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long.Then, Akagi's imposing skills made Hainan lead the score of Xiangbei, and it has been unable to break through four points.With 9:21 left in the first half, Xiangbei VS Hainan, 20:24.

Sakuragi had a high fighting spirit, successfully grabbed the ball in a row, and used the feint skills taught by Miyagi to score points for Xiangbei beautifully.Hainan's coach Gaotou sees through Sakuragi's weakness, and takes action against Sakuragi who is in the best condition, and Xiangbei is in crisis.Rukawa's fighting spirit was also ignited at this time.With 6:10 remaining in the first half, Xiangbei VS Hainan, at 24:39, Coach Anzai issued an order to replace Sakuragi.On the other hand, Kiyota Nobunaga from Hainan also challenged Rukawa Feng's hostility.At this moment, Akagi withdrew from the game due to a foot injury.Xiangbei lost the pillar of Akagi, and fell into crisis again.Akagi was not moved by the accidental injury, and still insisted on pursuing the fighting spirit of victory, which touched Sakuragi's heart, and Sakuragi Huadao vowed to defend the basket on his behalf.

Just when Akagi was off the court, and everyone agreed that the Hainan University subsidiary would win, Rukawa Kaede shortened the score gap for Xiangbei by himself, and Rukawa's counterattack was not over yet.With 1:30 remaining in the first half, Xiangbei VS Hainan, 40:45, only five points away.At the last moment of the first half, Xiangbei finally tied with Hainan University, 49:49.

At the beginning of the second half, Akagi, who endured the pain, made an amazing shot and got the first chance for Xiangbei to lead Hainan since the start of the game.It is very ironic that due to Akagi's courageous performance, Mu Shen, the number one player in Kanagawa County, who did not show his full strength, ignited his fighting spirit and displayed his true skills.Coupled with the activeness of the sharpshooter Shenzong Ichiro, there were 10:11 points left in the second half, Xiangbei VS Hainan, 63:73, the points that Rukawa desperately pulled back were easily regained by Hainan, and coach Anzai had no choice but to request a timeout.

The Xiangbei team members were also showing signs of fatigue at this moment, and only Sakuragi, who had extraordinary physical strength, dared to challenge Mu Shenyi rashly.As soon as Mu Shen calculated that Sakuragi missed a free throw, he did not hesitate to block the foul to prevent Sakuragi from scoring, but Sakuragi made two beautiful shots with his own shooting method.In the last 5 minutes, Hanamichi Sakuragi and Ryota Miyagi teamed up to shorten the gap to four points.The game finally faced an important moment of Guan Jian, with 0:45 minutes left, Xiangbei VS Hainan, 86:90.Mitsui was on the verge of the limit of his physical fitness and was so in a trance that he couldn't receive Akagi's pass.Rukawa also exerted all his strength, and finally retreated into the rest area due to exhaustion.In the end, Sakuragi made a mistake in passing the ball, which made Xiangbei lose the chance to turn defeat into victory.The game ended with Xiangbei VS Hainan, 88:90, and Xiangbei recorded a record of defeat.

The afternoon sun was so intense and dazzling that one couldn't keep one's eyes open.Mitsui put his palm on the brows, he felt that such a strong light made him unable to escape.In the morning match, Xiangbei narrowly lost to Hainan by two points. The title of the king of Kanagawa County is indeed not in vain.He lowered his head and followed behind the crowd in a sullen manner.Everyone was quiet, and the depressed atmosphere was completely different from the feeling of being wrapped up in victory after the previous games.On the other side, the team members of Hainan Affiliated High School happily tasted the victory nuts.Miyagi looked at Mitsui in a blink of an eye, seeing his desolate and lonely expression, he couldn't help but recall what he said to himself a few days ago.

"The me now is no longer the Mitsui Shou..."

Such a proud and proud person suddenly fell from the peak to the valley, no matter who it is, it must be panicked.Under the cover of toughness on the surface, Mitsui is extremely fragile deep inside.Because of the unprecedented doubts about his own strength, he has been training hard day and night since then, but just a few days can't produce substantial changes.In the game against Hainan, facing the opponent's impenetrable defense, he missed Guan Jian's shots repeatedly, and finally missed the three-pointer that could almost reverse the defeat against Xiangbei.

He turned to look at Rukawa and Sakuragi again, the former was still the same as in the past, his emotions and anger were not displayed.Sakuragi was also unusually quiet, not at all domineering like usual.Not far away, the injured Akagi waved goodbye to everyone, and left in a car with Haruko.Catching Miyagi's gaze, Rukawa nodded slightly, adjusted the shoulder straps of the backpack behind him, and walked away quietly on his own.Sakuragi and Yohei walked together silently, and at this moment friends seemed very important.Caizi pulled herself together and gave Miyagi a bright smile.

"Don't be depressed, it's not over yet."

"Ayako."

Miyagi's heart ached, and he lowered his head.

"sorry……"

"No need to say anything, in my mind, you are all the best players."

Ayako ended the conversation in a brisk tone, patted Miyagi on the shoulder vigorously, waved her arms, and left in the school bus with Coach Anzai.Miyagi stared blankly at the disappearing shadow of the car, and turned to face Mitsui.

"How about we find a place and have a drink?"

Mitsui, who didn't say a word, gradually calmed down when he heard the hustle and bustle around him, and tilted his head slightly.

"It's inconvenient to wear a uniform. I want to go to the basketball court for a while, so you can come too."

The two bought refreshing drinks from the vending machines on the street, without talking all the way.It was already noon when I returned to school, and I struggled to open the gate of the gymnasium. In an instant, the bright sunlight came in, shining on the entire stadium.Mitsui sat on the ground, picked up a can of drink from the floor, took a sip forcefully, then stared blankly at the fine dust floating in the sunlight in a daze.

"If I steal a few more times, maybe I can win, after all, it's only two points away..."

Miyagi muttered regretfully.

"It looks like Boss Akagi's injury is also serious, and the future situation is not good for us."

"I should be the one to blame myself..."

Mitsui looked at Miyagi's relaxed appearance in surprise.

"That kid Sakuragi must have thought that the match was lost due to his mistake, and I should be the one who really hates it!"

"Isn't it too late to pursue these things now?"

Miyagi lay down on his back in despair, staring at the ceiling.

"Are you in a bad mood? In fact, everyone has the same idea. After all, we still can't defend the position of the king of Hainan."

"If my physical strength can be better..."

Mitsui sighed lightly, and unconsciously turned the basketball with his fingers.His eyes stared at the light and shadow in the distance, as if confirming his mind, he whispered.

"If I had scored a few more three-pointers in the game, it wouldn't have been like this. If I hadn't wasted those two years... Miyagi, I don't have time. This is the last summer..."

"What are you talking about, Mitsui. Why are you always so hard on yourself?"

Miyagi looked up at him in surprise.

"You won't understand."

Mitsui withdrew his gaze and calmly denied it.

"Haven't you always regarded basketball as your pride? This is a matter of your self-esteem. Now that you have tried your best, you don't need to be obsessed with the results. Your efforts are obvious to all!"

"yes?"

"Don't give up on yourself so easily."

Mitsui's expression was gloomy, he slowly sipped the last sip of his drink, weakly threw down the empty can, and muttered to himself.

"Physical strength can be exercised, skills can be polished, but I gave up everything stupidly... I worked so hard for so long, practiced twice as much as others, and finally became the main force of the team... In the end, I didn't end up afraid of becoming dispensable. You will not understand the feeling of kicking away..."

"Mitsui, you've been acting abnormal lately, don't you really miss Shimizu?"

Miyagi shook his head disapprovingly, and Mitsui smiled wryly.

"What I'm telling you has nothing to do with her."

"...Did something happen?"

"nothing."

He lowered his eyes to wipe the liquid from his lips, and sneered.

"Even if you win everyone in the competition, so what if you step on others to climb up? It's so boring..."

"..."

"Forget it, no matter what it turns out to be, I'll see it anyway."

"Mitsui, are you okay?"

Miyagi frowned, becoming impatient.

"Grandmother's, it's not like you at all."

"Isn't it like?"

He reached out to take the drink that Miyagi had opened, and poured it into his mouth as if venting his hatred, the foam dripped down his chin and wet his shirt, but he didn't care.Then he buried his head deeply between his knees and sighed faintly.

"...Miyagi, leave me alone..."

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In the clear blue sky, there are a few thin clear clouds floating here and there, and the beautiful sun emits countless dazzling beams of light, which sprinkle to the earth like diamonds.Because the basketball team experienced a life-and-death struggle with Hainan High School in the morning, they collectively took leave in the afternoon and took a day off from training.Miyagi rubbed his sore arms, turned his face to look at the silent and lifeless basketball arena, Mitsui's gloomy appearance seemed to be still in front of his eyes, which is really rare for him.He shook his head and walked forward, when suddenly a familiar figure hurried past him.Looking intently, he couldn't help shouting.

"Mito."

Yohei raised his eyes speechlessly, saw that it was Miyagi, and smiled slightly.

"It's Miyagi-senpai."

"where you go?"

Miyagi stepped forward and said with a smile.

"A look of urgency."

"Sakuragi is gone."

Yang Ping frowned.

"After the game, that guy was depressed. I wanted to drag him to play pachinko, but he disappeared in a blink of an eye."

"The idiot still minds this pass?"

Miyagi thought that even Mitsui was constantly blaming himself, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"It seems that I'm the only one who is relatively normal, so let Hanamichi be alone for a while. Mito, how about going for a walk together?"

Requests to Miyagi