Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 191 Giant and Dwarf

"My old friend Akashi might still have a chance to win... but you, Akashi Seijuro, I will definitely win!"

Kaneki Ken left the court after saying this. When he reached the player tunnel, he suddenly turned around and looked at Murasakibara Atsushi and said, "I'm looking forward to meeting you in the finals, Murasakibara."

"I'm sorry, Kaneki-san." At this time, a referee came forward and said, "The game is about to start, look..."

"Sorry, I'll leave now." Kaneki Ken bowed slightly and walked into the player tunnel.

"Really? Who wants to play in the finals with him? It's exhausting." Murasakibara Atsushi said this, but the light in his eyes became brighter and brighter. "But... you can't embarrass yourself in front of Yanzi!"

"Very good, very energetic!" Okamura Kenichi said, patting Murasakihara Atsushi on the back.

"Murasara Atsushi... and Kaneki Ken..." Akashi Seijuro's pupils seemed to have a flame of jealousy burning in them, "You disobeyed me to this extent... I will never forgive you!"

"Beep~" As the warm-up time of the game ended, the referee blew the whistle, "Players from both sides, line up and salute!"

"Please give me some advice!"

"Please give me some advice!"

After completing the procedures before the game, the referee walked to the center line with the ball, and Murasakibara Atsuya and Nango Koichiro walked to the center circle together.

"Wow, Murasakibara, you're so tall~" Nanxiang Kouichirou looked at Murasakibara Atsushi in front of him, "Just like a professional player!"

"...You're so annoying..." Murasakibara Atsushi said speechlessly while looking at Nango Koichirō in front of him.

“Beep~~”

With a whistle, the basketball was thrown high into the sky by the referee.

The moment he heard the whistle, Koichirō Nango jumped into the air and stretched out his long arms to reach the basketball.

"Wow, that's high!" Teppei Kiyoshi on the sidelines stared at Nango Kouichiro who took the lead and exclaimed, "This guy's athletic ability is probably not inferior to Sakuragi and Kagami!"

"It's still a little bit behind, but not much..." Aida Reiko's eyes were a little more serious, "Yaksha Mibuchi Reo, Thunder Beast Hayama Kotaro, Goriki Neya Takenagakichi, and Flying Man Nango Koichiro... The depth of this lineup is not much inferior to Shonan High School..."

"Ah~ You really scared me." Just when Nango Koichiro was determined to get the opening ball, Murasakibara Atsushi's lazy voice sounded in his ears, "If you were the red-haired monkey next to Yanzi... maybe I really couldn't jump over you. Unfortunately, you are just a wild monkey that looks a bit like him!"

“What!” Nango Kouichirō’s eyes revealed a look of shock, “I was clearly one step ahead of him…”

The huge figure of Murasakibara Atsushi blocked the light above Nango Koichirō's head like a mountain. In the shadow, Nango Koichirō felt the aura of Murasakibara Atsushi and couldn't help but tremble.

"Bang~"

Murasakibara Atsushi took the basketball to his own half first.

"Well done, Murasakibara!" Keisuke Kobayashi stepped forward to grab the basketball and launched the first attack of the game.

"Why don't they bypass me?" Akashi Seijuro looked at Yangquan High School's offensive lineup in disbelief for a moment.

"Of course I won't go around you!" Keisuke Kobayashi seemed to see the surprise in Akashi Seijuro's eyes and said with a smile, "Basketball is ultimately a game where big guys have an advantage!"

"What is he talking about?" Akashi Seijuro narrowed his eyes and was about to step forward to steal the ball when suddenly a huge figure appeared in his sight.

"Pick and roll? But what's the use? I've already seen it!" Akashi Seijuro said coldly, turned around and bypassed Murasakibara Atsushi.

"Of course I knew you would see it. Or rather, I had expected this a long time ago!" Murasakibara Atsushi said with an expression that said, "I knew it."

"I don't know what...what!"

Just when Akashi Seijuro bypassed the pick-and-roll with a look of disdain and stood in front of Kobayashi Keisuke again, he found that the basketball in his hand had disappeared.

"Nice Pass, Xiaolin!"

Himuro Tatsuya made a fake move without the ball to avoid the defense of Mibuchi Reo, and then he took the pass from Kobayashi Keisuke and shot a three-pointer outside the three-point line. "Good shot! Himuro-san made the first three-pointer to give Yangquan High School the lead!" Oka Naoya said excitedly, "Yangquan High School's cooperation just now was really smooth!"

"I see..." Kise Ryota said as he looked at Akashi Seijuro, whose face was livid, "Yozuna High School's tactical arrangement is really brilliant!"

"What? What do you mean by brilliant?" Naito Tetsuya looked at Kise Ryota in confusion and asked, "Isn't it just a simple pass assist?"

"It's easy to say passing and assisting, but have you seen how many point guards can successfully complete the pass and assist when facing Akashi Seijuro's pair of Emperor's Eyes?" Kasamatsu Yukio asked back.

"Oh, that's right!" Naito Tetsuya finally realized, "How did they do that?"

"This is the effect of Komurasaki's pick-and-roll just now." Huang Lai said softly, "No matter how much Akashi has the Eye of the Emperor to predict in advance, his height and wingspan are destined to limit him from having a larger static influence range than Komurasaki..."

"That means that when Murasakibara Atsushi goes out for a screen, Akashi Seijuro will either take a step forward to defend or step back to defend." Kasamatsu Yukio also added, "No matter which method he chooses, Murasakibara Atsushi will block Akashi Seijuro's sight in that moment - this moment is when Kobayashi Keisuke can make a move!"

"What a smart team..." Kasamatsu Yukio said with emotion.

"How interesting." Akashi Seijuro looked at Himuro Tatsuya and Kobayashi Keisuke with a hint of coldness in his eyes, "Do you think you can stop me in this way? You underestimate me too much!"

"Captain Akashi!" After Nango Koichirō passed the baseline ball to Akashi Seijuro, he quickly ran to the front court.

"Huh..." Keisuke Kobayashi stood outside the three-point line with his arms outstretched. After taking a deep breath, he looked at Akashi Seijuro who was advancing with the ball with a serious look.

"What are you expecting?" Akashi Seijuro came in front of Kobayashi Keisuke and said, "You'd better get out of my way. This is an order!"

"You are not my coach, why should I obey your orders?" Keisuke Kobayashi looked into Akashi Seijuro's eyes and said with a calm smile on his lips.

"You will listen, my orders are absolute." A halo flashed in the depths of Akashi Seijuro's pupils, and the pressure of the Emperor's Eye burst out without reservation. After two bangs, Kobayashi Keisuke felt his feet slip and he fell to his knees.

"What a ridiculous attempt." Akashi Seijuro carried the ball to the mid-range as if no one was around, and Himuro Tatsuya stood in front of him again.

"I'm sorry, my teammate has been wearing his shoes for a while." Himuro Tatsuya said with a smile, "Can you please wait for him for a moment?"

"Insanity!"

Akashi Seijuro was completely enraged by the repeated provocations from Yangquan High School. He used a simple disguise to knock down Himuro Tatsuya and then jumped into the penalty area.

"Chizi, what else do you think you can do after you get to the inner lane?" A hint of expectation flashed across Murasakibara Atsushi's face, and he roared as he soared into the air, "If you don't show some real skills, today will be the day you lose!"

"Are you kidding? I will never fail, Murasakibara." There was no trace of shock on Akashi Seijuro's face, and his hand, which was originally reaching for the basket, was slowly retracted behind his back.

"Is this... a pass from behind?" Mikoshiba looked at Akashi Seijuro with some confusion, "But the passing routes have been blocked..."

"Captain, be careful in the corner!" Keisuke Kobayashi, who was a point guard, was the first to notice something was wrong and hurried to remind Mikoshiba, but it was too late.

Akashi Seijuro tapped the ball lightly with his left elbow behind his back, and the basketball turned into a stream of light and flew towards the direction of Mikuriya Reio in the right corner.

"Hey, don't you guys from Teikou Junior High School have any tricks of your own?"

Just when everyone thought that Akashi Seijuro was about to make another wonderful assist, Mike Okita's voice rang out in front of Mishiro Reio.

With a bang, Mike Okita grabbed the basketball, and Himuro Tatsuya took the opportunity to shake off Mibuchi Reo and ran towards the front court. Mike Okita threw the ball to Himuro Tatsuya with a powerful long pass.

"One by one, they are using the remaining moves of Kaneki Ken. I say you should just give up fighting. You all learned from the same master and there is no way to break their moves." Looking at Himuro Tatsuya who scored a fast break, Mike Okita smiled and looked at Akashi Seijuro and said, "I think watching the video of Kaneki Ken alone is equivalent to watching the five members of the Generation of Miracles~"

"You bastard..." Akashi Seijuro, who failed in his attack again, looked at Mike Okita with red eyes and said word by word, "Very good..."

"Akagi, I'm almost getting calluses on my ears from hearing this." Murasakibara Atsushi looked down at Akashi Seijuro and said, "If Akagi really wants to do something, then act now... Don't be a giant in words and a dwarf in actions..."

"Really, I didn't expect that this idiot has also learned to be sarcastic..." Kaneki Ken, who was sitting on the sidelines, listened to Murasakibara Atsushi's words, smiled and shook his head.

(End of this chapter)