Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 150 Good, the Strongest

Chapter 150 Good, the Strongest

"Yeah, yeah~ I feel like Kasamatsu-senpai might be worried!" Just when Kise Ryouta was trying his best to fight for the ball, Kaneki Ken's lazy voice sounded in Kise Ryouta's ears like the whisper of a devil, "The ball is mine."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kaneki Ken stretched out his arms and grabbed the ball before Kise Ryouta jumped.

"Kaneki!!" After landing, Kise Ryouta unwillingly chased after Kaneki Ken's fast break.

"Why are you yelling so loudly?" Kaneki Ken leisurely picked his ears, but his speed did not slow down at all. He made a sudden stop between his legs two steps outside the three-point line and shook off Kise Ryouta who was unable to stop, and made a three-pointer.

"Hurry up, the ground is cold." Kaneki Ken, who had scored, smiled as he looked at Kise Ryota who had been knocked to the ground by him and said, "There are others who will do the mopping job, you just need to play well."

"Nice three-pointer! Kaneki Ken had a strong desire to attack at the beginning! He succeeded in two consecutive singles against Kise-san and almost caused Kise-san to make a mistake!" Tashiro Heihachi on the sidelines exclaimed excitedly, "Based on the current matchup situation, Kaneki-san is still slightly stronger than Kise-san!"

"Damn it, not only Kaneki Ken knows Kise's every move, but even the other players know our team's players very well..." Takeuchi Genta held his chin with both hands with a normal expression, but his heart was pounding with nervousness, "He has super personal abilities, a perfect leadership temperament, and even the coaching staff can do such an excellent job... Is the gap between Kise Ryouta and Kaneki Ken really that big..."

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"The gap between Kise Ryouta and Kaneki Ken is so huge..." Takao Kazunari was a little shocked when he saw Kise Ryouta struggling on the phone, "It's unbelievable, Kise Ryouta is simply powerless to fight back!"

Takao Kazunari is of the same age as the Generation of Miracles, but because he was on the bench in his first year of junior high school and missed the Kaneki Ken era, he has no specific understanding of Kaneki Ken's strength.

But he had fought with Kise Ryota before, and in his mind, no matter how strong Kaneki Ken was, he would not be much stronger than Kise Ryota. But today's match made him feel like his worldview had collapsed.

"What do you know? An ability with 95 points and an ability with 100 points can both crush you, so of course you can't feel the difference in weight between the two." Midorima Shintaro spit out venomously, "But Kise got 95 points because he can only get 95 points at the moment, and Kaneki got 100 points because the paper only had 100 points..."

"Wait, Xiaozhen, you mean... for now?" Takao Kazunari keenly caught the message in Midorima Shintaro's words.

"Well, for now." Midorima Shintaro nodded slightly, pushed the frame of his glasses with his right hand, and then changed the subject and asked Takao Kazunari a question he had never thought of, "Do you know why... Kise is called the weakest among our Generation of Miracles?"

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"Hey, Kise is the weakest among you?" Mibuchi Reo looked at Akashi Seijuro who was sitting in the first seat and said in disbelief, "I thought this was just Kise Ryouta's self-deprecation and a joke between you guys..."

"Not exactly." Akashi Seijuro held his chin with both hands, looking at the court nonchalantly and said, "Kise's talent is undoubtedly at the same level as ours, but he grew up in such a short time that he hasn't found his own basketball yet. But he can't imitate Aomine's super speed, Murasakibara's extraordinary strength, Midorima's unparalleled precision, and Kaneki's simplicity and versatility. He can only choose to settle for second best and play with basketballs that don't match his talent. It's like running a race with us in shoes one size smaller... naturally he's going to be one step behind us."

"But Xiaozheng, didn't you say... Kise's current purity is not enough?" Mibuchi Reo asked tentatively, "Does that mean that Kise Ryota basically... has no chance of winning?"

"That may not be the case..." A strange light flashed in Akashi Seijuro's eyes, "If Kise can awaken that state... maybe he can fight Kaneki Ken!"

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"Huh... take a deep breath... it's normal that I can't beat Kaneki for the time being." Kise Ryota took a deep breath and walked towards Kaneki Ken who was slowly advancing with the ball, trying hard to make himself forget that he had just counterattacked and was blocked by Kaneki Ken again.

"Not bad, very impressive." Kaneki Ken chuckled, followed by a explosive shot. The basketball flashed in front of Ryota Kise like lightning, and then Kaneki Ken disappeared from Ryota Kise's sight.

"There's still a chance! We can still get the basketball..." Just as Kise Ryota was about to reach out and steal the basketball that was out of his sight, he saw the basketball pass by Kise Ryota's fingertips with a violent spin, and returned to Kaneki Ken's hands after colliding with the ground. "Thanks to you, Kise, I haven't used this trick for a long time... It really makes me miss it." Kaneki Ken dodged Kasamatsu Yukio who came to steal the ball, and then turned around to pass Sugimoto Daichi who tried to commit a foul, and then flew into the air. Under the horrified eyes of Naito Tetsuya, he glided from the right side of the basket to the left side of the basket, and scored a layup with a light pull-up shot.

"Tan Hui Shan!" Kise Ryouta muttered softly, as if he was talking to Kaneki Ken or to himself.

"You can recognize this move. It seems that you have studied me for a long time." Kaneki Ken smiled and patted Kise Ryota's shoulder, pointed to the scoreboard and said, "Although I never mind being studied, it's 8:0 now. If your purpose of participating in the competition is not just to watch me play from the closest position, then hurry up and do something!"

After saying that, Kaneki Ken left Kise Ryouta who was standing there in a daze and went back to defend leisurely.

"Beep~" Just as everyone was eagerly waiting to see Huang Lai Ryouta's counterattack, the referee's whistle sounded on the sidelines, "Kaijo High School, requesting a timeout!"

"Damn, that Kaneki Ken is such a cocky guy." Kasamatsu Yukio sat down next to Kise Ryouta, looked at Kaneki Ken who was sitting on the bench drinking water leisurely with an unhappy face and asked in a deep voice, "How's it going, Ace? Are you ready?"

"Almost...almost..." Huang Lanliang was breathing heavily, muttering with empty eyes, as if he was answering Kasamatsu Yukio's question, but also as if he was reminding himself.

"So you all heard it?" Kasamatsu Yukio stretched his neck and shoulders, and looked at his teammates with a look of determination that left no room for retreat. "It's time for us to get to work. Whether we can enter the national competition depends on this game."

"Yes!" Everyone in Haichang responded in unison.

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"Kaijo High School's game was stopped so quickly..." Sendoh Akira muttered as he looked at the players of the two teams who were resting on the sidelines.

"There is no way. The core of the team is being suppressed like this. If we don't call a timeout, the momentum will quickly plummet." Maki Shinichi is a veteran and his on-the-spot experience is even no less than that of some rookie coaches.

"Although I am a little surprised that Kise Ryouta can imitate Captain Maki's skills to this extent..." Kamiso Ichiro dragged his chin in boredom and said, "But no offense, even if Senior Maki and Sendoh who have entered the flow teamed up, they might be a little powerless when facing Kaneki Ken... And Kise Ryouta even... Is there still a chance to win this game?"

"Of course we have a fight. The game won't end until the final whistle blows, or one team completely gives up." Sendoh Akira said, looking at the bench of Haichang High School with interest, "Look at the eyes of the players of Haichang High School. They are not desperate at all. They are ready to be killed. Although I don't know where their confidence comes from, I always feel that Haichang will not surrender in the next game."

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"Buzz~"

As the timer hummed, the timeout ended and players from both teams stood up and walked onto the court.

"Dear viewers, the timeout is over, welcome back." Tashiro Heihachi explained to the audience in front of the TV, "We can see that Kaijo High School has made some personnel adjustments. Fujima Kenji was substituted out for a rest, and the player who replaced him was... Hayakawa Mitsuo, a short power forward who is good at catching dribbles, fighting for offensive rebounds and second attacks..."

"You're becoming more and more decisive, Genta..." Anton Mitsuyoshi, who was always taciturn on the sidelines, looked at Kaijo's formation change and suddenly said with emotion, "You have turned Kaijo High School into a very good team..."

"Ah? What did you just say, Coach Anton?" Ayako didn't quite hear Anton Mitsuyoshi's voice and asked respectfully.

"Oh, oh, oh ~ I'm saying that our children are all the strongest." Anton Mitsuyoshi adjusted his glasses, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and he looked at Ayako and said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)

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