Chapter 15: Play resumed, Baishuikan Middle School inbounded the ball, and Yukimiya Kazuma held the ball to organize the offense

His ball-handling, as if the person and the ball were one, left Enseiji's defense in a precarious state.

For a moment.

The Enseiji side was in a state of panic.

Yukimiya Kazuma found an offensive route and passed the ball to Teruyama Daisuke. The offensive opportunity was good, but it wasn't completely open.

The opposing defensive player lunged desperately.

This attack seemed to be defended, but not completely defended.

Because although the ball didn't enter the basket, after clanking against the rim, it bounced high above the head of Taketou Masaki under the basket.

"Rebound!"

Enseiji's ace, Mizuse Yukio, shouted.

When he shouted these three words, Enseiji's interior players quickly squeezed toward the rebound's position. However, for Taketou Masaki, the ball's landing spot was perfect; he jumped in place, scooped it up with his large hand, and firmly controlled the ball.

And at this moment, Yukimiya Kazuma was already prepared.

Taketou Masaki caught a glimpse of Yukimiya's movement.

Suddenly, inspiration struck.

He grabbed the ball with one hand to avoid the pressing of the defensive player beside him.

Then...

He flicked his wrist lightly, sending the ball toward the basket.

A light, floating pass, slightly higher than the rim, flew toward the front of Yukimiya Kazuma.

Mizuse Yukio: "...!"

An alley-oop?!

"Stop him!!"

This time, there was no need for Mizuse Yukio to speak; the few players in the interior reacted faster than him.

Immediately, one center and two forwards all jumped with all their might toward Yukimiya Kazuma.

The three of them had fierce expressions, a posture of burning their bridges.

Because they knew very well that the previous embarrassing game content had almost broken them. Now, facing this showy alley-oop, and with the defensive target being Yukimiya Kazuma, who had single-handedly orchestrated the tragedy, this defense was no longer just to stop Yukimiya Kazuma from scoring, but to save the entire team's dignity.

In an instant.

Pairs of arms densely blocked in front of Yukimiya Kazuma.

The three of them, leaping as firmly as a rock wall, blocked the incandescent light from the top of the gymnasium.

However, facing the opponent's defense, Yukimiya Kazuma's expression didn't change at all after catching the ball in the air, and his posture in the air remained elegant and composed despite the confrontation.

His right shoulder drove his arm backward, his body bending like a crescent moon in mid-air.

Following that, a fierce dunk!

Boom~!

The basketball was slammed in!

The Enseiji Middle School center, feeling the touch of the basketball on his hands, immediately felt a surge of joy in his heart.

"Touched it..."

But the next second, an indescribable, immense force suddenly came from the basketball. The center was shocked; he tried hard to press the ball down, but under the powerful impact, his hands couldn't help but split to the sides. Finally, the basketball broke through the blockade and was pressed straight behind him.

Bang~!

Boom~!

Boom~

Boom~

Along with the sound of the rim being ravaged, there were also the muffled thuds of the three Enseiji defenders being thrown out of the baseline one after another. They lay on the ground, looking up, and the light from the dome of the arena spilled onto Yukimiya Kazuma's face along his pure white hair.

Following the opponent's line of sight.

I don't know if it was an illusion, but they seemed to see...

The backboard had a slight crack.

"Whoa~!"

"Enseiji still has a lot of fighting spirit even at this point!"

"No..."

"After organizing and defending all by himself, Yukimiya Kazuma still has the energy to complete this kind of alley-oop. Doesn't he feel tired?"

Inside the gymnasium.

The number of people in the spectator seats near Baishuikan Middle School was growing more and more as time went on.

And on the court, the game between Baishuikan and Enseiji had gradually reached its final moments; the scoreboard on the side clearly displayed the score.

96:41.

Just as the Baishuikan players were being considerate of their opponent's face and playing slowly and conservatively in the final moments, a noisy sound suddenly erupted from the nearby spectator seats.

"It's the ace of the Generation of Miracles, Aomine Daiki. Is their game already over?"

"How could it be? They are the finale. I've been waiting for this game."

"Generation of Miracles? Is that the Teiko Middle School that won two consecutive championships?"

"That's right, look at that guy with the dark skin, that's him, Aomine Daiki!"

At first, the noisy discussion outside the court didn't attract Yukimiya Kazuma's attention, until he heard the name 'Aomine Daiki', and he subconsciously looked over there.

There was no other purpose; he was simply curious about this character who had been written about so much.

With Aomine's current personality, he obviously wouldn't come to watch Baishuikan's game on purpose, and with Yukimiya's current playing style of not scoring much, he probably wouldn't be in the eyes of this scoring maniac.

Yukimiya Kazuma also saw that Aomine had clearly come here just to find someone, because as soon as he arrived at the spectator seats, he went straight to his target.

A blue-haired boy hidden inconspicuously among the spectators.

Kuroko Tetsuya.

Yukimiya Kazuma felt a bit emotional. In over a month, he had gradually felt integrated into this world, but seeing the Generation of Miracles appear before his eyes, the sense of non-belonging that had already dissipated in his heart suddenly surged again.

"Tsk, Aomine Daiki, huh!"

Yukimiya Kazuma clicked his tongue, and the next second, he jumped up suddenly!

On the court.

Near the end of the game, the pace of the game on the court was nowhere near as high-pressure as before.

Of course...

This was under the condition that Yukimiya Kazuma was intentionally letting up.

Facing an opponent with a lead of over 50 points, it was hard for Yukimiya Kazuma to continue beating the opponent like the Generation of Miracles.

After all, the Generation of Miracles had bad personalities at this stage, and they also had KPI requirements.

If he remembered correctly, it was a rule set by Akashi to mobilize everyone's motivation on the court, like each person needing 20+ points per game.

However, Yukimiya Kazuma's indulgence seemed to have given the opponent some illusions, and someone gradually became restless.

For example, the power forward on the opposite side who had no sense of participation throughout the game, took advantage of Baishuikan's slacking time to make his presence felt.

At this moment, the ball happened to be passed to his hand, facing Yukimiya Kazuma, who was no longer targeting Enseiji's perimeter and had retreated to the interior to slack off.

This guy didn't know what went wrong in his brain; he stuck his butt out and pushed inside, and after reaching the basket, he pulled up to dunk.

However...

Not to mention the stamina issue.

This power forward's jumping height and strength were no longer in the state they were at the beginning of the game.

Yukimiya Kazuma could feel that if the opponent was at a level where they could dunk normally before, now they could probably only manage a forced dunk.

In other words.

Don't look at how strong he seemed to be pushing now; in reality, it was just a facade.

What's more...

[Badge Task: In the game against Enseiji Middle School, block the opponent's players 5 or more times]

[Completion Reward: Opportunity to obtain a block-related badge (Currently completed 5/5)]

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[Obtained badge: I Love Blocking Dunks]

[I Love Blocking Dunks (Purple): Your dunks are mediocre, always giving me the urge to block them. Facing a dunk, block success rate increased by 50% (Block attribute ≥ 80)]

This was the badge reward obtained after completing the task earlier.

Yukimiya Kazuma hadn't found a chance to experiment with it; after all, the only ones on the other side who could dunk were probably the center and power forward who were similar in height to him.

That center looked like he had no fighting spirit left, but this power forward was quite reckless.

Ssh~!

With the violent friction between his sneakers and the floor, Yukimiya Kazuma's body suddenly rose. Facing the opponent's action of grabbing the ball with both hands and reaching for the basket, the 'I Love Blocking Dunks' badge in the system flashed.

At this moment, Yukimiya Kazuma's eyes brightened, accurately predicting the opponent's trajectory.