Chapter 60: This Joke Isn't Funny at All!

Bai Shui High School successfully advanced to the next round; after this match, everyone, including Coach Xinsongzhi, was excited for quite some time, but immediately afterward, everyone grew tense again, reaching what could be called the most anxious moment for the entire Bai Shui High School since the preliminary rounds began.

Because according to the advancement rules of the preliminary rounds, after passing three rounds, Bai Shui High School had already advanced to the Tokyo District Top 16, and it was precisely at this stage that the Top 16 group draw took place.

Because of Teiko's existence, all teams in the Top 16 were clear that this was the most critical moment, almost the most important moment determining whether they could advance to the nationals.

Even Yukimiya Kazuma had to admit it.

Whether it was the Round of 8 in the fourth round or the Round of 4 in the fifth round, if they were drawn into the same group as Teiko at this point, they could basically say goodbye to this summer in advance.

Yukimiya Kazuma was quite clear about his own abilities and those of the team.

If he did not have enough official matches to acquire more Badges, or if he suddenly pulled out a Gold Badge on par with 'Passing and Control Master' in a single match.

Then when Bai Shui faced Teiko, there was no doubt that only defeat awaited them.

So his thoughts were the same as Coach Xinsongzhi's.

They must avoid Teiko and reach the Top 4.

Then, in the Top 4 round-robin tournament, compete for the second and third seed positions, go to the national stage, farm more Badges, and then seek victory against Teiko.

The day of the fourth-round match was also the day of the on-site draw.

Captain Takeno Masaki, who returned after the draw, came back to the locker room with a grim face, and the moment he spoke, it made Yukimiya Kazuma's heart skip a beat.

"Uh~~ Everyone, I'm sorry, my luck seems to be not very good..."

It's over!

Did they really run into them?

Should I have listened to the morning fortune-telling like the fortune-teller Midorima before leaving the house?

Yukimiya Kazuma: "..."

How should we play?

The weapons currently in my hands...

A set of attributes that might not be much weaker than the Generation of Miracles.

The Gold Badge 'Passing and Control Master' is the foundation; without this Badge, there would absolutely be no possibility of confronting the Generation of Miracles.

As for the rest, 'I Love Dunking (Purple)', which increases the success rate of blocking dunks by 50%, should play a huge role.

Against those three who love dunking—Murasakibara, Aomine, and Kise—I can seize the right moment to secure blocks and gain opportunities for offense-to-defense transitions.

There is also the Badge farmed in the third-round match; although it is only blue, slightly stronger than green, compared to 'Rookie Ace's War Cry', it is definitely much more useful.

But the drawback is...

This Badge is 'Consumable'.

【Spider Dance (Consumable·Blue): A unique talent to sense air currents and vibrations, combined with superhuman reactions from highly concentrated nervous systems, defending against the opponent's offense with the dance of spider legs; single-defense capability receives an Epic-level boost; the single-defense target cannot score in front of you; during the duration, single-defense and physical stamina are pushed to their peak, lasting 4 minutes.】

Very strong, but once used, it is gone.

Only 4 minutes, far from enough to defeat the Generation of Miracles... even just one of them, after all, it is only single defense.

The cards in my hand are only this many; wanting to defeat the Generation of Miracles right now is like a flying vehicle crossing a thunderstorm, with survival chances being quite slim.

And the flying vehicle steered by Yukimiya Kazuma does not carry only himself, but a whole team of the Bai Shui High School Basketball Club.

Yukimiya Kazuma: "..."

Perhaps noticing that the atmosphere in the locker room had become too Grave, Takeno Masaki couldn't help but swallow dryly and said awkwardly, "Uh..."

"Just a joke..."

"I didn't draw them; I saw everyone's nerves were too tense, so I made a joke..."

Takeno Masaki's words came to an abrupt halt under Coach Xinsongzhi's laser-like glare that was about to shoot him dead.

Beside him, Liang Huayin looked speechless, while juniors Shozan Daisuke and Haruichi Yuji repeatedly complained:

"This joke isn't funny at all!"

"Before, the nerves were just tense; the moment the captain spoke, the nerves completely snapped!"

"You scared me to death!"

"Good thing, good thing!"

Liang Huayin clenched his fists, the knuckles creaking, and he looked at Takeno Masaki with a smile, "Masaki, may I ask on what basis you concluded that this counts as a 'joke'?"

Just as Takeno Masaki felt his scalp go numb under the burning gazes of his teammates, Yukimiya Kazuma finally stepped forward.

Of course, helping him out of this situation was absolutely impossible; running his hand through his significantly grown Bai Mao, wearing a 'Lan Ran face', Yukimiya Kazuma lunged at him first!

"Prepare to die!!"