Haruko Akagi gently patted Takenori Akagi's arm, then gave him a sweet smile and said happily, "Brother, I brought Hanamichi Sakuragi with me. I told you about him yesterday; he's really good."
At the same time, Haruko Akagi pointed at Hanamichi Sakuragi.
Sakuragi Hanamichi instantly flashed a goofy smile, "B-Big brother, hello, I'm Sakuragi Hanamichi. I'll work hard to improve my basketball skills, and my dream is to participate in the national tournament!"
Gorilla!
That's a gorilla!
Haruko Akagi's older brother, the best center in Kanagawa Prefecture, and the soul of the Shohoku basketball team!
He's also my future brother-in-law!
This relationship must be handled well!
When Akagi Takenori looked at Akagi Haruko, his eyes were still somewhat gentle, but when he looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi, they immediately turned murderous!
Sakuragi Hanamichi instantly felt as if two steel knives were pointed at him!
This sudden turn of events caught Sakuragi Hanamichi completely off guard.
What's going on here? I don't remember Sakuragi Hanamichi ever offending Akagi Takenori! And this is the first time I've met him since I came to this world, why does he want to kill me right from the start?
etc!
Is the gorilla a doting brother to his sister?
Or perhaps the relationship between the gorilla and Haruko isn't a normal sibling relationship, but rather... well... um...
So, he got jealous and unhappy because he saw how close Haruko and I were?
hiss!
No way? There's such a melodramatic plot?
"Brother Akagi, why are you looking at me like that?"
Although Sakuragi Hanamichi had some cheesy thoughts in his mind, he still didn't want to believe that the gorilla and Haruko had that kind of relationship, so he tried to ask them directly.
Haruko Akagi also sensed that something was wrong and asked in confusion, "Brother, what's wrong?"
Akagi Takenori didn't look at Akagi Haruko, but stared intently at Sakuragi Hanamichi, and asked in a deep voice, "You're Sakuragi Hanamichi from Wako Middle School?"
"Yes, it's me," Sakuragi Hanamichi replied without hesitation.
Takenori Akagi took a few steps forward, closing the distance between himself and Hanamichi Sakuragi.
Standing at 197cm, Takenori Akagi looked down at Hanamichi Sakuragi from his elevated position.
Although Sakuragi Hanamichi, who is 188cm tall, felt a little guilty, he still forced himself to look Akagi Takenori straight in the eyes.
At this moment, Takenori Akagi resembled a giant beast that had gathered all its strength and was ready to launch an attack at any moment.
The intense pressure was pushing Sakuragi Hanamichi's psychological defenses to the limit!
Why is this happening?
What exactly is the gorilla trying to do?
Akagi Takenori declared in a booming voice, "Sakuragi Hanamichi, I, Akagi Takenori, will not allow you to join the Shohoku basketball team! If you dare to come and wreak havoc on the Shohoku basketball team, I'll break your legs!"
boom!
Akagi Takenori's words were like a thunderbolt, stunning Sakuragi Hanamichi so much that his soul seemed to leave his body!
how so?
Sakuragi Hanamichi never expected that the gorilla would say such a thing at the very beginning!
Haruko Akagi, who was standing to the side, was also stunned by what her brother had just said. It wasn't like this yesterday!
Yesterday, my brother was in a good mood after hearing about Sakuragi Hanamichi's outstanding talent, so why did he suddenly become like this today?
Sakuragi Hanamichi tried to calm himself down and asked, "Why?"
At that moment, Haruko Akagi quickly stepped forward, took Takenori Akagi's arm, and asked with concern, "Brother, what happened?"
At the same time, everyone on the basketball court was drawn to the commotion on Akagi Takenori's side.
What's wrong with Captain Akagi, who is usually calm and composed?
Takenori Akagi glanced at Haruko Akagi, patted her hand to reassure her, then looked at Hanamichi Sakuragi and said in a deep voice, "Because you are a delinquent, I will not allow any more delinquents to appear on my team!"
Kogure Kiminobu happened to walk over, and when he heard the words "delinquent youth," he suddenly remembered that he and Akagi had encountered that man after leaving the classroom, and that man had mentioned Sakuragi Hanamichi's name.
Clearly, this is why Takenori Akagi is so averse to Hanamichi Sakuragi.
This wasn't the first time Haruko Akagi had heard people say that Hanamichi Sakuragi was a delinquent. Hearing her brother say that Sakuragi was a delinquent, she immediately retorted, "Brother, it's not what you think. Sakuragi-kun isn't a delinquent."
Kiminobu Kogure also advised, "Akagi, calm down, this is a basketball court."
Although the man mentioned Sakuragi Hanamichi, it doesn't necessarily mean that Sakuragi Hanamichi is a delinquent. Besides, this is a basketball court. What if Sakuragi Hanamichi really is a delinquent? Would Akagi's words provoke Sakuragi Hanamichi and cause him to cause trouble here?
With the addition of a super rookie, Rukawa Kaede, there absolutely cannot be any fighting in the basketball court!
Kogure Kiminobu decided to step in and mediate to prevent the conflict from escalating.
At this moment, Sakuragi Hanamichi also understood the reason from the sentence "No more delinquents are allowed in the team".
As a time traveler, he naturally knew that one of the team members had become a delinquent.
That person is Mitsui Hisashi!
When Mitsui Hisashi of Takeishi Junior High School was in his third year of junior high school, he led his team to win the prefectural championship and was named the league's best player. Later, he became the three-point shooter for the Shohoku basketball team.
However, because Mitsui Hisashi willingly degenerated and became a delinquent, the Shohoku basketball team lost an excellent three-point shooter!
Clearly, Mitsui Hisashi's transformation into a delinquent had a significant impact on Akagi Takenori.
After all, if Mitsui Hisashi had stayed with the Shohoku basketball team, Akagi Takenori would still have had a chance to lead the team to the national tournament.
It can be said that Akagi Takenori harbored resentment towards Mitsui Hisashi.
In retrospect, it must have been because Akagi Takenori heard that Sakuragi Hanamichi was a delinquent, which led Akagi Takenori to associate him with Mitsui Hisashi, resulting in the scene before us.
After figuring it out, Sakuragi Hanamichi felt very frustrated.
In his memory, the plot of the anime was basically about Sakuragi Hanamichi being a complete novice in basketball. The reason why his teammates targeted Sakuragi Hanamichi was mainly because he was learning basketball from scratch, and he would inevitably make many mistakes in the process, which led to his teammates making fun of or attacking him.
These were no problem for him, a time traveler, because his head was full of basketball knowledge.
But how did it turn into using the issue of delinquent youths to start a discussion?
No way! I have to get to the bottom of this with the gorilla, otherwise, forget about joining the basketball team, he might even forbid me from seeing Haruko!
At that moment, Sakuragi Hanamichi squinted at Rukawa Kaede.
A delinquent? The delinquent who beat up Horita Tokuo's group on the rooftop, that's you, Rukawa Kaede!
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