Chapter 122: Most Admired and Most Hated
“It’s great that you can come to Shonan, and you’re very energetic.” Kaneki Ken smiled gently and said to Kuroko Tetsuya in front of him.

“Oh, oh, oh ~ You are Aida Reiko, right?” Just as Kuroko Tetsuya and Kaneki Ken were in a strange confrontation, Anton Mitsuyoshi’s signature laughter rang out from the side.

“Hello, Mr. Anton. My father asked me to say hello to you.” Seeing Anton Mitsuyoshi appear, Aida Reiko hurriedly saluted.

“Haha, all good. Reiko has made great progress and has become a high school coach.” Anton Mitsuyoshi said with a smile, “Everyone go to the locker room to change your equipment first. I look forward to your performance.”

“Thank you, Anton.” Reiko Aida bowed again, and then led the Seirin players to the locker room under the guidance of Tetsushi Shiosaki.

“Sakuragi, you were distracted during training today. Practice 500 mid-range shots tonight.” Kaneki Ken spoke slowly after the players of Seirin High School disappeared from his sight.

“Ah… Gilgamesh, do you have to be so strict…” Sakuragi Hanamichi wailed.

“If you can freeze that red-haired guy on the defensive end today, not only can I exempt you from the penalty kick, I can even give you a day off.” Kaneki Ken said with a smile, “But if you get beaten by him, not only will you have to take the penalty kick, but you will also have to practice 500 mid-range shots tomorrow night.”

“Hahaha, don’t worry, leave the red-haired guy to me!” Sakuragi Hanamichi patted his chest and promised.

“Okay, go warm up.” Kaneki Ken said with a smile and waved his hand.

“Ken-kun, Sakuragi is, after all, just a rookie who has been training for two months. Isn’t it too early for him to face Kagami Daiga?” Momoi Satsuki asked worriedly, looking at Sakuragi Hanamichi’s back.

“Early? But it’s not early at all.” Kaneki Ken’s eyes flickered with the comparison of their skills, “It’s better to say that Kagami Daigo is just right at this time…”

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“Oh my god, was that the intimidation of the Generation of Miracles just now…” In the locker room, Hinata Junpei was still a little scared by Kaneki Ken’s powerful aura, “Even if he was just standing there, his aura was much stronger than Kise Ryota…”

“Hmm…” Aida Reiko was already feeling a little regretful, but the arrow was on the string and had to be shot. If she left at this time, it would be a devastating blow to the team’s morale.

“What are you all afraid of?” Kagami Taiga felt the oppressive atmosphere and encouraged them, “I don’t understand. We defeated Kaijo in Kanagawa a few days ago, and the lively scene in the team is still vivid in our minds. Now only a week has passed. Could it be that Kanagawa has become the place where we are defeated? No matter what, it was us who defeated the Generation of Miracles, not Shonan! Kaneki Ken is a human being, and so are we! We are afraid of Kaneki Ken here, but maybe Kaneki Ken is also afraid of us now!”

“Yoshi! You’re right, Kagami!” Hinata Junpei knew that this was not the time to be timid, so he stood up and gathered everyone in a circle. “The only solution now is to give it a try! Let’s go together! Seirin!!!”

“come on, come on, come on!”

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“Kaneki-san, you seem very excited.” Anton Mitsuyoshi looked at Kaneki Ken who was warming up, his eyes flashing, “Is it because you are going to compete with your old teammates?”

“Haha, is it obvious?” Kaneki Ken laughed heartily, “That’s indeed the reason! Although Kuroko’s talent is indeed limited, he never gave up basketball even when he was at his lowest point… This passion is what I admire most about him!”

“In that case…” Anton Guangyi said with a smile, “You will only play for 10 minutes in today’s game, but don’t hold back during these ten minutes.”

“Is that so? I don’t care, but will this make them give up basketball?” Kaneki Ken shrugged indifferently.

“Oh, oh, oh, oh…” Anton Mitsuyoshi smiled meaningfully and said nothing.

……

As the two teams finished warming up, the starting players of both sides also stood on the court.

Shonan High School sent out a starting lineup of Mitsui Hisashi, Izawa Shuji, Rukawa Kaede, Sakuragi Hanamichi, and Kaneki Ken;
Seirin High School sent out the lineup of Izuki Shun, Hyuga Junpei, Kuroko Tetsuya, Kagami Taiga, and Mitobe Rinnosuke.

“Beep beep~ The Shonan High School vs Seirin High School exchange match begins now!” Akagi Takenori, who was acting as the referee, said in a deep voice.

“Sakuragi, let me do it.” Just when Sakuragi Hanamichi was eager to try and prepare to jump ball with Kagami Taiga, Kaneki Ken stopped him.

“Ah? Gilgamesh, this is different from what we agreed…” Sakuragi Hanamichi looked at Kaneki Ken with some surprise, his face full of unhappiness.

“You are our Shonan’s secret weapon, how can you expose it right away?” Kaneki Ken knew that he had snatched the opportunity to show off from Sakuragi Hanamichi, so he comforted him with a smile.

“Hehehe, you’re right, Gilgamesh.” Sakuragi Hanamichi was coaxed into happiness by Kaneki Ken’s simple words, “I’m Sakuragi Hanamichi, a basketball genius. Of course I will take action at the critical moment.” “Single-celled organisms are so easy to coax~” Kaneki Ken smiled with emotion and stood on the center line.

“So high…” Kagami Daigo looked at the shadow that almost completely covered him. His originally arrogant eyes suddenly became clear and his expression became solemn.

“Beep~” As the whistle sounded, Takenori Akagi threw the basketball high into the air.

“Ughhhhhhhhhhh!!!” Kagami Daiga jumped up the moment the whistle sounded, but Akagi Takenori was tall and strong, and the ball went even higher in the air, so when Kagami Daiga jumped to the highest point, he discovered sadly that he couldn’t reach the basketball.

“It seems you don’t remember me.” Kaneki Ken’s teasing voice sounded in Kagami Daiga’s ears, “Let me teach you one more thing. The competition can’t be won by passion alone.”

“What!!!” Hinata Junpei was dumbfounded as he saw that Kaneki Ken, who jumped later, actually reached the highest point before Kagami, “Kakamiya jumped with all his strength… and he could only touch Kaneki Ken’s elbow!”

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“Oh, that was a close call. Fortunately I wasn’t late. I almost missed the match between Kuroko and Kaneki.” On the high platform beside the Shonan Arena, Kise Ryota looked around with some relief, “Hey? Midorima-chan?”

“It’s not me… It’s not me, you’ve got the wrong person.” A figure wearing a mask, a hat, and sunglasses denied in a muffled voice.

“Come on, you just admitted it, didn’t you?” Huang Lai Ryota didn’t even bother to complain, “Who else but you would hold such a big fortune cat in one hand? Your disguise is really bad.”

“…Okay, it’s me.” Midorima Shintaro swiftly removed his disguise, “It feels like today will be Kuroko’s day of suffering…”

“Don’t underestimate Seirin!” Kise Ryouta retorted unconvincedly, “They are very powerful!”

“Tsk, what’s so great about beating you? There’s a whole set of Teiko starting weapons between you and Kaneki Ken!” Midorima Shintaro sneered with some disdain.

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“Hurry up and get back on defense!” Seeing that Kagami Taiga failed in his jump ball, Hinata Junpei roared at the top of his lungs while sticking closely to Mitsui Hisashi who received the ball.

“Don’t look at me so nervously, Hinata.” Mitsui looked at the angry Hinata Junpei in front of him and smiled calmly, “Now I am no longer the absolute trump card of the team~”

As soon as he finished speaking, Mitsui Shou threw the ball to Kaneki Ken with a long pass.

“Kagami, pay attention to the backup defense!” Hinata Junpei looked at Kaneki Ken who caught the basketball in the air, and could only hope that Kagami could win this ace battle.

“Don’t even think about getting over there!” Kagami Taiga seized the opportunity when Kaneki Ken was not yet stable and stuck to him, not giving him any room to break through and speed up.

“The past? What past?” Kaneki Ken looked at Kagami Daiga with pretended confusion.

“Ah? Are you talking about…” Kagami Daigo originally thought that Kaneki Ken was deliberately making fun of him, but when he looked closely, Kaneki Ken’s hands were empty.

“Where’s the ball?” Kagami Daigo looked at Kaneki Ken in astonishment, a familiar sense of disobedience arose in his heart.

“Haha! Good pass, Jinshanshan!” Just as Kagami Daiwo was stunned, a triumphant laugh explained where the ball went.

When everyone’s eyes were focused on Kaneki Ken who jumped to catch the ball, Sakuragi Hanamichi took the opportunity to slip from the baseline to the basket, and Kaneki Ken in the air threw the ball out the moment he caught the ball. The basketball drew a rainbow and flew towards the penalty area. Sakuragi Hanamichi, who happened to run to the basket, exerted a little force with his legs, jumped up, and with a bang, the basketball was slammed into the basket by Sakuragi Hanamichi.

“Is this… a misdirection?” Reiko Aida and Tetsuya Kuroko knew best what this sense of disharmony was. Everyone present was so shocked by this strange scene that they were speechless.

“Haha, did you see that red-haired monkey? This is my genius alley-oop dunk!” Sakuragi Hanamichi put his hands on his hips and broke the silence on the court with a loud laugh. “I am the secret weapon of Shonan High School, the basketball genius Sakuragi Hanamichi!”

“Really… Although the form is different, this shot is exactly the same as the scene when I was defeated…” Kise Ryota exclaimed, “This is the most annoying scene in my basketball career…”

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