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The cheers echoed throughout the stadium.
Kugawa turned to look at Midorima, his expression somewhat grim.
He had underestimated the Generation of Miracles.
He had initially thought the Generation of Miracles were only exceptional in one aspect.
But he hadn't expected that the Generation of Miracles were superior to ordinary people in every way, just with an even more monstrous strength in one particular area.
Having grasped this, Kugawa had a completely new understanding of the Generation of Miracles.
Ryu walked to his side and said,
"Let's switch positions!"
Kugawa nodded, not refusing.
Facing Midorima, perhaps only Ryu, also a member of the Generation of Miracles, could truly contend with him.
"Alright, it's your turn then."
Offense and defense changed.
Toho Kotei Gakuen served.
Hanafuji dribbled the ball to half-court, facing Takao's defense head-on.
Unless there was a miraculous level of skill, he wasn't worried about being stopped.
And that was indeed the case.
Hanafuji dribbled to Takao, switched hands, changed direction, and easily broke through the opponent's defense.
Takao, startled, quickly turned to defend.
However, he was still a step too slow.
Hanō Souji arrived at Shutoku's three-point line and, without warning, passed the ball to Kuroki on the other side of the court.
Kuroki received the ball and immediately changed his rhythm. The sudden change in rhythm stunned his defender, Kimura Shinsuke, who was standing still, allowing Kuroki to successfully break through.
Kimura Shinsuke, Shutoku's power forward, jersey number 5, 187cm tall, 80kg.
Nothing special about him; both his appearance and moves were quite ordinary.
Kuroki completely dominated him.
He reached Shutoku's basket, jumped, and went for a layup.
However, just then...
A figure suddenly appeared beside Kuroki.
It was Taisuke Otsubo.
He stretched out his arm, aiming to swat the basketball in Kuroki's hand.
"You think you can stop me like that?"
Kuroki's movement changed mid-air; his layup motion suddenly became swifter.
The veins on his hand holding the basketball bulged, and he swiftly brought the ball down towards Shutoku's basket.
Clang…
Before Taisuke Otsubo's hand could even strike, Kuroki had already slammed the ball into the hoop.
2-3.
Toho Kotei Gakuen successfully scored against Shutoku.
'Can he really change the rhythm so suddenly under those circumstances?'
Taisuke Otsubo was deeply unsettled.
The other members of Toho Kotei Gakuen also possessed considerable strength.
This put them at a significant disadvantage.
Takao frowned, trying to devise a plan, but couldn't find a good one.
Shutoku inbounds the ball.
Shutoku's counterattack is equally fierce.
The ball is in Takao's hands.
Facing Hanafuji's defense, Takao decisively passes the ball.
The ball lands in Miyaji Kiyoshi's hands.
He's still a little nervous facing Kugawa.
After all, his opponent is quite strong.
Miyaji Kiyoshi adopts a triple threat stance, consistently denying Kugawa any chance to steal the ball.
The two are locked in a stalemate for a moment.
Seeing that Miyaji Kiyoshi can't break through Kugawa's defense, Kimura Shinsuke arrives in time to set a screen.
This allows Miyaji Kiyoshi to successfully break through.
But just as he reached the inside of the Toho Kotei Gakuen's defense, preparing to shoot,
an insurmountable mountain appeared before him.
Kamimono, like a gatekeeper, stood imposingly in his way, his aura overwhelming.
Smack...
Kamimono mercilessly swatted the basketball away from Miyaji Kiyoshi's hands.
A flash of silver light appeared in Ryu's eyes, and with a swift movement, he caught the basketball that Kamimono had knocked away.
Midorima quickly ran forward, blocking Ryu's path.
Ryu looked at him and asked,
"I'm really curious, what was the reason you lost to Seirin?"
Midorima's pupils trembled slightly, and he simply replied,
"I lost, that's it. There's no why. If I had to say, it's fate."
"Oh, is that so!"
Ryu's lips curled up slightly.
He didn't believe Midorima's words.
"Fine, if you don't want to talk, then forget it. But you can't stop me unless you use your true strength."
With that, Ryu vanished from Midorima's sight in a flash.
Midorima stood there, arms outstretched, dumbfounded.
Then he heard the sound of a basketball hitting the ground behind him.
Thump…thump…thump…
He turned around and saw Ryu dribbling the ball towards his own basket.
Ryu was incredibly fast, easily shaking off Kimura Shinsuke and heading straight for the unguarded Shutoku basket.
No one could keep up with Ryu's speed.
The Shutoku players could only watch helplessly as he dunked the ball into their basket.
4-3.
Touou Doin scored another 2 points.
After the basket.
Ryu didn't retreat to defense but instead went to Midorima and began full-court man-to-man defense.
"I won't let you shoot so easily."
Seeing Ryu's reaction, everyone was startled.
Midorima stared at Ryu, his face expressionless.
Takao dribbled the ball, seeing Midorima tightly guarded by Ryu, and immediately abandoned the idea of passing to Midorima—the risk was too great.
His gaze swept left and right, finally passing the ball to Miyaji Kiyoshi.
Now guarding Miyaji Kiyoshi was Kugawa.
Although Kugawa was a shooting guard,
his individual ability was far superior to that of an average small forward.
Soon, Miyaji Kiyoshi found himself in a difficult situation.
Unable to break through, Miyaji Kiyoshi had no choice but to pass.
His gaze swept across the room.
A figure appeared in his field of vision.
"Kimura..."
He swung his arm, and the basketball flew towards Kimura Shinsuke.
Thud...
However, to his surprise,
the basketball was intercepted by Kuroki just halfway through its flight.
"Oh no..."
The Shutoku players all felt a chill run down their spines, realizing the situation was dire.
Kuroki dribbled the ball, charging directly towards Shutoku's basket.
With each change of pace, he pushed his speed to the limit.
The Shutoku players were left far behind.
Clang...
A dull, mournful sound rang out.
Kuroki slammed the basketball into the Shutoku basket.
6 to 3.
Seeing this,
the audience was also taken aback.
Aida Riko analyzed:
"The overall strength of Toho Kotei Gakuen is far superior to that of Shutoku. The only one who can break this stalemate is Midorima, but Midorima is completely neutralized by Ryu. Shutoku's situation is dire."
Kagami Taiga frowned.
"That Midorima guy, could he be holding back?"
"No, he's not holding back. It's just that Ryu is too strong."
Kuroko explained.
On the other side.
Satsuki and Aomine were at a loss for words regarding the situation.
Satsuki looked at the match below and spoke.
"Ah… Midorima is being suppressed! If this continues, Shutoku will really be in trouble!"
Aomine also looked at Midorima below and said calmly,
"That guy won't be suppressed like this forever."
His words were not wrong.
Midorima below also began to make a move.
He began roaming the court, trying to shake off Ryu's defense.
But no matter how he moved, he couldn't shake Ryu off his close pursuit.
"Just running won't get you away from me."
Ryu gave Midorima a reminder.
Midorima remained silent, his green eyes gleaming.
He gestured towards Takao, who was preparing to serve.
Seeing Midorima's gesture to ask for the ball,
Takao hesitated for a moment, but still passed the ball.
Takao had great faith in his ace.
Thud…
Midorima controlled the ball steadily.
He looked at Ryu and said calmly,
"Actually, I wanted to try it back in middle school, but I never had the chance."
Ryu raised an eyebrow.
"Trying what?"
Midorima, holding the ball in his arms, looked at Ryu and said,
"Trying to defeat you."
"Oh… is that so? Interesting."
A smile curved Ryu's lips.
"Then come on! Let me see your hidden strength, Midorima."
Suddenly,
the temperature around Midorima plummeted, and wisps of cold, green aura surged from his body. His gaze instantly became sharp and piercing.
Sensing the sudden change in his opponent, Ryu's silver eyes trembled.
'This is…'
Wildness.
In the stands.
The Generation of Miracles, witnessing Midorima's transformation, were also astonished.
The Midorima of the past had never shown them anything like this.
Whoosh…
Ryu's vision blurred.
Midorima's figure vanished from his sight.
Following the cold aura, he turned his head.
Ryu saw Midorima jump and shoot.
That speed… so fast.
Ryu wanted to block his shot.
But it was too late.
Midorima had already released the ball, which soared into the sky above Toho Kotei Gakuen.
Like an anti-aircraft gun, the basketball transformed into an orange-yellow meteor, accurately plunging into Toho Kotei Gakuen's basket.
The net began to ripple.
6-6.
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