After accompanying Coach Anzai to see off Kenta Aso, Mitsui Hisashi immediately returned to the team to continue training.
The arrival of Kenta Aso was just an accident for him, although this accident brought him great surprise and even provided great help for his future basketball career.
But Mitsui Hisashi himself is a man with clear goals. Whether the University of Tsukuba will specially recruit him in the future or not, it will not affect his current goals, let alone relax because of the special recruitment.
Mitsui Shou has never forgotten that his goal has always been to lead Xiangbei to dominate the country! And this year will be his last chance to realize his dream.
"You, Xiao San is back?"
"How is it? The coach of Tsukuba University should be very satisfied with you, right?"
"Tsk tsk tsk, a super core player who scored 47 points in a single game!"
"I guess even the University of Tsukuba should be very fond of you, right?"
When Mitsui returned to the gym, Jinguji Budou came to Mitsui, poked him in the ribs with his elbow, and joked with a smile.
Jinguji Budou also knew what the Tsukuba University coach came to Xiangbei for. Coach Anzai had actually discussed this with him earlier. Although the purpose was to watch him play, Budou also accurately grasped Coach Anzai's intentions.
Originally, he was thinking of having a fierce battle with Mitsui on the court, so that coach Aso of the University of Tsukuba could not only see his own strength, but also give Mitsui a chance to perform.
However, when entering the court, Katsumi Ichiro proposed to defend against Mitsui Hisashi, and Budo did not refuse.
He was very clear about Mitsui's strength. Although the two had not played together for more than half a year, there was one thing that Wudao was very clear about: with Katsume Ichiro's strength, he could never be a match for Mitsui.
Sure enough, Katsume Ichiro was beaten badly, and Mitsui Hisashi also put in a brilliant performance in the practice match.
With Aso Kenta's vision, he could certainly see the strength of Katsume Ichiro, and he could also see that Katsume Ichiro gave his all when fighting against Mitsui Hisashi.
Kenta Aso was very impressed by the fact that Mitsui Hisashi was able to defeat Katsume Ichiro so easily.
This led to the scene before he and Mitsui Shou parted.
"Are you very fond of it? Probably, but not really."
"But, you should have some impression of me."
"I still need to keep working hard! As long as I can lead Xiangbei to dominate the country, more college coaches will naturally see my strength!"
“I’m not afraid that no one will invite me!”
Mitsui's academic performance was average. Although his family was "well-off", he had long been prepared to rely on basketball as a stepping stone to university.
While Mitsui Hisashi and Jinguji Budou were talking, Akagi Takenori and Chiba Daiishi were both looking at them with envy in their eyes.
Everyone would envy Mitsui Hisashi for being recognized by the University of Tsukuba.
However, after hearing what Mitsui Shou said, the expressions of the two men changed. The envy in their eyes faded a little, and was replaced by firm determination.
"Yeah, that makes sense."
"Then come on, the practice match with Ryonan in a few days will be a good opportunity to test our Xiangbei's strength!"
Wudao saw that Mitsui Shou looked confident and said with a smile. As he expected, Mitsui Shou was not affected by anything and his goal did not change at all.
"For a practice match... I plan to..."
"Forget it, let's talk about it later."
Speaking of practice matches, Mitsui Shou seemed to have other ideas, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back. Wudao saw that he seemed to be hesitant to speak, so he didn't ask in detail. Anyway, he would know when the time came.
...
Evening goes and morning comes.
For someone of Jinguji Budou's age, time passes very quickly.
In the blink of an eye, it was the day for the match between Xiangbei and Ryonan. Early in the morning, the Xiangbei High School bus stopped at the gate of Ryonan High School.
“Hiss… ..Hu~~”
"The environment here in Ryonan is really nice. It's a pity that Xiangbei doesn't have such beautiful natural scenery!"
Jinguji Budo followed Coach Anzai, Mitsui Hisashi and others out of the car, stretched, took a deep breath, and said with emotion.
Wu Dao likes the feeling of being at the seaside. How does the song go? "You like the salty air of the sea breeze and the deep sand on your feet." This sentence is also very suitable for Wu Dao.
"It smells like the sea. What's good about it?"
"Aren't we Xiangbei better than Ryonan?"
“Walking along the path in the courtyard where cherry blossoms are scattered, smelling the tranquil fragrance, this feeling is the most comfortable!”
Upon hearing this, Mitsui Shou directly refuted, looking at the Ryonan school gate in front of him, raised his chin slightly, and looked extremely proud.
"Haha, almost, almost."
"I mean the scenery at the entrance of Ryonan is nice, but inside the school, it's still not as good as that of Shohoku!"
Wu Dao agreed with a smile, stretching his body with slight sounds.
"We can't pretend we didn't hear this!"
"Martial Arts!"
At this time, at the reception room at the entrance of Ryonan, Coach Tanaoka led Shinomiya Tano and Sendoh to greet them at the entrance. Shinomiya Tano was the one who spoke, and at this moment he looked at Jinguji Budou with a smile on his face.
"You've become taller and stronger. It's obvious that you've received good training in the United States."
"It should be much stronger than before!"
"Very good, you are still worthy of being defeated by me!"
Shinomiya Tano, who is in her second year of high school, is already 196cm tall and weighs an astonishing 100kg.
Today, Shinomiya Tano was wearing a white T-shirt and Ryonan's black and blue school pants. Although the clothes were very loose, they still couldn't hide Shinomiya Tano's figure.
Although he is a yellow man, the 100 kg of flesh and bones are very well-proportioned on Shinomiya Tano's body. The lines of his exposed arms are obvious. It can be imagined that when he takes off his clothes, he will definitely be an image of a devilish muscular man.
Wu Dao heard the voice and saw the person coming. Looking at Shi Gong Tian Ye's figure, if it weren't for the youthful look on his face, Wu Dao would not have believed that the person in front of him was actually a sophomore in high school.
As for this muscle dimension, Wudao has met so many high school students in the United States, but he has never seen any one with this kind of muscle condition.
"Hey, hey, are you kidding me?"
“Is this guy really a high school student?”
The lively boy Kiyota Nobunaga even exclaimed loudly, and only after he said it did he realize that he seemed to be speaking too loudly, and quickly covered his mouth. However, looking at the look in Shinomiya Tano's eyes, it was as if he was looking at a monster.
"Haha, long time no see, everyone from Xiangbei!"
Coach Takeo looked at the Xiangbei players for a moment, then walked towards Coach Anzai with a smile.
There are a total of 30 people from Xiangbei coming to Ryonan today. In addition to the starting players, Coach Anzai also brought some players from the second team, almost filling up a 37-seat bus.
"Long time no see, Coach Tiangang, thank you for inviting me this time."
Coach Anzai smiled and greeted Coach Takaoka. Takeshi didn't say anything. He and Shinomiya Tano looked at each other. They saw a little surprise and a strong desire to fight in each other's eyes.
The rest of the Xiangbei people also looked between Shigong Tianye and Sendoh, and they were very curious about these two star players of Ryonan.
Especially Shigong Tianye, his figure has never been seen before by those who are knowledgeable in martial arts, and it is the first time for other members of Xiangbei. Shigong Tianye's figure was not so exaggerated when he was a freshman, but now... .
"Come in quickly, everyone from Xiangbei!"
"Seeing elites like you, I think our Ryonan players will definitely gain a lot from today's practice match."
After a long greeting at the school gate, Coach Takeo invited the Shohoku players to enter the school.
After passing the playground and teaching group, Coach Takeo led the Shohoku team to the Ryonan Gymnasium.
Today was Friday, and there were no students watching the fun in the Ryonan gym. Apart from the coaches and players, there was no one else. After leading the Shohoku team into the gym, Coach Tanaoka closed the gym door and even locked it, as if he was doing something shameful.
The Xiangbei people did not pay attention to the actions of the coach Tanaoka. After arriving at the stadium, the students started to communicate with the players of Ryonan. Many of the players of Ryonan and Xiangbei were familiar with each other, such as Budou and Mitsui Shou, who had participated in the Autumn National Games, and the players of Ryonan also recognized them.
"Oh~~ Is this the gym of Ryonan High School?"
"Although they are the national champion, their stadium is just average!"
"This genius will trample the overlord under his feet today, hahahaha!"
After arriving at the gym, Sakuragi Hanamichi looked around like a curious baby. At this moment, he was already looking forward to the upcoming practice match.
"Alright, everyone from Xiangbei has arrived, let's hurry up and have the practice match!"
"As for communication, you will have plenty of time to communicate during and after the game!"
"Come on! All the Ryonan players, line up!"
Coach Tiangang invited Coach Anzai to the sidelines. After the two chatted for a while, Coach Tiangang stood up and walked to the court. He clapped his hands to attract the players' attention and shouted to his own players.
Coach Anzai also signaled Mitsui to assemble the team and asked Mitsui to bring the players to the rest area to change clothes and prepare for the next game.
"All players present will have the opportunity to participate in today's practice match."
“Our opponent is a strong team that has won the IH and Winter Cup championships consecutively. This is a good opportunity for us to gain experience.”
“I hope that all students will cherish this opportunity.”
"Originally, I was planning to let the second and third grade regulars play, but I thought that opportunities for training are rare."
"I decided to let the first years play for a while. You don't have to worry about winning or losing. You just need to give it your all."
As Coach Anxi spoke, his eyes fell on the first-year students who were with the team.
When Rukawa heard this, his eyes lit up and his heart was burning with excitement.
The national champion! Which ambitious player wouldn't want to play against Ryonan High School
Almost all the freshmen looked at Coach Anzai eagerly, hoping to get a chance to play. Even though most of them knew that they could never be a match for Ryonan, it still couldn't stop their enthusiasm.
It's just a practice match anyway. What does it matter if we win or lose
“Hohohoho!”
Coach Anxi looked at the eager eyes of the first-year students in the team, smiled, and then began to call on people.
"Kiyuda Nobunaga, Sakuragi Hanamichi, Nango Koichiro, Katsumi Ichiro... and Rukawa Kaede!"
"You five, as starters, go into the game first."
"Other students whose names were not called don't need to be disappointed, there will be opportunities."
After Coach Anxi finished calling the roll, the first-year students who were not called showed disappointment.
Coach Anzai noticed this emotion and tried to calm him down. Just as Coach Anzai was about to turn around and observe the students of Ryonan, Oda Ryumasa suddenly stood up from his seat, walked up to Coach Anzai and bowed deeply.
"coach!"
"I hope to give myself a chance to play!"
"I know that my team didn't perform well in the training match when we first joined the club!"
"But coach, that's a team result! Even though our team lost, I don't think I would lose to the other first years!"
"Please coach, give me a chance to play and show myself!"
After Oda Ryumasa finished speaking, he bowed deeply to Coach Anzai again. His behavior also made the other Xiangbei players look at him sideways.
"Is this kid questioning Coach Anxi's decision?!"
"Who does he think he is?!"
When Mitsui heard what Oda Ryumasa said, he immediately got angry. Coach Anzai was his respected coach and elder. How could he allow a freshman to disobey Coach Anzai like this? Since Mitsui came to Xiangbei, this was the first time he had seen someone directly questioning Coach Anzai's decision. Even the most playful Sakuragi Hanamichi, Kiyota Nobunaga, had never had such a thing happen.
These two guys just like to pester Coach Anxi.
"Hey, come on, Xiao San, it's normal for young players to want a chance to play."
"Just let the coach handle it."
Just as Mitsui Shou was about to go up and teach Oda Ryumasa a lesson, Wudao grabbed his arm from behind and persuaded him.
"Oh? Really?"
"Who do you think you are better than?"
Coach Anxi asked softly without changing his expression. Mitsui Shou suddenly stopped his movements upon hearing this, and stared at Oda Ryumasa intently, his brows full of anger.
"Sakuragi Hanamichi!"
"I am better than this bad guy!
”
Oda Ryumasa's blood boiled and he shouted directly.
"What?!"
Without waiting for Coach Anzai to say anything, Sakuragi Hanamichi frowned when he heard this, rolled up his sleeves and was about to take action, but was grabbed by the neck by the quick-eyed and quick-handed Akagi Takenori.
"What are you doing? Gorilla! How dare this bastard look down on me! I will let him see the power of this genius!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi was furious, but Kiyota Nobunaga was laughing and saying, "Isn't it natural that you will be looked down upon?"
"Red-haired monkey, if you're smart, give him the spot, so that people won't say you got in through connections! Hahaha!"
Nango Kouichiro also immediately echoed, "Yeah, yeah! I can tell from the way that Oda-kun is better than you! Let Oda-kun play, hahahaha."
"What!
!”
"You two bastards, wait and see how I teach you a lesson!
”
The words of these two people suddenly pulled Sakuragi Hanamichi's hatred over, and he was trying to break free from Akagi's grip. Seeing that the situation was not good, Mugure Konobu on the side rushed over and hugged Sakuragi's waist, comforting him:
"Okay, okay, Sakuragi."
"You are the best, you are a genius, so don't bother with them."
"Wait for Coach Anxi's decision. Wait for Coach Anxi's decision!"
Murasakibara hugged Sakuragi tightly and tried to smooth things over.
At this moment, Coach Anxi suddenly smiled and said:
"How about this, I'll give the first half to the first graders."
"You and Sakuragi, play for ten minutes each."
"If your performance is really better than Sakuragi Hanamichi, I will nominate you for the starting lineup!"
Coach Anzai's words made Oda Ryumasa ecstatic, and Sakuragi was also startled, and then suddenly exploded, breaking free from Akagi and Mugure's grip, and shouted: "Okay!"
"I'll show you, you bastard, how much stronger this genius is than you!"
The two boys agreed, and the opening made by Coach Anxi made all the non-starting players in the first and second grades eager to try.
It turns out that entering the main draw can be done this way?!
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