Eiji Sawakita, ace player for the Sannoh Industrial Basketball Team in Akita Prefecture!
He's known as the nation's number one high school student!
Although his hairstyle is somewhat similar to Sakuragi Hanamichi's, also a buzz cut, his handsome appearance rivals that of Rukawa Kaede, thus earning him the title of the most handsome man in the history of Sannoh Industrial.
He receives love letters from countless girls every day!
He only needs to raise the corners of his mouth and smile, and countless girls around him will scream with delight, as if his smile is the best reward for them.
He himself seemed to enjoy the feeling of being in the limelight.
This is where Rukawa Kaede and Sawakita Eiji differ greatly.
Rukawa Kaede completely ignored the group of girls who called themselves Rukawa Kaede's personal guard, as if the whole thing had nothing to do with him from the beginning.
Surprisingly, the girls in Rukawa's fan club were quite taken with it.
Is it because distance makes the heart grow fonder?
Eiji Sawakita started playing basketball at the age of 4, all thanks to his father, Tetsuji Sawakita.
Many people believe that Tetsuji Sawakita, known as a basketball fanatic, must have been a very good basketball player.
But that's not the case.
Tetsuji Sawakita is actually a big shot in the financial field and a celebrity in the literary field.
There was a time when this country claimed it could buy the entire United States. At that time, the stock market and real estate market were booming, the economy was developing rapidly, and money was everywhere!
Taking advantage of the situation, Tetsuji Sawakita mortgaged all his assets, leveraged them 10 times, and went all in on the stock market. In just three years, his funds increased 100 times!
The power of compound interest is terrifying!
Most importantly, after achieving financial freedom and becoming a big shot in the financial field, Tetsuji Sawakita realized that systemic risks might occur next, because both the stock market and the real estate market had too much of a bubble component.
If both reservoirs are full at the same time, wouldn't that be a disaster?
Everyone has their moments of triumph, but the difficulty lies in whether you can hold onto that success.
When the spring breeze is blowing and the horse gallops swiftly, how many people can hold onto their true selves and not let themselves get carried away?
It's tough!
But Tetsuji Sawakita did it!
At the height of his success, when everyone believed the stock market would continue to soar and there would be plenty of opportunities to make money in the future, Tetsuji Sawakita wisely withdrew from the limelight. He sold all his stocks, all his properties outside of central Tokyo at the highest prices at the time, and paid off all his bank loans. With a huge amount of cash, he retired gracefully.
He then embarked on a literary career, writing a book about his legendary life in the stock market. The book, titled "You're Only One Bull Market Away from Financial Freedom," became an instant bestseller in Tokyo upon its release!
Tetsuji Sawakita chose to do this not only because he realized a financial crisis was going to occur, but also because his son, Eiji Sawakita, was starting kindergarten.
For many people, working hard outside is all for their families. As a result, most fathers don't have much time and energy to take care of and educate their sons from a young age.
Compared to his success in the financial and literary fields, Tetsuji Sawakita hopes to raise an even more outstanding son!
Therefore, Tetsuji Sawakita began to devote all his energy to raising Eiji Sawakita and spending time with his family.
Tetsuji Sawakita himself is very passionate about basketball. That day, he brought a basketball to play with his son to see if his son was interested in basketball. If his son wasn't interested, he wouldn't force him.
Unexpectedly, at just 4 years old, Eiji Sawakita became fascinated with basketball.
Tetsuji Sawakita was overjoyed by his son's reaction, and from that moment on, he decided to train Eiji Sawakita to become the best basketball player in the country!
As it turned out, the father and son's efforts were successful; they truly succeeded.
When Eiji Sawakita was in junior high school, he was undefeated in Tokyo, so he was recruited by Sannoh Industrial in Akita Prefecture, the national champion.
In his first year with Sannoh Industrial, Eiji Sawakita became the team's core player and super ace, leading Sannoh Industrial to win the national championship again.
It has to be said that Eiji Sawakita's life is like he's been given a cheat code!
One person left a deep impression on Eiji Sawakita during his childhood: Akira Sendoh, whom he met when he was in junior high school in Tokyo.
At that time, Eiji Sawakita had already reached the pinnacle of Tokyo junior high school. Masters are always lonely, and they long to encounter equally matched opponents.
Akira Sendoh was the strongest opponent Eiji Sawakita had ever faced.
Although Sawakita Eiji defeated Sendoh Akira in their fight, Sawakita Eiji thoroughly enjoyed the battle and thus had a deep impression of Sendoh Akira.
At this moment, Eiji Sawakita finally met Akira Sendoh at the National Tournament and happily said, "Sendoh! I knew it! With your skills, you would definitely make it to the National Tournament! I didn't see you at the National Tournament last year, and I thought you had given up basketball and gone fishing full-time!"
"It's you? Kitazawa?" Sendoh Akira blurted out the question instinctively.
But as soon as he said that, everyone's lips twitched violently.
You actually called Sawakita Eiji, the top high school student in the country, "Kitazawa"?
Was it intentional?
This is blatant provocation!
If Eiji Sawakita, who always loves to show off, were teased like this, he would definitely fly into a rage. But the problem is that the person who said this is Akira Sendoh, so the situation is different.
Sawakita Eiji couldn't help but laugh, and said with a laugh, "You rascal! Your personality hasn't changed at all!"
At this moment, Kishimoto Minori suddenly became very angry and retorted to Sendoh Akira: "You ignorant fool! This is the number one high school student in the country, Sawakita Eiji!"
After speaking, Kishimoto Minori greeted Sawakita Eiji, but Sawakita Eiji ignored Kishimoto Minori.
Sendoh Akira raised an eyebrow, pointed at Kishimoto Minori, and asked Sawakita Eiji, "Your friend?"
Sawakita Eiji spread his hands, giving an innocent look, "I don't know him at all!"
Kishimoto Minori's smile froze instantly.
The players from both Shohoku and Ryonan teams erupted in unrestrained laughter.
Sakuragi Hanamichi led the mockery, saying, "Hahaha, what a social disaster! You little ponytail! Nobody even knows you, what are you doing here?"
Takamiya Nozomi scoffed, "It's obvious! Sawakita and Sendoh know each other. How dare you mock Sendoh? What the hell are you thinking? This isn't how you show off! Why are you trying to get attention?"
After saying that, Takamiya Nozomi rolled her eyes, made a "chirp," and waved her hand dismissively, her face full of contempt.
Yuji Oonan, Chuichiro Noma, and others joined in the commotion.
Kishimoto Minori really wanted to crawl into a hole and disappear; it was just too embarrassing!
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