Chapter 32: Only the Strong Deserve Elegance

The 10-minute game time ended quickly.

Teiko scored a crazy 36 points in a single quarter, while also holding the opponent to only 11 points in a single quarter.

Kaisei Middle School was completely stunned.

The group of heroes from Kaisei Middle School in the stands couldn't shout anymore, staring blankly at the glaring numbers on the scoreboard.

And Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan, who caused this tragedy, was replaced by Platinum Kōzō to rest in the 8th minute of the first quarter.

In these short 8 minutes, Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan blasted out a gorgeous stat line of 22 points, 4 steals, and 1 assist.

Why no rebounds?

Because the rebounds were all snatched by Murasakibara!

People's eyes on Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan were different now.

Before the game, many people criticized Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan for playing too wildly, but now those people hoped that Ikizawa Hayato, the ace of Kaisei Middle School, could also be as tough as Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan.

Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan reversed his reputation in one quarter.

The reasonable basketball in the mouths of those experts was ruthlessly trampled underfoot by Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan's bombardment.

"Basketball, in the end, is a sport of who scores more!" Platinum Kōzō wouldn't be as rigid as the head coach of Kaisei Middle School.

A long playing career made him realize that some players just can't be viewed with common sense.

Ordinary players will pursue reason and use scientific basketball to cover up their incompetence.

True geniuses all have the ability to turn the tide alone.

Even LeBron, when he rushes, is unreasonable; he can hit the ball even with people hanging on him. Is that reasonable?

"Little Tiandao is so amazing!"

In the coffee shop where Tiandao usually works, several women were already dancing with joy.

"Not bad, didn't lose face for our coffee shop. This kid isn't just a pretty face!" The landlady was also full of pride.

When she found out Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan was a basketball player, she specially gave Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan a pair of A-Chases.

Others in the shop also noticed Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan on TV.

They couldn't imagine that the big handsome guy who was always posing in the coffee shop was actually so good at basketball.

Someone even looked down and found that they couldn't see their toes, then proudly raised their head, aiming their gaze at Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan on the TV.

She thought to herself, only Tiandao's superb ball skills could control his own ball!

Ikizawa Hayato walked off the court in frustration.

He had tried his best in the first quarter, but it was completely useless.

He couldn't break through Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan's tight defense, and all four attempts ended in failure.

He was even stolen by Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan to the point of doubting himself and losing confidence.

He was confident in his strength; even if he wasn't one of the strongest in the country, he was at the National Tournament level.

But Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan was a creature from another dimension!

During the timeout, the head coach of Kaisei Middle School was furious. "What the hell are you doing? Why can he still score as he pleases with two people defending!?"

"Use your body, use confrontation, don't let him shoot comfortably. Do you want to be eliminated in the first round?"

He definitely had a reason to be angry.

Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan, a bad kid in his eyes, performing like this was a trampling on his basketball philosophy.

"Coach, we've already defended very well, but there's no way."

"What do you mean there's no way?! There's no such thing as 'no way' on the court. Do you think he's Jordan? Or Kobe and LeBron?"

"Foul, use fouls to interrupt him, be rude, this is a battlefield, this is a war! Be tougher!"

The Kaisei head coach was hoarse, but Ikizawa Hayato couldn't do such a thing.

Because Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan's defense was so elegant, and his movements were so clean that he felt that if he treated Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan with such rude defense, it would destroy this sacred battle.

This was completely him overthinking.

Tiandao is stronger than him, so of course he can be elegant and calm.

If you replace him with Aomine?

Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan wouldn't talk about elegance at all; defense that can stop people is called defense!

If you can't stop it, it's a sieve!

Only the stronger side deserves elegance!

Since retiring, Harasawa Katsunori became the head coach of Tōō Academy after practicing for two and a half years.

Coming from a professional player background, plus his experience of being selected for the national team, gave him an outstanding eye for talent.

This outstanding eye, combined with Tōō's wealthy style, made Tōō Academy very quickly become a powerhouse in the high school basketball world.

The National Tournament for middle school and high school are not held at the same time; the high school National Tournament starts a bit later, but it has also reached the intense preparation stage.

The reason Harasawa Katsunori came here was, on one hand, to relax from the tension of this period, and on the other hand, to see if he could discover one or two more genius players.

The competition in the high school basketball world is several times crueler than in middle school.

Leaving aside their Tōō, there are other strong teams like the three kings of Tokyo.

And outside of Tokyo, there are even more competitors.

Each region has at least one veteran powerhouse.

Among them, the one that makes him, or rather the national high school world, most wary is the king's division, Rakuzan High School!

This is a mountain that all teams attempting to win the National Tournament must cross.

Harasawa Katsunori knew in his heart that it would be very difficult to defeat Rakuzan with their current lineup.

Compared to a true powerhouse like Rakuzan, their Tōō is at most an upstart.

The foundation is a hundred thousand miles apart!

Rakuzan just stands there and geniuses come to join, the B-level is maxed out.

Tōō?

Can only offer various generous conditions to attract excellent players.

Even so, money isn't something you can spend just because you want to; you have to find enough outstanding players before they have a place to spend money.

Compared to new armies like Tōō, geniuses trust traditional powerhouses more.

This time Harasawa Katsunori came, and his goal was only one: Teiko's captain, Nijimura Shūzō.

This current national number one power forward is a player that countless head coaches dream of.

He is also an important piece that Harasawa Katsunori believes can help Tōō cut down the hegemon Rakuzan!

As a result, he saw this monster, Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan!

For a whole quarter of the game, his light overshadowed everyone, including Nijimura Shūzō.

That suffocating defensive ability and the ability to score like chopping melons and vegetables made him almost reach a climax on the spot!

Because this little brat not only had outstanding strength, but his playing style was also excessively elegant!

Anyone who has watched Kuroko no Basket knows that Harasawa Katsunori is definitely the most elegant and handsome of all the head coaches.

So, he took a fancy to Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan at a glance.

Because they are equally handsome, equally elegant, and equally outstanding!