Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 187 Who Do You Think I Am?
"You guys from the Generation of Miracles...are you going to show me something new every few days..." Hinata Junpei tried to hide his shock by adjusting his glasses, but his shaking hands betrayed him, "An alley-oop three-pointer...it's a skill that all shooters admire..."

"Kuroko, this move..." Kagami Daiga pointed at Midorima Shintaro who made another alley-oop three-pointer on the court and asked, "He probably didn't use it when he was in junior high school, right?"

"No." Kuroko Tetsuya said expressionlessly, "The guys from the Generation of Miracles are capable of anything. Their talent is limitless. Plus, Coach Platinum doesn't allow them to compete with each other, so I don't know what they will be like when they give their all."

"Looking at Kaneki Ken's expression, this was probably the first time he had seen this move! He was completely caught off guard..." Aida Reiko said, holding her chin with one hand, "Combined with Midorima Shintaro's 195cm height... there was simply no way to defend against it..."

"Yes, I think so too." Kuroko Tetsuya agreed, "It is very likely that Midorima-san used it specifically to deal with Kaneki-kun and Akashi-san."

Indeed, ever since losing to Aomine Daiki by one point in the Tokyo regional qualifiers, Midorima Shintaro has been thinking about how to defeat his former teammates.

Learning their strengths is one thing, but before that, Midorima Shintaro feels that he needs to prepare an unstoppable trick by combining his own abilities.

"It happened again! Another alley-oop three-pointer!" Kitagawa Mitsuyasu said excitedly, "Halfway through the second quarter, Shutoku High School made three consecutive three-pointers with the precise cooperation of Midorima Shintaro and Takao Kazunari! Although Kaneki is still unstoppable, Shutoku High School is still keeping up with the score! Now it's 3:53. As long as they score one more goal, Shutoku High School will overtake the score!"

“Xiu De!”, “Xiu De!”, “Xiu De!”

"Green Room!", "Green Room!", "Green Room!"

The audience seemed to be infected by the fighting spirit and perseverance of Shutoku High School, and they all cheered loudly for Shutoku High School. Although the fans of Shonan High School and Kaneki Ken were not to be outdone and shouted loudly, they were like a drop of water falling into the sea and could not be found in the face of the voices of the audience.

"Hey, hey, hey, this doesn't look good..." Takamiya Nozomi said worriedly as she watched the entire audience turn against Shutoku High School.

"I don't know... Now we can only see if Brother Kaneki can come up with any solution..." Although Mito Yohei has always been quick-witted, he is completely helpless when it comes to basketball, something he knows nothing about.

"We're not going to lose, are we?" Akagi Haruko's best friend said worriedly.

"Sakuragi..." Akagi Haruko clasped her hands nervously in front of her chest, "Do something..."

"Ken-kun... Midori..." Taoi Satsuki felt nervous for the first time.

"boom!"

At this moment, Mitsui Hisashi's three-pointer bounced out of the frame after Sakuragi Hanamichi's pick-and-roll. Ootsubo Taisuke blocked Kabaji Shigehiro, and Kishimoto Misaki took the opportunity to grab the rebound and threw it to Takao Kazunari who had already started running.

"Mitsui's touch wasn't very good, and his shot bounced out of the basket!" Tashiro Heihachi felt his heart was about to jump out of his throat, "Kishimoto grabbed the rebound and passed it to Takao... Shutoku High School launched a fast break!"

"Attack!" Miyachi Kiyoshi jumped up excitedly and shouted loudly.

"Ah, don't worry! I will make sure to pass every ball well!" Takao Kazunari shook off Mitsui's pursuit and threw the ball to Midorima Shintaro who was already ready.

"My name is Takao Kazunari, and I am your defeated opponent..."

"What a coincidence of fate. I was determined to defeat you, but somehow I became your teammate..."

"Xiao Zhen, one day, I will make a pass that will amaze you..."

"Midorima-san once again took a shooting stance!" Kitagawa Mitsuyasu excitedly grasped the microphone in his hand, "Takao-san passed the ball and Midorima-san caught it. It looks like Shutoku High School is going to overtake the score!"

"We're about to overtake!" Kamiso Ichiro exclaimed as he looked at the basketball flying in the air, "As long as this shot goes in, Shutoku High School will be the first team to lead Shonan High School in the national competition!"

"Yes, but..." Maki Shinichi's many years of experience made him feel a sense of uneasiness. He turned to look at Kaneki Ken, "Why... Kaneki Ken is still standing there, without any reaction..."

"Go ahead, Shude!"

"Throw it in, Midorima!"

"Let's defeat Shonan High School in one go!" At this time, the spectators on the sidelines were extremely excited, and their attention was all focused on Shutoku High School which was about to overtake the score. They did not notice at all that a black shadow rushed up from behind Midorima Shintaro.

"Tsk, really..."

"I am really shocked... Talent can actually evolve to this level..."

"In the final analysis, I underestimated the enemy. I should have known earlier that Midorima would not be so easy to deal with..."

"But... look at your expressions, May, and Sakuragi... what's going on? It's like we're doomed to fail... who do you think I am... I'm... the first ace of the Generation of Miracles, Ken Kaneki!"

Under the shocked eyes of Shinichi Maki, Kaneki Ken seemed to teleport and came directly in front of Shintaro Midorima from the backcourt.

"The exciting story of the orthodox comic ends here! I am the one destined to be my idol!" Kaneki Ken roared and jumped up, using his long arms to slap the basketball that Midorima Shintaro had just shot.

"Time!"

A flash of lightning sounded, and all the players in the stadium instantly felt as if a mountain in the void had pressed down on their heads.

"boom!"

"What...what!" Midorima Shintaro stared at Kaneki Ken's big hand with anger, feeling that the hand slapping the ball was like the Five Finger Mountain suppressing his last struggle.

"Blocked shot!" Tashiro Heihachi said in disbelief, "Kaneki-san came from behind and rushed across most of the court to block Takao-san and Midorima-san's three-pointer combo! No one can beat Shonan High School! No one can beat Kaneki Ken!"

“Blocked…blocked shot?”

After the entire audience fell into silence for a long time, shocked by Kaneki Ken's block, someone suddenly spoke.

"Kaneki Ken is awesome!"

"Shonan will win!"

"Shonan!", "Shonan!", "Shonan!"

"Kaneki!", "Kaneki!", "Kaneki!"

As the first person spoke, the entire venue began to boil as if a frying pan had been dropped with cold water.

"I... He actually got blocked?" Hinata Junpei opened his eyes wide in shock, turned his head and looked at Kagami Taiga and said, "And he blocked the shot after rushing from the backcourt to the frontcourt! Can you do something like this, Kagami?"

"Hmph..." Kagami snorted unconvincedly, but his expression was extremely solemn, "I'm afraid... I'm afraid it won't work..."

"You can't blame Kagami for this." Kuroko Tetsuya chimed in, "Even if it's Murasakibara-san, she might not be able to block a shot like that..."

"Thank you, Kuroko..." Kagami Daiga had just finished thanking me when he suddenly felt something was wrong, "Are you saying that I'm not as good as that Murasakibara Atsushi?"

"..." Kuroko Tetsuya looked at Kagami Daime with an expression of "what do you think" and didn't say anything.

"Get back to defense quickly!"

While everyone was still immersed in the memory of the blocked shot, Midorima Shintaro, who reacted immediately, loudly reminded his teammates to return to defense while running towards the backcourt.

"It's all over." Akashi Seijuro slowly stood up and said, "The last trump card was also cracked by Kaneki Ken, and now Kaneki Ken has entered the zone... Shutoku High School has no chance."

(End of this chapter)