Chapter 75

Then he immediately began to formulate the tactical arrangements for the next stage.

On the other side.

On the Teiko bench.

Aomine Daiki turned to look at Akashi Seijuro.

But looking at Yukimiya Kazuma's state, which was completely different from their last duel, although he didn't know why that strange posture existed, the extremely strong individual defense was gone.

But the offensive ability, which had completely evolved to another level, made Aomine even more uncontrollably excited.

To be honest.

Soon, the second quarter began.

Aomine Daiki walked onto the court with an excited expression.

"Yo~ in the first quarter, I saw you and Akashi and Murasakibara having a lot of fun on the court!" Aomine Daiki said as he walked to Yukimiya Kazuma's side.

"Happy, sure, but unfortunately, isn't it Teiko's turn for you to attack? Can't you wait until the fourth quarter? If you could wait until the fourth quarter to attack, I'd be even happier." Yukimiya Kazuma sighed with some regret.

"Fourth quarter? How could I wait until then? But none of that matters. Next, I hope you can let me enjoy the game properly. Don't be like last time—even though your defense was indeed good, you were just getting beaten up by me the whole time." Aomine Daiki widened his eyes and said with an expectant look.

A thick, intense fighting spirit radiated from him, which everyone in the arena could clearly feel.

After Aomine came onto the court, Yukimiya naturally came to defend in front of Aomine. Everyone at the scene could understand this; after all, only a monster can deal with a monster.

Aomine, who received the ball from Akashi, had his aura suddenly become restrained.

Taketou Masaki's gaze tightened. Aomine Daiki's eyes made him feel as if he were being stared at by a ferocious wild beast. Even someone who didn't play basketball would probably have their body subconsciously sound an alarm when seeing him.

In front of the three-point line, Aomine and Yukimiya crouched down and confronted each other. Without any nonsense, Aomine accelerated and broke through, launching his attack.

"Such fast speed, faster than before!"

All the players in the arena who had played against Aomine felt a chill in their hearts.

To be honest, for a whole year, Aomine hadn't had this kind of passion and expectation. He had trained specifically for one person, and that person was Yukimiya Kazuma.

Although in their last duel, the other party's offense had nothing worth taking in his eyes, that steady, eerie defense that could shut him down for two quarters had made him feel the joy of confrontation for the first time in a long while.

He didn't know how the other party did it—perhaps it was some kind of wildness, or perhaps it was some magical state similar to the door he had once tried to push open. Aomine didn't understand, but he had been thinking about it constantly.

However...

Yukimiya Kazuma disappointed him.

*Whoosh~!*

The phantom of the wild 'black panther' behind Aomine was baring its fangs and brandishing its claws in front of Yukimiya Kazuma like a dream.

The next second.

Aomine suddenly started his attack.

But this attack had no defense. To be precise, in Aomine's view, this was an attack that had met almost no effective resistance.

In Baishuikan's defensive plan.

Whenever Aomine held the ball, Yukimiya Kazuma would be the primary defender, with Hanain Ryo and Teruyama Daisuke assisting from the side.

But Hanain Ryo and Teruyama Daisuke couldn't keep up with Aomine's pace at all. When Aomine suddenly accelerated, the two didn't even have time to react. They only saw a flash of blue, and then he was gone, with only a faint glimpse of white following behind.

Yukimiya Kazuma had followed him at first, but only by a little. Aomine had almost no acceleration process; his start was his top speed. Yukimiya chose to jump early to make up for the distance, but before his hand could block, the ball had already been thrown from Aomine's hand.

*Swish!*

From the start to the ball going into the basket, it was smooth and done in one go, without the slightest hesitation. The ball was steadily sent into the basket.

Baishuikan vs. Teiko, score 32:28.

When the numbers on the big screen updated, not only the players on the court but also the spectators in the stands were stunned, because the process was just too fast!

No flashy moves!

Just pure speed!

"Eh?"

"It... it went in just like that?"

"What's going on?"

"What happened just now? That was too fast, right?"

Yukimiya Kazuma could be sure there were no electric sparks in his eyes; it wasn't the Zone. It was highly likely that 'wildness' was firing on all cylinders. It was also possible that Aomine had really been rusty from not training for a long time, and then, after being stimulated by him in the last game, he had now revealed his true form.

But...

It was still completely incomprehensible.

He clearly had a speed attribute of 92.4, yet he was swept away by Aomine Daiki like autumn leaves in the wind.

"This is too absurd..."

Fine beads of sweat seeped out from Yukimiya Kazuma's brow. Although he had anticipated that after provoking Aomine's interest in him last time, this time would definitely not be easy to deal with, only after clashing in person did he know how terrifying Aomine was when firing on all cylinders in this state.

How should he put it?

Perhaps compared to Akashi's Emperor Eye, the sci-fi elements on Aomine might be even more numerous. Staring someone down until they fall, looking at someone and breaking them—that's scary, but Akashi's own physical ability is still quite relatable.

However, this guy in front of him, a middle schooler, his pure speed could reach such a lightning-fast level. The sensory impact was too strong. It was an absolute crushing of speed, with no weaknesses to speak of. To stop him, you first have to be able to keep up with him.

Aomine Daiki's face was indescribably calm, with almost no other emotions. The only thing visible was the 'wildness' of high mental concentration.

At this time, Aomine, completely immersed in 'wildness,' wouldn't usually be distracted to talk to his opponent, but the disappointment in his heart made him unable to keep it in.

"Yukimiya Kazuma!"

Following the cold voice, a wild, breathless aura of 'wildness' struck, causing Yukimiya's body to instinctively resist.

"This kind of defense?"

"Are you kidding me?!"

Facing Aomine's questioning, Yukimiya Kazuma was silent for a moment. "I said it last time, right? In our next duel, I might not have that state from back then..."

The fact was indeed so; in the limited official matches, 'Spider Dance' had never been triggered again.

However...

"Let's duel on offense, Aomine."

Yukimiya Kazuma's sudden words made Aomine suddenly recall the scene after the last game, and then associate it with the 'defensive state' the other party couldn't enter, as well as the 'offensive state' with greatly evolved attack power shown earlier.

The simple-minded Aomine suddenly imagined something in his mind.

"So that's it..."

"Great!"

"Come on!"

Although Yukimiya Kazuma had never said it, the Baishuikan team could see it—he was also looking forward to the duel with Aomine Daiki.

It's just that Yukimiya Kazuma wasn't as obvious as Aomine.

But that didn't mean it wasn't there.

Of course...

What everyone didn't know was.

Compared to Aomine's purity, the fighting spirit Yukimiya Kazuma showed was mixed with a lot of bad intentions, performed for the sake of winning.

Aomine's offense was indeed strong enough.

But on defense, without a doubt, the threat to 'Monster Immersion' was greater from the 'Emperor Eye,' which was already accustomed to 'Monster Immersion.'

Yukimiya Kazuma needed Aomine to go 1-on-1 with him in the second quarter.

Even for this 1v1, the other Generation of Miracles wouldn't do.

One reason was that Aomine was strong enough, and Akashi wouldn't interfere too much in their 1v1. The second reason was that among the Generation of Miracles, Aomine was also the special one.

The first to bloom, the first to stop training—even Akashi might not be able to order him around.