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"Uh..."
Hayama Kotarō seemed not to expect Yuuto to be so arrogant.
His intuition told him that Yuuto meant what he said and thought so too.
Confident to an unbelievable degree.
The problem is, who gave him the confidence?
Can't he see the performance of those freaks from Teiko doubling the score of opponents all the way?
The two didn't continue communicating because Yuuto had turned around to start warming up.
Nakatani Masaaki didn't come to the scene today; he thought his observation was sufficient.
Moreover.
There is still more than a year before Yuuto enters high school; no rush.
Instead, Harasawa Katsunori came to watch the game today with his team captain.
He came for Yuuto alone.
As for Hayama Kotarō?
He will invite him when the time comes, using money to pave the way.
Tōō Academy, where Harasawa Katsunori is, is a team known as the New Tyrant.
Compared with Shūtoku, Seihō, and Senshinkan, Tōō lacks the foundation needed for a powerhouse.
In terms of funding, Tōō adopts a sports recruitment strategy, giving ample support to clubs like basketball, soccer, and baseball within the school.
With such support, Harasawa Katsunori quickly built a championship team for Tōō, capable of overthrowing the rule of the Three Kings of Tokyo.
But just this doesn't satisfy Tōō and Harasawa Katsunori's appetite.
They only want the championship!
Otherwise, they will still be "nouveau riche" in people's eyes.
He came specifically to observe those few geniuses today.
Not only Yuuto, but those five geniuses from Teiko are also his recruitment targets.
His goal is to get at least two of these six geniuses!
On the court.
The game has started. The referee's whistle cut through the air.
The moment of kickoff, the entire stadium was filled with the shouts of Tochigi Prefecture fans.
Since the run under the sunset that day, Homi Academy has become the favorite team of Tochigi Prefecture people.
They transformed into the most passionate fans at this moment, wanting to witness Yuuto lead Homi Academy to throw those big city teams into the Pacific Ocean to drink nuclear wastewater.
Ota lost the jump ball.
He is one of the Four Great Centers in Tochigi Prefecture, but nationwide, he can only be said to be passing.
Hayama Kotarō received the pass from his teammate and invaded Homi Academy's formation.
Amidst cheers, Hayama Kotarō drove directly inside with the ball, but ran into Homi Academy's No. 10 on the breakthrough path.
Hayama Kotarō was not surprised by this. having watched the game tapes, he knew how terrifying Yuuto's defensive ability was.
Especially single defense capability; once locked by him, it will be difficult to move an inch.
He had long been prepared for this moment.
"Thump!"
With an explosive sound, Hayama Kotarō hit the basketball with five fingers.
It's hard to imagine this is the movement caused by a player dribbling.
Monster-like technique; every time the basketball hits the ground, it pulls the fans' heartstrings.
"Bang!"
After the basketball hit the floor an unknown number of times, Hayama Kotarō, emitting the aura of Wildness, rushed out instantly.
Just like his dribbling fast enough to be invisible to the naked eye, his passing speed was also lightning fast.
He broke into Homi Academy's paint in one breath, making a double-clutch move in mid-air against Ota's block.
This is a characteristic of his Wildness, allowing him to make extremely complex movements in the air.
Double-clutch layup, switching hands in the air, etc., are his specialties.
However.
When he jumped up to double-clutch and dodge the block to shoot, a shadow erupted from behind him, obscuring the basket.
Facing Yuuto's help defense and rim protection, the little tabby cat could only switch hands in mid-air, changing the shooting arc.
But also at this time.
Hayama Kotarō in mid-air felt a fear originating from instinct, making him lose focus involuntarily, eyes widening.
"Bang!"
Yuuto's right arm chopped down like a battle axe, swatting Hayama Kotarō's layup out of the baseline.
"Go home and catch your mice, Tabby Cat."
Hayama Kotarō was bumped and landed half-kneeling.
He turned his head hurriedly and saw Yuuto's black gem-like pupils flashing with chilling scarlet fierce light.
"This... am I dreaming?"
The little leopard couldn't smile anymore.
He felt an unusually strong Wildness from Yuuto.
That is existence truly standing at the top of the food chain.
But hasn't that kind of creature disappeared for 65 million years?
Why does it appear on a human?
The game continued.
Still Tōhō's ball.
Hayama Kotarō circled to the perimeter to receive the ball, still in shock.
The difference in Wildness level is too great.
He felt like he was facing a Tyrannosaurus; the other party could easily trample him to death with one foot.
But now is not the time to be afraid.
He operated the Lightning Dribble at full power, charging at Homi Academy's defense line as if electrified all over.
This time.
He succeeded in shooting, but under Yuuto's interference, the layup hit the iron.
This was the first time Harasawa Katsunori saw Yuuto's terrifying Wildness with his own eyes at the scene.
Based on this round alone, Harasawa Katsunori dared to assert that Hayama Kotarō could not win against Yuuto.
"There is actually a player in this world possessing this level of Wildness."
As a former professional player, he is considered knowledgeable.
But Wildness of this level is unheard of.
"Tabby Cat."
"Bastard, it's a Cheetah!"
Hayama Kotarō gritted his teeth and chased back.
He hadn't experienced playing against an opponent with Wildness before, let alone one with a much higher level than himself.
Yuuto had already rushed past the centerline.
Seeing this, teammates skillfully threw the ball over.
Quarterback-style long pass!
Yuuto just received the basketball when running to the three-point line, and Hayama Kotarō also settled in position in front of him at the same time.
"Bang!"
Yuuto waved five fingers simultaneously.
Clearly a very simple movement, yet it endowed the basketball with amazing kinetic energy.
The basketball hit the floor at a speed invisible to the eye.
By the time Hayama Kotarō came back to his senses, the basketball had rebounded into Yuuto's hands.
He widened his eyes again. "This is..."
With a "Zzzzt" sound, when the basketball landed for the second time, Yuuto's figure moved along with it, hands seeming to be wrapped in lightning.
"It's my Lightning Dribble... this guy!"
He felt familiar when watching the tape, just that it was too far from his way of dribbling.
Facing it truly now, he saw clearly.
This really is his Lightning Dribble. It integrated into Yuuto's playing style, presented in a concise-to-the-extreme way.
That's why he didn't recognize it immediately.
"Bang!"
Yuuto passed half of Hayama Kotarō's body in one step.
The latter reacted quickly, turning to chase, but found Yuuto seemed to have anticipated it, changing direction simultaneously to flash to the other side.
He also saw.
A brief and cruel smile appeared on Yuuto's wild face.
He twisted his ankle to continue chasing, but was already half a beat slow. By the time he jumped, Yuuto had completed the shot and scored.
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