Ryuhei Kasuga's irrational foul returned possession to Yuuto.
"Nice work."
Yuuto praised Tsugawa's defense.
With the latter's defensive quality, it was enough to deal with over 90% of the perimeter players in the country.
"Senior really is strong; I almost got passed." Tsugawa grinned.
This hypocrite.
Yuuto cursed inwardly. It was a good thing this guy was a teammate, and even better that he could crush him.
Otherwise, being tortured by his endless chatter, one would be annoyed to death.
Possession change.
After crossing half-court, Yuuto received a pass from a teammate at the top of the arc again.
He used the previous attack to win the trust of the whole team.
And Seiho's First String.
After the opening attack, they had shifted their defensive focus to Yuuto.
Behind Ryuhei Kasuga.
Yoshikazu Omuro and Kenjiro Sakamoto had their eyes in this direction, keeping their distance well-maintained.
"Not bad."
Setting aside other things, Seiho's defense could be called seamless.
Ryuhei Kasuga's expression was serious, "We are Kings!"
"How much do you guys like this title?" Yuuto shook his head. "Let me teach you: a King without a championship is as pitiful as an Emperor without a crown."
While speaking.
That blinding golden light erupted from Yuuto's body again.
One second he was motionless; the next second he appeared behind Ryuhei Kasuga.
Kasuga was dumbfounded.
He only felt a golden lightning bolt flash before his eyes, and then he was left fiercely behind.
"Body... completely couldn't react!"
Damn it!
But.
"It's not over yet!"
Yoshikazu Omuro and Kenjiro Sakamoto saw it and immediately surrounded him from the left and right sides.
At this moment.
Teammates on Yuuto's left and right sides appeared to have excellent shooting opportunities.
But he had observed his teammates before coming on. Except for Tomoki Tsugawa, the remaining three were completely there to make up the numbers.
Perhaps Shio Yamashita considered preserving the face of the First String regulars.
He only wanted Yuuto to wake up Iwamura and the others, letting them experience setbacks.
But what Yuuto wanted was to trample their so-called self-esteem into pieces.
"Naive!"
He whispered softly, not putting the double-team in his eyes.
Five fingers waved simultaneously; Thunder Dribble outputted maximum power, speed fast as lightning.
"No matter how many times I see it, it feels so fast!"
"But there are two of us!"
Omuro and Sakamoto had perfect tacit understanding.
They had done similar things many times; countless geniuses had been embarrassed by their夾击 (pincer attack/double team).
Then.
Just as they closed in like elevator doors.
They discovered with horror that Yuuto before their eyes dissipated like foam, vanishing from their sight.
What?!
Sounds of disbelief blurted out from their mouths.
Hum~
At the same time, brilliant golden light bloomed beside Yoshikazu Omuro. Yuuto accelerated into the paint and jumped against Tsutomu Iwamura's defense.
"Don't think about it!"
He feigned a dunk. Iwamura jumped fiercely, extending his arm to block (avoiding the issue of fouling).
But Yuuto.
His wrist flexed nimbly downward, scooping under Iwamura's armpit to gently flick the ball into the hoop.
Swish!
The ball went in again. The gym remained silent.
Including Shio Yamashita, who was muttering in his heart.
He intended to use this match to let Yuuto and Tomoki Tsugawa directly enter the First String selection, and incidentally dampen the members' pride.
But he didn't intend for the First String to lose face completely, so he arranged three deadweights for Yuuto.
Even Tomoki Tsugawa was a player lacking scoring ability.
This way, even if Yuuto could win, the First String wouldn't be bloodily slaughtered. It could also test Yuuto's scoring ability.
But now.
Two messages appeared in his mind.
One good, one bad.
The good news was: Yuuto possessed the ability to pierce Seiho's defense alone. This proved his judgment of people was accurate; Yuuto's arrival would allow Seiho to achieve a leap in improvement.
He found the sharpest sword!
The bad news was: at this rate, his disciples were going to be f*cking beaten bloody, potentially causing them to doubt their lives.
While speaking.
Ryuhei Kasuga was once again blocked by Tomoki Tsugawa at the three-point line, unable to take a step forward.
His heart was incredibly tormented right now.
On one hand, he really couldn't tear open Tsugawa's defense; on the other hand, he didn't want to call for help from his captain or teammates, as it would make him appear extremely incompetent.
Especially this hellish person Tsugawa—he was annoying to the extreme!
"Kasuga!"
It was Iwamura who saw his predicament and immediately pulled from the paint to the high post to set a screen.
A solid screen, almost hanging Tsugawa on his body. Kasuga was able to kill into the two-point line.
He rushed quickly toward the paint, even shaking off Yuuto along the way, and scored the team's first points with a low layup.
"This is the Namba Run; indeed very agile."
Namba Run, or to be blunt, pacing (moving same-side arm and leg).
Because the movement method is same hand, same foot, it disrupts the opponent's defensive reading and judgment to a certain extent.
"However, absolutely no problem."
[Weakness]
[Correction]
The brain completed the correction for the influence brought by the Namba Run almost instantly.
Next round.
Yuuto fired directly from outside the three-point line and scored. Kasuga, wary of his drive, voluntarily retreated half a step, and was immediately taken advantage of by Yuuto.
Coming back.
Iwamura continued to screen Kasuga into the three-point line.
Their overall strength was still higher than the freshman group; the 3 deadweights beside Yuuto provided almost no help.
"I'll finish you in one breath!" Kasuga regained some confidence.
The successful score in the last round gave him confidence again.
However.
Snap!
He had just approached Yuuto's defensive range when the ball was stolen by Yuuto's extended arm.
And it was an extremely smooth steal.
"Ho... How is that possible, my Namba Run..." A turbulent wave rose in Kasuga's heart.
"It's the continuously evolving ability that appeared when facing the Generation of Miracles!" Shio Yamashita understood Yuuto quite well.
Of course, that included Yuuto's infinite evolution ability or the ability to correct his own weaknesses.
Once deemed a weakness, and if the brain could decode it, Yuuto could correct all weaknesses.
But that required time.
When Yuuto contained Teiko's offense, it took half a game.
Therefore, Shio Yamashita only arranged a 10-minute match time, just to seal this ability of Yuuto.
But motherfcker...*
Having seen it only once, he completely corrected the interference caused by Seiho's Namba Run.
Isn't this completely screwed...
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