Chapter 5 The Champion of Champions (Part I)

What was supposed to be a long-awaited meeting of new signings changed its flavor under Sakuragi's amazing move!

"Sakuragi, come down, hurry up" Kawaguchi looked very anxious.

The media, who have been stunned for a long time, seem to have discovered more attractive materials than Rukawa Kaede, and a new round of photo bombing has begun!

"Sakura, Wood, Flower, Road"

A young female reporter was still confused, looking at Sakuragi stupidly, unable to believe his appearance.

"Sakura! Wood! Flower! Road! Is it really you? ”

The female reporter suddenly screamed like a volcanic eruption.

"Why didn't you tell me when you came back! Why! ”

Shouting and shouting, tears have been squeezed out of his eyes. Swept into the air.

The audience fell silent again because of the shouts of the female reporters.

Wiping away her tears, the female reporter turned and left. That figure, as if she had just broken up with her most beloved, was so sad and disappointed.

Sakuragi's expression was the same as when he heard Rukawa Kaede was elected champion, and Sakuragi, who was still imposing half a minute ago, is now like a doll with a broken thread, crumbling on the table.

Sakuragi always thought that appearing in a special way would surprise Haruko, but just now, Haruko, as a female reporter, seemed to be really sad.

Seeing this, Kawaguchi immediately helped Sakuragi who was standing on the table down.

"There are some episodes, don't worry, it's okay, it's okay, we will continue to meet!" The moderator worked hard in the circle

Field.

"Fellow reporters, please sit down, there must have been some misunderstanding just now, and the one who played in a more special way just now was our player in this year's overseas draft - Sakuragi Hanamichi."

The questions about Rukawa Kaede that the reporters had prepared before seemed to suddenly be unable to remember, and they all wanted to figure out who the Sakuragi in front of them was who he suddenly killed! What about the female reporter who doesn't cry.

"Ah, I remember, Hanamichi Sakuragi, who used to be teammates on the high school varsity team with Rukawa Kaede."

"Isn't that guy who is always in trouble?"

"I heard that Sakuragi only got into basketball when he was in high school!"

"He's a layman."

The reporters began to talk in droves.

"Journalists, journalists, if you have any questions, please raise your hand to speak, thank you for your cooperation!" The host worked hard to restore order to the scene.

"I'm a reporter for NHK Sports Channel, may I ask Sakuragi Hanamichi are you really ready to challenge Rukawa Kaede?" Journalists were the first to throw out the suffocating topic.

At this time, Sakuragi couldn't listen to the reporter's words, and his mind kept recalling Haruko's words, as well as the picture of just a few tens of seconds

"Sakuragi? Sakuragi? Kawaguchi patted Sakuragi, who had been slow to react.

"I'm Sakuragi Hanamichi, please advise!"

Sakuragi has long been out of the question.

"He's scared." Rukawa Kaede suddenly said coldly.

"Say it again, bastard!" Sakuragi suddenly got up and shouted at Rukawa Kaede, his face full of murderous anger.

"You're the one who said big things, idiot." Rukawa Kaede seems to be deliberately provoking Sakuragi.

"Calm down, both of you don't have to say a word, this is a press conference, not a debate competition!" Kawaguchi wants to calm things down.

"Do you dare to accept the challenge?" Sakuragi doesn't seem to want to end like this.

Rukawa Kaede also got up slowly, looked at Sakuragi, stretched out his index finger, and swung it, as if he was attracting Sakuragi, but in fact he was provoking Sakuragi, who was full of anger.

Seeing that the situation was out of control, Kawaguchi called the host and whispered.

"Due to today's unexpected situation, our Jaguar new signing meeting decided to end early, if there is a similar meeting in the future, we will notify the media friends as soon as possible, thank you for coming, then today's meeting is here, thank you, thank you!" The moderator said.

The media will definitely not let go of such a rare scene easily, and they have discussed it one after another, unwilling to leave.

The security guards of the hotel rushed to hear the news, forming two rows of human walls and a passage. The people on the stage, including Sakuragi and Rukawa Kaede, left the venue one after another under the escort of security guards.

"What's going on with you two?" Kawaguchi looked a little dissatisfied.

"Come on, Rukawa Kaede, let's go head-to-head! If you win me, I'll leave the Jaguar team, and if I win you, you'll give up the top spot! ”

Sakuragi's fighting spirit is getting stronger and stronger!

"Now?" Rukawa Kaede said.

"Okay, okay, don't talk about it, have you made enough trouble!" Kawaguchi grew angrier.

But it seems that only Kawaguchi can't stop the fighting spirit that Sakuragi and Rukawa Kaede have already burned.

"Don't stop them, let them play against each other, I'm going to see what the quality of these two players we have selected this year is!" A man with a staggering step walked into the backstage room.

"Mr. Takayama, why are you here?" Kawaguchi looked surprised.

"I heard that the team selected two good players this year, I came to see, and sure enough, it was not in vain, they are really two young people full of fighting spirit." Mr. Takayama continued.

"But." Kawaguchi still has some concerns.

"Okay, Kawaguchi, it's decided, I've found the court, don't stand stupidly, let's go."

This Mr. Takayama really has a great background, he is the owner of the Kobe Jaguar team - Kenichi Takayama. The number one leader of the entire team holds the power of the team, and he is the twentieth place on the latest list of Japan's richest people, and his financial resources are also considerable.

While talking, a group of people have already arrived at the stadium that the boss has found, a small indoor training hall, but the equipment is very formal.

Why a crowd of people, because how could those reporters let go of such a good show! One after another, they followed. It's just that in the end, they were blocked out of the gate, because this is the Jaguar team, their own family's business.

"The rules are simple, whoever scores five goals first wins." The boss first explained the rules and seemed excited. Kawaguchi, on the other hand, was restless because he knew that someone might leave Jaguar, undoing his previous efforts.

"You challenge me to serve first." Rukawa Kaede seems to have entered the state.

"You'll regret it!" Sakuragi's fighting spirit has burned to the extreme, and it is about to explode at any time.

The champion of the champions is about to be produced.

Sakuragi took the ball first, Rukawa Kaede did not stick to the defense, and he was two meters away from Sakuragi. It may be that Sakuragi is in the three-point line, and he is still very relieved of Sakuragi's throwing.

I saw the corners of Sakuragi's mouth rise, smiled evilly, and suddenly squatted as if luck, tiptoe to the ground, staring at the basket in front of him, jumping with both feet, and his body quickly rising upward, like a rising rocket, rising into the air. With both hands and feet, he raised the ball above his head, and the action was extremely standard, like flowing water, and he threw the ball out very steadily!

Everyone in the court couldn't believe it, although they had barely watched Sakuragi's game, but suddenly shot at the three-point line, and did not dribble, they took the ball and shot, which surprised everyone! Even Rukawa Kaede never expected it, and it was too far away from Sakuragi to have time to cover it, so I watched Sakuragi's gorgeous shot!

The basketball spins extremely strongly in the air, flying towards the basket like a missile, brushing the ~~~~~! Hollow into the net!

"Wow~Wow~Wow~~~!" The crowd exclaimed.

"It's horrific to pull out a jumper at the three-point line!" There are still some young players in training in the hall, and they said in surprise.

Sakuragi was still standing in place, keeping his hand in the same position as he was shooting, and said, "It's 1:0!" ”

Although Rukawa Kaede didn't say anything, he was indeed a little surprised that the basketball layman who couldn't shoot before, shot the three-point shot so confidently.

Mr. Kawaguchi was perhaps the only one in the audience who was not shocked, because he had secretly traveled to the United States many times over the past three years to watch Sakuragi's competitions and training, and he knew very well what kind of training Sakuragi had gone through and how much progress he had made in the past few years.

"Yo, Kawaguchi, did a good job this time!" The boss looked very proud.

Switch to Rukawa Kaede to attack.