[{"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-255":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},2209355,3844,"Chapter 255","the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-chapter-255",255,"\u003Cp>Kise couldn't help but think of his sister; even when she was smiling, it made people feel a chill all over.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"What do you want to drink?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Water, I guess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"You should drink something else occasionally; you really don't look like a high schooler.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Satsuki said that, but still bought him a bottle of water.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Just as they sat down to rest, they happened to run into the Kuroko-Seeing Seeing Kagami duo.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Tendou!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing Seeing Kagami’s expression changed immediately upon seeing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The man before him was the one he most wanted to challenge and defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"It’s you guys. It’s been a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Long time no see, Tendou-kun, Momoi-san.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"We just saw each other during the preliminaries, it hasn't been that long.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Satsuki also greeted them, and then the atmosphere became awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tendou and Seeing Seeing Kagami weren't close to begin with; even Kuroko, an old teammate, had nothing to say due to their different basketball philosophies.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Moreover, Seeing Seeing Kagami kept staring intensely at Tendou after seeing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Don't look at me like that; I’m not used to this atmosphere.\" Tendou simply got up to leave, \"I’m heading back first. Looking forward to your performance in the second half.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Kuroko-Seeing Seeing Kagami duo didn't try to keep him, just watched his back fade away until he disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Then, Seeing Seeing Kagami took out a treasured necklace, or perhaps it was a ring, from his pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was a gift from Himuro Tatsuya, symbolizing their brotherhood.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He handed it to Kuroko and said, \"Kuroko, I want to ask you a favor. Can you help me throw this away?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Eh?\" Kuroko was stunned; wasn't this the \"token of love\" between Seeing Seeing Kagami and his brother?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He looked at Seeing Seeing Kagami and saw his serious and firm expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Is that okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Yeah. I’ve already decided which is more important: my past with Tatsuya or my future with you guys.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"We have to defeat Yosen, in order to challenge Tendou again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>His tone was resolute, his eyes determined.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Over the past summer, Tendou had seemingly become his nightmare.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He was deeply conquered by Tendou’s strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>To defeat Yosen and challenge his nightmare again, he had to give it his all.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even if it was his brother Himuro Tatsuya, he had to temporarily put him to the back of his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I understand!\" Kuroko took the necklace without trying to persuade him otherwise.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Then.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The second half began.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yosen made adjustments based on Seirin’s performance in the first half.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was still a zone defense, but it changed from 3-2 to 2-3, leaving only Okamura Kenichi and Murasakibara in the paint, while the others pushed out to the perimeter.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At the same time, they increased the frequency of the interior connection between Murasakibara and Himuro...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Every Yosen possession would pass through the hands of the two; sometimes Murasakibara and Himuro Tatsuya would touch the ball 2-3 times in a single possession.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Their style was more mature than in the Inter-High, and their mutual understanding was even greater.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Murasakibara was even more showing the demeanor of a general, knowing how to connect the team.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"His footwork and technique under the basket are also better; the more I look, the more he looks like David Robinson.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tendou was also sighing; Murasakibara’s talent was indeed outstanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He was particularly similar to David Robinson among the four great centers of the NBA back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As an interior player, David Robinson possessed terrifying athletic ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The only 30+ quadruple-double in NBA history was created by David Robinson.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Murasakibara was developing in this direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yosen also provided him with enough soil to continue playing like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>By the time he graduated high school, Murasakibara would definitely become a big center with playmaking ability and explosive physical talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yosen’s changes caught Seirin off guard, widening the point gap to double digits in one breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But Seirin responded quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They unleashed a full-court press defense on Yosen.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This tactic was a nightmare for a team without a good point guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>One careless move, and the ball handler would be forced into a turnover.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But Seirin was even more awesome; they had a \"shadow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This is our new defensive tactic, maximizing Kuroko’s ability to steal the ball: The Steal-Full-Court Press.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\".....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tendou felt a bit awkward when he first heard the name.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Forget it, after all, she’s a genius who can name a step-back jump shot the 'Unstoppable Shot'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Aida Riko’s naming talent was as awkwardly cringe-inducing as the Fourth Hokage’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Steal-Full-Court Press, Unstoppable Shot, Eagle’s Claw, Post-Release Power—they were all her representative works.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, Seirin’s adjustment did indeed cause Yosen a lot of trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They couldn't capture Kuroko’s presence; Kuroko drifted among the crowd, constantly disrupting Yosen’s ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Pass the ball, stolen.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Don't pass the ball, still going to be stolen.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Kuroko became the busiest person on the court, and thanks to his activity, Seirin’s fast-break counterattacks finally got going, chasing the point gap down to single digits in one breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The game was intense.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A complete confrontation in three aspects: tactics, physical contact, and technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>One side would just widen the score, and the other would immediately make adjustments to chase it back.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A very \"Seirin-style\" game; the point gap was like a roller coaster, sometimes small, sometimes large.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But such a full-court press was ultimately not invincible.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yosen still had Himuro Tatsuya, a guard approaching the level of the Generation of Miracles.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yosen’s ball handler immediately changed from Fukui Kensuke to Himuro Tatsuya, and Seirin’s counterattack immediately fizzled out.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The point gap widened again, and what was even more fatal for Seirin was that Kiyoshi Teppei’s old injury flared up.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even without Kirisaki Daiichi’s interference, his foot injury hadn't completely healed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the high-intensity confrontation with Murasakibara, his old injury unfortunately flared up.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Having no choice, Seirin had to substitute in Mitobe Rinnosuke.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It’s just that Mitobe Rinnosuke was a level below Kiyoshi Teppei.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing this, Seeing Seeing Kagami could only shoulder the responsibility of Seirin’s interior defense alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The result, naturally, was that he couldn't stop Yosen’s interior-exterior connection.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Damn it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He clenched his fists, his expression unwilling.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This idiot, if this continues, Seirin won't win.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Aomine knew what Seeing Seeing Kagami was thinking the moment he saw his expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Eh?\" Kise turned his head to look, as if asking \"Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"It’s the Zone.\" Akashi spoke up to explain, \"Seeing Seeing Kagami is probably trying to enter the Zone, to replicate Tendou’s ultra-wide-range defense to make up for Kiyoshi Teppei’s absence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This was easy to see; Seeing Seeing Kagami’s positioning at this moment was exactly the same as Tendou’s when he faced Yosen.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He stood in the center alone, wanting to take care of all defensive tasks inside the three-point line simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>",1135,"2026-06-17T07:29:39.774Z","2026-06-17T09:02:19.189Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","f1c52a89784377ae24d9b5d3fe584faa1c074356169d03e0b2d75b57ea3ae88f","the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-chapter-256","the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-chapter-254",256,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-cover.jpg"]