[Black Basket] On the Victory of the Emperor

09: Street Basket

"Ah, it's a good thing we have Murasakihara!"

At the end of the first half, those elementary school students all looked at Ziyuan gratefully.

Ziyuan stuffed a rice ball given to him by someone in his mouth, and chewed it, turning a deaf ear to such compliments.

Several elementary school students looked at each other, and immediately felt that Ziyuan was a difficult person to approach, but they firmly believed in their hearts that as long as they had Ziyuan, they would definitely win, so they didn't say anything more about Ziyuan's attitude.

The difference here is that the atmosphere here is harmonious (pseudo) is the junior high school group on the other side. When these junior high school students were students from the nearby basketball giant Teiko Middle School, they were only at the level of the three armies in the Teiko basketball club. Unbalanced, so they came to the street basketball court to bully elementary school students. Who knew they would meet this tricky guy, Ziyuan, and now they were ashamed.

"damn it!"

PG Yamazaki, who temporarily served as the captain, cursed, and he vented his anger on the players, "Imura, aren't you a small forward? Why can't you break through that purple-haired kid! As the main scorer, you didn't score a single point. !"

"Kuno, you too. You are obviously a shooting guard. Why didn't you make any other shots except for the first three-pointer? Your shooting percentage is too low."

"Sajima, aren't you a center forward?!! Why do you let those elementary school students score so many goals!"

"Oyamada, as a power forward, you should break more penalty kicks! Create opportunities for your teammates! What's the matter with letting those boys get the ball frequently?!"

Although he didn't utter any insulting words, his words alone were enough to irritate his team members.

"Also say us, Yamazaki, as the captain and point guard, you can't even come up with any tactics, and you still haven't scored a goal, so who have the right to blame us!"

SF Imura, who was fired first, stood up dissatisfied, and refuted Yamazaki's words.

"I……"

Yamazaki paused, "Who knew those elementary school students were so difficult to deal with? I also knew that tactics were needed to deal with those elementary school students. I was not prepared at all! Besides, the PG's duty itself is not to score points."

"Tsk, what are you saying that you are not prepared? In fact, you don't know how to formulate tactics at all, right? No wonder you can't be promoted to the second army."

SG Kuno supported Yi Cun from the sidelines.

"Kuno, what you say...do you want to fight!"

Yamazaki is now in a state of irritability, and Kuno's words are undoubtedly the fuse. He stepped forward and grabbed Kuno's collar, as if his fist would hit Kuno's face in the next moment.

Because this is a street basketball court, it is unlikely that anyone will come to stop the farce here, but there are still people whistling to watch the excitement.

"It's too embarrassing."

C Sajima, who had been silent all this time, stretched out his hand to separate the two, but Yamazaki's current state is not good, "Imura, Koyamada, please help."

Imura who was shouted had no intention of helping at all, while PF Koyamada hesitated a bit.

"Don't you want others to see us ashamed and disgraced?"

Probably Sajima's words played a role, and Imura and Koyamada finally joined the team of persuading the fight.

With the combined efforts of the three, Yamazaki and Kuno were finally separated, and Yamazaki sat at the end of the bench to calm himself down.

They were so lively that they were about to stage a martial arts show, and they suddenly fell silent. The audience's voice was so harsh, and their faces felt hot, as if they were slapped a few times on the spot.

"What should we do now?"

Koyamada asked.The opponent has a strong center forward, it is difficult for them to score goals, they tried to lure that kid out of the penalty area, but the guy would not leave, the ball could not go in, the pressure was increasing, and gradually their defense also had problems , Frequently scored goals by elementary school students.

"Damn! If only someone would help us find a way!"

Yamazaki, who knew his tactics were poor, dragged on the towel, and said such weak words. It seemed that Murasakihara really put a lot of pressure on them.

"Do you want to win?"

An unfamiliar voice came from behind the long bench, immature but cold.

Yamazaki and the others turned their heads all of a sudden, and what they saw was a red-haired boy.

"Hey——little devil, where did you come from? Where did you go back? I see that the little devil is very annoying now, don't wait for me to beat you."

Yamazaki said angrily.

"I said, do you want to win?"

Regardless of his threat, the red-haired boy asked again, "Don't make me ask a third time."

By coincidence, Yamazaki and the others actually answered the boy,

"How could you not want to win..."

"It's bad enough being in the ministry, and now it's too embarrassing to lose to elementary school students."

"Why are we always the ones who lose!"

"That's right, the little devil has to look like a little devil, just obediently be crushed by the senior!"

"Want to win! Of course I want to win!"

The red-haired boy, Akashi, nodded in satisfaction, and said,

"Then go win and take the victory back."

"Hey, kid, who are you? If you say you win, you win. How can it be so easy?"

"I am Akashi Seijuro, and I will let you win."

A determined smile.

"... What big talk, it's up to you? Heh, why don't you go by yourself?"

Kuno was surprised to find that he almost believed in the child who appeared inexplicably in front of him.

"I don't need to shoot directly..."

***

"Wow! The junior high school students suddenly counterattacked in the second half. The score is now 10:11. Could it be that the junior high school students were teasing each other before?"

The narrator who appeared at an unknown time said.

—No, it's not.It's all because after that strange child appeared...

After hearing the commentator's commentary, Oyamada, who was in the fast break, retorted silently from the bottom of his heart. He was able to recover the points immediately after the opening and overtake, all of which was due to Akashi.

"Listen well, it's very simple to win them, arrange for me to speak only once, listen well."

Standing in front of the five of them, Akashi looked like a great commander.

"I still don't understand why we should listen to you."

It was still difficult for Yi Cun to accept that they had to obey the tactical arrangement of a ten-year-old child.

"Because I am your only chance, if you want to win, then listen to me."

Akashi swept over, Yicun was silent, and did not continue to refute, now they can only treat dead horses as living horse doctors.

"The opponent is just a group of elementary school students. They are not as good as you technically. The scoring rate is only less than 40.00%. The reason why they can gain the upper hand in the first half is entirely because of their defense. Although there is only one person, their ability is obvious to all. .But this is also their weakness, only one man's defense."

"But that guy is hard to deal with, even if we know it's a weakness, what should we do?"

Sajima asked.

"Four, no, all five attack."

Akashi replied.

"all?!"

Sajima was taken aback, "Then what about defense?"

"As long as they don't let them get the ball, the existence of defense is dispensable. And this, as junior high school students, I think you should be able to do it."

"……Yes."

Although slightly hesitant, the answer is yes.

"Let the opponent hold the ball and attack the inside, preferably the basket, and then intercept the ball after they shoot, Sajima, you can do it."

"Yes."

Although the opponent scored a lot of goals in the first half, he also stopped a lot.

"After getting the ball, pass the ball to the center line, Yamazaki, you are responsible for receiving the ball there. Can you do it from this distance?"

Akashi's red eyes swept over the two of them.

"It's a little bit reluctant, but the three-point line can be a little farther back."

Looking at Yamazaki, Sajima replied.

"Okay, then there, Yamazaki will attack with all his strength after receiving the ball, and Sajima will also follow up. Remember not to let the opponent's players catch up, because they are relieved of Murasakihara. They should still be eliminated in the second half just like the first half." Everyone other than Murasakihara will attack, so when you break into the frontcourt, no one will block you."

(Frontcourt: The half-court area where the opponent's basket is located.)

"Kuno is on standby near the three-point line in the front court, but when Yamazaki breaks in, don't pass the ball to Kuno, but pass it to Imura or Oyamada in the restricted area. Then four people except Kuno hold the ball to disrupt Ziyuan's action , and then pass the ball to Kuno."

"Do I shoot threes?"

Kuno asked, he was not very confident in his three-pointer.

"Three-pointers and two-pointers don't matter, as long as you can score. When Kuno shoots the ball, other people assist to ensure that Kuno's shot will definitely score. Okay, that's about it. Do you have any questions?"

"5v1, besieging Ziyuan?"

Yamazaki held his chin and thought for a while, "But what about the others? During the time when they were interfering with Murasakihara or assisting, they should be able to catch up no matter how slow they are, right?"

"They are nothing to be afraid of! Except for Ziyuan, no one of them can defend your goal. And if they really catch up, no matter how hard they are, they are not your opponents at all,"

"Of course, the amount of training in our armed forces is huge!"

Yamazaki stood up and stretched his arms, "It's time for us to fight back!"

***

"competition is over!"

"10:29 Junior High School wins!"