Chapter 67: The Dominating Second Half
Author: Geraint
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When Ichika returned back to the gymnasium, the second half of the game has already started and the opposite team has more larger lead.
Tokyo [21] - [74] Akita|
"What the heck!"
Nejire arrived behind him and also saw the scoreboard.
"You guys are losing badly on our team."
Ichika took off his tracksuit in hurry, showing off his jersey off the jersey that he's wearing. He passed his tracksuit to Nejire.
"Sorry, Nejire-senpai but can you hold this for a while."
"Yes..."
Ichika ran to the side of the court and asked for substitution.
The referee whistled and Ichika finally entered the court.
*Thud!*
"Ouch!"
The Captain scolded him and hit him in the head.
"Damn you, Ichika! Where have you been when we need you the most?!"
"I told you it's an urgent matter!"
"Then do you think we can win?"
Ichika confidently grinned at him.
"Of course, let's show them why we became champion!"
"Hehe... Let's do it just like we did in the past."
Ichika glanced to his other teammates and they smiled and nodded at him.
"Let's go!"
His team was in the defensive side as the opponent's point guard brought the ball and dribbling it between his legs in front of Ichika.
When he was about to drive forward when suddenly Ichika reaches for the ball.
The opponent's point guard was confident that the ball won't be reached but he was shock when someone suddenly appeared behind him and tipped the ball in his hand.
"What?"
Ichika caught the ball then he threw it to the other side of the court.
"Huh? Since when?"
The opponent team was surprised when the Captain was already on position shoot on their court.
The Captain caught the ball then he launched for 3-pt shoot on the corner.
The ball went inside the hoop without touching the ring.
"Yes! Nice pass, Ichika!"
The opponent's point guard was dribbling the ball in front of Ichika. When he noticed that someone was approaching behind him,
"Huh?"
Ichika quickly snatched the ball in his hand and threw it again on the other side where the captain was waiting for the ball.
The Captain caught the ball and shoots again from the same corner.
The ball entered the ring without a hitch.
"Haha!"
The opponent point guard got furious and glared at Ichika.
Ichika just grinned at him,
"What's wrong?"
"Tsk!"
The opponent point guard caught the ball in front of Ichika and he stared at him, watching his movements.
He dribbled the ball between his legs and when he found an opening, he quickly charged to his side.
"Got you--Huh?"
The ball was not his hand when he passed Ichika.
He was completely shock when someone is holding the ball which is not the one who's guarding him.
The ball went to the Captain and he shoots another 3-pts but this time, it's in another corner.
"How?"
Their opponent just got another points.
Tokyo [30] - [74] Akita|
Dribbling the ball again in front of Ichika but this time, it was the shooting guard.
The center raised his hand then shooting guard quickly passed the ball inside but Ichika tipped it.
Ichika caught the ball and he quickly passed the ball to the Captain.
Someone was guarding him this time but he just smiled and took a step back to the corner and shoots the ball.
"You guys are too late! I'm already fired up!"
The ball went inside the hoop.
Tokyo [33] - [74] Akita|
The opponent's point guard got back the ball but Ichika was already guarding from the half court.
"I won't let you--Huh?"
The Captain suddenly snatched the ball from his back and passed it to Ichika.
"You fell for it fool!"
Ichika stops close to the three point line and he was about shoot the ball.
The opponent point guard became desperate as he jumped to block him.
"Huh?"
He saw Ichika grinning as he also jumped but his body bumped on him and the referee whistled. The ball was launched and it went inside the hoop.
"Basket count! One throw!"
The crowd cheered from Ichika's team on the bench.
When Ichika caught the ball from the referee, he just threw it casually without form and it went inside the hoop.
The opponent point guard became downhearted, seeing Ichika guarding him again.
He quickly passed the ball to his teammates but it was easily intercepted by Ichika.
"Huh!"
The Captain caught the ball from Ichika and he went for another three in the corner.
Tokyo [40] - [74] Akita|
Tokyo's team are catching up.
The opponent team's coach asked for substitution and the team was replaced by their starters.
Ichika went towards his teammates and spoke to the Captain,
"Captain, I'm gonna go all out. Just give me enough spacing."
His teammates nodded at him.
The opponent's point guard dribbling the ball in a distance from Ichika then he threw the ball to his shooting guard.
His eyes widened, seeing Ichika intercepting the ball.
When Ichika caught the ball, the Captain on the other side of the court was heavily guarded.
Ichika smiled and drives forward.
There are two guards trying to catch up from his back.
Ichika suddenly stops and dribbled the ball in his back. He jumps and bumped again to one of his guards which is the shooting guard as he threw the ball to the hoop.
The ball just hit ring and bounced away.
The referee whistled which made the guard went pale.
"Shooting foul! Three throws!"
Ichika just casually shoots three free throws and it all went inside.
Tokyo [43] - [74] Akita|
The opponent point guard dribbled the ball from the half court and Ichika appeared in front of him.
He nervously stops and passed the ball to the small forward.
The small forward decided to charge forward as he launched a floater.
The ball hit the ring and bounced away.
Their center overpowered his guard and jumped for offensive rebound.
"Huh?"
Ichika was already above him, tipping the ball away from him.
"Ichika!"
Catching the ball from his teammate, Ichika dribbled the ball to the other side of the court.
He was being double teamed.
"Hehe."
He quickly glanced to the left side and his guard follows the direction.
"Huh?"
The ball was passed to the right side and it went to the Captain who's ready from the corner.
"This guy..."
He shoots another three again and it went inside the hoop.
Tokyo [46] - [74] Akita|
"No way."
The opponent team was shock.
The game continues until the opponent became desperate and take very risky shots which rarely works.
In front of Ichika, they were breathing heavily as the point guard passed the ball to their shooting guard.
The opponent shooting guard went for three but it bounced on the ring.
Ichika took the rebound and passed it to his Captain who stops in front of the three point line.
He shoots the ball and it swished inside the hoop.
Tokyo [80] - [86] Akita|
There's 46 seconds before the game ends.
The opponents are desperate to maintain the lead.
They tried to buy some time dribbling from the half court.
The opponent point guard threw the ball to their small forward then he passed it to the center.
The center overpowered his guard and went for the lay up.
Ichika suddenly appeared above him and slapped the ball just after it was released.
The Captain caught the ball and passed it back to Ichika who dribbled it to the half court.
Being double teamed, he just grinned and jumped back, throwing the ball without any form in one hand.
"What?!"
His guard's jaw dropped, seeing him throwing the ball without care from the mid range.
The ball bounce inside the ring several times until it went inside the hoop.
"That was a risky shot!"
The Captain scolded him.
"Haha! I'm just that confident that it will go in. Don't worry, Captain. I won't do it again."
"Focus!"
Tokyo [82] - [86] Akita|
The opponent tried to buy some time again but ball was intercepted by Ichika who went for a simple lay up.
Tokyo [84] - [86] Akita|
There's still 28 seconds left.
The made sure that they can waste the time by passing the ball around.
When the shot clock nearly expires, they tried to shoot the ball from the three point line.
Their shooting timing was completely obvious so Ichika easily block their shot.
Ichika nodded to their captain as he took the ball with three seconds left to the half court.
"Huh?"
The guards who are in a distance away from him froze when they saw Ichika stops and shots from the half court.
They watched the ball launched from a high angle and in split seconds before clock expires, the ball went smoothly inside the ring.
They were completely shock.
The referee blew the whistle, telling the end of the game.
Tokyo [87] - [86] Akita|
"Game set! Tokyo Wins!"
A loud cheer came from the bench as Ichika gave his teammates a thumbs up.
"We did it!"
"Yeah!"
Ichika opened widely his arms, waiting for his teammates jump on him.
"Ichika-kun!"
His teammates stops when a girl suddenly jumped on him.
*Bam!*
"Amazing! You really did it, Ichika-kun!"
"Nejire-senpai! Hmmmp!"
Ichika's face was being pushed down between Nejire's chest.
The Captain and his teammates became disappointed of him, seeing another girl going for him.
"I guess you're really busy with another girl."
The others agreed with their Captain.
"Isn't that Nejire-chan?"
"What is she doing with that boy?"
"Look she's smiling! What kind of sorcery did he use?!"
"What?! The Ice Queen is smiling? That's impossible!"
All the students who watched the match was making a ruckus, seeing Nejire's expression.
(To be continued.)
(A/N: I'll fix my mistakes later.)