The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master.

Chapter 16 The Power of Sailor Moon
May 5, Sunday, 23:5 a.m., Higashi Sakura District, Fujisawa City.

The sky was gray, but the street lights on both sides of the block and some izakayas operating all night were lit, so the streets were not dark.

A figure trotted over from the other side of the block.

The thin T-shirt was soaked with sweat and stuck to his muscles wetly, but his footsteps always maintained a fairly regular rhythm. He walked through the entire block and finally stopped in front of a house.

Lin Dong did not rush to open the courtyard door. Instead, he wiped his sweat with the towel on his shoulder and took off the sandbags tied to his waist and legs.

As soon as I took out two 2KG and two 10KG sandbags, my whole body felt lightened.

The four games of the county’s top eight will all be played today and in the same gymnasium. Xiangyang and Xiangbei are the first games, so they will start at 8 o’clock in the morning. Naturally, there is no time to go to the school basketball gym to train, so today Just run and warm up.

After packing up the sandbags, he took out the key and opened the door, but the surrounding street lights suddenly dimmed.

Lin Dong glanced back subconsciously.

Only then did he realize that the sky, which had only had a faint glow when he went out, had now brightened up, and a faint golden red smeared on the horizon.

He smiled and let out a long breath.

It's finally dawn.

The first game of the quarterfinals...

Everyone in Xiangyang may have a different definition of this game.

But for me, more than two months of recovery training are just for this moment.

And this moment has finally arrived!
Lin Dong opened the door refreshed.

It doesn't matter who the opponent is, what's important is that today's game will be the starting point for him to return to the game and fight for his dream!

Xiangbei, let me use you to test the effect of my recovery training.

I hope... you can be stronger!
………………

When he opened the courtyard door and entered the house, he found that Lao Lin had already prepared breakfast.

Lao Lin only found out yesterday that his son had a county-level competition today.

He didn’t know much about basketball, and he only occasionally watched basketball games on TV news. He didn’t know anything about the Xiangyang Basketball Club. Before he learned about it yesterday, he always thought that his son’s basketball playing was just a hobby. , I didn’t expect that all of them have already entered the Xiangyang school team.

Isn't this the same as talking about heaven? I have never seen this kid play ball since he was a child...

What was even more unexpected was that the Xiangyang school team was the runner-up in last year's Kanagawa High School Basketball League.

This level is too high... It's so sudden, it's simply uncomfortable.

How could such a high-level team want his son, who had only learned basketball for two months?
Lao Lin felt that sending his son to boxing lessons was a waste of time. Maybe his son did have some incredible talent in basketball. After all, he was so tall, right?

"Sure, brat," Lao Lin said, and you could feel him smiling even on his face: "I heard that the Xiangyang basketball team is still very good. Being able to join proves that you are very talented in basketball. Since then, Switching from boxing to basketball, maybe you got it right!"

"Play well! By the way, don't you want to buy a jersey or something to participate in this competition? Do you need a registration fee? Do you have enough pocket money? May I sponsor you a little extra?"

"It's great to have multiple specialties! It would be even better if I could get some honors with the Xiangyang basketball team. Domestic schools are starting to value this now. Maybe I can get some extra points when I return to my country to take the college entrance examination... What? If I win, I can still get some honors. Participate in Japan’s national high school league? Is it such a large scale?”

"Hahaha, when the time comes to reach the national competition, I will accompany you to Tokyo, cheer you on, take photos and so on! What? Hiroshima? Why not Tokyo or Osaka? Oops... "

Lao Lin was chattering nonchalantly, his face full of excitement.

Even when he was working in China, he was in the international department of the Bank of Communications, where he had more opportunities to contact elites from all over the world. Therefore, compared to most parents in Long Kingdom at this time, Lao Lin was relatively open-minded in terms of education and advocated Develop in an all-round way, cultivate more interests and hobbies instead of studying hard.

He had previously invested a lot in his son's hobby of boxing, but he felt that all of it was in vain, let alone winning any awards. He had never even participated in a serious competition, and he didn't know what his level was. He listened to the personal trainer who took his money and praised him desperately.

But he didn't expect that just over two months after he chose to play basketball, he would be able to join the Japanese university team, and it sounded like a very good and strong team!
What is this if not talent?
Jingle~
The doorbell rang outside the door. "Who is it so early?" Lao Lin went over to open the door suspiciously. When he opened it, he saw a high school girl with blond hair.

"Hello, Uncle Lin, I am Yua Ishihara from Xiangyang High School. Is Lin Dongjun here?" The girl, wearing the uniform of Xiangyang High School, asked politely.

Lao Lin's mouth opened in an O shape, and it took him two or three seconds to come back to his senses: "Ah? Yes, yes! Dongzi, Lin Dong, a classmate is looking for you!"

Lin Dong swallowed the paste and looked around: "Okay, wait a moment, I'll be out soon."

Lao Lin stood at the door, looking at the girl named Yuya Ishihara in front of him with surprise on his face.

The girl is very beautiful, with long blond curly hair and black eyes. She looks like a mixed race. She is also quite tall. At 1.7 meters, she is considered outstanding even in the Dragon Kingdom.

And more importantly, he has an outstanding temperament and a polite and well-behaved face. From this look, he looks like a child who can only be raised by a family with tutors.

Oh, this brat... Oh, tsk, tsk, tsk!

Sensing Old Lin's admiring eyes, the girl smiled shyly, and only then did Old Lin come back to his senses.

He slapped his forehead and said with a smile: "Ah! Please come in, come in and sit down, kid. Have you had breakfast? Why don't you have some with us?"

"Thank you, I have already eaten." Ishihara Yua said with a smile.

Just as he was talking, Lin Dong had already walked out carrying a basketball bag filled with clothes: "Let's go."

"Hey! What's the matter with you kid? Why are you leaving in such a hurry? Even if your classmates are here, they won't let you in!" Lao Lin quickly stopped him.

"Next time, uncle, the game starts at eight o'clock in the morning. It's getting late now. Lin Dongjun and I are going to take the tram."

"Well, I'm not very familiar with Kanagawa's train lines. Yua-senpai happens to live nearby and is the basketball manager, so she came to take me to the gym."

Lin Dong explained a little bit.

But Lao Lin obviously didn't care about this explanation: "Ah, okay, live nearby? That's good, they are from the same school. I must come to my house to play often in the future!"

"Okay Uncle Lin, I will come to see you specifically next time."

"Hahaha, good, good! You must come, I will make delicious food for you!"

Lin Dong felt that Old Lin seemed to have misunderstood something, but it was better not to explain this kind of thing. Seeing that Ishihara Yuya was about to answer the conversation again, fearing that it would be endless, he simply opened the door: "Let's go, Old Lin."

"Hey, brat, wait!"

Lao Lin greeted.

Sure enough, it still can’t be omitted.

Lin Dong couldn't help but turned around and planned to hug him.

Unexpectedly, it was Lao Lin who took the initiative to extend his fist this time.

"You brat has really grown up..." Lao Lin couldn't hide the smile on his face. He bumped fists with Lin Dong, feeling this etiquette belonging to young people that he didn't actually admire, and then waved his fists. Smiling and saying: "Come on!"

This is a bit of a surprise.

It was useless to say anything to myself, but it was solved naturally when a girl appeared... Although there seemed to be a slight misunderstanding.

As expected, beautiful girls are better at dealing with middle-aged uncles.

Well, at least it's a happy change, and I hope Lao Lin can continue to do so.

(End of this chapter)