Chapter 38: Coach Anthy

The other team members are not easy either, since they have seen the power of Mori Shigekuan. Shigeichi Taoka's resentment of Mitsui Shou has increased again, and the direct manifestation is to change the physical strengthening training of switchback running into a three-point shooting practice. So the outside players, after training, have to shoot 100 three-pointers to go home.

Except for the fairy road, the others are almost without exception~ Take the museum as their home. However, Sendo rarely had the opportunity to fish, because for Fukuda's defensive training, he was designated by Taoka as a sparring partner. Every day, he doesn't abuse Fukuda to beg for mercy, and Taoka doesn't let go of Xiandao at all. And Futian's character refuses to admit defeat, so Xiandao is made by Fukuda's toughness, and he has no energy to fish.

On the night of Sakuragi's return, Coach Anzai came to Sakuragi Hanamichi's house. From Sakuragi Hanamichi's mother's mouth, Coach Anzai learned that as soon as Sakuragi returned, he locked himself in his room and didn't eat for a day.

"Sakuragi, Coach Anzai has come to see you, open the door!" Sakuragi's mother, with a sad face and red and swollen eyes, knocked on Sakuragi's door.

There was no response in the room, and looking at Sakuragi's mother, who was very tired and worried, Anzai motioned for himself to come. "Sakuragi....... I want to talk to you." Anthy knocked harder, but the room was still silent, as if no one was there.

"Sakuragi~~~~ It's all my fault, if I had stopped you from playing at the time, maybe you wouldn't be the way you are now.........." Anzai's expression looked guilty, and he kept sighing as he spoke.

The door opened suddenly, and Sakuragi looked haggard, with tears in the corners of his eyes that had not dried up. "Daddy, what are you talking about? That's my own decision, and it has nothing to do with you. Sakuragi didn't close the door after speaking, turned around and walked back, and threw himself on the bed~ holding his head in his hands, as if he could escape all reality.

Coach Anzai walked into the room, stopped Sakuragi's mother, who wanted to follow up, and gently closed the door. Moving a chair, Coach Anzai sat down next to Sakuragi's bed. After a long sigh, calm returned to the room.

"After the battle of the Mountain King, I have been deeply blaming myself! It is also my responsibility to lose fiasco to Love and Academy. My mind was in turmoil, I don't know why I wanted to defeat the Mountain King so much, I regret not stopping you from playing........." Anzai said in a heavy tone, perhaps as heavy as his tone.

"I said it~ it was my own decision!" Sakuragi Hanamichi rudely interrupted Coach Anzai's words, and slammed his clenched fists on the bed. "Really, it was my own decision, and you don't have to blame yourself at all. Even if I had known that the Tao would be the result I am now, I would have played, and I said I would beat them. After a pause, Sakuragi continued in a soothing tone, sad but resolute.

"I have been in constant contact with your attending physician during your hospitalization and I know your situation very well. Although you don't run as fast as you used to~ jump high, but this is not the end of the world, Sakuragi ......." Coach Anzai stated the facts, but his expression was very painful. It seems that Sakuragi has not recovered 100%, which makes Anzai's heart full of guilt.

"Dad, I'm fine, really. You don't have to comfort me anymore, I don't blame anyone~ I don't regret it, everything is just the arrangement of fate. "Sakuragi Hanamichi has always been an optimistic person, at least in the eyes of others. The pain of his father's death was never revealed in front of others.

"Sakuragi~ I'm not trying to comfort you. Physical talent is important, but that's not all there is to basketball, you still have a chance to be a basketball player. When he said these words, Coach Anthy's tone was no longer sad, but full of confidence.

"I don't want to play basketball anymore........." Sakuragi said as if he had made a lot of determination. Maybe everything is as you said, but when I have talent, I still need to train three times as hard to catch up with Rukawa Kaede. Now......... "Sakuragi's heart hurts, and I only experienced this feeling once when my father died."

"Your paths are different! Talent is definitely not the deciding factor, hard work is, just like ...... Just like Gu Ze......... "Gu Ze is an eternal pain in Coach Anzai's heart, he has never mentioned it to anyone over the years, but buried it deep in his heart."

"Gu Ze?" Sakuragi turned over~ sat up, he didn't know who Coach Anzai was, who Gu Ze was in his mouth. "Then how do you explain that guy from Xiandao? Everyone knows that he only likes fishing, but he is still so good, isn't it because he is a genius? "Once upon a time, Rukawa Kaede ~ Sendo was the target of Sakuragi's defeat, but now everything seems impossible.

"That's just a façade! Sakuragi: You've also played basketball for so long, so you know a little bit about basketball. Judging from Xiandao's actions on the field, from the strength he showed on the field, do you really believe that it is just his talent? I never thought that the amount of training of the Immortal Dao would definitely not be lower than that of Rukawa Kaede! His genius is reflected in his big-picture vision and sense of vision, but all of this is based on hard training. After Gu Ze's incident, it was the first time for Anzai to have such an in-depth communication with a person.

Coach Anzai's words made Sakuragi fall into deep thought. Once a genius himself, Sakuragi Hanamichi has always believed in this. But without the teaching of Akagi and others, without the special training of Coach Anzai, and without the training of the game, he is indeed an out-and-out layman. "Then who are you talking about Gu Ze?" Sakuragi has begun to slowly accept Coach Anzai's point of view.

"That was many years ago, when I was teaching at the university, and he was one of my students. He also has a very good talent, maybe because I am too strict and I want to train him to be the number one ......... in Japan" Speaking of these old stories, Coach Anzai sighed deeply, and time did not make Coach Anzai's heartache lessened much. "He went to the United States alone to develop, and as a result~~~ died over there. After that, I left the university and came to Xiangbei High School, which also changed the way I coached. This way led to Mitsui's abandonment for two years...... "Speaking of which, Coach Anzai, who has always been calm ~ confident, is also confused in his eyes, what is the right thing to do?

Sakuragi didn't speak, just lowered his head and was reflecting on Coach Anzai's words, maybe what Coach Anzai said was not wrong, but does this really help with his own situation?

"Sakuragi, I don't want you to be the guilt in my heart again. You still have a very good talent, and your hard work and not giving up is actually a rare talent. I hope you can give me a chance to make amends, and I believe that as long as you are willing to work hard, after I teach you everything that I am going to teach Gu Ze, you will still have a chance to become a great basketball player. Anzai's words made Sakuragi raise his head, and Coach Anzai looked at Sakuragi firmly.