Chapter 34

Kuroko's mood was a bit low, but he still pulled himself together and said, "My situation is just like this, please teach me how to improve my level, Tiandao-kun!"

"First, you need to improve your dribbling stability. Your dribbling speed is too slow; such a breakthrough cannot form an effective threat. You can appropriately increase your dribbling practice."

"Uh-huh, what else?"

"Next is to improve your shooting accuracy. At the very least, you shouldn't air-ball a shot under the basket. In the end, basketball is still a sport about who scores more."

"Uh-huh, what else?"

"And then there's..."

He rattled off a whole bunch, and Kuroko listened very seriously, but when he summarized it, he realized he hadn't gained anything at all.

Wasn't he asking Tiandao Jingyan for advice precisely to solve these problems?

Kuroko couldn't hold it in anymore and asked proactively, "Tiandao-kun, how do you play basketball?"

"How do I play?" Tiandao Jingyan habitually rubbed his chin, thought for a moment, and then said, "First, learn to put the ball into the basket. When you encounter defense, shake them off."

"Then, do a good job on defense. Defense is the top priority. Whether a team's stability is high or not depends on whether their defensive ability is outstanding."

"When facing the ball-handler, your attention must be focused. See clearly whether they are going to break through, shoot, or pass. If they break through, steal it from them; if they pass, steal it from them; if they shoot, go steal it from them. In short, just don't let them get what they want."

"Did you understand?"

He understood, but he also understood nothing at all.

'Classic "just put the ball in and you'll score".'

'God damn "defense is the top priority", you think everyone is cheating like you?'

'Do you even hear what you're saying?'

'Old Versailles.'

'Laughing to death, Kuroko probably asked a deity for advice, hahaha...'

Tiandao Jingyan's Versailles-style humble-bragging, as expected, triggered roasting in the comments.

It wasn't a bad thing; this would strengthen his persona and continue to attract popularity.

A lunch break passed, and Kuroko only felt his head spinning. Tiandao Jingyan had said so much, yet he didn't remember a single word.

Failed to learn!

During the afternoon club activities, he talked about this matter with his friends from the Third String.

His friend roasted him on the spot, "I don't think Tiandao is intentionally playing you. In the end, a genius like him, how could he possibly teach people!"

"He's a monster who created his own sword art at 11 and almost defeated a Sword Saint! Things we find very difficult are as simple as breathing to him!"

'You hit the nail on the head, classmate.'

'Yeah, Kuroko really shouldn't have asked Tiandao for advice; his talent is too high.'

'For Tiandao, stealing the ball is as simple as eating and drinking, but for Kuroko, such a thing is impossible.'

'Wanting to play the ball well is still very talent-dependent.'

'I hope your "playing with the ball" is the proper kind.'

The words of the Third String teammates resonated with the comments.

It also made Tiandao's genius halo even more solid.

Watching the popularity +1 messages, Tiandao Jingyan was very satisfied with his masterpiece.

He could still teach, but he still had to fleece the sheep! ===== CHAPTER 36 =====