Chapter Eighteen: Victory and Defeat
"Swoosh!"
The basketball was spinning into the net, and the light green team of the middle school members stood under the rebound, looking weakly at the departing back.
One person penetrated the blood-red No. 6 back of the audience, slaughtering them like a knife.
This is the first game of the junior high school league. Ordinary colleges and universities were beaten by Shirasaki Shogo. In the third quarter, they lost their fighting spirit and all looked depressed and defeated.
However, the game is not over and the battle continues.
Shirasaki Yoshigo, who is in the blood-red No. 6 uniform, has been scoring goals all the time, changing the tricks.
Even if the score is 68 to 23 now, once the ball is in his hands, it has never been passed, and he is constantly scoring goals.
It was strange that Shimizu Yoshigo on the field did not look happy, nor did he feel excited after scoring the goal. Instead, Shimizu Yoshio who watched Shimizu Yoshigo play in the audience looked excited and happy.
Shirasaki Yoshigo's eyes were not on the enemy, but on his teammates, because he was observing and staring.
The situation is ahead with a big score and the enemy is defeated and vulnerable.
Some people are excited, some are happy, some are ready to move, some are hesitating, some are even dribbling, and some are holding the ball for longer and longer.
My teammates!
Can you control your desire to score goals?
Can you control your inner restlessness?
Are you profound in your awareness?
Shirasaki Yoshigo is testing, testing teammates, testing the limits of the team, and checking the performance of all players.
Some people seem to have forgotten the coach's tactical arrangements and the enlightenment they shouted out.
Some people keep their original aspirations and are unmoved at all, such as the captain of the basketball team, Fukuda Sasaki.
Some people have exhausted their physical strength and are unwilling to be replaced.
Some people sit on the bench with expressionless faces.
Some people waved their hands excitedly on the bench and shouted to cheer!
Coach Ichiro Kudo also watched the game silently, paying attention to everyone's performance.
Time was suddenly stretched a lot, and every second seemed to be very long.
During the long attention, one ball after another was shot into the basketball frame.
The whistle sounded, 98 to 32, and Futian Comprehensive College won the big score.
But Yukio Haizaki was very sad. He had already observed that the last minute of the game, but his teammates couldn't help but tempt and started shooting.
Although he scored a goal, Shirasaki Shogo was disappointed.
Shirasaki Shogo did not blame his teammates, nor did he congratulate him on his teammates. He silently returned to the rest area, packed up his things and prepared to go back.
Haizaki Yoshigo looks like a stranger, which blocks many people.
"Coach, a friend came to me to play basketball. I'll leave first, so I won't be with you."
"Go, the summary meeting after the game will start the afternoon after the afternoon of the day. I will give you an explanation, Mr. Haizaki."
"Oh well."
Shirasaki Yoshigo packed up his things and welcomed Qingshui Lianai, holding two bottles of water in his hand at the entrance of the gymnasium.
Two bottles of water, one bottle is intact, and one bottle is opened and has drunk a small and a half bottle.
"Xiangwujun, you are so great! I will buy you the water to replenish your energy."
Shirasaki Yoshigo said nothing, took the transparent water bottle and started drinking it.
After drinking a bottle of water completely, Kasuko Haizaki was still not satisfied. She snatched the water bottle that Qingshui Liana had not finished and continued to drink.
"Jun Xiangwu, that's me..."
Before he finished speaking, Kimizu Lianai's delicate face turned red, but his voice still reminded Shirasaki Shogo like a spring.
"Xiangwujun, it's not good to drink a lot of drinks. Drink slowly..."
Shirasaki Shogo is indeed thirsty, and playing the whole game is indeed a bit exhausting.
Fortunately, the opponents on the other side are all slags, which makes him much easier. If a stronger team is, he will probably be exhausted.
"Qingshuishu, I did drink it!"
"Let's go, Xiangwujun, I'll treat you to a big meal. Congratulations on your victory in the first battle."
"You said, Shimizu-chan, you treat me, I'm going to have a big meal."
"Let's go! Let's go!"
One man and one woman, handsome man and pretty woman, flirting and going to have a big meal.
On the other hand, the junior high school basketball department of Futian Comprehensive College, who took the school bus back to school together, was happily talking and talking loudly on the school bus.
And no one noticed that basketball coach Ichiro Kudo had a gloomy face.
It was not until the bus reached the school gate and everyone was about to get off the bus that the basketball coach Ichiro Kudo was a little gloomy and regretted that he was not ashamed of iron.
"Ah Mon, Narita, you won't use the basketball department from next Monday, and the basketball department can't accommodate you."
After saying this, the bus suddenly became quiet, everything was silent, and the needle could be heard.
The rustling wind outside the school bus seemed to have turned into a whirring wind, from gentleness to ruthlessness.
"coach?"
"Coach...how..."
All the team members looked at basketball coach Ichiro Kudo, as if they didn't know each other, as if they were not the person they were familiar with.
Basketball coach Ichiro Kudo did not explain, but continued:
"If any of you hasn't really realized, you can't stop using it next Monday."
"What I want is a player who absolutely obeys the arrangements and a player who can control his desires."
"As ordinary people, as weeds, we cannot control our desires and do not deserve glory."
As soon as basketball coach Ichiro Kudo said these words, many people understood what was going on.
In the last minute of the game, the two men couldn't help but scored, and were extremely happy.
The ball went in, scored, and their desires were satisfied.
However, the team's tactics failed and the spirit collapsed from the inside out.
Therefore, this game was actually a failure, a tactical failure of basketball coach Ichiro Kudo and a failure caused by the players' propositions.
The first battle of extreme defensive play was defeated, and in the last minute, he was defeated by the desire to score a goal.
Shirasaki Yoshigo understands this, and coach Ichiro Kudo understands this too, so neither of them is happy.
On the bus, everyone was dejected, and the two guys who shot were ashamed.
But, is shame worth it? It’s not worth it!
After a long time, a group of chickens dispersed, and coach Ichiro Kudo also walked into his office step by step, sat in an office chair and was silent until the night before getting up and going back.
On the other hand, after sending Kimizu Rei into the car, he looked happy and the lazy Shirasaki Shogo immediately calmed down without any expression on his face.
Sighing! He walked slowly on the way home in silence.
Can desire really be restrained?
If you put it on yourself, can you?
On the way, Shirasaki Sugo kept asking himself, but couldn't get the answer.
Chapter completed!