"You bastard! Don't call me Xiaosan, call me Mitsui-senpai!"
Mitsui Shou was furious when he saw Wudao's careless and lazy look. Although he and Wudao had a very good relationship, Mitsui Shou always felt in his heart that he was one year older than Wudao and was Wudao's senior, so Wudao should show some respect to him.
But the more familiar Wudao became with him, the more vague the concept of "senior" became, to the point that Wudao even gave him the nickname Xiaosan not long ago.
It's not that this name is so unpleasant to hear, but if it comes from elders like Anzai Zhengyi or his father, there is no problem. But when it comes from the mouth of Wudao, who is one grade lower than him, it makes Mitsui Shou feel a little uncomfortable.
If you don’t know him, you might think he is Wudao’s younger brother.
"Alright, alright, you two brats, stop arguing."
"The opening ceremony is about to begin, hurry up and get in."
Anzai Zhengyi turned around and looked at Wudao and Mitsui Shou helplessly. After waiting for all the players to get off the bus, he walked towards the gymnasium.
"Okay, Xiaosan, I won't call you that next time."
Wu Dao walked to Mitsui Shou with a smile, put his arm around Mitsui Shou's shoulders, and said with a smile.
Mitsui Shou glanced at Wu Dao speechlessly, not wanting to pay attention to him. The whole team followed Anzai Zhengyi into the gymnasium with laughter. The atmosphere of the whole team was quite relaxed, and there was no tension on the Takeishi Junior High School team members.
After the players from Takeishi Junior High School entered the stadium, a special receptionist at the venue guided the team from Takeishi Junior High School to the area where their school was located.
Neon's summer games can be said to be the largest sports event for middle school students. The huge venue is already filled with students from various junior high and high schools in the county.
This year, the junior high and high school county competitions started at the same time, and the opening ceremony was also held at the same time. After entering the venue, Wudao put his arm around Mitsui Shou's shoulders and looked around curiously, with a look of novelty on his face.
It's not like Wudao had never been to a large-scale sports event before, but when he was a student, he had never experienced such a large-scale sports event. In the past, he had participated in some basketball competitions, but those competitions did not have such a large opening ceremony.
"The atmosphere is really different. There was never such a scene when I was in school!" Wu Dao looked around and sighed in his heart.
The venue for the giant opening ceremony was in a hall, which was packed with people. Not only athletes from various schools came to participate in the opening ceremony, but also some parents of students, school teachers, and even some citizens who were enthusiastic about student sports came to join in the fun.
Wudao felt the bustling atmosphere of the stadium, and his originally calm heart couldn't help but become restless.
Compared to Wu Dao's country-bumpkin demeanor, the other members of Takeishi Middle School seemed much calmer. Many of them had participated in some competitions when they were in elementary school and were no longer surprised by such scenes.
Takeishi Junior High School entered relatively late, so the tedious and lengthy opening ceremony began shortly after they arrived at the venue.
Although the atmosphere of the opening ceremony was very different from Wu Dao's previous experience in China, there were some similarities. That was the long and boring speeches by the leaders of the conference. The content of the speeches was also very routine, with leaders at all levels coming on stage to encourage the students who were about to participate in the competition and asking everyone to work hard.
The opening ceremony lasted for nearly an hour before it ended. Wu Dao was already drowsy at this time, and his eyelids kept fighting. It was not until the leader said "the opening ceremony is over" that Wu Dao woke up a little.
"It's finally over! It was really too torturous..." After the opening ceremony, Wudao stretched and complained. Anxi Zhengyi glanced at Wudao helplessly, but finally said nothing.
Afterwards, the people in the venue gradually dispersed, and some schools and teams that had competitions today went to the venues for their respective events.
"Let's go to the players' lounge at the basketball stadium."
"Today's first opponent is No. 4 Middle School, so cheer up!"
Anxi Zhengyi waved his hand, led the team out of the crowd and walked towards the basketball hall.
After the opening ceremony, each sport actually has an opening game, and basketball is of course no exception.
Therefore, after attending the opening ceremony, even if there are no games today, the teams will not return immediately after the opening ceremony, but will watch a few opening games before returning. After all, since they are here, it is understandable to watch a few games.
The first match was between Takeishi Junior High School and No. 4 Junior High School. Takeishi Junior High School was a declining powerhouse, one of the top 8 teams, while No. 4 Junior High School was a little-known, small-time team. In general, the match was not worth watching.
However, the stands around the basketball court were filled with spectators, most of whom were high school and junior high school teams who came to participate in the opening ceremony. They were bored and just came to watch the game. Of course, some teams came to collect intelligence on their opponents.
"Takeishi Junior High School. I heard that it is a team coached by former national player Anzai Masayoshi. I wonder what their players are like."
"Are there any talented people who can be recruited into our Ryonan High School?"
In the first row of the stands, Ryonan High School coach Shigekazu Tanaoka was folding his hands, his expression full of anticipation.
Next to him, there were no players from the Ryonan High School basketball team, but people from other teams. The Ryonan High School players were sent back to school by the coach for training. Ryonan's performance in the previous year was not ideal, and Tian Gangshi would not let his players waste training time watching a few irrelevant games.
After a long time, the referee team of the match entered the stadium early and made relevant preparations. At the same time, the player passages in both directions of the stadium were opened.
The players from Takeishi Junior High School and No. 4 Middle School walked into the venue led by their respective coaches. After a brief greeting, the coaches of the two teams took their respective teams to the rest area, organized their equipment and began to warm up.
It was at this time that a figure wearing the No. 15 jersey from Takeishi Junior High School suddenly attracted the attention of Shigeka Tanabe.
"Number 15 should be a member of the junior high school's first-year underachievers team."
"With such a tall height, he must be about 185cm."
Tanaoka Shigeru looked thoughtful, and then his eyes lit up slightly, and he couldn't help but look at Jinguji Takeshi a few more times.
Wu Dao, who was sitting in his seat adjusting his shoelaces, had no idea that someone had noticed him just after he entered the court with the team. And it wasn't just Tian Gang Shigeichi in the stands. The coach of the opposite No. 4 Middle School also kept glancing over here, but he wasn't just looking at Wu Dao, he was paying attention to all the players over 180cm tall in Wu Shi.
"For this game, the starting players are Fujima Masao, Mitsui Hisashi, Chiba Daishi, Toyokawa Taro, and Jinguji Budou. You guys."
"No specific tactics."
"I only have one request, to extend the score to 20 points in the first half!"
Anzai Zhengyi stood in front of all the players and named five starters. Although the players already knew Wudao's ability after this period of training, when Anzai Zhengyi actually named Wudao, a freshman, as the starter in the official game, Wudao still attracted the attention of almost all the players.
Before Budo, the only first-year starter was Mitsui Hisashi.
"Go warm up."
Under the order of Anzai Zhengyi, several starting players entered the court to warm up, while the substitutes sat on the bench without any sense of participation. While Takeishi Middle School began warming up, several players from No. 4 Middle School also walked onto the court to warm up. Unlike Takeishi, there were as many as seven or eight players warming up there.
"Budo, you will be the main attacker in this match!"
On the court, Mitsui Shou, who was stretching, suddenly spoke to a plate of martial arts.
"I was caught off guard by the sudden assignment of such a difficult task!"
Wu Dao grinned and said, while looking at the players from the fourth middle school who were warming up on the opposite side. Although Wu Dao said something like being caught off guard, his eyes were full of confidence.
Facing the players from No. 4 Middle School whose average height was around 170cm, how could Wu Dao not have confidence? !
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