Chapter 101 Talent Suppression
“Okay, then according to our previous agreement, for the next three days, from 21 am to 8 pm, this court will be used by me and my friend for training.” Kaneki Ken pointed to the score of : and patted Kagami Daigo on the shoulder, “Look, I gave you a chance, but you guys are useless.”

“The court is yours, Daiga, let’s go.” With a grim look on his face, Himuro Tatsuya slapped away Kaneki Ken’s hand on Kagami Taiga’s shoulder and pulled Kagami Taiga away from the court.

“Shit, you’ve never been beaten before.” Kobe said helplessly while standing next to Kaneki Ken, “Do you really have to be beaten like Bird before you behave yourself?”

“Neither of them can pull me down. Do you think they can beat me?” Kaneki Ken patted Kobe’s back. “But you are too skinny. Men can’t be skinny dogs, you know? Just stay here and train honestly. I’m going home first.”

“Won’t you fight with me?” Kobe stopped Kaneki Ken and said with a burning gaze.

“There will be a chance sooner or later.” Kaneki Ken picked up the backpack on the ground and looked at Jermaine and Dirk outside the court, “Hey, you guys are here too?”

“Ah, I just got here not long ago.” Nowitzki looked at Kaneki Ken solemnly, “You played very well just now.”

“Nonsense, do you even need to tell me that?” Kaneki Ken rolled his eyes at Nowitzki, “Bye everyone, see you in three days~”

“Are you guys coming to train too?” Kobe packed up simply and started shooting training.

“Ah, Jermaine and I were planning to take a walk around the neighborhood, and we happened to see your game, so we came over to take a look,” Nowitzki said with a smile.

“Have you finished watching it?” Seeing that neither of them had the intention to practice with him, Kobe lost interest.

“Hey, kid…” Seeing Kobe’s cold attitude, Jermaine said unhappily, “Don’t be so arrogant…”

“Well, take your time training, we’re leaving first.” Nowitzki stopped Jermaine from continuing, said goodbye to Kobe with a smile, and pulled Jermaine off the court.

……

“Tatsuya, Tatsuya!” Inside a store in the Golden Arch Bridge, Kagami Daigo stretched out his hand and waved in front of Himuro Tatsuya.

“…Huh? What’s wrong, Daigo?” It was only then that Himuro Tatsuya came back to his senses and forced a smile at the Kagami Daigo in front of him.

“You’ve been listless since the beginning. Are you still thinking about the game?” Kagami Taiga looked at Himuro Tatsuya worriedly. “It’s just a ball game. We can win it back later.”

“Yeah, just win it back…” Himuro Tatsuya smiled bitterly, “Big Wo, do you know what absolute suppression of talent is?”

“Ah? What?” Kagami Daiga looked at Himuro Tatsuya in confusion, not quite sure what it meant.

“Nothing.” Himuro Tatsuya shook his head, recalling the scene of facing Kaneki Ken just now.

……

“Hey, your name is Himuro Tatsuya, right?” Kaneki Ken controlled the ball leisurely, looking at Himuro Tatsuya who was facing a formidable enemy, “Relax, I’m actually optimistic about you.”

“Tsk, so what? Do I still need to say thank you to you?” Looking at the team’s lagging score, Himuro Tatsuya retorted somewhat unhappily.

“It’s not impossible to say thank you.” Kaneki Ken said with a smile, “For your age, you are pretty good at basketball. Your basic skills are solid and your fake moves are realistic, but…”

“But what?” Himuro Tatsuya asked back.

“Your talent is too weak!” Kaneki Ken’s voice exploded like thunder beside Himuro Tatsuya. As the words fell, Kaneki Ken exerted a little force on his calves, and his whole body rushed past Himuro Tatsuya’s right side like nitrogen acceleration, and his figure was so fast that it left an afterimage.

“Right…at this speed…I can keep up!” Himuro Tatsuya gritted his teeth and adjusted his body to keep up with Kaneki Ken’s pace, but when he turned and pounced to the right, Kaneki Ken’s afterimage gradually dissipated, and Himuro Tatsuya only pounced into a ball of air.

“Good guess, my friend, but not right.” Kaneki Ken’s voice came from behind Himuro Tatsuya. When Himuro Tatsuya turned around and looked at Kaneki Ken again, Kaneki Ken had already gathered the ball and jumped, ready to shoot. “Damn… Was this the fake move I made before…” Himuro Tatsuya looked at Kaneki Ken in the air in despair. It was too late to defend Kaneki Ken at this time.

“Don’t even think about shooting!” At this moment, Kagami Daigo rushed forward in two steps and jumped up, fanning the basketball in Kaneki Ken’s hand.

“Ah~ Very good, very good, you really jump very high.” Kaneki Ken smiled lazily, “But, I’m tired of watching it.”

As the words fell, Kaneki Ken threw the basketball in his hand firmly.

“Get off me!” Kagami Daigo’s eyes were wide open and he fanned the basketball with all his might.

“This ball can be blocked!” Before Himuro Tatsuya on the side could be happy, he saw that Kagami Daigo’s hand only fanned a ball of air, and the basketball drew a high arc and flew towards the basket, and with a swish, the basketball fell steadily into the basket.

“This is talent suppression, kid.” Kaneki Ken looked at Himuro Tatsuya and shook his head. In his eyes of insight, Himuro Tatsuya’s trump card was clearly visible.

“Basketball bible… good at fake moves… hehe, just two B+ level skills.” Kaneki Ken smiled and thought to himself. Himuro Tatsuya looked at the smile on Kaneki Ken’s face and found it particularly dazzling.

……

Three days passed in a flash, and when everyone in the training camp returned to the stadium again, they saw three imposing figures in jerseys appearing on the sidelines.

“Welcome back, rookies.” Jordan said leisurely as everyone gradually arrived. “The warm-up phase of the training camp is over. Next up is your life of suffering.”

“Damn it, no way, was the previous training just a warm-up?”

“It’s over. I’m dead…”

“Fuck it, just practice and tell my mom I’m not a coward!”

As Jordan finished speaking, everyone present began to whisper. Jordan looked quietly at the players in front of him, taking in the expressions of everyone present.

“But before that,” Jordan waited until the voice died down before speaking again, “I have to fulfill my promise.”

Jordan took a folder from the trainer, opened it, took a look, and said loudly: “Kaneki Ken, Kobe Bryant, Didk Nowitzki, the three of you, step out.”

“Here!” Nowitzki was the first to come out.

“…” Kobe didn’t say anything, but just stared at Jordan with burning eyes.

“Are you ready to be dunked, Michael?” Kaneki Kenya became unusually excited.

“Fuck, you better hope you haven’t eaten anything today.” Jordan was so angry that he laughed, “Otherwise, I will beat the shit out of you!”

“Watch your words, Michael.” Just as Jordan was speaking harshly, Charles Barkley said, “Damn, when can you be as elegant as me, Jazz?”

“Shut up, Charles.” Larry Bird seemed to sense something, and his eyes became serious when he looked at Kaneki Ken. “When the championship player expresses his opinion, you better listen carefully.”

“Thank me, rookie.” Jordan also felt the aura of Kaneki Ken and his expression became serious, “I will give you a defeat you will never forget!”

(End of this chapter)