Reborn In Tokyo After Picking Up Sayu Who Ran Away From Home Chapter 336

   Chapter 336 Wind Thunder (4k)

   Time comes to the afternoon.

   Inside the gym.

  Although there is still some time before the start of the ball skills conference, students from all classes have come here one after another under the leadership of the teachers, and have taken their seats in the stands on the second floor according to the pre-assigned area.

  The boys in loose T-shirts and half-length pants are warming up on the field. They are the members of Class 1 and Class 3 who are about to play. The former is black and the latter is red.

   The black and red jerseys clearly divide the two teams into two teams.

   squeak, squeak, thump.

   has a unique sound in the style of a basketball club, and emits a rhythmic melody in the stadium.

   Players from both sides occupy one side and either stand or sit at their own base.

  Missaki-sensei and Shibatsensei, who are the coaches, are communicating with their respective team members.

   It's just that compared to Class 3, the atmosphere in Class 1 is obviously a little sluggish, and even the audience is aware of its state.

   But that's no wonder they.

  As the coach of the women's basketball club, Mr. Misaki, the women's basketball team under her leadership is indeed very strong, and even made it to the top four in the county all the way, only to fall into the sand in the final.

   If the game is played by women's basketball, the 1st class, which has assembled a large number of basketball clubs, is absolutely unstoppable. Almost all students will admit this.

   However, once you switch to men's basketball, the format is completely reversed.

   Maybe because the girls in the class are too eye-catching, the boys in Class 1 have nothing to stand out.

   In contrast, the combination of small forward and guard, composed of Saito and Taniguchi from Class 3, is well known even in the prefecture.

   In particular, the strength of the former should not be underestimated. At 1.8 meters, he is not only fast, but also full of explosive power. He is a strong player who is expected to compete in national competitions.

   As time went by, the number of people in the venue gradually increased.

  The lively hustle and bustle swept away the dullness of the campus.

  Although not everyone is interested in basketball, this rare time without classes still makes the students excited.

   One after another, you chatted with each other, showing an active side that fits high school students.

   In the auditorium of Class 2 and 3, the two girls were sitting quietly in the corner as if they had been forgotten by the group.

   "Hey, Sayu-chan."

"Um?"

   "That, this is just my idea, I hope you don't get angry when you hear it?"

   "Angry? Why?"

   "It's that Iwanami-san, I don't think he's a bad guy."

   Yuko Masaka scratched her cheeks as if embarrassed, and said, "Although that person's behavior is a bit strange, I think he should really want to be friends with Sayu-chan."

   "Why do you think so?" Sayou frowned upon hearing this, reached out to hold her hand, and said in an exhorting tone, "Don't let our guard down, we just need to trust each other."

   Looking at her little face that was slightly tensed because of worry, Yuzi's eyes couldn't help but darken slightly, she smiled bitterly, and murmured inaudibly "Sayu-chan, you really don't need to do this..."

   "Hey, what did you say? Knot."

   "Hmmmm...nothing, I just think Iwanami-san doesn't seem to have any friends, and it's a bit like us."

   "Even if that's the case, let's go to the boys to play with, what's it like to run close to us?"

   "Probably because Sayu-chan is cute?"

   Yuko Masaka narrowed her eyes slightly and smiled, holding her hand back gently, and continued: "Like me, I think Iwanami-san must be attracted to Sayu like this."

   "What to say to attract..." Sayu relaxed a little, and responded a little embarrassedly: "As long as I have Yuko by my side, I don't want to think about other things for the time being."

   "... Sayu-chan is really gentle."

   "Of course, because we're friends, aren't we?"

   "Hmm...but Iwaami-san is very pitiful."

   "Really, where is he pitiful?"

   Seeing her indignant look on her face, Yuzi couldn't help but covered her mouth and laughed.

   "I can tell you if you don't know, but Sayu-chan must understand, that's already a confession of love~~"

   "Are you talking nonsense about this mouth, watch me sew~ it~ sew up~ come~!"

   "It hurts! Please don't...!"

   The two laughed and joked, and a little happiness condensed between them, enjoying a rare happy time.

   Before I knew it, the stands on both sides were full of people, and almost all the students came to the venue, and the originally spacious space became crowded.

   In the crowded stadium, there is hustle and bustle everywhere.

   It was under such circumstances that the ball skills competition finally slowly opened.

  OM—

  Some sharp humming of microphones came from the surrounding speakers, causing many people to cover their ears, and the venue went quiet.

   The host's voice sounded in the next second.

   "Then—for the match between Class 1 of Year 2 and Class 3 of Year 2, players from both sides are invited to play."

Amidst the applause, the starters of the two classes stepped onto the court one after another, lined up on the court with the center line as the criterion, with a distance between the two sides.

   First class members will be introduced.

  Although the host tried his best to incite, but frankly speaking, the effect was not very good, and the audience off the field just gave some applause.

   This reaction not only made the five boys in Class 1 look a little embarrassed, but even the student in charge of the host sighed inwardly, and then quickly shifted the focus and began to introduce the members of Class 3.

   "Then, here are the players from Class 3."

   Every time a name is read, the corresponding contestant will take a step forward and either nod or wave to the audience.

   "Taniguchi."

  The boy with long hair came out and gave a big thumbs up to the stand. He received a lot of applause and jeering, obviously popular.

  After a few beats.

   "Saito—"

  Wash la la—

   When the host just uttered the first syllable, there was warm applause and cheers from the audience, and the decibel exceeded everyone before.

  Like a star, Saito, who was wearing a black jersey, raised his foot and walked to Taniguchi's side, smiling and waving to the audience.

  Clap clap clap clap —

   The applause became stronger.

   There are even many girls who put their hands to their mouths to make a loudspeaker, and enthusiastically shout something like "Saito ~ Come on!", which is extremely popular.

   His height of 1.8 meters makes him look very tall in the team, and his stylish mid-cut hairstyle is very finely trimmed, with obvious traces of professional hair salons.

   Black T-shirt with shorts, and also black wrist guards and basketball shoes.

  The fit physique exudes terrifying power against the backdrop of a black suit.

   On the back of the black team uniform, the words "Blast Thunder" were written with vigorous brushwork, which seemed to be something like a title, and it looked quite extraordinary.

  The sturdy, slender hands and feet have muscles developed by hard training, and they have a unique and powerful aura when they raise their hands and feet, as if they were born the focus on the court, making people unconsciously attracted by their posture.

   Yusuke, who silently looked at Saito for a while, came to the above conclusion, this will be sitting quietly in the seats of the players belonging to Class 1, and no one cares.

   There was another boy sitting next to him, but Yusuke didn't mean to talk, and the other party also looked at his teammates on the field with a worried look, and his expression was anxious.

   Although both of them are substitutes, their treatment is obviously different.

   This can be seen from the fact that Mr. Misaki didn't assign him a task before.

  The game started soon, and both sides took their places.

   The physical education teacher who served as the referee walked to the center of the court with the basketball, and blew the whistle with a sound of "咻-".

  The blue ball was thrown in his hand and flew into the sky.

   The center players on both sides stared at the basketball in the air and jumped together.

  —crack.

   Black gets the ball first.

   screech, screech, thump.

  The basketball fell into Saito's hands.

"not good!"

   "Stop him!"

   The players of the red team shouted and tried to intercept.

"well done!"

   Saito, who was holding the ball, took strong steps, dribbled the ball briskly, and left the people around him with one step.

  Boom, boom.

  —Whoosh.

  Like a black lightning bolt on the court, he rushed towards the rim.

   Smell.

   Saito threw the ball into the net smoothly without encountering any obstacles.

   On the scoreboard, 3 classes first get 2 points.

   "nice, partner."

  Taniguchi and Saito high five in the air.

   The crisp sound drove the audience, and applause broke out again.

  pop.

   Mr. Misaki clapped his hands and shouted to the players: "Don't panic, keep the formation! Center, you go to defend him!"

   "Yes!" x5

   The red team who got the ball launched a wave of counterattack, launched a fast break, and finally made a jumper from beyond the three-point line.

   "Don't even think about it!"

  Taniguchi, who raised his arms high, jumped up with him.

   The disturbed three-pointer bounced off the basket, and it was Saito who caught the ball again.

   The figure as fast as lightning galloped on the court, showing gorgeous dribbling moves, almost everyone could not catch up with him.

  Boom, boom, boom, boom.

   Saito used continuous dribbling to break into the opponent's basket again, and then jumped high.

   But the red side's center kept his eyes on him and blocked him with his equally tall body.

   "Don't think about the past!"

   Saito, who was hindered, raised the corner of his mouth and backhanded the ball beyond the three-point line.

  —creepy, snap.

  The basketball fell into the hands of Taniguchi, who was already waiting there.

   Almost as soon as he got the ball, he jumped up.

  —Shuh.

  The smooth sound of brushing the net sounded on the field.

   "Nice pass, mate!"

  The score became [5:0].

   "Watch them and focus on defense!"

  Misaki-sensei's voice rang again.

   "Yes...!" x5

   For a while later, the red team took a defensive posture, with a posture of not asking for a score, but not letting the opponent score a goal, and it became a steady and steady fight.

   At first, they really found an opportunity to take advantage of the opponent's mistakes in the tight defense, decisively grabbed the rebound, launched a fast break, and recovered the score.

   Just before they were happy for too long, Black, who was used to this rhythm, launched a rapid counterattack with Saito and Taniguchi as the center.

The word   speed is vividly reflected in Saito's body. Even in the face of many people's defenses, he can use the correct ball control to dodge the opponent and shoot the goal lightly.

   Even when he can't get rid of it, he is always watching the situation, and he can pass amazing passes under precise timing to help his teammates score.

The amazing performance of    gave the audience goosebumps, and even could not help but create an illusion, as if this person was looking around the arena 360 degrees at any time.

  Like a sharp spear, Red Fang's impregnable defense was quickly torn apart by him.

  If you guard him, Taniguchi's 3-pointer will become a hidden danger.

   Even if the two are defended, Saito's pass can assist other teammates to score, making the red team focus on one thing and another and run away.

   In this case, the score quickly came to [20:8], ten minutes before the end of the first half.

   Seeing the team members who were a little weak, Misaki-sensei called for a time-out decisively.

   In order to rest the only scorer in the team, the boy next to Kato Yusuke was replaced.

   However, the strength of the substitute is obviously not as good as that of the defender replaced, and even worse in all aspects.

   After being keenly aware of this by Saito, he quickly became a new breakthrough.

   The originally very reluctant defense suddenly became riddled with holes, which caused a chain reaction.

  beep—

   When the horn to represent the end of the first half sounded, the number on the scoreboard also changed to [39:8].

  Different from the black team members who looked cheerful, everyone on the red team returned to their seats in silence.

During the    period, even if Misaki-sensei tried to cheer up the atmosphere, everyone seemed very negative, and their confidence was obviously hit.

   Even if they didn't say it, from their eyes, there was a faint taste of giving up.

Ten minutes later.

   The second half starts again.

  Black replaced the main players including Saito and Taniguchi and let the substitutes play.

   And the red side remains unchanged.

   Perhaps seeing hope, the red team members regained some fighting spirit.

   For some unknown reason, Misaki-sensei did not choose to let Yusuke play.

   Maybe he didn't have any hope at all, or he felt that it would be shameful to use foreign aid, and he had a posture of letting him sit on the bench.

   Halfway through the game, Shibatsensei replaced the main players.

   The score between the two sides is [60:35].

   The red side has done their best and everyone is out of breath.

   On the other hand, the players who got enough rest all looked relaxed.

  'Is this the end...' Misaki-sensei, who watched this scene, sighed inwardly, then turned around and asked, "Iwanami-san, can you play?"

   Maybe it was because she saw the situation was hopeless, and her tone was no longer severe, and she would probably ask this kind of question as a symbolic expression.

Without saying a word, Kato Yusuke walked towards the court, but stopped halfway, and asked Misaki-sensei who was replacing another player, "Teacher, do you want to see how they lose? ?"

   "Huh? What did you say?"

   Seeing the other person frowning because of doubt, Yusuke continued: "Because I don't like Saito very much, it shouldn't matter if I overdo it a little, right?"

   Hearing this, not only the small forward who just passed by him showed a surprised expression, but even Misaki-sensei was stunned for a moment.

   Immediately raised his eyebrows with a "Oh~?" and responded, "As long as you don't foul, you can do whatever you want. If you can win the game, I'll take your favor."

   Kato Yusuke laughed.

   "Okay, then I'll go."

  The young man walked leisurely and walked slowly onto the court under the attention of the audience.

   Countless gazes came together.

   Thank you [Dragon City Jibi] and [Where there is arrogance, there is me] for the rewards.

   (end of this chapter)

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