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Volume 2 is almost done as Chapter 23 will be posted tonight. Chapter 24 will be on Wednesday, November 29 and Special Chapter 2 will be on Friday, December 1. While I was stuck on Chapter 25, I was planning to add new characters that will be representing Orange and Fuchsia, Innocent Charm and Team Aurora as they will be appeared on Chapter 25 while the members of Ginga’s Pupils will be appeared on Chapter 27. Apparently, I will be keeping an eye on the plans and ideas to do and then, I will update it once the new chapters are done. So, here is Chapter 23 and it is the second part of The Family of Blue Stars. Enjoy!:)
Akiko, Ran and Risa were together to play in a basketball game every time after the class and they won against some of their friends. Later, in an encounter between Akiko and her team against Team Nagasaki, Akiko finally powers up as she uses her new signature move Dazzling Gleam. Later, Team Blue and Yellow and Team Takeda returns as the afternoon activities will be started. It seems that Akiko finally performs her new move after she and her team won the match against Team Nagasaki and she is finally waited to play alongside Michiko and her teammates at the Hasegawa Cup. On the other hand, the Dazzled Hearts have their new members including Hideki Eda and Kōsuke Hasegawa. Also, a practice match between Dazzled Hearts and Team Blue and Yellow happened to see who the best big man is: Hideki Eda or Hiroto Makara.
On the next day, Team Miyazaki and Team Nagasaki play in a three-on-three match. Both teams have tied the game at 11 with one minute remaining.
“You can do it, Akiko!” said Tomoka.
“Go, Team Nagasaki!” said the members of Team Nagasaki.
Akiko currently holds the ball as she catches it from her teammate Satsuki Ōkuma. Natsuki Sakura and Satsuki Ōkuma were from section 6-B and they will be going to remain in Keishin rather than transferring. Akiko would do the jump shot and the ball drives in to the basket. Akiko’s team regains the lead by 2.
“It’s not over yet, team! Let’s finish this once and for all!” said Risa.
“Okay!” said Ran and Atsuko.
“Wow! Your friends are doing well since the intramurals” said Airi.
“Of course, Airi. Like Tomoka’s classmates, they are very good in cooking and in basketball. They most likely to play and while exhausting, they recharged” said Saki.
“I think they are very intelligent with their basketball skills since they found something since you let them use the Ice Age” said Airi.
“Oh, Airi, I trained them to have the shooting skills and defensive skills improve. Also, Ice Age is only what you see directions, but to aim high with the range of shooting” said Saki.
“Yeah, Saki. I’m probably gonna wait to see play for the Hasegawa Cup” said Airi.
“Indeed” said Saki.
Atsuko passes the ball to Risa as Risa would move past Satsuki and Natsuki. Risa would do the hook shot to tie the game once again. It seems that Risa and Akiko were stronger as expected like Naoko and Kanae.
“Akiko seems to be happy with her new skill, but still she need to finish the game with one last shot” said Maho.
“Of course, Maho. I would expect to see a match between the two teams in the tournament” said Tomoka.
“Tomoka, I believe that the boys’ tournament will have at least 6 teams and also, since Team Kikuchi will be with us to affiliate, they will bring my boys today” said Natsuhi.
“That’s great! I wonder who will come” said Tomoka.
“Well, my classmates are confirmed to play for Team Kikuchi and I would expect a union between our team and Team Kikuchi” said Natsuhi.
“That’s going to make Team Kikuchi favorites to win the tournament. Nice thinking what you have for our classmates, Natsuhi” said Tomoka.
“Hey! I think it’s almost over and Akiko is awaiting to finish the game with the Dazzling Gleam again. She scores all of it” said Natsuhi.
“Whoa! You’re kidding, Natsuhi?” said Maho.
“Of course!” said Natsuhi.
With only ten seconds remaining, Akiko needs to finish the game by shooting the floater. She would do that, but Risa blocks the shot and the game is over with both teams tie the game.
The whistle was heard, and the score was tied at 13. Both teams were exhausted, and Akiko and Risa were using their towels to remove the sweat they have.
“Tomoka! Saki! Do you think you can extend the game for three minutes?” asked Akiko.
“Okay!” said Saki and Tomoka.
“Hinata! Say to Subaru that we should extend this game” said Saki.
“You got it!” said Hinata. She would ask Subaru to extend the game. “Subaru, can you extend the game for three minutes?”
“Okay! The game is extended in three minutes” said Subaru.
“Wow! The game is not over yet and since they’re tired already, we don’t know who will walk away as the winners of this game” said Maho.
“Thanks, Subaru!” said Saki.
“Alright, we will have a five-minute break before the game is back in action” said Tomoka.
“Okay!” said the members of Team Miyazaki and Team Nagasaki.
Meanwhile, Team Blue and Yellow is back after a day off and it seems that they are in the garden, waiting to see the other teams to come. The game is ongoing and the members of Team Blue and Yellow would watch the game as well. Team Takeda and Team Gotō aren’t here yet. They will be here later afternoon.
Team Blue and Yellow: Composed of three teams
Team Sugisaki: Naoko Sugisaki, Kyōsuke Fumizaki, Asumi Ishida, Haruyo Kusaka, Tarō Matsuba, Saori Minagawa, Kishō Ogata, Hiroshi Yamanaka and Miori Misawa
Team Kikuchi: Daisuke Kikuchi, Tsutomu Fukada, Yoshinori Toshima, Akitsugu Wakui, Hiroto Makara, Ryūichi Kitajō and Hideo Akiyama
Team Minato: Kanae Hashimoto, Kazumi Tanaka and Yukari Uchida
“I hope you are all here to watch an exhibition game. By the way, you found new members too!” said Maho.
“Yep. This is Hiroto Makara, Ryūichi Kitajō and Hideo Akiyama. They’re from section 6-D and they’re going to stay in Keishin for middle school” said Daisuke.
“Since we have our boys’ team completed, now we’re going to compete for the tournament” said Kyōsuke.
“That’s great! I think you are all cleared to compete for the boys’ tournament. I will be glad to see playing in the tournament. Of course, since five players are enough to create a team” said Maho.
“I hope that we’re going to have our practice game on Saturday before the qualifiers on Monday” said Kishō.
“I would tell you, Maho. Since the six of us will be playing for the tournament, Daisuke will be coaching while Tsutomu, Yoshinori and Akitsugu will play as well. It will be fun to watch us winning” said Kyōsuke.
“Oh, I would glad to face off against our team” said Hinata.
“The fifth graders? Well, I believe that they are Mimi’s friends and I hope they’ll find some new members” said Kyōsuke.
“Yeah” said Hinata.
“What would your plan to win, Hiroto?” asked Kyōsuke.
“I will show the opponents our style of shooting with one hand” said Hiroto.
“See, Maho. These new members are ready!” said Kyōsuke.
“That’s great! Hey, I think the game is about to resume. So, we’ll see what happens in overtime” said Maho.
Team Miyazaki and Team Nagasaki were back in the court as the extra time begins with Akiko defending the ball against Risa. Akiko then passes the ball to Natsuki. Natsuki never score for her team since Akiko scores all of them. She would shoot the ball on Ran and the ball drives in to the basket. Team Miyazaki finally have another player to score and the score is now 15-13.
“They did it! I think Akiko’s teammates finally got an improvement. Akiko needs her teammates to shoot” said Tomoka.
“I guess Team Miyazaki gains the lead since the overtime begin” said Maho.
“These players are most likely to step up for Family of Angels” said Tomoka.
“Yep” said Maho.
Ran passes the ball to Atsuko and the latter moves past Natsuki and she tried to tie the game. But the ball bounces off and Natsuki gets the rebound, bringing her team a chance to score another point. Natsuki passes the ball to Satsuki. She would shoot the ball and the ball enters to the basket, allowing Team Miyazaki to lead by four points.
“Wow! They proved them to be stronger than them” said Saki.
“I think Akiko’s teammates are stepping up. I wish Michiko and Jun will see her performance, but they aren’t here yet” said Tomoka.
“We should have a twenty-minute break once the game is over” said Saki.
“Oh, yeah. That way, they will cool off from the game” said Tomoka.
“Exactly!” said Saki.
Atsuko passes the ball to Risa as she was defended by Akiko. Akiko tries to steal the ball, but Risa made the crossover move as she turned away from Akiko. She would move out of the other players and shoots with the hook shot. The shot was good and the Team Nagasaki cuts Team Miyazaki’s lead to 2.
“Probably Team Nagasaki still gets points, trying to make a comeback” said Airi.
“They won’t give up. We’ll win this game!” said Risa.
“That’s what she says to her teammates” said Saki.
“Well, I guess we’ll see if they will able to regain the lead” said Airi.
“Definitely Team Miyazaki won’t stand a chance to beat Risa and her teammates” said Saki.
Natsuki would try to get past Ran by doing the euro step move and goes the pick and roll action as she tries to convert a jump shot, but the shot was missed, and Ran gets the rebound. Then, she goes the fast break.
“Catch, Risa!” said Ran as she throws the ball.
“There goes my fastbreak secret” said Maho. Risa would get the ball from Ran.
“Thanks!” said Risa as she now dribbles the ball.
Risa would do the hook shot to score for her team and the game is tied at 15. The game is about to be over with one minute remaining.
“Come on, Akiko! You should show your pride” said Tomoka.
“Okay!” said Akiko as she turns to her teammates to nod to each other.
“Risa! Ran! Atsuko! Watch those moves!” said Saki.
“Okay!” said Risa, Ran and Atsuko.
The game continues to Satsuki now dribbles the ball and then she does the turnaround move where she forces Atsuko to immobilize. Then, Satsuki was guarded by Risa and Ran.
“Oh, no! I need an opening!” said Satsuki.
“Here, Satsuki!” said Akiko.
“But I can’t. I need to do something” said Satsuki.
“Okay! Just try not to miss the shot when you do it” said Akiko.
“Right!” said Satsuki.
Satsuki steps back to shoot the ball using the three-point shot as closes her eyes while doing it. The ball would drive in to the basket and Team Miyazaki scores three points to regain their lead.
“Yes! I made it, Akiko! I did a three-point shot while closing my eyes” said Satsuki.
“That’s nice! Now we have a three-point lead, there’s no chance to make Team Nagaski a three-point shot back” said Akiko.
“Yeah!” said Satsuki and Natsuki.
“I think the game is about to be over with Akiko’s team going to win” said Hinata.
“Yep. I’m glad to see my friends getting momentum in the last minute” said Tomoka.
“Of course! Akiko, Natsuki and Satsuki have maintained their game in the intramural competition while we’re resting. It means that their stamina and speed never run out in her team this time” said Saki.
“Whoa, that explanation seems to be the point that Akiko uses stamina to run faster as she could” said Tomoka.
“Yes, of course!” said Saki.
Ran passes the ball to Atsuko as Atsuko was defended by Satsuki. Satsuki tries to steal the ball to seal the game with a shot, but she and Ran would move back to prevent Ran from shooting at one range. Ran passes the ball to Risa and Satsuki tries to steal it. The ball now belongs to Risa as she shoots the ball with a three and the ball drives in to the basket and the score was tied once again. With fifteen seconds left, Team Miyazaki needs to win the game with either two or three points.
“They narrow down to one last possession!” said Maho.
“I think Team Miyazaki needs a miracle to win this game” said Tomoka.
“I suspect Akiko will use her stamina again while her teammates will use her speed like a fastbreak” said Saki.
“Yeah. Akiko will surely need this one” said Tomoka.
“Go Akiko! You can do it!” said Katsuei Kōno, Asami Nakagawa, Miki Akizuki, Kōichi Aoyama and Mito Azaki.
Satsuki passes the ball to Natsuki, then Natsuki moves out of Atsuko and reaches to the key. She passes the ball to Akiko as she and Risa face each other. With the time is running out, Akiko faces fate whether her team will win or lose.
“I have to win the game by shooting the hook shot and once the dust is clear, we’ll win” said Akiko as she goes to shoot the ball over Risa. The ball would drive in to the basket as the game-winning shot was counted in a last second. Team Miyazaki wins the game.
“We made it!” said Akiko as she was tried and exhausted. “We won.”
“Yeah!” said Natsuki and Satsuki as Katsuei Kōno, Asami Nakagawa, Miki Akizuki, Kōichi Aoyama and Mito Azaki went Akiko, Natsuko and Satsuki as they celebrated their team’s win over Team Nagasaki.
“I believe that you did the right shot at the end of the game, Akiko. But I was shocked that you made that shot and I was unfazed. What a great game, Akiko. You showed everything you have since we play each other for the first time” said Risa.
“Risa, I never been play in the varsity team since I’m a cycling expert, but I never got into this game since I played at the intramurals” said Akiko.
“You’re a brave girl, Akiko. I will be pleased with your efforts. I accepted defect” said Risa.
“Yeah, I have no faith in you since you did a great job in defending me many times” said Akiko.
“Yep. Let’s meet again, Akiko” said Risa.
“Okay!” said Akiko. Risa and Akiko would shake their hands to each other as a symbol of sportsmanship. It looks like Team Miyazaki’s true form was completed and the Family of Angels wanted to see Team Miyazaki a big group. Hopefully, they will see them later on as Tomoka calls everyone a twenty-minute break.
Later, Team Hosoya is back in the mansion as Team Katayama reunites with them at the garden. Team Katayama must have left the game to see their counterparts of Team Purple.
“I’m so glad that we’re seeing each other again” said Himeko.
“Yes, Himeko. Our parents have decided to give us freedom to visit the resort hotel after we stayed at the hotel for a few days” said Ichiro.
“So, what’s the news, Himeko?” asked Sōichi.
“Today’s the gathering of the teams for the Hasegawa Cup. All of us will represent for Team Purple and the Bravehearts Group” said Himeko.
“Oh, I believe that we’re representing Team Purple at the Hasegawa Cup and since we’re varsity members of the team, we’ll automatically play for the tournament” said Toshiya.
“That’s right, Toshiya” said Mizuko.
“So, what are doing here right now, Himeko?” asked Sōichi.
“We’re watching the game between Akiko’s team and Risa’s team. When the game is about to be over, I saw you at the garden waving hands to see us” said Himeko.
“Well, we greeted you to say hi while the game is on” said Ichiro.
“I see. Then, let’s buy some drinks at the Recreational Center” said Himeko.
“Yeah!” said the members of Team Purple.
Part 2 will be on the next post.
Akiko, Ran and Risa were together to play in a basketball game every time after the class and they won against some of their friends. Later, in an encounter between Akiko and her team against Team Nagasaki, Akiko finally powers up as she uses her new signature move Dazzling Gleam. Later, Team Blue and Yellow and Team Takeda returns as the afternoon activities will be started. It seems that Akiko finally performs her new move after she and her team won the match against Team Nagasaki and she is finally waited to play alongside Michiko and her teammates at the Hasegawa Cup. On the other hand, the Dazzled Hearts have their new members including Hideki Eda and Kōsuke Hasegawa. Also, a practice match between Dazzled Hearts and Team Blue and Yellow happened to see who the best big man is: Hideki Eda or Hiroto Makara.
VOLUME 2: “FRIENDS AND RELATIONS”
CHAPTER 23: “THE FAMILY OF BLUE STARS” (PART 2)
CHAPTER 23: “THE FAMILY OF BLUE STARS” (PART 2)
On the next day, Team Miyazaki and Team Nagasaki play in a three-on-three match. Both teams have tied the game at 11 with one minute remaining.
“You can do it, Akiko!” said Tomoka.
“Go, Team Nagasaki!” said the members of Team Nagasaki.
Akiko currently holds the ball as she catches it from her teammate Satsuki Ōkuma. Natsuki Sakura and Satsuki Ōkuma were from section 6-B and they will be going to remain in Keishin rather than transferring. Akiko would do the jump shot and the ball drives in to the basket. Akiko’s team regains the lead by 2.
“It’s not over yet, team! Let’s finish this once and for all!” said Risa.
“Okay!” said Ran and Atsuko.
“Wow! Your friends are doing well since the intramurals” said Airi.
“Of course, Airi. Like Tomoka’s classmates, they are very good in cooking and in basketball. They most likely to play and while exhausting, they recharged” said Saki.
“I think they are very intelligent with their basketball skills since they found something since you let them use the Ice Age” said Airi.
“Oh, Airi, I trained them to have the shooting skills and defensive skills improve. Also, Ice Age is only what you see directions, but to aim high with the range of shooting” said Saki.
“Yeah, Saki. I’m probably gonna wait to see play for the Hasegawa Cup” said Airi.
“Indeed” said Saki.
Atsuko passes the ball to Risa as Risa would move past Satsuki and Natsuki. Risa would do the hook shot to tie the game once again. It seems that Risa and Akiko were stronger as expected like Naoko and Kanae.
“Akiko seems to be happy with her new skill, but still she need to finish the game with one last shot” said Maho.
“Of course, Maho. I would expect to see a match between the two teams in the tournament” said Tomoka.
“Tomoka, I believe that the boys’ tournament will have at least 6 teams and also, since Team Kikuchi will be with us to affiliate, they will bring my boys today” said Natsuhi.
“That’s great! I wonder who will come” said Tomoka.
“Well, my classmates are confirmed to play for Team Kikuchi and I would expect a union between our team and Team Kikuchi” said Natsuhi.
“That’s going to make Team Kikuchi favorites to win the tournament. Nice thinking what you have for our classmates, Natsuhi” said Tomoka.
“Hey! I think it’s almost over and Akiko is awaiting to finish the game with the Dazzling Gleam again. She scores all of it” said Natsuhi.
“Whoa! You’re kidding, Natsuhi?” said Maho.
“Of course!” said Natsuhi.
With only ten seconds remaining, Akiko needs to finish the game by shooting the floater. She would do that, but Risa blocks the shot and the game is over with both teams tie the game.
The whistle was heard, and the score was tied at 13. Both teams were exhausted, and Akiko and Risa were using their towels to remove the sweat they have.
“Tomoka! Saki! Do you think you can extend the game for three minutes?” asked Akiko.
“Okay!” said Saki and Tomoka.
“Hinata! Say to Subaru that we should extend this game” said Saki.
“You got it!” said Hinata. She would ask Subaru to extend the game. “Subaru, can you extend the game for three minutes?”
“Okay! The game is extended in three minutes” said Subaru.
“Wow! The game is not over yet and since they’re tired already, we don’t know who will walk away as the winners of this game” said Maho.
“Thanks, Subaru!” said Saki.
“Alright, we will have a five-minute break before the game is back in action” said Tomoka.
“Okay!” said the members of Team Miyazaki and Team Nagasaki.
Meanwhile, Team Blue and Yellow is back after a day off and it seems that they are in the garden, waiting to see the other teams to come. The game is ongoing and the members of Team Blue and Yellow would watch the game as well. Team Takeda and Team Gotō aren’t here yet. They will be here later afternoon.
Team Blue and Yellow: Composed of three teams
Team Sugisaki: Naoko Sugisaki, Kyōsuke Fumizaki, Asumi Ishida, Haruyo Kusaka, Tarō Matsuba, Saori Minagawa, Kishō Ogata, Hiroshi Yamanaka and Miori Misawa
Team Kikuchi: Daisuke Kikuchi, Tsutomu Fukada, Yoshinori Toshima, Akitsugu Wakui, Hiroto Makara, Ryūichi Kitajō and Hideo Akiyama
Team Minato: Kanae Hashimoto, Kazumi Tanaka and Yukari Uchida
“I hope you are all here to watch an exhibition game. By the way, you found new members too!” said Maho.
“Yep. This is Hiroto Makara, Ryūichi Kitajō and Hideo Akiyama. They’re from section 6-D and they’re going to stay in Keishin for middle school” said Daisuke.
“Since we have our boys’ team completed, now we’re going to compete for the tournament” said Kyōsuke.
“That’s great! I think you are all cleared to compete for the boys’ tournament. I will be glad to see playing in the tournament. Of course, since five players are enough to create a team” said Maho.
“I hope that we’re going to have our practice game on Saturday before the qualifiers on Monday” said Kishō.
“I would tell you, Maho. Since the six of us will be playing for the tournament, Daisuke will be coaching while Tsutomu, Yoshinori and Akitsugu will play as well. It will be fun to watch us winning” said Kyōsuke.
“Oh, I would glad to face off against our team” said Hinata.
“The fifth graders? Well, I believe that they are Mimi’s friends and I hope they’ll find some new members” said Kyōsuke.
“Yeah” said Hinata.
“What would your plan to win, Hiroto?” asked Kyōsuke.
“I will show the opponents our style of shooting with one hand” said Hiroto.
“See, Maho. These new members are ready!” said Kyōsuke.
“That’s great! Hey, I think the game is about to resume. So, we’ll see what happens in overtime” said Maho.
Team Miyazaki and Team Nagasaki were back in the court as the extra time begins with Akiko defending the ball against Risa. Akiko then passes the ball to Natsuki. Natsuki never score for her team since Akiko scores all of them. She would shoot the ball on Ran and the ball drives in to the basket. Team Miyazaki finally have another player to score and the score is now 15-13.
“They did it! I think Akiko’s teammates finally got an improvement. Akiko needs her teammates to shoot” said Tomoka.
“I guess Team Miyazaki gains the lead since the overtime begin” said Maho.
“These players are most likely to step up for Family of Angels” said Tomoka.
“Yep” said Maho.
Ran passes the ball to Atsuko and the latter moves past Natsuki and she tried to tie the game. But the ball bounces off and Natsuki gets the rebound, bringing her team a chance to score another point. Natsuki passes the ball to Satsuki. She would shoot the ball and the ball enters to the basket, allowing Team Miyazaki to lead by four points.
“Wow! They proved them to be stronger than them” said Saki.
“I think Akiko’s teammates are stepping up. I wish Michiko and Jun will see her performance, but they aren’t here yet” said Tomoka.
“We should have a twenty-minute break once the game is over” said Saki.
“Oh, yeah. That way, they will cool off from the game” said Tomoka.
“Exactly!” said Saki.
Atsuko passes the ball to Risa as she was defended by Akiko. Akiko tries to steal the ball, but Risa made the crossover move as she turned away from Akiko. She would move out of the other players and shoots with the hook shot. The shot was good and the Team Nagasaki cuts Team Miyazaki’s lead to 2.
“Probably Team Nagasaki still gets points, trying to make a comeback” said Airi.
“They won’t give up. We’ll win this game!” said Risa.
“That’s what she says to her teammates” said Saki.
“Well, I guess we’ll see if they will able to regain the lead” said Airi.
“Definitely Team Miyazaki won’t stand a chance to beat Risa and her teammates” said Saki.
Natsuki would try to get past Ran by doing the euro step move and goes the pick and roll action as she tries to convert a jump shot, but the shot was missed, and Ran gets the rebound. Then, she goes the fast break.
“Catch, Risa!” said Ran as she throws the ball.
“There goes my fastbreak secret” said Maho. Risa would get the ball from Ran.
“Thanks!” said Risa as she now dribbles the ball.
Risa would do the hook shot to score for her team and the game is tied at 15. The game is about to be over with one minute remaining.
“Come on, Akiko! You should show your pride” said Tomoka.
“Okay!” said Akiko as she turns to her teammates to nod to each other.
“Risa! Ran! Atsuko! Watch those moves!” said Saki.
“Okay!” said Risa, Ran and Atsuko.
The game continues to Satsuki now dribbles the ball and then she does the turnaround move where she forces Atsuko to immobilize. Then, Satsuki was guarded by Risa and Ran.
“Oh, no! I need an opening!” said Satsuki.
“Here, Satsuki!” said Akiko.
“But I can’t. I need to do something” said Satsuki.
“Okay! Just try not to miss the shot when you do it” said Akiko.
“Right!” said Satsuki.
Satsuki steps back to shoot the ball using the three-point shot as closes her eyes while doing it. The ball would drive in to the basket and Team Miyazaki scores three points to regain their lead.
“Yes! I made it, Akiko! I did a three-point shot while closing my eyes” said Satsuki.
“That’s nice! Now we have a three-point lead, there’s no chance to make Team Nagaski a three-point shot back” said Akiko.
“Yeah!” said Satsuki and Natsuki.
“I think the game is about to be over with Akiko’s team going to win” said Hinata.
“Yep. I’m glad to see my friends getting momentum in the last minute” said Tomoka.
“Of course! Akiko, Natsuki and Satsuki have maintained their game in the intramural competition while we’re resting. It means that their stamina and speed never run out in her team this time” said Saki.
“Whoa, that explanation seems to be the point that Akiko uses stamina to run faster as she could” said Tomoka.
“Yes, of course!” said Saki.
Ran passes the ball to Atsuko as Atsuko was defended by Satsuki. Satsuki tries to steal the ball to seal the game with a shot, but she and Ran would move back to prevent Ran from shooting at one range. Ran passes the ball to Risa and Satsuki tries to steal it. The ball now belongs to Risa as she shoots the ball with a three and the ball drives in to the basket and the score was tied once again. With fifteen seconds left, Team Miyazaki needs to win the game with either two or three points.
“They narrow down to one last possession!” said Maho.
“I think Team Miyazaki needs a miracle to win this game” said Tomoka.
“I suspect Akiko will use her stamina again while her teammates will use her speed like a fastbreak” said Saki.
“Yeah. Akiko will surely need this one” said Tomoka.
“Go Akiko! You can do it!” said Katsuei Kōno, Asami Nakagawa, Miki Akizuki, Kōichi Aoyama and Mito Azaki.
Satsuki passes the ball to Natsuki, then Natsuki moves out of Atsuko and reaches to the key. She passes the ball to Akiko as she and Risa face each other. With the time is running out, Akiko faces fate whether her team will win or lose.
“I have to win the game by shooting the hook shot and once the dust is clear, we’ll win” said Akiko as she goes to shoot the ball over Risa. The ball would drive in to the basket as the game-winning shot was counted in a last second. Team Miyazaki wins the game.
“We made it!” said Akiko as she was tried and exhausted. “We won.”
“Yeah!” said Natsuki and Satsuki as Katsuei Kōno, Asami Nakagawa, Miki Akizuki, Kōichi Aoyama and Mito Azaki went Akiko, Natsuko and Satsuki as they celebrated their team’s win over Team Nagasaki.
“I believe that you did the right shot at the end of the game, Akiko. But I was shocked that you made that shot and I was unfazed. What a great game, Akiko. You showed everything you have since we play each other for the first time” said Risa.
“Risa, I never been play in the varsity team since I’m a cycling expert, but I never got into this game since I played at the intramurals” said Akiko.
“You’re a brave girl, Akiko. I will be pleased with your efforts. I accepted defect” said Risa.
“Yeah, I have no faith in you since you did a great job in defending me many times” said Akiko.
“Yep. Let’s meet again, Akiko” said Risa.
“Okay!” said Akiko. Risa and Akiko would shake their hands to each other as a symbol of sportsmanship. It looks like Team Miyazaki’s true form was completed and the Family of Angels wanted to see Team Miyazaki a big group. Hopefully, they will see them later on as Tomoka calls everyone a twenty-minute break.
Later, Team Hosoya is back in the mansion as Team Katayama reunites with them at the garden. Team Katayama must have left the game to see their counterparts of Team Purple.
“I’m so glad that we’re seeing each other again” said Himeko.
“Yes, Himeko. Our parents have decided to give us freedom to visit the resort hotel after we stayed at the hotel for a few days” said Ichiro.
“So, what’s the news, Himeko?” asked Sōichi.
“Today’s the gathering of the teams for the Hasegawa Cup. All of us will represent for Team Purple and the Bravehearts Group” said Himeko.
“Oh, I believe that we’re representing Team Purple at the Hasegawa Cup and since we’re varsity members of the team, we’ll automatically play for the tournament” said Toshiya.
“That’s right, Toshiya” said Mizuko.
“So, what are doing here right now, Himeko?” asked Sōichi.
“We’re watching the game between Akiko’s team and Risa’s team. When the game is about to be over, I saw you at the garden waving hands to see us” said Himeko.
“Well, we greeted you to say hi while the game is on” said Ichiro.
“I see. Then, let’s buy some drinks at the Recreational Center” said Himeko.
“Yeah!” said the members of Team Purple.
Part 2 will be on the next post.
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