Chapter 28: Bai Shui Pavilion vs. Teiko, a blue and a white afterimage at the opening!

The first match of the Final Four round-robin.

Baishuiguan Middle School versus Teiko Middle School; the Tokyo Second Gymnasium is roaring with noise.

Not long after.

The Baishuiguan Middle School team arrives at the court and begins their warm-up.

Yukimiya Kazuma looks around. To put it immodestly, this match is worthy of being the focus of attention; the other two teams in the Final Four, as well as many opponents who previously lost to Baishuiguan, have all arrived at the scene.

Yukimiya Kazuma even sees some fans wearing his jersey. Of course, unlike commercial leagues where official jerseys are sold, these fans are wearing light blue jerseys—Baishuiguan uniforms that have been heavily modified.

Seeing these fans cheering enthusiastically for him, Yukimiya Kazuma waves to them very naturally.

Yukimiya Kazuma continues his warm-up. Not long after, the fans in the stands suddenly erupt into cheers. Looking up, it is indeed the cheers caused by Teiko Middle School appearing from the player tunnel.

And when the Teiko players walk out, Yukimiya Kazuma can clearly feel that the surrounding cheers are far greater than when they entered.

But this is only natural. Although there are many excellent junior high basketball teams in the Tokyo district at present, compared to Teiko, these teams are on two completely different levels.

The reason for this is simply because Teiko possesses the Generation of Miracles.

"What a strong presence!"

"Looking at them up close, their average height is so high..."

"Is this for real? What do these guys eat to grow like that?"

"Speaking of which..."

"We are actually going to play against opponents like this..."

The first-year substitutes of Baishuiguan whisper to each other, looking in the direction of the Generation of Miracles.

The members of the Generation of Miracles, with the exception of Akashi, are indeed extremely tall on average. If it were the timeline when the story begins, Murasakibara is 208cm, Midorima 195cm, Aomine 192cm, and Kise 189cm.

And in this summer of their third year of junior high, with more than half a year left before entering high school next year, their average height is about 5 to 6 centimeters less, which is still an extremely exaggerated average height.

At the junior high stage, this height alone is enough to be intimidating, not to mention that this team already possesses a resounding reputation.

Facing such opponents, the confidence brought by Baishuiguan's winning streak is physically restrained before the battle even begins.

However...

This age group is a stage where height can still increase.

Yukimiya Kazuma has felt recently that he has grown a little taller again.

Checking through the system earlier, he found that he had indeed grown 2 centimeters, reaching 186cm. Yukimiya Kazuma, who is not at a disadvantage in terms of height, does not feel much of Teiko's height suppression and naturally focuses his gaze on Aomine Daiki.

Between the two tasks, Yukimiya Kazuma hardly needs to weigh them too much; the only goal of this match is to limit Aomine Daiki's scoring to under 25 points.

Although this is difficult and requires consuming two 'Spider Dance' divine badges, compared to the temptation of badges related to Aomine's wildness, these are nothing. In this match, he must spend more energy on limiting Aomine's scoring.

Beep!

The whistle blows.

The match officially begins.

The centers of both sides jump for the ball at the center circle.

Taketou Masaki looks at this lazy-looking guy in front of him who is clearly two meters tall, and he cannot help but feel a bit intimidated in his heart.

However, his nervousness is purely superfluous. Murasakibara Atsushi is not just tall; those long arms are even more outrageous. The result of the jump ball was actually determined the moment the two stepped onto the center circle. ===== CHAPTER 67 =====

Slap~!

Taketou Masaki, whose body movements are a bit stiff, watches as Murasakibara Atsushi jumps high first.

The height the opponent reaches in the air is even more than enough compared to the ball tossed by the junior high level referee. Waiting for the ball to reach its highest point in the air, he immediately reaches out and slaps it toward Teiko's backcourt.

"Nice pass."

"Finally no violation today, Murasakibara."

Whoosh~!

Following the voice.

A black shadow suddenly darts out; without a doubt, it is Aomine Daiki, who has seized the initiative!

The opponent's speed makes Yukimiya Kazuma raise his eyebrows slightly, and he follows with a turn, chasing after him at full power!

With a speed of 91.3, he unleashes his full potential for the first time without regard for stamina. In the backcourt, a blue and a white figure pass by the other Baishuiguan players in the blink of an eye. Teruyama Daisuke hasn't even reacted before the two afterimages disappear before his eyes!

When he turns his head, the two have already entered the paint simultaneously!

Jumping at the same time!

Slap~!

A crisp sound of slapping the ball rings out!

Instantly!

The atmosphere is deathly silent!

"Whoa!"

A moment later, the scene, having come to its senses, erupts in waves of exclamation.

The meeting between Yukimiya Kazuma and the Generation of Miracles does not disappoint the audience on the very first play.

And many spectators who only arrived at the scene for the round-robin, having only heard that Baishuiguan had a super-strong player, are now stunned after seeing it in person!

Teiko bench.

Momoi Satsuki spreads out the notebook on her lap. Under the words 'Dunk Block', she draws a heavy horizontal line. While speaking, her expression is actually faintly happy, "Aomine is really something; he really didn't look at the information I collected..."

"Besides passing and ball control, this Baishuiguan ace is best at blocking dunks." ===== CHAPTER 68 =====

Yukimiya Kazuma, chasing from behind, successfully delivers a block to Aomine, and the ball is picked up by Kasuga Youji.

Under the influence of 'I Love Blocking Dunks', although the aerial confrontation is quite clean, after blocking the ball, he still crashes into Aomine.

"Yo, you okay?"

Yukimiya Kazuma props himself up and actively reaches out a hand to Aomine in front of him.

Scott has a good saying: the most correct posture for defending Jordan is to never provoke him, and don't talk trash, otherwise he can score 60 points.

Hmm.

One must use politeness to defeat him.

So, look at my sincere eyes, quite amiable, right?

Aomine Daiki: "?!"

Heh.

Interesting.

A clumsy provocation.

Counting the one in the stands, this is the second time, right?

Thinking of Yukimiya Kazuma's block just now, in that instant, Aomine Daiki felt the beating of his heart after a long time, and even his cooled blood seemed to be burning up.

Aomine grabs Yukimiya Kazuma's hand, pulls himself up using the leverage, "Just woke up, my body is a bit sluggish, but you're pretty good. It seems this time..."

"It can be played more interestingly."

After Aomine finishes speaking, he ignores Yukimiya Kazuma, who is suddenly stunned there, and turns to leave with a menacing aura.

And Yukimiya Kazuma, with the opponent's signature words of impending rampage still lingering in his ears, sees the aura around Aomine's back in his eyes almost solidify, which leaves him standing there in a daze.

"That's not right..."

"This move actually doesn't work?"

"Harder to deal with than Jordan? Did I start too hard?"

"That ball just now, should I have let him have it first to make him lower his guard..."

He got excited!

Miscalculation!

At this time, on the other side of the court, in Teiko's half.

Kise Ryouta looks at Yukimiya Kazuma in the distance, the expression on his face almost identical to that of the bewildered Yukimiya just now.

Kise Ryouta: "..."

No way?

Someone can actually keep up with Aomine's speed, and even blocked his dunk?!

Little Yukimiya is actually this strong...

I thought he only knew how to pass.

Baishuiguan's offensive possession, Yukimiya Kazuma advances with the ball.

However, defending him is Akashi Seijuurou!

Yukimiya Kazuma: "..."

Regarding the Emperor Eye, Yukimiya Kazuma has carefully and cautiously studied countermeasures in his meditation training every time he encounters the second personality of Akashi Seijuurou, but the results have been minimal.

On the offensive end, his 96.2 ball-handling ability, combined with the ball-handling techniques brought by the 'Passing Master', can hold up, but not for long. If it's normal mode ball-handling, he can't hold up against the Emperor Eye's cheat-like advance prediction for long.

This thing has nothing to do with attributes and technology; it can see the future!

But he has to control it because he is the starting point of Baishuiguan's overall offense. Secondly, if he can't control it and gives the ball to others on Baishuiguan, they can't control it even more.

Even if the person they are matched up against is not Akashi.

So.

In order to control the ball, during the most dangerous half-court advance, Yukimiya chooses a mode like Magic Johnson.

A high-EQ way of saying it is Magic Johnson; a low-EQ way is that it's actually quite embarrassing, sticking his butt out, protecting the ball at all times while advancing, and then only switching to normal dribbling mode the moment he breaks through after entering the opponent's half.

However.

Getting here and being able to control the ball is only the first step; then comes the most difficult part.

He has to exert the assist ability of the 'Passing Master' under the defense of Akashi's Emperor Eye!

Slap~!

Slap~!

Slap~!

The dribbling is faster than ever. Yukimiya Kazuma's dribbling is textbook-level technique under the effect of the badge, but even so, the moment he switches from back-to-the-basket advancement to facing a crossover breakthrough, he almost gets touched by Akashi!

Calculating the offensive time and attempting to lower the pace to reduce the number of offensive possessions, Yukimiya suddenly leans on Akashi with his off-hand, and then takes advantage of the momentum to turn and break through!

The moment he breaks in and attracts a double-team!

Pass the ball!

However...

Under the deterrence of the Emperor Eye, Akashi's sudden cut with his left hand makes this ball completely lose its usual effect.

When Hanain Ryou receives the ball from Yukimiya, the strange feeling makes his shooting motion appear to stutter, and this is not an illusion; it just stutters, far less smooth than before.

Because at the moment of receiving the ball, the Baishuiguan players can clearly feel that Hanain Ryou has a very obvious adjustment in his movements. In the past, Yukimiya Kazuma's passes would never have such a situation.

Whoosh~!

Kise's defense had originally been drawn away by two steps.

But just during Hanain Ryou's very fast movement adjustment, Kise Ryouta has already returned to the defensive position and interfered with Hanain Ryou's shot.

Clang~!

The ball hits the rim and bounces out.

"Sure enough..." ===== CHAPTER 69 =====