Chapter 108

Long Tianzhang's blatant mockery didn't cause the slightest ripple on Hanamiya Makoto's face. He still wore that harmless expression and smiled: "Quanzhen Hall's Long-kun?"

"Hmm~"

"You're really spirited~"

"Being spirited is~ better than anything~"

Kuriki Noboru: "Back off, Hanamiya Makoto. Your provocation is useless."

Kuriki Noboru came to Long Tianzhang's side calmly. Hanamiya Makoto didn't care at all, still looking light and breezy. "Hello, Quanzhen Hall's..."

"Third-year captain-kun who was usurped by a newcomer?"

"Speaking of which..."

"I'm so envious. Uncrowned King Yukimiya Kazuma or whatever, getting the number 4 jersey as a first-year, easily accomplishing what I wanted to do last year."

Kuriki Noboru: "I said, provocation is useless. On the court, let's speak with basketball."

Hanamiya Makoto turned his head to look at Kuriki Noboru. "Speaking with basketball is of course the best, but... I can't guarantee what will happen on the court~"

Hanamiya Makoto was about to leave after speaking.

However...

Just as he turned around.

The 179 cm Hanamiya Makoto ran head-on into the 196 cm Yukimiya Kazuma.

Yukimiya Kazuma looked down at Hanamiya Makoto in front of him. "Hello there, Hanamiya-senpai, who is good at spotting opponents' weaknesses and applying pressure both physically and mentally."

"How about it?"

"Planning to mess around with dirty tricks in the first half?"

"Even if that doesn't work, you could also provoke us. If we get hot-headed, our attacks will become monotonous and easier for you to see through, right?"

"I'm looking forward to your 'Spider Web' performance."

"Provided that..."

"You have that opportunity."

Hanamiya Makoto: "!"

This guy.

Just as Hanamiya Makoto was about to speak, Yukimiya Kazuma suddenly took a big step forward.

Daring to come here to block the door and threaten, Yukimiya certainly wouldn't let the other party act cool and leave swaggeringly. The moment he brushed past Hanamiya Makoto, 'Jiehuafa' was quietly activated.

Slap~!

Their shoulders just grazed each other.

Hanamiya Makoto suddenly felt a 'soft' force coming, and his body couldn't help but fall backward immediately.

"If you can't follow your own script..."

"You'll be in a bad mood, right?"

Yukimiya Kazuma said, squatting down, supporting Hanamiya Makoto's ribs with both hands, and with a 'lift high,' he lifted Hanamiya Makoto up and 'placed' him aside gently.

"Akashi said that setting up a layout while seeing through the future trend without being noticed by the opponent is what's called a layout. What are you then?"

"'Bad Boy' senpai?"

Beep~~!!

The referee noticed the situation here and immediately blew the whistle.

On the Kirisaki Daiichi side, the players who originally wanted to come over after seeing the situation here were all stopped by the whistle.

Yukimiya Kazuma spread his hands toward the referee. "Mr. Referee, you saw it. I was just helping this senpai, who had weak legs before the game, to stand up."

"I didn't do anything~"

The referee frowned. "Hanamiya Makoto, don't cause trouble!"

The filter of past impressions made the referee quickly finalize the characterization of this incident.

And soon.

Warm-up time ended.

Before the game started, Coach Kakita Yishi suddenly felt that his players didn't look like they were about to face a tough battle at all.

One by one, they actually had a strange sense of eagerness.

Kakita Yishi frowned in confusion. Although he didn't know exactly what happened during the warm-up just now, looking at the situation, it shouldn't be a bad thing.

Before taking the court.

Kakita Yishi repeated the content of today's game again.

Then, he emphatically mentioned Kirisaki Daiichi's characteristics:

"If Kirisaki Daiichi pulls any dirty tricks, regardless of whether you can handle them, you must pay more attention to putting pressure on the referee. Protecting yourselves is the top priority."

"You must remember this."

"Yes!"

Everyone responded in unison, their momentum high.

On the other side.

Kirisaki Daiichi's side.

Hanamiya Makoto's face was terrifyingly gloomy.

Hara Kazuya noticed the movement on the Quanzhen Hall side and threw a piece of gum into his mouth with disdain. "Great, we can start moving to take them out from the beginning today, no need to wait until the second half."

"It's really a pity, no matter what kind of genius..."

"Once they're broken, they're useless, right?"

Furuhashi Kojiro said one of Hanamiya Makoto's favorite things to say, while also turning his head to look at Hanamiya Makoto, who was thinking about something sinisterly.

Strange...

Hanamiya's state is a bit off.

"Are you okay, Hanamiya?"

Hanamiya Makoto shook his head and soon revealed his familiar expression again.

"Yukimiya Kazuma..."

"I'll turn him into a useless piece of trash in a moment!"

The two teams took the court, and the game officially began.

The opening jump ball was won by Yukimiya Kazuma with an absolute advantage, and Naga Shuyang received the ball and pushed it across the half-court.

Then...

Yukimiya Kazuma asked for the ball directly at the arc of the three-point line.

Naga Shuyang handed the ball to Yukimiya Kazuma, and Kirisaki's center, Number 12 Matsumoto Takeru, had to pull out to the three-point line to defend.

However...

How could he possibly defend him?

Slap~

Slap~

Slap~

The Lv2 'Passing and Control Master' made Yukimiya Kazuma's ball handling almost as fast as his normal full speed, easily eating through Matsumoto Takeru's defense with speed!

When Yukimiya Kazuma passed through his defense, Matsumoto Takeru felt a jolt all over!

This...

So fast!

Also, why aren't you shooting?!

Hara Kazuya, who was waiting nearby to assist in blocking a pull-up jump shot, had his body visibly stiffen due to a misjudgment.

In Yukimiya Kazuma's field of vision, the defensive situation around him was quite clear.

Then the next second...

Whoosh~

A one-handed flick!

Because of the loss of position by Kirisaki power forward Hara Kazuya after his help-defense, Tsuchiya Daiga leaped into the air on the spot!

Tsuchiya Daiga, who had an excellent offensive position under the basket, showed off his jumping ability for once. He caught the ball in mid-air and then, with a 'bang,' stuffed the ball into the rim!

Quanzhen Hall scored the first goal easily at the start.

2:0.

Tsuchiya Daiga's voice on the court remained as cold as ever. "Nice pass, Yukimiya."

In the stands.

The rustling discussions gradually became enthusiastic.

"He's just like a scaled-up point guard..."

"In the first game, he played center with interior defense and violent dunks; in the last game, he exploded at the start like a shooting guard; is Yukimiya Kazuma going to play point guard in this game?"

"Is he really that all-around?"

"The dribble penetration just now was too fast. In the entire Tokyo district, I'm afraid no one can compare to him except for that Generation of Miracles member from Touou."

"Fun fact, when Yukimiya Kazuma first made a name for himself in junior high, he was famous for his passing and control ability."