Haibara’s Teenage New Game+ Volume 5 [Parts 1 to 7] by Kazuki Amamiya

Author:Kazuki Amamiya
Language: eng
Format: epub

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I managed to get through English with sheer willpower, and then we had gym next. Starting today until the ball game competition, we would be practicing for each event. Our gym classes were shared with class 1, while classes 3 and 4 held theirs together. This meant that those of us in 1-2 faced and practiced alongside 1-1.

After we finished running and warm-up exercises, as directed by our gym teacher, we all began to haphazardly practice shooting on our own. If I leave everyone to their own devices, we’ll spend all our time leisurely taking shots at this rate.

Murakami-kun, the leader of class 1, came up to me. “What’s your plan?”

Why’re you asking me? He probably thinks I’m the heart of our class. “Hmm... It’s a tough call. We want to practice, but where do we start from?”

“It’s simpler to just play a match, yeah?” Tatsuya cut in while I fretted over what to do. “We could do basic drills, but not many guys can keep up.”

He was exactly right. And above all, playing a match was way more fun. Plus, the quickest method to acclimate the amateurs was throwing them into an actual game.

“Well, that’s true. Then let’s play a class 1 vs. 2 match,” Murakami-kun suggested.

“Yeah,” Tatsuya said.

With that, our course was decided. Reita, Hino, and Okajima-kun gathered around Tatsuya and me.

“Should we pick our positions?” Reita asked.

“I’ll fill in the guards and pass the ball around. Reita, you support me. Okajima, stay under the hoop.” Tatsuya handed out instructions while spinning a ball on his finger.

I understood what he was getting at. Reita could flawlessly perform anything you asked of him, and he had a wide vision, so he was the most suitable for support. Okajima-kun was tall and well-built, so he’d be a strong contender for rebounds.

Suddenly, Tatsuya threw the spinning ball towards me. “And Natsuki, you mess ’em up.”

I caught the ball. “I thought our roles would be reversed. Wouldn’t you make a better forward?”

“Dude, I’m in the basketball club. It’d be immature to go all out. Hanging back and passing the ball around is just right for me.” A tired yawn escaped from his mouth.

“Wait, what about me? Hey, Nagiura! Don’t forget about me!” Hino exclaimed.

“Huh? Hino, just do whatever, and we’ll win,” Tatsuya replied.

“Why am I the only one who gets neglected?!”

As I watched them banter comedically, a thought crossed my mind. I get what Tatsuya is saying. It’s just the ball game competition; it’d be childish for a basketball team member to play seriously and mow down beginners. I’m sure there’re plenty who’d agree. But even taking that into account, I didn’t expect to hear as much from him. Tatsuya struck me as the type who’d want to be the star for events like this.

Reita seemed to think the same as we gave each other a look. But we didn’t have the opportunity to comment—it was time for the tip-off. The ball soared high up in the air. Okajima-kun leaped for it and smacked it in front of Tatsuya.

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