Chapter 63 Going into the Woods

Sakuragi scratched the back of his head and grinned foolishly: "It's the new house that my sister prepared. The training hall was built to make it easier for everyone to practice."

Hana's eyelashes curved: "Classes, playing ball, dating... half a day off on weekends, free time. This kind of lifestyle should suit everyone better."

The young team members cheered, "Yay! That's great!"

Akagi remained fixated on high-altitude training: "But..."

Hanon reassured her, "Don't worry, senior, I'm with the national champion."

Unexpectedly, Akagi paused for a moment, wondering if her words were too... solemn.

Once the business was over, Rukawa Kaede reached out a hand, took Hanon's hand, and intertwined their fingers.

I thought about her words carefully—

He quickly scratched the back of his head, completely baffled as to what it meant.

Who cares?

It's just a national championship, winning it is all that matters!

Rukawa House.

Keiko Rukawa sat on the cushion, staring at the expressionless fox, and teased, "Rukawa-kun, you confessed yesterday, and you're living together today. As expected of the Demon of Attack, you're fast enough!"

Rukawa Kaede was already used to his mother's eccentricities. He silently packed his things, folding his clothes and putting them into his suitcase.

"Fengbao is such a refined boy, bringing so many beautiful clothes. It seems you're planning to stay at Yinyin's house for a long time?"

Good lad, you've learned how to dress up.

Keiko Rukawa was somewhat amused and exasperated; she had bought the box a long time ago and this was the first time she had seen him use it.

Rukawa paused for a moment, then ignored it and continued working.

Keiko Rukawa asked seriously, "Huh, why did you bring so many bed sheets?"

Rukawa Kaede's ears burned: ...

Seeing him leave, Keiko Rukawa followed behind, arms crossed, shoulders resting on the door: "Son."

Rukawa Kaede turned around.

Keiko Rukawa sized up Rukawa Kaede—tall with long legs, his shirt buttoned neatly to the top, and a cold, aloof expression on his face.

She laughed: "Love is based on respect."

Rukawa Kaede became interested and listened attentively.

He was an expert on the court, capable of performing all sorts of flashy moves with ease, but emotionally, he was a complete novice.

Keiko Rukawa: "You can't do anything inappropriate to a girl before she agrees to it."

Rukawa Kaede's fingers, which were hanging by his sides, curled slightly, and his earlobes burned at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Keiko Rukawa thought to herself, "If you were really that celibate, you wouldn't have prepared so many sheets and underwear."

She walked over and patted Rukawa Kaede on the shoulder: "You don't talk much and you're not good at sweet talk. If you're such a boring person and you try to touch me, you'll be dumped."

Luckily, he's good-looking, so it's called flirting. If he were ugly, the woman would call the police.

Rukawa Kaede's face suddenly turned cold. He snorted and left without looking back.

He would naturally stay at his girlfriend's house on weekends and would never go back to the Rukawa residence.

...

Sakuragi led a large group of people from Shohoku to their new home.

Three girls were waiting at home when they heard the noise and got up to greet them.

The fox-like eyes, which were originally indifferent, immediately turned somewhat colorful upon seeing Hana.

Rukawa stepped forward, precisely grasped her hand, and looked at her with that direct, burning gaze.

Hana blinked her eyelashes. She noticed that after they started dating, Rukawa Kaede completely removed the high walls around him, and his emotions and behavior became more direct and more demanding.

It is also more sincere and pure.

The Xiangbei team: ...Why do we have this feeling that a truckload of food has fallen from the sky?

Huayin led him by the hand and introduced the area to everyone as they walked: "This is the residential area. The dining area is on the first floor, and everyone's dormitories are on the second floor."

Stepping into Sakuragi's house, the Shohoku team was dumbfounded—every inch of this house exuded the smell of money!

Ayako laughed and said, "The third floor is the girls' area, so please don't wander in!"

The young team members blushed and nodded: "Yes!"

The residential area is not large, consisting of three floors. The majority of the remaining space is used as a dedicated training ground.

The team consisted of 12 people, who were divided into three dormitories.

Holding the dorm list, Ayako asked, not exactly quietly, "Oto-chan, are you sure Sakuragi and Rukawa won't fight if they live together?"

Sakuragi patted his chest and assured her, "Don't worry, Ayako-nee! As long as that stinky fox doesn't mess with me, I absolutely won't lay a hand on him!"

Then, with a sour face, he glared at Rukawa Kaede.

The team members stared at Sakuragi suspiciously. If the little monkey suddenly erupted, probably few of them would be able to control him.

Kanon shook her fox paw and leaned closer to him, saying, "Rukawa, you wouldn't provoke Hanamichi, would you?"

Just like it was whispered in his ear.

The sound was very soft, gentle and pleasant to the ear, like a feather tickling your ear.

My ears feel a little hot.

Rukawa Kaede stared intently at her and hummed in response.

He tried his best, after all, the idiot was practically family to him.

"Hey vixen! My sister's talking to you, why are you getting so close to her face?!"

That's shameless! His ear is practically touching his sister's mouth!

Sakuragi was provoked and took a step forward to try to separate the two of them.

Rukawa Kaede stepped aside to block Kanon, swiftly shoving Sakuragi aside, his sharp fox-like eyes continuing to hurl cold arrows.

"idiot!"

The crowd gasped; the little red-haired monkey clearly hadn't seen much of the world. It was just a young couple whispering sweet nothings in each other's ears, wasn't it?

Hanon blinked her eyelashes, deciding to pretend she hadn't heard or seen anything.

Mitsui rested his hands behind his head and glanced at the two of them: "Well, it's quite a sight to see my junior and Rukawa standing together."

Everyone echoed, "I also really enjoy seeing the two of them standing together; it's pleasing to the eye!"

Rukawa Kaede calmly commented, "I like it too."

Everyone was shocked.

Mitsui was used to the fox's antics: "Look, that's how shameless Shohoku's top player is!"

Hanon didn't know what to say to express her feelings, so she scratched the little fox's palm to signal him to stop.

As a result, Rukawa Kaede pressed his face right against his.

Hua Yin silently pushed his face away: "Watch where you're going, don't look at me."

Rukawa stared at her reddened earlobes, his voice indifferent and slightly hoarse: "Oh."

girlfriend.

cute.

The group laughed and joked their way to the dormitory area on the second floor.

Hana said, "The dormitory is an artificial oxygen house. You are about to undergo a month-long simulated high-altitude training."

A highly effective training method to improve physical fitness: high-level living, high-level training, and low-level drills.

They live in a low-oxygen room and undergo regular training in a normal oxygen environment, followed by three low-oxygen training sessions per week.

The Shohoku team was astonished: "High-altitude training... can it still be simulated?"

Ayako smiled brightly and explained, "Of course! We use technological and health methods to improve physical fitness, quickly restore bodily tissues, and push everyone's limits to even greater heights!"

Mitsui was utterly impressed: "Junior, you're amazing! How did you simulate a high altitude?!"

Even the usually mature and composed Akagi couldn't hide his excitement.

Hua Yin smiled and said, "I have the power of money."

The young team members nodded repeatedly, completely convinced—it was a divine superpower.

Rukawa Kaede felt that the person in front of him was extremely mysterious, just like a treasure trove shrouded in mist, hiding endless surprises and always making people excited in guessing.

He asked, "What superpower?"

Hana glanced around and saw that her teammates were all busy. She beckoned to Rukawa.

Rukawa Kaede leaned his head closer.

Kanon covered her mouth with her hand, her eyes crinkling as she whispered to him, "My superpower is that I like you so much!"

Upon hearing this, Rukawa Kaede's ears instantly turned red.

I had a very strange and uncomfortable feeling.

In the dark fox's eyes, a blazing fire rose up.

Rukawa Kaede looked down at Hanon's lips, which seemed to be stained with water, and suddenly, without warning, reached out and pulled her into his arms.

It's very strong and fits perfectly.

He thought, "If I forcefully kiss my girlfriend, she probably won't dump me, right?"

Hana was startled. Seeing that Rukawa Kaede's ears were red as blood, she smiled sweetly in her eyes and let him hold her.

She thought, "Rukawa Kaede looks so cute when he's shy."

Kanon doesn't yet understand how... outrageous it is to tease a seemingly aloof, flirtatious fox.

After putting away their luggage, the large group marched towards the training hall.

The training facility includes a swimming pool, basketball court, and gym.

The sunlight reflected off the pool sparkled like shattered diamonds, dazzling the eyes of the Shohoku team.

Wow! There's even a swimming pool!

For boys living by the sea in Kanagawa, swimming is a basic skill and one of the summer recreational activities.

Miyagi stared wide-eyed, stunned: "I never would have guessed that Ikebana is from a wealthy family!"

The young Shohoku players thought enviously, "I wonder if Kanon needs a younger brother?"

Upon arriving at the gym, they found it filled with all sorts of advanced training equipment and complete facilities, many of which were things they had never even heard of before.

The crowd was incredulous, shocked, and filled with excitement.

With such excellent training conditions and professional coaches, dominating the nation becomes within reach.

Sakuragi pumped his fist and declared confidently, "This year, I'm determined to lead Shohoku to the championship!"

Mitsui curled his lip: "You idiot, of course Shohoku still needs me!"

Miyagi raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself: Of course, Shohoku is relying on me, the next captain!

Rukawa Kaede replied indifferently: "Three idiots, of course you still have to look to me."

Flames shot from the gorilla's nostrils as it slammed a fist into Sakuragi's head: "I'm still alive, it's not your turn to lead Shohoku!"

As for why he didn't beat Mitsui, it's mainly because Mitsui has too much pride. After beating him, he would have to be coaxed, and Akagi didn't have that kind of free time.

After visiting the training hall, everyone sat cross-legged on the basketball court.

Ayako distributed the individual training plans to all the team members: "Individual training is tailored to each individual's physical fitness level and condition."

Hanon used all the people's physical test data to perform a series of calculations and developed a training program suitable for each individual.

The two managers explained the training plan to everyone one by one, saying, "The training is intense, so everyone should try to challenge their limits and surpass their own record from yesterday every day!"

The crowd answered in unison, "Yes!"

Kanon circled the number and said to Rukawa, "This weight will allow you to reach your peak strength without affecting your agility and explosiveness."

Rukawa calculated that he needed to gain about 5 kilograms to reach the weight range that Kanon had mentioned.

Let's do it!

The entire Shohoku team gained weight.

The weight gain that Hanon mentioned refers to enhancing the player's core strength, not simply building muscle. The prerequisite is to improve the player's stability.

Scientific strength training not only enables players to adapt to higher-intensity competition on the court, but also effectively protects them from injuries.

With all the preparations complete, everyone immediately threw themselves into training without any slackening.

Every bit of effort and every drop of sweat that the Xiangbei team members put in was the result of their hard work and dedication.

After training, everyone took a shower and returned to their respective dormitories. Just as they were collapsing onto their beds, Mitsui suddenly realized that someone was missing.

Where is Rukawa?

Miyagi held a small mirror and tidied her bob haircut. "I think I just saw him go upstairs."

Upon hearing this, Sakuragi jumped out of bed. "That wretched fox! How can he still have the energy to flirt with my sister so late at night?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he rushed out of the dormitory.

Mitsui and Miyagi followed behind with great interest.

Just as the three idiots from Shohoku were hesitating about whether to rush into the girls' area, they ran into Ayako.

Ayako asked, "What are you three doing? Are you looking for Oto-chan too?"

Sakuragi scratched his head: "Ayako-nee, what is my sister... doing?"

Ayako: "She went to the back garden with Rukawa Kaede, didn't she?"

"Huh? Going to the back garden in the middle of the night?"

Mitsui nudged Miyagi with his elbow. "Do you think they might...?"

Miyagi didn't react for a moment. Why was the mistress poking her? She was always touching her inappropriately and had no sense of boundaries at all!

Mitsui winked at him a few times, signaling him to follow.

Suddenly struck by a flash of inspiration, Miyagi stammered, "Damn, you mean them, them..."

He covered his mouth with his hand and whispered, "Went into the woods? That was exciting?"

With an innocent look on his face, Sakuragi said, "Go into the woods? We don't have a woods at home, we only have a small garden."