Chapter 87

Why did Kise feel like these guys all spoke in a ruffian-like way?

Fortunately, this wasn't really asking them to have a fight, but to play a practice match.

"Speaking with strength, right? That suits me!"

Shirogane Goro gathered everyone together.

"Now, let's group up."

"Team A: Akashi, Midorima, Tendou, Nijimura, Murasakibara."

"Team B: Kise, Haizaki, Kuroko, Aomine, XX"

This grouping was absolutely unbalanced in strength.

But Aomine said there was no problem, as long as Tendou was on the opposite side.

"I'll leave it to you later, Tetsu, today I must take down that guy Tendou!"

Aomine slammed his right fist into his left palm.

Now Kise was strange again. How come this guy who looked so awesome was talking to the air?

"Let's do our best together, Aomine-kun!"

Damn!

Kise was startled and jumped on the spot. Before he knew it, a blue figure appeared in his sight.

The feeling was as creepy as it could be.

Weird, too weird. This basketball club was really too weird, not like any he had stayed in before!

"Mr. Shirogane, are you planning to let Kise play point guard? Replacing Akashi's original position."

"Yes, his learning talent is very high. Except for the center position, he can handle almost any position on the court."

After a few days of observation, they already understood what type of genius Kise was.

Possessing top-tier basketball IQ and feel, he could learn any technique at a glance, and coupled with a relatively docile personality, it was just right for him to replace Akashi's position.

Haizaki wouldn't do; this guy's personality was a bit terrible. In the basketball club, he only obeyed Nijimura Shuzo, and looked down on everyone else.

Simply put, he was obedient!

As a result, in the first attack of Team B.

Kise ignored Aomine, who was asking for the ball, and dribbled across the half-court, ready to do it himself.

"No matter how weird you are, I'll crush you all!" Kise had the look of someone who hadn't been beaten by society.

He was full of fighting spirit, wanting to be like before and take down everyone in the whole club.

And then, it wouldn't be long before he could consider what the next project to play would be.

"Let's use this guy named Tendou as a sacrifice!"

"The pretty boy is actually more handsome than me. Take him down first, then find Aomine, who looks very strong!"

Awesome, you really know how to pick people!

You picked the fiercest one to fight right away; are you tired of living?

Repeating one last time, don't go, it's hell ahead!

The barrage saw Kise pick the fiercest one right away and happily entered gossip mode.

Kise didn't know this. After finding his target.

He held the ball and killed toward Tendou.

"All stats exceed the national level; he is worthy of being called the one with the highest talent among the Generation of Miracles."

When Kise attacked, Tendou was also observing the opponent.

This guy's strength in the TV plot could be said to be the weakest one.

As the first member of the Generation of Miracles to appear, he was miserably used by Seirin as a sacrifice.

Possessing super imitation ability, all kinds of offensive methods were at his fingertips.

But there was a fatal weakness, which was the inability to imitate the skill sets of the Generation of Miracles level.

Compared to ordinary players, he was unreachable, but compared to the Generation of Miracles, he was a head lower.

His advantage was being all-around, his disadvantage was being "all-unable."

Facing his companions from the Generation of Miracles, he had never won once.

He had lost to Kuroko, Aomine, and Midorima successively.

Later, the director's team strengthened him a wave, allowing him to imitate the skill sets of the Generation of Miracles.

The time limit was five minutes; exceeding this time would cause a burden on the body.

But what made people's balls ache was that the production team didn't just strengthen Kise.

They gave Kise perfect imitation, and turned around to give Aomine and the others "wildness" and "Zone."

So the audience looked back and found that Kise was still the one at the bottom.

It wasn't until the theatrical version against the Jabberwock team that he stood up alone and completely entered the runaway mode.

Simultaneously activating Zone and perfect imitation.

In those five minutes, he surpassed everyone in the Generation of Miracles!

But now, he was still a bona fide rookie.

Ten.

Kise was full of confidence. After accelerating to Tendou, he did a crossover dribble, and then followed up with a behind-the-back dribble to complete the change of direction.

In less than 2 seconds, he had made two changes of direction.

And these were just two of the many in his rich arsenal.

"How about it? You were completely fooled by me, right?"

This move had been invincible when he was in the third and second strings.

Normally, just one change of direction would be enough to leave the opponent behind.

It was only because it was the first string that he showed some respect, increasing it by one more change of direction just in case, making his attack more complex and unpredictable.

He aimed his eyes at the basket and accelerated toward the restricted area.

Then, his keen dynamic vision allowed him to discover a hint of something wrong.

In his pupils, an arm was rapidly enlarging, swinging horizontally toward him like a blade.

"Bang!"

In an instant, the basketball in his hand disappeared, slapped away heavily, and hit the floor.

Kise's pupils shook instantly. He looked up and saw Tendou's face, which was speechless to the extreme.

The barrage teacher immediately interpreted his expression.

What kind of nonsense, all flashy and without substance.

At the same time, the players in the basketball club audience were also whispering.

"As expected of Kise, daring to challenge Senior Tendou right away!"

"Yeah, so much courage!"

"Senior Tendou is our team's ace, the MVP of last year's national tournament!"

"As expected, Senior Tendou is so strong. In last year's tournament, no player could score double digits against him."

What?

What are you saying? This guy who is even a few points more handsome than himself is actually the strongest in our basketball club?

Kise had thought of Aomine, because he exuded an aura of a strong person at all times.

That skin tone, which was healthy to an excessive degree, was the best proof. Without years of sun and rain, how could it be so dark?

He looked like a good man who practiced ball every day.

He had also thought of Murasakibara; this fierce man's physique was really amazing. Just now, when competing for the ball, he showed his extraordinary athletic ability, which even Kise himself sighed at.

The only one he didn't expect to be the strongest in Teiko was this "poseur" who even wore sunglasses when walking into the basketball club.

"Don't be dazed, Kise, get back on defense."

While Kise was stunned on the spot, Aomine and the others had already sprinted toward the other half-court.

Only then did he realize that all the players of Teiko had already crossed the half-court in unison.

— Author's Notes —

PS: Fifth update...