Chapter 82: The Wonderful Use of 'Release

Tanaka Goro had known from the beginning that he wasn't a genius.

Geniuses only stand under the spotlight, just like Tiandao Jingyan in front of him, the center of people's conversations.

The media would follow their footsteps for tracking reports, while those without talent could only be left in the cold.

In this instant, some images from the past surged into his mind.

It was his not-so-long basketball career, flashing through his mind like a revolving lantern.

Summer of 2004.

That was the first time he came into contact with the sport of basketball and quickly ushered in his debut.

He vaguely remembered the excitement he felt when he first stepped onto the court.

Although the result wasn't beautiful—the team lost the game on his first appearance—it didn't matter, because when he first appeared, it was already garbage time.

He believed that if he worked hard enough, he would definitely be able to help the team win in the future.

As it turned out, until he graduated from elementary school, he hadn't been able to help the team go any further.

Then, he came to Musashino Junior High.

On the first afternoon he joined the basketball club, his own team's head coach shattered his unrealistic fantasies.

"You are not geniuses, because geniuses are not obscure."

"If you were geniuses, I should have remembered your names the first time we met."

He still remembered that the freshmen, who had been full of fighting spirit, instantly fell silent upon hearing these words.

The coach's words stung his heart deeply, and at the same time, made them understand their own positioning.

Just as the coach said afterward.

"But, precisely because we are a team without talent, we can be fearless, and we can pursue victory at all costs!"

"All of you must remember one thing: we can be wild dogs, but we are absolutely not house pets!"

House pets don't need to worry about survival, but wild dogs do!

Ever since that day, he would spend an hour every night for extra practice and study the opponents of the upcoming matches.

He watched the recordings of Teikou's previous matches over and over again every day.

The arm Tiandao favored, the direction he liked to drive, his shooting hot zones...

He had already committed them to heart.

Not to become an overnight sensation.

Simply, he just wanted to contribute to the team in this crucial match.

Yet, even so.

They used every means possible and only barely managed to tie Teikou 8 to 8.

This proved that what he had done was still not enough.

So now...

He had to bite and tear at a military dog like Tiandao even harder.

I must stop him!

I can definitely stop him!

I can definitely do it!

Carrying this near-insane obsession to win, he didn't hesitate to reach out and pull at Tiandao's jersey, using this dirty method to disrupt the opponent's offense.

Wild dogs don't deserve flair; they don't have shiny, likable fur. They only need to consider how to survive! ===== CHAPTER 84 =====