[Slam Dunk] Undefended heart

"Look! It's Xiangbei High School!"

"It's so strong~~ I didn't expect Akagi to be so huge!"

"However, I always feel that the people in Xiangbei are scary guys..."

From the moment they stepped into the gymnasium, the Shonhoku basketball team became the focus of everyone's attention. Looking at the reactions of the people around, Kaoru found it very interesting. Obviously, no one was optimistic about Shohoku before the first game started.

"Ah! It's Rukawa Kaede from the first grade! He's as handsome as the rumors~~"

The screams of the girls around made Kaoru narrow his eyes uncomfortably, ahhhhhhh~~ Here it comes again...

Also unhappy is Yingmu Huadao.

"That's him! I heard that guy with red hair hit someone's head with a basketball!"

"What? Is that red-haired guy a basketball player?!"

"Thinking about dunking and hitting the ball on your opponent's head is scary!"

……

Although it was only the second round of the competition, there were many more spectators in the stands than in the preliminary competition, which shows how much Xiangbei is valued.

At this time, the two people who sat down on the edge of the field caused quite a commotion.

"Ah? Isn't that from the Hainan team!"

"That person is the god of the Hainan team! The second-year Kamune Ichiro!"

Shinmune Ichiro with cool short hair has a handsome face, sitting quietly upright, not affected in the slightest by the attention of others.Unlike God, the arrogant young man with too long hair sitting next to him arrogantly declared his family name before anyone recognized him, "I am the chief newcomer, Kiyota Nobunaga!"

Kiyota's words immediately caught the attention of the two people present. Unlike the silent Rukawa, Sakuragi, who was sitting on the bench, expressed his personal opinion very uncomfortably, "Chief newcomer? Who is that arrogant guy?!"

Xun who was at the side couldn't help covering her mouth and giggling when she heard the words, that guy named Kiyota really looks like Huadao!

Glancing at Kami and Kiyota who were sitting next to her, Ayako raised the corners of her mouth slightly. Even the Hainan team had come. It seemed that after the battle with Miuradai, they in Shonhoku had already attracted much attention.

"Next, the match between Kadono High School and Shonhoku High School officially begins!"

With the referee blowing the whistle, the second round finally kicked off!

……

If there were people who doubted that Xiangbei's victory over Miuradai was a fluke before this game, then no one would think so after this game.

"160-24"

Shohoku won a complete victory with an absolute advantage, and Kadono had no power to fight back. Shohoku used two wonderful games with more than [-] games to tell the world that this year's Shohoku basketball team is very strong!

As for Yingmu Huadao, although he made an appearance afterwards, the fifth offender quickly left the field without scoring a point, but his popularity is getting higher and higher...

It was night, when Chimu's family was having dinner, the doorbell rang suddenly. Chimu thought it was someone selling newspapers again, so he opened the door and said, "We don't want newspapers."

But to his surprise, the person who came was Yingmu Huadao.

"So it's you! What are you doing here, Sakura..." Sakuragi covered his mouth before Akagi finished speaking.

Sakuragi immediately made a silent gesture, he didn't want Miss Haruko to know that he was here, it would be too embarrassing!

"Haven't you come home yet?" Seeing that Sakuragi was still wearing his uniform, Akagi couldn't help asking, and suddenly thought of something, Akagi immediately said, "I won't treat you to dinner!"

Hearing what Akagi said, Sakuragi suddenly became angry, damn it!The gorilla is really narrow-minded, he really shouldn't have come looking for him... Suddenly thinking of the purpose of this trip, Sakuragi hesitated for a moment, then put aside his face and asked, "I want you to tell me, why...how can I not will be kicked out..."

"Big idiot!"

Sakuragi didn't expect Akagi to scold him suddenly, so he couldn't help being startled, and was about to speak, but Akagi went on to say, "There is no way in the world that you won't be kicked out, no matter how good that person is, there is Possibility of being kicked out."

"No...but..."

"Listen, Sakuragi, there is only a thin line between good defense and fouls. Fouls don't need to be practiced hard, but defense can only be achieved through continuous practice, so I want you to practice footwork every day. Defense is a skill. It’s not something that can be achieved immediately by just talking about it.” Akagi patiently explained.

"But I don't want to be kicked out again!" The consecutive exit records made Sakuragi anxious.

Looking at the embarrassed Sakuragi, Akagi was silent for a while, and said, "You have fouled ten times in the past two games, and every time you left the field with five fouls shortly after your appearance, since you have so many fouls If you have experience in fouling, you should think about what to do to make it count as a foul." After speaking, Akagi turned and entered the room.

While walking, Sakuragi recalled what Akagi said just now, and couldn't help thinking in his heart, the gorilla is really self-righteous, and actually underestimated his genius, just wait and see!Next time he will definitely not leave the field with five fouls!

Suddenly the sound of basketball came to his ears, Sakuragi raised his head and realized that he had walked back to the school unknowingly, seeing the bright lights in the gymnasium ahead, Sakuragi couldn't help wondering who was still practicing so late.

Sakuragi walked to the door, secretly opened a crack to look in, and then saw an unexpected person - Rukawa Kaede!

In the empty gymnasium, Rukawa was tirelessly doing all kinds of boring basic exercises, dribbling, shooting, and dribbling...he was sweating all over his body, and he didn't know how long he had been practicing here alone.

This scene deeply shocked Sakuragi. The Rukawa he saw on the court has always been the focus of everyone's attention and is a dazzling existence. Want to surpass Rukawa, but never thought about why he is so powerful...

Ah~~It's so hateful!Obviously so powerful, but also so desperate!It's really getting more and more annoying the more you look at it!

"Hey!" Sakuragi pushed open the door of the gymnasium and shouted to Rukawa loudly, "I will definitely not be kicked out of the next game, and I will get more points than you! Did you hear that? Rukawa !"

After Sakuragi finished speaking, without waiting for Rukawa to respond, he immediately closed the door, leaving behind Rukawa who didn't know why.

Sakuragi was taken aback as soon as he turned around, because Kaoru unexpectedly stood behind him at some point.

"Hee hee, Hanamichi, I'm looking forward to the next game!" Obviously, Kaoru heard Sakuragi's declaration just now.

"Xun, why are you here?" Thinking of his embarrassment just now, Sakuragi scratched the back of his head, a little embarrassed.

Kaoru held up the bento box in his hand to show Sakuragi, and then said with a smile, "I brought a bento box to Feng."

"You are so kind to that kid Rukawa." Sakuragi couldn't help blurting out.

"It's natural to be kind to the person you like, and Feng needs someone to take care of you." Kaoru went to open a crack in the door, then quietly stuffed the lunch box in, and then gently closed the door.

Kaoru turned around and said to Sakuragi with a smile, "Hamachi, let's go back together."

"You didn't wait for Rukawa?" Sakuragi thought that Kaoru would wait for Rukawa to go back together.

"No, that's enough, I'll disturb him here." Looking back at the light coming from the window, Kaoru slightly softened his gaze.

On the way back, Kaoru glanced at Sakuragi who was rarely silent, and suddenly said, "Actually, this is not the first time that I went to the gym alone to practice alone at night like this!"

"Did you say Rukawa?" Hearing what Kaoru said, Sakuragi's eyes showed surprise.

Kaoru smiled, then looked up at the starry sky, "Feng, he works harder than anyone else..."

Sakuragi seemed to be stimulated, changed his depression just now, and said with high fighting spirit, "I will never lose to that guy Rukawa!"

"Very good, very good, this is the momentum!" Kaoru smiled and patted Sakuragi's shoulder, so that he looks like Sakuragi Flower Road!

After Sakuragi regained his energy, he immediately swelled up, "Hahaha~~ Because I'm a genius, it's absolutely fine!"

When Xun heard this, the smile on the corners of his mouth suddenly disappeared, "Genius or something is actually not interesting at all. Instead, you are like an idiot who is troubled by trifles, has gone through setbacks in pursuit of the goal, and groped and kept moving forward. Isn't life more interesting like this?"

"Xun, you..." The slightly lonely Kaoru in front of him is unfamiliar to Sakuragi. In his eyes, Nanase Kaoru is flamboyant and domineering. She always has a smile on her face, as if something is wrong. Nothing can trouble her.

"Hey! I'm just kidding!"

Kaoru turned her head to Sakuragi and showed a bright smile, making Sakuragi suspect that the moment just now was just an illusion.

"Okay, let's go! Great genius!"

……

On the other hand, Rukawa was about to leave after practice, but unexpectedly saw a familiar bento box in the old place by the door.

Did she bring it again...

Rukawa bent down to pick up the bento, and found that there was a cute note on it this time: Feng, this time you must remember to bring the bento box back~~(≧▽≦)/~~

His gaze was fixed on the happy expression at the end for a few seconds, someone's smiling face inexplicably appeared in Rukawa's mind, and he frowned slightly in doubt. Rukawa didn't understand why he suddenly thought of Kaoru Nanase, and he was so clear...

Shaking his head, Rukawa decided not to think about these troublesome problems, so he opened the lunch box, which was filled with his favorite dishes as always. Rukawa sat down on the floor beside him, and then moved his chopsticks.

In the next third round, Xiangbei easily won again with a score of "103-59", and the attention of the team increased day by day.

In the fourth round, the imposing Xiangbei met a strong team with a long history—Tsuhisa Takeshi. At the beginning of the game, Tsuhisa Takeshi frequently succeeded with three-pointers and maintained the lead. However, after After Miyagi intercepted the ball many times and launched a quick counterattack, Tsuhisa couldn't keep up with this speed and made mistakes one after another. As a result, Shohoku defeated Tsuhisa with "111-79" in one go.

In these two games, Sakuragi continued to break the record of five offenders leaving the field without scoring a single point...

"We are now in the top eight! It's really amazing!" After the game, the first-year players were very happy.

"Yes, but we will meet Xiangyang High School next time. If we don't beat them, we will not be able to enter the finals." Unlike the teams we met before, Xiangyang is not easy to deal with. Caizi watched Xiangyang last year The game against Hainan, so I know Xiangyang's strength very well.

"Ayako is right, but you can still go out and celebrate for entering the quarterfinals." Miyagi said immediately, looking only at Caiko from beginning to end.

"Haha, Miyagi's suggestion is quite good, let's all go out to have dinner together, it's a celebration." Mu Mu echoed with a smile.

"Good! Good!" Everyone else agreed.

"..." Miyagi's head was full of black lines. What he said just now was just to celebrate with Ayako...

"I heard that Liangtian's ramen is super delicious, let's go there to eat!" Sakuragi immediately joined in excitedly. He thought that Liangtian's ramen was very delicious at the cultural festival before. He heard that his father made it. It's even more delicious!

"That's fine, let's just eat ramen." Mu Mu thought that eating ramen is good, economical and affordable.

"Before I start, except for Caizi, you all have to pay for it yourself." When it came to business, Miyagi immediately became shrewd.

"Ryoda, who do you take this genius for?!" Sakuragi immediately protested.

Miyagi glanced at Sakuragi, and added, "Especially you, Hanamichi."

The ramen shop of the Miyagi family is located at the corner of the intersection of the commercial street, with a large number of customers, and the taste is well-known, so the business is particularly good.Because they went directly after the game, so the Xiangbei basketball team and the others did not need to line up and took their seats directly.

Miyagi's mother's name is Asuka, and she is a hospitable person, while Miyagi's father, Miyagi Toshimitsu, is straightforward and informal. I heard that when he was young, he was the boss of the gangsters in this area. Because he fell in love with Miyagi's mother, So he gave up being a gangster and inherited the family business instead.

"Everyone, don't listen to this bastard. In order to celebrate Xiangbei's first entry into the quarterfinals, I invite you!" Miyagi Toshimitsu punched his son on the head as he said.

"It hurts, stinky dad!" Miyagi protested, covering his head in dissatisfaction, he didn't want to lose face in front of Caizi!

"Ryoda, don't be rude in front of the coach." Asuka glanced at her son helplessly, then took a bottle of wine and walked up to Akagi, and asked enthusiastically, "Coach, do you want a cold beer?"

Amidst the muffled laughter of the people around, Akagi said awkwardly, "...I am not a coach, I am the captain of the basketball team."

"Oh, I thought you were... I'm sorry, I'm so rude!" Although she said so, Asuka still couldn't help showing a surprised expression.

In the end, everyone finally couldn't help laughing on the table, but Sakuragi, who was sitting next to Akagi with the most exaggerated smile, would inevitably be served by Akagi with an iron fist.

"Ramen is here~~" At this time, delicious ramen was also served.

Everyone smelled the aroma first, then tasted the bone broth, and then ate it in big mouthfuls. The ramen of Miyagi's family is really not covered, it is really delicious!

Among the crowd, only Rukawa's reaction was different from the others'. He looked at the noodle bowl of the person next to him, and then at his own noodle bowl.

"Hey, an arm wrestling competition?" Mu Mu first noticed the small poster on the wall next to him.

"That's right, as long as you win today's arm wrestling competition, you can get a free ramen ticket from our store! If you are interested, you can try it out, the competition will start soon." Asuka said with a smile.

"No, I'll just..." Mu Mu just wanted to refuse, but everyone else became interested.

"Free ramen coupons?! This genius is determined to get it! Hahaha~~" Sakuragi was the first to jump out.

"Count me in!"

"I'm participating too!"

……

In the end, except for Rukawa, all members of the basketball team signed up, including Miyagi.

Rukawa sat alone drinking iced cola, the noise and laughter on the opposite side seemed to have nothing to do with him, he found that he didn't want to, and couldn't get involved.

"Aren't you going to participate?" Miyagi Toshimitsu sat down beside Rukawa.

"I'm not interested." Facing the elders, although Rukawa still had no expression, he no longer cherished words like gold.

"Haha! Don't be so boring at such a young age! Look at how happy your girlfriend is!" Miyagi Toshimitsu patted Rukawa's shoulder with a smile.

girlfriend?Following Miyagi Toshimitsu's line of sight, Rukawa saw Kaoru, who was hanging on Sakuragi's shoulders and kept shouting cheers, seeming quite excited.

"You kid is really lucky to have such a good girlfriend! Do you know that when I was making ramen just now, she came over to me and told me not to add green onion and bean sprouts to your bowl of ramen, but to put more Bamboo shoots, how considerate!" One is too quiet, the other is eccentric, what a wonderful combination!

"..." It's no wonder that there are no scallions and bean sprouts that he hates in his noodles, but there are many bamboo shoots that he likes. It turns out that it is her...

Looking at Kaoru standing in the crowd with a bright smile on his face, Rukawa's eyes showed confusion. Nanase Kaoru was a type he had never been in contact with. I don't understand why she treats me so well.He never cared about it before, but for some reason, for the first time in his life, he found that he didn't like this unpredictable feeling very much.