Haruko Akagi took the basketball from Hanamichi Sakuragi and started dribbling it.

But Haruko Akagi didn't immediately start dribbling for a layup. Instead, she said, "Sakuragi, my brother told me yesterday after he came home that you're actually pretty good. I can tell that he's starting to acknowledge you."

Sakuragi Hanamichi couldn't help but recall the "fight" he had with Akagi Takenori yesterday.

It wasn't really a fight. Although Akagi Takenori locked Sakuragi Hanamichi's neck with his arm, it didn't cause any real harm. It was more of a symbolic lesson for Sakuragi Hanamichi.

The cunning Sakuragi Hanamichi was certainly able to sense Akagi Takenori's true thoughts at that time.

Sakuragi Hanamichi replied with a smile, "Yeah... Brother Akagi, he's actually pretty good too."

Haruko Akagi chuckled. "Big? A gorilla?"

Sakuragi Hanamichi said awkwardly, "Well, I was just too angry at the time, so I gave him that nickname."

Haruko Akagi said with a smile, "Sakuragi, actually, I feel that the nickname you gave me really suits my brother's image."

Sakuragi Hanamichi blinked, looking incredulous.

How could a sister talk about her brother like that?

"Uh..." Sakuragi Hanamichi scratched the back of his head and gave an awkward smile. "I was really joking. I was just really angry at the time, that's why I said that. How could Captain Akagi Takenori be a gorilla?"

Haruko Akagi pouted and rolled her eyes at Hana Sakuragi, saying, "Tch~ You're just saying that."

After that, Haruko Akagi stopped dwelling on the topic and started dribbling the basketball, preparing to make a layup.

Sakuragi Hanamichi breathed a sigh of relief. What a joke! That's my future brother-in-law! I definitely have to find a way to maintain a good relationship with him!

Haruko Akagi dribbles, catches the ball, jumps, and goes for a layup.

The ball didn't go in.

After landing, Haruko Akagi angrily glanced back at the basketball hoop, then looked at Hanamichi Sakuragi with embarrassment.

Sakuragi Hanamichi clapped his hands enthusiastically, "Haruko, although you didn't score on your layup, your move was really beautiful, 100 points!"

Haruko Akagi smiled and responded to Hanamichi Sakuragi, then picked up the basketball, intending to try again.

Despite being praised by Sakuragi Hanamichi, Akagi Haruko still felt a little uncomfortable and embarrassed.

After all, she was already a formal member of the basketball team in junior high school. Now, she's performing a layup for Sakuragi Hanamichi, a basketball novice, and she didn't even score. That's really unacceptable.

"Sakuragi-kun, I haven't played basketball in a long time, so I'm a bit rusty. Let me try again."

Haruko Akagi dribbles and goes for a layup again.

For Sakuragi Hanamichi, whether Akagi Haruko scores or not is completely unimportant! As long as Akagi Haruko trains with him, he is happy, so he smiles and claps again, signaling Akagi Haruko to continue her performance.

Haruko Akagi took a deep breath, dribbled the ball slowly, focused on the basketball hoop, and went for another layup.

She moved!

This time the speed is significantly faster than before!

However, she was also clearly more anxious!

"ah!!!"

With a scream, Haruko Akagi fell down again!

It was exactly the same as when I first performed a layup for Sakuragi Hanamichi in the basketball gym!

The skirt sways gracefully, a sight to behold!

Still white!

This scene left Sakuragi Hanamichi completely stunned!

No way?

Another plot twist like this?

Do you really want me to win over Haruko Akagi right now?

It's so early in the morning, and it's outdoors, isn't that a bit inappropriate?

Sakuragi Hanamichi looked around. Hmm, nobody was there.

But reason prevailed over desire, and my first time with Haruko Akagi could not be so hasty!

Sakuragi Hanamichi rushed over immediately to comfort Akagi Haruko, "Haruko, are you alright?"

Unlike last time, this time Haruko Akagi's knee has started to bleed.

Sakuragi Hanamichi immediately rushed off the court, opened his backpack, took out a pack of tissues, and began to wipe Akagi Haruko's wound. "Haruko, should I help you to the hospital now?"

Haruko Akagi waved her hand, "Oh! It's nothing, just a very minor scratch."

The wound was indeed very small, just a minor scrape; a band-aid would be enough.

But Sakuragi Hanamichi didn't have any band-aids on hand, so he simply pressed a tissue against Akagi Haruko's wound, wrapped it around, and tied a knot.

"Haruko, let me help you rest for a bit."

As Sakuragi Hanamichi spoke, he began to help Akagi Haruko to the edge of the basketball court.

During this process, Sakuragi Hanamichi's movements were very gentle, but he touched as many places as possible that he could touch.

Well, she's my future wife anyway, so I'm just enjoying the perks in advance.

slip.

It is elastic.

Comfortable.

Haruko Akagi, who had reached the edge of the basketball court, was clearly embarrassed. "Oh dear! How embarrassing, I fell down again."

Haruko Akagi felt incredibly embarrassed when she fell in front of Sakuragi Hanamichi last time, and she never expected to fall again this time!

Am I too useless?

After all, this is no longer a society where men and women are equal; it is an era where women are expected to have their own thoughts and become sophisticated and independent women.

Some extreme feminist organizations even demand that women have more power than men.

Subtly, women seem to be expected to be strong and more assertive than men in all aspects.

But Haruko Akagi is actually a traditional woman, and she is keenly aware that in many ways, she is indeed inferior to men.

For example, playing basketball.

Women's basketball and men's basketball are completely different concepts.

The speed, rhythm, collisions, and physical confrontations between players in men's basketball are far superior to those in women's basketball.

To take it a step further, when it comes to the field of football, the world's number one sport is football, but here we are referring to men's football, while women's football is actually a very niche sport.

Why?

It's because of our physiological structure!

Men are physically stronger than women! This is an objective fact that cannot be changed!

Those who defend the country and guard the borders are all men!

Those who go into battle and charge into the fray are all men!

Men and women each have their own roles; this is the way of nature!

Gender equality is the ultimate goal!

Why do extreme feminist organizations emerge? Why do they demand that women's rights surpass those of men?

This is not protecting women at all; it's clearly leading countless women into an abyss!

Extremes beget their opposites! If we continue to let them do this, within 20 years, the status of women will only decline sharply! This will only harm the next generation of women!

Although Haruko Akagi was influenced to some extent by the extreme feminist ideas of the time, she was still able to clearly recognize reality.

For example, at this moment, she really did fall down, which has nothing to do with gender; it's just that she accidentally fell down.

There's no need to escalate this to the issue of gender inequality!

She would never complain that it was Sakuragi Hanamichi who caused her to fall!

If she were to blame or complain about Sakuragi Hanamichi because of her own accidental fall, and take her anger out on him...

Then, is she even human?

What happened to being a free and independent woman?