Chapter 152

"None of that matters anymore. The winner will definitely be me. I will use this match to show you what the difference in status truly is."

Yukimiya Kazuma: "?"

Watching Akashi turn and leave, Yukimiya felt something was off about the other.

Rather, it was more like...

During the last match against Teikō, he had vaguely felt that the other's gaze toward him was strange, but since they had exchanged few words then, this time they were engaging in direct dialogue.

As expected...

The chuunibyou is truly chuunibyou~

Interesting~

"The match begins!"

Beep~~~

With the opening whistle, the strongest battle of the All-Japan Tournament officially commenced.

The referee tossed the ball high into the air. Atsushi Murasakibara and Masaki Takeno jumped up to contest the tip-off. Visibly, Murasakibara was at least twenty centimeters ahead. He stretched his long arms lightly and secured the opening possession for Teikō.

But the next second.

Beep~

Beep beep beep~~

"White number five! Tip-off violation!"

The Generation of Miracles: "...!?"

Daiki Aomine's excited nerves instantly slackened; he straightened from a crouch to stand with hands on hips: "Honestly..."

Ryōta Kise scratched his head: "Little Murasakibara~ Watch the ball, watch the ball. You can only touch it once it starts falling down. Why did you forget again today?"

Shintarō Midorima adjusted his glasses: "This is the inevitable result of being lax as usual."

Bai Shui Gymnasium has possession.

Although the opening was somewhat unexpected.

Bai Shui Gymnasium's tactics were merely advanced by one turn because of it. Liang Huayin, with his spirit hyper-focused, immediately threw the ball in from the sideline after the referee handed it to him.

The one he passed to...

Was Haru Yūji!

"Fast break!"

This was the strategy Bai Shui Gymnasium established from the start. Facing Teikō, Bai Shui Gymnasium could not afford the slightest slack; they had to fight for every second and score at full power from the very beginning.

Haru Yūji felt immense pressure at this moment because, according to the planned strategy, his main matchup in this match was Akashi.

Even with a cheerful personality like Haru Yūji, he could not help but feel somewhat nervous under these circumstances.

However, quickly, the sense of nervousness was replaced by the astonishment caused by the scene before his eyes.

"Hey, I'm the point guard. Isn't the opponent Akashi? Why are you here?"

Seeing Ryōta Kise come before him, Haru Yūji's face instantly changed color. On the other side, Yukimiya Kazuma also stared in shock at Seijūrō Akashi appearing before him.

It seemed he had seen through what the other was thinking.

"Surprised?"

"The fragile Bai Shui Gymnasium."

"As long as I snap this single branch, defeat is already destined."

Seijūrō Akashi spoke coldly, expressionless, with the 'Emperor's Eye' shimmering with a halo in the depths of his eyes.