Four days later.
May 19th.
This day was the day when the Kanagawa Prefecture competition kicked off.
The gate of Shohoku High School.
Everyone from the Shohoku Basketball Team had already gathered here.
"Why is that b*****d late again!" Takenori Akagi yelled wildly, with veins bulging on his forehead.
This looked like a completely enraged gorilla.
Hisashi Mitsui had seen Jack Carter's habit of being late and couldn't help but mutter, "How can a guy with no sense of time play basketball so well?"
Ryota Miyagi spread his hands and said helplessly, "Who knows?"
Ayako stared anxiously at the phone that could not be dialed, her brows furrowed. "It's okay that Jack Carter was late, but why didn't even Kara answer the phone?"
Hanamichi Sakuragi took the opportunity to make some sarcastic remarks. "Let's not wait for that 'Godless Ghost', let's just go! Anyway, we have this genius Hanamichi Sakuragi here, so we can still win even without him."
Everyone just ignored his words.
Everyone knows the strength of Jack Carter.
Although their opponent today is Miuradai, they are confident that they can win.
But if Jack Carter were present, it would make everyone feel more at ease.
Kaede Rukawa was leaning against a tree, wearing headphones, seemingly indifferent to everything around him.
Mitsuyoshi Anzai stood in front of the bus, looked down at his watch, then looked up and said to everyone, "It's time. Since Jack Carter hasn't come, let's not wait any longer and set off now!"
At the same time, inside the Kanagawa Prefectural Gymnasium.
This is where Shohoku and Miuradai will face off today.
At this moment, there were only a few scattered audience members sitting in the auditorium.
Since Shohoku and Miuradai were not very famous in the past, not many people came to watch the game.
Just then, a group of more than a dozen people appeared from the entrance on the second floor of the stadium.
Some sharp-eyed audience members immediately exclaimed.
"Look over there!"
"It's Ryonan, it's Ryonan's people!"
"Wow, they're so tall!"
"Which one is Sendoh?"
"That guy with his hair standing up, looking really handsome."
Some girls saw Sendoh and screamed.
"Ah...Sendoh, look over here..."
Everyone in Ryonan heard the discussions around them and the girls' screams, and they all turned their eyes to Sendoh.
Hikoichi Aida's face was filled with envy. "Sendoh-senpai is so popular!"
Sendoh smiled helplessly at everyone. "There's nothing I can do about it!"
Hiroaki Koshino rolled his eyes and said with some jealousy: "This guy is just a little more handsome and plays basketball a little better."
Ryoji Ikegami curled his lips and said, "This is not the first time I've seen such a scene."
Uozumi didn't care about these; his attention was all on Shohoku's game today.
Soon, Ryonan and his group found a place to sit down.
Hikoichi Aida looked at the Western arena and said, "I wonder how Shohoku will fare against Miuradai? Miuradai is not an easy opponent to deal with."
Hiroaki Koshino said confidently, "With that guy here, Miuradai has no chance."
"Ah? Is Senior Koshino talking about Jack Carter?" Hikoichi Aida scratched his head and asked.
"It's not just Jack Carter," Sendoh interrupted. "There are also Kaede Rukawa and Akagi. That Hanamichi Sakuragi can't be judged by common sense either."
Hearing this, Hikoichi Aida began to mutter to himself: "Jack Carter, Kaede Rukawa, Akagi, plus Hanamichi Sakuragi..."
As he was talking, his eyes suddenly widened, and he couldn't help but exclaim: "Oh my god, Shohoku feels so strong now!"
Uozumi then said, "The current Shohoku has been completely transformed. If we still treat them as Akagi's team, we will definitely lose miserably."
Just when everyone in Ryonan was discussing this game, the doors to the player tunnel for Shohoku and Miuradai opened at the same time.
Players from both teams walked out of the passage one by one, instantly attracting the attention of everyone in the stadium.
"Wow, so tall! That must be Takenori Akagi!"
"I heard that Shohoku beat Ryonan by more than 30 points in the practice match!"
"Is that Kaede Rukawa? So handsome!"
"Who's that red-haired one?"
"I heard there's a really powerful guy in Shohoku, who is he?"
The audience talked a lot and looked curiously at the players they knew or heard of.
Elsewhere in the audience.
There was a man and a woman holding cameras, taking pictures of the Shohoku and Miuradai players off the court.
They wore signs around their necks that read "Basketball Weekly Reporter."
Their names were also printed on the sign.
Yayoi Aida.
Taizo Nakamura.
Yayoi Aida looked at the players from both teams who had already played and said, "It is said that this year's Miuradai is aiming to defeat Kainan, and Shohoku has a super rookie named Kaede Rukawa joining the team. This match is expected to be a fierce battle."
As if she suddenly remembered something, Yayoi Aida began to search among the Shohoku players. "Strange..."
"What's wrong, Aida-senpai?" Taizo Nakamura asked in confusion.
Yayoi Aida said in confusion, "I heard that Shohoku has another very powerful first-year student besides Kaede Rukawa. How come I didn't see him?"
She searched carefully while comparing it with the list of Shohoku players written in her notebook.
Suddenly, she set her sights on Hanamichi Sakuragi, Hisashi Mitsui, and Ryota Miyagi.
These three people looked strange to her. "Could it be one of these three?"
When the Ryonan people saw the players from Shohoku appearing, they subconsciously began to look for the figure that impressed them so much.
No, no, and still no.
"Strange, isn't that guy here?" Ryoji Ikegami asked in confusion.
"Jack Carter doesn't seem to be here!" said Hikoichi Aida.
Hiroaki Koshino thought and said, "Isn't he going to play in this game?"
Tomoyuki Uekusa analyzed: "It's possible. After all, Shohoku still has Kaede Rukawa, so he should want to retain his strength!"
At this time, Sendoh suddenly said: "Maybe... that guy hasn't arrived yet."
He remembered that during the practice match, that guy only appeared in the second half.
After hearing what Sendoh said, the rest of Ryonan fell silent.
This is not impossible.
Although they didn't know much about Jack Carter, Jack Carter did arrive in the second half last time.
Uozumi snorted coldly and said unhappily: "What an arrogant guy."
At the entrance of Shohoku's side.
Takenori Akagi shouted, "We must win this time. Come on!"
"Oh!" Shohoku all responded in unison.
The Miuradai players on the opposite side all looked at Shohoku with disdain.
Miuradai's captain, Kengo Murasame, raised an eyebrow and said, "They beat Ryonan by 30 points? They're just a second-rate team; there's nothing to be proud of. We only have one opponent to beat this year, and that's Kainan. We must settle last year's account this year. Shohoku is nothing."
Both sides began to line up.
The game is about to begin.
The other side.
In front of a train platform.
Kara Smith's face was filled with frustration, and she complained, "Really? The game has already started, Jack... it's all your fault. You missed the last train."
Ahaha…
Jack Carter yawned, looking sleepy, and said slowly: "It's just Miuradai, it won't make any difference if it's late."
Kara Smith glared at him unhappily. "You idiot, Jack... Today is Shohoku's first match in the county tournament. If something unexpected happens, it will be really bad."
"Huh?" Jack Carter scratched his ear, a look of disdain on his face. "There are Akagi, Kaede Rukawa, Mitsui, and Miyagi. If they can't even beat Miuradai, then the Shohoku Basketball Team shouldn't even play the game; they should just disband right away."
"What are you talking about!" Kara Smith said angrily. "Everyone is working so hard, I am worried too!"
Just at this moment, a new train slowly entered the station.
The train stopped, the door opened, and Jack Carter walked straight up.
"Jack...wait for me." Kara Smith shouted as she followed Jack Carter closely into the car.
She looked out the window and prayed silently in her heart. "I hope everything goes well for everyone! I have already taught everyone the information; um, there will be no problem."
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