Translator: Re
Editor: Mims
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Carlo loosened his hold on Nie Chuan’s collar and switched to putting his arm around his shoulders instead. Of course, rather than a friendly gesture, it was to not give Nie Chuan a chance to slip away.
“Hey! Ewing! This is Allen! Allen, this is one of our DK basketball team’s starters, shooting guard Kyle Ewing! In the league he can definitely be ranked in the top 10!”
Carlo was very enthusiastic in his introduction, but the boy called Ewing seemed even more angry.
“Did you just say top 10?” Ewing got up, turning the basketball in his hands as he approached Carlo.
Nie Chuan discovered that although Ewing has a baby face, his height was definitely over 1.8 meters.
He chewed the gum in his mouth hard as if he was chewing on Carlo instead. He then blew a bubble, intentionally making a bursting sound when he got close to Carlo.
Carol finally realized his meaning and quickly changed his words. “It’s the top 5! The top 5! Haha!”
“Top 5?” Ewing stretched out his arm and patted the back of Carlo’s head. “Do you think that I won’t use your head as a basketball?”
“That… the top 3… you can’t always say that you are!” Carlo covered the back of his head.
“Hmph,” Ewing coldly snorted and then circled around Nie Chuan.
Nie Chuan felt like he was a piece of meat.
Then Ewing reached out his hand and measured Nie Chuan’s head. “This kid is really short.”
Ewing’s words poked two of Nie Chuan’s big sore points. First, he called Nie Chuan a “kid.” Second, he said Nie Chuan was “short.”
But Nie Chuan could only endure his anger. The reason is simple, they are too powerful ah! He can’t fight nor escape!
Ewing directly ignored Nie Chuan’s reaction, went over to Reece, and poked Reece with his elbow. “Hey, you wouldn’t also recognize this little thing called ‘Allen’ would you? ”
“Not at all,” Reece replied faintly.
“Hey – Reece!” Carlo turned around, dissatisfied. “If you don’t agree, what are you doing following along?”
“I was afraid that you’d play with him until he broke. Don’t get banned.”
Nie Chuan was dumbfounded.
What… what is this “played with till broken”?
At this time, another person who is so tall that Nie Chuan absolutely needed to look up at came over.
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As Montenegro approached, Nie Chuan unconsciously swallowed.
God… this guy is too tall…
Compared to Ewing’s disappointment with Nie Chuan, Montenegro lowered his head and very seriously looked at Nie Chuan from head to feet.
“Allen, this is our team’s center, Blake Stanley, nicknamed Montenegro.” Carlo introduced his teammate very seriously to Nie Chuan, “Montenegro, this is Allen. His dribble is really good!”
Ewing came to Montenegro’s side, leaning his head against the other while chewing gum, and said scornfully, “Montenegro! Do you think this guy can really do? I don’t see any strength of power in his body. He’d be killed before he even shoots! If he really wants to go on the court, apart from turnovers, I’m afraid he won’t even be able to touch the basketball!”
“Right! Right! I’m not on the same level as you guys! That, I’m going back! I still have group homework!”
Nie Chuan wanted to slip away but he didn’t expect that Montenegro would unzip his own sportswear jacket then hand it to Ewing on the side.
“Whether he has any ability or not, I will know when I test him.”
Montenegro flexed his wrist, lowered his center of gravity, and made a defensive posture.
Nie Chuan was dumbfounded.
Carlo is clearly suffering from mental illness, is this Montenegro also ill with him?
“Allen! Go on! Let Montenegro see your power! You just need to think of him as the guy who confronted you on the court that day!”
Montenegro opened his arms, his defensive radius completely exceeded Mark’s. Whether it was up, down, or from side to side, Nie Chuan couldn’t see the necessity of a “last ditch effort.”
He stepped back and even his English stuttered, “I… I really did ask someone to be in the library… meet…”
Ewing snorted while Carlo continued to try to convince Nie Chuan.
At this time, Reece, who had been standing on the side of the court with his arms crossed while coldly watching all of this, suddenly spoke to Zhou Bin, “You look much smarter than Nie Chuan.”
Zhou Bin was stunned, because Reece directly said Nie Chuan’s Chinese name and the pronunciation was even quite accurate.
“Ah…should be… my SAT score is higher than his…”
“You should know that DK’s basketball team often enters the quarterfinals of the NCAA basketball league.”
“Eh… yes.” Zhou Bin nodded.
“You should also know that NCAA is the cradle of the NBA?” Reece asked again.
Zhou Bin continued to nod. He was different from Nie Chuan who was a fool who only knew how to eat chocolate and play video games in a secondary world. He nodded forcefully, “Of course I know.”
“Many people dream of entering the NBA, but most people are far away from it. Maybe Nie Chuan has no interest in the NBA, but it may also be another turning point in his life that will lead to glory. Are you certain he doesn’t need to grasp it?”
Zhou Bin was stunned. Reece Reddington’s voice is very reasonable, so reasonable that it was cold.
It is because of this that there is inexplicable persuasiveness.
“Nie Chuan… can he do it?”
“He can or can’t, I don’t know. But Carlo believes that Nie Chuan can shake God.”
Zhou Bin looked at Reece’s profile and swallowed.
A few seconds later, Zhou Bin suddenly shouted at Nie Chuan in Chinese, “Achuan! I’ll tell you, they’re betting! If you can really pass Montenegro with the ball, they will send you a complete set of Breaking the Dawn grade 10 clearance equipment!”
“Ha? What?” Nie Chuan’s eyes widened as he looked in Zhou Bin’s direction.
Zhou Bin vigorously nodded. “Really! Get Montenegro! After you get him we’ll go home to clear the level!”
Breaking the Dawn is an online game that Nie Chuan has been obsessed with. Unfortunately, because of a lack of equipment, the ninth level has not been cleared for a month. The anxious Nie Chuan ate a whole bottle of Lao Gan Ma and a lot of acne popped up on his forehead…
Thinking about the equipment, Nie Chuan turned and looked back at Montenegro.
Alright, if he gets passed this guy then he will get the equipment he had been thinking about!
Even if he can’t bypass him, there won’t be any loss!
Nie Chuan took a deep breath and took the basketball from Carlo. His fear of facing Montenegro was also a lot smaller.
He first tentatively approached Montenegro and made a fake move, but he recovered it in an instant.
This kind of action has already been done several times in succession, each time bigger than the other.
Ewing chewed his gum and snorted. “He also knows to test the extent of Montenegro’s defense. It seems that his head is better than yours, Carlo.”
“Hey, don’t underestimate him or you’ll regret it.” Carlo’s voice sank.
Ewing paused in chewing his gum. He frowned and looked at Nie Chuan’s figure. He completely couldn’t see how Nie Chuan could break through Montenegro’s seamless defense.
Nie Chuan kept trying and Montenegro’s serious expression surprised him. He originally thought that he was like a small cockroach in front of Montenegro that could be stepped on at any time, but Montenegro defended Nie Chuan’s every attempt very cautiously which brought Nie Chuan into the atmosphere of confrontation.
At some point, Nie Chuan suddenly sped up, dribbled the ball quickly between his legs twice, and was immediately blocked by Montenegro when he attempted to break through the left side.
However, Nie Chuan immediately stopped and then faked to the other side. Everyone thought that it was a fake move, including Montenegro. Just when Nie Chuan was about to adjust his center of gravity back to the right side, he actually shifted his weight back. After turning in a semicircle, he completely bypassed Montenegro and ran to the basket.
“Oh–” Ewing widened his eyes and stretched his neck.
Carlo raised his hands to applaud.
Nie Chuan was about to make a three step layup only to hear a “peng–.” He was easily blocked by Montenegro from the back.
That strength almost shocked Nie Chuan into falling onto the ground.
“F*ck – is he is a fool? Or is his head full of Coke?” Ewing straightened up fiercely, pointed at Nie Chuan, and mercilessly scolded. “Is there really such an idiot? He clearly knew Montenegro was behind him but he still did a three-step layup? Is he particularly fond of being blocked by others? Can’t he use his brain to think about what’s behind him before he acts? Does he think he’s the only person on the court? What a piece of dog sh*t!”
The baby-faced Ewing bursts out in foul language and was completely unambiguous!
“Alright! Alright! Didn’t you see it? In order to break through Montenegro’s defense, he changed direction twice and it was even in an arc! It’s already amazing! Ewing, are you ok?” Carlo asked.
Ewing ruthlessly knocked on his head.
“Bullsh*t! You’re asking if I’m good or not?”
“… Of course you’re good…” Carlo felt that he will really get knocked silly by Ewing.
Nie Chuan let out a sigh.
He also has no other way ah. The three step layup is his most sure way of scoring.
Or else should he do a jump shot?
The probability of failure is 100%.
Montenegro threw the ball back to Nie Chuan and clapped his hands, “Hey, come again!”
Again?
So there’s another chance?
Nie Chuan exhaled. He knew he had to throw Montenegro off further. Otherwise, even if he gets the ball pass Montenegro he wouldn’t have time to shoot.
He faced Montenegro and then abruptly lunged to the left. Montenegro followed him in the same direction, but with apparent reservations. He seemed to have seen through Nie Chuan’s fake move because Nie Chuan’s left foot was not in the attacking position.
Just as Ewing was madly spitting in his heart about how Nie Chuan’s feint was too fake, Nie Chuan actually shifted his center of gravity back to his right side. Montenegro’s reaction was very quick but to everyone’s surprise, Nie Chuan quickly returned to the left. He bypassed Montenegro and made a quick layup.
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Re: I suck at these action scenes orz
MadMadamMims: ML is a tsundere~ ><
Ngl at this point I’m more focused on the basketball than the nonexistent progression of NC and Reece’s relationship ^^;
It’s like reviewing Kuroko no basket again, with these technical basketball terms that I don’t know what it is. haha
It’s like Kuroko no basket but Hinata from Haikyuu is the protagonist rofl
Thanks for the chapter! 😊
You did such a good job translating the action scenes! I got nervous as the tension built up, and the basketball terms make sense. Nie Chuan’s skills don’t really match his attitude though, do they? Haha! He only cares about girls and sweets. Thanks for the update!
i bet he’ll demand the game equipment after getting it done :’) protagonist is a fellow dumbass after all (i am one as well)
NOOOO U DONT SUCK I CANT CLEARLY IMAGINE THE SCENE ITS AMAZING!! GETS MY HEART BEATING SO FAST
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I read this for the romance—since the genre is sport, I braced myself for this to be 65%–80% about basketball, and less romance—but now, I’m immersed in the story and completely forgot about the romance that I came here for. Lololol. It’s good. It’s like Kuroko no Basuke—where I thought I wouldn’t like it because I’m not into sports at all—I liked it!
I’m glad you’re enjoying the story! 😀 Buckle up cuz there’s a lot more romance to come haha