"Wait, wait." Coming back from Aichi Prefecture, Sakuragi Hanamichi stopped Kamikaze Michichi before parting. Kamikaze turned his head and looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi with a serious expression, waiting for him to speak first.

Sakuragi Hanamichi is now full of thoughts about the collision not long ago, he has a heart or an intention, but the result is completely different from what he thought. Sakuragi felt like he had hit a wall the moment he came into contact with Mori Shigekuan, and his body was instantly knocked away and he fell to the ground.

During the entire return trip, Sakuragi Hanamichi's heart could not be calmed. He didn't believe that he would lose, it was a complete failure, and it was the most unacceptable thing for him.

"Kamikaze, I—I'm losing, right?" Sakuragi is a person who has a very indifferent view of victory and defeat, and even suspects that he does not understand what the victory or defeat of a game represents. But his feelings are very simple, so he is very persistent in his efforts and those of his friends, and if he loses like this, his feelings are the most difficult for him to accept.

"Well, I lost, very thoroughly." Kamikaze is not a blow to Sakuragi Hanamichi, because Sakuragi can't be defeated. Just like yesterday, Kamikaze Daoichi just wanted him to recognize the reality, otherwise all the work of today and yesterday would have been done in vain.

"Yes." Sakuragi Hanamichi just stood there, his head bowed, and it was conceivable that his expression must be very lonely, and his heart must have been very uncomfortable.

"Sakuragi, last night and today's game, I just wanted to tell you something." Kamikaze Dao waited for Sakuragi Hanamichi to raise his head before continuing: "There are people outside the world, and there are heavens outside the sky. ”

"There are people outside of people, and there are heavens outside of heaven?" Sakuragi Hanamichi's Chinese class is certainly not very good, and it seems that he doesn't understand Kamikaze Michichi's words. But as soon as Kamikaze knew it, he must have understood.

"Sakuragi, not to mention high school basketball, take Moto's basketball as an example, it's just a second-rate level in Asia. Compared to China, South Korea, and Iran, this is nothing at all. Not to mention the basketball powerhouses in the world, if compared with the United States, this is not even Poon Choi. ”

"What?" Sakuragi Hanamichi was shocked, although he had been playing basketball for a long time. However, this was the first time anyone had said these things to him. Sakuragi actually doesn't even recognize Kanagawa's team until now.

"Sakuragi, in your eyes, Sendo, Makishinichi, Mori Shigekuan, and even Rukawa Wind are all your strong enemies. But Sakuragi, I'm going to tell you, compared to the people who actually make a living from basketball, they're as naïve as elementary school students. ”

"What, how is that possible." Sakuragi Hanamichi couldn't believe what he heard, and people like Mori Shigekuan were actually said to be elementary school students by Kamikaze Michi.

"And what about you, kamikaze, you compare to Mori Shigekuan、、、、" Sakuragi Hanamichi looked at Kamikaze Michichi, and he noticed that Kamikaze Michichi didn't mention his own name just now.

"I, I'm better than them." Kamikaze said to Sakuragi Hanamichi: "Sakuragi, I'm telling you this, it's not that you need to think about it now, I just want to tell you, Sakuragi, if you want to play basketball better, then there is only one way." It keeps getting stronger, and you can't stop for a moment. ”

Kamikaze Michichi's words are actually just talking to Sakuragi Hanamichi, after all, Sakuragi is his friend. Kamikaze Michiichi just hopes that Sakuragi can go further on this path. At least in college, you can still see him. And at that time, I hope that Sakuragi Hanamichi will no longer be a supporting role in strength.

"Getting stronger?" Sakuragi Hanamichi looked directly into Kamikaze Michichi's eyes, trying to get an answer from his eyes. However, that was impossible, and Kamikaze Daoichi could not give him anything but encouragement.

"Sakuragi, just one Kanagawa is not our end, and neither is the national competition. Like I said last night, Sakuragi, I'm waiting for you in the finals of the national competition, and if you can get there, you'll be qualified to move to a higher stage. As soon as Kamikaze finished speaking, he turned around and walked home, and at the same time casually stretched out his hand and waved, "Sakuragi, get stronger, there are still many wonderful things in the basketball world that you don't know." ”

Sakuragi Hanamichi looked at Kamikaze Michiichi's back and stood in place stunned, not knowing what he was thinking in his head.

"Sakuragi, why are you here?" I don't know how long it was, but a familiar voice came from Sakuragi Hanamichi's ears.

"Haruko!" Sakuragi Hanamichi came back to his senses and found that Haruko Akagi was already in front of him, staring at him with big curious eyes. Sakuragi Hanamichi's face turned red, like a shy child.

"Hehe, Sakuragi, what are you doing here?" Haruko Akagi asked with a smile when she saw that Sakuragi had finally come back to her senses.

"Well, that's, it's nothing." Sakuragi Hanamichi secretly skimmed Haruko Akagi with his eyes, and his expression was very much like a child doing bad things.

"Yes. Oh, by the way, how about I tell you a little bit of the inside scoop? Haruko Akagi suddenly said to Sakuragi Hanami with great interest, "I overheard it from various places." ”

"Gorillas? Uh, Captain Akagi? Sakuragi Hanamichi remembered Kamikaze Michichi's words again, Kanagawa is too small, yes, if Captain Akagi compares with Mori Shigekan, the gorilla is definitely not his opponent.

"Well, Sakuragi, what's wrong with you, why are you in a daze again." Haruko Akagi still felt that something was wrong with Sakuragi. It's different from the usual Sakuragi.,How to say it.,It seems to have something on the mind.,And always in a daze.。

"Ah, no, nothing." Sakuragi touched the back of his head and glanced at Haruko Akagi a few times before he seemed to have made up his mind, "Haruko." ”

"Huh? What's wrong. Haruko Akagi asked, tilting her head, the long hair in her ears falling down, making people feel even more excited. Sakuragi is no exception, and it should be said that he is more serious than anyone else.

"Ah, that, I, I just want to ask, Haruko, you, why do you like basketball." Sakuragi's face was as red as an apple, and he didn't dare to look at Haruko at all, so he lowered his head and asked softly.

"Huh? Why, this, like is like, if you want to say the reason. Haruko Akagi put her index finger to her lips and thought for a moment, "That's a lot." First of all, my brother has been playing basketball since he was a child, and then I also started playing basketball, and I also participated in the school team, so I have been used to it for so many years. ”

Haruko Akagi and Hanamichi Sakuragi walked together, and Haruko Akagi told Sakuragi what she thought. Haruko put her hands behind her back, her steps were also bumpy, and she turned her head to look at Sakuragi: "To be honest, basketball has long been a part of my brother and me's life, and I never thought of living without basketball. Basketball isn't as good as baseball or soccer here, but if you like it, you like it. ”

"Yes, that's right." Sakuragi Hanamichi looked at Haruko Akagi's smiling face, and his heart was flooded. He seemed to remember the first game he watched; I remembered when I first played basketball; I remember when I met Haruko Akagi, and I also remember the first time I said, 'I'm a basketball player'.

That's right, liking is liking, and you don't need so many reasons at all. I'm a genius at Hanamichi Sakuragi, a talented basketball player.

"Sakuragi, Sakuragi! Really, why are you in a daze again. Haruko Akagi shouted the name of Sakuragi Hanamichi a few times before pulling him back from his state of daze.

"Hehe, it's okay, it's just 、、、" Sakuragi Hanamichi looked at Haruko Akagi and said, "Haruko, I like basketball too, and I will always like it." Haruko, look, I'm going to be the best player, for you, no, that, for the basketball we love. ”

Sakuragi Hanamichi's sanity didn't seem to have been lost, and after saying this, Sakuragi felt that his heart was beating a hundred times faster than before. Sakuragi didn't dare to look at Haruko Akagi, so he ran away in a puff of smoke.

"Sakuragi~~~" Haruko Akagi looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi who was running wildly, and stretched out her hand, but she didn't shout loudly, so she let Sakuragi run away.

"Sakuragi." Although Haruko Akagi is an emotional idiot, it is only at the level of consciousness. Only the feeling doesn't deceive, though she still doesn't understand where that strange feeling comes from. However, this is not the first time, she has gradually felt that when she is with Sakuragi, sometimes she feels this way, but why?

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