Hearing Takamiya Nozomi question him like this, Sakuragi Hanamichi was also startled.
Is my identity as a time traveler about to be exposed?
What should we do?
Sakuragi Hanamichi's expression was complicated; he didn't know how to react.
But just then, Takamiya Nozomi suddenly smiled mysteriously, gave Sakuragi Hanamichi who was sitting in a chair a hard shove, and complained, "Hey, Sakuragi Hanamichi, you've gone too far! You know perfectly well that this is a past that Yohei doesn't want to talk about, yet you still forced him to bring it up. That's too much! That's too much!"
Oonan Yuji and Noma Chuichiro also scolded Sakuragi Hanamichi with smiles.
So it turns out that this big fat guy, Takamiya Nozomi, was just trying to liven things up!
After all, it was already quite embarrassing that Sakuragi Hanamichi had forced Mito Yohei to talk about his past that he didn't want to mention.
Seeing his brothers laughing and blaming him, Sakuragi Hanamichi also gave an awkward smile and scratched the back of his head.
At this moment, Takamiya Nozomi then said to Mito Yohei, "Yohei, I actually feel that the reason why Ikamichi deliberately made you bring this up again was for your own good. After all, the past is the past. Now that you've brought it up again, you should feel much better, right?"
It has to be said that this chubby guy, Takamiya Nozomi, who claims to be a "master of love theory," really knows how to chat with people.
At this moment, Mito Yohei smiled calmly and said, "Yes! You know what, after I talked about this matter again in front of you just now, I feel like I've suddenly seen the light."
Upon hearing this, everyone showed expressions of joy.
Sakuragi Hanamichi, in particular, felt extremely embarrassed when he realized that everyone else knew about it except him. He felt that his deliberate act of reopening old wounds might cost him a friend, Mito Yohei.
Takamiya Nozomi encouraged him earnestly, "Yohei, why don't you join the Shohoku basketball team? You and Hanamichi can go and try to compete in the national tournament!"
Yuji Oonan also said, "Yes! Yohei, you'll be fine! We'll all support you."
Tadashiro Noma: "Yohei, that's the national tournament! Just thinking about it is such an honor!"
The words of his brothers greatly excited Yohei Mito, and he felt a surge of excitement within him.
Sakuragi Hanamichi also took the opportunity to say, "Yohei, I was indeed too impatient just now, which is why I kept pushing you. If my behavior made you uncomfortable, I apologize."
Sakuragi Hanamichi was very sincere in his apology to Mito Yohei.
Then, Sakuragi Hanamichi said seriously, "However, Yohei, I really hope you can join the Shohoku basketball team."
Mito Hirohei smiled calmly and said, "Hanamichi, there's no need for apologies between us brothers."
Then, Yohei Mito let out a heavy sigh of relief and said, "No problem, I agree to join the Shohoku basketball team. However, I haven't played basketball in a long time, and I need to do a lot of training recently. I may not be able to play for a while, and even if I join the Shohoku basketball team, I will probably only be a substitute and not a starter."
We need you as our substitute!
Sakuragi Hanamichi was overjoyed and said, "Great! Let's go to the basketball team together after school!"
...
Kanagawa Prefectural Shohei High School.
Class 3, Grade 3.
Sakuragi Hanamichi's arrival surprised Mitsui Hisashi.
"What? You want to invite Tokuo to join the Shohoku basketball team?" Mitsui Hisashi asked in surprise.
Sakuragi Hanamichi nodded seriously and said, "Yes! The biggest weakness of the Shohoku basketball team right now is the lack of bench depth. Relying on Yasuda Yasuharu, Kakuta Satoru, and Shiozaki Tetsushi alone is simply not enough, and the first-year players like Kuwata Jiro are even less capable."
Then, Sakuragi Hanamichi said with great enthusiasm, "Yohei has accepted my invitation and agreed to join the Shohoku basketball team. If Horita Tokuo can also join, then with the two of them on the court, if we encounter any unruly opponents, we can just switch them out and play some violent basketball! How about that? Isn't that great?"
Mitsui Hisashi smiled slightly and said, "If that's the case, then it's indeed very good!"
...
Horita Tokuo is the number two figure in the Shohoku delinquent gang. After Mitsui Hisashi left, he naturally became the leader of the Shohoku delinquent gang.
But when he and his brothers encountered Mitsui Hisashi today, his feelings were very complicated.
When he first came to Shohoku to study as a freshman, he and his good friend Mitsui Hisashi joined the Shohoku basketball team.
To be precise, he joined the Shohoku basketball team following Mitsui Hisashi.
At that time, Mitsui Hisashi was a man who shone with dazzling light in his mind, and he wanted to follow closely behind Mitsui Hisashi.
However, unexpectedly, Mitsui Hisashi later withdrew from the Shohoku basketball team due to injury.
As a loyal follower of Mitsui Hisashi, Horita Tokuo also left the Shohoku basketball team out of a sense of loyalty.
Although there are fewer and fewer people in society who value loyalty these days, there are always a few fools who are truly loyal.
Then, Tokuo Horita followed Hisashi Mitsui to create the Shohoku delinquent gang. Mitsui became the leader of the delinquent gang, and Tokuo Horita became the number two figure after Mitsui.
Regardless of whether this path was correct, at least Horita Tokuo was very happy at the time. Following a man like Mitsui Hisashi was definitely the right choice; they could make a name for themselves in any field.
In basketball, Mitsui Hisashi is the brightest star.
Fighting ensued, with a gang of delinquent youths led by Mitsui Hisashi dominating the entire Shohoku region.
However, unexpectedly, after a fight in the basketball court, Mitsui Hisashi turned over a new leaf and returned to the Shohoku basketball team.
As the saying goes, "When you're in the game, you're not in control of your own destiny."
Although Mitsui Hisashi left the delinquent gang, Horita Tokuo was still there. With Horita Tokuo as the leader, the brothers would not fall apart.
But if Horita Tokuo also leaves the delinquent gang, then this group of brothers will be completely leaderless!
So when Horita Tokuo and his brothers met Mitsui Hisashi today, his feelings were extremely complicated.
He longed to follow Mitsui Hisashi back to the Shohoku basketball team, but he also felt a little inferior, after all, he had abandoned basketball and become a delinquent, and had even caused trouble for the basketball team with his brothers many times.
Besides, he's surrounded by a group of brothers right now. What will happen to them if he leaves too?
Horita Tokuo, sitting in the classroom, sighed heavily and looked out the window at the sky.
Is there a way to have it all, to be true to basketball and true to your brothers?
But just then, Mitsui Hisashi brought Sakuragi Hanamichi to Horita Tokuo's classroom.
Mitsui Hisashi smiled brightly and said, "Tokuo, come with me! Let's play basketball!"
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