Slam Dunk: Muguro

Chapter 49 Mitsui's Challenge

Five days later, Xiangbei Basketball Hall!
As soon as Mu Mu opened the door of the basketball hall, he heard the sound of a basketball hitting the floor.

"Someone comes to the basketball court to train so early?"

Usually, Murasaki is the first one to arrive at the basketball court.

Mu Mu walked into the basketball hall with curiosity.

On the empty field, a young man with a middle-parted hair took off into the air and threw the basketball in his hand into the basket with a graceful posture.

shuh~
The basketball went into the basket, making a pleasant friction sound against the net.

He is none other than Mitsui Shou!
"It seems like something is missing. Oh, dungarees!"

Looking at Mitsui's flowing middle-parted hair and thin body, Murasakibara couldn't help but think of an old friend.

Mitsui's figure gradually overlapped with that of the old friend in overalls.

The middle-parted hair, the overalls, and the basketball dancing on your fingertips are his eternal faith!
Murasakibara couldn't help but imagine that if Mitsui wore overalls and played basketball, it would definitely be a visual feast.

"Mumu!"

At this time, Mitsui finally discovered Murasakibara.

The first thing Mu Mu asked with concern: "Mitsui, are you discharged from the hospital?"

"Here, this is the certificate the hospital gave me!"

In order to prevent Murasakibara from mistakenly thinking that he had escaped from the hospital without permission, Mitsui brought the discharge certificate with him.

After being discharged from the hospital, he went to the basketball court for training almost non-stop.

Having not touched a basketball for more than a month, he finally felt the long-lost excitement.

Mu Mu glanced at the proof and said with a smile: "Mitsui, you came back at the right time. We will play against Tsukuba tomorrow. With you here, we will definitely win this game."

This is undoubtedly a crucial game, and winning will allow us to advance to the joint finals.

"Mumu, do you want to play a one-on-one duel?"

After the exchange, Mitsui Hisashi challenged Kogure Konobu with a smile, with a hint of expectation in his eyes.

He wanted to use this one-on-one duel to judge Murasakibara's strength.

"Of course, but it would be better if there was a jackpot. How about this, the loser wears overalls and plays basketball for a day? What do you think?"

Murasakibara expressed his thoughts. Of course, he didn't think he would lose.

He challenged the little prince one-on-one!

In fact, even if Mitsui did not make the challenge, Murasakibara would have taken the initiative to do so.

Because he really wanted to know whether Mitsui had the skills to match the learning mechanism.

"Row!"

Mitsui nodded in agreement.

It’s just overalls, it’s not like he has worn them before.

"Let me warm up first!"

After saying this, Mu Mu started doing warm-up exercises.

Mitsui wasted no time and continued practicing shooting on the court.

Swish~swish~swish~
Even though he hasn't touched basketball for more than a month, Mitsui's shooting is still accurate.

This is talent!
Time passed slowly and sweat slowly slid down his cheeks, but he never wiped it off.

He hopes to make up for the training missed due to injury as soon as possible through unremitting efforts and contribute his strength to the team.

Soon, Mu Mu finished warming up.

The rules of the one-on-one match are: a successful shot counts as 1 point, a three-point shot counts as 2 points, and whoever gets 5 points first wins.

Regardless of whether the team with the ball scores or not, the ball must be given to the other team in the next round.

"Mumu, you go first!"

Mitsui passed the ball to Murasakibara with confidence.

Murasaki caught the basketball steadily and prepared to attack with the ball.

Suddenly, Mitsui rushed forward to grab the ball like a cheetah ready to pounce.

With his extreme reaction, Mugure cleverly avoided Mitsui, then dribbled the ball from behind, and instantly crossed paths with Mitsui. Mitsui hurriedly turned around and chased back. He had not experienced a second injury, and his speed and explosiveness were almost as good as Mugure.

Just when the two were running side by side, Murasakibara suddenly stopped and used Mitsui's forward inertia to create a distance of two body lengths between them.

Without hesitation, Murasakibara jumped and shot.

Even if Mitsui jumped with all his strength, he could not interfere with Murasakibara at all.

shuh~
The basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air and fell steadily into the basket.

"Mumu, you are quite capable, but I will not lose to you!"

Mitsui became more and more excited, his eyes filled with a strong desire to win.

"Now it's my turn, be careful!"

After passing the ball to Mitsui, Murasakibara lowered his center of gravity slightly and opened his arms, ready to fight.

Mitsui dribbled the basketball steadily, his dribbling rhythm was just right, his eyes firmly fixed on Murasakibara, looking for an opportunity to break through.

Suddenly, Mitsui moved his feet slightly, and with a clever shake, he used the change in rhythm to change Murasakibara's center of gravity.

Before Murasakibara could stabilize his center of gravity, Mitsui immediately changed direction and broke through. His movements were done in one go. He used fake moves and explosive power to easily get rid of Murasakibara's defense.

puff~
Murasakibara was chasing closely, and just when the two were running side by side, Mitsui suddenly stopped, and the soles of his shoes rubbed against the floor, making a harsh sound.

To Mitsui's surprise, Murasakibara reacted almost at the same time, stomping hard on the floor and stopping forcefully.

There was less than a body length of distance between the two.

Mitsui didn't have time to change his movements, his body flew into the air and he quickly threw the ball out.

Without hesitation, Murasakibara jumped up, stretched his arms to the extreme, and pointed directly at the flying basketball.

When Murasakibara felt the touch from his fingertips, a smile appeared on his face.

bang~
The flight trajectory of the basketball changed, and it eventually hit the edge of the basket and bounced out of the baseline.

In this round of competition, Murasakibara is temporarily in the lead.

"Mitsui, I didn't expect you to be able to pull up and shoot!"

Mitsui's quick stop jump shot was very standard, proving that he has fully mastered this technique.
Of course, compared to Murasakibara, there is still a lot behind.

In Murasakibara's opinion, Mitsui's pull-up jump shot is probably at level 4.

"continue!"

Mitsui passed the ball to Murasakibara and became more serious.

Outside the three-point line, Murasakibara took a tentative step, followed by a cross step. His movements were smooth and quick, and through clever changes in rhythm, he shifted Mitsui's center of gravity.

Murasakibara immediately seized the opportunity and made a breakthrough.

Mitsui hurriedly chased back, and when the two were parallel, Murasakibara used the European step.

Murasakibara's European step was mastered. He used the shaking of his body and the changes in his steps to successfully confuse Mitsui.

After breaking free from Mitsui's defense, Murasakibara rushed straight to the basket and scored an easy layup.

2:0
In the next round, it was Mitsui's turn to attack again.

Outside the three-point line, Mitsui dribbled the ball continuously and switched quickly between left and right, making it difficult to predict his next move.

Suddenly, Mitsui took a step forward with his right foot, and Murasakibara quickly moved sideways.

Mitsui made a change of direction to break through, and Murasakibara subconsciously took a step back, trying to keep a sufficient distance to prevent Mitsui from breaking through.

Mitsui seized the opportunity, he quickly took a step back, used his rhythm to create enough space, and took a step back jump shot.

Murasakibara reacted quickly and jumped up to block the shot.

This time, Murasakibara did not touch the basketball.

shuh~
The basketball fell into the basket accurately.

"My step-back jump shot is pretty good!"

After scoring the goal, Mitsui breathed a sigh of relief.

"Well, it's really good!"

Looking at a new prompt, Mu Mu casually agreed.

(End of this chapter)