
Gymnasium, basketball club
When Kato Yusuke came here, the basketball club training had already begun, and the members were running on the edge of the court at varying speeds.
briefly explaining his goal, the girl who appears to be the club's manager soon finds the man in charge.
"Mizusawa-senpai, can you come here for a moment?"
Looking towards his shout, I saw a tall boy standing in the field. Hearing the girl's cry, the person called Mizusawa came up to the two after explaining two words to the members.
"What's up, Matsuko?" tanyanya.
"This first-year boy wants to sign up, can I trouble you?"
"Oh." Mizusawa suddenly lost interest, glanced at Kato Yusuke and said, "Then hand over the application to enter, then go straight to the training ..."
"Wait a minute." Kato Yusuke cut him off, "Before that, I wanted to take your exam first."
Mizusawa frowned, "Have you ever played basketball before?"
Kato Yusuke shook his head.
"Then what do you mean?" Mizusawa's tone of voice became ominous, "You said that you wanted to register and then said that you wanted to participate in the assessment. Can I think you're provocative?"
"Actually, that should be a consideration." Kato Yusuke thought for a moment and said, "If the situation meets expectations, I will consider joining the department, but not yet."
Hearing his words, Mizusawa was silent for a moment, then took a deep breath and looked at the slightly overwhelmed basketball manager.
"Pine nut."
"…Yes!"
"Can I trouble you to bring us the ball?"
"Ah, okay." The girl immediately ran to the side of the ball box and took back the basketball, "Here, Mizusawa-senpai."
"Thank you." Mizusawa picked up the ball, patted it casually on the ground twice, and raised her chin towards Yusuke Kato, "Come with me."
The two walked into the court together, and their actions did not hide the attention from the surroundings.
"Hey, look over there, it looks like something has happened."
"What's going on?"
Everyone gathered their eyes.
"Hey, those Mizusawa-senpai really ended up on their own, who is the other party?"
"I don't know, but Matsuko seems to be making a recording there. Could he be evaluating newcomers?"
"Then, Mizusawa-senpai will no longer be necessary? After all, in High School basketball, Mizusawa-senpai is very close to becoming a professional."
"Hmm. that's right."
In the crowd discussion, Mizusawa threw a basketball at Kato Yusuke from outside the three-point line, "Try it."
"it's good."
The basketball slipped out of his hand, crossed the parabola in mid-air, and then fell to the ground.
q..dong...dong..dong...dong.
Three nonstick
Mizusawa's mouth is curved upwards.
‘Of course, no matter the posture of the shot or the feeling of being jerked while dribbling, he is a complete novice, and he knows where bravery and arrogance come from. '
Let him give him a lesson—that thought pops into Mizusawa's mind. He picked up the basketball and looked at Yusuke Kato.
"Let's limit it to three balls. I will defend it. As long as you can throw the ball without a foul, you are considered qualified. After that, no matter what you want to put in or whatever, you can do whatever you want." WEB."
"Instead, if you can't do it ..." Mizusawa narrowed her eyes and said, "As the price of offending others, you need to apologize to everyone here, okay?"
"Reperent requests." Kato Yusuke nodded and said, "I have no problem."
"okay." Mizusawa nodded and looked at the manager beside her, "Then I will trouble you to set a record, Matsuko."
"Yes!" The girl named Matsuko clenched her fists and said, "I'll work hard, senior!"
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Kato Yusuke walked into the penalty ring with the ball, looked towards Mizusawa who was moving his body to the side, and asked puzzledly, "Didn't you say it would interfere?"
Mizusawa shrugged, placed her hand on her waist and replied, "I will judge myself."
Kato Yusuke did not say much more, given the shooting posture of the players in several NBA games he had seen in the past, pointing the ball at the basket and throwing it away.
—
The basketball hits the board and is taken by Mizusawa.
Mizusawa reached out a finger and passed the ball back.
This time, Kato Yusuke did not hesitate. As soon as he caught the ball, he immediately jumped on the spot, and his tall body was lifted off the ground. From Mizusawa's point of view, the sneakers on the opponent's feet have even reached the goal line.
The shocked expression still froze on his face
—
The basket vibrates twice and bounces the ball back.
Kato Yusuke picked up the ball and could not hold back the frown, as if remembering how he felt just now.
"Liar..." The female manager beside him muttered as he closed his mouth.
'The height of Mizusawa-senpai is 180cm, this new student just got—'
Thinking of this, he could not help feeling a little dazed.
"so." Mizusawa took a deep breath and said to Yusuke Kato, who frowned and thought, "Talented player, I underestimated you."
His expression became solemn, "You still have one last chance, but this time I won't let the water go, let the horse come!"
Hearing what he said, Yusuke Kato nodded and returned carrying the ball to the three-point line.
Three more points? It's impossible to score - just when he thinks so, he sees his opponent suddenly dribbling and running.
"Not a shot, but a layup?"
Seeing Kato Yusuke running straight towards her, Mizusawa's face showed excitement and confidence at the same time, and shouted: "Don't underestimate me! First grade!"
'Naive, the offensive line and intent are too clear, such a ball can definitely be defended! '
Smile spread from the corner of his mouth—
It's instant
The sky suddenly darkened, and rustling clothes whistled past his ears.
—!
A loud noise, far exceeding the number of decibels from the previous two sounds, suddenly sounded in the gymnasium.
The back board let out a "squeaking" sound, the basketball fell from the net, and then a black figure hanging in the basket jumped down.
The inside of the stadium suddenly became audible as the needle fell.
The pen in the manager's hand fell to the ground, and the girl named Matsuko stared at the slowly approaching figure with wide eyes, and Buddha was cast with a body-setting spell.
As it passed by, the calm voice of the boy also entered his ears.
"I'm sorry, thank you, for bothering you."
then walked out and quickly disappeared behind the door.
An indescribable atmosphere surged in the gym, and I had no idea who started it first.
"No, that's impossible, right?" A boy who was looking said intermittently, "Power bounces like that monster... Is it really something that humans can do?"
Like a stone thrown into a lake, a calm atmosphere instantly broke.
The crowd could not help but boil.
"That mizusawa-senpai really lost!"
"It's amazing!"
"Compared to that, who is that child?!"
"I don't know... Would you like to ask Mizusawa-senpai?"
The crowd suddenly stagnated, and all kinds of eyes were fixed on the figure under the basket. As his head lowered, he could not see his expression clearly.
"Senior...?" Matsuko ran anxiously, "Are you okay?"
"...Ah." A trembling voice came from Mizusawa's mouth, he slowly raised his head, shock and excitement caught in his eyes, and then said word for word.
"Pine nut."
"Yes yeah?!"
"Please give the boy back!"
"Huh, yeah, yeah-?!"
"Please!" Mizusawa put his hand on his shoulder, "As long as we can do this, this year's national championship will definitely be ours!"
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