Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 241 Big headwind and advantage lies in me

"Huh? Tetsu-kun is out?" Momoi Satsuki looked at the new lineup of Seirin High School with some confusion.

"It's more like this is normal..." Kaneki Ken said with a chuckle, "What Kiyoshi Teppei did just now did catch Kaicho High School off guard, but it's not enough to establish a sufficient advantage... Kagami Daigo is already at a disadvantage at this point, and putting another Kuroko on the field is simply giving away points to others..."

Even as the spectators on the sidelines were whispering to each other, the players on the field did not interrupt their communication with each other.

"It seems that Kuroko trusts you a lot~" Kise Ryouta looked at Kagami Daiga with a playful look and said, "If it were in the past, he would definitely not have ended up like this..."

"You're just being long-winded. Mind your own business first!" Kagami Daigo retorted with a dark face, "Don't forget, the score between us is 1 to 0!"

"Vulcan!"

Ebina Yoshi at the top of the arc interrupted the quarrel between the two and waved at Kagami Daiga in the interior.

"Pick and roll?" Kise Ryota thought as he watched the running positions of Seirin High School on the court, following behind Kagami Daiga without stopping.

"Good block, Kagami!" Ebina Yoshi controlled the ball and passed Kasamatsu Yukio in one step after being picked by Kagami Daigo.

"Kise, help with the defense!" Kasamatsu Yukio reacted quickly and immediately shouted loudly to Kise Ryota in the inside.

"Don't worry, Captain Kasamatsu!" Kise Ryota took a step back with a smile, his figure flashed past, and he stood in front of Ebina Yoshi again.

"As expected of the Generation of Miracles! They are so fast!" Ebina Ka looked at Kise Ryota in front of him and chuckled, "But you guessed wrong, Kise Ryota!"

"Where's the ball..." Kise Ryota looked at Ebina Ka's empty hands in front of him, and immediately reacted. He turned around and rushed towards the inside.

"Kagami finally has a chance to attack, so you'd better not disturb him," said Kiyoshi Teppei with a smile as he appeared behind Kise Ryota, as if he had expected it.

"Double pick-and-roll?" Kise Ryouta was trapped by the double team of Ebina Yoshi and Kiyoshi Teppei and could not move. He could only shout to the inside, "Captain, Tetsuya, pay attention to the backup defense!"

"Thank you, Senior Muji!" Kagami Daigo and Muji Teppei said slowly as they passed each other.

"Don't worry about attacking, we will create space for you to shoot." Muji Tieping said with a chuckle, "But don't let us down!"

"Don't worry..." Kagami Daigo rushed into the restricted area and jumped up, raised the basketball high in his right hand and threw it towards the basket, "I will definitely do what an ace should do!"

"Go on, Kagami!" On the Seirin High School bench, Kuroko Tetsuya growled, clutching the towel tightly in his hands.

"Don't even think about dunking!!!" Naito Tetsuya was the first to react. He jumped in front of Kagami Taiga and his strong arms rushed straight towards the basketball in Kagami Taiga's hands like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey.

"If it was Kagami during the IH period, he might have been defeated..." Aida Reiko showed a relieved smile on her face, "But... Kagami now has balanced training on both hands!"

"What..." Naito Tetsuno glanced at Kagami Taiga who suddenly took back the basketball in disbelief, "This move... is it a layup?"

I saw that after Kagami Taiga retrieved the basketball in the air, he calmly changed the ball to his left hand, and then, in front of Naito Tetsuya's shocked expression, he slowly lifted the basketball towards the basket.

"Hayakawa, rebound!" Naito Tetsuya shouted behind him, "He can't make the shot with such a hasty shot!"

"Who are you looking down on?" Kagami Daiga said with a smug smile on his face. "I've been practicing this move for a long time... This is a gift specially prepared for that red-haired monkey from Shonan High School. Now I think you can get a bargain!"

"Bang! Swish!"

As Kagami Taiga finished his words, the basketball gently hit the backboard and then bounced into the basket.

"Well done, Kagami!" Katsume Ichiro excitedly rushed to Kagami Taiga, stretched out his hand and said, "I knew you could do it!"

"Ah, thank you!" Kagami Taiga stepped forward and high-fived Katsume Ichiro to celebrate, then looked at his teammates expressionlessly and said, "Hurry back to defense, the game is not over yet!"

"Kagami-san is becoming more and more like a leader..." Taoi Satsuki said with a hint of approval, "That hand-to-hand pass just now was also very good..."

"This is not just the work of Kagami." Kaneki Ken looked at the Seirin High School bench thoughtfully and said, "Seirin High School also reacted quickly..."

"Reaction?" Tao Jing Wu Yue was stunned at first, then reacted, "Are you talking about the substitution just now?"

"Yes..." Kaneki Ken nodded slightly, "Unlike the hard-nosed lineup when they first came on the court, the new players now all have above-average three-point shooting skills, and Kiyoshi Teppei also has a stable mid-range shot. This means that Kaijo High School's defense must expand outwards, which will help Kagami Taiga's breakthrough a lot..."

"The score difference is back to five points again..." Himuro Tatsuya said while looking at the scoreboard on the sidelines, "Three minutes have passed. If we continue to play so slowly and wait until Kise Ryouta runs out of energy, what will Kaijo High School do?"

"Can't Kise enter the zone? If Kise Ryouta enters the zone, I'm afraid even Kagami Daime won't be able to prevent him from entering the zone, right?" Masako Araki said uncertainly.

"Of course Huang Zai is unmatched after entering the zone..." Murasakibara Atsushi looked at Huang Lai Ryota in the field with a complicated expression and said, "But the more he wants to enter the zone, the harder it is to enter... Especially after Huang Zai enters the zone, it is almost comparable to the normal delay... Facing the powerful force at his fingertips, will he really not think too much?"

"We can't keep playing like this... If we can't open the split, once Kise's energy is exhausted, we'll be finished..." On the Kaijo High School bench, Matsuyama Yutaka muttered to himself with an anxious look on his face as he watched Kise Ryota dribbling the ball across half court.

"Kise will find a way." Takeuchi Genta crossed his arms in front of his chest, staring at the figure of Kise Ryota on the field and said, "All we have to do is trust Kise Ryota unconditionally!"

"Shh!"

As if in response to Takeuchi Genta's trust, Kise Ryota on the field once again easily broke through Kagami Taiga's defense.

"You can't defend like this, Kagami-chan." Kise Ryouta smiled and turned back to Kagami Daiga and said, "Where's your defense? Why can't I see anything at all?"

"Damn it..." Kagami Daiga turned around and chased after Kise Ryouta, staring at his back, gritting his teeth and saying something in an unknown voice.

"You dare to turn around and talk to us while playing basketball with us? Don't you treat us as human beings?" At this moment, Katsume Ichiro suddenly appeared beside Kise Ryota. He tilted his body and rushed out, trying his best to reach the basketball in Kise Ryota's hand with his long arms.

"On the contrary, I take you guys very seriously!" Kise Ryota chuckled, his expression didn't change at all, and he used a large behind-the-back dribble to avoid Katsuragi Ichiro's steal, "You guys, it's time to improve! This trick was used by me, Kuroko, and Kagami when we first played against each other~"

As the words fell, Kise Ryota, who had passed two people, decisively combined the ball, took three steps, and rushed straight into the inside.

"Be careful, Senior Muji!" Katsume Ichiro, who fell to the ground, shouted towards the inside in panic.

"Leave it to me!" Kiyoshi Teppei gritted his teeth and rushed forward, jumping up with his arms raised high, trying to block Kise Ryouta's attack.

"Mikichi-senpai is indeed a reliable senior..." Kise Ryota chuckled and looked at the solemn-looking Kiji Teppei and said, "What should I use to deal with you?"

"What the hell..." Kiyoshi Teppei looked at the smile on Kise Ryouta's lips, and suddenly an ominous premonition arose in his heart.

"Whoo~"

As an extremely oppressive atmosphere suddenly appeared above everyone's head, the jerseys of the players present fluttered in the wind.

"A-Dun, this is your Thor's Slam Dunk~" Himuro Tatsuya teased with a wry smile, which seemed to be a way of finding joy in adversity.

"Tsk, my dunk is much more impressive than Huang Zai's!" Murasakibara Atsushi said with a pout of dissatisfaction.

“Although what Kise is imitating now is only the Age of Miracles in junior high school…” Kiyoshi Teppei felt the wind pressure coming towards him, his heart beating wildly in his chest, “But this feeling of oppression is already scary enough…”

"Thor... dunk!!!" Kise Ryota changed from holding the ball with one hand to holding the ball with both hands in the air, and swung the ball behind his head with both hands. His whole body bent in the air like a fully drawn longbow, and then he slammed the basketball into the basket.

"Ughhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!" Teppei Kiyoshi held the basketball and the hoop with both hands, clenched his teeth, and competed in strength with Ryouta Kise in the air.

"Great, we blocked it!" Shinji Koganei clenched his fists excitedly.

"No, not yet!" Kuroko Tetsuya muttered to himself with a stern look in his eyes.

“Crunch, crunch~~”

Mu Ji Tieping felt the tremendous force coming from his hands, and he couldn't help but grit his teeth, trying to squeeze out every bit of strength in his arms. Mu Ji Tieping even felt the creaking sound between the joints of his two arms.

"It's useless, Senior." Kise Ryouta looked at Kiyoshi Teppei who was resisting stubbornly and chuckled, "I'll take this one!"

As the words fell, Kise Ryouta exerted slight force on his waist and abdomen, and the strength in his hands increased a little.

"Not good..." Muji Tieping felt his center of gravity gradually lose balance, his heart was pounding. He tried hard to adjust his body in the air, but still couldn't stop the trend of his whole body gradually leaning backwards.

"boom!"

"Boom!"

As the sound of the basketball being hit into the basket was heard, Teppei Kiyoshi was also knocked to the ground by Ryouta Kise.

"Are you okay, Muji-senpai?" Huang Lai Ryouta loosened his hands and slowly fell to the ground. He walked in front of Muji Teppei and stretched out his palms, saying with a hint of apology, "You have tried very hard, but I must win this game!"

"We want to say the same thing!" Kagami Daiga's face turned pale as he pushed aside Kise Ryouta who was blocking him, stretched out his hand to pull up Kiyoshi Teppei and said, "We, the players of Seirin High School, don't need anyone else to help us!"

"It's true that we are hostile on the field, but there's no need to be so cruel, little Kagami..." Kise Ryota said as he shrugged helplessly.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Kasamatsu Yukio came behind Kise Ryota, slapped him on the butt and said, "Anyone standing opposite you is your opponent. You must not take it lightly until you completely defeat your opponent!"

"Don't worry, Captain!" Huang Lai Ryota smiled and gave a thumbs up, "I'm giving it my all now!"

"You have to go all out, Kagami Taiga..." Kagami Taiga took the basketball from the referee, looked at his teammates running, and muttered to himself with a struggling look on his face, "I still have some strength left... As long as I get into the same state as before, I will definitely win the game..."

"Ah, this single-celled idiot..." Kaneki Ken looked at Kagami Taiga's struggling expression and shook his head helplessly, saying, "I clearly told him the trick, but he still got caught up in distracting thoughts..."

"Kagami-san!" Kuroko Tetsuya on the sidelines also noticed Kagami Daigo's abnormality and quickly reminded him, "The situation is not that bad yet, let's play the game well first!"

"Yes, let's play the game in front of us well first..." The obsessed Kagami Taiga was awakened by Kuroko Tetsuya, and quickly kicked the baseline ball to Ebina Yoshi, and then he ran towards the front court like an arrow.

"Play tactic number one!" After receiving the ball, Ebina Jia dribbled forward steadily, his eyes constantly scanning his running teammates, and said with a thumbs-up gesture with his right hand.

"Tactic number one?" Kasamatsu Yukio was a little confused, "Does City Territory High School have other tactics?"

While Kasamatsu Yukio was still hesitating, the sturdy figure of Kiyoshi Teppei had already come to his side.

"What? Another pick-and-roll?" Kasamatsu Yukio took a step back reflexively, preparing to avoid the pick-and-roll.

"No..." Kise Ryota was the first to react and quickly moved up from the free throw line, ready to defend against Ebina Ka's breakthrough.

"Kiyoshi!" Ebina Ka chuckled as he looked at Kise Ryota in front of him, then passed the ball to Kiyoshi Teppei.

"Be careful inside!" Just when everyone's attention was focused on Teppei Kiyoshi and Kaori Ebina, Junpei Hyuga's figure suddenly appeared in the penalty area.

"My man!" Upon seeing this, Fujima Kenji immediately rushed to the penalty area to defend, trying to double-team Hinata Junpei together with Naito Tetsuno.

"Haha, you fell into the trap!" Hyuga Junpei looked at Fujima Kenji who looked serious, and suddenly chuckled, then suddenly stopped and ran towards the outside line without looking back. "Oops!" Seeing this, Fujima Kenji immediately thought it was not good and hurriedly chased after him, but it was too late. Kiyoshi Teppei passed the ball to Hyuga Junpei with a ground pass, and then he and Kagami Taiga immediately moved side by side, like a closed elevator door, blocking the players who came to defend tightly within the three-point line.

"Good pass, Tetsuhei, you really are worthy of being called Tiexin!" Hinata Junpei chuckled, took a step back to completely increase the distance, then exerted a little force with his legs, and when he jumped to the highest point, he pushed the ball steadily towards the basket.

"Shu~"

With a crisp sound, the basketball fell into the basket in full view of everyone, and the score became 12 to 8.

"It's really amazing..." Kaneki Ken looked at Kiyoshi Teppei and Hinata Junpei who were high-fiving in celebration with great interest, with a barely perceptible admiration in his tone, "I didn't expect Aida Reiko to be able to arrange such a complicated tactic..."

"Hey, Ken-kun..." Taoi Satsuki, who was standing by, looked at Kaneki Ken with a resentful look on her face and said, "It's obviously Kagami and the others who fought well, but you've praised that flat-chested coach of Seirin High School several times... She's obviously just a bitch..."

"..." Kaneki Ken listened to Momoi Satsuki's complaints, scratched his cheek helplessly and said, "I'll be careful behind you..."

"Sorry, I missed someone..." Kenji Fujima said with his hands raised in frustration as he watched the score gap narrow to four points.

"It's okay, Fujima." Kasamatsu Yukio patted Fujima Kenji on the shoulder and said, "It's time to give our ace more responsibility..."

"That's true, but why do I always feel that Captain Kasamatsu is treating me as a coolie..." Kise Ryota said with a helpless smile.

"Stop talking nonsense. You've been fishing for so long. Are you ready?" Kasamatsu Yukio kicked Kise Ryouta on the butt and said, "Don't forget, the coach has arranged for you to make the final decision right from the start!"

"I was indeed a little relaxed before..." Kise Ryouta smiled and moved his shoulders. He stared at Kagami Taiga on the opposite side with burning eyes and said word by word, "But don't worry too much, Captain Kasamatsu... The game has just officially begun!"

"Boom~"

As Kise Ryouta finished his words, all the players of Seirin High School suddenly felt an invisible pressure hitting their heads like a mountain.

"This feeling..." Aida Reiko was frightened by the sudden feeling of suffocation. She stood up in disbelief, looked at the yellow figure of No. 7 in the field, and muttered to herself, "Masaka..."

"Vulcan, be careful."

Hyuga Junpei on the field felt the mountain-like pressure more clearly than the players off the field, and gritted his teeth and instructed Kagami Daiga beside him.

"Yeah, I know." Kagami Daigo frowned and nodded.

"Hey, are you guys sitting here for nothing?" After admonishing Kagami Taiga, Hinata Junpei stared at his teammates in displeasure and yelled, "It's too late now, why don't you cheer us on!"

"Yes, Captain..." Koganei Shinji was frightened by Junpei Hinata's ferocious aura and swallowed his saliva. Then he put his hands to his mouth and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Defend!!!"

"Defend!", "Defend!", "Defend!"

Led by Shinji Koganei, a burst of cheering and shouting broke out from the bench of Seiryo High School.

"Your teammates are very motivated~ Kagami-chan..." Kise Ryouta's golden pupils stared at Kagami-chan like the vertical pupils of a giant dragon, "This makes me want to win even more!"

"Second time~"

As Kise Ryouta finished speaking, a flash of lightning suddenly resounded throughout the venue.

"Here it comes!" Murasakibara Atsushi felt a familiar sense of oppression coming, and his originally lazy eyes suddenly became sharp.

"Crunch!!"

A rapid sound of friction between the soles of shoes and the ground suddenly sounded, and Kise Ryota suddenly disappeared in front of Kagami Taiga like a golden light.

"So fast!" Even though Kagami Daigo had seen Aomine Daiki's extreme speed, he was still shocked by how fast Kise Ryouta was.

"Don't even think about going over there!" Katsume Ichiro immediately retreated into the three-point line, trying to stop Kise Ryouta's breakthrough.

"Although there is no way to accurately predict the opponent's future like Akashi and Kaneki..." Huang Lai Ryota muttered to himself, "But, being able to see the general trend is enough!"

"What!" Katsumi Ichiro's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and a chilling feeling surged into his heart.

Kise Ryouta used two light transformations, and Katsume Ichiro couldn't control his body and slowly fell backwards.

"Just lie here, I really need to win this game, please!" Kise Ryota muttered to himself, then put the ball together with both hands and bent his legs slightly, obviously preparing for the shot.

"Don't be so arrogant, Ryota Kise!" Just as Ryota Kise was about to make a move, Kagami Taiga's figure jumped out like a hunting tiger, and leaped in front of Ryota Kise.

"I knew you would come to reinforce the defense, little Vulcan..."

To Kagami Daiga's surprise, Kise Ryota was not too panicked when he saw Kagami Daiga's figure. Instead, he smiled slightly and made a strange gesture with his hands. He dragged the basketball near his cheek with his right hand and covered the basketball with his left hand.

"This move is..." Kagami Daigo looked at Kise Ryouta's starting posture in shock, and suddenly felt his scalp tingling.

"Whoosh!"

As the sound of the basketball breaking through the air was heard, Kagami Daiga only felt that the basketball suddenly disappeared from his sight. Then, the sound of a basketball passing through the net came from behind Kagami Daiga. Seirin High School's defense was completely declared a failure this time.

"How is that possible?" Aida Reiko looked at Huang Lai Ryota in disbelief and said, "Xiao Huang obviously doesn't have the skill of misdirection... can he also use phantom shooting?"

"The shot that Kise just made was just similar in its starting position to the phantom shot..." Kaneki Ken shook his head and said, "It is completely different from the real phantom shot..."

"Ah?" Tao Jing Satsuki looked at Kaneki Ken with a puzzled look on his face, "Maybe it looks like..."

"It's Midorima Shintaro's super high trajectory shot." Kaneki Ken explained directly, "The fundamental trick of Kuroko's phantom shot is to use misdirection to guide the defensive player's sight to Kagami Taiga at the moment of shooting. And Kise's shot just now, although the effect is exactly the same as the starting action, the fundamental principle is to use the deceptive starting posture to attract the opponent's eyes to a fixed area, and then use Midorima Shintaro's super high trajectory shot to send the ball out of the opponent's sight, thereby achieving the same disappearing effect as the phantom shot..."

"Is this okay?" Tao Jing Satsuki smacked her lips in disbelief, "Xiao Huang is really becoming more and more like you, Yan-kun..."

"He's simply the second Kaneki Ken..." Aida Reiko felt like she was getting goosebumps all over her body, and there was a hint of awe in her eyes as she looked at Kise Ryouta.

"Kise...classmate..." Kuroko Tetsuya looked at Kise Ryota who was returning to defend, muttering to himself with mixed feelings.

As Kise Ryouta entered the zone, the balance that Seirin High School had been struggling to maintain was instantly broken. With two minutes left in the first quarter, the score had reached 43:12, and Seirin High School was trailing by 31 points.

"Okay, even though it's not fun, let's stop here for now."

As Kagami Taiga was once again intercepted by Kise Ryouta in front of him, a teasing voice suddenly sounded in Kise Ryouta's ears.

"What's going on?" Kagami Daigi, who was returning to defend, stopped involuntarily and looked at Huang Seliang with puzzled eyes.

"Haven't you figured it out yet?" Kise Ryota looked at the scoreboard on the sidelines with satisfaction. He clapped his hands after a long sigh. The electric light in his eyes gradually went out. He looked at Kagami Daiga with a smug look on his face and said, "The situation now is very similar to when we first met, Kagami-chan~"

"What do you resemble?" Kagami Daiga asked Kise Ryota with a serious expression.

"Just like the first time we fought, your next goal is to beat me back into the game." Huang Lailiangta said with a smile, "But... I don't think this is possible."

After saying that, Kise Ryota made a pause gesture to the referee.

"Beep, beep! Haichang High School requests a timeout!" The referee immediately blew the whistle for a timeout, and players from both sides walked off the court.

"The situation is obviously very good..." Araki Masako asked in confusion, "Why do we need to call a timeout at this time?"

"Tsk, Huang Zai is starting to learn to do the same as Yan Zai and play with people's hearts..." Murasakibara Atsushi said with a somewhat unhappy look on his face.

"Playing with people's hearts?" Araki Masako became even more confused.

"What Atun said is right." Himuro Tatsuya on the side answered Araki Masako's doubts, "Kagami is a slow-moving person who gets stronger when facing a stronger opponent. If Kise Ryouta puts more pressure on him, maybe Kagami will go directly into the zone. Calling a timeout to change players at this time can not only allow Kise Ryouta to relax his body, but also interrupt Kagami's momentum accumulation... This timeout is called... just right!"

"Well done, Kise." Takeuchi Genta smiled and patted Kise Ryouta's head and said, "I was just about to call a timeout, but I didn't expect you to call it first."

"I didn't expect that either." Fujima Kenji said with a look of satisfaction, "You're becoming more and more mature, Huang Lai..."

"Haha~" Huang Lailiangta chuckled and said with a complicated expression, "I was just thinking about what Kaneki would do if he was on the court... and then I called this timeout."

"If I were on the court, I would also call a timeout at this time." As if they were telepathically connected, Kaneki Ken also said the same thing to Momoi Satsuki at this time, "Not being able to control the timing of entering the zone is the biggest shortcoming for Kagami Taigo. As long as the accumulation of momentum is interrupted, everything will have to start from scratch."

"What should I do..." Reiko Aida looked at the players in front of her, her mind went blank. She couldn't think of anything, whether it was conventional tactics or surprise attacks.

"Coach, you can't panic at this time." Hinata Junpei saw Aida Reiko's nervousness and calmly reminded her, "Tell me, how should we play next?"

"Don't panic... Yes, don't panic..." After being awakened, Reiko Aida seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw. After coughing twice, she picked up the tactical board, squatted in front of everyone and said, "According to my observation, after using perfect imitation and zone in succession, Kise Ryouta's physical strength must not be able to keep up. This is why even if the situation is going well, he will take the initiative to call a timeout..."

As she spoke, Aida Reiko looked at Hinata Junpei with a pleading look in her eyes, as if she was looking for some kind of support.

"The coach is right. Although the current situation is not optimistic, we still have hope of winning." Hinata Junpei immediately understood Aida Reiko's look of help and stood up and said, "Then it's time for us to counterattack."

"Kise will definitely not be able to play next, so there are only two things you need to do next." Coincidentally, Takeuchi Genta was also planning tactics for after Kise Ryota left the court. "First, try your best to press the time on the offensive end. It is best to press the time until the 24 seconds are almost over before shooting. Second, on the defensive end, as long as Kuroko Tetsuya is on the court, foul him decisively and send him to the free throw line."

"But Kuroko Tetsuya seems to be able to shoot now, right?" Kobori Hiroshi said uncertainly, "Isn't this really giving Seirin points?"

"I've watched all his games." Takeuchi Genta said confidently, "His shooting range is limited to the three-second zone, far from the free throw line."

"I understand, coach." Kobori Hiroshi nodded and continued to ask, "What if Kuroko Tetsu doesn't play? If the opponent continues to use a three-guard lineup, the three-point firepower may be difficult to defend..."

"Isn't it just three defenders?" Takeuchi Genta said with a chuckle, "We have that too."

Then, Takeuchi Genta looked at Matsuyama Yutaka and said, "You will play as a small forward in a while. On defense, cooperate with Hayakawa and Naito to double-team Kagami Taiga at any time. On offense, shoot whenever there is an open position. Now it's 43 to 12. The advantage is on me!"

"I understand, coach!" said Yutaka Matsuyama, nodding heavily.

"Buzz~"

As time passed, the timer on the sidelines beeped again, and the timeout ended. Players from both sides stood up and prepared to play the next game.

"We have arranged everything that needs to be arranged." Reiko Aida said as she gave the final mobilization. "The next game must be played around Vulcan and Shooter. Their ace is out of energy, but our ace is in good shape! In general, we have the advantage!"

"Did you hear what the coach said?" Hinata Junpei asked, glancing at his teammates.

"I heard you, Captain! The advantage is on my side!" Kagami Daigo roared in a firm tone.

(End of this chapter)