[{"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-21":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},2205992,3844,"Chapter 21","the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-chapter-21",21,"\u003Cp>Kawasaki Academy Affiliated was forced to call a timeout at the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Their head coach discovered that Teiko this year was different from previous years, mainly reflected in their playing style.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The pace of the game was exceptionally fast. Except for the first set play, which was the familiar Nijimura Shūzō drive-and-kick to create opportunities, the subsequent two attacks were both fast-break counterattacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They hadn't even recovered their senses before they were hit by a 7:0 run by Teiko.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They had encountered fast-paced teams before, but never one this fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this moment, they had already felt the shock of advanced basketball from the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was mainly that number 14 first-year student; he would steal the ball at the drop of a hat. You're so accurate, who wants to play with you?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Adjustments had to be made, otherwise, this match might fall apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But as the match restarted, he immediately discovered a new problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The team's offense couldn't get going at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Their top scorer was completely frozen.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>That number 14 brat wasn't just good at stealing; his defense was also like an iron gate, completely locking down Yoshizawa Ayumi.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>With no other choice, he could only form hand seals on the sidelines, instructing his players to get the ball into the paint and score with their second scoring option.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Who knew, the \"Four Great Centers of Kanagawa\" were also helpless against Murasakibara Atsushi.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Murasakibara looked thin, but his resistance was surprisingly strong. Standing there, the Kawasaki Academy Affiliated center couldn't push in even half a step no matter how hard he tried.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Forcing a layup just meant giving the opponent a free block.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>With both inside and outside cores locked down, this was a bit difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Throughout the first quarter, Kawasaki Academy Affiliated could only blindly guess from the outside, barely reaching double digits by relying on mid-to-long-range shots.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And Teiko scored a highly efficient 28 points in a single quarter.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>28:10!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The ambitious Kawasaki Academy Affiliated was blown out by Teiko in the first quarter.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tendo Keiyan had 11 points, 1 rebound, and 5 steals, becoming the brightest star on the court.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>During the quarter break.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tendo Keiyan returned to the bench, and someone took the initiative to give up their seat for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>His performance in the first quarter was simply sharp and incomparable, integrating offense and defense—a proper thigh performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yamanaka Yūta felt much happier seeing Yoshizawa Ayumi get blown out by Tendo Keiyan just like he had been.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>People, that's just how they are.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As long as someone is more miserable than themselves, they suddenly don't feel so miserable anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The happiness of ordinary people is compared.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Well played, Tendo, keep it up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Oss!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tendo Keiyan took the towel handed over by Nijimura Shūzō and wiped his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Honestly, the basketball level in this world was quite strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At the very least, when he was in middle school in his past life, the opponents he encountered weren't as good as this bunch of brats.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course, it hadn't left the scope of middle schoolers yet; he played against these brats like a dragon swimming in water.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>'Is the opponent too weak or is Teiko too strong?'\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>'Teiko must be too strong, didn't you read the introduction? This is a strong team from Kanagawa.'\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>'11 points and 5 steals in a single quarter, these stats are a bit too exaggerated.'\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>'Damn, he's showing off again!'\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>'Geniuses are unreasonable to begin with, and 2D geniuses are even more incomprehensible. Poor Kuroko, he can only watch the show from the sidelines.'\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tendo Keiyan only opened the comments when he had free time.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As expected, the comment teachers were shocked by his performance again.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Handsome appearance, super high stats—he was absolutely the self that the audience dreamed of.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If such a persona didn't become popular, it would be intolerable.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, this level of stats was far from enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Some time ago, when Tendo Keiyan had a one-on-one with Aomine, he discovered something.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although he was stronger than Aomine, he was only stronger to a limited extent.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>You have to know, once Aomine enters his second year, his potential will completely explode, and his stats will increase exponentially.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>That kind of exaggerated visual impact is the true beauty of stats.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tendo Keiyan now is at best a genius; he is still quite a distance away from being a monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Can only look forward to the subsequent ability unlocks,\" Tendo Keiyan thought secretly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tendo Keiyan rested on the bench.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hakigane Kōzō had strict requirements for players' playing time.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They were all teenagers; their physical fitness couldn't support full-court output.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hakigane Kōzō's ideal playing time was for each player to only play 25 minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Unless the game was so intense that he had to exhaust his starters, he would strictly control the players' playing time.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He also had the confidence to do so; Teiko's bench depth this year was thick enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A bold substitution of five in and five out.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Kawasaki Academy Affiliated felt they were being underestimated.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yoshizawa Ayumi swore in his heart that he must get Tendo Keiyan back on the court as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As a result, facing Teiko's second lineup, although they found it easier to score, they still couldn't win.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Without the two inside and outside defensive cores of Tendo Keiyan and Murasakibara Atsushi, both of their team's top two scorers could score.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But in terms of defense, the Kawasaki head coach discovered that Teiko's second lineup had even fiercer offensive firepower than the first lineup with Nijimura Shūzō.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>With Aomine Daiki charging in the front and Midorima Shintarō providing firepower support from outside the three-point line.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For a moment, they didn't know whether to shrink their defense or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>That Akashi Seijūrō, who looked plain and simple but was just very rich, could always find their defensive loopholes and pass the ball to the most suitable person.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In this quarter, Kawasaki Academy Affiliated's offense warmed up, scoring 21 points, but Teiko scored even more, getting 30 points in the quarter.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>58:31, in one half, Kawasaki Academy Affiliated, who aimed to dominate the country, was bullied by Teiko by 27 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>During halftime, the people from Kawasaki were full of frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The gap in strength was too big.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>So big that Teiko used two lineups to rotate and still beat them until they couldn't find north.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Aomine's expression was very excited when he came down; he scored 4 more points than Tendo Keiyan in the quarter.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I won, Tendo, I scored more than you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"As expected of you, Aomine, really amazing, you scored 4 more points than me with only 4 more shots.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tendo Keiyan sneered, his sarcastic attitude overflowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Uh...\" Aomine felt like he had been stabbed in the lungs.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>His scoring efficiency in the second quarter wasn't low, driving inside and shooting outside, hitting 66% of his shots.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But most of Tendo Keiyan's points were through counterattacks; his shooting percentage in the first quarter was a terrifying 85%!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Anyway, I scored higher than you. Didn't you say that basketball is a sport about who scores more?\" Aomine was stubborn and refused to admit defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Not as handsome as Tendo, grades not as good as Tendo, couldn't beat Tendo in a fight—he could accept all of that.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But basketball, he would die before admitting defeat to Tendo!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Bullying a weakling and you're so proud, want to go one-on-one if you're not convinced?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Scared of you? Let's do it after the game.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Chr\u002F>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>— Author's Notes —\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>PS: Four chapters are here, please collect, please give flowers, please give tickets, I beg everyone, I am very grateful!!!\u003C\u002Fp>",1267,"2026-06-17T07:16:51.426Z","2026-06-17T09:02:19.189Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","4c7afb26788426ed1b12aba2bcde15eb11ae72ef8431a5feee136d409031d5d0","the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-chapter-22","the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-chapter-20",256,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-cover.jpg"]