The visitor, a long-sleeved blue-and-purple sports hooded jacket with a bag for balls hanging from his side, straddled a sports car and looked around impatiently.

Just looking at this cold face that no one can enter, Suzuki recognized that this was Rukawa Kaede, the trump card of the current rich hill country that he tried his best to recruit.

Seeing Suzuki and Sakuragi coming from the corner of the street, Rukawa Kaede's eyes lit up, he jumped out of the car neatly, walked quickly to meet them, walked in front of the two, and bowed, "Hello Mr. Suzuki." Hello Sakuragi-kun. ”

Suzuki and Sakuragi returned the salute, and then Suzuki asked, "Rukawa-san, are you waiting here today, is there something wrong?" ”

Rukawa replied, "Yes", then turned his gaze to Sakuragi, and said, "I happened to pass by here today and saw that this family actually has a small basketball court, so I looked at the door number curiously and saw that it was written Suzuki and Sakuragi. Sakuragi's surname is relatively rare, and I guess this is Sakuragi's Hanamichi-san's home, so I stayed because I wanted to fight Sakuragi-san again. ”

Suzuki smiled, noncommittal, glanced at Sakuragi, and said, "Looking for you, you can solve it yourself." Then he unlocked and pushed the door, and he entered the house first.

Since Sakuragi made a name for himself in the country, every once in a while, there are always young people who claim to be basketball masters to come to challenge, but most of them are mediocre in talent, and occasionally one or two are tall, and they can't compare to Sakuragi in terms of technology, and most of the time they are defeated.

Of the visitors Suzuki has ever seen, only three have made Suzuki's eyes shine so far.

One is a neighbor, Hiiragi Yoshinari who has joined Xiangyang.

The other two are Sakuragi's teammates, Miyagi and Mori.

The current Rukawa Kaede is the fourth.

Sakuragi does not refuse to challenge himself, he does not pick opponents, he can fight with a high level, and he can fight with a poor level, anyway, it makes no difference to him.

With the beginning of Sakuragi's physique and the perfection of his technique, even Hiiragi CD can't be curry favor with him now, let alone others.

Sakuragi led Rukawa to the basketball court, untied his coat, hung it on the beam of the basketball, and said, "You've been waiting for a long time, and your body is a little stiff, so let's warm up first." ”

After saying this, Sakuragi paused for a moment, and then said, "I hope you can hold on a little longer." ”

Sakuragi's later added paragraph was not untargeted, many people only played three or five balls, and the offense and defense were completely blocked by Sakuragi, and they left in a hurry. There are even some people who have spoken before, who brought people to watch, and when they end up like this, they are ashamed, hiding their faces and crying, which makes Sakuragi himself completely uninterested.

For Rukawa Kaede, Sakuragi has some appreciation. In the match between Tatsumi and Tominoka, Rukawa was defeated and did not be discouraged, recognizing the gap and learning his technical style of play, which eventually made it impossible for Sakuragi to completely defend against him. All of these left a deep impression on Sakuragi.

Rukawa was a little angry when he heard this, but as soon as he saw Sakuragi's sincere and clear eyes, unprovoked expression, and serious warm-up movements, he understood that Sakuragi was going to do his best to compete with him. This was exactly what he wanted, so Rukawa also took off his coat, hung it aside, and began to warm up.

Suzuki watched them from the window of the house as they prepared for the exercises, and smiled with relief. Sakuragi's basketball career has gone too smoothly in this life, and there has never been a suitable opponent who can temper each other with him. Hiiragi's congenital conditions are a little worse, and he has been unable to suppress Sakuragi recently, giving Sakuragi enough stimulation and motivation. Now is the right time for Rukawa to appear. With such a talented and tenacious chaser, Sakuragi will not dare to relax for a moment.

Suzuki went back to his room by himself, closed the door, and went about his business. His teaching tasks will not be reduced by the basketball department.

When Suzuki finished correcting his test papers and homework and looked out the window, he found that only the last ray of light of the sun was still in the sky. His attention was loosened, and his ears received the information around him, and when he listened to it, he found that the basketball court next to the house was still playing, so he pushed the window and shouted, "It's getting late, you guys have a rest." ”

Suddenly, Suzuki felt that something was wrong, the evening breeze blew, and his mind cleared, and he saw that there were actually six people on the basketball court, and then he looked closely, and the extra four were Hiiragi, Maori, Mito and Daikusu.

It turned out that at some point, they fought three-on-three.

But it was Sakuragi, Mori, and Mito in a group, facing Hiiragi, Rukawa, and Daisu.

This grouping doesn't make sense, Hiiragi and Rukawa are both small forwards, while Sakuragi and Mito are both point guards.

However, Sakuragi can play a cameo as a striker, and Hiiragi can also play a cameo as a defender, and the left and right sides are half a game, so you don't have to pay too much attention to it.

Hearing Suzuki's shout, Hiiragi said, "Or, let's call here today." Anyway, if you continue to fight, you won't be able to recover the score. ”

Sakuragi's first team's Maori was a little angry, but the other two didn't say anything to refute, so he had to stomp his foot and say, "Next time we play five-on-five, the whole game!" ”

Mito and Daisu have the shortest time to play basketball, so even if their physical strength is not the worst, they are tired enough to make up for their lack of technique by running. Danan said to Maori: "I'll talk about this next time." Exhausted! Starving! Let's go eat ramen first! ”

Ousu's proposal was unanimously approved by Mori and Mito, and the three of them said goodbye to Suzuki, Sakuragi, and others, picked up their clothes, hooked their shoulders, and hummed a song and left.

Rukawa Kaede wiped his sweat and bowed to Sakuragi, "Thank you for your advice." He thought that he would train hard during this time, his strength would improve, and he would not lose to Sakuragi again, but in the first one-on-one, he was still beaten by Sakuragi and was difficult to parry. And the few offensive methods he newly learned were only effective at the beginning, and Sakuragi immediately found a way to deal with them, and they couldn't work again. On the contrary, Sakuragi's scoring skills seem to be like a kaleidoscope, and there is no end to one set.

The duel between the two attracted Mori and Mito to watch, and the latter's shouting lured Hiiragi, who was resting at home.

Several people can play basketball, and in total, it is better to play all of them once.

The grouping is based on the rotation of the ball, not by position.

Rukawa knew that it was mainly Hiiragi's credit to win Sakuragi's group this time, so after saluting Sakuragi, he also thanked Hiiragi in particular.

Hiiragi Yoshinari said: "Rukawa, your talent is very good, are you interested in Xiangyang after graduating from junior high school?" We are the top team in the country, and the players in any position are the best, and when you arrive in Xiangyang, you can play to your strengths without playing hard and tired like in the country. ”

Rukawa seemed to be a little moved, and at this time Suzuki coughed, showing his existence, and then said: "Hiiragi-san, you don't come to Xiangbei yourself, and don't block others from coming to Xiangbei!" By the time Rukawa was in the first year of high school, you had already graduated, and no one knew what Xiangyang was like at that time. However, with Sakuragi joining in Xiangbei, it will definitely become a strong team at the national level, and it is more suitable for powerful players to join. Rukawa-san, whether to continue the glory of others, or to create your own glory, think about it. ”

As soon as Suzuki spoke, Hiiragi smiled awkwardly and said goodbye and went back.

Sakuragi sent Rukawa out the door, only to find Suzuki leaning against the door and waiting for him.

Suzuki asked, "How could it be that he didn't hit them?" ”

Sakuragi's expression was grim before, but now he relaxed, grinned, and revealed the protective gear on his wrists.

Suzuki said, "Oh, so you're still wearing a weight!" ”