June 25 arrived.
There would be two games at Kanagawa Gymnasium that day.
Shohoku High School vs. Murisato High School.
Ryonan High School vs. Kainan University Affiliated.
These two games would settle everything, determining the top three spots in the Kanagawa Prefectural Tournament.
At present, Shohoku, Ryonan, and Kainan were undoubtedly the favorites in everyone's eyes.
As for Murisato, it was somewhat awkward to talk about. Among the four powerhouse teams, Murisato was the one nobody favored.
Thinking back to their game against Ryonan, Murisato had suffered a crushing defeat by a hundred points. Such a lopsided score was enough to show the vast difference in strength between the two teams.
What was more, Ryonan had lost to Shohoku in a practice game, while Shohoku had defeated Kainan earlier.
As a result, support for Shohoku to take first place in the Prefectural Tournament had soared. For a time, everyone believed that first place would undoubtedly belong to Shohoku.
As for second place, most people believed it would go to either Ryonan or Kainan.
The two games that day began simultaneously, just as before.
Once the news spread, aside from Shohoku's die-hard fans, who held their ground and were determined to watch Shohoku's game, most of the players from the school basketball teams, the spectators, and even the reporters all flocked to the venue for the Ryonan-Kainan showdown.
Qing Junce and Shimizu Kanon were naturally among them.
The venue for the Ryonan-Kainan game was packed, with people everywhere and not a single empty seat.
The moment Qing Junce and Shimizu Kanon stepped inside, they attracted countless gazes.
Whispers instantly rose from the crowd, and quite a few people recognized them at a glance.
"That's..."
"Qing Junce from Shohoku High School."
"Why is he here? Shouldn't Shohoku be playing Murisato right now?"