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In the lounge of Toho Kotei Gakuen.
Ryu sat in the corner, looking at his attribute panel.
Kise's sudden awakening today was something he hadn't expected.
In the original novel,
Kise truly awakened during the Winter Cup.
It's still summer now!
It seems that because of his own reasons, Kise was made to achieve success ahead of schedule.
However, that guy's awakening didn't seem very complete.
Others might not notice.
However, since he had illusioned the opponent, he naturally knew all the moves Kise had used at the time.
When he used it, he always felt a bit uncomfortable.
It was like a smooth straight line with a sudden edge appearing on it.
But then again,
using [Phantom] really consumes a lot of energy.
Sure enough, even if it's not his own move, he still feels uncomfortable using it.
If we won today's match, our next opponent should be Shutoku!
'Midorima, let me confirm your hidden strength!'
Meanwhile,
the group from Shutoku High School walked on the road back.
The atmosphere was unusually quiet and oppressive.
Everyone remained silent.
After watching the recent match,
to be honest, a shadow hung over each of their hearts that lingered for a long time.
Takao Kazunari looked at Midorima beside him and asked,
"Shin-chan"! What do you think our chances of winning against those from Toho Kotei Gakuen are?"
As soon as these words were spoken,
everyone in Shutoku turned to look at Midorima in unison.
Midorima was silent for a few seconds, then responded,
"I don't know either. I've never seen through him. His strength is unfathomable, and today's match proved it even more."
Otsubo Taisuke, captain of the Shutoku High School basketball team,
spoke to everyone.
"The match footage has already been copied. When we get back, we'll carefully study our countermeasures. Even if I don't say anything, you probably already know that the opponent we're about to face is extremely strong, so we can't let our guard down."
"Yes..."
Everyone answered in unison.
Midorima clenched his bandaged left hand even tighter, a glint of mystery flickering in his eyes.
Inside the basketball court not far from this gymnasium,
Kise, already dressed, stood dazed inside the court.
Losing the game still left him feeling so bad.
And the helplessness that Ryu brought him.
He had already done his best, so his heart was filled only with resentment, not dissatisfaction.
He had truly witnessed Ryu's strength.
He even suspected that this was not Ryu's true strength.
"So you're here!"
Suddenly, a voice reached Kise's ears.
Kise looked over at the sound and saw a man and a woman.
"Ki-chan..."
Momoi Satsuki, with her pink hair, waved and called out.
Kise was taken aback, then said,
"Aominecchi, Momo-cchi, did you come to watch the match too?"
Aomine said listlessly,
"It was Satsuki who insisted on dragging me along, making it impossible for me to sleep well."
Momoi Satsuki puffed out her cheeks and replied irritably,
"Today is the match between Yu-chan and Ki-chan. It would be such a shame not to watch."
Kise looked at Aomine and said,
"Honestly, I don't think Midorimacchi is a match for Ryucchi. In the end, you two should face off, right? I'm very curious, who among you will win?"
Upon hearing this, Aomine grinned.
"It's just fine if you can't win, but the only person who can beat me is myself. Ryu is indeed strong, but I will defeat him."
"But Dai-chan has never beaten Yu-chan!"
As soon as Momoi Satsuki spoke,
Aomine's already dark complexion grew even darker.
He said, his face full of exasperation,
"He hasn't even beaten me even once, has he?"
"No, you lost the very first duel with Yu-chan!"
After Momoi Satsuki finished speaking, Aomine was completely speechless.
"That doesn't count!"
Aomine retorted.
Momoi Satsuki covered her mouth and chuckled softly.
Kise, standing nearby, was completely confused.
He had no idea how many days and nights he had been thinking about defeating the man before him.
Now it seemed that both the other party and Ryu were the same—opponents that made people shudder with fear.
"In short, you need to be careful. Don't forget, he's just like us—a part of the 'Generation of Miracles.'"
Aomine said dismissively,
"I know Ryu's strength better than you do."
"I see!"
Kise also wasn't sure who was stronger, Ryu or Aomine, and at this moment, he couldn't judge either.
Meanwhile,
Ryu didn't return to the hotel with Kamimono and the others, but instead went back to his villa in Tokyo.
Because he had an important task to do today.
After washing up,
Ryu didn't eat and took Karupin straight back to his bedroom.
"Karupin, that's enough. It's the three-point technique I was optimistic about before. Let's start now!"
Karupin didn't hesitate either; his eyes began to glow with a bright blue light.
Ryu closed his eyes as well.
His entire being was enveloped in a blue glow.
Soon, a message entered his mind.
[Zero Style High Drop Ball] converts to [Zero Style Three-Point Shot].
[Zero Style Three-Point Shot]: Throws the basketball quickly, applying a backward spin force as it is released. As long as the spin force is sufficient, when the ball touches the backboard, it will quickly bounce back into the rim. Even if it bounces off the edge of the rim, the ball will spin inward on the rim with the added rotation force until it falls.
This move made Ryu very satisfied.
As long as you find the right angle and apply the right spin angle to the basketball, once the shot is taken, 80% of the time it goes into the basket.
This is the inertia of force, and the shooting percentage will greatly increase.
Actually, there are other three-point shooting techniques.
However, after reading those skill descriptions, Ryu found none of them as captivating as the 'Zero Style Three-Point Shot.'
A satisfied smile appeared at the corner of Ryu's mouth.
'In that case, Midorima must be really troubled!'
That very night,
coaches from major schools had already gathered information on every member of Toho Kotei Gakuen, as well as footage of their matches against Kaijo.
This shows just how much they value Toho Kotei Gakuen.
Especially those from the same division as them—Shutoku High School, Yosen High School, Too Academy, and Rakuzan High School.
Information on Ryu and the others also appeared in the hands of every school coach.
It's okay not to look.
Just one look at it nearly shocked them to the point of dropping their jaws.
Especially Rakuzan's "Uncrowned Five Kings."
Mibuchi Reo, Hayama Kotaro, and Nebuya Eikichi all looked at the documents in their hands with complicated expressions.
Kamimono Kazuo, Kugawa, Kuroki Ryuichi, and Hanafuji Souji were all geniuses on par with them.
This team was undoubtedly the biggest obstacle to Rakuzan's ascent to the peak.
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