Chapter 93: Monster Immersion · Flying Bird (Gold)!

The moment the Teikou people left, Yukimiya Kazuma suddenly felt his legs go weak, and a wave of exhaustion spread through his entire body.

"Kazuma, you okay?" Takefuji Masaki's eyes were quick and his hands were fast; he caught Yukimiya in one grab.

"I'm fine, I just pushed too hard in the game, I'm a bit drained now," Yukimiya Kazuma replied.

That really was dangerous — stamina overdrafted to this extent, almost lost face in front of Facing Qingfeng. That said, this 'Spider Web' really is fierce, but the after-effect's downside is seriously huge too!

But clearly…

The result was completely worth it!

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【Attribute Task: Defeat Teikou Middle School, win the match, individual score ≥30】

【Completion Reward: Freely Allocate Attribute Points ×25】

【Task Failed】

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【Badge Task: In the match against Teikou Middle School, limit Aomine Daiki's score to 25 or below, and ensure he does not become the highest scorer among the Generation of Miracles】

【Completion Reward: Obtain badges related to Aomine Daiki's wildness and abilities】

【Auto-loading badge reward…】

【Badge loading complete…】

【Obtain Badge: Monster Immersion · Flying Bird】

【Monster Immersion · Flying Bird (Gold): A monster-like immersion experience of intensely focused spirit. When you embrace the monster, your Shooting Skills will be swift, elegant, and silky-smooth like a bird in flight — but at the same time, negative emotions rise sharply and stamina consumption rises sharply. The degree is influenced by the sum of the 'Mid-Range Shot' and 'Three-Pointer' attributes】

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Heh~

Gold~

Yukimiya Kazuma was laughing his head off inside, hands on hips.

Although, just like the gold badge 'Passing and Control Master', it has the same problem of the specific numerical description being unclear.

But look — just the unusual wording like 'swift', 'elegant', 'silky-smooth' alone already fully reveals how extraordinary this Offense Badge is.

Not to mention there's also a qualifier like 'negative emotions'.

You know, normally speaking, if the negative effect is restricted, that means the positive effect is strong enough — strong enough that it has to be limited!

Two consumptive Defense Badges exchanged for one offensive gold badge — Yukimiya Kazuma was calculating in his heart, overall the returns were still far greater than the investment.

However, two 'Spider Web' — thinking of that effect of firmly suppressing Aomine on the court still made him wince for a long time. But on second thought, no matter how strong it was, it was still just one-on-one defense. Even if he could stockpile enough badges to run it the whole game, it would only lock down one member of the Generation of Miracles; the other four would still crush them just like today.

Better to trade it for an offensive ability, and a gold one at that, permanent.

"Kazuma…"

"The coach said he's treating today."

Yukimiya Kazuma's eyes lit up at Takefuji Masaki's words. "Really?"

"What's with that tone."

"You think I'd trick a bunch of brats like you?"

"Hurry up and wash up in the locker room, I'll take you to a good place."

After leaving the gym, Coach Xinsongzhi fulfilled his promise to treat them.

The place really was, as the coach said, a good place — the kind where treating a whole team really cost him a pretty penny.

Normally everyone would never miss the chance to fleece the coach, but today the Liang Huayin Hall crew all had poor appetites, every one of them looking a little 'wretched', and the atmosphere was rather gloomy for a while.

Except for one person.

Yukimiya Kazuma.

Today he had expended too much. Even though his body had an amazing recovery ability, the energy used for recovery ultimately didn't just appear out of thin air.

Simply put, 'eating' had to keep up in time.

So when Yukimiya Kazuma did his crazy daily training and overdrafted his stamina to the bottom, he needed to consume a huge amount of food — otherwise the energy conversion simply wasn't enough to recover his depleted stamina.

Hence, in terms of food intake, Yukimiya Kazuma was on a completely different level from before.

"One more please!"

Yukimiya Kazuma called out to a nearby staff member.

The staff member's eyes went wide, thinking: an athlete?

But from the looks of it, just a middle-school sports club member, yet his stomach can hold this much food — amazing.

Coach Xinsongzhi, watching Yukimiya's nonstop motion, felt his scalp tingle all over. On one hand, he thought: no wonder he improves so fast. On the other, he also felt a bit of relief.

After all, a good appetite meant Yukimiya hadn't been broken down by Teikou today. Compared to the others, he was more worried about him — the 'monster' who, like the Generation of Miracles, was one of them.

When strength rises too fast, collapse often comes in an instant. A single sudden setback can easily destroy the confidence brought by a short-term surge in strength.

Training the human heart is often far more difficult.

"Alright, hurry up and eat! Once you've eaten well, you'll have the energy to keep moving forward in the next games! None of you want to go to nationals? Learn properly from this brat Yukimiya!" Coach Xinsongzhi called the others to eat too, or else in a bit this brat Yukimiya would polish off everything.

Takefuji Masaki and Liang Huayin quickly followed Yukimiya's lead. Teruyama Daisuke, Kasuga Yuji and the others exchanged glances, then followed Senior Yukimiya's example.

But before long, they suddenly heard a muffled sob coming from the corner of the table.

Everyone turned to look.

They found the sound didn't come from a starter — not even a sub — but a first-year newcomer, Hiiragi Shinsuke.

"……?"

"Hey! Hiiragi, what's wrong? You weren't even the one facing the Generation of Miracles, why are you crying?"

Hiiragi Shinsuke shook his head. "I don't know either, I just can't accept it. Thinking about how the seniors clearly tried so hard, but the result was…"

"……"

The group fell into another stretch of mutual silence.

Niimatsuharu pressed his lips together, never expecting that just when the atmosphere had finally eased, a wild card had barged in halfway.

"A result that's already happened can't be changed. We lost, and no matter the reason, it comes down to a lack of strength. All we can do is fight hard to win it back. If you're not willing to accept it, first make it to nationals…"

"There's plenty of time in between to prepare. Train hard, and when the time comes, we'll challenge them again."

"As long as we're strong enough, at nationals, sooner or later we'll meet Teikou again."

Yukimiya Kazuma took one last sip, then wiped the corner of his mouth. After finishing those words, he stood up.

"Thanks for the hospitality, Coach. I won't ride back with the team today — I have something to buy nearby. I'll head back on my own; it's not far anyway."

Although Niimatsuharu felt a bit surprised, he still nodded.

"Stay safe."

"Don't worry. I'm off, everyone."

Buy something?

Buy my ass — 'Monster Immersion · Soaring Bird'. He couldn't wait another second; he had to find an empty lot right now and test its power!