Chapter 106

Coach Kakita Yishi was watching the game on the court with intense focus, occasionally taking out a small notebook to write and draw in it.

Clang~!

Tsuchiya Daiga received a pass from Yukimiya Kazuma, a great offensive opportunity, but he missed the rare shot.

However...

A figure flew in rapidly, followed by a massive impact, and the Sanbinxi center's body instantly stiffened.

"Boxing out..."

"Too lax."

The Sanbinxi center didn't even need to look back to guess who was speaking.

And every time he used that move, he wouldn't stop spouting trash talk like, 'How can I not see your defense, you trash,' with his attitude taking a sharp turn for the worse.

When watching the game recording, for the Sanbinxi center, the most memorable parts were that poster dunk and the later alley-oop that shattered the backboard.

That was also what he feared most...

Being used as a background prop by this monster.

When other teams analyzed Quanzhen Hall, he would definitely be whipped like that guy from Mingchang Academy.

Therefore, upon hearing that highly recognizable voice, his body reacted first, and he hurriedly adjusted his unstable footing. The moment he felt he could exert force through his feet, he immediately turned around.

Sure enough...

The thing he least wanted to see was happening; this monster had grabbed the rebound and was coming to attack the interior!

After Yukimiya Kazuma grabbed the rebound.

The next second.

With his spinning top-like pivot, his snow-colored hair swung elegantly.

Lv2, Devil's Footwork!

Left foot as the pivot.

Front pivot.

But the pivot foot didn't leave the ground. After forcing his opponent back with a half-turn, Yukimiya Kazuma turned back again.

He faked a one-handed shot toward the rim, and the Sanbinxi center resisted the urge to jump.

Only then did Yukimiya Kazuma put the ball down!

Crossover spin!

A hook shot fake from a back-to-the-basket position, and the Sanbinxi center was completely fooled, jumping into the air on the spot.

Yukimiya retracted the hook shot fake and jumped directly with his back to the basket.

The moment he leaped, his body stretched out, feeling extremely light.

In mid-air, he actively collided with the Sanbinxi center, who had been tricked into jumping and couldn't control his body, drawing a foul for invading his cylinder. Then, with momentum undiminished, he arched his back in mid-air!

Bang!

With his back to the rim, he slammed the ball down with both hands from over his head!

The thunderous sound of the rim being rattled spread violently across the court!

Immediately after, everyone saw the ball that Yukimiya Kazuma had viciously stuffed into the rim fly rapidly through the net, hit the ground with a 'thud,' and bounce far away.

The arena erupted in enthusiastic cheers!

"Such fast footwork...!"

"And such complex techniques, yet he makes it look so effortless."

"To think he's actually a technical center; that's something I never expected."

"Hey~ don't you watch junior high basketball? I saw this in the national finals. Sure enough, the Generation of Miracles and Yukimiya Kazuma will definitely give high school basketball a little shock after arriving~"

Yukimiya Kazuma's dunk looked very relaxed and stylish, and the series of flashy footwork followed by the back-to-the-basket dunk was equally violent, instantly igniting the entire arena.

The noise at the scene even drowned out the referee's whistle.

Beep-beep~

"Blue Number 6, defensive foul!"

"Quanzhen Hall gets one free throw!"

Yukimiya Kazuma let go of the rim. Not far away, Naga Shuyang glanced at the backboard with concern, and seeing that nothing was wrong, he muttered in a low voice: "Good, it's still quite sturdy today..."

Then he heard that idiot Long Tianzhang beside him say with a look of disappointment: "Too bad, I thought it would shatter."

Naga Shuyang: "..."

Naga Shuyang realized.

This fool Long Tianzhang, after coming to Quanzhen Hall, had a sense of 'borrowing the tiger's prestige.'

The more terrifying Yukimiya Kazuma played, the more excited this guy got, as if he were the one playing so fiercely.

Hmm...

Actually, this guy really did dream of himself transforming into Yukimiya Kazuma in his sleep.

The referee was a familiar face; with black lines on his forehead, he came to Yukimiya Kazuma's side and reminded him not to hang on the rim for too long.

Oguchi Ryuji looked calm, praising Yukimiya Kazuma for his beautiful offense while patting the latter on the shoulder. Tsuchiya Daiga calmly went to prepare for the rebound, although with Yukimiya Kazuma's shooting, the chance of missing a free throw was negligible.

Compared to the people from Quanzhen Hall who were all busy with their own tasks, the Sanbinxi side was silent.

In competitive sports, morale is undoubtedly an important part of influencing the progress of a game.

And now, Sanbinxi's spirit had clearly been shattered by Yukimiya Kazuma.

From the beginning, their hearts had been wavering, and they had suffered repeated heavy blows from Yukimiya Kazuma. Now, the cheers echoing throughout the arena for Yukimiya Kazuma felt like the final straw that broke everyone.

The last bit of fighting spirit in their hearts dissipated along with it.

There's no other way...

It can only end here.

Beep~!

The whistle blew, and the game ended.

Quanzhen Hall versus Sanbinxi, the final result was 146:32.

Both teams lined up and came to the center of the court to complete the post-game handshake.

When the Sanbinxi players shook hands with Yukimiya Kazuma, Yukimiya could clearly feel the sudden relaxation in their mood; clearly, the process of the game was a torture for them, and the end was a relief.

As for what emotions Sanbinxi had, the Quanzhen Hall side didn't care; all they were thinking about was what to eat next.

And what Yukimiya Kazuma was thinking about was why the mission hadn't appeared yet—was it because the opponent was too weak or something? But back in junior high, every opponent would trigger one.

"Finally over, do you want to go eat something together?"

"Sure."

"Let's go together."

"Don't be in such a hurry, it's still early. Should we take this time to go watch the Kirisaki Daiichi match? Their game today seems to be in the neighboring arena?"

"Speaking of which, does anyone know who Kirisaki Daiichi is playing today?"

"Seems like it's Hoshiei."

Long Tianzhang said upon hearing this: "How could a school I've never heard of beat Kirisaki Daiichi, who has the Five Generals? It'll be a victory if their captain can finish the game safely..."

Although the other players didn't express it as directly as Long Tianzhang, one could tell from their expressions that they shared his view.

It wasn't that they looked down on Hoshiei, but rather the conclusion reached by the Quanzhen Hall group after carefully analyzing Kirisaki Daiichi's matches since the start of the tournament, following Yukimiya Kazuma's words last time.

Hanamiya Makoto, as one of the Five Generals, was very strong in terms of pure ability, and in coordination with Kirisaki Daiichi's Number 5, they could even achieve 100% steals.

This caused quite a sensation for them in Group D as well.

Yukimiya Kazuma was not surprised by this.

He clearly remembered that in the original work, Kirisaki Daiichi played against Naruse, who made it to the finals in the Inter-High, during the Winter Cup qualifiers, and put up a Teiko-level score of 180:45.

Naruse was no weakling; in the Inter-High, they had defeated a mentally shattered Seirin, and although they only won by 1 point, they were clearly no pushovers.

So this score was once an unsolved mystery in Yukimiya Kazuma's mind.

Until he saw Hanamiya Makoto's ability, 'Spider Web'—that way of using very high intelligence to analyze all of an opponent's offensive patterns and then intercepting their passes.

Although there were passes that were seen through but couldn't be caught.

But.

By utilizing Seto Kentaro, who had an IQ of 160 and was the only one who could keep up with Hanamiya Makoto's thoughts, to assist Hanamiya in determining the passing routes.

They claimed that 100% of all passes could be intercepted.

And...

Hanamiya Makoto was not as polite as he appeared on the surface.

This could be seen from his Five Generals title, 'Bad Boy,' but everyone at Quanzhen Hall still didn't expect him to be able to go to such lengths.

Among all the teams that had played against Kirisaki Daiichi, not a single core player had been able to finish the game safely.

Even though Kirisaki Daiichi's strength was crushing their opponents, Hanamiya Makoto seemed to just love winning through despicable means; it felt a bit like he had some kind of serious illness.