Chapter 249

Just as Tendou said at the time, "You rely too much on your eyes, Akashi."

Perhaps the strong impression the Six Eyes gave people wasn’t because the Six Eyes were truly invincible, but because of its user, which made it seem invincible.

On the court.

Tendou took the ball, and the monster stood behind him like a guardian spirit, making him look like the Great Demon King in the audience’s mouths.

"The so-called trusting teammates is just an excuse to cover up one’s own incompetence."

"Let me show you, Midorima, my basketball."

As the words fell, Tendou accelerated and rushed out.

His speed was even faster, and his state was rapidly improving.

Midorima turned to chase immediately after landing, only to find that even without the ball, he couldn’t catch up to Tendou.

"He broke the 80% limit!"

This discovery shocked Midorima; in the first half of the game, Tendou hadn’t even gotten serious.

But...

"Don’t give up running; opportunities only truly slip away when you choose to give up."

Midorima ran hard, chasing Tendou’s back.

He believed that his teammates would definitely create an opportunity for him.

Sure enough.

Takao Kazunari defended back immediately.

After a crushing defeat to Teiko in middle school, he swore he would let the Generation of Miracles know his power.

So he chose Shutoku, a national powerhouse, the king of Tokyo.

Using this as a base to compete with the Generation of Miracles’ teams.

Who knew he would accidentally meet Midorima on his first day of joining the club; from that moment on, he knew his revenge plan had gone down the drain.

Even if Shutoku defeated the Generation of Miracles’ team, it would be through Midorima’s power.

So he changed his thinking, swearing to pass a ball that would make Midorima applaud.

As a result, his ball was intercepted before it reached Midorima, which he found hard to accept.

"Stop right there, you bastard!" Takao Kazunari roared in his heart.

Without a 360-degree, no-dead-angle vision, he noticed his teammates were quickly defending back.

The whole team hadn’t thought about giving up this possession.

But...

Golden lightning suddenly rose near Tendou’s feet.

"Thunder Breathing, First Form!"

No one-fold, two-fold, three-fold, or four-fold; it was simply Thunder Breathing, First Form.

However, this was the true extreme speed of Thunder Breathing, First Form, with full power increased by 30%.

"He broke the limit; it’s faster than the speed he unleashed when he entered the Zone state!" Aomine’s pupils dilated rapidly.

While thinking, Tendou’s figure had already shot out.

The fastest sprint speed in the country made him look like a whirlwind quickly scraping across the street.

Shutoku’s players and Takao Kazunari were all left far behind, watching Tendou charge to the basket to complete a simple layup.

At this moment, Miyaji Kiyoshi and the others had even their pupils trembling.

Team?

Coordination?

Tacit understanding?

These things were like a joke in front of Tendou; he could beat the opponent by himself.

"People always like to call role players championship puzzles."

"That’s right, but what determines what kind of pattern a team can eventually piece together is always the team’s core."

"The pattern you pieced together doesn’t have a championship, Midorima! You, like Murasakibara, Kise, and Kuroko, only pieced together the shape of Shutoku."

Tendou landed and slowly turned to look directly at Midorima, his expression calm, like a peaceful lake.

Holy crap, awesome!

Even the "B-King" can’t satisfy you; are you going to be the "Puzzle Brother" now?

What Puzzle Brother, don’t talk nonsense; I think Tendou is very right, basketball is composed like this.

Even the metaphor is so cool, worthy of being my hubby!

Tendou’s words unexpectedly caused quite a bit of discussion in the real world.

The timeline of the real world is not the same as the Kuroko no Basket world.

In the real world, LeBron had long ago created the era of teaming up.

And "one man, one city" could already be awarded a prize.

In the current league, the frequency of star trades has become much higher.

Like Kevin Durant, after tasting the sweetness of teaming up with the Warriors, he left the Warriors to form a Big Three with the Nets, and then ran to the Suns to form another Big Three to fight again.

Fans complained that this behavior was taking a shortcut to win the championship, fearing that their own championship would be snatched away by teams teaming up.

When it comes to whether their own team can win the championship, fans naturally despise this behavior, unless it’s their own team teaming up—that’s a different story.

However, there is one point that all fans acknowledge.

That is, no matter how stars are traded, since you traded for them, they must be the team’s core.

High buildings rise from the ground; stars are the foundation, symbolizing the team’s floor and ceiling.

"See that, friends? This is why I like Tendou. His performance in this show is incompatible with others."

Shui Ping saw the live chat starting to discuss and joined in.

"Look at Kuroko, Kise, including Midorima now—they are always repeating friendship, team, effort, etc."

"This kind of thing is actually very fake and empty. But because this is a two-dimensional world, everyone is used to it."

"But real basketball isn’t like this. Many NBA players have complained that they feel like goods on a shelf, traded back and forth by teams, with no power to choose."

"But they don’t think about it—if you weren’t trash, would people trade you? Have you ever seen superstars like Curry, LeBron, Durant, Harden, or Jokic being traded by their teams? At most, they leave on their own; only role players are truly traded."

"So Midorima’s words about trusting teammates sound very beautiful, but the team is hoping for you to win; you trust them, but who can they trust?"

Shui Ping felt that what he said made too much sense.

He also greatly appreciated the production team’s arrangement, letting Tendou point out these realistic things on the table.

There’s nothing wrong with this, although it will make some fans who like to fantasize stand in opposition to Tendou.

But this instead proves the success of Tendou’s character.

Look at Kise, Midorima, Murasakibara, including Akashi?

They are all running to grab the "friendship, team" track, scrambling to "whitewash" themselves, which makes Tendou stand out particularly well.

Shui Ping was still sighing in his heart, worthy of himself; what he said really made sense.

But then he saw a comment in the live chat: "Doncic was traded by the Mavericks, why didn’t you mention that?"

Shui Ping broke his defense in a second and directly moved to ban the person.

"I’ll say you’re a big watermelon; seeing that you’re an old fan, I’ll ban you for a day first. If you mention this again, the Mavericks’ GM will report to your main team tomorrow!"

The audience saw him break his defense and laughed out loud.

Of course, many Mavericks fans also broke their defense.

Doncic had been playing for the Mavericks since entering the league, and last year he even led the team to the finals for the first time; at this moment, fans were thinking about when they would win the championship.

As a result, a bolt from the blue—the brain-dead GM actually sent him to the Lakers.

It was equivalent to gifting the account he had leveled up for several years to his opponent.

This is madness.

On the court.

Shutoku called a timeout.

They had suffered consecutive losses as soon as the second half started, and the point gap had been stretched to 20 points; if they didn’t make adjustments, they wouldn’t even need to play the fourth quarter.

And Tendou, he was looking at the virtual screen with a strange expression.

His popularity had actually surged by a large margin just now.