinichi Fujima.
At Wudao's request, Fujima Shinichi has begun to add a lot of strength training to Wudao's daily training. Originally, Fujima Shinichi was worried that it would affect Wudao's growth and development, but Wudao didn't care about it at all. He is now almost two meters tall and his body is only in the early stages of development.
A close look at Wu Dao's face reveals that there is only dense hair around his mouth. If you take off his pants, you may find that the hair around his mouth has not yet grown out. At this stage of development and this height, Wu Dao has no scruples at all.
However, although Fujima Shinichi has added strength training to the daily training of martial arts, this is not practiced every day. Jinguji Budou's bones are not fully developed yet, and Fujima Shinichi is afraid that martial arts will leave hidden injuries, so all the training can be considered gradual.
"It's okay. Coach Anxi has given all of our players a holiday. There will be no formal training before school starts."
"The players are practicing in the gym on their own initiative, but I have my own way of getting stronger, so I don't need to join them for the time being."
After hearing what Fujima Takako said, Wudao opened his eyes and replied with a smile.
After these days of meditation and practice, the shadow of failure has been dispelled from Wudao's mind. He has a new goal and is working hard towards it.
"It's vacation time! You finally have vacation time."
"Hey, Budo, are you free the day after tomorrow? Come with me to the Tokyo Gymnasium!"
When Fujima Takako heard that martial arts was on holiday, a smile appeared on her face and she asked with great interest.
"Of course we have time. What are we going to the Tokyo Gymnasium for?" Wu Dao scratched his head and asked. To be honest, although the haze of Xiangbei's defeat had been dispelled, he was still a little reluctant to go to the Tokyo Gymnasium, which could easily bring back bad memories... .
"There was a karate competition in high school, and Dad was invited to be a guest observer."
"I heard that the team has won 180 games in a row since its debut. They have played more than 100 games, big and small, and have never lost a single one."
"are you going?"
Fujima Takako grabbed Wudao's arm and said excitedly. Unlike Wudao, Wudao learns judo just to keep fit, but Fujima Takako really likes this kind of fighting sports. She is very interested in karate and judo.
"180 consecutive wins... sounds impressive."
"Go ahead, it's a good opportunity to change your mind."
When Budo heard about the 180-game winning streak, he was also a little curious. He knew a little about Fujima Takako's thoughts, and the other party was probably a little worried that he was still thinking about the Xiangbei game, so she found an excuse for Budo to relax.
"Okay, let's go together then."
"I've heard of Kyogoku Makoto's name for a long time, and this time I finally have the chance to watch his game."
"Martial arts, I heard that guy also practiced judo for a period of time before. I wonder who would be better if they were to fight against you."
"Dad said you are a true judo genius. No one your age can fight with you more than one hand."
When Fujima Takako heard that they were going to the martial arts meeting together, she jumped up happily and said with anticipation. When Wudou heard the name "Kyogoku Makoto" from the other party, he raised his eyebrows and was a little surprised.
"Kyogoku Makoto???"
"What a mess, could this be the Kyogoku Makoto I know?"
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