[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball":3,"chapter-the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-chapter-200":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Popular Character in Kuroko's Basketball",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2209300,3844,"Chapter 200","the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-chapter-200",200,"\u003Cp>As for the center problem...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Right away, Kirisaki Daichi scored through Tiandao’s assists to his teammates.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"But, replacing Kentaro Seto might increase the team’s mobility and strengthen counterattack efficiency, but what about interior defense?\" Riko Aida pondered, unable to break free from the basketball concepts of this era.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Soon, Kirisaki Daichi provided the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>When Kensuke Fukui dribbled the ball across half-court, Kirisaki Daichi’s changed defensive positioning was exposed to everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Kojiro Furuhashi, Makoto Hanamiya, Hiroshi Yamazaki, and Kazuya Hara all pressed out beyond the three-point line.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Makoto Hanamiya guarded Kensuke Fukui alone, while Kojiro Furuhashi and Hiroshi Yamazaki deployed a double-team on Tatsuya Himuro.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yosen had the same problem as Kirisaki Daichi regarding insufficient perimeter firepower.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Their only perimeter scoring threat was Tatsuya Himuro; Kensuke Fukui could only count as half, and the rest of them lacked the ability to shoot from beyond the three-point line.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"But doing this leaves only one person in the paint.\" Yukio Kasamatsu looked over; the Kirisaki Daichi paint was ridiculously empty, with only Tiandao there.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But the next second, Tiandao stepped onto the top of the paint, and in a daze, it was as if he saw an invisible domain spreading from Tiandao as the center to the entire three-point area.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>That black monster stood in the center of the crowd like a demon, looking down at the entire court.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Ultra-wide range defense?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Can Tiandao do this too, besides Murasakibara?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This was a matter of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tiandao possessed the strongest comprehensive ability of the Generation of Miracles and could even burst out with the speed and strength of the other members at certain moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"More importantly, he can see the future of the entire court,\" Midorima stared at his old teammate.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Shutoku had already experienced his ultra-wide range defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This monster!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Masako Araki let out the same kind of cursing as many head coaches.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>From his debut against Seirin, to Touou and Kaijo, he seemed like a bottomless pit, constantly creating shocks for people!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>By now, no one knew what other weapons this Generation of Miracles member was hiding.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The people from Yosen were also full of bewilderment.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The area inside the three-point line was now like a forbidden zone; stepping in meant death.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The audience in the real world saw it even more intuitively than they did.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Under the influence of special effects, the entire three-point area was surrounded by fire, with Tiandao standing alone in the center of the ring of fire, his body straight and full of dominance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>People were terrified, never expecting the game to develop in this direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even Murasakibara himself stared blankly at Tiandao.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Kensuke Fukui tentatively took a step, crossing the three-point line.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, the next second, Tiandao’s gaze swept over, scaring him into retreating back outside the three-point line.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Give it to me!\" Tatsuya Himuro circled around again, and Kensuke Fukui, as if seeing a savior, hurriedly tossed the ball to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Facing the double-team defense, Tatsuya Himuro didn't retreat in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He deployed realistic fakes, moving forward and backward, left and right.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even with the double-team, Kojiro Furuhashi and Hiroshi Yamazaki couldn't force him to stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"We aren't good people!\" Kojiro Furuhashi said something quite extraordinary in a calm tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He propped up his dead-fish eyes and slammed into Tatsuya Himuro, causing him to stumble.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>On the other side, Hiroshi Yamazaki took the opportunity to steal the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tatsuya Himuro noticed their movements, gritted his teeth, and forcibly controlled his center of gravity to stubbornly break out of the double-team.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He succeeded!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But he also failed!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Just as he crossed the double-team, his teammates’ exclamations rang out simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Tatsuya!\" Kenichi Okamura roared, deafeningly loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tatsuya Himuro looked down sharply, only to realize that in order to break through the double-team, he had unknowingly crossed the three-point line entirely and stepped into Tiandao’s defensive domain, invisible cold air instantly filling his entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>With a teammate like Murasakibara, he knew all too well what this meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Crap!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He muttered to himself that it was bad, immediately finding a teammate to send the ball to.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Too late!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>With a \"whoosh,\" under the influence of special effects, Tiandao was wrapped in a layer of white light, followed by a pitch-black monster behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Under Tatsuya Himuro’s gaze, he streaked across like a meteor, simultaneously intercepting his pass and walking away.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Defend!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>All of this happened too fast; the Yosen people couldn't see how Tiandao had suddenly killed from the paint to the three-point line.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>By the time they reacted, the offensive and defensive sides had already swapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tiandao dribbled and rushed, sweeping across the long street like a whirlwind; the Yosen people behind him couldn't keep up with his speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Murasakibara quickly launched a sprint; he was the only person on the team who could keep up with Tiandao’s speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The two crossed the mid-court line one after another, then crossed the three-point line, and then stopped short almost simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Is it the Mirage Shot again? But that won't work on Atsushi!\" Tatsuya Himuro accelerated to run back.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Mirage Shot was not invincible; its weakness was talent monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Murasakibara was just such a talent monster; he jumped with all his might, and after extending his arms, his defensive area was enough to cover the height of the basketball’s first vertical ascent.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>*Swish!*\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The basketball passed through Murasakibara’s palm again and hit the mark steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"How?!\" Tatsuya Himuro’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>His own Mirage Shot had never once broken through Murasakibara’s defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing Seeing Kagami in the stands turned to look at his teacher, \"Alexandra?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Alexandra sighed, \"It’s a difference in talent; he jumps higher than Tatsuya, and his hang time, ball control, and shooting ability are all above Tatsuya’s.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>She was the creator of the Mirage Shot, and Tatsuya Himuro was the second user to master it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They had both mastered the Mirage Shot for longer than Tiandao—much, much longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But the power of the Mirage Shot in Tiandao’s hands had already surpassed both of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For no other reason than that Tiandao’s talent was far above theirs!\u003C\u002Fp>",1018,"2026-06-17T07:29:39.005Z","2026-06-17T09:02:19.189Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","bbd7bc9e8b3069407979aa38c3d9650cbc4eea8a8aa8a8a3a53351d9f0831258","the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-chapter-201","the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-chapter-199",256,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-cover.jpg"]