Chapter 117 Destined
“Oh, it’s so boring, Gilgamesh…” After class the next day, Sakuragi Hanamichi and Kaneki Ken stood in the corridor and sighed, “Why don’t we skip class and play basketball…”

“Sakuragi really likes playing basketball now~” Mito Yohei lazily basked in the sun and looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi with a smile.

“Hahahaha, you don’t know, Yohei, a few days ago, Gilgamesh took me to play basketball on the street court, and those guys were no match for me at all~” Sakuragi Hanamichi laughed and boasted, “I just don’t know why they keep asking me if I’m from the Generation of Miracles or something like that.”

“Kaneki, didn’t you tell him about Teikou?” Mito Yohei turned his head and asked Kaneki Ken.

“Teiko Junior High School?” Sakuragi Hanamichi also looked at Kaneki Ken curiously, “Is this the junior high school you graduated from, Gilgamesh?”

“Ah, yes.” Kaneki Ken smiled and shook his head, looking at Sakuragi Hanamichi and said, “The Generation of Miracles refers to my junior high school team. You just need to remember that every one of them is better than you are now.”

“Tsk, I’m the basketball genius Sakuragi Hanamichi!” Sakuragi Hanamichi sneered and pointed at himself with his thumb, “As long as I have a little more time to practice, I will definitely beat them!”

“Oh? Kaneki is the ace of the first generation of the Miracle Generation!” Mito Yohei teased, “I’m looking forward to when you can defeat Kaneki!”

“Ah, this… Gilgamesh doesn’t count!” Sakuragi Hanamichi was embarrassed for a rare moment, and tried to save his dignity by saying, “Gilgamesh and I are teammates!”

“Oh, Sakuragi is a coward, Sakuragi is a coward~” The other members of the Sakuragi Army on the side cheered happily.

“You bunch of guys!” Sakuragi Hanamichi was furious and grabbed a few people. After a few bangs, the members of the Sakuragi Army who were hit on the head fell to the ground, regretting it very much.

“Um, do you like basketball too?” A timid voice sounded behind Sakuragi Hanamichi.

“What’s it got to do with you…” Sakuragi Hanamichi turned his head impatiently, and his originally angry expression softened. “Um, what did you say?”

“Hello, my name is Akagi Haruko. Excuse me, do you like basketball?”

“Oh, I like it, I like basketball the most!” Sakuragi Hanamichi fell in love with Akagi Haruko the moment he saw her, “I’m a basketball player!”

“Wow, so impressive, you’re so strong, Sakuragi-san~” Akagi Haruko looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi happily, touched the muscles on his arms, and compared his height, “You’re also very tall, I wonder who’s taller between you and Rukawa Kaede-san?”

“Ah… I’m fine!” Sakuragi Hanamichi became stiff, “I usually like to exercise!”

“Ah, heh, heh~ This expression really looks so useless.” Kaneki Ken shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly, “Well, but it’s good, maybe with encouragement, Sakuragi will grow faster… Really, is this a destined meeting?”

Of course, Takenori Akagi had no idea that Hanamichi Sakuragi was meeting his sister. At this time, he was in Coach Anton’s office.

“Oh, it’s Akagi-san~” Anton Mitsuyoshi took a sip of tea and looked at Akagi Takenori with a smile, “Come, sit down, and talk slowly.”

“Thank you, coach.” Akagi Takenori thanked him, then sat in front of Anton Mitsuyoshi and thought for a while, and then as if he had made up his mind, he whispered, “I hope to give the captain’s position to Kaneki Ken.”

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“Jin Shanshan was called away as soon as school was over. I don’t know what happened.” After school, Sakuragi Hanamichi was walking on the road to the basketball hall with some confusion, chatting with Tao Jing Satsuki beside him, “Speaking of which, Tao Zi, are you going to take an exam? Why do you have to bring such a thick stack of things?”

“Haha, that’s not the case, Sakuragi-kun.” Taoi Satsuki laughed, “I also joined the basketball club, but I am the assistant manager. These are the analysis reports and improvement plans that Yan-kun made for everyone in the basketball club.”

“Is there any for me?” Sakuragi Hanamichi asked curiously.

“Kaneki is personally leading you, Sakuragi.” Mito Yohei said with a smile, “What other report do you want~”

“Okay, let’s go quickly. Maybe Ken-kun has already arrived. It’s not good to be late for the first day of club activities.” Taoi Satsuki said with a smile.

… “Why hasn’t Akagi arrived yet?” Kogure Kochi looked at Ayako with some concern, pointing at the newcomers who had already lined up in front of him, “Except for Kaneki Ken, all the newcomers are here…”

“Don’t panic, Mugure.” Ayako patted Mugure Kochi on the back. “You are the vice-captain! Just let them introduce themselves first. Akagi never misses training without asking for leave. Maybe something delayed him. As for Kaneki Ken, I heard that he was called over by the coach. Don’t worry.”

“Okay, this is the only way.” Mu Mu Gongchi took a deep breath and stood in front of the newlyweds with a calm expression.

“My name is Kougumi Kouchi, the vice-captain of the Shonan basketball team. Welcome to join the basketball team.” Kougumi Kouchi said in a deep voice, “Now, please briefly introduce your names and your positions.”

Everyone present except Sakuragi Hanamichi were basketball veterans. Knowing that this was a must for new members of the basketball team, they all stood up to introduce themselves.

“My name is Sasaoka Satoshi, I’m from Meiko Junior High School, I’m 172cm tall, and I specialize in small forward.”

“My name is Kentaro Ishii, I’m from Kitagawa Junior High School, I’m 168cm tall, and I’m good at playing point guard.”

“My name is Shigehiro Kabaji, I’m 205cm tall, from Toyama Junior High School, and I’m good at playing center.”

“My name is Izawa Shuji, I’m from Teiko Junior High School, I’m 186cm tall, and I’m good at playing shooting guard and small forward.”

“Teiko Junior High School?” Rukawa Kaede looked at Izawa Shuji thoughtfully, then stepped out to introduce himself. “My name is Rukawa Kaede, from Toyama Junior High School, 187cm tall, good at playing the first to fourth positions!”

“Hey?! Is it that amazing? Is this true?”

“Nonsense, that’s Rukawa Kaede. The year before last, he fought with Teiko Junior High School’s Kise Ryota for most of the game, but in the end he lost due to lack of energy. He’s a talented player!”

Listening to Rukawa Kaede’s bold words, the senior players of Shonan High School present were whispering in surprise.

“That’s Rukawa Kaede? He doesn’t look that great…” Sakuragi Hanamichi looked at the cold-faced Rukawa Kaede with some dissatisfaction, “He’s even shorter than me. I don’t know what Haruko said about him being so great…”

“Sakuragi-kun, it’s your turn. Can you introduce yourself to everyone?” Seeing Sakuragi Hanamichi staring at Rukawa Kaede with an indignant look on his face, he quickly reminded him.

“My name is Sakuragi Hanamichi, I’m from Wako Junior High School, and I’m 188cm tall!” Sakuragi Hanamichi’s voice was particularly loud, and then he looked at Rukawa Kaede provocatively, and said word by word, “I can play all five positions!”

“!! Are young people nowadays so arrogant when they speak??”

“He can play in all five positions? That’s fake, right? Does he think he’s Kaneki Ken?”

“Didn’t they say Kaneki Ken joined our basketball team? Why didn’t I see him tonight?”

“I don’t know why Kaneki Ken didn’t come, but I know this red-haired guy. Kaneki Ken personally brought him to sign up for the basketball club. It is said that he seems to be Kaneki Ken’s direct disciple. He must be a tough guy.”

“Kaneki Ken’s direct disciple?” Rukawa Kaede didn’t want to pay attention to Sakuragi Hanamichi, but after hearing the discussions on the sidelines, his eyes turned dangerous as he looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi, “Why are you looking at me? Idiot!”

“It’s definitely not because you’re good-looking.” Just as the two were on the verge of a fight, the door of the gym was slowly opened, and Kaneki Ken’s lazy and domineering voice came from outside the door, “Let me introduce myself, my name is Kaneki Ken, from Teiko Junior High School, 200 cm tall, good at five positions…”

Kaneki Ken paused, walked slowly to the other side of the freshman line and said slowly: “I will be your captain for the next three years!”

Some book friends suggested that I should not change the names of the Sakuragi duo, so… I will follow their advice and change it back. The name of Rukawa in the front will also be changed.

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(End of this chapter)