After defeating Takeshi, the next match would have to wait until June 20th half a month later.
In this off-season, Wu Yufei spent every day smoothly according to his own plan.
Every day, he would start with his morning training and end with his evening training. In his free time, he would seize every opportunity to improve his relationship with Junko.
After all, he was someone who had gone through the examination-oriented education in the future and successfully passed the single-plank bridge of the college entrance examination to enter a famous school. Although he did not dare to say that he was proficient in astronomy, geography, world history, poetry, and songs, it was not a problem to bluff a fifteen-year-old girl with those things that he had not forgotten.
If the reason why she agreed to Wu Yufei's confession and started dating him before was because Wu Yufei's basketball skills were superb, he was not bad looking, and he had a sense of justice (the parking lot incident), then as her relationship with Wu Yufei deepened, Junko also discovered more of Wu Yufei's strengths, and her favorability naturally increased.
The half-month off-season passed very slowly, but also very quickly.
Anyway, Wu Yufei couldn't do much in this short half a month. He just needed to complete the daily training according to the established training plan.
The schedule of the semi-finals was also officially announced on the third day of the off-season.
On June 20th, Miura Dae would play against Lingnan High School in the first round. This match was also a high-profile showdown between the new and old teams.
Would Miura Dae, who was crowned as a tyrant after Wu Yufei's sudden rise, continue to perform crazily, or would Lingnan High School defend the dignity of the old strong team and give Miura Dae the first defeat of the year?
The next two games were against Xiangbei on June 25 and against Hainan the next day.
To be honest, Wu Yufei didn't think that the schedule was very good.
Originally, according to Wu Yufei's best guess, it would be best to play against Hainan in the first round.
That was because he would be able to bring out his strongest state without any scruples and do his best to defeat Hai Nan.
At least for now, the biggest threat among the three opponents was still the King Hai Nan led by Emperor A Mu.
They would try their best to defeat Hainan in the first match, even if all of them were exhausted. Anyway, there would be five days of rest after the match, which was enough for Wu Yufei and the others to recover.
However, the current schedule was to first play Lingnan, who was not the strongest among the three teams, and finally play against Hainan.
This way, Wu Yufei would have a lot of concerns about the battle against Xiangbei.
If they didn't go all out, now that they had already defeated Xiangyang, Xiangbei's morale was still high. They definitely wouldn't be defeated so easily.
What about the match against Hainan the next day?
As Miura Dae had replaced Takeshi in the original storyline, none of the top four teams in Kanagawa were weak. For the audience, this was something they were happy to see, but for the players and coaches of each team, this was a huge pressure.
If he was not careful, he would lose the entire game.
Sigh, forget it. I don't want to think so much. I'll do my best to defeat Lingnan first.
Wu Yufei forced himself not to think about these troublesome things and devoted himself to the final sprint.
Bang…Bang…Bang…
At night, after finishing the extra practice and sending Junko home, Wu Yufei walked back to his home while thinking about the semifinals.
In Wu Yufei's expectations, the most perfect result would be Miura Dae winning all three matches and entering the National League as the top seed of Kanagawa.
After all, as the top seed of Kanagawa, he could enjoy the advantage of a bye in the first round of the National League.
Wu Yufei, who was familiar with the plot, naturally understood how cruel the competition system of the National League was.
One match a day, lasting for a week. From the first round of the group competition to the final round, there was not a day of rest in between! It was a devil's schedule that was even more unreasonable than the professional league.
Moreover, the entire match was a single-loss match.
Under this competition system, having the privilege of having a bye in the first round and playing one less match was a considerable advantage.
As for whether the other seed was from Hainan, Xiangbei, or Lingnan, it didn't matter to Wu Yufei.
Bang...
Just as Wu Yufei was thinking, he was suddenly pulled back to his thoughts by the sound of metal forging.
"Hmm?"
Wu Yufei looked to the side. It was a court in a park.
Who else was practicing at this hour?
Driven by curiosity, Wu Yufei walked towards the park beside him.
From afar, Wu Yufei saw a red-haired Hanamichi Sakuragi practicing fixed-point shooting.
However, Sakuragi had probably just started practicing shooting not long ago. He shot eight iron shots out of ten, and the other two didn't touch anything. The hit rate was quite touching.
"Damn it! Why isn't he going in!"
Hanamichi Sakuragi cursed in displeasure after hitting the metal again.
"Because your posture is too stiff.”
Wu Yufei reminded.
"Hmm? It's you!"
Hanamichi Sakuragi turned around and was surprised to see Wu Yufei.
"Why are you here? Could it be that…they are here to spy on me, this genius?”
Where did you get your confidence from…
Wu Yufei rolled his eyes, then walked to Sakuragi's side, patted the basketball twice, and after a slight adjustment, he directly jumped up and shot.
Swoosh!
The pleasant sound of a basketball scraping the net was heard, and Sakuragi Hanamichi's eyes widened.
"Have you noticed the difference between my shooting movements and yours?”
Wu Yufei turned around and asked with a smile.
"Uh…I can't tell…"
Hanamichi Sakuragi closed his eyes and thought for a few seconds before replying helplessly.
"It's okay if you can't say it. Remember, shooting doesn't just rely on the strength of your arms. You need to exert strength from all over your body. The coordination between your wrist and palm must be in place.”
Wu Yufei continued to explain.
Hanamichi Sakuragi didn't seem to understand. He picked up his basketball and imitated Wu Yufei's actions.
duang……
After all, it was just the beginning. But at least from the movements this time, it was a little better than before.
Sakuragi threw another five or six balls in a row and finally managed to hit the target once.
"Looks like you've found the feeling. Continue to work hard.”
Wu Yufei said when he saw the excitement on Sakuragi Hanamichi's face.
"Hey, why are you helping me? Aren't we opponents?"
Hanamichi asked in confusion.
"Whether it's an opponent or a teammate, that's not important. I saw that you still have the willpower to practice here so late at night, so I wanted to help you. That's all.”
Wu Yufei replied casually.
"Hehe, it seems that you, a Chinese guy, are also a good guy!”
"Same here."
Seeing that Sakuragi Hanamichi was so energetic, Wu Yufei's hands were itching, so he also started practicing in the park.
The two of them chatted as they practiced. They talked about all sorts of random things, treating it as a time when they were bored.
"Sakuragi, I have a question for you.”
"Go ahead."
"If your team is still one point behind your opponent in the last second of the game. What would you do if you got the rebound?”
"Oh…"
Hanamichi Sakuragi thought for a few seconds and replied,""Pass it to the gorilla."
As expected…
"Wait, Sakuragi."
Wu Yufei shook his head.
"Then what should I do?"
Sakuragi was puzzled.
The Redwood Gorilla was the big black pillar of Xiangbei and the team's most trusted captain. If it really came to that, he would definitely be the person who could take on this heavy responsibility.
"It's very simple. If it really comes to that, what you should do is to kill without hesitation! That's the safest way!"
Wu Yufei answered with certainty.
"Because passing the ball is equivalent to sending the key to victory out of your hands. There would be too much uncertainty. There was a possibility of being intercepted by the opponent, a possibility that the teammate who passed the ball would fail, a possibility that he would lose the chance to kill because of overtime, or even a possibility that the ball would be passed to the wrong person!”
Wu Yufei's tone was very serious.
"The more critical and critical the moment is for the team, the more important it is to shoulder the responsibility. This is the awareness that an ace should have!”
"What you said makes sense. After thinking about it carefully, it seems like that's what it means. As a genius and the strongest trump card of Xiangbei, if it really comes to such a critical moment, I should indeed be the one to step forward!”
Hanamichi Sakuragi came to a realization.
"That's right. Only when you understand this will it be meaningful for you to practice shooting. After all, your team already has enough normal scorers, and all you need to do is throw in the most critical goal!”
Wu Yufei said with a smile as if he was trying to trick a child.
"Sakuragi, did you know? Even if the rest of the team got 100 points, if you could score a last-ditch goal to help the team win, then even if you only got those two points in the game, the value of those two points would far exceed all the previous points!”
"In other words, if I can score the final shot, even if Kaede Ryukawa gets 30 points and I only get 2 points, it means that I'm stronger than Kaede Ryukawa, right?？”
"Emmmm, that's the truth!”
"Ahahahaha! It was indeed like this! I am a genius!"
Looking at Hanamichi Sakuragi who was more motivated to practice shooting, Wu Yufei smiled and shook his head, then left the court.
…………
The following week was as uneventful as ever. The first day of the round-robin competition for the top four of the county assembly arrived as scheduled.
June 20th, 8 AM, inside Arena No. 2.
"Go, go, Miura Dae! Advance, advance to Miura Dae!"
"Lingnan, you can do it! Lingnan is the strongest!"
Miura High School VS Lingnan High School, and Xiangbei High School VS Hainan University Affiliated High School would be held in two venues at the same time.
Not only the fans, spectators, and sports reporters in Kanagawa Prefecture, but also many people from other prefectures also came.
After all, Kanagawa Prefecture was one of the top basketball counties in the country. It was recognized that any of the top four teams had the ability to play in the national competition. Therefore, the dialogue between the four strong teams was naturally followed enthusiastically.
Four strong teams, but only two tickets to the National League.
At this point, no team wanted to end their summer. They all wanted to go to a higher stage to prove themselves.
In today's competition, every player had a reason to win!
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