Slam Dunk: Muguro

Chapter 11 Combination of Skills
"continue!"

Yuho Ikeda passed the ball to Murasakibara.

Outside the three-point line, Murasakibara took a tentative step, followed by a cross step, swaying, sitting and stopping, using the change of rhythm to prompt Ikeda Yuho to shift his center of gravity.

He immediately seized the opportunity and broke through.

Ikeda Yuho hurriedly chased back, but suddenly, Murasakibara suddenly stopped.

This time, Yuho Ikeda was prepared in advance and stepped on the "brakes" at the first moment.

Unfortunately, with his extreme reaction, the moment Ikeda Yuho stopped, Murasakibara did not start again.

By the time Yuho Ikeda started again, Murasakibara had already rushed into the three-second zone and scored a layup.

"Mumu, you are really good!"

Ikeda Yuho couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

He is an open-minded person. Not only does he not feel embarrassed, but he hopes that more outstanding players like Murasakibara will emerge in the team.

In the next round, it was Yuho Ikeda's turn to attack again.

Outside the three-point line, Yuho Ikeda started to play one-on-one with his back to the basket.

His back-to-the-basket skills are only average, but his strong physique makes Murasaki feel pressured.

There's no way, Murasakibara weighs less than 60 kilograms, and his ability to fight is completely on a different level.

Even though Murasaki tried his best, he couldn't stop retreating.

In this era, there was no five-second rule for post-up singles.

Soon, Murasakibara was knocked back to the three-second zone.

After knocking Murasakibara back again, Yuho Ikeda turned around and jumped to shoot.

bang~
Fortunately, Yuho Ikeda had not yet mastered the turnaround jump shot, and even though the basket was very close, he did not make the shot.

Time passed slowly, and more and more Xiangbei players began to enter the stadium.

They did not disturb the two men, but just stood aside and watched the fight silently.

On the court, neither of them could defend against the other, and they were on the verge of exploding against each other.

However, although the two seemed to be fighting fiercely, in fact they were just a fight between noobs.

If nothing unexpected happens, Yuho Ikeda will most likely be like Murasakibara, only able to start for a weak team.

The reason why he was able to become the captain of Xiangbei was simply because he was the tallest among the short ones.

There is no way. There are only six senior players in Xiangbei. If they had the ability, they would not be eliminated in the first round every year.

Not long after, Murasakibara hit another quick stop jump shot and eventually won the game by one point.

"Fuck, how did he get in?"

Mu Mu stood there, speechless.

He originally planned to miss the shot on purpose so that Yuho Ikeda could win the game.

After all, Yuho Ikeda is the captain, and he is afraid of being bullied, not to mention that he is counting on getting the key to the stadium from him.

Unfortunately, the plan could not keep up with the changes.

Even though Murasakibara deliberately threw the ball a little off, the basketball bounced off the backboard and happened to fall into the basket.

It was this unexpected goal that enabled Murasakibara to win the final victory.

On the field, Yuho Ikeda stood there, feeling somewhat disappointed with the result.

"Mumu, I didn't expect you to be so strong!"

Despite this, Yuho Ikeda praised Murasakibara very generously.

Mu Mu hurriedly said modestly: "It was just luck. If we play another game, the captain will definitely win!"

The two looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing.

At this time, the teammates who were watching on the side were very surprised.

Akagi widened his eyes with a look of disbelief.

"Mumu, after three years of hard training, you've finally improved!"

Akagi couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

As a good friend and teammate, he knew very well how hard Murasakibara worked.

In addition, he naturally hopes that Murasakibara will be as strong as possible, so that he will have a greater chance of realizing his dream of dominating the country.

What puzzled him was that in yesterday's freshman competition, Muguro's performance could only be described as mediocre. Muguro wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Akagi, I have been training hard all day, and I have also received guidance from experts and mastered some skills."

The expert he was referring to was naturally the store manager with a mustache!

"All day?" Akagi was slightly stunned, then he showed an expression of sudden enlightenment: "No wonder I didn't see you in the classroom today, I thought you were sick!"

Akagi and Murasaki were assigned to the same class, but their addresses were in opposite directions, so they rarely went to school together.

"Akagi, since I promised Mitsui, I will definitely fulfill my promise. In order to become stronger quickly, I took a special sick leave!"

Given the relationship between the two, Murasakibara did not choose to hide it.

To put it another way, it would be fine even if it was made public.

He is an excellent student and his parents are responsible for endorsing his studies. Unless his academic performance drops significantly, the teachers will just turn a blind eye.

"sick leave?"

While Akagi was shocked, he also had a better understanding of Murasakibara's determination.

"Mumu, you really impressed me."

Akagi's eyes flickered with an inexplicable brilliance, as if he had made up his mind. He continued, "But I won't let you take the cake. After all, I promised Mitsui. I've decided. I'm going to take sick leave, too!"

Like Murasakibara, Akagi is also an excellent student.

However, if Akagi wants to take a long-term sick leave, he must convince his parents. After all, not everyone's parents are as open-minded as Murasakibara's parents.

At this time, teammates expressed their admiration for the two, especially the three players from Takeishi Junior High School, who rushed to ask about their agreement with Mitsui.

Murasakibara did not hide anything and told everything.

For a moment, the teammates were excited.

Among them, Nobuhiko Okamoto from Takeishi Junior High School suddenly shouted, "I've decided, I want to take sick leave too!"

"But your high school grades are not ideal!"

Yamamoto Kuma, who also came from Takeishi Junior High School, made a rebuttal that was like a cold water poured over his head, instantly extinguishing most of Okamoto Nobuhiko's enthusiasm.

Nobuhiko Okamoto gritted his teeth and shouted: "Since we can't take a leave, we should train harder and try not to be eliminated before Mitsui comes back!"

"Well said, let's all cheer together!"

Compared with the senior players who have suffered a great blow, the freshmen who have just joined the team are still full of passion and still have infinite aspirations for the future.

In this situation, the senior players couldn't help but be infected by the enthusiasm of the freshmen, and their cooled blood seemed to be rekindled.

As a result, a subtle change quietly took place in the Xiangbei team.

Seeing this scene, Ikeda Yuho smiled with relief.

Although the strength of the Xiangbei team is still weak, it has swept away the slump after Mitsui's injury.

"I am very happy to see everyone's high morale. However, you must remember to combine work and rest during training and never get exhausted. Okay, let's start our daily training now!"

Under the leadership of Yuho Ikeda, the players started their daily training.

Daily training mainly consists of running laps, shuttle runs, dribbling, passing and layups, aiming to improve the players' physical fitness and basic skills.

After the training was over, Yuho Ikeda announced that everyone could move freely.

Murasakibara pulled Jiro Tanaka, who wanted to improve his defense, and he was also a player from Takeishi Junior High School.

Jiro Tanaka was on defense, while Murasakibara was practicing his quick stop jump shot after the crossover step.

The two skills are perfectly connected, which can improve the proficiency of both at the same time, and this will also become his main means of scoring in the future.

[Cross Step: Proficiency +2]

[Quick stop jump shot: Proficiency +2]

During the training, Coach Anxi never showed up.

From Yuho Ikeda, we learned that Coach Anzai, who is in a "retirement" state, is not very active and only comes every few days. Usually, Yuho Ikeda takes over the team training.

Xiangbei High School took a tacit attitude towards Coach Anxi's behavior. They hired Coach Anxi mainly to use his fame to enhance the school's reputation.

Both parties can be said to have achieved what they wanted, but it only makes things difficult for the Xiangbei players.

Time passed by unknowingly, the sun set, and the sky was dyed with a gorgeous sunset glow.

"I'm only two points away from proficiency in my pull-up jump shot!"

Murasakibara once again took a crossover step to break through Jiro Tanaka and made a quick stop jump shot.

Bang~Shua~
The basketball bounced on the backboard first and then bounced into the basket.

(End of this chapter)