The next day.
Jack Carter started his long, sleepy class as usual.
During this period, the teachers also learned about this student who always loved to sleep in class.
At the beginning, they would still try to manage it.
But every class was like this, and after a long time, the teachers gave up.
On the contrary, Kara Smith's academic performance is very good.
Although the exam has not been taken yet, the teachers all agreed that if nothing unexpected happened, her grades would rank first in the grade.
What the teachers couldn't understand was why such a good student would spend the whole day with a guy who only knew how to sleep.
On several occasions, they came to talk to Kara Smith alone and asked her to stay away from Jack Carter so as not to affect her studies.
Every time, Kara Smith just giggled, neither refusing nor agreeing.
She knew very well where Jack Carter's talent lay.
Although her childhood friend looked drowsy every day, his academic performance was not as bad as one might imagine.
Moreover, she felt that Jack Carter inherited physical talents, while she inherited mental talents.
The two of them just complement each other, and there's nothing wrong with that.
As she thought about it, her pretty face flushed with shyness.
...
After school in the afternoon.
Jack Carter and Kara Smith walked towards the basketball hall together.
"Oh my god, I'm late again today," Kara Smith said helplessly.
Jack Carter looked indifferent, not taking the fact of being late to heart at all.
But at this moment, Jack Carter suddenly stopped and turned to look in one direction.
As soon as Jack Carter heard the commotion, Kara Smith stopped and asked curiously, "Ace... why don't you leave?"
Jack Carter said: "It's them!"
Kara Smith followed Jack Carter's gaze and saw five men and one woman standing in a corner.
She knew four of the men.
It was Hanamichi Sakuragi's best friends who often hung out with him.
The group included Yohei Mito, Nozomi Takamiya, Yuji Ohkusu, and Chuichirou Noma.
As for the other man and woman, she had never seen them.
Kara Smith said in a somewhat strange tone: "What are they doing? Are they fighting?"
She had investigated and found out that all of Hanamichi Sakuragi's friends were troublemakers in the past and fighting was a common occurrence for them.
Jack Carter didn't speak.
His eyes were on the boy outside of Sakuragi's Gang.
The boy had pineapple-shaped curly hair and the earrings on his ears sparkled in the sun.
He was not tall, about 170 cm.
Although he didn't have a handsome face, he had a perseverance that was different from other high school students.
If Jack Carter remembered correctly, it seemed that the only one with this characteristic in Shohoku was Ryota Miyagi.
"Do you know this person?" asked Kara Smith curiously.
Jack Carter retracted his gaze and replied, "I don't know him."
After he finished speaking, he continued walking towards the basketball hall.
Seeing this, Kara Smith immediately followed, saying, "You're lying. If you didn't know him, you wouldn't have stopped at all."
She continued to ask: "Just tell me! Okay!"
Jack Carter replied directly: "You will know if you investigate it yourself."
Kara Smith pouted and said pitifully: "But I want you to tell me now!"
Jack Carter kept silent, yawned, and continued walking forward.
Seeing that Jack Carter didn't need to say anything, Kara Smith snorted, pouted her lips, and followed him somewhat unhappily.
She muttered, "If you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me. Humph! Then I'll check it myself."
After the two left.
Ryota Miyagi looked over.
Not only him, the same goes for Yohei Mito in Sakuragi's Gang.
"That person just now should be..." Yohei Mito muttered.
"Do you know that person?" Ryota Miyagi asked.
Although Jack Carter was standing far away just now, he still felt like he was being pushed by a beast.
That feeling that makes your heart suddenly tighten is a dangerous signal.
He was very curious, when did such a person appear in the school?
Yohei Mito did not hide it and said directly: "Ah! I guess we know each other! He is from the basketball team."
Hearing this, Ryota Miyagi raised his eyebrows and murmured, "Basketball team..."
Yohei Mito said to Ryota Miyagi at this time: "We were wrong just now, let's just forget it!"
Ryota Miyagi looked at Yohei Mito for a long time, then he withdrew his gaze, turned around and asked, "What's your name?"
Yohei Mito said, "My name is Yohei Mito, what's yours?"
Ryota Miyagi replied without turning his head: "My name is Ryota Miyagi."
...
Shohoku Basketball Stadium.
"Jack Carter, you are late again..."
A roar came from the basketball hall.
The owner of this voice is naturally Takenori Akagi.
Everyone seems to have gotten used to this sound.
It seems that since Jack Carter joined the team, they hear this kind of voice every day.
Kara Smith stood aside with an embarrassed look on her face.
Jack Carter scratched his ears, looking nonchalant, and said, "I haven't seen you guys being that strong even though you're on time every day!"
"What did you say? You guy..." Takenori Akagi's forehead was brimming with veins, he was ashamed and angry, his fists clenched tightly, wishing he could knock Jack Carter to the ground with one punch.
Kiminobu Kogure quickly came out to comfort him, "Alright, alright! Akagi, this isn't the first time Jack Carter has been late, wouldn't it be nice if you could come to training?"
Akagi said unhappily, "You spoil him too much, Kogure."
Kiminobu Kogure was also feeling bitter, thinking to himself, "It can't be helped! Who made him such a great basketball player? This is our trump card for the national championship."
Takenori Akagi also knows the importance of this.
He just wanted to vent his complaints and consolidate his authority as captain.
Also, although he didn't want to admit it, he had to acknowledge Jack Carter's talent.
It's such a waste for someone with such talent to be so lazy every day.
He kept thinking that if Jack Carter could train on time, perhaps he would become stronger.
By then, his dream of dominating the country will have a greater chance of being realized.
Kara Smith came to Ayako's side, and suddenly she seemed to have thought of something and exclaimed, "I remember it."
Ayako blinked her big eyes and asked curiously, "What's wrong, Kara? What did you remember?"
Kara Smith explained: "Just now, Ace and I met a person. I saw that person when I was looking up the team members' information. I think his name is Ryota Miyagi."
"You mean Miyagi! You actually ran into him? It looks like his injury should have healed," Ayako said.
While investigating the information, Kara Smith also learned more or less about Ryota Miyagi's deeds.
She said, "Senior Ayako, that Ryota Miyagi..."
Ayako seemed to understand what she meant and sighed, "That guy is indeed a headache, but he is also very reliable on the court!"
"Is that so?!" Kara Smith recalled Ryota Miyagi's height and was speechless.
Ayako then spoke up: "Since you have met him, it proves that he will be back soon. Then I will trouble you to help him develop a training plan."
"Oh! Okay." Kara Smith responded.
Kara Smith is not the kind of person who only focuses on talent.
As long as the other person has potential that can be developed, she will be willing to give advice.
...
The next day.
A person who was both familiar and unfamiliar to Jack Carter and Kara Smith came to Shohoku Basketball Hall.
The person who came was none other than Ryota Miyagi.
As soon as he entered the door, he said, "I'm back."
When the second and third graders saw him, they all greeted him.
Only the first-year students were a little timid when they saw Ryota Miyagi's fierce look.
"So... is that Miyagi?"
"He looks so fierce!"
"If we make him unhappy, will we get beaten?"
...
Hanamichi Sakuragi saw that it was Ryota Miyagi, and angrily cursed: "It's you who sneaked in, you b*****d. This is the basketball club, not a place for you to come."
Ryota Miyagi was also a little surprised and looked at Hanamichi Sakuragi and said, "So you're here too!"
He looked Hanamichi Sakuragi up and down, and then said, "Are you also from the basketball club? How could Captain Akagi allow someone like you to come in?"
"What did you say?" Hanamichi Sakuragi blushed immediately.
Not only was he ambushed and beaten up by this guy outside before, but now he is still making sarcastic remarks here.
Ryota Miyagi no longer paid attention to Hanamichi Sakuragi, but glanced around the gym, and then said, "I heard that you defeated Ryonan while I was away."
Kiminobu Kogure replied, "Yes! Thanks to Jack Carter, otherwise we would have lost miserably."
"Jack Carter..." Ryota Miyagi murmured, thinking of the man he noticed yesterday, and thought to himself: "Could it be him?"
At this time, Kiminobu Kogure said, "It's just right that you have returned to the team. Now our team is even stronger. I am more and more confident now. We will definitely be able to enter the national competition this year."
"Is that Jack Carter really as strong as you say?" Ryota Miyagi said with some disbelief.
Kiminobu Kogure chuckled, then explained: "This...I can't explain it clearly for the time being. Anyway, you will know when you meet him."
At this moment, Hanamichi Sakuragi came to Ryota Miyagi with a basketball.
The two of them stared at each other.
Ryota Miyagi said, "What? Wanna fight?"
Hanamichi Sakuragi did not respond directly. Instead, he took the basketball and began to rotate it rapidly between his legs, changing hands at such a speed that an afterimage could be seen.
He said while spinning the basketball: "I am the hope of the team."
Ryota Miyagi almost couldn't hold back his laughter after hearing that.
He looked at Hanamichi Sakuragi and said solemnly, "Do you want to compete with me?"
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