In an izakaya.

Sakuragi Hanamichi and his brothers were already sitting together, ready to drink.

Mito Yohei and others sustained minor injuries, but overall it had little impact.

However, the atmosphere was a bit somber at this moment.

Sakuragi Hanamichi sat there without saying a word, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

Seeing that Sakuragi Hanamichi was acting strangely, Mito Yohei didn't say much and simply ordered some signature dishes and two cases of beer.

After the beer was opened, Yohei Mito poured a full glass of beer for Hanamichi Sakuragi, handed it to him, and said, "Hanamichi, come on, have a drink!"

Sakuragi Hanamichi took the glass, grunted, and gulped it down in one go.

Mito Yohei and the others also raised their glasses and drank them down in one gulp.

After finishing his drink, Sakuragi Hanamichi lowered his head slightly and fell into depression.

Then, Yohei Mito filled his glass, raised it apologetically, and said, "Hanamichi, I'm really sorry. In the end, this whole thing is my fault. I'll punish myself with a drink."

At that moment, Sakuragi Hanamichi suddenly looked up at Mito Yohei, widened his eyes, and said, "Yohei, please don't say that. What happened today has nothing to do with you."

At the same time, Sakuragi Hanamichi hurriedly filled his glass with wine, raised it, and clinked glasses with Mito Yohei.

Then Sakuragi Hanamichi raised his glass and clinked it against Takamiya Nozomi, Oonusu Yuji, and Noma Chuichiro.

Unlike his previous gloomy state, Sakuragi Hanamichi now appeared very carefree and open-minded. He said with a smile, "Come on, brothers, let's drink, let's drink."

The brothers exchanged puzzled glances, then downed their drinks in one gulp.

After finishing his drink, Sakuragi Hanamichi poured himself a drink and urged his brothers, "Fill it up, fill it up! It's the rule of the game, let's drink three cups together first, then we can do whatever we want."

Being seen fighting by Takenori Akagi and Haruko Akagi really annoyed Sakuragi Hanamichi, even made him feel frustrated.

But right now, I'm drinking with my buddies!

I can't let my own issues spoil the brothers' drinking fun!

He came from another world and gradually lost contact with his former brothers after graduating from university.

Perhaps it's because we live in different cities, or perhaps it's because everyone is busy.

But no matter what, there's still WeChat, a chat app, and WeChat groups with our brothers.

But the truth is, the once bustling QQ groups and WeChat groups have gradually become deathly silent.

Everyone fell silent.

He also rarely sought out a particular friend to chat with alone.

He didn't know if the problem was with the world or with himself.

Once you enter the workforce, you have to shoulder everything yourself, endure everything on your own, and find your own solutions.

Go out alone and overcome all obstacles, be a lone warrior!

Unlike when I was in school, I no longer confide in my brothers whenever I have any worries.

Now that he's in the world of Slam Dunk, surrounded by his good brothers like Yohei Mito, he's very happy and wants to cherish them even more.

Therefore, he didn't want his situation to spoil his brothers' drinking mood.

But at this moment, Yohei Mito and his brothers were more worried about Sakuragi Hanamichi in front of them.

This isn't the Sakuragi Hanamichi we know!

He got kicked off the basketball team!

Takenori Akagi might prevent Haruko Akagi from seeing him in the future!

How could he still laugh?

If Sakuragi Hanamichi acts as depressed as before, then starts complaining, venting verbally, and drinks a lot to numb himself with alcohol, his brothers can still help him.

It's nothing more than joining him in cursing Takenori Akagi and the basketball team, and then drinking with him.

But now Sakuragi Hanamichi is cheerfully inviting everyone to drink.

That's really strange!

This is very unusual!

The guys even thought that Sakuragi Hanamichi might have been traumatized!

That might actually be worse.

As the soul of Sakuragi's army, Yohei Mito tentatively asked, "Hanamichi, are you alright? If there's anything on your mind, you can tell me." At this moment, Yohei Mito also glanced at Nozomi Takamiya and the others, "The brothers can keep you company for a while."

Takamiya Nozomi, Oonan Yuji, and Noma Chuichiro immediately nodded, "Yes, yes, Hanamichi, we're brothers, no need to be so formal."

Sakuragi Hanamichi felt a jolt as he picked up his wine glass.

He could clearly feel that his brothers cared about him!

It's been so many years, I don't know how many years since I've felt this way!

When you encounter troubles, you have a good brother by your side to talk to you, comfort you, enlighten you, and help you.

There's no backstabbing or deception; no one's trying to trick you into revealing your secrets and then spreading them throughout the company.

No one will laugh at you for making a fool of yourself or losing your composure.

At this moment, all I have is the concern from my brothers.

They genuinely want you to get better and truly want to help you, and there are no vested interests involved.

A warm feeling welled up in his heart, and Sakuragi Hanamichi even felt his eyes getting a little wet.

Sakuragi Hanamichi excitedly shouted, "Come on, brothers, let's drink this first!"

Without saying a word, the brothers raised their glasses.

Since you want to drink, then we brothers will drink with you!

Glug glug, the good brothers all drank it all in one gulp.

There was no goldfish-keeping involved, and no pressure to drink; everyone voluntarily finished their drinks!

Sakuragi Hanamichi put down his glass, poured himself another drink, and said, "Don't worry, guys! I'm fine! I'm okay! So what if I can't play basketball? I'll report to the judo team tomorrow! Ahahaha..."

Sakuragi Hanamichi let out a hearty laugh and raised his glass again, "Come on, it's all in the drink, it's all in the drink."

Laughter always has an impact on people.

Sakuragi Hanamichi's hearty laughter and carefree words lessened his brothers' worries.

Takamiya Momoya laughed heartily and said, "So, I'm about to have a brother who's the vice-captain of the judo team?"

Yohei Mito raised his glass and laughed, "That's definitely something to celebrate! Come on, come on!"

Yuji Oonan and Chuichiro Noma both raised their glasses: "We must celebrate! We must celebrate! Cheers!"

This wine was delicious and enjoyable.

The brothers drank it all in one gulp again.

Suddenly, Sakuragi Hanamichi's expression turned serious.

Mito Yohei and the others immediately tensed up.

Is it possible for a flower arranging artist to be this neurotic? They were just laughing and joking a moment ago, and now they're about to explode?

Sakuragi Hanamichi said seriously, "There's something very important I forgot to do!"

Yohei Mito asked cautiously, "What is it?"

“A toast!” Sakuragi Hanamichi immediately refilled his glass. “How can we drink without a toast? Those three glasses don’t count. Come on, fill it up, fill it up, let’s drink three more glasses together.”

Yohei Mito and others: "..."

But Yohei Mito and the others still raised their glasses.

"The first toast is all I need – having my brothers by my side! Come on, this toast is for my brothers!"

"Respect, brother!"

"The second cup: Acquaintances are everywhere, but how many are true friends? Let's toast to our good brothers!"

"A toast to my good brother!"

"The third toast: It's so great to have met all my good brothers during these wonderful years of youth! This toast is to our beautiful youth!"

To our beautiful youth!