Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
In the locker room belonging to Teiko, a group of boys were changing into their jerseys.
“This is our first official game! Just thinking about it makes me a little excited!”
Aomine Daiki raised his basketball shorts high.
Seeing this, Hyuga Hisashi slid over and smacked him in a certain spot!
“Ah!”
A scream rang out, and someone bent over quickly, shielding their vital areas.
“You violent maniac! You're the captain now, can you stop being so childish!”
Hearing Aomine Daiki mention this, Hyuga Hisashi's face turned serious.
“Oh? Really? If that's the case, you don't have to play in this game. Sit on the bench as a substitute!”
Aomine Daiki instantly went quiet!
He stood straight, raised his hands, and looked like he had given up on life.
“Come on! My dear captain, go all out!”
“Scram!”
Hyuga Hisashi grumbled and changed into his jersey.
Aomine Daiki, on the other hand, looked down on him.
Just like that?
You dare provoke your grandpa Aomine?
You’re still a little too green!
As expected, as long as I’m thicker-skinned than you, you can’t do anything to me!
Akashi Seijuro and the others saw Aomine Daiki and Hyuga Hisashi fooling around like this, they were used to it and watched with amusement.
Among them, Hayama Kouki’s eyes flickered, indicating that he had learned something seemingly useful.
After Hyuga Hisashi and the others changed clothes, they immediately went to familiarize themselves with the court and warm up.
When they arrived at the court, the people from Sanao were already there, practicing layups one after another.
Akashi Seijuro walked up to Hyuga Hisashi.
“Their fundamentals are solid. They're not weaker than Teiko’s starters at all!”
Hyuga Hisashi nodded.
They were indeed not weak. Every one of them’s movements were consistent, with very few mistakes.
“Let’s get started!”
Hyuga Hisashi spoke, and a senior from the third year was responsible for standing under the basket and passing the ball.
The others ran up and took turns taking layups.
Seeing Teiko start their warm-up, some of the players from Sanao looked over.
A boy with prominent canine teeth grinned.
It was Yamasaki Kotaro, the one Momoi Satsuki specifically mentioned they should watch out for!
“Reo-san, the other side isn’t weak! They seem to be lacking in discipline, and their layups aren’t very neat, but everyone has their own unique style. They won't be easy to deal with.”
Beside him, a boy with a delicate appearance, who seemed like a girl, looked slightly serious.
He was Sanao’s shooting guard, Jibachi Reo!
“They’re strong! Last year we also saw Teiko’s starters, they were about the same level as us at Sanao, but this year they are clearly much stronger! I heard they are all first-year juniors!”
Both teams practiced layups for a while, found their rhythm, and then started their free warm-ups.
Some were shooting, some were dribbling, and some were doing some physical exercises.
Of course, there was also Hyuga Hisashi, sitting on the sidelines with his legs crossed...
Soon, the warm-up was over, and Hyuga Hisashi and the others returned to the locker room.
The first thing they did when they returned to the locker room was to put their clothes on over their jerseys.
After Midorima Shintarou put on his clothes, he glanced at the others.
“That shooting guard on the other side is very strong, his shooting form is the most standard I’ve ever seen! His accuracy is also extremely high!”
Just talking about the shooting form, Midorima Shintarou felt he was inferior to the other side.
Hyuga Hisashi waved his hand.
“Easy peasy! As long as you’re here, Midorima, I’m never worried about the shooting guard!”
Arrogant!
Overconfident!
But Midorima Shintarou had to admit he liked hearing those words!
When it comes to shooting, Midorima Shintarou wasn’t afraid of anyone!
Hayama Kouki leaned against the wardrobe, with his arms crossed in front of his chest.
“That Yamasaki Kotaro is also very strong! I can feel it, it’s going to be hard to steal the ball from him! He’s got a lot of pace!”
This forward position is generally more well-rounded, so to limit him, you just have to look at the situation and adapt.
He’s fast, then I’ll be faster!
After Hayama Kouki finished speaking, he looked at Hyuga Hisashi with anticipation.
Hoping for praise, you know!
He wasn’t expecting anything else, just a simple ‘Hayama, you can do it! Go for it!’.
But Hyuga Hisashi just nodded and didn’t say anything more.
Was he looking down on him?
Did he think I couldn’t beat that Yamasaki Kotaro?
Fine!
That’s how it is, huh?!
Wait until you’re on the court, I’ll show you how I teach that kid how to play basketball!
Hayama Kouki got upset to himself.
The others started participating one after another, talking about tactics and some of the details about the other team.
When everyone finished speaking, they all looked at Aomine Daiki.
Aomine Daiki felt a little embarrassed when he saw all those eyes on him.
I was having so much fun with the basketball, who cares about what everyone else is doing!
But on second thought.
Aren’t we supposed to be warming up?
Why are you all watching others instead of properly playing ball?
Don’t you guys have any fault?
This is backwards, isn’t it!
When the world is black, and I’m the only one who’s white, it makes me stand out.