Chapter 152

A moment later, in an atmosphere of awkwardness.

Except for Yukimiya Kazuma and Aomine Daiki, the team members of Too and Senjinkan were all gathered in the sauna.

He Xiuyang looked at the squinting fox before him and finally couldn't help but ask: "Why are you here...?"

Imayoshi Shoichi curled his lips; for some reason, He Xiuyang always felt that there was a hint of malice in the other's smile, "Hmm~ is it not fine to be here?"

"It was just a coincidence, a coincidence that we had a practice match nearby, and a coincidence that we felt like soaking in the hot springs, and as a result, we just happened to be here~"

"Well...~"

"Don't be so hostile, after all, it was us who lost in the preliminaries~"

"And since we are both representatives of Tokyo, at least while steaming in the sauna, let's be friendly."

At this moment.

Wakamatsu Kosuke, who did not see Yukimiya Kazuma, asked with an unhappy face: "Hey, Senjinkan, where is that monster of yours?"

Tsuchiya Daiga heard this and said with a strange expression: "He went to buy ointment for the seniors on the team..."

"Huh?"

Wakamatsu Kosuke was stunned for a moment, and then looked unhappy.

Damn it!

Look at the ace underclassman of another team!

And then look at the one on their team, how can the gap be so big!

Not to mention helping seniors buy ointment, usually he is so arrogant... completely lawless!

Tsuchiya Daiga saw Wakamatsu Kosuke's expression; the other party clearly misunderstood something, but he didn't need to explain, after all, using a wire brush to scratch a senior's back was truly too outrageous.

And Wakamatsu Kosuke thought of Aomine Daiki and got angrier the more he thought about it, but when he turned his head, he didn't see Aomine's shadow, so he looked at Aomine's little follower, Sakurai Ryo, "Sakurai, where is that guy?!"

"Ah..."

"He said..."

"He didn't sweat much today, so he didn't want to come in."

Wakamatsu Kosuke: "!"

Tch!

Yeah.

Of course he didn't break a sweat!

Finding his opponents too weak, he didn't even play for more than a few minutes in today's practice match, choosing instead to go off and busy himself with his own physical training!

Well...

It was a complete victory anyway!

I won't give him any trouble today!

Come to think of it...

We owe it to that ace from Senjinkan, otherwise a guy like Qingfeng might not have even bothered with that physical training, probably wouldn't have even come to the basketball club today, and would likely still be hiding on the school roof looking at gravure photos!

Kojima...

Mai Kojima or whatever...

Noticing the way Kousuke Wakamatsu’s expression kept shifting, Ryo Sakurai could only offer his habitual apology: "I'm sorry!!"

After a long while.

"Ah!"

"It's so hot!"

"No... I can't take it anymore!!"

Kousuke Wakamatsu shoved the sauna door open, darted out in a flash, and jumped into the pool.

"Ah, it hasn't even been five minutes yet. Come on, we bet drinks on this," Shoichi Imayoshi said, resting his chin on his hand and commenting with a speechless expression.

Inside the sauna, the only ones still holding out were the regulars from Touou and Senjinkan.

Taiga Tsuchiya glanced at the nervous-looking Ryo Sakurai, "You alright?"

"Ha!!"

"I'm alright!"

"I'm so sorry!"

Taiga Tsuchiya: "..."

"No..." Taiga Tsuchiya said, "Actually, you don't have to apologize..."

Clatter~!

Kousuke Wakamatsu, who had just run out, came running back with a look of total confidence, "Revived!!"

"Hey, hey!"

"There's no such thing as being revived!"

"If you didn't last, you're out!"

Long Tian was quite annoyed by this guy whose expression was eerily similar to his own, and he scolded him with an equally fierce look.

At this moment, Shoichi Imayoshi suddenly said to the Senjinkan side: "By the way, I've watched recordings of two of your practice matches from these past few days. That guy Yukimiya Kazuma has gotten even stronger..."

"Congratulations to you all~"

Hearing this, Ryuji Oguchi frowned slightly, "You didn't just come here to say that, did you? Meeting by chance in a place like this—such a coincidence is impossible. What exactly are you planning?"

They had even scouted our practice matches from these past few days in advance.

So it's...

A show of force?

That shouldn't be so boring.

Shoichi Imayoshi smiled slightly, "Don't misunderstand. Because of Momoi, the information we collect isn't limited to just you at Senjinkan~"

"But Ryuji Oguchi is right about one thing: while it's true we were playing practice matches nearby, running into you here by chance is indeed a lie."

"We knew you were here, so we came specifically to say hello."

"Although we couldn't unleash our full power when we played Senjinkan, Yukimiya should know about the information-gathering ability of Momoi on our team. It's a pity he's not here~"

"I would have liked to see his expression firsthand."

"This is..."

"Although there's still some time before the official announcement~"

"Thanks to Momoi, Touou is probably the first in the Tokyo district to get our hands on..."

"The Inter-High tournament bracket~"

Everyone from Senjinkan instantly shook off their lethargy from the sauna and perked up!

Long Tian couldn't wait to take it, while also unable to help himself from complaining: "You're stark naked... how did you even bring this thing in here..."

"!?"

Instantly.

After seeing the contents of the bracket, Long Tian’s eyes widened immediately.

Shoichi Imayoshi smiled like a fox; this was the scene he had been waiting for, "It seems you have information on Yosen. Did you hear it from Yukimiya?"

"Momoi said that Yukimiya is even skilled when it comes to intelligence~"

"Truly impressive~"

"That's right."

"Although Senjinkan avoided us and ended up in the bottom half of the bracket."

"But your luck isn't great~ Not only is the champion Rakuzan, where the Generation of Miracles captain Akashi is, in your same section, but in the first round you have to face another member of the Generation of Miracles..."

"Yosen, where Atsushi Murasakibara is~"

"If we want revenge, we'll have to wait for you to defeat Yosen and Rakuzan and fight your way to the finals~"

"It's a real pity. Atsushi Murasakibara is a monster with a body even stronger than Yukimiya Kazuma's. I'll give you one more piece of information for free: in the Akita finals, the score between Yosen and their opponent..."

"Was 8:0~"

"You heard that right, it was 8 to..."

There was absolutely none of the surprise or gravity he had imagined.

In fact...

The point of shock for Long Tian, who had been the first to take the bracket and widen his eyes, wasn't Senjinkan's opponent, but rather their own team, Touou.

"What the..."

"You guys at Touou really are lucky."

"Looking at it this way, your only opponents in the same section are the losers Seirin and the weakest of the Generation of Miracles, Ryota Kise? Damn it..."

"You've got a free pass to the finals!"

"Did that guy Yukimiya actually call it right!?"

"Is it really 'Runner-up Touou'?"

Shoichi Imayoshi: "!?"

These guys...

What is that supposed to mean?!