Chapter 181

Tiandao's tone was as calm as ever, but Kise felt as if a knife had been stabbed into his chest.

He suddenly thought that since the national tournament started, fans and the media always talked about the Generation of Miracles before and after, ignoring the teammates around them.

Every time they won, it was always the few of them who got the most cheers.

Even a national-level player like Kasamatsu Yukio was overshadowed by his light.

Was he really wrong?

"What kind of stupid things are you thinking about? Get back on defense!" Kasamatsu Yukio roared loudly when he saw him dazed, which finally brought Kise back to his senses.

He looked up and happened to see Tiandao pass three people in a row to break into the paint and score.

"Being unable to withstand even this level of interference is proof that you are not firm enough."

Tiandao looked at him faintly.

Ultimately, he was still too green.

Trash talk on the court is an art.

It doesn't necessarily have to be "shit and piss," or words starting with the letter F that greet family members.

Trash talk that can shake an opponent's mind is good trash talk.

Takeuchi Genta quickly called a timeout.

As soon as he came down, without him asking what was going on, Kise took the initiative to apologize.

"Sorry, senior, coach..."

He already understood the cause of his confusion just now.

On one hand, he admired Tiandao's dominance and was attracted by his personality.

But on the other hand, he liked the blueprint of team basketball that Kuroko had conceived.

This was what caused him to suddenly fall into confusion.

Not anymore; after calming down, he already understood what he was seeking.

Don't give up on anything!

He wanted to become a player like Tiandao, and at the same time, embrace the team like Kuroko.

"Even if I'm considered a hypocrite, it doesn't matter!"

"Doing what I want to do is the reason I admire Tiandao-kun!"

Once his thoughts were clear, Kise instantly felt enlightened.

The Kaijo people felt for some reason that this guy seemed to have grown a little?

Kise thought Tiandao was using trash talk to shake his heart.

But that wasn't entirely true; he only guessed half of it.

Influenced by professional basketball culture, Tiandao's understanding was completely different from Kuroko and the others.

The part about enjoying being pampered and bearing pressure was only a part of it.

There was another part: having a good relationship with teammates can certainly increase team cohesion.

But there is no shortage of disobedient, spoiled players in this world.

You can treat everyone on the team as brothers, that's no problem, but you have to be clear about primary and secondary.

Just like the current Kirisaki Daiichi—if his, Tiandao's, wrist wasn't hard enough, how could he keep them obedient?

He would have been elbowed home to find his mother by Hanamiya Makoto on the first day he joined the club.

If Akashi's wrist wasn't hard, how could those three generals of Rakuzan listen obediently?

Even Aomine, if he was in a bad mood and ran into Wakamatsu Kosuke's foul mouth, he would be taught a lesson.

Without an iron-blooded wrist, if you get kicked around, you're not a team leader.

Kuroko, Kise, and even Midorima—they all chose paths completely different from his own.

This game wasn't just about winning or losing, but a collision of beliefs.

The game restarted.

Kaijo's possession.

At this time, Kaijo had handed over all possession to Kise alone.

As the saying goes, ordinary players, even good ones like Kasamatsu Yukio, were too far behind in level compared to the Generation of Miracles.

And Kise, this time, didn't obsess over going one-on-one with Tiandao.

Under Tiandao's gaze, Kobori Hiroshi in the paint pulled out to the perimeter.

"Screen?"

Letting Kobori Hiroshi, who had some shooting ability, perform a pick-and-roll instead of Hayakawa Mitsuhiro could indeed increase the threat of a roll after the screen.

"However, it's all an illusion."

A 360-degree field of vision without dead ends allowed Tiandao to take in everything happening and about to happen on the entire court.

The breakthrough after the screen was a smokescreen.

The roll after the pick-and-roll was also an illusion.

The real goal was over there... Moriyama Yoshitaka, who was running to an open spot using an off-ball screen!

Tiandao's eyes flashed, and the moment Kobori Hiroshi's screen arrived, he bypassed the screen in one step.

This was completely beyond the expectations of the Kaijo people.

They hadn't encountered a guy who could even invalidate screens.

Those eyes were too perverted!

Kise, however, seemed to have expected it long ago; without any pause, after making continuous breakthrough movements, he suddenly flicked the ball toward Moriyama Yoshitaka.

"He passed the ball?!"

"In other words, Kise gave up on deciding the winner with Tiandao and admitted defeat?"

"It should be said that if they continued to go one-on-one, Kaijo would lose the game nine times out of ten; this was a last resort."

The Seirin people weren't very good at playing, but their analysis was quite logical.

The point gap had unknowingly returned to 23 points.

And in the one-on-one between Kise and Tiandao, it wasn't easy for either side to score.

For Kaijo, whose time was not on their side, continuing such a one-on-one was tantamount to chronic suicide.

If they didn't want to lose, they had to seek change!

"Personal victory or defeat doesn't matter; I just want to win this game now and win to the end with my seniors!" This was Kise's truest thought at this moment.

"Provided that you can win."

Tiandao extended his long arms, and the moment he made the passing motion, he rushed out with a faster movement and intercepted the ball.

Seeing this, Kise felt a jolt in his heart; he could feel that Tiandao's state had improved again at this moment.

Exactly the same as when they fought Too.

"He broke 80% of the shackles; this guy really can easily adjust his game state." Aomine gasped.

Such a thing, even he couldn't do.

He had to encounter a strong enough opponent to trigger the improvement of his own state.

And Tiandao, he could improve his state as he pleased.

Using the Six Eyes to control the body to break the 80% limit, and once he reached 90%, he could step into the Zone realm to stimulate 100% of his potential.

This should have been a super-strong adjustment ability that only NBA superstars could possess, but Tiandao had already mastered it in his teens.

Tiandao broke the 80% shackles and headed toward 90%, his game state further improved.

And Kise had already begun to feel powerless.

At their level, let alone 10%, even 5% was a visible improvement.

If he couldn't improve his state in time, he was destined to be left behind by Tiandao again.

He barely caught up, his brain turning rapidly, searching through thousands of skill sets, and launched the extreme defense he was capable of.

It was useless.

Because the person in front of him at this moment represented the strongest firepower in the country.

"Eight!"

The basketball roared like a lion, constantly hitting the floor, as if it had gone berserk.

Kise resisted for a moment, then watched helplessly as Tiandao rushed past him at high speed, kicking up a gust of wind that blew his hair up.