"Lost...lost!"
Mitsui Hisashi stared blankly at the basketball that rolled to his feet, and then turned to look in the direction of the basket, as if he wanted to confirm whether the ball was the one he had just thrown.
At this time, everyone in the stadium looked towards him. The faces of the Lingnan players were full of joy. After hesitating for a few seconds, the Lingnan substitutes rushed into the stadium with cheers. , hugged each other. It was only then that Mitsui Shou finally recognized the reality and whispered to himself.
The moment Mitsui Hisashi realized that the team had lost, his ears fell into a state of deafness and he could not hear the voices of the people around him at all. His eyes looked at the crowd hugging Lingnan, his expression seemed a little dull.
"After all, it's just a matter of one move."
"Everyone knows that our final attack in Xiangbei will be carried out by Mitsui."
"Those people in Lingnan were obviously aware of it, and Hanagata also knew that there would be no rebound for this shot. With his height, he successfully blocked Mitsui's shot."
"If you had executed this goal, the result would have been completely different!"
Coach Anxi placed his hands flat on his knees and sat upright. His eyes looked at the missing Xiangbei players on the court, but the words he spoke were directed at the young man beside him.
"..." Wu Dao didn't answer. After a long time, he seemed to accept the result. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
"I can't guarantee that I can do better than Xiao San. He has already worked very hard."
"Xiangbei will lose, and it has nothing to do with anyone else. It's because I didn't fight with them on the court..."
Jinguji Martial Arts picked up the sweat towel, wiped the sweat on his face, and said.
For the defeat of Shohoku, Budo felt a little guilty. Although Mitsui Hisashi was fully fired in the last two minutes, he perfectly achieved what he had set out at the beginning and successfully continued the firepower of Shohoku. However, problems also emerged. In the last few dozen seconds, everyone knew that Mitsui Hisashi would be the last to take action. In a sense, Mitsui Hisashi at this time was the easiest time to be defeated.
The result was indeed like this. Lingnan gave up the inside advantage in Shohoku's last attack. Fujima, who was taller and faster, actually followed Sendou Fujima and others to defend him and completed the block on Mitsui Hisashi. It is the flower-shaped transparent that comes out of the supplement.
As for Fujima, his height and explosive power are simply not enough to support him in blocking Mitsui Hisashi.
"The team lost because the team was not strong enough. As an individual, you have done very well, so don't worry about it."
"Let's go and line up."
Coach Anxi stood up, patted Budo on the shoulder, and looked at the court. Everyone in Lingnan was immersed in the joy of winning and advancing, while in Xiangbei, the pressure was low. Coach Anxi just comforted Martial Arts, and then didn't say anything more. For him, winning or losing has been decided a long time ago. Look away.
Moreover, Xiangbei would lose today. Coach Anxi had actually been mentally prepared for it. When it happened, he was not surprised. Coach Anzai even thinks that it is quite remarkable that Xiangbei can compete with Lingnan to this extent.
According to Coach Anxi's deduction, when Xiangbei is in the midfield, he will be significantly behind Lingnan, let alone compete with Lingnan at the last moment.
The competition between Xiangbei High School and Lingnan High School came to an end, and Xiangbei also stopped in the 8-to-4 series, the top 8 in the national competition. This was the last result achieved by Xiangbei High School in this national competition.
Mitsui Hisashi had already forgotten how to leave the court with his teammates. After the Shobei players and Lingnan players lined up to pay tribute, the Shobei team was quickly led back to the hotel by coach Anxi to rest.
After arriving at the hotel, Wu Dao hurriedly washed up and fell asleep. The fatigue of his body allowed him to think about a lot less things in his mind. As for the other players in Xiangbei, although their physical exertion is not small, they are not like the martial arts who just lie down on pillows. This afternoon, everyone in Xiangbei returned to the hotel was unusually silent.
Haruko, Sakuragi Hanamichi and others did not go to the rest area to find them after losing in Shohoku. In Haruko's view, her brother needed some time to digest the defeat. Sakuragi, who originally wanted to comfort Jinguji Martial Arts, was persuaded by Haruko and did not go to Martial Arts.
After the game, the winning Lingnan High School players were interviewed by reporters in the lobby of the venue. In front of reporters from all over the country, Coach Taoka expressed his ambition to "dominate the country." By this time, Coach Taoka had completely stopped acting.
He felt that Lingnan High School's biggest opponent had been solved today, and Lingnan was already aiming for the national championship.
To Lingnan, the remaining opponents are nothing more than chickens and dogs!
The next day, Jinguji Budo, who had rested for a day and night, said goodbye to Coach Anzai alone and got on the train back to Kanagawa Prefecture. Coach Anxi didn't say much, and approved Wu Dao to act alone. After that, he still led the players to watch the 4-2 game that day.
In the semifinals, Reinan High School faced off from Fukuoka Prefecture, affiliated with Hakata Shoga University.
Lingnan High School was somewhat affected by the game against Shohoku High School the day before. The starting lineup was significantly different from previous games. The center is Uozumi, but the power forward is replaced by Yoshio Fukuda, the small forward is Sendō, and the back line is Fujima and Uekusa Tomoyuki.
Ten minutes into the halftime match between Lingnan and Hakata Commerce University, Lingnan High School trailed Hakata Commerce University by 8 points at 16:24. The situation on the field showed a one-sided crushing situation, with the Hakata Shang University affiliate having an absolute advantage.
But after a timeout in Lingnan, Shinomiya took the field instead of Uegusa. After he came on the field, he led Lingnan High School to launch a terrible counterattack.
His single-handed dunks into the basket aroused waves of cheers from the audience.
Shinomiya Tano debuted for only 5 minutes and directly led Lingnan to a 14:3 climax. The score of the two teams reached 30:27, and Lingnan easily completed the lead.
Everyone in Xiangbei watched the active Shinomiya Tōno without saying a word, while other spectators were surprised that Shinomiya Tōdō recovered in just one night after yesterday's battle.
At the end of the first half, Lingnan High School took the lead with a score difference of 45:37 and 8 points.
In the second half, coach Taoka seemed to replace Sendō with Hanagata and made small adjustments to the lineup in order to preserve the physical fitness of the main players. This lineup adjustment did not affect the performance of Lingnan's players. Under the leadership of Shinomiya Tano, Lingnan High School took less than ten minutes to completely establish Lingnan's leading position.
At the end of the game, Lingnan High School won the semifinals with an overwhelming advantage of 97:76 and successfully advanced to the finals.
Shinomiya Tano played for 30 minutes and scored a game-high 41 points. Sendō only played 24 minutes and scored 21 points individually. Uozumi, Fujima, Hanagata and others also performed very well. Be remembered by the audience.
In the finals the next day, Lingnan High School faced the host Luoan High School.
Halfway through the schedule, Lingnan established its leading position with an absolute advantage of 54:33, leading the opponent by 21 points. In the second half, coach Taoka had no intention of letting go of training. He still maintained the lineup of the first half, with Shinomiya Tano, The lineup of Sendō, Uozumi, Hanagata, and Fujima played the entire game.
I thought the final would be a battle between dragons and tigers, but unexpectedly it turned out to be a one-sided crushing.
At the end of the game, Lingnan High School successfully defeated Luoan High School 103:64. With its absolute strength, it showed the invincible attitude of the new overlord to the national audience and successfully won the national competition winning trophy.
Under the leadership of Shinomiya Tōno, Lingnan High School achieved the best results since its establishment and won the championship honors for Lingnan High School, which had not had a championship for decades. Lingnan High School also had an IH basketball project in its trophy room. Championship trophy.
After the series of games in the national competition, Lingnan High School and Lingnan High School's Shinomiya Tano suddenly became the focus of fans, and major sports media rushed to report on it.
"The best high school student in the country!"
"The most dominant high school player ever!"
"Faulty strength, Lingnan's trump card!"
"The savior of basketball!"
Various sports newspapers and magazines use different covers and titles to describe the same thing. Shinomiya's name became one that fans talked about and discussed after Reinan High School won the championship.
At the same time, driven by Shinomiya's reputation, the Shohoku High School who fought against Lingnan on the court until the last second, and the Jinguji martial arts that made Shinomiya fight to the point of exhaustion, have also entered the attention of fans.
But these have nothing to do with Jinguji martial arts.
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In the early morning, the breeze is not dry and the sunshine is just right.
In the middle of the dojo in the Fujima Shin family, Jinguji Budo was wearing a blue judo uniform, with his eyes closed and his legs crossed, sitting in the center of the place. Opposite him, Takako Fujima, who was also wearing a blue judo uniform and a ponytail, was also sitting cross-legged in meditation.
The sunlight crosses the window edge and shines into the dojo. The dripping water in the courtyard makes a soft sound of "ta... da". The atmosphere of the dojo is simple and quiet.
"Wudao, weren't you planning to go to China some time ago? When will you go?"
Suddenly, Fujima Takako broke the quiet atmosphere of the dojo, opened his eyes, and suddenly asked.
"I don't plan to go. I'm afraid it won't make much sense if I go."
"I already know what I am lacking and how to make up for these shortcomings. There is no need to look for my problems over there."
Budao closed his eyes and replied.
Takako Fujima's face showed a hint of disappointment. She originally planned to go with him to see the martial arts. She was still looking forward to traveling to China, but she didn't expect that the martial arts didn't plan to go.
"Speaking of which, you won't be training with the basketball team during this period. Is that okay?" The disappointment on Fujima Takako's face quickly disappeared and she asked casually.
Three days have passed since the match between Xiangbei High School and Lingnan High School.
In the morning after the competition, Jinguji Budo returned to Kanagawa Prefecture alone. From then on, every morning, Budo would come to the dojo to meditate, and then he would sparring with Shinichi Fujima. In the afternoon, Budo would borrow In the equipment room of the Fujima family, physical training is conducted under the guidance of Shinichi Fujima.
At the request of martial arts, Fujima Shinichi has begun to add a lot of strength training to the daily training of martial arts. Originally, Fujima Shinichi was afraid of affecting the growth and development of martial arts, but martial arts didn't care at all. He is now almost two meters tall, and his body's development level is only in the early stages.
If you carefully observe Wu Dao's face, you can see that there is only fine hair around Wu Dao's mouth. If you take off his pants and look at it, I am afraid that the hair around the mouth has not even grown yet. At this stage of development, at this height, martial arts has no scruples at all.
However, although Shinichi Fujima has added strength training to the daily training of martial arts, this is not done every day. The bones of Jinguji Martial Arts have not yet fully developed. Shinichi Fujima is afraid that martial arts will leave hidden wounds, so all the training is considered to be good. It's gradual.
"It doesn't matter. Coach Anxi has given all our players a day off. There will be no formal training before school starts."
"The players are practicing spontaneously in the gym, but I have my own way to become stronger, so I don't have to be with them for the time being."
After hearing what Takako Fujima said, Budo opened his eyes and replied with a smile.
After these days of meditation practice, the haze of failure has been dispelled from Martial Arts' mind. He has a new goal and is working hard towards it.
"It's a holiday! You finally have a holiday."
"Hey, Martial Arts, do you have time the day after tomorrow? Come with me to the Tokyo Gym!"
When Fujima Takako heard that martial arts was on holiday, a smile appeared on his face and he asked enthusiastically.
"Of course we have time, what are we going to Tokyo Gym for?" Budao scratched his head and asked. To be honest, although the haze of Xiangbei's defeat has been dispelled, he is still a little reluctant to go to Tokyo Gym. This is easy to seduce. Brings up his bad memories....
"There was a high school karate competition, and my father was invited to be a guest spectator."
"I heard that one of the teams in the competition has won 180 consecutive games since their debut. They have played more than 100 games, big and small, and have never lost a single one."
"are you going?"
Fujima Takako grabbed Budo's arm and said excitedly. Unlike martial arts, which only learns judo to strengthen the body, Takako Fujima really likes this type of combat sports. She is interested in both karate and judo.
"180 consecutive wins...sounds very impressive."
"Go, it's just a good time to change your mind."
When Wu Dao heard about the 180-game winning streak, he was also a little curious. He somewhat knew what Fujima Takako was thinking, and the other party was probably a little worried that he was still thinking about the competition in Shohoku, so he found an excuse for Budo to relax.
"Okay, let's go together then."
"I have heard of Kyogoku's real name for a long time, and this time I finally have the opportunity to watch his game."
"Martial arts, I heard that that person also practiced judo for a period of time before. I don't know who is better if I were to face you."
"Dad said you are a true judo genius. No one of your age can compete with you with more than one hand."
Takako Fujima jumped up happily when she heard that she was going to the martial arts club together, and said with expectation. When Budo heard the name "Kyogoku Shin" from the other party's mouth, he raised his eyebrows and was a little surprised.
"Kyogoku Makoto???"
"What a mess, it can't be the Kyogoku Makoto I know, right?"
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