Chapter 356: Two Losers

Three days later.

The Round of 16 match kicked off as scheduled.

Today's fans all focused their attention on the focal battle in the afternoon.

Kirisaki Daiichi versus Kaijo High School.

Following Too and Kirisaki Daiichi, another internal war of the Generation of Miracles.

Every time people think of the Tokyo regional preliminaries and the scene of Kirisaki Daiichi fighting Too, their moods can't help but become agitated.

Today, every player on Kaijo High School was ready for battle.

Because last year, they fell in the Round of 16 and missed out on the Inter-High championship.

After Kasamatsu Yukio let everyone get ready, he rarely didn't stay until the end, but instead walked out of the locker room alone.

At this moment, he felt that fate had brought him back to the starting point.

Kaijo was very strong last year, hailed by people as the strongest Kaijo in history.

The team was composed of him, a second-year starting point guard, paired with four third-year players.

After a year of running-in, Kaijo's chemistry reached its peak.

At that time, they had the strength, they had the experience, and the whole team was ready to charge for the championship.

However.

Just when they thought they were about to accomplish something big.

Kasamatsu Yukio made a fatal mistake in the final moments of the Round of 16 match.

This mistake caused Kaijo to fall short.

Kaijo High School, hailed as the most promising year, fell in the Round of 16.

Kasamatsu Yukio could accept failure, but he couldn't accept that the team failed because of him.

At that moment, he was devastated, his heart feeling as if it had shattered.

Feeling that he had let the team down, he found the head coach and proposed to quit the basketball club.

Takeuchi Genta didn't agree and even promoted him to be the new captain of Kaijo.

That day, Kasamatsu Yukio matured completely...

It's just that, now that he has returned to the turning point of history, the tension in his heart emerged uncontrollably.

His heartbeat was fast, his brain couldn't calm down, and memories of the past kept impacting him, making his body tremble.

"Where is Kasamatsu-senpai~?" Kise looked around the locker room and was surprised to find that his respected captain was missing, so he asked curiously, "Did he go to the bathroom?"

"No, he probably went off by himself to adjust his emotions."

"Huh?"

Kise was stunned, and only then did the people from Kaijo tell him the story of last year.

"Right now, it's best not to disturb him; let him calm down by himself."

Hearing this, Kise didn't follow suit but walked out the door and found his senpai in a corner.

"Why did you come over?"

"I heard some incredible stories, so I wanted to come and comfort you, senpai."

"So those guys told you."

Kasamatsu Yukio had nothing he couldn't tell others.

That was the moment he felt he was at his most unsuccessful, but now he can face it calmly.

His gaze was deep, and his eyes were filled with the scene of that game last year.

"The game at that time was very intense; we were only trailing by one point, there was one minute left, and Kaijo had possession."

"As long as we could score that basket, even if it was just a two-pointer, our chances of winning would have increased greatly, but I messed it up."

Kasamatsu Yukio took a deep breath, trying hard to calm himself down.

"After losing the game, I was very afraid to play basketball again. I asked the coach to quit the basketball club, but I was scolded by the coach, and he made me the new captain of the team."

Trust, persistence, responsibility.

These are the most precious things Kasamatsu Yukio gained from Takeuchi Genta.

Thanks to the coach, he didn't give up and has persisted like a man until now.

"At this point, I don't care about that game last year anymore; I just want to help the team win the championship in my final moments of high school. This is my atonement."

Kise listened very carefully; it was as if he were understanding his captain for the first time. ===== CHAPTER 358 =====