Life's journey is like a train that keeps moving forward; people always get on and people always get off along the way.
The same applies to brothers; some brothers drift apart as time goes by.
However, some brothers, even if they haven't been in contact for many years, still have the same feelings when they meet again.
But some brothers wish they would never see each other again in this lifetime!
Clearly, for Yohei Mito, Washio Gota in front of him was the kind of person he never wanted to see again.
Faced with Washio Gota's sarcasm, Mito Yohei angrily said, "Washio Gota, you know very well why we can't be brothers anymore! I don't want to argue with you about this nonsense today! Also, from now on, we'll go our separate ways. You'd better take care of yourself!"
Then, Yohei Mito said to Sakuragi Hanamichi and the others, "Brothers, let's go to an izakaya today."
Sakuragi Hanamichi and the others nodded and turned to leave with Mito Yohei.
But at that moment, Washio Gouta exploded like a powder keg ignited by Mito Yohei!
Washio Gota then let out a hysterical shout, "I should have done what I wanted? I only pulled out a knife to scare them because of my brothers. What did I do wrong?"
This left Sakuragi Hanamichi a little confused; he didn't understand what it meant.
Yohei Mito stopped in his tracks and said in a deep voice, "If you're a man, you should settle things with your fists. Bringing a knife breaks the rules!"
Does taking out a knife break the rules?
I feel like I've heard something similar somewhere before, but it's definitely not in the anime Slam Dunk!
"Rules?" Washio Gota roared, "They had thirty or forty people back then! How many of us were there? We only had six! How were we supposed to fight? Tell me how we were supposed to fight!"
Washio Gota was extremely agitated, his whole body trembling, and his facial expression began to contort, a mixture of crying and laughing. "If I hadn't pulled out my knife at the crucial moment and scared them away, we might have been beaten to death!"
This scene deeply moved Sakuragi Hanamichi.
But Yohei Mito said in a deep voice, "Fighting is just a means, not an end. No one wants to kill the other. Besides, we had a pre-arranged fight. The fact that they could call so many people is their skill. Since we agreed to fight hand-to-hand, we can't break the rules! Also, did you really scare them away because you pulled out a knife? Would so many of them be afraid of a knife? Hmm?"
Washio Gota was taken aback.
This time, Yohei Mito didn't give Washio Go any face and directly added insult to injury, "They looked down on you for pulling out a knife, they despised you, and they suddenly felt that there was no point in continuing the fight, so they stopped. Think carefully about what kind of expressions and eyes those people had at that time."
After saying that, Yohei Mito also showed a disdainful expression.
Washio Gota was startled, but immediately reacted with fury, like a volcanic eruption, "You're talking nonsense! Everyone knows who those people are, they really will kill! If anyone dares to push me to the brink, I'll fight them to the death!"
Yohei Mito said with exasperation, "Wake up! Only a fool would act recklessly and kill without considering the consequences. Those people were all respectable figures, people who cared about their reputation. They just wanted to beat us up and make us back down. Even if we held on until the very end, they would only think we were men with backbone, not that we would kill us in a fit of rage! Murder is illegal! We don't have any irreconcilable hatred for them, so why would they want to kill us?"
At this moment, Washio Gota completely ignored Mito Yohei's words. He still believed that he had not done anything wrong, and even thought that Mito Yohei was being wise after the event and making sarcastic remarks.
Mito Yohei felt that he could not communicate with Washio Go at all, so he decided not to linger and turned to leave.
Ignoring the opponent is a very powerful attack method.
At this moment, Washio Gota saw Mito Yohei acting arrogantly and even planning to leave, and his heart was burning with anger!
Surprisingly, Washio Gota did not do anything drastic.
Washio Gota then mocked in a sly manner, "Hey, red-haired guy, congratulations on hooking up with the eldest son of the Mito family. You'll never have to worry about food and drink again. You guys were drinking and eating here just now, it must have been Mito Yohei who treated you, right? I knew it, Mito Yohei likes to use this trick to win people over."
That's really insidious. On the surface, it sounds like he's congratulating someone, but he's clearly calling Sakuragi Hanamichi a lackey of Mito Yohei!
This is an attempt to sow discord!
The cunning Sakuragi Hanamichi could easily understand the meaning behind those words. He immediately stopped and glared at Washio Gota with murderous intent.
Yohei Mito quickly stopped Hanamichi Sakuragi, saying, "Hanamichi, there's no need to bother with such a petty person. You just joined the basketball team, so don't get involved in this kind of thing anymore."
Sakuragi Hanamichi glared at Washio Gota, then nodded to Mito Yohei.
When Washio Gota realized he couldn't provoke Sakuragi Hanamichi, he tried mocking Takamiya Nozomi, Oonan Yuji, and Noma Chuichiro.
However, none of them worked.
Sakuragi Hanamichi and the others didn't turn around at all, completely ignoring Washio Gota, who was buzzing like a fly.
Just then, one of the men next to Washio Gota said, "Hey guys, look! That girl is so pretty! Do you know which school she goes to?"
Another person said, "Judging from her clothes, she looks like she's from Shohoku."
This conversation was overheard by Takamiya Nozomi, who was walking at the very back.
Girls from Shohoku?
Takamiya Nozomi immediately turned around to look.
It was Haruko Akagi!
"Hey, Hanamichi, look! It's Akagi Haruko!" Takamiya Nozomi hurriedly told Sakuragi Hanamichi.
Sakuragi Hanamichi immediately turned around.
It really is Haruko Akagi!
At that moment, Haruko Akagi was standing across the street, seemingly waiting for someone.
When Washio Gota saw Sakuragi Hanamichi and the others turn around to look at the girl from Shohoku, he said smugly, "Oh, I just remembered, you guys are from Shohoku too. What? Do you know that girl?"
Then Washio Gota leered at the people around him and said, "Brothers, let's go invite her to dinner and have some drinks, ahahaha..."
After saying that, Washio Gota gave Sakuragi Hanamichi and the others a provocative look.
Sakuragi Hanamichi just exploded on the spot!
In this world, Haruko Akagi is his Achilles' heel. Even if Takenori Akagi tries to teach Haruko Akagi a lesson, he will still step forward and say something!
How dare you bastards touch Haruko Akagi?
I'll kill you all!
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