Inside the Umezawa locker room.

Hasegawa and the others looked at Shikuichi Koka, who suddenly broke in, in surprise, because they heard the point, Shigeichi Koka, who broke into the door in a hurry, didn't know where to start, and an atmosphere called 'embarrassment' arose.

In the end, it was one of Umezawa's substitutes who broke the silence.

"Huh! Huh! I remember you, you were the gentleman who sat in the judges' seat before! ”

"Kono, you're not mistaken, are you?"

"Nope! Not really! I've really noticed it before! I can't be mistaken about this gentleman and Mr. Harada, who often sits on the judges' bench! The substitute named Kono swore by an oath.

"Let's go to the teacher first, maybe it's an acquaintance of the teacher." When the dragons were leaderless, Kazushi Hasegawa, who was still the captain, finally made up his mind and said to his teammates beside him.

"I'm sorry, this gentleman, my name is Kazushi Hasegawa, and I'm the captain of this team for the time being, I don't know who you are here this time?" Quickly arranging the members of the team, Hasegawa Kazushi asked politely to Shigeichi Taoka.

"Yay! I was rude and casually barged in. Shigeichi Taoka, who is contemptible and is now the coach of the Lingnan high school basketball team. The less embarrassed Shigeichi Kooka also went downhill, and at the same time revealed his identity, saying that he had no malicious intent.

"It's Mr. Taoka, I'm sorry before, but is it for the competition? Please wait a moment, our team leader will be back soon..."I thought there was something wrong with the previous game, and Hasegawa Kazushi, who was approached by someone, could only hope for the team teacher.

"Ah, no, I've watched your game and done a good job. I didn't come here this time because of the competition. ”

"That's?"

"You're Kazushi Hasegawa, right, can you come out and talk alone?"

"Yes! Good! Mr. Taoka. ”

There were many people in the locker room, and Shigeichi Taoka, who found it inconvenient, decided to find a quieter place.

Watching Hasegawa leave with Shigeichi Taoka, everyone in the dressing room looked at each other, and the gossip and questions that had been suppressed for a long time suddenly erupted.

"Wow, did you just hear that! I guess that Mr. Taoka must have come to invite Hasegawa to join their Lingnan team! ”

"Is this still a guess? People have already said it before they even enter the door! ”

"That's Lingnan! I didn't expect that there would really be a coach to come to the door in person! It's so powerful, it deserves to be Hasegawa! ”

"Maybe something else? I said, don't be so arbitrary. ”

"If not, why go out with Hasegawa alone? I think so! ”

“……”

“……”

On the other side, Kazushi Hasegawa, who went to the stands with Shigeichi Taoka, was also full of apprehension, if Mr. Taoka invited me to join Lingnan? Do you want to refuse? How can I refuse? The weather in Kamakura seems to be colder than Yokohama...

Shigeichi Taoka, who was still thinking about how to say it to make him more atmospheric, didn't expect that he hadn't spoken yet, and Kazushi Hasegawa on the other side was already thinking about how to refuse. was rejected, if it was Mitsui Shou after winning the MVP, Shikuichi Taoka said that he was helpless, but said that Kazushi Hasegawa would refuse, and this possibility did not appear in Taoka's assumptions. After all, Lingnan is also a strong man who sits firmly in the top eight in the county, and Hasegawa Kazushi is just an unknown junior high school student.

"Does Hasegawa-san have any thoughts on high school?"

"In terms of going to school, my father has always been in charge."

"Well, Umezawa is a junior high school in Yokohama, so have you ever considered going to Kamakura for high school? The sea view of Kamakura is one of the best in Kanagawa. ”

"Yokohama, Yokohama, too, can see the sea..."

"Haha~~ That's what I said!"

“……”

Shigeichi Taoka, who touched the stab from the geography, smiled heartily to eliminate the embarrassment, it seems that you can only start from other aspects, basketball can't be wrong!

"I watched the previous game, and Hasegawa-san's research on defense is very good, and I can see that I have worked hard."

"Where, Mr. Taoka's reputation, I actually, no... Hiss... Well, how can I say it, because I've been playing with a very powerful friend before, so I guess I was forced to practice. ”

Shigeru Okaka, thinking to himself, must be the Haneda I heard before. After all, the middle school students, no matter how good they are, it is estimated that they will not exceed the level of Mitsui, if they can go to Lingnan together, wahahahaha, I am excited to think about it.

"Oh! Do you still have such good classmates in your school? It's a shame I didn't get to see one! How could Ooka expose himself to listening to the corner, so he had to pretend to be surprised.

"Speaking of which, does Hasegawa have any intention of coming to our Lingnan basketball team? According to my observation, Hasegawa's style of play is very suitable for our Lingnan development, our Lingnan has always been a team that is good at defense in the county, Hasegawa has a lot of talent in this area, and I personally train, I believe you will be able to grow to not lose to Mitsui, if you make great progress, it is not impossible to consider playing in the first year. How about Hasegawa-san, join us. ”

Originally, Shigeichi Taoka wanted to add another one to give most of the shots, after all, young people who play well still prefer to score rather than silently be a hard-working 'blue collar'. However, Tian Oka considered that if Mitsui Shou was dug up, he would still have to wronged Hasegawa to defend, so he hid and did not talk about the right to make a move. I have to say that at this time, Shigeru Taoka's character is still relatively reliable, and he resolutely does not mention the things that cannot be promised.

Hasegawa Kazushi was in a dilemma for a while, after all, for Hasegawa Kazushi, what Shigeichi Taoka did was already very face-saving.

First of all, the other party is the coach of a famous team in the county, and he is just a nobody who has not even made it to the top eight in the country. Moreover, Shigeichi Taoka promised to train himself personally, many teams have coaches, but there are so many people in a team, not everyone can be valued, and being trained by the coach himself, in ancient times, it was already regarded as a personal disciple, even now, it is also the treatment that can only be enjoyed by the main force in a team, and it has to be the main force in the third grade. Finally, as an invited contestant, there must be some discounts in terms of entrance exams and tuition, you know, Lingnan is a private high school, and if you don't say anything else in three years, you can at least save millions of yen.

In the face of such a sincere invitation, Hasegawa Kazushi was confused in his heart, or would he go to Lingnan?

"Hey! Hasegawa, isn't it just losing, don't you have to enlighten you! ”

An arm suddenly appeared and strangled the neck of Kazushi Hasegawa, who was bowing his head in contemplation, and it was Hikaru Haneda, who had just squeezed into the field.

"Huh? Who is this classmate? ”

Hearing the voice, Hikaru Haneda turned his head and saw that the middle-aged man who originally thought he was a physical education teacher was actually a stranger who looked a little familiar, but was sure that he was not a school teacher.

"Ahh Yes! I'm sorry, but my name is Hikaru Haneda, and I'm a classmate of Kazushi. ”

As he spoke, he quickly let go of Hasegawa Kazushi, and secretly leaned his elbow against Hasegawa, suggesting that his friend should explain quickly.

"Oh, this is Coach Tian of Lingnan High School."

"Hello, Mr. Taoka."

"You're Hikaru Haneda, aren't you? Although it was the first time we met, Hasegawa-san has always praised you, you also play basketball, right, are you interested in joining our Lingnan basketball team? ”

Seeing Hikaru Haneda holding a basketball in one hand, and being able to grab someone who was about the same height and size with the other hand, how could Shigeichi Tanoka not see the power contained in the young man in front of him. Thinking that I have to try it anyway, two, one, it is better to be together Shigeru Takata and Haneda also sent out an invitation.