Kanagawa Prefectural Shohei High School.
Class 7, Grade 1.
"Hanamichi, what happened after yesterday?"
The chubby Takamiya Nozomi asked Sakuragi Hanamichi with a smile, while Mito Yohei and the others surrounded Sakuragi Hanamichi, their faces also full of anticipation.
Sakuragi Hanamichi smiled slightly and began his exaggerated performance, "Oh, Haruko was so heartbroken yesterday. She threw herself into my arms and cried her heart out... Oh, I couldn't even bear to do the laundry when I got home because it was covered in Haruko's tears! I'll cherish it... Oh, Haruko..."
At the same time, Sakuragi Hanamichi made a gesture of hugging himself, as if he were holding the lovely Akagi Haruko in his arms.
He also had an exaggeratedly happy smile on his face.
"Ugh..."
The four brothers around him all pretended to vomit, not believing Sakuragi Hanamichi's nonsense at all!
Sakuragi Hanamichi wasn't angry at all, and joked, "You four single dogs can't understand my happiness. I'm about to have a cute girlfriend!"
Upon hearing this, Gao Gongwang and the others exchanged bewildered glances. They looked at each other, wondering, "Who am I? Where am I?"
Immediately afterwards, the four of them burst into loud laughter!
"Hahaha..."
"Oh ho ho ho..."
"My God! Is this Sakuragi Hanamichi, the guy who got rejected by 50 girls? Hahaha..."
"You're about to get a girlfriend? I bet you'll soon be getting rejected for the 51st time! Hehehe..."
"Yes, yes! Don't worry, we'll write it all down in a little notebook, we won't miss a single one. Hahaha..."
"No, no, I'm laughing so hard my stomach hurts, it's too funny."
The scene was accompanied by hysterical laughter, the sound of slapping the table, and the sound of kicking the stool.
I can't help it, it's too funny, I can't stop laughing!
When good brothers are together, there's always more joy!
Even Sakuragi Hanamichi himself was taken aback by his group of brothers and started laughing along.
Sakuragi Hanamichi grinned and said, "Hey, you guys are going too far! This time I'm going to prove to you that Akagi Haruko will definitely become my girlfriend, my woman!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi was met with even louder laughter from his brothers.
Yohei Mito tried to calm himself down. Playing around was fine, but serious matters still needed to be discussed.
Yohei Mito said seriously, "I found out everything yesterday. Haruko Akagi's brother is Takenori Akagi. Do you know who Takenori Akagi is? He's the captain of the Shohoku basketball team!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi frowned. In his memory, this part of the plot didn't exist in the anime at all! If he remembered correctly, according to the plot of the anime, it should be when Sakuragi Hanamichi faced the gorilla's test that he discovered the sibling relationship between Akagi Haruko and the gorilla.
At this moment, Takamiya Nozomi, Oonan Yuji, and Noma Chuichiro stopped laughing, and the scene instantly became very serious.
Sakuragi Hanamichi then squinted and asked, "Yohei, what do you mean?"
Yohei Mito said, "It is said that Takenori Akagi can be called the strongest center in Kanagawa Prefecture, but unfortunately, the overall strength of Shohoku is too weak. It is entirely Akagi who is supporting the team. Therefore, Shohoku has no hope of entering the top 2 in Kanagawa Prefecture and has no chance to participate in the national tournament."
At this point, Yohei Mito paused, sighed, and continued, "This year, Takenori Akagi is already a third-year student, and it's his last chance to compete in the national tournament. That's why Haruko Akagi is searching everywhere for promising first-year basketball players and encouraging them to join the basketball team, all to help her brother Takenori Akagi realize his dream of participating in the national tournament. So, so... sigh..."
Mito Yohei hesitated to speak.
Sakuragi Hanamichi narrowed his eyes and pressed, "Yohei, what exactly are you trying to say?"
Yohei Mito hesitated for a moment before finally speaking his mind: "I think Haruko Akagi simply wants to invite you to join the Shohoku basketball team. The reason she was so proactive and enthusiastic during this process is probably not because she likes you, but because you are useful to the Shohoku basketball team, nothing more."
Takamiya Momoya said, "Hanamichi, Akagi Haruko is very cute, and there's nothing wrong with you pursuing her. We're just worried that you'll be deceived by her."
Yohei Mito waved his hand and said, "Actually, it's not that we're worried you'll be deceived by her, but rather that we're worried you'll mistakenly believe she likes you. We're all brothers, and we know your personality well. Every time you confess to a girl and get rejected, you fall into a slump and it takes you a long time to recover. We're worried that this time you might mistakenly think that Haruko Akagi has feelings for you and wants to date you... Sigh... how should I put it..."
Suddenly, Sakuragi Hanamichi stood up, his expression serious.
Yohei Mito frowned, and the other two, including Nozomi Takamiya, also had a bad feeling.
The four brothers of the Sakuragi Army are ready to face Sakuragi Hanamichi's invincible iron head technique.
They knew Sakuragi Hanamichi too well; they knew that at this moment, Sakuragi Hanamichi was definitely not listening to what they were saying.
Their words might even enrage Sakuragi Hanamichi, causing him to beat them up.
However, as best friends, they still insisted on telling Sakuragi Hanamichi about it. They couldn't just watch their best friend be emotionally manipulated by a woman!
This is what brothers are all about!
The four members of Sakuragi's group remained silent, waiting for the enraged Sakuragi Hanamichi to make his move.
Surprisingly, Yohei Mito didn't get Sakuragi Hanamichi's invincible headbutt, but instead received Sakuragi Hanamichi's large palm.
Sakuragi Hanamichi placed his hand on Mito Yohei's shoulder and pressed down.
Then, in order, are Nozomi Takamiya, Yuji Oonusu, and Tadashi Noma.
Sakuragi Hanamichi patted each of his brothers hard on the shoulder.
Then Sakuragi Hanamichi smiled with relief and said, "Brothers, it's so good to have you guys here!"
This sudden turn of events left Yohei Mito and the others somewhat stunned; this was completely unlike Sakuragi Hanamichi's style!
This isn't the Sakuragi Hanamichi I know!
Yohei Mito said in surprise, "Hanamichi, you..."
Sakuragi Hanamichi said firmly, "Don't worry, I'm fine. I know you mean well, and I'm very grateful. Also, I want to tell you that Haruko isn't the kind of person you think she is. Admittedly, when she first met me, she simply wanted to invite me to join the basketball team, which is perfectly understandable. I'm well aware of that."
At that moment, Sakuragi Hanamichi looked out the window and smiled happily. "But later, when I was playing basketball with her on the court, I realized that I really liked her. I felt that one of my missions in this world was to get her, otherwise my youth would be incomplete."
Then, Sakuragi Hanamichi looked at his brothers and said, "Don't worry, Akagi Haruko will definitely be my woman!"
The four brothers of the Sakuragi Army were deeply shocked, feeling that the Sakuragi Hanamichi in front of them was a complete stranger.
Did he finally have a breakthrough after being rejected by 50 girls?
Just then, a clear and melodious voice rang out.
"Sakuragi Hanamichi~~"
A cute figure appeared at the classroom door.
It's Haruko Akagi!
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