Ryonan!
Ryonan!
Ryonan!
Aiwa Gakuin's fans were not to be outdone. "Sendoh!"
"Sendoh!"
Sendoh's popularity was just as immense. When his name rang out, the stands were filled with the shrieks of countless girls.
"Aiwa Star!"
"Aiwa Star!"
"Aiwa Star!" The arena instantly erupted into a sea of fervent cheers. Colorful cheering banners waved through the air, cameras flashed with clicking shutters, and reporters hurried to capture the moment both teams took the court, afraid of missing a single detail.
Shendai Liufei held up her camera, her lens tightly following Chi Tong's figure as her finger pressed the shutter without pause.
Ryonan and Aiwa Gakuin's players exchanged a glance from across the court, then slowly headed toward their respective benches amid the cheers.
The game between Ryonan and Aiwa Gakuin was about to begin at Court 3 of Hiroshima Central Gymnasium's Basketball Gym. Both teams had finished their pregame warm-ups, and at the referee's signal, the starters from both sides walked to the center circle and took their positions.
The audience immediately fell silent, every gaze focused on the center circle as they quietly awaited the start of the game.
Ryonan's starting lineup: center Yu Zhu, No. 5, a third-year; small forward Sento, No. 7, a second-year; power forward Fukuda Kicchou, No. 13, a second-year; shooting guard Yueye Hongming, No. 8, a second-year; and point guard Chi Tong, No. 4, a first-year. Their captain was Ai He.
Aiwa Gakuin's starting lineup: center Xiaoquan Chun, No. 8, a second-year; power forward Nakajima Tsugito, No. 5, a third-year; shooting guard Lei Tian Zhenglun, No. 6, a third-year; shooting guard Zhu Xingda, No. 4, a third-year; and point guard Long Zeduo, No. 12, a first-year captain. Yu Zhu and Xiaoquan Chun stared at each other without a word.
The difference in their heights