Since the county competition, Xiangbei High School has had up to half a month for recuperation and adjustment.

During this period, in addition to playing a practice match with Green Wind High School, Xiangbei also went to Shizuoka to play a practice match with Changcheng over there.

It's just that the practice match Jinguji Martial Arts and Sakuragi Hanamichi didn't go, according to Martial Arts, he needs some time to arm Sakuragi with some weapons, this weapon is very important for Xiangbei.

Of course, how could Martial Arts really spend so many days guiding Sakuragi

As for the "problem boy", he just did some demonstrations, and then, he caught the strong men of Yohei, Takamiya and others, and at the same time, he also invited Haruko to act as Sakuragi

"Teaching assistants", let a few of them assist Sakuragi in special training. Jinguji martial arts is just a demonstration, and the rest is for Sakuragi to refer to the video of the martial arts demonstration to learn and practice.

And Yangping them, they are urging, after all, these guys have a good time with Sakuragi, and they are fun people, Sakuragi has some mistakes or some wrong postures, these guys are definitely not stingy

"Taunt". As for Haruko, there is no need for Haruko to do anything deliberately, as long as she stands on the sidelines, it is enough!

For a guy like Sakuragi, the ridicule of his friends, and Haruko's gaze, both of which are more useful than Akagi's iron fist.

Martial Arts himself still needs some time to strengthen his left hand projection. On the road of basketball, Jinguji martial arts has undoubtedly walked in front of everyone in Xiangbei.

Jinguji martial arts, a sophomore in high school, has begun to enter the late stage of development, and while strengthening his left hand, Jinguji martial arts has begun to strengthen his training a little bit.

In the three practice matches between Xiangbei High School and Changcheng, Xiangbei won all the games with an absolute advantage of 3:0.

This makes everyone in Xiangbei more confident in the next national trip. And during the rest of this summer vacation, the interaction between Sakuragi Hanamichi and Akagi Haruko also increased.

Taking advantage of the few days when Akagi went out to compete, Sakuragi Hanamichi successfully asked Haruko to go out shopping in addition to special training, and Sakuragi also successfully prostituted a pair of 99 new AJ1 from the mustache boss for 100 yen and a pair of worn out AJ6.

Such a situation makes Martial Arts can't help but sigh that Sakuragi is really a child of destiny, 100 yen for the new, this kind of thing can be done by Sakuragi Hanamichi.

But think of him before 30 yen

"Bought" a pair of AJ6, Wu Dao still felt that this time his shoe purchase was just a small profit. As for why the mustachioed boss repeatedly connived at Sakuragi Hanamichi, Martial Arts is actually understandable.

What's wrong with a man entrusting his dreams to another man? With the passage of time, finally on the first day of August, Xiangbei High School was ready to leave for Hiroshima and start a new journey.

The sun rises in the east, and the sky is clear. Jinguji Martial Arts tidied up his clothes, carried a red and black backpack, and quietly closed the door of the house.

For high school students, IH's national competition is undoubtedly a very important thing, but Jinguji Martial Arts' parents are completely unaware.

They just think of it as a son, playing ball and playing as usual. Compared with caring about their son's interests and hobbies, the martial arts couple are still more willing to take advantage of their son's absence to give birth to a villain.

At the entrance of the villa area, Mitsui Shou had already packed his bags and was waiting for the arrival of the martial arts of Jinguji Temple.

Seeing the figure of Jinguji Martial Arts from a distance, Mitsui Shou looked down at his watch, and couldn't help complaining: "Hey, hey, it's too slow." ”

"I've been waiting for you for ten minutes." He lives in the same villa area as Jinguji Takemichi, and he has already made an appointment to go to Shin-Yokohama Station together.

This year's national contest was held in Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, and yes, you read that right, it was Hiroshima.

The Asian Games in 94 were also held in Hiroshima, and here was once a place for the United States to show its strength.

Perhaps because of the impact of the Asian Games, this year's IH National Competition was held in Hiroshima instead of Tokyo.

Kanagawa Prefecture and Hiroshima are quite a few miles away, and the Shinkansen would take almost four hours.

There is a train from Shin-Yokohama Station, the Tokaido Shinkansen, that goes directly to Hiroshima.

"It's in time, it's in time."

"Seven o'clock, we have plenty of time to pass." Martial Arts beckoned to Mitsui Shou, not feeling guilty at all, but said with a smile.

"I didn't say it was too late! I mean, you made me wait ten minutes! Mitsui Shou grumbled as he looked down at his watch.

It was still early, but Mitsui Shou was a little impatient. Takeshi knew that Mitsui Shou didn't actually get agitated because he waited for ten more minutes for him, but simply because he was going to Hiroshima to participate in the national competition, and he became more excited.

Unlike Jinguji Martial Arts, Mitsui Shou is already in his third year of high school, and if he can't lead Xiangbei High School to win the IH national championship this year, then this award will be permanently missing from his basketball career.

To this day, Mitsui Shou still vaguely remembers that he once patted his chest in front of Coach Anzai and said loudly that he wanted to take Xiangbei to dominate the country.

He didn't want to disappoint Coach Anthy, and he didn't want to leave himself with regrets.

"Well, junior."

"Rest assured, we will definitely not lose this year!" Takeshi patted Mitsui Shou on the shoulder, smiled and said in relief.

Seeing through his thoughts, Mitsui Shou slapped off Martial Arts' hand expressionlessly, and walked towards the door of the community: "Let's go." ”... At the same time that Jinguji Martial Arts and Mitsui Shou set off for the front station, other members of Xiangbei High School also rushed to the station.

Ryota Miyagi packed his bags and didn't have much communication with his mother, but put on the red bracers that his brother had used, and after a long silence, he left the house with his bag on his back.

The family is harmonious, and the calm Akagi Goken has a look of expectation and perseverance when he leaves the house. It can be seen that he is full of confidence in the next schedule of Xiangbei High School.

The gentle Mu Dui Gongyan has a warm temperament, and when he walked out of the house, he looked relaxed and expectant. He knew very well that he would not be on the stage at the national competition.

He himself faces the next game with the mentality of a participant, a spectator. Mu Du Gongyan knew that what he could do was to do a good job as a deputy captain and take care of every team member.

In his eyes, these guys in Xiangbei are still just children. The team members of Xiangbei High School converged towards New Yokohama Station.

Six fifty. On the platform of Shin-Yokohama Station, the team members of Xiangbei have been gathered.... Uh, it's almost all over.

"What the hell is this bastard Sakuragi doing?!"

"Why haven't you come yet!"

"I'm about to get in the car, what the hell is this idiot doing?!" Akagi Gangxian had just received the task from Coach Anzai's side and began to roll call, and halfway through the call, Akagi Gangxian felt an inexplicable sense of disobedience in the team.

After the roll call, Akagi Gangxian realized where that strange sense of disobedience came from!

That's the cherry blossom road that usually talks the most, but it hasn't arrived yet! Everyone in the team is already in place, and only Sakuragi Hanamichi has not yet come.

Listening to the radio on the platform informing him that the train was about to arrive, Akagi Gangken still didn't see the figure of Sakuragi Hanamichi, and the anger Zeng Zeng came up.

...

"It's broken, it's broken, it's going to be late, it's going to be late!" In the corridor leading to the platform, Sakuragi Hanamichi strode up the stairs and shouted.

Early in the morning, Sakuragi Hanamichi was covered with sweat, and I don't know if it was because of the tension of being late, or because of the running.

"Sorry, sorry, I'm late!" Soon, the light of the exit shone into the corridor, and Sakuragi Hanamichi quickened his pace, calling through the corridor.

With the shouting of Sakuragi Hanamichi, everyone in Lingnan High School turned their heads suspiciously, and Xiandao Akira saw that the person who rushed out of the corridor in a hurry was actually Sakuragi Hanamichi, and he laughed directly.

"Young~"

"Ikebana, you're here!"

"Are you going to join our Lingnan High School?"

"Ah~ Then I'm really looking forward to it!" Xiandao Akira teased with a smile. Sakuragi Hanamichi saw the figure in front of him clearly, and he was also stunned, and the next second he directly hugged his head and shouted: "Go..... Wrong! ”

"Boy, Xiangbei is over there." Seeing Sakuragi's tiger-headed appearance, Shinomiya Tianye couldn't help but laugh, and pointed towards the platform where Xiangbei was located.

Sakuragi Hanamichi saw the guidance of Shinomiya Field and left in a hurry. Coach Taoka couldn't help but shake his head when he saw Sakuragi Hanamichi's appearance, and sighed: "Coach Anzai, it's really hard!" As he spoke, the roar of the train resounded through the platform.

... On the other side, Akagi Gangken, who was finally waiting for Sakuragi Hanamichi, couldn't help but punch Sakuragi's head.

And shortly after the arrival of Sakuragi Flower Road, the train entered the station. In the end, Sakuragi still caught up. In the morning carriage, there are not too many passengers.

There are more people in Xiangbei High School, and as the team members of Xiangbei High School enter the carriage and sit down, the people from Xiangbei directly occupy most of the carriage.

Jinguji Martial Arts' seat was by the window, and next to him was Mitsui Shou, and across from the two of them were Akagi and Ki Twilight.

After getting into the car, Martial Arts of Jinguji held his chin and looked out the window silently.

"National competition, this time, I won't let the victory slip out of my hands!"

"Help Xiangbei win the championship with absolute dominance, and next year, I will go to the United States!"

"Start following my own path!" ...

"Bell~"

"Bell~" Just as all the Xiangbei players set off for Hiroshima, in the basketball hall of Xiangbei High School, there were several crisp iron sounds intermittently.

After Akagi Gangxian went out in the morning, Haruko Akagi happened to go for a morning jog with her best friend Matsui, and when the two ran near Xiangbei High School, they also heard the movement inside the stadium when they passed by the stadium.

Driven by curiosity, the two came to the arena.

"The players from Xiangbei have all gone to Hiroshima, at this time, who is in the stadium?"

"Is it a substitute player who didn't go to Hiroshima?" With this in mind, Haruko Akagi and Matsui pushed open the door of the arena.

In the arena, Mito Yohei is wearing a short shirt, holding the ball with both hands, and shooting the ball. The moment the door was opened, Yohei threw the ball, and the basketball smashed on the edge of the basket and collapsed out.

"Oh, Yohei!"

"Why are you here?!"

"Everyone went to Hiroshima to participate in the national competition, and I heard the sound in the stadium, but I didn't expect it to be you, which really scared me." Seeing that it was Yohei Mito shooting in the arena, Haruko also asked in surprise.

She didn't know that Mito liked to play basketball.

"Ahhh~"

"It's so hard, you can't score a single goal." Yohei watched the basketball collapse out of the basket and sighed to himself.

Hearing the voice behind him, Yohei turned his head and saw Haruko and Matsui, and beckoned with a smile: "Haruko-san." ”

"I forgot to take short sleeves when I was helping Sakuragi train before." As he spoke, Yohei pointed to the short sleeve on the side, and then dribbled.

The empty arena echoed the sound of Yangping's dribbling.

"Ahh

"It's really loud."

"After the owners of the stadium left, this stadium has become rare and quiet." Yohei said with a smile, looking around the arena, it seemed as if there was a scene in front of him when Sakuragi Hanamichi was training here.

It was precisely because of the departure of Sakuragi Hanamichi that the bored Yohei didn't know what the momentum trend was, and he came to this arena.

Maybe it's envy, maybe it's joy for a companion who has found a goal to strive for.

"Yohei, thank you."

"It's a little strange to me, though."

"But thank you, thank you for accompanying Sakuragi for special training."

"It's really hard to imagine that Sakuragi actually completed the special training task assigned by the seniors of Jinguji Temple in such a short period of time."

"Thanks to your help." Suddenly, Haruko said thank you to Yohei. The tone of his voice has faintly placed himself and Sakuragi Hanamichi in the same position.

Yohei doesn't find it strange that although Haruko and Sakuragi haven't known each other as long as they, the relationship between men and men is not the same as the relationship between men and women.

"Haruko, I remember hearing you say that when you were in middle school, you were also on the basketball team."

"As a person who came over, this kid Sakuragi, what do you think?!"

"Grown, is it going well?" Yohei looked at Haruko and asked with a smile.

"Sakuragi, Sakuragi is very good!" Haruko's face turned red when she spoke, and Xu found that her words were a little biased, so she hurriedly made up for it: "I mean, he plays basketball and plays very well." ”

"Sakuragi-san, is really amazing! This special training, in such a short period of time, attracted and mastered the content taught by the predecessors of Jinguji Temple. ”

"This is simply impossible for ordinary people!"

"What the predecessors of Jingu Temple taught is not a simple thing."

"Sakuragi-san, just like a Shinkansen train, grows at a high speed and never stops for a moment." Yohei listened to Haruko without interrupting.

"......." Haruko paused, and suddenly asked with emotion: "Like the predecessors of Jinguji Temple taught Sakuragi, that kind of one-handed shooting is very handsome." ”

"When I was in junior high school, I worked hard to learn to shoot under the guidance of my brother, but after three years of hard work..."

"I can't even shoot from a spot."

"It's all in vain."

"But Sakuragi-san is different, he only needs a year... No, even if it only takes a week, you can surpass me. ”

"I'm really, a little jealous." As she spoke, Haruko thought of her time in middle school, and she felt a little nostalgic.

Yohei saw that Haruko was a little disappointed, and smiled and comforted: "Well, people, there are always things you are good at and things you are not good at, maybe Haruko you are not good at basketball." However, Yohei's words did not make Haruko feel relieved.

"Yohei, you're too much....."

"This kind of thing.... Of course I do! Haruko pointed at Yohei a little speechless and said. Her behavior and habits have been infected a lot by Sakuragi.

"Uh..."

"I'm sorry."

"Oh, it's getting late, I'm going to work part-time." Yohei realizes that there is something wrong with what he said, and uses a retreat technique.

Before leaving, Yangping suddenly said: "Then again, that ikebana is actually going to become a player in the national competition, and besides, it's still from Xiangbei High School!" Haruko nodded and said with a smile, "I believe Sakuragi is ......"

"It's the best place to play basketball!" ... The train drove to Osaka Station, and the bored Mitsui Shou took out the new issue of the sports magazine he had bought at the newsstand from his backpack.

Flipping through the pages, I suddenly saw the basketball program, the schedule of the national competition.

"Sanno Industries?!"

"This.... How did we encounter Sanno Industries in the second game! Mitsui Shou's low shout ushered in the gaze of the surrounding team members, and even the other passengers in the carriage turned their heads to look at Mitsui Shou at this moment.

Hearing this, Jinguji Martial Arts, who was dragging his head and pretending to sleep, opened his eyes, turned his head and glanced at the magazine in Mitsui Shou's hand, with a bright smile on his face.

........................