Chapter 31

So his direct drive was merely a feint.

If he had hit it, that would have been good.

If he missed, he would complete a steal on the opponent's next dribble move or passing route; as a point guard, he used this move quite skillfully.

However...

This time it failed.

Yukimiya Kazuma paid no attention to the opponent; instead, using the screen set by the stepping-up Takeno Masaki, he executed a pick-and-roll.

Their coordination was excellent; the Yuancheng Temple point guard was completely blocked by the tall Takeno Masaki.

Yukimiya Kazuma started moving, but his speed was not at full throttle.

In an instant, he surged into the paint.

A center was waiting inside, and a point guard pursued relentlessly behind him.

In this situation of being trapped front and back, the spectators in the arena all grew tense for him.

But being double-teamed meant an open spot appeared...

A figure about 175 centimeters tall quietly arrived near the free-throw line.

Bai Shui Hall, number 7.

Shota Daisuke, the shooting guard.

The next second.

The basketball in Yukimiya Kazuma's hand, as if by magic, suddenly appeared in Shota Daisuke's hands.

Shota Daisuke showed no surprise at all; in the final days of preparation, despite only a few joint practices, he had already become quite familiar with this wonderful feeling of receiving the ball.

A huge open spot.

Shota Daisuke scored easily.

"Wah!"

"How... how did he pass it?!"

This pass was both fast and concealed, making many spectators who didn't understand find it quite miraculous.

Some others, having learned the players' names from somewhere, gradually saw the characters 'Yukimiya Kazuma' appear in the arena, but most spectators actually still wanted to know how that ball suddenly appeared in the hands of Bai Shui Hall number 7.

How exactly was it passed?

On his way back to defend, Yukimiya Kazuma high-fived Shota Daisuke, who had waited specifically in place.

That pass was truly beautiful, and the feeling of receiving the ball was as comfortable as ever, making Shota Daisuke unable to help but exclaim, "Senior Yukimiya, great pass!"

Soon, spectators who had seen clearly from a frontal angle excitedly explained it to those beside them.

It turned out that when Yukimiya Kazuma dribbled into the paint and was trapped in a dead end by the opposing center and point guard front and back, he suddenly acted as if he had eyes in the back of his head; without turning his head to look at all, he sent the ball out with a tricky bounce pass.

The Yuancheng Temple point guard had also prepared for Yukimiya Kazuma's pass; even so, he never expected that Yukimiya Kazuma made no turning motion at all, facing away and unable to see the passer, leaving him caught off guard, watching helplessly as the basketball went through the legs.

Then the ball simply arrived in Shota Daisuke's hands.

"Ah?!"

"I see!"

"A no-look pass? And it went precisely through the legs?!"

"Wah!"