Qing Junce Is About to Debut

Time flowed by.

Outside the gymnasium of Kanagawa.

Qing Junce and Shimizu Kanon finally arrived.

"We finally made it, A-Ce, hurry up!" Shimizu Kanon let out a sigh of relief, saying anxiously.

Qing Junce said impatiently, "Ah! I know."

Shimizu Kanon glanced at the time on her watch, saying with some worry, "I wonder how the game is going now."

The two of them jogged all the way and finally arrived at the stadium.

As soon as they walked out from the players' tunnel, they saw Shohoku making substitutions.

Shimizu Kanon immediately looked at the electronic scoreboard.

Shohoku 10 to 32 Miuradai.

Seeing the score, Shimizu Kanon was shocked. "How is this possible? They're already trailing by more than 20 points."

Qing Junce also saw the current score.

However, he didn't take the score seriously.

It was only 20-something points; they could catch up in minutes.

More importantly, was Miuradai really that strong?

He looked at Kogure Kiminobu and the others, who were covered in sweat, and then at Rukawa Kaede and the others, who exuded a fierce aura, and immediately understood.

"Is it because they haven't played before?" Qing Junce already had an answer in his mind.

"Coach Anzai..." Shimizu Kanon pulled Qing Junce to Coach Anzai.

She bowed apologetically. "I'm truly sorry, Coach Anzai, we're late."

Ho ho ho ho...

Coach Anzai chuckled, looked at Shimizu Kanon, then at Qing Junce, and then slowly said, "It's good that you're here. Let's watch the game first!"

Shimizu Kanon and Qing Junce found seats.

Ayako saw Shimizu Kanon and immediately greeted her, "You guys are finally here! I thought you'd be like last time and only arrive in the second half!"

Shimizu Kanon was very embarrassed. "I'm really sorry."

Ayako waved her hand. "No need to guess, I know it's not your fault."

Saying that, she looked at Qing Junce, who showed no signs of guilt, standing nearby. "Qing Junce, we're trailing Miuradai by so many points right now, don't you have anything to say?"

Qing Junce glanced at Ayako and said dismissively, "It wasn't me who let the team fall behind by 20 points, so there's nothing to say."

As soon as he said that, Kogure Kiminobu and the others, who had just been substituted out, lowered their heads guiltily.

"A-Ce..." Shimizu Kanon saw this and immediately spoke up to remind him.

Ayako also put her hand to her forehead. "I really don't know what to do with you."

Shohoku's substitution list is as follows:

Small Forward, #11, Rukawa Kaede, 1st year.

Power Forward, #10, Sakuragi Hanamichi, 1st year.

Point Guard, #7, Miyagi Ryota, 2nd year.

Shooting Guard, #14, Mitsui Hisashi, 3rd year.

The Ryonan group on the second floor became spirited when they saw Shohoku's substitutions.

Aida Kenichi looked at the two players who had just come onto the court and said excitedly, "Rukawa Kaede and Sakuragi Hanamichi are finally playing. Huh? That's strange, who are those two people?"

He shifted his gaze to Mitsui Hisashi and Miyagi Ryota, who had been substituted in, and then compared them with the notebook in his hand. "Why aren't these two people in my data files?"

At this moment, Ikegami Ryoji looked at Miyagi Ryota, who was wearing Shohoku's #7 jersey, and exclaimed, "That person is, isn't he the guard Miyagi?"

Uozumi asked in confusion, "Why didn't he play last time?"

"Which one is it?" Aida Kenichi pressed.

Koshino Hiroaki prompted, "The smaller one, the one with the #7 jersey."

"Miyagi!" Aida Kenichi murmured.

Suddenly, his eyes seemed to catch something, and he immediately looked towards Shohoku's bench.

When he saw Qing Junce, he suddenly shouted, "Ah, there he is, it's Qing Junce."

His shout completely attracted the attention of the Ryonan group.

The Ryonan members all turned their gazes towards Shohoku's bench.

When they saw Qing Junce, who was leisurely and unhurriedly, appearing on Shohoku's bench at some unknown time, the faces of the Ryonan group changed.

"That guy..." Uozumi said, a vein throbbing on his forehead.

Koshino Hiroaki quipped, "He still looks so relaxed!"

Ikegami Ryoji guessed, "I wonder if he'll play today?"

At this point, 12 minutes had passed in the first half.

After the game resumed, the situation immediately changed.

First, Miyagi Ryota launched a fast break right at the start.

He broke through the opposing point guard's defense and drove straight to the Ryonan basket.

Seeing this, Murasame Kengo immediately swarmed him, blocking Miyagi Ryota's path ahead of time.

Miyagi Ryota saw this, then slammed the basketball onto the floor, bouncing it directly into the hands of Akagi Takenori, who had just caught up.

Ryonan's basket was wide open.

Akagi Takenori, without breaking a sweat, jumped and executed a one-handed dunk.

CRASH...

A loud noise.

Akagi Takenori successfully dunked.

Shohoku 12 to Ryonan 32.

Offense and defense switched.

Ryonan counter-attacked.

Ryonan's point guard wanted to slow down the tempo.

But after only a few steps, he was immediately stripped of the ball by Miyagi Ryota, who had closed in.

Without any hesitation, Miyagi Ryota immediately dribbled the ball forward.

In front of the three-point line, he was blocked by the opposing shooting guard.

Miyagi Ryota looked straight ahead, but his hands didn't stop moving.

He directly moved the basketball behind him, passing it from behind to Mitsui Hisashi, who appeared on the side in time.

After receiving the ball, Mitsui Hisashi immediately jumped in place, raised the basketball, and aimed at Ryonan's basket.

Before anyone else from Ryonan could react, he shot the ball.

The basketball drew an extremely beautiful arc in mid-air, and finally, with a swish, it fell into the basket.

Mitsui Hisashi's shooting form had a unique aesthetic.

In the stands.

Uozumi of Ryonan saw Mitsui Hisashi's shot and immediately stood up from his seat, exclaiming, "No mistake, that's Mitsui Hisashi from Takeishi Middle School."

Mitsui Hisashi?

The first and second-year players from Ryonan were not familiar with this name.

Uozumi explained with a slight frown, "That number 14, he's Mitsui Hisashi, the former Middle School MVP."

Middle School MVP?

Everyone from Ryonan was shocked to hear this.

Being able to win the Middle School MVP meant he was definitely not a simple person.

At least on the level of Rukawa Kaede and Sendoh.

Koshino Hiroaki also spoke up at this moment, "And that number 7, he's the shooting guard known as 'Lightning Speed,' Miyagi Ryota."

Aida Kenichi looked at the new players on the court below. "The Middle School MVP and the point guard Miyagi Ryota, I didn't even know about them."

Uozumi frowned and thought to himself, "Akagi, Rukawa Kaede, Miyagi, Mitsui Hisashi."

He then shifted his gaze to Qing Junce, who was dozing on the Shohoku bench. "And Qing Junce. Just that one guy is already difficult to deal with. Shohoku's strength has improved by more than one level."

On the court.

The game continued.

Shohoku's lagging score began to gradually catch up with Miyagi Ryota's coordination.

17 to 32.

25 to 36.

27 to 38.

By now, the score between the two sides had reached 33 to 42.

Shohoku, who had been trailing by over 20 points, had now closed the gap to a single digit, just 9 points behind.

Everyone in the stadium, except for Ryonan, found it incredible.

Click...

Click...

Click...

Aida Yayoi continuously took photos with her camera, capturing the moments of Shohoku's spectacular plays.

She remarked with some surprise, "I never imagined Shohoku would change so much. With Rukawa Kaede, Mitsui Hisashi, and Miyagi Ryota, Shohoku is no longer just Akagi's one-man team."

Suddenly, she remembered a previous rumor.

Shohoku had another player whose skill surpassed Rukawa Kaede.

Her eyes scanned the area, finally settling on Shohoku's bench.

"Did this person just appear?" Aida Yayoi noticed Qing Junce. "Could it be that he is the one...?"

Seeing Qing Junce's drowsy appearance, he didn't look like it at all.

Aida Yayoi shook her head. "It probably isn't him!"

Beep...

Just then, a whistle drew everyone's attention.

The referee pointed at Sakuragi Hanamichi and said, "Shohoku number 10, defensive foul."

"Ah..." Sakuragi Hanamichi looked at the Miuradai player he had knocked down, feeling a bit lost. "I didn't do it on purpose! He ran into me himself."

However, no one was paying attention to him at this point.

The referee signaled him to raise his hand.

Helplessly, Sakuragi Hanamichi obediently raised his hand.

But what no one expected was...

Not long after, another whistle stopped the game.

The referee once again pointed at Sakuragi Hanamichi. "Shohoku number 10, offensive foul."

Watching Sakuragi Hanamichi on the court, everyone was dumbfounded.

This guy had committed two fouls in under a minute.

How did he even manage that?

What was even more unexpected was that this wasn't Sakuragi Hanamichi's final record.

Just after the penalty was called on Sakuragi Hanamichi.

The game had barely resumed for a few seconds when another whistle blew.

This time, everyone instinctively and in unison looked towards Sakuragi Hanamichi.

As expected, Sakuragi Hanamichi did not disappoint them.

The referee's voice rang out again. "Shohoku number 10, defensive foul."

At this point, Sakuragi Hanamichi could no longer stand it and went directly to the referee to argue, "Are you doing this on purpose?"

"What did you say?" The referee's expression turned stern.

The Shohoku members, hearing Sakuragi Hanamichi's words, immediately sensed trouble.

Sakuragi Hanamichi continued pointing at the referee, "You must be in cahoots with Miuradai, right, you scoundrel."

Akagi Takenori quickly walked over and directly punched Sakuragi Hanamichi on the head. "Behave yourself."

Although Akagi Takenori intervened, it was too late.

The referee immediately blew his whistle again, pointing at Sakuragi and announcing, "Shohoku number 10, technical foul."

Boom...

It was like another thunderclap striking the heads of the Shohoku team.

Everyone felt like the world was unreal.

Good grief, 4 fouls in a row within a minute.

This was a first in history.

Seeing this, Coach Anzai immediately said, "Qing Junce, start warming up!"

Upon hearing this, Qing Junce didn't say a word and stood up.

He looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi on the court and marveled.

In a way, this guy was truly unmatched.

Beep...

Shohoku requests a substitution.

When Qing Junce stepped forward.

Everyone from Ryonan turned their gaze.

Even the Shohoku team members looked over.

For some reason.

The audience suddenly felt a strange shift in the atmosphere on the court, but they couldn't quite pinpoint why.

"He's finally entering the game!" Sendoh narrowed his eyes upon seeing this.

Aida Yayoi, who had always been sensitive to basketball, also noticed the unusual atmosphere.

She stared at Qing Junce, who was about to enter the game, and murmured, "The atmosphere has changed. Is it because of him?"