Juri Ueno from Kuroko's Basketball

After a moment of silence, Coach Xinhe spoke up amidst the tense gazes of everyone: "Yes."

As Coach Xinhe finished speaking, everyone at Dongzhong felt a sense of relief.

Ueno is unlikely to start in the second half.

But he will still play in the second half.

"Take a break while you can!"

"Yes, Coach!"

After resting for a while, Ueno greeted Coach Shinkawa and walked out of the basketball court.

We arrived at the familiar beverage vending machine.

Ueno chose the drink he wanted.

"Clang~"

Ueno took the drink from the beverage dispenser and gulped it down.

Just then, a somewhat surprised voice suddenly rang out from beside him.

"Ueno."

Turning his head, Ueno's gaze faltered slightly.

"Osaka?"

Sitting on a long bench to rest, looking at Osaka, Ueno took a sip of his drink and laughed, "The second half is up to you guys."

Nodding, Osaka remained silent, simply looking down at the drink in her hand.

Seeing Osaka's somewhat silent expression, Ueno didn't mind, after all, that was just his personality.

Leaning back on the long bench, glancing at the cherry blossoms overhead, and feeling the gentle breeze, he couldn't help but close his eyes slightly to rest.

Chapter 67 The game continues

Rest area at Touou High School.

Looking at the resting group, Coach Yuan Ze pondered for a moment, then glanced at Qing Feng, who was resting to the side, and spoke.

"Aomine shouldn't play in the second half."

After speaking, Coach Harazawa looked towards the distant Todai High School and his gaze fell on Coach Shinkawa.

I suppose the other person is thinking the same thing right now, or something else entirely.

Slowly withdrawing his gaze, Coach Yuan Ze looked at the players watching him and continued, "Go all out on offense in the second half. Remember, you must keep the tempo in our hands in the second half."

"Yes, coach."

As long as Ueno wasn't present, it's fair to say that they didn't take the University of Tokyo seriously.

And this is the rest area of ​​the University of Tokyo at this moment.

Looking at everyone taking the time to rest, Coach Xinhe glanced around and fell into deep thought.

At the start of the second half, he pondered whether or not to put Ueno on the field directly.

To win this game, we need Ueno.

However, if Ueno were to play directly, the opponent's stamina would definitely be a problem.

Touou High School, whose overall strength surpasses theirs, will definitely let their ace rest.

In this way, one is expending energy, while the other is recovering.

This is a bad situation for the University of Tokyo.

And this can also be seen as an opportunity.

Ueno managed to score a few more points while the opponent's ace was out, but the intense physical exertion in the first half meant he couldn't score many points in the second half either.

This is also one of his difficulties.

Most importantly, because the other party can replace them at any time.

Even if he starts Ueno in the second half, the opponent can immediately make a substitution.

With his eyes completely furrowed, Coach Xinhe slowly looked towards Tonghuang in the distance.

This is indeed a tricky choice.

On the bench.

Drinking the water that Saori had personally brought them, Kamijou looked at Saori, who was constantly handing out water to them, and couldn't help but say happily, "Shin, I think I'm in love. Smell it, it smells like spring flowers."

As he spoke, he even smelled the towel that Saori had given him.

Hearing this, and looking at Kamijou Ichi, who was beaming with happiness, Shin breathed a little heavily, wiped the sweat from his face with the towel hanging around his neck, and said expressionlessly, "Hmm, there is indeed the fragrance of spring flowers, but why do I also smell cow dung!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a soft "pfft" sound was heard.

Kimura, who was drinking water nearby, immediately spat it out.

He then coughed a few times and laughed, "Hahaha, Xin, you're absolutely right."

Seeing the two people mocking him, Kamijou's face flushed red, and he pointed at Kimura and said urgently.

"Senior, didn't you say you had high hopes for me before?"

Seeing the anxious Kamijouichi, Miyagi Ryoichi couldn't help but chuckle.

"Alright, stop fooling around and get some rest!"

When the captain spoke, everyone else immediately fell silent.

However, it was clear that Shangjing was somewhat unhappy.

After glancing at everyone, Haizaki, who was sitting at one end of the long bench, slowly stood up, put his hands in his pockets, and walked expressionlessly towards the basketball court.

Outside the stadium.

Under the cherry blossom tree.

Looking at the time, Osaka gently nudged Ueno, who was resting with his eyes closed, and whispered.

"Ueno."

"Hmm~"

First, he looked towards Osaka with sleepy eyes, then Ueno checked the time.

The match is about to begin.

He stood up and followed Osaka toward the stadium.

I yawned. I think I only slept for less than two minutes just now?

Ueno rubbed his eyes, feeling incredibly sore all over.

While stretching his aching body, Ueno began to think about the second half of the game.

He will not be able to play at the start of the second half.

As for Touou, they'll probably send Aomine to the field as well.

The first half was mostly played between him and Aomine.

Although the ZONE was not continuously activated.

But this also meant that their physical strength had reached its limit.

It's fair to say that the halftime break wasn't even enough time for them to catch their breath.

In the second half, it will probably be mainly up to Osaka.

Thinking of this, Ueno's gaze slowly fell on Osaka in front of him.

As he watched the opponent's back, Ueno couldn't help but recall the last goal of the first half.

………………

Basketball court number nine.

I checked the time; there was still one minute left.

Coach Xinhe looked at the crowd surrounding him and said solemnly, "In the second half, focus on defense."

"Osaka, you and Kimura, defend the paint like the plague."

"Yes, Coach." Osaka and Kimura nodded in response.

Turning his gaze to Gong Liangyi standing to the side, Coach Xinhe continued, "Liangyi, be ready to support the inside game at any time."

"Kong, you and Xin, play outside."

"Yes, coach."

Looking at Coach Xinhe's obvious defensive setup, everyone knew why.

"beep!"

"The game continues."