Chapter 146

"Forgot? At the Nationals, I fought with all my might, but Bai Shui Hall still lost. I was in no mood and forgot about this at the time. Now it's my turn to win, let's touch it back."

"..."

"You guy, you only remember it because you won, right...?"

"Nonsense, didn't I touch it with you during the National preliminaries?"

"Tsk, you remember it really clearly. Anyway, only you would remember such things."

"..."

"Let's compete again when we go to the Nationals..."

"Yeah."

Slap~!

The two fist-bump. As Yukimiya Kazuma turns to leave, he can't help but complain, "Next time, be more spirited, don't be so slow. Finding the strongest version of yourself during a game, that's really you~"

"Also, after we get to the Nationals, I will be like today..."

"Crush you all in one go."

"Did you hear that?"

"This is a declaration of war. I don't want to say it a second time."

Hearing this, Aomine can't help but show a faint smile.

"Yukimiya, don't think you can win a second time."

"Next time."

"I won't lose."

Yukimiya Kazuma repeats his success, pointing his finger at the score in the distance, "Hmm~ I'll keep my word. If we compete again next time, I'll give you another surprise~"

Aomine: "..."

After the game.

Kirisaki locker room.

"It's not over yet, everyone."

"If everything goes well, if we win against Naruse tomorrow, we can get two wins and advance to the Nationals as the second seed."

"As for today's game against Quanzhen Hall, as a precursor to the Nationals, it can be considered a wake-up call for us. High school basketball this year is different from the past; even we at Kirisaki cannot afford to be careless."

After Harasawa Katsunori finishes speaking, he scans the room. He knows very well that today's shock won't fade easily, but there's no help for it. After all, one is the ace of the Generation of Miracles, and the other is an Uncrowned King who once resisted the Generation of Miracles alone.

Harasawa Katsunori: "By the way, how is Aomine doing now?"

Imayoshi Shoichi replies, "He probably went out to cool off, but don't worry, Momoi followed him."

On some steps next to the gymnasium, Aomine is lying down, looking up at the sky, his eyes clearly unfocused. When Momoi arrives at his side, this is the scene she sees.

"Phew..."

"Don't blow in the wind after the game, Aomine."

Aomine doesn't move. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly speaks:

"Momoi..."

"After the game with Naruse..."

"Can we go shopping together?"

Momoi is very surprised to hear Aomine say this, "Eh? Absolutely! But, why so suddenly..."

"Need to prepare a few more pairs of sneakers."

"I need to practice hard for a while afterward, hmm... mainly stamina. Next time, I must play another game against that guy Yukimiya with full stamina..."

A bright smile suddenly appears on Momoi's face, but she secretly rubs her eyes, "Okay... let's make it tomorrow! Aomine! But you have to treat me to dinner~"

"Huh?!" ===== CHAPTER 345 =====

In the stands.

The game currently in progress is Seirin vs. Naruse.

Because tomorrow is the last day of the Round-Robin Finals and also Quanzhen Hall's last game, and their opponent will be Seirin, coach Kakita Yishi is very cautious and stays to watch the game.

And after watching for a few minutes, Yukimiya Kazuma realizes that without more time for Seirin's special training, Seirin's strength hasn't changed much, so he starts to zone out.

[Badge Quest: Defeat Kirisaki Academy, suppress Aomine Daiki in scoring data]

[Completion Reward: Zone-related badge]

[Automatically loading badge reward...]

[Badge loading complete...]

[Obtained Badge: Exclusive Domain Generation Badge]

[Exclusive Domain Generation Badge (Gold): Based on all currently owned badges, extract one suitable entry from each to generate your own exclusive domain]

Yukimiya Kazuma: "As expected..."

It's not a proper Zone.

Clicking on 'Exclusive Domain Generation Badge', it corresponds to the 8 badges Yukimiya currently owns, with 8 blank slots for entries.

How to choose...

Yukimiya Kazuma's decision paralysis kicks in.

After a while.

When Seirin finishes the first half of the game with a 10-point lead, Yukimiya Kazuma, with hollow eyes and his chin resting on his hand, finishes extracting the carefully selected entries.

Playmaking Master · Linkage: Ball Handling.

Because the badge itself is already very strong at passing, and more importantly, after experiencing the Zone today, he is afraid of entering this 'domain' and then becoming so focused that he ignores everything, which would ruin his passing, so he chose ball handling.

Monster Immersion · Flying Bird · Startled String · Hidden Bow: Reaction.

Similarly, his shooting is good enough, so Yukimiya Kazuma took 'Reaction'.

The reaction power of 'Startled String' can only be triggered in passive dodging and steals. If he extracts the entry, he speculates it might be strengthened in other aspects within the 'domain'.

Devil's Footwork: Footwork.

He wanted to take a shortcut and pick 'Offense' with a wider range, but the shortcut failed, and he ultimately chose 'Footwork'.

Jie Hua Fa: Energy Emission.

Monster Immersion · Ghost Spider: Entanglement.

Rolling Pencil: Luck.

Rookie Ace's War Cry: Stamina.

The final problem lies in the two 'I Love' badges. The content descriptions of the two badges are almost identical. Trying to take a shortcut for 'Jump Shot' and 'Dunk' clearly won't work, so he ultimately has to tearfully choose the identical 'Block'.

I Love Blocking Jump Shots: Block.

I Love Blocking Dunks: Block.

Hum~!

With a hum.

A new badge is born.

[Domain · Ice and Snow World: Standing in the world of ice and snow, you are the Ice Emperor of this world. Your footsteps will be one step faster, your defense will freeze your opponents, your ball handling will strike targets entangled in ice and snow, and your stamina consumption will be significantly lower than the Zone, with a certain lucky chance to resist negative effects imposed by opponents]

Yukimiya Kazuma: "...‖..."

Such a long badge description.

However...

It feels a bit badass.

Especially the 'stamina consumption will be significantly lower than the Zone' part.

The second half of Seirin vs. Naruse is over.

Different from the original plot, with the addition of Taketou Masaki and Hanakage Ryo, and having already withstood pressure from Yukimiya Kazuma, Seirin's final score is 98:81. ===== CHAPTER 346 =====