[Today is the opening of the National Tournament.]
[You took the subway to Tokyo.]
[When you appeared, or rather when you stepped into the arena to register information, you received the attention of people around you.]
[Every year at the National Tournament, some youth sports newspapers conduct a detailed report on each participating team.]
[As Homi Academy, breaking out of Tochigi Prefecture for two consecutive years, isn't eye-catching, but your performance is very attention-grabbing.]
[Throughout the Prefectural Tournament, you could blast an average of 48.6 points, 10.9 rebounds, and 8.3 assists per game.]
[Other participating teams studied your games and found that Homi Academy as a whole wasn't much different from last year.]
[The biggest improvement lies in you. They studied the tapes and found that throughout the Prefectural Tournament, your performance got better and better, improving with every game.]
[They lamented, if only the stock market could rise continuously like your performance.]
[Newspaper media habitually rate each participating team every year.]
[Among them, Teiko received a historic SS rating.]
[According to past history, A-level teams are powerhouses in various regions. Such teams have deep foundations and occupy the National Top 16 seats for a long time.]
[They can always attract enough talents to ensure the National Tournament record doesn't collapse. If lucky enough to get one or two chosen ones, they qualify to compete for the National Tournament championship.]
[S-level teams are teams with chosen ones. Teams of this level have the strength to compete for the championship.]
[SS-level, never appeared in history. This means fans and media almost determine that Teiko will definitely successfully defend their title.]
[They also listed Teiko's Prefectural Tournament data, leading other players in the same position by a fault line (huge margin) in every item.]
[The Prefectural Tournament Best Lineup, including the sixth man, all belonged to Teiko.]
[Considering they are in the Tokyo area with the greatest competition, fans felt the record-breaking SS rating was very reasonable.]
[Your rating reached S-level. They pointed out that the reason for being so optimistic about Homi Academy lies in you.]
[Your strong performance and luxurious data were hailed by the media as the only player capable of competing with Kise Ryōta for the country's strongest small forward (number 3 position).]
[You didn't get complacent because of this; instead, you felt the island nation's media were truly blind. What right does Teiko's Golden Retriever possess to be compared with you?]
[Soon, your first game began.]
[Under your leadership, Homi Academy defeated a strong enemy without shedding blood and advanced to the Top 32.]
[Top 32: You met your old rival Hayama Kotarō.]
[This opponent who once kicked you to death, and then later required an overtime buzzer-beater to eliminate, is no longer your match for even a single round.]
[You knew him like the back of your hand. Momoi Satsuki's speculation about him fit seamlessly. You beat him until he scurried away with his head in his hands.]
[You advanced, breaking into the National Top 16 again. You faced Teiko again.]
[Kuroko Tetsuya found you again.]
[You followed the script, "encouraging" him to do his own things himself.]
[Kuroko Tetsuya was deeply touched.]
[Facing Teiko again, you could feel their eyes looking at you became different, no longer as condescending as before.]
[The game started. You lost to Teiko by 20 points in a single quarter.]
[But your team morale remained high. The effect of Iron Heart invisibly influenced your teammates. Watching your heroic fighting figure, they were deeply attracted to you, not knowing what giving up was.]
[The talent Dual Personality Shooter activated. You gained shooting space through screens.]
[Midorima Shintarō helped defend meticulously in front of you. You scored with a difficult fadeaway three-pointer.]
[You know these Teiko guys too well. Before feeling threatened, they will only adopt a one-on-one strategy, not double-teaming even when facing you.]
[You opened full fire in the second quarter, shooting 5 for 7 from three-point range, 6 for 6 from free throws, blasting 21 points in the single quarter.]
[Your outstanding performance allowed you to lose only 9 points in the single quarter, trailing the opponent by 29 points at halftime.]
[Fans cheered for you. That Fujimura Kentaro was substituted early in the first quarter. He was dealt with too miserably by you; you attacked him 3 times at the start. Akashi coldly threw him to the bench.]
[He knew he was discarded. The former genius was worthless in front of Akashi.]
[Third quarter, your Dual Personality Shooter talent was still exerting force.]
[Your mid-to-long-range shooting combined with screen tactics gave Teiko huge defensive pressure.]
[Akashi started to act.]
[You experienced the terror of the Emperor Eye. The Tyrannosaurus Wildness allowed you to always sense danger.]
[You barely dodged his steal, not too embarrassed, but your shooting rhythm was destroyed.]
[You started hitting the iron (missing). You used 10 attempts in exchange for 12 points in the single quarter, but your team lost another 23 points in the quarter.]
[Fourth quarter, the decline in physical fitness began to affect your condition. Akashi no longer interfered, but you still fell behind in the confrontation with Aomine.]
[You didn't give up. Your teammates, under your influence, also didn't give up. They tenaciously executed tactics to create scoring space for you.]
[Your attitude was praised by Tochigi Prefecture fans. Your perseverance deeply shocked Kuroko Tetsuya; he believed this was the true way to play basketball.]
[You were kicked to death.]
[You refused to shake hands with Akashi.]
[Even though this wasn't your first defeat, and even though you knew your chances of winning were slim, you still walked into the player tunnel alone, kicked over a trash can, and picked it up very politely.]
[Your national journey ended.]
[Soon after, the news of Teiko successfully defending their title and achieving a two-peat swept the country. The name of the Generation of Miracles began to spread to every corner of the country.]
[But when fans talked about the Generation of Miracles with relish, your name would always be mentioned by them.]
[People believed your failure was only because you were alone.]
[Your tenacious fighting spirit moved fans. They called you the "Lion of Okukozome."]
[Hayama Kotarō, Mibuchi Reo, Nebuya Eikichi, Kiyoshi Teppei, Hanamiya Makoto, and others entered high school at the same time. They were collectively called the Uncrowned Kings because of their outstanding individual abilities.]
[They received olive branches thrown by high school powerhouses.]
[Hayama Kotarō, Nebuya Eikichi, and Mibuchi Reo chose to join the high school overlord Rakuzan at the same time.]
[For a time, the high school basketball world was shaken.]
[Kiyoshi Teppei and Hanamiya Makoto chose no powerhouse. They disappeared from people's vision with the end of the National Tournament.]
...
For every 100 power stones, you get 1 bonus chapter!
Get 20 chapters ahead on - P.a.t.r.e.o.n "RoseWhisky"