Chapter 134 Your emperor is back
“Hey, thank you~” In the basketball hall of Kaijo High School, Ryota Kise, who was sitting under the basketball hoop to rest, took the sports drink handed to him by Kenji Fujima and expressed his gratitude.

“You’re welcome.” Fujima Kenji sat down next to Kise Ryouta, “How was the special training?”

“No…” When it comes to special training, Kise Ryota has a headache, “I always feel like there’s something missing, I only have the form, but not the spirit… If I insist on using it, it can be used, but it’s fine to use it against ordinary people, but against players without a championship…”

Huang Lailiangta stopped talking in the middle of his speech, shrugged with a tangled expression, and said helplessly: “That must be the one who delivered the food, not to mention my old teammates…”

“Haha, don’t worry, it takes time to become stronger.” Fujima Kenji also smiled and took a sip of his drink, then said, “You know what? You are actually in a very similar situation to me.”

Ryota Kise sat aside, drinking his drink quietly, listening patiently to Kenji Fujima talking about his past.

“I still remember when I was in junior high school, the inside and outside duo of Muji and I swept Tokyo. People called us the Teruei Twins.” Fujima Kenji played with the drink bottle in his hand, his eyes sparkling. “Muji and I have always been proud of it and thought we could always win the national championship – until that day I met Maki Shinichi.”

“Are you talking about Maki Shinichi from Kaishin Junior High School? He is indeed very strong.” Kise Ryota remembered the video of their first year championship that Akashi Seijuro asked him to watch over and over again after he joined the Teiko First Team. Every detail of that game was engraved in his mind, and he naturally would not forget Maki Shinichi who had a stalemate with Kaneki Ken for a whole quarter in that game.

“Yeah… Amu is really strong.” Fujima Kenji raised his head and recalled the scene when he first met Maki Shinichi. “That day, the duo that Muji and I formed encountered a duo that was stronger than us both physically and technically. We lost miserably in that match.”

“What happened next?” Huang Lailiangta couldn’t help but ask curiously.

“After the game, my coach at the time called me and Muji over.” Fujima Kenji finished the drink in his hand in one breath, stood up and threw the bottle into the trash can with a shooting gesture.

“The coach told me at the time that it was just a game, and I shouldn’t take it seriously. Give myself time and I’ll win eventually…” Fujima Kenji smiled as he watched the bottle fall into the trash can, and then continued, “Unfortunately… I gave myself five years, but I never beat Amu… not even once. This is the sixth year, and I don’t know if I can still beat Amu, but I’ve let it go. What really made me grow was not Amu, but the process of me getting stronger in order to beat Amu. I think this is also the truth that the coach wanted me to understand at the beginning.”

“Captain Fujima…” Ryouta Kise stared at Fujima Kenji blankly, not knowing what to say. He felt like he understood something, but also like he understood nothing.

“Kise, you are very similar to me, but you are different from me.” Fujima Kenji looked at Kise Ryota’s confused expression and said with a smile, “I lost to Maki because of my body and my skills could not make up for the slight lack of talent. But you, you have enough talent to make up for the lack of skills, and you also have enough skills to make up for the difference in technology. I believe that one day, you will be the strongest of the Miracle Generation.”

“Haha, I’m the strongest, senior, you think too highly of me.” Kise Ryota seemed to have sensed something, and slowly stood up with his hands on the ground, walked to the three-point line, opened his arms towards Fujima Kenji, and said with a smile, “Now I only want to win a game against Xiao Qingfeng, and then say in front of Kaneki Ken, I am not your lower-ranked substitute, I am the Miracle Generation… Kise Ryota!”

“Haha, it’s great that you have this confidence.” Fujima Kenji picked up the basketball beside him and threw it to Kise Ryota, “It’s almost time to rest, let’s start training. My hope of defeating Amu is all pinned on you, Ace!”

“Yeah!” Huang Lai Ryota took the ball, exerted a little force with his legs, and the basketball flew accurately into the basket under the flick of his palm. What Huang Lai Ryota himself did not realize was that the place where he just hit the three-pointer was a little farther than the range he was familiar with in his daily shooting.

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“Are you all ready?”

“Yes, Captain!”

“Check if you have all your equipment and adjust your breathing. Don’t do anything new to me later!”

“Yes, Captain!”

A month passed in a flash, and in the blink of an eye, the opening ceremony of the county competition arrived. On the school bus in Shonan, Kaneki Ken was giving his final speech. “I believe that many of you have been regular participants in county competitions or even national competitions during junior high school, but no matter how brilliant your past achievements are, they are all in the past and will be of no use to us in achieving future results.”

Kaneki Ken glanced at the people in front of him and continued with a serious expression: “So in every game from now on, you must hold yourselves to the standards of a rookie, shoot every ball well, and do every defense well! I only have one command, and that is victory! Win every victory with your love for basketball! Don’t think that I’m here to cover you, so you can be distracted or take a walk on the court! I will observe the performance of each of you. If you perform poorly, go and do basic training with Sakuragi Hanamichi!”

Everyone present turned pale when they heard this. Going to undergo basic training with Sakuragi Hanamichi was a punishment that was not very harmful but extremely insulting.

“Okay, get off the car!” Kaneki Ken nodded slightly at the imposing eyes of the people in Shonan in front of him, with a satisfied smile on his lips. He slowly opened the door and walked out, his voice echoing in the car, “Follow my pace and take the first step to dominate the country!”

As soon as the car door opened, countless flashing lights almost formed a curtain of light, so bright that the players of Shonan High School could hardly open their eyes – except for Kaneki Ken who had put on sunglasses in advance.

Faced with such a situation, even though Kaneki Ken had given everyone psychological preparation more than once, the players of Shonan High School still felt nervous.

“Excuse me, Kaneki-san, what are your expectations for the upcoming match?”

“Excuse me, Kaneki-san, what do you think about the changes to the county tournament?”

“Excuse me, Kaneki-san. Many coaches say that you only won the only championship trophy in your career so far because of your strong teammates. What do you think of this statement?”

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Before Kaneki Ken could even open his mouth, a barrage of questions came flooding in.

“Don’t be in a hurry, take them one by one.” Kaneki Ken smiled and waved his hand to stop the barrage of questions, picked out a few questions that he was more interested in and began to answer them.

“First of all, for this game, my expectation is to win, and win beautifully, this is my usual style.” Kaneki Ken replied with a smile, “As for the reform of the county tournament, I actually haven’t done much research. Because no matter how it is reformed, I believe that my teammates and I can defeat all opponents. My team has never only focused on advancing, winning the championship is our only goal.”

Kaneki Ken took off his sunglasses, looked at the reporter who had just asked the third question, and continued, “As for the statement that I relied on my strong teammates to win the only championship trophy – I don’t know who the coaches you are talking about are, but I suggest that the school leaders of these schools check their own personnel departments. Why can some guys who don’t know anything about basketball be coaches of the basketball team?”

“Wow… Gilgamesh seems to be very popular with the media.” Sakuragi Hanamichi whispered enviously behind Kaneki Ken, “And it seems like this isn’t the first time Gilgamesh has dealt with such a scene…”

“Of course. Even though you’ve been away from Japan for two years, Ken-kun has become the captain of the Generation of Miracles in your first year!” Momoi Satsuki said proudly as she looked at Kaneki Ken standing under the spotlight.

“Okay, answer one last question. We have to go into the venue. We can’t be late for the opening ceremony, right?” Kaneki Ken looked at the time and jokingly ended the pre-match interview.

“Kaneki-san, you are participating in the county competition again after two years. Do you have anything to say to the players?” As expected, Kaneki Ken’s old acquaintance Aida Yako grabbed the last question spot and asked the question everyone wanted to ask.

“I have always believed that the most appropriate place for players to speak is on the court, but if you really want me to say something now…” Kaneki Ken smiled and looked at the camera beside him, and spoke word by word, “Everyone, your emperor is back!”

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