Chapter 113 I did it on purpose

Mingpeng Industrial Ball Rights.

Morishige Hiroshi received the ball and crashed into the penalty area like a landslide!

The younger generation of the Love and Academy instinctively leaned back—

During the county competition, their team member was knocked three meters away by this move!

Bang!

With a dull thud as bones collided, Sakuragi's sneakers sparked as they scraped the ground!

[Ai and the curly-haired boy, who was leading the group, gripped the railing tightly: How come this red-haired kid wasn't knocked away?]

[Aiwa: Senior Moroboshi said that no one in the National Tournament can stand up to Morishige Hiroshi head-on!]

Sakuragi remained firmly in place, veins bulging on his forehead: "Don't dream in broad daylight, you big guy!"

He tilted his head back and smugly told Rukawa, "Fox, did you see that? This genius's impenetrable fortress!"

Rukawa Kaede: -.-

In the press box, camera shutters clicked incessantly.

Yayoi Aida of Basketball Weekly was scribbling rapidly across her notebook:

[Sakuragi's angle of lowering his center of gravity... is a special training method designed for heavy centers!]

Coach Taoka stared at the figure with the high ponytail: Coach Kanon, she's actually transformed Sakuragi's brute force into a precision weapon...

On the field, Morishige Hiroshi lowered his shoulders and feinted.

Sakuragi's sneakers screeched on the floor, his right hand blocking all angles.

Fine beads of sweat appeared on Morishige Hiroshi's forehead. He had tried to force his way in with his back turned three times without success!

[Coach Mingpeng loosens his tie and yells: Pass it out!]

[Kanon: It's too late.]

Morishige Hiroshi barely managed to pass the ball, but Miyagi made a lightning-fast interception!

"Quick attack—"

Amidst the deafening roar of the crowd, the Shohoku red and black whirlwind had already swept through half the court!

[The Ryonan team members all stood up: This is nothing like the Shohoku team from the prefectural tournament!]

[Sendoh: But the most terrifying part is here.]

Following his gaze, Yueye looked over—

Hanon gestured, and the five members of Shohoku instantly changed formation.

Coach Anzai's glasses flashed white light.

Sakuragi has finally met a worthy opponent.

Morishige Hiroshi is a genius, without a doubt.

She's only a high school freshman, 199 cm tall, weighs 100 kg, and has exceptional physical fitness.

He's strong and powerful, which is his most formidable "weapon." When he dunks, no one can stop him; knocking opponents flying is a common occurrence.

However, he is not the only genius on this field.

Sakuragi Hanamichi, 191 cm tall, 93 kg.

Although he is slightly shorter and lighter, Sakuragi's muscles are more muscular than Morishige Hiroshi's.

In terms of strength, Morishige Hiroshi also has no advantage.

Once all physical advantages are eliminated, what remains is a pure contest of strength.

Technique, awareness, experience, and basketball IQ are all part of a player's strength.

In all these aspects, Morishige Hiroshi was at a complete disadvantage!

Moreover, Shohoku has more than just Sakuragi.

[Coach Taoka: Sakuragi serves as bait to wear down the opponent's ace, while simultaneously activating the team's mobility...]

[Uozumi: Using Sakuragi as a shield and Rukawa as a spear.]

[Hikoichi: If Morishige Hiroshi continues to play the same way as before, then this game is a foregone conclusion.]

Taoka remained silent. Morishige Hiroshi was excellent, but he was still a newcomer, lacking experience and his ball handling was not rational enough.

It wasn't apparent against weaker opponents, but against Shohoku... Morishige Hiroshi's weaknesses became immediately apparent.

Rukawa Kaede dribbles forward and enters the three-point line—

Sudden stop, jump, flick your wrist!

Whoosh!

The basketball went into the net.

4:0

Mingpeng retaliates.

Morishige Hiroshi receives the ball, lowers his waist, and turns to slash from behind.

He suddenly unleashed his full power and slammed it into his opponent behind him!

The moment Morishige charged with all his might, the red-haired monkey quickly pulled in its belly and retreated!

Thump!

Morishige Hiroshi slammed his knee into the ground!

This behemoth center, like a truck crashing into an invisible wall, stumbled as the basketball was snatched away by Rukawa Kaede.

[Coach Taoka: This is a bench-removal tactic!]

[Yayoi Aida captured the moment when Kanon drew a retreat symbol on the whiteboard: Shohoku's coach anticipated all possible back-to-the-basket moves!]

Rukawa Kaede surged ahead, driving straight to the basket and effortlessly scoring a layup, adding two more points to Shohoku's tally.

6:0

Morishige Hiroshi, supporting himself on his knees, was breathing heavily. In his field of vision, Sakuragi's red head looked like a burning sun.

His eyes gleamed with excitement: Defeat him!

Morishige Hiroshi gave a low shout and made a move to break through to the left.

[Mitsui almost crushed a water bottle: a feint!]

After drawing Sakuragi's attention, Morishige Hiroshi immediately turned in the opposite direction!

Sakuragi saw through his intentions and smugly curled her lips—

Snap!

Sakuragi wasn't the only one who saw through Morishige Hiroshi's actions.

Just as Morishige Hiroshi started dribbling, Rukawa Kaede reached out and stole the ball!

"Ah!! You stinky fox! That's my ball!"

Sakuragi chased after Rukawa Kaede at breakneck speed.

"Who cares about you, you big idiot!"

The two figures suddenly changed direction as they crossed paths outside the three-point line.

[The curly-haired boy from Aiwa Academy suddenly grabbed his teammate: Cross screen! Just like the move that broke our zone defense!]

Rukawa Kaede feigned a drive to draw a double team, but the basketball bounced off the rim and back to Sakuragi.

[Sendoh's voice suddenly pierced through the noise: Look at Shohoku's number 3 position.]

Fukuda followed the gaze and saw that Kogure had been lurking in the corner, his open three-point shot startling the entire Meihou bench to their feet.

Boom!

Amidst the surging sound of the net.

Coach Anzai, holding a white porcelain cup, exclaimed, "Oh ho ho ho~"

Beep—!

"Mingpeng Industries requests a suspension!"

The whistle blew, and the field fell silent immediately.

Everyone stared at the scoreboard. Mingpeng was down 0-9. What a terrible start!

As Morishige Hiroshi grabbed a towel to wipe his sweat, the plastic chair creaked under the weight.

Coach Mingpeng knelt on one knee in front of him, his tactical board making a crisp sound as it tapped on the ground: "A-Kuan, that red-haired guy isn't an ordinary player."

“He can jump high and run very fast.” Morishige chuckled. “However, I’ve figured out his routine.”

He tilted his head back, downed half a bottle of beverage, and kept his eyes fixed on the opponent's bench.

Sakuragi Hanamichi was making faces at them with his arms outstretched.

Morishige Hiroshi: "Hehe, he's quite interesting."

Coach Mingpeng patted his sweaty back hard: "Very good!"

His Ah Kuan isn't just about having superhuman physical abilities!

Shohoku bench.

Sakuragi, hands on hips, exclaimed, "Sis! When are we finally going to let that second-generation gorilla with five criminal records graduate?"

Hana tapped his forehead with her knuckles: "Let him off the field now, and the match will be over."

Sakuragi suddenly leaned closer and lowered his voice: "Only after that guy graduates and my five fouls are retired will someone inherit my job!"

Hanon snapped the tactical board shut: "Don't worry, A-Kuan will be there at the most opportune moment..."

She was suddenly fixed on by two pairs of eyes.

Sakuragi: "Who is Hiroshi?!"

The plastic stool tragically perished behind him.

Rukawa Kaede: "?!"

The clenched fist made the mineral water bottle explode with a cracking sound.

Sakuragi and Rukawa both got angry at the same time.

Huayin:……

The Shohoku team: How come it's like experiencing both ice and fire?

Miyagi squeezed between the two: "You're focusing on the wrong thing, aren't you?"

The monkey and fox from Xiangbei exchanged a rare, knowing glance.

Kanon: "Akagi-senpai and Mitsui-senpai, get ready to go on stage."

Mitsui: "Yoshi! Burn!"

Akagi: "Hmph."

The game continues.

Akagi stood in the restricted area, blocking Morishige Hiroshi's path.

Morishige Hiroshi muttered, "Why did they switch to a bigger guy?"

He quickly drove to the basket.

With a powerful leap, he jumps high into the air, raises the ball with both hands, and dunks!

"Shohoku's paint—" Akagi roared, "This isn't a place for you to run wild!"

Snap!

Morishige Hiroshi's aggressive attack was thwarted by Akagi, who swatted the ball away!

Swoosh—

Captain Mingpeng seized the opportunity and, without hesitation, raised his hand to shoot.

The ball arced through the air and swished through the net!

9:2

Xiangbei counterattacked.

Rukawa Kaede swept past the center line, received the pass, and suddenly stopped. Amidst the astonished gazes of the pursuing defenders, he passed the ball back to Mitsui at the top of the arc.

Whoosh!

Mitsui clenched his fist: "Yes! I really am the strongest man!"

Mitsui won immediately upon entering the game, prompting the fans in the stands to cheer wildly.

Meihou's killer move is to lob the ball to Morishige Hiroshi in the paint.

Morishige Hiroshi faced off against Akagi again, focusing on a backhand attack. Akagi braced himself for the attack, and during the stalemate, Morishige Hiroshi suddenly turned around and cut into the penalty area, close to Akagi.

Akagi didn't have time to turn around and could only watch Morishige leap high and smash the ball into the basket.

Akagi gained a more intuitive understanding of Morishige Hiroshi.

It must be admitted that Morishige Hiroshi is like a heavy tank, and he is quite difficult to deal with.

But……

Akagi laughed. Compared to Kawata Masashi's all-around abilities, Morishige Hiroshi, who focused on making a living with his body, was still too inexperienced.

Suddenly, Sakuragi popped up from the side: "Gorilla, let this genius deal with that big guy!"

Akagi's face darkened, and he shoved Sakuragi aside, who was blocking his way: "Get out of my way! Do your job first!"

The offense and defense alternated, and the scoreboard sparked with excitement.

Meihou's number 7 faked out Miyagi and passed the ball to Morishige Hiroshi.

A teammate sets a screen, allowing Morishige Hiroshi to get rid of Akagi. At the same time, number 9 uses his back to shut down Sakuragi's help defense.

Morishige Hiroshi moved through the penalty area as if it were empty, rising high to deliver a powerful dunk!

A close call—

Rukawa Kaede charged out from the side, raising his right arm high and slamming down on the basketball!

Hanon suddenly stood up!

[Ayako covers her mouth and exclaims in surprise: This is too reckless!]

[Yan Yi's eyes widened: When did Rukawa become so fierce, daring to stand head-on against Morishige Hiroshi?!]

The fish's jaw almost dropped to the ground.

After all, even he himself wouldn't dare say he could block Morishige Hiroshi's powerful dunk head-on!

Bang!!!

With a roar, Morishige Hiroshi slammed the ball into the basket with both hands!

With such a significant difference in strength, Rukawa Kaede flew out like a cannonball, leaving a two-meter-long scratch on the floor with his back.

The sound of slam dunks still echoed in the arena.

Rukawa pushed himself up, his hair sticking to his forehead with sweat, but his eyes shone with an astonishing brightness.

Their eyes met, and a smug look flashed across Morishige Hiroshi's face.

As the match progressed, Morishige Hiroshi felt all the pent-up frustration in his chest disappear, and he enjoyed the feeling of looking down on his opponent from a superior position!

Akagi helped Rukawa to his feet: "Are you alright?"

Rukawa shook his head and flexed his wrist.

Sakuragi hugged Miyagi and whispered, "Doesn't he look like a koala hanging on the basketball hoop?"

Miyagi was speechless: "...Is this the time to talk about this?!"

The referee asked worriedly, "Are you... alright?"

After all, just now, Rukawa Kaede was almost slammed to the ground by Morishige Hiroshi with the basketball.

Rukawa Kaede blinked his beady eyes: "Is he going to take a nap by the basketball hoop?"

A naturally innocent face, an innocent tone.

Everyone collapsed to the ground.

Morishige Hiroshi was still enjoying himself and didn't notice the referee's dark expression.

"Beep—! White number 15, technical foul!"

Coach Mingpeng sighed: Ah Kuan, that guy, his old habits have kicked in again!

Rukawa met Kanon's gaze, puffing out his chubby cheeks: "...Hmph."

Huayin:……

Wait a minute, that expression... it's like it's saying, "I did it on purpose, what can you do about it?"