Chapter 348

"Wait..."

"How can you be sure he's the center?"

"Maybe he's the power forward?"

Zhonghu Shensi: "Ahem, if he's the power forward, of course... of course I'll handle him. I'll block him completely outside the key!"

"Interior players..."

"... aren't about who jumps higher!"

He Duanhong fell silent for a moment upon hearing this, then said stubbornly: "Tsk, better keep your word. If he's the center, I'll take him down personally!"

"But Captain..."

"Don't forget Quanzhen Hall also has a number 10 who matches number 4's height."

"You can't handle number 4, but number 10 should be no problem, right?"

Zhonghu Shensi gave He Duanhong a cold look and sneered: "I am the captain of Ikenomoto Commercial!"

He Duanhong: "Hmph!"

Ihara Masaaki looked somewhat troubled at the two seniors in the squad exchanging sharp words, but dared not interrupt, because this is how the two of them always acted this year for the captain's position.

But...

it was alright.

At least on the court, their coordination was excellent; after all, they had always been the interior duo.

On the other side.

Kuriki Noboru walked up to Long Tian Zhang, who had just passed to Yukimiya Kazuma, and asked about what had just happened: "What happened just now? Why did Yukimiya suddenly start trash-talking before the game?"

Long Tian Zhang shrugged: "He came over to trash-talk and provoke us!"

Tsuchiya Dahe standing nearby added an explanation: "It wasn't really provocation; he probably came to scout our starting lineup."

Long Tian Zhang: "Huh!?"

Long Tian Zhang, who hadn't noticed anything at all, looked completely baffled.

The match begins.

Quanzhen Hall's starting lineup takes the court.

With Yukimiya Kazuma and the others taking the court, obvious murmurs arose from the Ikenomoto Commercial bench.

Yanshan Sect Coach muttered in a low voice:

"It's really a starting lineup of all first-years?"

"No high-school level training, no long-term lineup chemistry..."

"How is this possible?"

"What are you thinking, Kikuta-senpai..."

"..."

"But no matter what, they're just a bunch of freshmen. Although that number 4's physique is indeed extraordinary, high school basketball isn't just about physical ability."

Speaking in front of the team, although Yanshan Sect Coach spoke with absolute certainty, he was actually still hesitant in his heart, wondering what scheme that cunning old fox Kakita Yishi was up to again.

Did he assign some special task to these first-years?

Or was it some other trap?

What exactly is going on...

Yanshan Sect unconsciously looked towards Quanzhen Hall, where he saw Kakita Yishi discussing something calmly with his assistant coach; his expression was very composed, with not a trace of pretense.

This made Yanshan Sect even more puzzled.

Where did they get such confidence to send up such a group of first-years?

Yanshan Sect's gaze fell on Kakita Yishi, who seemed to sense something, turned his head, and happened to meet Yanshan Sect's gaze; he smiled slightly and muttered to himself:

"Yanshan~"

"Take a good look at Quanzhen Hall now~"

Kakita Yishi's smile made Yanshan Sect somewhat displeased.

On the court.

Ikenomoto Commercial's Zhonghu Shensi and He Duanhong were also very puzzled that Kuriki Noboru really wasn't playing, but their way of gathering intelligence had always been through mockery.

Immediately...

they opened their mouths like this.

"Where's that guy Kuriki Noboru?"

"Don't tell me he's scared and doesn't dare to play us? Don't worry, our Ikenomoto Commercial interior will give him a little leeway. Just call him up; bullying first-years isn't our Ikenomoto Commercial style."

Yukimiya Kazuma rolled his eyes wordlessly at the other side; although national high school teams are as numerous as koi crossing the river, he himself knew absolutely nothing about the Ikenomoto Commercial team.

But for a level like the Generation of Miracles, shouldn't they respect and gather first-hand intelligence?

What?

Is he, Yukimiya Kazuma, not worthy of being on the same level as the Generation of Miracles?

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Or was the shock the three Five of Rakuzan gave the Chinese Basketball World last year not enough?

Beep~!

With the whistle blowing.

And the cheers from the Quanzhen Hall students in the audience.

The next second, the referee tossed the ball high into the air.

Pfft~!

Yukimiya Kazuma leaped up.

Seeing the move by number four of Izumimanga, Tsuchiya Dahe's face showed a trace of joy.

What the...

The rhythm is completely off!

By the time the ball reaches its highest point, this kid should already have fallen to the ground.

Smooth.

Smooth.

A very easy opponent, this brat.

Next, Tsuchiya Dahe clearly jumped a step late.

Just as he intended to pass the ball to the Ichimoto Commercial half-court, just like in previous matches, Tsuchiya Dahe suddenly widened his eyes!

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Because...

Before his eyes, a brat with arrogant white hair was actually still constantly rising in height!

Tsuchiya Dahe: "!?"

The jump during the dunk earlier wasn't even his full power?!

What a monster!

Pat~!

Yukimiya lightly tapped the ball in mid-air, passing it to He Xiuyang.

He Xiuyang advanced quickly; the Ichimoto Commercial players, after the shock, were still well-trained and quickly organized their defense.

"Watch their inside!"

Ihara Masaaki noticed Tsuchiya Dahe's cut and immediately warned the inside.

Zhonghu Shensi and Tsuchiya Dahe immediately guarded the inside tightly, but what made the two feel somewhat strange was that number four of Izumimanga...

The movement was too slow?

Walking?

And at this moment, He Xiuyang, out of habit, looked for Yukimiya Kazuma on the first ball, even though the latter was just slowly running to near the three-point line.

But obviously.

Ichimoto Commercial had long identified Yukimiya Kazuma as the center; there was no one defending near the three-point line. Yukimiya received the ball outside the three-point line and took a standard shot!

The movement was fluid and beautiful.