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

Chapter 2 Bullfighting
You can hear the needle drop in the huge arena.

Whether it is the student audience outside the court, or the first-year freshmen, seniors, or even the assistant coach and Fujima himself in the court.

What did they just hear?
It took a full seven or eight seconds for someone to finally react.

"Hey! First grade boy, do you know who you are talking to?"

"Is this the way you talk to seniors?!"

"Please, this is no longer a matter of attitude. Where does this kid have the confidence? Doesn't he know about our Xiangyang High School Basketball Club and Senior Fujima?"

"After all, he is a transfer student who just came from Dragon Kingdom..."

"Maybe he thinks he's taller."

"Crazy!"

The noisy voice suddenly became passionate and almost overturned the roof of the basketball stadium.

This guy messed with the wrong person.

Hanagata Toru covered her forehead, but Fujima laughed.

He has seen many arrogant people, but he has never seen anyone so arrogant.

Even Amu from Hainan, even Xiandao from Lingnan who is known as the super newcomer... let alone Kanagawa, no one has ever dared to say such a thing to him even in the national competition.

"Then come on." He picked up the basketball used for training on the ground and said with a smile: "I also want to see how you destroyed my belief in basketball!"

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"There's a game in the basketball hall! There's a game in the basketball hall! Showdown of the century!"

"Fujima-senpai versus the crazy first-year newcomer who transferred from Dragon Kingdom!"

"It's fake, why would Senior Fujima challenge a newcomer to a duel?"

"Do you know what the newcomer from the Dragon Kingdom said to Senior Fujima?"

"Senior, please give me some advice? I want to defeat senior?"

"Bah! The newcomer from the Dragon Kingdom said to senior Fujima, 'It's better not to play one-on-one, I'm afraid that will destroy your belief in basketball'!"

"Huh? Oh my god!!!"

"I bet that new guy can't last 5 minutes!"

"Come on, hurry up! If you're late, you won't see anything!"

As a well-established basketball school, any topic related to basketball is definitely spread fastest and most popular at Xiangyang High School.

In just a few minutes, word had spread throughout the school that Fujima Kenji was going to have a one-on-one challenge with the first-year newcomer from Ryukoku.

Both boys and girls, and even many teachers were attracted.

This is not an arena for competitions, and there are no stands, but the lines outside the court are already crowded with people, at least 200 people. Those who arrived late can only crowd outside the arena gate. Or they were squatting at the small window and looking inside.

The game has not yet started, and there are two people standing on the court. Fujima Keyji's 178cm tall figure looks a lot smaller in front of Lin Dong, who is opposite him.

But obviously no one would take a fancy to the taller one. At this time, the whole place was filled with voices chanting Fujima's name.

As Xiangyang's most dominant star captain in the past ten years, one of the Kanagawa twins, and his handsome appearance, Kenji Fujima has unparalleled popularity in the school. This is even for the same star players such as Toru Hanagata. Far from comparable to it.

"Predict 10 to 0!"

"Don't be so exaggerated. What Fujima-senpai is best at is not one-on-one. That guy is so tall, he might be able to make one, 10 to 1!"

"Come on, senior! The first-year newcomers must also work hard, at least make one!"

"Haha, first grader, I like you! You have the guts!"

The arena was filled with noisy, over-the-top voices.

tall?
Fujima threw the basketball to Lin Dong outside the three-point line.

One-on-one bullfighting is indeed a disadvantage for people of short stature, but small versus big has always been Fujima's specialty, let alone the fateful duel with Amu for more than two years, even if it is just within the team During the game, he faced people over 1.9 meters tall every day.

"bring it on."

Teng Zhen clapped his hands, and the next second...

Lin Dong raised his hand, and the basketball drew a high, perfect parabola in the air.

Fujima was only one meter away, and the opponent's catch-and-shoot action was so fast and smooth that there was no hesitation at all. Even Fujima didn't react for a moment.

Swish!
The basketball hit the net, made a crisp sound under the friction of the net, and then fell to the floor, dong dong dong dong...

The buzzing noise at the venue did not diminish, and it was obvious that most people had not realized that the game had started.

"Is this the beginning?"

"The newcomer scored first? Does this count as a three-pointer? 3-0?"

"Please, there are no two or three points in a bullfight, they only count as one point."

"This newcomer is not bad! He moves very fast."

"It's just a sneak attack. I think it's luck!"

"Very good, the newcomer got his only 1 point today!"

Teng Zhen was slightly startled, and then he laughed.

Luck balls still rely on strength, and for a master of his level, it can be seen at a glance.

The opponent's calmness when shooting, his textbook-like posture and soft touch, and even the basketball drawing an almost perfect parabola in the air.The goal was clearly not just luck.

He turned out to be a pitcher, a pitcher standing just over 1.9 meters tall, and he also had good basic skills demonstrated during previous training. This is the type Xiangyang is most in need of right now, except for his overly arrogant arrogance.

This guy might be a good helper.

Be serious.

"Exactly."

Fujima took the basketball thrown by the players on the sidelines, and his eyes became more interested in Lin Dong. While praising him, he threw the ball to Lin Dong again: "0 to 1."

1 to 0 and 0 to 1, the same score, but at some point they do not represent the same concept.

Fujima's eyes became focused.

The opponent's height of 193 centimeters, extremely long wingspan, and decisive and crisp shooting means that the height of his shot makes it difficult for him, who is only 178 centimeters tall, to block shots in a normal defensive position.

But on the court, there are many ways to interfere with a pitcher, and blocking is just one of them.

Almost as soon as the ball was handed over, Fujima had already moved closer, shortening the half-meter distance between them to just a stone's throw away.

Close defense means confrontation, and the intensity of confrontation means variations in shot movements.

What pitchers fear most is not blocks, but entanglement.

Fujima is very confident in his strength in confrontation. His seemingly thin body actually undergoes devilish physical training every day. Even a taller flower shape than this guy would find it difficult to shoot easily in front of his close defense. , and as long as you don't pay attention, you will be intercepted by his quick eyes and hands.

If you let yourself get stuck in this position, it's impossible for the opponent to have room to shoot.

And if you must force the shot, then with your speed and reaction, you can intercept the ball before the opponent's shot reaches the highest height.

But as soon as the physical confrontation came into contact, Tengzhen felt a mountain-like oppression and stability.

This new guy is not only tall, but also too strong.

As soon as they made contact, Touma felt that his power was already greater than Hanagata's. The interfering movements that prevented him from pressing forward could not cross the line at all. Even with his body's center of gravity already very low, he was still squeezed involuntarily by the opponent. Leaning back makes it difficult to maintain balance.

Then the newcomer jumped up.

Teng Zhen also jumped up, but felt further and further away from him.

Lin Dong's figure showed a 60-degree angle in the air, a fadeaway jumper that was so standard that it was almost abnormal. The amplitude was staggering.

A trace of surprise flashed in Fujima's eyes, and Toru Hanagata on the sidelines involuntarily pushed up the glasses on the bridge of her nose, and a look of surprise also flashed in her eyes behind the lenses.

This is his signature move, the fadeaway jumper, which is all too familiar.

The taller he is, the harder it is to do this action. He almost broke his back trying to practice this action, but the newcomers in this grade can jump higher than him, lean back further, and have better body flexibility and stretch. Even better than him, Kanagawa's number one flexible center!
With a height of 1.9 meters, no one in the entire Kanagawa Prefecture could block or interfere with him, let alone Fujima.

Fujima couldn't even completely block his sight!
Swish!
It is still a perfect parabola, as if there is no interference at all, just as easy as training pitching.

The basketball hits the net hollow again.

When the basketball hit the ground, the originally buzzing arena finally became a little quieter, changing from wanton noise to a whisper of whispers.

"2 to 0..."

"So fast?"

"That guy is too tall. If he shoots accurately, it will be difficult for Fujima-senpai to cover him."

"It feels a little unfair. Does that guy only know how to shoot?"

"But I feel like his shooting is very accurate..."

The chirping sounds in the stands obviously did not affect the two people who were bullfighting in the field.

Fujima's eyes were no longer just focused, but began to sparkle.

This new student... seems to be more than just bragging.

He began to feel a hint of threat.

"Come again." Teng Zhen put on his posture.

Lin Dong smiled and made another shooting motion while catching the ball.

Probably because his first two shots were too fast and smooth, or maybe because the first two goals had given everyone the illusion that he was bound to shoot.

Fujima jumped high into the air.

He doesn't have the opponent's height and wingspan. If he wants to block shots and interfere, he can only rely on explosive power to advance ahead.

But the next second... what he saw was not the basketball, but the back of the first-year freshman's head.

Lower your head, lower your waist, and step your legs.

Like a bolt of lightning, Lin Dong rushed past Tengzhen's right side easily, leaving only Tengzhen's blurred back in the air.

Immediately after the man and ball became one, he took one step, crossed the free throw line with two big steps, and jumped high with a turning movement.

boom!
The basketball was dunked back with both hands and slammed into the basket.

180 degree turn and reverse kick!

The huge force shook the entire basket and made it buzz.

Boom!
That was the sound of Lin Dong's feet hitting the ground when he landed from the basket.

But it seemed to be even more shocking than the roar of the basket. It was like stepping on the hearts of everyone present, causing everyone's hearts to involuntarily bang, extinguishing all other noises in the arena in an instant!

(End of this chapter)