Slam Dunk: Muguro

Chapter 77 Junior High School National Competition (First Order)

As soon as they saw Murasakibara Sasuke, Ayako and Rukawa Kaede quickly stood up.

When he saw Rukawa and Ayako at home, Mugure Sasuke was surprised at first, and then he seemed to understand something.

"Ayako, Rukawa, why are you here?"

Ayako immediately stepped forward and said in a pleading tone: "Teacher, please be merciful and give Rukawa Kaede a chance to make up the exam so that he can participate in the national competition. I beg you!"

As she spoke, she bowed deeply.

Murasakibara Sasuke remained silent, staring at Rukawa Kaede who had not moved for a long time.

It was not until this moment that Ayako noticed from the corner of her eye that Rukawa Kaede was standing quietly aside, looking indifferent, as if all this had nothing to do with him.

If Caizi had brought a paper fan with her, she would have wanted to give him one.

If it wasn't for him, would she be so humble?
Without hesitation, Ayako quickly pulled Rukawa Kaede to bow together, hoping that Murasakibara Sasuke could feel their sincerity.

"Father, maybe Rukawa has been neglecting his studies because he has been playing basketball with me recently, so please give Rukawa a chance to make up for the exam!"

At this time, Murasakibara came to help plead for mercy.

At the same time, it also points out the relationship between him and Rukawa Kaede.

At this point, Murasakibara finally understood the whole story.

The main reason why Rukawa and Ayako came here was because Rukawa's academic performance was too poor, which prevented him from participating in the national junior high school competition.

Is there a national junior high school competition in the island country?

In fact, there is a national junior high school competition that has been held since 1971.

The junior high school national competition also requires regional selection before being eligible to advance to the national level.

Mitsui once mentioned the word "Zenzhong" in the comics, referring to the National Middle School Basketball Tournament.

As the junior high school champion of Kanagawa Prefecture last year, Takeishi Junior High School naturally participated in the national junior high school competition.

As for why Rukawa Kaede wanted to take a make-up exam, it was naturally to participate in the national junior high school competition.

"Fine!"

Murasaki Sasuke agreed to the request for a make-up exam.

In fact, Murasakibara Sasuke also has his own considerations.

He knew very well that in order to improve their sports performance, the school would more or less give the green light to outstanding athletes like Rukawa Kaede, and requesting a make-up exam opportunity was simply a formality.

Of course, form is form. If the teacher firmly disagrees, there is probably nothing we can do.

After learning that his son was playing basketball with Rukawa Kaede, Kogure Sasuke's serious expression softened a lot out of love for his son.

"Rukawa, I'll give you a chance to make up the exam, but you only have three days!"

Although Murasakibara Sasuke said this, he had made a decision in his heart.

He will specifically outline a rough scope for the supplementary exam content and reduce the difficulty so that Rukawa Kaede can pass it smoothly.

Even though Rukawa always sleeps in class and doesn't study hard in his daily life, as long as he is willing to work hard, he will have a chance to succeed.

In addition, Twilight Sasuke will also provide Rukawa Kaede with necessary help and guidance to ensure that he can pass the make-up exam smoothly.

To put it simply, it’s just a formality!
The reason why Murasakibara Sasuke did this was mainly because he didn't want to make Murasakibara embarrassed.

"That's great, thank you teacher, and thank you Mumu-senpai!"

Ayako was obviously relieved and smiled brightly, then hurriedly took Rukawa Kaede to express her gratitude.

Not long after, Murasakibara Sasuke defined the scope of the make-up exam.

At this time, Murasakibara Aoi returned home from get off work.

Seeing that it was getting late, Mugure Aoi hurriedly said, "Ayako, Rukawa, you can eat here tonight!"

"Sorry to bother you!" Under the warm hospitality of Aoi Murasakibara, Ayako and Rukawa Kaede finally agreed.

After dinner, Murasakibara took the two of them to his room.

Mu Mu pointed at the desk in the room and said, "Rukawa, you will stay here and study for the next three days to avoid missing out on the junior high school national competition."

On the side, Ayako was visibly relieved.

She was worried that Rukawa would continue to act as he pleased after returning home, leading to failure in the make-up exam.

As for why Ayako did not bring Rukawa to tutoring at either party's home, it was mainly because of gender differences.

Now, Murasakibara has developed a solution for them.

At this time, Rukawa Kaede asked curiously: "Senior, are there any players as good as you in the junior high school national competition?"

Mu Mu said confidently: "Yes!"

The first thing he thought of was 'Fisherman' Sendoh and Sawakita Eiji.

It is hard to say how strong the national third Sendou is, but he is definitely not inferior to the current Rukawa Kaede.

In addition, Sendoh and Rukawa during this period were both powerful idiots.

There is no need to talk about Sawakita Eiji, his father Sawakita Tetsuji taught him to play basketball since he was a child.

When he was in junior high school, Zebei defeated his father and his basketball skills were far ahead of his peers.

By the way, during this period, he was severely beaten up because he looked down on seniors whose basketball skills were not as good as his. His emotional intelligence was worrying!

If nothing changes in the future, Zebei will join Sanno Industrial after graduating from junior high school, lead the team to win the national championship in his first year of high school, and be awarded the title of 'No. 1 high school student'.

Zebei's strength during this period was probably ahead of his.

In terms of offensive skills alone, Murasakibara believes that he is not inferior to Zebei. He mainly loses in physical fitness and defense.

Of course, Zebei's body was still in the development stage at this stage, and coupled with the gap in skills and experience, his strength was definitely not as good as it would be two years later.

Mu Mu did not mention any names, but said directly: "Rukawa, the national competition is a big stage. You are likely to meet players who are as strong as you or even stronger than you. With your current strength, you are not enough to lead the team to win the national championship."

Kogure hopes that Rukawa will meet Zebei or Sendoh's team in the junior high school national competition, and it would be best if they could teach him a lesson, so as to achieve a change in his skills and mentality.

Ayako couldn't help but interjected, "Senior, are there really any players of the same age who are stronger than Rukawa?"

"If you're the same age, there may not be any, but there definitely are players in the third year of junior high school!"

In SD, among the players of the same age as Rukawa Kaede, perhaps only Mori Shigehiro can be compared with him.

However, at this time, Mori Shigehiro might not have come into contact with basketball.

Rukawa Kaede didn't say anything, but his fighting spirit was clearly rising.

He also longs for new challenges and hopes to know his own shortcomings.

So, Rukawa Kaede silently picked up his textbook and studied hard.

When it comes to concentration, Rukawa Kaede is really impeccable. He is very quiet during the learning process and only speaks when he encounters difficult problems.

Ayako was there to teach him, and occasionally Murasakibara would take time out from training to help guide him.

With the help of the two, Rukawa Kaede made rapid progress in his studies.

It was not until nine o'clock that Rukawa Kaede yawned continuously and had to end his studies early.

"Rukawa, I'll lend you these videotapes first. Watch them after you pass the make-up exam!"

Before leaving, Murasakibara handed several videotapes to Rukawa.

He borrowed this specifically from the store manager with a small mustache. It contains records about Jordan's games. He hopes that Rukawa can use it to understand the technique of the fadeaway jump shot.

(End of this chapter)