Chapter 133 The show begins

“Kagami, can you lend me your cell phone?” On the train from Kanagawa to Tokyo, Kuroko Tetsuya was silent for a long time as he looked at the numbers in his address book who had not contacted him for a long time, and finally borrowed Kagami Daigo’s cell phone.

“Moshi Moshi? Who is this?” A young man’s voice that sounded sunny and cheerful came from the other end of the phone.

“Ogiwara…it’s me.” Hearing the familiar voice on the other end of the phone, Kuroko Tetsuya suddenly didn’t know what to say for a moment.

“Oh, it’s Kuroko…” Upon hearing the voice of Kuroko Tetsuya, the person on the other end of the phone became a little cold, “Why, what’s the matter?”

“Nothing… I just want to ask you… are you still playing basketball?” Kuroko Tetsuya’s voice trembled a little.

“Basketball…” The other end of the phone sighed, “Alas, I haven’t played it for a long time… It’s just a game for geniuses… It’s not interesting.”

“That’s not the case, Ogiwara-kun!” Hearing that the person on the other end of the line seemed to be interested, Kuroko Tetsuya hurriedly tried to persuade him to stay, “As long as you don’t give up, I believe you can do it!”

“Forget it, Kuroko… I’ll hang up first if there’s nothing else…” Ogiwara Seihiro obviously didn’t want to dwell on this topic any further.

“Wait, Ogiwara-kun!” Kuroko Tetsuya gritted his teeth and said, “If you believe me, go to Shonan High School! I believe you can regain your passion for basketball!”

After saying that, Kuroko Zhe hung up the phone and handed the phone back to Kagami Daigo, his eyes gradually turning red.

“What’s wrong, Kuroko? What happened?” Kagami Daigo turned on his phone, looked at Kuroko who seemed to be in a bad mood, and asked with concern.

“It’s nothing, Mr. Kagami, I just remembered some past events…” Kuroko Zheya rubbed his eyes and said with a forced smile.

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“Run! Everyone, run!” Kaneki Ken stood on the sidelines, staring at the people who were doing tactical training with sharp eyes and constantly reminded them, “Akagi’s pick-and-roll must be tighter, and Miyagi, your passing and cutting must be more decisive…”

“Oh my goodness~ Everyone is training very hard!” Just as Kaneki Ken was correcting everyone’s details, Anton Mitsuyoshi’s devilish laughter came from the side.

“Hello, coach!” Kaneki Ken bowed respectfully and said, “Is there any problem with my training content?”

“Oh, don’t worry, your training is well arranged!” Anton Mitsuyoshi smiled and waved his hand, taking out a paper roll from behind him, “Everyone take a break, Sakuragi, bring a whiteboard over here.”

“Oh, yes.” Sakuragi Hanamichi responded and left.

After everyone gathered, Sakuragi Hanamichi helped Anton Mitsuyoshi unfold the paper roll and stick it on the whiteboard.

“The main reason I called everyone here today is to talk about the county competition.” Anton Guangyi said slowly, “The competition system of this year’s county competition has changed a bit. In the past, it was a promotion system, which means it was divided into two semi-regions to decide the first and second place. This year is different.”

As he spoke, Mitsuyoshi Anton picked up the pointer and pointed to the table on the whiteboard, and then continued: “In order to avoid the randomness of a single game and enhance the viewing experience of the game, the organizing committee of the county competition has decided to change this year’s selection system to a points system. There are a total of seven teams in the county, namely Kaijo, Poseidon, Shoyo, Ryohoku, Shonan, Miuradai, and Kitagawa Junior High School. The seven teams will play against each other in pairs, the winner will get two points, and the loser will get one point. In the end, the two teams with the highest points will play an extra game to determine the champion and runner-up of the county competition. The two teams will represent Kanagawa in the national competition together.”

“Coach!” Akagi raised his hand and asked, “What if two or more teams have the same points?”

“Oh, Akagi-san, that’s a good question.” Mitsuyoshi Anton picked up his teacup and took a sip, then continued to explain, “The organizing committee has certainly taken this into consideration, so when this happens, the average net score of each team is compared, and the team with the higher net score will be ranked higher.”

“It doesn’t matter.” Kaneki Ken crossed his arms and smiled confidently, “Anyway, as long as we beat all our opponents, we’ll advance naturally, right?” “Golden Gilgamesh is right, gorilla, you’re too unambitious!” Sakuragi Hanamichi said smugly, with his hands on his hips, “Under the leadership of Golden Gilgamesh and my basketball genius Sakuragi Hanamichi, we will definitely be able to sweep all our opponents and advance to the national competition!”

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“Oh my~ What a hellish schedule…” In Poseidon Middle School, Sendoh Akira sighed as he looked at the battle table on the whiteboard, “There are two Miracle Generations in one division. It’s like having two tables of guests on one table… How can we eat this~”

“This is a pot of half-cooked rice.” Behind Sendoh Akira, Maki Shinichi’s steady voice came, “But it’s half-cooked no matter how hard we try. We have to eat it! The reputation of Poseidon Middle School entering the national competition for 17 consecutive years cannot be broken by us!”

“Amu, you are saying this as if you don’t care about our lives~” Jin Zongyilang teased, “Next year when you graduate, it won’t matter if you lose face in our hands or not, right?”

“Don’t talk nonsense, A Shen, Senior Maki is not that kind of person!” Kiyota Nobunaga said angrily, “It’s just the Generation of Miracles! I will definitely prove that I, Kiyota Nobunaga, am the strongest newcomer in Kanagawa!”

“Very good! Very ambitious! Everyone should learn from Kiyota!” The voice of Poseidon Middle School coach Kazuki Takagi rang out, “Speaking of dominance, the combination of Amu and Sendoh from our Poseidon Middle School is not far behind! Look at the flags hanging on the sidelines! Remember! We are the ever-victorious Poseidon!”

“Alas… the God of the Sea is just always victorious… but Kaneki Ken… he is undefeated!” Maki Shinichi looked at the confident expressions of everyone and did not make a sound to interfere. He just sighed silently in his heart as he thought about the fight with Kaneki Ken.

“What’s wrong, Mu? You don’t look very well.” Sendoh Akira held a spinning basketball with his finger, slowly came to Mu Xinyi and said with a smile, “Don’t worry, I won’t go fishing during this period, and I will definitely not let your reputation as Emperor Mu be ruined~”

“Oh, so kind?” Maki Shinichi asked with an interested smile, “Aren’t you afraid that if you can’t enter the national competition next year, everyone in Poseidon Middle School will blame you? How will you explain to Poseidon then?”

“An explanation?” Sendoh Akira smiled nonchalantly. “I’m just a fisherman. What explanation should I give if I can’t beat others in basketball? As long as I don’t come up empty-handed, it’s enough for me to give myself an explanation.”

“Hey, hey, hey, Sendo, if you say that, Amu and I don’t believe that you won’t go fishing later…” Hanagata Toru, who was standing aside, wiped his glasses helplessly and said with a wry smile.

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“Hey? Long time no see, Ogihara-kun.” After school the next day, Taoi Satsuki looked at Ogihara Chenghao standing at the entrance of the gym with some surprise and said hello, “What’s the matter with you coming here?”

“Ah… I heard from Kuroko that Kaneki-san has joined Shonan, so I came here specially to see him…” Ogiwara Seihiro said, scratching his cheek embarrassedly.

“Yan-kun has been here for a long time. Isn’t it a bit late for you to come now?” Tao Jing Satsuki teased, “Come to think of it, we played a practice match with Seirin. Did he tell you about it?”

“Has Kuroko already played against Kaneki-san? No wonder he recommended me to come to Shonan… Well, it’s been a long time since we last contacted each other, he didn’t even know I was in Shonan…” Ogiwara Narihiro muttered to himself, then looked at Momoi Satsuki and said with a smile, “No, it’s just that Kuroko told me to come to the basketball club if I’m interested, and I have nothing else to do so…”

“I’m glad you’re here, but I don’t like the fact that you’re unwilling to face your own heart.” Kaneki Ken’s domineering voice came from behind Ogiwara Narihiro.

“Kaneki-san…” Ogiwara Narihiro was overwhelmed by Kaneki Ken’s aura and didn’t know what to say for a moment.

Kaneki Ken walked past Ogiwara Shigehiro without looking back. Just as he was about to push open the door of the basketball hall, Kaneki Ken turned his head and glanced at Ogiwara Shigehiro and said slowly: “Kuroko has already told me about your situation. If you still have a little love for basketball, just follow my footsteps. The real show has just begun. It’s not too late.”

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