[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball":3,"chapter-the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-chapter-35":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Popular Character in Kuroko's Basketball",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2206196,3844,"Chapter 35: Hara Sawa Katsu","the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-chapter-35",35,"\u003Cp>Having won the game, everyone was very happy after the match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aomine was especially noticeable; his smile never stopped, and he kept shouting that he must score more points than Tian in the next game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian sneered and spat out three English letters, \"M, V, P!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aomine was instantly silenced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like this: during daily training, Aomine had lost a one-on-one to Tian and had boasted that he would win the MVP of the first game against Kaicheng Middle School.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result was obvious; Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Lizi won the best player of the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prefectural tournament also had statistics for awards like best player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Lizi continued his high-light performance in the upcoming games, he was very likely to become the second first-year to be the MVP of the prefectural tournament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who was the first?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was none other than their captain, Nijimura Shuzo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last year, Nijimura Shuzo became the best player in the Tokyo region with comprehensive stats of 26 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 1.2 blocks, and 2 steals per game, and was selected for the best lineup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he had become the strongest power forward candidate in the country!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While bickering with Aomine, not long after walking out of the locker room, the Teiko people encountered Hara Sawa Katsu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He first greeted his senior, Coach Coach Baijin Coach Coach Baijin Coach Baijin Baijin Baijin Baijin Gengzao, very politely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Long time no see, Senior Coach Coach Baijin!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both had been selected for the national team, just not in the same year; Coach Coach Baijin Coach Coach Baijin Coach Baijin Baijin Baijin Baijin Gengzao was earlier than Hara Sawa Katsu, so calling him senior was perfectly fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here for Nijimura again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\" Hara Sawa Katsu didn't hide it, but after glancing at Tian, he added, \"If possible, I’d like to have a chat with Tian-kun as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoa, his ambition was not small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coach Coach Baijin Coach Coach Baijin Coach Baijin Baijin Baijin Baijin Gengzao’s eyes were subtle; this was the rhythm of trying to pull down Shirogane Eiji’s Rakuzan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won't consider joining any high school for the time being; I just want to focus on the national tournament now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, sorry, Mr. Hara!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nijimura Shuzo politely declined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had received such invitations many times over the past year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not a professional league, let alone the NBA; there was no draft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only way for teams to reinforce themselves was for coaches to scout players themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this method tested a coach’s ability to train players, far less effective than directly inviting geniuses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, geniuses were players who had already proven themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this regard, Taoka Moichi from Slam Dunk was quite capable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had trained the average-talented Uozumi Jun and Fukuda into first-class prefectural level players.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"However, you can chat with Tian; maybe he’ll be a little interested.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone shifted their gaze from Hara Sawa Katsu to Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Lizi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian didn't refuse either, saying, \"Sure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Lizi could be said to be very familiar with the team Touou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The time the protagonist team Seirin was bullied the worst was when they were beaten by them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, Seirin possessed two trump cards, Seeing Seeing Kagami Taiga and Kuroko Tetsuya, yet their hearts were shattered in the battle against Touou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did they lose the game, but they also made all sorts of mistakes in the subsequent round-robin, losing their chance to break out of Tokyo early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This team left one impression on Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Lizi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rich!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lineup was composed entirely through the \"money-sprinkling\" method; as long as you were strong enough, they would come to you with cash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold drink shop outside the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hara Sawa Katsu was still organizing his words, but Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Lizi got straight to the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do you plan to trick me into joining your Touou?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hara Sawa Katsu clearly hadn't expected Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Lizi to ask that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He indicated that little Tian spoke too bluntly, catching him off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key was that Tian hadn't guessed wrong; he was indeed thinking about how to trick people into joining Touou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A genius player like Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Lizi didn't need to worry about his next destination at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he didn't get injured and fall from grace in the next three years of middle school, he would definitely be fought over by national powerhouses in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Touou, which lacked foundation, this was an inherent disadvantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had even thought that if Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Lizi mentioned other powerhouses or had a favorite high school in mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hara Sawa Katsu would bring up rhetoric like \"which is more challenging: building a dynasty in ruins or ascending the throne in an existing dynasty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it seemed this ridiculously handsome little brat might not buy that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was clearly not the same type of person as the other dark-skinned, \"simple\" looking Aomine Daiki from Teiko.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no other way; he had to bring out some real goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as you are willing to join our Touou in high school, you will be our absolute core player.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The entire operation of the Touou team will revolve around you, and in the next two years, I will also use you as the cornerstone to prepare a lineup capable of dominating the country.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I observed your entire game; your defensive ability is very strong, but it is more concentrated on 1v1 man-to-man defense, and your help-defense ability has flaws.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is not a shortcoming, because I will first find you an inside player with outstanding help-defense ability, so that we can maximize your offensive power and let you devote more energy to the offensive end.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will also arrange a three-point shooter for you; you seem to value the three-pointer as a scoring method, so that way our Touou will have two artillery pieces on the outside, maximizing the spacing of the enemy’s defense and creating more room for your drives.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, you also need an excellent point guard to share your pressure and reduce the risk of you being double-teamed, so that our Touou will have two excellent organizational points on the court...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke at length about a great deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear to anyone listening that Hara Sawa Katsu had come prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, while watching the game just now, Hara Sawa Katsu had already been taking notes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he already had candidates in mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For that inside player with outstanding help-defense ability, he intended to continue inviting Nijimura Shuzo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Teiko captain would be a third-year next year, but he was the apple of many high school coaches’ eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the point guard position, he intended to find Imayoshi Shoichi, a scheming, calm, and clever genius point guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the shooter, he was more inclined toward Midorima Shintaro.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This first-year teammate of Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Lizi’s had left a deep impression on Hara Sawa Katsu with his three-pointers in this game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that Murasakibara Atsushi, right, and that Akashi Seijuro.......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, why the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this Teiko lineup was full of treasures?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can't become teammates.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm? Tian-kun, what did you just say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I said that Aomine and the others and I cannot become teammates.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Lizi shattered Hara Sawa Katsu’s fantasy.\u003C\u002Fp>",1271,"2026-06-17T07:17:53.446Z","2026-06-17T07:46:54.104Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","99cfe0f189b26bd0990b50a6073e5243cfeae61de6517ed0e1826dfbc3701213","the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-chapter-36","the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-chapter-34",256,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-cover.jpg"]