The PE teacher clearly hadn't expected the red-haired guy to be so fast, able to block his attack.
The PE teacher angrily yelled at Sakuragi Hanamichi, "Who are you? What are you doing here?"
Then the PE teacher pointed at Aota Tatsuhiko, who was rushing over, and asked, "Aota Tatsuhiko, what are you doing here, a third-year student?"
Clearly, as the captain of the school's judo team, Tatsuhiko Aota is quite well-known.
All the physical education teachers know him.
Then the PE teacher yelled at Haruko Akagi, "What's wrong with you, girl? PE class has already started, why are you still chatting with people here?"
Haruko Akagi was so focused on comforting Hanamichi Sakuragi that she completely forgot about gym class.
Sakuragi Hanamichi looked coldly at the aggressive gym teacher, showing no fear whatsoever.
How dare you touch my Haruko Akagi? So what if she's a gym teacher?
I advise you not to be ungrateful, or I'll definitely have to give you a piece of my mind!
Unbeknownst to him, a murderous aura emanated from Sakuragi Hanamichi!
The same goes for Tatsuhiko Aota!
The two men's powerful auras caused the physical education teacher to momentarily lose his composure. "Hey, what are you doing looking at the teacher like that? What are you trying to do? And you, Aota Tatsuhiko, you're the captain of the school's judo team! Don't you dare mess around!"
At this moment, Haruko Akagi hurriedly apologized to the PE teacher, "Teacher, I'm sorry for causing you trouble. I'll go back to PE class right away."
Haruko Akagi then nodded to Hanamichi Sakuragi. Although she didn't say anything, her eyes said it all.
That is, she was very grateful to Sakuragi Hanamichi for standing up for her earlier.
Otherwise, it would be very embarrassing to be hit like that by the PE teacher in front of so many classmates.
Haruko Akagi nodded to Tatsuhiko Aota.
Although Aota Tatsuhiko started by disparaging Akagi Haruko when he went to the basketball court to recruit her last time, he was just joking and he apologized to her.
Aota Tatsuhiko has been a good friend of Akagi Takenori since childhood. In Akagi Haruko's heart, Aota Tatsuhiko is an older brother who often takes care of her.
At this moment, Haruko Akagi clearly sensed that Tatsuhiko Aota had rushed over to help her, and naturally expressed her gratitude to him politely.
Seeing that Haruko Akagi had obediently gone back to her PE class, the PE teacher stopped pursuing the matter and returned to class.
At this moment, only Aota Tatsuhiko and Sakuragi Hanamichi remained.
Sakuragi Hanamichi never expected that Aota Tatsuhiko would be hiding in the nearby bushes.
Needless to say, they're definitely here to peek at girls!
To be precise, they came to spy on Haruko Akagi!
This Aota Tatsuhiko is quite a talent!
However, Sakuragi Hanamichi felt quite proud of Aota Tatsuhiko's attempt to recruit him at the basketball court last time, and in the end, he even felt a little guilty towards Aota Tatsuhiko's kindness. So, Sakuragi Hanamichi politely greeted Aota Tatsuhiko, "Hello, Captain Aota!"
Aota Tatsuhiko smiled slightly and said, "Sakuragi, I heard your entire conversation with Haruko just now."
Sakuragi Hanamichi's expression was strange.
Thankfully, I didn't say anything suggestive or make any unreasonable demands of Haruko Akagi just now!
Sakuragi Hanamichi feigned deafness and asked, "Captain Aota, what do you mean by this?"
Aota Tatsuhiko put his hand on Sakuragi Hanamichi's shoulder and said earnestly, "I know you didn't join the basketball team because you like playing basketball. You joined because of Akagi Haruko, right?"
Sakuragi Hanamichi did not answer, but quietly looked at Aota Tatsuhiko.
Aota Tatsuhiko sighed and continued, "You like Akagi Haruko, that's fine, but don't you think you're being too pathetic?"
Humble?
It seems like I've been the one manipulating Haruko Akagi from the very beginning until now! I've had the upper hand all along!
Just because Akagi Takenori sees me as a delinquent, you think I'm inferior?
When Aota Tatsuhiko saw that Sakuragi Hanamichi seemed to be deep in thought, he assumed it was because his words had worked.
Then Aota Tatsuhiko declared domineeringly, "A man should prioritize his career! How can he give up his career for a woman?"
Sakuragi Hanamichi asked in confusion, "Career?"
Aota Tatsuhiko nodded and said, "That's right! Listen to me, Sakuragi Hanamichi, you are a once-in-a-century judo genius! You were born to be a judo athlete! The national judo championship is your goal! After you graduate, you can become a national judo athlete and represent your country! This is your life's work!"
These words are extremely inflammatory!
If he were a typical first-year student at Shohoku High School, he would probably have already recognized Aota Tatsuhiko as a discerning mentor who recognized his talent and as a benefactor in his life!
But Sakuragi Hanamichi's lips twitched involuntarily.
Sakuragi Hanamichi didn't think Aota Tatsuhiko was joking; in fact, he was still struggling with what to do next this morning.
If Sakuragi Hanamichi had heard Aota Tatsuhiko's words before meeting Akagi Haruko, he might have actually wanted to join the judo team first and give Akagi Takenori a good thrashing.
But he had just promised Haruko Akagi that he would go to Takenori Akagi to explain things again, so there was no way he would agree to let Tatsuhiko Aota join the judo team!
Sakuragi Hanamichi said in a very polite manner, "Thank you for Captain Aota's recognition, but I really want to play basketball. Also, as you just heard, I promised Haruko that I would go to the basketball team with her later."
Aota Tatsuhiko narrowed his eyes and retorted, "What are you going to the basketball team for? To humbly explain to Akagi Takenori that you're not a delinquent?"
Immediately, Aota Tatsuhiko sneered, "Sakuragi, you're a grown man, don't you think it's shameful to do this?"
"Um..." Sakuragi Hanamichi hesitated for a moment.
There's no denying that Tatsuhiko Aota makes a good point!
But what else can we do? For Haruko Akagi's sake, we'll just have to endure it one more time!
Aota Tatsuhiko saw through Sakuragi Hanamichi's thoughts and said mysteriously, "Hey, don't you just want to get Akagi Haruko? I have a way to get Akagi Haruko without you joining the basketball team."
Sakuragi Hanamichi raised an eyebrow and his eyes lit up.
Although I'm definitely going to play basketball, I'm really interested to hear what method Aota Tatsuhiko has in mind.
Sakuragi Hanamichi then asked, "What method is it?"
Seeing that Sakuragi Hanamichi had finally taken the bait, Aota Tatsuhiko said with a smile, "Come on, come with me to the judo team, and I'll tell you."
Join the judo team?
Wait, I remember now!
This scene appears in an anime!
Aota Tatsuhiko lured Sakuragi Hanamichi to the judo team, then pulled out a bunch of photos of Akagi Haruko to tempt him, promising to give him these precious photos if he joined the judo team.
Uh, that's a bit far-fetched!
You think you can trick me into joining the judo team with just a few photos?
However, at this moment, Aota Tatsuhiko suddenly said with a smile, "You probably don't know, do you? Akagi Haruko actually comes to my house every week."
"What?! What did you say?!" Sakuragi Hanamichi's eyes widened in disbelief.
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