Chapter Thirty-Five: Late Bloomer! Yohei Mito! (below)

Yohei Mito, who was once the main member of the Sakuragi Legion, is now the main member of the Sendai Wanderers.

In the end, how Yohei changed from a wage earner to a professional player, part of it is providence, and the other part is all due to Yohei's own efforts.

By the time he was a sophomore in high school, Yohei had almost dropped out of school, moving from restaurant to restaurant every day, earning pocket money to barely support himself.

Just when Yohei was feeling confused about his future, a phone call from Takamiya reminded him of a postcard he had received at a restaurant that day, a postcard about basketball. After much thought, Yohei decided to give it a try.

Early the next morning, Yohei found the basketball school according to the address on the postcard given to him by the previous guest.

"Kanagawa Prefectural Basketball School, this guy really didn't lie to me, I have lived in Kanagawa for so many years, and I didn't even know that there was such a place!"

Looking at the plaque at the door, Yohei smiled bitterly.

After a period of inquiry, Yohei found the person who gave him his business card at that time, the basketball coach - Kazuki Nagai.

"Hello, I don't know if you remember me!!"

"I'm sorry, you're ,,,,"

Coach Nagai seems to have forgotten Yohei.

"At the sushi restaurant,,,, we ,,,," Yohei said some key words, reminding Coach Nagai.

"Oooo When I think about it, I really didn't recognize it for a while after changing into casual clothes! Sorry, sorry. "Looks like Nagai remembered.

"It's okay, it's okay"

"Haha, I'm old, I love to forget things!"

"Haha,,"

Yohei and Nagai talked and laughed, and the two seemed to have met Maxima and had a good conversation.

As they spoke, the two came to the basketball court.

"Yangping, from the moment you jumped high and caught the balloon that day, I felt that you were a basketball player with great potential, not how high you jumped, but the coordination of your body, you know, the balloon line floating in the sky is erratic, it is not difficult to jump to that height, but it is the biggest difficulty to accurately grasp the line at one time."

"Actually, I didn't think too much about it,,," Yohei definitely didn't expect that such a simple action would have so much knowledge. This may also have something to do with Yohei's frequent fights.

Before Yohei could be happy for too long, Nagai's words calmed Yohei again.

"But, Yohei! To be honest, I'm not sure if you'll be able to practice basketball at your age, so you have to be prepared. ”

"No problem, Coach, I was prepared for the worst before I came!"

"Well, you'll be my student from today onwards, you're the oldest student I've ever taught! Ha ha! ”

"Thank you so much, Mr. Nagai!!"

Yohei was thrilled to hear Nagai say this.

"Don't call me sir, just call me coach!"

"Okay! Coach Nagai!! Ha ha! ”

In this way, Yohei had a coach and began to receive formal basketball training.

Yohei is really as Coach Nagai said, basketball perception is very high, and in less than a week, Yohei has completely understood the rules of basketball and the essentials of some basic skills. It's getting better every day.

"Sakuragi, I'm sure you'll be surprised when you come back, and I'll be playing basketball too! In the future, I will definitely compete with you! ”

Yohei set a goal in his heart, because he watched Sakuragi go from not being able to play basketball to gradually becoming the main force of the school team, so Yohei believes that through his own efforts, he can also do it.

"Ahhh!!!!hh Yohei, you're really practicing basketball!! ”

In the arena, Yohei, who was being trained by Coach Nagai, was startled by three men who suddenly broke in.

"You three,,,"

When I got closer, it turned out to be Takamiya and others.

"I heard what Danan said, saying that you are practicing playing basketball, but I didn't expect this to be true,,,"

Gao Gong still couldn't believe it.

"Da Nan,,, you're really unreliable, leaker."

"No, Yohei, I'm afraid that you will do something else under the guise of practicing basketball, we are worried about you!!"

Danan explained.

"Okay,,, by the way, you didn't tell Sakuragi about my basketball, did you?!" Yohei asked.

"Not yet!" The three of them said in unison.

"That's good, you three remember! Don't tell him, don't !! "It seems that Yohei cares about this very much.

"Why?"

"I'm afraid he'll be distracted, if it's Sakuragi's character, if he knows about it, he'll definitely be in a hurry to come back." Yohei was very thoughtful.

"It just so happens that your friend is here, so today I will teach you a housekeeping skill."

Coach Nagai's words interrupted Yohei's conversation.

"Housekeeping skills??" Yohei was a little puzzled.

"Yes, now that you've mastered the basics of shooting, I'm going to teach you three-point shooting!"

"Three,,,, three, divide the ball!"

Nagai's words surprised Yohei a little, and he stuttered when he spoke.

"I just started practicing three-point shooting, and it's very normal to not be able to shoot, so the task of picking up the ball will be handed over to your friends, I'll teach you the skills of shooting three-pointers, and then you start practicing, I'm going to the children's class"

"Okay,,,,"

Yohei wasn't sure if he was fit to practice shooting threes, but since the coach had said so, Yohei practiced first.

One day, two days, three days, Yohei practiced the three-point shot repeatedly according to the method taught by Coach Nagai, and almost every day after practicing his body was like taking a bath, but Yohei never shouted tired, just practiced day after day, as if he was enchanted.

Finally, Kung Fu was not convinced, and Yohei was admitted to university in the name of a sports student when he graduated from high school, and Yohei himself never dared to imagine being admitted to university.

"Congratulations, Yohei, there will be more strong players waiting for you in college, you have to continue to train hard, remember, you started late, you have to work ten times harder than others to catch up with others!"

Coach Nagai said goodbye to Yohei.

"Coach ,,,,"

Yohei was a little reluctant, this is where he took root and where he learned basketball.

"A good boy has ambitions in all directions, I believe you will definitely create a world!" Coach Nagai comforted Yohei, who was a little sad.

As the sun set, the two men said goodbye affectionately, and Yohei walked into a car and drove away slowly. Yohei is like a migratory bird that has grown up, and now he needs a wider sky to soar to his heart's content.

And just like that, Yohei came to the college league.

"Yohei was replaced"

"Yohei was replaced"

"Yohei was replaced"

This is the most frequent commentary he heard about himself during his freshman year.

Indeed, when I came to the university, there were many strong players from all over Japan. What's more, Yohei's start is much later than others, and he has little experience in the game, so it is inevitable that he will not play well, but Yohei has never given up, since he started late, then learn some quick skills, such as defense.

Yohei realized the importance of defense in his freshman year, and if he couldn't contribute more on the offensive end, he would make up for it on the defensive end, so in Yohei's eyes, he had a template of his own, that is, Mu Dui Gongyan, who also made a three-point shot and defense, so Yohei watched Mu Dui's video materials when he rested, and occasionally made a special trip to find Mu Dui and humbly ask for advice.

A school year passed quickly, and although he sometimes didn't play well, Yohei has really improved on the defensive end since he studied under Mu Dui. And thinking that he has met that standard, he officially announced his participation in the draft!

Unfortunately, scouts were deterred when they heard that he had only started playing basketball in his first year of high school. Yohei was defeated.

"Yohei, don't be sad, no, we won't play basketball anymore, we can do something else, such as,"

"Don't say, for example, except for basketball, there is nothing else attractive, and not being selected means that I am not strong enough, so I won't tell you, go and practice."

Originally, Gao Gong and others wanted to comfort and comfort Yangping, but they didn't expect Yangping to become more and more frustrated and energetic.

Sure enough, in the sophomore season, Yohei was in a brave state, not only making his three-point shooting more accurate, but also greatly improving his previous weakest dribbling ring. It's leaps and bounds in every way.

"There are eight seconds left in the race, let's see if there is a miracle!"

It was a crucial game for Yohei in his sophomore year, with eight seconds left and Yohei's team trailing by two points.

"The ball almost didn't go out, it's still dribbling, it's still dribbling, it's almost out of time!! gave Yohei, and Yohei made a three-point shot when no one was defending!! ”

The narrator was thrilled.

"Come in, please!!"

"That's right! It's this feeling, this feeling that has not been seen for a long time! That's right!! Come on!! ”

The same last attack, the same position, the same action, almost the same plot, but this time the person who passed the ball was replaced by Xiandao! The moment the ocean landed, the nodes of the past and the present were connected, and finally jumped out of the memory.

"Ball~~~~In~~~!!! Sophomore player Yohei Mito three-point kill!! ”

"Ball~~~~In~~~!!! The Rover is once again ahead by three points! Yohei left 16 seconds for Lavender! “