After Rukawa Kaede's powerful dunk, the entire arena fell silent.
Everyone stared in shock at Rukawa Kaede's tall figure.
Everyone knows that Rukawa Kaede is a super rookie, and everyone knows that Rukawa Kaede is very good, but no one expected that Rukawa Kaede would be this good!
He managed to grab a rebound right under the nose of Kanagawa's top center, Takenori Akagi, then single-handedly dribbled past all the upperclassmen, speeding from one side of the basketball court to the other, and finally completed a powerful dunk.
That's absolutely amazing!
Even Coach Anzai's eyes flashed with a sharp light!
Rukawa Kaede didn't seem to care about the expressions and gazes of the crowd, remaining quite indifferent.
But just then, screams erupted from the edge of the basketball court!
"Wow! Rukawa Kaede!!!"
"Rukawa Kaede is so handsome!"
"I love you so much, Rukawa Kaede!"
"Go Rukawa Kaede!"
"Rukawa Kaede, I want to have your babies!"
There were three girls!
Sakuragi Hanamichi looked at the three girls in shock and muttered to himself, "Holy crap! They really appeared! Rukawa Kaede's fan club! Oh, in the anime it's called the 'Rukawa Kaede Fan Club'."
Rukawa Kaede's personal guard started with only three people, but later grew to dozens of people, all of whom were girls. It was terrifying!
This scene caused the first-year students on the field to cast envious glances at Rukawa Kaede.
Akagi Takenori and Kogure Kiminobu seemed indifferent to this scene.
Coach Anzai glanced at the three girls with a smile, seemingly lost in thought.
Rukawa Kaede remained nonchalant, not even glancing at the three girls, as if the whole affair had nothing to do with him. But the more indifferent he was, the more infatuated and frenzied the three girls became!
Most unexpectedly, Haruko Akagi frowned and said to Ayako with dissatisfaction, "Ayako, those women are so noisy!"
Ayako chuckled and said, "How dare you say that other people are noisy? You were clearly shouting loudly just now, cheering for Rukawa Kaede."
Haruko Akagi immediately pouted and said, "No way~"
Sakuragi Hanamichi noticed Akagi Haruko's reaction, and he became even more anxious. He had to get on the court as soon as possible!
Sakuragi Hanamichi walked up to Coach Anzai, who was sitting calmly by, and asked, "Coach Anzai, when can I play?"
Coach Anzai smiled slightly and said, "Sakuragi Hanamichi, this is just the beginning, don't be in a hurry."
How can I not be anxious?
If this continues, Haruko Akagi will be completely infatuated with Kaede Rukawa again!
Sakuragi Hanamichi said anxiously, "Oh dear! Coach Anzai, please get me on the court quickly! You know what? I can dunk, you know? How about I show you a dunk?"
Coach Anzai turned to look at Sakuragi Hanamichi and said seriously, "Sakuragi Hanamichi, I know you have great physical qualities and a strong jumping ability, but you are still a beginner in basketball. There are many basic basketball moves that you haven't mastered yet. Take dunking for example. If no one is guarding you, you might be able to dunk, but in actual games, it's not so easy to dunk."
Sakuragi Hanamichi immediately retorted, "Coach Anzai, you probably don't know, but when I participated in the rookie trial, I managed to dunk under the defense of Captain Akagi Takenori."
Suddenly, Sakuragi Hanamichi had a look of sudden realization and said, "Oh, Captain Akagi Takenori definitely won't tell you about such an embarrassing thing. After all, I snatched the basketball from his hands in mid-air and then dunked it into the hoop, while Captain Akagi was thrown to the ground."
Coach Anzai raised an eyebrow, his eyes lighting up, and asked, "Is that really true?"
Sakuragi Hanamichi waved his hand and said modestly, "Oh dear! I guess I was just lucky! But what I said earlier is true. You can ask the basketball team if you don't believe me. They all saw it."
Coach Anzai pondered for a moment, then looked towards the basketball court.
At this point, the first-year team and the older team played several more rounds, with both sides exchanging attacks and scoring goals.
However, in the first year, Rukawa Kaede was the main scorer.
Coach Anzai said, "Sakuragi Hanamichi, then you can go on the court. I'm looking forward to your performance."
Coach Anzai then stopped the game and officially called for Sakuragi Hanamichi to take the court.
Sakuragi Hanamichi changed into his basketball uniform and strode onto the court with great pride and high spirits.
As he went onto the court, Sakuragi Hanamichi couldn't help but glance at Akagi Haruko.
Haruko Akagi, who was cheering for Rukawa Kaede, immediately gave Sakuragi Hanamichi a sweet smile and raised her hand to cheer him on.
For some reason, Sakuragi Hanamichi felt a little uncomfortable.
Haruko, you're not a scumbag, are you?
One second you were looking at Rukawa with stars in your eyes, and now you're looking at me with the same look. What on earth are you thinking?
The legendary universal love?
Screw your love! Haruko, if you're really that kind of woman, I wouldn't mind getting rid of you and finding a woman who only has eyes for me!
My woman can only have eyes for me!
Male best friend? I'll chop you up with one knife!
An ordinary male colleague? Want to do some ordinary exercise together? I'll chop you both up!
For a man, being cuckolded is the most intolerable thing!
If you are cheated on, you must not suffer in silence. You must make those two scoundrels suffer 10 times more than you do!
Sakuragi Hanamichi rubbed his hands together, looking at Rukawa Kaede.
Rukawa Kaede looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi as if nothing was wrong; his impression of Sakuragi Hanamichi was actually quite good.
When their eyes met, Sakuragi Hanamichi instantly realized that he had wronged Rukawa Kaede.
This has absolutely nothing to do with Rukawa Kaede. He doesn't even know Akagi Haruko, and he's not interested in women at all. It's all just Akagi Haruko's wishful thinking.
Why should I take my anger out on Rukawa Kaede?
After much thought, Sakuragi Hanamichi felt that the only way was to prove himself on the basketball court!
Sakuragi Hanamichi said to Rukawa Kaede, "Rukawa, you're excellent! But just now, no one was cooperating with you, no one passed the ball to you. No, actually, later on, they were all playing around you, passing the ball to you. What I want to say is that their awareness isn't quite there yet. Don't worry, when I come on, I'll definitely help you play more smoothly."
Sakuragi Hanamichi's words truly resonated with Rukawa Kaede, but Rukawa Kaede didn't show much emotion, simply nodding calmly.
Kogure Kiminobu said to Akagi Takenori, "Akagi, I never expected that Sakuragi Hanamichi would get along so well with Rukawa Kaede."
Akagi Takenori also found it incredible that Rukawa Kaede, such a taciturn person, would like to communicate with Sakuragi Hanamichi, that delinquent.
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