Chapter 17

Secondly, the players were excited about their first breakthrough in the All-Middle School tournament.

On the other hand, Coach Shinmatsu Osamu, who had a bigger goal in mind, was planning to watch Teiko's game on-site before returning.

And then...

When Yukimiya Kazuma finished washing up slowly and returned to the locker room, he found that the locker room was empty. After asking the staff, he learned that everyone had gone to watch Teiko's game.

Yukimiya Kazuma: "..."

Good grief.

They've gotten cocky.

Teiko this year is terrifyingly different from the past two years.

Yukimiya Kazuma knew very well that the first official game where all members of the Generation of Miracles awakened would definitely have an explosive effect.

However, he remembered the most classic 198:8, which seemed to have happened in the national tournament of the All-Middle School tournament. In the regional qualifiers, it shouldn't be that excessive, right?

With a towel on his head, he walked out of the Baishuikan locker room, and as soon as he opened the door, he was dazzled by the colorful rainbows in front of him.

At the same time...

He was also 'hit' by the arrogant words of the rainbows.

"So boring~"

"The game~"

Before even entering the locker room, Murasakibara Atsushi, who had taken off his jersey in the hallway, complained with a bored expression.

Aomine Daiki raised an eyebrow upon hearing this and said gloomily: "Huh? It's not like we just found out today. Isn't this kind of thing clear long ago? The opponents are just too weak."

Kise Ryouta glanced at Yukimiya Kazuma not far away, paying extra attention to his hair color, and then politely lowered his voice, "I've only had this feeling recently, it really is very boring~"

Murasakibara Atsushi suddenly thought, "Come to think of it, I remember there were a few who played a little better before, there seemed to be a few people?"

Kise Ryouta thought for a while and added for Murasakibara, "The Uncrowned... what was it called..."

"Oh yeah~"

"It's what Kise-chi said."

"Those people were a bit troublesome to play against, but they've already graduated this year, right?"

"Winning is too easy now, I can't even muster any strength."

The Generation of Miracles entered the locker room together. Not far away, Yukimiya Kazuma could still hear Kise Ryouta's voice, "Then for the next game, should we play something interesting, like betting on who scores more points? Everyone puts something up as a bet~"

"If it's snacks, I'll consider it~"

"6~"

"You guys really know how to show off!"

Yukimiya Kazuma watched the Teiko players enter the locker room with a pained expression. Not long after, the Baishuikan Middle School game-watching team also returned.

To Yukimiya Kazuma's surprise, the expressions of being devastated that he had imagined did not appear on everyone's faces, but Coach Shinmatsu Osamu's expression had returned to his usual cold-faced look.

"109:5"

"Too miserable, Dojizaki Middle School!"

"That alley-oop actually knocked three people flying at once!"

"Well..."

"After all, Teiko's center is two meters tall!"

"Thinking about it, it seems Yukimiya-senpai is even more amazing. It was also an alley-oop, and it also knocked three people flying, and in terms of height, Yukimiya-senpai is at least 15 centimeters shorter than Murasakibara Atsushi, right?"

Yukimiya Kazuma: "...?"

Kid...

How can you compare strength like that?

Being 15 centimeters shorter can't be considered an advantage no matter how you look at it!

"Except for Yukimiya, we are far worse than Teiko. Although they were ridiculously strong last year, they can't be compared to this year at all."

"Indeed."

"The Generation of Miracles, their abilities are really too strong. After watching just now, I don't even know what to say..."

"Monsters gathered together, it's really terrible, the Generation of Miracles..."

Taketou Masaki and Hanain Ryo both had quite serious expressions.

But in Yukimiya Kazuma's view, they didn't look like the other teams in the manga who were scared out of their wits upon seeing Teiko's game.

After everyone came over, Yukimiya Kazuma took the initiative to ask: "How was it, the Generation of Miracles?"

"A bunch of monsters, that's all."

When Taketou Masaki saw Yukimiya Kazuma, his expression relaxed a bit more, which left Yukimiya Kazuma looking confused. "And then? Nothing else?"

"What?"

Taketou Masaki didn't understand what Yukimiya Kazuma meant, but Hanain Ryo, who usually didn't talk much, saw through him at a glance. "Very strong. Although we were scared, it definitely didn't reach the level you imagined."

Huh?

That shouldn't be right?

Half-court three-pointers that never miss.

Super-high-speed dribbling, formless shots.

Mimicry.

Emperor Eye.

Seeing these things for the first time, they didn't shock you?

Thinking back to when he first saw these abilities in the manga...

This would make him look like a weakling.

"Ah!"

"Kazuma, that's what you meant..."

"Don't worry, no matter how strong they are, to us, your passing that makes everyone on the court shoot smoother is even more magical."

"Yeah, the dribbling is also super amazing!"

"Yeah, although Teiko's ace has exaggerated dribbling, in terms of the final result, Yukimiya-senpai is the same. Since the senior's hand injury ended, I haven't seen anyone who can stop the senior's dribbling!"

"And, the strength progress is like a monster!"

Yukimiya Kazuma listened to everyone's words, and his face turned red.

At this time, Coach Shinmatsu Osamu also spoke: "Although we also won by a large margin today, the gap in strength between us and Teiko is quite large."

"But don't belittle yourselves. Teiko is getting stronger and stronger, but compared to the past, it's like they've become another team. There is no passing; everyone scores individually."

"They rely on individual one-on-one play to ravage their opponents, and can even get a more overwhelming victory than before. This is naturally a manifestation of individual strength being far ahead."

"But precisely because of this, in the absence of passing from the opponent, with Yukimiya as the core, if we encounter Teiko, even if we can't win, it won't be completely unplayable."

If you really want to find it, Teiko is not impregnable.

For example...

No passing.

Coaches and tactics are also non-existent.

The game content where all members mechanically complete the task called 'victory'.

And Kise Ryouta, although this is also an absolute strong point for other schools, if it were Yukimiya, he should be able to target this point.

"Moreover..."

"The All-Middle School tournament has 9 regions, 23 teams that won in the qualifiers, plus 1 host team, totaling 24 schools."

"Because of the existence of the Generation of Miracles, Tokyo district undoubtedly has three spots."

"If we are lucky, if we don't meet Teiko before the top four, we can compete for the second and third seed spots in the top four round-robin to advance to the nationals."

Yukimiya Kazuma: "..."

So, to summarize what the old man said, it's still a strategic retreat.

"Don't worry about others, and..." Speaking of this, Shinmatsu Osamu glanced at Yukimiya Kazuma, "Even compared to the Generation of Miracles, you are not bad. You played especially well today."

Sure enough...

After watching Teiko's game.