Chapter 10: Three rounds to decide the winner, it ended quickly!

Kuroko Tetsuya looked back.

The first thing that caught his eyes were two figures. One of them had hair even lighter than Haizaki Shogo's used to be, almost glowing like snow under the court lights.

And behind them was a person with hair as red as flames and somewhat split eyebrows. However, when Kuroko Tetsuya looked at that person, those split eyebrows were even more eye-catching than the other's hair color.

Takefuji Masaki: "……"

So I'm being ignored. I'm clearly the tallest person on the court.

However……

Takefuji Masaki glanced at the hair of the people on the court and immediately felt that his own black spiky hair looked so conventional here.

Fine.

You guys are trendy, you guys are amazing.

"I said……"

"Are you guys going to play basketball or not?"

"If not, leave it for those who want to use it."

The slightly arrogant tone came again, but Yukimiya Kazuma knew that this guy was just cold on the outside and warm on the inside, or rather, just thick-skinned.

But Kuroko Tetsuya didn't know this. Seeing the other party's impatient eyes, Kuroko, who hadn't recovered from his previous emotions, had a blank expression and apologized.

"Sorry."

Kagami Taiga, who hadn't been back in the country for long, walked past Yukimiya Kazuma and Takefuji Masaki, took off his jacket and walked into the court, then glanced behind him, "Hey, are you from the basketball club?"

"Yes." Kuroko Tetsuya, who had experienced Akashi's persuasion to quit, paused and added, "Barely."

Kagami Taiga: "?"

I wasn't asking you……

However……

Is this height also playing basketball?

Sure enough, domestic basketball is just like playing house, just like the basketball club of the new school I transferred to. It's boring. Not joining them was definitely the right choice.

"Hmm……"

"I see."

"Then keep it up."

Yukimiya Kazuma looked at Kagami Taiga, who had intruded unexpectedly.

There was indeed a scene in the manga where Kagami and Kuroko met for the first time in middle school, but it was probably only about two pages long, and Yukimiya Kazuma only had a slight impression of it.

In fact, this light and shadow duo's first meeting was forgotten by the two parties themselves after they entered high school.

Yukimiya Kazuma thought of this, suddenly revealed a mischievous smile, and said: "How can you say 'barely'? This guy is the hegemon of the middle school basketball world, the famous Phantom Sixth Man of Teiko Middle School~"

Kuroko Tetsuya, who was about to leave, subconsciously turned his head after hearing Yukimiya Kazuma's words, and Kagami also had a look of surprise.

"Really?"

Kagami looked at Kuroko Tetsuya's height of less than 170cm and showed a suspicious look.

The title of Phantom Sixth Man was quite loud, but compared to this person, he was more interested in this white-haired guy who was about the same height as him.

Originally, the target he took the initiative to talk to just now was those two tall guys who looked like they could play basketball.

Takefuji Masaki glanced at Yukimiya Kazuma. Having watched him train so much, Takefuji Masaki could easily tell that compared to that Phantom Sixth Man, Kazuma was more interested in this red-haired guy.

After all……

The fighting spirit on Kazuma could hardly be hidden.

But Takefuji Masaki felt a bit strange. The legendary Teiko Phantom Sixth Man was right in front of them, so why was Kazuma staring at this red-haired guy?

His physique did look quite good……

"Hey, blue-haired one, want to play 1v1?"

Kagami thought about it and felt that since he was the hegemon of middle school basketball, he should have some strength, although he really didn't feel a single bit of the aura of a strong person.

"Sorry……"

"I'm not good at 1v1."

Kuroko decisively refused the other party. First, he wasn't in the mood, and second, he wasn't lying; his basketball skills were completely not focused on offense or defense, let alone this kind of one-on-one challenge.

Kagami raised an eyebrow, turned his head to look at Yukimiya Kazuma, and his suspicion of what he had just said deepened.

Slap~!

"Don't make it hard for him, he's not good at this~"

Yukimiya Kazuma threw down his ball bag, took the initiative to relieve Kuroko Tetsuya, and then walked into the court.

"Hey, Kazuma……"

"There's still the National Tournament preliminaries to play tomorrow." ===== CHAPTER 25 =====

As captain, Takefuji Masaki did not approve of playing street basketball with a stranger on the eve of a match. Playing with their own people was one thing, but with a stranger, they might play without restraint, and it would be bad if someone got injured.

Moreover, with Kazuma's current strength, his importance to Hakusuikan was no longer what it used to be.

"It's fine."

"Three rounds to decide the winner, it will be over soon."

"……!?" Kagami Taiga frowned after hearing Yukimiya Kazuma's words, showing his signature fierce expression, "Hey, I can't pretend I didn't hear that!"

"Yeah, yeah~"

"Alright, let's go, just play casually~"

"Before you start cheating, let me teach you a lesson~"

By the way, pay back the debt of those dunks you made over my head in the meditation training for the past month!

Damn it……

Thinking of this, Yukimiya Kazuma was furious!

Before his attributes were boosted, the opponents in meditation training were mostly 'same-age versions'. When his attributes were boosted and he wanted revenge, the training scenario immediately changed to the 'future version', the kind that could open the Zone!

Since the meditation training system plays dirty, I'll train you like a soldier in reality! ===== CHAPTER 26 =====

Too fast!

This white-haired guy!

Whether it's dribbling or stealing, it's too fast!

Since the 1v1 started, this was the only thought left in Kagami Taiga's mind.

And Yukimiya Kazuma, standing opposite him, although he looked indifferent and disappointed on the surface, was actually overjoyed inside.

Facing himself with fully developed attributes, combined with the 'Playmaker' badge and his master-level understanding of his own and the opponent's ball handling, Kagami looked completely helpless in front of him and appeared extremely weak!

But in reality, the Kagami of the third year of middle school, although he had no signs of 'blooming' yet, his physical attributes, which were close to the Miracle level, were real.

It can only be said that attributes are attributes, and skills are skills. With empty attributes but no skills of the same level, the current Kagami might not even be able to handle the Uncrowned Kings, let alone the Generation of Miracles.

Mibuchi Reo's 'Heaven', 'Earth', and 'Void' three-style shots, Hayama Kotaro's 'Lightning Dribble' and 'Wildness', Nebuya Eikichi's 'Muscle'……

These three, who had already teamed up at Rakuzan and were dominating the high school basketball world, Yukimiya Kazuma could be sure that the current Kagami definitely couldn't beat them.

Seeing Yukimiya Kazuma's eyes, even if the other party didn't speak, Kagami Taiga understood the ill intent in his eyes, and he frowned as he stepped forward to defend.

The next second.

Slap~!

Slap~!

Slap~~!

Super fast continuous crossovers, as if every move was targeting his center of gravity, accurate and fast!

Subsequently……

The figure in front of him flashed!

The dribbling from the 'Playmaker' badge, combined with his significantly boosted speed, was no longer something the current Kagami could keep up with.

Perhaps only the Kagami whose attributes significantly increased again after the Seirin training camp could possibly do it.

Break through the defense!

The moment he brushed past Yukimiya Kazuma, Kagami felt a chill and shuddered, his whole body frozen in place!

No matter how hard he tried, he just couldn't keep up with this person's dribbling!

"Damn it!"

In the blink of an eye.

Clang~!

Yukimiya Kazuma swept past Kagami Taiga, entered the restricted area, and performed a small 'gliding' violent dunk, slamming the ball into the basket, avenging his multiple defeats in meditation training!

Hanging on the rim with one hand, Yukimiya turned his back to Kagami and revealed a quite unreserved smile. This made Yukimiya, who wanted to maintain the 'I am a basketball master' posture, take a long time to adjust before letting go of the rim and landing.

"It's over~"

"Time to go back, Masaki~"

Takefuji Masaki: "……"

Takefuji Masaki: "Wasn't it…… too fast?!"

"I told you it would be over quickly." Yukimiya Kazuma, with his hands in his pockets, not knowing who the opponent was, turned around and looked just like a cold 'Aomine face', "An overwhelming victory."

This left Kuroko Tetsuya on the side staring in a daze.

"Hey!"

"Wait!"

"You guy, one more time!"

Yukimiya Kazuma picked up his ball bag and shook his head, "What kind of silly thing are you saying? I said it before, we have to play in the National Tournament preliminaries tomorrow, I only played three rounds with you."

Kagami was stunned when he heard this and scratched his head, "That…… what is the National Tournament?"

"National Middle School Basketball Tournament, commonly known as 'National Tournament'." Yukimiya Kazuma turned to look at Kuroko Tetsuya and pointed at him, saying: "The highest level of middle school basketball. By the way, the Teiko school this student belongs to has already won two consecutive championships, and this year is their…… also our last year."

Kagami Taiga's eyes widened, looking at Kuroko Tetsuya in disbelief.

This person……

Two consecutive championships in middle school?

In other words, that white-haired guy hasn't won a single championship.

Then how strong must this weak-looking guy be?!

Kagami Taiga never expected that domestic middle school basketball would have this level of intensity!

Yukimiya Kazuma had trained Kagami like a soldier and mischievously helped Kuroko leave a deep impression in front of Kagami. Once Kuroko enters Seirin, his opening act of showing off will likely be greatly discounted. Thinking about it is very interesting.

Feeling refreshed, Yukimiya Kazuma called out to Takefuji Masaki on the side, and the two prepared to leave.

"Hey!"

"My name is Kagami Taiga."

"What are your names?"

Kagami asked, holding the basketball with one hand, not losing his spirit even after losing the game.

Yukimiya Kazuma didn't look at Kagami when he heard this, but instead turned to look at Kuroko Tetsuya.

"Hakusuikan Middle School……"

"Yukimiya Kazuma."

"Goal: Defeat the Generation of Miracles, National Tournament Champions."

Apparently, Kagami Taiga didn't know what the Generation of Miracles was, but looking at Yukimiya Kazuma's appearance, he felt he was saying something very powerful.

And Yukimiya's words clearly touched Kuroko Tetsuya deeply. It took a long time for him to come back to his senses under Kagami Taiga's urging.

"Kuroko Tetsuya."

Kagami, having received a response, asked about the location of the National Tournament match. I don't know if it was because of the influence of the duel just now, but he followed them and left the court, coming and going in a hurry.

Only Kuroko Tetsuya was left standing at the entrance of the park court, his mind occasionally drifting to that snow-colored hair flying during the dribble, as well as the interesting red split eyebrows on the other side.

In the distance.

Yukimiya Kazuma and Takefuji Masaki, who had already walked far away.

Just before reaching the intersection where the two were to separate, Takefuji Masaki couldn't help but ask: "Kazuma, is my style…… very inconspicuous?"

Yukimiya Kazuma had an 'how could you say that' expression, then looked carefully and gave a relatively reasonable evaluation, "Is it possible that it's not a problem with the style?"

Takefuji Masaki: "?!" ===== CHAPTER 27 =====