Chapter 43

They didn't come to see this.

They wanted to see Ryuta Akira crush Yukimiya Kazuma, not a turn of the tide where Ryuta Akira was beaten by Yukimiya Kazuma until he couldn't lift his head.

"What a great head fake, the technique on that pass is also very strong. I wasn't paying attention for a second and was shaken, and the ball disappeared."

"I heard Yukimiya Kazuma's technique was very average before, and he only suddenly realized his talent in his third year of junior high. Sure enough, sports are still about hard work; as long as you keep working hard, no one knows what will happen in the future."

"So, passion is the primary driving force. I heard Yukimiya Kazuma fights against players in his imagination through meditation every day. The main target seems to be the Generation of Miracles."

"Meditation or something... isn't that too exaggerated?"

"There are pictures in the Pass weekly magazine, Yukimiya really practices against the air~"

"..."

"Perhaps this is talent."

After a timeout, Ryuta Akira had calmed down a lot.

Tou-Chikuto's offense had improved slightly, but Hakusuikan still firmly controlled the rhythm of the match.

Ryuta Akira finally scored his first goal of the match using a screen, but this couldn't change the trend of the match. Yukimiya Kazuma occupied an overwhelming advantage in this battle for Tokyo District No. 2 sparked by Pass Basketball.

Hakusuikan's overall offense was already superior because of Yukimiya, and coupled with Yukimiya locking down Tou-Chikuto's ace Ryuta Akira on the defensive end, at the end of the first half, Hakusuikan led 53 to 21 by 32 points. Such a point difference was enough to show the gap between the two teams.

In the matchup between Yukimiya Kazuma and Ryuta Akira, Yukimiya Kazuma's stats were comprehensively superior.

He shot 10 times, made 7, and got a comprehensive stat line of 14 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks.

Looking at Ryuta Akira, he only got 4 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists, but had 4 turnovers.

It was very clear that Ryuta Akira and Yukimiya Kazuma were not players of the same level. Many spectators in the stands other than Tou-Chikuto simply gave their conclusion.

During halftime, in the Hakusuikan locker room, the atmosphere was very relaxed.

Because Yukimiya had taught Ryuta Akira a lesson in a head-to-head confrontation, Shinmatsu smiled and praised him. It was the first time Yukimiya Kazuma had seen that kind, smiling face.

Yukimiya Kazuma accepted the praise from the coach and teammates, but he didn't have many thoughts about these reputation disputes. All he wanted was the system reward.

[Attribute Task: Defeat Tou-Chikuto Junior High, win the match, limit the opposing ace player Ryuta Akira to under 10 points, and get a 40+10 stat line]

[Achievement Reward: Freely Allocatable Attribute x6]

Although he had suppressed Ryuta Akira's scoring to 4 points, he himself had only scored 14 points, which was 26 points away from the task's 40 points. As for the '10' in 40+10, it had already been completed in advance.

The match was already in the bag. Shinmatsu appeared very relaxed when setting up tactics. He asked for the players' opinions, and to Shinmatsu's surprise, Yukimiya Kazuma expressed that he wanted to attack a couple more times.

This was naturally not a big problem. The coach and teammates only thought Yukimiya Kazuma wanted to show off more in this matchup that made it into the weekly magazine.

Shinmatsu generously stated that as long as the rhythm was stabilized, Yukimiya Kazuma could have unlimited firing rights.

This actually surprised Yukimiya Kazuma. After all, in his impression, this old man Shinmatsu was still relatively old-school, including the 'independent decision-making' mentioned when playing against Teiko. Yukimiya believed that would not include unlimited firing rights.

"Of course."

"However, with your current finishing ability, it's limited to this match."

Shinmatsu nodded in agreement, and others naturally had no objections.

Hakusuikan players didn't receive few assists from Yukimiya Kazuma usually, so they wouldn't refuse for any reason.

The second half started soon.

Ryuta Akira had clearly also received guidance during halftime. He played more methodically than before.

Ryuta Akira took the initiative to cooperate with the two players in the interior, no longer obsessed with the 1v1 battle with Yukimiya Kazuma.

Such a change was within Yukimiya Kazuma's acceptable range. As long as Ryuta Akira didn't score, assists or whatever wouldn't affect his task.

Although he had the authority of unlimited firing rights, Yukimiya Kazuma didn't come up and implement his scoring plan immediately. He was still constantly creating opportunities for his teammates, and all four teammates on the court were beneficiaries.

He was paying off his debt in advance, feeding everyone first, and when he activated 'Monster Immersion' to enter the unlimited firing state later, he hoped everyone would bear with him.

Hakusuikan always maintained a large point lead. Shinmatsu was very moved when he saw that Yukimiya Kazuma still maintained the original pace after getting the unlimited firing rights.

He naturally didn't know that this was just Yukimiya Kazuma paying off his debt in advance.

Soon.

But Yukimiya Kazuma didn't show disappointment; instead, he revealed a faint smile. Since it was confirmed that conventional finishing methods were unstable, he was ready to 'activate'~

Everything was under control.

When the spectators saw the smile on Yukimiya Kazuma's face, naturally no one thought Yukimiya Kazuma was in a good mood. They thought it was a forced smile because he had just missed a three-pointer.

The students of Tou-Chikuto Junior High in the stands began to mock, the dense drumbeats and uniform intimidation sounds attacking Yukimiya Kazuma together.

"The opponent's defense against you is very tight, don't mind it."

Yukimiya Kazuma shook his head.

"I know, but I'm going to start scoring." In Taketou Yashiki's line of sight, Yukimiya Kazuma suddenly revealed an embarrassed expression, which was hard to see on his face. "However, I will be a bit strange when I am fully immersed in scoring, you guys..."

"Don't mind it either."

Taketou Yashiki: "...?"

Taketou Yashiki didn't understand what Yukimiya meant, but soon, he understood.

Transition of offense and defense, Yukimiya Kazuma advanced with the ball.

Tou-Chikuto had adapted a bit to the transition defense this time. They followed Haruhi Yuji and Teruyama Daisuke who were cutting fast.

But...

Boom~!

Yukimiya Kazuma suddenly exploded with speed. Hana Inryo on the side was stunned for a moment because Yukimiya hadn't given him any gestures, but suddenly rushed towards him!

Is he asking me to screen...

"Get out of the way!"

...him?

Hana Inryo: "Uh..."

In the cold tone, Hana Inryo looked up and saw Yukimiya Kazuma's eyes, and the whole person was stunned for a moment.

"Idiot."

"If you like it, just stand there. It doesn't make a difference anyway!"

Screech~!

Amidst the violent friction between the sneakers and the floor, Yukimiya Kazuma suddenly stopped and gathered the ball!

As his body rose from the ground, Hana Inryo was astonished to find that Yukimiya was already so far away from him!

Step-back?

When?

"So... so fast!"

Outside the three-point line, Yukimiya Kazuma's shooting motion was fast to the extreme, and at the same time, under the exaggerated jumping height, his posture in the air was extremely stable!

This instant.

Hana Inryo looked at Yukimiya's hair fluttering in the air, as if seeing a bird with snow-colored wings!