Sakuragi Hanamichi, who had just been admitted to Shohoku High School, was originally thinking about having a good chat with Haruko to enhance their relationship, but he was grabbed by the scruff of the neck by Akagi Takenori and dragged to the third grade classroom to fill out an application to join the basketball club.
When Haruko saw Sakuragi being taken away by her brother, her eyes smiled into two crescent moons.
On the first day of school, the school does not have formal classes. The most important task today is to distribute books to students. At the same time, senior students will organize recruitment activities for clubs.
Therefore, the open spaces and corridors on campus were crowded with senior students who came to recruit new members.
As soon as Sakuragi Hanamichi arrived at the school, he was taken away by Akagi Takenori and did not experience the enthusiasm of the seniors. However, Nango Koichiro, Rukawa Kaede and others who arrived at Shohoku after Sakuragi felt the enthusiasm of the seniors.
Rukawa Kaede, who didn't like this lively atmosphere, went to the basketball club early to fill out an application for membership. Afterwards, bored, Rukawa Kaede went to the rooftop of Shohoku and took a nap.
Koichirō Nango really likes the feeling of being the center of attention. Although he has no intention of joining other clubs, the seniors in the photography club are very beautiful and interesting to talk to, and he likes to discuss photography techniques with them.
Kiyota Nobunaga, the last one to arrive at the school among the Xiangbei reserve team, was the most normal among the few. After filling out the application form for admission, he stayed in the classroom obediently, chatting with the classmates around him, and integrated into the new group at an extremely fast speed.
On the first day of school, Mitsui Hisashi arrived at school early. Unlike previous years, Xiangbei High School, which had performed well in IH and winter trials last year, naturally attracted many young people who dreamed of winning the championship.
Moreover, Xiangbei High School is a public school, so the application process is much easier. Therefore, this year, the number of applications for Xiangbei High School basketball team is much higher than in previous years.
As the captain, Mitsui Shou finally no longer has to be like the presidents of those unpopular clubs, holding a handmade poster and shouting in the corridor to recruit people to join the club.
This year, he will be able to stay in the temporarily vacated sports equipment room, waiting for the application forms to be submitted to him.
Even though Coach Anxi is the coach of the basketball team, he doesn't need to get involved in things like recruiting new students.
In the equipment room, Mitsui Hisashi was looking through the application forms that had been handed to him, his brows furrowed.
It is true that the Xiangbei basketball club is the most popular club in the entire school this year, but there are too many students who want to join the basketball club, and the quality is uneven.
Xiangbei High School is a large public school, with about 1,000 students in each grade, and the ratio of boys to girls is close to 1:1. So far, Mitsui Shou has received more than 20 applications for admission, and it has only been half an hour since he arrived at the school.
If this trend continues, there will probably be hundreds of new students applying for admission this year.
Don't blindly think that this is a good thing. For the basketball team, hundreds of new students are actually a huge burden, because there is only one stadium, which can't accommodate so many people to train. After all, Xiangbei is a public school. Although the existence of two students, Mitsui Shou and Jinguji Budou, has helped Xiangbei to become a powerful school, but in terms of foundation, Xiangbei still can't compare with those private schools.
Take Shoyo for example. Although there are only a dozen starters, their basketball team has hundreds of people. It is hard to imagine how the coach can take care of so many players during their normal training.
The larger the player base, the fewer opportunities individual players have to receive direct instruction from coaches.
Looking at the twenty-odd applications in his hand, Mitsui Hisashi found the application forms of Sakuragi Hanamichi and others and put them in the drawer, then he lowered his chin and began to ponder.
If Shohoku was a private school, Mitsui Shou could just wave his hand and screen out some of the students, but they are a public school, and in principle, they cannot reject the admission applications of new students.
"Oh, I was wondering why I didn't see you in the classroom."
"So the cat is here."
"What's wrong? Xiaosan, you look so sad, are you heartbroken?"
At this moment, the light at the door of the equipment room was blocked by someone. Mitsui raised his head and looked towards the door. He saw Jinguji Takeshi wearing a white sports shirt, leaning against the door, smiling at Mitsui.
"Martial Arts?!"
When Mitsui Hisashi saw Jinguji Takeshi, he happily stood up from his seat, took two steps at a time to get to Takeshi, and punched him in the chest.
"You've grown taller and stronger! Your skin is still so white. Didn't you practice outdoor sports in the United States?"
"By the way, how tall are you now?"
Mitsui Shou is now 192cm tall, but standing in front of Jinguji Takeshi, he is still a little shorter, and the height of the equipment room door is far from reaching Takeshi's head. If Takeshi stood up straight, the door frame would only reach Takeshi's neck at most.
"I had a physical test before coming here. I was 201cm tall and weighed 94kg."
"Why? Are you asking me this because you want me to play center so you can usurp my position?"
Wudao punched back and lightly hit Mitsui Shou's chest, and said with a smile. It has been a long time since I last saw Mitsui Shou, and Mitsui's current appearance really surprised Wudao.
He had a clear understanding of his own height. When Mitsui Shou stood in front of him, Wudao could tell with a simple visual inspection that Mitsui Shou's height was over 190cm. In Wudao's memory, Mitsui Shou's height in his senior year of high school should have been only 184cm, which was a big difference compared to now.
It seems that without the blank period, Mitsui Shou has not only caught up with the skills and physical fitness, but also has greatly improved his physical quality.
For a player like Mitsui Shou, not to mention getting into a good university, it is certain that he will become a professional in the future. Of course, that is assuming he does not get injured.
"What nonsense! What do you mean by usurping the throne?!"
"I'm the captain of Xiangbei!"
After Mitsui Shou finished speaking, he suddenly thought of something and continued, "Come to think of it, when did you come back? Why is there no news at all?"
"I could have picked you up."
Wu Dao stood up straight after hearing this, glanced at the application forms on Mitsui Shou's desk, and replied:
"It's been a few days. I had diarrhea for a few days after I came back. It took me two days to recover."
"Are those applications for admission to the club from this year's freshmen?"
"That's all for just a short while. There should be more later, right? Are you planning to recruit them all?"
Wudao put his arm around Mitsui Shou's shoulders, his attention focused on the application forms for admission. Compared to catching up with Xiaosan, Wudao was more interested in these new students.
He returned to Xiangbei with the intention of putting a perfect end to his high school basketball career.
"I'm just worried. It's foreseeable that there will be a lot of freshmen this year. My idea is to recruit them first, and then use the elimination system to screen the players."
"But... Xiangbei is a public school. It's reasonable to eliminate one or two students, but eliminating dozens or hundreds... I'm afraid even Coach Anxi can't do it."
Mitsui Shou shook his head in distress, at a loss as to what to do.
"There's no need to eliminate dozens or hundreds of them."
"You can refer to what the United States does and divide it into teams one, two, and three."
"Players of different levels train in teams of different levels. During normal training, some third-year students can act as coaches to supervise basic training."
"It takes a little time to do the stratified screening in the early stages, but once it becomes a routine, it will be easy to operate."
"But you can't decide this kind of thing by yourself, so you should discuss it with the coach."
Wudao patted Mitsui's shoulder and suggested. Mitsui Shou nodded slightly after hearing this idea. Wudao's method was more complicated in the early stage, but as long as it was operated reasonably, it could solve the venue problem. After all, if you were stranded in the third team, you could practice your basic skills on the playground.
Moreover, this method can create some competition within the team, and reasonable competition is conducive to making the team stronger.
"You're right. I'll go talk to Coach Anxi. Have you seen the coach since you came back? Coach Anxi doesn't usually say it, but he still misses you a lot."
Wu Dao nodded when he heard this: "Of course, the first thing I will do when I come back is to find Coach Anxi."
"You go ahead. I won't go with you. I'm just here to see you. I'll come over again when the team gathers in the afternoon."
"I'm leaving now."
As he spoke, Wu Dao waved to Mitsui Shou and left the equipment room. After meeting Mitsui Shou, Wu Dao did not plan to greet the other team members and returned to the classroom on his own.
However, the news of Wudao's return was spread to some members of the basketball team through Mitsui Shou. Through these people's mouths, the news of Wudao's return naturally spread throughout the school.
Instantly, the corridor outside of Wudao's classroom was filled with curious freshmen. The huge crowd blocked the corridor of the classroom, and Yingmu and others who originally wanted to say hello to Wudao were forced to give up.
“Huh~”
"The popularity of martial arts seniors is really terrifying. It's impossible to squeeze in."
"Forget it, I'll go back to the team and say hello to Senior Wudao. By the way, let him see my new trick!"
Kiyota Nobunaga was unable to get into the crowd and could only stand on the edge of the crowd and sigh.
"Hey, classmate, why are there so many people here?"
"Is this club recruiting people?"
Just when Kiyoda Nobunaga was about to leave, a tall figure grabbed his wrist. Kiyoda Nobunaga turned his head and saw a tall young man about 185cm tall, holding the hand of a young and beautiful girl with long black hair, blocking his way.
Qingtian felt uncomfortable when someone pulled him, and his tone of voice was a little off:
"Don't you know? Have you heard of Jinguji Budo? The ace of the Shohoku High School basketball team!"
"These people are all fans who want to see the martial arts masters."
Kiyota Nobunaga narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the young man in front of him, not knowing where he came from.
"Jinguji Budo? Of course I've heard of it! Is there Jinguji Budo in it?"
"That's great. It turned out that coming to Xiangbei was the right choice!"
When Oda Ryumasa heard this, he was very excited and couldn't help but tighten his grip on Ye Zi.
"Yes! That's great, Oda. In Shohoku, you will definitely be able to realize your dream of dominating the country."
Seeing how excited Oda Ryuzheng was, Ye Zi was happy for him from the bottom of her heart.
"Yes! With a player of Jinguji Budo's caliber supporting me, I will definitely be able to win the national championship."
Oda Ryumasa said excitedly, full of anticipation for his future life in the basketball club.
At first, Kiyota Nobunaga couldn't say whether he liked or disliked Oda Ryumasa and Ye Zi. He was just a little unhappy when Oda pulled him in the beginning.
But when he heard what Oda Ryumasa said, Kiyota Nobunaga's eyelids twitched. He couldn't believe that he would hear the words "Jinguji Budo" and "Fuzuo" from someone else's mouth. Seeing Oda Ryumasa's excited face, he didn't take Jinguji Budo seriously at all, and he immediately exploded.
"What the hell are you talking about, you bastard?!"
"From what you said, you should also be a freshman in high school! No wonder I haven't seen you before."
"How dare you say that you want a martial arts senior to assist you? Don't you know your position?"
"In Xiangbei, Budo Senior was the absolute ace at that time! No one could shake his position!"
"Assist Zuo you? You don't even have the qualifications to assist Zuo's martial arts senior!"
"Remember, my name is Kiyota Nobunaga! I am a man who is destined to be the arm of a martial arts senior. I will never allow anyone to insult him!"
"I want to duel with you!"
Kiyota Nobunaga spoke like a machine gun, with great emotion and voice, which made the students who were originally blocking the road turn around curiously and look at Kiyota, Oda and others.
"Duel? They want to duel?"
"Hurry, hurry, there's something interesting to watch over here!"
Following the shouts of several people who were having fun, many people began to gather around Kiyota Nobunaga and Oda Ryumasa, ready to watch the show.
Seeing more and more classmates gathered around her, Ye Zi felt a little uneasy. She vaguely felt that her boyfriend seemed to have said something he shouldn't have said. While thinking, Ye Zi carefully pulled the corner of Oda Ryuzheng's clothes, but Oda Ryuzheng didn't care what Ye Zi was thinking at the moment.
As an adolescent man, how could he back down when he met someone who wanted to duel with him in front of his girlfriend
"duel?!"
"You said you wanted to duel?"
"From what you said, you should also be a basketball player, right?!"
"I accept your challenge! Let's talk basketball!"
Oda Ryuzheng shook off Ye Zi's hand, took a step forward and agreed directly. Seeing this, Kiyota Nobunaga didn't waste any words, pointed to the location of the stadium, and took the lead in moving towards the stadium. Seeing this, Oda Ryuzheng ignored Ye Zi's obstruction and directly followed Kiyota Nobunaga's footsteps, and behind them, the curious students also followed in large numbers.
In an instant, the corridor in front of the Jinguji martial arts classroom was cleared.
"What happened?" The students outside the classroom dispersed, and of course the martial arts in the classroom noticed it immediately. He was a little curious and stopped a student who was walking towards the gym. After getting a general understanding, he also walked towards the gym with a smile. Of course, you can't miss such an event as watching the excitement.
A large group of people surrounded Kiyota Nobunaga and Oda Ryumasa as they walked towards the gym. The huge group attracted many curious students along the way.
Mitsui Hisashi, who was in the equipment room, also received a tip-off from his classmates and learned that Kiyota Nobunaga was actually preparing to duel with a freshman. Although he was speechless, he still opened the door of the gym early and let him in.
Not long after, Kiyota Nobunaga and Oda Ryumasa arrived at the stadium, and at the same time, a crowd of spectators also poured into the stadium. Mitsui Shou squeezed in among the spectators and looked towards the stadium, and saw Oda Ryumasa standing opposite Kiyota Nobunaga.
He touched his chin and showed a hint of interest.
"He's quite tall... Judging from his muscle condition, he must be a regular exerciser."
"A freshman..."
Seeing that he couldn't stop Oda Ryuzheng, Ye Zi could only stand on the sidelines, watching Oda Ryuzheng silently, praying in his heart that Oda Ryuzheng would not lose.
"Hello!"
"Hey, you know anything about bullfighting?"
"One on one, I want to fight you 100 points!
!”
Jinguji Budou had a private bullfight with Rukawa Kaede and scored 100 points. Mitsui Hisashi, Akagi and others who were present at the time did not hide it at all. When Kiyota Nobunaga learned that Rukawa Kaede was taught a lesson by Jinguji Budou, he gloated for a long time. Today, he met such an ignorant guy like Oda Ryumasa, and he planned to teach this man a lesson in the way of Jinguji Budou.
"100?!"
"good!"
When Oda Ryumasa heard the score of 100, he hesitated, but seeing the large group of students around him, he agreed. He really didn't believe that he couldn't beat the boy in front of him who was less than 180cm tall!
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