I had to admit that aside from their bad temperaments, these people were pretty good at basketball.
They were also quite tall, most of them around 1.80 meters. Their leader, Nofu, was even taller than 1.85 meters.
Such height was rare in middle school. Even without support from thugs at other schools, Nofu Taro would have had no trouble fitting in at Metasequoia Middle School. Because of that, even the third-year boss did not dare ask Nofu to be the big brother.
As the group trained on the basketball court, the place gradually became lively, with the constant sound of balls thudding against the ground.
"Qingming Daoshan, why aren't you training?"
Sakurai shouted at the sleazy-looking guy waiting beside Nofu Taro, then turned to Nofu Taro and continued sternly:
"And you, Nofu Taro! As captain of the school basketball team, why aren't you training?!"
"Teacher, I twisted my ankle and can't practice. You can't make me keep training. If it gets worse, I might not even be able to take part in the basketball game the day after tomorrow."
Nofu Taro replied to Miaomiao with a casual smile.
"And you, Qingming Daoshan? Don't tell me you twisted your ankle too?"
Sakurai naturally did not believe Nofu Taro's story, but there was nothing he could do about it. Still, for the sake of his dignity as a teacher, he could only make the demand so sternly. The students gave him face as well, allowing him to back down and leave. Although he looked stern on the surface, he did not feel much of anything inside.
That was the general atmosphere at this school. As long as the students had the courage to face things, they could get by through studying or basketball. The stubborn delinquent students gave their teachers face, and