Chapter 202: Seal Released

Murasakibara wasn't stupid; he actually knew what Tiandao meant by "growing up."

The time he was beaten up by Akashi in middle school, he had a huge temper.

When he went home and told his family, they just smiled and told him, "No one’s life is smooth sailing; we will encounter many setbacks on the road to growing up."

"Even friends who are usually very close will one day quarrel because of some misunderstanding."

"At times like this, you might be confused, unhappy, and at a loss, but when you pull yourself together, you have grown up."

He remembered his mom saying a lot.

But he really didn't want to think about these things because it was troublesome.

Anyway, as long as he won, it would be fine, right?

Murasakibara suddenly thought that after Kise and Aomine lost to Tiandao, they seemed to have become different.

Don't think about those troublesome things.

If winning the game could solve everything, then he would go and win the game.

And this was the source of Murasakibara’s strange desire to win.

"Masa."

"Call me Coach, you idiot."

Masako Araki was annoyed; hearing Murasakibara call her by her nickname without respect again, she was about to slash him with her wooden sword.

But just as she raised her hand, she saw that Murasakibara seemed to have become a bit different.

His eyes were brighter than ever before.

"...What’s wrong with you?"

"Nothing, just that my hair is too long. Do you have a rubber band?"

"Oh, I do."

Masako Araki was stunned, threw away the wooden sword, took a rubber band from her pocket, and handed it to Murasakibara, wanting to see what kind of ghost he was up to.

"Thanks." Murasakibara said thanks, bit the rubber band, and used both hands to tie up his long hair, binding it with the rubber band.

"I hate losing."

Because every time he lost, bad things would happen.

He had to keep winning!

I hate losing.

These four simple words hit Masako Araki like a thunderbolt; was this your line?

The timeout was over.

Yosen didn't look any different, but it seemed as if a world-shaking change had occurred.

"Looks like you should have grown up a little, Atsushi."

"I don't know what you're talking about."

Murasakibara stepped onto the court with a brand-new hairstyle.

"I just don't want to lose!"

"Then come and try it."

Tiandao stood in the paint again, his aura even stronger.

"Did I say something unnecessary? Did I overact?" Tiandao could feel the change in Murasakibara.

Even though he hadn't eaten Tatsuya Himuro’s personality-correction punch, he had completed the seal release a step early.

Yosen offense.

"Although you look handsome with your hair tied up, what are we supposed to do in this situation?" Kensuke Fukui silently complained in his heart.

They still had no way to break Kirisaki Daichi’s defense.

Thinking about it, he saw Murasakibara had already taken his position in the paint and was actively reaching out to ask for the ball.

What’s going on? Is this guy someone who would actively ask for the ball?

Kensuke Fukui was stunned for half a second, his heart suddenly jumping, and he couldn't help but laugh.

"Laughing so disgustingly, I thought you were holding back some evil, but in the end, it still depends on guessing."

"Guessing? Who said I was going to shoot? Didn't you see our big boy is full of motivation?"

Makoto Hanamiya didn't know what he was saying, but the next second he saw Kensuke Fukui switch from shooting to passing, fiercely tossing the ball into the paint.

Murasakibara jumped up to catch the ball, and the moment he landed, he leaned in fiercely.

*Boom!*

Hmm?

Feeling the strange force coming from his chest, Tiandao confirmed that he had indeed said something unnecessary.

"Such a strong post-up!"

"No, still no, Tiandao wasn't pushed."

Murasakibara’s change naturally attracted a lot of attention.

They thought Yosen would use some method to break the predicament, but in the end, they still gave the ball to Murasakibara to force a play.

The audience was very disappointed with Yosen’s choice.

Especially when they saw Murasakibara perform a very simple turn-around dunk, only to be swatted away by Tiandao, they felt Yosen was really finished.

But what did these guys know?

At this moment, Murasakibara’s old teammates had already widened their eyes.

They had never seen a Murasakibara like this.

Also discovering something wrong were the real-world audience, because the BGM suddenly became passionate.

Kirisaki Daichi’s counterattack; Tiandao quickly sent the ball across half-court again to an open teammate.

But luck wasn't on their side this time; Hiroshi Yamazaki’s open shot clanked.

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The Yosen people protected the rebound and gave it to Murasakibara again.

Murasakibara’s choice was the same as before; the moment he caught the ball, he actively sought physical contact, using his back to lean heavily against Tiandao.

"Is this still the little Murasakibara who even hated sweat?" Kise felt Murasakibara had become very strange.

Yukio Kasamatsu elbowed him, "What is going on? After the timeout, it feels like all those unnecessary movements of his are gone."

The Kaijo captain could see Murasakibara’s change.

After the timeout, his movements became different; he was no longer using brute force to clear a path like before, becoming methodical, and even using post-up techniques like a center.

"Even if you ask me, senior, I don't know."

"But sometimes I can't help but think that little Murasakibara’s physique and strength are too different from the people around him; could it be that he subconsciously didn't want to hurt his opponents in the game, invisibly putting a shackle on himself?"

"But the appearance of little Tiandao made little Murasakibara feel for the first time that he could fully exert all his strength."

Isn't this just unlocking the movie version of Murasakibara ahead of time?

Tiandao could clearly feel the force coming from his chest getting stronger and stronger.

Murasakibara was adjusting his movements, starting to understand how to utilize his strength.

"Even if it’s Tiandao, if you stand in front of me, I’ll crush you!"

Murasakibara roared, rotating his body, and grabbed the basketball tightly with both hands, smashing it toward the rim.

*Boom!*

Tiandao concentrated all his strength to block the ball, attempting to swat it away.

However, it didn't budge!

"This guy." Tiandao let go, not forcing it.

With a "rumble," the rim rattled, and Tiandao was dunked on by someone for the first time.

The audience was dumbfounded; after a moment of silence, emotions erupted like a volcanic eruption, and cheers resounded throughout the arena.

"He dunked it?!"

"That Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan was actually dunked on?"

"Is this for real?"

The Kirisaki Daichi Bad Boys were stunned.

It was the first time they had seen their leader dunked on; in the past, it was always him bullying others and dunking them away.

Now, although he wasn't dunked away by Murasakibara, he was indeed dunked on.