"Coach!" When Coach Taoka was about to open the office door, Hikoichi screamed.

"Huh?" Taoka turned.

"I have something I want to discuss with you." Hikoichi explained.

“… Come on in. Coach Taoka looked at Hikoichi for a while before opening the door and walking into the office.

Hikoichi scratched his head a little strangely and followed.

"Sit casually." Coach Taoka walked over to the desk and sat down.

How is this sentence again...

"What's the matter?" As soon as Hikoichi sat down on the familiar small sofa, Coach Taoka asked.

"That's... Coach, about the county competition, the Lingnan team was the semi-finals last year, did they not play before the quarterfinals? "Hiko has been cutting it off.

Because it was a long time ago that I read the manga, Hikoichi couldn't remember it clearly.

"That's right, as last year's semi-finals, they will be in four groups, and there will be byes in the knockout rounds in front, and only the last knockout game will be played, which is the quarterfinals." Coach Taoka explained.

"Isn't our state too unstable?" Hikoichi threw out the question.

"Huh?" What is unstable, Coach Taoka is puzzled.

"First of all, if you don't participate in the competition for so long, your competitive state will definitely not be the best, so it shouldn't be so easy to face a team that has won consecutive games in the knockout round. Moreover, I think that our Lingnan team now needs to train, and the run-in of the team is not something that can be done in ordinary training. “

Isn't this the case in Xiangbei, in the original work, a group of people get together, find problems in the game, and condense beliefs step by step, so that they can move forward.

Coach Taoka really didn't think about this problem, and he was still immersed in the joy brought by the addition of Hikoichi and the return of Fukuda.

It's no wonder that Coach Taoka is not to blame, the level of the high school basketball league is like this, often one or two core players can decide the game, and most of the rest are role players. Last year, the Lingnan team, which had Xiandao, won the semi-finals in one fell swoop, and now there is reinforcement, and Coach Taoka takes it for granted that the Lingnan team will have good results.

This is also the faith in the immortal way.

But if you think about it, it's not that easy to win.

"Do you have any ideas?" Hikochi said this, he must have an idea, Coach Taoka asked directly.

"Training matches, ask the team to play training matches! The top four teams have plenty of time to play training matches and can maintain their level, so it's a good option for them as well. "Hikonichi doesn't sell off either.

Coach Taoka was thinking.

In fact, the truth is not as simple as Hikoichi said, the top four teams themselves see each other as main rivals, and training matches may expose their own tactics, so each team must be cautious.

"Let's do it first, I'll think about it." Coach Taoka is still not sure.

"Trouble the coach!" This kind of thing can only be hard for Taoka.

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On the morning of May 19, Hikoichi was in the classroom.

Looking up at the clock in the classroom, it's a quarter past eleven, the first half of the game is almost over, well, it should still be too late.

That's right, today, the county competition has finally begun!

The Xiangbei team has a match today, against Miuradai High School.

In fact, the members of the basketball team can directly ask the school for collective leave by Coach Taoka and go over to watch the game together, but Hikoichi insisted on attending class.

The sentence "I am a good child who loves to learn" received the collective contempt of his teammates...

Finally school ended at noon.

"Hey, New Wing, I took the bike." I've already said hello to Eguchi Shin-tsubasa, and as soon as Hikoko says it, he runs out of the classroom.

"Slow down on the road~" There was a concern from behind Xinyi, "Don't crash my car~~"

Loss of friends......

Stadium parking lot.

"No matter which team wins, it's definitely not going to be a big deal." Hikoichi, who was locking the car, suddenly heard a sound not far away.

Looking up, two people who looked like high school students, one tall and one short, wearing school uniforms, had just parked the car and walked towards the venue.

"Didn't I say it, I think the strength of the Xiangbei team should still be very strong this year." The tall man was much more cautious, "It's okay anyway, just take a look." “

This should be... Kiyota Nobunaga and Ichiro Shinso, looking at the duo's appearance, Hikoichi silently guessed in his heart.

It's really confident, is this the mentality of the king, even the newcomers who have just joined the team are so confident. Hikoichi didn't speak, and silently followed them into the court.

Well? 100:47, 4 minutes left in the game, almost over? When you enter the venue, you will first see the game information on the big screen. The Xiangbei team, with a neat team of players, is really much stronger.

At the beginning, Yan looked for the position of the Lingnan team and prepared to go over to rendezvous.

Well? What's in the stands over there?! The same school uniform as Kiyota Nobunaga and Ichiro Kamimune just now, dark skin, resolute face, and a tear mole under the left eye can be faintly seen.

Can't be wrong! Makishiichi, the strongest player in Kanagawa!

Through the loose school uniform, you can see the strong body...

How to defend this kind of bulldozer, I don't want to wrestle with this kind of person, it seems that I have to propose to the coach earlier that Xiandao play the control position, and the double point guards are not bad... Hikoichi has already silently decided in his heart to bring another wave of rhythm.

"Huh?" As soon as the gentry noticed Hikoichi staring at him in a daze not far away. The jersey of the Lingnan team? Haven't you seen it, is it a freshman this year? What are you staring at me?

As soon as Yan saw the gentry coming over, he smiled, turned his head, and looked for the location of the Lingnan team. It's not good to stare at someone else, and it's staring at a man.

Found it, Hikichi saw the location of the Lingnan team and walked over.

"Wow!?"

"Hahaha!! The red-haired one! “

"Haha, who is he?!"

Hikoichi was walking towards the team, and suddenly, the audience burst into laughter.

"Huh?" Hikoichi looked into the middle of the field and saw a player from Miuratai lying on the ground from a distance, and the other players of Miuratai were so emotional that they were stopped by the referee and blamed Sakuragi Hanamichi who was at a loss on the side.

Gotcha, forget about this, Sakuragi buckled on the head of the captain of Miuradai and directly stunned people, haha!

"What a living treasure." Hikoichi finally walked to the side of the Lingnan team, but fortunately there were not so many spectators in this game.

"Huh? Hikoichi, you've arrived. Hearing the voice, Zhicao turned his head and couldn't help but say.

"Yes, the Xiangbei team seems to be getting stronger again." Hikoichi said casually.

"Hmm!" Uecao agrees deeply.

"Akagi, Mitsui, Rukawa, Miyagi, the current Xiangbei team has strengthened a lot." Yuzumi also interjected.

"The score was opened in an instant, and the scoring ability of the Xiangbei team is now..."Ikegami couldn't help but worry.

"Yes, fortunately, I came to see the game of the Xiangbei team." Off-road felt lucky, "This year's Xiangbei team is really strong." “

"......" Xiandao and Fukuda silently watched the venue and did not speak.

Rukawa Kaede, it's growing again, and Sakuragi... Xiandao sighed silently.

What a weird guy, that red-haired... Fukuda stared at the maverick Sakuragi on the field.

Yes, but such an opponent is interesting!