Chapter 62: Yukimiya Kazuma Is Ready for Battle!

The journey of the Baisui High full preliminary tournament proceeded according to schedule, thanks to Takefuji Masaki.

They cut through obstacles all the way, and Yukimiya Kazuma continued to deliver all-around performances with more assists than points, proving they were not a flash in the pan.

Many Tokyo district teams familiar with Baisui High were greatly shocked upon learning of the earth-shaking changes in Baisui High's current strength.

Of course, they did not know that a fantasy event involving transmigration and a system had occurred to Yukimiya Kazuma; they all believed it was a burst of teenage talent combined with Yukimiya Kazuma's diligent training that led to Yukimiya Kazuma's qualitative leap.

However, upon hearing that Yukimiya Kazuma possessed a unique 'Meditation Training,' and with the push of some reporters, Yukimiya Kazuma's sudden surge in strength suddenly took on a miraculous color.

Among them, the Pass Weekly magazine, which focuses on middle school basketball in the Tokyo district, provided such a layout:

【A dream duel in meditation with the expected opponent!】

【—Baisui High's ace, Yukimiya Kazuma, created a unique meditation training method to improve his strength!】

【Before the sun rose, Yukimiya Kazuma had already completed two hours of meditation practice; this is the secret to Yukimiya Kazuma's rapid strength improvement.】

【Below is an exclusive interview from the Baisui High basketball club】

【...】

When Yukimiya Kazuma first saw the Pass Weekly magazine brought by a teammate and saw this layout, he was completely shocked by the Little Sakura magazine editors' ability to fabricate stories.

It wasn't that everything inside was fake...

But it was the large amount of real interview content from Baisui High club members, mixed with the Pass Weekly editors' wild embellishments, that shocked Yukimiya Kazuma even more.

Because...

Damn it, the training part of the 'Meditation Training System' was almost entirely imagined by them!

This included, but was not limited to, the editors focusing heavily on Yukimiya Kazuma aiming for the Generation of Miracles, imagining opponents' appearances daily, fighting in meditation, and forging ahead...

"So strong?"

"..."

After so many matches, Yukimiya Kazuma discovered that badge missions trigger stably in official matches, but attribute missions have appeared only once so far.

Fortunately, that stat allocation was cautious, concentrated on speed, not a balanced distribution of rain and dew; otherwise, with random allocation, he would have nowhere to cry.

The fifth round, the quarterfinals.

Yukimiya Kazuma performed stably, securing victory while also winning a new Category Badge.

【Experience Badge (Green): A special badge that can only provide experience for green ability-type badges, containing 1000 experience points】

After obtaining this badge, Yukimiya Kazuma immediately fed it to 'Rookie Ace's War Cry,' since he had no room to wait for a better green badge.

After gaining 1000 experience, the badge 'Rookie Ace's War Cry' showed a new change.

【Rookie Ace's War Cry (Green Lv. 2): After successfully completing a defense, unleash a morale-boosting roar, effectively increasing the shooting accuracy of teammates on the court by 15% and slightly restoring teammates' stamina. (Limited to once per match, each duration lasts 5 turns)】

All other stats remained completely unchanged, but the boost to teammates' shooting accuracy increased from 10% to 15%.

From this moment on, Yukimiya Kazuma discovered that an experience bar appeared above the badge; when the experience bar is full, it can level up, and experience can be gained through training, matches, and Experience Badges.

It's just that different badges require different amounts of experience to level up, and different methods of gaining experience vary in speed.

For example, the Gold Badge 'Pass-Play Master,' the badge Yukimiya Kazuma uses most frequently, had an experience bar that barely rose; Yukimiya Kazuma checked the system panel...

Good lord!

The experience bar is 10000 long, currently 9521 points away from leveling up; Yukimiya Kazuma did a simple calculation: without a 'Gold Experience Badge' to quickly fill experience, it would take at least two years to fill it.

And 'I Love Dunking,' as a Purple Badge, is in a slightly better situation, but not by much; the experience bar length is 5000, currently 4553 points away from leveling up; without an Experience Badge, it would take a year to reach Lv. 2.

The blue 'Spider Dance,' being a one-time consumable badge, cannot level up.

The green 'Rookie Ace's War Cry' requires 1000 experience points to level up; just one 'Green Experience Badge' immediately leveled it to Lv. 2.

The 'Rookie Ace's War Cry,' which Yukimiya always considered useless, can now boost teammates' shooting accuracy by 15% for five turns; combined with the 20% boost from 'Pass-Play Master,' stacked together, it guarantees a 35% boost at critical moments.

What if it levels up higher...

The number of turns might increase, and the shooting accuracy boost will continue to rise.

The key is that compared to Gold Badges starting at 10000 experience points, the green 'Rookie Ace's War Cry' requires low enough experience to level up, and 'Green Experience Badges' are obviously easier to obtain.

"It seems this War Cry must be used during normal times too..."

"It might not be useless in the future."

Thus.

After the team passed the fifth round and confirmed their entry into the top four.

During the Baisui High basketball club's routine team training, whether it was Yukimiya Kazuma's exclusive half-court meditation training or tactical practice with teammates.

Everyone could hear Yukimiya Kazuma, as if infected by He Xiuyang from Sakuragaoka Middle School, raising his arm and roaring!

According to Pass Weekly's on-site interview, feedback from Yukimiya Kazuma's juniors in the Baisui High team stated that every time they saw senior Yukimiya's roar, they felt their blood burning and their morale greatly boosted.

Shortly after, a few days later.

A new weekly layout regarding Baisui High was freshly released.

【Top Four Battle!】

【Generation of Miracles!】

【Yukimiya Kazuma is ready for battle!】