44. Chapter 43
The national sports competition is different from the national competition, it does not start from the regional competition, and after advancing to the metropolitan competition, it finally competes for the crown of the national competition. The participating schools in the national sports competition are the first and second places selected by each region, and they directly compete in each city, and finally the top five in the country compete for one, two and three.
The list of candidates has long been confirmed, but the list of substitutes is too thin.
The current team situation of the Diguang basketball club is as follows:
Power forward: Daiki Aomine
Small forward: Shogo Ashisaki
Center: Atsushi Shihara
Shooting guard: Shintaro Midorima
Organizational defender: Seishiro Akaji
The third-year seniors quit the department as early as the end of this year's national competition in order to go on to higher education, not to mention that they are already third-year students, not to mention that there are so many outstanding people in the first grade, and they are not very useful to the team.
The only members of the second year who are still left are Shuzo Hongmura, who is still the captain, and Lan Qi Rin. The other members are all in the second and third armies, and they will be promoted to the third grade in the second grade of the next year, and Kitagawa only focuses on the first grade.
Hiromura is a power forward substitute, Lanqi and Huang Se are both small forward substitutes, and Kuroko is an organizational guard substitute.
That's all there is to the current bench list, there are too many vacancies, and once the candidates are injured or can't play except for some accidents, the final victory of the game will not be so easy to get.
Naturally, the competition at the capital level was cleared by Diguang Middle School, and Akaji's side has not yet replied to what Ai Kitagawa said before. But Kitagawa is not in a hurry, the news she told SΓΉ Akaji is actually not a secret as long as you flip through the previous sports magazines a little.
As for the snobbish director, it was discovered by accident.
The reason why the Diguang basketball club is so famous is thanks to the head coach, I heard others say that the head coach used to be the same team mate of the coach Anxi, the two once played invincible opponents all over the world, and almost entered the NBA with the neon basketball team, but the two of them both had accidents, one lay in the hospital for a year and then fought again, and the other went to school to coach after retiring for 2 years.
The head coach's body is obviously not very good, even if he fights on the basketball court again, his body and ability are much worse than before, in order not to let the news report the news of the fall of the superstar, he simply learned from his good teammates, retired as a coach, and as soon as he came to Diguang, he almost took root here.
The head coach's expectations and kindness to the student players are something that Kitagawa Ai can't understand, but he can understand and be moved, but the supervision of the first, second and third armies under him is different. The head coach is because of his different status, even if he doesn't listen to the arrangement of the council, he will not let Diguang lose the title of the number one basketball giant, and it is really reassuring to hand over the school's basketball team to him.
But the supervisors are different, the supervisors of the three armies are all contract workers hired from outside, in order to survive, they openly obey the words of the head coach, but if someone in the council makes any request, no one knows whether they will really choose to obey the head coach or the supervisor at that time.
Students have a natural fear of teachers, and even when they go to university, they have a little respect for those teachers who teach and educate people. At this time, if the supervisor asks the players to play what kind of game they must play, maybe the players are not very happy, but in order to meet the teacher's requirements, they will inevitably do the same.
Every time is a big score gap, there is no passion for the one-sided game, what will happen after that, Beichuan does not dare to imagine at all.
When she joined the basketball club in the second grade, she felt that the atmosphere in the basketball club was different from what she had heard
Although I am very happy to win, the more I develop, every time I win, I don't feel excited, and it has become a matter of course.
It's not something to be pleasant about.
It's no wonder that Kuroko retired later.
It's a pity that Ai Kitagawa cut off contact with everyone after graduating from junior high school, and she came back before she even had time to understand what happened to everyone in high school.
At the end of the competition, it is five into three, three into two, and finally two into one.
As expected by those magazine reporters, the Diguang Basketball Club won the championship of the National Sports Competition with only five members in the first grade, and the social office of the basketball club had another golden trophy.
Compared with the nearly four-month competition of the national competition, the national sports competition ended in only one and a half months.
The new year is also gradually approaching, but Kitagawa is not happy.
As the adopted daughter of Tezuka Kunishin, she has to go to Kitagawa's house every year during the Chinese New Year to feel those colored eyes from various sides, and she is really not very happy.
The only good thing is that the Kitagawa house is next door to the Shihara house, if she is not happy, she can go to the Shihara house, and Atsu's mother will use her smile to block the bad intentions of the Kitagawa family.
"You're going to stay home and eat one winter?"
Kitagawa asked in surprise and as a matter of course.
Atsushi Shihara nodded, picked up the fries in his hand again, and stuffed them into his mouth.
"Can you tell me how much weight you've gained this winter?"
"About 5 pounds?"
Ziyuan was puzzled.
Beichuan Ai rubbed her hair helplessly, and reached out to pull up Ziyuan: "Let's go, play ball with me." β
"No, it's cold outside." Ziyuan puffed out his face and decisively refused.
But Kitagawa Ai's strength doesn't know how to be so big, he, a boy who is one meter eight tall, is actually sitting like this, being dragged by her little girl who is less than one meter six.
Ziyuan, who always felt that his butt was going to catch fire if he went on like this, turned his head and grabbed Kitagawa's hand: "Ten chocolate mousse." β
"Five!"
"Ten."
"Seven!"
"Ten."
Ziyuan, who never regressed about desserts, stared at Beichuan firmly, and she finally chose to throw: "Okay, good, ten is ten, can you get up now?" β
After getting the promise, Ziyuan stood up decisively, he looked at Beichuan who was about to fall because he lost his balance because of his sudden uprightness, and directly reached out and hugged him in his arms like a doll, and opened the door and walked out with an expressionless face.
Beichuan, who was almost sitting on Ziyuan's neck and shouting 'Pony Run', looked at himself like a child being held in his arms with a smile, and disliked his height for the first time.
Although the height of 1.58 meters is relatively normal among a bunch of girls, why does she hate it so much now!
"Hurry up and put me down, it's a shame like this!"
Patting Ziyuan on the shoulder, Beichuan lowered her voice and said, she couldn't imagine what would happen if she was seen by acquaintances or those from the Beichuan family.
Ziyuan didn't comply, took the coat at the door and put it directly on Beichuan's head, blocking her vision, and walked steadily towards the open-air park not far from her home.
Although it is winter, the first snow of this year has not yet fallen, and there is a weather forecast that there will be a heavy snowstorm tonight, but now this sunny weather, there is really no sign at all.
The open-air park was really empty, there was no one, and after Beichuan Ai got off the ground, he moved his limbs a little, took the basketball in Ziyuan's hand and began to warm up.
During the national sports competition, Mitsui returned to the team with an injury, and before she even had time to see him, he had already flown back to the United States by plane.
Knowing that Mitsui, who loves Kitagawa as an assistant coach on the basketball team, is unceremoniously requested, in the next two years, their school must win the national championship and become a veritable triple champion.
Of course, Kitagawa knows to do this, although Mitsui said that he will definitely take the time to pay attention to the domestic league, but Kitagawa understands that there are really too many NBA events, he has to be busy keeping up with the progress of the team, and he has to return to training, and he will hardly have time to watch the game, it is estimated that he will occasionally look at the game situation and pay a little attention to Diguang's ranking.
But even so, Kitagawa decided to win a good battle to show Mitsui Shou.
Not only to win a battle, but also to fight beautifully.
Standing on the three-point line, Kitagawa tried a few three-pointers, but she didn't score, but there was no frustrated expression on her face, but like a warm-up, she repeatedly shot and picked up the ball.
Atsushi Shihara stood on the side incomprehensibly, biting the cold crushed ice in his mouth while watching Kitagawa play ball with the corner of his eyes down.
"Na Ai-chan, why do you like basketball so much?"
There is a three do not touch the hand, when Beichuan went to pick up the ball, she heard Ziyuan's words, she held the ball, looked down at her open five fingers and the ball in the palm of her hand, looked up and smiled: "Because I like it." β
She was already standing at the top of the arc, holding the ball in her right hand, her left hand on the side of the ball, her knee and right arm bent and straight at the same time.
The shot was clean and neat, and the beautiful three-pointer with full accuracy went in.
Atsushi Shihara's eyes have been staring at the basketball, and he watched the basketball hollow fall into the ball frame, making that crisp 'brush' sound, and his calm gaze seemed to have a little waves.
Why do you like basketball, if it weren't for the advantages, he wouldn't go to the basketball team, if it wasn't for the talent, he wouldn't play basketball, is basketball so likeable?
"Wow! Kokitagawa, you are so amazing!! β
The ball rolled on the ground a few times before finally stopping at the feet of one man, and both men on the field looked towards the place where the sound had been. Atsushi Shihara was still very calm, biting the broken ice and glancing at Huang Se.
On the contrary, Kitagawa Ai was even more surprised: "Why are you here?" β
When the New Year is approaching, how could Kagose, who lives in Tokyo, run to such a remote mountain village?
Huang Se bent down to pick up the ball, he was wearing a little heavy and still dribbled the balloon so smoothly, and his happy expression was also clearly revealed: "I was shooting magazine covers around here, and I came to see when I heard the sound of basketball, I didn't expect to meet you so coincidentally." β
"Oh yes, that's a coincidence."
Kitagawa Ai responded, she approached Huang Se carelessly, quickly reached out and snatched the basketball from his hand under his smirk, turned around and dribbled away, Huang Se, whose body reacted faster than his brain, suddenly retracted his laughter and pursed his mouth and followed.
Although he was dressed bloatedly and his feet were still wearing leather shoes, Huang Se's movements were still very dexterous, but unfortunately, even if he was fast, Huang Se, who had not warmed up, finally let Kitagawa Aishun lì shoot the second ball of the day under the basket, and Shun Lì scored.
Ai Kitagawa, who picked up the ball, looked at Huang Se and smiled kindly.
Huang Se, who was suddenly treated so gently, was a little uncomfortable for a while, and he also laughed back.
"It seems that Huang Se-kun has had a good rest this holiday, and I hope that after the second grade starts, Huang Se-kun will not sit on the cold bench all the time."
Huang Se: "QAQ Xiaobeichuan, you use the honorific title again!" What did I do wrong, don't do this to me! β
"How can it be, it's a good thing that Huang Sejun focuses on his career, after all, basketball can't be eaten, you say yes, Dun~" Kitagawa Ai smiled.
Atsushi Shihara squinted at Huang Se, who had a stupid face, and responded, "Hmm." β
One is 'Huang Sejun' and the other is 'Dun', and the relationship between relatives and relatives is clear at a glance.
Huang Se unwillingly gathered around Beichuan: "I also practiced hard when I was on vacation!" I'm really working hard in order not to sit on the cold bench next year, work is just a must, Xiaoai, you also know that I pushed my work before in order to participate in training and competitions, I really didn't despise basketball QAQ! β
Huang Se, who pronounced the name in her heart directly when she was nervous, didn't seem to notice anything wrong, but Ai Kitagawa noticed that when the simple 'ai' fell into her ear, her heart skipped a beat as if she was suddenly pinched.
She turned her head uncomfortably, just in time to meet the puzzled gaze of Atsushi Murahara, and two blushes suddenly appeared on her face.
"It's useless to talk so much now, let's wait for you to see your watch when school starts."
Sure enough, she is usually too close to make Huang Se so casual, and she actually calls her name directly, for two friends who are still calling their surnames, no one knows what rash closeness will be.
Huang Se wanted to say something, the mobile phone in his pocket suddenly rang, he looked at the call and hurriedly said hello and ran away, and before leaving, he pointed to the mobile phone to Beichuan Ai, signaling the two to contact by email.
Beichuan Ai was stunned, and before he could reflect it, the mobile phone in his pocket ding-dong, prompting the message to come in.
[Kuse: Let's have dinner together in the evening! Take me to know the fun places here (Ο)]
Question marks popped up on Kitagawa's head.
When did she give her email address to Kasse?
Why was Huang Se able to ask her to dinner so calmly?
Didn't anyone sue him for a boy to foul with such a cute facial expression??
"Ai-chan, little yellow boy looks like he likes you very much."
Beichuan: What is the strange name of Little Yellow Boy?
"Why, why do you say that?" Kitagawa, who stuttered because of Atsushi Shihara's sudden speech, asked.
Atsushi Shihara was silent for a while, and seemed to be seriously thinking about why, the two of them stood still in this winter, and they didn't know that they thought it was a simulated sculpture.
"Because the little yellow boy always gives you food." Ziyuan said affirmatively.
Beichuan didn't know why she breathed a sigh of relief, she held her forehead weakly: "But I also share what you eat." β
"So I like Ai-chan, and Ai-chan likes me."
The girl with long silver hair showed a crying and laughing expression when she heard this, she looked at Atsushi Shihara's simple but seemingly clear face, raised her hand and beckoned to him. Atsushi Shihara cooperated and bent down and leaned his face over.
A hand wrapped around his neck, and Ziyuan, who was holding snacks, subconsciously hugged Beichuan's waist and hugged the little girl, and the extremely light weight in his arms made him effortlessly hug it with one hand.
Her fluffy head was hidden in the neck socket of Atsushi Shihara, and her breathing seemed to be a little heavier.
Ziyuan didn't ask her what was wrong, and obediently picked up the basketball, as if holding an enlarged version of the puppet, and took Beichuan around the park again and again.
It seems that only on the side of Ziyuan can you relax. Because he doesn't care about anything, doesn't ask much about anything, just cares about you in his own way. Midorima is very good, cares about her very much, and after all, they are friends who grew up together, and her secrets Midorima is almost all clear, but because she is too clear, she doesn't know how to face him, and she even feels a little guilty in her heart.
There are too many things that I can't tell Midorima, and I don't dare to tell him, I'm afraid to let him know.
said that she was a friend, but she left Diguang so decisively, leaving everyone's life and memory, and cut off the connection. There are too many people she is sorry for, and Kase is even the one she apologizes to the most shallow.
And the green and purple principles are the deepest.
Midorima must have known about her changes, but his tolerance made her even more guilty, all she could do for him was a little bit, and that little bit, whether Midorima really needed it, she didn't know very well.
Only in front of Ziyuan can she relax and hide, reassuring to release her cowardice.
"Ai-chan, I've walked several laps, I'm so hungry."
"How many laps? Then let's go back and I'll make the cake. β
"Well, twenty."
"I promised ten, not twenty."
"Is that so, but why do I remember that it's twenty, don't play tricks on Ai-chan, otherwise I'll blow you up."
The mobile phone in her pocket suddenly dingdong, thinking that it was Huang Se again, Kitagawa Ai took out her mobile phone, clicked on the email to read, she stared at the mobile phone screen in a daze, and when Ziyuan felt strange and asked, she smiled: "Na, Adun." β
"What's wrong?"
"Next year's national competition, let's play hard."
Ziyuan thought for a while and said, "Well, I'll add some oil if there's something delicious." β
Beichuan smiled: "Well~ said it!" β
On the lit phone screen, there was only a short sentence.
[Red Team: Next semester, make good use of your decision-making.] γ