Chapter 113

Ōguchi Ryūji: "..."

Too fierce...

Right?

Yukimiya-kun?

On the other side, Hanamiya Makoto also had an ugly expression, not knowing what he was thinking.

Furuhashi Kojiro was carried off the court and definitely wouldn't be returning to the game for a while. Kirisaki Daichi brought back Matsumoto Kakeru, who had been subbed out in the first quarter.

The game continued.

Because the ball had finally bounced out of bounds after hitting poor Furuhashi Kojiro’s face.

So after the game restarted, it was still Senjinkan’s possession. Hanamiya Makoto focused on observing the situation on the court; he still had the 'Spider Web', as long as he could intercept...

The thoughts in his heart came to an abrupt end when he saw Yukimiya Kazuma attacking from the baseline with the ball.

This guy...

Playing as a 'pure' point guard?

He certainly knew that Yukimiya Kazuma could handle the ball, and even knew that the other was famous for it in middle school.

But one also had to look at his height, which was completely different from before, and who the opponent was!

However...

The style of a 'Playmaking Master' was inherently the type where ball control was subtle and understated, inevitably making people think 'if it wasn't me, I could do it'. Plus, Yukimiya Kazuma hadn't used 'Monster Immersion: Bird: Startling String' since the start of the game. Hanamiya Makoto hadn't experienced it personally, so naturally, he wouldn't understand the value of his ball control.

Yukimiya Kazuma felt negative emotions surging and couldn't help but beckon to Hanamiya Makoto.

"Defend up."

"Today, right here..."

"I'll dismantle the joints of you useless arthropod."

I don't know if it was an illusion, but in this instant, Hanamiya Makoto seemed to see a white bird spreading its wings behind Yukimiya Kazuma.

Standing in front of Yukimiya Kazuma, to prevent a pull-up jump shot, Hanamiya Makoto defended very closely, while his hand had already reached toward the ball.

In any case, for a player of such tall stature, back-to-the-basket dribbling was one thing, but to face him so recklessly like this, without even lowering his center of gravity.

How could he not steal it?

However, the next second.

Yukimiya Kazuma was just strolling leisurely, facing Hanamiya Makoto directly.

And he easily dodged the other’s steal, his reaction speed ridiculously fast.

Hanamiya Makoto: "!?"

How is that possible?!

From Yukimiya Kazuma’s speaking style just now, the Senjinkan teammates already knew that Yukimiya must have entered that strange state again.

That state where his attitude was extremely bad, and his ability was terrifying.

And looking at the reaction just now, it was a type that Yukimiya hadn't used since the start of the game, which the teammates called—'Monster Reflex'.

Tatsuta Akira looked at Yukimiya Kazuma, who was dribbling with ease, turning Hanamiya Makoto’s continuous pressing into nothing, and couldn't help but show a hint of envy in his eyes.

He was simply playing the opponent like a fiddle.

And the opponent was an Uncrowned King.

At the top of the arc, Hanamiya Makoto just couldn't touch the ball. He could feel that his defense was simply dodged by Yukimiya Kazuma based purely on his on-the-spot reactions.

Watching this scene on the court, the live audience couldn't help but exclaim.

Compared to violent dunks and blocks.

This scene right now.

Thanks to Yukimiya Kazuma’s height, it was even more impactful.

That effortless ball control, facing a point guard who had an advantage in center of gravity and was pressing frantically, yet still maintaining the elegance of his dribbling.

This was something many players, and even the audience, had fantasized about.

"The reaction is too fast!"

"It doesn't look like there are any special techniques, just pure fast reaction...?"

"How is that possible?!"

"Even if you can react, you need the support of ball-handling ability, otherwise what's the use of just being able to react."

"That is still... too exaggerated."

Snap~

Snap~

Snap~

Yukimiya Kazuma was controlling the ball.

It looked like Hanamiya Makoto was putting defensive pressure on Yukimiya every time.

But in reality, everyone in the arena could feel that no matter how Hanamiya Makoto tried to steal, under Yukimiya Kazuma’s super-speed reaction ball control, it was absolutely impossible to steal it.

Just then.

Yukimiya Kazuma showed a slight smile.

After a between-the-legs dribble, he suddenly looked up at the basket, and Hanamiya Makoto’s movements suddenly froze!

After crossing past, Yukimiya Kazuma’s vision could 'see' Hanamiya Makoto behind him, and then, facing Hara Kazuya’s help defense, Yukimiya said nonchalantly:

"Heh~"

"Too weak."

"With this kind of reaction? What kind of spider are you?"

At the same time.

He looked up again.

This time adding a ball-gathering motion with his hands.

Hara Kazuya: "!"

Is it a fake move again...

Damn it!

I have to jump first!

Hara Kazuya didn't have time to think, because Kirisaki Daichi had analyzed Yukimiya Kazuma’s pull-up jump shot from the previous game, so he immediately jumped to block with all his might.

However...

The moment Hara Kazuya jumped, touching the 'Startling String' of the Bird’s protection, in an instant, the half-gathered ball, which would be hard to react to in a normal state, suddenly changed its motion at that critical point near the limit.

It instantly turned into a truly terrifying fake move.

"Sure enough..."

"One or two of you, you're all trash."

Yukimiya Kazuma passed another person, from passing Hanamiya Makoto to passing Hara Kazuya.

A glance, a 'Buddha-bow' fake.

Extremely stylish.

Bang~!

In the empty paint, Yukimiya Kazuma leaped and glided with his center of gravity leaning forward, and with the sound of the dunk, he hung on the rim with one hand!

In the stands.

Tōō’s Imayoshi Shōichi saw Yukimiya Kazuma go all out for the first time.

Imayoshi Shōichi: "..."

That ball-handling type with super-speed reaction as its core, its movements were condensed to the extreme, and it could be called two extremes compared to Aomine’s wild and flashy dribbling style.

But without a doubt...

Both were monster-level strong.

By the way...