Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 202: Trump Cards, Countermeasures, and Winning Hands

"This Dai Chihiro... is the new generation of phantom sixth man who is stronger than the Kuroko Tetsuya you value!" Akashi Seijuro said with a hint of provocation in his eyes.

As Akashi Seijuro finished his words, Mibuchi Reo received the ball and made a three-pointer, and the score became 8:5.

"Impossible..." Kagami Daiga looked at the gray-haired Dai Chihiro in shock, as if he had seen a ghost, "Is there anyone else with this kind of talent?"

"..." Kuroko Tetsuya's expression became solemn as he looked at the field, and his clenched fists showed that he was not as relaxed as he appeared.

"This guy... is better than Kuroko?" Kaneki Ken laughed and shook his head as if he had heard a particularly funny joke, "A guy who only plays for himself... How can he compare to Kuroko?"

"There's no point in talking any more." Akashi Seijuro turned and walked towards the backcourt, "You'll soon see the difference between him and Kuroko."

"It's been a long time since I last appeared... Sakuragi-san missed a man on defense..." Mugure Kochi adjusted the frame of his glasses and said to Sakuragi Hanamichi who looked annoyed.

"It takes extreme concentration to play against a player like Tetsu-kun, which is indeed a bit too difficult for Sakuragi-san..." Taoi Satsuki on the sidelines looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi with some concern and said, "Although all the information is provided, there is no way to truly experience this weird feeling unless you are on the court..."

"Damn guy..." Sakuragi Hanamichi looked at Dai Chihiro's back with an unhappy face and passed the baseline ball to Kaneki Ken.

"Okay, don't worry about it, Sakuragi. Just focus more later." Kaneki Ken comforted after taking the ball from the baseline.

Unlike Momoi Satsuki, Kaneki Ken is not worried about Sakuragi Hanamichi at all. Being able to enter the zone, Sakuragi Hanamichi has absolutely no problem with his concentration. He just needs time to get used to the presence of Dai Chihiro.

"Now the game is balanced again..." Kise Ryota said as he looked at Kaneki Ken who had come in front of Akashi Seijuro, "Although Akashi and Rakuzan High School really can't do anything to Kaneki, Shonan High School also needs time to get used to Dai Chihiro's strange presence..."

"But these are just stopgap measures..." Midorima Shintaro said seriously, "If Akashi can't find a way to resolve the absolute disadvantage against Kaneki, the final result of the game will still return to the situation where Shonan High School crushes the whole field..."

"boom!"

Amid the discussions of the people on the sidelines, Kaneki Ken took a big step forward, and the basketball hit the ground heavily, and he was about to break through Akashi Seijuro.

"Breakthrough!" Kagami Taiga exclaimed in a low voice, "It seems that Akashi still can't stop Kaneki Ken this time..."

"No, not yet!" Qingfeng Daiki narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Mirror Flower and Water Moon are indeed very powerful, Kaneki...but since there are flowers in the mirror and moon in the water, it means...there must be a corresponding entity!"

Just when Kaneki Ken was about to complete the breakthrough, Akashi Seijuro's voice sounded behind Kaneki Ken.

"What..." Sakuragi Hanamichi looked at the scene in front of him in shock, his face full of disbelief.

"Second time~"

As a flash of lightning sounded, two different colored electric flashes flashed in Akashi Seijuro's eyes, and a huge sense of oppression whistled in everyone's ears with the sound of wind.

"Bang~"

Kaneki Ken felt the empty feeling in his hands for the first time while dribbling the ball. Looking in the direction of the basketball, he saw Akashi Seijuro flash by like lightning and firmly grasp the basketball that was originally flying out of the court.

"How could this be..." Kise Ryota was completely stunned. He couldn't understand how Akashi Seijuro completed this steal.

"Looking for an anchor point..." Midorima Shintaro recalled the direction of Akashi Seijuro's sight just now and guessed: "No matter how realistic Kaneki Ken's fake moves are, the final result is dribbling past the opponent or shooting... This means that in the illusion, there is an anchor point that cannot be ignored... basketball!"

"But basketball is also under Kaneki's control, right?" Kise Ryota asked back, "How does Akashi know that the basketball he's watching is real basketball and not an illusion?"

"Shadow... It's a shadow!" Aomine Daiki said confidently, "Kaneki's illusion-like fake moves are indeed powerful... But no matter what, there will be a shadow! For Akashi who possesses the Eye of the Emperor, although he cannot see Kaneki Ken's moves clearly, it is still easy to see the shadow of the basketball..."

While everyone on the sidelines was communicating, Akashi Shojuro had already dribbled the ball to the inside of Shonan High School and made a layup.

"Well done, Akashi!" Kaneki Ken jumped up right after him, his golden pupils becoming brighter and brighter, and a hint of excitement flashed across his face as he said, "I didn't expect you to use this method to crack the Mirror Flower and Water Moon! It's a pity that it's still too slow!"

"Did you think I didn't expect you to catch up?" Akashi Seijuro showed a mocking smile, "It's just guiding the future... I can do the same!"

"Hey~"

Akashi Seijuro adjusted his body in the air, and the basketball flew out from Kaneki Ken's armpit and flew directly in the direction of Dai Chihiro. "Don't even think about playing that kind of magic pass again!" Sakuragi Hanamichi rushed in front of Dai Chihiro immediately.

"How is this possible? He reacted so quickly?" Kagami Daiga said in disbelief as he looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi who appeared in front of Dai Chihiro in time.

"I guess Sakuragi figured it out by looking at the passing route..." Aomine Daiki said lazily, "After all, the function of the Phantom Sixth Man is no longer a secret..."

"Damn it... Do you think I'm a loser who can only pass the ball?" Dai Chihiro looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi in front of her with her pupils shrinking slightly, "If you don't let me pass, then I'll shoot!"

Dai Qianxun changed her original passing posture and made a clean shot. The basketball hit the target steadily and the score became 8:7. There was only one point difference between the two sides.

"In this game of gambler...Akaashi has already revealed his trump card..." Midorima Shintaro pushed up his glasses and said, "As long as Kaneki can withstand Akashi's counterattack without entering the zone...then when Akashi's physical strength is exhausted, the game will be declared over!"

"Zone? Really?" Kaneki Ken looked at Akashi Seijuro and teased, "Entering the Zone in the first quarter, can you sustain the stamina?"

"Don't bluff in front of me, Kaneki." Akashi Seijuro said coldly, "You should know that only zone can deal with zone, right? But in your current state... I'm afraid you don't dare to enter the zone like me."

"Yes, my current condition is indeed not very good..." After hearing what Akashi Seijuro said, Kaneki Ken's expression did not change at all. He just smiled and shook his head, looking at Akashi Seijuro with a hint of disdain, "But I just became weaker than myself... Not weaker than you!"

"Miyagi-san, Ogiwara-san." Anton Mitsuyoshi looked at Kaneki Ken, whose pupils were already faintly sparkling, and said decisively, "Get ready to go on stage."

"Coach, are we going to replace Kaneki now?" Miyagi Ryouta asked worriedly, "It's only been five minutes in the game, isn't it a bit too early?"

"Although I don't know why Akashi-san was able to break through the distractions and enter the zone..." Anton Mitsuyoshi narrowed his eyes slightly, "But since the opponent has already played this trump card to consume Kaneki-san, then we will do the opposite... force him to use up all his physical strength before Kaneki-san comes back on the field!"

"But what if Kaneki leaves the zone after that?" Ogiwara Seihiro asked worriedly.

"It doesn't matter, we still have Sakuragi-san..." Anton Mitsuyoshi looked at Ogihara Narihiro who was standing beside him and said, "Ogihara-san, your mission is to free Sakuragi-san from the new phantom sixth man!"

"Yes, coach!" Ogiwara Chenghao nodded heavily.

"As for you, Miyagi-san." Anton Mitsuyoshi turned his head and looked at Miyagi Ryouta, "Your task is to cooperate with Sakuragi-san in the game to put enough pressure on Akashi-san and make sure that Akashi-san dares not leave the zone state!"

"Yes, coach!" Miyagi Ryouta said solemnly.

"Beep beep~"

The referee's whistle interrupted the conversation between the three people.

"What's going on?" Miyagi Ryouta looked up at the big screen above the stadium with some confusion.

In the last round, Akashi Seijuro was hit by Kaneki Ken's Mirror Flower and Water Moon without paying attention. Seeing that Kaneki Ken was about to break through again, Akashi Seijuro threw himself on Kaneki Ken in desperation. Seeing this, the referee blew the whistle immediately.

"Go on stage, Miyagi-san, Ogiwara-san." Mitsuyoshi Anto looked at the two of them seriously and said, "Remember to tell everyone that the life and death line is 10 points. Before the start of the third quarter, no matter what, the score difference cannot exceed 10 points!"

"Yes, Coach Anton!" Miyagi Ryouta and Ogiwara Shigehiro responded solemnly.

"Beep beep~ Shonan High School requests a substitution!"

The referee's voice sounded from the sidelines. On the sidelines, the players of Shonan High School looked in surprise at Miyagi Ryouta and Ogiwara Seihiro who were sorting their uniforms off the court, and were a little confused for a moment.

"Kaneki-san, Rukawa-san!" Miyagi Ryouta said with a smile, "Get ready to go off the court and take a break!"

"What the hell, changing people at such a critical moment?"

"What is Shonan High School doing?"

The audience, who were expecting a collision between Mars and the Earth, complained somewhat dissatisfiedly.

"You are truly worthy of being called Senior Anton!" Shirogane Kozo folded his arms over his chest and exclaimed, "To dare to make such a substitution at a time like this..."

"Although it's hard to imagine, I have to say it..." Aomine Daiki looked at the field with a complicated expression and said, "The winner of this game now completely depends on the newcomer Sakuragi..."

(End of this chapter)