[Black Basket] On the Victory of the Emperor

18: Competition

Jump ball, Ono VS Murasakihara.

Hongcun threw the orange basketball into the air. Although Ono is a senior and has some experience, in terms of height, everyone thinks that this ball should be snatched by Murasakihara.

(A scrimmage is a jump ball performed when one or more players from each team hold the ball so tightly in one or both hands that neither player can gain possession of the ball without rough action.)

The current Ziyuan has just entered school, although he will not reach the height of [-] meters, but he is definitely higher than his peers.

Both Sakagi and Ono are taller than Ziyuan. Just when everyone thought that the ball should be taken by Ziyuan, something unexpected happened.

Murasakihara's hand did catch the basketball, but,

"Jump ball violation."

Hongcun, who was the temporary referee, shouted.

Murasakihara touched the basketball before it reached its highest point, so his jump ball was a violation.

The basketball that was originally in his arms was thrown on the ground by Ziyuan without hesitation. Aomine came over and picked up the ball on the ground and said to Ziyuan,

"Murakahara, can't you be more serious?"

"He threw it too low."

Ziyuan blamed Hongcun, who was serving, for the fault.

"..."

Qingfeng doesn't argue with Ziyuan, and he is still in the game, he throws the basketball to Hongcun outside the bounds.

After Hongcun received the ball, he served the ball to the Sakaki team from out of bounds, and the game restarted.

Because the ball fell into the hands of Sakagi, Aomine and Murasakihara could only be forced to be on the defensive side.

Ziyuan ran under the basket, and then did not move much, leaving Qingfeng alone to face the two seniors.

Hongcun frowned and looked at Ziyuan and Qingfeng. Compared with Sakagi and Ono, their cooperation was full of flaws. No, they didn't cooperate at all.

Ono wanted to stop Aomine and let Sakagi attack.But Aomine always used some dazzling fake moves to pass him, and before Sakagi came to the basket, Aomine had already stopped the ball from his hand.

In less than half a minute, the offensive and defensive sides changed positions immediately.

With the ball in hand, Aomine rushed into the unguarded Sakaki half of the field.Ono and Sakagi yelled badly, and quickly returned to defense.

"boom--"

Unfortunately, their defense failed and Aomine threw the ball before they got there.

2-0

For the seniors, this is a bad start!

On the second ball, Sakagi and Ono quickly adjusted their countermeasures. As a small forward, Sakagi attacked, while point guard Ono stayed in the half court and defended like Murasakihara.

The two-on-two situation suddenly turned into a one-on-one situation.

"I won't let you break the ball this time!"

Sakagi said that there were many factors in conceding the goal for the first time, one of which was not being familiar with the style of Aomine street basketball, and underestimating the enemy was also one of them.

Having learned the lesson, Sakagi raised his vigilance, and finally, relying on his experience and ability honed under the huge amount of training of the first army, he passed Qingfeng and went straight into the restricted area.

Qingfeng naturally wouldn't let him go that easily, but he was stopped by Ono who appeared at no time when he just took a step.

--when!

Qingfeng was startled, Ono, who was obviously still under the basket just now, came in front of him in a blink of an eye.

"Although the jumping ability is not as good as Aomine and Ziyuan, Senior Ono's speed is very fast."

Midorima, who was watching the game from the sidelines of the court, looked at the situation on the court and said.

"Yes, Ono Kuni was in the track and field club when he was young. It is said that he won a national award. After entering junior high school, because he liked basketball, he finally gave up track and field."

Nijimura was standing next to Akashi, and after hearing what Midorima said, he explained the reason for Ono's fast speed.

"But Qingfeng won't be stopped so easily."

Not only because of Aomine's history of losing Ono, but also because of a kind of trust in Midorima's heart.

Although he didn't have much contact, Midorima believed in Murasakihara and Aomine for some reason compared to the two experienced seniors.Maybe it's because they're in the all-way camp now?Or maybe it's because...

Midorima looked at Akashi who was standing on his right. After the match started, Akashi didn't say a word, nor did his expression change.

He believed in Qingfeng and Ziyuan.

Midori can feel it.

Hongcun probably also sensed Akashi's thoughts, he spoke as a reminder,

"Ono and Sakagi are official players after all, and they are no worse than Aomine Murasakihara in terms of experience or skills."

Akashi was unmoved.

"Aomine's street basketball really surprised me. It's been a long time since I met someone from street basketball in the basketball club. Murasakihara's height and jumping ability are indeed impressive, but in terms of overall ability... I'm still more optimistic about Ono and Sakagi "

This time, Akashi finally spoke,

"Do you want to make a bet then?"

Akashi looked at Shanghong Village.

"..."

Hongcun looked at his junior, whether it was the speech at the opening ceremony or after entering the gymnasium, he couldn't find any unstable emotions from Akashi.

Confident, calm, composed.

——This year’s rookies are really good.

With an interesting attitude in mind, Hongcun accepted Akashi's bet,

"it is good."

This is not just a gamble, but also a kind of trust in one's own team members.

"What are you gambling?"

Hongcun asked.

Akashi glanced over the four people in the arena, and then spoke out the bet.

***

10-5

competition is over.

Because it was just a small match, the competition only lasted for one quarter. After all, other players still need field training, and it would be too extravagant to finish the competition.

The losers, as expected, were Sakagi and the others.

"hateful!"

Sakagi was deeply immersed in the shame he created, and he slammed down on the wooden floor.

"call--"

Ono propped his knees and let out a long breath. He straightened up, walked to his teammate, and stretched out his hand, "Get up, we still haven't finished the training."

It's not that Ono recovered too quickly, because he was frustrated by the newcomers who had just joined the club, and no one could recover so quickly. However, instead of continuing to embarrass himself here, it's better to train peacefully.

Unwilling, Sakagi hammered the ground again, and finally, biting his lower lip, stood up with Ono's hand.Most of the things were provoked by him, and he felt much more humiliation than Ono.

The two walked out of the court with support, and the coach had already returned, even the supervisor of Platinum Farming who rarely appeared for some reason was there, and there were also Hongcun and the four newcomers who had just joined the club.

After handing Sakagi and Ono towels and water, Nijimura said to Akashi,

"I lost." He was willing to admit defeat.

Akashi nodded, then turned to look at the coach and supervisor, but he didn't say anything, as if he was waiting for them to make a decision.

"I see."

The coach looked at Sakagi and Ono with a bit of hatred, and then looked at Aomine and Murasakihara who were drinking water on the other side. After a long break, he said, "According to the agreement with Akashi, Aomine and Murasakihara will become official players, and Get the jerseys of Ono and Sakagi."

"what!"

Ono and Sakagi immediately jumped up from the rest chair when they heard it, and the other team members around couldn't bear to plead for mercy after hearing it.

"The coach, the captain, and Ono only lost once, so it's not... deprived of the jersey, right?"

A jersey is extremely important to a player. If you don't have a jersey, you are not eligible to play, not even a bench player.It would be too cruel to do so.

"The idea of ​​Diguang is to win."

The coach said with a serious face, "If you lose, you lose."

The supervisor was on the sidelines, and he did not refute the coach's words, because that was his instruction.

"team leader……"

Sakagi and Ono looked at Hongcun, hoping that he could help them plead with the coach.

"Feel sorry……"

Hongcun said weakly, although he was the one who made the bet, but if he really wanted to say it, the supervisor should be the one who took the bet.

Going back to just now, Akashi looked at Hongcun with a smile and said the bet,

"Just bet... How about the official player qualifications of Ono-senpai and Sakagi-senpai?"

"impossible!"

Hongcun objected without even thinking about it. No matter how much he trusts his team members, he will not agree to such a thing that involves their honor and sweat, "Akashi-kun, I will not agree to this bet. , please change it, otherwise I would rather go back on my word.”

"Wait a minute, Hongcun"

The supervisor's voice appeared behind Hongcun.The coach and supervisor may have rushed to the scene because they heard about the game.

Hongcun suddenly had a bad feeling, he tentatively said,

"Supervisor, why are you here?...You don't know..." Do you want to promise Akashi?

Hongcun didn't say the whole thing, but it was enough to hear what he meant.

"Yes. I think Akashi-kun's proposal is not bad."

The coach, who at first glance appears genial, says something that can have brutal consequences.

"but!"

Hongcun was a little excited, how could he agree to such absurd bet, "Coach, do you also..."

Hongcun puts his hope on the coach behind the supervisor.

The coach turned a blind eye to Hongcun's reaction, ah, yes, he didn't have much room to object to the supervisor's decision, and now he wanted to know why the supervisor did this.

"Senior Hongcun, I think you have misunderstood."

At this time Akashi said, "I'm not trying to deprive Sakagi-senpai and Ono-senpai of their official player qualifications, but I just want to make them official players if Aomine-kun and Atsushi win."

Finally, he added,

"After all, they won the two seniors who are official players. I don't think my bet is too much."

Yes, Akashi's bet is not excessive at all, it can be said to be a booster effect, if Aomine and Murasakihara really win, then they will become official players sooner or later.

However, both Hongcun and Lujian faintly felt that something was wrong.

"Do not.

The supervisor, who obviously agreed with Akashi's bet, took the opposite attitude towards Akashi's explanation at this time.

"Young people, to some extent, have to encounter some setbacks. It's not a bad idea to let Ono and Sakagi taste the taste of youth. It's been a long time since Teiguang has no newcomers with such potential. It's good to encourage everyone to make a dash."

The supervisor didn't say that he would be deprived of qualifications, but Hongcun was shocked to hear it.

"Arrogance is fine, but failure is absolutely not allowed."

The same amiable tone made people feel the harshness of supervision.

Hongcun knew that he could not undo the supervisor's decision, and now he could only hope that Sakagi and the others would not lose, because nothing would happen in that case, but... Sakagi and the others frequently lost points.

The end was set, and dying struggles would have no effect.

"..."

Sakagi and Ono were speechless, shouting angrily?question?What qualifications do they have to do this.

"Wait a minute, coach."

When Sakagi and Ono were desperate, Akashi said again, "I don't think it's beneficial to remove the qualifications of the seniors."

"Oh, what do you think, Akashi-kun?"

The supervisor said, "Don't you want your friend to be an official player?"

"Hope, but we are newcomers after all. We are still inferior to our seniors in terms of experience in large-scale competitions. Disqualifying the seniors like this may cause unnecessary trouble."

In a disguised form, Akashi begged for Sakagi and the others.

The supervisor looked at Akashi for a long time, and he said,

"I can agree with your point of view, but have you thought it through? This is a hard-won opportunity to squeeze the seniors from the starting lineup. Will your friends agree?"

Without Akashi's answer, Murasakihara and Aomine told the supervisor what they thought.

"I believe in Chizai." This is Ziyuan.

"I don't care, one day I will defeat the seniors." This is Qingfeng.

Their answers are needless to say.

The supervisor smiled,

"Okay, since that's the case, let's do what Akashi said, promote Aomine Daiki and Murasakihara Atsushi to official players, and Sakagi and Ono remain unchanged. Akashi and Midorima are still ordinary players."

Sakagi and Ono didn't have any objections, and Aomine and Murasakihara didn't care. As for Akashi and Midorima...even if they are just ordinary players now, there are precedents for what will happen in the future.

"By the way... Akashi, Midorima, do you want to compete? With your seniors."

After finishing speaking, the supervisor said again.

This is almost obviously meant to promote the two, but no one objected to the supervision.

Akashi and Midorima looked at each other and said in unison,

"it is good."

"But I hope it won't affect the position of the seniors."

Akashi's words were already publicly saying that he would win, but still no one felt disgusted.

Midorima looked at Akashi, and he also figured out Akashi's behavior after the supervisor gave him that opportunity.

"Inoue, Shimizu, get ready."

The coach drew a center and a shooting guard from the starters.

Will propose this competition, the supervisor is not actually trying to improve the two, but to find out.He has seen the talents of Aomine and Murasakibara, but he doesn't know enough about Akashi and Midorima.

Especially...that Akashi is no ordinary person.